Chapter 20: Qunfang

That night, Cao Yong gave up his worries and fell asleep. Cao Yin tossed and turned, unable to close his eyes, and sighed from time to time. Seeing that her husband was like this, Li couldn't sleep, so he put on his clothes and sat up: "What's wrong with Husband? Can't I use the money I received? Do you need to send a letter to my elder brother?" The elder brother she mentioned refers to her cousin, Suzhou Weaving Li Xu.

"I'm worried about Yong'er!" Cao Yin said slowly.

"Yinger, what's wrong?" Li's voice couldn't help but feel a little anxious when he heard the mention of his beloved son.

Cao Yin looked worried: "The young man was smart, could recite through reading and chanting, and was good at riding and shooting. He was so similar to Nalan Rong back then."

"Experience in riding and shooting?" Li knew that his son was good at studying and had been much stronger in recent years, but for the first time he heard that he was proficient in riding and shooting.

Cao Yin nodded. Four years ago, Cao Yong moved to Ju Li, saying that he wanted to practice martial arts, riding and shooting. He thought he was a child and taught him how to shoot arrows in the school field. In the following years, Cao Yong shot hundreds of arrows every day under no supervision. In the end, although he didn't say that he was a hundred shots, he was not far from the same. The target of the arrow ranged from dead targets to live targets. This target was not a cat or rabbit used by ordinary children, but a target that could move back and forth with a slide rod.

"If our son can have such a promising career as his son, it will be a blessing for our Cao family. Why is his husband worried?" Li was puzzled.

"The talent is high, and I am afraid that there will be some loss in my life and fortune!" Cao Yin answered helplessly.

When Li heard Cao Yin's words unlucky, he avoided his feelings and frowned slightly, "It's just like this. There are more young men with both civil and military skills, so why did he expect that this would happen?"

Cao Yin shook his head: "That's not what he said. How can ordinary teenagers compare with Yong'er?" At this point, he explained the story of the study at night in detail.

When Li heard that the Cao family's crisis reached this point, he was so scared that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Cao Yin said: "Yinger's knowledge is not something that ordinary eleven-year-olds can have. He lives a simple life all day long and has a lot of people he has seen every day. If he is not talented, he would not know these." Another thing he did not say is that the treasury taxes mentioned in Cao Yong's story are similar to the taxes that are now every year. Jiangnan bears four cents of the world's taxes. Cao Yong speculates the number of treasury entering the treasury based on the news from the Tongjin Department. Cao Yong is just a child in Huangkou, but he can tell the general idea, so why don't Cao Yin be shocked?

Li murmured: "What should I do with the Cao family? What should I do with the Yonger?"

Cao Yin sighed: "So what can I do? It's natural to pay back the money. I have to fight for my life and always make up for these deficiencies in my lifetime and will definitely not let down my descendants."

Li couldn't help but shed tears: "What should I do if my husband said? If it's true that the old lady can't stand it, even I can't live!"

"Pretend that you don't know first, don't show any traces in front of the old lady. The old lady feels most distressed by Yong'er, and she can't leave her for a day. When the old lady comes to the temple for a few years, she will be able to take advantage of the Buddhist blessings, and things may turn around, but they will not be able to prepare for it." Cao Yin replied.

The Li family said that there was no idea. After hearing what her husband had, she felt relieved, but when she thought of the impermanence of life, she couldn't help but start to worry about her son again, and tears flowed down her face.

Cao Yong was asking for a good sleep in his home. If he knew that because of his advice, Cao Yin decided to send him to the temple to practice, he would be amused and crying.

A few days later, March 25th, the day when Cao Yan feasted.

Because Cao Yan celebrated his birthday in advance, Cao Yong went to Yunyongzhai before going to school. Cao Yan's servant got up early, thinking about what clothes to wear and jewelry.

Seeing Cao Yong come in, Cao Yan smiled and said, "Your sister Linxiazhai has been famous for a long time. I can finally see you today. You have to make arrangements. If something goes wrong and sweeps the rise of our loom club, I will not follow it!"

"Don't worry, sister, Cao Fang has been preparing for several days!" Seeing Cao Yan happy, Cao Yong was also feeling much more refreshed, and the anxiety caused by waiting in the past few days seemed to have been much less. He was really puzzled. According to his thinking model, after Cao Yin understood the situation of the Cao family, he should consult his son for countermeasures. Why didn't he move after waiting for several days? He didn't treat himself as a child, but he thought that others were the same. This was considered a mystery to the authorities.

