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"Okay. How big does Feng Shanchang want?" Ye Anyian agreed without even thinking.

　　The white jade God of Wealth statue was in a hurry because of time, but it was only about the size of a palm. Although the expression was expressive, the clothing patterns were relatively simple. Unexpectedly, Feng Mingxu fell in love with his jade carving skills.

　　"Well, it just needs to be bigger than yours," Feng Mingxu said, "I plan to put it in the library."

　　"It might take a few months to finish it," Ye Annian said.

　　Feng Mingxu: "Don't worry, I haven't chosen the jade stone for carving yet. I'll deliver it to you when the time comes."

　　"Okay." Ye Anyian agreed.

　　After seeing off Feng Mingxu, Jiang Zhu asked Ye Anyian: "You have just opened the business and you are taking over work. Can you come here?"

　　He was afraid that Ye Anyian would stay up late at night and work hard, so he would gain some weight. If he lost weight due to fatigue, he would be heartbroken.

　　Ye Annian patted him: "It's okay. I've left enough time. You can do it slowly."

　　Wen Heng, who was hiding in the back room, heard the noise and poked his head out. Seeing Feng Mingxu gone, he let out a sigh of relief: "Huh, if I had known he was coming, I wouldn't have come today."

　　It was not Xiu Mu's day today. He asked for leave and said he was not feeling well, but it turned out that he bumped into them here. It was unlucky.

　　Yu Hu came out with an empty food box. When he heard this, he asked Ye Anian: "Boss Ye, is Master Wen's usual schoolwork not good?"

　　Ye Anyian curled his lips and nodded.

　　"Nonsense!" Wen Heng was furious. He frowned and refused to admit it, "Master, my homework is good."

　　His behavior made Ye Anyian and Jiang Zhu laugh.

　　"Humph, I'm not as knowledgeable as you stupid people!" Wen Heng blushed, flicked his sleeves, called a few servants squatting outside, and walked away.

　　As soon as these people left, the shop became completely quiet.

　　Seeing that it was already getting late, Ye Annian told Yu Hu some things about the shop, and then he and Jiang Zhu drove the cattle cart back to the village with their two children.

　　Pedestrians were walking in twos and threes on the street, all rushing home. Some shops that had closed early had already begun to close.

　　Jiang Zhu drove the bullock cart slowly through the streets. Ye Anian leaned on him lazily, half-squinting his eyes at the pedestrians passing by, very leisurely.

　　Suddenly, two people chatting in a small tea shop on the roadside made him open his eyes wide.

　　"Hey, have you heard? Yesterday, on the way back to Anxing County from Fangzhi County, we encountered bandits!"

　　"Ah?" The person next to him was stunned, "We haven't seen bandits in our area for many years, right?"

　　"Who says otherwise," the person who started the conversation slapped his thigh, "or this person is so unlucky that his teeth are blocked even when he drinks cold water."

　　"I heard from a salesman who came from Anxing County yesterday that the bandits were very domineering. They were all wearing black clothes and masks. When they took Fang Zhixian out of the carriage, they beat him so hard that his legs were beaten. It was discounted and all the money I had was taken away from me."

"That's so outrageous!" The people next to him shook their heads repeatedly, "You dare to rob even the imperial officials."

　　"Who can say otherwise? The salesman escaped by hiding in the woods beside the road. When he came back, he was so frightened that he did not dare to go to Anxing County again."

　　"Tsk, that Fangzhi County is really unlucky."

　　The two people were talking to each other while the bullock cart rumbled by.

　　Ye Anyian turned to Jiang Zhu and said, "This Fang Jinyuan must be so unlucky."

　　Jiang Zhu smiled and said, "Maybe he did too many bad things and got retribution."

　　"Really?" Ye Annian wondered, "I don't know if it's an illusion, but I always feel that I'm pretty lucky these days."

　　"It seems like whoever messes with me will be in trouble."

　　Previously, Ye Ansong took a carriage back to the village and provoked him in front of his house. As a result, the carriage broke down and he had to get out and walk back.

