The Heart of the Red Chamber

Wang Ren didn't go to Jia Baoyu's full moon wine. Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Shi went to perfunctory. Now, I am studying at the Imperial College, and I will take the provincial examination next year. Yuan Chun's birth date is good, he looks good, and he is smart, and he pleases the old lady very much. Now he has a son who was born on the title of a jade, how can he? Feeling unsatisfied, there was a hint of showing off in his mouth, which naturally hurt Mrs. Shi's heart.

However, Mrs. Shi quickly regained her mental balance, because within a few days, news came from the Rongguo Mansion that an aunt named Zhao of Jia Zheng was pregnant. Counting the time, Mrs. Wang was eight or nine pregnant. month.

The results of Wang Renfu's test came out, and the results were very good. It was in the first class, or the top three. It made a group of children who were not young enough to be jealous. Some people just muttered, such a good family background , Relying on the family's shelter, I went directly to the Imperial College, and then ran to compete with them bitterly for such a spot, which is really depressing.

The season of the hospital examination was really bad. It was a hot summer day and there were three days of consecutive exams. Compared with the previous two rounds, a large part of them were rejected due to physical reasons. This made Wang Ren very thankful that he was still in good health.The Wang family made their fortunes because of their military exploits. Therefore, some martial arts were passed down from their ancestors. At first, it was just a little boxing and sword skills. Later, the ancestors of the Wang family were awarded the title of earl. , although it doesn't match the foreign martial arts handed down from the family, it is not without benefit to oneself.When Wang Ren was five years old, Wang Ziteng helped him build the foundation. He worked hard every night for an hour before going to bed. He persisted for five years. Although his internal strength was not very good, his body was no worse than that of a strong man. go.

These three days were not in vain, half a month later the results came out, Wang Ren was still on the list, No.4, among the lin students.

After the results came out, Wang Ren went to visit Zhou Qun and Zhou Xuezheng. Zhou Qun came from a poor family, he was upright, but he knew how to behave, and his reputation in the court was quite good.

"Student Wang Ren pays homage to the teacher!" Wang Ren presented a gift, which was two Duan inkstones, a volume of Cai Xiang's calligraphy, and some articles written by himself.

"You don't need to be too polite!" Zhou Qun said with a smile, "You have been selected as a scholar at such a young age. It can be seen that you are a young man with a bright future!" Capable, Jane is in the heart of the emperor, holds real power, is talented, young and mature, and is hardworking. As long as there is not too much fluctuation in the court, it is not impossible for Wang Ren to enter the cabinet as a prime minister in the future matter.

"Teacher, thank you!" Wang Ren hurriedly said modestly, "Students are just lucky. When it comes to knowledge, they are still far behind!"

Zhou Qun twisted his beard and smiled: "You don't have to be too modest, young man, knowing that modesty is not a bad thing, but don't lose your spirit!"

"Students would like to follow the teacher's instructions!" Wang Ren responded, but to be honest, he looks like ten years old. In fact, the sum of his two lives is already in his 30s. Although he has not really entered the complicated society, but, His xinxing has long been different from his youthful days when he was flamboyant and wanton.

Zhou Qun asked with a smile: "Okay, there is no need to be too formal! Your article is well done, you have something to say, and your literary talent is very good. I think you have a wise teacher to guide you. I don't know what it means to respect a teacher?"

"The teacher's surname is Chen, and his name is taboo Shangjingxiarong. The students have been studying with the teacher for nearly five years!" Wang Ren replied.

"It turned out to be Xueshi Chen! It really is a famous teacher who gave birth to an excellent apprentice!" Zhou Qun clapped his hands and smiled.

"It turned out to be the teacher's love!" Wang Ren said.

Although Chen Jingrong has no real power in the court, he is easy-going and popular, and has served as an examiner for several times. Therefore, he has a wide network of contacts. Although Zhou Qun and Wang Ziteng are officials in the same dynasty, they are comparable civil servants. Moreover, they are usually not qualified to go to court, and one is a military officer, and they may not be able to see each other all year round. Therefore, in terms of friendship, there is definitely no such thing.But Chen Jingrong is different, Chen Jingrong himself will not talk about it, Chen Jingyi is the servant of the official department, the official is not young, Chen Jingyi is the most likely to take over the official, and Zhou Qun is now in his 40s. After being an official for more than ten years, his future is still in the hands of the officials. Therefore, his attitude towards Wang Ren is much more enthusiastic.

