The Pastoral Life of a Reborn Farmer

Outside the examination room, Mu Wu had been waiting at the entrance of the examination room for a long time. As soon as Shen Ling stepped out of the gate, he saw the servants of the Mu Mansion greet him, "Mr. Shen, Butler Mu is waiting for you here." Shen Ling nodded and turned towards Mu Go in the direction of five.

Mu Wu was holding a wooden food box in his hand. When he saw Shen Ling coming out, he raised his head and smiled, "I wish you a title on the gold list."

Han Shi got out of the carriage, jumped out of the carriage and ran over, took Shen Ling's pannier, looked at Shen Ling with twinkling eyes, "Are you tired? Do you want to eat something first?"

Shen Ling shook his head with a smile. There was only one day for the Tongsheng exam. He was not very tired, so he looked up at Mu Wu again, "I'm sorry to bother you."

"Mr. Shen, you are being polite. Didn't I say it before? You are a distinguished guest of the Mu Mansion. I should eat more dim sum."

Shen Ling nodded, didn't speak, and didn't mention the matter of going home. He already had a faint feeling that before Mu Hongyuan was alive and kicking, he probably wouldn't be able to go back. Sure enough, he should give Mu Hongyuan some more spiritual springs after he went back. ah!Shen Ling lived in Mu's house for another half a month, until the exam results came out, and before the government released the list, Mu Futai had already got the list and asked the servants to send it over.

The third son Mu was with Han Shi in Shen Ling's house, and when he saw the list sent by his servant, he reached out to take it. "There is Shen Ling!" Mu Hongjin said to Han Shi holding the list up.

Han Shi sat next to Mu Hongjin with a look of surprise, "Really!"

"Why should I lie to you?" Mu Hongjin pouted.

After Shen Ling finished the exam, he went to the Master of the Mu Mansion to rewrite his answers silently, and let the Master judge. The Master said that it was very likely that he would pass, but his ranking would not be high. Shen Ling knew that he might pass. , I was not surprised when I heard the words, I took it for granted, but there was still a relaxed smile on my face.

Mu Hongjin raised his head and asked, "Second Brother Shen, are you going to be a scholar next time?" He had a good relationship with Han Shi recently, so he simply changed his name.

"Let's take the exam!" Shen Ling nodded, probably failing the next exam, after all, with his level, it's a bit low for a scholar. "By the way, is it the whole list or just Tongsheng?"

"Let me take a look! It seems to be all of them, including the ranking of scholars. It is the original version that Dad got. I guess I will return it later!"

"Show me." Shen Ling said quickly.

Mu Hongjin handed over the list to Shen Ling, and Shen Ling quickly glanced around the ranking of scholars. He didn't seem to see the word Shen, and checked it carefully again. As expected, there was no such thing. So, Shen San is Failed?Shen Ling felt a little weird in his heart, but he also felt that it was true. He couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic to Shen San. He didn't know if Shen San could withstand the blow after seeing the announcement of the list. Don't let him go, don't gossip.

Mu Hongyuan has been able to get out of bed and walk a few steps recently, but he still needs to recover from his injuries. The doctor of the Mu Mansion also participated in Mu Hongyuan's diagnosis and treatment, but no one told Shen Ling. The doctor of the Mu Mansion said that Mu Hongyuan There is no danger of recovering to the present level, and the rest just needs to be taken care of, and the Mu family's attitude towards Shen Ling has become even more kind.Mu Hongyuan was even more happy and insisted on worshiping Shen Ling. This kind of genius doctor should be firmly tied!

Shen Ling refused a few times, shirking that Dao is brothers, why bother to follow this form, could it be that he and Mu Hongyuan are not friends if they don't ask for help?Seeing that Shen Ling was so determined, Mu Hongyuan had no choice but to give up!

