Zhen Fei rises up in the Red Chamber

To put it bluntly, such an exam in reality is actually just a way of elimination. It is just a procedure to separate those fake scholars from thousands of students. As long as a person who has read the book sincerely, most of them can pass it smoothly. The only difference is that those who read well can rank higher.

This is exactly what I thought, as long as someone who has passed the county examination can be called a child student.It is the same title as having passed the government examination, which is an affirmation of the students' serious study.It is also an incentive, telling students that as long as you study hard, you can improve your status.Even though the so-called Tongsheng is not the status of a scholar who can obtain the privilege of seeing officials and not kneeling, but in this era, as long as you are a Tongsheng, no one will doubt your status as a student. The masters of Kaimeng can also be recognized, and even in some remote places, such a boy can already be a private school teacher in some villages and towns.

Of course, there is another reason why you can get such treatment and trust, and that is the examination and review system at this time. If you can become a child student, it means that you have participated in the county examination, and if you have participated in the county examination, it also proves your innocence. Someone is a guarantor, and someone who is a guarantor has a very clear background. In this way, no one will doubt that such a person will commit crimes or something, and the trust level will naturally increase.

It is also because of this trust that every county government is the strictest when it comes to identity verification for the first time. Zhen Hui was able to take the exam, and his tribe really helped a lot. A long certificate, which confirms Zhen Hui's household registration, followed by five guarantors, all of which require scholars and above to be guarantors, and this is also the most upright part of the scholars who have not enjoyed the preferential policies of the imperial court. Rights and benefits, because asking someone to be a guarantor is a gift, and you will never leave empty-handed. In this regard, the patriarch did not let Zhen Hui come forward, and personally brought the steward of the Zhen family to the door to settle the matter. It's done right now.The last thing is to take this guarantee book, paperwork, and household registration to the yamen to register for Zhen Hui, and get a notice of the specific time of the exam.It can be said that the patriarch of the Zhen family has taken care of all the time-consuming and labor-intensive things.

When Zhen Hui took his own basket to the exam, the patriarch even came over to see him off in person, watching him walk into the exam room, just because of this care, Zhen Hui felt that if he had a good future, he would be sorry if he didn’t pay back From his own conscience, Zhenhui can be regarded as seeing what kind of state the family in this era is like.How did the so-called family cohesion come about!Know what family honor is above all else!The so-called family, country and world mean that the family is at the front and the country is at the back. This was originally what Zhen Hui felt like a cancer in this feudal society, but now it is!I have to say that the actual situation already makes people have to choose this way. Do you think the tribe treats you well, or the royal family treats you well?People's hearts are made of flesh.

The county examination is not difficult for Zhen Hui, but it only takes one day, and Zhen Hui's identity has changed. On the third day, Zhen Hui easily saw his name on the second list on the list at the county government gate. , No.7, not the best, but definitely a good ranking.Speaking of which, if it weren’t for Zhenhui’s participation in the county examination this time, many children who are close to him in Suzhou also joined in the fun, or his ranking could be higher, such as No.1 Lin Xun, That's what he brought back, but it's also very pleasant to make friends with friends to a higher level and become classmates.

If the county examination goes well, it means that the government examination in mid-April will be ready. Of course, before that, Zhenhui went to the Gourd Temple next door to do a full set of plays, and donated a full 50 taels of silver, which is considered a wish. By the way, he also told Miao Zhu that as long as he can successfully become a scholar, he still has the money.

This made Miao Zhu very happy, and felt that the doll of Zhen's family next door was really his little God of Wealth. This feeling became more and more obvious in the next three days, because the other children didn't say anything after knowing what Zhen Hui did, but The adults of all families took action, adding sesame oil money to the temple one after another.It's easy to understand their thoughts, that is, they are afraid that the bodhisattvas will care about Zhen Hui and forget their children, or they will think that their refusal to fulfill their vows will ruin their children's career luck.Although they felt that this god should not be so stingy, these adults still had to do it just in case, after all, it was related to the future of their own children.In the face of this future, this money has become a trivial matter.

In this way, counting the benefits received before the exam, Miaozhu counted the money in the temple, it was really happy, he really never thought that his small temple could be so prosperous At that time, before and after, he had already received no less than 500 taels of silver.If all goes well, these children can make persistent efforts to be admitted as scholars. Doesn't it mean that their own sesame oil money can directly raise 1000 taels?This is really a big number!He has never had so much money in his life.

