Tan Yan responded, "No problem! My elder sister is pregnant, and her words are very important, and she will definitely help you—"

This time without Gu Jin covering his mouth, Tan Yan himself knew that what he said was inappropriate, so he quickly changed his words and said, "That—let A Jin help you!"

He pulled Gu Jin to stand in front of him, "A Jin knows a lot of officials in the Ministry of Officials, if you ask him to help you make friends, you will definitely be assigned a good official position!"

Gu Jin smiled at Wu Xuan, "Do you want to stay in Beijing?"

Wu Xuan said: "No, I want to go to Yugu Salt Farm."

"Oh? Yugu County?" Gu Jin thought for a moment, "As long as you pass the imperial examination, I can help you win the position of magistrate of Yugu County."

Yugu County is one of the best rich counties in the northern provinces because of its salt fields and wharves, and it is also one of the best places to send Jinshi abroad.The reason why Gu Jin dared to make this promise was because the current magistrate of Yugu County was Gu Shangshu's protégé, and he would be promoted to the magistrate of Daping Prefecture next year. The vacated magistrate position was already in their hands.

Wu Xuan: There is no need for the county magistrate, he just wants to go to the salt field to find a job.

After Gu Jin finished speaking, she glanced at Doudou, who was unhappy because she was not allowed to drink iced plum juice, and said to Wu Xuan, "However, when you send officials next year, maybe you won't need my help."

"It's useful." Wu Xuan cupped his hands towards Gu Jin, "When the time comes, I'll rely on Brother Gu! It doesn't matter what your position is, as long as you have a certain right to speak in the saltworks."

Gu Jin picked up the teacup in her hand, and signaled to Wu Xuan, "Let's say it first, we won't be needed by then, and this jewelry is not allowed to go back!"

Wu Xuan also picked up the cup in his hand and drank it down in one gulp.

He comes from a poor family and has no foundation, so of course he can only rely on Gu Jin's help to send officials.

As for the identity represented by Doudou's jade pendant, he did not dare to count on it at all.Not to mention the help, as long as the other party doesn't become a huge obstacle in front of him, Wu Xuan is already very grateful.

-

This year's twelfth lunar month only has 29 days, so Wu Xuan and Doudou had already prepared for the New Year's Eve dinner the next day.

Although there are only two of us, we can't be sloppy during the Chinese New Year. Wu Xuan personally stirred a pot of glutinous rice flour and planned to make rice cakes.

Doudou couldn't resist him, so he could only keep an eye on the kitchen to prevent Wu Xuan from making too much food.

The glutinous rice flour was kneaded into balls, without any technical content, and purely relying on strength, which Wu Xuan did well.

Doudou helped him light the fire, and steamed the white dumplings.

After about two quarters of an hour, the lid of the pot was uncovered, and I actually got a pot of rice cakes that seemed to have no problems.

Wu Xuan poked the rice cake with chopsticks, it was soft and cute.

When it was slightly cooler, Wu Xuan wanted to take the white dumplings off the steamer, only to find that the dumplings were tightly stuck to the steamer.Wu Xuan held the steamer with one hand, and pulled down the white dumpling vigorously with the other hand. After a lot of effort, he finally pulled off the top half of the dumpling....

A pot of bumpy rice cakes was placed on the plate, and Wu Xuan said boldly, "It's okay, although it doesn't look very good, it should taste good."

He took a knife and cut a piece, put it in his mouth, chewed it twice, "Well, it seems that I forgot to put sugar."

But he quickly cheered up again, "It's okay, you can cut it into slices, let's eat fried rice cakes!"

Doudou cautiously suggested, "Brother Xuan, you cut it, and I'll fry it." Brother Xuan always stir-fried vegetables, and there was never an exception.

"Okay, you fry rice cakes, I'll make meatballs." The finished dishes can be put directly into Yupei, and they are still warm when taken out at night.

After working hard all afternoon, the two finally prepared a table full of sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.

There must be fish in the New Year's Eve dinner, which means "more than every year".The two chose the most conservative steaming method, and the scales of the fish were scraped clean, but for some reason there was still an obvious fishy smell.

