Outside the Jiang family's house in Zhulin, there is also an open space with three neatly built houses on it, forming a "凵" shape, facing the square Jiang family's mansion.
There is no beauty in the decoration, but it is in line with the Jiang family's aesthetics.
The houses are now tea shops, and tea and snacks are all free.
Xia Jingyun and Bai Yun found an empty table and sat down. Not long after, Su Yuanshang came back, picked up the tea cup and drank a cup first, and then said slowly:
"Let's find out clearly. Because Old Army God Jiang has a transcendent status and prestige, many people want to come and see him. It is naturally impossible for the Jiang family to hold military power, banquet guests, and engage in large-scale intrigues. But it would actually be more interesting to see only a part of it. If there is a problem, it will bring criticism to the old military god Jiang. Later, the Jiang family thought of a way to see everyone but no one. Even now, the old military god does not see guests at all, and the Jiang family’s housekeeper comes to receive him. It gives everyone face, since many people are just here to express their interest, and there won’t be anything that people are afraid of.”
After saying that, he added: "Of course, if you want to give gifts to the real top nobles and important ministers of the emperor, you can still send them directly. It's just that you won't be able to see the face of the old military god."
Xia Jingyun smiled, "It's a shame that I was still thinking about whether people would be unhappy if I didn't come, but it turns out we're just being sentimental here."
Su Yuanshang said with a smile: "You can't say that. It's our duty to go on this trip. It's their business whether others care."
Bai Yunbian said quietly: "I don't think I have this responsibility."
Xia Jingyun almost spit out a mouthful of tea and glared at him.
Chen Fugui, who went to queue up to get his number, came back and said apologetically: "Young Master, Mr. Su, Mr. Bai, we are a step late."
Bai Yunbian whispered: "I think if you don't reveal your identity directly, let's give the gift away. When you feel what you want, just turn around and leave. Anyway, I don't want to see guests."
He was really repelled by meeting Jiang Yuhu.
Xia Jingyun was a little hesitant. Although His Majesty's suspicion has been resolved by his sister, it is true that he has provoked the court several times. If he visits the Jiang family again as a marquis, he doesn't know what kind of reaction it will cause.
After all, the emperor’s heart is as deep as the abyss!
"You three, please be polite."
Just as he was thinking silently, a middle-aged man suddenly came over, saluted Xia Jingyun and the other three, and whispered: "You three, do you want a spot on the name card?"
Su Yuanshang and Bai Yunbian were both stunned. Only Xia Jingyun, who had experienced a similar scene before, tried with some disbelief: "You are saying that you have extra space for famous posts, and you can sell that space to us." ?”
The man nodded with a smile, "Young Master seems to be a smart man at first glance, and he can actually hit the mark! Yes, that's exactly what I meant!"
Su Yuanshang and Bai Yunbian both looked shocked, as if they had never thought that such an operation could be done.
Xia Jingyun was also surprised, "Aren't you afraid that the Jiang family will punish you like this?"
The man waved his hand, "Don't worry, since we dare to sell it like this, we will definitely let you in."
Xia Jingyun asked directly: "How much silver?"
"Five hundred taels."
Bai Yunbian said subconsciously: "Why don't you go and grab it! Five hundred taels!"
The man smiled and said, "I think the three of you are all dressed in luxurious clothes. Five hundred taels of silver is indeed expensive to ordinary people, but for the three of you, it is worth it to save one day and save you a lot of fatigue! What's more, , this is the Jiang family, the anchor of our Great Xia Dynasty. Is it because the status of the Jiang family is not worth five hundred taels, or is it that your respect for the Jiang family is not worth five hundred taels?"
"Hey!" Bai Yunbian sneered, and just as he was about to reprimand the other party for sophistry, Xia Jingyun suddenly said: "I buy it!"
He directly took out a five hundred tael silver check and bought a number. Looking at the number plate, he smiled and said, "Number seventeen, it's a good location."
"Young Master is so righteous!" The man collected the money and ran away with a look of admiration.
When Xia Jingyun sat down again, someone immediately started talking next to him.
"Looking at your appearance, you don't seem to be from Zhongjing?"
Although Xia Jingyun has a great name, he has rarely appeared on important occasions and most people don't recognize his appearance. He only smiled when he heard this and said, "I am here to take the exam in Beijing. I admire the military god's reputation and reputation." It’s just Mr. Jade Tiger’s style.”
The man clicked his tongue and said in surprise, "Five hundred taels is enough to buy a small residence in Zhongjing City. It is really luxurious to only meet the Jiang family's steward."
Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "I just think about it all."
"Young Master is so righteous!" The man cupped his hands in admiration.
While he was talking, a man who looked like a steward of the Jiang family walked out of the door at the other end. He first clasped his fists and saluted everyone, "Thank you for taking the trouble to come here. I would like to thank Jiang Jiu, the steward of the Jiang family, for being polite!"
Everyone present stood up and returned the greeting.
"Now, please give the distinguished guests who hold the number plate to us together with the number plate and name card. We will invite you in order later."
For a moment, many people in the field got up and walked over. Many people even ran and jumped on the ground, trying to get ahead, but they didn't know what they were doing.
Xia Jingyun and the others also slowly walked towards the other end, and when they left, the person at the table next to them looked at their backs and sneered: "I don't know where the mountain bumpkins came from, and they were tricked by these people and are still here." There’s so much smugness there!”
"Isn't that right? Now these Ya people can also deceive these outsiders. Who else in Zhongjing City will be the one who takes advantage of them!"
"Five hundred taels, you can sleep with a beautiful girl in Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion, but in the end, you just went to meet a steward of the Jiang family. This man is really stupid even if he is stupid."
While the three of them were chatting, several men were sitting together in a corner of the tea shop, looking at one of them with excitement and envy.
"Okay, Fourth Brother! We actually sold two of them!"
"One thousand taels. You can save five hundred taels yourself, which is enough to buy a big house for your family."
"Hey, hey, this is exaggerating. I can just give my guy some good jewelry!"
"Hey, why can't I meet these fools!"
"There are too many of us and not enough fools! I hope that one day, the world will become a place where there are too many fools and we don't have enough."
Visitors were respectfully invited into the Jiang family in order of number. Although they were waiting in line to receive them, the Jiang family tried hard not to make everyone feel humiliated.
"What's the number?"
In the main hall of the Jiang family, the main seat was vacant in the middle. Butler Jiang Wugang saw them off and sat on the chair on the left, taking a sip of tea and moistening his throat.
A steward on the side smiled and said: "This is the sixteenth, and next is the seventeenth. This person's name is Xia Jingyun, whose courtesy name is Gaoyang. He is a candidate from Sishui Prefecture who came to Beijing to take the exam. He came here to pay homage to the young master. Haha, this person Don’t you know the rules of our Jiang family? You still want to see the father-in-law?”
The butler suddenly froze, "What did you say his name was?"
The young steward was also startled and repeated, "Xia Jingyun, courtesy name Gaoyang."
The housekeeper remembered the young master's previous explanation, stood up and rushed into the backyard.
The steward was dumbfounded and suddenly realized, "No, then why don't I call them?"
There was no reply in the wind.
Outside Jiang's house, Xia Jingyun, Su Yuanshang and Bai Yun stood beside them.
The two people in No. 16 had been out for a while, but no one asked them to go in. The surrounding people suddenly started talking quietly.
Bai Yunbian frowned slightly and muttered, "It's not like this guy with the surname Jiang is going to get along!"
Su Yuanshang was also a little confused, "This shouldn't be the case. Those people dare to openly sell it here, so it can't be fake, right?"
Xia Jingyun looked calm, "Let's wait and see."
In the corner of the tea shop not far away, the scalpers also began to murmur.
"What's going on? Are they not allowed in?"
"Fourth Brother, if they can't get in, they won't ask you to refund the money, right?"
The man who sold his account also looked nervous, "It's not that, it's not that, the Jiang family knows about this, how could they not let them in without any reason! I think there is something wrong with this person, and the Jiang family doesn't want to see them!" "
"That's true, it's possible."
"Fuck, look!"
"Fuck!"
A series of exclamations were dedicated to a figure striding out of the house.
"What are you here for?"
Jiang Yuhu, whose chest was rising slightly, stood at the door with his expression as cold as ever. He glanced at Bai Yunbian, who turned his head to the side and pretended not to look at him, "And you're bringing a loser with you."
Bai Yunbian turned his head and glared angrily.
Xia Jingyun smiled and held up his hands, "I wanted to come here, but I heard that the general wanted to spend the Chinese New Year with the army officers, so I delayed it until now. Please forgive me, general."
Jiang Yuhu waved his hand, "You're here, come in and have a cup of tea."
After saying that, he turned around and went in. Xia Jingyun and his entourage naturally followed suit.
Outside the gate, surprised faces looked at each other, with one thought in their minds:
Who is this person? How could the labor god come to greet him?
(End of chapter)
