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Chapter 21 Exam starts

The exam . The last candidate outside the examination room finished checking and entered. When the time came, the gate of Gongyuan was closed. In the next three days and two nights of exams, this door will not be opened until the exam is over.

A ray of light before dawn penetrated into the examination room, and the genius shone slightly.

The boy who was sleeping huddled in the bed frowned and then opened his eyes. Where is he? Only then did Li Wen remember where he was sleeping. He got up from the bed in a hurry. Fortunately, the exam had not started yet. He was not in a hurry.

"Ah ha..." he stretched out. It was really comfortable to have a good sleep.

Very satisfied!

Li Wen folded the top layer of quilt in two or two movements, and did not plan to move the bottom layer of quilt.

"Dong dong nt-"

The sound of drums sounded, which meant that the exam officially began.

Just as Li Wen put down his pen and ink, sat upright, and put his hands on the table, he heard the sound of drums and the official examination began.

The official began to distribute papers downstairs, and Li Wen received his paper.

The questions in the rural examination are from the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics. The questions are very large and the content ranges from difficult to easy. The content of the examination includes Mo Yi, Jing Yi, poetry and poetry, and policy questions. In addition, law and arithmetic are also tested, with the latter two accounting for a relatively small proportion.

The papers have been given to them, and they have to answer them within these three days.

Fires are not allowed in the examination room at night, so they only have three days to answer questions. Li Wen read the paper carefully from beginning to end, and he probably felt a little confident.

It was still early in the day, and the genius was slightly bright. There was not enough light, and it was inconvenient to answer the questions, so after Li Wen read the paper, he took something to press the paper to prevent it from flying out in the wind. If the paper is blown away, no one will be kind enough to pick it up for him at that time, and maybe they will put a "treat it like cheating in the examination room" on his head.

Therefore, you must keep your paper well, and you can't There was no accident.

Taking advantage of this moment, Li Wen started to get some food for himself. It would be too uncomfortable for him to eat dry food for three days. When he came, he brought a small pot and millet. With meat and a lot of food, it was enough for these three days.

Charcoal fire and hot water were provided in the examination room, so he could cook some food by himself.

Li Wen squatted in front of the small stove and lit the charcoal fire, thanking him. With the life skills he had learned over the years, it was no problem to light a fire.

He thought it was inconvenient to go to the toilet here and it would be a waste of time to go to the toilet, so he originally planned to cook millet porridge, so he simply changed to cooking rice. The stomach is still full after eating. Put a little more rice. One pot of rice can last for a day!

Wash the rice, add an appropriate amount of water, and put the small pot on the stove to cook. Be careful not to let the rice in the pot burn. The bacon I brought was cut into pieces. When the rice was ready, I put a layer of mushrooms on the bottom, and then put a layer of bacon on top.

After a while, the smell of meat began to spread. Far...

"Where does the smell come from? "Someone muttered in their hearts.

The candidates who were answering questions next door suddenly smelled a smell and subconsciously took a deep breath. It was really just the smell of rice mixed with meat, which made them hungry. At this time Most of the candidates came to the venue without having breakfast at home. Even if they had breakfast at home, they would be hungry by now.

Those who were further away were fine with the fragrance. It's not that strong. The smell of meat is so tempting to the candidates who live close to Li Wen's dormitory that they can't concentrate on answering the questions.

"Gulu...

my stomach is growling.

No, I have to find something to eat." Several candidates near the dormitory were almost unable to concentrate on answering the questions. They had to put down the pen in their hands and silently dug out the dry food. Smelling the smell of meat coming from nowhere, they took a mouthful of dry food and a mouthful of hot water. Li Wen , who was eating the dry food in his hands,

seemed to have no idea how much psychological harm he had caused to the nearby candidates.

Most of the candidates came out to answer the questions for convenience and to save time. , all dry food was prepared, and no one thought of bringing anything into the examination room to cook it themselves. In addition, these young men have always lived a life where they can only open their mouths when they reach for their clothes. Basically, they don't know how to make a fire for themselves. These people did not include Li Wen.

He had too many hard times when he was a child. It was difficult to even eat meat in those years, so when life got better in the past few years and he had money, Li Wen just wanted to do it. You can eat whatever you want, and you will never treat yourself badly when it comes to food.

Therefore, Li Wen is very persistent when it comes to eating. After

knowing that he would enter the examination room for three days, he brought something for himself. The idea of ​​cooking a hot meal was put into action.

However, this was the first meal of dry food for these candidates on their first day. In the next two days, they would eat dry food three times a day. I don't know what kind of torture it is to smell the smell of other people eating meat.

"It's finally over! "

The smell is getting more and more fragrant. The grains of rice inside are full and plump. The bacon is the new meat made this year and it tastes very fragrant.

Every year, Li Wen asks people from Zhuangzi to kill pigs to make bacon and sausages. It just so happens that Dean Fu also likes to eat it. You can eat it yourself or give it to others. You can also sell it to Dean Fu's shop. They can make a lot of money from the bacon they just produced this year

. Li Wendu hasn't eaten it yet, so he brought some when he came. It's a must-have for cooking. It tastes fragrant and delicious. He opened the lid of the pot and sprinkled a little salt and pepper on it. Li Wen took out a small bowl, filled it with a bowl of rice, took a bite, and narrowed his eyes happily,

"Oh, it smells so good!" "

The examinee opposite who was taking the exam saw that the boy opposite him was sleeping as soon as he came in. Then he got up, took the papers, and started cooking again. This is not because he was taking the exam! The most outrageous thing was that the other boy cooked the rice. The smell reached him, and it was so fragrant that he could only eat the dry food in front of the hot water.

The bacon and mushroom rice was so delicious that Li Wensan finished the meal in two bites and drank two hot sips. Water.

After he finished his meal, it was already daybreak, so he quickly sat down to answer the questions.

He planned to finish answering the questions on Mo Yi, Jing Yi, and Poems in the first two days, and leave it for the next day. For him, the previous ones were not too difficult. It would take a little effort to write a good article. After

roughly planning the time, Li Wen started to answer the questions.

Write the answers once on the scratch paper, and then copy the answers to the paper after checking.

Li Qianqian likes to write the answers to part of the questions while transcribing the answers to this part of the questions on the paper instead. He waited until he had typed out the answers to all the questions and then transcribed them onto the paper together. If he didn't have enough time to answer the questions, it would really be over as soon as he

entered the state of answering the questions. Li Wen lost track of time.

Hmm...

I feel so urgent to pee and want to go to the toilet!

Li Wen clamped his legs, put down the brush in his hand, and raised his hand to signal the officers and soldiers standing not far away that he was going to the latrine. In the examination room, you are not allowed to walk out of the shed where you are taking the exam. If you want to go out to use the toilet, you have to reach out and wait for the official to come and lead them over to use the toilet.

But there's nothing you can do about it, unless you can hold your pee and pee without going to the toilet!

The official came over and took him to the toilet. Li Wen followed the official and hurriedly entered the toilet, unbuttoned his pants and started to drain the water. I went in holding my breath and waited until I finished peeing before I dared to breathe outside. It was so smelly inside.

There is a row of toilet buckets inside the toilet. All the candidates in this area come to this toilet. So many people defecate into those toilet buckets. You can imagine the situation there...

Sit down The candidates taking exams here are really pitiful. This is only the first day, and the row of toilet barrels inside is already over half full. There are still two and a half days of exams to go. It's scary to think about it. He followed the official to the toilet without glancing around. When he came out, Li Wen glanced out of the corner of his eye. He seemed to have caught sight of an acquaintance.

Shen Zijing found two balls of cotton and stuffed them into his nostrils, but he still felt that the smell from the side was pervasive and came out of his nostrils. Shen Zijing had to answer questions while contending with the stench next to him. Once someone went inside to use the toilet, he could still hear the sound of urine hitting the toilet...

If someone went in to relieve themselves, the smell of shit would be It stinks even more.

"..." Shen Zijing was also very broken inside.

Thinking that it was only the first day and there were two days of exams to come, Shen Zijing felt like crying.

No, I can't think about this problem anymore! He had to finish answering the questions quickly, so driven by such a harsh environment and pressure, Shen Zijing began to answer the questions desperately from the first day he came in.

After going to urinate, Li Wen returned to the small shed where he took the exam, and he could still feel the smell on his body. Thinking of Shen Zijing sitting next to the bad guy, Li Wen could only silently light a candle for his friend...

Brother, hold on!

I believe you can do it. After more than ten years of studying hard in a cold window, how can you be defeated by a small stinky dormitory!

After returning, Li Wen did not continue to answer questions. He exceeded the limit in the morning and completed the task, and there was still more time left in the afternoon. There was still some leftover rice cooked in the morning, it was still a little warm in the pot, so Li Wen simply settled the matter for lunch and continued answering questions in the afternoon, so he could make up for it in time.

I don't know if it was because he had to use up his brain during the exam and spent too much energy, or because the pot of bacon rice tasted so fragrant, Li Wen accidentally finished half of the pot of rice.

As a young man living in poverty, Mr. Li has just reached the age when he is eating a lot, and his food consumption is gradually improving. Normally, Li Wen could already eat three large bowls of rice. He finished half of the pot of rice easily, and there was still something left to be desired.

Just finish your meal and get something to eat in the afternoon.

"Aha..." So sleepy!

He wanted to sleep as soon as he was full. After sitting down and answering two questions, he couldn't resist the sleepiness. Li Wen simply packed up his papers, took off his shoes, got into bed and went to sleep.

Chapter 22 Frozen like a dog in the examination room

The wooden bed was frozen to death in the examination room. The wooden bed was big and hard. Fortunately, he spread a thick quilt underneath. But the space was too small. He was always worried that he would fall off accidentally when he turned over. . But even so, it didn't prevent Li Wen from taking a nap here.

"Whoosh--"

The wind blew in through the hole in the shed, making a whirring sound. Li Wen could hear the sound of the wind blowing in while lying on the bed. This shed had wind coming in from all sides, so it was very cold inside. Fortunately, the quilt he brought was thick enough, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sleep in this damn place.

Before the exam, considering that there might be cold air in this weather, Li Wen also sent some thick quilts to Shen Zijing and Su Yuan. I hope they are all brought in, otherwise it will be their own fault if they freeze to death.

He was sleeping warmly in bed, and he didn't want to get up. However, thinking that there were still questions to answer, Li Wen quickly got out of bed.

After taking a nap, I felt much better. After taking a nap, it felt a bit windy. It would definitely be a bit cold to sit here during the exam. Li Wen took out a thicker coat and put it on before sitting down and continuing to answer questions.

The wind was a bit strong today. There was a little sun in the morning, but it disappeared in the afternoon.

Officials in the examination room are patrolling in and out to prevent anyone from cheating in the examination room. Therefore, after going through such many layers of checks, it is very difficult to bring something in to cheat. Even if you bring in a note, you will not be able to cheat. Successfully cheating is even more difficult.

If there is fraud in the examination room, even the examiner responsible for invigilating the examination will be involved. Therefore, the examiners who supervise the examination every year attach great importance to the order in the examination room.

Mr. Lu Changping led the officers and soldiers around the examination room, passing in front of each candidate, and stood in front of a young man for a moment before continuing down.

The boy who was struggling to answer the question didn't know that Mr. Lu Changping had been standing in front of him for a moment, and he was concentrating on answering his paper.

"Huhu--"

"Ah, my paper!" One candidate's paper was accidentally blown away by the strong wind. The candidate wanted to go out and pick it up anxiously, but he only stepped half a step out of the examination room. The person was held by two officers and soldiers, one on the left and one on the right, and they were taken away.

The candidates I saw next to me were all sighing in their hearts!

Every year in the examination room, there will be several cases where candidates' papers are blown away by the wind. Without exception, everyone is taken away. According to the punishment for cheating in the examination room, this year's examination results will be cancelled, and it will have to wait until three years later. Only then can you take the scientific examination.

It's unfair to say that, but the paper is in your own hands and you didn't take good care of your own paper. Who can blame you, right?

The wind was getting stronger and stronger in the afternoon, and Li Wen was a little worried that the temperature would drop if it became windy today.

The more people worry about something, the more it will come true.

In the evening, it began to drizzle, and the candidates sitting in the examination room could feel the temperature dropping rapidly. Fortunately, Li Wen brought enough warm clothes with him, but other candidates were not so lucky and sat in the examination room shivering while answering questions.

The weather is not good today, and it gets dark quickly.

It was not possible to light a fire after dark in the examination room. It would take some time to cook something to eat, so Li Wen simply stopped cooking. He took out the steamed buns and put them on the charcoal stove to heat them up. Once they were a little soft, he ate them. He brought the meat sauce over, cut the steamed buns open, and put a little meat sauce in the middle. The taste was also very delicious. I ate four of them in a row. Steamed buns, Li Wen felt his stomach tightening.

While it was still dark, I quickly went to the toilet and came back.

After an afternoon, I went to the toilet again, and the smell inside was even stronger.

I silently lit another candle for classmate Shen Zijing...