All of a sudden, Miao Zhu felt a little dazed, and most of the poor and rich people would have such a feeling that they suddenly didn't know how to spend their money!And at this time, Zhen Hui's servant came into play. This servant was carefully arranged by Zhen Hui, and he was the most eloquent one around him. I came to this temple to look for the temple to talk, and after a long time, I became good friends. This time, after learning that everyone gave money for sesame oil, I immediately came here smelling the fishy smell.

"Your temple is so small, it's because of my uncle's blessing that you brought so many rich uncles, and you got a big deal all of a sudden."

Look, the level of this speech directly pointed to the key points. This calabash temple is really small. If you think about it, how big is the temple next door if it catches fire in a residential area?It's smaller than Zhen's house, and it's just a courtyard with three entrances. If it weren't for the plaque at the door and the clay statue inside, people would believe every family they said.It is really incomparable with other places, especially those temples built on mountains.

And what popularity can such a temple have?It’s just that the nearby residents come to pay homage, or the kind of people who have no money and walk all by themselves, because the rich have chariots and horses, and in a family, the most believers in these gods and gods are basically women and children. , and the women and children of rich families, most of them just took the car and went to those famous or beautiful temples. Burning incense and worshiping Buddha can also be used as a leisure trip. Such an inconspicuous little temple here?So the income of this calabash temple is really a lot of Weibo, that is, it can barely maintain it.

So in this temple, apart from Miaozhu, that is, a few young novice monks, there is not even a single monk who makes an order, and those who want to have a lecture can’t be found. Tell me, what else can there be under this vicious circle? develop?So the guy said that Miaozhu was lucky this time and got Zhen Hui's honor, but Miaozhu couldn't even say a single rebuttal, because it was all the truth.

"That's right, that's right, it's the kindness of the master of the Zhen family that makes the small temple so prosperous. Blessed by the Buddha, everything will be smooth for the master of the Zhen family."

Religious people always take advantage of it. Giving money is just a few nice words, which can be regarded as a return gift. This kind of advantage can make people jealous. Fortunately, this boy didn't come here for this. Yes, listening to Miao Zhu's words, I didn't mean to be unhappy, I just slowly said along the lines:

"If you want me to say, you should also be more motivated. It is your blessing to have such a good thing like this once, but this blessing cannot always follow you, just like my uncle, he will not always be in Suzhou. , I will return to the capital after the scientific examination is over. Even if my uncle has been in Suzhou for a long time, it is impossible to take care of you all the time. If we are not neighbors, the uncle would not run to you. He is also an official. So let me tell you, take advantage of this opportunity, you have to be more aggressive, and think of a way to make this temple prosperous in a serious way. Otherwise, after a while, wouldn’t it be the same as before? ?”

Every sentence is heartfelt, and it is the last word. What is your reaction to hearing this?You don't need to think about it, you know it, it's a proper move plus a rush to ask questions.

"Yeah, I also know that this good thing is the God of Wealth's visit, a rare opportunity, but I really don't understand the prosperity. I have visited this temple for more than ten years, and it has always been like this. If I have This skill, it’s not like this here, by the way, brother, you follow your uncle who is also a person who has read and can read, tell me, is there any good way?"

As soon as this boy heard that he had read books and could read, his face immediately felt a little shy. How could he not blush when he got such a good word? Of course, I don't rule out that I still have a little pride in my heart. I actually became a military advisor for such a time. Although my uncle has more ideas here, but this is also a military advisor!It can be regarded as a bit of a relationship with the big man in the mouth of the storyteller, and it really feels good.

Gathering his mind, the young man frowned slightly, thought about his master's order, walked around pretendingly, then glanced at the merchant's house next door, and then sat down next to Miao Zhu, Ben Zheng said tightly:

"If you want to talk about a way, there is really a way. It can even be said that this is an obvious thing. Look at it. There are few people here. Why don't even monks who place orders come here? Did you think that you are a little boy here? ? Entering three times, the main room has become a hall, and the side rooms have their own uses, and there is no room for a few more people. Tell me, that monk will come? So expanding this place is the key."

Hearing about expanding the place, the eyes of this temple are also brightened.Don't think that Miao Zhu has no pursuit. You must know that the income in this temple is related to his pocketbook, which is no different from doing business.And the capital of this monk temple business is the temple itself, other than selling incense, all other things have no capital, and they all wait for people to deliver them to their door.

If you want more people to come to your door, the face is naturally very important, which even people with no brains can understand.Miao Zhu nodded without thinking.

