He stopped drinking three bowls of tea, and seeing that the sun was getting dark, the previous family came back again, and bowed to Zhao Zhen and said, "Our lord, please go over to the study." ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, she hurriedly straightened her face and followed her family out of the hall.

The study turned out to be a quiet courtyard on the side of the east cross courtyard.

The family walked to the door of the main room with a silk curtain, and said inwardly: "Mr. Zhao from Qinghe has arrived." ”

I heard a slightly tired voice from inside, and said slowly, "Bring it in." ”

The family opened the curtain, Zhao Zhen lowered his head and walked in, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a person sitting behind the bookcase, about thirty-four or five years old, with black hair and ink hair, wearing a homely green sermon robe, and a homely Su'er with white jade on his head, leaning forward, his left hand on the desk, slightly closing his eyes, and supporting the desk on his right hand, rubbing the bridge of his nose.

Although he is also an official of the seventh grade, in front of him, Zhao Zhen is quite ashamed of himself. Don't say that he can't live in such a spacious yard as a study, and he can't bring such a smooth hosta hairpin, just say that this body, if he didn't know his identity, Zhao Zhen would definitely think that he was meeting which of the first and second leaders in the six departments.

Thinking of this, his attitude became more and more humble: "Xiaguan Zhao Zhen, meet Lord Jin." ”

Hearing the word Xiaguan, Jin Yongcai let go of his hand, raised his eyes and fell on him. A moment later he raised his voice and called the man from before, and said:

"Didn't I tell you to bring in the messenger?"

Jia Ding hurriedly said: "This Mr. Zhao is the one sent by Qinghe. ”

Jin Yong stared at Zhao Zhen with blazing eyes.

Zhao Zhen bent down: "Xiaguan did send a letter for Miss Xie San, and it was also the county order of Qinghe County, and this time it was convenient to enter Beijing." Do it for the three girls. As he spoke, he took out the letter in his arms and handed it out with both hands and put it on the desk.

Jin Yong heard that he was the local county magistrate. But as a messenger for a half-grown child, I couldn't help but have some doubts. He didn't read the letter. But he waved the family out and looked at him.

Zhao Zhen felt his gaze and couldn't help but lower her back a little.

After a while, Jin Yong stood up, walked to the chair placed against the wall with the letter, stretched out his hand and made a gesture, "Lord Zhao, please take a seat." ”

Zhao Zhen thanked him and sat down in the guest seat.

Jin Yong called people for tea. While showing the letter, he smiled and said, "Lord Zhao wants to come and have a good relationship with the Xie Mansion." ”

Zhao Zhen arched his hand and said: "Thanks to the care of the upper and lower governments in Qinghe County, the lower officials have been able to rule in the past three years. ”

Jin Yong nodded. Zhanxin looks.

Zhao Zhen also wanted to know what was said in the letter, and quietly looked at his expression, but his face was as pale as an ancient well, and he couldn't see anything.

After a while, Jin Yong accepted the letter, put it on the tea case, and said, "Over the years, how have Master Xie treated Brother Lang's brothers and sisters?" ”

Zhao Zhen pondered the relationship between the Jin family and Mrs. Yang, and said, "At the beginning, the Qi family came to the door to take away the second young master brother and sister of the Xie family. Master Xie agreed to the three conditions they put forward, and then kept them. Living under the same roof, I'm afraid of bumps. Fortunately, there is a Qi family who takes care of one or two from time to time. ”

He didn't know that Xie Rong's transfer to the Hanlin Academy had a lot to do with Jin Yong, based on the rumors that the Jin family had asked for Xie Teng's mother's dowry in the first place. He originally wanted to tell how the Wang family embellished him and squeezed Xie Lang at the beginning, but in the end, the scholar couldn't say it, and he was even more afraid that after saying it, Jin Yong would look down on him. Plainly ruined a good thing, so he swallowed the words again.

Jin Yong held the tea in his hand. Half a day later, he sighed, "My cousin lost his mother since he was a child. was raised by the old lady of the Xie family to have a soft temperament, and I don't know how much hardship I suffered along the way. I thought that after marrying a wife and having children, and having a dead mother's dowry to live on, I would be able to enjoy peace from now on, but I died young - if my mother was alive, I don't know how many tears she would have to send because of this. ”

Zhao Zhen saw that his expression was sincere and really moved, and he couldn't help but follow him: "Second Master Xie has also met a few times when he was alive, and he is indeed a gentle and elegant gentleman. Today's Young Master Lang is even better than the second master in the world, not only the article is done well, but the appearance is also one in a hundred. ”

Jin Yong said with a smile: "The Xie family is good-looking. It's just that what do boys do want to be so outstanding? As long as the body is upright, diligent and studious. Having said that, the smile on the corner of his mouth has not disappeared. He asked again: "Sister Wan should be nine years old, right?" I think the words in her letter are very well-written. ”

Speaking of Xie Wan, Zhao Zhen's expression didn't feel a little more respectful, "The third girl not only looks good, but at a young age, her knowledge is even more unusual. Xia Guan doesn't know how to describe it, in short, if the adults see the real people of the three girls in the future, they can understand it. ”

Jin Yong only regarded it as a polite remark, and opened the page with a smile.

Zhao Zhen saw that he didn't mention anything to his official position, and he was a little anxious. But it's hard to say it bluntly.

