The happy news of finding relief food was reported back to Xuanzhou two days later.

On this day, we celebrated the sixtieth birthday of the prefect's wife.

The guests in Fanghua Garden were all smiling and congratulating themselves on double happiness.

Seeing the wrinkles on the face of the prefect's wife smiling, Lin Ruyu knew that she was really happy. The birthday banquet had been going on for more than half an hour, and this was the first time that the prefect's wife smiled so sincerely.

Ye Changshi's wife smiled and said, "It's good now. Tens of thousands of people in the seven affected counties can finally have hot meals."

The creases at the corners of the eyes of the prefect's wife expanded a little, "The weather is getting colder, and the people not only need to eat, but also need more clothes. Long live in the imperial capital thousands of miles away, I am also worried about the people affected by the disaster in the three states. Although I am young,

I am incompetent, but I also want to share your worries. In addition to the gifts from today's birthday party, I have donated my land and houses in Le County to resettle the people affected by the disaster."

All the ladies who came to attend the birthday banquet bowed their heads in unison and remained silent.

Seven counties have been affected by the disaster, and they have donated money, food and materials three times. Donating again will not only hurt their bodies, but their bones.

Lin Ruyu, who was kneeling beside her second aunt, straightened her body. The main event was finally here!

Mrs. Ye looked at Lin Ruyu with a smile. Not only was this little girl beautiful, her expression was also so vivid, which was really rare.

The wife of the prefect above saw everyone's expressions, her eyes fell on the second wife of the Lin family and the eldest daughter of the Lin family, and she said gently, "Misfortune is where blessings depend."

Um?

Don’t urge donations?

The guests, who wanted to bury their heads in their cups and saucers, raised their heads and looked at the prefect's wife.

"The Wolong Embankment burst, and you all donated generously to relieve the victims. The Lin family's mother-in-law came to see the eunuch when she was sick, and donated food, money, and medicine." The eunuch's wife praised the Lin family, changed the subject, and said sternly:

"I didn't expect that such a righteous act of the Lin family would be resented by a villain. They sent people to the Lin family's shops and cargo ships several times to destroy the goods. Hundreds of pieces of silk and satin worth tens of thousands of taels shipped by the Lin family from Huzhou were stained by the river water! The prefect sent people

When hunting down a murderer, no matter who instigates the murderer, once he is caught, he will never be tolerated!"

Everyone has heard about this matter to some extent. Some feel sorry for the Lin family, and some are gloating about the misfortune.

Aunt Lin lowered her head and wondered why the prefect's wife mentioned the matter at this juncture. Aunt Lin calmly looked at the guests, wondering which family was behind the scenes.

Once you find him, you can't kill him!

Mrs. Wen lowered her head and pretended to be uncomfortable, secretly biting Lin Ruyu's ears, "Jiaojiao, I'm so nervous."

"Second Aunt, me too." After all, it was the first time to organize such a big event. Lin Ruyu was both excited and scared, her white porcelain face glowing red.

The wife of the prefect continued, "As I said just now: when misfortune comes, blessings depend on it. The Lin family found that the stripes on the dyed cloth were somewhat natural, so they came up with the idea of ​​using the cloth as a canvas. They put the cloth

I brought it to show to me, but I was not good at it, so I sent someone to send the cloth to Hezhou and handed it over to Mr. Songmian. After seeing it, Mr. Songmian became very interested, so he painted a picture and gave it to me."

The prefect's wife raised her hand, and two little maids wearing identical clothes came forward holding the scroll. Everyone stared at the one-foot-long canvas with wide eyes.

"It's so beautiful! Just like the real thing!"

"I've heard about Mr. Mister for a long time, but this is the first time I've seen his real work. He is indeed the painting saint of our six states. Well, it's really good!"….

"I didn't expect that fine silk can be used for painting. How much money is this painting worth?"

Mrs. Song, whose daughter was slapped by Lin Ruyu, said sourly, "I don't like this, I don't know!"

"..."

How much silver? It could range from several thousand to tens of thousands. Lin Ruyu pursed her lips and smiled happily.

The ladies were talking in low voices, but the male guests' garden was already boiling with excitement. "Master Taishou, where is Mr. Songmian's masterpiece? I beg you to take a look."

"Sir, the common people also want to see it."

"..."