"That's right, it really needs to be expanded. If there are more places, I can clean up a courtyard to house those master masters who have placed orders. By then, there will be serious monks in the temple. Naturally, more people will come. If you can make two more advances, then you can build a large hall, add more incense, and add an extra merit box. Even if it is less, you can add one or two liang of sesame oil money a month."

"Isn't it? So, it's imminent to increase the site. For example, if the family next door, oh, the family from here, their house is given to you, it's a third entry, that's great, no Speaking of other things, you haven’t repaired here for many years, buy it, fix the house, change the main house into a hall, invite all the statues there, and then renovate the original house here, and even renovate the back This is supposed to be a small garden, so what will it be like? It is estimated that the richer people in the vicinity will also come here, and it should be regarded as a tour, and you can make a lot of money here!"

In this way, this Miao Zhu is really moved, he is not a fool, how can he not know the benefits of having a small garden, not to mention anything else, lead a little running water from the back, make a small pond, then it will change It has become a pond for releasing animals. Now, release some fish, turtles, etc., and sell some fish food in the temple. It can really make a lot of money. He heard that this is what Xiyuan Temple does. A large turtle earned a lot of money for the temple, and many tourists from other places went to see it and spent a lot of money.There are even scholars writing poems, how many scholars have been attracted?There are still many rich people who are educated these days, and naturally they have a lot of income.

"There are too many places in this hall. It is most popular to have a son-in-law Guanyin or something. If you do the math, will your place prosper?"

The boy did not say a word or a sentence of his own meaning, all of which were leading words, using assumptions, using the benefits of the future to attract, let the teacher think for himself, this move is really very clever, the teacher has already been attracted by the future The picture scroll was fascinated, and I couldn't help myself and started dreaming.

I don’t know who said it, this person, there are only two things that belong to him completely, one is the food in his stomach, and the other is daydreams, at this moment Miao Zhu is doing his own daydreams, just This daydream is guided by others and has a certain tendency.

What he was thinking at the moment was that there was a three-entry mansion next door, and then he directly made the first entrance into the Four Heavenly Kings Hall, which he didn't have here. In fact, there is no such hall. It really can't be considered a complete temple, because it lacks the smiling Maitreya who welcomes guests, and the Wei Tuo who protects the temple, just lacks the gods who guard the entrance and exit.If you add such a place, your own temple will be regarded as a formal temple for people to look at.The first wing room is for business, selling some incense and candles, fish and food, of course, can't be changed, and there is also a vegetarian restaurant on the other side, which can not only solve the problem of the canteen, but also expand the business.

The second entrance is naturally the Daxiong Palace, and he has also thought about the wing rooms on both sides. One side will be used as a place to unravel the lottery, and the other side will be used as a place for eighteen arhats. In this way, there will be an extra merit box to earn money!As for the third entrance, this is definitely the Guanyin Temple, just like what the boy said, get a Guanyin to send a child, this will definitely not be worse than the Thousand-Handed Guanyin in Yangzhou, who let the next door have a dragon and a phoenix, even if the time comes If I don't talk too much, someone will be far-fetched. In this way, there must be a lot of incense here.Well, this wing room can also put Wenzhu and clay statues of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva. In this way, it will definitely attract many pilgrims.Who would not come to pay homage to those who want to keep things safe and who want to claim fame?

And this original main hall naturally became the residence of the monk novice. The main room and the wing rooms are added together, and there are a total of ten houses. How many people can it accommodate!There are only five of them now. With this house, it is no problem for three or five masters to come over.

The second entrance can be directly turned into a guest courtyard, or it can be refurbished, separated by a partition, and a wall is added between the wing rooms on both sides to directly make two small courtyards. In this way, even if there are outsiders staying overnight, or If the female relatives need to avoid, it can be regarded as having a place, which can increase a lot of convenience.The main room is directly reversed, and the door is opened to the back. In this way, the third entry site at the back can be expanded, and a place for viewing and sheltering from the rain can be created.

As for the third place, the house at the back was demolished. Anyway, it was already dilapidated. Doesn't Zhen's house next door have a pool? By borrowing the water channel from his house, it is very convenient for me to get the pool.This is the item that makes him jealous the most, and he cares most about it.Well, there is probably some spare space. I am building a small pavilion with a long corridor on the side, decorated with various Buddhist murals. It is simple, Zen-like, and has a special scenery. I think it will attract many students.

