Husband has a sweetheart

Chapter 22
Mrs. Zhang looked at Zhang Yuqian, and said in horror: "What nonsense are you talking about! How can I buy this paper? They are bullying you when you are young, let's fool you!"

Seeing Zhang Yuqian's irritable face, Mrs. Zhang swallowed the words "to be beheaded".

"What do you know!" Zhang Yuqian said impatiently, "The provincial examination is only for the examination of talents, and the imperial court doesn't strictly control it. They don't pay as much attention to it as Juren and Jinshi! They are all young masters of the imperial family, and they are very familiar with the people who write the exams. , I just want to help the family earn some money! If they didn’t think highly of me, 3000 taels of silver wouldn’t be able to buy papers!”

Mrs. Zhang was dubious. Scholars must not be as strict as the Jinshi examination. She still felt that she had no idea. She persuaded: "Son, if you are not sure, you can take the exam next year or the next year, and you will still have time! You are only 13 years old, what are you afraid of?"

What she didn't say was that if she failed the exam, Zhang Zuozhen would have even more reason to curse.

"That won't work!" Zhang Yuqian was not happy, and shouted angrily, "Father scolded me like hell, if I don't take the exam to be a scholar and come out and stop him, he still doesn't know how to humiliate me!"

Mrs. Zhang covered his mouth, stomped and said, "My son, what are you doing so loudly? You know your father will lose his temper!"

"Mother, if you give me money, I promise you will come back as a scholar! I'm only thirteen. If I pass the exam, people will praise me as a young talent? When next year or two years later, there will be more teenagers of the same age who pass the exam. How can I show myself? My uncle was selected as a scholar when he was 12 years old, how can I not? My reputation is exposed, and in the future, who will be admitted to the Jinshi, who will not look up to me?"

Mrs. Zhang was moved.

Zhang Zuoming, a scholar in the 1th high school, and a candidate in the [-]th high school, both ranked first in the same period and were praised by others. He was also No. [-] when he was a Jinshi, but because he was so good-looking, he was selected by the emperor as a candidate, and he almost won the triple prize.

Why can Zhang Zuoming be so beautiful, but her son can't?
"Isn't it fake?" Mrs. Zhang asked worriedly.

Zhang Yuqian shouted: "Those people are all members of the Beijing polo team, how can their identities be false? If they didn't get along well with me, I wouldn't have known about such a good thing!"

Seeing Mrs. Zhang's hesitation, Zhang Yuqian said again: "Mother, if they want me to give them an answer tomorrow, if they want the test paper, they will pay on the spot, and if they don't want it, they can't tell it! This store is gone!"

Can Mrs. Zhang not hesitate? 3000 taels of silver!It wasn't caused by the strong wind, Zhang Zuozhen only had that pitiful salary for one month, how many years would it take to save 3000 taels?

However, she changed her mind, if Zhang Yuqian was a 13-year-old middle school scholar, everyone would praise him as a young talent who lived up to the prestige of his ancestors, the benefits of which cannot be bought with 3000 taels of silver.Just like what the old lady said, the Zhang family has been going downhill for too long, and without outstanding children to support the family, it will soon be reduced to a low-ranking family in the capital. There is an urgent need for something to show everyone that the Zhang family can still make a comeback.

Under Zhang Yuqian's eager eyes, Mrs. Zhang nodded her head, gritted her teeth and said: "Son, it's not easy for our family to save some money, you must pass the exam, and you will look good for your mother!"

Two days after the polo match, Mrs. Zhang was busy with Zhang Yuqian's affairs, so she had time to come to Zhang Yuqing's yard to make trouble. , and gave her a waist card to enter and leave the house at will.

Zhang Yuqing said: "Madam wants to know, why don't you ask the old lady directly. I am from the countryside, and I am clumsy and can't speak clearly."

"Stop pretending there!" Mrs. Zhang slapped the table angrily, gnashing her teeth in hatred, "Are you deliberately playing tricks on me?"

Zhang Yuqing looked up at Mrs. Zhang, and asked neither humble nor overbearing: "Then Mrs. is going to give me to an old man as a concubine, is she deliberately harming me?"

"Presumptuous!" Mrs. Zhang was furious, "I have plotted against you out of good intentions, you are really biting at Lu Dongbin and don't know good people!"

Zhang Yuqing rolled her eyes and said: "Ma'am, it's because you are not kind first, you lied to me! If you are really a lady who is a second-rank official, after all, her status is here, I bear him as a loess buried Old man with a neck, but you are not kind! Then what second-rank official clearly just wants to take a concubine, and you say that he is marrying a concubine!"

"It's not all the same! As long as you take care of that adult, what else do you want?" Madam Zhang shouted.

Zhang Yuqing tilted her head and looked at her with a half-smile, "The old lady said that a concubine is a servant who serves others, which is very different from a lady in charge. If I become a concubine, when the old man dies, his son and grandson will kick me out." If I go out, I won’t get anything, and I’ve been serving the old man for so many years! It’s not the same when the old man is dead, and a bunch of grandchildren will kneel down and call me Grandma Xiaozu!”

"You!" Mrs. Zhang stared angrily, but had nothing to say.

Zhang Yuqing spread her hands, sighed and said: "Madam, I believed in you very much at first, and I was willing to leave my life-long affairs to you to decide. You are not kind, isn't this cheating me? I think you should stop worrying about my affairs in the future." !"

