I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 18 The Matchmaker Comes to the Door
The three Ma's mothers were brought back by Zhan's third child early in the morning. Seeing Zhan Feiyu in the yard, Ma snorted and said yin and yang strangely: "Yo, this is not the goddess boy of our Zhan family, this is white. He's fat, and the bundle of ten taels of silver has no white flowers, and the flesh in the private school really supports people!"

The bundle of ten taels of silver included a meal at the private school at noon. Master Lin knew that it was not suitable for the children of peasant families to study. There was a meat dish in the lunch menu, and he also wanted to replenish the students' health.

"What are you doing in the morning, Xiaoyu is born white, you look at Niuniu just like you!" The third Zhan sighed while looking at the dark-skinned little girl in his arms, Zhan's family is not ugly, but his son A woman is like Ma Shi, and her skin is as black as coal.

"You!" Ma Shi was so angry that he couldn't speak, he pointed at the heartless third Zhan, and after a long time he couldn't help shouting, "Like what happened to me? I'm tall, Erlang and Niuniu. I won't be short again!"

"It's useless if you don't have a high mountain!" Zhan Laosan answered bluntly and walked to the stove with Zhan Niuniu, "Mother, what should I eat in the morning, I'm starving to death."

"Let's go, let's have breakfast!" Ma Shi was also hungry, pressing his chest against his back, and followed Erlang, lest he would not be able to eat if he walked too slowly.

Zhan Feiyu looked helplessly at the third uncle's family who left, and the third aunt's anger came and went quickly.

"Yo, this is the goddess child of the Zhan family. This white and fat person looks like a little fairy child beside the Bodhisattva. At first glance, he is a lucky one." Incomparably exaggerated laughter came from the gate of the courtyard.

Zhan Feiyu looked back, but saw a chubby woman in her [-]s walking in, wearing a purple pair of robes, white powder on her face, and two silver hairpins for magpies and plums on her head.

The old lady Zhan was angry because of what happened yesterday, and she didn't come out when she heard the words. In the main room, the old man Zhan who was having breakfast put down his chopsticks and came out.

"Brother Zhan, I'm here to congratulate you, it's a big happy event!" Wang matchmaker laughed even more exaggeratedly, and walked forward in three or two steps, opening her mouth again with a series of auspicious words of congratulations, "The magpie on the branch chirped. , I have a happy event to come to your house."

The old man Zhan was frightened by the enthusiasm of the matchmaker Wang, and took two steps back and shouted, "Old lady!"

Mrs. Zhan came out with a mean old face, and looked at Matchmaker Wang with a wrinkled smile in her gloomy eyes, "You are?" Her three sons and one daughter are all married and have children. He's only 12 years old, not yet old enough to say goodbye.

"Old sister, I'm the matchmaker Wang in the county. I'm here to congratulate you today." The white powder on the face of matchmaker Wang's smiling face fell down, and she quickly looked at the Zhan family with her cunning eyes. Calculate.

After a while, in the main room, Matchmaker Wang took a sip of thick tea to moisten her throat, and then the old god said, "The master who entrusted me has prepared 100 taels of silver, two sets of head and face, and four clothes in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Waiting for you to nod, old sister."

"100 taels?" Madam Ma cried out excitedly, choking on the cornbread in his mouth, and patted his chest hard, but his eyes were still fixed on Wang Matchmaker, this is 100 taels!

Xiao Yao Shi also grabbed the second Zhan's hand in shock, her eyes full of greed, and her voice trembled, "Is this for my eldest son to say that you are here?"

Thinking of her handsome eldest son, Xiao Yao's eyes were red with excitement. It was considered that the other party had vision, and he aimed at Dalang so early. However, Dalang still has to be a high official in the imperial examination, and he may marry an official daughter in the future. !
But the thought of 100 taels of silver!Xiao Yao swallowed her saliva, and put on an old lady's air, "My Dalang is young, so he can get engaged first."

As for the future, when Dalang is admitted to the scholar's examination, and he succeeds in the examination, Xiao Yao laughed contemptuously, and then withdraws from the marriage, does a farm girl dare to haunt Dalang?Offended the official, huh, it depends on whether they are afraid or not!
Zhan Feiyu, who was sitting on the small stool, silently looked at the little Yao Shi whose expression was constantly changing. The second aunt really opened her eyes to the money, didn't she hear the matchmaker say two sets of faces?Who made a promise to the man to propose a kiss...

For a moment, Zhan Feiyu's expression was cracked. Except for the little girl who was still eating her fingers, the younger Zhan family was a girl!
"Old sister, I am proposing marriage to the young master of the Zhu family. The young master of the Zhu family is also studying in the Lin family private school. The landlord Zhu fell in love with our little prodigy at a glance, so he asked me to come to matchmaking." Wang matchmaker smiled. Explain to Mrs. Zhan the purpose of her visit, she had already inquired before coming, and this old lady is the one who is in charge of the Zhan family.

He must have been hallucinating. Zhan Feiyu raised his head and looked at the spitting matchmaker Wang, who was only seven years old!

The old lady Zhan also came back to her senses, her eyes were fluctuating, but her eyelids were still drooping, "Zhu Dizhu's house?"

The Zhu family is the largest landlord in the neighboring villages. There are hundreds of acres of fertile land. There are several shops in the county. The Zhu family has two sons. The young master Zhu Peng is the old son of Zhu landlord. Now my son can walk.

Landlord Zhu is also a great kind person. When the Lin family private school was built, he gave away 20 taels of silver. This time he fell in love with Zhan Feiyu because of Zhu Peng's plan. If he was alive, no one in the Zhu family would dare to bully Zhu Peng.

But Landlord Zhu is over old, and if he passes away one day, even if he has left enough property for Zhu Peng, he can't keep it, so it is better to choose a powerful wife.

In the future, the Zhu family will offer Zhan Feiyu the imperial examinations, but as long as they get the title of female scholar, coupled with the financial resources of the Zhu family, they can at least protect Zhu Peng from food and clothing.

Furthermore, the landlord Zhu knew very well that the eldest son's mercenary character, and the name of the female scholar was not only to deter outsiders, but also to suppress the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law, and cut off their ambition to embezzle the younger brother's property.

The old man Zhan took two puffs of dry cigarettes, and said calmly, "My eldest granddaughter is only seven years old, and it's too early to get married."

"Brother Zhan's words are not good. The marriage was a childhood sweetheart since childhood, and the young couple will be in harmony in the future." Matchmaker Wang put down the teacup and replied with a smile, watching the already excited Zhan family throw the bait.

"Landlord Zhu also said before that the little prodigy was praised by the county magistrate. If a marriage is decided, this is the daughter-in-law of the Zhu family. The Zhu family will bear all the expenses for studying in the future, not to mention the examination of talents. , the Zhu family is also willing to pay for it."

The Qingya Academy in Nanxuan Prefecture also admits female students. Talented women are not inferior to men in terms of poetry and poetry, but they are far inferior in terms of the Four Books and Five Classics, Baguwen, and national governance policies. It is rare.

(End of this chapter)