In the middle of summer, when the sun is shining outdoors and the heat wave is blowing, the intellectuals in the garden trees are clamoring hard, declaring their sovereignty over summer.

In the study, Xu Jin was wearing a light casual home, leisurely sorting out the bookshelves, as if he had taken the college entrance examination that year, and happily shelved all the imperial examination books such as "Zhu Ziji's Notes", "University Chapters and Sentences" and "Four Books and Five Classics".

To tell the truth, Xu Jin just regarded the imperial examination as a stepping stone to get rid of the predicament and change his fate, but he was not interested in turning himself into a sour Confucian, for more than three years, he had already written that he wanted to vomit, and at this time he finally didn't have to touch it again, and his mood was naturally not ordinary.

After tidying up the bookshelf, Xu Jin sat down and spread out the paper behind the bookcase and began to write a letter, and now he has the title of the gold list, Tanhua and the first, so he naturally has to write back to Xujia Village to report the good news to the old patriarch, and also write a letter to the old father-in-law Xie Qing, and then Fei Shi and Ruyi also have to go to a letter, but I don't know if they left for Beijing.

The cicadas were clamoring outside the window, but the study was very quiet, only the sound of Xu Jin writing, and a gust of wind blew in from the window, mixed with the fragrance of pomegranate flowers. Xu Jin smelled the fragrance of flowers with hot air, and couldn't help but stop writing and chanted: The flowers attack people and know that the day is warm.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the study door, and Xu Jin said casually: "Come in!" ”

A sweet girl with bright eyes and bright teeth pushed the door in response, carrying a bowl of lotus seed soup on a tray, it was the little cabbage in early summer, with a slender waist, slender curves, and tender skin, a bright and bright girl!

"The master is reciting a poem, can you read it to the servant again? I couldn't hear it very clearly outside just now! In early summer, he put the lotus seed soup on a few cases and asked with a sweet smile.

Xu Jin shook his head and said, "I was interrupted by you just when I felt it." ”

Chu Xia said in annoyance: "That maid should slow down and knock on the door again." ”

Xu Jin was amused again, it seemed that in ancient times, chanting poetry was a shortcut to soaking the little lady, and stood up and asked, "What's in the bowl?" ”

"Lotus seed barley soup, the maid specially cooked it for the lord to cool off, it's already cool, try it!" Hatsu immediately brought the bowl to the court.

It is said that in the early summer, I played the "cat and mouse" game with Yue'er, the general manager of the house, for half a year, and finally had an epiphany, and since then I have changed my strategy, from confrontation to flattery, and my sister is called sweet, and I usually go to the street to bring some snacks and trinkets to Yue'er, and the effect is very significant.

Now the general manager of Yue'er and Chu Xia have become good friends, and Chu Xia has also obtained the right to enter and exit the study as she wished, and she and her sister Chu Chun are responsible for taking care of Xu Jin's study. Of course, the inner room of the main house is still a forbidden place in early spring and early summer, and the chief manager of Yue'er is still in charge of serving the lord to groom and dress. However, the goal of the cabbage in early summer is clear, that is, to compete for the position of an aunt, and he is firmly and persistently moving towards the goal.

At this time, Xu Jin was about to reach out and pick up the bowl, and Chu Xia immediately said: "The master will still write later, it's not good to get your hands dirty, feed you,!" After speaking, he sent a spoonful of sugar water to Xu Jin.

Master Xu opened his mouth and drank it, alas, life is really corrupt!

"Master, is it sweet or not?" Hatsu Ba asked hopefully with clear eyes.

Xu Jin nodded and said, "Sweet, sweeter than first love!" ”

When he giggles in early summer, there are always some strange and fresh words that pop out of the old man's mouth, which makes people laugh.

At this moment, a girl who was exactly the same as Chu Xia walked in quickly with a panicked expression, and her face turned red before she spoke, it was her sister Chu Chun, who loved to be shy.

Chu Chun gasped slightly: "Master, Brother Dabao said that the holy decree has arrived, let the master hurry to the front to receive the decree!" ”

Xu Jin was slightly stunned, hurriedly left the study and returned to the main room, Xiao Wan and Yue'er dressed him neatly, and then rushed to the front yard together.