Li Wen was a bit of a germophobe. In the past, he would have sex once a day. But he has a problem. He doesn't want to go to a strange place, especially the toilet inside. He can't bear to stay there for one more second. Due to the psychological influence, he doesn't want to go to the toilet at all. No desire at all.

It's best not to poop for the next few days and wait until you get home before pooping, Li Wen thought silently in his heart.

The provincial examination is held here for three days and two nights. I heard that it takes nine days and eight nights for the national examination, but I don't dare to think about it.

After it got dark, candles were not allowed to be lit in the examination room, so the candidates were unable to answer the questions and everyone went to bed early. Li Wen also took off the outer layer of clothes and got into the quilt to sleep early. The quilt was brought from home and had a familiar smell to him, so it did not affect his sleep.

After one day, we can go out in two days!

It was raining outside at night, the temperature suddenly dropped to below zero, and it started to frost outside. Li Wen put a quilt under him and a quilt on top, so he didn't feel cold. However, other candidates were not so lucky and shivered in the cold while huddled in the small bed at night.

The same Shen Zijing and Su Yuan also lay in the warm quilt and had a good sleep.

Among the three people, Su Yuan got the best position in the cell. His position was in the middle, not to the side or close to the bad cell.

What they brought was the quilt that Li Wen had sent to them. When they brought it, they thought it was too troublesome. Now that they were lying in the warm quilt, Su Yuan was extremely happy that they had brought the quilt. .

Shen Zijing huddled himself under the quilt and did not take out the two balls of cotton stuffed in his nostrils. After staying here for a day, everyone went to the toilet next to them to defecate. After staying here for a day, Shen Zijing felt that the days were like years...

In a daze, Shen Zijing also gradually fell asleep.

But this night, many candidates couldn't sleep. Even if they fell asleep, they would be woken up by the cold in the middle of the night.

In the second half of the night, when the temperature was the coldest, the wind coming in from the shed was very strong. Li Wen woke up for a while, listening to the quiet sounds around him. Knowing that it was still early, he closed his eyes again. Go back to sleep.

When I woke up, hoarfrost had fallen all over the ground outside, and it was a vast expanse of white, and the wind was howling.

The sky was gray and it was not bright yet, so there was no way to wash up here. It was very cold when he woke up in the morning. Li Wen found a thick cotton coat to wrap himself up, and he also wore a thin down vest in the middle layer. , so you won't feel cold.

Today he was going to cook noodles. Li Wen squatted in front of the stove to light the charcoal fire, and then put the small pot on the stove. When the water is submerged, put the pork slices down, then add the dried cabbage. When it is almost cooked, put in the next handful of noodles.

The candidates next door who were still shivering in bed woke up to the smell of food. On this day, many candidates were so cold that their faces turned blue, and there were two strips of snot hanging under their noses. Smelling the aroma of food cooked by others, I bit into the dry food pitifully.

"Awesome!" The noodles are cooked. Sprinkle a little salt on them and they will taste very fragrant.

Li Wen found a bowl and put a large bowl in it. The soup base in it was left for lunch and could be continued. He brought a bowl of noodles to the table to eat.

Li Wen made eye contact with the man on the other side who was chewing dry food and watching him eat noodles. Li Wen saw that the other man was chewing dry food in his hand. He didn't feel guilty at all and ate his noodles.

Mmm, it smells so good!

Even if you come to take the exam, you can't treat yourself badly, right? It takes three days to take the exam before you can go out. How can you take the exam if you can't eat well or sleep well? Therefore, Li Wen ate when he needed to eat, slept when he needed to sleep, and answered questions seriously when answering questions.

When you are full and the sky is getting a little brighter, you can start answering the questions.

Li Wen sat down in his seat, wearing fingerless gloves on his hands. He rubbed his hands, spread out the paper and started to do the questions. The man opposite had been frozen all night last night. When he woke up today, he looked blue and had a runny nose. Li Wen saw that the man had found a quilt to wrap himself up, and was still shaking while doing the questions.

Today is already the second day. I need to answer all the previous questions today so that I can save time for writing articles tomorrow.

After the autumnal equinox, the days are shorter and the nights are longer, so the daytime is shorter. Coupled with the bad weather, it may get dark soon in the afternoon. The morning was relatively long, so Li Wen planned to answer as many questions as possible in the morning, so that the afternoon would be easier.

After making up his mind, Li Wen gradually entered the state of answering questions. He found that by the second day, his state of answering questions was getting better and better.

I completed the task earlier than I budgeted for in the morning, and there are still some questions left, so I have enough time in the afternoon to complete it.

Li Wen put away the papers, raised his hand to signal, and followed the soldier who came to take him to the toilet.

When he came out, he glanced at Shen Zijing from the corner of his eye, but he didn't notice him.

He didn't even dare to drink water during the exam here, just to avoid running to the latrine all the time, but he still drank a little to moisten his throat.

After returning from outside, Li Wen started to add a few pieces of charcoal to the stove. The soup in the pot is boiling, and it will take a while to cook the noodles. There are still a lot of meat slices, so you can add more and cook.

What a blessing it is to have a hot bite on this day!

The weather is very cold. If you take the exam on an empty stomach, you will feel even colder. Food is what maintains body heat and energy, so you must have a full stomach to have the strength to take the exam. In this regard, Li Wen did not

treat himself badly at all.

Seeing the charcoal in the corner, there was enough left for tomorrow, so Li Wen didn't have to worry about running out of charcoal.

Many candidates taking the exam in the examination room turned blue in the cold wind and did not know how to light a charcoal fire to keep warm. Therefore, apart from being able to read a few books, these young men had zero basic life skills.

Only a few candidates remembered that there was a stove and charcoal in the corner, and knew how to light the charcoal to keep warm. After lunch, Li Wen climbed into bed as usual and took a nap. When he woke up, it was raining outside, and the day was even colder.

"Phew...it's really cold!"

Li Wen crawled out of bed and put on his clothes, including a scarf, hat and gloves. After putting them all on, he sat down to answer the test paper. This is not like sitting in a heated room to take the exam, but they are almost sitting in an open shed to take the exam.

Heaven is about to entrust this man with a great responsibility, which will surely strain his mind and body...

Comrade, the revolution has not yet won, so keep working hard!

Chapter 23: Come out after the exam

On the afternoon of the second day after finishing the exam, Li Wen finished all the previously divided questions in advance. The algorithms in the exam were not too difficult for him who had studied the Modern Mathematical Olympiad. He would also look through the laws on a daily basis and memorize the laws and regulations of Dacheng in his mind. Although algorithms and laws did not account for too much weight, they still had to be tested.

Today's weather is getting colder and colder. After a freezing night and day, some candidates in the examination room couldn't stand it anymore and fell down and were carried out.

Almost all the candidates in the examination room are in their young and middle-aged years. The young people's bodies are relatively good and they can barely handle the bar. The older ones were the first group of people to fall here.

Candidates who have not even finished answering the paper will almost certainly have no chance of passing the exam.

Three years after another, many people have been taking the imperial examination for their entire lives but have never passed the exam. But even so, more people will continue to take the imperial examination in the future. In an era of relative peace and stability, more and more people are studying, and more and more people will participate in the imperial examination. exam.

Li Wen also felt cold in this weather, but it was still within the tolerable range. If even he fell down, there might not be anyone in this examination room who could still sit here and take the exam.

Putting the papers into the bag, in order to avoid any accidents, Li Wen always hung the bag on the bedside where he slept. He didn't want to cook anymore when the weather was cold, so he ate grilled steamed buns with meat sauce as usual at night. He ate three or four in a row before he stopped. After drinking a little water, his stomach was full.

Like many candidates, Li Wen went to bed as soon as it got dark and woke up to the next day.

This is the third and last day of the provincial examination. You can go out today after finishing the examination. Thinking of being able to go out today after taking the exam, Li Wen felt a fire burning in his heart. He woke up early and started cooking.

The candidates in the examination room are woken up by the smell of rice every morning.

As soon as it was time to eat, the aroma wafted over, and they could only eat the hard food. While eating, they cursed in their hearts the guy who cooked food every day for the exam. The problem was that many of them didn't know it. Who is cooking in the examination room?

After eating a hearty meal of bacon rice, Li Wen began to sit down and answer questions.

He has finished all the previous questions, leaving only the following policy questions.

Policy questions are discussions. Students express their opinions and propose countermeasures based on the questions in the exam. According to the requirements of modern composition, they write an argumentative essay. The scope of policy questions is relatively wide, and it can be considered from various aspects such as politics, culture, education, etc. It can be highly argumentative, but it is relatively difficult to write an outstanding article.

In the past month, During this time, Dean Fu trained him to write articles every day, and he was able to write an article in one day during this period.

Thinking about the Chinese language test in my previous life, it took two and a half minutes to write a paper, and it took less than an hour to write an article. It was not that easy. For Li Wen, writing an article is not too difficult. Thinking about the self-reflection letter that Ms. Song asked him to write, including articles and citations, writing an article is really easy!

When Li Wen got the paper on the first day, he had some thoughts when he saw this question. The questions asked by Ce this time have nothing to do with the floods in the south, but they are somewhat related to them. The questions Ce asked are related to the national economy and people's livelihood. For Li Wen, a modern person, this is a question related to the national economy and people's livelihood. It's not a difficult question to answer.

The examiner in charge of their invigilation this time was Mr. Lu Changping. Mr. Lu got the articles and letters about Lu Changping from Dean Fu. Li Wen went back and read them in detail, and also did some analysis on this person.

Judging from Lu Changping's political achievements, Lu Changping was still a relatively thoughtful person in his early years. In his middle and later years, he gradually settled down, and his political achievements were not too outstanding. He was relatively stable in his work. This is consistent with a person's Age is related to experience.

After understanding everything, Li Wen guessed that Mr. Lu was a person who could accept new ideas and new things. If the article written by him, a teenage candidate, is old-fashioned, Mr. Lu may not appreciate it. Based on all his analysis of Mr. Lu, he can express some new ideas in the article, which is a good thing. Show a young man's drive and ideas for doing things.

After determining the direction, Li Wen began to write. After gradually entering the state, thoughts continued to pour out of his mind like a tide. Li Wen found that the further he got to the back, the clearer his thoughts became and the faster he started writing.

It took Li Wen a whole morning to type up the rough draft of the article.

Li Wen, who was concentrating on answering questions, didn't know that several more candidates were being carried out this morning.

The examinee who was sitting next to him in the smelly booth was like giving up on the test. The man opposite him had fainted from the smell and was carried out. Shen Zijing worked hard for his life, his eyes were red from the stress,

and finally at noon on the third day of the exam, Shen Zijing finished all the questions on the paper.

He no longer cares about how he answered the questions. He is already good at completing the questions.

I put the papers away and waited for someone to come and collect them. Shen Zijing got into bed and slept. At this moment, he was completely drowsy. He could only hold on until now because of his willpower. As soon as he lay down, he lost consciousness and fell asleep.

At this time, Li Wen finished typing his manuscript, put away the papers, stretched, and finished his lunch first. The rice left in the morning is just enough for the afternoon meal. I can go out after the exam today and don't have to stay in this damn place anymore.

It's not like he fell asleep after lunch two days ago. Maybe he thought he would be able to go out after the exam. Under the influence of this mentality, after lunch and a short rest, Li Wen began to transcribe the answers to On the paper.

Time passes inadvertently on the tip of the pen, and when the last word falls on the paper, the entire article is finished. Li Wen checked it over and found that there was no problem. After the ink dried, he put the paper into the bag, sewed it shut, and waited for someone to collect it.

At this time, there were still many candidates in the examination room who had not finished answering the questions. After staying up for three days and two nights, many candidates' eyelids were gray, their faces were pale, and their hands holding pens were shaking.

Many candidates who were able to hold on until now were sitting here with their willpower. Those who couldn't bear it had already been carried out.

Even at the last moment, there were still candidates who couldn't bear it and fell down and were carried away by officials. If you go out, you can only wait three years before coming back.

"Dong dong dong -"

It starts with the sound of drums and ends with the sound of drums.

As soon as the drum beat sounded, all candidates, whether they had finished answering or not, stopped writing, packed their papers, and waited for the official to come and collect them. In the examination room, candidates who do not respect the rules of the examination room will be punished as cheating, so no one dares to continue answering questions after the drum sounds.

Whether the answer is good or bad is over.

"Squeak - Yeah!"

The gate of Gongyuan opened, and the candidates in the examination room lined up to come out one by one. After three days of examination, the candidates who came out one by one all had pale faces and swaying feet. On.

I don't know what these candidates experienced during these three days.

Li Wen was among the first batch of people to come out. Compared to others, Li Wen's condition seemed to be quite good. At least during the three days he was there, Li Wen ate well and slept well, but he didn't wash up for three days, and no one looked very good-looking.

"Master, here." Knowing that their young master would be out after taking the exam today, Li Tong came to the gate of Gongyuan early and waited. As soon as their young master came out, Li Tong saw him at a glance.

Hearing the familiar voice, Li Wen raised his head and saw Li Tong waiting outside.

The two guards who came with him came over to help him carry his things. Li Wen gave them the things and got into the carriage, "Let's go.