Discussed with Wang Ren the words of those famous scholars in the Song Dynasty, and commented on the articles Wang Ren brought over, and expressed his expectations for Wang Ren's future with great enthusiasm. .

Wang Ren is also very satisfied with this. This is the way things are in the officialdom. Most of Wang Ziteng's circles in the past were in meritorious families, but he was relatively unfamiliar with civil servants. You can't fight, and civil servants, apart from knowledge, rely entirely on relationships. Teachers and students, the same year, fellow villagers, after several exams, the people you know can weave a big net.

However, it is obvious that Wang Ren is really a little younger now, and the youngest one in the same year is almost 20 years old. There is not much common language.Moreover, the growing environment is different. In the two lives, Wang Ren has never experienced any hardships.And the economic level of these same years is obviously not on the same level as him, who has five taels of silver a month. Going out to drink tea and eat together is really a kind of torture for Wang Ren, so he waited until this same year. Wang Ren was relieved when he said he wanted to go home and continue studying, preparing for the next provincial examination.

In the teahouse, I reluctantly drank a few sips of tea, which in Wang Ren's opinion, was similar to shabu-shabu water. After saying goodbye to a few of the same year, Chi Yan followed behind and asked, "Master, are you going back now?"

Wang Ren looked at the sun in the sky. In order not to make Tongnian feel uncomfortable, he didn't come out in a carriage, but rode a more docile horse by himself. Thinking of going back with such a big sun, he couldn't help hesitating, he thought After thinking about it, he said, "Forget it, look for a store nearby, and go back when the sun goes down a little!"

Chi Yan was naturally eager. Wang Ren rode a horse, and he had to trot behind. It was only hotter, so he naturally agreed.

Wang Ren turned directly into a nearby antique shop called "Ji Gu Zhai", which was quite cool inside. At this time, there were very few people in the shop, and the shopkeeper was squinting his eyes, looking at a two-foot-high blue and white porcelain vase, Two guys are wiping the Duobaoge.

Seeing Wang Ren coming in, the eyes of the few people lit up. People like Wang Ren are standard fat sheep. They are young and naturally have limited knowledge. They also seem to have money. A fake back.

However, they obviously made a wrong decision. Wang Ren didn't intend to spend money on buying things at all. He just came here to pass the time and escape the heat of the summer.

The shopkeeper hurriedly asked a waiter to pour tea, and greeted him himself: "My lord, what do you want to see?"

Wang Ren smiled and said, "I don't know much about antiques, I just look at them casually!"

The shopkeeper was a little surprised. Ordinary people would never say that they don’t understand. Even if they really don’t understand, they should pretend to understand, but they said: “Who are you talking about? You are born to understand this! You drink tea first, and if you want to see something, just bring it to you and show it to you!"

Wang Ren was so happy, he sat down on a chair very generously, the waiter brought freshly brewed tea, Wang Ren scraped off the tea foam with the tea cover, and took a sip, no matter what, although it was not as good as his own I don’t know how much better than the tea I drank in that teahouse before.

The shopkeeper saw Wang Ren very accurately, it was definitely from everyone's background, and it should have been read since childhood, so he mainly introduced some calligraphy and painting to Wang Ren.

Wang Ren was listening to the shopkeeper blowing up the calligraphy and paintings in his hand. Everything was the work of the masters of the previous dynasty, not Tang Yin's, or Huang Tingjian's, Mi Fu's calligraphy, Song Huizong's painting, Tang Yin's beauties. They tried every means to prove that these calligraphy and paintings are absolutely real, and they are absolutely worth the money!

Wang Ren acted as if he was watching a TV shopping program, and heard the shopkeeper spitting all over the place, saying, look at the ink, it has a history of at least hundreds of years, and look at the seal on it, how many people have collected it before, and then look at it. Take a look at this paper, it is definitely from the previous dynasty.

Wang Renzheng was listening amusedly, and suddenly heard someone laughing at the door: "Junior brother, it's been a long time, but are you interested in famous calligraphy and painting?"