Dashi Village.
"That's right, Mai Mai is engaged?"
"Well, it is indeed engaged, to a young master in Kyoto."
Mai Mai actually ordered the young master from Kyoto, this person doesn't think Mai Mai is stupid!
There is a caravan going to Shasha County in Lin Town, and the caravan will naturally bring back the news.
"Is there something wrong with this young master?"
"This person is not simple!"
"Did you pass the exam at such a young age? That's incredible!"
"He's a Jinshi, isn't he a scholar? He's not yet eighteen years old, so it's not easy to be admitted as a scholar!"
"It is true that he is a Jinshi, but he is from Kyoto. This should be different from our students here."
"Are you sure it's settled? It can't be a rumor."
"The engagement banquet has already been held, so it should be true."
These villagers talked a lot, full of embarrassment. When the villagers chatted, they would also talk about Chen Xiaomai. Many people thought that although Lu Lin had the power and Chen Xiaocai had money, Chen Xiaocai was stupid, and probably couldn't find it. What's good, even if Chen Xiaomi finds a good one for Chen Xiaomai, it's likely that he is in Cao Ying and his heart is in Han.
Hearing that Chen Maimai was married so well, all the villagers didn't know what to say.
"This little brother Chen Maiding has passed the Jinshi examination at a young age, so he can be an official."
"If you pass the Jinshi exam, you should be able to become an official. I heard that there are still people above him. I'm afraid it's easier to be an official than others."
"If Chen Maimai becomes an official, then Maimai will be the wife of an official in the future."
"It's terrible, it's terrible, I didn't expect Chen Xiaomai to be so powerful."
The strength of Lu Lin and Chen Xiaocai is already recognized by the villagers. However, in the eyes of the villagers, Chen Maimai is just an idler. Such an idler has reached the sky in one step. Many villagers feel that they can't accept it. .
Tang stood aside, listened to the villagers chatting for a while, and left in silence.
Lu Chengyu also participated in Qiu Wei, but still failed the exam.
Perhaps Lu Lin went to become an official, which gave Lu Chengyu a great sense of urgency. After the last Qiu Wei, Lu Chengyu has been studying, but the matter of Qiu Wei was very accidental.
Those students in Kyoto can get access to previous examination papers and some beautiful articles written by great Confucians, but for a country student like Lu Chengyu, such things cost a lot of money and are not easy to get. The two sides are not standing on the same starting line at all.
Lu Chengyu still didn't pass the exam this time, but he was still focused on his future.
However, Tang hoped that Lu Chengyu would open a school and be a teacher.
It is Tang's hope that Lu Chengyu can be admitted to the Jinshi and become an official, but there is a high possibility that he will not pass the exam.
Lu Chengyu spent too much money, and the family saved more than half of the money they saved to buy books.
This Tang family has not seen Hun Xing for a long time, and he is a bit gluttonous. This Tang family heard that there was an old boy in the next village who didn't even pass the exam as a scholar. He taught a few children in the village to read and made a lot of money. Money, on weekdays, the mermaids and meat in the village also donated a lot, so I was a little moved. An old boy can make money so much, and his son is a scholar, so he will definitely not be worse than that person.
Although Tang's heart was moved, he didn't dare to mention it to Lu Chengyu, fearing that he would irritate Lu Chengyu.
Tang's first reaction when he heard that Chen Maimai had found a Jinshi was that he didn't believe it. In the past few years, the villagers have always been promising Lu Lin, and Tang's privately felt that Lu Lin was capable, but he deceived himself into thinking that Lu Lin was actually nothing What's great is that he's going astray, not the right way, and his own son is a serious scholar.
Hearing suddenly that Chen Xiaomai, a fool, had found a Jinshi, Tang felt that his whole body was in a bad mood, and he just didn't believe it.