Seeing Cao Yan holding a green bag in his hand, Cao Yan was curious: "What is this? Could it be that the birthday gift has arrived!"

Cao Yong nodded: "That's true. Since my sister is going to celebrate her birthday today, I will congratulate Fangchen in advance!"

Cao Yan stood up and thanked him. Cao Yong saw that Cao Yan's face was as cute as spring flowers. He thought that she was going to get married next year. He couldn't help but stretch out his hand and touched her hair: "For twenty years, we have been distinguishing right from wrong, and the place where the porch flowers bloomed is shining on the palace."

Cao Yan was stunned when he heard this. When he realized that Cao Yong had left, he was gone. Cao Yan smiled and said, "You guy, you are not big or small!" But he thought about Cao Yong's words just now, but he was puzzled.

Cao Yan personally opened the bag skin, which was a box of ebony. After opening it, a book called "Shan Hai Jing" appeared in front of her. Cao Yan gently picked up the book. This was the wooden movable type version passed down during the Qingli period of the Northern Song Dynasty. His eyes couldn't help but turn red. This was what she mentioned during her birthday last year. Unexpectedly, this brother was in his heart.

In a blink of an eye, most of the day passed, and Cao Yong, Cao Song and Gu Na got off school. Wei Xin took the boy servant and waited at the door. After his vacation, he began to be honest and follow him.

After hearing Cao Yong say he wanted to go back to his house directly, Wei Xin was so anxious that he stopped his horse and whispered, "Don't go back to his house, young master, there will be a meeting of all the celebrities today!"

"Meet the Folk Furniture?" Cao Yong looked at Wei Xin with a little weirdness. Isn't this kid going to take him to the brothel, right?

Wei Xin saw Cao Yong looking at him and showed off a little: "Yes, the folks meet, all the ladies in the city will meet here."

Cao Yong realized that he was thinking about it. He felt moved. After a few years of coming to this world, except for his sisters and maids, he had never seen an outstanding woman outside. Gu Na was young and had read many books on talented men and beautiful women. After listening to Wei Xin's words, he was also imaginative. Only Cao Song was unaware of the matter and said, "There is nothing to read about Mao girls, so it's better to go out of the city to run a horse." As a result, two to one, Cao Song had to follow Cao Yong reluctantly.

Leading the way, Cao Yong began his first move to steal incense and peeping jade in another world. The more he walked, the more he became more and more confused. This was obviously the way to Linxiazhai. Cao Yong blocked the horse's reins and turned around and asked, "Where are these folk gatherings?"

Wei Xin replied: "Of course it's not a vulgar place, it's just in the famous Linxiazhai!"

While talking, everyone had already arrived near Linxiazhai. In front of the teahouse opposite Linxiazhai, Wei Xin dismounted and said with a smile: "Young Master, Second Master, Gu, I have booked a private room on the second floor here, and the location is right."

Cao Yong saw Wei Xin's slightly lewd smile and began to feel uncomfortable. This so-called "Fragrance Club" is the "Jiang Club". It is definitely not the first time he has done such a spy-taking activity. Thinking of the fact that there were a few sisters from the Cao family who couldn't take it and was also watched by this kid, Cao Yong felt that this kid deserves a beating. Thinking of this, he woke up again. What's wrong with him? He adapted to this society like this and became a small antique. Not to mention looking at him from afar, it was normal for men and women to work in the previous life to work together all day long.

After going to the second floor, it was indeed a good location. It was diagonally facing the door of Linxiazhai, and the figures could be seen carefully.

There was a row of carriages parked at the entrance of Linxiazhai. Except for a few coachmen who were squatting or sitting, there was no sign of a beautiful woman.

When Wei Xin saw this, he realized that he had come too early and hurriedly said, "They will be together in Chenshi and they will be separated by Shenshi!"

Cao Yong nodded and sent the servants back to the house to report the news. He said that they were having dinner with classmates, and then called a friend to send him to the restaurant next door to order a table of wine and food.

After more than half an hour, he had already drunk two pots of tea and the next door was delivered. Cao Yong was so hungry that he was too lazy to pick on the taste of the food, so he ate a lot in a few bites. Wei Xin was also here, except for calling him "Young Master" and "Little One", he did not have the consciousness of being a long-lasting person. Cao Yong did not care about this, but just regarded him as having an extra companion.

