Otoharu

Chapter 180 Journey to the West
Jiang Shanqing also moved very quickly, and put what he wrote in front of Li Meier the next day, but it was not much, just a few thin sheets of paper.

Li Mei'er looked at the few pieces of paper, and curled her lips in dissatisfaction, "This is not enough to fit between the teeth, and I will finish reading it in a while."

"You read it first before we talk about it." Jiang Shan was confident.

Li Meier picked up those pages and read them carefully. After a while, she was attracted by the stories on the paper. After a quarter of an hour, she raised her head anxiously, looked at Jiang Shanqing and asked, "What's going on in the future, monkey?" Have you found an immortal apprentice?"

"Predict what will happen next, and listen to the next chapter to break it down." Jiang Shanqing said with a slightly smug expression on his lips.

Li Meier immediately went to shake his arm and begged: "Brother Shanqing, you are the best, just tell me, what happened to the monkey, did you learn the immortality of longevity?"

"Wait until tomorrow, I'll tell you when I update it tomorrow." Jiang Shanqing still refused to say, hanging on Li Meier's appetite.

Li Meier acted coquettishly for a while, seeing that Jiang Shanqing was completely unmoved, she had no choice but to wait for tomorrow, but she still asked a little unwillingly: "Brother Shanqing, you really wrote this story, and I have never heard of it before." You said you could write in a notebook."

Jiang Shanqing shook his head and raised a finger, "First, this is not a storybook, it's a novel; second, this novel is not written by me, I heard it from a person named Wu Chengen, I can only be regarded as Transcribe it."

Li Meier nodded half-understood, and then asked: "Where is this Wu Chengen now?" It would be great if I could meet the author himself, and ask him directly for the following story, so as not to ask the old ghost.

"Dead." Jiang Shanqing replied blankly. Anyway, in his time, Wu Chengen was indeed dead and could not die anymore.

"He's dead!" Li Meier sighed regretfully, thinking that talented people always die young, and then asked with some concern: "Then has he finished telling this story?"

"It's over." Jiang Shanqing replied.

After hearing this affirmative answer, Li Meier finally put her heart back into her stomach, and said to Jiang Shanqing: "Brother Shanqing, remember to write the story to me every day. How can such a good story be lost? .”

"Understood, if you still want to read the story tomorrow, go to bed now." Jiang Shanqing sternly urged Li Meier.

Li Meier had no choice but to get up and go back to her room, thinking that the old ghost has become more and more verbose recently, even more verbose than her mother.Li Meier is looking forward to the update of the novel written by Jiang Shanqing every day, and the day will soon come to August. As the day of the rural examination is getting closer, Mrs. Li is becoming more and more anxious. Every day, she has to worship in front of the Bodhisattva statue for a long time , The offering of incense in front of the Bodhisattva must never be interrupted, making the Buddhist hall shrouded in smoke all day long.

This is what Li Meier said to Li Yuanxia, ​​"My grandmother is almost bewildered these days, and she almost sleeps with the Bodhisattva statue in her arms all day long. It seems that if I don't pray for a while, my father will fail the exam."

Li Yuanxia just covered his mouth and smiled, and echoed: "My mother is similar, you don't know how closely she watches my nephew studying, my nephew doesn't even have time to play every day, and she says he is our family A rare seed for studying, we must study hard and strive for glory in the future."

Li Meier thought about Li Ang's appearance, and felt that he didn't seem to be that good at reading, at least he was far behind Jiang Shanqing, but he is still young, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in the future.

"Is it true that the older generation is like this, hoping that their children and grandchildren will study and become officials, but being an official is also risky. In the history that Aunt Zhen told us, didn't there are so many high-ranking officials who were beheaded and ransacked by the emperor?" Li Yuanxia Dragging his cheeks, he said very puzzled.

"Compared to the risks, the benefits of being an official are greater, and most of the high officials who were beheaded were corrupt and bribed. In fact, as long as they are not greedy for money, nothing will happen, right? "Although Li Meier knew a little more than Li Yuanxia, ​​what she knew was limited, she tilted her head and said after thinking.

"Anyway, I think it's boring to be an official. Like my family, it's good to be a businessman. You don't have to worry about food and clothing. You don't have to worry about offending the emperor and being decapitated and ransacked." Li Yuanxia thought. It's simple, and I feel that my life is very good now.

Li Yuanxia's thinking is the same as that of most unknown common people. Everyone doesn't expect much wealth and wealth. As long as they live and work in peace and contentment, have clothes to wear and food to eat, they will be satisfied. The wishes of the general public have always been so simple.

"I would like to see a different scenery." Li Meier muttered in a low voice. After all, she is a reborn person who thinks a little more. In this life, she is unwilling to be trapped in this small Zhangshui Town Now, she wants to go out and have a look, to see the prosperity and different customs in various parts of this country, and it is worthwhile to travel in this world again.

On the eighth day of August, the first day of the provincial examination, Mrs. Li put on a newly made red dress early in the morning, and ordered Li Meier and Jiang Shanqing to wear red clothes as a sign of auspiciousness.

Li Meier is fine, she likes to wear this kind of bright colors, but Jiang Shanqing suffers, he loves plain the most on weekdays, he only wears moon white, indigo, lake blue, now let him wear bright red , His face was dark all morning, and he almost didn't want to go to the ethnology study, but Li Meier persuaded him a few words, and he reluctantly went to the ethnology study.

After sending Jiang Shanqing away, Li Meier went back to Mrs. Li and said speechlessly, "Grandmother, don't be too exaggerated. This imperial examination is mainly about articles. It may not be useful for you to get such things."

"Bah, bah, bah! Hurry up and spit on this old lady. You are not allowed to say such unlucky words these days!" Old lady Li turned black, and immediately grabbed her and asked her to repeat what she just said.

Li Meier couldn't help it, so she could only "bah" three times, and then said: "Useful, useful, what you made, grandma, must be useful, and my father will definitely pass the exam."

Only then was Mrs. Li satisfied, let her go, and proudly passed on her experience, "At the beginning, your father took the exam for scholar, and your uncle took the exam for juren. I dressed like this. How about it? They both passed the exam No, this method is very effective and very auspicious."

Li Meier didn't take it seriously, thinking that her grandmother was a superstitious feudalist, if she really prayed to God and worshiped Buddha, and wore a red dress, she would be able to pass the examination of scholar and scholar, then there would be no students in this world who study hard, and they should all go to worship Bodhisattva.

(End of this chapter)