I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 82 The Daughter of the Outer Chamber
Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhan ignored the clamoring Xiao Yao, and she took advantage of her mouth. The villagers on the side knew that, except for a few words with Sister-in-law Osmanthus who did not deal with Li, everyone else was embarrassed. standing aside.

"Daughter-in-law, look at my green peppers and cucumbers, it's the best time to pick them." An aunt smiled and rounded up.

In addition to the two vegetable plots at the back of her house, there are also three neat plots on the hillside. The vegetables planted in March and April can already be eaten.

"And my family, girl, you see, these eggplants and broad beans are all watery. I come to water the fields every day before dawn." The woman next to her also hurriedly sold her own vegetables.

Jinlin Village has a good climate and fertile farmland, and the small hillside is the village's vegetable field.

Xiao Yao and Ma looked at the various green leafy vegetables, melons, and beans that were growing gratifyingly in front of them, which formed a sharp contrast with the vegetable fields of Zhan's house not far away.

Without Li's care, a lot of weeds grew in the vegetable field, and the vegetables did not grow well. At first glance, there was not enough water, and the cucumbers, eggplants, etc. were all wilted.

When Zhan Feiyu stepped on the rays of the setting sun and returned to the village, the second son of Zhan happened to also come to the vegetable field, but all the men standing beside him were men from various households.

"Mother, what are you planting?" Zhan Feiyu walked over in three or two steps, and the young young plants were neatly measured like a ruler.

Mr. Li took advantage of the sun to go down to water the freshly planted vegetable seedlings and said with a smile, "It's all your favorite food, here are winter gourd and pumpkin seedlings, at your feet are peas, and at the foot of the mountain there are watermelons and Cantaloupe, enough time for you to eat."

In Zhan's house before, Li's family planted more. She planted all the vegetables that a family of more than ten people wanted to eat. Now she and Zhan Feiyu are the only two people, so I chose the food they liked and planted a little. .

"Mother, I'm going to water, you can rest." Before Li's refusal, Zhan Feiyu took the gourd scoop in her hand and bent down to pour half a scoop of water into a pit.

The village is looking at Zhan Feiyu who is helping Li's work not far away, his eyes are full of relief, that is, the old Zhan's house is biased towards the second and third bedrooms, and he is stunned to get the big house away.

Zhan's second brother took a look and looked back, and said to the village: "I have already discussed the Taifu restaurant, all kinds of dishes are required, cucumbers, lettuce, eggplants are five cents a pound, and [-] yuan a day. jin; green cabbage and cabbage are three jin per jin, [-] jin per day, but they have to be cleaned up before they are sent to my house.”

"This is what it should be." The village's face was majestic, and his sharp eyes looked at the women who liked to take advantage, "No one should be shallow, and put the rotten, bad or sloppy inside. If there is no integrity, it will be broken. It's too late to regret this fortune!"

Several women bowed their heads. Although they were not happy, they did not dare to refute. The big deal was that the bad dishes were kept for themselves.

"Second brother, I've agreed with my sister that I want to receive my food first." Sister-in-law Osmanthus hurriedly interjected, lest her food not be sold.

After all, the dishes to be collected every day are rationed. If you accept the dishes from the owner, you will definitely not want the dishes from the west.

"Second brother, I have also agreed with the second sister-in-law, and my family's ones will be taken first." The woman who spoke accompanied her smiling face. She was glad that she listened to her mother-in-law and gave twenty eggs to Xiao Yaoshi. .

The people in the village became anxious all of a sudden, and they started talking about it, all wanting Zhan's second child to receive his own dishes.

Don't look at the cheapness of the vegetables, they only cost three to five yuan a catty, but if you look at the cucumbers on the shelf, you can pick more than 20 cucumbers at random, which cost more than ten catties, that's thirty to fifty yuan.

Coupled with other dishes, you might be able to sell hundreds of dollars in one day, and that would be a tael of silver in ten days!And vegetables like cucumbers are picked today, and they can be picked again in seven or eight days. This is all silver!

Neither Zhan Feiyu nor Mrs Li are nosy people. The old house may be rich or poor, as long as they don't disturb their mother and daughter.

Carrying the empty bucket, Li patted Zhan Feiyu's head with a smile, "Go back."