After dinner, Cao Yong rinsed his mouth, and looked at his pocket watch. It was 2:40 in the afternoon, and it was Shenshi more than an hour later.

The guy brought the tea, Cao Yong took a sip and asked Wei Xin: "How do you know how they gather so clearly? Are there sisters in your family coming to the meeting?"

"Well, my Xiaoqi received the post and was happy for several days. It was so annoyed that my old man said 'The world is getting worse', but he dared not stop him." Wei Xin replied: "These aunts are neither rich nor noble. They are all wealthy families. They are all daughters of wealthy families. The post was not just answered!"

Cao Yong didn't say anything, Cao Song asked, "Brother, since it's Qunfanghui, then our eldest sister, second sister, and third sister have received the post? Why do you feel like you heard the eldest sister mention it to your mother?"

Cao Yong couldn't help laughing: "It's right to hear it. The person who posted this post was the second sister, the eldest sister and the third sister came."

Wei Xin was stunned, and then he realized that he was abrupt. Seeing that Cao Yong had no intention of being angry, he scratched his head and said with a smile: "There are some of the daughters in the mansion who are certainly good-looking, so it is also necessary to be selected for this group of folk associations."

The good loom club was called "Fangfang Club" by the crazy bees and butterflies outside. Cao Yongzhen called Cao Yan and her friends for Cao Yan. Oh, what can it be? Although girls like to recite poems and paintings, they are willing to make friends in the boudoir, in the eyes of their parents and families, they only regard it as another kind of social engagement.

Just as he was thinking, Wei Xin shouted excitedly: "Here comes out! They are coming out!"

For a moment, several teenagers came to the window and looked at the Linxiazhai gate.

The first one came out were two ladies walking side by side, followed by several maids. One of the ladies was wearing red and the other was purple. The red one was slightly taller. She looked around as if she had noticed someone peeping. Finally, her eyes fell on the teahouse, which made Cao Yong and others feel guilty. It was not until the purple-clad person pulled her sleeves that lowered his head, and the two of them got on a carriage decorated with glass on the curtain.

"That's the carriage from the Yang family in Bihelou!" Wei Xin said provocatively: "The Bai family gave it to their granddaughter, designed by the master of the Bai family Jewelry Number, and there is only one in Jiangning."

It was Zheng Woxue's sister. Judging from her style, she looked like a lady from an official family. How could she tell that she was from a merchant family?

Cao Yong was thinking about it when Wei Xin said, "The one who wore purple is the eldest lady in Bihelou. She was a handkerchief with my seventh brother. She had seen her two years ago. I really didn't expect that her ungrateful man could give birth to such a delicate girl. It is rumored that the new General Jiangning had a good relationship with the Yang family. It is estimated that the one who wore red is his daughter. No wonder he is different from our Han girl, who has the coolness of a banner woman!"

Then, another lady came out one after another. Wei Xin looked at the carriage and the family followed and introduced with conjecture: "This should be the lady of Cui Fucheng's family. His wife's family is a nouveau riche and likes to dress up gold and silver the most. Then, there are gold foils on the curtains of the car, which is a pity that his daughter is his family."

He also said: "That is the second lady from Liuhe Money House, a wealthy family, which is extraordinary. The carriage looks plain, but it uses the best nanmu."

Combined with the rumors and family matters, Wei Xin actually talked about the identities of these women. If it weren't for his "should be" and "should be" and "should be" keep saying "it seems", Cao Yong would have thought he had seen these people.

Cao Yong was just thinking that Wei Xin was talking too much, but Wei Xin stopped and stared at the door of Linxiazhai with bright eyes. Cao Yong followed his gaze and a petite figure with a gauze hat appeared at the door, supported by several maids, and moved towards the carriage step by step. For some reason, no matter how you look, it made people feel awkward.

After the lady got on the carriage, Wei Xin breathed out and said with bright eyes: "You guys can see clearly. He is the daughter of the prefect Ma family, but the authentic three-inch golden lotus. I wonder which one is lucky to marry in the future!"

Cao Yong then understood why he felt uncomfortable when he saw the lady walking. It turned out to be a little foot. The Ma family, Ma family, Cao Yong felt a chill when he remembered it. It seemed that he vaguely remembered that the wife Cao Yong married in history was Ma, so he probably wouldn't be the little foot woman in front of him. Thinking of the deformed little foot, Cao Yong suddenly lost the interest of stealing fragrance and peeping at jade.
Chapter completed!