(Originally, this chapter was supposed to be published on April 3, but because of the fire prevention duty during those days, the date was set wrong. This chapter is missing. I will make it up today, so everyone can read it!)

Seeing the concierge calling him Master, Kong Shouzhen quickly stepped aside and said at the same time: "My father, you have recognized the wrong person. This is Master Zhao!"

Fan Jian, who was standing next to him, also quickly stepped forward and reminded him: "Lao Yu, this is Mr. Kong, and this guy next to you is our master!"

After receiving the reminder, Old Yu quickly came to Zhao Fuxiang and knelt down to kowtow again, apologizing again and again: "Old Yu's eyesight is so dim that he admitted the wrong person. Please punish me!"

Zhao Fuxiang laughed and asked, "It's okay. Lao Yu, please get up and show us the environment!"

Hearing that the master did not make things difficult for him, Lao Yu secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quickly stood up to introduce the situation to Mr. Zhao.

This courtyard originally belonged to a wealthy businessman in Fucheng. Half a year ago, the wealthy businessman's ship was pirated at sea. The wealthy businessman died. His family sold the property in Qiongzhou and moved it to Guangzhou. This courtyard is close to the front and back, so it can be considered a medium-sized house.

The residence is not far from the east gate, so it is quite secluded.

The concierge Lao Yu and his wife Chen were originally concierges. They were natives of Qiongzhou and could not follow the original owner, so they stayed here and continued to do their jobs. When Zheng Song sold the yard, he also kept them.

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Lao Yu took Zhao Fuxiang to look around the front yard. In addition to the servant's room, the front yard was the kitchen, the second courtyard was the main hall and guest rooms, and the last third courtyard was the master's room.

Lao Yu came to the door of Sanjin Courtyard and said mysteriously: "Master, Zheng Song left a mysterious gift for me in the back house, please come in!"

Kong Shouzhen was a clever man, and he knew immediately that there was a woman in the backyard. He smiled and said, "My boss, Kong is tired too, so he's going to rest first!"

Seeing how sensible Kong Shouzhen was, Zhao Fuxiang laughed and said, "It's easy to say, Lao Yu, you prepare a table of delicious dishes. I'll have a drink with Brother Kong later!"

Kong Shouzhen smiled and clasped his fists and left, while Zhao Fuxiang came to the back house alone, opened the door and walked in.

When Zhao Fuxiang opened the door, he smelled a gust of fragrance. A young girl was kneeling on the ground to welcome him. This girl was wearing a plain white t-shirt and a lake-green coat. Although she had already entered the second grade

It was 3 months, but the temperature was not warm. The woman was obviously not wearing anything in her bedclothes, and her flesh could be vaguely seen inside.

Zhao Fuxiang looked the woman up and down and said with a smile: "So you are Zheng Songliu's gift. It seems that Zheng Song spent a lot of money. Get up!"

The woman stood up. Zhao Fuxiang saw that this woman had a hairstyle like Lin Daiyu's on TV, and with light makeup on her face, she looked a little frail. Zhao Fuxiang didn't know that this kind of bun was called a heart bun, and it was for unmarried people.

It’s a girl’s exclusive hairstyle, but it looks pretty good.

Zhao Fuxiang sat down on the chair, looked up and down seventy-two times, and then asked: "What's your name?"

The woman said weakly: "My family name is Lin, my name is Xiu Niang!"

Lin Xiu Niang is a very common name for women in the Ming Dynasty. Zhao Fuxiang heard how old Lin Xiu Niang sounded and asked, "How old are you this year?"

"If I tell you, my master, I am sixteen years old this year!"

People in the Ming Dynasty liked to pretend to be two years old, which meant that Lin Xiu Niang had just turned fourteen. Zhao Fuxiang cursed in his heart that it was really decadent feudalism, which knew how to oppress the majority of working women!

Although Zhao Fuxiang cursed the inequality between men and women in his heart, he still pulled Lin Xiu Niang into his arms without any courtesy, and his hands and feet began to become dishonest.

