Gu Xiyan didn't expect to hear the name "Fang Shaoqing" again so soon, and was stunned.

Seeing this, Duan Niang thought that she was worried that Fang Shaoying was also studying with Aunt Cui, afraid that she would be compared. interjected on the side: "Don't worry about the girl, their family is a powerful minister, and our family is a scholar." Today's scholars, who doesn't know the Gu family in Shuzhou, Aunt Cui doesn't dare to mess around in front of the girl. ”

The scholar clan, those scholars who were once amazed in history, if they were not powerful ministers, what qualifications did they have to put the genealogy of the scholar clan?

However, these words don't have to be said to Duan Niang, just let her worry about it in vain.

Gu Xiyan forcibly suppressed her thoughts, smiled, and was still reminiscing about what Mama Zhao said just now.

Duan Niang mistakenly thought that Gu Xiyan didn't believe her words, and emphasized: "If the girl doesn't believe it, ask Mama Zhao." Wen Gong, the ancestor of the Gu family, wrote a "Commentary on the Four Books", which is now a must-read for all careers, and "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" written by De Gong is a must-read book for scholars...... This is far away, just say that your grandfather is a famous historian of the Xia Kingdom, and he wrote "A Brief History of the Sixteen Dynasties" and even has a copy in the emperor's study, our master, but the first champion of the three yuan and the first since Xizhao 299 years......"

Mama Zhao also smiled: "Otherwise, when Madame married in, the Liu family gave a dowry of 300,000 taels of silver......

Three hundred thousand taels of silver?

What is the equivalent of RMB?

Gu Xiyan felt that her eyelids were jumping, and asked puzzledly, "Then why is the family so poor?" ”

Mama Zhao smiled bitterly: "Master, a scholar, how can you know the hardships of the world." What stone plate to buy today is worth 1,000 taels, tomorrow to buy a calligraphy and painting for 500 taels, and the day after tomorrow to buy a broken bottle and come back and say that it is worth 10,000 taels, how can the family withstand such a toss...... Madame, now, there is no way! ”

Calculating the time, it will only take seven or eight years for Mrs. Gu to marry in, and the dowry of 300,000 taels of silver will be like this...... Gu Xiyan asked, "Is there no one to take care of it?" ”

Mama Zhao smiled and said, "Who's in charge." The old lady and Mrs. Tai went early in the morning, and the brothers were all side branches, and they didn't come to each other at all in their hometown in Shuzhou. The eldest girl's mother-in-law, Mrs. Bai, came from a humble background and did not dare to speak in front of the master; Mrs. Lian has a soft temperament, and what the old man says is what; Mrs. Liu is even more kind of muddy, if it weren't for the fact that Mrs. has a few shrewd companions around her, and the Liu family would not have been relieved, what would happen to this day...... During the Chinese New Year this year, Mrs. really didn't have the face to go to Liu's house to pay for the silver again, otherwise, how could she rent Liu Ting to a play? ”

Duan Niang listened to it and sighed for a long time: "I just hope that the house will last for a few years, don't wait for the second girl to be too shabby when she goes out." ”

Mama Zhao smiled and comforted Duanniang: "The emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and the rotten boat still has three catties of nails." ”

Gu Xiyan's mind turned, and he asked tentatively: "If you marry the royal family, do you want to marry?" ”

The two of them were stunned, and Mama Zhao said cautiously: "If you want it, it's definitely wanted, but it's just a symbolic point." Generally, in order to show the royal style, the Zongren Mansion will give the woman a large amount of dowry, and the woman will not lose money at all. Just like that year, King Ling married a wife and blocked the entire White Tiger Avenue, I have lived for so many years, and it is the first time I have seen it......

Gu Xiyan listened with a absent-minded smile.

I hope this is the real reason why Master Gu wants to choose a concubine by himself? The problem that money can solve is generally not a big problem.

But for some reason, Gu Xiyan felt a faint uneasiness in his heart when he thought of Master Gu looking at his smiling face and gloomy gaze, and felt that things were definitely not so simple.