Seeing that everyone was scratching their heads and scratching their heads anxiously, the eunuch stroked his beard and smiled, "Not only can you look at Mr.'s paintings, but those who are lucky can also put them in their sleeves and take them home, and hang them in the hall to enjoy them every day."

"Wow..."

See everyone excited

Their faces were red and their necks were thick. Lin Erye and Zheng Changming were laughing so hard that their teeth could not see their eyes.

After the atmosphere was heightened, the prefect revealed the theme, "On the Double Ninth Festival, a calligraphy and painting charity sale will be held in Wangxiang Mountain in this garden. There will not only be paintings by Mr. Songmian, but also paintings by famous Xuanzhou artists. All the paintings will be on hand."

, the one with the highest price will get it. All the proceeds from the charity sale will be used for disaster relief.”

In the back garden, the eunuch's wife straightened up and raised her hands to salute, "On the Double Ninth Festival, I planted dogwood all over my body. I am waiting for you all in the Wangxiang Pavilion, and I will do my best for the people affected by the disaster in Xuanzhou."

After this extraordinary birthday banquet, the Double Ninth Festival Poetry and Painting Charity Fair instantly exploded in Xuanzhou City, and the threshold of the Lin family's door was almost broken.

The guests all came for the Double Ninth Festival Charity Fair invitation.

There are two hundred invitations to the bazaar, and each invitation is limited to three people. The Taishou Mansion has one hundred invitations, which are prepared for Xuanzhou officials and aristocratic families; the Lin family has one hundred invitations, which are prepared for Xuanzhou merchants.

The Xuanzhou family and merchants are the main buyers at this charity fair. The list of invited guests has been drawn up, and the Lin family has twenty invitations left, which can be used as favors.

It was these twenty pieces that everyone grabbed.

If you can't get into the bazaar, you won't be able to see the masterpieces of the painting saints with your own eyes! If you can't get into the bazaar, it means you don't have enough status and face in Xuanzhou!

No matter how hard you squeeze it, you have to get in!

Even if you spend all your wealth, you still need to get the authentic painting of the painting saint!

There are constant guests in Lin's front yard and endless tea in the back yard.

Lin Ruyu and her second aunt had just sent away a female relative who was out of reach. The little maid who had brought the message ran in and whispered, "Girl, Cai An has arrived from afar."

Lin Ruyu stood up and said, "Second Aunt, I'll go to the front yard and take a look."

Who is Cai An's relative from Ziyuan? Why does my sister want to see him? Lin Rumei approached her sister and said, "Sister, I want to go too."

"Okay." Lin Ruyu took her sister's hand and whispered, "Let's take a look behind the screen. Second sister, please be gentle with your hands and feet and don't make any noise."

"Okay." Sister is willing to take her, no matter what, Lin Rumei can't suppress her excitement, "Sister, who is this person?"

Although the second sister was only ten years old, Lin Ruyu did not try to coax her, "Let's go see if he is the bad guy who caused mischief in Wusha Town."

Lin Rumei's eyes immediately widened, "If so, let my father catch him and send him to the Yamen!"

There was no need to send her off at the Yamen, she couldn't. Lin Ruyu held her sister's hand, walked quietly into the front hall through the back door, and looked out through the gap in the screen.

There are three young men sitting in the hall, sitting far away in the middle.

Lin Ruyu recognized that he was real at a glance, and then carefully looked at the two people who came with him, and confirmed that the fake An Zi was far away from them, so she pulled her sister out of the front hall and shook her head at Zhu Qing who was waiting by the back door.

Zhuqing saluted and ran to deliver the letter.

Lin Rumei asked in a low voice, "Sister, isn't it?"

"No." Lin Ruyu pulled her sister back and heard her whisper, "The person sitting in the middle looks very pleasing to the eye."

Lin Ruyu smiled. Yes, An Ziyuan is really pleasing to the eye, and he is a gentleman at first glance.

In the back alley of the government office, Fake An Ziyuan and He Jiongming were furious, "Say it again."

An Fengchun's scalp was numb and his tongue was a little knotted, "Xuanzhou Yamen won't... arrest the head of Yun Zhou."

He Jiongming stroked his left sleeve and slowly raised his eyes, "You mean, Xiacai Granary was head-hunted by a little catcher?".
Chapter completed!