" Now he just wanted to go back and take a shower and change clothes. He had been in trouble for three days. Not washed.

"Yes, Master."

After finishing the exam, Su Yuan came out, and there was a servant waiting for him outside the door. Su Yuan waited for him at the place agreed with Shen Zijing. After waiting for a long time, he saw Shen Zijing come out. As soon as the person approached him, he smelled a very bad smell, "What is it?" "

..." Shen Zijing's eyes were blank. Looking at Su Yuan, he said faintly, "I'm sitting next to the smelly one.

"Haha..." Su Yuan laughed dryly. He really didn't dislike Shen Zijing. Su Yuan said, "Let's go back quickly.

"Go back. " "After sitting next to the smelly man for three days, Young Master Shen already felt that he had no hope for life.

A carriage came to the door of the Fu Mansion.

The housekeeper of the Fu Mansion was already waiting at the door. When he saw the carriage coming back, He knew that Mr. Li had returned from taking the exam.

Li Wen got off the carriage and said hello to the housekeeper,

"The courtyard has already prepared hot water and food for you. Mr. Li, please go back and take a shower." Take a shower, change clothes, and eat something. The master told you to have a good rest first and then go to his place tomorrow. "The housekeeper came here to wait for someone on the advice of his master. He told Li Wen what his master said.

"Okay, tell the husband for me, I will be there tomorrow morning. "It's not good for him to go to Dean Fu's place now when he looks like this, lest the stench from his body will hit Dean Fu and he won't be beaten out by Dean Fu.

After Li Wen thanked the housekeeper, he went to him After returning to the courtyard,

the hot water was put in the bathtub. After taking off his clothes, Li Tong came over to help him wash his hair. Li Wen usually didn't need the little book boy to do it for him. These things are just that I am too tired today.

"Master, let me wipe the water from your hair. "Li Tong took the towel and wiped the young master's hair again.

If it weren't for the ancient people who said that the body, hair and skin are controlled by the parents, and even the hair cannot be cut casually, Li Wen would have wanted to cut his hair into an inch. But he I still secretly cut my hair shorter, otherwise it would be all over the floor.

Long hair is troublesome. It takes a long time to wash my hair and it can't be dried. There is not even a hair dryer in this place. The

former Li Wen definitely didn't have one. He thought that one day he would have such long hair.

"Hey..." Li Wen couldn't help but sigh.

"Master, why are you sighing? "Could it be that the paper was not done well? Li Tong was worried in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask.

"It's nothing, just wipe it off quickly.

"Oh, Master, just wait a little longer, it will be fine. " "

After he lived with Dean Fu, Li Wen drew a drawing. After asking for Dean Fu's opinion, he asked craftsmen to build fireplaces and connect pipes in both his house and Dean Fu's house. As soon as the fireplace was lit, the whole room was warm, which was completely different from the cold wind blowing in the examination room.

After taking a shower, Li Wen asked Li Tong to dry his hair. A large table was set up outside. It's time to go and eat.

"Master, I asked the kitchen to make some ginger soup for you. You can drink a bowl to ward off the cold." "I heard that it was getting cold in the examination room, so Li Tong asked the kitchen to help him make ginger soup. Knowing that their young master didn't like to drink it, he also put a lot of sugar in it.

"..." Li Wen took it. The little book boy held his nose and drank the ginger soup.

Today, the kitchen prepared a lot of dishes for him. Usually when Li Wen comes back to eat in his courtyard, he eats very simply and doesn't talk so much. It's a waste if you don't finish the food.

"Let's sit down and eat together. You don't have to stand. There are so many dishes that I can't finish by myself. "Li Wen sat down,

took his chopsticks and started eating. He was not used to having people standing around while eating, so Li Wen usually asked Li Tong to eat with him.

"Oh, okay, young master. "Li Tong thought for a while, then sat down to eat with his young master.

Mutton stewed radish soup, braised pork, lion's head... were all his favorite dishes.

The recipe was given by him in the kitchen, and he also The kitchen lady gave some advice on how to cook delicious food. My cooking skills have improved a lot in the past few years, and the food she makes is very good.

Dean Fu's appetite has also improved in recent years. As before, he only ate three or two bites of food every time. It was not because the food was not tasty or to his liking.

But it was different now. Since he came, Li Wen could always think of something new. When eating, whenever he thought of something delicious or wanted to eat, Li Wen would mention it to the lady in the kitchen. Although his hands-on skills were average, he would theoretically know a little bit about it after seeing others make it

. , sat in front of the fireplace and warmed up for a while. When his hair was dry, Li Wen crawled back into the house to sleep. He said, "I'm going to bed. Don't call me even if the sky falls."

"I understand, young master, you can go to sleep without worries. " "Li Tong covered their young master with a quilt, went out and threw firewood into the stove, and the whole room became warmer.

Once the big stove started burning, the room where he slept would also become warmer. Li Tong knew that this was Their young master was so kind to him. No other young master was so kind to his servants. Li Tong knew that he had a good master, so he secretly vowed to take good care of his young master as soon

as he lay on the bed . Li Wen fell asleep and didn't know anything about the outside world...

Chapter 24 After the Provincial Examination

After a full sleep the next day after the rural examination, Li Wen punched in the yard for a while, figuring that Dean Fu should be up by now, so he went to Dean Fu's courtyard. go. Breakfast happened to be placed in the room, and Fu Yihan was about to eat breakfast when he saw this disciple coming over and asked, "Have you eaten yet?

" After that, he basically recovered.

"Let's sit down together." Even though Fu Yihan disliked this disciple, after teaching him for so many years, no matter how much he disliked him, he was still his own chosen disciple.

"Hey, you're not welcome." Li Wen saw the food on the table. Apparently Dean Fu had expected that he would come to his place to have a meal. The food prepared was quite rich, so he didn't He sat down politely, and the person waiting next to him gave him a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

When eating here, you should pay attention to eating without speaking, which means eating without talking.

Li Wen would also abide by Dean Fu's rules when he was here and eat his food obediently. During this period, he would always look at Dean Fu out of the corner of his eyes. In exchange, he would get a disgusted look from Dean Fu, "Look at me." What are you doing? Eat your food quickly.

See if you can cook, Li Wen added in his mind. It has to be said that Dean Fu has not changed much in the past few years, and he is still the same as when he first saw him

. Let's talk about your exam. "After eating, Fu Yihan took the handkerchief handed over by the person next to him and wiped his mouth. Then he asked the disciple about the questions in this exam and how he answered them. Li Wen answered them one by one.

After hearing this, Fu Yihan , nodded, and in his mind he was probably familiar with the questions the disciple had answered, and said, "Now that the exam is over, you can go out and relax and have fun for a few days. I know that you plan to take part in the exam next year, so I will go and play for a couple of days and then come back and prepare for the exam.

"You must remember that the world is huge and there are many students, many of whom are talented and knowledgeable. You are just one of many students, and you have nothing to be proud of. " The capital is a place where students gather, and there are many talented and learned people there. When you arrive in the capital one day, there will not be many teachers who can help you. You still have to rely on yourself for everything. "

Dean Fu's words confirm that the disciple will definitely pass this provincial examination and let him go and play for a few days to prepare for next year's examination. With his personal guidance, this disciple wants to get the highest score in the examination. It is not difficult to get a good ranking.

Fu Yihan himself was the number one scholar back then, and he also had high hopes for the disciple he taught personally

. "Yes, the disciple knows." "Li Wen also knew the papers he had answered well. He knew that he would definitely pass the provincial examination this time. After passing the provincial examination this time, he planned to pass next year's national examination in one go. Otherwise, it would be three years and three years. , I don't know how long it will take for it to end.

Thinking about it now, Li Wen feels that he was fooled by his decision to take the imperial examination. It took him a full ten years to read this book. In total, it took him two lifetimes. I spent my time studying without even taking a breath.

Now that I have finished the provincial examination, I will continue to take the next examination in one go. I will be able to break free from the curse of studying in the future. It is a joy to think about it. "As for you going to Beijing to take the exam after

the new year, the teacher association will ask the housekeeper to make arrangements for you, so you can let your parents at home not worry about it. "For this disciple, Fu Yihan also put a lot of thought into it, and even made arrangements for him to take the exam in Beijing.

No teacher has ever worried about his disciple to this extent, and only Dean Fu is such a good person.

"Yes, the student thanked the teacher, and the student let the teacher worry. "Li Wen raised his hands and saluted Dean Fu, knowing that he had been with the teacher all these years, and the teacher had taken good care of him, more than his family had cared about him.

How lucky was he to have met such a good teacher!

Fu! The dean is so kind to him, and he will definitely respect dean Fu in the future. In his heart, Li Wen regards dean Fu not only as a teacher, but also as half a father. The character of dean Fu is similar to his. He is a bit like his father in his previous life, in terms of temperament and hobbies.

"Go ahead, don't bother me here^" Fu Yihan waved his hand and said,

"Yes^" Li Wen smiled, knowing Fu Yuan . I saw that he was a very upright person, so I gave him two days off to relax and prepare for the next exam

. After asking about his teacher's yard, he took the boy to the city.

The cold air has come down in the past few days, and the weather has become colder and colder. This year's weather seems to be much colder than in previous years, so early. There is cold air coming down. I don't know when it will snow on this day. When it snows, the merchant's boat will stop running.

"Child, go find someone and have this letter sent back to Qingping. "Li Wen gave the written letter to the bookboy and asked him to find someone to send the letter back to Qingping Town, telling his family that he had successfully passed the exam and that everything was going well for him, so that his family would not have to worry about him.

It would take some time for the results to come out. Then he would write a letter to his family and tell his parents and elders the news.

Over the years of studying in Nanyang, Li Wen had often exchanged letters with his family, often once a month. When he was young, there would be one letter every three or two months. Even if he didn't write back, he would still write from home. However, after winter, the road was inconvenient and there were no caravans traveling around, so letters could not be sent. Go out.

Judging from the weather, I can only send one or two letters to my family this year, not too many.

"Yes, Master, I'll go right away." "Li Tong is used to this job. He knows where to find people to deliver messages

. "I'm right here. Come back and find me here."

"Okay, young master. " "

Mu Mu Mu

"Knock knock -"

Li Wen stretched out his hand and knocked on the door. Someone in the courtyard came to open the door and invited him out.

When he came back yesterday, Shen Zijing took a bath three times from head to toe and felt that his body was There was still a smell of feces and urine. He didn't get up from bed until almost noon today, and he didn't have much appetite to eat. He looked a little wilted.

"Is he okay? Is this what it looks like when you come back? "What Li Wen saw when he came in was Shen Zijing's appearance. Li Wen looked at Su Yuan aside and asked.

"Yes. I had the doctor come over this morning and he said he was a bit cold but nothing else. "Su Yuan had a helpless smile on his face and asked Li Wen to sit down and drink tea.

Doctors in various medical clinics in the city have been very busy recently, and people are asking them to treat patients everywhere. They have been freezing in the examination room for several days. Finally, every candidate fell ill as soon as they came out, and there was a collapse outside. This is why Nanyang Mansion became quieter after the exam.

If these students were still energetic, they would have been there. It's just a party here, a poetry meeting there, and I can still be as honest and content as I am now.

"Hey, buddy, are you okay? "Li Wen sat down next to Shen Zijing, put a hand on Shen Zijing's shoulder, and asked.

Shen Zijing raised a pair of dead fish eyes and looked at his good friend without saying a word.

They all knew that Shen Zijing's examination room was in the smelly dormitory. Next to the number, they had heard about the horror of the stinky number before the exam.

In previous years, most of the candidates who sat next to the stinky number had finished the exam this year. They were so smelly that they had no intention of answering the exam. They were all worried about Shen Zijing. I didn't finish the paper well. The reason why I look so helpless right now is because I didn't finish the paper well.

Li Wen was a little worried that Shen Zijing would not be able to think straight. He was not very good at explaining things to others. He patted Shen Zijing on the shoulder and said, "Zijing, it's nothing serious. Isn't it just an exam? The results haven't come out yet, and none of us have. We don't know what the results are, and who has failed or failed. We won't know until the list comes out that it's not just

"if you have passed, you have passed." We don't want to think so much. "

Why does he feel a little strange when he hears this? Shen Zijing is not the kind of person who would be sad for spring and autumn. He is just like this because he has not recovered yet.

"Now that the exam is over, staying in the room is boring. I heard that there is a temple on Nanshan Mountain, and there is an old god in the temple who is very efficacious. Why don't we take advantage of our free time to climb the mountain, go to the temple, worship the gods in the temple, and do some good for our family? People pray for blessings? "It's embarrassing to say that Li Wen has never been to Nanshan in all his years in Nanyang, let alone worshiping gods on the mountain.

Shen Zijing looked at Su Yuan, and what Su Yuan meant in his eyes was that if you go, I will go. Shen Zijing understood and said, "Go ahead.

"Okay, I'll have someone make arrangements. We'll go there after lunch, stay in the temple for one night, and come back at noon tomorrow. " "Li Wen didn't want to worship God, but he just thought that he would have time anyway. It just happened that it wasn't raining that day, and the way up the mountain was not difficult. They went for a walk and came back.

