The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

Others in the village don't understand why Mrs. Zhang did it. It's 500 taels. Why don't you just don't want it?

Elder Patriarch Lu was also in the room, and the other party nodded approvingly when they saw Zhang's actions.

This 500 taels is not a small amount. When the county magistrate reported it just now, he also saw the envy and jealousy of the people. Instead of putting it at home to make people jealous, it is better to take advantage of the large number of people to do good deeds to help Lu Erlang. reputation.

Anyway, the other party is now the number one scholar, and when he returns home to marry the younger brother of the Shi family, and then returns to the capital to take up the post, what is the 500 taels short?

He stroked his beard, and the old patriarch Lu, who never boasted, seldom praised Zhang's understanding in his heart.

After the county magistrate and his party are sent away, the children's full moon banquet will continue to be held, but the dishes are almost ready, and they just need to be fried.

There were so many people that there was no room to sit in the courtyard, so the table Mrs. Zhang borrowed was placed outside the courtyard.

The chef with the best craftsmanship in the village copied the big pot of dishes, and some errand runners brought the dishes to the plate. They had just set down the chopsticks when they heard the sound of the wheels of the carriage outside the courtyard door.

Lu Dafu sat close to the gate, so he went out to see who was coming.

Not long after going out, he ran to the woman's table and winked at Mrs. Zhang.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang put down her chopsticks, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and got up to leave the table.

"What's wrong? Who's here again?"

Lu Dafu shook his head with a dazed expression, "It's not our relatives this time, it seems to be a big family in the county, and the other party came to give the grandson a full moon gift."

"A full moon gift?" Mrs. Zhang tidied up her clothes and walked out the door, followed by Lu Dafu.

In front of him was a middle-aged gentry dressed in brocade and satin. Behind him was a carriage full of gifts, and there were two large boxes on the ground.

"This master, who is this?"

Seeing someone come out to say hello, that person rolled his eyes and quickly guessed Zhang's identity.

"You are the mother of our No. [-] scholar! This whole body's temperament looks different from that of ordinary peasant women! You are indeed the one who raised No. [-] scholar!"

There are still guests in the Zhang family to entertain and eat, so I don't want to talk nonsense with the other party.

"We don't accept this gift, you should take it back."

The squire knew that the other party would not accept gifts, and since Lu Xiuyuan was elected, they have rushed forward to give gifts and have never successfully delivered a gift. But since they learned that the other party won the first prize today, they still have to find a way to give this gift!

"This is not for Zhuangyuanlang. This old man heard that your mansion has added a new one. This is a gift for the full moon."

"A gift for the full moon?" Lu Dafu was a little moved when he heard the reason.

Anyway, this is for the little grandson, not for the youngest son, so it should have no effect on Erlang, right?

Seeing that Lu Dafu was about to let go, Mrs. Zhang pinched the opponent's back.

"Does a baby's full moon gift need to be pulled by this big carriage? Don't tease me, we won't be able to pay back when your family adds more people." Zhang said to the man joked.

The other party quickly waved his hand to signal: "Don't pay it back, don't pay it back! This is a little wish from the old man, just keep it."

"Is this possible?" Mrs. Zhang didn't back down, "It's not appropriate to accept so many valuable things for no reason."

Speaking of the latter, the squire almost cried and begged Mrs. Zhang to accept it, but she persisted and refused to let go. In the end, the squire returned angrily with his things.

When the people left without a trace, Lu Dafu was puzzled and said: "Can't you accept the ones given to the grandson?"

Mrs. Zhang glared at him: "Is that for your grandson? If Erlang hadn't won the first prize again, who of them would come here?"

Lu Dafu curled his lips guiltily: "I just feel that it's a bit of a pity. You gave the 500 taels rewarded by the county magistrate just now to your family, and now so many things have been released... Sigh!"

