Jiayou's Fun

Lu An carried the stinky tofu and went home in a hurry.

Lu Qian walked among the stalls near the pier with his big yellow dog, his hands behind his back.

He bought two frozen radishes, two strips of pickled cabbage, and a small pile of frozen pears. He also ate two bowls of red oil wontons at a wonton stall. He bought two beef patties for the big yellow dog and packed ten of them for himself. Then I picked up my things and went home satisfied.

While he was wandering out, a man carrying a bundle of dry firewood entered Yulu Hutong and opened the door of his small courtyard.

The round rabbit squinted its eyes and glanced at this Lifu fiercely. Seeing that he was an acquaintance, it let out a lazy "ha" and lay on its back at the door of the shack, tilting its head and fell asleep.

Lifu put the dry firewood into the woodshed in the small courtyard, put a small bag of golden millet into the rice vat in the kitchen, hung two dried goat legs next to the birdcage under the eaves of the south house, and walked away again go out.

Not long after Lifu left, Lu Qian carried his things and walked back home.

He looked at the two goat legs under the eaves, smiled and touched the big yellow dog's head, then went straight to the kitchen and took a handful of the bag of millet.

A small scroll made of extremely thin and extremely flexible bamboo paper came into Lu Qian's hands.

Ah Hu, who had just fried stinky tofu, the news he got was only from Anlefang and several surrounding markets.

As for the big man who just sent something, he followed Lu Jin's rules and sent the information collected from the streets and alleys of hundreds of cities in Haojing once every seven days. After sorting and summarizing it, he sent it over by dedicated line.

Standing under the birdcage, he unfolded the scroll, which was full of neat handwriting the size of a pet's head.

It is noted on it that starting from the second day of the Lunar New Year, among the teachers of various official schools and street schools under the jurisdiction of Haojing Taixue, some people began to praise the poems Lu Qian had written in the family studies in recent years.

The phrases "Goose, goose, song to the sky", "Spring sleep without realizing the dawn", "Want to see a thousand miles away", etc. were all highly praised by the teachers of these official schools and public schools.

There is also news from several big booksellers' mansions around the Imperial College that Lu Qian's manuscripts of calligraphy practice at home in the past two years, and the articles of several great sages of the Dayin Dynasty that he copied using the "Wei Bei" font, have been copied. Those big booksellers take it.

Nowadays, those big booksellers are engraving secretly, preparing to print Lu Qian's practice work as "copybooks" and sell them publicly.

Also, in many markets in Haojing City, in taverns, brothels, and among the circles of middle- and lower-class scholars, Lu Qian's name has begun to spread in just a few days after the Chinese New Year.

In Haojing City, where there were gatherings of cultural and educational disciples such as Taixue, Guozijian, and Hanlin Academy, sages and talents came forward to comment on Lu Qian's past articles and poems.

There is even a great sage in Caiwei's review who openly commented on Lu Qian - "Being willing to be poor, not forgetting his true nature, and devoted himself to studying the books of saints, he can be called a model of scholars in Haojing"!

In several high-end brothels, there are rumors among the well-known young literati that by March, when Jiayou's 19th year is published, the first issue of the "Caiwei Review" list will be made, and Lu Qian will definitely rise strongly, and at least he will occupy the top spot. A good ranking in the top 100.

Of course, the most important piece of news is that in the past three days, the engagement between Lu Qian and Miss Bai Shuang of the Bai family has been spread throughout the literary circle.

Many literati and officials are praising the Bai family's gentlemanly demeanor despite Lu Qian's poor family and their commitment to complete the engagement even if they promise a thousand pieces of gold!

There are more people praising and envying Bai Changkong, saying that he has "a keen eye for recognizing talents" and he actually found such a good grandson-in-law.

There are still people who are envious and jealous of Lu Qian, saying that such a poor boy like him fell into the pile of wealth in one fell swoop.

As long as he marries Bai Shuang, and has Bai Changkong to 'give advice' and 'carefully teach', Lu Qian's future in the court will not be smaller than that of a third-rank official!

"This is hell!"

Lu Chen shook the small scroll in his hand and made a 'chi' sound. The green wind whirled rapidly at his fingertips, stirring the scroll into a very fine powder and scattering it on the ground.

He patted the big yellow dog's head hard, and said with a sullen face: "This is a hell. If you have nothing to do, you are attentive. If you are not a traitor, you will be a thief!"

"In just a few days, he went from suppressing and stigmatizing me to going all out to make me famous. This is... harboring evil intentions!"

Lu Qian frowned and asked the big yellow dog to himself: "What are you going to do? Praise and kill me? It doesn't look like that!"

"They want to break off the engagement!"

"If my reputation is exalted too high and too good, they won't be afraid of losing my reputation. I will tell you the price of 'a gentleman's promise is worth ten thousand gold'?"

The big yellow dog whined twice, wagging its tail and looking at Lu Qian, its bright eyes full of confusion!

With a 'clang', the door of the small courtyard was pushed open.

Lu Qian hurriedly glanced in the direction of the door and saw Lu Yu, the contemporary Duke of Lai with a rich appearance and round figure, wrapped in a gorgeous green feather crane cloak and a white jade lotus crown, walking in with his hands behind his back. .

When Lu Yu saw Lu Qian, he laughed loudly "hehehe".

"My good nephew is promising, very good, very good."

"Speaking of which, my nephew's father and I had a very good relationship when we were young. I like to absorb qi and nourish the body, and make elixirs to make medicines; your father is also very interested in gods, immortals, Buddhas, demons, and monsters."

"Back then, in the Imperial College, my nephew's father and I had many late-night conversations by candlelight. How happy we were?"

