Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Hearing her daughter asking if she could win the exam, Xie Tianran said: "The imperial examination is a matter of three-point manpower, seven-point destiny, time and fate. Xie Naturally thinks that everything needs to be done hard. As for the last Whatever the result is, don’t worry about it.”

Nannan: "You can take it easy."

Xie Ranran: "People take imperial examinations to become officials and make money. When it comes to money, Xie Ranran has no shortage. He doesn't have any ideas about power, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't win this time."

Nanna nodded: "Yes, being an official is sometimes uncomfortable. It's not as good as roaming freely between heaven and earth. However, fame is still required. Otherwise, a commoner, without power or money, can feel free even if he wants to be at ease." Can't be comfortable."

Xie Ziran laughed: "Sometimes my daughter is very naive, and sometimes she looks at things with a frightening maturity. I don't know who your father is, and he raised such a powerful little girl. To tell you the truth, this time The reason why I brought you to Xi'an is mainly because the place is big and there are many people, to see if I can get news about your parents from other people. If you can win the exam, it will be easier to find your father."

Nannan was overjoyed: "Brother Xie, it's great that you have such thoughts. In this way, this Juren must be selected. Come, come, let's discuss how we can get this Juren fame."

Seeing her serious appearance, Xie naturally found it funny, and said: "What do you know as an 11-year-old kid? If I read correctly, although you have a long history of family education, my daughter, you have not studied systematically. Your father taught me You didn’t spend much effort when you were young. After you learned how to read, you can teach whatever books you have. The Four Books, Tang Poems, Song Ci, articles by sages of the past dynasties, and even Buddhist scriptures tell you to read them indiscriminately. As for stereotyped writing Wen, but I don’t understand it.”

Nannan let out a sigh: "Brother Xie, how did you see that after Dad taught me to know more than a thousand characters, he used me to look for books in the bookstore to read, but he never taught me stereotyped essays. He said, this thing is simple. It was set up for the imperial examination, and it is useless for a girl to learn these things at home. Later, when my mother took me away from my father, my daughter was reluctant to part with the book she was reading, so she took a dozen books and read them all the way back to her hometown. When I found the books I liked, I also bought some... I am dead, my daughter has little strength, and I lost a lot..."

As soon as she mentioned her father, the girl's expression darkened, and there were two bubbles of tears in her crystal eyes.

Xie Ziran thought to himself: "Although you have read a few books, can't I see if you have systematically studied the words of the sage?"

Seeing the little girl burst into tears whenever she mentioned her father, Xie Ranran felt pain in her heart.Sigh secretly: I am thankful that both parents died when I was young, and the son wants to support but the parents are not there. There is nothing more tragic than this in the world.Although the girl has both parents, she can't be found now.This kind of grief, of course, I know best.

He silently twisted a wet towel and handed it over. Just as he was about to speak comfortingly, Nanni wiped his eyes: "Although Nanni doesn't understand stereotyped Chinese, she has a good brain and can definitely come up with a way for you."

Speaking of this, the little girl became proud: "At the beginning, Daddy praised me and said that my daughter is the smartest girl in the world. Brother Xie, my daughter has seen your love for her in the past two months. Today In any case, I will come up with an idea for you this time."

The girl cried for a while, her eyes were full of tears, and for a while she talked eloquently, Xie Ranran couldn't help but smile bitterly, and echoed: "Yes, yes, my girl is the smartest girl in the world, and my future depends entirely on you okay?"

"You!" Nannan said angrily, "You don't believe me?"

"Believe, believe."

The girl was about to get angry, at this time, a staff came to report that a scholar surnamed Lin had come to visit, and then Xie Ziran got away and hurriedly said: "I have guests, let's go and have a look first. "

"Okay, Brother Xie, you can go yourself, I have to think about it, think about it." Nanni nodded, sat down again, stretched out her finger and drew randomly on the table, with a pensive look. look.

Naturally, Xie, a scholar surnamed Lin, didn't know him either. The reason why he went to meet the guests was purely to get rid of his daughter's entanglement.

When I went to the outer hall and talked with Lin Xiucai, I realized that this scholar came here purely because of his fame.

The fact that Xie Ziran and this issue's great master Su Mu sang poetry on the city wall has spread in Xi'an City, and by the way, Xie Ziran has also become famous.

After saying a few words, Xie naturally became a little impatient.

Xie Tianran was originally a bold and open-minded person, but this Lin Xiucai was dull in speech and a rotten Confucian, the two of them couldn't talk quickly at all.

Just looking for an opportunity to see off a guest, another guest came to visit.

Needless to say, I also heard about Xie Ziran's name and came here to get acquainted.

From Lin Xiucai to the evening, Xie Ranran has never stopped visitors here, either celebrities in Xi'an Shilin, or Shaanxi scholars who came to participate in this round of rural examinations.