When Li Tong went to find someone to deliver the letter, Li Wen came back . Wen told him about their trip to Nanshan in the afternoon and asked Li Tong to prepare the things they would need for going up the mountain. After

receiving the instructions from their young master, Li Tong went to prepare the things.

The carriage is ready outside the door, and the three of them go there in two carriages. The carriage can only go to the foot of the mountain, and cannot go up the mountain. If they want to go up, they have to go up by themselves.

This temple on Nanshan Mountain is famous, and they usually don't. Few people go up the mountain to worship, so there is a road built from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain. There are also small sedan chairs and bearers here at the foot of the mountain. Generally, ladies and ladies go to the temple to burn incense. We went up in a small sedan chair.

"We'll go up from here. "Looking up from the foot of the mountain, a stone-paved road winds up with no end in sight.

Among the three of them, only Shen Zijing seems not to be in good spirits. Li Wen and Su Yuan are both in good spirits. Shen Zijing The two of them dragged him out to climb the mountain. Li Wen looked at Shen Zijing and said half-jokingly, "Can you do it? Can you go up?" If you can't walk up, I'll ask two people to carry you up.

"Don't look down on others. It's just a matter of climbing a mountain. I can still climb it. " Shen Zijing snorted and said.

"You said this." "Li Wen had a smile in his eyes. He was deliberately using this provoking method. He turned around and told the people who were following him to come back to pick them up at this time tomorrow. Each of them only brought a book boy with them. Go up.

Chapter 25 Going up the mountain

the mountain. On the mountain in autumn, the leaves of the trees are gradually dyed red. Although it is not as colorful as spring at this time, it does have a different flavor of autumn. Several people walked up the stone steps step by step. They walked not very fast, admiring the scenery along the way.

When you go out for a walk, even the air feels fresh. If you put down your reading and don't think about those things, you will naturally feel less stressed.

"In the past, many people came to Nanshan to climb the mountain, but today there are fewer people." They didn't meet anyone along the way, and they came at the wrong time. Usually, more people go up the mountain in the morning, but at noon, they came here. There is usually no one there at that time.

I met someone on the roadside selling some gadgets and wild fruits from the mountains. Most of the people who came up to sell things were mountain people at the foot of the mountain. They brought things up to sell. In the past, when there were many people, they could make a profit. A few bucks.

"Young gentlemen, let's buy some fruits and try them." A boy selling wild fruits on the side of the road, who was about ten years old, said to them when he saw a lot of fruits in a basket on his back.

It is not an easy task for a half-year-old child to climb up here carrying such a basket of fruits. Even if they are asked to carry things on their backs, they may not be able to climb up.

"Then let's pick some fruits." Li Wen saw that it was not easy for a half-year-old child to come out to sell things, so he said to Shen Zijing and the others. Autumn is the season when fruits are ripe. There is actually no shortage of wild fruits in the mountains. They don't need to spend money to buy them. If they come across one, they can just pick one and taste it.

It's just that at this moment, Li Wen had difficulty seeing the child and wanted to help him.

"My fruit was just picked this morning. It's so sweet." As if he was afraid that people wouldn't buy it for him, the child said anxiously,

"Oh, really, let me try one." Shen Zijing deliberately teased the child and stretched out his hand. I went to pick one up, took a bite, and said, "It's not sweet at all

." If it's not sweet, you still eat it one bite after another? "The children were crying when they saw no one, and they thought they were bad guys who cheated people to eat fruit. If he hadn't kicked Shen Zijing down the mountain out of fear, Li Wen would have given this bastard a kick.

"Don't listen . He said nonsense, you didn't see him eating it without spitting it out, so your fruit is good. "Li Wen bent down, picked a few fruits at random, gave a few to everyone following him, and threw a small piece of broken silver to the child selling the goods.

"Thank you for the fruits.

"Sir, this is too much. " "It's just a few fruits, but it's not worth so much money at all.

" "Take it, if you have more, treat it as a reward to you." "Li Wen greeted Shen Zijing and the others and left together, leaving the fruit seller behind.

This fruit is indeed sweet, and the boy did not lie to them.

They did not talk about the scientific examination along the way. After the examination, everyone He put this matter aside. On the way, Shen Zijing gradually regained his energy and started to talk more. He told Li Wen about the time when he and Su Yuan were studying at Moshan Academy, and there were many jokes in it

. Everything that comes out of Shen Zijing's mouth always tastes a little different.

Seeing the little rabbits emerging from the trees, Li Wen's hands felt a little itchy, and he wanted to catch two to satisfy his craving.

He remembered the time when he went hunting with his master . So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and his master has disappeared. I don't know where he has gone. And the big dog his master raised may not be seen for a long time. I don't know if they will meet again one day. Will not come back.

Li Wen has been asking people to find out about his master, and he also asked his father to help him see if his master had returned to his original place. He thought that if his master went back, he would see what he had left for him. The note will leave him a message. What I'm afraid of is that his master won't come back.

"Awen, what are you thinking about? "Shen Zijing saw that Li Wen was distracted and asked.

"It's nothing. I suddenly thought of someone and I don't know where he is." "Li Wen didn't tell Shen Zijing or the others that he learned martial arts from a master. Knowing that his master's identity might be a bit sensitive and not easy for others to know, so except for his parents at home, they knew that he learned martial arts from an Orion. Except for that, the rest of the people don't know about this either.

"Hey, tell me, buddy, who do you miss? Is it a man or a woman? Shen Zijing put a hand on Li Wen's shoulder and asked.

"..." Looking at the look in Shen Zijing's eyes, Li Wen knew what this kid was thinking.

When he was about to reach the mountainside, he met a group of people who were climbing the mountain like them. The scholars were all candidates who came to Nanyang for the exam this time. After everyone said hello and got to know each other, they all walked together. After walking

for a long time, Shen Zijing chatted happily with others, and the group finally arrived. It's a temple on the mountain.

After climbing up such a long mountain road, apart from Li Wen and his master and servant, there was also a scholar named Feng whose face remained calm. The rest of the people walked to the back and were breathing heavily. As I walked up,

the temple was full of incense. As soon as I walked in, I smelled the fragrance. There was a three-meter-high Buddha in the temple. The temple was a sacred place. No one dared to talk loudly or stand before the Buddha. In front of him, Li Wen looked up at the majestic Buddha, feeling an indescribable feeling in his heart.

In his last life, he was not a person who believed in ghosts and gods, but now, he has no idea about being an unknown thing in the world. There is a sense of comfort in his heart. It is better to believe that something exists than to believe that it does not exist. Otherwise, how can he explain why he came to this world?

"Since you are here, let's kneel down and say goodbye." , please sign. "Shen Zijing came to Li Wen's side and said, and put a lotus tube into his hand.

Li Wen saw the extra lotus tube in his hand and was a little dumbfounded. He saw that Shen Zijing had already knelt down to draw lots. He looked at the lotus tube in his hand. , also knelt down on the soft paper beside them, shook the lotus tube twice, and a lotus fell out.

All three of them took the lotus and went to find someone to interpret it

. Help me get the check signed. Shen Zijing was the first to sit down. The young monk got his lot, took a look at it and said, "If you win the draw, success depends on you. When the black and white cards are undecided, everyone knows that one move will tell the outcome, and you must teach yourself." There is good progress.

"Thank you, little master. Shen Zi thanked the little master and stood up. "

Whether it's good or bad, success depends on the person's luck. It's not a sign, but it won't be too bad.

"You go first." Li Wen asked Su Yuan to go first, and Su Yuan sat down and handed over the sign in his hand. He went over and said, "Sorry, little master." The little monk glanced at the lot and said, "Xiaji, don't force anything. What's yours is yours, and what's not yours, don't force it."

"Yes, thank you . "Little Master." Su Yuan seemed to understand something in his heart. He stood up and looked a little pale.

When it was Li Wen's turn to sit down, the young monk took the signature, clasped Li Wen's wrist with one hand, touched his hand bones, and then let him go.

"..." What do you want to do? The little monk stared at him with a pair of clear eyes. Li Wen was a little frightened by the little monk's gaze. Could the little monk really see something?

The young monk has never seen a person with such a strange destiny. Judging from this person's brow bone, which is supposed to be short-lived, there is a purple color surrounding his body, which is the destiny of wealth and honor. The old monk said that there are all kinds of strange things in this world, and there are all kinds of strange fates, and this boy is not surprising.

The young monk looked at the lot in his hand and said, "If you put the sign, you will be like a fish in water. If you want to go to the Yangtze River thousands of miles away, there will be no wind when sailing. You will meet noble people on the way to help you. When fish and water meet, the east wind will go smoothly. I wish the donor all the best.

"Oh, thank you, little master." Li Wen seemed to understand a little bit, but he knew that he had drawn one and signed it, so it was a good sign.

The three of them didn't ask the little master whether they would go to high school or anything like that. Most of the other students who came to answer the questions wanted to ask about their failure in the scientific examination. It's not something that a little monk can have the final say on whether or not he wins, right?

After they finished unwrapping the lots, they walked around the temple.

This temple is very big. They walked to the back to look around. The temperature on the mountain was lower than that at the bottom. In the afternoon, the wind became stronger and stronger. They walked outside for a while and looked for the temple here. The monk said they wanted to stay here for a night.

The temple provides accommodation for pilgrims and provides vegetarian meals.

The young monk took them to the place where they lived, and Shen Zijing asked the young monk where they could get vegetarian food. After asking about the location of Latang, they went to the dining hall to have a meal.

Nanshan Temple is famous for its fast food, and the taste is quite good. After eating here, they went back to their rooms. When they went back, they met a group of people who went up the mountain with them. They all lived in the same courtyard.

"Little boy, come up and sleep with me." It was very cold in the mountains at night, so Li Wen and his bookboy shared a room with a large bed and two quilts for them. Li Wen didn't have anything to worry about when he was away from home. He just wanted to stay for one night.

Li Tong felt a little hesitant because he, a servant, could not sleep in the same bed as his master.

"Come up here and warm the quilt for me. It's very cold when I sleep alone." Li Wen folded two quilts together and covered them with one quilt. It would definitely be cold for them to sleep tonight. Two people sleeping under You can also keep warm together.

There is a heater for sleeping at home, but this is not a home.

"Oh." After hearing their young master say it would be cold, Li Tong took off his shoes and climbed up.

Li Wen couldn't help but laugh when he saw this boy's appearance.

In the house next door, Shen Zijing and Su Yuan lived in the same house, and the two book boys they brought with them lived together. The two grew up together and often slept on the same bed. Shen Zijing was so carefree that he wouldn't notice anything like

"Is it still cold?" Shen Zijing held Su Yuan in his arms at night, and he felt that the young man in his arms The body is soft and has a nice smell. When he was a child, Su Yuan liked to climb into his bed and sleep in winter. Shen Zijing also liked to sleep with people in his arms like he does now. He didn't think there was anything wrong.

"It's not cold." Su Yuan shook his head, thinking of what the little monk said today, buried his head in Shen Zijing's arms, closed his eyes and went to sleep.

Seeing that the boy in his arms was sleeping, Shen Zijing smiled, then closed his eyes and went to sleep.

When Shen Zijing fell asleep, Su Yuan opened his eyes and looked at the sleeping person with soft eyes.

At night, the old monk sat in the room, banging wooden fish and chanting sutras. The young monk sat cross-legged and talked about the people he met today. The old monk's hand that knocked the wooden fish paused for a moment, without saying anything, and continued to chant sutras.

On the second day, Li Wen woke up early, stretched Lajin outside the house, kicked his legs, and did some warm-up exercises.

"Good morning."

"Good morning."

They greeted the early risers.

Seeing that Shen Zijing and Su Yuan's room hadn't opened the door yet, and presumably the guests were still sleeping, Li Wen stopped calling them. With his book boy behind him, he started wandering in the backyard of the temple. He came here late yesterday and he didn't have time to look around carefully.

The scenery is quite good, suitable for self-cultivation. It is also a good idea to come up occasionally to purify the Buddha's light, but he may not have the chance to come in the future.

On the way, he met an old monk with a young monk. The old monk glanced at him and said, "Amitabha." "Amitabha." Li Wen saluted the old monk and saw the young monk who touched his hand yesterday. He followed the old monk, muttering to himself.

The old monk passed by him without saying anything to him. But Li Wen always felt that the old monk was more powerful than the young monk, so he must have noticed something about him.

After Shen Zijing and Su Yuan got up, they had a simple meal of white steamed buns and porridge in the temple. It's okay to have a fast meal once in a while, but if you have to eat three meals a day, Li Wen will definitely be the first one not to be able to bear it.

After breakfast, they all donated some sesame oil money into the merit box and went down the mountain together.

This time when they were going down the mountain, they met many pilgrims going up the mountain. A lady from an unknown house took the young lady up the mountain to burn incense. They were carried up in a small sedan chair, and there were also candidates who came up the mountain like them.

The candidates who came to take part in the Qiuwei examination were all at least a scholar. If they could pass the provincial examination this time, they would have the status of being a scholar. It's not that the ladies in these mansions don't understand this truth, so at this time, these ladies like to come to Nanshan to burn incense, seeking marriage or finding a good son-in-law.

