After the big fool gets married

"Okay, okay. Today I'm here to appreciate the paintings." Gu Jin pulled Tan Yan away, trying to change the subject.

He didn't want to continue talking about cooking. Ah Yan, a snack foodie, if he really liked Wu Xuan's cooking, wouldn't he be furious.

"Ayan, which painting were you looking at just now, introduce it to Doudou." Gu Jin managed to borrow these rare ancient paintings from Gu Shangshu.It is to take advantage of the opportunity of appreciating the paintings to let Tan Yan and Doudou get acquainted.

"Oh, I'm looking at Old Yuan Ge's painting of strange rocks in Nanyu Island. The imitation you copied loses a bit of charm compared to the original." Tan Yan was indeed distracted by Gu Jin and began to comment on the painting.

After finishing speaking, he took the initiative to walk in front of Doudou, "Are you the Doudou that Ajin often mentions? Ajin said that you have a great talent for painting."

Doudou said: "Young Master Gu's painting skills are much better than mine."

"His skills are good, um—" Tan Yan took Doudou to look at the painting hanging on the wall, "This is what A Jin copied." Then he took out a scroll from the wooden box on the table, unfolded it carefully, "This is the original work of Mr. Yuan Ge, you see, the writing here—"

Doudou's eyes were attracted to her at once.

Gu Jin said: "Ah Yan, there are paintings in the two boxes over there, take your time to appreciate them, I'm going to entertain guests."

"Okay." Tan Yan replied without raising his head.

Gu Jin walked out the door, took two steps, and looked back at Wu Xuan, "What? You want to stay here too?"

"Can't you?" Wu Xuan asked back.

"Of course not!" How could Gu Jin let an outsider stay in his study, he said: "You and I can entertain guests, I can't do it alone."

After finishing speaking, Gu Jin asked Doudou for her opinion, "Doudou, it's okay to borrow someone from you, right?"

Doudou raised her head and smiled at them, "No problem."

Wu Xuan: Doudou, you were obviously not like this before, how could you abandon me cruelly just for a few paintings?

"Let's go!" Gu Jin made a gesture of invitation to Wu Xuan.

The two left the study and walked to a small garden not far away.

There are about a dozen guests in the garden, chatting together in twos and threes.Seeing Gu Jin coming, they all complained that he came too late, causing them to wait for a long time, and they had to drink as a fine.

Gu Jin poured herself three glasses of wine and drank them all in one gulp.

Everyone praised him for his boldness.

Wu Xuan complained secretly at the side, holding a banquet and dividing the guests into three batches is not too troublesome.

The guests in this garden are obviously very familiar with Gu Jin, and they should be his good friends.Gu Jin didn't introduce Wu Xuan, and Wu Xuan didn't integrate into these people's thoughts, so he found an empty seat and sat down.

After Gu Jin finished entertaining these guests one by one, he went to the big garden with Wu Xuan and started a new round of chatting.

Wu Xuan thought of the first time he met Gu Jin, Gu Jin's unrestrained and unrestrained appearance, and the current appearance of long-sleeved, skillful dancer and exquisite, is hardly the same person.

But seeing that he was able to deal with so many people by himself, Wu Xuan stopped thinking about helping him socialize, and went to chat with Wu Wentao and the three of them.

Wu Wentao asked curiously: "Where is Doudou? Why isn't it with you?"

"Doudou is admiring the painting." Wu Xuan said.

"Brother Hall, when did you become so familiar with Gu Jin that you actually received his special hospitality?" Wu Wentao asked again.

"I also want to know, when did we become so 'familiar' with him." Gu Jin treated him and Doudou so well, it was completely a friend's attitude, and it was the kind of family friend.

and so--

Wu Xuan touched the ring on his hand, which contained the jade pendant left by Doudou's mother.

Therefore, Wu Xuan is a family friend with the Gu family, and with the surname "Yuan", Wu Xuan can only think of one person, and that is Yuan Chun, the chief assistant of the cabinet of the Chongwen Dynasty.

The unexplainable elder Yuan Ge who was capable of both civil and military affairs in three dynasties, did not rely on titles and imperial examinations, devoted himself to the country, and finally died in order to protect the young emperor.

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After the banquet, Tan Yan sent Doudou out.

Doudou held several scrolls in his hand, all of which were copied by Gu Jin.

Wu Xuan was so generous that he didn't care about it. He helped Doudou hold these paintings and helped him into the carriage.

Doudou said: "There were a few court painters in the previous dynasty, who used bold, bright and colorful colors and a very stylish style. But I still like the paintings of old Yuan Ge in this dynasty the most, with a few strokes that have a profound artistic conception."

He took two scrolls from Wu Xuan's hands and held them in his arms, "Although the works copied by Mr. Huaiyu are not as good as the original works, they already have some artistic conception."

Wu Xuan didn't care about the title of Mr. Huaiyu that Doudou blurted out, holding the remaining few paintings in his hand, wondering what he was thinking.

On the contrary, Wu Wentao and the others were interested by Doudou, and they all expressed their desire to watch the paintings copied by Gu Jin.

Doudou promised to show them when he got back to the inn.

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A month passed quickly amidst the students' cultural banquets.

September 15th, 25th year of Jingyuan was the day when Shuntian Township tried to release the rankings.

Shuntian Township Examination released the rankings, and the momentum of the announcement was no worse than that of the General Examination.Although Juren and Jinshi are completely incomparable, the local people in the capital who like to join in the fun almost regard the release of the Qiu Wei as an exercise for next spring Wei.

Moreover, the candidates for the Shuntian Township Examination are all locals in the capital and nearby people, and there are many names that are familiar to the locals. Everyone is very interested in the list.

Many Beijing officials who are not too high in rank are also willing to catch their sons-in-law under the Qiuwei list. One is not as expensive as a Jinshi, and they are easy to snatch. Not too far.

Early this morning, Wu Xuan and his party got up early, went to the lobby on the first floor of the Zhuangyuan Building, and occupied a table.

At the beginning of the hour, it was the time to eat breakfast, but today's Zhuangyuan Building was already bustling with guests.

Because the name of Zhuangyuan Building has a good meaning, many locals in the capital do not write their own addresses, but write the address of Zhuangyuan Building.On the day when the rankings were released, I also went to the Zhuangyuan Building and waited in person, hoping to get a good ranking in the exam.

The guests sitting at the table next to Wu Xuan and the others were obviously in this situation.

Bing Chenwei grabbed his son's hand very nervously, "A Liang, do you think you can pass the exam as a father?"

"Father, whether you can pass the exam depends on your talent and learning, and the examiner's judgment. How can my son know whether you can pass the exam?" The young man named A Liang said seriously.

"Stinky boy, I can't comfort your father!" The middle-aged man was very dissatisfied with his son's answer, "If it were your mother, I would definitely say that I would pass the exam."

"Mother just thinks you are too annoying, so she is just perfunctory." A Liang said helplessly.

"I must pass the exam this year. I have prepared five big baskets of happy money. I can't prepare for nothing. I will definitely pass the exam." Bing Chenwei encouraged himself.

Wu Xuan glanced over there curiously, wanting to see what the local tyrant who prepared five baskets of copper coins looked like.

Announcing the good news on the list is usually a red envelope for the happy messenger, and then throw a few handfuls of copper coins on the street.But I have never heard of people who directly put copper coins in large baskets.

Bing Chenwei noticed Wu Xuan's gaze, and cupped his hands at him, "Brother, you are laughing."

Wu Xuan also bowed his hands to him, "I wish Xiongtai High School!"