Smuggling Daming

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October 22nd in the fourth year of Zhengde, this was originally a very ordinary day, but because of Zhou Zhong's time travel, this day was no longer ordinary, because on this day, a milestone work in the history of world literature appeared in front of the world .

In the afternoon, the Fengyou teahouse was full of guests. After lunch, idlers came from all over the city to sit with three or five tea friends, drinking tea and chatting. I got the money in no time.

However, more people put their attention on the high platform facing the gate of the teahouse, where there is a teenage girl holding a pipa in her arms, singing a ditty, although this little girl is not It's not particularly beautiful, but she plays the pipa well, and the sound is as clear as a lark, so the ditties she drank are naturally very pleasant.

On a table facing the table, Zhou Zhong sat down with Zheng Jing, Li Zheng, and Zhang Kuang according to priority. On the seat, Zhang Kuang sat on his right head, and Li Zheng and Zhou Zhong sat arm in arm across from Zhang Kuang.

"Wenda, you said you didn't want to sit in the private room on the second floor. Why do you have to sit in the lobby? It's too noisy around here!" Li Zheng, who was sitting next to Zhou Zhong, turned his head to look around, and then complained To put it bluntly, although he knocked on the door, since he was a child, he always eats and drinks tea in the private room when he was a child. This is the first time he sits in the lobby drinking tea and chatting under the public, so he looks very uncomfortable. adapt.

"Brother Shrike, be safe and don't be impatient. Although the private room is quiet, the hall also has the advantages of a large hall. For example, the girl on the stage sings a good little song, and you can never hear it in the private room!" Zhou Zhong laughed while holding his teacup. .Speaking of which, when he just woke up, Li Zheng and Zheng Jing came to visit together. At that time, Zhou Zhong asked them to re-introduce himself on the grounds that he was in a trance due to illness, so that he didn't show his flaws.In addition, Aunt Wang and Biao'er were also fooled by him with this reason.

Hearing Zhou Zhong's words, Zheng Jing, who was sitting on the right seat, smiled and said: "Wen Da is really in a good mood. I was a little worried that you would be hit because of the family affairs, but now I see you are so open-minded. Don't worry too!"

"That's right, Brother Zheng, have you noticed? Since Wenda recovered from his serious illness last time, his whole person has become a little different. He is much more open-minded and cheerful than before. This should be what people often say, 'surviving a catastrophe. , there must be future blessings'?" Zhang Kuang also said with a smile at this time, they have known Zhou Zhong for many years, and they often talk and chat together, so they can feel any changes in Zhou Zhong.

"Huh? Brother Fang Shi reminded me so much, I also feel that Wenda is much more cheerful. Before, you wouldn't discuss with us the little girl's song on stage." Li Zheng also said to Zhou Chong with some surprise, his eyes were filled with Somewhat doubtful, as a best friend, he is more concerned about what happened to Zhou Zhong.

Although Zhang Kuang didn't ask directly, he actually expressed his curiosity about such a big change in Zhou Zhong. Li Zheng even painted it directly on his face. The expression of interest, he is also very interested in such a big change in Zhou Zhong's friend's temperament.

Regarding the curiosity of the three friends, Zhou Zhong pretended to be relaxed and smiled and said: "What else can I have? Last time I was seriously ill and experienced life and death, and then my family was in trouble, and I have experienced the warmth and coldness of the world. The way of thinking has also changed, it can even be called a rebirth, the Zhou Zhong in front of the three brothers is no longer the prodigy Zhou Zhong in the past!"

When he said the last sentence, Zhou Zhong laughed secretly in his heart. Now he has revealed the truth in front of Zheng Jing and the others, but unfortunately they will never think of the true meaning of this sentence.

Sure enough, after hearing what Zhou Zhong said, Zheng Jing sighed and stroked Zhou Zhong's back and said, "Wenda, I admired your talent before, but I thought your temper was too dull, and when things went wrong You don't know how to be flexible, but seeing you today makes Wei brother feel ashamed, you have gone through so many difficulties, not only did you not fall down, but you have been tempered to become more mature, I believe that Wenda, your future will definitely be limitless!"

Zheng Jing's praise for Zhou Zhong was also approved by Zhang Kuang and Li Zheng. They thought that if they put Zhou Zhong's matter on themselves, they might not be able to resist, let alone Zhou Zhong's current behavior. It's so easy.

Zheng Jing and the others are all scholars, and they started to switch to the imperial examination after chatting, especially next year, which will be held every three years. At the beginning, they had already agreed to participate together, but now they are There was a problem. The reason why Zheng Jing and the others asked Zhou Zhong to come out today was to solve this problem.