The atmosphere in Dacheng is relatively open, and girls who have not yet left the palace are not prohibited from going outside.

The three of them are all good-looking. Li Wen and Su Yuan look just a little younger, but Shen Zijing's age is exactly the right one.

After a day, Master Shen has returned to his usual handsome and elegant appearance. The ladies he met along the way all like to stare at him. Master Shen is not stingy with his smile at all. Smiled back.

Li Wen patted Shen Zijing's chest and reminded him, "Brother, please restrain yourself. Be careful if a young lady takes notice of you and pulls you back to marry you immediately."

This man was like an open-tailed man . The male peacock is everywhere attracting bees and butterflies, tsk tsk tsk...

"Haha, maybe we can create a story about a talented man and a beautiful woman, don't you think?" Shen Zijing laughed, but the young ladies he saw along the way all looked too ordinary. Yes, there is nothing he likes.

"Haha..." Li Wen gave him two haha.

But when Su Yuan heard Shen Zijing's words, he lowered his head and said nothing.

The way down the mountain was easier than the way up. They looked at the scenery as they came. When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, someone had already driven a carriage waiting for them at the place agreed upon yesterday. They got on the carriage together and headed back to the city.

Chapter 26 Mid-Autumn Festival

There are thousands of candidates coming to take the Qiuwei Science Examination this time, and it is impossible for the examiners to read all the papers in a few days. They will wait until the examiners finish reading the papers to decide the ranking, so It will be September when the rankings are released. September is the season when sweet-scented osmanthus blooms, so the results of the provincial examination are also called Guibang.

Just two days after the Qiuwei scientific examination ended, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival.

There is still some time before the results are released, and there are still many candidates in Nanyang Mansion at this time. Except for the candidates who were carried out midway and knew that they were hopeless in the scientific examination, most of the candidates will wait until the results are released to know whether they have passed the exam. Will leave Nanyang Mansion.

The golden autumn in August is the harvest season of the year, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is actually a festival to celebrate the harvest.

Every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Nanyang Mansion holds a Lantern Festival. In addition, this year is the autumn festival that happens every three years. At this time, there are still many scholars here in Nanyang Mansion, and the city is more lively than in previous years.

Now that the exams are over, without the pressure of studying and scientific examinations, these students and candidates in Nanyang Mansion are like wild horses that have taken off the reins. They hold various parties everywhere all day long and gather together to drink. Write poetry and make friends with poetry.

Li Wen wasn't very interested in the parties outside, and he didn't have time to join in the fun right now.

Today is August 15th. He has not been back home to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with his family for many years. He has been studying here in Nanyang, and he has no time to go back this year. Next, I have to prepare for going to Beijing to take the exam after the new year. I'm afraid I won't be able to go home for the Chinese New Year this year.

"Let's go to Zhuangzi and have a look."

"Oh, yes, young master."

After dinner in the morning, Li Wen rode his little donkey to Zhuangzi. He was busy with scientific examinations some time ago. , I haven't been to Zhuangzi for several months. It just so happened that he would have some time, so he went to Zhuangzi to have a look and give everyone holiday gifts.

Most of the grain in the fields has been harvested in August, and there are still one or two months before winter begins. During this period, you can also plant some crops with relatively short growth times, such as onions, garlic, and Chinese cabbage. It doesn't matter if it's a little, you can still harvest a few crops before winter comes, and store them as food for the winter.

Even though it was a holiday today, there were still some men working in the fields. The tenant farmers working in the fields saw the young man riding a donkey coming from a distance. They got up from the fields and waited by the roadside. When they saw the people Then he shouted, "Young Master,

everyone has not seen the Young Master coming for a while, so they were very enthusiastic when they saw the Young Master coming.

Li asked all the way there. Everyone who saw him would say hello to him. It was obvious. It turns out that his popularity is very good. Li Wen also greeted everyone along the way and asked about the harvest in the fields

this year. Li Wen didn't

know it from everyone's words . This year's harvest is not as good as in previous years. The tenant farmer who spoke to him said, "The people in the yamen have just come down to collect the grain tax, and this year's grain tax is 10% more than in previous years.

"Yes, the imperial court collects taxes and corvee every year and increases every year. This does not give us a way to survive. " "

Young Master, we know we shouldn't talk about these bad things in front of you..."

They rented the land from the eldest master's house. Since the Young Master came, the Young Master has led people to farm the land, and the food in the land has been growing. More crops were grown than before, and crops were grown one crop after another. However, the government's tax and corvee burdens increased every year. After a year of hard work, the government officials still came and took away half of the grain, leaving the rest. The family can barely survive.

"I understand what everyone is saying. "Li Wen understands all these things. He will not talk about the imperial taxation for the time being. The water there is deep and it is not something he has the ability to change now.

Li Wen also knows that what these tenant farmers said is a bit exaggerated. What he was afraid of was that Zhuangzi's grain harvest would increase. Li Wen just smiled inwardly and didn't point it out, but for now, Zhuangzi's grain harvest near Zhuangzi would not increase

. The harvest here is pretty good, and all the things he and his people have done are not in vain. Their seeds have been carefully selected and are better than before in terms of cold resistance and cold resistance.

At least they are better around here . There is no such thing as starvation. Anyone who is willing to work will not starve to death here.

"Zhuangzi will kill two pigs today. We will go over and take some meat home later. Please inform each other." Notice, I won't send people to notify everyone one by one. "Li Wen chatted with everyone for a while and asked everyone to go to Zhuangzi to get some meat.

After he took over Zhuangzi's side, almost every New Year's Eve, Li Wen would go back and ask the steward to prepare some meat for everyone and distribute it to everyone. The people who work in Zhuangzi, as well as the tenant farmers who come to work nearby, can give each household

some meat or other food for everyone to celebrate the festival, so that everyone is happy.

If they want the cows to work, they have to feed the cows. It's impossible not to give a little reward to others, but also to have others work hard for you. It's because Li Wen understands this that he won't be stingy about it.

"The manager told us yesterday.

"Yes, yes, young master, let's call everyone right now. "

"Yes, the young master is really nice. " "

After Li Wen rode away on the donkey, he heard everyone praising him from behind. He smiled and shook his head.

When the steward of Zhuangzi saw their young master coming, he rushed over in a hurry and said , "Little Master Qi, why did you come in person? If you have anything to do, you can just give me an order, so you don't have to run over here."

"I happened to have some free time last day, so I stopped by to take a look. " "Li Wen got off the donkey and patted the little donkey's butt. The little donkey went out familiarly. He knew where there was grass to eat and went to find food by himself.

A small breeding farm was built behind Zhuangzi. Every year, dozens of pigs and hundreds of chickens and ducks are raised. At this time of year, a few are set aside for the New Year, and the rest are killed to make bacon and sausages. If Zhuangzi doesn't have enough manpower, They will also hire people from nearby to make it.

Bacon is easy to preserve and can be eaten for a year. They keep the sausages and bacon they produce here for themselves and give them away, and the shop can't sell them even if they send them over. Li Wen didn't have much energy to take care of these things. He just asked the steward to lead people to do it. He wouldn't do too much every year, and he wouldn't do more after it was sold out.

"On the way here just now, I was a little busy . I asked everyone a few questions. "Li Wen talked to the manager about things in the field and the tenant farmers. The cotton in the field was almost ready to be harvested. When the time came, it would be harvested and processed into cotton clothes. He transferred two masters from the shop to help.

Li Wen wanted to build a textile processing factory here. This factory had to be built first. At this time, when the food in the fields was harvested, everyone had time, and it was convenient to recruit people, so Li Wen decided to do this. The thing and the manager said here, "When everyone comes over later, you can talk about this incident by the way.

"Okay, okay, remember it, little one. " "The manager said.

It's just that when the factory is built, he can still take care of everyone in the early stage. Later, he will have to leave it to others to do this. Li Wen wanted to take care of this place before he left.

If this textile processing factory is established, it will bring in a lot of money. He can't count on it if he tells Uncle Man later. Dean Fu doesn't care about business at all . Chen Man is in charge of everything.

When Li Wen came in and saw a few new faces, he remembered that he asked the manager to recruit people from outside to do the work, so he asked about this matter again. The housekeeper said, "Yes, young master, I went out for a walk and brought back a few people. They seemed to be doing well. I was planning to ask the young master what he wanted and let them stay and work."

The two of them He just stood in the vestibule talking and didn't go inside.

A little girl who was working in the backyard heard people talking outside and secretly glanced outside. This glance made Li Siya's eyes widen.

It's her brother! ! ! He's really her brother! ! !

Li Siya shouted at the top of his voice, "Brother!"

Li Wen was standing in the yard talking to the steward when he heard a familiar voice. He turned around and saw Li Siya rushing towards him. Li Siya rushed over and hugged her brother, crying loudly. She hugged her brother and cried while saying, "Woo... Third brother, I finally found you... Wow..."

"I thought I was I will never see you again in my life..."

Finally seeing her relatives, Li Siya, who had been frightened for so long, burst into tears.

On the way to find her third brother, Li Siya After Ya suffered all kinds of hardships, she ran from home to Nanyang, only to realize that she could not enter the city without the road guide provided by the Yamen. Li Siya had never traveled far before, so she didn't know that she needed to go out. These things.

There were many refugees and beggars outside the city gate. She, a little girl who had never been outside the gate, was very scared when she saw so many refugees. The package in her hand was snatched away, including the dry food inside. There was no money left.

Fortunately, she was still a little smart and had some money hidden in her body, but the money was not enough to pay for the boat trip back. Even if she wanted to take the boat back, Li Siya couldn't do it at that time. She was still a little unwilling. After finally arriving in Nanyang, she couldn't even enter the city gate, and couldn't even see the face of her third brother.

When the road ahead was uncertain and she didn't know where to go, she happened to hear a steward. People went outside the city to recruit people to work, and Li Siya asked others about which house in the city this steward was from. He was here to recruit workers to do hard work. At that time, she only had one thing in mind. Thoughts, Li Siya recognized her no matter what job she was doing, and let her enter the city first before she had a chance to find her brother. Li Siya squeezed through, but others saw that she was a girl and said she had no

strength, so they didn't want her.

At that time, Li Siya remembered that she was literate and knew arithmetic. She said that she was literate and also knew arithmetic. After the manager asked her a few questions, he asked for her and took her to the city. Li Siya followed them here to work. But she didn't even have a chance to get out of this village, let alone where to find her third brother.

Chapter 27 Brother and Sister Meet

When her third brother appeared here, Li Siya thought she was dreaming, but she didn't expect it was really her third brother

"..." Li asked.

The crying made his head grow bigger. Li Wen's face darkened and he shouted in a low voice, "Li Siya, don't cry, stand still!" Why did this little girl come here? Li Wen's mind was filled with questions.

"Uh!" The crying stopped suddenly. Li Siya looked at her brother with tears and snot in her eyes. She was still crying and wanted to continue crying for a while.

The corners of Li Wen's eyes twitched and he said with a cold face, "Wipe your tears and nose clean." For a girl, it's not too ugly to look like this.

Li Siya pulled up her sleeves and bowed her head left and right, wiping her tears and nose.

"Miss Fourth, why are you here?" Li Tong, who was standing by, recognized Li Siya and asked with eyes wide open.

The steward standing aside was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and asked, "Young Master, this is..."

"Why did she appear here?" Li Wen turned to ask the steward.

"Back to you, young master, didn't you ask me to go to the city gate when I have free time, and bring a few back to work when I see suitable ones? I happened to be recruiting people that day, and I was pestered by this little girl. I was originally I didn't plan on having a little girl, either. This little girl said she was literate and could do accounts. I thought there was a shortage of someone in Zhuangzi who could do accounts, so I brought her back. "Don't tell me, this little girl. The first-hand account was done quite well, and the person in charge really felt that he had found the right person.

The steward also thought that this might be a young lady from some house. She had just read and read, but she didn't expect that she and the young master were brother and sister. It seemed that he had brought the young master back to Zhuangzi by mistake.

"Yes. I understand, and it's thanks to the steward who brought the person in, otherwise I wouldn't have known where to find someone. My little sister is still young and not sensible, but thanks to the steward's care. I'll have to worry about the outside affairs with the steward. You're so busy, I'll take someone inside to ask questions." Li Wen nodded, and when he saw a tenant coming outside the door, he asked the manager to attend to matters outside first.

The manager said "yes" and went outside to do his work.

Li Wen turned around and said to Li Siya with a dark face, "Come in with me."

Two pigs were killed in Zhuangzi. In addition to being reserved for Zhuangzi to eat, the rest was distributed to everyone. The manager was outside directing people to cut the meat. . All the people who worked on their farm came. The women and children came with the men at home and took the meat given by the master. They all had good things to say.

Some snacks were also prepared in the village and distributed to the children who came to watch the fun.

After entering the house, there were no outsiders here. Li Wen looked at Li Siya with a cold face and asked, "Li Siya, tell me, why are you here?"

"That's not... that's what the steward said. Yes, I was brought in by the steward." Li Siya looked at her third brother carefully. In her impression, her third brother had a good temper. Li Siya had never seen her third brother lose his temper since she was a child.