I regret that I didn't bring a resume here, and I had a reason to talk, so I saw him get up, as if he was going to send the official. Zhao Zhen glanced at the private seal of Qingtian Stone in the vermilion mud on the table, and couldn't stand it anymore, so he blurted out: "My lord, this seal has been around for some years." I have two Shoushan stones from Fujian here, and I hope to be able to enter the eyes of adults. ”

As he spoke, he took out the wooden box and opened the lid and placed it on the bookcase.

Jin Yong's eyebrows really had a hint of interest, stretched out his well-maintained hand to take it out, only to see two stones, one long and one short, the texture of the same color is smooth and smooth, and it is indeed worthy of being the top grade among the gold and stones.

"I can't imagine that Duanfeng has such a Yaxing! Such Shoushan stone is not common in Yutianzhai. ”

He smiled and played with it in his hand, and spit out the two words Duanfeng, which made the atmosphere much more harmonious.

Zhao Zhen was wondering how he knew his words, Jin Yong walked sideways to the light to look at the stone, and he saw that in the letter that Xie Wan entrusted him to bring, a document with "Zhao Zhen's resume" was revealed.

Only then did he know that it turned out that Xie Wan asked him to bring it was his own resume!

For a while, because of her sincerity, his chest warmed up, and his stiff limbs, which had been sitting for a long time, gradually became active.

"Xia Guan has been in the seventh rank official for more than ten years, and he has never made a mistake, and he thinks that he has also made several political achievements.

Jin Yong turned his back to him, raised the stone in his hand to look at the lines in the calm, as if he had never heard what Zhao Zhen said, and he had not turned around for a long time.

Zhao Zhen's forehead gradually became warm, and after waiting for a while, he gritted his teeth and said again: "Xiaguan begs your lord to be able to-"

"You can take this back."

Before he finished speaking, Jin Yong had already turned around and handed over the two stones, his voice was as low as Fang Cai, but the intimacy was gone, and it turned into the politeness and alienation at the beginning.

Although Zhao Zhen was mentally prepared for rejection before he came, his "Duanfeng" gave him infinite hope, and now his heart was just raised, but he was suddenly told that it was still hopeless, and the disappointment and frustration in his heart were not something that could be described in any words.

"My lord, I think the courtesy of the subordinate is too light-"

"Lord Zhao thinks too much." Jin Yong stroked his beard, his tone became more and more softened, and the corners of his lips also hooked a smile, "Although Jin is cheesy, he has not reached the point of accepting things when he sees them." With the qualifications of the adults, presumably the officials will carefully review the use. Sister Wan's letter Jin received it, and he bothered the adults to go this way. ”

Zhao Zhen has been in officialdom for many years, and now even if she is seeking an official, she can't pull down that face and be entangled desperately. Then he made a deep sigh speechlessly, and went out of the house with the curtain lifted.

At the Sunrise Inn on the left of the Hejian Hall, Xie Wan sat in the backyard guest room leaning against the window and looking at Mei.

Luo Ju came in with light and fast steps, and said in a low voice: "Lord Zhao has come back from the Jin Mansion, from going out to entering the guild hall, he sighed all the way, it seems that things are not going well. ”

Xie Wan sighed, seemingly unsurprised.

Luo Ju waited for a while and didn't see her make a sound, so he said, "Do you want to post to the Jin Mansion?" ”

Xie Wan straightened up, took a sip of warm soup, and said: "He hit a wall today, and then he will naturally find some ways by himself, first sharpen his heart, and wait for two days when he feels cornered." Ming'er, let's go to the dock first. ”

As soon as Luo Sheng heard that she was going to the dock, he knew that she wanted to open a rice shop and had not dispelled it, and his scalp suddenly went numb.

Jingshi Wharf is a place where the three religions and nine streams converge, ordinary people don't go there to hang out when they have nothing to do, she is a pampered little girl who actually wants to go there, in case something happens, who is responsible?

Xie Wan has his own opinions. "I don't wear gold and silver to hang there, I just pretend to be an eye-opening girl from other places, and follow my family to play, what's the matter?" She is very familiar with the streets and alleys of Jingshili, but she has never been to this wharf, this time she finally came over, and there is a rice shop in her heart, it is impossible for her not to come to see it on the spot.

Xie Lang can't beat her, how can Luo Sheng beat her? What's more, there is also a Shen Tian and Luo Ju on the side to instigate.

The next day, Xie Wan and Luo Sheng pretended to be a father and daughter who came to Beijing to do business from other places, and came to see the world before leaving Beijing. Luo Ju pretended to be his elder brother, and Wu Xing and Shen Tian were nephews, leaving Yuxue Yufang at home and coming all the way to the dock.

The Jingshi Jishuitan Wharf is dozens of miles away from the five cities of east, west, north, south and middle, and it is completely two worlds from the Jingshi City.

Connecting the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to Jishuitan is the Tonghui River, where countless ships carrying grain from the south to the north dock and set sail every day. If you want to say the most lively place in Kyoto, this must be one of them.

In addition to being a wharf for unloading grain, Jishuitan is also the rudder of Caoyun, so not only people from the rivers and lakes gather here, but also many people from the government.

Among these people, there are many officials who came to negotiate official affairs with the Cao Gang, and there are also many small officials who take the opportunity to blackmail the Cao boat.

Luo Ju drove the carriage along the Tonghui River for a while, roughly understood the geographical location, summed up the route, and then stopped near the vegetable market, found a noodle restaurant to eat a bowl of noodles, gave money, and asked the shopkeeper to help watch the car, and walked to the wharf. (To be continued.) )

ps: Thank you for the peace charm of the crispy potato chips, thank you a lot~~~