A trip starting from the courtyard

Chapter 642 Do You Live, Just Find a Comfortable One
In the early morning of the next day, Li Wei, the school inspector and captain-in-law captain, came to Sheng's mansion with a gift.

Sheng Hong didn't expect Duke Qi to invite this person, so he hurriedly opened the door, and when Wang knew that the matchmaker was His Majesty's cousin, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, there was nothing wrong with it.I can't wait to rush to Lin Xi Pavilion, drag Lin Xiaoniang to the hall, and show off.

Both Qi Sheng and his family passed through the process in advance, went through the process symbolically, and then set a date for 'name asking'. After the matchmaker left, Ru Lan rushed into the hall and saw a bird on the table. The big fat goose that was tightly bundled, with bright eyes, stepped forward quickly. It's so big!
Stretch out your finger and poke the goose's belly, it's so fat!Perfect for grilling!
"Mother, why don't you send the small kitchen to the cook to make roast goose with honey sauce."

Feeling Ru Lan's deep malice, Big Fat Goose kicked his thighs wildly, but unfortunately the rope was too strong and struggled for a moment, rolled his eyes, and lowered his head, as if appointed.

what!
Ru Lan picked up the wild goose's head, and said to herself that if you don't want to be eaten, just 'quack' twice.

Unexpectedly, the wild goose really shook its head, "quack." It called twice.

Ru Lan's eyes widened, "Mom, it seems that the wild goose can understand me?"

"En." Wang said something perfunctory, then got up and walked towards the gate.The matter of the youngest daughter has been settled, and the dowry is almost ready, but the matter of the second son has not yet been settled. Bie Rulan is married, and the son has not yet married a wife, so it will be a joke. She I plan to talk to the officials about my future daughter-in-law. The eldest daughter of her sister's family, Yun'er, is good. If you have no objections, please settle this matter quickly.

Unexpectedly, someone was one step ahead of her. Sheng Hong had already been dragged into Lin Xi Pavilion by Lin Xiaoniang.

"Hong Lang," Lin Xiaoniang pulled Sheng Hong to sit on the incense couch together, and said tenderly, "The fifth girl's marriage is finally settled, and I am also happy for her. It's just..." Youyou sighed. full of sadness
Sheng Hong looked puzzled, "Alright, why are you sighing?"

"The eldest girl married into Uncle Zhongqin's mansion, and the fifth girl married into Duke Qi's mansion, but our Mo'er has not settled down yet, Hong Lang, Mo'er is half a year older than the fifth girl. Not engaged." Lin Xiaoniang's eyes were red, and she was about to cry.

Sheng Hong hurriedly comforted, "Don't worry, Ru'er's marriage is not going to be done so quickly. In September Ru'er just turned 15 years old, and Duke Qi and I got through with each other, and he also agreed to wait for Ru'er to pass the wedding ceremony before we do the wedding.

I also have some clues about Mo'er's marriage, maybe it's like getting married early."

Lin Xiaoniang raised her head suddenly, "Hong Lang, which family's son is it?"

"This time some nephews of the same age took part in the test"

"Hong Lang, even if you have won the Jinshi, it is only the sixth or seventh rank?"

Sheng Hong had an expression of 'You speak so loudly', "I have been an official for nearly 20 years, and I am only the fifth rank. What's more, those who have won the Jinshi and have not yet engaged, they are so popular after the imperial list is posted, how can we get such an official?" People."

Lin Xiaoniang asked suspiciously, "What does Hong Lang mean?"

Sheng Hong stroked his beard and said, "This time, there are over 1 applicants for reference, but only a few more than 300 applicants will be admitted. From the unsuccessful applicants, we will choose one with good literary talent and character." of."

Lin Xiaoniang's face turned black all of a sudden, and in Sheng Hong's eyes, Mo'er was not even worthy of a Jinshi, so she could only pick and choose from the unsuccessful candidates, it was too bullying
Three days later, Yaojiazhuang

When Wang Lidong walked into his cousin Qi Xuan's office, he saw on the desk a telegraph machine similar to that in the Anti-Japanese War movie, "Have you tried it? How does it work?"