But whenever her third brother loses his temper, Li Siya has to tense up, knowing that her third brother is really angry at this moment.

"That's not what I'm asking you. You shouldn't have stayed at home. Why did you come to Nanyang?" Li Wen was so angry with the little girl that his veins burst. He rarely got so angry and rarely had anything to say. Things had made him so angry, but now he was really angry.

"It's so chaotic outside. How can you, a girl, run around?"

"Moreover, you, a girl, just casually go off with a strange man? Aren't you afraid that the other person is a bad person and takes you away?" Come in and be sold to a brothel, you said, you are going to be sold to a place like that, what are you going to do!"

She is getting more and more angry as she talks, this little girl has no sense of danger at all, what are you going to do? It's not Zhuangzi's steward, but some other person with malicious intentions. Where is he going to find someone?

"This, isn't it true?" Li Siya's mouth moved and she raised her head to look at her third brother.

"You answer the question I asked earlier first." Li Wen found a chair and sat down. Seeing that Li Siya also wanted to sit down, he shouted, "You're not allowed to sit down. Did I let you sit down? I didn't make it clear. You are not allowed to eat today's meal."

Li Siya was startled and stood up straight, not daring to find a place to sit.

She felt a little scared when her brother saw her. Thinking of the reason why she came here, Li Siya felt a little embarrassed and her face suddenly turned red. When she thought of the person who had caused her such harm, Li Siya wished that she could cut him into pieces with a thousand knives, but that would not be enough to vent her hatred.

"Say it!" Seeing Li Siya's hesitant look, Li Wen became angry at all, and he simply didn't have the patience to spend time with Li Siya here.

Seeing that her brother was really angry, Li Siya didn't dare to hide it anymore. After holding it in for a while, she still couldn't hold it back. As if pouring beans, she told her third brother about the family affairs, " ...My mother-in-law wanted to marry me to Li Baotian,

but I didn't want to." "Li Baotian, he took advantage of me..."

"I just ran away."

"Li Baotian?" Li asked, right? No impression. Seeing this, Li Siya added, "He is my cousin, whom you have met, the son of my uncle's family. My mother and they want me to marry him, but I don't want to."

"Are you a pig head? Don't you talk to someone when something happens? You just pack up and run away from home. Your grandma is not a good person. Don't you talk to my grandma about this? I remember grandma said, you guys? Grandma will decide the marriages of the sisters. If you don't want to, Grandma will definitely not force you to marry anyone." Li Wen knew that his second aunt was unreliable, but he didn't expect that even his own daughter would do it. pit.

His grandma was in charge of the marriages of the two older sisters, and she would write to him if anything happened at home. The eldest sister got married at that time, but he didn't go back to attend. The second sister's marriage was also scheduled. At the end of this year, he didn't have time to go back. His father and mother will take care of all these things at home, so he doesn't need to worry about anything.

Isn't she worried that if Li Baotian goes out and talks nonsense, she will marry him even if she doesn't want to marry? Li Siya also felt very aggrieved.

"That bastard Li Baotian, let's see if I don't let anyone punish him!" Li Wen knew that his second aunt's family was famous in the village, but there weren't many cute ones anywhere!

Seeing Li Siya standing in front of him, Li Wen sighed, feeling tired.

"I'll fix a book later and have someone send it back. I'll send you back as well." Li Wen glared at this daring little girl who wanted to go to heaven, and laughed in anger.

"Brother, I won't go back!" Upon hearing this, Li Siya grabbed her third brother's hand with one hand and refused to go back.

"Why don't you go back? Give me a reason." Li Wen asked.

"I, I, I want to follow you, brother. Brother, please let me follow you. I will be your little girl, pouring you tea and water. I can do everything Li Tong can do. Really, I can do it well." You can be better than him." Li Siya glanced at Li Tong and said anxiously.

"..." Li Tong, who was about to be snatched away from his iron job, looked at Li Siya in disbelief.

"Haha!" Li Wen chuckled and said to Li Siya, "What you think is beautiful!"

Woo hoo, young master, I knew you were the best to me! Li Tong looked at his young master with a moved face and almost cried.

"Brother, I really don't want to go back. If you let me go back, I will come back to find you. Brother, I really want to follow you, just let me follow you." Ever since her brother accepted Li Tong as a book boy After that, she was no longer a sister, and Li Siya felt very sad just thinking about it. Li Siya was still worried that when she returned, her family would arrange a marriage for her and force her to get married.

Thinking about how good her brother was to her when she was a child, but how he no longer liked her when she grew up, Li Siya couldn't help but feel sad. She had been a poor little girl since she was a child, with a father who didn't care for her mother, and now even her brother doesn't like her anymore. He no longer loves her. Thinking of this, Li Siya couldn't help but feel sad and wanted to cry again.

"If you dare to cry to me again, I will have someone take you back immediately." Li Wen said before the little girl's tears were about to fall.

He means what he says.

Li Siya quickly held back her tears, which she could easily hold back.

Seeing Li Siya crying, her eyes and nose were red. Li Wen hadn't seen the little girl for a long time. This little girl also had a heavy burden and dared to go to Nanyang to find him alone. Li Wen said a little helplessly, "Forget it, since you don't want to go back, you can stay here in Zhuangzi for the time being. It's not convenient for you to live there, so you can continue to stay here in Zhuangzi."

"I tell you . , even if you are my sister, you can't live here for free, I don't support freeloaders here.

"Yes!" Don't worry, brother, I can do anything. As long as you let me stay, I can do anything. "When Li Siya saw that her brother had agreed to let her stay, a smile suddenly appeared on her face and she said, "Brother, I knew you were the best to me. "

"Stop wearing such a high hat on me!" I haven't had time to settle accounts with you about your running away from home. "As soon as they got some color, they were about to open a dyeing workshop. Li Wen snorted and said, "At home, I will write a letter back to tell them that you are here with me, so that they don't have to worry. I don't have much time to take care of you recently. If you have any questions, just tell the manager and I will let the manager take care of you. "

Except for two older women working in the kitchen, there are no young women in the Fu Mansion. Li Wen asked if he could take his sister back to the Fu Mansion and let him live there. Here it is.

"Oh. "Knowing that she couldn't follow her brother back, Li Siya was a little disappointed.

But when she thought that she finally found her brother, Li Siya was very happy. She knew that her brother would not ignore her.

Li Wen couldn't think of a better solution for the time being. We'll talk about Li Siya's method later.

A lot of people came outside Zhuangzi. Li Wen went out to say hello to everyone. It happened that the people outside were all gathered together, and he called a few stewards and supervisors to come in together. We talked and held a meeting with everyone.

It took half a day at Zhuangzi to arrange everything.

As for Li Siya, Li Wen spoke to the manager at Zhuangzi and asked where the little girl was. For food and accommodation at Zhuangzi's side, let the steward arrange a separate room for her, and let her continue to do whatever she had to do.

The steward said "yes" repeatedly.

Chapter 28 Touring

Henan Yangfu has lanterns hanging everywhere on the streets. At night, all these lanterns will be lit up, and that's when they will be most beautiful. However, the street is also lively at this moment. There are various small stalls on both sides of the street, including selling lanterns, guessing lantern chains, and many stalls selling snacks.

The streets are bustling with traffic, people coming and going, and it is a bustling scene.

Standing on the bridge, Li Wen looked at the scene in front of him. The boatman was rocking the boat and carrying the scholar under the bridge. On the bank of the river, there were young ladies and scholars looking at the scenery. The young lady looked at the young master shyly, and the young master looked at the beauty. It would be better if the beauty could become a talented man and a beautiful woman.

There are vendors selling things on the street not far away. There are constant cries and shouts. The bearers carry small sedans through the crowd. The merchants lead the horses. All kinds of sounds gather in the ears, which makes people feel happy. At this moment, he had a trance-like feeling, and the scene he looked at was like a living "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", right in front of his eyes.

It was only at this moment that Li Wen was extremely sure that he had arrived in ancient times. This was a world completely different from the one he had lived in before. He was not dreaming, and everything he saw before him was real. His heart was in a rage at the scene he saw at this moment, and there was an indescribable joy in his heart, as if it was about to jump out of his chest.

"Awen, what are you doing up there? Come down." Someone called him from below.

Li Wen came to his senses, stretched out half of his body, looked down, and saw Shen Zijing in blue and Su Yuan in white standing on the boat under the bridge. Shen Zijing was calling him and waving to him enthusiastically. Li Wen smiled at Shen Zijing and shouted, "Don't move around. Be careful, the boat will rock and fall into the water."

"I kindly asked you to come down, but you have no good intentions. " "Yes!" Shen Zijing didn't dare to move.

A certain young master was a landlubber and could not swim. Besides, it was not a good feeling to fall into the water on this cold day.

"Ah Wen, you come down from over there, and we'll pick you up there." Shen Zijing made a gesture to ask Li Wen to come down. Li Wen said "Okay" and took the boy off the bridge. He saw the boatman holding the boat to the side. Shen Zijing and Su Yuan were waiting for him.

"Come up quickly." Shen Zijing stretched out his hand to him and shouted.

"You come here to swim in the river on this cold day, aren't you afraid of the cold?" It's quite cool to sit in a boat and play in the river in summer, but the cold autumn wind blows. It was really not a good feeling. Li Wen got on the boat and asked the two people on the boat.

Li Wen looked at Su Yuan next to Shen Zijing, and the two of them said hello.

"Why is it cold? My heart is warm. I finally came to Nanyang. Wouldn't it be a pity not to swim in the river?" Shen Zijing also held a fan in his hand. He shook it open and fanned it twice. Looking at it, Li Wen wanted to kick this peacock in full bloom into the river.

Today, there are indeed many scholars and ladies taking small boats to swim on the river. There is a river in Nanyang Mansion. If you follow this river, you can see half of Nanyang Mansion.

Li Wen had not invited Shen Zijing and Su Yuan to visit Nanyang in the past, but they had been studying in the past few years and had no time or thoughts to play around. It was only this time that Shen Zijing and Su Yuan came to Nanyang Mansion to participate in this scientific examination, and they came here. Only then did the three of them have the opportunity to take a boat together and see the scenery of Nanyang Mansion.

Both sides of the river bank are hung with lanterns of various colors. When the lanterns light up at night, the entire river will light up. In the past, Li Wen also swam across the river with his classmates and friends in the academy and visited the lanterns in Nanyang Mansion.

The sun sets in the west, with red clouds in the west, and the scenes on both sides of the river are reflected in the water.

Three young people stood on the boat talking and laughing. They were looking at the scenery, but they didn't know that they themselves had become part of the scenery.

There is a girl throwing flowers at them on the bridge. If he catches the flower, it means that the man accepts the girl's feelings. Shen Zijing didn't know this rule. When he saw something thrown at him, he caught it casually and waved to the girl.

There were also many students like Shen Zijing who took flowers from other girls, and the girl looked at them with a charming smile on her face.

"Zijing, do you know what receiving this flower means?" Li Wen looked at Shen Zijing with evil intentions and

asked.

"You are asking me to marry her, right?" Shen Zijing asked with a look of fear on his face.

"That's about it. If you're interested, you can go to their house to propose marriage." Li Wen looked at Shen Zijing with dead eyes. He never dared to accept these things unless he saw him. If he was attracted by some girl, What should I do if I have to marry him?

"..." Shen Zijing paused, quickly threw away the flowers in his hand, wiped away his sweat, and said, "No, no, no, this kind-hearted young man has taken it in. I really didn't know that the girls in Nanyang Mansion are so "It's so passionate."

"The flowers are falling in the flowing water, but the flowing water is ruthless. It's so pitiful for the girl

." Li Wen looked at the falling flowers flowing away with the water and teased Shen Zijing.

Shen Zijing waved his hands and said with a hint of shamelessness, "There are too many flowers. The river is full of water. Good flowers can always be given to those who are destined to be destined. But Xiaosheng does not have this blessing, so he has to cruelly let down the flowers."

Su Yuan While listening to Shen Zijing and Li Wen talking, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, and his eyes always followed Shen Zijing unconsciously.

Li Wen accidentally caught the way Su Yuan looked at Shen Zijing. It was not the way he should look at a friend. Only Shen Zijing did not notice anything wrong with the relationship between him and Su Yuan. If Su Yuan always liked to be with Shen Zijing in the past, it was because the two had a good relationship, but now they have grown up.

When people grow up, they have the trouble of growing up. Some things slowly become different. I hope every flower can meet someone who appreciates it.

The scenery on both sides of the river is indeed picturesque, but the autumn wind makes people tremble with coldness. Young Master Shen was very coquettish today, and the clothes he wore inside were not very warm. The outer layer was made of tulle, which looked good. However, after the wind blew for a while, Shen Zijing sneezed several times.

"Let's go up first." They sat on the boat for a while, fearing that the man would get sick from the wind. Li Wen asked the boatman to pull over, and they got in from the side.

"I'll take you to find a place to eat." After they got on the boat, Li Wen suggested to find a place to eat. Shen Zijing and Su Yuan came to Nanyang. He hadn't taken his friends to visit the city yet. Let them take a good stroll today.

