There is a handsome man in the rough family

Zhao Memo is a clean person. Tang Xiaofu has already boiled the hot water and made breakfast when he came in the morning. The yard and furniture, which were originally a little dusty, have been wiped spotless.

Looking at the three dishes and one soup in front of him, Tang Xiaofu couldn't help but increase his appetite and wanted to try it.

Tang Xiaofu originally wanted Zhao Momo to have dinner with them. After all, there were only four people in the family including Tang Laosan, and the table was full of shopping carts, but Zhao Momo obeyed the rules and didn't want to.

Tang Xiaofu set aside vegetables and steamed buns for Zhao Momo in advance.

Zhao Memo ate alone in the kitchen, and he was not restrained when no one was around, but he was also comfortable.Tang Xiaofu took several bowls of old duck soup and put them in front of Zhao Xiangbei and Tang Laosan respectively.

Looking at Tang Laosan, his complexion improved a lot this morning, and he felt relieved.

"Is this old duck soup Zhao? It's very delicious after getting up early in the morning for more than two hours. Try it."

Tang Laosan took the soup bowl and took a sip, his eyes lit up.

"Mommy Zhao, it's really good craftsmanship. The old duck soup is just like a restaurant."

Seeing that the third brother was so energetic, Tang Xiaofu immediately smiled.

The little rooster that Tang Xiaofu deliberately took out from the space yesterday sat for more than two hours, and it was very delicious.

Tang Xiaofu picked up a chicken leg, put it in Zhao Xiangbei's bowl, watched him eat it, and said with a smile: "I see that there are quite a few bookstores in this prefecture, all of which sell poems and articles written by the examiner this time. Why don't we It’s also good to buy it and have a look, to understand the examiner’s preferences.”

Zhao Xiangbei picked the softest and most tender fish meat in the belly of the fish, put a piece in Tang Xiaofu's bowl, carefully picked out the burrs, and nodded upon hearing this.

"Okay, there's nothing else to do after breakfast, so we can go shopping in Fucheng."

When Tang Laosan heard that Tang Xiaofu went to the street to buy books again, he quickly waved his hands.

"No, no. The poetry collections and examiner's articles sold in the bookstore have always been terribly expensive. I'll just borrow them from my classmates. Why waste that money."

"Third brother, we are all one family, why bother to be so polite. Everything is based on your imperial examinations, and you still have some money to buy books. Mom counts the days with her fingers every day, and I hope you will go back. You have to take care of yourself." body, take the imperial examination smoothly, and then go back to accompany his old man."

As soon as Tang Laosan heard that Li Shi missed him, his eyes turned red.

"It's because the son is unfilial and failed to accept Huanxi."

Zhao Xiangbei sat next to Tang Laosan and patted him on the shoulder to express his comfort.

Tang Xiaofu thought about what happened to Wang Xiucai before, and after hesitating for a moment, he still said: "Third brother, I heard that before the rural examinations, there would always be accidents that affected the examinations. How about you during this period? Don't go to the classmate's poetry meeting, and take good care of your body at home, otherwise, after the nine-day country test, I'm afraid your body won't be able to survive."

Tang Laosan is such a smart and sensitive person. When he heard the meaning of Tang Xiaofu's words, he felt something was wrong. He looked at the expressions of Tang Xiaofu and Zhao Xiangbei suspiciously, and asked, "Brother Fu, what's the matter? I I also feel strange about being sick this time, but what is hidden in it?"

After Tang Xiaofu and Zhao Xiangbei looked at each other, Zhao Xiangbei patted the back of Tang Xiaofu's hand and turned to look at Tang Laosan.

He told Tang Laosan about some of Wang Xiucai's weird behaviors when he and Tang Xiaofu picked Tang Laosan out of the academy that day, as well as some words said by Ouyang Laosan.

"The two of us are also worried about your random speculation. This matter is not very accurate, but we just pay attention to everything. As the old saying goes, you must not have the heart to harm others, and you must have the heart to guard against others."

Tang Laosan nodded slowly when he heard the words, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

It stands to reason that he lived in the same room as that Wang Xiucai, so he knew most about his little details.

Now in hindsight, everything is weird.

Tang Laosan clenched his fist and slammed his thigh.

"I'm so stupid that I almost fell into his trap. If it wasn't for Brother Fu, you two would have arrived in time. I'm afraid I'd miss the township test this time, and I'd be wasting another three years."

Seeing that his third brother's face turned pale with anger, Tang Xiaofu was afraid that he would lose his temper, so he quickly poured another bowl of soup and softly comforted him.

"Third brother, we don't need to get angry with that villain. We will kill ourselves if we do many injustices. The evil things he does will show his feet sooner or later."

After the meal, the three of them drank a cup of tea and chatted for a while, Tang Laosan was in a hurry to go back to Wen Shu and Tang Xiaofu didn't bother.

After asking Zhao Momo to clean up the dishes on the table, he and Zhao Xiangbei went back to the room and changed their clothes, decorated their faces a little, changed their appearance and went out.

After all, Fucheng is full of bustling streets with shops, pavilions and pavilions, and hawkers on the street are also full of satisfaction.

There are also many silks and satins in the clothes worn by the rich in Fucheng.

Even ordinary people's clothes rarely have patches. .It can be seen that most of the people in Fucheng live fairly well.

There are not only men walking around on the street, but also many young men, [-] to [-]% of them are shopping in the downtown area.

Tang Xiaofu and Zhao Xiangbei changed their makeup a little bit. If they weren't very familiar with each other, they wouldn't be able to recognize them for a while.