The New Year's Eve dinner should have meatballs, which symbolizes "reunion".Although the rice cakes were not round anymore, the meatballs were still very round. Although they were made so hard for some reason, they couldn't be pierced with chopsticks.

Wu Xuan directly picked one up and put it in his mouth. His teeth are very good, no matter how hard they are.However, the meatballs are not only hard, but also extremely salty.Strange, he obviously only put salt once!

The New Year's Eve dinner must have rice cakes, which means "higher promotion every year".Well, the rice cakes fried with Doudou are barely edible.

Of course, in addition to these, the New Year's Eve dinner also needs some delicious food, such as the noodles ordered from Yipinlou.

Wu Xuan purposely chose a generous table that he didn't usually use, and put all the dishes he made by himself in the middle of the table, "These dishes are suitable for displaying. As for eating, let's eat the dishes made by Yipinlou!"

Doudou covered her mouth and snickered.

-

In the New Year's Eve, all the yamen were sealed, and the sentencing of Feng Ge's case was delayed until the New Year's Eve.

But this has nothing to do with Wu Xuan.

He was in the study, burning a small iron stove, roasting sweet potatoes.

The New Year's Eve dinner was too rich, and in the next few days, both of them ate relatively light.

It was the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and the snow in the yard showed signs of melting a little.Doudou is very happy. When the snow melts, it means that spring is coming, and when spring comes, it means that you can wear spring clothes.

Wu Xuan specially bought more than a dozen bolts of green fabric a few years ago, some of which are brocade, some of which are made of rhombic gauze, in shades of green, and can be matched at will.

The sweet potatoes are not big, and one was quickly roasted, Wu Xuan said: "Dou Dou, this roast is good, here you go."

Doudou turned her head from the desk and boasted, "Brother Xuan's skills have improved."

Wu Xuan was also very satisfied with his handicraft, "After baking for so many days, this is the one I am most satisfied with." He was not afraid of being scalded, so he only put a thin layer of paper on it, and held the sweet potato towards Doudou. Go, and said while walking: "This is for you———"

He seemed to hear a knock on the door.

Doudou heard it too, "Brother Xuan, it's the east door."

Wu Xuan put the sweet potatoes on the table, "Knowing that I knocked on the door on the east side, it must be an acquaintance. I'll go out and have a look."

The east side door was only a small courtyard away from the courtyard where they lived, so Wu Xuan didn't change into thick clothes, and went directly in a half-cotton robe.

When Wu Xuan walked to the door, there was no knocking on the door. He opened the latch and looked outside. There was no one——

"Brother Wenxuan!" A hoarse and weak voice suddenly came from the left corner.

Liu Siyuan huddled in a corner, holding a bookcase in his arms, the straps on the bookcase were all broken.The clothes on his body were also very thin, his lips were blue from the cold, and a hole was split because he hadn't drank water for a long time.

"Siyuan?!" Wu Xuan was startled by Liu Siyuan's embarrassed appearance.

He quickly opened the door and reached out to help Liu Siyuan.Liu Siyuan supported the wall and stood up slowly, "Brother Wenxuan, excuse me, I really don't have any money to stay in the hotel."

"Anyway, you're a man, how did you end up in such a miserable state!" Wu Xuan supported him with one hand, and picked up his bookcase with the other, "Come in quickly, there's a stove burning sweet potatoes in the room Woolen cloth!"

Liu Siyuan looked as if he had been hungry for several days, his legs and feet trembled when he walked, Wu Xuan half hugged and half dragged him to the study.

Seeing Liu Siyuan, Doudou was also surprised, and quickly poured him a glass of warm water, "It's warm, moisten your throat first."

Liu Siyuan took it and said hoarsely, "Thank you!"

"Stop talking! Come on, sit down and eat something." Wu Xuan dragged a chair over for him, "There is still a lot of porridge left in the kitchen, I'll bring you a bowl .”

