The Zhu family has no land, and the seriously ill grandmother Zhu is at home. In addition to the need for pen, ink, paper and inkstone to study, the expenses of the Zhu family are not small on weekdays. Fortunately, now that there is a subsidy provided by King An, he is also copying books for the study on weekdays. In addition, he has paid off his debts, and his life is much better than before.
But fifty taels was a considerable sum of money, and it was because Zhu Hanshan's life was better than before, and he couldn't help being surprised by it.
He didn't respond immediately, but just asked, "Fifty taels?"
"What? Do you think it's not enough?" The classmate who came to the door hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth, and said, "Then if you write well, I'll give you another ten taels, how about it?"
"Sixty-two?"
The classmate's complexion changed greatly: "Is this not enough?"
Zhu Hanshan closed the book and asked him, "I just don't know, what article are you talking about?"
"Yes... yes... I'll give you a topic, you can just write it, but you have to make sure that you can't let anyone read this article or let anyone read this article, and when it's done... No, You handed me the article, and I'll give you the sixty taels of silver."
Zhu Hanshan asked again: "Then what are you going to do with this article?"
The classmate paused, his eyes rolled around, and then he said, "It's my father, my father suddenly thought that he was going to test me, he set me a topic, and asked me to write an article, saying that if I didn't write it, let him Satisfied, I will deduct my monthly report in the future. Look, how can I write good articles? Zhu Hanshan, you are the smartest person in our Qingshan Academy. The article is also the best. You see, you can earn sixty taels of silver just by writing an article for me, and I won't be punished by my father. It's the best of both worlds, don't you think?"
Zhu Hanshan frowned, but still didn't answer.
Seeing this, the classmates were afraid that he would refuse, so they begged and begged again and again, with a pitiful attitude, and resorted to all kinds of methods. Zhu Hanshan pondered for a long time before saying, "Then what article are you going to write? I'll read the title first before I can promise you."
The classmate was overjoyed, and quickly took out a note from his arms and carefully handed the note into his hand.
"Look, the topic is this..."
Zhu Hanshan took the note with only one line of words on it, he glanced at it hastily, and immediately said, "I can't write it."
The classmate's expression suddenly solidified on his face. He was stunned for a while, then finally reacted, and suddenly said angrily: "Are you kidding me?!"
"I really can't write it." Zhu Hanshan said calmly: "That topic is too difficult."
"I'll give you sixty taels, but you can't write it?!"
Zhu Hanshan didn't respond, just pondered: "This topic is very familiar, I seem to have seen it somewhere..."
His classmate immediately changed his face.
Where did this topic come from? Of course, he bought it from someone else, just the title, but he didn't know how to write the article here, so he came to Zhu Hanshan specially. It cost him a lot of money to buy these topics. Zhu Hanshan is so poor, how can he afford it
Could it be that someone has found Zhu Hanshan faster than him? ! Can hear Zhu Hanshan's meaning, it seems that he did not accept it
Wait... Zhu Hanshan's temperament has always been difficult to get along with. What if he can't see it and stab this matter out? ! He also saw that Zhu Hanshan was more talkative than before, so he thought of coming to Zhu Hanshan, and almost forgot what he was like.
The classmate did not dare to think deeply, and was even more afraid that this matter would be discovered, so he hurriedly brought up other topics, diverted his attention away, and hurriedly ran away as if it had never happened.
When he was far away, Zhu Hanshan lowered his eyelids, recited the question just now twice in his mind, and wrote it down.
After another coincidence, he always felt that this matter must be unusual, but he couldn't find the clue for a while. He only wrote down the clue and waited for careful consideration in the future.
Before he could come up with something, another person came to the door mysteriously and asked him, "I'll give you thirty taels, can you write an article for me?"
Zhu Hanshan: "..."
Zhu Hanshan had an idea, cheated the question he brought, and made excuses, so that this person did not dare to look for him again, and ran away quickly.
When the academy was dismissed and everyone was gone, he left the academy and hurriedly walked in a certain direction.
