Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

"No, I have to go back to Baoding City. Don't stop anyone. Is the car harness ready?" Su Mu said angrily, while the two young men from military households who came to serve him smiled and clapped their hands together, saying, we'll talk about it tomorrow , Let’s talk about it tomorrow, we have to wait for Master Hu’s consent.

Early the next morning, Su Mu woke up.

Hu Baihu was not there as usual, and when asked other people, they all pretended not to know.

There is still one day and one night before the government examination, and now he is still trapped in a hundred households, the road is muddy and long, Su Mu couldn't help feeling anxious.I planned to turn around and leave regardless, but there were no carriages and horses, so even if I walked home, I couldn't catch up.

Those military households shirked in every possible way and refused to set up their carts, making Su Mu on the verge of breaking out.

Just about to get angry, Hu Jinxue came over with an angry face, and winked at Su Mu after entering the room.

Seeing his strange expression, Su Mu was about to ask, when his heart suddenly moved.This Hu Baihu hasn't shown his face since he came to Baihusuo. He knew that he was going to take the imperial examination, but he trapped himself here with chores. This matter is obviously not as simple as it seems on the surface.

The two military households couldn't help apologizing, but Hu Jinxue suddenly cursed: "You two birds, Ziqiao has been busy these days. Not only are you not good at serving, but you come to make noise, it's disgusting!" Then he stretched out his hand and patted one of them on the head three times.

Then with his hands behind his back, he closed the door and left angrily.

Su Mu suddenly took a deep breath, isn't this the plot in "Journey to the West"?

When this joke was in school, the big man even discussed it with himself.

With such a sudden move today, could it be that he was sending a signal to himself that he would come to find him from behind in the middle of the night.

Confused in his heart, Su Mu stopped making trouble, and just sat in the study with a sullen face drinking tea.

Seeing that Su Mu didn't bother to leave, the people in the Baihu Office also relaxed their vigilance.

However, those two young men from military households still stayed by Su Mu's side all the time.

Su Mu seemed to understand a little bit, this Hu Baihu didn't seem to intend to let him go.I don't know what's going on with this guy, but he wants to do something that ruins his reputation?

There are two phases of the boy's exam every three years. If you fail the exam this year, you can still take it next year.It's not the township exam, if you miss it, you have to wait for two years, he did it at the risk of completely offending himself, why is it that people can't figure out!

Su Mu had an early dinner and went to bed before dark.In order to avoid falling asleep, he deliberately poured a large cup of tea.I already have a calculation in my heart, and I will wait until the third watch, if the big man comes, it will be fine.If you don't come, you can't control so much, just find a way to leave first.

After lying on the bed for about three or four hours, the window at the back was opened with a dagger, and a burly figure stood outside the window, shouting in a low voice, "Zi Qiao, hurry up, I'm already gone!" Get off your fast horse and rush back to Baoding overnight, and you still have time to take the government examination."

Su Mu was wondering why Hu Baihu wanted to avenge his kindness, when he heard the big man shout, he turned over from the window.He put on his shoes and clothes unhurriedly, walked to the window and laughed softly: "So I'm going to school. I'm in the middle of the night. I'm in a hurry to go back to Baoding to do something. The day after tomorrow is the government exam, and it will only take two days to get there from here." Time. When it was dawn, I asked Mr. Hu if he wanted a car. It must be inconvenient for this dark man to travel on the road."

"You...you, why can't you see that my uncle doesn't want you to take the imperial examination. If you win a scholar, his plan will come to nothing." The big man couldn't stop stamping his feet angrily.

Hearing what the big man said, Su Mu's heart skipped a beat: Sure enough, then Hu Baihu really didn't want me to take the imperial examination.But not only do I have no complaints against Hu Baihu, but I also have the great kindness of saving my life. How could he do such a thing of revenge.No, I have to ask about this matter clearly today, otherwise I will be targeted by an officer for no reason, which doesn't feel good.

He was not in a hurry, instead he said with a smile: "When I was in school, I had a guest-host meeting with Mr. Hu, and we had a very close relationship. How could he harm me. Besides, I just did Mr. Hu a big favor, how could he harm me."

"Zi Qiao, let's go. I can't explain the reason for a while. The groom over the stable has been drunk by me. If you don't go quickly, you won't be able to leave when he wakes up."

"What you said is strange, why can't you leave? Also, as a junior, it's not a gentleman's job to speak ill of Mr. Hu in front of me." Su Mu frowned deliberately: "Jin Xue , you'd better go back, let's pretend you didn't say this today, and I didn't hear it either."

Hu Jinxue was so anxious that his forehead was covered with sweat, he said angrily, "Zi Qiao, you are a gentleman, but I admire you. But, but..."

"But what?" Su Mu raised his eyebrows, his eyes were like knives in the dark: "Joining school, you and I are classmates. In my heart, I have already regarded you as the most sincere friend. The most important thing in friendship is honesty. If I If you just leave without knowing why, don't you let your uncle and nephew turn against each other? I, Su Mu, can't do this kind of thing anyway. I heard that you suffered a lot when you were a child. Later, you got support from your uncle. Only then did he enter the school to learn to read and write, and he might be able to take over his position as an officer of a hundred households in the future. Don't offend Mr. Hu and ruin your future. If you don't explain the matter clearly today, Su Mu will swear not to leave this house."

"Forget it." Seeing that Su Mu was always thinking of himself, Hu Jinxue's heart warmed up, and his eyes were so moved that his eyes were wet.

