The spring afternoon sun is warm and gentle, and the wind is soft. Through the open windows, you can see the colorful peach blossoms in the courtyard.

In the living room in the front yard of Xu Mansion, two classmates, Xu Jin and Cai Li, sat opposite each other, and the pretty maid Chuchun stood quietly by the side. The black tea in the cup was clear yellow and golden, exuding a sweet fragrance like longan.

Usually, if the social status between classmates is too far apart, no matter how strong the relationship between the two is in school, they will gradually become unfamiliar. It is not necessarily because they are good at doing well and look down on the other party. On the contrary, the poor at doing well is ashamed of themselves and deliberately reduces the connection between the two parties. Over time, everyone's relationship will inevitably be discussed and eventually become strangers.

At this time, Cai Yue and Li Yingjun were very embarrassed when they sat in front of Xu Jin. When they were studying at Xinjiang Academy, Xu Jin was still a poor student who was a poor student. As a result, in just a few years, Xu Jin had passed the imperial examination, was appointed as the fifth rank, and was also named the Count, and was well-known. However, they had not even passed the county examination, so they could only stand at the foot of the mountain and look up at their former classmates. This feeling was not good.

Therefore, whether it is the fifth-rank official robe on Xu Jin, the luxurious mansion in front of him, or the stunning pretty maid standing beside him, they all make Cai Yue and Li Yingjun feel deeply inferior.

Xu and Jin were both human beings and had a good relationship. How could they not understand the feelings between Cai and Li at the moment? They waved their hands to signal Chuchun to leave, and then laughed at some old things about Xinjiang Academy. The atmosphere gradually became harmonious, and Cai and Li were obviously relaxed. Everyone had a tea and chatted, but the relationship became more and more warm.

After chatting with each other for a while, Xu Jin asked tentatively: "This year is not the year of the competition. Why did Brother Yuanhao and Brother Ziyu come to Beijing?"

Cai Yue and Li Yingjun looked at each other and smiled bitterly. The former sighed and said, "Zi Yu and I haven't even passed the county exam yet, so how can we be qualified to participate in the spring exam competition. This time we went to Beijing purely for a trip.

As the saying goes, reading thousands of books is worse than traveling thousands of miles. Ziyu and I have been taking the exam for many years. We are over 20 years old and have not even obtained the reputation of Tongsheng. So we want to go out together while we are still young and travel for a few years to increase our knowledge and return to our hometown to participate in the imperial examinations after a few years."

Xu Jin couldn't help but suddenly realize and encouraged, "The Master said: If God is going to give a great responsibility to this person, he must first suffer his mind and mind and muscles. It's better for you to travel for a few years. When he is named on the annual list, Xu Jin will hold a banquet for two classmates to celebrate."

Cai Yue and Li Yingjun felt warm in their hearts and smiled and said, "Chengziqian's words."

"By the way, how long does Yuanhao and Brother Ziyu plan to stay in the capital? Is there a place to stay?" Xu Jin asked.

Li Yingjun replied: "I heard that there is a Jiangxi guild hall in Shifang. We plan to stay there. We will probably stay for several months, then go west to Datong, Xuanfu, and then go west along the Great Wall to Hami to experience the cultural scenery of the border."

Xu Jin couldn't help but smile and said, "It's so good. I really envy you. There are poems and distances to pursue. If it weren't for the tangible things, I would rather follow you around the Ming Dynasty and climb to the ancient times."

Cai Yue and Li Yingjun looked at each other and smiled, raised their teacup to serve wine, and toasted each other. After chatting for a while, Xu Jin smiled and said, "Brother Yuanhao and Brother Ziyu are tired from traveling. Let's stay in our mansion for a while. I will order someone to send you to the Jiangxi Guild Hall tomorrow."

Cai and Li hurriedly thanked him. Xu Jin ordered Dabao to arrange accommodation for them and walked to the backyard. As soon as he arrived at the middle yard, he saw a group of servants and maids surrounding Dajia. The latter was dancing forehands and splashing and saying something.

Xu Jin frowned and walked quietly. The guy from Da Ya was proudly saying, "It's not me that I'm going to brag. At that time, your master, that is, my tenth uncle, had dinner at the same table and slept in the same room, and he would be as close as a brother. If our family hadn't tightened their belts for Uncle Ten to study, how could you have the good days today!"

Xu Jin couldn't help but feel speechless. He had never seen such shameless people. The fourth brother Xu Youcai and his family were considered the best. He was really not a family. He didn't enter the door and coughed slightly with a cold face.

"Master!" When the servants and maids saw Xu Jin, they quickly saluted and left.

