Chapter 23 Talented Girl

I looked up and saw a young man sitting opposite him, with a handsome and elegant appearance. The exquisite scholar shirt on his body proved that this person was either rich or noble

If it were normal, I might be so happy that another fat sheep came to my door

But now, the handle is in the hands of people, how can I be happy?

Frowning at the moment, he pretended to be stupid: Master, I am a duty person and I don’t know anything. Don’t bully me

He brushed his sleeves, his eyes flashed with a shiny light, and he sneered: I am a person who can play well-educated tribute students in his palms? Today I have seen this

One plan fails, another plan

I delayed: Do you have any misunderstandings about villains? Or do you recognize the wrong person?

As he said that, he began to look around secretly, looking at the terrain and preparing to slip

Thirty-six strategies, the best strategy

I want to run away, can you, a weak scholar, catch up?

Who knew that as soon as I raised my legs, I heard him say: Don’t want to leave. Believe it or not, I will shout loudly now and call out the people all over the street to catch you?

When I heard this, I was depressed and my legs that had just been raised were immediately withdrawn.

He said with a smile: Look at what you said, the villain did not do anything bad, so how can he run away? He was annoyed in his heart and wanted to punch the handsome face in front of him into a pig's head

Ahem, why is this guy so powerful?

He knew what I was going to do just a little move

If those nerds had half of his wit, they wouldn't have been fooled by me

He glared at me and stared at me: Still quibbling? I have been staring at you for a long time, but in just half an hour, I lied to seven students. What else do you have to say?

Oops, I was just lying to lie and was happy, but I didn't find that there were still eyes staring at me

Extreme happiness leads to sorrow, it is indeed the ultimate truth of life

But, man, I have cheated more than seven people. You haven't seen the first few yet.

Now, I can't run away, and I can't beat you, so I can only find a way to convince others with reason.

I restrained my smile, sat upright, and said: My son's words are not bad. I am fair in dealing with those students, and they are clear and real in price. How can I say a word of fraud? We did not force buying and selling, but everything is voluntary, and the words are written clearly. What can you do if you send me to the government? Thinking of these students, they have nothing to pay, just to write and draw a pen, and they get the money of white money. Everyone is willing and happy. Why do you have to make this spur? If you really make the matter to the government, I can say with confidence that I am not wrong.

By then, the students were beaten up. Not only were the reputations of those students damaged, I'm afraid your face was not good-looking. Everyone would say that you were jealous of the students' talents, so you came up with this way to exclude your opponent, Mr. You said? In other words, have you seen a scammer like us who gave money to the door? If there were such a scammers, I would rather be cheated every day.

After hearing this, he no longer had the same calmness as before

He held the table with one hand and pointed the other hand at my nose, and said tremblingly: OK, very good, you are so cruel. I didn't expect that a small servant could force me to such a level. If you still have a little human nature, please tell me with your conscience, are you doing these things right? If you were just cheated of the money, it would be fine. You can always make money back. What you suffered was just temporary embarrassment. But if you do this, it would be equivalent to destroying the future happiness of those scholars. Can you exchange the money you can use their blood and tears with peace of mind?

Haha, what I said is very serious. Am I scared?

Hearing this, I couldn't help but sneer: Since this young master kept saying that I ruined the happiness of these students, OK, then I'll ask you, the father-in-law is going to marry only one daughter, right?

He couldn't figure it out, and didn't know what trick I had come up with. After hesitating for a moment, he finally nodded.

I laughed and asked back: Since I only have one daughter and can only marry a husband if I want to marry, how could I ruin the happiness of those seven students as you said?

After hearing this, he was speechless and I continued: Even if some of them could pass the exam, even if marrying that girl was equivalent to sacrificing their own happiness, it was just sacrificing the happiness of one person, but the money that the remaining people could use could return to their hometowns. Can this be said to have harmed them? What's more, getting married with a wealthy businessman is something that many poor children can't afford. You have no worries about food and clothing, so naturally you won't care about these. In your opinion, starvation is a small matter, and losing your integrity is a big deal, but what about them? Do you know what they think?

He was obviously shocked by what I said, his face was blue and white, and he couldn't speak.

I beat the dog in pain, grabbed a guy sitting next to him and eavesdropped on me, shouting: You, it's you, stop covering your face with your sleeves, I have recognized you long ago, you are the first person to sign the contract, come and tell me, are you voluntarily or have been deceived?