The second son Zhan, who was standing on the side of the road, also waved his hand to signal to the shouting villagers to be quiet, "Everyone, don't argue, I have discussed with the village leader and the elders of the clan, and every ten households will be in a group, and take turns to deliver food to my house. ."

Some people have many kinds of melons, while others have many kinds of vegetables and cabbage. Fortunately, the vegetable fields are concentrated on the hillside. The village elders have roughly looked at them and divided them. In this way, each family can be guaranteed All the dishes can be sold, but you won't be vying for it.

Muramasa also said loudly: "Come to me in a while, I'll report your name, no matter if you have quarreled or quarreled before, don't get along with Yinzi, clean the appetizers every day, weigh it and send it to the old man. Zhan's family, and then you will share the money in private, and the vegetable money will be paid every day."

The villagers who were scrambling to be the first became quiet after hearing this. It is fair to group them in this way. There are more than 100 households in the village, except those who can’t sell vegetables like Li’s. It's good to sell the second crop.

"Sister-in-law, you are also a good vegetable grower. If you don't need to open a few vegetable plots, the boss and I will still receive the vegetables that you have grown." Xiao Yao's chin was raised arrogantly, and she looked at Li who came over like a charity. Shi and Zhan Feiyu.

"No." Li refused.

Little Yao was the most disliked by Li's unconcerned appearance, her smile froze, and her voice became sharp, "Sister-in-law, if you don't earn money yourself, do you have to rely on gifts from those dignitaries to help Xiaoyu study? If this is passed on, it will damage the reputation of the scholar, not to say that you don't eat borrowed food."

Zhan Feiyu held back his laughter and walked forward while holding Li's hand, "Mother, we're going back."

Seeing the mother and daughter leave like this, Xiao Yao's face twisted angrily, but even if she can lead the villagers to earn money, the most important thing in the village and clan is the dead girl Zhan Feiyu, who is waiting for her. Take the county test next February!
"Mother, if you're looking for trouble in the old house, you should clarify the problem of the young daughter of Taifu Restaurant's brain." Zhan Feiyu thought that the well water would not make the river water.

But the old house has turned over now, and it will only make more money in the future.

Li shi was stunned for a moment, and hesitantly said, "This is not very good, it must not ruin the reputation of the girl's family."

Zhan Dalang is only 13 years old now, even if he is engaged, it will take a few years to get married. The youngest daughter of the Xie family is not smart.

Zhan Feiyu lowered his head to hide the coldness in his eyes, "Mother, as long as they don't go too far, you won't tell the whole village about it, but when you mention this, the second room doesn't dare to find fault again, at least you have a clean ear. ."

After all, selling a son for glory is also a second house, and is the father and mother of Zhan Dalang.

Li Shi was right when he thought about it, "Okay, mother remembered."

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May pomegranate flowers are coquettish, and green poplars are heavy with rain.Five-color new silk horn-wrapped rice dumplings, gold plate delivery, raw silk painting fan plate double phoenix.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the scent of zongzi leaves wafts in the air. There are two handfuls of mugwort at the door of every household. The private school also has a day off, but Zhan Feiyu still goes to the private school on time.

study.

"Master, are you alright?" Zhan Feiyu looked at the pale-faced Master Lin, and hurriedly put down the book and greeted him, "Master, do you want to find a doctor?"

Master Lin sat down and said indifferently: "It's okay, it's just a headache. Today's symptoms are much lighter than yesterday."

"Is that Master better?" Seeing that Master Lin was in good condition, Zhan Feiyu was more worried about the weak Lin Xiuyuan.

But Mrs. Wang was thinking about getting Zhan Feiyu and Lin Xiuyuan to get married, so she didn't dare to visit the doctor, lest Mrs. Wang read too much, and became more determined to get the two of them engaged.

"Xiu Yuan drank the medicine, it's not a big problem, just rest for two more days." Lin Fuzi only went to see Lin Xiuyuan before he came to the study. When the father and son discussed the article the night before, they both caught cold and contracted the cold. .

After Zhan Feiyu completed a new art article, Master Lin drank a cup of strong tea to refresh himself, and analyzed the deficiencies in the article for Zhan Feiyu.