In fact, Shen Ling didn't want to ask Mu Hongyuan for help. This is an era of continuous sitting. It is necessary to build a good relationship with these big families, but if you tie the chariot, you will have no initiative. Maybe you will be implicated at any time , not to mention that he doesn't know what the situation of Mu Futai in the officialdom is, whether it is rising or falling, whether it is standing in a team, or staying neutral, so it is best to keep a certain safe distance.

Now that Mu Hongyuan is safe, Shen Ling doesn't need to be watched by the Mu family anytime, anywhere, and can go to the streets alone from time to time, and Mu Wu won't follow him all the time.

"Second brother?" Shen Ling had just walked out of the restaurant when he heard someone calling him not far away.A few days ago, he saw a restaurant that was about to be sold, so he came over to inquire about the news, and today he came to take a look, but he didn't expect to see the third child of the Shen family right after he left the house.

"Third brother." Shen Ling walked over and smiled.

"Zhuo Luo, this is your brother?" A scholar beside Shen San asked in amazement. Shen Ling was dressed in luxurious brocade and silk clothes, and he looked like a rich man. Shen San was just a scholar from a farming family. The son of a rich family is called brother?

Shen San smiled subtly, "This is my brother from the same mother."

The scholar's expression changed in an instant, and he looked at Shen Ling with some inexplicable eyes, "Hello, Brother Shen." Why does Shen Zhuolo's brother look so rich? Since Shen Zhuolo's brother is so rich, why is Shen Zhuolo one day? He wears the most common clothes at night, uses the most common pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and looks like a child from a poor family. Can't this brother subsidize a little?

"Hello." Shen Ling nodded and smiled. "Did the third brother not come home? Parents should be anxious."

"I'm waiting for the list to be released, and I want to know the result before I go back. Is Second Brother living in Mu's Mansion recently? I don't know about Mu's Mansion..."

"Third brother be careful, I just have a personal relationship with the second son of Mu, so I temporarily rented at his house, and have nothing to do with the master Futai." Shen Ling said righteously.

"Yes, I don't mean anything, but I want to ask my second brother, do you know who the people on the list this time are..."

"Third Brother, I'm joking. How could I have seen the list? I'm just a countryman. I was so nervous that I couldn't speak when I saw the adults in the Futai. It was only by luck that I helped the second son of Mu once so that I was able to stay in Mu for a while. It’s just because the Second Master Mu is recuperating in the mansion, he’s a bit bored, and I happened to come here to take the exam, so the Mu House asked me to talk to the Second Young Master Mu to relieve boredom, you think highly of me.” Shen Ling smiled and said, also a little surprised in his heart, is Shen San stupid?Still playing dumb? !Does he not remember how he was threatened in the first place?He acted like he would have to pay the price for his success, yet he was still counting on him for help.

Shen San nodded, but didn't say anything.

Shen Ling added another sentence, "If the third brother goes home, you might as well take a look at my chickens and ducks if you have time. I haven't been back for so long. I don't know if the person I hired has taken good care of them. It's been more than a month, and those chickens and ducks are about the same size!"

A look of embarrassment flashed across Shen San's face, feeling that the companions around him seemed to be looking at him with surprise and ridicule, and joked that he was just a student from a family who raised chickens and ducks in the countryside, "If the second brother is fine, go home early Let's go! I've already passed the test, so is Second Brother also waiting to release the result?"

Shen Er shook his head secretly from the bottom of his heart, Shen San was still so impatient, from the very beginning of malicious threat to the present moment of ridicule, basically showed Shen San's rather childish side, so he said: "I plan to stay here Do some business, so I have to take another look, if the third brother is busy, forget it, I think there should be no big problem, after all, I have hired someone to take care of it."

When Shen San heard Shen Ling talking about business, his face became even more ugly, "Since the second brother wants to take the imperial examination, it's better to reconsider the business from the beginning, so as not to affect the future."

