Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

These five people looked very embarrassed, with mud spots all over their bodies, and their faces were as pale as dead people.

Seeing Su Mu, Sun Chen and the others were also very happy, and shouted at the same time: "Zi Qiao, this time I was hurt by you."

Su Mu: "Everyone, what's wrong with you, where's the car?"

"It's herding sheep, it's herding sheep!" the youngest scholar replied in a crying voice.

Sun Chen and the others went into the tavern and took a sip of hot wine each, and after recovering, they told Su Mu in detail what happened along the way.

It turned out that everything was going well when they set off in the car, and the strength of the dozen or so sheep dragged the cart so loudly, but things got serious when it rained.

When it rains, the road will be rotten. Sheep are not goats. They fall to the ground after walking a few steps. When the shepherd pulls them, for some reason, the dozen or so sheep exploded their nests, broke free from the reins, and ran around the mountains and plains. .

Seeing that the sheep ran away, everyone was anxious, and they chased after it, but how could they catch up.

Therefore, they fell behind Su Mu.

"God's will is impermanent, how can we go to Tongzhou without a car?" Mu Sheng looked sad, and everyone sighed.

Su Mu smiled and pointed to the pier outside: "The water is rising, you can go there by boat."

At this time, a ship hoisted its bulging sails and headed west.

"what!"

"Great!"

Only then did the scholars wake up, and at the same time let out a cheer.

At this time, Wu Er Er rushed in excitedly: "I found the boat...ah, it's Mr. Mu and Mr. Sun. How did you find this place?"

The next journey became easier. After lunch, I boarded the boat and went east along the water. In the evening, I entered Tongzhou City.

At this moment, Tongzhou has become a university town, and there are scholars wearing square scarves and green skirts everywhere.

Tongzhou City is so big, more than 2000 candidates were squeezed in at once, the inns and hotels were full, and even the brothels and Chu halls were overcrowded.

Originally, Wu Lao Er, the helper, should be responsible for these trivial matters of the top-notch main store. When he came, he also patted his chest and said that he knew many brothers in Tongzhou. When the time came, as long as the registration number was registered, someone would be in charge of receiving and arranging meals and drinks. .

When he said that, Sun Chen and Mu Sheng also believed it.

But it wasn't until Tongzhou that he realized that this kid was just a braggart.

After Wu Laoer led the people to run to a dozen inns in a row and was turned away again, the sky was getting dark, and if they didn't find a place to live, there would be a curfew.

The rain was much lighter, but it didn't stop.The autumn came, and the scholars were already weak, and they felt really cold all over their bodies, and they couldn't bear it.

Mu Sheng has a bad temper, and when he catches Wu's second son, he just curses at him.

Wu Laoer knew he was wrong, so he bowed his head and remained silent.

But he was so scolded that he couldn't bear it, and he got angry, and said: "Isn't it just to find a place to live, anyway, you will enter the examination room tomorrow, so why don't you just find a place to deal with it tonight?"

Mu Sheng: "Naturally, at least it's better to settle down."

"That's easy, let's go."

After walking for a long time with the people, they came to a small courtyard. Wu Er Er patted on the door and shouted: "Open the door, open the door!"

A man's voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

"I'm the second child, are you Brother Liang?"

"Nonsense, which dick are you?"

"Second Wu from the capital city!" Wu Lao Er scolded angrily, "Damn it, when I came to Tongzhou to play tricks in May, I slept with your wife all night, and we drank together, but you Forgot? Open the door, there is business to take care of you."

Hearing that Wu's second son said that he had slept with the wife surnamed Liang, all the scholars were shocked. This, this, this, this second son slept with his whole family, but now he came to the door, isn't this sending him to death?

The few scholars who had never seen the world were suddenly terrified, and there was a loud commotion, and some people wanted to turn around and run away.

Su Mu was also stunned, feeling that this matter was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

"So it's you kid." Huan the door and waited for Mu Sheng and the others to escape. The door suddenly opened, revealing a wretched face.But it was a stout middle-aged man.

Seeing so many people outside, the middle-aged man smiled happily, "Haha, so it's the second child. Thanks to you, you still remember me as a brother. It's good and you know how to take advantage of me. Come in, come in."

He held Mu Sheng and Sun Chen tightly with each hand.

Mu Shengtang is a noble young master, when has he ever seen such a street rogue, he couldn't help but screamed, but the strength of that surnamed Liang was so strong that he pulled him in directly.

Now, even if everyone wanted to leave, they couldn't leave.

Wu Er Er: "We are old friends, whoever is with whoever, these few are young masters from rich families, they came to Tongzhou to take part in the township examination, missed the dormitory, have nowhere to go, and can only deal with you for one night."

"It's easy to say, easy to say, open the door for business, there is no way to push the guests outside, gentlemen, please come inside, the villain will go to prepare wine and food."

Only then did everyone realize that they had accidentally entered a private dormitory, and they complained in their hearts.

Sure enough, as they guessed, when they entered the house, a thin middle-aged woman came out to meet the guests. When she saw so many people, she was surprised: "There are so many people, and they want to stay again, but the I can't stand it!"

The man surnamed Liang was furious, slapped his wife, and scolded: "Damn it, it hasn't opened for three days. If you don't do it, what will I eat? Opening the door for business is too much?"

The scholars suddenly broke out: "Shameless villain, shameless villain!"

"It's vulgar!"

"It's tolerable, but it's unbearable!"