In fact, there was no porridge in the kitchen, Wu Xuan took out the lotus seed porridge bought in Yipinlou from Yu Peili, poured it into his own porcelain bowl, and served it to Liu Siyuan.

Liu Siyuan swallowed a mouthful of porridge, with a surprised expression, and took another spoonful, his eyes became even more surprised.The taste of this porridge is not inferior to the craftsmanship of a restaurant chef.

He quickly devoured the whole bowl of porridge, and finally put down the bowl, saying with emotion: "After being hungry for a few days, even brother Wenxuan's porridge tastes delicious."

Wu Xuan asked: "What's the matter with you? Why did you suddenly come to the capital for the New Year's Eve?"

"Hey——" Liu Siyuan sighed, "I'm ashamed to talk about family affairs."

Wu Xuan said: "Since it's a family matter, I won't ask you any more. Do you still have the strength? Go wash it first, and I'll find you some thick clothes."

Liu Siyuan propped up the table and stood up, "It's really an insult to gentleness to be covered in dust."

Wu Xuan led him to the bathroom, brought him a new tub, and filled it with hot water that had been burning in the kitchen, "You wash first, I'll get you clothes."

In fact, in terms of body shape, Liu Siyuan's peasy clothes are more suitable.But out of selfishness, Wu Xuan didn't want Doudou's clothes to be worn by others, so Liu Siyuan took his clothes.The inner clothes are all freshly made by Doudou, and he hasn't worn them yet.

Liu Siyuan came out of the bathroom wearing clothes that were too baggy for him, with his cuffs and trousers rolled up.

Wu Xuan said: "The yard on the west side has been tidied up for you. There are bedding and the like, but there are no earthworms. I will burn a stove for you. Remember to ventilate it when you sleep."

Liu Siyuan nodded in response, "Thank you!"

"Why are you being polite to me, go and rest!" Wu Xuan patted him on the shoulder and led him to the west yard.

-

Liu Siyuan slept until the evening.

When Wu Xuan and Doudou put the dinner on the table, Liu Siyuan wandered over with a jar of autumn maple red.

Wu Xuan looked at his flushed cheeks and asked, "Have you already drank a pot?"

The poor have no money to eat, but still have money to buy wine?He said why the bookcase was so heavy, it turned out that there were two jars of wine in it!

Liu Siyuan put the wine jar on the table, "I will take the exam this year, I must pass the exam!"

Wu Xuan said: "Don't worry, you will definitely pass the exam!" If someone like Liu Siyuan fails the exam, wouldn't it be even more hopeless for him.

Liu Siyuan said loudly: "I must win the first prize!"

"Well, this one is more difficult." Wu Xuan said: "If there is no accident, this year's champion should be Gu Jin." Not only because of talent and learning, but also because, with the downfall of Mr. Feng Ge, His Majesty favored the reformist forces It's finally starting to gain the upper hand.

In order to express his support for the reformist officials, His Majesty will definitely choose a student who is obviously biased towards the reformist as the number one scholar.And no one is more suitable than Gu Jin.

Even if Liu Siyuan ranks higher than Gu Jin in the test, His Majesty will give priority to Gu Jin in the palace test.What's more, Liu Siyuan was not as good as Gu Jin in the first place, and Gu Jin's performance in the general examination was likely to be thrown out by Gu Jin.

Liu Siyuan obviously also understood this fact, he patted open the altar seal, took a sip of wine, and looked even more sad.

Wu Xuan said: "If you have to take the No. [-] exam, you should avoid this year and take the exam after three years. Or if you are lucky, your Majesty will open Enke next year or the next year?"

Liu Siyuan shook his head, "I can't wait anymore, I must pass the exam this year."

Miss Jiang is going to get married soon, and he must win the first prize in the examination before he is eligible to marry her.Miss Jiang said that if he won the first prize, remember to marry her, and he always kept it in his heart.

Fortunately, Liu Siyuan didn't say what he was thinking to Wu Xuan.

Otherwise, instead of calling him to sit down and eat, Wu Xuan would hit him hard on the head and drag him into the yard to wake up.

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