I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 23
That dead girl in the big room is not good!Second Zhan's eyes flickered fiercely. Once she was funded by the landlord Zhu, with this dead girl's reading talent, she said that she would be admitted to Tongsheng within a year or two. At that time, who would dare to corrupt her from the bachelors in the village? reputation?
If you waited seven or eight years to become a female scholar, let alone in Zhan's house, the whole village would hold her, and she would probably have a good reputation in Shangsi County. As soon as possible, otherwise there will be endless troubles!
When the matchmaker Wang Wang came to the door again on the tenth day of the first year, the second son of Zhan planned to accept the eight kinds of engagement ceremony from Zhu Dizhu's family and then find someone to do it. How can he hold a pen if his left and right hands are broken?If you accidentally ruin your face, how can you participate in the imperial examination?

However, something happened to the engaged daughter-in-law, and with the power of the landowner Zhu, he will definitely check it out. The Zhu family is rich, and Zhan's second son dare not take this risk, but it will be different if there is a horse to help, but the 100 taels Half of the silver will be given out.

If it was Xiao Yao's family, he would be reluctant to spend 50 taels. Zhan's second child would only save ten taels of silver a year, and save 50 taels for five years without food or drink.

Zhan's second child took another bite of fish and ate it, with a smile on his face, looking kind and honest, who would have thought that he was ruthless in his bones.

"Second brother, you and I have known each other for several years." Ma Zhoukuai put down his chopsticks and smiled at Zhan's second child and continued: "You also know my family's Dayong, he is a hard man. Since his father and mother died when he was young, he can only rely on him. my uncle."

"Dayong is practicing martial arts in the martial arts hall. With Brother Ma, you will take care of you, and you will have a bright future in the future." Zhan's second child immediately flattered.

The nephew of Ma Zaokuai has the strength to lift a [-]-pound stone hammer at the age of ten. After practicing martial arts, even if he doesn't go to the yamen as a catcher, he can still find an errand in the escort bureau.

Ma Zhoukuai likes the wit of Zhan's second son. In addition to his usual filial piety, this person is smooth and will come to affairs. Otherwise, why would Ma Zhoukuai call a country man with mud legs as brothers.

"If you have the second child, that's enough." Ma Zhaokuai slapped the second child on Zhan's shoulder, and smiled with satisfaction, "Your eldest niece is a well-known goddess child, and she is also a private school in the countryside. If it is buried, it is better to move to the county, and it will be convenient to go to the county school after the Tongsheng test in the future.”

Zhan's second child froze for a moment, looking at the sincere Ma Chakuai, an ominous premonition came to his heart.

"Second child, today I have the cheek to propose to your family for my family Dayong. In the future, I will treat the little girl as a daughter. If Dayong treats her badly, you old Zhan family can come to me." A bang, this is what he came to ask Zhan's second son to eat today.

If it wasn't for his only son being 15 years old and already engaged to the youngest daughter of the proprietor of Taifu Restaurant, Catcher Ma would have wanted to marry Zhan Feiyu to his son. With such a smart wife, the child born in the future may not be a child prodigy He is also much smarter than ordinary children. If he becomes an official in the imperial examination, he can change his family!
"Brother Ma." Zhan's second son's mind was buzzing in a mess, and he had not yet figured out how to refuse, only to see that Ma Zhoukuai gradually restrained the smile on his face, and his eyes became gloomy.

"What? Does your old Zhan family despise my nephew?" Ma Zhaokuai had a grim expression on his face, and the threat was self-evident. Although he didn't have the rank of arresting speed, he would definitely deal with a country like Zhan's second son. It's within reach!
At first, after the reputation of Zhan Feiyu's goddess child came out, Ma Zaokuai didn't pay much attention to it. Although he could not guess the deep meaning of the county magistrate's move, Ma Zaokuai would not believe how smart a country girl is. .

More than a few months have passed, and Ma Zha has almost forgotten about it. Who would have thought that Zhang Xiucai of Hongyuan Private School spent five taels of silver to drag him to inquire about it.

Ma Zhaokuai was shocked as soon as he checked, this little country girl is not only beautiful, she is really smart, she has caught up with other Mengtong's progress in a year in more than a month, and I heard that she has learned to write poetry, so go on like this You must pass the childbirth test in two years.

Fertilizer and water do not leave outsiders' fields!Ma Zhaokuai immediately thought of his nephew. If a marriage was decided, not to mention that Da Yong would benefit, his family would also benefit immensely.

He looks majestic on weekdays, but in the end it's just a quick catch, but if the nephew and daughter-in-law have the reputation of being a scholar, the benefits of this need not be said.

"Brother Ma, you misunderstood, I..." Zhan's second child hurriedly explained, trying to bring up the marriage proposal of Zhu Dizhu's family, but was interrupted.

The young Chakuai ran too fast, holding the door frame with one hand and panting, "Head, something happened, the Zeng family's horse was startled, and the mad horse injured and trampled many people, and Mrs. Zeng was also sent to the doctor. The pavilion is over!"

"What?" Ma Zhoukuai asked with a dignified expression, standing up after a while, "What's going on? Has anyone died?"

The public security of the market is also under the jurisdiction of Jukuai. The county magistrate Chen has a good governance and clear punishments. If there is a murder case because of the slack of the patrolling, Ma Zhaotou will be fined at light, and beaten in severe cases. .

"No one died. The most seriously injured one broke his leg. I heard that it was a lame beggar who shocked the horse when he asked for money." Xiao Chakuai said quickly, what is going on still needs Ma Chakuai and the others to investigate. .

When Mr. Zhan took Zhan Feiyu and Mrs. Li back to Jinlin Village in the evening, the people in the village gathered under the banyan tree, and when they saw the ox cart approaching, they could not help but excitedly asked: "Second brother Zhan, I heard that the county Crazy horses appeared there and trampled many people to death in the street."

"I heard from the salesman that there was blood all over the street, and the skulls of people who were trampled on by horses were shriveled."

"Yeah, I also heard that the intestines of the unfortunate stomach were trampled out, section by section, bloody, and the death was too miserable."

"Sister-in-law, Xiaoyu, are you all right?" The kind-hearted woman looked at Li Shi and Zhan Feiyu with concern. The girls were really unlucky to encounter such a thing when they went back to the county.

Zhan Feiyu looked at the gossip aunts in front of him speechlessly. If this is passed on, it is estimated that everyone in Shangsi County will die.

"Grandma San, Xiaoyu and I are all right." Mrs. Li replied warmly, then turned around and took off the basket from the ox cart, "Xiaoyu, you've been out for a day, go in and read, tomorrow Master Lin will check."

Zhan's second son also perfunctory absentmindedly, and drove the ox cart into Zhan's yard, making the aunties who originally wanted to hear first-hand news stunned.

(End of this chapter)