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Seeing the scholars scolding, the man surnamed Liang shrank his head back in shock: "Everyone, please speak up if you have something to say, come to my place, and don't go whoring, why?"

Seeing the woman covering her face with tears in her eyes, Su Mu couldn't bear it, sighed, and said, "Forget it, we didn't come here for fun. The main reason is that we don't have a place to live, and we want to find a place to squeeze in."

"My place...is not an inn..."

Second Wu: "So what if it's not, anyway, your money is indispensable, so get ready to go!"

Indeed, this place is really small, there are only two rooms in total, Liang and his wife live in one room, and seven people including Su Mu live in the other room.

However, there was nothing else to do. It was windy and rainy outside, and I couldn't find another place for a while.

After eating something, just as the floor was being made, everyone took out their books and was about to review their homework and exchange knowledge by the way, but Sun Chen suddenly trembled all over, and his face was terribly red.

Su Mu touched it with his hand, and Sun Chen's forehead was hot, he was taken aback: "Zixiang, have you caught the cold?"

Sun Chen: "Your body is cold, and your head hurts badly."

He smiled wryly: "Zi Qiao, tomorrow is the township examination, but I fell ill in bed. This is the ultimate luck. Pity me for ten years. After so many years of examinations, I finally got a scholar. I planned to try my best to win again." I am a man, but I don’t want the sky to follow my wishes. Even if I enter the examination room tomorrow, I will not be able to take the exam. I am poor, I was enlightened at the age of five, and I entered the examination room at the age of [-]. My parents in the family exhausted their efforts to support me to study. This time , the son is not filial, but he will disappoint his parents."

Speaking of sadness, Sun Chen's eyes turned red, and two turbid tears dripped down.

Su Mu smiled and comforted: "Zixiang, it's just an occasional cold. He took side medicine and sweated, and he'll be fine tomorrow. What are you worried about?" He turned to ask Wu's second son who knows Tongzhou well, and if he knows what's good Doctor, go and invite one back.

Wu Laoer patted his chest loudly, and said: "Speaking of Tongzhou, I always come here seventeen or eighteen times a year, and I can walk all over the city with my eyes closed. Besides, I know many famous friends, Where there is a good doctor, it is natural to know, if you are looking for me, you are looking for the right one."

It was fine if he didn't say anything, but when he said it, everyone started to scold at the same time, saying that you are a villain who only knows how to brag and doesn't tell the truth.If he had found an inn early and slept after eating, Zixiang wouldn't be so sick. , this person surnamed Liang is a friend with status in your mouth, he is purely a cuckold!

Wu's second child was scolded so much that he couldn't lift his head, Su Mu felt that there was no way to continue scolding like this, and the important thing was to find the doctor and come back earlier.But this kid is really unreliable in doing things, Su Mu is not at ease, so he said: "Second brother, let's go, I will go with you to invite the doctor."

Fortunately, Wu's second child is not bragging this time, he really let him find a doctor.What's more, this doctor seems to be quite capable. It was already dark, and the house was full of patients, screaming one after another.

Listening to Su Mu's explanation of the purpose of coming, An Langzhong pointed to the patient in the room apologetically, saying that he really couldn't get away.

Su Mu was a little anxious: "What should I do?" He also said that Sun Chen was going to take the provincial examination tomorrow, and his future was very important, so he couldn't delay it. Anyway, he would ask Dr. An to take a look.

Lang Zhong smiled: "In the eyes of our doctors, all who come here are patients, there is no distinction between high and low. From what you said, you should have caught a cold in the rain that same year, and it doesn't matter. In this way, I There are a few pills here, you take them back and let him take them, don’t dare to say anything else, it’s okay to sweat all over tonight. As long as you sweat and drink more water, you’ll be fine.”

He also said that sickness comes like a mountain and goes away like a thread, and it is not possible to be cured with one or two doses.But you are not allowed to decoct medicine in the examination room, you can only bring in the medicine.

An Langzhong considered it so thoroughly, Su Mu thanked him, but still had some doubts in his heart: "Really, don't you need to look, hear, and ask?"

"Occasionally I feel a cold, but it's just a medicine like Bupleurum. Even if it's Hua Tuo's master who comes here, there are still a few medicines left and right. Don't worry. It's really not going to get better. Come back tomorrow morning."

When Su Mu thought about it, it was the same reason, it was just a small cold.Modern people of later generations get this disease, and it is just a black and white one.

He took the pill and went back with Wu Laoer.

Suddenly so many candidates crowded into the city, and all the brothels and restaurants were still lit, and there were bursts of laughter and laughter. In the lights, Tongzhou City showed a rare prosperity.

With the illumination of these lights, it is easy to walk on this section of the night road.

Wu Lao Er was scolded by the scholars for a long time before. He felt ashamed and kept silent. Now that he bought the medicine and felt relieved, he opened the chatterbox again, pointed to a nearby restaurant and said, "Mr. Su, this Taibai House is a It is the most upscale restaurant in Tongzhou, I heard that a meal costs more than a dozen taels of silver. Damn, when will I be able to eat a table there!"

Hearing what he said, Su Mu raised his head and looked up.

But I saw that it was a small two-story building, and there was a banquet on the upper floor. In the bright lights, there was the sound of silk and bamboo, and one pair of green shirts passed by, and there were poems singing loudly. A grand gathering of literati.

At this time, someone upstairs suddenly called out: "Hey, who is this?"