Qi Xuan said with a smile, "It's been a week of testing. The farthest distance tested so far is the South Changdao Maritime Base 400 miles away, and the signal is very clear. For Korea, I'll have to arrange it with you."

Wang Lidong was overjoyed, and immediately arranged for someone to send one set to Korea, and the remaining four sets were placed in the laboratory, the Four Seas Trading Company, the maritime base, and his own home.

"This is the flow chart of the production process of the transmitter," Qi Xuan handed over a document, "Where do you plan to build the production workshop?"

Wang Lidong took the document and roughly flipped through it. The production process of all parts such as the sending key, resistor, and dry battery was clearly described. With this item in hand, a workshop can be built immediately and mass production can be carried out.

I gave a thumbs up for my vision, my cousin's self-learning ability and hands-on ability are superb, as long as he reads the textbooks, he can make inferences from one instance.

Now he just produces the blueprints and tests the prototype process, all of which are done by him and his team.

"The workshop will be built in Korea. I plan to move all the chemical workshops and explosives workshops there. The place here is too small, and the labor cost is too high. For the salary of a Song craftsman, five or six workers can be hired in Korea." About the same level."

In fact, there are two other points that Wang Lidong did not mention. The chemical industry is toxic and dangerous in terms of product raw materials, processing, finished products, storage and transportation. Today's production equipment and technology are very backward, and it will take a year to Dozens of people were killed or injured.

In addition, it can be better kept secret, and profiteering products such as glass mirrors can also be mass-produced, and then sold back to Song Dynasty as overseas goods.

Get more in one fell swoop.

Seeing that Wang Lidong had come to a conclusion on this matter, Qi Xuan didn't say anything more, and peeled off a toffee, "Yesterday my mother came to see me and said that you are engaged to the fifth girl of the Sheng family?"

Wang Lidong nodded.

Qi Xuan asked curiously, "Last year when your grandfather celebrated his birthday, I saw this little girl. She is tall, thin, and average-looking. The ancestor of the Sheng family also had a Tanhua. How did you fall in love with her? Listen Said that your mother doesn't seem very happy."

Wang Lidong smiled and said, "If you were asked to choose by yourself, what kind of girl would you choose as your wife?"

Qi Xuan blurted out, saying, "Beautiful, virtuous and virtuous, for the rest, just follow the 'five cans'."

Sima Yan, the founding emperor of the Jin Dynasty, set five criteria when choosing a wife for Prince Sima Zhong:
Kind of virtuous—that is, the family style and education of the mother’s family are good.

Many sons - there are many males in the natal family, and the genes for reproduction will be inherited in the future.

Correctness—bare teeth and lips, crooked melons and jujubes, internal horoscopes, and stupidity are all rejected.

Long—tall and long-legged.

White - skin white.It is called "five cans" by later generations. '

Wang Lidong drank two sips of tea, and said, "Xiao Wu is not beautiful but she is not ugly, and she meets the conditions you mentioned in other aspects. If I really want a perfect girl, I dare not marry such a person."

Qi Xuan sneered, "The Sheng family's family style is not good, your future father-in-law, your father-in-law's father, and your father-in-law's uncle are all masters who favor concubines and destroy wives.

Your sister-in-law has reached the age of leaving the court, and there is no decent Qingliu family to come to propose marriage. In the end, she can only choose Uncle Zhongqin, a poor and settled family, as her in-law, and the one she married is not the eldest son.

Whenever a young scholar who is diligent, studious and talented comes to ask for marriage, how can a civil official like Sheng Hong value Wu Xun. "

Wang Lidong glanced at his cousin, "Brother, why are you so clear about the Sheng family's affairs?"

