I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 250 Preferences

It was already afternoon when Shen Xiaoye arrived in the capital. The coachman was an experienced driver who took them directly to Chongren Gate, which was located on the east city wall and was often visited by them.

Because it was different from the name in her stereotype, she often just called it Dongmen.

She was very familiar with this place. She had always sold cloth in this city last year. Now, as she walked by in the scorching sun, she didn't see many people setting up stalls. She guessed that there would be more people when it got a little cooler.

After passing through the inner street of Chongren Gate and heading west to the first large square, they arrived at Chongjiao Square where the Imperial College was located. However, it was still far away, so they continued westward to Lingchun Square.

Shen Changshou felt sorry for the child who was getting too sunburned, so he took her to the street to buy some cold drinks, and said, "Earlier, Brother Geng liked a small courtyard in Juxianfang, but I didn't agree to buy it because I thought it was too close to a military camp.

But my son will live here permanently after he passes the exam, so I bought it someday.

It's not a big deal to always stay at Lu Guan's house."

"Let's wait and see, maybe there's something better." There are many varieties of cold drinks in the capital, including all kinds of tea, grass, flowers, chrysanthemum, plum, fruit, and ice. They are served in small bamboo slips and accompanied by a straw. Shen Xiaoye drank the pure natural drink to comfort her uncle in advance.

There is no shortage of buyers for houses in Beijing. If you go to buy one now that you liked, the one you liked will already be occupied.

He stopped and walked along the way, and brought some food to Xuan Shen and Mr. Bai. It took him half an hour to reach Lu Guan's house.

When Uncle Bai saw them coming, he was extremely enthusiastic. He told Xuan Shen to go back to the countryside to get vegetables, and then he took the things and welcomed them in.

But just as Shen Xiaoye stepped over the threshold, two or three people came over from the alley, and one of them called out, "Cousin Shen, it's really you."

Wang Chi walked closer and found Shen Changshou was also inside the door. He quickly bowed and called him uncle.

Fortunately, Huang liked this nephew very much and was never impatient when he came to visit her, so Shen Changshou just agreed vaguely.

And asked: "You didn't go to school today?"

"Take a break and come to your classmate's house to play." Wang Chi's two friends came over at the right time, and he introduced them to everyone enthusiastically.

The way they behaved and dressed showed that they were obviously children of government officials, so I just responded with two sentences.

Shen Xiaoye saw it clearly and gave his uncle a look. Shen Changshou quickly urged Wang Chi to visit his friend first.

But this guy wouldn't give in: "Do you live here?"

"Yes, I'm staying here, and I'm not at home most of the day.

Young Master Wang, if you delay any longer, the pastry will melt." Shen Xiaoye glanced at the porcelain box with winding branches they carried, and the cool air was emanating from it. This was an ancient ice cream made by a very famous tea shop.

Wang Chi’s friends also urged him to leave, so he had to say goodbye to his uncle and cousin first.

Not long after, the three of them entered the yard bought by Brother Lu Guan next door.

Shen Xiaoye shuddered in the hot weather: "Mr. Bai, who lives next door?"

"Relatives of Madam Lu, the family of a military officer from the border town.

He is usually very kind and rarely goes out. "Mr. Bai is very conscientious and always knows the general situation of the neighbors.

Shen Xiaoye nodded slightly. The families of military officers in border areas would easily be impeached if they were not low-key.

Although the status of military generals is still slightly higher than that of civil officials, the generals are stationed at the border and are far away from the emperor. If they are bullied a few times, the emperor's mind will be hard to predict.

Not long after she entered the guest room where she usually stayed, Uncle Shen knocked on the door and said, "Change to another room. The east wing is too hot."

Shen Xiaoye thought so too, and then moved to a room in the west wing, "Uncle, Wang Chi is studying in the Imperial College, and there are probably not many people inside today.

Why don't I go find Zhou Wenchen? He's familiar with the people there."