Zhao Fuxiang is now a veteran of Fengyue, and he soon realized that Lin Xiu Niang was still a young girl without any experience.

If it were the Zhao Fuxiang of the past, he would be honest and unceremonious and turn into a beast in clothes, so that Miss Lin could experience adult happiness. However, Zhao Fuxiang had just discussed with Kong Shouzhen how to win people's hearts, so after Zhao Fuxiang learned about Lin Xiu Niang's situation, he stopped his own behavior.

Claw of Lushan!

Zhao Fuxiang smelled the fragrant smell on his fingers and thought that he would be the emperor in the future. He must win over such a useful person as Kong Shouzhen. Although this woman was pretty good-looking, she was not the mature type he liked. Instead, she

Giving it to Kong Shouzhen can really make Kong Shouzhen return to his heart.

Paying attention and preparing himself, Zhao Fuxiang pushed Lin Xiu Niang away and asked her to put on her pants and tidy up her clothes before asking: "Xiu Niang, I have a wife at home. If you follow me, I may not even be able to become a concubine. How about this! Master

I have a teacher, his wife died a few years ago, how about you go over and fill in his house?"

Lin Xiu Niang already knew her fate. Following Mr. Zhao in front of her would most likely mean that she would be destined to be a wench girl. On the contrary, she might as well follow that Mr. So-and-so, at least her life would be guaranteed.

"Every slave listens to the master!"

Zhao Fuxiang smiled and nodded, and took Lin Xiu Niang out of the back house to the second courtyard. Kong Shouzhen was in a daze in the guest room. What happened in the past few days was like a dream. It turned out that he had not eaten enough, but he suddenly turned around and became the boss.

The staff, it is true that the big intestine wraps up the small intestine!

Zhao Fuxiang came to Kong Shouzhen's door, knocked on the door and shouted: "Did Brother Kong have a rest?"

Hearing that his boss was coming, Kong Shouzhen quickly got up and opened the door. He was stunned when he saw a young girl following his boss and asked: "My boss, are you looking for me?"

Zhao Fuxiang laughed, walked into the house with Lin Xiu Niang, and then said: "Brother Kong, this is Lin Xiu Niang. I see that there is no one to take care of you in the house. How about letting Xiu Niang take care of your daily life?"

Zhao Fuxiang's meaning was obvious. Kong Shouzhen knew that Lin Xiu Niang was a gift left by Zheng Song for Zhao Fuxiang. He was willing to accept it and quickly declined: "My boss, this is a gift for you. How dare Kong take away someone's love?"

"Haha, Brother Kong, you and I have nothing to do with each other. You also know that my wife is as fierce as a tiger. If the tigress knows that I am hiding my beauty in the golden house in the city, she will definitely come to my door, so I'd better leave it to you, Brother Kong!"

Kong Shouzhen still didn't want to accept it, and said: "My boss, you know my past situation. Kong doesn't want to renew his relationship anymore, so he will live alone all his life!"

"Brother Kong, what you said is wrong. There are three ways to be unfilial and the worst is not having children! Your parents are gone, how can you bear to see the bloodline of the Kong family cut off at your hands?"

Zhao Fuxiang's words were all about unfilial piety, and Kong Shouzhen couldn't refuse. In addition, Lin Xiu Niang was indeed a beauty according to the standards of the Ming Dynasty. Kong Shouzhen thought about it for a while, knelt in front of Zhao Fuxiang and said: "Kong Shouzhen has received a great favor from his employer for his life. Now,

I have been rewarded by my employer again, please rest assured! Kong Shouzhen will be his employer’s loyal dog from now on!”

Zhao Fuxiang laughed loudly, pulled up Kong Shouzhen and said with a smile: "I will not disturb brother Kong for the flowers and candles in the wedding room. I will ask Fan Jian to deliver the embroiderer's deed of prostitution tomorrow!"

