Chapter 66 Look how good they are at coaxing others
In Qingshi Alley, Xie Yuan took out the key, opened the door and walked in. Although he didn't know much about fabrics, he also knew that the piece of cloth given by his sister should be tribute cloth.
It feels extremely soft and cool to the touch, and its light pink color is just right for someone of Jiang Mingyue's age.
Xie Yuan put down the cloth and opened the brocade box. What was inside was a gold hairpin. This hairpin was extremely delicately made. The golden silk was polished very finely. Tiny gold beads were strung on the silk, and they were bent together to form butterfly wings. .
You can imagine that if you wear it on your head, the butterfly wings will tremble slightly with every step you take, as graceful as a living creature. It was indeed better than he was prepared for.
Xie Yuan closed the brocade box, thought for a moment and then went out.
At noon in Yu's private school, Jiang Minghong took the food box from Yu Gen's hand and walked into the school. Shen Yu was already eating, a small bowl of wolfberry chicken soup, a bowl of egg noodles, a small plate of pastries and a plate. The seasonal vegetables are very rich when put together, but they seem a bit bland.
Jiang Minghong walked to Shen Yu and sat down, opened the food box, and a smell of hot and sour noodles hit his nostrils. Jiang Minghong saw that it was his favorite hot and sour noodles, so he reached out and took it out.
While eating noodles, he vaguely heard the sound of swallowing. Jiang Minghong's mind moved slightly, and he dedicated a part of his mind to observe Shen Yu carefully.
At dusk in Kyoto, Xie Yuan sent away his friend who was working in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Looking at the results of his investigation, he fell into deep thought. No wonder his father-in-law and mother-in-law wanted to send Mingyue and Mingyue to Kyoto. This person should not be underestimated.
After a while, Xie Yuan came to his senses and saw that it was already midnight. He packed up his things and took his horse to Dongzhimen, bought a roast duck and rode out of the city.
When he returned to Wanping County, it was completely dark. He returned the horse to the horse dealer and took out the deposit. Xie Yuan returned to Zaolin Hutong, took out the roast duck that he had held in his arms, and rang the door of the Jiang family. Courtyard gate.
In the main hall, Jiang Mingyue, who was eating, suddenly raised her head when she heard a knock on the door.
"It should be Brother Xie, I'll go out and take a look."
Jiang Minghong saw his sister put down her chopsticks and rushed out, feeling suddenly uncomfortable. As expected, people like brother-in-law are the most annoying.
Although he thought so, he still followed out.
Outside the door, Xie Yuan saw the girl, holding up her skirt and running out of the main hall. When she saw him, her eyes suddenly seemed to be dyed with light, black and bright.
"Brother Xie, have you just come back?"
There was a contagious joy in the soft voice. Xie Yuan felt that his fatigue was gone and his mood improved a lot.
"Well, eat it while it's hot. The taste will be much worse when it's cold." Xie Yuan handed the roast duck to her.
Jiang Mingyue touched the oil-paper bag that was still warm, and saw some oil stains on the clothes on his chest. She knew that he must have carried it all the way. She felt sweet and worried at the same time. She didn't know if he had burned it.
"Let's eat together."
Xie Yuan was about to speak when he saw Jiang Minghong walking over.
"Sister, you are right. Mr. Xie, come in! Let's have dinner together."
Xie Yuan nodded and walked into the courtyard. He immediately noticed a few eyes falling on him. His face was still gentle. As Jiang Mingyue and the others walked towards the main hall, he turned his head slightly and looked at Yu Gen and Yu Gen. Su Niang glanced at the three of them.
In the main hall, after the three of them sat down, Jiang Mingyue thoughtfully poured a cup of warm tea for Xie Yuan.
"Thank you!"
After drinking a cup of tea, Xie Yuan instantly felt much better.
"Do you still want to drink?" Jiang Mingyue asked while holding the kettle and looking at the man.
Xie Yuan handed him the cup.
