Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Xie Ranran was sent to Ningxia by Xin Zhi County immediately after saving her daughter last time.

As for Nannan, because she had to wait for the government to notify her family to pick her up, she was placed in Xie Ranran's house temporarily.After all, the government does not have welfare homes or shelters these days.When encountering refugees, the government's attitude is also very rough.Either put them in prison, or directly arrest them, identify their identities, and send them directly to the frontier for labor.

Girl Nannan is the daughter of a good family. Judging from her knowledge and conversation, she is also a lady of everyone.Besides, she also said that her father was an official of the imperial court, so it is naturally impossible for Xinzhi County to detain her directly.

There is no other way, but to be temporarily fostered in the squire's mansion.Xie Ranran, as the party involved, has caused such a big trouble for the Yamen.Naturally, he has to carry the burden of nannie.

Fortunately, Xie Ranran has been in business for so many years, not to mention his wealth, he can still afford a few thousand taels.It's just feeding a little girl three meals a day, besides, this little guy is so cute.

Although Xie Ranran is a scholar, he is a man of Sanqin in his heart, so he doesn't take it to heart.He directly took the little girl home, hired a woman to take care of her daily life, and came to Ningxia with food and fodder.

He was familiar with this path, but this time Qiu Yue took a fancy to him and wanted to stay as an aide, which made him annoyed.The old master recommended Qiu Yue to himself, just to make it easier for him to come to Ningxia this time.

But he didn't want to do bad things with good intentions, and almost made him Xie Ziran become someone's master. It was really dangerous!

In Xie Ranran's view, although Qiu Yue is extremely powerful, if he serves as his aide, he will be a teacher all his life and has no future.It is impossible to be an official, and it is impossible to make a fortune.

So, I took this opportunity to get away, not only that, but also made a lot of messy things.

Qiu Yue said that there must be a complete set of plays, since Tatars are going to be lured to rob sumu, it is better to fortify some valuable things on the cart.

So, he loaded Xie Ranran with more than [-] carts full of quilts, food, etc. that were not needed by the general.

It made Xie naturally want to laugh when he thought of this: Just kidding, saying that it is not acceptable, it is for the common people in the Central Plains.Han people make a living by farming. This season, the crops have just started earing, and the new grain has not yet been harvested. Last year's grain was almost the same. It is the most difficult time of the year.But the grassland people rely on nomadic herding. At this time, the grass is growing lush, and the cattle and sheep are fattening up. How can they go south to hunt grass valleys without doing anything?

Besides, this Ningxia is full of frontier troops, and there is also the danger of the Great Wall.

Before the Tatars arrived, the beacon fire was lit. How could they drive in and go deep into the Yinchuan Basin?

This matter also deceived Qiu Yue, but I didn't want to, I thanked Naturally and made a lot of money.The more than 20 carts of supplies were transported back to Guanzhong, and they were sold, and there were hundreds of taels of silver. This trip was not a loss.

As a candidate for this year's Shaanxi Provincial Examination, it is a rare opportunity to go with Su Mu, a world-renowned celebrity and chief examiner of the rural examination.To put it bluntly, as long as you make a good relationship deliberately and use a casual tone, it is not difficult to get one or two questions out of this period's exam questions, and you will be more confident in the middle school.

If it was any other scholar, he would have rushed towards Su Mu like a fly chasing after a stinky smell.

It's a pity that although Xie Ranran looks like a high-ranking man, he can talk to people of all schools and schools, he can drink and play tricks, and he is joking all day long, but there is a sense of arrogance in his bones.

The merit list is taken from the examination room, how can it be possible to take shortcuts?

Thinking of me thanking Junfu graciously, I was selected as a scholar after four years of study, and it is nothing to raise people's fame.If I want it, I can get it.

Wouldn't it be a joke for the world to win the election by other means?

Therefore, Xie Ran deliberately kept a distance from Su Mu, walked with Su Mu on the road for two days, but did not say a few words.

As for Su Mu, he didn't want to be too close to Xie Ziran.In order not to thank you in the future, if you are successful in the election, you will fall into the shoes of others.

So, up to now, the two have been together for so long, and they are just nodding acquaintances.

"My lord, this road to the south is not easy!" Zhao Hulu couldn't help sighing: "If we follow the road we came here, it will be smooth."

When Su Mu came here, he went north along the Yinchuan Basin, but this time he went back, but he took the line of Qingtongxia and Pinganbao.This area is full of rolling hills, the mountains are bare, and no grass grows, which is a typical landform of the Loess Plateau. ,

Su Mu smiled slightly: "We took the road from Yan'an when we came, but Xie Xiucai is from Fengxiang, so we have to make a big detour to go there. He is in charge of escorting us this time, so we have to take advantage of him. yes."

"He is a small scholar, why should he arrange the grand master's trip?" Zhao Hulu objected.

Su Mu: "After all, Xie Xiu is a local. Didn't he say that although this road is a bit dangerous, it will save more than 400 miles to go back to Guanzhong. The rural examination is coming soon, and time is tight. It is good to have a shortcut. of."