After Zhao Fuxiang finished speaking, he left Kong Shouzhen's room, but when he returned to his own room, the more Zhao Fuxiang thought about it, the more he regretted it. If the woman he got was given away, how would he spend the long night?

Zhao Fuxiang thought for a while and went out to call Fan Jian and asked him to take him to Cuiyun Tower. Although the domestic flowers were good, they were not as fragrant as wild flowers!

Zhao Fuxiang spent the whole night in Cuiyun Tower, going to bed almost at dawn the next day. When Zhao Fuxiang woke up, it was already three o'clock in the morning.

Fan Jian, who was outside the door, heard the movement inside and quickly entered the room to pour a cup of herbal tea for Zhao Fuxiang. Zhao Fuxiang drank it in one gulp to relieve the thirst in his mouth. He looked at the sky outside and asked, "Is it noon yet?

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Fan Jian nodded and said: "Master, it's already past noon! Mr. Kong came to see the master just now and asked him to come back if he had something to do!"

After hearing Fan Jian's reminder, Zhao Fuxiang remembered that he had asked Kong Shouzhen to make friends with Zhang Juren. He quickly got up, washed his face, put on his clothes and left Cuiyun Tower.

When he arrived at the door of his house, Zhao Fuxiang remembered what his father had assigned him, took out the two design drawings and handed them to Fan Jian, saying: "In the afternoon, go to the city to find a blacksmith and ask if you can make something like this. How much does it cost?"

Can!"

Fan Jian agreed and went. Zhao Fuxiang entered the courtyard and came to Kong Shouzhen's room. He saw Kong Shouzhen holding Lin Xiuniang's hand and teaching her to write. Zhao Fuxiang smiled after seeing it: "Brother Kong is so interested!"

Kong Shouzhen was a little embarrassed when she saw Zhao Fuxiang coming. After letting Lin Xiu Niang go out, she said calmly: "My boss, I made you laugh!"

"Haha, what kind of thing is this!" Zhao Fuxiang asked, "How are Zhang Ju's affairs going?"

Hearing Zhao Fuxiang ask about serious matters, Kong Shouzhen quickly recounted what happened that morning.

Although it was the wedding night yesterday, Kong Shouzhen got up early this morning, took the gifts and went to Gaopo Village outside the city.

Gaopo Village is a large village with more than 300 households. Kong Shouzhen found Zhang Juren's home easily.

The information Zhao Fuxiang gave to Kong Shouzhen was very limited. He only knew where Zhang Juren's home was. He didn't even know Zhang Juren's name. After all, he had sent gifts twice but he didn't ask for them. Naturally, it was hard to ask his name.

Kong Shouzhen asked the old farmer at the entrance of the village and found out that Zhang Ju's name was Zhang Wenming, also known as Junfeng!

When Zhao Fuxiang heard the name Zhang Wenming, he curled his lips and cursed in his heart that this guy was really pretentious. Hai Rui's name is Haigangfeng, and your name is Zhang Junfeng!

Kong Shouzhen arrived at Zhang Wenming's home and directly informed him that he was a scholar from Renxu Branch in Shandong Province in the second year of Tianqi's reign and came to see Zhang Juren!

Zhao Fuxiang was stunned when he heard what Kong Shouzhen said. The second year of Tianqi was twenty years ago! Was Lao Kong a scholar twenty years ago? Lao Kong is thirty-six years old this year, which means he became a scholar at the age of sixteen? No.

I thought that the weather-beaten Lao Kong was actually a top student when he was young!

Kong Shouzhen was a little embarrassed to be said by Zhao Fuxiang, but he was indeed a little proud. Shandong was also a province of culture and education. He was able to be selected as a scholar at a weak year. At that time, Kong Shouzhen was also a well-known person in Shili and Baxiang. But later, he was no longer able to do so. Kong Shouzhen was admitted to the scholar examination.

I ran out of luck and failed to pass the provincial examination seven or eight times, so I am still a hang-up scholar.
Chapter completed!