Up to now, he couldn't care less, gritted his teeth, and said, "Hu Jinxue will never forget the great kindness my uncle has shown me, and he doesn't dare to hope for the position of the officer of the hundred families. In fact, my uncle has already said in private I have said many times that if there is a future, I will pass on the position of Officer of Hundred Households to Ziqiao, and let me serve you in the future."

This time, Su Mu was really confused: "I can't understand what I said. I am not related to Mr. Hu, so how could he pass on the official position to me? Besides, Su Mu is a scholar. But if you want to be an official through the imperial examination, how can you be willing to do a military job?"

Hu Jinxue let out a sigh: "Zi Qiao, Zi Qiao, everyone in the whole family knows about this, and only you are the only one. You are going to be the son-in-law of our Hu family soon. Now, my uncle has gone to Baoding City He said he was going to the Su family to propose a marriage. When we left, Uncle told us to take good care of you and not let you go."

"Ah!" Su Mu couldn't help shouting like a thunderbolt hitting his head.

The big man was so startled that he hurriedly stretched out his hand from the window and covered Su Mu's mouth tightly: "Don't yell, don't yell, Zi Qiao, go, go, it's too late!"

Su Mu naturally knew what a son-in-law meant in ancient times.

It may not be a big deal in modern society. As long as the relationship between the couple is good, it doesn't matter. How they lived before is how they live now.But in ancient times, once you entered someone's house, even if you gave birth to a child in the future, you could only follow your mother's surname.This is the ancient times where people pay attention to the continuation of incense. That is not to be reviled by the world for the rebellious behavior of the ancestors.

Moreover, the status of the son-in-law is very low, not even comparable to the servants in the family.

In this way, if the husband and wife have a deep relationship, they can still bear it.

The crux of the problem is that the son-in-law cannot take the imperial examination.

Now Su Mu is finally determined to be a high-ranking official in this world. If he can't even take the imperial examination, it is better to kill his head if he is just a current member of the Hu family.

After pondering for a while, Su Mu immediately figured out the joints involved.This matter must have been a conspiracy between Third Master Su and Hu Baihu. As long as he becomes the Hu family's son-in-law, the land of Dafang will definitely be taken over to the public.But Hu Baihu has received such a great favor from him, and he actually did such a thing to feel sorry for me, Su Mu, it is really hateful to the extreme.

This revenge is not avenged, not by a gentleman.

Thinking of this, Su Mu immediately bowed to Senior Hu Jin, and said sincerely: "Su Mu will keep in mind the deep love and friendship of Jin Xue, and there will be great rewards in the future."

"Now is not the time to talk about these things, Zi Qiao, the government examination is important, and it will be too late if it is delayed." The big man kept urging.

Only then did Su Mu come to his senses, and hurriedly opened the window and went out.

Fortunately, the groom in the stable hadn't woken up yet, but when he saw several tall horses inside, Su Mu was dumbfounded, and couldn't help but said: "I'm going to school, I don't know how to ride a horse."

"Don't worry, I'll take you." The big man quickly put saddles on the two horses, helped Su Mu onto the horses, and rode one by himself.

With a yell, Su Mu rushed out of the Baihu Office quickly.

The road was still muddy and difficult, but the rain stopped, and a new moon rose in the sky, illuminating the ground silvery white.

The two of them ran like this for midnight, and at the end of the day, they rested their horses, ate some dry food, got on their horses and galloped towards Baoding again.

On such a day, on the evening of the day when I went to the government to register for the test, I finally saw the Baoding City Wall and had time to enter the city before closing the city gate.

"Is Ziqiao going home?" the big one asked.

Su Mu originally planned to go home, but he changed his mind.Now Hu Baihu and Su Sanye are discussing their marriage.If we go back now, wouldn't it just fall into their hands.If the third master Su and Hu Baihu turned their faces, locked themselves up, or sent them directly to the bridal chamber, how could they enter the examination room.

The current plan is to find a secret place to hide for a few hours.

"Go to Lin's Bookstore and find Boss Lin."

After sending Su Mu to the door of Lin Family Bookstore, the big man helped Su Mu off the horse, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and let out a long breath: "It's considered to be here, there is still time. Zi Qiao, you must pass the exam." ah!"

Su Mu solemnly nodded to the big man: "Study, Su Mu will not let you down, nor will you let Mr. Shao down."

The clerk in the bookstore saw that Su Mu's body was covered with mud and water, so he laughed and joked, "Who is this, like a mud monkey?"

Hu Jinxue was furious and wanted to beat him with a whip.

Su Mu grabbed his hand and shook his head: "They are all from my own family, there is no need to be like this."

After sitting on a horse for a day and a night, my thighs were worn out, and my body seemed to be shaken apart. I just wanted to take a bath and sleep well.

Boss Lin came out when he heard the commotion outside. When he saw it, he was shocked: "Zi Qiao, what's wrong with you, aren't you going to take the government test tonight? How did you make it like this?"

Su Mu spread his hands and said with a smile: "I heard that you have good feng shui here, and I plan to come to your place to sleep overnight, and I will only enter the examination room at Maoshi. Why, you don't welcome me."

Boss Lin: "You want to live with me. It's a good thing. You can't even ask for it on weekdays."

Su Mu strode in: "But one thing is necessary, this matter must be kept secret, don't tell others that I am here."

Boss Lin nodded, and hurriedly asked people to prepare bath water and clean clothes.