There is a handsome man in the rough family

This yard is spacious, and one room per person is quiet and comfortable. Tang Xiaofu naturally wants to have some fun when he comes out.

I am impatient and I am cooking and doing housework at home.

Why don't you simply hire a young lady from a neighbor's house, who can cook three meals a day, clean up and do laundry, for a monthly fee of [-] Wen.

Tang Laosan and Dong Ruixin lived in the courtyard, and for some reason the news leaked out. From time to time, scholars from their hometown came to invite them to participate in the poetry meeting.

Tang Xiaofu persuaded him several times, but they were curious and wanted to exchange experiences with other scholars.

I couldn't save my face, so I went there a few times.

When they came back, they all smelled of alcohol and looked a little unhappy.

Take a look, the two of them look like this.

Without asking in a hurry, I made a cup of hot tea and put it on the stone bench in the middle of the yard.

"What's the matter, you two look wrong."

Tang Laosan drank a cup of hot tea, a little dazed.

"Mr. Wen, who participated in the poetry meeting together today, accidentally injured his hand or his right hand. He probably won't be able to participate in the imperial examination this year."

Dong Ruixin was also holding the teacup, his face full of shock.

"The two of us watched with our own eyes, the blood splashed all over the ground, and the tendons in our hands were broken."

When Tang Xiaofu saw the two of them like this, he knew he was terrified.

The youngest who was called to help with the work, gave him half a tael of silver and asked him to go to the medical clinic to buy some soothing soup, and then sat back beside the two of them.

"After I moved in, I specifically inquired with the neighbors nearby. Every year at this time of the year, there are a lot of scholars rushing to take the exam in Fucheng, and there will be some small accidents of one kind or another, which can delay the exam at least, or even hurt their lives. What do you say? Why?"

The teacup in Tang Laosan's hand slapped down on the stone table, overturning and splashing a table of tea.

"Well, did someone deliberately frame it?"

Zhao Xiangbei sat on the side, nodding to the cups of tea they were delighted with.

"The matter of the imperial examination is that thousands of troops cross the single-plank bridge, and they always have malicious intentions. Xiaofu spent a lot of money to get out of the courtyard this time, in order to stay away from right and wrong."

Tang Xiaofu looked at the two people who were still in shock.

"Third brother, from now on, you two should concentrate on studying at home. You have already seen those poetry clubs, so you don't need to go."

Tang Laosan was full of fear, and slightly cupped his hands towards the opposite side.

"Thank you, Brother Fu, for reminding me. I was thinking about it for a while. From now on, I will thank guests behind closed doors and devote myself to reading without books. This will not be in vain for my family to support me and work hard for me."

Dong Ruixin also thought of Li Momo who worked hard for him at home, his eyes were slightly red.

The two are firmly determined to study together, and exchange their own problems and insights from time to time, which is really helpful to each other.

Thinking about the ginseng in the space, Zhao Xiangbei caught him when he sneaked out several times.

In desperation, he had no choice but to pretend to take out three ginseng trees from his bag and put them on the table.

I looked at Zhao Xiangbei pitifully, I got it from the Three Mountains by chance, this time I came to Fucheng, I wanted to go to the medical center to exchange for a good price.

Zhao Xiangbei was a little dumbfounded when he looked at the plump, good-looking man with the meaning of life.

"Xiaofu! I have been hunting in the mountains for so many years, and I have rarely seen such a good ginseng. Where did you meet it?"

Tang Xiaofu turned his face to the side, a little guilty, and coughed twice.

"I didn't go into the mountains. I happened to pick wild vegetables by chance. In a valley, there were only a few trees growing, and I dug them all back. Maybe I was lucky."

Zhao Xiangbei wrapped the ginseng carefully, thought for a moment, and nodded.

"Okay, but I'm going with you, but you're going to pretend a little, too."

Tang Xiaofu's eyes lit up instantly and he jumped up: "Okay, let's change our disguise."

It was said that it was a disguise, but it was actually changing Tang Xiaofu into a man's clothes.

Zhao Xiangbei used something to cover up the pregnancy mole on his forehead, and then painted his face black, making him look like a thin and small man.

Tang Xiaofu also learned a few dialects from Zhao Xiangbei, and then went out excitedly.

The two first dressed up in disguise, walked around the city a few times, and made sure that no one was following them before preparing to act.

