"Lu Chengyu is getting married?" Lu Lin asked in surprise.
Chen Xiaocai nodded, "I heard it is so."
Chen Xiaomi thought to himself: Lu Lin is so slow, I need Xiaocai to tell him about such things.
Lu Chengyu and the original owner Lu Lin were born in tandem. Lu Chengyu was born more than ten days earlier than Lu Lin. Although it was only more than ten days earlier, the treatment between the two was very different. Lu Chengyu, the eldest grandson, is the heart of the elders of the Lu family, while Lu Lin seems to have picked it up.
"Speaking of which, did he pay taxes last year?" Lu Lin gloated a little. Chen Xiaomi nodded and said, "It seems to be."
Lu Chengyu is older than Lu Lin. If Lu Lin didn't marry last year, he would still have to pay taxes.
Chen Xiaomi asked Lu Lin to marry him back then, and knew something about the Lu family's affairs. Lu Chengyu's vision was very high. He considered himself a scholar, and he was also a talent favored by the college tutors. He looked down on rural girls in the countryside, but The good girls in the city don't look down on Lu Chengyu. In the countryside, a Tong Shenglang has already attracted a lot of attention. However, in the eyes of urban residents, a scholar is the real fame. You can see officials without kneeling. Twenty acres of tax can be exempted, and the tax on twenty acres of land is a lot of money.
Tang's original plan was to wait for Lu Chengyu to become a scholar before marrying a wife, and then he could choose a wife. For Tong Sheng, it is still a little lower.
Before, when the higher-ups were about to collect taxes, Tang also thought about finding someone for Lu Chengyu as soon as possible, but if it was impossible, he would find someone to make do with, and then replace him when his son was in high school.
The Tang family intends to marry Lu Chengyu, and the matchmakers are very considerate. The Lu family is in a good family, and Lu Chengyu is a child. If he hadn't had to pay taxes right now, he wouldn't be in such a hurry to find a wife.
The matchmakers introduced a lot to Lu Chengyu. At Lu Chengyu's age, he was also looking forward to the marriage. When the matchmaker came to the door at first, he was more enthusiastic. However, seeing that the matchmakers introduced him to country girls with poor conditions, he lost interest.
Lu Chengyu felt that those matchmakers thought that he was in a hurry to marry a wife to avoid paying taxes, so they thought they had found an opportunity, so they tried to introduce some crooked melons to him.
As a result, Lu Chengyu was very resistant to getting married.
Tang was helpless, so he paid Lu Chengyu three taels of silver in taxes. A few days ago, in the spring exam, Lu Chengyu failed again. If you fail the scholar exam the first time, you will have to wait another year.
Lu Chengyu failed the ranking again, which made Tang feel that the marriage was not good enough to procrastinate. If it was not possible, he would find someone with lower conditions, deal with it first, and take the exam slowly. There will always be a day when he will be named on the gold list.
There are also several students in the village who are studying, and this time they were completely wiped out in the test of talent.
"It's really hard to be a scholar!" Chen Xiaomi said.
Lu Lin smiled and said, "Yes!"
If it is not difficult to test a scholar, then a scholar will not be so respected. Although they are all scholars, the students of some noble families and rich families take advantage of it. Not only the tutors who teach their studies are knowledgeable, but also have huge financial resources to back them up.
Lu Lin rubbed his chin, and said with interest: "Lu Chengyu is married, do you know who he married?"
Chen Xiaocai frowned, and said, "I heard it's a girl from a high official's family in the county."
Lu Chengyu was not admitted as a scholar, and was often ridiculed by some village women in the village.
Now that Lu Chengyu has settled down with the daughter of a senior official in the town, Tang Shi is shaking again.
"Senior official?" Lu Lin frowned. It must be an exaggeration for a senior official. If it is really a senior official, he would have to inquire about it and make plans earlier.
After Lu Lin got married, he bumped into Lu Chengyu twice by chance. Every time, Lu Chengyu's attitude was cold, and he even beat him, asking him to settle down. up.
Chen Xiaomi glanced at Lu Lin, and said, "It should be a rumor."
If Lu Chengyu was a scholar, he might marry a relative of a high official, but now he is just a child. Besides, when the tax payment policy was announced last year, the conditions were better, and basically all of them had been found.
Lu Lin held his chin and said, "In a few days, the last batch of sweet potato wine should be ready. If you want to send it to the city, please ask shopkeeper Wang directly." Many people discuss things in restaurants. Yes, the news of the people in the restaurant is relatively well-informed.
Chen Xiaomi nodded and said, "Alright."
A few days later, when Lu Lin and Chen Xiaomi were going to the city to deliver wine, they inquired about it.
Li Fangyue? " Shopkeeper Wang was taken aback when he heard Lu Lin's question.
Lu Lin nodded, and said, "Well, I heard that this Li Fangyue is the daughter of the county chief's family."