Huh? The stubborn young man jumped up from his seat, lifted up the unlucky guy's sleeves, and said in surprise: Brother Zhu? Why are you? Have you signed that contract too?

Seeing that someone had been recognized, Brother Zhu lowered his head in shame and said stutteringly: It turned out to be Mr. Cai. After parting in Huizhou, I haven't seen you for a long time.

Good guy, it turns out these two people know each other, there is a good show now

I raised my hands and stood aside to see how these two friends who had been together for a long time faced this embarrassing situation

Mr. Cai looked like he was hit hard and shouted: Brother Zhu, why do you do this? I know very well about your knowledge, character, and ethics. Why was a humble gentleman like you bought by such a few taels of silver?

I interrupted from the side: It's not a few taels, it's thirty taels of silver. The price of this gentleman is three times that of other people. Mr. Cai. It seems that the gentleman you are talking about is just that.

Shut up! Mr. Cai shouted at me angrily, then turned his head and said to the man: Brother Zhu, have you often said that a gentleman is content with poverty and enjoys the word? Haven’t you ever said that you should not bow down for five buckets of rice? Haven’t you ever said that you should study the meaning of a saint in this life? Haven’t you ever said that you should study the meaning of a saint in this life?

Enough, don't say anything more. Brother Zhu hugged his head with his hands and said in pain: I beg you, don't say anything more. I don't want to hear it. Those are already things in the past.

When Mr. Cai heard this, he staggered back two steps and said dejectedly: How could you forget it? I don’t believe that how could you, a gentleman who everyone praises, become like this? After you won the tribute student, the local magistrate once gave you 100 taels of silver, but you returned it intact. But what happened to you now? Are you still the Zhu Junzi I know?

Gentleman? Brother Zhu shook his head and smiled bitterly: Gentleman is also a human being. Gentleman has parents and family members, and he also wants to eat. Do you know how bitter I felt when I returned that hundred taels of silver? Looking at my father's backbone that was gradually bent by a hoe, watching my mother dare to eat half full every meal, and watching my younger sister can't afford to wear a new dress. I really want to accept the silver, but I can't, because I am a gentleman, a well-known gentleman, a gentleman who everyone is paying attention to. I can't ruin my reputation because of this

This time I went to Beijing to take the exam. In order to prepare for my money, my family even sold the only valuable ox to Mr. Cai. Do you know that in order to get the Jinshi, my family almost starved to death. You are from a wealthy family and have power and power. Who dares not give you face to those examiners? Of course, you can't imagine the hardships of us poor scholars, but do you know how much money you need to get the Jinshi? In addition to the money for the inn and the cost of three meals a day, you also have to prepare the gifts you gave when visiting the examiner, but where do I have any money? Brother Cai, what else can I do besides doing this?

Everyone else in the building was busy introducing and praising each other, no one noticed what was happening in our corner

After hearing this person's words, I was also moved

Alas, it seems that these scholars are not as glorious as I imagined

They are also very bitter!

Brother Zhu explained to himself: Actually, this is good. Marriage itself is just a transaction. The difference is just the price of the high and low, Brother Cai. Although you have enjoyed all your wealth and wealth, can you escape this transaction?

After hearing this, Mr. Cai's face changed and his mouth opened, but seemed to have thought of something again, but he finally didn't say anything.

Brother Zhu turned his face to me again and said: I will definitely not fail this scientific examination. I am very grateful to you because your thirty taels of silver solves my urgent needs. No matter what, I finally breathed a sigh of relief now. What is your name?

What? Do you want to seek revenge on me? I asked vigilantly

Don't look like he is now in a down-and-out manner. When he passes the Jinshi and becomes an official, he is not something I, a villain, can afford to be accused of.

Then, new and old hatreds will be settled together, and I will be unable to bear it.

After removing the burden, Brother Zhu looked very good now and said easily: It's nothing, it's just a convenient name. I have a son in the future, and I'm willing to teach by words and deeds. Tell me how his father fell into the hands of a servant, and warned him not to underestimate anyone. Haha, if you don't want to say, you can make up a pseudonym.

I thought about it, but still told him

Zhao Wujing? After hearing this, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said: Well, your name is really unique

It's all that damn Liu Mansion West Palace. Giving me such a name makes me inevitably laugh at every time I talk about it to others.