In the front yard, Dabao and Erniu, who had long been experienced, had already opened the incense case, and the messenger had also opened the guard of honor, and the messengers carrying boxes and cages lined up in a queue dozens of meters long in front of the courtyard gate, and the battle was not ordinary.

Xu Jin took Xiao Wan to the front yard, and couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw the situation in front of him, what is Zhu Houxi's kid going to do?

"Xu Hanlin, Mrs. Xu stepped forward to receive the order!" This time, it was not the eunuch in the palace who was in charge of delivering the decree, but an official of the Zongren Mansion.

Xu Jin and Xie Xiaowan hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, and the official of the Zongren Mansion opened the holy decree and read it aloud: "Fengtian Chengyun, the emperor said: Xu Xie Xiaowan is virtuous, wise, virtuous, gentle, and humble...... On the same day, he was named the lord of Yongxiu County, with 800 stones, a set of crown clothes, 50 East Pearls, 30 South Pearls, 100 silk and satin, 100 Shu brocade horses, 100 Yue embroidery horses, two jade Ruyi handles, 10 domestic servants, 10 maidservants, 10 servants......"

It took nearly ten minutes to recite a long list of rites, and after the official of the Sect of the People's Mansion finished reading, he closed the holy decree and said with a somewhat complicated look in his eyes: "Xu Hanlin and Mrs. Xu, take the decree and thank you!" ”

Xu Jin and Xie Xiaowan hurriedly bowed their heads and thanked them, and took the holy decree and offered it to the incense table. Xie Xiaowan's pretty face turned red, and she was a little overwhelmed with excitement. Yue'er and early spring and early summer are full of envy, and Mrs. was actually named the county lord, although it is not hereditary, but it is also a great honor.

"Congratulations to Xu Hanlin, congratulations to the county lord Yongxiu!" The herald smiled and congratulated Xu Jin and Xie Xiaowan, after the new emperor ascended the throne, Xu Jin had no doubt that he was the hottest one in Beijing at present.

Xu Jin secretly smiled bitterly, the little emperor gave himself a big surprise, but I am afraid that there are more people who are full of red eyes like this, alas, Zhu Houxi, this kid is the rhythm of roasting himself on the fire. Fortunately, Xiao Wan was originally the righteous daughter of King Xing, and now that Zhu Houxi has ascended the throne, it makes sense to canonize Xiao Wan as the county lord.

Xu Jin exchanged a few polite words with the herald, and the latter arranged for someone to move in all the items given by the emperor, and then said goodbye and left.

The items given by Zhu Houxi this time were several times more than the dowry given by King Xing's righteous daughter last time, and the open space in the front and back yards was piled up. Fortunately, Xu Jin's house is also much larger than the one in Shangrao County, more than 400 square meters, but it can be stuffed.

How to place these things naturally doesn't have to worry about Xu Jin, Xiao Wan and Yue'er will arrange to clean up, the only thing that makes Xu Jin entangled is that there are suddenly so many people in the house, the space has become narrow in vain, and I feel that there are people everywhere I go, which is very uncomfortable.

Zhu Houxi gave ten male servants, ten servant women, and ten young maidservants, a total of thirty people, plus the original ones, so at this time there were thirty-eight people living in the Xu family's house.

Xu Jin has a headache whether to change to a mansion of more than 1,000 square meters, but Dabao, the housekeeper of the outer house, is so happy that he can't see his teeth, and finally he doesn't have to be a single commander, there are suddenly so many more people under his hands, and he can finally shake the prestige of the big housekeeper, if there are dozens of hectares of fields and more than a dozen shops under the name of the master, it will be perfect.

Two days later, Xu Jin finally made up his mind to change a big house, at least a courtyard with three entrances and three exits, there were too many people in the family, and Master Xu, who liked quiet, couldn't stand it, so he told Dabao to find a person to know the house. As long as the conditions allow, don't wronged yourself, this is Xu Jin's attitude to life, isn't earning money just to live a better life?