Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 152 Deciding to Go North
Early the next morning, gongs and drums were beating on the wharf at the entrance of the county school, and colorful flags were flying. Ten Juren wearing square caps, brocade robes, and big red flowers walked on the stage surrounded by hundreds of county scholars. Small boats.

In the north, the middle list pays attention to riding a horse to praise the street, but there are not so many horses in the south of the Yangtze River, and riding a donkey to praise the street is not good, so we changed measures to local conditions and changed to boat.

The ten small boats were also dressed up, dressed in red and green, which looked extraordinarily grand and festive.

People carrying big red flowers stood at the bow of the boat, and the boat moved slowly. Dozens of musicians on the first big boat beat gongs and drums, and the suona was loud, attracting all the people in the city to both sides of the river.

Tens of thousands of people on both sides of the strait greeted each other across the river, and cheers and blessings continued to ring out. Many people even threw copper coins into the boats, wanting to share the luck of the lifters.

Fan Ning's boat was third, but a flag was planted on his boat, with a line of big characters on it, "Boys try to be the leader". Under the wind blowing in the river, the flag fluttered, which was particularly eye-catching.

Fan Ning is indeed the most concerned by the people of Wu County. From the leader of the county to the leader of the tribute, he has become the focus of public opinion in Wu County time and time again. He has become a role model for all parents in Wu County to educate their children. All parents hope that their children can also be like Same as Fanning.

Fan Ning thanked both sides, and threw copper coins from the bank, jingling and landed on the deck. After traveling less than two miles, the copper coins had already covered the deck with a thin layer, and the boatman was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. All in all, although these copper coins were thrown to Juren, they ultimately belonged to him.

The river cruise didn’t end until noon. After lunch, the Juren set off to return to their hometowns. What greeted them would be a celebration at the township level. The unbearable pain of drunkenness.

That night, Fan Ning got drunk and was carried back home by two young men from Jiangwan Village.

Two days later, the celebration of solving the test finally came to an end, and life returned to calm.

Early in the morning, Fan Ning was pacing back and forth in the small courtyard with his hands behind his hands. During this time, his mind was quite chaotic, with various affairs piled up in his mind, and he needed to calm down and organize his thoughts.

He needed to go to Wujiang to visit Zhu Yuanfu. Whether it was to thank him or invest in the future, he had to visit Zhu's family instead of waiting for Zhu Yuanfu to visit him.

Fan Ning counted the time, he will return to the county school the day after tomorrow, so he will leave for Wujiang early tomorrow morning.

He also wants to talk to his second uncle Fan Tiege about Tian Huangshi, and to expand Tian Huangshi's business as a strange stone museum. The specific matters must be handled by his second uncle, and he can only help in the general direction.

Fan Ning was always a little worried about Mingren and Mingli, they were more edgy, and he didn't have the energy to control them, so he had to let his second uncle take the helm.

I will discuss this matter with my second uncle today.

Then there was the imperial examination preparation for the next three months. Two days ago, Su Liang invited him to Beijing to prepare for the exam, which made Fan Ning quite tempted.

In fact, the county school has not played much role in his improvement, and he really needs to consider changing the environment.

If you really want to go to Beijing, you need to arrange all kinds of things properly before going to Beijing.

When Fan Ning bowed his head in thought, A Tao, a little girl, walked in with a bowl of tea and smiled.

"Little official, there are four outside!"

Fan Ning was startled, took the tea bowl and asked, "Four what?"

"Four matchmakers! Since the day before yesterday, matchmakers have been rushing to the door. There are a bunch of them every day. The aunt is getting annoyed to death. She doesn't want to see them, so they just stay at the door and refuse to leave. At dawn, there are Four matchmakers are sitting at the door waiting, and it is said that there are some who came from Changzhou County."

Fan Ning also felt dizzy for a while. He had just received the tribute exam, so what if he was admitted to Jinshi.

If he still had a little nostalgia for his hometown, then A Tao's words became the last factor that made him make up his mind to go to Beijing.

"Go to Beijing!"

At this moment, Fanning made up his mind.

Fan Tiege wears an octagonal hat and a dark brocade robe. He has a richer figure and a kind smile. He looks like a handsome shopkeeper.

In the past two years, Fan Tiege has also been quite famous in Mudu Town. Everyone calls him Fan Da's shopkeeper, and he can be regarded as a squire in the town. Many town residents will ask him to help mediate when they have disputes.

He is kind and kind to others, and has won the respect of most small vendors in Qishi Lane. He has also collected many famous stones in the past two years, and managed the Qishi Museum in an orderly manner.

