Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

When we returned to the small patio, it was still very quiet inside.

Mr. Wu's day and night life has been reversed for many years. He is sleeping as usual at this time, and he will not get up until [-] o'clock in the afternoon Beijing time. Even if he gets up, he will not leave the house.

As for Ms. Wu, since Su Mu came back, she has returned to her original appearance. She never walks outside the gate, and there is almost no one in sight all day long.

Xiaodie was busy in the kitchen, and the clinking of pots and pans could be heard in the smoke.

Su Mu shouted: "Xiaodie, don't cook, someone treats you, go to a restaurant." According to the previous rules, as long as Zhu Shou comes over, the meal will be given to him as usual.

"Master, is the matter settled? Why did it take so long?" Xiaodie, with flour sticking to her hands, was taken aback when she saw Zhu Shou and Liu Jin, and asked a little rudely, "Why are you here again, are you annoying?"

After eating at his restaurant for a month, Xiaodie didn't have the habit of being soft-hearted at all, and felt that this person was really difficult to deal with: "I don't want to go, lunch is already ready, it's still hot today, let it sit all afternoon, it's too late , I didn’t say it earlier.”

"Hi Xiaodie, I've been hearing from Zi Qiao that you are a good cook, today I want to open my eyes." Although the future Emperor Zhengde is two, he is a very good-tempered person, especially with his acquaintances.In front of them, Zhu Houzhao didn't have the slightest awareness of being a king.This is also the reason why he was so indulgent towards Liu Jin and others after succeeding to the throne, so that Liu Jin came from a Dacheng maniac later, and all forces in the DPRK and China jointly set up a game, which resulted in his death and reputation.

Having been in contact with Su Mu for such a long time, the future Emperor Zhengde also learned the habits of modern people in dealing with people. He greeted him generously, walked to the table that had been prepared, and poured himself a cup Drink the tea in small sips.

Liu Jin hastily wiped the chair with her sleeve, "Young Master, just wait and see."

Su Mu smiled, and patted the gold and silver hanging on his arms: "I haven't finished the matter, and I haven't returned the things."

After finishing speaking, hand it over and let Xiaodie put it away.

"What's the matter, I still haven't found anyone." Xiaodie took it, with a look of worry on her face: "This Mr. Hu is really hard to deal with, as if he is hiding from something."

"But no, I saw someone, but it's a pity that I still haven't dropped it."

"I still don't want to throw it away after seeing it. This person is really reckless. I always feel scared when I send so much money every month and put it in the house."

Su Mu smiled wryly: "In the future, there will still be days that will scare you. In the future, I'm afraid it's not a matter of 100 taels, maybe it will have to be multiplied ten times."

"Ah, how could Master Hu have so much money?"

"It's like this..." Su Mu described today's events in the simplest terms, but of course, the fact that he met Hu Ying was hidden in it.Xiaodie has a prejudice against Hu Ying, if she tells her, Su Mu will not be able to think about peace these days.

"So it's like this!" Xiaodie snorted, "Even if he was sent by Jinshan Yinhai, we can't take him."

After finishing speaking, there was an "Ah!": "The water is boiling, I'll go get some food first." Then he ran away in a hurry.

When Su Mu told the story just now, Zhu Houzhao didn't care, but Liu Jin listened thoughtfully.

Seeing that Liu Jin was listening intently, Su Mu jokingly said: "This matter involves the conflict of interests between the servants and Jin Yiwei. The factory department, don't report it!"

You are an extremely poor eunuch, what's the use of hearing such high-level things?

Liu Jin was a little embarrassed: "Naturally, naturally, in fact, a factory and a guard are all servants of the emperor in the final analysis, what are you arguing about!"

After talking for a long time, Xiaodie brought over three steaming bowls of sliced ​​noodles.

Su Mu often eats her food, but he doesn't think so.

But when the future Emperor Zhengde and Liu Jin tasted it, they were surprised at the same time. It was so delicious.

This bowl of sliced ​​noodles has a lot of specialties. It is filled with saozi fried with chili peppers and sesame seeds, and kelp bone broth. When it is served, it is sprinkled with coriander and chopped green onion.

The diet in the palace is notoriously poor, the crown prince and Liu Jin ate every day, and they were already tired of it.I ate at a restaurant a while ago. The northern dishes in this era are mostly oily and meaty. The taste is extremely strong. It is okay to eat for a day or two. After a month, it will definitely be unappetizing.

Xiaodie's side is refreshing and smooth, but it is indescribably smooth.

The future Emperor Zhengde called out: "Okay, Miss Xiaodie is really good at cooking. From now on, my son will come to eat every day."

Xiaodie rolled her eyes, "It's a good idea... When you come tomorrow, bring two cucumbers. I still have some golden hooks here, which are just right for roasting."

Zhu Shou cheered: "Don't worry, I will definitely not disappoint the girl."