Tang Xiaofu knew the truth that wealth should not be revealed, so he deliberately used copper coins and asked the beggars nearby for the most honest and reliable medicine shop, and then brought ginseng to the door.

Three ginseng plants were bought, and three different pharmacies were exchanged for a total of 320 taels of silver.

When the two left the city, Zhao Xiangbei frowned slightly and grabbed Tang Xiaofu's wrist.

"Be careful, there are people behind you."

Tang Xiaofu was startled, and subconsciously wanted to look back, but was stopped by Zhao Xiangbei.

"Don't move, don't look back."

"There is an intersection ahead, you turn around quickly and leave, don't worry about me, I will catch up with you in a while."

Tang Xiaofu shook his head hastily, and firmly grabbed Zhao Xiangbei's wrist: "No. No, let's go together."

Tang Xiaofu held a huge sum of money in his arms, more than 300 taels of silver, not bank notes, it was heavy.

Zhao Xiangbei stepped forward and rubbed his head with a smile: "Don't think wildly, it's okay, you can just move forward."

Tang Xiaofu walked forward with the silver in his arms in a daze.

As soon as they turned a corner, they heard a few bangs behind them, followed by human cries of pain.

Tang Xiaofu clenched his fists tightly, the palms of his hands were pierced by nails, and there was no cold sweat rolling down his forehead.

Until turning to the next intersection, someone suddenly grabbed his shoulders, and Zhao Xiangbei's deep and pleasant voice came.

"Don't be afraid, it's all right, let's go back after shopping."

Tang Xiaofu nodded and relaxed all over. Only then did he feel a little exhausted. The two circled around the city a few times to make sure that there was no little tail behind them. Then they bought some pork and vegetables and returned to the temporarily rented yard.

Going back to his room and sitting down, drinking warm tea, Tang Xiaofu felt a chill running down his back, his clothes had already been soaked in cold sweat, and he felt a wave of fear in his heart.

Before, he took it for granted and overestimated the character of these merchants.

With the huge profits, anyone could take the risk. Fortunately, Zhao Xiangbei was in charge this time, otherwise he would be the only one who would suffer.

Zhao Xiangbei looked at the silver in the bag, nodded, and pushed it into Tang Xiaofu's hands.

"Xiaofu, promise me that you must tell me about this kind of thing in the future, and you must not rush to go alone. It is not popular. There are countless people who are willing to take risks for these hundreds of taels of silver."

Tang Xiaofu nodded, gulped down two glasses of warm water, took a deep breath, and didn't want to work so hard anymore.

"With 300 taels of silver, let's go back to the county and buy two shops, and rent them out to eat without worrying about the future."

Zhao Xiangbei stepped forward and hugged Tang Xiaofu distressedly. He knew that Tang Xiaofu had some secrets and no one with him told them, but he didn't ask any more questions. It was good that this person was by his side and in his arms.

As for other things, there will naturally be a day when I tell him.

Tang Xiaofu was very grateful, Zhao Xiangbei didn't ask any more questions, and I started with the heavy color in my hand, and my heart was finally settled down.

The money was still in hand, neither of them said anything, they behaved as usual.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was time for the exam.

The entire government examination is divided into three sessions, the first two sessions are taken for one day, and the last test is for two days.

I used to read novels, people could bring some dry food and water for the imperial examination, Tang Xiaofu prepared some.

This was reminded by the youngest who came to cook. He only knew about the imperial examinations in this dynasty. In addition to the clothes on the body, the shoes on the feet of the students.

Candidates are not allowed to bring anything, even if it is paper, ink, pens and inkstones, they will be provided by the examination institute.

In the last day or two, meals will be provided in the yamen, but it will cost money to buy.

Tang Xiaofu rolled up his arms and sleeves, the food he had prepared was useless, so he could only sigh regretfully.

I could only take some more broken silver and hand it over to Tang Laosan.

"Third brother, don't be reluctant. When you are thirsty and hungry, you can ask for food. You still have a lot of money at home. But remember one thing, don't eat greasy things, you will spoil your stomach if you eat carefully."

Tang Laosan took the silver and the test basket, and nodded heavily.

Tang Xiaofu and Zhao Xiangbei sent Tang Laosan and Dong Ruixin into the Dragon Gate together, and left after the gate was locked.

