dressed as a scholar

On the twelfth day of the new year, Fang Yu originally thought that Li Yun was hosting a banquet for the banquet, but after going there, he found out that he was a guest at the school government.

Originally, he only prepared five flavors of watermelon seeds, and he also prepared two improved versions of delicate pencils. It is still very easy to wrap them with good gold foil and brocade boxes, but Xiao Qiao felt that they were still thin when he checked them. some.

Although what he prepared were good things that were rare and not available in the market, but because they were not available outside, their value could not be reflected.

Xiao Qiao intentionally bought two boxes of expensive tea from Qiao's family, so that the price is ingenious and there is nothing wrong with it.

Fortunately, I listened to Xiao Qiao's arrangement, otherwise I might not be able to give gifts.

Before that, Fang Yu really hadn’t gone to any rich family to have a banquet. The largest house that he went to was Xiao Qiao’s natal family, but big belongs to big, luxury belongs to luxury. cannot be compared.

I don't know if this is the case for all scholarly families, or if it's just an individual custom. When you take the post to the door to check the post, the guests will deliver gifts, and you have to attach a gift list. What is the gift.

When Fang Yu got off the carriage, he heard a few voices: "A pair of ivory books, a set of white porcelain tea sets, and a pair of blue and white vases..."

He looked back at Xuezhu, Xuezhu understood, and quickly handed the gift list to Fang Yu. He glanced at it twice and felt that there was nothing inappropriate, so he took the greeting card to check the card.

Li Yun was originally hospitable, but today the school government is full of people. The difference from the last Lingxuandong Mountain Plum Appreciation Party is that the people who came this time were all prominent figures in Yuncheng, and officials of all sizes brought their family members. In this way, Fang Yu listened to the conversation of the two people who checked the posts.

"Steward Sheng, these are some small gifts prepared by our master, please accept them with a smile. The master is not feeling well and is afraid of going out to catch the wind and cold again, so he specially asked the younger one to come here to congratulate Mr. Xuezheng on his auspicious new year and prosperous official career..."

The butler glanced at the list, and the boy who gave the gift seemed to be a smart person. The butler frowned and knew what he was thinking: "We are Hu Fengjing Qiao's family, please trouble Sheng Guanshi to convey to Mr. Zheng, the following small list is for Sheng Greetings from the steward."

The old butler had a smile on his face: "It doesn't matter if Master Qiao is in good health. There is a good typhoid medicine in the house. If necessary, bring it to Master Qiao."

"It's so troublesome to learn from the government to organize a big banquet today. It was originally a minor illness. I have already hired a doctor. It will take a few days to recover."

"That's good. Go back and tell Master Qiao, and your lord will definitely receive his greetings."

Hearing the words, the boy quickly expressed his gratitude: "Thank you, Steward Sheng."

Listening to the conversation, Fang Yu felt that it was too coincidental. If only the surname was Qiao, it would be fine, but there was only one family surnamed Qiao at the end of Hufengjing, and that was Xiao Qiao's natal family.

He turned down and waited for the young man outside, but before he greeted others, the young man recognized Fang Yu first, and walked up to say hello: "My lord!"

Fang Yu nodded: "Just now I heard you say that Master Yuezhang is sick? When did it happen?"

The boy glanced around and saw that no one cared about this end, so he smiled and said: "Master is fine, he is attending a banquet elsewhere at the moment. Originally, he did not receive the post from the school government, but I heard that today's banquet is here." , the master ordered a backup gift to be delivered, so that Master Xuezheng would know that there is still a merchant in Yuncheng, Qiao's."

After Fang Yu heard this, he understood that the status of the merchant was low, so he could only use this method to make friends with high-ranking families, not to mention making friends, just like what the boy said.

"Is there tea on the gift list delivered today?"

The boy didn't understand what he meant for a while, but seeing that his uncle was invited by the school government, he understood, and he immediately said: "No, I have prepared some jewelry and utensils, and the merchants give them like this."

Also, sending money is straightforward and clear, and it has the temperament of a merchant.

"Well, go ahead and give the voice to my father-in-law and mother-in-law for me."

"Eh!"

The young man watched Fang Yu go to the inspection post with his hands behind his back, with a smile on his face, and the servant who brought the gift together with the low class said: "After all, I still have some face, and I have received an invitation from the school government, sir. Madam will be happy to know."

"A snack, a pair of carved pencils, and two boxes of Fangrui Xueyue tea!"

Listening to Fang Yu's gift list and listening to the things in front of it, those around waiting to check the post secretly muttered what they were giving, and there were still people who came to learn from the government to send snacks, which made people laugh, and heard a pair of pencil , I don’t know what it is, in short, the material is not a valuable thing, I am afraid it is a poor student under the hands of Xuezheng, but when I heard that there are two boxes of Fangrui Xueyue, I stopped my random guessing, Fangrui Xueyue is expensive, a box is worth dozens of taels of silver, and two boxes are enough to support the facade.

After calling out the gift list, the butler said politely, "Fang Xiucai, please come inside."

After entering the door, it was like nine twists and turns, and it suddenly became clear that the courtyard had already set up tables and stools, and there was also a stage set up, on which singing was singing happily. There were not many people watching, and they were applauding. Everyone was talking and saying hello.

Fang Yu didn't find anyone in there who could talk to him. The high-ranking households in the city hardly knew him, and the young masters and young ladies who came to be similar to him were also familiar with him. To put it bluntly, he was a member of the same circle. It's a bit out of place.