"Respect Luo Yi first and then respect people. When you are dealing with people, it is not advisable to say this, but as a teacher, you can judge an article. Words and literary talent are the clothes of an article. If your clothes are ragged, who would want to go into it The classics and philosophies contained in your text?"

Zhan Feiyu nodded when he heard it. During the imperial examination, there were hundreds of papers, and even if the handwriting was incomplete, the examiner would even drop the papers directly.

And my own article lacks literary grace. Even if the content is good, it looks dry at first glance. If it is a pragmatic grader, it will be fine.

"You can stick to your writing every day." Lin Fuzi looked at the neat and square Taige style on the paper. Although it was an exam-oriented font, it was already strong.

"Then Master, how can I improve my literary talent?" Zhan Feiyu asked humbly for advice. The literary talent of this article is just like Shicai, which is her shortcoming.

"You have been in school for a short period of time, you have read the Four Books and Five Classics, and you have studied Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, all of which are read for the imperial examinations, but there are thousands of books in the world, among which Han Fu emphasizes rhetoric and allusion, and pursues parallelism and rhythm. "Master Lin handed the "Han Fu Collection" on the shelf to Zhan Feiyu.

"You already have the "Book of Songs" and "Chu Ci". This book contains all the classic long fu, mainly four and six characters, with gorgeous rhetoric, flat and flat, and rhyming throughout, also known as Fu Style Authentic, it's just that the words in the sentence are easy to use and difficult to use, and you can't read it fast." Lin Fuzi's eyes contained a bit of reluctance and nostalgia.

This "Han Fu Collection" was a gift from Master Lin's close friend back then. The other party came from a scholarly family, and Master Lin also had high ambitions, but unfortunately he eventually became the master of a rural private school.

Zhan Feiyu took the book with both hands and thanked him solemnly, "Yes, Master."

While waiting for the lunch break, Zhan Feiyu looked at Uncle Dong and whispered, "My wife is making zongzi?"

"Yes, Master Lin and Young Master Yuan caught cold two days ago. Madam was busy taking care of the two of them, so she didn't care about making rice dumplings. She just went to the kitchen with Madam Lu." Uncle Dong said with a smile.

The servants of Dong Lao Bolin's family, the father and daughter were bought by Wang's from the tooth bank three years ago. If it wasn't for Wang's kindness, Dong Lao's adopted daughter would not know what filthy place she was sold to.

"I see, thank you Dong Bo." Zhan Feiyu breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked to the backyard.

Wang Linlang, who had just come out of the room, frowned, and then stepped forward to block Zhan Feiyu, "Brother Xiuyuan has already taken the medicine and fell asleep, so don't go in and disturb Sister Zhan."

Master Lin and Lin Xiuyuan were both ill at the same time, and Mrs. Wang was incapable of being able to clone herself. Fortunately, although Wang Linlang was small, she was very meticulous in taking care of others. So Mrs. Wang took care of Mrs. Lin, and Lin Xiuyuan had Wang Linlang looking after him. Mammy is responsible for three meals a day and decoction.

"Miss Wang, I'm just a student of the Master. You say Brother Xiu Yuan's classmate and junior sister." Zhan Feiyu expressed her attitude. She was not afraid of Wang Linlang, a scheming little girl, but there was no need to waste time and money on her. energy.

As for Wang Linlang wanting to marry Lin Xiuyuan, not to mention that the Wang family would not agree, and Master Lin would not agree. At first, Zhan Feiyu was a little hesitant, and she could not tell Master Lin that Wang Linlang was not good.

But Zhan Feiyu was also worried that the three members of the Lin family were honest and honest, even the teacher's mother, Mrs. Wang, was only a bit high-minded and sharp. The three of them together probably didn't have as much heart as Wang Linlang, a 12-year-old girl.

On the contrary, Master Lin saw that she was absent-minded in class, and almost moved the ruler.

Afraid of being beaten, Zhan Feiyu immediately poured beans into a bamboo tube and explained the reason, "Master, I have met with Miss Wang Liu several times. She is hostile to me, and she seems to be planning to marry my senior brother."

"What?" Lin Fuzi was stunned for a moment, and was really taken aback by these words.