Tang Xiaofu was not idle either, he went to a medical clinic early, cheated a doctor with money, and went home every night to ask for the pulse of the two scholars.

The weather is hot at the moment, and Tang Xiaofu is also afraid that Tang Laosan will catch the heat from being stuck in a small room all the time.

He specially hired a carriage, and when he picked up people outside Longmen in the evening, he also specially brought herbal tea.

Zhao Xiangbei was waiting at the intersection in a carriage. Tang Xiaofu stretched his neck and looked in the direction of the Gongyuan, walking back and forth anxiously.

The dragon gate was wide open, and all the disciples came out quickly like released fish.

Everyone is sweating, their clothes are disheveled, blue and green, not to mention how embarrassing they are,

What's more, they loosen their skirts and use their sleeves as cattail fans to cool down.

After a while, Tang Laosan and Dong Ruixin came out. Although their clothes were wrinkled and their heads were covered with sweat, their faces were as pale as paper, and their shaky appearance was very scary.

Tang Xiaofu hurried forward and shook his arms: "Third Brother! Third Brother? This way."

Tang Laosan saw his family with a big smile on his face.

"Foko."

Tang Xiaofu quickly led the two to the carriage, Zhao Xiangbei flicked his whip neatly, and the carriage slowly drove towards the small courtyard where they were temporarily staying.

In the carriage, Tang Xiaofu took out the herbal tea prepared in advance, and each of them poured down a bowl.

They also divided the cold water veils prepared in advance into one piece for each person.

Tang Laosan wiped the sweat from his forehead, neck and shoulders before letting out a sigh of relief.

Dong Ruixin bowed to Tang Xiaofu gratefully: "Thanks to Brother Fu for coming this time, it's so hot in the Gongyuan that many people have passed out due to heatstroke."

Tang Xiaofu looked at the two of them with pale faces, and was also a little worried that the carriage would arrive home quickly, and the bath water had been prepared early.

The two stayed in the No. [-] room for a day, and their bodies were sour and smelly, and they were already unbearable.

Seeing the hot water now, I was naturally overjoyed.

Tang Xiaofu ordered the youngest to cook some easy and nutritious food, and put a little spiritual spring water in the soup in advance.

After the two had dinner, Zhao Xiangbei drove a carriage to the medical hall to pick up the doctor.

Today's hospital exam is hot, and many scholars suffer from heat stroke.

The cyst in the pharmacy is also extremely busy. If Tang Xiaofu hadn't deliberately spent a lot of money to order in advance, he might not be able to get someone right now.

After the doctor checked the pulse of the two, he asked again and again, and then he said calmly: "You two are in good health. It's okay to suffer from the heat, just drink some soup and medicine in a while, and have a good sleep."

He said he was going to prescribe a decoction to prevent heatstroke, but before he could leave the small courtyard, he was hijacked into the carriage by the servants of the next family and rushed away.

Tang Xiaofu didn't dare to delay, and told the two to rest, and quickly boiled the medicine.

In order to stimulate the properties of the medicine, some spirit spring water was added, and seeing the two of them drank it and fell asleep, they were relieved.

I don't know if the decoction worked, or the magic of the Lingquan water.

In the second round, they entered the examination room with vigor and vitality, as always, the sun was scorching hot, and as always, they were covered in sweat.

With the first day's experience, although the two of them turned pale, their spirits were much better than yesterday.

Tang Xiaofu invited a doctor to check the pulse, and then fed him soup and water.

The third round of policy theory took the exam for two consecutive days, and the outside of the Tribute Court was surrounded by the family members of the candidates.

Everyone was looking forward to it with worry on their faces.

In the afternoon of the next day, a scholar was carried out from the tribute courtyard. His face was pale, he breathed less air, and vented more air, which scared everyone.

Tang Xiaofu's heart couldn't help but tugged together. When watching novels and TV dramas, he often mentioned candidates with poor health. In the Gongyuan, they would all have to peel off their skins.

Zhao Xiangbei knew that he was worried, but he didn't know how to persuade him about this kind of thing.

I could only buy Tang Xiaofu's favorite cakes and fruits, and feed him a few bites when I was free, for fear that he would be hungry.

Under this kind of anxious waiting, in the evening of the next day, after three gongs sounded, the dragon gate opened wide.

