Chapter 610: Capable Officials

Chapter 610: Capable Officials

Chapter 610: Capable Officials
His eyes are as sharp as needles.

Countless silver needles attacked the entire garden, piercing the back and penetrating three-quarters of the flesh.

Tickle.

Very fucking ticklish.

This is the first time I discovered that the "Eye Consciousness Method" that I was reluctant to close has side effects.

Naked jealousy!

Liang Qu straightened his back and scraped back.

Long Eying nudged Long Yao, who was choosing a ring, with her elbow. Long Yao reacted and reached out to help.

"Don't!"

Liang Qu raised his hand to stop her. He could roughly guess the cause of the irritation. Xiaoxiu was like this at the birthday banquet, so wouldn't Longnu be so angry that she would overturn the table if she tried to help?
It is not advisable to add fuel to the fire, so be merciful when you can.

It's a shame to ruin the birthday party.

"Hahaha."

Xu Zishuai laughed out loud.

Yang Xu, Yu Dun and others were all surprised, and then they realized that Liang Qu was in trouble. After a little thought, they understood and their lips curled up.

Only the Dragon Girl didn't understand.

"Senior sister, let me change seats with you."

Zhuo Shaoqin held up the five or six rings in her hand, her intention was self-evident.

“Take your pick!”

"Junior brother is so generous!"

Zhuo Shaoqin smiled with narrowed eyes, walked past Long Li and Long Eying, sat to the left of Long Yao, and held her to choose a ring together.

Long'e was wise enough to understand the situation. She looked around the garden and frowned slightly.

"call."

Liang Qu moved to Long Li's right hand side, feeling relaxed both physically and mentally.

The garden is located directly behind the Shoutang.

The place where everyone sat was in the middle of the Shoutang and the garden, and they could see both ends, with a very good view.

However, Liang Qu's original position was facing away from all the creatures in the garden, and he had to bear everything alone.

Now, if you walk around the table a little, you can see the birthday hall on one half and the garden on the other half, and the unbridled gaze disappears for the most part.

Without him.

Afraid of meeting eyes.

The ferocity at the Grand Hunting Meeting is still vivid in my mind.

It is hateful that the bastard with women on both sides is there, but what is even more hateful is that I cannot beat this murderer.

悲~
Inside the Shoutang.

The tortoise shell reflected the candlelight, so bright that it was dazzling.

The roll call, which had been silent for a while, resumed. After two sporadic calls, it was silent again. After a quarter of an hour, the roll call continued.

"The butler is very thoughtful..."

Xiang Changsong asked: "Why do you say that, Senior Brother?"

Yang Xu raised his chin slightly.

"After Junior Brother sent out the tortoise shell pieces, he was probably worried that no one would dare to sing. I saw the steward moved all the people who were supposed to be at the back to the front. The prefects, prefects and others were moved to the back for a while until the impact of the tortoise shell pieces faded."

"I listened to the singing twice in the middle, and the gift was quite expensive."

"Birthday gifts are very particular. You should give gifts to people of different backgrounds and relationships. If the gift is not appropriate for your status, you are either a fool, a sucker, or someone who is asking for favors."

Xiang Changsong was thoughtful: "That's good for both sides. Those who move forward avoid being affected and embarrassed. Those who move forward have no one in front or behind when rolling out the names, which makes them more conspicuous. They both get what they need."

"Amazing."

Chat for a while.

The roll call never stops.

Xu Zishuai had nothing to do, so he asked the maid to bring him some paper. He took out the seal he had just obtained and started to play with it by pressing the red clay.

Don't mention it.

None of the fellow students present knew anything about calligraphy, but they could all tell that the seal was beautiful. The more they looked at it, the more charming it became, and the more they liked it, and they couldn't put it down.

The remaining brothers and sisters took out their seals and stamped their names on the papers.

Liang Qu played with it for a while and then gave it to Long Yao and Long Li who were interested.

"The white characters are like the clear clouds and the jade trees standing in the wind; the red characters are like the lotus flowers reflected in the water and the mandarin ducks playing in the waves. Mr. Xu's reputation is well-deserved." Cao Rang sighed.

Xiang Changsong raised his head: "Are you talking about Old Master Xu?"

"Well, last night I learned that Old Master Xu was a master of seal carving, so I went to the Xu family library to check it out. I chatted with the old man who was guarding the door for a while and learned that this was what Taizu used to praise Old Master Xu. When Old Master Xu returned home, Taizu wrote it out and framed it and hung it in the Xu family library."

hiss~
A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle.

