Shi Zhongkui had no idea that the Xue family actually planned to support him in taking the imperial examination in order to repay him in the future.

When Xue Pan heard that Shi Zhongkui didn't want money, he couldn't help but think of his mother's mission, and his face immediately turned bad.

When Jia Lian saw this, he secretly said, "Oh no!"

Quickly thinking, he pretended to want to vomit, quickly walked out of the main hall and retched in the yard.

If Shi Zhongkui raised his feet and followed him out, after a while Jia Lian took the opportunity to let Xue Pan support him and whispered in his ear, "Brother, don't be anxious, we have to think long and hard about what my aunt ordered."

Moreover, with the help and support of your master, your aunt will not blame you if she finds out.

It's better for you and me to make friends with Bo Qian sincerely, and we can become closer after getting along for a long time."

Xue Pan thought that it was not that he didn't work hard, but that he came home late, and his mood immediately improved.

Shi Zhongkui didn't have any doubts. After chatting for a while, he saw Jia Lian and the others put down their tea bowls and looked at him. They smiled and asked all the servants except Shun'er to stay away.

Then he opened the wooden box that had been placed on the corner of the table and said, "I have 20 fans passed down from my ancestors. Brother Lian must have heard about them from outside."

Jia Lian's face turned red when he said this. Except for Xue Pan, Feng Ziying could tell that Shi Zhongkui was implying that Jia Lian had bad intentions.

But Jia Lian was at a loss to explain that it was his biological father, Jia She, the eldest man of the Rongguo Mansion, who had forced him to buy the fan.

In feudal society, in the homes of nobles and officials, it is an iron rule that a son should not tell his father's faults.

It was okay to scold him in private, but if anyone knew about it, in an era where parents and children could be beaten to death for being unfilial, Jia Lian would not dare to talk nonsense.

Shi Zhongkui's purpose was not to humiliate Jia Lian. After all, instead of targeting him, it would be more interesting to target Jia She.

Pretendingly, he took out a few handkerchiefs, spread two on the table, then wrapped the fan with another handkerchief, carefully took out the two fans from the box, opened them and placed them on the table.

This move immediately surprised Jia Lian, Xue Pan, Feng Ziying, and Shun'er who was serving as ears and microphone.

After that, his inner evaluation of these fans suddenly increased several levels, and he was convinced that Shi Zhongkui really valued these ancestral fans.

Xue Pan was just an elm-headed person and could not tell the quality of the fan, but Jia Lian and Feng Ziying could at least identify the author of the painting of Concubine Xiang on the fan.

"Good stuff, really good baby."

Jia Lian sighed artfully, looked up at Shi Zhongkui and asked, "Since my dear brother has something to hide, why don't you tell me and the other three of you. With the reputations of our three families, we may be able to help you."

Feng Ziying thought for a while and nodded quickly, while Xue Pan directly patted the table and assured, "If you have any difficulties, brother, just tell me, I can still give you three to five thousand taels of silver."

Shi Zhongkui cursed in his mind the big dog owner.

Grandma Liu got 20 taels of silver from Wang Xifeng, which was enough to feed his family for a year.

Shi Zhongkui waved his hand, never thinking that it was a gift, not a loan.

On the contrary, in his opinion, if he really borrowed three or five thousand taels, the fan would have to be fully mortgaged to Xue Pan, and it would eventually end up in Jia She's hands.

If you want to get it back then, that old bastard Jia She will definitely act rogue, and he can really do it.

"Thank you Brother Xue for my brother's sake" and bowed his hands to Xue Pan.

Then he said what he had thought about and took the opportunity to explain to the outside world through the mouths of Jia Lian, Feng Ziying, and Xue Pan why he was so different before and after.

"My younger brother's family is in decline. Although he has some talent for reading, he has been busy making a living. Last year, he could hardly afford to eat. Fortunately, the teacher at the private school was kind-hearted and saw that I studied hard and had some talent, so he gave me some advice.

Minglu.

But since you want to become a disciple, you must have a ceremony to become a disciple.

Otherwise, no matter how brave I am, I will not dare to come to see you with a few articles I have written."

Hearing this, Jia Lian and the others quickly understood why they were wearing only six fans.

But these three people not only didn't think Yu Honggao was shameless, but actually thought it was normal.

Jia Lian's official position as a fifth-rank scholar was donated with money, and Xue Pan's reputation in the Ministry of Household Affairs as a leader of the imperial merchants was based on old friendship with his ancestors.

Not to mention Feng Ziying, he wanted to have a job, spend money, kill his father, join martial arts, and study.

Studying is free of charge, but Congwu’s family doesn’t allow it, so you only have to spend money to buy it.

Therefore, these three people did not think there was any problem at all. Instead, they secretly sighed that Shi Zhongkui was lucky. With more than a dozen fans, he became the sixth-grade son-in-law of the Duke of Tui as a teacher.

Jia Lian looked at the fan on the table, then looked at Shi Zhongkui and said, "What do you mean, brother Xian?"

"My younger brother would like to know whether Brother Lian is looking for me urgently because of business or private matters?"

As soon as Jia Lian heard this, he knew that he was asking himself. He wanted the fan because he wanted to help the Jia family to beg someone.

Or is it just because I heard that the fan is good, I want to spend money to buy it as a toy.

And if it's the latter, there's no need to speak again.

"Hey", Jia Lian was immediately ashamed, his face turned red and he sat on the chair and sighed.

"It's not that I don't know how to advance or retreat, it's because I don't know where I heard about the fan in my brother's hand.

After a few days, I didn’t think about food or tea. As a brother and a human son, I could only come to see if I could give up my love to my virtuous brother, so as to fulfill my brother’s filial piety.”

If Jia She forced herself to buy a fan, Jia Lian was still embarrassed to say it.

Now to put it this way, it means that the son is forced to come to the house because of his filial piety.

If word spreads outside, Jia She will have face, and outsiders will praise Jia Lian.

Shi Zhongkui pretended to be silent for a moment, and put away two fans under the gaze of the three people.

Just as Xue Pan stood up and wanted to speak, he took out a fan from the wooden box and placed it in front of Jia Lian.

"My younger brother, brother Lian, brother Xue, and brother Feng hit it off immediately. Since the second brother is in trouble, I will give him this elk spring fan when he goes back for business."

"This, this," Jia Lian was so shocked that he didn't know what to say. He just wanted to say spend money, and buy it with a lot of money.

Shi Zhongkui didn't care. Anyway, it was only three to five hundred taels of silver fans. If he used this to plot against Jia She, he would definitely get back ten times the amount.

Besides, Jia She had a lot of antiques hidden in the house.

"Brother Lian, don't ask for money, otherwise you will look down on your brother. But among the remaining 5 fans, 4 are Xiangfei fans. They were my mother's favorites when she was still alive, and she told her many times that they must be left to her future daughter-in-law.

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The other brown bamboo fan is the same set as the one given to my teacher this morning, and can only be given to my teacher.

Otherwise, I will not tell lies and sell them all to my second brother. It will be better for the family to convert them into farmland than to keep these dead things in vain."

These words immediately moved Jia Lian, and made the three of them feel that this was normal, "Brother Zhongkui is really refreshing."

Xue Pan even changed his title, but only a fool like him would call him brother Zhongkui instead of brother Boqian.

Then Xue Pan shouted to Shun'er, "Hurry up and buy some good wine. I will stay drunk with my eldest brother tonight."

Shun'er quickly looked at Shi Zhongkui, and Shi Zhongkui rolled his eyes in his heart, but it must be nonsense to say that he had no idea of ​​Xue Baochai.
Chapter completed!