Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 157
Half an hour later, the boat sailed into the Yangtze River. In Fan Ning's cabin, Cheng Ze quickly showed his talent in a certain aspect.

He is very good at making tea. Apart from ordering tea in the Song Dynasty, making tea was also a hobby of literati and refined scholars. The skill of making tea is slightly weaker, and more attention is paid to water quality and heat.

"Although the scenery of Beigu Mountain is ordinary, it has a spring that is very clear and sweet. It is located in the back mountain and is called Pearl Spring. Before I left, I specially filled a gourd of spring water."

Cheng Ze took his water hyacinth, filled the sencha pot to [-]% full, and broke off a piece of tea cake and put it into the tea bowl. The tea cake should be soaked first, and then the tea should be fried.

"The heat is very important. The water can't be completely boiled. It's enough when it's bubbling. The key is that the charcoal fire below should not be too hot. Let the tea cakes be fried in water for a longer time, so that the tea aroma can be fully leached."

While frying tea, the three chatted, Su Liang asked with a smile: "Has Brother Cheng been outside all this time?"

"Almost! After the rankings opened, I went to Jiangning, then to Changzhou, and finally to Jingkou County. I had no choice but to stay at home and go on blind dates all day. I escaped."

When it comes to blind dates, everyone has a common topic. Su Liang told him about Li Dashou's rush to a blind date, and also about his painful experience of being escorted by his mother to go on a blind date. Cheng Ze clapped his hands and laughed, "It seems that we are the same Fallen people!"

Fan Ning shook his head and said with a smile: "Why do you make the blind date so scary? Maybe there is a little lady who is right in your eyes. If you miss it, wouldn't it be too late to regret it?"

At this time, the tea was almost boiled, and Cheng Ze filled a cup of tea for Fan Ning and Su Liang, and the cabin was filled with the fragrance of tea.

Cheng Ze said with a smile: "It seems that Brother Fan Xian does not reject blind dates!"

Su Liang said contemptuously at the side: "This guy doesn't hurt his back when he talks standing up. He never had a blind date at all, so of course he said such sarcastic remarks."

Cheng Ze was very surprised, "Fan Xiandi is the No. 1 boy solution test in Pingjiang Mansion, and no one came to propose marriage?"

Fan Ning shook his head, "I don't know if anyone has proposed a marriage. Anyway, I have never been on a blind date. Maybe it's because my family is relatively remote, and my family is poor. Maybe others will look down on me."

"Just pretend! Just keep pretending! I didn't hear anything."

The contempt on Su Liang's face has been magnified countless times, "If you keep pretending, you will become a nine-tailed fox!"

Cheng Ze's little eyes were rolling around, wondering what he was thinking?
Cheng Ze's home is in Chengzhuang, [-] miles north of Jiangdu County. The mansion is a manor-style mansion covering an area of ​​[-] mu, and the surrounding hundreds of hectares of land are all his property.

Only then did Fan Ning know that Cheng Ze's great-grandfather was also a hero who followed Zhao Kuangyin to conquer the world. Later, he released his military power with a glass of wine. The Cheng family received a lot of rewards, so they gave up their military power and returned to their hometown to enjoy the blessings, becoming one of the best landlords in Yangzhou.

Cheng's manor is only a few miles away from the canal, and a small river connects the manor with the canal.

Fan Ning's passenger ship docked slowly at Cheng's pier.

Not far away is the Cheng Family Manor surrounded by high walls. The white walls and black tiles are quite elegant, but the gate is very imposing. There is a vermilion gate with a huge double-angled gate on the top, and dozens of steps below it. On both sides of the steps stood a mighty Lion Gate Beast, which was a foot high.

"Wow!"

Su Liang exclaimed: "Cheng Ze, your family is the most wealthy family in Yangzhou!"

"Not to mention! Not to discuss!"

Cheng Ze shook his head again and again, "Our family doesn't even count among the top ten. The main reason is that my great-grandfather was granted the title of Duke of the county, so that this kind of gate was allowed to be built. It's no longer possible now, hey! It's a pity that the title of the Great Song Dynasty cannot be passed on to future generations. , otherwise I would at least be the county magistrate."

At this time, the door of the mansion was wide open, and a middle-aged man came rushing angrily with more than a dozen Zhuang Ding, and cursed from a distance: "Stinky boy, you still know how to come back, let's see how I deal with you!"

Cheng Ze was taken aback, "It's broken, my father is here, so he won't spare me!"

He had no way out, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go forward, "Daddy, I'll come back, but even if you kill me, I won't marry that lazy woman of the Yang family!"

"Bastard! What are you talking about?"

Cheng Ze's father is Cheng Enmao, a well-known landowner in Yangzhou. He is tall and fat, much more imposing than his son, but also has small eyes and a small nose. Cheng Ze looks very much like his father.

Yuan Cheng had two sons and a daughter. The eldest son was Cheng Ze, and the youngest son was born to a concubine. He was only eight years old.

Like parents all over the world, Cheng Yuanwai placed great hopes on his son. This time he spent a lot of money to get his son admitted to Juren, which consolidated his son's social status.

The next step is to marry the Yang family, so that the Cheng family's family business can be stabilized in the next generation.