Lu Lin's official position was bought. Tang always thought that Lu Chengyu was the most educated person in the village. In the end, Chen Xiaomai, a fool, was able to find a Jinshi. His son has worked hard for so many years, but he didn't get admitted to Jinshi, Tang Shi Although I don't want to believe it very much, it is very unpleasant to see a few people in the village speak with certainty.
When Tang returned home, she saw Li Fangyue feeding the chickens, and two maids were circling around Li Fangyue.
When Tang saw Li Fangyue, she became a little angry, "Where's Cheng Yu?"
"I'm reading a book."
After the decline of the Li family, Li Fangyue's status in the Lu family plummeted. Back then, the matter of Lu Chengyu giving Li Fangyue dozens of taels of silver has now become a joke. The relationship between Li Fangyue and Lu Chengyu has become more and more rigid in recent years. Tang Shi walked into the study and saw Lu Chengyu.
Lu Chengyu's hair was a little messy, his eye sockets were sunken, and he looked haggard.
Tang Shi was faintly worried. For the sake of Qiu Wei, Lu Chengyu had already gone to the point of forgetting to eat and sleep. Tang Shi was naturally happy for his son to focus on his studies. However, Tang Shi always felt that his son was a little crazy. Before, he saw Lu Chengyu staring at the book , without turning the page, it is a day at a glance.
"Mom, you're back."
Tang Shi nodded, and said worriedly: "Yes! Cheng Yu, don't work too hard."
Lu Chengyu slammed his fist on the table, "It's so unfair."
He had worked so hard, but he still failed miserably. As for Lu Lin, that guy became an official just because he had some bad money, and his official position became bigger and bigger.
If there was no Lu Lin for comparison, Lu Chengyu, a scholar, would be considered a figure in the village, but it would be a joke if Lu Lin was there to compare Lu Chengyu.
Lu Chengyu was very confident in participating in Qiu Wei this time, but it turned out that he was still named Sun Shan. Lu Chengyu didn't think it was his fault at all. He felt that the officials and officials were protecting each other, and the court was full of pickles. There was no chance for a poor family like him to stand out.
Seeing Lu Chengyu like this, Tang felt a little worried.
Lu Chengyu glanced at Tang Shi, and said, "They said, Chen Xiaomai found a Jinshi?"
Tang smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes! But, it's probably just a joke."
Lu Chengyu gritted his teeth and said, "It's not necessarily a joke. I heard that this year, there was a Jinshi named Ji Yun'an in Kyoto. This guy was only sixteen, and he was the youngest among the candidates in this session. , thought the ranking was not good, so I gave up the ranking and prepared to take the exam three years later."
Tang's eyes widened in astonishment, and he couldn't figure out that there is still such a person who passed the exam but gave up his ranking. This person is too hateful.
"This person is so powerful, it shouldn't be possible for him to take a fancy to Chen Maimai." Tang murmured.
Lu Chengyu secretly said: Ji Yunan's uncle is from the border patrol battalion, and Chen Maimai is in Shaxian County. It is possible to have contact with each other again and again. The caravan personnel who came back from Shaxian all said so swearingly, so it may not be groundless.
Lu Chengyu gritted his teeth, feeling that his viscera were all twisted into a ball, that's fine with Lu Lin, Chen Maimai is an idiot, why not!
Looking at Lu Chengyu's face, Tang muttered: "This is just an engagement, not a marriage. Even if you get married, you may be divorced. I think this young man is probably playing with Chen Mai. With good conditions, how could you marry a fool."
Lu Chengyu narrowed his eyes and said, "Maybe there is some hidden disease."
Chen family.
The old lady Chen said sullenly: "Is everyone in this village saying that Chen Maimai is going to marry a son from the capital?"
Zhang Yuehong nodded and said, "That's right! It is said that the news was brought back by the caravan going to Sha County."
Mrs. Chen snorted softly, and said: "It's mostly nonsense. Back then, when Lu Chengyu married Li Fangyue, Mrs. Lu was bragging about marrying a lady from the official family. In the end, she married a Sangmen star, he doesn't look good, it's useless, it has something to do with the master, and he's in prison."
