Chapter 17: Good winds frequently borrow strength (1) ()

Nanjing Gongyuan is located on the east side of Yingtianfu School, between Qiwang Street and Gongyuan Street, and is adjacent to Taipingli. The famous Qinhuai River flows through its southwest, forming a circle, and then circling from the northeast, thus making this acre of three-quarters of land the most outstanding place in the entire Jinling. Around the Qinhuai River, there are singing and restaurants, and the river houses and water pavilions are competing for beauty. Even so, the Kuiyuan Tower built next to the Gongyuan is still the best. For its good taste, it is hard to find during the provincial examination season, and even in normal times, it is often full of guests.

Although Xu Tiao's only seventh-rank official was nothing in the huge Nanjing city, there were only a handful of locals in Taipingli who served as officials in Nanjing. In addition, it was not the autumn festival now, Kuiyuanlou readily agreed to the Xu family's reservation. From the evening, Xu Tiao and his two sons arrived first, and then several emperors and subordinates of the Xu family. Those guests with a very different status naturally arrived early, giving gifts and congratulations, and laughed and laughed for a while.

The Xu family has not had a serious official for many years. In addition to Xu Tiao, there is a Juren in the fourth room, but he has less than time to do it. He has not been a good job for many years. He is not a good job, and he looks down on others, so he only stays at home. If a Juren is in a small town and countryside, he is naturally decent, but this is a talented Jiangnan, so he will naturally be more and more frugal. Therefore, when Xu Tiao's promotion is promoted, the clan all expects him to continue to be promoted. Not to mention that all the family members are all showing up, the momentum is not small.

Master Xu first threw away the airs of the clan leader and kept busy organizing. Although he couldn't study, he had been dealing with clan affairs for many years, and he always had the ability to deal with people, and he did not neglect any of the guests. And the younger generation's children were even more unrelated. Even if they were young men at home, they would not help them even if they were young men who smiled and greeted the elders and the guests who came. They bowed again and again, and almost couldn't even straighten their waists.

Xu Xun also came early. When Master Xu first saw him, he was shocked and scolded him. It was not until Xu Xun took out Xu Tiao's post that he closed his mouth in disappointment, but he was unwilling to ask Xu Tiao. It happened that Xu Tiao was greeting Mr. Shen in the government office, and the butler Zhu Sihai naturally stopped Master Xu. After understanding the whole story, the butler Xu Tiao's butler immediately laughed.

"Our master had to help the second master in the past. The second house had only one only. How could our master leave behind this good life?" Zhu Sihai said with great sound. Seeing that Master Xu was uncomfortable for a while, he slowed down and said, "It's just a matter of adding a pair of bowls and chopsticks. Master shouldn't think so much. If you don't like to see him, wouldn't you just let other young masters do the things you welcome? "

Master Xu was speechless by Zhu Sihai's call. Although he was still unhappy, he had to admit this fact helplessly. Even so, he still saw that Xu Xun's nose was not the nose, eyes were not the eyes, but the guests gradually came, and he didn't care about this. However, his two sons Xu Dong and Xu Jin watched Xu Xun sit there alone and were bored, so busy that their feet were not touching the ground. After taking a loophole, Xu Jin flashed to Xu Xun and reached out to press the empty table with a smile.

"I didn't expect that my seventh brother would be very involved, and this place was also easily mixed in. However, today is a great day for Uncle Six. You don't want to have a silence, right?"

"I send goose feathers thousands of miles away, and the gift is light and affection is heavy. I think the sixth uncle is really the heart."

When Xu Xun saw Xu Jin sneering when he heard this, he continued to drink tea leisurely without any intention of continuing to speak. Until Xu Jin stabbed a few more times, he didn't feel any reaction, and he was bored and shook his sleeves and left, he turned his head and looked at the direction of the main table. At this moment, a noise came from below.

"Young Master Wu Qi is here!"

As the noise was heard, everyone on the seat turned their heads and looked downstairs. They saw a 14 or 15-year-old man in a gorgeous clothes coming upstairs by Xu Tiao with a smile. Many people stood up and said hello. Those without an official body called the Seventh Master, those with an official body were more reserved, those with a lower official rank were mostly called the Nephew, and those with a higher official rank were directly called the Nephew. After a lively meeting, the handsome young man was surrounded by people and sat on the main table, just like the stars surround the moon.

Xu Xun watched this scene in his seat, but there was no ripple in his heart. He was still drinking tea while looking around. However, the conversation between Xu Dong and Xu Jin was still heard.

"It's all Xingqi, but the temperament is so different. I don't know if others feel ashamed when they see this scene!" Xu Jin said as he glanced at him and moved slightly, deliberately increasing his voice. "I don't know what method he used to trick Uncle Six's post. He actually came to a place full of guests today. He is really begging for nothing!"

"Say a few words, I heard it, and I still think that my Xu family has no rules." Xu Dong is in his early twenties and has married his wife. He finally calmed down. He glared at his brother unhappily, then glanced at Xu Xun, and then scolded, "Who in the whole clan knows that he is Ni Ado that cannot be supported by the wall, why bother to argue with such a person!"

Xu Xun, who was regarded as such a person, held the teacup in one hand, but did not move at all. Not only that, the other Xu family members seemed to be sure that they were not popular, and they would always leave a few sarcasm when passing by. Knowing that everyone was looking forward to him, they could not bear it and left on the spot, Xu Xun became more and more indifferent and continued to savor the tea at hand slowly.

As night gradually came, the meal was about to begin, but a guest came late, and it was Fang Zhizhong of the government office. This was a fifth-rank official and the third-person of the government office. When he arrived, he also brought news that Liu Fucheng was coming. For a moment, the four seats were in an uproar, and even Xu Tiao showed an incredible expression. He thought that these two were at most children and nephews in the family and sat down, but he didn't want to show up in person, so he gave him a face that was not ordinary. So he hurriedly invited Fang Zhizhong to the main table. It was natural that in order to get the seat for Liu Fucheng who came later, someone in the Xu family was moved from the main table.

As soon as the seat was adjusted, Xu Xun was naturally rushed to a table downstairs for emergencies. He didn't care. He thought that he would probably enjoy this sumptuous banquet by himself, but unexpectedly, there was a person in an empty seat next to him. Xu Xun was originally unintentionally tying a stranger, but after seeing the person's appearance, he was stunned for a moment.

"What are you looking at? Can't you know each other?"

When Xu Xun found that it was the little girl Yichai and Bian again, she couldn't help but laugh. Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, he whispered: "The girl is too brave. How dare she get in here today? Are you afraid of being recognized by someone like my third brother?"
Chapter completed!