"Third brother, I'm worrying. I'm not good at learning, and I'm hopeless in the imperial examination. It's better to do business and earn some money." Shen Ling smiled, "It's about the same time, and it is estimated that in half an hour, the people who read the list before the list will also have to pay attention." The station is full, won't the third brother grab a seat? Otherwise, the list will be released at that time, and it will be overcrowded, but we won't be able to squeeze in."

The scholar next to Shen San heard this, and didn't want to waste time here, so he pulled Shen San and said: "Let's go! The most important thing is to look at the list, when are you brothers not chatting well! Brother, let's take our leave first. "

"Go slowly." Shen Ling nodded.

Shen San was dragged by his companions towards the place where the list was posted. Shen San still looked back at Shen Ling from time to time, but Shen Ling was already heading towards the next restaurant. He wanted to try all the restaurants in the city first. Only by knowing himself and the enemy can he know whether this business can be done and how to do it.

Shen San saw that Shen Ling was going in the opposite direction to the announcement of the list, obviously he didn't intend to go to the bottom of the list to grab a position, and waited for the first time to see the list, Shen San frowned. He firmly believed that he would not pass the exam, so he was so direct Did you give up?He didn't even want to look at the list, or did he already know if he was on the list?

Shen Sanyi was a little resentful for a while, if Shen Ling had already seen the list, but didn't tell him, and let him squeeze around with so many people to look at the list, it would be a bit of brotherly affection. Regardless, Shen Sanyi also forgot for a moment the threatening words he had said, and even the provocation just now. In his subconscious, even if there was something wrong with him, the whole family and even the whole village, including everyone around him, would not accept it. You should care about him, because he is the hope of everyone, the existence that everyone holds in high esteem. As the saying goes, one person can attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven, and he is the only person who can attain enlightenment and bring everyone to heaven.

What is Shen Ling, if you want to change your family status, you should listen to him and help him, even if he said some cruel words, you shouldn't care about it.

With resentment, Shen San followed his companions and squeezed into the crowd watching the list. There were scholars, some spectators, and servants from rich families. They were crowded and noisy. Shen San frowned and was squeezed into the crowd. More and more resentment in my heart.

"Zhuo Luo, do you think there will be someone on the list to catch a son-in-law?" Shen San's companion was beaming with joy, looking around, as if looking for a big family who was going to catch a son-in-law.

Shen San's expression moved slightly, but he still said disapprovingly: "You and I are going to Beijing to rush for the exam in the future. When the gold list is written, there will be many real aristocratic families who will come to catch sons-in-law. How can there be any here?"

The other party shrugged, "Actually, I hope that someone will catch a son-in-law. Although my family is a small landlord with a few servants, how can it compare to a real rich family? I don't dare to think of a century-old official family. I can marry a Generally, a young lady from a rich family is fine, even if it is a concubine with two sons! I can be regarded as a glorious ancestor, and I don’t know if I can pass the exam! Thinking about it, I feel that it’s good to get married now ah!"

Shen San didn't speak, his eyes turned to the empty wall, waiting for the announcement, he didn't want to get married here, he wanted to pass the exam, he wanted to be a young Jinshi, he wanted to marry the daughter of a real high official, he wanted...

"The list is released, the list is released." The crowd became commotion in an instant.

On the high platform, several yamen servants walked up to the high platform with a list of red paper and black characters. They started posting it from Tongsheng, and posted it at the lower position. The crowd moved to avoid the body of the yamen servant and see the words on the red paper.

Shen Ling, Shen San's eyes were firmly fixed on one of the names, and the following birthplaces and ages were also listed. Did he pass the exam?Shen San had mixed feelings in his heart, he tried his best not to think about it, turned his head to look at the list of scholars that was being posted, and looked for them one by one.

After going through it again and again, Shen San didn't find his name, and he started to panic, and the companions around him cheered, "I found it, 150th place, oops, my grades are not very good, but I passed the exam anyway, hahaha!"

