Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 242 Sheng Changbai’s reminder
Li An was scolded by Mrs. Zhang, and finally knew why. He was surprised and said: "You still have to give gifts?"

Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes at him and said, "I raised a girl so big and gave it to you for free? As long as the marriage is settled, gifts must be given every year, and it will be even more important after the marriage."

"Master Wife, why didn't you tell me before?"

I have never eaten pork, but I have seen Pig Running.

Li An naturally knew that he would give gifts every year after getting engaged.

But Zhang didn't say it before, and he thought he and Minglan had only made a verbal agreement, and it didn't count as a formal engagement, so there was no need to give it away.

"Didn't I say it? I remember I said it on the way back from the Sheng family last time." Ms. Zhang asked doubtfully.

When Li An heard this, he thought about it carefully. On the way back, Mrs. Zhang seemed to have indeed spoken the truth.

But at that time, he was a little dizzy because the matter was settled, so he didn't pay attention at all.

Thinking of this, Li An felt a little embarrassed.

As soon as they got off the carriage, Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang came up to greet Liu Xuewen and Mrs. Zhang.

Time was urgent, and when Li An came out with the money, Zhang took him out.

It was rare that Li An didn't practice martial arts the next day. When he got up in the morning, he tidied up quickly and sorted out the things he bought yesterday to make sure nothing was missing. He waited at home for Liu Xuewen and his wife to arrive.

"Well, remember to bring more money. The Sheng family also knows your situation. The gift does not need to be too heavy, but it cannot be too light. Just prepare three hundred taels." Zhang said.

Li An saluted and stood aside.

"Master Wife, let's go now." Li An said.

When he got home, Li An wanted to keep Zhang for dinner, but Zhang didn't agree and told him to change into better clothes tomorrow, tidy up and wait at home.

When they arrived at Sheng's house, Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang were already waiting at the door.

After waiting for about half an hour, Liu Xuewen and his wife arrived in a carriage.

I came to the hall and sat down, and the servants served me tea.

Seeing Li An's face, Zhang made a guess, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "I've already sent someone to the Sheng family to inform him, and he'll be there tomorrow. Fortunately, there's still time, and he's in a hurry. "

Mrs. Zhang smiled and said: "Zi Qian's parents and elders are all in Yangzhou. It is only a few days before the New Year when the date is set, and his parents don't have time to come. My officials and I, who are also considered his elders, came here on behalf of his parents. , Don’t blame the virtuous couple.”

In order to buy things, I didn't bother to eat lunch. It wasn't until ten o'clock in the evening that I bought everything.

"What did Sister Zhang say? Zi Qian has been studying at my house. He has grown up by watching him. He knows everything about him. It's not too late for me to like him." Madam Wang said with a smile.

The two of them didn't get out of the car, so they sent someone to call Li An. Li An and Desheng loaded the gifts into the carriage and headed to Sheng's house.

Li An asked Zhang to sit down temporarily and ran to the room to get a thousand taels of silver notes.

"I'm going to get the check right now."

Although Zhang said he would prepare three hundred taels, he still brought a little more.

On the way, Mrs. Zhang also told Li An that she and Liu Xuewen would accompany Li An to Sheng's house tomorrow.

……

After chatting for a while, Sheng Hong invited them into Sheng's house.

Anyway, she didn't give birth to him, so she doesn't care who she marries.

She wished that Mo Lan and Ming Lan would marry low. If Mrs. Sheng helped Ming Lan settle down too well, she would not be able to sleep.

Zhang smiled, looked at Li An, and winked at him.

Li An understood and stood up and said: "Uncle Sheng and Aunt Sheng, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. I have prepared some gifts for uncle and aunt, as well as brother Changbai and several sisters."

"Haha, it cost you money. I've already sent someone to call them over." Sheng Hong smiled and said, "Not long after the New Year, the provincial examination will be held. Are you sure?"

"Uncle Sheng, I'm still a little sure, but there are so many talents in the Song Dynasty. You have to pass the exam to know whether you can pass it." Li An said.

"Well, that's how young people should be. They should be confident, but not blindly arrogant."

Sheng Hong nodded with satisfaction, looked at Liu Xuewen and said with a smile: "Brother Liu has accepted a good student." "Haha, no matter how good a student I am, I will become your son-in-law. And I heard that your master is very knowledgeable. There is hope for the imperial examination. I am still very envious." Liu Xuewen said with a smile.

After a round of business exchanges, Sheng Hong asked Li An to sit down.

Sheng Hong and Liu Xuewen chatted about some matters in the court, while Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zhang talked about teaching their children.

Li An, a junior, could only listen on the sidelines.

Fortunately, after a while, Sheng Changbai, Sheng Changfeng and Rulan Molan came.

After saluting, Sheng Hong asked Sheng Changbai to take Li An around.

After Sheng Changbai accepted the order, he led Li An out of the hall.

As soon as he came out, he looked at Li An with strange eyes.

Li An touched his nose and said, "Zecheng, why are you looking at me like this?"

"You, you, it's so hard to hide this from me." Sheng Changbai said.

"Uh... I thought you knew." Li An said.

"My grandmother told my father, but my father didn't tell anyone. My mother didn't know until Mrs. Liu sent her a greeting card yesterday," Sheng Changbai said.

Li An suddenly realized, no wonder Sheng Changbai and the others didn't seem to know about it in the school.

"We were friends and now we are relatives. Isn't this a good thing?" Li An said with a smile.

"It's good, it's just... it's a bit weird." Sheng Changbai hesitated and uttered one word.

To be honest, he was surprised for a long time when he learned the news yesterday.

His good friend suddenly became his brother-in-law, which gave him a strange feeling.

But he still knows Li An's character, which seems to be a good thing.

"Don't talk about you, I think it's a little weird too." Li An said with a smile.

"Haha."

Sheng Changbai laughed when he heard this and said, "Although we are friends, if you treat my sixth sister badly in the future, I will not be polite to you."

"Zecheng, don't worry, I won't give you this chance." Li An said with a smile.

"Then I'll wait and see."

Sheng Changbai smiled and said, "It's cold now, why don't you go sit in my courtyard?"

"Okay." Li An nodded.

Sheng Changbai took Li An to his study, asked the maid to bring tea, and sent him away. He smiled and said: "When the provincial examination is over next year, Zhong Huai will be back. I miss that time in Yangzhou when the three of us were together. Four years of chatting have passed in the blink of an eye."

"Yeah, time flies so fast." Li An sighed.

In the blink of an eye, he has traveled through time for almost six years.

"By the way, my dad said that the next time the exam will be held, it is likely that the Prime Minister will come up with the topic. If you have time, read more of Mr. Han's articles." Sheng Changbai said in a low voice.

Hearing this, Li An nodded solemnly and said, "Zecheng, thank you very much!"

In the imperial examination, the questions are usually set by the princes, while in the imperial examination, the officials themselves set the questions.

Sheng Hong was an official at Shangshutai, so it was not surprising to learn this news.

"Sometimes knowing it doesn't mean it's a good thing. You have to take care of it yourself." Sheng Changbai reminded.

"I know."

Li An understood what Sheng Changbai meant. If he didn't know the person who asked the question, he could answer the question as he pleased.

After knowing this, I worried too much when answering the questions.

(End of this chapter)