I, my father-in-law, set off a frenzy of public examinations in ancient times

Chapter 9
Xu Mao was on the tower, looking at the white clouds in the sky boredly, racking his brains to think about a problem.

He pulled a soldier over and asked, "Hey boy, does that cloud look like a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin?"

Xiaobing looked along: "Where does it look like? Why do I look like a bald-tailed chicken?"

"Damn it, can you talk..." Xu Mao slapped the back of Xiaobing's head hard, and looked at it again, "Would it be more like a pearl?..."

Xiao Bing rubbed the back of his head: "Master Xu, could it be that Mrs. Xu is celebrating her birthday? Are you giving Zhang Luo a gift?"

"Hey——" Xu Mao spit on the ground: "Is the yellow-faced woman also worthy of my delivery?"

"Could it be the old lady?"

"That doesn't have to be so expensive! Can't I slaughter a bald-tailed chicken as you said?"

"what?!"

Seeing Xiao Bing's stupid appearance, Xu Mao rolled his eyes angrily: "It's King Qi's Concubine Liu! It's her old man who will have her [-]th birthday next month!"

Xiao Bing was even more puzzled: "Since he is eighteen, why is he called 'Old Man'? Besides, Princess Qi doesn't seem to have the surname Liu, does she?..."

"Hey, why do you have so many questions? The concubine is just a title? When did the king of Qi regard her as a concubine? Let me tell you, whoever the king of Qi favors is the concubine!"

The little soldier died with a stubborn mouth:
"But who knows who His Royal Highness King Qi will like next month? As far as I know, the concubines that King Qi favored include Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li. What if the Concubine Liu falls out of favor next month? manage?"

"Haha, you have a bit of a brain!" Xu Mao laughed loudly: "I won't this time, I have been favored for more than half a year! They all threatened to abolish the current princess!"

"But didn't Princess Qi marry when the Emperor Taizu was here? Can this be abolished casually?"

"Hey boy, don't you understand what I said earlier? On the boundary of Qingzhou, even the imperial decree has to be placed in the back row! His Royal Highness King Qi's words are more useful than the imperial decree!..."

Just as he was talking, there was a sudden commotion below:
"What's going on next?" Xu Mao, who couldn't choose a suitable gift, was furious, and leaned down and shouted.

"My lord official, please open another city gate for your convenience!"

Below are a group of burly men driving with large and small bags, the leader clasped his hands, raised his head and shouted to Xu Mao.

The things they pulled were many and big, and the team was long, but the city gate was only half opened, and the biggest carriage couldn't get through.

Not only that, but the inspection also takes a lot of time, and many passers-by can't help complaining about blocking the road.

King Qi has ordered that suspicious persons are strictly prohibited from entering and leaving Qingzhou, and the merchants in the past must be carefully checked, but this group of people will take half a day.

"What's the rush!" Xu Mao went downstairs in person, glaring at the complaining passers-by.

Everyone didn't dare to touch his bad luck, so they had to wait in line quietly.

"This messenger, we are bodyguards from Dengzhou Prefecture. We are entrusted to give the [-]th birthday gift to the old Fengjun from the hometown of Juzhou. I would like to ask you for your convenience. This little money will be treated as a small Let's invite everyone to drink..."

The head of the escort pulled Xu Mao, and delivered a bulging package.

Xu Mao put it in his sleeve without hesitation:

"It's easy to say, the old man's birthday can't be delayed by others, can't he?
However, the King of Qi has ordered that all vehicles and goods must be opened for inspection, so as to prevent thieves from entering Qingzhou, a peaceful land.

Come to think of it, isn't this embarrassing? "Xu Mao showed a mouthful of yellow teeth, and the mouse's eyes were as small as mung beans.

"They're all cloth, native products, etc., so don't worry about inspecting them!" the head of the bodyguard said, and with a wave of his hand, the bodyguards opened the box and waited for inspection.

Xu Mao's people went up to check it with ease, because they took the benefits this time and didn't mess around with anything from others.

"What is this? Open it quickly!" A soldier impatiently urged an escort who was unloading the rope.

