Yin Dun returned home and went to the hall to see his father.
After learning that his son was proficient in both classics and that he had taken the best advice from the Book of Songs, Yin Youqi couldn't hold back his joy and laughed heartily.
Yin Dun looked at his father with some surprise. In his impression, his father always smiled gently and showed no emotion or anger. It was a happy event that he learned two classics, and his father would not necessarily lose his temper with joy.
After Yin Dun sat down, Yin Youqi slowly stopped laughing, stroking his beard and said: "There have been many happy events in the family recently, and my father has been a little out of sorts."
No wonder all the Yin friends were happy. They bet on Dai Guo's victory and won nearly 900 taels of gold. His colleagues in the East Palace congratulated him one after another, saying that the emperor ordered someone to take his daughter's portrait from the East Palace for royal viewing.
Yin Youqi's heart was beating wildly. Although it was not difficult for Zhen'er to enter the East Palace, there were only two positions for the crown prince's concubines. There was fierce competition among the scholar families. After thinking about it carefully, Yin Youqi felt that it was almost hopeless.
Knowing that the emperor had taken Zhen'er's portrait for imperial viewing, Yin's friends took fifty gold together and went to the palace attendant Wei Qing to inquire about the news.
From Wei Qing's mouth, he learned that the emperor praised Yin Huizhen after seeing her portrait and praised her as "a good match." Yin friends were so happy that they knew that Zhen'er would become the crown prince's concubine.
It was really unintentional. It seems that because my memorial letter caught the eye of the emperor, the eight-year plan was finally implemented. All my friends were overjoyed and felt like they were crying.
Wei Qing had fifty gold in his sleeves, looked at Yin Youqi who was full of joy, and said with a smile: "I also want to congratulate Brother Yin. The emperor asked the King of Kuaiji to appoint Brother Yin to Shangshang when he takes the exam. Brother Yin's day of success is coming. , don’t forget my little brother then.”
It was considered to be the fourth happy event, even though Yinyou Qi Yang Qi Kung Fu was profound, he couldn't help but beam with joy. He ordered people to serve wine, and the father and son drank happily.
"How about Yang An's Xuan Tong Jing?" Yin Youqi asked.
"An Xuantong's Analects of Confucius and Shangshu are both taken from the best. If Dr. Che doesn't stop them, both classics must be taken from the top." Yin Dun said with emotion: "An Xuan's talent is rarely seen in the world. Dr. Che Accept him as your disciple on the spot.”
The Yin friends all stopped drinking. The changes in their family began when Yang Quanqi became the governor of Xinye. His father wrote a letter saying that this year the family's income has increased by 30% compared with previous years, and this does not include sugar frost.
Sugar frost has become a tribute, and five stones are brought to the palace every year, with each stone costing 50,000 yuan. This is a loss-making business.
But once the excess icing is put on the market, Yin Youqi can imagine the sensation it will cause. In his opinion, the price of one tael of sugar and one tael of gold is still a bit low.
This time, Yan Dai won the bet in Beijing. It is said that the gambling capital exceeded hundreds of millions. There are many wealthy families in the world, but I am afraid that there will be no supply of icing sugar.
With more than 800 taels of gold won, Yinyouqi was ready to do something big, buying several shops in Nanshi, selling Bichun tea, sugar frosting, and cloud festival paper.
These three things were all obtained by Yang Anxuan. Thinking of all the strange things about this boy, Yin Youqi warned: "Dun'er should have more contact with Anxuan. It would be best to become brothers."
I sighed in my heart, I only have a daughter like Yin Huizhen, otherwise it would be great to recruit Yang Anxuan as my son-in-law.
Yin Dun smiled and said: "Haier and An Xuan are almost inseparable, and they are close friends. Tomorrow Haier is going to hold a banquet to bid farewell to An Xuan and several friends from Guozixue, and An Xuan is preparing to leave for Tangyi to celebrate the New Year."
The Yin friends all nodded and said, "You can pay ten taels of gold to your account so that you can spend more money."
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The Qinhuai River is lined with rows of painted boats and bursts of music and singing.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, red lanterns are hung on all the boats, and some are tied with red silk, decorating the entire Qinhuai River with joy.
Tao Ping, Gan Yue, Liu Zhong and others were all returning home to celebrate the New Year one after another in the past few days, so Yin Dun simply called them all.
A few people were strolling along the long street beside the Qinhuai River. Their long sleeves were fluttering and their steps were windy. The young master was handsome and elegant. The key was that he was dressed gorgeously. He must have a lot of gold around his waist. The red-sleeved prostitutes and houses along the street beckoned to each other, and the boat swayed closer. Inquiring sweetly.
Gan Yue said with a smile: "An Xuan is well-known in Qinhuai River. Telling his name may be worth real money."
Yin Dun smiled, remembering that Yuehua from Yiqiu Tower had sent several letters, expressing her longing for her with sad words, and inviting herself to play.
But after Miao Lan's incident, Yin Dun had already seen Yuehua clearly. Even if he went there again, it would be just a show. Moreover, An Xuan didn't like Yuehua. How could he alienate An Xuan because of Yuehua's incident.