　　Zhou Zaiqian brought people to smash up his shop, but he was beaten on the back, and they even came to apologize and compensate him with a low eyebrow.

　　Then there is this lustful/undying Fang Jinyuan, but now he has also suffered retribution.

　　"That's what they deserve." Jiang Zhu casually put his hand on Ye Anyian's waist and rested his chin on his shoulder, "Let's just live our lives in peace."

"Yes." Ye Anyian nodded, their life would definitely get better and better.

　　The next day, the two drove the bullock cart to the town early.

　　Now that the shop has been opened, Jiang Zhu has resumed visiting the town for medical visits.

　　In addition, I had previously agreed to help Ye Xiaomei's mother-in-law see her eyes. Now every day when he arrives in town, he first goes to Wei's house to treat Yang Huilan's eyes, and then sets up a stall for medical treatment.

　　Ye Annian still pushed the cart and set up a stall in Clay Figurine Lane, but now he only went out for half a day.

　　After lunch, he stayed in the shop so that he could use the afternoon to teach Yu Hu some woodcarving techniques.

　　As for Fu Zai and Ding Qiu, he gave Yang Chi some more money and asked him to help take care of them and cook a meal at noon.

　　He had to take care of Lingling anyway, and he was bored at home, so he came over every morning, and Lingling could let Fu Zai and Ding Qiu play with her.

　　Zhao Le and Shitou also often ran here. The home where there were only two children "staying" suddenly became lively.

　　Three or five days passed like this, and the jade that Feng Mingxu had agreed upon before was delivered to Guangyin Shop by someone.

　　Ye Annian looked at the clear and white mutton-fat jade placed on the counter, which was twice the size of his white jade God of Wealth statue, and thought that Feng Mingxu was also a wealthy man who kept secret.

　　The raw materials are now available. Ye Annian estimated the size of the jade and drafted a portrait of Wenquxing on paper. He took it to Hongfu Academy in the afternoon and asked Feng Mingxu to take a look at it first. If he was dissatisfied, he could revise it in advance. .

　　When I went there, I saw Chen Maoyan taking his books and leaving the Qinjin Hall and entering the Enlightenment Hall next door to teach the children. It seemed that Tong Sheng was taking a break from class.

　　Ye Anian wanted to go up and say hello, but Chen Maoyan was busy and didn't see him at all, so he gave up.

　　Feng Mingxu's study was in the small courtyard further back. He had to walk through the corridor next to the Qinjin Hall. Ye Annian walked towards the back with a rolled-up sketch, just as the students from the Qinjin Hall were coming out one after another. The corridor is breathable.

　　The two sides met each other, and Ye Annian saw Liu Zhuo in a moonlight gown among the crowd.

　　Different from the previous times I saw him, Liu Zhuo was holding a book in his hand and discussing something with a student next to him.

　　When he saw Ye Anyian walking towards him, his expression paused for a moment, then he raised the corners of his mouth and smiled at Ye Anyian and nodded.

　　The moment the two of them passed each other, Ye Anian didn't have time to react, but he didn't have a good impression of Liu Zhuo and didn't want to say hello to him.

　　There were not too many students, and they quickly spread out in the courtyard and corridors.

　　Ye Annian glanced briefly, but did not see Ye Ansong in the crowd. But think about it, Ye Ansong has found a scholar, and now he is probably preparing to study in an academy in Anxing County.

Let's ask him to prepare, but it's not certain whether he can succeed.

　　Because Ye Anyian came today precisely for this matter.

　　In the study room in the backyard, Feng Mingxu is reading the homework submitted by the students. He likes to read a few pieces from the homework collected by Chen Maoyan.

　　When he heard the knock on the door, he thought it was Chen Maoyan who was looking for him, so he said without raising his head: "Come in."

　　Ye Annian pushed the door open and saw Feng Mingxu sitting behind a pile of tall books: "Chief Feng Shan."

　　Feng Mingxu was a little surprised: "Sit down quickly, why are you here free?"

　　"Send a sketch to Chief Feng." Ye Annian said, placing the drawing of Wenquxing he drew on the table in front of Feng Mingxu.