Everything needs a reference, a reference person.

Originally, no one had a deep understanding of Xu Rongguang's identity as a seal carving master. After hearing the emperor's praise, everyone just felt that his level was so high that he must be a world-class calligraphy master.

Hu Qi asked: "Brother Cao, what is white text and what is red text?"

"Basically it's the difference between positive and negative engraving." Cao Rang pointed at the paper, "If you dip it in ink and the words are printed in red, it's called red text, and if they are printed in white, it's called white text." Everyone lowered their heads to observe.

Red text on a white background.

"Ours is Zhu Wen?"

"Ah."

"Make money, make money."

Xu Zishuai was surprised.

Give a potted plant worth 68.8 taels, and you will get a big red envelope worth 50 taels, dozens of gold rings, and a seal from a seal engraving master who was praised by the emperor!
Happy birthday.

You have a junior brother on the boat, you have your mother's family to eat with, and you can make a profit by giving a gift!
"Is the roll call over? I haven't heard it in a while."

Look up at Changsong.

"Seems to be."

Everyone looked outside and saw that there were indeed very few people queuing outside.

The birthday ceremony started at Chen time, and now it is already 9:55, more than an hour later, and the whole gift-giving and name-calling process has just ended, which shows how many guests have come.

Some people didn't even have a seat. They came in to give birthday gifts and then walked out behind the screen.

Wait another quarter of an hour.

Seeing that no one came, the host prepared for the next process.

The steward waved his hand and started to make arrangements.

The servants were coming and going, busy but not chaotic.

After the round table was laid out in the birthday hall, the crowd dispersed and sat down according to the seating order.

Long Yao and Long Li were looking forward to it.

Then wait for a long time.

Xu Hanping brought a bowl of steaming longevity noodles that was big enough for one person to hug. Xu stood by and picked out a bowl with long chopsticks, scooped up the soup with a spoon, and held it for Xu Rongguang to taste.

After the meal, the whole bowl of longevity noodles was taken down and distributed to the children of the Xu family. Some of them even came forward to ask for some to share in the good fortune.

Longevity noodles are also displayed on all the tables.

Long Li was greatly disappointed. He served Liang Qu a bowl of wine and whispered it to his ear.

"Elder, there's only one bowl of noodles for the birthday banquet."

"Who said that? It hasn't started yet." Liang Qu laughed. "Longevity noodles can be considered 'breakfast'. I'm afraid you'll be hungry, so after you finish eating the noodles, it's called 'warming up the longevity'. The other dishes will be served after a while. If you're hungry, eat two more bowls to fill your stomach."

"No, I want to keep my belly!"

Long Eying glanced at Long Li.

Long Li sat up straight, looking at his eyes, nose and heart.

To fill your stomach.

The garden was filled with the sound of gongs and drums, and the show began.

Amid the commotion, the eldest son Xu Hanping, holding a lacquer tray, came to the main table where the masters were sitting, raised the tray over his head, and respectfully served the dishes.

Three times in a row.

The guests around shouted for a change of players.

Maids and servants came in one after another, holding trays.

"Okay, now it begins!"

……

The tide is surging.

There are very few fishing boats staying at Shangrao Pier.

The weather is getting colder, and it will be the beginning of winter in a few days. The fish catch is decreasing day by day, and the fishermen all want to take advantage of the last minute to catch more fish to survive the cold winter.

Water splashed everywhere.

Quan Guangqin and Quan Yuxuan looked around, confirmed that everything was fine, and waved underwater.

The human figure floats up from darkness to light.

puff.

Quan Linghan emerged from the water, his fins trembling, shaking off water droplets. He looked around, feeling the completely different water quality in his gills, and was deeply shocked.

"Is this place Jianghuai?"

"That's right, Chief Quan, why don't you go ashore and take a look." Long Binglin invited warmly, "Lord Xu, the leader of the Hebo Division, is already waiting on the shore."

A little silence.

"it is good!"

A few moments.

"Chief Quan!"

Xu Yuelong was overjoyed when he saw the mermaid with his own eyes.

Less than two years after the establishment of Pingyang River Port, it established diplomatic relations with the Jianghuai Dragon people and the Jiao people.

What does it mean to be a capable official?
(End of this chapter)