When the examinees came out, they all had disheveled hair and wrinkled clothes like dried pickles, like refugees fleeing from a disaster.

Many people fainted as soon as they left the courtyard, and the crowd panicked.

Zhao Xiangbei was afraid that Tang Xiaofu would be crowded, so he let him sit in the carriage and was not allowed to get off.

Relying on his height, he saw Tang Laosan and Dong Ruixin from a long distance away, and hurried to meet them.

The condition of the two of them is not much better, both of them are pale, their feet are sloppy,

When he saw Zhao Xiangbei, Dong Ruixin staggered and nearly fell to the ground.

It was Zhao Xiangbei's sharp hand who quickly grabbed the two of them into the car.

When they got into the car, the two of them seemed to have collapsed.

Tang Xiaofu quickly took out the ginseng soup that he had prepared earlier, and poured a bowl for the two of them.

He soaked the handkerchief again and asked the two of them to wipe off the sweat on their faces.

After the three exams, it seemed that they had used a lot of strength. After returning home, both of them were groggy and had a serious illness.

After Langzheng came to check his pulse, he said, "They are suffering from heatstroke due to the hot weather, and they are overly nervous. Now they relax and they will inevitably collapse. Take good care of them, and they will be fine in a few days."

After prescribing the decoction for three days, he left in a hurry with the medicine box.

Fortunately, the exam is over, and the big thing will be discussed after the rest.

Li Tang Xiaofu put some spiritual spring water in the bowl of ginseng soup on the road, and now Tang Laosan and his wife fell into a deep sleep.

Tang Laosan and his wife slept for three full hours before waking up, their spirits improved a lot.

In the evening, Tang Xiaofu cooked the dishes himself.Cold noodles, mixed with cold dishes, asked Lao Yao to fry a few refreshing side dishes.

Everyone ate happily.

After eating a bowl of hot, sour and refreshing cold noodles, Tang Laosan breathed a sigh of relief and felt his whole body come alive. He said with some fear: "Our examination room has put a lot of ice cubes. Some candidates are greedy for cold and did not wear coats. Shirt, the next day there was a fuss, the stomach ran to the hut several times, and was covered with feces, I am afraid this will not work."

Dong Ruixin nodded quickly: "There was an examinee next to me who was not very well the first day, his face was pale, but he insisted on finishing the paper. The next day, he fainted and his face turned red. It seemed that he had suffered from heat stroke. After going out, I studied hard for ten years, and I have to wait another year for this miss. I also want to thank Brother Fu and Xiangbei for taking care of me, so that I can take the exam with peace of mind."

Tang Xiaofu smiled and waved his hands again and again: "Brother Dong, why are you being so polite? We are all from the same village, so we naturally have to watch over and help each other."

Although the two of them drank the medicine, they were exhausted. After dinner, they fell asleep again. After resting for three days in a row, they went out for a walk.

Appreciate the scenery of Fucheng, after all, it is the capital of the state, and it is very prosperous here.

Restaurants, teahouses, and theater sheds are full of people, and there are many passers-by wearing silk and satin on the road.

Just after the exam, many candidates couldn't stand the loneliness. They organized poems and receptions, and many posts were delivered to their door.

Tang Laosan and the two of them had already experienced it before, and they had long since lost the intention to participate, and they all refused by saying that they were not feeling well.

Follow Shang Tang Xiaofu and Zhao Xiangbei to play in the various streets of Fucheng, eating snacks is also fun.

Clothes in Fucheng are cheaper than in county towns, so Tang Xiaofu deliberately bought two bolts of silk to make clothes for his family.

Seven days later, when the list was released, the front of the yamen was surrounded by crowds.

Tang Xiaofu was impatient to be squeezed into canned sardines inside, so he simply sat on the top of the nearby teahouse and looked down.

The tall and long-legged Nanzhan followed Tang Laosan and the others to the front, until four majestic yamen servants in official uniforms came with the red list, and everyone exclaimed, followed by silence, and stretched their necks , anxiously waiting for the announcement.

Immediately, the four yamen servants rang the gong, posted the red list on the bulletin board, and stood on one side with a long knife in hand to maintain order.

Although the government examination is held once a year, only the top [-] of the thousands of candidates are selected, which shows that the competition is fierce.

There were some crying, some laughing, and those who were so old that they wept uncontrollably.