In the end, the living room was so full of people that it couldn't hold any more.

If it were someone else, being harassed by so many fellow scholars made it extremely annoying.

Fortunately, Xie Ziran was full of energy and could hold on.In the end, seeing that the family couldn't accommodate so many people, he simply invited all the scholars to go out together, booked a restaurant on the first floor, invited everyone to have a banquet, and held a literary meeting.

This banquet will not end until night.

After returning home, he rushed over with his mouth full of anxiety, "Boss, there seems to be something wrong with Miss Nannan."

"What's wrong?" Xie Tianran was surprised.

Chongzui: "Boss, Miss Nannan has been sitting in front of the table, dipped her hands in tea and scribbled something on the table, muttering that she wants to think of a way for you, to repay your kindness or something. The whole person looks like , it seems to be blocked by a demon."

Speaking of this, she flushed her face with fear, and said in a low voice: "Boss, look at Miss Nannan's appearance, is she bumping into someone, why not... let's go and invite a Duangong to come back and exorcise the evil spirits!"

Xie Tianran got a little drunk, so he didn't care, and said with a smile: "My girl is a bit evil, even if I ask Zhang Tianshi from Longhu Mountain, I can't get rid of it."

Chongzui also laughed: "The boss is right, the girl is so evil, I really scared myself."

The great masters of this Shaanxi provincial examination have already entered the Gongyuan, and they cannot come out until the examination is over.

At this moment, there are still five days before the candidates officially enter the examination room.

Xie Ranben is not very keen on fame and fame. For him, walking in the front lines of Guanzhong and Ningxia, a scholar's fame is enough.

However, he is a hot-blooded boy after all, if he did really poorly in the exam, he would lose face.

He originally planned to calm down and read a few pages of the book in the next few days, but he didn't want to start from this day, and the banquet and literature meeting would not be interrupted.

Everyone knew that Xie Xiucai wrote good poems, and he was a person valued by great master Su Mu, so they all came to get close to him.

The next day, Xie Ziran was invited to eat wine for a day, write poems for a day, and talk about articles for a day. After returning home at night, he was naturally drunk again and felt a little tired.

Sitting in the study, having a cup of tea, I finally became more sober.

Seeing that it wasn't too late, Xie Ranran took a collection of contemporary essays from the bookshelf, and planned to read a few articles.But for some reason, once I opened the book, I couldn't even read it.

"I'm confused, I'm crazy, but I can't read this book." Xie Ziran was about to smile bitterly, when suddenly, a soft voice came from outside the study: "Brother Xie, can my daughter come in?"

Xie Ranran: "Girl, what the hell are you doing, if you want to come in, just push the door."

The door opened, revealing a smug face: "Brother Xie, my daughter has been thinking about it all day and night, and finally she has some clues."

Xie Ranran: "You don't know stereotyped writing, and you haven't been to an examination room, so it's useless to think about anything. It's getting late, you're a child, you'd better go back to the yard quickly."

Nannu snorted, and sat in front of Xie Ranran very unhappy: "Although I don't understand stereotyped articles, if I give Nannan ten years and have Daddy teach me, I may not lose to you. Things in the world are always the same. , I thought about it for a day, and I have an idea, come here to discuss with you, discuss with you."

Xie was helpless and made a gesture of invitation.

Nannan: "Brother Xie, it is said that you have a close relationship with Su Mu, the chief examiner of the Shaanxi Provincial Examination, besides singing poems on the city wall. Last time, you escorted him back to Shaanxi from Ningxia."

Xie Ziran nodded: "I was ordered by the officials to escort Xueshi Su back to Guanzhong."

Nannan, "Since Brother Xie has a special relationship with Xueshi Su, and, according to you, your talents and studies are also very good."

Xie Ranran: "According to what I said?"

My daughter ignored Xie Ranran: "Since you have a special relationship, then Xueshi Su must be hoping that one of you can be his disciple. Then, my daughter would like to ask Brother Xie, is there any way for Xueshi Su to know what your paper is? Which one is it?"

Xie Tianran smiled: "You mean to keep the joints? In the examination room, all the papers have to be transcribed first, and then the names are blurred and handed over to the eighteenth room teacher for review. Only when they are selected, they are recommended. Where is the chief examiner? Not to mention that you may not be able to pass the test of Master Fang, even if you pass, how will the Grand Master know which paper is yours?"

"Is that so?" Nannan frowned, then raised her face and smiled: "Actually, with your ability, brother Xie, it's okay to be recommended, and then, if you want to let Xueshi Su know where your paper is One, of course there is a way.”

Xie Ranran: "Go to sleep, go to sleep with you. What do you know?"

Even so, there was a movement in his heart.

In fact, I and Xueshi Su have a close relationship and have been together for more than half a month. We are very familiar with each other, and it is very easy to leave joints in the paper.