After eating and chatting with Zhu Shou and Liu Jin, Su Mu suddenly found that since he took the provincial examination, he seemed to have lost his purpose in life and didn't know what to do.

He verbally told Xiaodie and Miss Wu that he was not sure about the exam, but in his heart he was absolutely sure.If nothing else, although it may not be possible to rank among the best, there shouldn't be any problem getting into the top [-].

Now you only need to wait another half a month, and you will get a job title.

Ordinary people usually have three choices after being selected: those with good grades and talents, continue to study, prepare to participate in the next year's spring exam, and get a Jinshi test; Get a seventh-rank official position and directly enter the political arena; those with insufficient talents, poor families, and no hope of becoming an official will mostly choose to return to their hometowns, enjoy a series of national preferential policies, and squeeze into the ranks of squires.

In fact, when Su Mu was in Baoding, he planned to spend some money to buy an official after the Zhongju, so he would not go to Fei Chunwei.At that time, he was just getting started in Chinese studies, and he thought he was no match for the elites of this era. Even if he entered the Jinshi examination room, he was only destined to study with the prince.

But since knowing the future Jinshi examination questions, Chunwei is no longer a problem for Su Mu.With this path to reach the sky, one can directly become a seventh-rank imperial court official, and even have the possibility of being selected into the Imperial Academy.Who is willing to spend money to be a civil servant from Qipin's irregular background?

It was precisely because he knew the exam questions in advance, and even had the champion essays for those questions, that Su Mu felt that there was no need for him to study as hard as before the township exam.

Anyway, when the time comes to enter the examination room, just copy the answers directly.

Now that he is suddenly free, he doesn't know what to do.

Sitting there in a daze for a long time, Su Mu remembered the matter of Hu Shun giving him money every month.

The salary of 100 taels a month is already amazing, and he is also confident that the matter in Tianshui Hutong will be solved perfectly this time. At that time, there might be a commission of several thousand taels of silver every month.This is already the treatment of the chief aide of the feudal officials in the affluent areas of the south of the Yangtze River. It only takes two years for Su Mu to become a rich man.

It's a pity that Su Mu didn't want to have any interaction with Hu Shun, he was really scared.

Every time I help him, this guy will be promoted once, and he will be able to get promoted again.Maybe one day he has a change of heart and wants to be his son-in-law himself, then it will be troublesome.

Therefore, the money sent by Hu Shun can't be used, it really can't, and it will be given to Hu Ying in the future.Su Mu thought so.

Since Hu Shun's money can't be used, in this way, he and Xiaodie can rely on themselves to earn food and clothing.

Su Mu thought of this, and his heart moved: "Dream of Red Mansions" has only been written for a while. Anyway, these two months have been idle and boring, so I simply finished writing the eighty chapters. When the policy of the publishing industry is loosened, I will publish it for money. .

Having made up his mind, Su Mu spread out the pen and paper and began to continue writing.

It didn't matter that he was busy, but it made the future Emperor Zhengde very anxious. After sitting for a long time, he couldn't help asking: "Zi Qiao, what about me, what am I practicing today?"

Su Mu: "Continue to "The Doctrine of the Mean". What did you learn last time?" As for this difficult guy, Su Mu planned to deal with it as usual, explaining a paragraph of text to fool him.

But he didn't want to, but Zhu Houzhao refused, and shouted: "Don't study anymore, I understand the principle of nourishing energy by reading, but it's not interesting to keep doing this, Ziqiao, can you change to something new?"

After all, he is a child, and he was really bored after studying with Su Mu for a month.

Su Mu snorted, he was waiting for such a sentence, and said coldly: "If you don't want to learn, forget it, if you don't want to learn, don't come here!"

If it was normal, if Su Mu said this, the kid surnamed Zhu Hong would definitely submit obediently.

But today's prince refused to give up: "Zi Qiao, you don't mean what you say, you are not a gentleman. A gentleman promises a thousand gold, this is what you taught me." Before he knew it, Zhu Houzhao had already regarded Su Mu as a teacher in his mind The character came to respect, but he hasn't realized it yet.

Su Mu: "Why don't you say anything? What did I say?"

The future Emperor Zhengde said angrily: "Zi Qiao, you didn't Shuo said before that I don't need to study when I practice the awe-inspiring righteousness. Now, I feel very strong, and there is a continuous flow of hot air in the meridians. .Also, you said that day that you would let your junior brother pass on some unique skills to me!"

"My junior brother, who is it?"

Zhu Houzhao: "It's the one named Hu Jinxue, who is very skilled in martial arts, Ziqiao, you have to find him for me."

Su Mu thought for a while, and then remembered that he had said this sentence before.

In fact, it's not a big deal for Hu Jinxue to teach this kid surnamed Zhu a few tricks. At least he is a real master. Experts will know if he has it as soon as he makes a move. After fooling this kid for so long, it is impossible to justify not passing on some real skills.

But not now.

