Chapter 44 Progress
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month in the twelfth year of Zhengde. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and Xu Jin will also usher in the first Spring Festival of the Ming Dynasty.
Early this morning, Xu Jin visited Fei Mansion with a New Year gift and asked Fei Hong for advice. In fact, during this period, Xu Jin would visit Fei Mansion every two days, which was equivalent to taking classes.
The charcoal fire in the study was blazing and the warmth was warm. Fei Hong finished reading the article submitted by Xu Jin, stroking his beard, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Xu Jin, when you go back today, you will say, 'Those who are filial today are those who can
Write an article with the title "Nurture?" and hand it in after the year."
Xu Jin nodded and said, "Yes, Master Fei!"
Fei Hong waved his hand: "Well, it's getting late. Today is the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, so I won't leave any food. You can go back!"
Xu Jin said goodbye and left the study. Fei Hong smiled and picked up a stack of manuscripts on the desk. These were eight-part articles submitted by Xu Jin. There were ten articles in total, almost one every day.
It can be seen from these articles that Xu Jin's craftsmanship is improving every day. The two recently submitted articles are even more remarkable. His techniques have become more sophisticated and skillful. Fei Hong was surprised by the obvious improvement.
Based on the level of Xu Jin's current writing, as long as he performs normally, there is absolutely no problem in passing the county examination.
Of course, there are always many uncertain factors in the examination room, and Fei Hong could not guarantee that Xu Jin would pass. Just like his eldest son Fei Maoxian, with his academic level, he should have passed the college examination long ago and obtained the title of scholar, but
Unfortunately, he failed to pass the exam twice. On the contrary, the second son, Fei Mao, passed the high school entrance exam in one attempt.
Besides, Xu Jin left the study and was led by the maid Hongying to the front yard. As he walked to the Yiyue Gate, a group of Yingying Yanyan happened to walk in from the opposite side. They were three young girls from the Fei family, each behind them.
Followed by a personal maid.
Xu Jin's heart skipped a beat and he quickly stepped to the side of the road because the third girl he bumped into in the study that day was among them.
At the same time, several pairs of eyes on the opposite side all fell on Xu Jin, and Fei Ruyi's pretty face, which was both angry and happy, instantly turned red.
"I have seen three girls!" Hongying stood still and bowed her head in salute.
Fei Xiaoyu said excitedly: "Hey, Xu Jin, I finally met this girl!"
Hongying frowned imperceptibly. The fifth girl had been spoiled by her wife since she was a child. She had a wild temper and was difficult to discipline. She didn't look like a lady at all. However, the third girl, who had not had a mother since she was a child, had the best temper.
Xu Jin felt a little guilty. The fifth girl from the Fei family was just a little pepper. She didn't mean to block the road and stand up for her third sister, right? But then she thought about it. It's been more than ten days since the incident, so she shouldn't be looking for trouble now.
Bar?
"Miss Fei, what advice do you have?" Xu Jin cupped his hands in greeting.
Fei Xiaoyu swayed in front of Xu Jin with her hands behind her back and her face raised. She looked Xu Jin up and down with a pair of beautiful eyes. She had a sense of immediacy like a playboy teasing a beautiful woman, but there was no vulgarity, only the playfulness of a girl.
The maids covered their mouths and snickered. Fei Ruyi turned her face to the side, unable to see.
Xu Jin calmly cupped his hands and said, "Miss Fei, if you have nothing else to do, I'll take my leave!"
Fei Xiaoyu curled her lips and said: "Tsk, why are you so anxious? I'm afraid that this girl will eat you!"
All the maids immediately started giggling again, and even Fei Ruyi couldn't help but laugh this time.
Xu Jin couldn't help but secretly sweat that it was unusual for the Fei family, a scholarly family, to have such a wild girl.
"Xu Jin, I heard from my second brother that you wrote "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", right?"
Xu Jin suddenly realized that the manuscript of "The Condor Shooting" that he had borrowed last time was seen by this fifth girl. The boy also vowed not to leak it, and looking at the expressions of the girls opposite, he obviously also saw it.
Passed!
"Yes, I did it in my free time!" Xu Jin nodded calmly. Anyway, Jin Daxia would definitely not go to the Ming Dynasty to accuse him of plagiarism.
Fei Xiaoyu clapped her hands and said happily: "Is there any follow-up? Hurry up and bring it to me. It's so uncomfortable to be hung like this!"
Xu Jin was quite speechless. I bet this one was the one who urged me to update. Looking at the expressions of the other two girls Fei and the maids around them, they also looked hopeful. They must have watched "The Condor Shooting".
, Fei Minshou, that guy is really unreliable.
"Miss Fei, I'm really sorry. That "Legend of the Condor Heroes" is just for my leisure time. I have to prepare for the county examination after the new year. I am so busy with my studies that I really can't spare the time to write a follow-up!"
Fei Xiaoyu looked disappointed when he heard this: "Then when will you be free to write?"
Fei Ruyi over there couldn't stand it anymore and called out: "Fifth sister is back, don't disturb Mr. Xu anymore!"
Xu Jin took the opportunity to cup his hands and said: "Farewell!"
Hongying hurriedly took Xu Jin away. Originally, outside men would avoid seeing the family members, but now there was no way to avoid meeting them on a narrow road. If they allowed each other to talk for a long time, it would easily lead to gossip. After all, the three ladies were all
She is a girl who has not left the boudoir.
