Gu Xiyan didn't expect that she would hear the name "Fang Shaoqing" again so soon, and was stunned.

Seeing this, Duan Niang thought she was worried that Fang Shaoying was also studying at Aunt Cui, and was afraid that she would be compared. She interrupted, "Girls, don't worry, their family is a powerful minister, and our family is a gentry. As scholars today, who doesn't know the Gu family in Shuzhou, and Aunt Cui dares to do whatever she wants in front of the girl."

Aristocrats, those once powerful gentry in history, if they were not powerful officials, what qualifications would they have to present the genealogy of the gentry?

However, there is no need to say these words to Duan Niang, just to worry her for nothing.

Gu Xiyan suppressed her thoughts and smiled, still recalling what Madam Zhao said just now.

Duan Niang mistakenly thought Gu Xiyan didn't believe her words and emphasized: "If the girl doesn't believe it, ask Mama Zhao. The ancestor of the Gu family, Duke Wen, wrote a book called "Annotation of the Four Books", which is now a must-read item for careers. "Shuowen Jiezi" written by Duke De is a must-read book for scholars. There is only those who know literacy in the world who don't know the Gu family... This is far away. Just say that your grandfather is a famous historian in the Xia Kingdom. He even collected a book called "A Brief History of the Sixteen Dynasties" by him. Our master is the first top scholar to be ranked in the third year since Xizhao's 299th year..."

Madam Zhao also smiled and said, "How about this, when the wife got married, the Liu family gave her a dowry of 300,000 taels of silver..."

Three hundred thousand taels of silver?

What is the equivalent of RMB?

Gu Xiyan felt her eyelids twitching and asked in confusion: "How could the family be so tight?"

Madam Zhao smiled bitterly and said, "My master is a scholar, but how can I know the hardships of the world? What kind of stone plate is used for buying today? It costs 1,000 taels to buy a painting tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, I bought a broken bottle and said it was worth 10,000 taels. How can the family withstand such troubles... Madam now, there is nothing I can do about it!"

Calculate the time, it took only seven or eight years for Mrs. Gu to marry in, and the dowry of 300,000 taels of silver, just like that... Gu Xiyan asked: "Isn't anyone taking care of it?"

Madam Zhao smiled and said, "Who cares? The old lady, the lady went there early in the morning. The brothers were all from the side branches. They didn't usually come and go in their hometown in Shuzhou. The eldest girl's stepmother, Mrs. Bai, was born in a humble background and dared not speak in front of the master. Even if the wife is gentle, what does the master say? Mrs. Liu is even more intimate. If it weren't for the wife's side who had a few smart nanny accompanying the house, the Liu family wouldn't have helped her, and she might have lived a life like this... During the Chinese New Year this year, the lady was really shameless to go to the Liu family to pay money again, otherwise, how could she rent Liu Ting to an actor?"

Duan Niang sighed long after hearing this: "I just hope that the mansion will last for a few years. Don't wait for the second girl to go out to be too shabby."

Madam Zhao smiled and comforted Duan Niang: "The lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the rotten boat has three kilograms of nails."

Gu Xiyan's mind changed and asked tentatively: "If you marry the royal family, do you want to marry a dowry?"

Both of them were stunned. Madam Zhao said carefully: "It must be necessary, but that is only a symbolic one. Generally, in order to show the royal style, the clan mansion will give the woman a large number of betrothal gifts. In fact, the woman is sure to make a profit. Just like when the King of Ling married his wife, the entire White Tiger Avenue was blocked. It was the first time I have lived for so many years...

Gu Xiyan listened absent-mindedly with a smile.

I hope this is the real reason why Mr. Gu wants to choose a concubine himself? The problems that money can solve are generally not a big problem.

But for some reason, Gu Xiyan felt uneasy in her heart when she thought of Mr. Gu’s smiling face and gloomy gaze, and felt that things must not be that simple.