“I’ll rent a donkey cart first, walking is too slow.

Also, the Zhou family is a strict family, so I will send some fruits to Young Master Zhou to cool down the summer heat in the name of Lu Guan and Sui Ge'er, and I will let Mr. Bai buy them.

You stay here to look after the house. It won't be too late to ask around when you get a donkey cart." After Shen Changshou arranged everything for her, he and Mr. Bai went to do their respective business.

Shen Xiaoye suddenly had some free time, but after taking a quick shower, he found it boring to just sit there and do nothing.

So she knocked on the door of her left neighbor, Mr. Xu. The servant opened the door and told her that the Xu couple were not at home, only Miss Xu was there. She was about to leave but was stopped.

Miss Xu was also a wonderful person. When she heard that there were guests, she came out to greet them in person, just like her mother did. When the two met, one was rounder and more rosy-looking than before, while the other was even darker and thinner.

Shen Xiaoye became even more certain that the person Yue Gongzi saw was Miss Xu. She did not stay for long, but handed over the wicker basket in her hand.

Inside was a basket of melons, bought from a roadside farm on the way into Beijing. She said, "Thank you for coming to my little cousin's full-moon banquet."

My aunt said that the girl gave her a gift at that time, and she was only thanking her for one thing today.

"You're welcome. That time I came uninvited." Miss Xu gladly took the basket of melons and invited her in to sit for a while.

However, Shen Xiaoye still had to keep an eye on the Lu family, so after politely declining, she promised her that they could play together again some other time if they had the chance.

They talked for a while, and then Shen Xiaoye saw her uncle driving a donkey cart back, so she said goodbye and jumped onto the cart.

This light force made Miss Xu envious, but her mother did not allow her to be so generous.

Shen Xiaoye had no idea what she was thinking. As soon as Mr. Bai bought the fruits, she arranged them into a beautiful fruit basket in a very short time.

Shen Changshou kept shaking his head and reminded her many times, "It's not practical. The person who receives it may not like it."

"No." Because there is a 90% chance that this fruit will not be placed in front of Zhou Wenchen, Shen Xiaoye just made a shape because he felt funny for a moment.

As it turned out, the Zhou family servant only mentioned her fruit basket to Zhou Wenchen, and the kid also knew that the people around him would not let him eat outside food casually, so he let the servants divide it.

Of course, Shen Changshou also met Zhou Wenchen smoothly and asked him about Xue Xuezheng.

Little Zhou thought for a long time before saying, "He should have been working in the library of the Imperial College and he particularly likes reading.

According to legend, he was usually only seen reading books and famous biographies, but never writing articles himself.

I heard that since he became the academician of Northern Zhili, the threshold of his family has been lowered.

"Do you know what kind of books he likes?" Shen Changshou frowned.

Zhou Wenchen: "Do you like reading?"

After saying that, the big and the small stopped staring at each other and said to Zhou Wenchen, the omnipresent driver and bodyguard, "When Master Zhu was alive, he helped Master Xue.

Later, when Zhu Erniang got married, Mr. Xue knew that his son-in-law was going to take the imperial examination, so he listed a number of books and excerpted many important points. "

"Xue Zheng is now the provincial education commissioner. Many scholars are looking forward to meeting him and are afraid to meet him." Shen Changshou recited the words Xiao Ye had prepared for him.

"I wonder where Madam Zhu is staying now, so I can ask my Xiaoye to go and visit her." He was not used to the slightly frivolous words.

Zhou Wenchen was so smart. He already knew why he came. After telling him his aunt's address, he watched him bow his fist to thank him and leave.

The driver said, "Mr. Shen has been fighting for his country, but his studies have been affected."

"Well, otherwise I wouldn't have asked about the examiner." Zhou Wenchen immediately thought, "Could it be that the letter was picked up by Geng?"

Outside the gate, Shen Xiaoye, who had just met his uncle, had the same premonition.