Qi Xuan's face was slightly stiff, and he reached out to take a candy from the sugar bowl, "My mother told me yesterday."

Ha ha!

Wang Lidong didn't continue to ask, "The Sheng family's family style is not good, but Xiao Wu is not like Sheng Hong at all, but like his mother Wang's.

He has a straightforward temper and sometimes has a violent temper, but his three views are upright, his heart is kind, his atmosphere is tolerant, and he doesn't care about everything.

Moreover, we have known each other for so many years, and our personalities and hobbies are very compatible. How about we live a life, just find a comfortable one.No matter how beautiful she is, she will be a yellow-faced woman in 20 years. "

After hesitating for a moment, Qi Xuan asked, "I heard that your Xiaowu and Taishi Yu's Yu Yanran are good friends?"

Wang Lidong said, "The relationship is not bad, we often play chuiwan together."

"In two days, my mother will take me to Grand Master Yu's residence. How is Miss Yu?"

"I don't have much contact with her. But it can be seen that this person is an honest girl with a soft temper, but you should not like her."

"?"

"Looks average, not as good-looking as my Xiao Wu."

Qi Xuan immediately lost interest in asking further questions. His first criterion for marrying a wife is to be beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, and to say important things three times.

If it's not beautiful, no matter how good the other conditions are, it's not in his consideration.

Wang Lidong said, "Zhang Guifen from the British government, Shen Xianggong's second girl, Ouyang Zaizhi's fourth girl, your mother didn't take you to see them?" Wait a minute, my cousin will definitely catch my eye.

Qi Xuan's expression turned embarrassing, "Zhang Guifen dislikes me for being powerless, and the other two families" His expression became a little ugly when he said this, and he snorted coldly, "Looking down on us nobles. Can't afford to climb"

After Qi Xuan complained about the various problems of civil servants for a while, he suddenly said out of nowhere, "Have you been classmates with the three sisters of the Sheng family for many years?"

Wang Lidong said, "It's been more than five years, and you want to ask about Xiaoliu Sheng Minglan's situation?"

Qi Xuan was a little surprised, "How do you know?"

Wang Lidong said: "Xiao Liu's appearance is the best in the capital, you like to look at her face, isn't it normal to hit her up?"

Qi Xuan nodded with a smile, "Tell me about this Sheng Minglan man?"

Wang Lidong said, "No matter what kind of person she is, your mother will definitely not agree to you marrying her as a wife. Don't waste your saliva."

His eldest aunt is also a powerful lord, and her background is better than that of Princess Pingning, so it is as difficult for my cousin to marry a concubine daughter of a fifth-rank official as his daughter-in-law.

"Isn't she a concubine?" Qi Xuan pretended to be tough and said, "If I am determined to marry, my mother will definitely agree to me." It's a pity that when he said the last few words, the mosquito with a small voice had to stand upright. You can hear clearly with your ears up.

Wang Lidong chuckled twice, and then explained Sheng Minglan's situation in detail, "If you are greedy for other girls, you should hurry up, there are quite a few people who have their eyes on Xiao Liu."

Qi Xuan said nervously, "How many are there??"

Wang Lidong reached out and patted his cousin on the shoulder, and said with a smile,
"Let's think about how to deal with your mother, otherwise what can we do if we know."

Ever since the telegraph was installed at home, Wang Lidong found that he was busier than before, and there would be a telegram in a while. After being annoyed for two days, the telegram team was established, and the third maid, Qiu Ju, had an extra title on her head——Telegram The team leader, who specializes in helping him deal with intelligence from various places, is like an underground worker.

At the beginning of March, the Sheng Mansion opened its doors again, and Li Wei, the procurator and son-in-law captain Li Wei came to the Sheng Mansion again, asked Sheng Hong about Ru Lan's name and birth date, and sent a wild goose over.

After Qi's mother got Rulan's Geng Tie, she specially went to the Sanqing Temple and spent [-] Guan.