Liu Zhong thought of Xing Niang and wondered how she was doing after receiving Yang Anxuan's help, so he said, "How about going to Xing Niang's boat to listen to "Lovesickness"?"
Tao Ping teased: "Brother Liu, is he very much in love with Xing Niang? Hahahaha."
Looking for someone to send a message, but not even a stick of incense arrived, Xingniang's painted boat hurriedly arrived.
Xing Niang wears a light green flowered jacket and a yellow pleated skirt, which is long and touching the floor. She draws her eyebrows into her temples, and uses yellow powder to draw a crescent shape between her eyebrows. This is the popular "yellow forehead makeup" in Beijing. Compared with the last time The clothes were much more gorgeous when we met.
After welcoming Yang Anxuan and others into the cabin, Xing Niang prostrated herself and said softly: "Xing Niang has met all the gentlemen."
His eyes were as full as water, falling on Yang Anxuan, full of gratitude.
Liu Zhong took a look at the furnishings in the cabin. The desks had been replaced, the paintings on the walls were new, and the original curtains were replaced with cyan silk. He smiled and said, "It seems that Madam Xing is doing well recently."
Xingniang said gratefully: "Xingniang is really good at the new music passed down by Master Lai Yang. Several young masters are here, and Xingniang will invite you today."
Yin Dun smiled and said, "That's not necessary. Today, Yin is going to bid farewell to all the brothers. Just ask the cook to serve more snacks."
The banquet was quickly served, and a few people chatted and laughed, listening to Xing Niang playing music. Xingniang hired two new dancers to dance to the music, which added to the scenery.
Tao Ping raised his glass and said to Yang Anxuan: "An Xuan, I'm afraid it will be difficult to pay off the money that Yu owes me a year ago. I hope that my dear brother will give me a few days of grace and wait for Yu to go home to celebrate the New Year and raise the money to pay it back as soon as possible."
Yang Anxuan said with a smile: "Brother Tao, don't worry about it, just pay it back slowly. Come on, let's have a drink."
Gratitude flashed in Tao Ping's eyes. He paid off more than 70 taels of his fifty-tael gambling debt. Yang Anxuan never pressed him, nor did he calculate his interest. This was completely different from Diao Yun, who kept urging him every month.
Drink all the wine in the glass. Tao Ping thought to himself that Yang An's Xuantong Second Classic was accepted as a disciple by Dr. Che. Even if the royal family deliberately suppressed him, it might not be able to stop his rising trend. It was his chance to be friends with such a person before he became successful.
Everyone has their own thoughts, but it's a drink and a happy ending.
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The 22nd is an auspicious day in the zodiac, and it is appropriate to worship a teacher.
Yang Anxuan mentioned Shu Xiu's official visit to become his disciple. Che Yin attached great importance to this recruitment of disciples, and invited many friends and celebrities to come to watch the ceremony, and he encouraged and warned Yang Anxuan.
After Yang Anxuan bowed respectfully, Che Yin gave him the prepared pen and ink, and the ceremony was completed. Yang Anxuan has officially become Che Yin's disciple.
On the 24th, Yang Anxuan took Zhang Feng across the river to Tangyi.
Tangyi County was originally located in Linhuai County of Xuzhou. In the fourth year of Kangxi (338), the Jianghuai River was in chaos and people migrated south. The imperial court established Tangyi County in the north of Jiankang and placed it under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou.
Tangyi faces the capital across the river and is an important transportation route between the north and the south. Hu merchants from the north often cross the river to the capital through Tangyi.
Tangyi City is high and deep, located in a strategic location, and its scale and prosperity are beyond the reach of Jiyang. As the Chinese New Year approaches, shops on both sides of the street spread their goods on the sidewalk, shouting hard to attract passers-by.
There were too many vehicles and pedestrians on the street, and the street with six carriages running parallel was still congested. Yang Anxuan was afraid that the horse would be frightened and hurt someone, so he led the horse towards the prefect's mansion in the crowd.
A crowd of people crowded in front, and the sounds of yelling, crying, and begging could be heard. Yang Anxuan frowned, probably because of bullying.
Such things are at the feet of the emperor and are often seen in Jiankang City. Yang Anxuan sighed secretly that his family was weak and could not manage a few injustices. Only by holding the power of the world could he wipe out the injustices.
"...I borrowed two thousand dollars, and stated that if I can't repay it before December 20th, I will use my daughter to pay off the debt. Huang Heizi, it's written in black and white, I haven't wronged you, right?"
"Master Diao, you are so noble, please give me a few more days, and I will definitely pay it back after the new year."
"Hey, Huang Heizi, you were right three days ago when you said you would borrow money to pay off your debts. Now it's the end of the year. If you keep defaulting on your debts, the Diao family will open a shantang."
Yang Anxuan approached. He was taller and could directly see what was going on in the crowd.
