Chapter 1059: The Man Comes Riding on a Bamboo Horse (48)
Chapter 1059: The Man Comes Riding on a Bamboo Horse (48)
Lu Feng was very surprised after hearing what Qiu Yang said.
He thought Xue Yuan didn't know his own background. After all, everyone knew that the young master of the Xue family was unmarried and had only one son.
Now it seems that my cousin is the luckiest among these three people. At least he has descendants.
Although he didn't understand why his father let Xue Yao take the child away, his brother was no longer alone.
"Ayuan, have you ever learned to read before?" Lu Feng tried to look gentle, because he knew that this child grew up learning blacksmithing from Xue Yao, so it was normal for him not to know how to read.
Xue Yuan scratched his head and said, "I have learned it. My father taught me. I have never attended a formal private school."
"Tsk tsk!" Qiu Yang chimed in, "It doesn't matter if you don't go to the private school in Yanzhou City. The best one is run by Yuan Xu. You should know him!"
Yuan Xu? Lu Feng did know him, after all, they used to be of the same status.
It’s just that Lu Feng was adopted by the direct lineage, while Yuan Xu became a victim of the Yuan family.
"So it's him!" Lu Feng nodded and said, "There's really not much to learn from him! Xiaoyuan, tomorrow I'll give you some questions to test your knowledge, and then decide where to start."
The next day, Xue Yuan did not come to practice martial arts, which made Xiao Jianlu secretly happy all day long.
But after a few days, he was no longer happy.
Because the news of Lu Feng's visit to Yanzhou spread, even Yuan Xu came to visit with gifts.
The most important thing is that when Xiao Jianlu met Lu Feng with his father-in-law Yuan Xu, he happened to see Xue Yuan, who had only practiced martial arts for half a day.
The other party stood beside Lu Feng in a standard manner, helping to entertain his father-in-law and himself. The most important thing was that Xue Yuan actually called Lu Feng "Uncle" instead of Master or Teacher.
After saying goodbye to Lu Feng, Yuan Xu warned Xiao Jianlu: "I know you and Xue Yuan had some troubles, but from today on, forget everything!"
"Yes!" Xiao Jianlu replied with gritted teeth.
Time flies, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
With the recommendation of his father-in-law, Xiao Jianlu finally became a ninth-rank storekeeper, managing the warehouse in Ling County under the city of Yanzhou.
Ling County is about ten miles away from Yanzhou Prefecture, and it is not very convenient to travel there every day, so Xiao Jianlu simply took his wife Yuan Zhaoyue to live there.
Speaking of which, the couple's relationship is obviously much better now, especially after Xiao Jianlu became an official. Although they still haven't consummated their marriage, they can at least respect each other.
The days passed one by one, and Xiao Jianlu worked diligently to guard the warehouse in Ling County.
This guard lasted for another two years. When his performance was evaluated, Xiao Jianlu got an excellent grade. It happened that the storekeeper in Yanzhou Prefecture was old, so he took over.
Although it was a horizontal transfer, the officials in the county and the officials in the prefectural city were different in terms of monthly salary and status.
"Husband, my father wrote to me saying that when we return to the capital this time, we'll give you a grand welcome!" Yuan Zhaoyue said, smiling a little shyly. "When we get back this time, we should consummate our marriage."
Last year, these two people should have been truly convinced, but the old lady of the Yuan family suddenly passed away.
In his early years, for the sake of his official career, Yuan Xu's name was written in the family tree, so this branch of his family also had to observe mourning.
So the marriage consummation was delayed for a year.
After hearing what Yuan Zhaoyue said, Xiao Jianlu nodded and said, "Okay, I understand!"
Then the two of them got on the carriage back to Yanzhou City.
It was a coincidence that the day they returned to the city was the day Xue Yuan took Ning Yun for horseback riding.
One of the six arts of a gentleman is horse riding. Seeing that Xue Yuan had almost mastered martial arts and archery, Qiu Yang simply bought a piece of wasteland on the outskirts of the city and built a horse carriage. In addition to teaching Xue Yuan how to ride, he also raised and sold horses.
It can be considered as a livelihood he found for himself.
Speaking of which, nowadays, the children of aristocratic families can get all their equipment by just coming to Yanzhou City - the Xue family orders weapons, and the Qiu family buys horses.
Therefore, Yanzhou Prefecture, which was originally a medium-prosperous city, has developed very well in the past two years and is already heading towards becoming a large prefecture.
Xue Yuan learned how to ride a horse himself, so he immediately taught Ning Yun how to ride a horse. He even used his own money to buy her a docile mare and raised it in Qiuyang's horse farm. Whenever the two of them were interested, they would go for a ride.
Speaking of which, Xue Yuan really cares about Ning Yun.
He had heard that his uncle Lu Feng was very good at painting, so every time he took a calligraphy and painting class, he would call Ning Yun to attend the class together.
Over time, Ning Yun's painting skills improved a lot.
Xue Yuan was never afraid that Ning Yun was better than him.
On the contrary, as long as Ning Yun is interested in something, he will support her to learn it.
Now, Ning Yun’s riding skills are already very good.
That day, Ning Yun, Xue Yuan, Xiao Jianlu and Yuan Zhaoyue met at a teahouse outside the city.
But the location seems to be different from before.
Xue Yuan and Ning Yun rode on horseback, watching the two people getting off the carriage.
One high and one low, the four people's eyes met with each other's watery gazes.
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