After time travel, he devoted himself to helping his father with his career.

Chapter 576 Re-entering Xuzhou City

The official messenger who reported the news arrived in the morning, and the Xiao brothers and sisters set off at noon.

"Brother~! Will Master be satisfied with the third place result?"

Mingjia lay by the car window, looking up at his brother riding a horse on one side. In fact, when the shadow came back with the news, Mingjia wanted to ask.

"I tried my best! Moreover, the top two have experienced several autumns, and are much older than me. In addition, coupled with the preference of Mr. Zhu, the examiner this year, it is a good result for me to get third place!"

"Uu~!"

After speaking about the examination, Mingjun immediately tightened the reins of his horse, and then looked at Mingjia in astonishment.

Mingjia also seemed to have thought of something. She looked up at her brother with some embarrassment, and finally blinked and said in an uncertain tone.

"Should it be okay?"

Every year after autumn, the chief examiner usually holds a banquet, so that the examinees of this year can meet the master and the examinees who are also on the list, which can be regarded as accumulating contacts.

Even if the examiner does not hold a banquet, the successful candidates will go together to thank the teacher, but...

"Brother~! The official who came to report the news didn't say anything about the banquet hosted by Mr. Zhu, the examiner, right?"

"Yeah! I didn't mention it! It's okay, let's go!"

Seeing that Mingjun didn't care at all, Mingjia was a little confused and had some guesses in her heart.

Because Mingjia returned to Sichuan temporarily, he missed the time to announce the chief examiner of each state. When he returned to Qingzhou, he only heard from Aman about the name of the chief examiner.

Looking at Mingjun's attitude now, Mingjia guessed that Master Zhu might have a problem with his stance, at least it was different from his master's.

On the day they received the news of their arrival, Ming Jun and Ming Jia wrote good news letters to Beijing and Dianzhou respectively. Ming Jun also wrote a separate letter to Yang Tingxuan.

Then, the brother and sister headed south to Xuzhou in a cool manner, ignoring the Qingzhou examiner's little thoughts.

Mingjia got on the big boat again, and her seasickness was obviously much less severe, and Mingjun had no problem at all.

"Brother, when I took a boat for the first time, I felt very seasick..."

It was also the first time for Mingjun to hear his sister talk about this experience. Mingjun felt distressed and helpless.

"You didn't tell your family at all!"

Mingjia thought it was all trivial matters and had long forgotten them, but there was one thing she remembered.

"Brother, Li Shu'an, the son of the Zhizhou family in Yuzhou, helped me before. If you meet me in the future, you can help me repay this favor if you have the opportunity!"

It was rare for Mingjun to see his sister mention other men. He turned his head and checked Mingjia's expression several times. He nodded in agreement after seeing that there was nothing special about her.

"Brother~! Don't worry! That young man doesn't have my taste!"

Ming Jun: "..."

Ming Jun sighed. His mother, Dong, had a soft personality and had always been lax in her discipline of Ming Jia. Her father was mainly doting on her.

Now, the longer Mingjun and Mingjia get along, the more headache they feel about Mingjia's character.

Mingjun discussed this matter with his master in private, but his attitude became even more...

"I think Mingjia has a very good character. I just want to find her a husband with a better temper in the future!"

Xie Boyuan actually likes Ming Jia's personality very much. Such a girl is full of vitality and can definitely hold up the family.

"I, Xie Boyuan's disciples, don't need to be obedient, let alone live the life of a house where their husbands are their top priority!"

Every time Mingjun heard Master say this, he could always recall Master's roar when he was so angry that Ming Jia was so angry!

Of course, Uncle Li is the one who dotes on Mingjia the most. The guards arranged for Mingjia are no longer as simple as protecting safety. They completely give Mingjia the capital to be ruthless and cause trouble.

Fortunately, Mingjia has not grown crooked at all under the support of many people.

but……

"Jiajia, you will be fifteen years old during the Chinese New Year. Are you really not going to change back into women's clothes?"

"Brother~! After Mingxi was born, I didn't change back into women's clothes, and I won't do it this year! I didn't show up in Tianjiacun because I didn't want to face the issue of marriage!"

"Can……"

"Brother~! If I stay unmarried forever, will it cause any trouble to you?"

Mingjun was a little stunned, but he quickly came to his senses and shook his head immediately.

"How is that possible? Let me see who dares to gossip!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Mingjia laughed. His brother's expression just now was exactly the same as his master's expression when he was trying to protect himself.

……

The Xiao brothers and sisters disembarked from the inland pier in Xuzhou and took a car to slowly walk to the city of Xuzhou, planning to go directly to Zhiqulou.

"Young Master, there are many guards in Xuzhou City, and the questioning is very strict. You may have to wait in line for a while!"

Thirteen gently knocked on the car door outside and reported the situation outside to Mingjun, and Mingjia also heard the report.

Mingjun frowned, but Mingjia was not surprised at all.

"Okay! Wait in line to enter the city!"

"Brother, Xuzhou Port may open in the next two days. It's normal for the city gates to be strictly controlled!"

Before the sun set, the Xiao family finally entered the city smoothly. Huang Zhengqing arranged for a boy to wait under the city gate.

"I've met the eldest young master! I've met the second young master!"

Huang Zhengqing saluted the two brothers and sisters very excitedly, and was pulled up by Ming Jun. Huang Zhengqing was not a servant of the Xiao family.

"The accommodation has been arranged. The two young masters will go and have a rest first. I will arrange dinner at Shidingzhai, authentic Xuzhou cuisine!"

"it is good!"

Mingjia stayed in Xuzhou for a while, but there were so many things going on every day that Mingjia actually ate Xuzhou cuisine!

Mingjun and Mingjia washed up and changed their clothes, and reappeared in front of people and looked like handsome young men again.

Huang Zhengqing brought a carriage to pick up Mingjun and Mingjia, and introduced the scene of Xuzhou to the brothers and sisters along the way. Xuzhou has inland rivers and coastal areas, and its economic development has always been good.

Mingjia always felt that she seemed to have forgotten something, but now she remembered that someone was missing.

"Shopkeeper Huang, where is Chengwen?"

As soon as Ming Jia's question came out, Ming Jun also remembered it and seemed to have arranged for Cheng Wen to come to Xuzhou in advance.

"Brother Cheng Wen has been watching the dock since he arrived in Xuzhou. He sent a letter back five or six days ago, saying that he was going to investigate something, but there has been no news since then!"

When it comes to writing, Huang Zhengqing is also very anxious, but he wants to mention it to Ming Jia tomorrow.

"Didn't Chengwen say anything about investigating?"

Huang Zhengqing shook his head. This was not stated in the written document, and Huang Zhengqing did not know.

Ming Jia frowned. Although Cheng Wen was young among the guards, he always acted in a measured manner. This time it was so abnormal...

When the group of people arrived at Shidingzhai, it was the busiest time for dinner, and there was an endless stream of people coming in and out at the gate.

Huang Zhengqing booked a private room in advance and took a group of people directly upstairs. Mingjia followed his brother, carefully avoiding other passers-by on the stairs.

Suddenly a strong man came down the stairs from the second floor. The originally spacious stairs suddenly seemed a little narrow.

Mingjia had no choice but to turn sideways to make way for the strong man. The moment she turned around, Mingjia's nose twitched, and she seemed to smell a very familiar smell.

Mingjia didn't stop, but when she reached the second floor, she couldn't help but look back and stared at the strong man's back for a long time.

"Mingjia, have you met someone you know?"