The head of the bodyguard explained: "Don't blame the poor man, this is the biggest and most valuable birthday gift for the old Feng Jun. It is an Arhat bed, and it takes some effort to load and unload it..."

"Tch," Xu Mao snorted coldly with disdain: "It's just a bed, how much is it worth... go..."

His voice finally drowned in his throat.

The arhat bed in front of me is really expensive at first glance...

The four-legged feet around the box-shaped couch are used for support, and the bottom hook is turned inward, shaped like a horseshoe;
The left, right, and back are surrounded by thick solid wood boards, inlaid with various agates, mother-of-pearl, and tooth carvings... almost blinding people's eyes;
Not only that, the carvings of standing phoenix scroll patterns on the hoarding are also lifelike, and with gorgeous decorations, it looks like a phoenix with gold and stone enamel merged into emerald feathers.

What's even better is that this arhat bed is not only gorgeous in shape, but also standing far away, you can smell a delicate fragrance, which is quite helpful for sleeping.

Xu Mao stammered and pointed at the boxes packed together with the bed, and asked, "What are these?"

Dart explained:
"Oh, these are some small things that go with this arhat bed, such as kang tables, chess boards, ancient books, etc... They are all collected by the master to relieve the old lady's boredom!

There is also a box of citron, which is a kind of fruit specially placed for smelling! "

"Xiangyuan? Does this smell good?..." Xu Maonahan asked.

The head of the escort also shrugged his shoulders in disbelief: "Who knows, it's the tone of the rich! I don't understand this old man."

"Hey, how much money is the gem inlaid on it..." Xu Mao touched the bed, and took a deep sniff as if fascinated, it smells like money!

"Hehe, the poor man's words are wrong. Gems are just dead objects, but this wood is truly worth a thousand gold!"

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"This wood is one of the three national treasures of the Ava country. What is it called... Oh, golden camphor!"

Hearing what the head of the bodyguard said, Xu Mao suddenly realized, it really is!

I just went to look at the gemstones inlaid on it, but I didn't notice that the bed surface was glowing with golden light.

When I touched it with my hands, I realized that it was the color of wood; with waves of water ripples, gold threads seemed to appear layer by layer.

It's obviously yellow wood, but it seems to make people's eyes red... Lying on it and dreaming, I'm afraid it will be a scene of gold raining in the dream!Not to mention Lin Xing is a beauty...

If I take this arhat bed to see Concubine Liu off, why don't I worry about being blown pillow wind in His Highness Qi's ears? ...

While touching the bed, Xu Mao thought about it and smirked.

"Master, Master..." The head of the escort called Xu Mao many times, but there was no response.

"Head!" Finally, the little soldier who was talking to Xu Mao at the beginning shouted loudly, and then pulled back Xu Mao who didn't know where his mind was drifting.

"This poor man, the inspection is over, should we go too?"

"Ahem! It's natural, it's natural." Xu Mao wiped the saliva that didn't exist at the corner of his mouth and said with a smile.

Inadvertently looking down, he saw a thick layer of dirt on the escort's dusty shoes——

His two eyebrows, which were almost connected as one, were directly knotted, like an earthworm knotted in a rainy day:
"Brother escort, your bodyguards should earn a lot of money. Why do you still wear the rough leather slips worn by ordinary people, merchants, infantrymen, and Yu Dingcai? If you are a bodyguard, you should protect your feet better. Woolen cloth!"

For some reason, the head of the bodyguard smiled faintly:
"The poor man was joking, what are we waiting for if we are not common people? How dare we overstep? Besides, only the feet know whether the shoes fit or not, so don't bother the poor man."

Xu Mao cursed in his heart, "The dog bites Lu Dongbin", and I'm waiting, who will "wait" with you?Forget it, do people have to stick to the "ritual system"?What's the matter with me?

After tonight, I have no money to buy shoes...

Until sending the people away, Xu Mao was still smiling and staring at the backs of the group of people going away.

"Head, what are you laughing at?" Xiao Bing scratched his head, not knowing why.

"Hehe, what do you know, kid? What a birthday gift!"

"Yeah!" Xiao Bing nodded his head, "Blessed is the old Feng Jun! What a bed!"

"Isn't it~"

(End of this chapter)