Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 272 Hershey
When Du Fangfei got married, there was a running mat at home.This ancient wine setting is not like modern times. You pay the money in the restaurant and have your own place to eat. After the meal, everyone breaks up. The host spends some money at most, and then greets the guests. No matter how tired you are, you can’t go anywhere. .

But it was not the case in ancient times.To set up a drink, you have to borrow table and chairs everywhere, and then ask someone to help.The family has to kill pigs, goats and chickens, and invite a few aunts with good craftsmanship to clean up the dishes, and then invite people to serve the dishes to greet the guests. After the guests pass by, they have to clean up, wash the dishes and wash the table.As the host, you can't do nothing but ask people to do it, right?In doing so, the two sisters, Chen Shi and Du Fangling, were like the spinning top, busy for four or five days, and when they packed up and returned them to others, they would be too tired to get out of bed for several days.

She doesn't want to spend money and make her family suffer, what is she trying to do?

If Du Jinning said other reasons were fine, Du Yinsheng and Du Chensheng would still have a lot of reasons to persuade her.But she moved out of the teacher in the academy, and the two of them fell silent.

Du Yunchang walked in and just heard Du Jinning's words, so he smiled and said: "Brother Ning's words are reasonable. This is the county case where the wine is the first thing to do, and the government trial is the government case? Shouldn't the court be the first one? What about the head of the case? There are three drinks this year, and no matter how rich the family is, it can't stand the toss. Brother Ning spends a lot of money, and it costs a lot of money to participate in the government examination and the hospital examination. How can this be the case? waste?"

The wine setting in the countryside is not as good as in the city. When the country people eat wine, the whole family goes to battle, and the gifts are only three melons and two dates, a dozen eggs, or two feet of coarse cloth. A very honorable gift.There is a thick-skinned person who will give you a red envelope of ten cents, and you can bring the whole family to eat with you for three days. On the day of great joy, you are too embarrassed to turn against others, but you have to greet them with a smile.All in all, putting out wine in the country is spending money to celebrate.

Hearing this, both Du Yinsheng and Du Chensheng blushed.

As Du Jinning's uncle and grandfather, the two should have paid for the wine. After all, is Du Jinning honoring the Du family?That's to put a glow on their faces.But Du Yinsheng used to support Du Yunchang's study, so he always lived frugally and didn't have any savings; now Du Chensheng is also supported by his eldest son, and even Niu Shi, a penny-pinching iron rooster, is reluctant to spend a penny.Both of them couldn't afford to serve Du Jinning wine, but they still yelled at serving wine, embarrassing Du Jinning and adding trouble to him, both of them felt ashamed.

Du Jinning smiled wryly at Du Yunchang: "Fourth Uncle, you really dare to think about it. Is it so easy to get the chief of the government and the court? If word spreads, others will have to laugh at your nephew and me."

Du Yunchang patted Du Jinning on the shoulder: "Take the exam well, Fourth Uncle has confidence in you. Then come back with a small three yuan."

He also saw the embarrassment of his father and Du Chensheng, and wanted to talk as much as possible to ease the atmosphere, so after talking to Du Jinning, he turned to Chen and said, "Sister-in-law, April is the government exam. The two Yue, you have to let Brother Ning study at ease, and try not to let him worry about family affairs. If there is anything that needs help, just ask."

"Yes, yes, yes." Du Yinsheng also recovered from the embarrassment at this time, and echoed repeatedly after hearing the words, "Your aunt and your fourth siblings are fine at home, and Yunchang has returned to the private school in the village to be a teacher. I Resting at home now, if you have anything to do here, don't be polite, just open your mouth. If Brother Ning takes the case of the government and the court, it will be the glory of our old Du family as a whole, not just about your third bedroom. , you are welcome."

Mrs. Zhang made some ginger tea in the kitchen just now, and was serving it to everyone on a tea tray, when she heard Du Yinsheng's words as soon as she entered the door.

She quickly interjected: "No, Brother Ning's being able to enter school is the glory of our entire Du family. If there is anything, you can tell the third sibling. We are obliged to do what we can."

Looking at the flattering smiling faces and listening to the affectionate words, Mrs. Chen had mixed feelings for a moment.

This situation seems familiar.When Du Yuncheng was admitted as a scholar, these people also had the same smiles on their faces, and they also said such affectionate words.

But later, when Du Yuncheng died, these people changed, and their faces became indifferent, disgusted, and ferocious... The same mouth, the words that came out were worse than the one.

If one day Brother Ning becomes Sister Ning, and the expected scholars, candidates, and Jinshi are gone, what will these people look like?Will they clamor to tie up their mother and daughter and sink into the pond?

Thinking of it this way, Chen's heart ached as if someone had grabbed her.

"Mom, what's the matter with you?" Seeing that Chen's face turned pale, Du Jinning hurried forward and asked.

"I...I'm fine." Chen waved his hands, his face still very ugly.

Du Jinning could vaguely guess Chen's thoughts.

"Everyone sit down, I'll take my mother back to her room to rest." Du Jinning stepped forward to help Mrs. Chen up.

