Early the next morning.

As soon as the genius dawned, Pei Jie led Lao Zhong and three strangers into Hu Mansion and went straight to the backyard.

This scene happened to be seen by Hu Weiyong, so the curious Hu Weiyong called the housekeeper Qin Hai to him.

"What the hell is the young master doing so early in the morning?"

Hu Weiyong looked at Qin Hai and asked with a frown.

"Sir, I don't know. I heard that Pei Jie left the house overnight and didn't come back all night."

Qin Hai shook his head and said with a blank look on his face.

After listening to Qin Hai's words, Hu Weiyong hesitated for a moment, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He had already guessed that it might be related to the New Year's ceremony.

"Okay, nothing happens anymore, let's go down."

Immediately, Hu Weiyong waved his hand, and while speaking, he turned around and walked towards the study room with a faint smile on his face.

Linglong Court.

In the main hall, Hu Fei was sitting on a chair wearing a piece of clothing, looking at the four people standing in front of him.

"Master, after many inquiries from my subordinates, I have found the people I want. They are all the best carpenters, painters, and fireworks makers within a hundred miles."

Pei Jie cupped his hand and introduced the three strangers to Hu Fei.

"very good."

Hu Fei looked at the three people and nodded with satisfaction.

"Master, why did you call us here so early?"

Lao Zhong cupped his hands and asked doubtfully.

"You wait for a while, it will be your turn finally."

Hu Fei waved his hand and looked at the painter as he spoke.

"I want you to draw a complete picture of the capital within two days. Can you do it?"

Hu Fei looked at the painter and asked calmly.

"Two days? Mr. Hu, how is this possible?"

After hearing what Hu Fei said, the painter couldn't help being shocked and said with a grimace.

"If you can't draw, don't have those hands anymore, and don't draw anymore."

Hu Fei narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.

After listening to Hu Fei's words, the painter's face instantly turned pale with a look of fear. The other three people could not help but tremble, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads, including Lao Zhong.

"But if you can draw it, I will give you a great reward. One painting will cost you one thousand taels of silver!"

Hu Fei looked at the painter and then added.

Hearing Hu Fei's words, the painter couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then a trace of greed appeared in his eyes.

"Don't worry Mr. Hu, even if the little one doesn't eat or drink for two days, he will definitely draw it!"

Then, the painter cupped his hands and said decisively.

"very good."

After hearing the painter's final answer, Hu Fei nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at the carpenter.

"After he draws the entire map of the capital, within four days, you have to carve it out of wood according to the map. It must be accurate. If you can do it, I will also reward you with a thousand taels of silver!"

"But if it can't be done..."

Hu Fei's face darkened as he spoke.

"Don't worry, Mr. Hu, I will definitely do it!"

The carpenter bowed and said hurriedly.

"Okay! Without further ado, let's get ready!"

Hu Fei nodded with satisfaction, waved his hands and said.

The painter and carpenter agreed, turned around quickly and left impatiently.

"Send someone to keep an eye on them and don't let them be lazy!"

Hu Fei turned to look at Pei Jie and said in a deep voice.

Pei Jie immediately agreed and sent someone to follow the two men.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Fei told Lao Zhong and the man from the fireworks workshop respectively, and soon the two people also left Linglong Garden.

As they left, Pei Jie sent two more groups of people to follow them.

These things are very important, and Hu Fei must ensure that nothing goes wrong, otherwise his plan will go wrong.

In the next few days, Hu Fei almost always hid in the study room of Linglong Garden. He couldn't leave the second door and stayed in there almost all the time to sleep.

During this period, Hu Weiyong came to visit several times out of curiosity, but Hu Fei didn't reveal anything and directly kicked Hu Weiyong out.

Seeing how mysterious Hu Fei was, Hu Weiyong had no choice but to give up and let Hu Fei do whatever he wanted.

...

In the blink of an eye, five days have passed in a row, and there is only one day left before the New Year's Day.

And Hu Fei finally ended his days of eating, drinking, and defecating in the study and saw the light of day again.

And as soon as he left the house, another major event occurred that shocked the capital.

Seeing that the New Year was approaching, Hu Fei personally took Pei Jie and others to start the second big purchase, sending New Year's goods to all the childless old people in the capital city, and promised to set up a special store in Hongbin Building on the New Year's Eve.

Dinner, all the elderly are invited to have a New Year's Eve dinner.

This incident spread quickly in the capital city, and everyone who heard about it gave Hu Fei a thumbs-up and full of praise for his move.

After this incident, the previous rumors that Hu Fei got the lowest score in the history of the Imperial College were suppressed.

At this point, Hu Fei had another nickname, Hu Dashanren.

...

Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Pang Yuhai, the chief eunuch, slowly walked into the hall with a smile that could not be concealed on his face.

"Old man, what happened to you? Why have I never seen you so happy?"

Zhu Yuanzhang saw the smile on Pang Yuhai's face at a glance, and couldn't help but laughed and cursed.

"Your Majesty, this old slave is happy for your Majesty and also for Mr. Hu."

Pang Yuhai bowed and said with a smile.

"Oh? What does this have to do with Hu Fei?"

Hearing Pang Yuhai mention Hu Fei, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frown, a trace of boredom flashed across his face, but he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, news just came from the inspection school that another major event happened in the city today."

Pang Yuhai replied with a smile.

"Hu Fei caused trouble again?!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face immediately darkened and he couldn't help but ask loudly.

But he soon shook his head. If Hu Fei caused a big mess, Pang Yuhai shouldn't be so happy.

"Your Majesty, no, Mr. Hu not only did not cause trouble, he also did something of great merit."

"Not only did he personally buy New Year's goods for all the childless and elderly people in the capital, he also promised these people that he would hold a banquet at Hongbin Tower on the night of the New Year and invite everyone to the New Year's banquet."

"With such a kind deed, Your Majesty did not favor him in vain, and he did not disappoint Your Majesty."

Pang Yuhai cupped his hands and told Zhu Yuanzhang the news from the school inspection in detail, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

"Is this happening?!"

After hearing Pang Yuhai's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised and couldn't help but asked in surprise.

"This is indeed true. The school inspector saw it with his own eyes."

Pang Yuhai nodded and said with a smile.

"Good, very good, very good!"

After hearing Pang Yuhai's confident answer, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but smile with relief and nodded in approval.

The previous dislike because Hu Fei came last in the exam disappeared in an instant.

"And I heard that recently he hardly even leaves the house and stays at home all day long. He seems to have become a lot more honest. I guess he blames himself for not doing well in the Imperial College's year-end exams and punishes himself to shut up and think about his mistakes."
To be continued...