Several people were talking, and Hengyue came in to ask where the lunch was placed. Gu Xiyan respected Duan Mom more in front of Madam Zhao, and had to listen to Duan Mom's meaning. Madam Duan Mom knew that she was giving her face and didn't say much. She decided to put the meal in the west wing room. The three of them ate with laughter, and the rain stopped. A fishy smell of soil floated in the air. Madam Zhao thanked Gu Xiyan and insisted on going back. Gu Xiyan said a few more polite words like "Come and sit often" and asked Madam Duan to take Madam Zhao back in person.

Gu Xiyan was still a little uneasy about tomorrow's class. She called Hengyue: "Let me find a few books I often read, and I will review them."

I will go to Cui Baoyi to attend class tomorrow. According to common sense, I suddenly accepted a student in the middle of the process. I should have taken her level. Gu Xiyan was not afraid of her poor level, but she was afraid of saying something inappropriate, and she showed her flaws...

Hengyue said in embarrassment: "When the girl came, she didn't bring any books..."

Gu Xiyan also felt a headache when she heard this, and Mo Ju came up with an idea: "How many books should we go to Rongyuezhai to borrow?"

Gu Xiyan thought this was a good idea, so she urged Hengyue and Mo Ju to go quickly.

Not long after the two went out, a seven- or eight-year-old boy ran away and said it was a child servant next to Deacon Ding, who sent a letter to Gu Xiyan. Xinghong led him into the door. The child asked Gu Xiyan very cleverly and asked in a silence: "Deacon Ding asked me to ask, what do the second girl have to ask?"

Gu Xiyan pondered for a while and said, "I want to see Deacon Ding and ask him to arrange the arrangement!"

Everyone in the room changed their faces, and the child immediately left.

After a while, Duan Niang came back. Gu Xiyan saw Xing Hong muttering to Duan Niang through the window. She smiled and went back to bed for a morning break.

After waking up from the nap, Hengyue and Mo Ju also came back. Both of them looked depressed: "The Gui Guan said that Rongyuezhai's books are not borrowed without the master's handbook."

Real scholars have a bit of this temper. It’s easy to borrow money, but don’t borrow books.

Gu Xiyan disagreed.

Mo Ju added: "My sister Hengyue and I went to beg for the wife again. The wife didn't see her and said she had gone to the house of the Minister of Works. We told Madam Song that Madam Song said that the master had not come back in the morning. Even if she told Madam that Madam had no choice, it was a rule of the Gu family for hundreds of years. Rongyuezhai's books were not borrowed."

Gu Xiyan sighed and asked Duan Niang to discuss it, wanting to buy a few books.

Duan Niang was also embarrassed: "It's already afternoon now. I have to go to my wife's place to get the waist card in advance when I leave the house. Now the wife is not at home..."

Gu Xiyan Eran.

Why is it different from those novels and movies written?

Then how could I go out to inspect the market? I think it’s a little money to protect myself and save my life!

Gu Xiyan was very distressed.

Duan Niang gave a wink and told several little girls to go out, and attached it to Gu Xiyan's ear and said, "Miss, don't worry, the eldest girl often carried the master to Rongyuezhai on her back... I'll find a way?"

Gu Xiyan was overjoyed and urged her to go quickly.

When it was time to light the lights at night, the rain began to fall again, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and a cool breeze blew up.

Gu Xiyan and Duan Niang had supper. They wore wooden shoes and each dressed in a straw raincoat. They didn't dare to carry the lantern. They sneaked through the forest to the corner gate. There was a person waiting for them in front of the corner gate. Gu Xiyan stepped forward and saw that it was Madam Zhao. Madam Zhao stuffed a key to Madam Duan Niang: "Go and go back quickly. I will keep Madam Wu for wine, and I can only keep her for two hours at most..."

Duan Niang and Gu Xiyan hurriedly thanked her and promised that they would come back on time.

