Feudal scholar-bureaucrats reborn: marrying a husband and marrying a virtuous

Lin Fangming's expression was gloomy along the way. He was afraid of comparisons. He had never passed the county test in previous years, and he didn't take it seriously. This time, his younger brother, who was more than ten years younger than himself, won two cases in a row. Hey...he still wants to save face .

Lin Fangming, who wanted to save face, didn't know that his wife was waiting for him to come home with great anticipation.

The reason was that when Ai Xiaoya was looking for the shopkeeper of the study to discuss the consignment fee, she met Qu Shuangshuang who came to buy pens and inks.

Speaking of which, Ai Xiaoya planned to befriend Qu Shuangshuang long ago, but she was busy with other things and forgot.

After the two met, Qu Shuangshuang took the initiative to chat and said, "It's a great pleasure to see my lady again today. Speaking of which, Shuangshuang has been looking forward to meeting her for a long time. I don't know if I am lucky today. Let me invite you to have a cup of tea."

Ai Xiaoya couldn't agree with the shopkeeper, and she was about to leave, so she agreed with a smile: "Boss Qu invited me, so I can only ask for it."

After the two arrived at the Honghu Tower, they both wanted to make friends with each other, and naturally they soon had a happy conversation. After a while, one called Fang Fang Qu's sister, and the other called Fang Xiaoya's sister.

Qu Shuangshuang naturally saw the manuscript in Ai Xiaoya's hand, and asked, "I just saw the lady arguing with shopkeeper Yuan, I don't know why."

Ai Xiaoya didn't hide anything, so she told the ins and outs. After listening to Qu Shuangshuang, she was curious about what kind of script it was, so she asked Ai Xiaoya if she could borrow it to read.

Ai Xiaoya was worried that she would not be able to sell it, and it was fine if someone wanted to see it, so she agreed to pick it up by herself after reading it tomorrow, and then went home.

When Ai Xiaoya went the next afternoon, Qu Shuangshuang was waiting for her in the lobby, but it turned out that she wanted to buy her manuscript.

Honghu Tower once invited a female gentleman to tell a book. At the beginning, there were many wives and ladies to join in. Unfortunately, the female gentleman only knew two books, and gradually became deserted after getting tired of listening.

Qu Shuangshuang was really optimistic about Ai Xiaoya's book. After explaining the original ending to her, he couldn't help but say a few truthful words, saying, "I don't even know why my sister would think of selling it in the study. People who go there How many of them bought scripts?."

'How did you come up with it?It was written in time travel novels. '

Ai Xiaoya lost her temper after being worn out for a while, so she said, "If my sister wants to buy it, how can I buy it?"

Qu Shuangshuang didn't beat around the bush, and replied: "If my sister sells it directly to me, I can give you 40 taels. If my sister cooperates with me, I will only pay you ten taels for the pen fee. In the future, customers who listen to books will reward my sister with four taels." become."

Ai Xiaoya thought to herself, I can't tell, this sister's bid is not low, the income of the Lin family's 200 mu of land is only about [-] taels a year, and the elder brother-in-law, the housekeeper, only gives her pocket money of one tael a month .

Ai Xiaoya wanted to agree directly, but most of the storybook was written by Lin Fangming, so I still have to tell him that I have to respect the other half.

Then he said: "I am willing to cooperate with my sister, but after all, I have my husband to help polish the script, so it is better for my husband to nod. I can only reply to my sister after the Xianggong's mansion comes back from the test."

The government exam was finished the day before yesterday, so it shouldn't be a few days, so Qu Shuangshuang naturally nodded in agreement.

Perhaps because of depression, Lin Fangming caught some wind and cold on the way back, and was delayed for a day on the way.

The people of the clan have already received the news of the government examination, and the drinks, firecrackers, and banquets have all been set, and the whole clan will celebrate when they come back.

When Lin Fangxu and the others arrived at the entrance of Linjiacun, they were surrounded by a few children sent by the grandfather to watch.

When they got out of the carriage, Ermu bypassed his old man, jumped on Lin Fangxu, and said happily, "Little uncle, fortunately, you did well in the exam this time. Grandpa said that there will be a banquet to celebrate. We will have Buddha jumping over the wall again this afternoon." !"

"Hey...! The co-author did well in the exam, just to eat Buddha and jump over the wall? Come on, we are all in the light of Lin's case today, eat Buddha and jump over the wall." Lin Fangqi joked with a smile.

A group of people entered the village with a smile, and the grandpa who got the news had already arranged for people to light the firecrackers that had been hung at the entrance of the village to welcome the returning students.

No wonder the clansmen are not reserved. After all, the candidates who have won the top cases in the government over the years may not win the first prize in the college examination, but they will definitely pass if there is no accident. In this way, the Lin family can be regarded as a top family member with a reputation.

Sixteen tables were set up for the Lin family banquet, and Lin Fangxu, Lin Fangqi, and Lin Fangshao made the main table along with grandpa and other elders.