…
Ning Nuan just stepped out of the Ning Mansion, and saw Ning Shuo riding a big jujube red horse past the door. Seeing her, Ning Shuo pulled the reins and stopped.
He sat on the horse, his back was straight, and he was imposing. Ning Nuan had to look up to see his face.
"Sister Nuan, where are you going?" Ning Shuo immediately asked her.
Ning Nuan frowned, emotions flashed in his eyes quickly, and when he raised his head, he said as usual, "Cousin, did you buy this new horse?"
"You said it right. I saw it on Dongjie, I liked it immediately, and bought it." Ning Shuo said with a smile, "Fortunately, I learned how to ride a horse when I was in Jiangzhou, otherwise I wouldn't know how to bring it back."
Ning Nuan's eyes turned around and asked again, "Cousin went out, why didn't he bring anyone with him?"
"I thought he was noisy, so I let him stay at home."
Ning Nuan opened her mouth and wanted to say something. Suddenly, she heard a surprised "brother" coming from the side. She turned to look and saw Ning Qing walking towards this side, her face full of surprises. Glancing at Ning Nuan, her face froze, and when she turned to look at Ning Shuo again, her face was full of joy again. She was wandering around Ning Shuo's horse strangely, and Ning Nuan suddenly closed her mouth.
Ning Qing cheerfully asked, "Brother, where did your horse come from?"
"Just bought it."
"This horse looks so good. I've been waiting for you at home for a day. I'm waiting for you to come back. Let's go back quickly and let my mother take a look at this horse."
Ning Shuo responded.
Ning Qing was in a very good mood, and when she looked at Ning Nuan again, her face became a little more smug. Her elder brother was talented, but the most promising person in the Ning family, Ning Nuan was different. Ning Lang couldn't support the wall, even her elder brother's toes. How can Ren Ningnuan be so proud, but what is the use of her being powerful alone, as long as Ning Lang doesn't cause trouble, will she be unreliable in the future
And she is different. When her brother is admitted to the champion, she is the younger sister of the champion, and it is very beautiful to say it.
Ning Qing raised her head and snorted proudly. She looked at Ning Nuan and hurriedly urged Ning Shuo to go home quickly. Ning Shuo nodded again and again, but did not refute a word.
The two walked to the other Ning's house. The sound of horses' hooves sounded. Ning Nuan suddenly thought of something and asked, "Cousin, how much did you spend to buy this horse?"
The two stopped in unison and looked at her.
Ning Nuan said: "This horse is worth a lot of money, right? My brother has also liked a horse before, but it is not as good-looking as the horse under my cousin's body. It costs a few hundred taels. My cousin's horse looked Just the spirit, I'm afraid it will cost thousands of taels of silver?"
Ning Shuo was stunned for a moment, then said: "Big brother doesn't understand the market, I'm afraid he was deceived by the horse dealer. I don't have a thousand taels for this horse, but I spent five hundred taels."
Ning Qing stood aside, her face even more smug.
Ning Nuan frowned, with a worried expression on her face: "Cousin, you have to be more cautious, now that your family is not as good as before, Ning Qing even hesitated to buy a set of jewelry that cost a few dozen taels. I bought a lot of jewelry for Ning Qing."
The two were stunned.
Ning Shuo reacted quickly and nodded first: "Sister Nuan said that I was negligent. When I look back, I will buy a few more sets of jewelry for Qing'er to compensate her well."
Ning Qing became proud again, raised her chin and snorted at Ning Nuan, and then happily followed Ning Shuo home.
Watching them go away, Ning Nuan turned her head and asked, "When did Ning Shuo have a job?"
Xiangtao thought for a while and said, "No, miss, the slaves have never heard of it. After Master Tang came back, he was either studying at home or going out to study with friends. The slaves have never heard of anything else."
Ning Nuan smiled vaguely; "My second uncle and second aunt really have a lot of money in their hands."
But no matter how much money he had, he wouldn't be so willing to let Ning Shuo make a casual move for five hundred taels of silver. She could see clearly just now, but Ning Qing also had a look of surprise on her face, not sure if she was suitable.