Jiang Mingyue filled up her tea again, pushed it in front of him, watched him drink it, picked up a bun and handed it to him: "You are hungry! Eat quickly!"
Xie Yuan looked at the person in front of him gently and said "Hello".
Jiang Mingyue, who was ignored by the two of them: "..."
Suddenly feeling that he was a little redundant, he silently lowered his head and unwrapped the oil paper package and placed the roast duck in the middle of the table.
"Eat duck!"
Xie Yuan took a duck leg and put it into Jiang Mingyue's bowl.
"Try it and see if it tastes like what you want. If not, I'll make it for you another day."
Jiang Mingyue tilted her little head and looked at the person in front of her with admiration.
"Is there anything else you don't know?"
"Yes, you will know later."
Jiang Mingyue said "Oh", lowered her head and took a bite of the duck leg. Well, this is the taste.
Xie Yuan's eyebrows curled up when he saw her eating, and he felt that his chest didn't seem to hurt that much anymore. After giving her another duck leg, he took a piece of duck meat and put it into Jiang Minghong's bowl.
"Nothing happened in the private school today, right?"
"I heard that Master Yu plans to recruit two more masters."
Seeing the calm look on Xie Yuan's face, Jiang Minghong knew that he should already know about this.
"Next year Master Zhou and I will take part in the examination, and we will have to prepare for the examination starting from the second half of the year. At the private school, we may not be able to teach you every day like we do now, so Master Yu has to recruit people in advance. , it will be convenient to replace us when the time comes.”
Jiang Mingyue raised her head when she heard this.
"Brother Xie, does he know who Mr. Yu is recruiting?"
"Xiao Hong already knows someone."
Jiang Minghong immediately asked: "But Lin Xiucai, who taught us before?"
Xie Yuan nodded.
It was actually Lin Hanshan. When he met Aunt Lin again, he must say congratulations to her. By the way, how much is the monthly salary of the masters? Thinking of this, Jiang Mingyue looked at Xie Yuan and asked curiously: "Brother Xie, how much is your monthly salary?"
It was rare that she was interested in such a thing.
"Twelve!"
"Oh, is this true for scholars as well?"
"Xiucai is five taels!"
There are sixty taels a year, excluding the holiday month, there are still fifty-five taels.
"That's quite a lot!"
It is enough for Aunt Lin and their daily expenses.
Xie Yuan thought that it would be too much for him to spend the money alone, but in the near future he might be the one who takes care of the family and supports the family.
The wife's monthly income is only that much, and the brother-in-law still wants to study. It doesn't cost anything to study and eat. Besides, after getting married, he doesn't plan to let Jiang Mingyue go to work in Jinxiufang. To sum up, Xie Yuan feels that the burden on his shoulders is still very heavy, but fortunately he can bear it.
"Don't think about saving for me, you will have what others have, and I will work hard to let you have what others don't have!"
Jiang Minghong, who was nibbling on the duck neck, raised his head and looked at Xie Yuan with admiration. Seeing how well he could talk, no wonder his sister would be tempted. If it were him, Jiang Minghong felt that he might not be able to resist. He has learned... learned arrive……
Jiang Mingyue: "???"
After reacting, she knew that the man was wrong. Jiang Mingyue held her chin with her left hand, winked at Xie Yuan playfully and said, "Brother Xie, you have to work hard. It's still very expensive to support me."
Jiang Minghong coughed twice. Can such words be put on the table just like that? Besides, the two haven’t officially been engaged yet! He was so ashamed for his sister.
But Xie Yuan answered seriously.
"it is good!"
Hearing this, Jiang Mingyue revealed an extremely bright smile on her lips.
"Thank you, brother, that's so nice!"
"I really want to hug you." Her voice was soft and soft.
When Xie Yuan heard this, he was stunned for a moment. A flash of heat flashed in his usually calm eyes. Looking at Jiang Mingyue, whose ears were red, he raised the corners of his lips and was about to speak. A sound of 'cough cough cough' came into my ears.