　　Feng Mingxu opened the drawing and looked carefully at the sketch drawn by Ye Annian.

　　He only asked someone to deliver the jade in the morning. He didn't expect Ye Anyian to draw it so quickly.

　　"Not bad," Feng Mingxu was very satisfied, "but what he is holding in his hand is not a book. It should be the right hand holding the pen, the left hand holding the inkstone flat, the left foot kicking the seal bucket behind, and the right foot stepping on the top of the head, which means that the scribes are the best, and the Jinshi and meaning."

　　Ye Annian didn't know much about this, but luckily he drew a sketch in advance and brought it over.

　　"Okay, then I'll go back and adjust it."

　　Feng Mingxu nodded, stood up and poured a cup of tea for Ye Anyian, wanting to talk to him about the Rubik's Cube.

　　Recently, he bought an intermediate-level Rubik's Cube from Guangyin Shop and is studying it. He can already spell out two sides and wants to ask Ye Anyian how to spell it out.

　　Ye Annian drank a few sips of tea, chatted with him about the Rubik's Cube for a while, and then dropped the topic.

　　"When I first came here, I seemed to see Liu Zhuo. Remember, he seemed to be Wen Heng's escort?"

　　"Well, now I have left the Wen family and entered the academy."

　　Speaking of Liu Zhuo, Feng Mingxu had a pretty good impression: "He used to work very hard when he was following Wen Heng, and now he is even more diligent. Unfortunately, his family background is not good, and he is a little brother..."

　　"Then it won't be easy for him to enter the academy," Ye Anyian pretended to be casual, "Without his job at the Wen family, I'm afraid he will have to find another job."

　　"It would be great if that were the case." Feng Mingxu sighed.

　　A glimmer of light flashed in Ye Anyian's eyes, but his face calmly said: "How do you say it?"

　　"Liu Zhuo was recommended by Fangzhi County," Feng Mingxu said with a complicated expression, "Even the Shu Xiu who was handed over to the academy was from Fangzhi County."

　　In Hongfu Academy, there are many students who have been recommended, but they are all out of appreciation for the student's talent.

　　Like Fang Jinyuan, who gave out a hundred and ten taels of silver with a wave of his hand and told him to take good care of Liu Zhuo, but he didn't.

　　Feng Mingxu is an upright and upright person. Even if he doesn't think deeply, he still feels that something is wrong.

　　Ye Annian was not surprised by this and said, "So, my brother Ye Ansong seems to have some friendship with Fang Zhixian."

"I remember that he seemed to have failed the college entrance exam before? For some reason, he passed the exam again and even held a big banquet in the village."

　　Speaking of this, Feng Mingxu was also confused.

　　"Ye Ansong's usual homework is not top-notch, nor is he very diligent. On the day the results were released, he talked to me and said that he suspected there was something wrong with his paper and wanted to go to Anxing County to take a look at the paper."

"Later, a few days after he came back, news came from the county that there was a misjudgment in the examination paper and that Ye Ansong should be on the list. Fangzhi County sent someone to deliver a handwritten letter overnight."

　　At the end of the sentence, Feng Mingxu waved his hand and sighed: "Maybe I really misjudged it."

　　Knew it...

　　Ye Anian secretly sighed at Ye Ansong's scheme. Fortunately, he had asked Wen Heng to send someone to Anxing County to investigate in advance.

　　After Guangyin Shop opened, he asked Wen Heng to send someone to Anxing County to inquire about the college examination.

　　The Wen family has a large business and has branches in Anxing County. It is not difficult to find out these things.

　　"I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but someone came to my shop to buy something in the past two days. When chatting, he mentioned about a scholar in Anxing County." Ye Annian said.

　　"Oh? What is it?" Feng Mingxu has always been interested in things related to reading.

　　"A scholar named Yuan from Anxing County jumped into the river not long after passing the college examination."

　　Ye Annian looked at Feng Mingxu's increasingly gossipy expression and said slowly: "It is said that it was because he passed the college entrance examination but was rejected."