Zhao Hulu: "My lord, why do you believe that Xie Ziran is also a scholar? Look at the appearance of him and his subordinates. He looks like a scholar. They are simply a group of bandits. This kind of vulgar person is not worth it at all. Trust. My lord, the villain is used to being a yamen servant, a man in the public family, this pair of tricks is the most valuable. Anyone who passes my eyes can see that he is three-thirds attractive."

Su Mu chuckled: "What a group of bandits, gourd, you look more like bandits with winking eyes."

While the two were talking, two riders rushed past them with a whoosh. ,

It was Xie Ziran's two subordinates.

Xie Ranran brought 40 carts and more than [-] porters to the south this time.

In addition, there are six fellows, all of whom are brave men from Fufeng County. They all wear big bows and waist knives, and they look extremely fierce.

Along the way, the six fellows were not idle, either racing horses on the road or hunting in the mountains.

Today, one of them just shot a rabbit and showed it to his companions on the tip of his knife.

The gust of wind blows towards the face, scattering bold laughter and unscrupulous alcohol all the way.

Zhao Hulu was so choked by the billowing dust that he couldn't speak anymore, and could only curse in a low voice: "Bandits, bandits, bastards!"

Su Mu and Zhao Hulu stretched out their hands to fan the dust in front of them at the same time. On the hill not far away, Xie Tianran, who was in charge of exploring the way, looked at his future great master with sharp eyes. Wood is so fun.

Spending a day and two nights with Su Mu really opened Xie Ziran's horizons and made him full of curiosity about Master Su.

This man is not like an ordinary master.

First of all, Su Ziqiao really loves to be clean. When he gets up early every morning, the first thing he does is take a small brush with an ivory handle, and brush it in his mouth with some powder stuck. .

Xie Ziran watched it for a long time before he realized that this was a cleansing.

In fact, he also rinses his mouth every morning, but he uses green salt and cotton cloth.

Seeing Su Mu using a brush, his heart moved, he subconsciously thought: This method is convenient, and he can emulate it after returning home.I just don't know what the ingredients of the medicinal powder sticked by Master Su are. It smells like mint.

Of course, Xie Ranran's subordinates didn't have the habit of personal hygiene, instead they whispered beside him as if they were surprised, saying: "Oh, it's not good, Mr. Su is foaming at the mouth, hurry up and invite the doctor!"

Being able to brush your teeth with an ivory-handled brush shows the wealth and honor of a scholar of Su University.

Then, Su Mu's wealth opened Xie's eyes.

Xueshi Su is really rich, he even needs to use paper to wipe his butt.And when Xie Ziran's subordinates were doing the work, they mostly scraped with soil and wood chips, and washed them with water at most if they were more particular.

In addition, Master Su Mu's food and clothing costs also have many things that people can't understand.

For example, every time a meal is paid, he will ask someone to bring a basin of water and rub a piece of yellow butter-like substance on his hands.Then, when rubbed, a layer of bubbles formed, exuding a delicate fragrance.

Naturally, Xie couldn't help asking what it was, and Su Mu replied that it was soap, which was used for washing hands.The main ingredients are animal fat, plant ash and toilet water. No matter how stubborn the dirt is, just rub it on your hands and rinse it with water.

Xie naturally didn't believe it, so he secretly tried it, and it was true.

I was terrified in my heart, this scholar Su really deserves to be the most famous scholar in the world, this knowledge of Gewu is really amazing.

The thing that made him feel the most was that Su Mu actually made something like a windmill and put it on the front of the car, with a rope tied behind it.With a pull, the blades turn, and a gentle breeze blows.Under the scorching sun, it is a rare coolness.

According to Su Mu, this is called a fan.

In Ningxia in early summer, mosquitoes are fierce.

Along the way, people and animals were bitten so that they were going crazy.

At this time, Su Mu took out a few bottles of potion and rubbed it on his body.

Strange to say, even the most powerful Gadfly dared not approach him.

Xie Ranran has been in business for the past few years, with a unique vision, his heart suddenly trembled, and he thought to himself: If you take any of these things made by Xueshi Su and make them into commodities, you can make a lot of money.Sure enough, a capable person can do anything. This person has a lot of knowledge, and can invent all kinds of strange things.

During this day's journey, although Xie Ziran didn't say a word to Su Mu, and he didn't see the well-known Su University scholar read a page of a book or write a poem.

But for Su Mu's knowledge and ability, Xie Ziran admired it to the extreme.

I thought: Only people with this kind of kung fu can be my teacher Xie Ziran. Speaking of which, I can pass the provincial examination this time.

The journey was slow, and at dusk, the convoy finally reached the area around Hongsibao.

There used to be a military fort here, but it was abolished because it was too remote and had no military value.

Fortunately, the terrain here is smooth, and that night, the team stayed in a valley.

Looking at the open field, Zhao Hulu was a little worried: "My lord, do you think the Tatars will come here?"