Good omen, the fortunes of the two are very similar.

Qi's father invited a side branch to visit Sheng's house, told Sheng Hong and Wang about the auspicious omen of marriage, and presented a ceremony of laying geese.

Ru Lan took the wild goose from her mother, and she muttered a bit, it was the third one, so she couldn't give anything else, and went back to her small yard, "Big Hui, Little Hui."

The two wild geese who were taking a leisurely walk in the small courtyard stopped when they heard the sound, tilted their heads and saw the same kind in Rulan's hands, and immediately "quacked" happily. Very comfortable, but there is only one bad thing, the little girl often stares at them and drools.
On the first day of March, when the test results were released, Wang Lidong's name was ranked second to last, and Sheng Changbai's test was very good, ranking No.18.As for Gu Tingye, the list didn't make it up, because there was a worse one, Qi's mother's mood was not as bad as the previous few games.

Spring comes and spring urges people to grow old, the old man is willing to lose to the young.Drunken teenagers go crazy, white mustaches are no problem.

Arranging flowers and dancing, leading the scenery.Keep the wine together for spring, don't teach flowers to laugh at people.

March 25, Palace Examination Day.

Before the fifth watch, the moon was still slanting in the sky, Wang Lidong stood conscientiously at his post, and the sleepy Wang Lidong was dragged out of the house by Princess Pingning.Looking at the dark sky and the quiet and deserted streets, Wang Lidong yawned, "Today there are only more than 300 people, and the gate of the palace opens at six o'clock. It only takes us a quarter of an hour to go there. Now, we will have to wait at least half an hour."

Princess Pingning said, "Go there earlier, so as not to be in a hurry, if there is any accident, it will be delayed.

After passing, you can still know some of the same years. Although you don't plan to enter the officialdom, there is no guarantee that you will be useful in the future. "

Wang Lidong pouted, the chance of using it was pitifully small.

If he wants to employ people, he will definitely find people from the private school he runs first. They are all his students, and the modern textbooks he learns can keep up with his thinking, which is much easier to use than these people.

When the carriage arrived outside Xuande Gate, the gate of the palace was already full of people, Wang Lidong wanted to wait until six o'clock to get out of the carriage, but he couldn't resist his old lady's gaze.

"Brother Qi, is that Brother Qi?" Chen Mancang walked out of the crowd, waving at Wang Lidong.

"Brother Chen, congratulations." Wang Lidong bowed his hands politely when he saw the big fat sheep.

"Haha, same joy, same joy." Chen Mancang took his hand enthusiastically. If he didn't have a mask during the test, he would definitely not be able to pass, and he had already found out Wang Lidong's identity, the only son of Duke Qi, the God of Wealth of the Great Song Dynasty.

No wonder the knife is so fast, it's hard to tolerate this kind of black-hearted one if he doesn't make a fortune.

Wang Lidong happened to be free and had nothing to do. He didn't know anyone around him, so he chatted with Chen Mancang casually. After a while, he found out the identity of Fatty, the third son of the Chen family, a maritime merchant in Quanzhou, Fujian Province. There are many sea-going ships at home, specializing in the trade from Fujian Province to Japan.

"I heard that there are many big food Chinese in your Quanzhou?"

Dashiguo: A specific term for Arabs and the Arab Empire in Tang and Song Dynasties, and a general term for Muslims in Iranian-speaking areas.

Chen Mancang nodded and said, "It's quite a lot, [-] to [-]. Brother Qi is interested in Dashi Kingdom?"

Wang Lidong smiled and said, "I heard that as long as there is a port, there will be people from the Dashi country. I think these people know more about overseas news."

"That's right, these big cannibals have traveled all over the world and have been to many countries." Chen Mancang immediately talked about the stories he heard from the big food merchants, such as the city made of gold, the city with a height of several tens of feet Divine beasts, savage cannibals. When they were blown into the air, the palace gate behind them slowly opened.

(End of this chapter)