Zhang Yuehong nodded, and said: "That's right, what kind of official young master is this, if this is really a good one, how can he marry such a fool as Chen Maimai, he is probably a parallel importer."
Even though she said so, Zhang Yuehong was still muttering in her heart.
When Lu Chengyu married Li Fangyue back then, it was Mrs. Lu who yelled that she married an official wife, but Chen Maimai was different this time! It is said that the man passed the Jinshi examination at a young age, he was really talented, yes To be a high official.
The old lady Chen said angrily: "Chen Xiaocai is not a good guy, and Chen Xiaomai is also a bastard."
When Chen Xiaocai came back last time, Mrs. Chen also came to look for her. However, Chen Xiaocai didn't want to pay attention to the old lady. He couldn't reap any benefits, so he just dragged away the old lady who was sloppy at the time.
Zhang Yuehong felt that the Chen family seemed to be isolated by the clan, it was really inexplicable. "Yes! One and two are wolf-hearted."
Butcher Zhang cut the pork and handed it to the people who came to buy the meat.
Two years ago, when Zhang Rui came back, he brought a sum of money to Butcher Zhang, and Butcher Zhang also had some savings to scrape together, so he opened a pork shop in the town, specializing in selling meat.
Many people in Lin Town know Zhang Tuhu's son, who is now hanging out with Lu Lin, and has even met the prince.
Thanks to his son, Butcher Zhang's pork business is the best in the town.
"Zhang Tuhu, when will your son come back!"
Butcher Zhang said helplessly: "He's busy in Sha County, so he won't be able to come back when he's free. But, be busy, and you'll earn more money if you're busy."
Yes! Earning money is important.
"Butcher Zhang, I heard that your son has already met the prince."
Butcher Zhang said with some pride: "It's not just that I have seen it. This prince has lived in the county government for a few days, and my son has even delivered meals to him. This county magistrate thinks highly of my son."
Butcher Zhang thought to himself: His son said that the prince had lived in the county government office for a long time, but at that time, his stupid son didn't know that the man was the prince, and he had only met him twice. Knowing that there are distinguished guests in the county government, he hid. When he knew the truth, it was too late.
Although Zhang Rui didn't have that chance, it didn't stop Butcher Zhang from bragging. Butcher Zhang is not afraid of being exposed, Lin Town and Sha County are far away, the prince is visiting in private, and not many people dare to inquire about the prince's affairs.
"Butcher Zhang, your son is really amazing." The person who bought the meat was actually an acquaintance of Butcher Zhang. This person had often ridiculed Zhang Rui, a big butcher, for being afraid of blood, but he dared not do it this time.
Butcher Zhang was a little proud, and thought to himself: The name of the prince is really useful!
"It's not that my son is great, but that he is following the right person!"
"Zhang Tuhu, I heard that Mai Mai has found a Jinshi, is it true?"
Butcher Zhang nodded, and said: "That's the case. He is already engaged. He is the nephew of a general over there, and he has known Chen Sanshao for several years."
"Why did that man take a fancy to Chen Sanshao!"
Butcher Zhang stomped on the pork, and said: "This is too much. Chen Sanshao's craftsmanship is superb! It is said that the prince likes it very much, and he still has it. This Chen Ershao has made a lot of money. It is estimated that Chen Sanshao's dowry is also the same." Very rich."
"Chen Sanshao is amazing, he found such a powerful person."
Butcher Zhang nodded and said, "That's right, he's a great talent."
Butcher Zhang thought to himself: This Chen Xiaocai is a capable person!
It is said that managing the business of several streets is making money every day. His daughter-in-law's mother-in-law's natal family is really blind. The second room is so promising, but people are forced out of the house early. Now the three brothers of the Chen family are better than the other, but the Chen family is not at all. The old lady guessed Regret's intestines are green.