A man in black clothes who looked like a steward was waving a note in his hand, and he was gesticulating and gesturing at a man in brown clothes with his teeth bared. The man in brown clothes was stooped and begging in a low voice.
Sitting huddled in the corner was a woman in ragged clothes, holding two babies in her arms. The two babies buried their heads in the woman's arms and howled loudly.
Being moved by the scene, Zhang Feng remembered the situation in his family a few years ago, squeezed into the crowd and shouted: "The servant will pay back the two thousand dollars for him."
Manager Diao looked Zhang Feng up and down, and saw that Zhang Feng was wearing a green cloth shirt, like a long suit, and sneered: "Who is not wearing pants and you are exposed? What does it matter to you? Get out of here, Master Diao, so as not to get beaten." .”
Zhang Feng followed Yang Anxuan, and his horizons broadened a lot. After arriving in Jiankang, he followed Yang Huai to practice martial arts. Yang Anxuan even asked him to learn literacy in his home. In half a year, he learned hundreds of words and could write with a pen. He was no longer a boy begging in the countryside. Lang.
"If he owes a debt, why shouldn't his servant pay it back for him?" Zhang Feng said with a raised face without showing any signs of weakness.
Following Yang Anxuan, he received a reward of five taels of gold for playing in Douqu in Shenghuaju. Yang Anxuan usually gave him three hundred gold on the left and two hundred on the right as pocket money. Zhang Feng had accumulated more than sixty thousand gold.
Yang Anxuan did not speak, but listened to the discussions of the people around him, and understood what happened in a moment.
Huang Heizi borrowed 2,000 yuan from the Diao family to bet on Yan Guosheng, and agreed to repay the 2,100 yuan with interest on December 20. If he could not pay back the debt, he would use his two daughters to pay off the debt.
Seeing Huang Heizi's sad face, Yang Anxuan's heart flashed that there is something pitiful about hateful people. They don't have enough food and clothing but want to borrow money and gamble. Is such a person worthy of sympathy?
Diao Guanshi, surnamed Diao, Yang Anxuan sneered when he thought of Diao Yun's many mischiefs, the Diao family was still haunted.
The Diao family has always ignored their reputation and used any means to make money. Naturally, they would not miss this method of raising money with high interest rates. Tangyi is not far from Jingkou. I guess this guy is from the Diao family. Looking at the mother and daughter holding a trembling ball, Yang Anxuan asked himself, Huang Heizi is unforgivable, and the Diao family who lends usury is even more hateful, so what is it about secretly pushing these people?
When Huang Heizi heard that Zhang Feng said he was willing to pay off his debt, he stepped forward and said, "Young Master, your words are true. I have thanked you for your great kindness."
As he said that, he lay down on the ground and smacked his head, then turned around and called his wife and daughter behind him, "Why don't you thank the young master quickly and kowtow to him?"
The woman and her two daughters knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Feng. Yang Anxuan saw that the older of the two children was about ten years old and the younger was only seven or eight years old. Their eyes were filled with fear and their whole body was shaking.
The two children were still young, but they had beautiful features. No wonder the unruly steward wanted Huang Heizi to use his daughter to pay off the debt.
"Hey, these two little ladies are quite smart. They made two thousand dollars."
"This kid knows how to be compassionate at a young age. He has a bright future, hahahaha."
The dirty words were unbearable, and Yang Anxuan frowned.
With a fierce look in his eyes, Diao Guanshi bullied young Zhang Feng, stretched out his hand to push him, and cursed in his mouth: "Little bastard, if you want to get into trouble, get out of here."
Zhang Feng was taught carefully by Yang Huai. Yang Huai was a member of the Yang family. There was someone in the family who specialized in teaching skills. He had also been in the army for many years and had dedicated his skills in fighting on the battlefield to eliminate the bad and keep the good. So how could Zhang Feng use this unorganized person? Slap to the heart.
He reached out and grabbed Diao Guanshi's wrist, turned it over and twisted it. Diao Guanshi screamed in pain, Zhang Feng pushed back and let go of his hand.
Manager Diao staggered back, and two servants hurriedly supported him.
Rubbing his wrists, Manager Diao had a look of fear in his eyes. Although the boy in front of him was young and had extraordinary skills, the master behind him must be extraordinary. He couldn't decide whether to let the two servants come forward to take the person.
A famous servant shouted: "My servants are from the Rao'an Diao family in Bohai. Boy, please don't cause trouble for your family."
Zhang Feng was a little timid and looked back at Yang Anxuan.
As expected, it was Bohai Diao. Yang Anxuan smiled and said to Zhang Feng: "Zhang Feng, what are you talking about? Just give me money to pay off the debt."
Diao Ping saw Yang Anxuan standing with his hands behind his back, wearing a brocade robe and looking majestic, and knew that he could not afford to offend him.
It's just that Huang Heizi's two daughters are favored by his master Diao Feng. How can he do business if he takes the money and goes back.
After thinking about it for a long time, Diao Ping gritted his teeth and said in a solemn voice: "Master, please tell me your name so that I can go back and explain to the master."
"Hongnong Yang Anxuan."