Thinking of this, Miao Zhu felt that if he didn't do this, he would simply have no way to live. He couldn't help pulling up the money in his hand, trying to calculate whether he could perfectly realize his idea, but he immediately Frustrated again.

"Now even if you add up the old money accumulated over the years, it is only 600 taels of silver. It is possible to buy the house, but how can it be repaired and rebuilt? At least it needs nearly a thousand taels."

Hearing what he said, the boy also gasped. Good guy, this guy is thinking of going directly from a poor family to a well-off family all at once, and he doesn't even want to have an intermediate transition?This heart is too big!But as long as he has this thought, he can speak up, and he can complete the task of the uncle, so the boy rolled his eyes and immediately said:

"What's so rare about this? Now that's all there is to it, but what about after my uncle's mansion examination, the hospital examination? When he becomes a scholar, my uncle will definitely come to fulfill his wish. I'm afraid there will be a lot of money at that time, and there are other things. The uncles of those families are also rich, and they will never be stingy. When the time comes, calculate how much you can have? It probably won’t be worse than this time, so wouldn’t it be another 500 taels? The total amount is 1000% of the silver. In one, let me tell you, now is your chance to show your strengths. Now you buy the house first, and then spread the word, saying that you are going to give this temple Renovate and reshape the golden body of this god Bodhisattva. At that time, even if it is for your heart, these uncles who have been selected as scholars will be in a good mood, and the money they will give will only be a lot, and you will lose money there. , I’m afraid that the insufficient [-] taels can raise [-]% to [-]%. You must know that this is merit. Even if it is not enough, you can still go to other places for alms. Everyone who pays will write down one by one, and those who want to do good deeds will not give? I estimate that there will only be more than you expected by then."

All the boy could think of was to lure the temple into a trap first, let him buy the house, and then move his heart to build the temple, and the so-called monument of merit, the so-called alms, it was all Zhenhui's idea. Speaking of it is also his previous experience, as far as the temples of famous mountains and rivers he has been to before, let alone the monuments of merit, the tiles on the temples and the stones at the door can be sold directly to those faithful men and women. It's called Gongdewa, Gongdeshi, and in the end, the temples built don't cost a penny, and they can earn a lot of money. This is the skill!He had to accept that now, in order to expand the temple and move the source of the fire away from his vicinity, he didn't care about anything, and sacrificed this ultimate move.

Of course, don't say that Zhen Hui is not authentic, and put this fire source on top of the other person's head. First, this person is always selfish, and it's good to take care of himself. Second, this is Zhen Hui Zuo Si After thinking about it right, the greatest ability to prevent fires is the greatest ability to avoid fires. If there are more people and monks in this temple, there will be as many people who can prevent fires. Can the fire be started? It is very problematic, even if it really got up, the monks in this temple are all strong laborers, there are so many people, with a pool, the speed of extinguishing the fire is definitely first-class, and will it cause harm to the neighbors? Not necessarily a loss.So about this matter, Zhen Hui really didn't feel guilty for doing it.

And after Miao Zhu heard the idea that this boy gave him, his eyes lit up like a light bulb, well, if there is no light bulb at this time, it would be as dazzling as the sun.He just felt that a door was just opened in this life, and he seemed to see the days when the temple was full of money.

"The stele of merit? Yes, yes, yes, it is the stele of merit. This is a great deed, great merit, how can there be no stele of merit! It stands at the first entrance, yes is the first entrance, yes, yes, yes, ah, yes Just behind the screen wall, so that everyone can see it. Just do it! By the way, there is your uncle, your uncle is the first one, think about the help your uncle has given to the temple these days, think about it This devotion to the gods cannot be done without him, I must write a list, first make a merit book, a merit book dedicated to building temples, write your uncle on it, write it first, such merits, Such a good deed, how can you not let your uncle suffer, let everyone know, let the Bodhisattvas know, let the Bodhisattva bless, bless your uncle's examinations and smooth career in the future, and your master, your family The master is also making every step of the way. Second master, the eldest girl is safe and sound, free from illness and disaster. Yes, that's how it is."

Look, when it comes to money, Miao Zhu, who has the least business sense, has become smarter now, and even has the concept of a spokesperson, so he directly pulls Zhen Hui into it, but he knows it. If the uncle is knowledgeable, the scholar must be selected, so if I write this person on the monument of merit, and then after the uncle of the Zhen family is selected as a scholar, he will say that he is a bodhisattva, and seeing his sincerity, it will be so smooth. I want to come here There must be a lot of people donating at that time.silver!I am coming!