I said angrily: What? Is there any problem? Should I give your son a name like this? I can introduce it to you

Brother Zhu smiled and said: No, I have already thought of my name, Zhu Xi, how about it? As he said that, he wrote these two words on the table with water, and laughed and left.

Mr. Cai stared at his far away back for a while, shook his head, sighed, and left without looking at me.

Finally, I was in danger and made a small profit. I should be happy

But, why do I feel guilty?

No matter what, I have made a marriage, but even the child's name has been chosen.

The name is Zhu Xi, well, is this one good?

Scholars like these obscure words, they really don't understand them

But, Zhu Xi, Zhu Xi, why is this name so familiar?

I knocked on my dizzy head, threw my questions behind me, turned around to find Shuneng and others

But I saw that there was a storyteller in the hall at some point. I saw that the storyteller was about fifty years old. Although his temples were gray, he was energetic and had clear mouths. I thought he was a famous actor.

I feel very strange. When did these scholars start to like listening to storytelling?

After listening carefully, I suddenly realized that the storyteller said: Most of you are tribute students who will go to the provincial examination. You are so talented and well-educated that you should be the best among the scholars of the Song Dynasty. I wish you all the best in the imperial examinations. I am here to wish you all the best. Seeing so many talented men together, I am deeply honored. I wish I could have seventeen or eighteen daughters, so I could marry you. But I only have a few unsatisfactory sons. It's a pity that I've said and said, and made these scholars laugh so hard that they couldn't stop.

The old man clapped the bamboo board in his hand and continued: Of course, with my old man, even if he has a daughter, it is difficult to match all the talented men. As the saying goes, "Talented men are matched with beautiful women." I traveled around the world and communicated with many colleagues. It is a little bit of experience. Today I want to savor the four talented women today. Of course, this is just the next family's words. If there is anything wrong, please don't blame me. A few words have aroused people's curiosity, but they have not left any handles, which made everyone calm down and listen with their ears.

He coughed and said: In the Song Dynasty, the essays are so prosperous, and there are rare in ancient and modern times. Not to mention the students here, even among the women, there are many extremely intelligent people who are most loved by people in this dynasty. However, in terms of the first female poet in the world, it is Miss Li Qing'er of Qizhou. This lady is not only beautiful but also has a very talented person. She wrote a lyric in public at the age of thirteen. She all saw her lyrics now. Although she was only a young age in 28, the lyrics were written as a perfect song. One of the songs "Dian Jiang Li", which fully expresses the shyness and reserve of her daughter's family, making people cry. I still remember it clearly,'After the swing, I got up and tidy up my slender hands and exposed thick flowers. I saw someone coming in thin sweat and light clothes. I saw a girl walking in my socks and gold hairpins. I leaned against the door and looked back, but I smelled the green plums. I didn’t pity such a famous flower that was about to bloom?

A man stood up and asked: Does Miss Qing'er have a husband? Brother, you are too explicit in your question.

Everyone looked contemptuous, but their ears stood up one by one.

The old man was interrupted and was obviously a little unhappy and said: Of course not. If I had a husband, how could I put her on the list of talented women? If this young master had something else, I still have a list of tyrant women. I will talk to you privately later. I wonder if it is possible?

Everyone was relieved and burst into laughter

The man also felt a little impatient and sat down in embarrassment

Next, I want to talk about Miss Qin Huier from Jinling. Although she is a daughter's family, she is a collection of classics, history, and all the articles are written in a colorful way. After a great scholar of the times read the article she wrote, he sighed that if it weren't for Miss Qin as a daughter, even if she was not the top scholar, it would be fine to be ranked among the top three. What is even more amazing is that her calligraphy is soft on the outside and hard on the inside. It can be said that she is a family of her own. However, this lady likes to travel. The dragon is not seen at the end, and I will not be able to see her at first. I just heard from fellow practitioners that said that there is something offensive in this sentence, please do not have the chance to see her.

Everyone said that we would not offend, and that we would not be too late to be happy with such a talented woman, so how could we get angry?