The two first went to various silver houses to step on it, and asked about the price of the pearl purchase.

Tang Xiaofu took some pearls that were not round and of bad color, and went to the pharmacy to ask the price of pearl powder.

After discussing it, I sold more than a hundred irregular pearls in various pharmacies, earning more than 130 taels of silver.

Only then did I go to the largest bookstore in the area with satisfaction.

Chunhui Bookstore is indeed the largest bookstore in Fucheng.

There are dozens of bookshelves, and many scholars are standing beside the wooden shelves to choose books.

There were also some poor scholars who went there with hand-copied books, and the shopkeepers at the front desk exchanged money, which was very lively.

Tang Xiaofu is now dressed as a man, walked into the store, but did not attract the attention of others, came to the shopkeeper, and smiled slightly.

"Dare to ask the shopkeeper, do you have the essays and poetry collections written by the chief examiner this year?"

The shopkeeper knew it was a big deal when he heard it, so he put on a smile and said, "Yes, yes. Customers, don't worry, our Chunhui Bookstore has the most complete books. Look at these three books, they are all for this year's main exam." The collection of poems and articles that I have written. You can also get a glimpse of this person’s preferences from inside. It’s just that the price is a little higher, and it costs two silver a piece, do you think?”

Tang Xiaofu took the book calmly, and flipped through the words inside. The handwriting was strong and neat, and it looked like it was copied.

This prefecture city is not only prosperous, but also expensive to sell. No wonder the farmers support the scholars with their entire family.

These three books cost six taels of silver, which is enough for an ordinary peasant family to live a prosperous year.

But Tang Xiaofu has a lot of money now, so he doesn't care about the money.

Flipping through the book, handing it to Zhao Xiangbei who was next to him, exchanged glances with each other, and then nodded.

"Trouble shopkeeper, I want these three books. Do you have any good pens, inks, papers and inkstones here? I want a set too."

"Yes, there are, and there are all kinds of prices. This year, students bought the most inkstones from Qingshan, Huizhou ink, and rice paper from Yangcheng."

The shopkeeper didn't even open his eyes and smiled one day, and quickly greeted the shop assistants.

"What is Er Maozi still doing in a daze? Why don't you get the paper, ink, brush and inkstone for the guests?"

The guy responded bluntly, and quickly led Tang Xiaofu and Zhao Xiangbei the way, and sat down on a small wooden table next to them.

Then he quickly took the paper, ink, brush and inkstone, and let Tang Xiaofu choose.

In the final settlement, Tang Xiaofu spent twelve and a half taels of silver and returned satisfied.

The boss is also very good at doing business, so he set up a local map of Tang Xiaofu.

Tang Xiaofu left the bookstore, handed the things in his hands to Zhao Xiangbei, and looked curiously at the small palm-sized map in his hand, amazed.

"With this thing, you can see all the delicious and fun things in Fucheng at a glance."

Zhao Xiangbei was carrying something with one hand, and touched Tang Xiaofu's hair with the other hand.

"It's noon now, there is Zhao Momo at home cooking and making medicine, don't worry. Let's choose a restaurant in Fucheng to have a meal."

Tang Xiaofu's eyes lit up, he hooked Zhao Xiangbei's arm subconsciously, and said coquettishly, "Okay! Okay! I read on the map that the dishes at Shizhenlou here are very delicious, so let's try them."

Zhao Xiangbei looked at him and nodded tenderly. They were both dressed as men at the moment, and the passers-by looked at him strangely, and shook their heads and left.

Shizhen Restaurant is worthy of being a second-class restaurant in the local area. It is three floors high and covers a large area.

As soon as you enter the lobby, there is a lot of voices, which shows that the business is very good.

The waiter in the shop came forward with a wink: "Excuse me, are you two in the lobby, or the private room on the second floor?"

Tang Xiaofu looked around and saw that it was too noisy, so he said, "Why don't you go to the private room on the second floor."

The waiter in the store responded with a blunt response, leading the two of them up the stairs to the second floor, and chose a place by the window to serve a pot of hot tea, and said with a smile: "It seems that the two of you have just arrived in the local area, how about Sitting by the window, you can see the scenery outside. Do you two have anything you want to eat? Shizhenlou can cook any dish from south to north, as long as you can name it and want to eat Everything you need.”

This was said with great confidence, so Tang Xiaofu asked the waiter in the shop to introduce some special dishes.

The two of them ordered two meat dishes, one vegetarian dish and one bowl of soup before giving up.

Crystal elbow, boiled prawns, assorted cold dishes, and finally a bowl of pork ribs and winter melon soup.

When the food was served, the aroma immediately filled the entire private room.

Tang Xiaofu took a breath and swallowed involuntarily.

Zhao Xiangbei was amused by his greedy look, there was no one else in the room, so he couldn't help pulling him into his arms, and kissed him twice.

"My husband thinks that you are more beautiful and delicious than the crystal elbows on this table."

Tang Xiaofu blushed, pinched Zhao Xiangbei shyly.

"Bah, there's nothing in shape."

The two of them leaned together, and just as they were about to eat, they heard a few scholars talking loudly from the box next door.

"Brother Wang heard that the scholar named Tang who shared the room with you was picked up by his family. I wonder how his illness is?"

"I think he just got the plague. Fortunately, he was taken away, otherwise he would be in the academy, but we would be troubled. He looks so sick that he is dying. He must not be able to participate in this provincial examination."