It was the holiday today, and Dean Fu gave him a day off to play. He could play outside until later and go back later.

"Okay, you are familiar with this place. We will follow you wherever you want to go." After landing on the shore, Shen Zijing stopped sneezing. Su Yuan looked at Shen Zijing with a worried look in his eyes, and Shen Zijing said to him, "I'm fine, just watch me come up and it'll be fine."

I was worried that you would come back complaining of a headache after the wind blew, and Su Yuan couldn't do anything about it.

After studying in Nanyang for so many years, Li Wen was still familiar with Nanyang. He took Shen Zijing and Su Yuan to stroll on the street. When he saw someone selling sesame cakes, he asked the book boy to buy some. Come over here.

"Try it, it tastes pretty good." Li Wen took one for himself and took a bite, not caring about eating as he walked. Shen Zijing took it, handed one to Su Yuan, and gave the last one to himself. He took a bite and said, "The texture is pretty good and the taste is acceptable."

"I usually like to take my children around here and try the snacks on the street. Our place in Qingping is small, but here in Nanyang Prefecture it is much bigger. There are many delicious food on the street." Li Wen would not say that he was out. The purpose of shopping is to look for food everywhere. It is true that the food may not all taste good, but there is always something special in it.

Just like when he was a child, he liked the fried ham sold by the old man outside the school gate. The missing ham was delicious, but it always made him think about it. Every time he went back there, he would go to the boss to buy it. . It wasn't until I went to look for him again that the old man was nowhere to be seen. I asked people nearby and found out that the old man was gone.

Leaving means that a person will never come back. That was the first time Li Wen experienced what death is and what it means to never see each other again, so he was quite sad for a long time afterwards.

Until the death of his parents, he felt very painful because he knew that if a person leaves, he will never come back. But now that he thinks about it, everything in his previous life has passed and will never come back. It is also impossible for him to go back to modern times, so he can only live well in this era.

"It's right ahead. Let's just walk a few steps forward and we'll be there."

They just arrived at this place, and a lot of people gathered in front of them, and they didn't know what was going on.

Shen Zijing held their hands and said, "Let's go over and have a look."

Well, this young master likes to watch the excitement, so they walked over there and met a few scoundrels bullying the two of them. elder.

"Uncle, we really didn't make much money from sales today..."

"I see that your stall's business is obviously very good, but why are there no sales? I think you think our brothers are easy to bully. You didn't pay on purpose."

"Uncle, we really have no money. The people from the government just came to collect the money. Where will the money come from now

?" Smash their stall for me! "

No, stop it, don't smash it..."

"Please, don't smash it... Leave us a way to survive..."

A few men smashed the stall of an old couple, and the stall next to it was smashed. People stood there and watched, and no one dared to say a fair word.

"Isn't this rich? You hid it and you dare to say you don't have it." The bald man at the head asked his men to search

and found a bag of copper coins for him. The bald man threw the money bag up and returned the money. A lot, "Since I got it, it's ours."

The old man hugged the bald man's feet and cried, "Uncle, please leave us some money, this is reserved You took away the money for our grandson's medical treatment. We don't even have the money to buy medicine for our grandson..."

"My son passed away early, and this is the only grandchild left for us. Ah..."

"Go, go, your son died because your son's life was short-lived. If your grandson follows him, he will naturally go to his father. It's not the turn of an old man like you to worry." The bald man kicked him. When he opened it, the old man's head hit the ground and

his head was bleeding.

Chapter 29: Touching

these people is simply unconscionable!

"That's unreasonable!" Shen Zijing saw the bald man beating the old man, and he was so angry that he wanted to rush out and teach these people a lesson. Su Yuan hurriedly grabbed the man, shook his head at him, and said with pleading in his eyes, "Zijing, don't let

them have a few scholars. They have no power to restrain a chicken. The other party has a large number of people. They want to fight with these people. " When people conflict, they are the ones who suffer.

Shen Zijing also understands this truth. It must be them who suffer if they rush over now. Can they just watch these people do evil? Su Yuan grabbed Shen Zijing's hand and saw that Li Wen was calm. He stood there without passing by, he whispered, "Let's see, there will definitely be another way in a while.

"Brother, do you know who they are? " "Li Wen inquired with the people nearby, but did not step forward rashly.

"Don't you know, they are the local snakes in this area, and they come to stalls like us every day to ask for money. "The woman said in a low voice, and then said that this old couple was also pitiful. Not long after their son left, their grandson fell ill again, so they had to go out and set up a stall to sell some food.

They set up a stall here to sell things . He couldn't make much money in a day. The people from the front office had just come to collect the money and left, and these people came to collect it again. The woman told several young men about this and complained, "These people come several times a day. Whatever we sell, the money is not enough for these people. "As he spoke, he sighed again.

Life is not easy for anyone. They still want to set up stalls here to do business. No one wants to offend these local snakes, otherwise they will not be able to do business here in the future. The entire Nanyang This is the case no matter where we set up stalls and do business in the city. The common people like them have no other choice.

"Oh my god... you are trying to kill our way of survival..." The old woman knelt on the ground and cried loudly,

smashing the stalls. When it was over and the money was in hand, the gangsters left in unison, and the onlookers dispersed. We had seen this kind of thing so many times that everyone was numb to it. Life was not easy for anyone. They have no ability to help others.

The few of them are still standing here.

Shen Zijing looks at the left rogues with hatred. When he becomes an official, he will definitely arrest all these rogues who prey on the common people!

"Old man, please get up quickly. "A few of them stepped forward to help the old man and the old woman up. Li Wen saw that he had suffered flesh wounds, which were not too serious. He took out a few taels of silver from his pocket and quietly stuffed them into the old man. In his hand, he said, "Take this money back to use for your grandson's medical treatment. Uncle, you can also stop by the hospital and take a look."

"I want these things if I can, and forget about the ones I can't. " "

He saw that most of the things on the ground were useless. They had been smashed to pieces by those unscrupulous people.

Shen Zijing also stuffed some money into the old woman and asked them to take it back to treat their grandson.

Su Yuan and others picked up all the usable things on the ground and put them into baskets in the open space next to them. Most of them were indestructible.

"Thank you, young master. Thank you, young master. You are such good people. I kowtow to you." "No..." The old woman was about to kowtow to some young men. Li Wen quickly supported the old man and said, "No, no, no, no, no, old man, don't do this." "

Go back quickly. There are grandchildren waiting for you at home .

"Yes, yes."

They asked two young men to send the two old people in. When they came out, Li Wen took everyone to the restaurant where they were eating. At this time, they couldn't book a room upstairs, so they had to find a seat in the lobby below.

After what happened just now, several of them felt a little heavy, and no one had anything to say.

"You can order whatever you want. I'll be the host today and treat you to a feast." Li Wen patted Shen Zijing on the shoulder and let it go, telling him not to worry about it anymore. They encountered this today. There were all kinds of tragic things happening every day in places they couldn't see.

Today's events also touched Li Wen's mood a little. This was not in a peaceful era. There were constant natural and man-made disasters, corrupt officials at the top, and oppression by local rogues at the bottom. The people's lives were difficult. Why do they want to study? Studying is not only to change their destiny and the destiny of the family, but also to become an official and do something good for the people. This is the first time that Li Wen found the reason why he wanted to take the imperial examination and become an official.

Li Wen casually ordered a few famous dishes in the store, and it didn't take long for someone to bring them to them.

After they finished eating, it was getting dark outside.

As night fell, the entire Nanyang Mansion was lit up with lanterns. The lanterns were covered one by one, in various shapes.

After the lanterns were lit, the entire city was as beautiful as a fairy palace. There are many people on the street, young talents, beauties and beauties, walking in groups.

After they had eaten, they came out of the restaurant and saw so many lanterns. Shen Zijing's mouth opened wide in surprise. Su Yuan held Shen Zijing's hand, wowed, and said, "It's so beautiful."

"Haha, right, isn't it beautiful? I was also surprised when I first saw the lantern shopping." They were in Qingping Town. In a small place, everyone closes their doors and goes to sleep at night, so there will never be such a grand Lantern Festival like here in Nanyang Mansion.

When Li Wen saw such an entire city lit up with lanterns for the first time, he was very shocked. This is a grand scene that children who have grown up in modern cities have never seen before. It is so beautiful that it seems unreal, but it is actually right in front of you. It is like an ancient person arriving. If you go to modern times and see neon lights all over the city, you must have the same mood.

"There will be dragon and lion dances later, and there will be a lot of people. Don't get separated. Even if we get separated, don't be afraid. There is a temple in front of us, and there is a big tree in front of the temple. Let's wait under the tree." There were already a lot of people at this time, and there would be even more people soon. Li Wen was worried that they would be scattered by the crowd.

"Everyone should be careful and protect their property and personal safety," he shouted.

"We know." Shen Zijing subconsciously grabbed Su Yuan's hand, fearing that the man would disappear. With his hand held by Shen Zijing, Su Yuan couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, and his eyebrows curled up in a smile.

There were many stalls selling lanterns on the street. Li Wen saw the little book boy next to him staring at a lantern. Knowing that the little book boy liked it, Li asked the boss how to sell this lantern.

The stall owner said with a smile, "We are not selling the lanterns today. Did you see it? Which lantern do you want? As long as you guess the riddle hanging on it correctly, you can take the lantern."

"Oh, really? "Li Wen raised his head and looked up.

"Which one do you like? I'll give it to you." Shen Zijing lowered his head and asked in Su Yuan's ear.

Su Yuan chose the little rabbit one, he wanted that one.

"Okay, let's take a guess." Li Wen picked two lanterns. When he saw the word puzzles on them, he smiled slightly and said, "Live in peace, type one word, and it's the word "banquet."

"Eight sounds of Ganzhou, One word, it's Xiao. Boss, are you right?"

"Yes, yes, I'm a very knowledgeable young man. I'll give you these two lanterns." The stall owner brought two lanterns down to them. Then Shen Zijing also guessed two riddles correctly. His own was a tiger, and gave a little rabbit to Su Yuan. He smiled a little and said, "I see this rabbit looks a bit like you."

"..." Su Yuan took it with a blushing face. He just liked the little rabbit!

Li Wen glanced at the two people, shook his head with a smile, and walked in front with the little book boy.

Whenever he saw something delicious on the street, he would pay the book boy to buy it. Li Wen himself didn't eat much, so the things he bought were all in the hands of the book boy. Li Tong was eating and took a lot of them. .

Fortunately, this time they had more people and there were others to share the burden.

The most lively part of the night is when the lion and dragon dances start on the street. The back of a long dragon is filled with burning cigarettes. As it dances, it looks like the dragon is soaring in the clouds and riding on the mist, stepping on the clouds and coming to the world.

Turning around, Li Wen disappeared and saw Shen Zijing and Su Yuan. Behind him were his little book boy and the two boys brought by Shen Zijing and the others. Seeing that the two young men were worried about their master, Li Wen comforted them, "Don't worry, we have agreed that if we get separated, we will wait in front of the temple. We will go over there in a while, and your master will do the same." It's over."

With his words, the two boys became less nervous.

There were many people on the street at this time, and everyone would get separated if they were not careful. Li Wen repeatedly warned everyone not to get separated.

Um? He seemed to have seen Dean Fu and Uncle Man?

Across the long queue, Li Wen saw two people passing by. Aren't they their Dean Fu and Uncle Man? He knew that Dean Fu was an arrogant person. Humph, he said he didn't want to go out, but he didn't want to go out to play. No wonder he was given a day off, because he was out on a date with Uncle Man.

"Su Yuan, Ah Wen and the others are gone." Shen Zijing pulled Su Yuan in front. When he turned around and looked back, he realized that Li Wen and their boy were missing. He was still holding a Su Yuan in his hand. Don't let go.

After hearing Shen Zijing's words, Su Yuan turned around and found that everyone was gone.

"It's okay, we agreed to wait under the big tree for a while, and we'll go find them later." Shen Zijing laughed loudly, with a nonchalant look on his face, just don't lose their little Su Yuan.

Su Yuan hummed.

They walked forward with the crowd. Li Wen and others arrived in front of the temple first. After waiting for a while, they saw Shen Zijing and Su Yuan coming together. When everyone gathered, it was too late by this time. The group went back to

where . Their carriage was here.

"Let's leave first. I'll come to find you when the rankings are released." Li Wentong said to Shen Zijing.

"Well, okay." They all knew that Li Wen planned to participate in next year's Spring Festival, but Shen Zijing had no such plans for the time being. If he could pass the Autumn Festival this time, it would be a fluke. Shen Zijing is very clear about his own level. Even if he goes to participate in the Spring Festival next year, he may not be able to pass, so it is better to go back and study hard for another three years. After three years, he can still give it a try.

Shen Zijing has no plans to participate in next year's spring exam, and Su Yuan naturally has no such plan. They don't know if they can pass the exam this time.

"We're leaving."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

Li Wen and his book boy got on the carriage and headed back to Fu Mansion.

Chapter 30 Studying Behind Closed Doors

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Wen calmed down and studied behind closed doors at home, so he didn't go out to make friends and party much.

