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"I never get tired of eating the red dates that the teacher gave me."

Bai Gui accepted the red dates and stuffed them into his arms, which were full, and said with a smile.

"Let's go, let the young people in the village see you."

"It's almost time for early school..."

Mr. Xu took out his pocket watch and said as he looked at the direction of the clock hand.

The pocket watch was a gift that Bai Gui gave to Mr. Xu four years ago before he went to study in Japan. At first, Mr. Xu was not used to using a pocket watch. He relied on his biological clock and experience to judge the time. Oh, and there was also the sundial in front of the ancestral hall. But as time went by, he knew more and more about the benefits of pocket watches and could not do without them.

Not to mention, if you check the time on your pocket watch from time to time, you will look like a celebrity.

Although Mr. Xu didn't care much about the eyes of others, he still felt comfortable and satisfied when he was envied by others.

The two of them went out one after the other.

They came to the west building opposite, which was the Bailu Village School.

"Hello, sir!"

"Hello, sir..."

As soon as they entered the door, the children greeted them one by one, knowing the etiquette.

"This is Mr. Bai, let's meet him. Mr. Bai is your senior. Well, you probably saw him when you had a banquet yesterday. Your parents probably talked about Mr. Bai a lot..."

Xu Xiucai pointed at Bai Gui and said.

Bai Gui and he both dressed like teachers, but he was used to wearing student clothes, while Bai Gui was wearing a long gown. One looked like a teacher in a new school in the city, and the other was a teacher in an old school in the countryside.

"Hello, Mr. Bai!"

The children present stood up and bowed.

"Meihe, how about you come and teach a class?"

Xu Xiucai suggested.

"Forget it. I don't have the patience and character to teach people. Sir, you don't know that I was a teacher in Yanjing for a while, and after I resigned, I secretly made up my mind that I would never teach anything again in the future..."

Bai Gui politely refused.

To be honest, he was reluctant to teach the children in Bailu Village School. There were two reasons. First, the teaching method of Bailu Village School was still the old school, and Xu Xiucai could hardly change it. It was not easy to teach, and he didn't know what to teach. Could it be that he could only teach by imitation in one class, such as the Thousand Characters, and couldn't teach any great truths? When it came to enlightenment, he might not be as good as Xu Xiucai...

Teaching in the undergraduate department of Beiman Girls' School, the students already had a foundation, and he could understand what he said in depth.

Second, he didn't want to steal Xu Xiucai's limelight. Xu Xiucai's teaching was somewhat similar to that of the old-fashioned old scholar, but he was much more humorous, and there was no need to belittle himself. After teaching, if there were children who were "uninterested"... and said something slanderous to Xu Xiucai, it would be his dereliction of duty as a student.

"Okay, then you can sit in on the class."

Mr. Xu nodded.

He didn't think as much as Bai Gui did. He just wanted to let a successful senior teach his junior. It was just a spur-of-the-moment idea. Bai Gui declined politely. He didn't think that Bai Gui was being disrespectful. There must be other reasons.

A gentleman should not force others to do things that are difficult!

Bai Gui randomly found a child to sit with and began to listen to the lecture.

Just like before.

There was not much difference from the teaching five years ago.

...

In the evening.

Bai Gui and Bai Youde brought live chickens and ducks, as well as some snacks and gifts to Bai Jiaxuan's home for a visit.

Several grown men sat on the kang.

Bai Wu, Bai Jiaxuan's wife Xiancao, went to the kitchen to clean up some food and brought it up.

He warmed up a few pots of wine.

They talked while eating.

"Since Mr. Bai thinks highly of our Bailu Village and me, I will agree to this matter. I will ask the elders of the clan in the next two days to agree on a good day to pay the tribute and ask for the date..."

Bai Jiaxuan said with a flushed face.

This matter said that Bai Gui's family troubled Bai Lu Village, but in fact, according to the wealth and reputation of Bai Gui's family, how could Bai Lu Village work in vain? There must be rewards afterwards.

Whether it is Bai Gui or the Bai Mansion, they are not short of that little money.

"Thank you, Chief Bai."

Bai Gui bowed his hands and thanked him.

"Xiancao, warm up another pot of good wine for Mr. Bai. Mr. Bai has not come to our house for a long time. He will not go home until he is drunk today."

Bai Jiaxuan shouted.

...

The days passed peacefully.

After ten days, Bai Jiaxuan and the elders of the clan also discussed the auspicious date, and asked some famous scholars nearby to know what to prepare for the betrothal. There is no marriage without betrothal. Some betrothal gifts have rules and regulations, and cannot be sent rashly.

"It is recorded in Cui Yan's Wedding Text: 'Offer wild geese as gifts, and deer skins as gifts'..."

"I have informed the nearby villages to see if we can meet wild deer on Bailuyuan. We will hunt them and peel the deer skins as one of the betrothal gifts..."

Bai Jiaxuan said.

As early as the Zhou Dynasty, the betrothal gifts were set. For example, in the Book of Rites, it is recorded that "the son-in-law holds the goose and enters the hall, bows and yields, and offers the goose twice, which is to be received by the parents."

Wild geese are a must for a wealthy family to get married.

But deer skin is different. If you have it, it is better. If you don't have it, you don't have to force it.

This thing is best to use it as a betrothal gift together with wild geese if you can hunt it. It can be regarded as a gift of skins and silk.

"I know that..."

Bai Gui thanked.

The origin of Bailuyuan is that when King Ping of Zhou moved east, white deer appeared in Bailuyuan, so it got its name.

"There is Bailuyuan in the west of Xinfeng County, and white deer appeared in the Zhou Pingwang." - "Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Capital and State Records".

And Bailuyuan is adjacent to Qinling Mountains, so it is normal for wild deer to appear.

"If there are no wild deer, the clan leader does not need to force it. I can buy them separately when I arrive in Yanjing."

Bai Gui added.

Not long after he said goodbye to Bai Jiaxuan, he ran to the provincial capital to prepare the betrothal gifts.

Although the betrothal gifts can be bought in Yanjing, some exquisite and high-end betrothal gifts need to be customized early and cannot be rushed. Moreover, it is obviously more sincere to bring them from Qin Province to Yanjing...

Bringing the betrothal gifts from Qin Province to Yanjing... does not mean that he is really so serious, but some betrothal gifts are not heavy, but they just take time. For example, some gold ornaments need to be customized by hand and find a good goldsmith to make them.

It often takes several months to make a set of gold ornaments.

Of course, Bai Gui also wants to hide away and be free. He has to entertain people every day at home, and he has to endure unnecessary noise at night, which is not as relaxing as in the provincial capital.

"Mr. Bai, why did you come to the provincial capital?"

In the provincial capital, at Bai's house on Shuyuan Street, Tian Xiao'e looked at Bai Gui in surprise as he walked in.

Recently, it was the end of the year, and Aunt Cui also went home. Most of the Hulu Chicken shops were temporarily closed, leaving her alone in the provincial capital. When she saw Bai Gui coming, she immediately showed a happy smile on her face.

She didn't dare to go home without permission.

If she went home without permission, it would be difficult to explain in any way. Who knows if she was kicked out, so she could only stay in Bai's house.