Shen San swayed, continued to look around, and searched again. There were buzzing sounds in his ears. Some people were crying, some were laughing, some were sighing, and some were just watching the scene indifferently.

"Zhuo Luo, you, have you seen yourself?" Shen San's companion didn't leave, but helped Shen San find his name. After a while, he couldn't help asking.

Shen San shook his head silently, resisted to stand still, his head was dizzy for a while, and he felt the cold sweat on his back, he wanted to find another side, maybe he missed it again? !

"Zhuo Luo!" A sudden exclamation came from next to his ear, Shen San felt himself shaking, and suddenly there was darkness in front of his eyes.

Mu Mansion, just as Shen Ling returned, he heard a message from Mu Manor's servants.

"My third brother fainted?" Shen Ling asked in surprise.

"Yes, Mr. Shen, a man dressed as a scholar came over and said that Mr. Shen fainted in front of the list. He carried him back to the Xiangyun Inn and invited a doctor to treat him. He knows that you live in Mu Mansion, so I’m here to tell you, let you go and take a look.”

Shen Ling thought of the list of scholars in which Shen San was not on the list at all, and sighed, "I see, I'll go and have a look."

Before Shen Ling entered the mansion and had a sip of tea, he took his own wooden box to the Xiangyun Inn. The wooden box was filled with the utensils he would use when practicing medicine, and it took him so long to find someone to make them bit by bit. sorted out.

"Yes, the villain is going to hitch the carriage." The servant cupped his hands.

"No, just lend me a horse."

"Yes."

Shen Ling rode on the horse and went to the street. As long as the horse didn't run wildly in the street, he wouldn't bump into anyone, and no matter how slow the horse was, it would be faster than the carriage.

In Xiangyun Inn, Shen Ling asked the clerk Shen San's room number and went upstairs.

"Brother Shen is here!" Shen San's companion greeted him with a smile, "Look at Zhuo Luo quickly! He passed out suddenly in front of the list."

"Thank you, little brother." Shen Ling felt that the person in front of him looked about the same age as Shen San, both in their teens, so he simply called him little brother.

The doctor in the room had put away the medicine box and was about to leave. Shen Ling walked over and asked, "Dare to ask the doctor, how is my brother?"

"I'm in a hurry, I've already prescribed the medicine, and I'll be fine after a few days of rest. Many people are like this today. I still have other places to go, so don't bother me."

"You are busy, I don't know the consultation fee..." Shen Ling asked hastily.

"I've already paid for it," said the little scholar.

"That's good, I'll return the money to you later, doctor, I'll take you out." Shen Ling cupped his hands.

After sending the doctor out of the inn, Shen Ling took out two taels of silver and stuffed it into the hand of the little scholar in front of him after he came back, "Thank you, little brother, I don't know your name?"

"Oh, it's too much. It's only a hundred coins. This is too much." The other party quickly stuffed the money back, "It won't take so much. My name is Zhao Wenjin, and I'm Shen Zhuolo's classmate."

"Brother Zhao, thank you for taking care of my third brother. This is what you should do." Shen Ling forced the money, but Zhao Wenjin refused to accept it. need."

Seeing that the other party was so determined, Shen Ling just paid him the full amount of the consultation fee in the end, "Brother Zhao, please carry him back. I'm quite tired today, so go back and rest first! I'll just take care of him."

"Then, I'll go first." Zhao Wenjin was not polite. Zhuo Luo said that this was his biological brother, and there should be no problem in handing it over to him. It was not his turn to say anything to an outsider, so he agreed and turned back by himself. own room.

Seeing that Zhao Wenjin had left, Shen Ling went to the bedside to feel Shen San's pulse. The doctor just said was right, Shen San was really angry, and he just needed to rest.

An hour had passed when Shen San woke up. Seeing Shen Ling sitting by his bed and fiddling with the wooden box in his arms, she was startled and sat up quickly, "Why are you here? Come and see my joke! "

Shen Ling looked up, "Wake up! That's good, wait for the buddy to come up and deliver medicine to you, remember to drink it, and take care of yourself calmly. Although it's not a big problem to get angry, you still need to take care of yourself." .”