After leaving the corner gate, the two of them tiptoed again and walked carefully on the bluestone path. The heavy rain woven in the air to form a rain curtain. From time to time, the rustling sound of rain hitting leaves was made around them, and the sky was dark like midnight.

Gu Xiyan suddenly felt absurd.

It's true, no wonder people tell lies like a big snowball, getting bigger and bigger. I am not like a snowball now... In order not to show my strength, I am almost a thief!

When he arrived at the gate of Rongyuezhai, Duan Niang stepped forward and knocked softly. Someone came to open the door immediately. When Gu Xiyan saw that it was the boy who was lying on the foot of the big couch that day, she called Huanling.

Duan Niang immediately took out something from her arms and stuffed it to Huanling, whispering, "Thank you for your hard work."

Huanling put the bag in his arms expressionlessly and said coldly: "Hurry up!"

Duan Niang nodded and took Gu Xiyan into the gate of Rongyuezhai.

Two towering camphor trees still dutifully cover the seven main rooms of Rongyuezhai like umbrellas. The hustle and strong wind and rain can only make its branches and leaves dance gracefully...

Duan Niang took Gu Xiyan under the tree, and hurriedly took off her straw raincoat: "Go quickly, I'll wait for you here."

Gu Xiyan took out her energy and ran to the eaves of the main house. Fortunately, her body was only a little wet.

She entered the room, took out the fire note that Duanniang gave her from her arms, and shook it gently in the air. The fire note, which was as slender as an incense candle, immediately emitted a warm orange light. Gu Xiyan did not dare to hold it on, so she immediately ran to the bookshelf and turned it over.

The bookshelf with the large painting table was a bit messy, and some books had bookmarks in it. It was obvious that Mr. Gu often read it again. Gu Xiyan didn't dare to move around, for fear of being seen as something was wrong.

She looked for books on those neatly packed bookshelf.

The complete set of four books? Well, you must read it. "The Sound and Rhymes of the Mo Ju also need to take a book about the book about the Song and Fu, and I also need to take a book about the book about the Book of the Song and Fu, and I want a book about the Book of Agriculture. What?

Gu Xiyan put a few books in her hand on the ground and flipped it out. It turned out to be a book that was full of pictures and texts, telling people how to grow rice and use windmills. Gu Xiyan hesitated for a moment and put the book back to its original place. After a while, she found a set of travel notes written by the author who claimed to be stepping on the snow and looking for plum blossoms. Gu Xiyan was overjoyed. This was very beneficial for her to understand the geography and humanities of Xia Kingdom. She also found a book called "Luxuan Night Talk" and flipped through it. She wrote anecdotes and interesting stories from a certain year.

The harvest is too great.

Gu Xiyan blew the fire and held the book and was about to leave. The sound of rain coming from the window "Bola, bula" was like falling beans.

It’s better to find something to wrap it up, or it’s better to block it.

Gu Xiyan stood between the bookshelf and looked around. There was not much in the room. There was a welcoming pillow on the large couch not far ahead and all had cushions. But the question was, can I take it? Gu Xiyan thought about it and decided to take off the skirt she was wearing and hold the book. Anyway, it was night, so I would wear a straw raincoat later?

She was squatting on the ground to wrap her books when a very, very slight "squeak" sound suddenly came from the room. Gu Xiyan looked up curiously, and a black shadow turned over from the window next to the couch, his movements were very clever and light.

Gu Xiyan was about to ask "Who" when a flash of lightning flashed through the sky, illuminating the room.

Gu Xiyan, whose figure was blocked by the bookshelf, saw the visitor clearly.

It was a masked woman with a slender body and a slender fit. The scabbard exposed on her shoulders emitted a cold light in the dark room.

What kind of plot is this?

Gu Xiyan felt that she was a little confused.

But I came to find a few books to make up for myself, so why did I meet a hero with a sword on my back?

No, maybe it may be a thief who kills without blinking!
Chapter completed!