Not to mention that Zhan Feiyu is only eight years old, Wang Linlang is also a little girl who has not grown up in the eyes of Master Lin. Although Master Lin has little contact with her, in his opinion she is a gentle and docile junior. Distinguished by talent, he knows a little about piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and he can also be a female celebrity in cooking, but he is less smart and naughty than Zhan Feiyu.

Zhan Feiyu knew that this would be the case, and sighed loudly: "Master, the intention to harm others is indispensable, and the intention to guard against others is indispensable. Don't you see that Miss Wang is very gentle and considerate to senior brother?"

"The seven-year-old man and woman are not in the same seats. When Miss Wang and her mistress get along with each other, they always follow the rules, but they take the initiative to talk to her senior brother, with intimacy and concern in their words. Isn't this a contradiction?" If Zhan Feiyu was not afraid of irritating his master , it is estimated that there will be a sentence: no matter what you are doing, you are not a traitor or a thief!

Master Lin hadn't thought about this before. After all, Wang Linlang only came to Lin's house for a short stay, and would have to leave for at least a year, but after hearing Zhan Feiyu's reminder, Master Lin also sensed something was wrong.

"Master, I know." Master Lin looked at Zhan Feiyu with wide eyes and an excited face, raised his hand and tapped her on the forehead, "Your mother will not agree to this."

It stands to reason that this is a matter of the Wang family, and it also involves Wang Linlang, a junior. As an elder, Mr. Lin behaves in an upright manner and naturally can't talk behind his back.

Master Lin finally revealed a little bit, but Zhan Feiyu made up the whole process.

Wang Linlang lives in the Wang family, but she was not born by Mrs. Wang or Wang Gui's concubine, but was raised in the outer room outside. Look at Wang Linlang's outstanding appearance, and her tenderness everywhere. Careless behavior.

Zhan Feiyu used her toes to speculate that her mother was not an ordinary female, but she was probably a brothel woman. Her mother died a few years ago, so Wang Gui took her back to the Wang family, and after the sequence, she became Miss Wang Liu. .

Not to mention the identity of the businessman of the Wang family, just because Wang Linlang is a maid, Master Lin and the Wang family will not let her marry Lin Xiuyuan, so Zhan Feiyu's worries are unnecessary.

Of course, if Wang Linlang is not 12 years old, but has already reached the age of [-], she still needs to worry about Wang Linlang making a private decision for life, let alone crawling into a bed or something. Now that she is too young, any conspiracy is useless.

Recovering his thoughts from his memories, Zhan Feiyu ignored Wang Linlang in front of him, but looked in the direction of the house over her. They were talking loudly, but the senior brother didn't come out. It seemed that he was really asleep.

"Sister Zhan, since you have Ling Yunzhi, don't have more contact with Brother Xiuyuan. After all, Sister Zhan, you are very talented. I'm worried that Brother Xiuyuan will give birth to other thoughts. In the end, not only will Brother Xiuyuan be injured, but Sister Zhan, you will not. The way to get along with my uncle." Wang Linlang's voice was soft and concerned, but it was reasonable.

"It's my business, don't bother Miss Wang to worry about it." Zhan Feiyu glanced at Wang Linlang, who had a tired look in her eyes, and took care of her brother for two days. She now has a blue-grey color that lacks sleep.

On the back of Wang Linlang's hand that was deliberately exposed, there was a scalded blister, which was probably caused by decoction or pouring water.

And there were a few drops of brown water stains on her white long dress, which looked like a splash of concoction, which made people believe that she took care of Lin Xiuyuan more carefully.

"Sister Zhan doesn't seem to like me?" Wang Linlang bit her red lips, and she looked like she was wronged by the sky, and her words and deeds were learned from her deceased mother. means.

Zhan Feiyu ignored Wang Linlang, who was arrogant. After thinking about it, he realized that she was using a bitter scheme. She wanted to show the master and the wife that she was considerate to her brother, but it was a pity that her status as a maid is here, no matter how hard she tried. They are all empty bamboo baskets.

"Sister Zhan, walk slowly." Seeing Zhan Feiyu turn and leave, Wang Linlang not only did not have the joy of victory, but felt something was wrong, but unfortunately she couldn't see through Zhan Feiyu, let alone guess her thoughts.

(End of this chapter)