Li Yun came to say hello to him, he is the host today, he is a son of a son, and he likes to make friends on weekdays, he is very busy today, he has to greet and socialize everywhere, and he has to be called by his old father Master Xuezheng took the initiative to recognize people, even if he wanted to talk to him a few more words, he couldn't find time.

Fang Yu didn't blame himself, he simply talked to Li Yun, and then said a few words of auspicious prayers to Master Xuezheng, then moved away to have fun, and Master Xuezheng still looked at him with a look of disgust. He looked smiling, but he obviously didn't recognize who he was in his eyes.

He took a seat in front of a place with few people, saw a lot of fruit snacks on the side, took two to taste, and threw another one to Xue Zhu: "It tastes good."

Xue Zhu took it with a smile, and also tasted it: "I think it's not as good as the watermelon seeds made by the lord and the young master."

Fang Yu smiled.

"What is worse than watermelon seeds?"

Xuezhu heard the sound and quickly stood aside, Fang Yu raised his head: "Brother Ji is there?"

"I was chatting with the boy that pumpkin seeds are not as crispy as watermelon seeds."

"You two, master and servant, are at leisure." Ji Yunlu said, "Why is Brother Fang coming here, but you don't see your husband?"

Fang Yu knew that the words were polite: "He is not in good health, so he doesn't go out often. It's cold today, so he didn't let him out."

Ji Yunlu said: "It's been a year, and it's actually colder than the end of the year, but I think it should be warmer after it's been cold for a while."

The two of them chatted one after another, and it was comfortable, but Fang Yu was a little strange. Ji Yunlu was the young master of the Tongpan Mansion, and logically speaking, he should have known many young masters and young ladies in this mansion, but the former Not many people came to say hello.

Before he could guess the doorway, someone sent the answer up first.

"Fourth brother, I thought you didn't come today, but you were sitting in this corner having a good chat with people."

When the two heard this, Ji Yunlu got up first and bowed to him: "Second brother."

Fang Yu didn't know this person, but when he heard Ji Yunlu's name, he knew who he was, and he bowed his hands as well.

However, the man with a hostile face that was completely opposite to Ji Yunlu's gentle face spoke badly: "Hey, this isn't Fang who married the only son of the tea merchant Qiao's family... What's the matter with Fang, Fang Yu, right?"

"It's not that the whole family doesn't come into the family. The fourth brother must have inherited the tradition of Aunt Sun's mother's family."

"If the fourth brother is not good at socializing and shows timidity in big scenes, it is better to study at home more in the future. If he earns the title of Juren, he will make his father happier. He makes friends with some dubious people all day long. To make father unhappy, wouldn't it be a waste of Auntie Sun's obsession with father."

"Second brother!"

Even though Ji Yunlu had a very good temper, he couldn't bear the man's insult to his mother and friends. Seeing that the situation was not going well, Fang Yu quickly pulled Ji Yunlu back. If there was a quarrel here, the face of the two families would be bad.

The man seemed to be quick-tongued for a while, thinking that Qi Yu went to the other side, but when Fang Yu looked back, Ji Yunlu's eyes were already red with resentment.

"Brother Ji, why should you take this screwdriver's words to heart? It's just adding trouble to yourself."

"Brother Fang laughed at the family ugliness. My second brother and I have always been at odds. We often quarreled at home, never wanted to go out and didn't care about face. This made Brother Fang feel uncomfortable. Please don't take it to heart."

Fang Yu waved his hands indifferently. He had heard this kind of words over and over again, so naturally he didn't take it to heart, but he didn't expect that Ji Yunlu's mother's family was also from a merchant family.

Mr. Tongpan is very old, and he married Sun as his concubine in his forties or fifties. At that time, Sun was just young, and he soon fell in love with Tongpan. He gave birth to a son named Ji Yunlu, and Ji Yunlu was quite competitive. Get the fame before the son-in-law, the line of the direct line and the line of the concubine are naturally at odds.

Fang Yu could imagine that on weekdays, Aunt Sun's background was just used as a mockery, and even the royal family members in the whole circle followed Ji Yunlu to the sidelines. From outsiders, the glamorous background was just a puddle of mud on the inside.

Even a talented family like Fang's family would dare to dislike Qiao's family, let alone a family like Tongpan Mansion. Fang Yu Youyou sighed. Fortunately, their family has a simple population, otherwise there would be trouble.

A good banquet was disturbed by Ji Erzi so much, Ji Yunlu's mood was obviously not good, Fang Yu should eat and drink, and finally felt that the dishes served by the school government today were very rich, comparable to the vegetarian meals in the villa The banquet is much more comfortable.

Those who don’t know him think he’s a poor scholar who doesn’t want to make friends. Those who know him know that he is married to a merchant and don’t look down on making friends with him. No one comes up to flatter him during a meal, and he doesn’t need to flatter. It is better than any poem.

Seeing that his appetite was very good, Ji Yunlu didn't take his second brother's words to heart, so he had to say that Fang Yu was really open-minded. He seemed narrow-minded.

Fang Yu saw that Ji Yunlu didn't stretch out any chopsticks during the banquet, and the address of Brother Ji on weekdays is actually just a respectful name among classmates. Speaking of Ji Yunlu, he is two years younger than him, and he also has some sympathy for what happened to Ji Yunlu : "Have you heard a word?"

Ji Yunlu was puzzled: "I don't know what Brother Fang is referring to?"

Fang Yu put a chopstick of meat into Ji Yunlu's bowl: "The one who can cry and eat is the one who can live a good life."