A trace of anger flashed across Shen San's face, "You already knew I didn't pass the exam, didn't you! You just came here to deliberately make fun of me!" Failure to pass the exam was a great blow to Shen San. For other outsiders, Shen San almost collapsed.

"First of all, I didn't come here by myself. Your friend called me here. He knew I was your brother, and you fainted again. He knew that I lived in Mu's mansion, so he came to look for me to take care of you, otherwise he would Why take care of you, who are you!"

Shen San was blocked by Shen Ling, his face was flushed, and he was bored for a while. He didn't know what to think, and suddenly his eyes glared, "You caused me, right?! You asked the Mu family to change my grades, right? !! You already knew that you were on the list, so you didn't care at all and didn't look at the list! The Mu family has a high status, of course you can change my name, and then add your name, it's your intention Kill me!"

Shen Ling's eyes widened, "You really found a good reason for yourself! Is it so difficult for you to face the fact that you failed in the exam? You must pour dirty water on me!"

"It's you, right! You hate me so much? I know, it's been like this since the beginning of you. My parents let me go to a private school, but let you work. You have long been dissatisfied. You feel that the money you earn It was all spent on me, and then you got sick and were separated by your parents who almost left the house, you hated me even more, and the last Spring Festival couplet, now that you finally got into the Mu family, How could you not harm me!"

Shen Ling's eyes became colder, "Shen San, are you crazy?"

"Shen Er, you are so ruthless!" Shen San gritted his teeth, obviously convinced of his guess.

Shen Ling didn't look at the list, and even looked confident. As a person who had never been to school, where did he get his confidence? He must have known that he was on the list a long time ago. Who helped him?Only the Mu family.

As for myself, everyone knows that he is a surefire candidate for the talent test. His grades are much better than Zhao Wenjin. Zhao Wenjin can pass the talent test and be in the middle of the list. It doesn’t make sense that he can’t even get a tail. How is it possible? !Even if he played a little out of order, even if he was a little dizzy at the time, he shouldn't be out of order like this, someone must have harmed him!

Only Shen Ling!Only he can hurt himself.

Shen Ling took a deep breath, this feeling of being bitten by a wild dog, but he really can't bear the name, the village elders, Li Zheng, and the villagers, big and small, as long as they believe Shen San's words, Then he is a big sin, and if he doesn't do it, he will be expelled from the clan.

"Shen San, since you think I begged the Mu family to change your grades, then go and beat the drum! What's the point of saying this here? Do you dare to say it in front of the Mu family? Let me tell you, if The Mu family knows that you said these things in private, so I guarantee that without my doing it, the Mu family will be the first to kill you, believe it or not?"

Shen Ling's eyes were icy cold, as if he was looking at a dead person. When Shen San thought of the Mu family, his whole body felt cold and his head cleared up a lot. "Are you threatening me with the Mu family?"

"I said that I don't have the ability to do tricks, and I haven't touched your grades, do you believe it?"

Shen San gritted his teeth, tightly closed his lips, and remained silent.

"Look, since the reasoning doesn't make sense, then I'll threaten you, Shen San, remember, if I hear another sentence like this, I don't mind telling the Mu family that you framed them for tampering with the exam results. This is cheating in the imperial examination. It's a big case, maybe it will implicate the whole family, you have to think about it clearly." Shen Ling said in a low voice. "At that time, either you will die or the Mu family will die. Guess who will be guilty then?"

Shen San trembled angrily, "You are so ruthless!"

"It was you who wanted to harm me first!" Shen Ling said, if the Lizheng clan always believed in Shen San's nonsense and excuses to shirk responsibility, then he would really be doomed. He didn't have to think too much about what would happen to the expelled people also know.