The younger cousins ​​at the table toasted the three of them one after another, and Lin Fangqi and the two drank it. When it was Lin Fangxu's turn, the toasters were all scolded by the grandpa and other elders.

"Don't drink alcohol to brother Xu, he's only thirteen this year, what if he hurts himself!" said the grandpa.

"Brother Xu still has to take the exam in June. If you drink badly and delay the exam, you won't be able to pay ten of them." Grandpa Six scolded with a straight face.

The young people dared to refute, but Lin Fangxu couldn't spoil everyone's interest, and walked with everyone one by one with a teacup. In the end, Buddha jumped over the wall without eating two mouthfuls, but drank a full stomach of tea.

But he said that Lin Fangming did not go home after the banquet, and walked along the river bank alone, and finally stood by the willow forest at the head of the village.

Ai Xiaoya feels that she can understand him very well, just like the teacher appreciation banquet after the college entrance examination. Those who passed the 985 and 211 exams sat next to the teacher and talked about how to develop well in the future and earn money for their hometown. Return the share money.

Ai Xiaoya didn't pay her share this time, and she didn't want to eat for free, so she decided to be a good wife and followed Lin Fangming, intending to find an opportunity to comfort him.

Lin Fangming stood on the bank of the river at the head of the village, looking at the river, and said to Ai Xiaoya behind him, "Does the lady think the weeping willows by the river and the bright moon in the river are beautiful?"

Ai Xiaoya thought for a while and replied: "The willows are green and the moon is bright and clear. It's really beautiful."

Lin Fangming said in a daze: "Yes, how beautiful it is. I want to write a poem to praise its beauty right now."

Ai Xiaoya said strangely: "Then you write, I... will get you paper and ink?" But the premise is that you can't jump into the river.

Lin Fangming didn't listen to her, and said to himself: "Does it mean that scholars must write stereotyped essays well? Stereotyped essays are not written by sages in the first place, so how can they explain the subtleties of sages and sages, and the beauty of this world How can stereotyped essays describe everything in the human world? Do scholars have to follow the stereotyped rules they set up, and become the kind of people who try to catch fame and fame, and become a national thief who is deceived by fame and fame."

Ai Xiaoya thought to herself: 'Well..., it seems that I don't need to comfort you anymore. '

Lin Fangming exhausted all his courage and made a decision: "Miss, no matter how much elder brother scolds me in the future, I don't plan to take the imperial examination again."

Ai Xiaoya felt that it didn't matter, and she didn't plan to jump into the river when she saw him, so they stood with him for a while and then went home.

On the other side of the willow grove, Lin Fangxu looked at his elder brother worriedly, and saw him break a willow branch at will and play with it: "Brother Xu, do you think scholars must write good stereotyped essays?"

Lin Fangxu thought for a while and replied: "Scholars naturally don't have to write stereotyped essays well, and well-written stereotyped essays are not necessarily scholars, they just use the name of a scholar to do what they want to do."

"laugh……"

Lin Fangqin raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Brother Xu understands it. It seems that the eldest brother will not have to force your second brother any more. Since he doesn't want to take the exam, then let him do as he pleases. It's just that Brother Xu will have to work hard to do that in the future." The national thief is a ghost."

Lin Fangxu shrugged his shoulders, smiled casually, and said, "I don't want to be a national thief Lu Gui, but I don't want to be just a scholar."

After hearing what he said, Lin Fangqin was full of relief, and the two brothers smiled at each other as if they were confidants, and then went home.

The next day, Lin Fangxu and Lin Fangqi were invited, and they went to Qixia Academy together. When they entered, they met Wu Zisheng, who had also passed the government examination, and Wen Boyuan, another candidate in his 20s.

The five people met each other and went to the door of the teacher's study to ask for an interview. It happened that the teacher had already finished class.

When Xu Zhaoping saw them, he smiled and said, "That's right, the first two steps of the boy's trial are considered to be a step, and the last step is short of it. You must not be complacent."

The five hurried back: "Students dare not."

Xu Zhao said again: "During this time, you can go home by yourself and study with peace of mind. I have already arranged for you Senior Brother Xu to arrange a place to stay. You will each get a post later, and you can go directly to Xu's other courtyard when you arrive in Hangzhou."

Then, I commented on the articles of several county and government examinations separately, and explained some points that need to be paid attention to.

When it was Lin Fangxu's turn, he said, "Brother Xu is young, with such a clear mind, there is nothing to teach you as a teacher in articles, but there is still one thing I want to say to you."

Lin Fangxu hurriedly said, "Sir, please tell me."

Xu Zhao was silent for a while and said, "Brother Xu, sometimes you need a little sincerity to be a human being, and you must not be too calculating about everything."

After Lin Fangxu listened, he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, but on his face he said respectfully: "Students should remember the teacher's teachings."

In the blink of an eye, it was mid-May, Wuyi County was much farther from Hangzhou than Jinhua, and had to set off with a caravan one month in advance, and Lin Fangqin and Lin Fangwu were sent for the exam. He paid 100 taels of silver and arranged for two nursing homes to follow.