Hu Shun's affairs with Su Mu haven't been fully settled yet, Yun Qing only said that they need to find a suitable time and suitable occasion to release new songs, and they don't know how long they have to wait.

Now go to Hu Jinxue, this big man has broken his loyalty to his uncle, or to the Hu family, so when he sees him, he will inevitably not rush him, and he will be annoyed at that time.

Therefore, Su Mu didn't plan to meet the Hu family until the matter was finally settled.

The problem is, this kid surnamed Zhu is really annoying, if he pesters him every day, won't he cause a nervous breakdown?

No, I have to find another way to coax him, at least for a month.

Su Mu thought for a while, in fact, it would be good to play a post-world game for Zhu Shou and the old eunuch to pass the time.

So, what should we do?

When it comes to games, there is nothing more addictive than gambling.Seeing that these two guys are also rich, it doesn't hurt at all to win them.

Gambling games in this era are actually very simple, just tossing the dice to bet on the size, and a little more complicated is the Shuanglu leaf card, but generally speaking, there is no technical content.

Su Mu thought that if mahjong and fighting the landlord were transplanted to the Ming Dynasty, it would definitely be all the rage.These two games, not to mention the ancients, even modern people who have seen a lot of knowledge, once addicted to them, they cannot extricate themselves.

With this thought, Su Mu began to ponder.

But when he saw the Four Treasures of the Study on the table, Su Mu was stunned, and couldn't help but want to slap himself: Su Mu, Su Mu, instigating people to gamble is not what you, a scholar, should do.

There is one article in "Law of the Ming Dynasty" about gambling, and Su Mu doesn't remember it very clearly. It probably means that weightlifting gamblers, once they are accused, their right hands will be cut off.

This law was established during the Hongwu period. It was very strict, and it was also very strictly enforced at that time.It's just that that law has been in existence for more than 100 years, and with the further enlightenment of the social atmosphere, no one takes it seriously.

And that law is useless.

But the law is the law, and the family law established by the ancestors cannot be changed. If there is an enemy who wants to use this as an issue, you can't bear to go around.

Except for vicious criminal cases, the ancient laws generally stayed at the level of people not raising officials and not prosecuting, but if someone reported it, it had to be strictly enforced.

It seems that Doudizhu and Mahjong cannot be transplanted.

Su Mu looked at Zhu Houzhao again for a long time, and saw his heroic appearance in short clothes, but his heart moved: this guy is a martial arts dementia, he may not like gambling, if you want him to indulge in it, you have to start with martial arts warfare.With...

"General Zhu." Su Mu touched the new fluffy beard on his lips and started slowly.

The future Emperor Zhengde immediately cheered up: "Zi Qiao, do you want your junior brother to teach me martial arts?"

"It's not."

"Then what did you say?" Zhu Houzhao looked disappointed.

Su Mu: "General Zhu, you have the name of General Zhen Guo in your nickname and title, but you and I both know that the word general doesn't mean anything, and you have never fought against the enemy in battle, nor have you brought any Soldiers."

"That is."

"You have lived up to your name." Su Mu smiled, "Then let me ask you, how many enemies can a master of martial arts defeat with bare hands?"

Hearing Su Mu talk about fighting with others, Zhu Houzhao regained his spirit: "Just take me as an example, and I can be regarded as the best fighter in the capital. Ordinary warriors, it should be no problem to deal with a dozen or so."

Su Mu slandered for a while, you still deal with more than a dozen people, you can't even beat me as a scholar, others are coaxing you.

He didn't say anything: "Well, then, it's an enemy of ten men. Let me ask you again, if you go to the battlefield with a full body armor and a weapon in hand, how many soldiers can you deal with?"

"It's easy to ride a horse and wear armor, and defeat a hundred enemies." The future Emperor Zhengde thought highly of himself and said proudly.

Su Mu: "An enemy of a hundred people, that's amazing!" He intentionally pretended to be very surprised.

"That is, that is, who is my young master, what is an enemy of a hundred people!" Liu Jin also began to compliment the prince.

Hearing the compliments from the two, Zhu Houzhao looked proud.

Su Mu: "Then, let me ask you again, can you defeat a thousand fully armored enemies by yourself, and become an enemy of a thousand people?"

Liu Jin: "Zi Qiao, who is my young master? What are a thousand enemies? Naturally, it's a matter of effort." Probably he also felt that it was outrageous for one person to defeat a thousand enemies, so he couldn't help but wink at Su Mu. Don't ask him.

The future Emperor Zhengde frowned and thought about it, then shook his head: "I'm afraid it won't work."

Seeing that the crown prince was depressed, Liu Jin comforted him, "Master, your martial arts skills are world-class, what are a thousand people?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "Although I have outstanding martial arts skills and am one of the best in the world, I can't deal with a thousand enemies covered in heavy armor by myself. Even if a thousand enemies in armor stand motionless If you are allowed to cut there, you will not be able to cut it all in one day.”

"So, what about 1 people?" Su Mu asked again.