If you want to say that the name of the six dynasties of Jinling is indeed a famous talented woman. It is a pity from God to have one, but this Jinling can get the second. It has to envy the good luck of this young man Chen Yuehua, the granddaughter of the first three envoys, Chen Kuo, from astronomy and geography, knows everything. She knows the origin of Miss Chen's family. Her knowledge is profound and the old man in dealing with the world is not like a girl under twenty years old. She not only manages the huge family business in an orderly manner, but also has a good relationship with many powerful families in the court. If anyone among the young masters can marry this Miss Chen, she will have an extra virtuous support. As for the last talented woman I want to talk about, hehe, please forgive me for being a secret. After saying that, regardless of the protests of the crowd, I sat there and closed my eyes to rest.

A little boy walked up to everyone with a plate and started asking for the reward

This old guy is indeed a master at fishing for people's appetite

At the most critical point, I made people feel itchy, but I didn't say it anymore. I had to pay it. I hated me so much that I must take revenge later

Hehe, I didn't expect that Chen Yuehua was Chen Kuo's granddaughter, which really surprised me

No wonder this girl likes to talk about science with me so much. It turns out that it is from a family

Well, next time I have to find a way to blackmail, at least, I have to ask her to return the jade pendant from Yuhu.

Thinking of this, I had a headache. How should I explain the matter of jade pendant to Yuhu?

Finally, the old man waited until the plates were piled up slowly and started to continue talking.

What I want to say last is Liu Mei'er, a talented woman in Hangzhou. Although she has only become famous in recent months, Miss Liu's quirky methods and her cute personality have attracted many people to see her as a suitor for three dramas. Then she raised the world-famous "Mei Er problem" in Jinling, especially since she had a very good relationship with Miss Chen Yuehua. There are even rumors that the two daughters wanted to work with one husband. When she was going to choose a husband in Jinling, the whole city was crazy. The registration fee for ten taels of silver could not stop people's enthusiasm. At that time, I still remember it freshly. When I heard the news, I gritted my teeth and bought a place for my child. Unfortunately, he was not good at it. Even Miss Liu's servants had no pass. When I think about it, I felt that the money was so painful that I threw it in. Even if I didn't float up, I didn't even float up.

What happened later? Did Miss Liu choose her husband? Someone couldn't wait to ask

The old man felt distressed for a while, until everyone kept urging him, and said: Fortunately, something unexpected happened, and the matter of choosing a husband ended up in the end, which also made many people feel relieved. After all, such a clever and charming girl, even God would not allow her to entrust her to be entrusted.

I only heard that everyone around me breathed a sigh of relief. I looked at the nerd around me and saw that his face was full of pride. I thought I was happy that my girl could be on the list of talented women.

But why is Mr. Chen next to him so proud?

Could it be that he also had any intentions for Liu Mei'er?

This guy is a playboy. I remember that the first time Shudai and I went to a brothel was the way he brought him to him.

Now that he is so close to Shudai, he must be trying to please this brother-in-law.

Well, I have to remind that little girl when I look for an opportunity

When the book heard this, the scholars were as excited as male dogs in heat, spitting and dancing, and began to imagine how to marry these four talented women there.

These poor people are really ignorant and fearless

I don't know what Li Qing'er and Qin Hui'er are exactly, but I know very well about Chen Yuehua and Liu Mei'er.

I have seen and learned a lot of their tricks about playing with them, and I still feel a little trembling when I think about it.

Seeing these people bravely jumping into the tiger's mouth, alas, let's pray for them

The storyteller was also a bad guy. Seeing this warm scene, he not only did not stop it, but instead fanned the flames and shook the fan and said: The four talented women mentioned above can be said to be the beauty you all dream of. However, if the most anticipated women in Bianjing City are not their current saints, they are now the third princess. But in the 29th year, they are ready to marry now, and the emperor is a talented person, and he likes calligraphy and painting. If anyone here can make good words, when the gold list is nominated in the future, maybe the emperor will give him a marriage.

The talented men here were so excited that their blood was boiling. They were all ready to give the old man a heavy blow, and then looked at their companions with hostile eyes.

Are these three princesses talking about Xiaoying?

Xiaoying wants to marry either the prime minister’s son or the prince of the real prince. What’s their turn to get?

Alas, it's really funny to see these poor fools blushing and thick necks for a dream that can't touch the edge.

Seeing that the storyteller had left the scene, I walked over and said: Mr., please stay, I have something to ask.

