Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 28 House Examination (Third update)

After drinking and eating, his own servants helped Mei Hanlin go back to his room to rest.

Although Feng Zhu accompanied him from the beginning to the end, but such things as persuading him to drink were done by his maid.He drank no more than a dozen cups from start to finish, and at this moment he could still sit on the recliner, enjoying the maid's service, while listening to Steward Ji's report.

"If you want to put it this way, there is no one available among the group of scholars today?" Feng Zhu measured and patted the position on the back again, signaling the maidservant to increase her strength.

"Master, 200 taels can make them smile. How can such a person take such a big responsibility?" Ji Changgui stood aside.

"What's wrong with liking money? There are so many people in the world who love money. It's just a pity that they can't grasp one sentence: get it in a proper way. Is that what they say?"

"Master is very knowledgeable."

Feng Zhu snorted softly. As the chief steward of the mansion, Ji Changgui gained his trust.Even if he is a little stupid occasionally, he doesn't care.After all, you can't buy a heart with money, but with money and sincerity, you can go anywhere.

"What's the matter with that seven or eight-year-old kid? What do you think of him?"

"He is the chief case in Taixing County, and his name is Chen Heng. Because of his young age, he said he doesn't know how to drink, so I didn't persuade him. He ate very little at the banquet and didn't talk much." Ji Changgui began to recall Chen Heng's actions tonight, "Forgive my poor eyesight, I didn't see anything."

"Didn't you see something coming?" Feng Zhu laughed, thinking that Zuo Zuo was just a child, so he didn't take it seriously.The topic of the two returned to how to entertain Mei Hanlin tomorrow.

"Master, is it really necessary to treat him like this? This old man, if there are people in the court, he will not end up in Yangzhou as a student."

"What do you know? There are people in this world who can't accomplish anything. But if they are asked to do bad things, they will always be accurate." Feng Zhu shook his head and said dreamily, "Think about it for yourself. In the future, Yangzhou Academy will recruit talents from all over the state. How many people can Mei Hanlin teach us to speak for us?"

"So that's how it turned out, the little dementia, unexpectedly understands the good intentions of the master."

Feng Zhu smiled, he already saw that Ji Changgui intended to show off himself, and he didn't bother to point it out.He just likes to see servants trying to figure out their own thoughts like this.

"Since Lin Ruhai ordered Dingjun Mountain for us, this time let us play the role of "Worshipping and Tasting the Bravery". Let others see who is the better performer."

Just as Ji Changgui was about to express his praise, a voice begging to see him suddenly sounded outside the door.After getting Feng Zhu's approval, the man ran in with small steps.Ji Changgui saw that it was Guanshi Huang.

"What's the matter."

"Master, just now a servant told me that someone left 100 taels on the scholar's table." Steward Huang took out the bank note from his sleeve.

"Leaving it behind?" Feng Zhu asked suspiciously, and then waved his hand to tell Guanshi Huang to put it away by himself.He thought for a while, then smiled at the two of them, "It seems that some people can't tolerate our copper stink."

"Master, do you want to investigate?" Steward Huang asked sharply.

"It's just that he is a scholar who has more success than failure, and he can ruin our business. Don't make extra troubles. For such a small role, you don't even need to give him the chance to perform on stage. Just let him go."

"Yes."

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On the way back, I still took a sedan chair.

As soon as Chen Heng returned to the inn, he saw Chen Qi who had been waiting outside the inn for some time.When seeing his own son, Chen Qi still cared a lot, rushed forward to hug Chen Heng, and stared at him in the dark.

"It happened so suddenly that Dad was worried." Chen Heng hurriedly apologized.

"It's okay, it's okay, the shopkeeper told me everything, but I was worried, so I waited at the door." Seeing his son's beard and tail, Chen Qi was worried for a long time, and finally let go.

God knows that when he returned to the inn, he found the nervousness when Chen Heng was not there.Chen Qi once thought that he would be expelled from the genealogy by Chen Yushan.

Right now at the entrance of the inn, it is inconvenient to say more.Chen Heng pulled Chen Qi, "Father, come with me."

The father and son went all the way to the small courtyard in the inn, and hid under the tree under the moonlight.Chen Heng took out something from his pocket and handed it to Chen Qi's hand.

Chen Qi took it, and looked under the moonlight, it turned out to be a hundred taels of silver bills, so scared that he covered his mouth on the spot.

"Heng'er, didn't you go out to eat?"

"The master over there said that the magistrate ordered him to give it, and there are cases in every county." Chen Heng grinned, and then whispered, "Father, after we return home, you can take it to grandma and mother. Eldest sister will get married in a few years. You give mother 40 taels.

In the past two years, the family’s money has been spent on you, and you can give grandma another 40 taels, and ask her to keep it for the second sister and Shuangxi.If there is 20 taels left, you can save it for me. If we have any expenses in the future, we will use this money first. "

Seeing that his son has even arranged the use of the money, Chen Qi still couldn't help but worry: "Heng'er, tell Dad, is the money safe? If not, we will send it back."

"Don't worry, father. This is what the magistrate means. That salt merchant should not have the guts to pass orders falsely. Since there are capitals in every case, we will attract people's hatred if we don't take them. If we spread the word, we will ruin other people's reputation and help ourselves. Do you think your son is right?"

After Chen Heng analyzed it, Chen Qi listened to it and thought about it, which is really the case.Everyone gets it based on their ability, if you insist on pretending to be noble and make yourself stand alone, such a person will be poked in the back even in Shanxi Village.

Now that the worries in his heart were put down, Chen Qi couldn't help but start to have a headache about how to keep this bank note.He finally resorted to a way to wrap it in a cloth and keep it close to his body.

When the two of them were crowded in the Datong shop at night, Chen Qi still held Chen Heng with his arms a little uneasy, and the two father and son were chest to back, sandwiching 100 taels right in the middle.

Chen Qi was usually a farmer who fell asleep, but now he became a frightened bird.Chen Heng couldn't laugh or cry, so he could only comfort him: "Father, sleep peacefully. Our family will get better and better in the future."

Chen Qi snorted, and said after a long time: "Father knows that with Heng'er here, our family will get better and better. Daddy just thinks that it's too fast, and he didn't take good care of you to grow up. You are already much better than dad."

Chen Heng said with a strange smile: "Then can you let go of your hand? I'm not at ease when I sleep like this."

"Sleep like this, so that Dad can be more at ease. You are a child, just make do with it."

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Five days later, it was the day for Chen Heng to take the government examination.As usual, it was dawn and he had to get up and wash up. After Chen Qi packed his bags for Chen Heng, he started to go to the Gongyuan.

Yes, the Gongyuan is the examination room specially set up for the imperial examination nowadays, and the scene is obviously a step up compared to Taixing County.This time, the scholars who are insured with Chen Heng are all from Taixing County, and the guarantor does not need to be changed, it is still the same as before.

It's just that compared with the two taels of silver in Taixing County, the premium this time has risen to three taels.People don't know what to say for a while, but they can only say that it is worthy of Yangzhou City, and everything is more expensive.

　PS: Originally, I wanted to continue writing the government examination, but thinking about the content, it is better to start writing after I wake up from sleep.

　　PS2: Regarding Mei Hanlin's arrangement and character design, I think a person who agrees to the marriage contract when someone else's father is alive and his family is good, and regrets the marriage when he is poor, is almost like this.I am personally quite satisfied.

　　Ask for some tickets, I'm going to rest first.Check for typos tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)