While a few people were talking, Yokotsuki came in and asked where the lunch was. Gu Xiyan respected Duanniang more in front of Mama Zhao, so she had to listen to Duanniang. Duan Niang knew that she was giving herself a long face, and she didn't say anything, she put the meal in the west wing, the three of them ate with a smile, the rain stopped, and there was a unique fishy smell of earth floating in the air, Mama Zhao thanked Gu Xiyan and insisted on going back, Gu Xiyan said a few kind words such as "often come and sit", and asked Duanniang to personally send Mama Zhao back.

Gu Xiyan was still a little uneasy about tomorrow's class, she called Hengyue: "You find me a few books that I often read, I want to review them well." ”

I'm going to go to Cui Baoyi's class tomorrow, and according to common sense, I suddenly accepted a student halfway, so I should test her level. Gu Xiyan was not afraid of his poor level, he was afraid that he would say something inappropriate, and he showed his feet......

Yokotsuki said embarrassedly: "The girl didn't bring any books when she came......"

Gu Xiyan also felt a headache when she heard this, so Mo Ju came up with an idea: "Or, let's go to Rongyuezhai to borrow a few books?" ”

Gu Xiyan felt that this was a good idea, so he urged Hengyue and Mo Ju to go quickly.

Not long after the two went out, a boy of seven or eight years old came to the child servant beside Deacon Ding and sent a letter to Gu Xiyan. Xinghong led him into the door, and the child greeted Gu Xiyan very cleverly, and asked in a milky voice: "Deacon Ding asked me to ask, what does the second girl have to ask?" ”

Gu Xiyan pondered for a long time and said, "I want to see Deacon Ding and let him arrange the arrangements!" ”

The faces of the people in the room changed, and the children immediately left.

After a while, Duanniang came back, Gu Xiyan saw Xinghong muttering to Duanniang through the window, she smiled, and went back to bed to rest in the morning.

When I woke up from a nap, Hengyue and Mo Ju also came back, and both of them had depressed faces: "That Guiguan said that the books of Rongyuezhai are not handwritten by the master, and they are all not borrowed." ”

Real readers have a temper like this, borrowing money is easy to say, borrowing books is not dry.

Gu Xiyan disagreed.

Mo Ju added: "Sister Hengyue and I went to beg Mrs. again, Mrs. didn't see it, said that she went to the house of the squire of the Ministry of Works, we told Mama Song, Mama Song said that the old man had not come back in the early dynasty, and this matter was to tell Madame that Madame had no way, this is the rule of the Gu family for hundreds of years, and the books of Rongyuezhai are not borrowed." ”

Gu Xiyan let out a long sigh and invited Duan Niang to discuss, wanting to buy a few books.

Duan Niang was also embarrassed: "It's already afternoon, and I have to go to Mrs. in advance to get a waist card when I leave the house, and now Mrs. is not at home......"

Gu Xiyan was angry.

How is it different from what is written in those novels and movies?

Then how can I go out to inspect the market, and I think I have a little money to protect myself!

Gu Xiyan was very distressed.

Duan Niang made a look to let several little girls go out, and said in Gu Xiyan's ear: "Don't worry, girl, the eldest girl often went to Rongyuezhai behind her back...... I'll figure it out? ”

Gu Xiyan was overjoyed and urged her to go quickly.

At night, when the lights were turned on, the rain began to fall again, and the sky was cloudy and a cool breeze was stirring up.

Gu Xiyan and Duan Niang had dinner hastily, the two of them wore wooden shoes, each dressed in a robe, did not dare to carry a lamp, sneakily passed through the forest to the corner gate, there was a person waiting for them anxiously in front of the corner gate, Gu Xiyan stepped forward to see that it was Mama Zhao. Mama Zhao stuffed a key to Duan Niang: "Go and come back quickly, I will keep Mrs. Wu to eat and drink, and I can only keep her for two hours at most......"