Mrs. Zhang is also a little helpless. There is nothing I can do about the 500 taels. With so many people in the village meeting, it is inevitable that some people will be jealous of this idea. It is a trouble to borrow it or not, so it is better to donate it to let the children in the village study. , can be regarded as doing good deeds to accumulate virtue for Erlang.

"Dafu, pay more attention these days. There will definitely be many people who will come to give gifts with various reasons. Do you know that you must refuse to know if you encounter them?" Mrs. Zhang urged.

Li Dafu nodded and agreed: "I see, the dishes are not finished yet, let's go back to eat first."

While their Lu family was celebrating, the eldest brother of the Shi family who was reselling goods at the border also received the news.

General Shi looked at the letter of good news and laughed heartily: "Brother, you have really good eyesight, this kid has actually won the first prize!"

Eldest brother Shi Yunzhang also sighed: "I thought it would be good for him to barely pass the Juren examination, but I didn't expect to have another adventure after going to the capital."

"This shows that Lu boy still has two talents. Can the first assistant just accept apprentices casually? Since this guy can successfully worship the old first assistant as his teacher, his achievements will definitely not be that low in the future." General Shi said. .

"You don't need to achieve much, it's fine for the two of you to live an ordinary life." After finishing speaking, Eldest Brother Shi glanced at the night outside, "Father and the others have already arrived in Ping'an County, and I'm going back tomorrow."

"Be careful on the road."

General Shi sighed while talking, "I didn't expect our Chen'er to grow up so big in a blink of an eye, and we are going to get married soon..."

Brother Shi couldn't help sighing when he heard what General Shi said, and the two brothers sat together again and began to sigh.

Bang bang bang!

There was a knock on the door.

General Shi's expression changed immediately: "Come in."

"General Shi! I'm here to buy you a drink!"

The visitor was dressed in exotic clothes, carrying two jugs of dirty wine in his hands. The other party did not expect that there would be other people in General Shi's room, and looked slightly surprised when he saw Eldest Brother Shi.

"Boss Shi, are you here?"

Isn't this Murong Yan, the wolf lord of the Goudai clan? Brother Shi glanced at the two of them with a half-smile.

Under such pointed eyes, Murong Yan couldn't help but staggered his gaze and stared at the ground.

General Shi was relatively dull, he didn't see the meaning of his elder brother at all, but saw Murong Yan standing where he was, and got up with some doubts to take a jar of wine.

"Didn't you drink? Why are you standing there again?"

The other party cleared his throat: "I invite the general to drink, you can drink it yourself, and we will be together next time when we have time."

Putting down the other jar of wine, the other party quickly closed the door and left. When he stayed behind, the general stared at the two jars of wine with a puzzled expression.

When the people left, Brother Shi asked: "You drink alcohol. It's August and September soon. There are fat and strong soldiers on the grassland outside. Those barbarians will definitely come to make trouble again. You should have snacks and prepare in advance." .”

When the eldest brother said this, General Shi nodded, "Don't worry, we did it according to Xiao Lu's method last year. We only need to give a little help with supplies, and those people will be killed by seducers before they reach Longmen Pass." about there."

Brother Shi thought about that Murong Yan just now: "This wolf lord of the Goudai tribe looks quite weak, but he still has some abilities inside. No matter what, we should be more vigilant against him."

Hearing this, General Shi immediately patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, big brother. I won't say anything else, second brother. I've never been confused in this regard!"

"Are you sure?" Brother Shi vaguely felt that Murong Yan's thoughts towards his younger brother were not pure.

"Damn! Brother, don't you believe it!" General Shi took the wine jug and drank it twice, "I was drunk with Murong Yan two days ago and the other party wanted to drag me to the grove, but I didn't go!"

Hearing this for the first time, Big Brother Shi's usually calm expression almost couldn't hold back. "He, he wants to drag you into the grove?"

"Don't worry, brother, I will always remember what you said about being defensive."

Brother Shi didn't know what expression to make, he seemed to be a hindrance to others, but he didn't seem to.

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