Shopkeeper Wang smiled, and said, "How did this get passed down!" What a mess, Li Fangyue did have some relationship with the head book's family, but it wasn't like that. Married to the master book, so the master book is Li Fangyue's brother-in-law, but Li Fangyue's elder sister is actually just a concubine.
Although she is only a concubine, the Li family has always said that Li Ru is the wife of the chief bookkeeper.
Li Ru looks good, and I heard that he is very popular with the master. Outsiders don't know the inside story, only know that the eldest daughter of the Li family is married to the master, that is, shopkeeper Wang. "The eldest daughter of the Li family is beautiful, but the three daughters are much more mediocre in appearance."
Lu Lin got a rough idea from shopkeeper Wang, and his mind was almost settled.
Sitting in the car, Chen Xiaomi said, "Although there is too much difference between the master's daughter and the master's family, there is still a relationship. If Lu Chengyu and that Li Fangyue get married, then the master will become their brother-in-law."
Lu Lin narrowed his eyes and said, "It's just a concubine."
There is still a big difference between a wife and a concubine. The bastards here have no inheritance rights. However, it will be different if Li Ru is promoted as an equal wife.
Chen Xiaomi tilted her head and said, "When the matchmaker introduces the marriage, she will always say it in a good way, and she probably won't mention the fact that Li Ru is a concubine."
Chen Xiaomi and Lu Lin went to inquire again later, and found that the ordinary residents of the town were not very clear about Li Ru's affairs. Well, every time Li Ru goes back to Li's house, she packs big and small bags, which is very face-saving.
"I heard from Xiaocai that the old lady has been complaining about the unfairness of the exam at home. The rich men in the town have all paid the examiners. That's why her genius grandson was not admitted as a scholar, but those rich men who only know how to eat, drink and have fun Passed the exam."
The old lady's words, I guess she didn't come up with it herself, maybe it was Lu Chengyu who said it, and the old lady believed it to be true after hearing it. This matter of favoritism and fraud may not be possible, of course, it may be that Lu Chengyu's level is still poor some.
Lu Lin inherited the original owner's memory and had a deep impression on Lu Chengyu. In the original owner's impression, his cousin was very capable of reading and had a very high vision.
"Since shopkeeper Wang said that Li Fangyue's appearance is average, it must be true that she doesn't look very good."
"Lu Chengyu's falling in love with Li Fangyue should be due to the relationship behind Li Fangyue."
"The matter of Lu Chengyu should be almost settled, and it's Lu Tong's turn to get married next."
Lu Chengyu is already over age, and Lu Tong is also at the age of paying taxes. That girl originally wanted to wait for Lu Chengyu to go to high school, but under the current situation, she can't wait.
The Lu family should have a lot of happy events recently, but this matter should have nothing to do with him being married.
Chen family.
"Grandson, this Mrs. Wang's tail is going to go up to the sky, she must be made frivolous." Mrs. Li said to Chen Jingman with displeasure.
The old lady of the Chen family and the old lady of the Lu family had a big fight before, and the dispute between the two parties was thus settled.
Years ago, Chen Jing was admitted to Tongsheng, but Lu Chengyu was not admitted to Xiucai, which made the old lady of the Chen family very proud.
Now that the Wang family married Li Fangyue, Mrs. Wang became nervous again, thinking that her grandson married such a close relative and became a scholar just around the corner.
Seeing Wang's complacency, Mrs. Li was naturally unhappy.
Chen Jing glanced at the old lady, and said, "Grandma, listen to what that old lady is talking nonsense! Lu Chengyu, I used to think highly of him, and he made a fuss for a long time, but he just wanted to rely on nepotism to get ahead."
Although Chen Jing said so, his heart was always sour.
Scholars, who can not expect to be named on the gold list, and to be promoted to a noble? It's just that Chen Jing knows that his studies are not good, so he dare not expect extravagantly.
"Grandson, what happened to this Li Fangyue!"
Chen Jing said with some embarrassment: "I heard that it has something to do with the master book, but I heard that she is very mediocre in appearance."
The old lady didn't like it. In the old lady's opinion, whether she looks good or not is secondary. If she can really use this to get in touch with the county magistrate and become a scholar, that would be good.
Zhang Yuehong, whom Chen Jing married a few years ago, is pretty good looking, but she doesn't know how to work. Every time the old lady said something to her, Zhang Yuehong would cry to Chen Jing, and the old lady would have nothing to do with this granddaughter-in-law.
She really is the daughter of an official family." The old lady couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable, feeling that someone was pushing her head down. Chen Jing smiled and said: "The imperial examination is still up to me. it works. "
The old lady sighed and said, "It's better than nothing!"
Chen Jing lowered his head, unable to express his mood for a while.
"I don't know what kind of family the Lu family wants to find for Lu Tong. It seems that no one in our village can fall into that girl's eyes." The old lady snorted lightly.