Fei Xiaoyu said loudly: "Hey, Xu Jin, when will the follow-up be released? Remember to make a copy for us...!"
Fei Ruyi pretended to give Fei Xiaoyu a slap and said angrily: "Don't be embarrassed. Do you have to shout so that the whole house knows?"
Fei Xiaoyu said nonchalantly: "What are you afraid of? It's not something shady. It's not like someone was in the study that day... Haha, let's not talk about it!"
"You still said that it wasn't because of you!" Fei Ruyi's pretty face turned red, and she started to tear Fei Xiaoyu's mouth off, regretting very much that she told this little hoof about what happened that day.
It turned out that Fei Xiaoyu heard her mother say during lunch that day that Xu Jin had been staying in her father's study all morning, so she guessed that the third sister must have bumped into Xu Jin when she entered the study to steal books, so she ran out screaming.
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Later, Fei Ruyi couldn't stand Fei Xiaoyu's constant teasing, so she told what happened that day. As a result, even Fei Jixiang found out later and often teased her sister in private.
Fei Ruyi was embarrassed and annoyed about this matter for several days, and felt a little sorry that Xu Jin was full of talent and learning but not good in character. However, after thinking about it several times, he felt that Xu Jin did not mean to take advantage of him, but actually wanted to help him up.
How could he, a man who was so affectionate towards his wife, be a dirty and despicable scoundrel?
Of course, Fei Ruyi still had doubts about Xu Jin's character, because her handkerchief disappeared and she couldn't find it later. She suspected that Xu Jin had picked it up, but she was embarrassed to question it in front of everyone just now.
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"Mr. Xu, the road is slippery in the rain and snow, be careful on the road!" the maid led Xu Jin to the door of the house, handed over an oil-paper umbrella and warned him.
At this time, there was a drizzle in the sky, mixed with scattered snowflakes, and it was bitingly cold.
"Thank you, Sister Hongying!" Xu Jin took the oil-paper umbrella and opened it, smiled and waved as he walked down the steps.
Xu Jin was already handsome. Recently, he had good food and exercised every day. His lips were red and his teeth were white. He was tall and tall. Although he was less than fifteen years old, he was handsome and handsome. He already had the prototype of a handsome young man.
The maid Hongying's face was slightly dizzy, she waved her hand, and kept watching Xu Jin's back walking away in the rain and snow, and said secretly: "If Mr. Xu is not married yet, he is worthy of the third girl in appearance and talent, but his family background is weaker.
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At this time, two men wearing dog-skin felt hats came out of a nearby alley, with their arms folded in their sleeves and their necks hunched, like pedestrians passing by.
These two people were the spies of Prince Ning's Mansion, responsible for monitoring the Fei family's actions.
"Hey, that scholar often comes in and out of Fei's house. Do you want to follow him and find out his details?"
"Tch, what you want is something that Mo Guanshi has already thought of. That boy's name is Xu Jin. He is a student of Xinjiang Academy. He is a classmate and good friend of the two young masters of the Fei family. This boy is quite famous. He even picked up the Xinjiang Academy's anti-cold essay some time ago.
The leader of the meeting, Fei Hong seems to appreciate him very much..."
The two chatted in low voices and walked away, then made a long circle and came back.
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Xu Jin returned to the store holding an oil-paper umbrella. Due to the weather and the approaching Chinese New Year, business was a bit deserted today, with only three or five diners in the store.
"My husband is back!"
When Xie Xiaowan saw Xu Jin, she quickly wiped her hands and walked out from behind the stove. She gently brushed the snow flakes off Xu Jin's clothes and brought a bowl of hot noodle soup: "Mr., hurry up and drink some soup to warm yourself up."
Body!"
Xu Jin drank a bowl of hot soup and his body couldn't help but warm up. He looked around and frowned: "Where is the little slave? Are you lazy again?"
"Hmph, Xu Bapi, who is hiding?" The little slave wearing a tiger head hat stood up from behind the stove. He was squatting to light the fire just now, and because of his short stature, Xu Jin did not see him.
It is said that during this period, under Xu Jin's supervision, the little slave had to get up early to help Xie Xiaowan in the store every day, so he secretly gave Xu Jin the nickname "Xu Bapi".
Xie Xiaowan frowned and said, "Little slave, you can't call your brother-in-law like that!"
The little slave yelled, glared at Xu Jin without anger, squatted down and continued to light the fire.
Xu Jin is a little funny, it's just the tofu mixed with brine - one thing will bring down another. This kid Xiaonuer is not afraid of himself as a "bad guy" at all, but is very well-behaved in front of Xiaowan.
"Young Master has come back just in time. I have been waiting for you for a long time. Please help me write a Spring Festival couplet!" A diner in the store stood up with a smile.
Xu Jin smiled and said: "No problem, little slave, go into the study and get the pen and ink!"
Although the little slave was very reluctant, he still stood up and went to the inner house to get pen and ink.
During this time, when Xu Jin had free time, he wrote Spring Festival couplets for diners in the store for free. Of course, he had to bring his own paper for writing couplets.
Xu Jin's handwriting is really good, so during this period, there was an endless stream of people coming to Xu Jin to write Spring Festival couplets, which of course also boosted the business of the store.
Chapter completed!