He stopped, looked me up and down, and smiled: Are you asking for news about those talented women for your master? No problem, as long as you can afford the price, everything is easy to negotiate

I shook my head, stared at his eyes and said: No, I just want to ask you, how much money did the butler of the Liu Mansion give you?

His face changed and blurted out: How do you know? As soon as he said that, he reacted and quickly remedyed: I can't understand your words. I'm just a storyteller, so how can I know the butler of the Liu Mansion? As he said that, he was about to slip away

I couldn't help but feel funny. The so-called feng shui turns around. I was threatened just now, but now it's my turn to threaten others.

I grabbed him and said with a smile: Don’t panic, sir. I accidentally exposed your book you just said very well. I like it very much. But as you said, Liu Meier has only been famous for a few months. It is already very forced to be ranked among the other talents. But you just used the other three girls to catch everyone’s appetite, and then focused on her, which highlighted Liu Meier’s cuteness. You said, if you hadn’t accepted a bribe, how could you brag about that little girl so hard? However, you are also quite smart and know how to concoct these four talented women. Not only will it not easily reveal your true purpose, but it can also cause a sensational effect. Finally, you brag about the princess. Even if others want to cause trouble for you, you should think more. Tsk tsk, your scheming is not simple!

After hearing this, his face looked like earth, no longer the ease of his appearance on the stage just now, and asked in a trembling voice: Who are you? What do you want?

I smiled and said: Don't be afraid. Actually, I am a servant of the Liu Mansion. This idea is just that I came up with just how well you completed it. It's also beyond my expectations. It's okay. Keep talking about your book, I won't destroy it.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, his expression not only did not improve, but became darker. He stared at me and asked: Are you the servant who came up with ideas? Is that so-called "tricky and weird little servant"?

After hearing this, I nodded proudly.

I didn't expect that I had a reputation. It seems that if a person becomes smart, no matter what he does, he will make a name for himself.

But unexpectedly, he went crazy, rolled up his sleeves and called me, and shouted: Finally, he found you, the culprit. If it weren't for you, why would I have to build a high platform? In the end, I had to accept the conditions of the old housekeeper fox? You are so terrible guy, you actually want ten taels of silver for a place. You said, where did you hide all the silver?

I was stunned for a moment. I was timid just now, why was I so brave all of a sudden?

I hugged my head and ran away, defending me: Isn’t it just ten taels of silver? Is it necessary to do this?

Only the frustrated voice came from behind him, but I have eight sons

As the saying goes, there is no first in literature, no second in martial arts

These tribute students are outstanding people in the local area. Now they are gathered together. If they want to say that they are sympathetic and respect each other, that is a traitor.

Especially after the old man's fanning the flames, he couldn't see each other and vowed to compete and get a higher score.

Now, another group of people began to chant their proud words one by one.

I thought to myself, if I could take out those famous nouns, I would definitely shock everyone if I could use them to shine.

Isn’t this an easy thing to praise a nerd as a talented man?

At that time, the Liu brothers and sisters will be famous all over the world, and they will take the risk, but I will follow behind and make a fortune in silence. Wouldn't it be a pleasure?

Yes, just do this while this shield is still around

Thinking of this, I stomped my feet excitedly

That's great, why am I so smart and able to come up with such a good idea?

Huh?

Why is the floor soft?

It still creaked when I stepped on it, what's going on?

At this moment, I heard a scream beside me. The volume is so high and the tone is so miserable that it can shock the world and the ghosts and gods, which scared everyone.

I turned my head and saw that it was a nerd. I saw that he opened his mouth wide, as if he was suffering a lot.

But, why are you looking at me with such innocent eyes?

I looked down along his sight, Oh, it turned out that I had stepped on his feet

Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean it, but, are you still a man?

It's just a step on you, can you scream so loudly?

Someone next to him asked: I dare to ask why this brother is so screaming, is there anything wrong?

Of course, he can't say anything about losing face like this. I rushed to the nerd and said: Oh, that's how it's like, my young master just wrote the first poem and was very excited, so he shouted to expel his excitement. Please forgive me.

The nerd waved his hand and wanted to deny it. I tried hard to make him unable to say anything.

Then he said: But my young master suddenly suffered a stroke just now and couldn't speak, so he asked me to retell it on his behalf. I wonder if it's okay?

When everyone saw the nerd's grin, they all sympathized with: It's hard for this young master to endure such pain in order to write lyrics. How can we bear to refuse?