February next year will be spring. Knowing that he will definitely survive autumn this time, he can't tell where he will rank, but he will definitely not be too far behind. Li Wen is preparing to take the Spring Examination next year, so as soon as the new year is over, he will go to Beijing to take the Spring Examination. It is already mid-August, and there is not much time left until February next year. He must hurry up Time to get ready.

Before that, Li Wen talked about this matter with Shen Zijing and others, told them that he was going to participate in next spring, and also asked them what they meant. Shen Zijing said that if they had passed the autumn exam this time, they would not go to next year's spring exam so soon, and they were not sure that they would pass the exam, so they had to wait for the results to come out before making plans.

Not all people are like Li Wen. After finishing the exam, they are sure that they can pass it and have planned everything well in advance.

Now that they have passed the provincial examination, they no longer need to go to the academy to study. They have studied in the academy for so many years, and they are basically relatively solid students. If you want to continue to advance in the scientific examination in the future, you still need to rely on your own understanding. The level of the gentlemen in the academy is limited, and there is not much that can help them.

He had Dean Fu's personal guidance at home, so if he encountered any unknown knowledge while studying, he could ask his teacher about it. Dean Fu has personally passed the National Examination and the Imperial Examination, and has been selected as the number one scholar by the Holy Master. He can definitely give him some better guidance and advice on the scientific examination.

In this regard, Li Wen has a little more advantage than others.

"Take these back and take a look at them. Just pick a few questions and do them. When you're done, show them to me." Fu Yihan stopped teaching this disciple step by step and threw a stack of papers at him. Let people go back and see for themselves.

"Teacher, you are so powerful!" When Li Wen took a look, he realized that the pile of papers that Dean Fu had thrown at him were from previous spring exams, and he shouted happily. This is important review material before the exam. Only someone as awesome as Dean Fu can get him such an important thing. Others may not be able to get it.

Thinking back to the question-answer tactics used before the college entrance examination, it was useless because I didn't do enough questions, didn't pay enough attention, and didn't remember them well enough. Every year in the scientific examination, the test questions are all from the Four Books and Five Classics. After repeated examinations, it is not just those things. Can a flower be made from them? With these precious papers, he will at least know what will be tested in the spring next year and what the format will be like, one step ahead of others.

No matter how the exams change every year, they change again and again, but they are not those things anymore.

"Let's go, let's go back and take a look." The corner of this kid's mouth was about to be split down to his ears. Dean Fu waved his hand to let him go^

"Oh, teacher, the disciple has gone back to study." Li Wen held the paper in his hands. , floated back to his yard. As soon as he returned to the yard, he went into the study room to study and began to study these papers attentively.

He believes that opportunities must come to those who are prepared. How can people who are not well prepared even compete with others?

Before that, he just had to read his book with peace of mind.

Therefore, Li Wen closed the door at home and concentrated on studying the previous spring papers. After finishing it, I took it to the teacher for review. After receiving a few instructions from the teacher, I continued to study in the study room.

Li Siya, who was left behind in Zhuangzi, worked here in Zhuangzi. She worked neatly, so the ladies here liked her. She learned from the steward that her third brother was preparing for the scientific examination. She knew that she could not disturb her brother at this time, so she stayed at Zhuangzi honestly.

In addition to doing the accounting, Li Siya would also help if there was anyone he could help with.

"It's okay, I'll just come."

"This little girl is a hard-working child."

Seeing that the little girl is good-looking and hard-working, the aunt also had an idea of ​​​​this little girl and wanted people to come. When they went to their home, Li Siya smiled and rejected several aunts who wanted to marry her.

Li Siya thought to herself that after she finally ran out of the house, she would not be so stupid as to send herself into the fire pit again.

After knowing the relationship between the little girl and their young master, they arranged a separate room for them to live in. , He also takes great care of the little girl in some matters.

The steward at Zhuangzi had already hired people to build the factory building. Li Wen had arranged all these things early. He even drew the drawings for the improved textile machine and handed it over to the steward to find craftsmen to make it. As for the construction of the spinning mill, Li Wen wrote a detailed plan and gave it to Dean Fu. He knew that Dean Fu would find someone to arrange these things.

Fu Yihan originally thought that his disciple was doing some trivial things as usual. After reading

the thing that the disciple handed him, Fu Yihan was extremely shocked. He handed it to the man next to him and said , "Aman, look at this."

At this moment, Fu Yihan finally understood why the boy wanted to hand these things over to him. If this spinning mill is established, poor people will be able to afford a piece of clothing to protect themselves from the cold, and they will not have to suffer the cold in winter. Fu Yihan could resign in anger and come back to be a teacher. He could ignore the affairs of the court, but he could not ignore the people of this world.

Even in the temple, Dean Fu still cares about the people of the world.

It seems that he has to re-evaluate his disciple, "Haha, it seems that I have accepted a great disciple, don't you think so?" Fu Yihan looked at the man with a smile and asked.

After the man finished reading it, although he said nothing on his face, he was equally shocked in his heart.

"Aman, please handle this matter yourself." Fu Yihan ordered.

"Okay."

Let's talk about Lijiacun. The shopkeeper of the bakery received the letter sent by someone and knew that it was sent by their eldest young master. The shopkeeper was busy sending the work from the shop to Lijiacun.

"Sanbao said that Siya was at his place. Sanbao found Siya." After reading the letter, Sun Yi opened the letter and breathed a sigh of relief. The letter from his son told them that Siya was at his place and asked them not to worry.

After Li Shangu heard this, he said, "Just find the person. I'll ask someone to tell the second brother's house right now, so that the second brother won't worry." The people he sent to Nanyang came back, and after searching around, no one was found. Unexpectedly, It was the little girl's luck that her son found her

. Fortunately, nothing happened to her outside.

"Well, yes, this girl has been lucky since she was a child. This child, hey... is really courageous." Sun Yi shook her head, but knowing that the fourth girl was with Sanbao, Sun Yi's worries were finally over. It's letting go.

Mrs. Li knew that her granddaughter was with her grandson, and it would be nice to know that she was found.

"Go to the mountain man's house and tell him that Si Ya has been found." Li Shangu went out and asked someone to go to Lao Er's house to tell him

.

"Yes, sir, I'll go right away."

The servant at home went to the second master's house and told the second master about this.

After Li Laoer received the news, he hurried over to his eldest brother's house. The two brothers sat together and talked for a long time.

Li Dahua is still in her parents' home, and Li Laoer is determined to teach the mother-in-law a lesson this time, and she has not allowed anyone to enter the house yet.

Li Dahua, who was driven back to her parents' home, now realizes her mistake. Her husband's family won't let her go back, and everyone in her parents' home doesn't have a good attitude towards her. I remember that my mother-in-law and sisters-in-law all fawned over her back then, but now I think she failed to give them good things. They all disliked her so much that they wouldn't even let her eat enough every day.

It's not like Li Dahua's mother didn't bring her family members to make trouble. With Li Wang's presence, their family would not be able to get any benefits, and it would only make Li Wang more disgusted with the second wife's wife.

The sons take care of things outside, but Wang Li can still say a few words about things in the yard. After the eldest son and the second child separated their families these years, the life of the second child's family was miserable, and the Li and Wang family saw it all.

As a mother-in-law, Mrs. Li naturally cares for her son. Seeing her second son coming over, the old lady mentioned the matter of marrying him again, "Second son, your mother-in-law is not good at housekeeping. You I also saw how your family has been living these years.

My mother asked someone to inquire about it, and she found out that there was a family in Xiaba Village with a daughter. Her mother left early, and her stepmother was a bad person. She hasn't proposed marriage until now. That girl has a good temper and looks good, but she is a few years older. It's just right for you. If you don't mind, I will ask someone to go to his home to propose marriage. If you want someone to come to our house,

if you are cruel, give Li Dahua a letter of divorce and marry him again. If you don't want Li Dahua to be lonely for the rest of his life, just keep him as if you have an extra pair of chopsticks in the house. When a man marries you, when the bride gives birth to a son, you can treat him as a common wife. "

Women who are divorced and go back to their parents' families are mostly rejected by their brothers and sisters-in-law. Those who can get married are better off, but those who cannot. Life is worse than that of pigs and dogs. Just like Li Dahua, who was abandoned by her husband's family and returned home. Who would dare to marry her?

Li Dahua may not have a good life after returning to her parents' home. This is also a lesson to her.

Mrs. Li Wang is not a heartless person. She leaves a way out for Li Dahua. At worst, their family will just treat it as an idler, but this newcomer will come in sooner or later.

Li Dahua's belly is unbearable, and even if she is pregnant, she may not be able to give birth to a boy. Mrs. Li couldn't bear to see the second wife cut off the incest, "Several girls in your family don't even have a son now. Your eldest brother's family Two

boys , Sanbao will grow up, and Xiaobao is also the lifeblood of your eldest brother and sister-in-law. Not to mention that your eldest brother and sister-in-law are reluctant to part with you, and your mother-in-law will not agree to let you take

Xiaobao over and raise him. , you still need to find a woman to give you a child. While you are still young, there is no chance of having a son. "

If it were another family, and the second family didn't have a son, he could still take one back from his brother's family and raise one. Now. There are only two boys in the boss's family, and they are both very precious. How can they be willing to give them to the second child, right?

"Auntie, let's talk about this matter later." Li Laoer touched his face. Thinking about his son, Li Laoer felt a little relieved. He said, "Let's talk about these things after Erya gets out of the house." Let's go."

At the end of August, Li Erya wore a bright red wedding dress, went out and married into someone else's house.

The two families held a wedding happily.

After her granddaughter's marriage was over, Mrs. Li called Li Dahua and asked her. If she agreed to let the little one in, let her come back. If she didn't agree, let her stay at her parents' house and don't come back. Their home I will give her a divorce note and never come back again.

"Mom, I promise, I promise, please let me come back. I know I was wrong."

Although Li Dahua hated her mother-in-law so much in her heart, when she thought about the life she had lived at her parents' house, Li Dahua now only wanted to return to her husband's house. Here, it is agreed to this matter. Li Dahua thought about waiting for Xiao Xiao to come in, why not just let her control it! She agreed to let her husband marry a younger one.

"You know you are wrong? When did you not say that? Think about the things you have done in the past few years, and we will not talk about you. If you are still restless after you come back, don't blame me, my mother-in-law. Falling out." Mrs. Li held Li Dahua in her arms. As long as the old lady was still alive, Li Dahua was destined to be unable to break out of her mother-in-law's hand.

There is always someone in this family who can cure Li Dahua.

Poor people must be hateful, and it was her own fault that Li Dahua became what she is today.

After hearing this, Mrs. Li Wang found a matchmaker to go to that family to arrange marriage. The stepmother of that family was not a good person, and she asked for fifty taels of silver for the first time.

Wang Li also had a tough temper and asked the matchmaker to reply, "It's impossible to ask for fifty taels. It's only five taels at most. If she wants it, forget it. If she doesn't, forget it. We'll find someone else. Who in the village wants so much money to marry a girl?" It's only two taels of silver."

"Yes, I'll go talk to you right now." The matchmaker agreed and went out again.

After some haggling, the other party asked for ten taels of silver before he would marry his daughter.

Seeing that the other party was not a good person, and fearing that they would haunt their family in the future, Li Wang made a secret and asked the other party to write a letter of divorce, which meant that by taking their ten taels of silver, they would have nothing to do with the girl in the future. When people come to their home, they become members of their family, and they are not allowed to pester them again in the future. Otherwise, the marriage would be forgotten and they would have to pay ten taels of silver as a betrothal gift. Girls from all over the country would be chosen by their family.

This is not marrying a daughter, it is obvious that she is selling her daughter!

"I'll write, I'll write." Seeing that the money in her hand was about to fly away, the woman hurriedly stamped her fingerprint on the divorce letter and took the money. The woman was thinking, when her daughter gets married, the two families will become her in-laws, so why can't she come to visit her?

Little did she know that at that time she couldn't even enter the village gate of Lijia Village.

A few days later, Li Laoer drove a donkey cart and took the girl to their home.

People may not be treated like children after entering their house. The next day when the daughter-in-law came to serve tea to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Li promised in front of the whole family that as long as she had a good belly, she could give birth to a son. She immediately helped her become an equal wife, and she will be an equal to the eldest lady in the future.

"Yes, Aniang." The new daughter-in-law has a low eyebrow and a gentle temper.

Sun Yi, the sister-in-law, was not a harsh person. After taking the tea, she gave her a red envelope and said a few auspicious words. "Thank you, sister-in-law." The bride looked up at her sister-in-law and got up from the ground. The woman knew in her heart that she had the support of her mother-in-law. As long as her belly was in order, the eldest wife could not do anything to her.

Only Li Dahua was so filled with hatred that the silk in his hand was about to tear. He stared at that little girl with his eyes, wanting to strangle her to death.

After marrying another wife, Li Laoer's whole person became different from before. There was a smile on his face, and his whole person looked more alive. On the other hand, the bride became pregnant within two months of entering the house. Ten months later, she gave birth to a boy and she became an equal wife, but that is another story.

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