Mrs. Zhang hurriedly put down the teacup in her hand, walked over and said, "Let me go, you stay here with the elders."

"Don't bother Auntie." Du Jinning avoided Zhang's hand, "Please ask Auntie to ask my third sister to find a doctor."

"You don't need to invite the doctor, I'll just take a rest." In fact, Mrs. Chen didn't want to go back to her room to rest, she was just tired of these people and didn't want to see their faces, so she took this opportunity to go back to her room.

After the separation, Du Jinning was worried about the health of the family members, and once took them to see the doctor.She knew that Mrs. Chen didn't have any illnesses, it was just because of being overworked and malnourished.In the past two years, I have slowly recuperated, and I have made up for it.At this moment, she was yelling and feeling uncomfortable, [-]% of it was her heart disease.

She didn't insist, and said to Chen Shi like coaxing a child: "Okay, okay, please. Then if you still feel uncomfortable, just tell me."

"Yes." Mrs. Chen obediently responded, without saying hello to the old people in the room, she helped Du Jinning's hand out of the hall and into the bedroom.

There was silence in the hall.

Everyone is human, who doesn't know why Chen, who was smiling all over his face, suddenly said he was not feeling well?Du Jinning didn't want Mrs. Zhang, but insisted on helping his mother back to the room by himself, and his attitude became clearer—out of all the people in the room, only Mrs. Chen was the relative he cared about the most.

Mengshi frowned, then turned to look at Du Yinsheng.

Du Yinsheng smiled wryly, and shook his head at Montessori.

In the past ten years, he was also the one who watched Du Chensheng and his wife oppress the third room in various ways without extending his hand to help.If he hadn't discovered Du Jinning's qualifications, he wouldn't have been so kind to Du Jinning.Although he is not as aggressive as Du Yunyi and Zhang's couple, he is not much better than them, and he also has a purpose.

In the past two years, Du Jinning would ask Zhang Hongwen to bring various gifts to their eldest family every new year and festival. A fantastic host.What reason does he have for Du Jinning to be grateful to him all the time and to treat him the same as Mrs. Chen and the three older sisters?

When Mrs. Chen returned to the room, she pushed Du Jinning: "Go back and greet them. I'm fine. I just think of your father coming and feel sad. I'm fine now."

Du Jinning nodded: "Then you have a rest, don't think too much, our life will be better and better. Even if I..." Seeing that Mrs. Chen reached out her hand anxiously to cover her mouth, she hurriedly grabbed her hand, He laughed and said, "Even if I don't pass the examination as a scholar, we won't live the same life as before. I can still support you and me."

These words really comforted Mrs. Chen.

She couldn't be more aware of Du Jinning's ability.She also believed that even if Du Jinning recovered her daughter's body, their life would not be too bad.Those who are capable can live well wherever they go.

"Well, don't worry, I know." She nodded.

Seeing that the melancholy between Chen's eyebrows disappeared, Du Jinning felt relieved and opened the door to go out.

When she got to the courtyard, she still called Du Fanghui and asked her to take care of Mrs. Chen before going into the hall.

Seeing Du Jinning coming in, Du Yinsheng stood up and said, "Brother Ning, your mother is not feeling well. If you want to come to the academy, you have to go back and thank Mr. Shanchang. Not only can we not help you here, but To make trouble, we will go back first. After you finish the government examination, uncle and grandpa will come to see you again."

"Why are you leaving? Let's leave after dinner." Du Jinning said.She didn't care about the Du Chensheng couple and Du Yunyi's family, but Du Yinsheng, Mengshi, and Du Yunchang had come all the way, so she had to keep them for a meal.

"No, no, there's still something to do at home. You can have dinner anytime, don't be in a hurry." Du Yinsheng didn't have the face to stay here any longer and insisted on leaving.

Du Jinning couldn't keep it, so he had to send it off.

Du Yinsheng's family wanted to leave, Du Chensheng and Niu Shi were embarrassed to stay no matter how thick-skinned they were, so they also left.

Only Mrs. Zhang claimed to be in a cooperative relationship with Du Jinning, and wanted to befriend Du Jinning. She pretended not to understand what Du Yinsheng and Du Chensheng were thinking, and asked Du Yunyi to send his parents away, while she took her two sons and one daughter with her. Stayed in the third room, helped Du Fangling cook, and left after eating.

Before leaving, she stuffed Du Jinning with a big red envelope, saying that she congratulated Du Jinning for getting the county case, and if Du Jinning didn't take it, she would deny her as an aunt.Du Jinning couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it.

After sending the Zhang family away, Du Fangling approached curiously and asked Du Jinning, "Look, how much money did she seal?"

Du Fangling has always been displeased with this aunt who tends to be intimidating.But Du Jinning told her that Du Yunyi and Zhang shi were going to restrain Du Chensheng and Niu shi, so she managed to smile at Zhang shi.At this moment, Mrs. Zhang can take the initiative to send a red seal, and she is quite satisfied.

Du Jinning smiled, opened the red seal, and poured out the silver ingots inside.

(End of this chapter)