Fortunately, these people came and left quickly. After Song Mu had reached an agreement with them to study theory in the Houfu, they all went back with satisfaction. Those students who came later, because today was New Year's Eve, they also
No need to bother much.
However, Song Mu's reputation in Jinling City spread instantly, and what happened today immediately became the talk of many people.
However, this matter has been put on hold for the time being. Now that the traditional festival is coming, it is the time for families to reunite, and everyone is busy celebrating the Spring Festival.
Song Mu and Tao Fengming spent this Spring Festival with Sun Qinghe and his family. Sun Qinghe and his family had already returned, so there was a lot of noise in the courtyard. Although Song Mu and Tao Fengming were in the side courtyard, it did not prevent everyone from visiting each other.
The young grandson of the Sun family often comes to play in this courtyard, which is peaceful.
On the first day of the new year, Song Mu unexpectedly received a letter from home.
Before Song Mu arrived in Lin'an, he sent a letter to his home, saying that he would go to Lin'an next, and then left in a hurry, and specifically told him the post house in Lin'an. After all this, the letter finally arrived at Song Mu's house.
in hands.
In the letter, Song Liangda said that this year his family is celebrating the New Year in his hometown in Shiyang County. The foundation of the ancestral hall has been completed, and now some materials of the ancestral hall in the provincial capital have been dismantled and shipped back.
It will probably be completed by April or May next year and the ancestral hall will be rebuilt so that Song Mu can come home to pay homage if he has free time.
The rest is to tell Song Mu that his family is stable this year, how much money he has earned, how many banquets he has attended, and how many relatives from outside the family have come to visit.
Finally, I asked Song Mu to pay more attention to safety outside, and Mr. Tao to take care of himself. Along with the letter, there were several custom-made clothes and robes and boots for Song Mu and Tao Fengming at home.
Instructions to Song Mu.
Song Mu took the letter and read it in the courtyard, and sometimes read it to Tao Fengming. Tao Fengming nodded from time to time, but he seemed to always look a little lonely.
This lasted until the second day of the Lunar New Year, when Sun Qinghe and his family went out to visit relatives and friends. They were originally going to call Tao Fengming, but the two of them said something, and then Tao Fengming looked at Song Mu.
Not long after, the two of them were already on the street. At this moment, Song Mu was still holding a lot of gifts in his hands, but his face was slightly red.
"Master, what are you doing?"
"Master Gu has just come to Jinling City, and he has no relatives to pay him a visit. We are still half friends, so let's go up and pay him a visit."
Tao Fengming walked in front with a leisurely expression, while Song Mu looked at the thing in his hand with a clear expression.
Although he was going to Gu's house, but he was bringing so many things with him, Song Mu felt that Tao Feng had something on his mind.
This couldn't help but remind Song Mu of what happened before about Miss Gu.
Song Mu followed behind with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face. The road was crowded with people at the moment. Every family in the city went out to visit each other. There was still a smell of fireworks on the street. The splendor of the past two days was still in full swing.
Song and Mu turned around a few streets and now approached the official residence of the Nagu family.
The official residence is located around a government office. The street is a little deserted at the moment, but at the entrance of the valley house, there are also two carriages parked, and there are servants wearing different clothes taking care of them.
Song and Mu walked to the door. When a boy at the door saw Song Mu arriving, he hurried forward.
"Who are you two?"
"I am traveling to Songmu on the west side of the Yangtze River and studying in Jinling City. This time I came here with Master Tao Fengming to visit Master Ichibanya."
Song Mu said sincerely and handed over the greeting card at this moment. The young man immediately looked at him and said with some surprise.
"So you are Song Mu?"
Saying this, the young man's steps were very fast. He immediately ran into the mansion and soon led Song and Mu inside.
Song Mu followed Tao Fengming and looked at Gu Zhai, grinning slightly.
Stepping in, they heard laughter coming from the house. Song and Mu had just walked around the screen wall when they saw someone walking towards them.
It was Gu Shifan.
"Song Mu, Mr. Fengming, please come inside!"
The elegant Gu Shifan looked at the two people and said with a smile. However, after he finished saying this, the laughter in the hall stopped abruptly. At this moment, Song Mu looked up and saw that there seemed to be something still in the hall.
Someone is shadowy.
“A happy new year.”
Song Mu walked forward with a smile and spoke to Gu Shifan. Gu Shifan also nodded and at the same time called the two of them to go into the hall.
Under the leadership of Gu Shifan, Song and Mu stepped into the hall, only to see several people sitting in the hall, an old couple, a middle-aged couple, and a man in his twenties standing next to him.
On the other hand, all of them are well-dressed, and presumably they come from well-to-do families.
On the main seat in the hall, two old men were sitting. Song Mu saw Magistrate Gu among them at a glance, and the other party also looked over.
Magistrate Gu's original name was Gu Chengxiu. When he saw Song Mu coming in, he also looked happy and stood up and said.
"It turns out that Song Mu is here, and Mr. Feng Ming. Sit down quickly and serve tea!"
Gu Chengxiu said happily, and Song Mu also hurriedly stepped forward to salute and wish him new year. Gu Chengxiu also stepped forward, looked at Song Mu carefully, and nodded with a smile.
"Not bad, not bad. Last time we said goodbye to Shaozhou Mansion, Song Mu, you have changed a lot now."
"My lord, you are still as energetic as before."
Song Mu said with a smile, and Gu Chengxiu laughed twice. He quickly chatted with Tao Fengming for a few words and introduced it to the people next to him.
"Brother He, this is the Song Mu who I told you was the one who wrote three chrysanthemum poems in a row in my Shaozhou mansion and broke the Hundred Flowers Killing Formation of the Demon Sect's Jinshi!"
"Last year in the Jiangnan West Provincial Examination, he passed the Yuan Dynasty in one fell swoop. Now, he is only eighteen years old!"
After hearing this, the old man and his wife immediately looked at each other with a bit of shock. They quickly stood up and held hands with Song Mu.
The middle-aged couple next to him also hurriedly stood up and handed over their hands. Only the scholar-looking young man looked at Song Mu with a slight change in his expression.
Then Gu Chengxiu also introduced several people to Song Mu.
Only then did Song Mu know that these people were fellow villagers with Gu Chengxiu, but their family had been doing business in Jinling City. When they heard that the Gu family had arrived, they also came to visit them, making the deserted Gu house a little more lively.
The leader of the old man was named He Fengnian, his son was named He Yongcai, and his grandson was named He Tusheng.
Song Mu also visited them one by one. The old man surnamed He looked at Song Mu with a look of surprise on his face.
"It turns out that you are the talented man from Jiangnan West Road that Brother Gu has been talking about. You can win the imperial examination at such a young age, and you are also a high school diplomat. You must have a bright future in the future."
As he said this, a look of surprise flashed through the old man's eyes. He coughed and his son immediately stepped forward.
"I have met Song Jieyuan. It is said that my boy is currently studying in Jinling Mansion. He is just a scholar, but there is a gap between him and Jieyuan Duo."
Saying this, he also coughed, but saw that his son did not move at that moment, but just arched his hand towards Song Mu from a distance.
Song Mu actually showed a smile and said with a smile.
"My son is also a very talented person. He will definitely become a high school student one day."
Hearing this, several members of the He family nodded repeatedly, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
The arrival of Song Mu seemed to suddenly open up Gu Chengxiu's conversation. At this moment, he pulled Song Mu over and asked about his current situation with a happy face.