Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 73
Coming out of Wu's house after dinner, Fan Tiege was a little preoccupied. Although Lao Wu finally agreed to buy his goods, before leaving, he threw out a sentence, "Brothers must also settle accounts", which cast a layer on this transaction. shadow.

Although Fan Tiege didn't understand the meaning of his words, he knew that Lao Wu was the kind of person who would spend every penny in two. I was busy in vain.

Today's blind date, Fan Tiege also felt uncomfortable, Lao Wu was obviously cold to his nephew at the dinner table.

Logically, he should be concerned about Fan Ning's game, but at the dinner table, he kept complaining about the tuition increase at the government-run school in Changqiao Town this year.

Maybe it's because his son will also be studying there next year.

Fan Tiege looked at Fan Ning in front of him, his heart was full of guilt, and he would really go to Mudu Town in two days to apologize to his eldest brother and sister-in-law.

After all, you shouldn't decide things like a blind date without the consent of the child's parents.

The two brothers of the Fan family put their arms around Fan Ning's neck, stretched out their hands and said with a smile, "Take out the copper-nickel and let's have a look!"

Fan Ning shook his head with a smile, "I don't want the cupronickel, so I just threw it away."

"You silly boy, the first eight people are all in your pockets, and you don't want it. Do you really want to be the son-in-law of this miser?"

Speaking of the miser, Fan Ning really realized that although there are many dishes when entertaining guests, there are more vegetables and less meat, and they are all served in small dishes, and the two chopsticks are gone. After eating a bowl of rice by himself, the host does not take the initiative to add more rice .

Which guest would be ashamed to add food by himself?

As a result, I had to eat another meal when I went back to the inn.

Fan Ning smiled and said, "That's not true, I know he doesn't like me."

"Did that make the family miserable?" Mingren asked hastily.

Fanning nodded, "I'm telling the truth."

"What about Wu Xiaoniang's level?" Mingli asked again with concern.

"In that round, I followed your orders and treated the maid as my master."

"That's right, that Wu Xiaoniang is conceited of her beauty, she will never tolerate others treating an ugly girl as her."

The two brothers let go of their hearts, and the other two tests of the first eight blind daters passed smoothly, but they all fell on white copper.

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In the back house of Wu's house, members of Wu's family of three are commenting on today's blind date.

Wu Liu'er, Wu Yuanwai's daughter, is 12 years old this year. She looks like her name, thin and tall, with almond eyes, high nose, small cherry mouth, slender and pointed jaw, and fair skin.

Wu Yuanwai also has a son, currently only eight years old, with a bad personality and poor academic performance. He will be admitted to a school next year. It is estimated that he will not be admitted to the famous principal Qing School in Changqiao Town, and will only be able to study in a government-run school.

Therefore, Wu Yuanwai attached great importance to his future son-in-law, and the standard he set for his son-in-law was at least Juren.

But he also knows that his family property can only be regarded as the upper middle class in Pingjiang Mansion, and it is estimated that the young and promising Juren will not be able to turn to his family.

So Wu Yuanwai aimed at the county magistrate selection contest.

"It doesn't matter how old you are. Anyway, it's just an engagement. We'll talk about it after we get married. Besides, although Liu'er is three years older than him, she's a third-year girl. She's holding a golden brick! The key is character."

Frankly speaking, Fan Ning did not pass his character test. Although the first eight blind daters all took away the cupronickel as silver, Fan Ning did not take it away, but put it down.

This does not prove that Fan Ning is not greedy for money. On the contrary, Yuan Wai thinks that Fan Ning found out that the quick cupronickel was not real silver, so he threw it away in annoyance, which further shows that Fan Ning is greedy for money.

This kind of money-greedy son-in-law Wu Yuanwai will never want it, he will definitely plan his own property, and the Wu family's property is left to his son.

Besides, he will have a chance to date another child prodigy with a very good family background tomorrow, and he has also entered the semi-finals, so his attitude towards Fan Ning is not so firm.

"What do you think, lady?" Wu Yuanwai asked his wife again.

Wu Yuanwai's wife's surname is Wang, and her natal family also owns a restaurant. She and Wu Yuanwai are well matched. Her lips are extremely thin, her cheekbones are high, her eyes are very sharp, and she can see through other people's details at a glance.

Wang was hiding behind the door and eavesdropping, and she heard everything Fan Ning said.

She frowned and said: "His family's conditions are really terrible, a fisherman's son, there are only three dilapidated houses in the countryside, I can't imagine, what kind of life will Liu Er live with him?
I don't necessarily ask for the right family, but at least his family should have hundreds of acres of land, and his status should at least be a country gentleman!

And I'm even more worried, what if he doesn't pass the Juren exam?Could it be that his family really depended on Liu'er's little dowry to live? "

Wu Yuanwai also felt that his wife was right. If Fan Ning failed the exam, their family would lose their daughter and lose money, and become the laughing stock of the whole county.

"What about Liu'er's opinion?" Yuan Wai finally wanted to ask his daughter's opinion.

Wu Liu'er absolutely could not bear that Fan Ning regarded such an ugly maid as herself, which was a great insult to her appearance.

She snorted coldly, and a layer of frost condensed on her beautiful face, "This kind of person is here for our Wu family's property!"

Wu Liuer made the final decision, and Fan Ning's first blind date ended like this.

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In the blink of an eye, on the fourth day, Zhu Pei accompanied Fan Ning to visit Tiger Hill.

Zhu Pei went home these few days, and she came back early in the morning on the fourth day. Their family was preparing for the old man's 60th birthday, so they couldn't take care of her.

In the afternoon, Fan Ning returned to the inn from Tiger Hill in Jupe's gorgeous carriage.