It is said that the ancient imperial examinations are comparable to the modern college entrance examinations. Tang Xiaofu realized that the imperial examinations were much more difficult than the college entrance examinations after seeing the current situation.

Not to mention reading and literacy, it costs a lot of money, and some poor people are directly isolated.

Even if you are lucky enough to be able to read and write, due to your talent and the influence of your master, you can go from being a child to a scholar, and become a juren step by step, and there are very few people who eventually go further.

Every three years, the top three in one subject, all of them are the pride of heaven.

And this year's first place on the list is actually a 14-year-old boy, Tang Xiaofu is really a genius.

After Tang Xiaofu lamented the various aspects of life, he saw Tang Laosan and Dong Ruixin squeezed over with joy on their faces, their clothes were messed up, and they didn't care about Tang Laosan, and ran to Tang Xiaofu's side happily.

"Fuge, Fuge, I hit it! I hit it!!!"

Zhao Xiangbei walked up to Tang Xiaofu, supported her back with one hand, afraid that the excited crowd would hurt him, and said with a smile: "The two of them are on the list with No. 30 and No. 40. superior."

At this moment, it doesn't matter what ranking it is, as long as it is within the top 50, it can get the title of scholar.

Tang Xiaofu was also overjoyed when a scholar came out of the Tang family and immediately entered Longmen and became a farming and studying family.

He quickly untied the money bag from his waist and handed it to Zhao Xiangbei: "An official will come to announce the good news in a while, don't forget to give the happy money, we are going to go home now, so that Mom and Dad can know the good news."

Tang Laosan naturally did not refuse at this moment.

Happily returning home with Dong Ruixin, drinking and getting drunk on poetry.

On the second day, pack up and go back to the county with the caravan back to the city.

The nervousness and excitement when I came here is very different from the cheering and joyful state of mind at this moment.

It is said that the spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe disease, and now it is the joy of the scholar, so that the three-day journey is no longer so difficult.

A group of people returned to the village in a hurry. Mrs. Li and old man Tang were waiting at the gate of the village early.

Li Memo was also standing by the side waiting for his son, Dong Ruixin joined forces to share the joy with his mother, and the family cried and laughed and hugged each other.

When Mrs. Li heard the good news about someone else's family, she hurriedly asked anxiously: "How is it, how is it, how is the youngest in the exam?

Tang Xiaofu stepped forward to support Li's arm, and said happily: "I got it! I got it! The third brother No. 30 is one of the five winners."

Li Shi's eyes were red instantly, tears were streaming down, and he clasped his hands together and worshiped the sky and the earth.

"Oh, thank God, my son is in high school! Woohoo, my son is a scholar."

Tang Laosan also had red eyes at this moment, walked up to Mrs. Li and old man Tang, and bowed deeply with his hands together.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad, for your kindness in nurturing me over the years. My son will never forget it. In the future, I will make great achievements and make further progress to win glory for you two elders."

The old man Tang has always been a strong and tender man, and now his eyes are slightly red, he stepped forward and patted his son on the shoulder excitedly, and said excitedly: "Okay, good boy, I hope you will not be arrogant or rash in the future, and you can concentrate on studying. Take it a step further."

Mrs. Li wiped away the tears from her face, and looked at her son's pale face with distress.

"I'm thinner, I'm thinner, my son has lost weight after a hard journey. Mom killed a chicken and bought fish, so I'll make a table of delicious Bubu for you."

Everyone in the Tang family walked home happily, and the villagers who came and went came to the Tang family to congratulate them when they heard the news.

One day, the threshold of the Tang family was almost trampled by the gift givers, and the unknown landlords and merchants all sent gifts here.

Those who have land in the same village also came to inquire, hoping to put the land under Tang Xiaofu's name and avoid paying taxes.

However, Tang Laosan had told Li shi earlier that none of these important gifts from unknown people would be accepted, and all of them were returned.

The vegetables and eggs sent by the folks in the village are all accepted. After all, human communication requires walking.

As for those who came to the door and wanted to put the land under his name, none of them agreed.

With the fame of a scholar, he can be exempted from taxes on [-] acres of land, and his family occupies [-] acres.

For those ten acres of land, Tang Xiaofu still wanted to give some places to his mother's family, so naturally there was no need to give it to others.