Duan Niang and Gu Xiyan hurriedly thanked her and promised to come back on time.

Out of the corner gate, the two of them tiptoed again, carefully walking on the bluestone path, the heavy rain in the air intertwined into a rain curtain, from time to time there was a rustle of rain hitting the leaves, the sky was dark like midnight.

Gu Xiyan suddenly felt ridiculous.

Really, it's no wonder that people tell lies like a big snowball, rolling bigger and bigger. Isn't he a snowball now...... In order not to show his feet, he is about to become a thief!

When she arrived at the gate of Rongyuezhai, Duan Niang stepped forward and knocked gently, and someone immediately came to open the door.

Duan Niang immediately took out something from her arms and stuffed it to Huan Ling, and whispered "hard work".

Huan Ling put the bag of things in his arms expressionlessly, and said coldly: "Hurry up!" ”

Duan Niang nodded, and took Gu Xiyan into the gate of Rongyue Zhai.

The two towering camphor trees still dutifully shelter the seven main rooms of Rongyue Zhai like umbrellas, and the wind and rain of Hula can only make its branches and leaves dance gracefully......

Duan Niang took Gu Xiyan under the tree, and she took off her clothes: "Go quickly, I'll wait for you here." ”

Gu Xiyan took out the strength to eat milk and ran under the eaves of the main house, but fortunately, her body was only a little splashed.

She entered the house, took out the fire fold given to her by Duan Niang from her arms, and shook it gently in the air, the slender fire fold like an incense candle immediately emitted a warm orange light, Gu Xiyan didn't dare to put it aside, and immediately ran to the bookshelf and turned it up.

The bookshelf leaning on the large painting case is a little messy, and some books are still sandwiched with bookmarks, which are often reread by Master Gu, Gu Xiyan does not dare to move, for fear of being seen that there is something wrong.

She searched for books on the neatly organized shelves.

A full set of four books? Well, it's a must-see, "Sound Rhyme Qimeng", the book of Qimeng that Mo Ju said, you have to take a copy of ......"A Brief History of the Sixteen Dynasties", and take it to see it, "Song Fu", I want a copy, "Agriculture Essentials", what is it?

Gu Xiyan put a few books in his hand on the ground and flipped through them with his free hands, which turned out to be a book full of pictures and texts, telling people how to grow rice and use windmills. Gu Xiyan hesitated for a moment and put the book back in its place. After a while, she found a set of travelogues written by an author who claimed to be treading the snow and looking for plum blossoms. Gu Xiyan was overjoyed. This is very beneficial for her to understand the geography and humanities of the Xia Kingdom. She found another book of "Green Xuan Night Talk", flipped through it, and wrote anecdotes about a certain year and a certain year.

The harvest is too great.

Gu Xiyan blew the fire and hugged the book and was about to leave, and the sound of rain coming from the window was like falling beans.

It's better to find something to wrap it in, or else it's better to block it.

Gu Xiyan stood between the bookshelves and looked left and right, there were not many things in the room, but there were pillows and cushions on the big couch not far in front, but the question was whether he could take them? Gu Xiyan thought about it for a while, and decided to take off the skirt she was wearing and hold the book, anyway, it was night, and she would wear a coat again?

She was undressing her skirt and squatting on the ground to pack books, when a very, very slight "squeak" suddenly sounded in the room, Gu Xiyan looked up curiously, and a black shadow rolled over from the window next to the big couch, and her movements were very dexterous and light.

Gu Xiyan was about to ask "who" out loud, when a bolt of lightning swept through the sky, illuminating the room brightly.

Gu Xiyan, who was blocked by the bookshelf, looked at the visitors clearly.

It was a masked woman, slender and slender, the scabbard exposed from her shoulders glowing coldly in the dark room.

What's the plot?

Gu Xiyan felt that she was a little confused.

It's just to find a few books to make up for my evil, how did I meet a chivalrous girl with a sword on her back?

No, maybe it's a thief who kills people without blinking!