Fan Tiege listened to Fan Ning's narration, and said in a slow tone: "A few days ago, I also heard Mingren and Mingli talk about this matter. They are indeed not suitable for studying, and it would be good for them to let them go for a walk, but I I don't quite understand how you plan to sell Tianhuangshi, just put it on the counter, or do you plan to sell it after processing?"

Fan Ning shook his head, "Don't be in a hurry to sell, stock up first, hoard a large amount of rough stones, but the second uncle has to make two preparations, the first is that the second uncle needs to recruit two jade carvers as soon as possible, and prepare to expand from Taihu stone to carved ornamental stones Second, after the opening of the Kistler Museum in Beijing, Tian Huangshi can be put on shelves in the capital."

Opening a store in the capital is the established policy for next year. Kistler Museum has accumulated tens of thousands of profits in the past two years, and has the conditions to open a store in the capital.

Once the Kistler Museum in Beijing opens, Fan Tiege will come to Beijing to be the shopkeeper, and Pingjiang Mansion will recruit another shopkeeper.

Fan Tiege nodded, "I have asked someone to find a store in the capital. I plan to go to the capital next spring. If everything goes well, I will try to open the store before next summer."

"I'll leave everything to the second uncle, including the matter of Tian Huangshi, please take care of the second uncle."

Fan Tiege smiled and said: "Since the Tianhuangshi mine vein has been invested to become the mine under the Qishi Pavilion, I plan to recruit a few deacons to take charge of the entire business, including mining, transportation, storage, carving and other affairs. Those two guys are relatively old They are still young and can't bear such a big burden, let them run more errands, and they will talk about it after a few years of hard work."

"This is up to the second uncle to decide. If there is any embarrassment, you can ask the Zhu family for help. They have a silver mine and a tea house in Fuzhou. They have been in business for many years and are familiar with the situation there."

"I see, you can go to Beijing to take the exam without worry! I wish you the best of luck."

Fan Ning explained to his second uncle about Pan Yulang's affairs, and then he left the Kistler Museum.

Fan Ning planned to go to Beijing to prepare for the exam in advance, and received strong support from her parents. Although Zhang Sanniang was a little bit reluctant, she still took the initiative to express her support for her son to go to Beijing for the sake of her son's future.

Fan Tiezhou also decided to let his apprentice A Qing, as Fan Ning's school boy, accompany him to Beijing for the exam.

That night, Zhang Sanniang packed her son's clothes. Fan Ning would go to Wujiang tomorrow. After returning from Wujiang, he would go directly to Beijing from Wu County and never return to Jiangwan Village.

"Ning'er, you should be going to Beijing by boat!"

"Mother, of course it's going to Beijing by boat. It's already been arranged. Li Dashou's family will go by boat. His father will prepare a five-hundred-stone passenger boat, which should be more comfortable."

"That's good. Yesterday, Grandpa Shuigen was still asking if you want to go to Beijing on his boat. His boat is too small to fit all of you, and there are also book boys!"

When the mother talked about the book boy, Fan Ning said to his father who was sitting beside him: "Father, let's forget about Ah Qing, he is so thin, he can't carry the bookcase and suitcase. After arriving in the capital, I will just hire a porter."

Fan Tiezhou smiled and said: "Tell Ah Qing that he must be crying in anxiety. He has been wanting to go to Beijing to play. How long has he been looking forward to it?"

"I'm going to Beijing to prepare for the exam, how can I take him to play? Taking him to Beijing will affect my preparation for the exam instead!" Fan Ning didn't want to bring Ah Qing to Beijing, feeling that he was a burden.

Fan Tiezhou nodded, "Forget it, it's the same when your second uncle comes to Beijing next spring, and then take him there. In addition, I will prepare some travel medicine for you, which will be convenient on the road."

"Thank you Daddy!"

"Silly boy, what is there to thank for that? By the way, before you leave tomorrow, you'd better say hello to grandpa and grandma, especially if you are grandma. When she heard that you won the first prize in the exam, she even went to Lingyan Temple to greet you. You wish."

Three black lines appeared on Fan Ning's forehead, and he said hastily, "Father, tell Grandma clearly that he is not the number one scholar, but the No. 1 tribute scholar, and he will be laughed at by others."

"It's the same for them. Last time you passed the No.1 county magistrate exam, she also thought you were the No. [-] scholar in the exam. Don't worry about such trivial things."

Fanning had no choice but to smile wryly and nodded.

(End of this chapter)