However, the son refused to appreciate the favor and refused to marry the daughter of the Yang family, which made Cheng Yuanwai extremely annoyed.

At this time, he saw a few teenagers getting off the big boat, he was stunned for a moment, held back the anger in his heart, and asked, "Who are they?"

"It's a friend I met on the road."

"Hmph! Is it your friend again?"

"Daddy, don't talk nonsense."

Cheng Ze was afraid that Fan Ning and the others would hear him, so he stepped forward and said in a low voice, "They are all candidates from Pingjiang Mansion, and they came to Beijing to take the exam."

Member Cheng was taken aback, a Juren from the Pingjiang Mansion?How could the son know the Juren of Pingjiang Mansion.

Cheng Ze nodded. He looked back at Fan Ning, and said, "The boy in the light blue scholar's uniform is the No. 1 boy in this year's boy solution test. His name is Fan Ning, and he is a well-known child prodigy in Pingjiang Prefecture."

Of course Yuan Cheng knew about Tongzi Test, even in Yangzhou, it was highly valued. It was actually the No. 1 Tongzi Jieqian. He immediately changed his mind and praised his son, saying: "This time you have made progress, and you know how to make useful friends."

"Of course, your son is also a Juren!"

"Fart Juren, if I didn't spend three thousand coins, would you be on the list?"

After scolding his son, Cheng Yuanwai immediately greeted him with a smile, "Welcome three young talents from Pingjiang Mansion to visit Bi Zhuang, Ze'er, help daddy to invite your friends to come to the village to rest!"

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Although Cheng Ze's manor looks imposing, compared with Zhu's house in Wujiang, it is still much inferior, not at the same level at all.

If Zhu Zhai in Wujiang is a lady of every family, then the Cheng family can only be regarded as Xiaojiabiyu. The unique construction of one stone, one tree, one bridge and one pavilion cannot be seen by the Cheng family. Fan Ning feels that the Cheng family is like Jiang Wan's family. It's just an enlarged version, but it still lacks a kind of background.

However, the Cheng family's house is very large, and they are very hospitable to guests. The four boatmen were also taken to the mansion to treat them with delicious food and drinks.

The three of Fan Ning live in a courtyard for VIPs, and there are a few maids serving them, but Fan Ning and the others don't plan to stay for a long time. They will stay for one day tonight and go to Slender West Lake and Shugang tomorrow, and then leave the day after tomorrow. went north.

"Dashou, it's not a good way for you to practice calligraphy so desperately. You have to learn to combine work and rest."

Fan Ning saw that Li Dashou began to work hard to write as soon as he settled down. He finally couldn't help persuading Li Dashou, "You can't just write, but also learn to think. Only by working hard and thinking can you make progress faster."

"Brother, just let me write it! I am too poor in understanding, so I can only rely on diligence."

In other respects, Li Dashou would listen to Fan Ning's words, but when it came to practicing calligraphy, he was more stubborn than a cow, and he would not listen to anyone.

Fan Ning had no choice but to follow him.

He found Su Liang and said with a smile, "Xiao Su, let's go for a walk and feel the rural scenery here."

"Okay! I'll put on a dress."

Su Liang put on a robe and followed Fan Ning to the outside of the mansion.

The two of them left the gate of the mansion and walked eastward along the small river. Beside the small river was a country road with thick and big poplar trees growing on both sides, rustling under the blowing of the autumn wind. Fly away.

On the left side of the path is a large farmland, the rice has been harvested, and there are endless bare rice stubble in the field.

The warm sunlight shone on them through the woods, giving people a feeling of extra comfort and tranquility.

Fan Yang raised his head and felt the breeze. After a while, he opened his eyes and smiled at Su Liang, "Have you noticed that after crossing the Yangtze River, the air becomes dry, and there is no moist feeling like the south of the Yangtze River?"

"Yeah!" Su Liang casually agreed, seeming a little absent-minded.

Fan Ning gave him a strange look, only to see that Su Liang was looking ahead in a daze.

Fan Ning followed his gaze, and saw three young girls picking wild flowers by the river below the slope.

"Oh! The scenery is pleasing to the eye, no wonder you are so fascinated by it."

Su Liang blushed, "Nonsense, I'm just curious."

At this time, the three girls also found them, and the three of them blushed immediately, and one of them ran up the slope ahead with his skirt in hand.

There were three girls, two of them were dressed as maids, wearing short clothes and wide-leg trousers, and the other was a little taller, who should be the master. Eyebrows, a small nose.

With shy eyes, she glanced at Su Liang quietly, and ran towards Cheng's residence.

"Su Liang, do you want to catch up?"

Seeing that Su Liang's eyes were caught by the young girl, Fan Ning couldn't help but joked, "Does she suit your taste? Don't you like girls who are a little plumper?"

Su Liang's teeth itch with hatred.

"Why don't you have any elegance at all? I found that you showed your true colors after you came out. What does it mean to be plump? Are you a scholar or a flower picker? Why can't you say that you are round and smooth?"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but glanced at the girl who walked into Cheng's mansion, and said in a low voice, "She seems to be the daughter of the Cheng family."

(End of this chapter)