This carriage is specially used for welcoming and sending off VIPs. It is generally divided into two rows, front and rear, with male guests sitting in the front and back, and female guests sitting in the back row.

Fan Ning naturally sat in the front row, while Zhu Pei sat in the back row studying Tang poetry hard.

She has been working hard for the past few days. Fan Ning's outstanding performance in the competition made her a little ashamed, but her character is unyielding. Since she is a team, she also hopes that she can make some achievements.

In the past few days, Fan Ning has been traveling in mountains and rivers, while she is struggling to memorize Tang poems.

The carriage drove steadily, fast and very comfortably. Fanning sat at the window and looked at the scenery outside.

After a while, his interest turned to Jianmeizi sitting across from him. Jianmeizi's superman height is a sight in itself, and he will be admired wherever he goes.

"Sister Jian, why did you think of becoming a monk?" Fan Ning asked curiously.

Jian Meizi was already familiar with Fan Ning, and she was very polite to him. In her memory, it seemed that no one had been invited by the young master to ride in the carriage. This showed the importance of Fan Ning in the young master's heart.

Jian Meizi glanced at Fan Ning, and said with a straight face, "There are so many brothers and sisters in my family, and I can't support so many people, so I was sent to become a monk."

"Then why did you think of following Jupe?" Fan Ning continued to ask curiously.

Jianmeizi said coldly: "There are so many Taoist sisters and sisters, and they can't support so many people, so they sent me to Zhu's house."

Fan Ning was really a little embarrassed, scratched his head for a while and said: "Actually, I want to ask, what is the most outstanding martial art of sister Jian? Is it swordsmanship?"

"Dumb, why are you rambling on like a little old man?"

Zhu Pei next door shouted in dissatisfaction: "Your words affect my endorsement!"

"Oh!" Fan Ning stopped talking, but he still looked at Jian Meizi with great interest. She must have excellent swordsmanship, carrying a sword weighing at least twenty catties, and her arm strength is amazing.

Qinggong should also be good, otherwise I should have found her following me when I went to the bookstore that day.

I don't know what kind of martial arts she has?

At this time, Jian Meizi twisted her wrist, as if by magic, two darts suddenly appeared in her hand, she smiled at Fan Ning, revealing a row of beautiful white teeth.

Before Fan Ning could react, there was a flash of cold light, and two short darts flew past his left and right ears and nailed to the back panel of the carriage, shocking Fan Ning into a cold sweat.

If I reacted faster and dodged a little, wouldn't I die?
Fanning suddenly smelled a dangerous smell from the tall woman opposite, and he had to stay away from her.

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The carriage stopped slowly in front of the gate of the county school, and Fan Ning planned to bypass the back door and enter the inn.

At this time, he suddenly found that on the playground of the county school, a group of officials were walking towards the gate of the county school. In the middle was a dark-skinned middle-aged man, wearing a black gauze hat with wings and a dark green official uniform. He was slightly fat. .

Fan Ning was stunned for a moment, isn't this Bao Zheng?

How could he be in Wu county? Isn't he working as a transshipment envoy in Shaanxi?Could it be that he was transferred to Pingjiang Mansion again?

Fan Ning thought of countless possibilities, but couldn't think of a reason.

At this time, Jupeira shouted in a long voice: "Idiot, do you still want to get out of the car?"

Only then did Fan Ning realize this, he got out of the carriage quickly, and looked into the county school again, only to see a group of officials getting into several bullock carts.

Fan Ning changed his mind, Bao Zheng inspected the county school, is it interesting to participate in tomorrow's semi-finals, I wonder if this old Bao still remembers himself?
Bao Zheng arrived in Pingjiang Mansion three days ago. He handled the Kunshan rotten food case with a vigorous and iron fist. The county magistrate and Cao Mu were both dismissed for questioning and handed over to the officials of the Criminal Division for interrogation.

He went to Wujiang County yesterday to inspect grain depots and people's conditions, and today he went to Wujiang County to inspect.

Bao Zheng's official rank was not high, only sixth-rank officials, but he had a lot of power, which was also a characteristic of the Song Dynasty. Most high-rank officials were idle, and low-rank officials held heavy power.

He not only holds the financial power of Liangzhe Road, but also has the title of supervisory censor. The local officials are both afraid of him and flattering at the same time.

At this time, Bao Zheng also saw the gorgeous carriage at the gate of the county school through the window of the ox cart, and he was a little shocked, there were actually three horses, which is rare even in the capital city!
"Whose carriage is that?" Fan Ning had already entered the inn, Bao Zheng didn't see him.

Li Yun, the county magistrate sitting opposite him, smiled and said, "Zhu's carriage!"

Bao Zheng changed his mind, and blurted out, "Could it be Concubine Zhu?"

Li Yun nodded, and Bao Zheng didn't ask any more questions.

It turned out to be Concubine Zhu's family, no wonder. ． ． ． ． ．

Bao Zheng pondered again and asked: "Mr. Fan has a grandson who is also a remarkable child prodigy. He is now in Wu County. I don't know..."

Li Yun laughed, "Duke Bao asked if it was Fan Ning!"

"It's him!"

Bao Zheng also laughed, "It seems that this little official Fan is very famous, even the county magistrate knows him."

Of course Li Yun would not say that he got the news from his father-in-law.

He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Fan Ning shined in this county official selection competition, and officials Bao will be able to witness his demeanor with their own eyes tomorrow."

Bao Zheng nodded with a smile, he really missed this little guy after a few months.

Li Yun's eyes flashed an imperceptible tension. No matter what, he had to hold Bao Zheng with the county magistrate selection contest to prevent him from investigating public sentiments. When his official career was at a turning point, he could not have any reports that were not good for him. .

Bao Zheng knew Fan Ning, that was very good.

(End of this chapter)