Da Ya scratched the back of his hand awkwardly, and was caught by the bragging master. Xiao was shameless enough. At this time, he was a little embarrassed and smiled and said, "Uncle Ten!"

"Dayi, come with me to the study!" Xu Jin threw down a light sentence and continued to go to the backyard.

Da Ya followed behind a little uneasy, but the guy was soon attracted by the rockery pavilion in the Xu Mansion. His eyes were scattered around and he thought to himself: "Tsk tsk, Uncle Ten is getting bigger and bigger, and he is getting richer. This big mansion costs at least tens of thousands of taels of silver. Hehe, this time he has to enjoy it for a few months before returning to Jiangxi, otherwise he wouldn't go back."

Xu Jin took Da Ya to the study room, sat down next to the coffee table, pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Sit down!"

Da Ya was a little flattered, and sat down carefully opposite the coffee table, smartly poured Xu Jin a cup of tea, and smiled and said, "Uncle, you drink tea."

Xu Jin took the teacup and put it down, and asked calmly: "Is the patriarch okay?"

"My nephew went back to the village before the New Year. He was fine. He could eat, leave, and chase people with a cane!" Da Ya said with a smile, while pouring himself a cup of tea without hesitation.

"That's good!" Xu Jin nodded, turned around and walked to the bookshelf, and opened a box below.

The guy from Da Ya stretched his neck curiously and glanced at him, and his eyes almost fell out because the box was filled with white silver ingots. When Xu Jin turned around, Da Ya was already lowering his head to pretend to drink tea, but his eyes were spinning around.

Xu Jin did not shy away. In front of Da Ya, he wrapped ten ingots of silver, one ingot and ten taels, which is one hundred taels. This box of silver was exactly the three thousand taels sent by Xu Peng, Duke of Wei, a few days ago.

Xu Jin took a hundred taels of silver and sat down next to the coffee table. He placed the silver on the coffee table. The guy suddenly saw it and swallowed his saliva. One hundred taels were a huge sum of money for him.

Xu Jin said calmly: "Dayi, because the journey is long, Uncle Ten cannot go back to his hometown to worship his ancestors on Qingming Festival this year. There are 100 taels of silver here. You can take it back to the patriarch and ask him to arrange it. If there is any remaining silver, you should be the grandson of the clan to honor him."

The guy, Da Ya, took the bag containing the silver, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Ten, my nephew will definitely bring the silver back to my grandfather. Well, my nephew will set off to Shangrao, Jiangxi tomorrow."

Daya originally wanted to stay in the prosperous capital for a few months, but when he saw this hundred taels of silver, he immediately changed his mind. Hey, how much money can you spend on worshiping ancestors during the Qingming Festival? Even if you prepare a pig and sheep, it will only cost more than ten taels of silver at most.

Da Ya has made up his mind and only gave the clan leader fifty taels after returning to the village, and the remaining fifty taels will be put into pockets. By the way, Da Ya's current wage is three taels of silver a month, and fifty taels is almost his salary for a year and a half. It would be strange if this guy is not moved.

Xu Jin nodded and said casually: "Be careful on the way back!"

Da Ya smiled and said, "I can't help but save my nephew. By the way, does Uncle Ten want to send a letter to Grandpa?"

Xu Jin shook his head and said, "No need, you can say hello to Uncle Ten and say hello to him."

Da Ya was secretly happy when he heard this and said repeatedly: "Okay, my nephew will definitely bring the words."

Xu Jin could not guess what this scammer was thinking. He just wanted to greed for this hundred taels of silver, but he didn't even point it out.

By the way, the reason why Xu Jin took out 100 taels of silver for Da Ji to take it back was that he wanted to send this uncle away as soon as possible, so as not to be idle in the capital and eventually cause trouble. You must know that his proposal to "Qingtianzhuang" has really offended many people, and he might have been caught by others.

Xu Jin chatted with Da Ya for a few more words, and then sent him out.

When Xu Jin entered the warm room in the backyard, Xiaowan was doting with her brother Xie Sangun's hand and chatting about family matters. Xie Erjian was also accompanying her. She had been together for a long time and had a happy time.

"Master, have you lived in our mansion?" The beautiful maid Yue'er said with a pout.

Xu Jin sat down next to Xiaowan, smiled and said, "Don't worry, he will go back to Jiangxi tomorrow."

Yue'er turned anger and said happily when she heard this: "That's almost the same. This guy is so annoying. If you cause trouble in the capital, it may not affect the master's reputation."

Xie Sanqian curled his lips and said, "Brother-in-law, I didn't want to gossip at first, but this guy, Da Ya, is so inappropriate. Even Manager Han can't do anything to him..."
Chapter completed!