Then where did Ning Shuo's silver come from
"Miss?" Xiangtao urged: "The madam urged the madam to go out for a walk. If you just stand at the door for a while and go back, the madam will definitely be angry."
Ning Nuan reluctantly responded, raised her feet and walked forward.
…
Zhu Hanshan ran all the way to the gate of Prince An's mansion, and then stopped out of breath. He calmed down for a while before stepping forward and said to the guard at the gate of the palace, "I'd like to ask you to inform me that Zhu Hanshan is a student previously sponsored by King An."
He said, and took out his hand in his arms, but it was empty. Zhu Hanshan was embarrassed, remembering that the money bag was accidentally forgotten in the academy by himself.
Fortunately, the guards of the palace are not those who hold high and tread low. Hearing that he reported himself, he quickly went in and talked to Wang Quan. After a while, Wang Quan walked out and said enthusiastically, "Young Master Zhu, you Why are you here? Come in, our lord is waiting for you."
Zhu Hanshan hurriedly followed him in.
Chu Fei was painting in the study, and when he saw him coming, he asked curiously, "What wind brought you here?"
Zhu Hanshan bowed respectfully, and then hesitantly said: "Caomin doesn't know if he should come, but Caomin found something, and after thinking about it, he can only tell the prince, otherwise he will sit and stand no matter what. Uneasy…”
Chu Fei replied casually: "This king told you before, if there is any trouble, just come and talk to this king. It's just that this king is very strange, Ning Lang is not in the capital, but he also asked the Ning family to protect him. After you, you didn't go to the Ning family for something, but you came to find this king?"
"This matter... this matter may be of great importance..." Zhu Hanshan hesitated. He didn't know whether his guess was right or wrong. If he accidentally implicated the Ning family, he would have no face to face Ning Lang again.
King An helped him once before, and he thought to himself that King An was also easy to talk.
Chu Fei raised his eyelids and glanced at him before saying, "Let's talk."
Zhu Hanshan gritted his teeth and told the story that he was approached by someone and asked to write an essay.
"Writing an essay?" Chu Fei stopped writing.
Zhu Hanshan took out a piece of paper from his arms and asked Wang Quan to hand it over to him.
Chu Fei unfolded it, with three topics written on it.
One was accidentally caught by Zhu Hanshan, and the other two were brought by two people who were going to invite him to write an essay today.
"What is this?" Chu Fei was surprised: "You came to the school with a question to test the king?"
"That's not the case." Zhu Hanshan said quickly: "Recently, many students in the academy seem to have received a set of questions, but recently Caomin has not heard of any exams in the academy. It seems to be..." He glanced at An Wang, and didn't say the rest.
What is the most recent, it is autumn.
Chu Fei glanced down at the topic, folded the paper, and put it in his arms: "This king already knows about this matter, and this king will solve it, you just need to calm down and read the book, don't be distracted by this matter, and wait for the test in the future. Ning Lang will be happy if he wins the top spot."
Zhu Hanshan breathed a sigh of relief and mentioned his friend with a relaxed look on his face.
He bowed towards Chu Fei before leaving.
Wang Quan came back after sending people out of the palace. He closed the door and said nervously, "My lord, this..."
"This king knows what he has in mind." Chu Fei interrupted him: "It's just autumn, and those people are too anxious."
After the autumn season, there is still the spring season, and after the spring season, there is also the palace exam, and the question is leaked to a group of people with empty heads.
Chu Fei passed a few people in his heart, and couldn't help shaking his head again.
Just how short of money did he get so anxious that he couldn't even wait for a Qiu Wei, and he was able to catch such a handle.
If he didn't make good use of it, wouldn't it be a waste for Zhu Hanshan to send the news to his door
Zhu Hanshan is the helper he managed to catch, so he can't waste Zhu Hanshan's heart. Although he has caught this big fish long ago, he has to make Zhu Hanshan happy, right
Chu Fei was overjoyed, and then ordered: "Go and send a few more fish to Zhu Hanshan, and say that this king sees that his reading is too hard, so give him a brain."
Wang Quan: "..."