"It's just that in your lineage, Brother Yi rose up and became a marquis for his meritorious service. We were originally a family, but the rules of the country and the dynasty forced us to separate. Your father and I have become somewhat estranged."

"Hey, I just didn't expect that your father..."

Lu Yu walked up to Lu Yi, patted Lu Yi on the shoulder with great enthusiasm, and said loudly: "However, you are a promising person, and you are worthy of being a descendant of my Jingyang Lu family."

"I can see clearly that the future of this Great Yin Dynasty will still be dominated by scholars."

"Those who fight and kill have no future. Especially since Dayin is now peaceful in the world, even if the martial arts is still strong, where can it be used?"

“Only by reading can you have a future.”

"You are the seed of my Lu family's study, and you are so valued by Chief Bai Shan. You are also his grandson-in-law. Hey, hey, maybe from now on, my Jingyang Lu family's card in the court will be you as my nephew!"

Lu Yu didn't wait for the dumbfounded Lu Qian to speak, and said to himself: "The good days have been decided. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, you just wait to go to the church to get married and enter the bridal chamber. Hey, don't worry about everything. Uncle will help with this matter. You are well prepared!"

Lu Yu grinned, took out a land deed from his sleeve, and handed it to Lu Qian without any explanation.

"This is a six-bedroom house in Min'anfang. It's not big, only about fifteen acres. You want to marry Bai Shanchang's granddaughter, but this small house is not good. It's too poor. You can move to this house tonight. Go and live!”

"Don't worry, dear nephew, uncle, I will help you with everything about this wedding. With the help of Duke Lai, it will be a success!"

Lu Yu smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into a straight line.

He smiled proudly, and without waiting for Lu Qian's response, he clasped his hands behind his back and walked out triumphantly, leaving only a few servants waiting in the yard. These were the people who were going to help Lu Qian move!

To Lu Yu, Lu Qian was just a junior from the side branch.

It doesn't matter whether Lu Yu himself really has such a good relationship with Lu Qian's father, not at all.

The important thing is that Lu Qian will be Bai Changkong's grandson-in-law in the future, and Bai Changkong is one of the representative figures of culture and education in the Dayin court.

Nowadays, Dayin’s martial arts is declining, while culture and education are rising.

The traditional wealthy families are either trying every means to suppress the cultural and educational lineage, or they are trying every possible means to move closer to the cultural and educational lineage.

Lu Qianhui is a natural link between the Lai Kingdom Duke's family and the cultural and educational forces represented by Bai Changkong.

In order to win over Lu Qian, the six-entry courtyard of a Min'an Square was certainly a little distressed.

But compared with the benefits brought by Lu Qian, what is this?

Not long after Lu Yu left, Mrs. Hu flew in with a gust of fragrant wind and a sound like an old hen laying eggs. A dozen maids and strong women followed her hurriedly.

"Brother Ren, brother Ren, congratulations, congratulations!"

Mrs. Hu smiled like a flower and almost fell into Lu Qian's arms. She grabbed Lu Qian's palm and grabbed the land deed in Lu Qian's hand, laughing loudly.

Amidst the laughter, Mrs. Hu skillfully tilted her eyes and saw clearly the detailed contents of the land deed document in Lu Qian's hand.

She was stunned for a moment, and then her laughter became louder and louder, truly laughing from the heart.

"Oh, you are worthy of being Duke Lai, the head of our Jingyang Lu family in Haojing City. This move is really generous and generous!"

"Oh, since he's been like this, Auntie, I really can't get rid of the three-entry courtyard that I prepared for you. Hey, his Laiguo Duke's mansion is really rich!"

"Now that Duke Lai's government has taken care of it, Auntie can feel relieved!"

"In this case, there is nothing aunt can do. In short, when you get married, a generous gift will definitely be indispensable!"

"Hey, hey, it's truly a blessing from the sky!"

"Unexpectedly, Mr. Bai Qiongbai said that a few days ago, I just wanted to test your character. I didn't expect that you are really a steady person who is calm in the face of... facing... danger."

"That's called, what's it called?"

"By the way, staying calm in times of crisis is a sign of a gentleman!"

"Hey, plus you have such a good character, such a good appearance, and such a good talent."

"Otherwise, Miss Bai Shuang recognizes you at a glance and won't marry you unless you are the one?"

"Are you happy, happy or not?"

"On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, you can get married!"

"Oh, look, this is really true. Brother Yi, you are really lucky. This house of yours will definitely be strong and prosperous in the future. The three generations of the Bai family have such a sweet daughter. I am afraid that I will not be able to survive in the future. Are your blessings not of any benefit to you?"

Mrs. Hu held Lu Qian's palm tightly, her eyes fixed on the land deed. She pressed her fingers harder and harder, and finally resisted the urge to grab the land deed and look at it carefully.

She leaned close to Lu Qian's ear and whispered: "Here, brother Qian, my aunt has something to say. After thinking about it, I still have to explain it to you."

"Tsk, your father-in-law brought a salt quotation document to my aunt, but this salt quotation can only be sold as official salt in Anlefang."

"Waiting for you to marry... No, waiting for you to marry Miss Bai Shuang. Let's see. Can you help my aunt change this salt so that it can be sold freely in Haojing City?"

"Don't let outsiders take advantage of you. I'm your biological aunt!"

Lu Qian looked at Mrs. Hu blankly, and after being silent for a while, he suddenly smiled: "Auntie is absolutely right in saying that wealth should not flow to outsiders. This is very reasonable."

"Well, I won't move today. There are still some things to sort out here."

"I'll move tomorrow afternoon."

"The eldest brothers left behind by Duke Lai Guo and Aunt Lao will ask someone to say hello. I will move again tomorrow!"

"As for the rest, everything can be discussed after I get married. As a family, there is nothing that cannot be discussed!"