"How can I do that?" Mrs. Zhang put on a smile and said hypocritically, "The old lady doesn't care about things, I won't worry about your affairs anymore, won't you delay becoming an old lady?"

Zhang Yuqing hesitated for a moment, then hooked her fingers to Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang came over and stared at Zhang Yuqing.

"Actually, if you are talking about this marriage, I would be very happy if I were to be a lady!" Zhang Yuqing looked at Mrs. Zhang "sincerely" with her dark eyes, "So if Mrs. Compare this condition!"

Zhang Yuqing stretched out her fingers, "First, she must be a good-looking woman. Second, the man's rank cannot be lower than the second rank. Third, the age should be as old as possible. The older the better, it's fine if it's lower than 65!"

Mrs. Zhang looked at Zhang Yuqing inexplicably, she hesitated to speak, "This..."

"There is a saying in our village that it is better to marry an old man than a green egg!" Zhang Yuqing said, "The old man has money and power, but he can't live for a few years. If he dies, isn't the money all mine?"

Mrs. Zhang nodded and agreed very much, "That's the reason!"

"My conditions have already been clarified with my wife, and my wife will find me a husband's family according to this. I am fed up with living in poverty! If I can succeed, I will become the right wife of a second-rank official, and I will never Forget about Madam's great kindness! In the future, Madam has any request, whether it is money or work, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse!" Zhang Yuqing said seriously.

Mrs. Zhang was also very moved, "What a good boy!"

After a conversation, the host and guest ended happily.

After Mrs. Zhang went back, she thought about it and said worriedly: "Where can I find such an old man for her?"

There are only a few second-rank officials in the imperial court, and not all of them are dead. The wife of the main house wants to continue!
Hearing Zhang Yuqing's conditions, she would be tempted to marry her!
Wang Chunniang was very worried. She felt that Zhang Yuqing was talking too much. If Mrs. Zhang really wanted to find a suitable one, what would Zhang Yuqing do?
"Really married?" Wang Chunniang scolded.

Zhang Yuqing nodded vigorously, "It's such a good thing, if I hesitate for a moment, I'm ignorant!"

Wang Chunniang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and tapped Zhang Yuqing's forehead.

Zhang Yuqing sighed, "I haven't told my cousin about asking her to take me to Wu County. Before I figure out a way to leave the capital, I have to stabilize Mrs. Zhang, so I can't annoy her and let her deal with me in a hurry. !"

"Last time, it was the old lady who helped you. Otherwise, you should ask the old lady more!" Wang Chunniang said.

Zhang Yuqing shook her head, "It's better to ask for others than to ask for yourself. You can't count on her. She does have feelings for me, but not much." Zhang Yuqing stretched out her hand and made a little gesture, "That's all."

In such a little bit of love between grandparents and grandchildren, the old lady even passed on the anger of losing her beloved son to her.

Can the old lady be expected to love her more?
Two days later, Zhang Yuqing took Wang Chunniang out and went to Luo's house.

To Zhang Yuqing's surprise, the two met Fang Mo again in the alley in front of Luo's house. Besides Fang Mo, there were also Lu Wei and Fang Qin.

The three of them seemed to have just entered the alley and stopped at the door next door to Luo's house. Lu Wei and Fang Qin were standing on the steps of the door, about to knock on the door.

"Why is it you again!" Fang Mo glared at Zhang Yuqing, stepped over in two or three steps, stood at the bottom of the steps, stretched out his arms to block Lu Wei, as if he was afraid that Zhang Yuqing would come and talk to Lu Wei.

Zhang Yuqing dragged Wang Chunniang past Fang Mo expressionlessly, without giving him a look.

Wang Chunniang smiled apologetically at Fang Mo, and whispered, "Mr. Fang, we are here to visit relatives."

I didn't mean to run into you on purpose...

"Who are you talking to?" Zhang Yuqing asked, rolling her eyes.

Wang Chunniang smiled softly, "Fang..."

Zhang Yuqing asked back: "Is there anyone here? Is there anyone? I only saw an old hen protecting her cubs!"

Fang Mo jumped three feet high angrily, and almost cried out "Wow", "Who do you say is the old hen?"

Zhang Yuqing snorted, "Well-developed limbs, simple mind!"

Fang Qin couldn't hold back, squatted on the ground, buried his head in his arms, shrugging his laughing shoulders.

Lu Wei said with a sullen face, "Fang Mo, don't be rude!"

Fang Mo was wronged, he didn't dare to say anything, and stood with his arms crossed with a dark face.

Lu Wei looked at Zhang Yuqing, and suddenly asked: "Miss Zhang, there is something I don't understand, please enlighten me."

"What's the matter?" Zhang Yuqing's heart was full of alarm bells, she stopped and turned around and asked.

Lu Wei had sharp eyes and asked, "What is the origin of the poem that the girl inscribed on the lantern on the Lantern Festival?"

"Background?" Zhang Yuqing was confused for a moment, "I found a poem in a bookstore on the street, and I don't know what the backstory is. If Mr. Lu wants to know, I'll go back to the bookstore and find the book. "

Lu Wei stepped forward, "You don't know the background, why did you write that poem on the lantern and hang it in a conspicuous place?"

　Lu Gou became suspicious.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)