"Wenda, Uncle Zhou passed away. I'm afraid you won't be able to participate in next year's exam. It's a pity that you have to wait another three years!" Zhang Kuang, who was sitting opposite Zhou Zhong, suddenly sighed. .After the death of their parents, children must observe filial piety for three years. During this period, not only are they not allowed to marry, but they are also not allowed to take part in the imperial examinations.

Hearing Li Zheng's introduction to today's topic, Zheng Jing and Zhang Kuang, who were sitting in the front seat, looked at each other, and then said: "The alchemist is right, but you don't have to be discouraged, Wenda, you are only 15 years old this year, wait until You are only 20 years old when you take part in the examination at the end of the filial piety period, with your talent, and after five years of hard work in studying, I believe that you will be more confident in passing the exam!"

As soon as Zheng Jing's words fell, Li Zheng, who had the best relationship with Zhou Zhong, immediately took over and said, "That's right, among us, you are the most talented, Wenda, so you are the most talented person in the past five years. You must not be distracted by time. Brother Minglun and Brother Fang Shi and I have already discussed that we are willing to contribute money for Wenda to concentrate on your studies. After five years, you will surely become a blockbuster, and even win the first prize in one fell swoop and become Jieyuan. Scholars are also honored!"

Hearing this, Zhou Zhong finally understood why Zheng Jing and the others asked him to come out. It turned out that they saw the current situation of the Zhou Mansion and worried that they were too busy raising their families to study, so they proposed to subsidize the Zhou Mansion so that he would not have to worry about his family. People worry about food and clothing, so that they can concentrate on studying, so that they can have greater confidence in obtaining fame.

Hearing that Zheng Jing and the others thought of themselves so much, and were even willing to donate generously to help him study, Zhou Zhong also felt warm in his heart. In this era of Ming Dynasty, it is undoubtedly the most glorious thing to do after obtaining fame and becoming an official.It's a pity that Zhou Zhong has his own difficulties. He doesn't know anything about the Four Books and Five Classics now. Even if he is given five years to study hard, he may not be able to reach Zhou Zhong's original height. Not interested.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Zhong was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Thank you three brothers for your kindness, but everyone has their own ambitions. Since my father passed away, my relatives have also eaten a lot of food with me. So I made an oath to myself that I must revive my family business in the shortest possible time, so I really couldn’t concentrate on studying!”

Hearing that Zhou Zhong, who was determined to gain fame, rejected their proposal, the three of Zheng Jing looked at each other in blank dismay. Although they knew that Zhou Zhong had changed a lot, they never thought that Zhou Zhong would now revive his family business. Putting it in the first place, even from the inside and outside of his words, there is a feeling of contempt for the imperial examination.

"Wenda, you have to think about it carefully. Although the Zhou family is temporarily in trouble, as long as you can pass the exam, what does a little family fortune matter?" Li Zheng was still a little reconciled, no matter how rich the Zhou family was, It is just a merchant, but if Zhou Zhong can pass the exam, he will be able to enter the officialdom at that time, and the Zhou family will become a family of officials. At that time, he will be truly proud. As for people like the Song family, I am afraid that they will be Kneeling in front of the mansion to admit his mistake.

Zhou Zhong was not interested in imperial examinations at all, but now he couldn't tell Zheng Jing and Li Zheng clearly. Zheng smiled and said: "Brother Shrike is overthinking. I just said that the first task is to revive the family business, but I didn't say that I would give up the imperial examination. I plan to run the family business and study hard at the same time. Although it will be affected, I believe that as long as I If you work harder on your own, you will be somewhat sure of getting the fame!"

Hearing what Zhou Zhong said, Li Zheng, Zheng Jing, and Zhang Kuang looked at each other helplessly.The Zhou Zhong they knew had studied since he was a child, so he was naturally talented, but he knew almost nothing about other affairs, so Li Zheng and the others, like Steward Xu before him, did not believe that Zhou Zhong had the ability to revive the family business.Therefore, in Li Zheng's view, Zhou Zhong's only chance now is to study harder, and then obtain fame and enter the officialdom. At that time, everything that the Zhou family has lost now will be doubled back.

However, when Li Zheng and the others persuaded Zhou Zhong, the girl singing on the stage in the lobby finally finished singing and got up to salute the tea guests below with her pipa in her arms. , as little as one or two pennies, of course, many people think it’s not nice, so naturally they didn’t give a reward. In the end, the girl received a total of dozens of pennies in rewards. The money was not hers alone. According to the rules, a few percent must be taken away by the teahouse. , the rest is her income today.

After collecting the reward money, the singing girl went down to rest, and then another person would perform on stage.Originally Zheng Jing and the three failed to persuade Zhou Zhong, they were a little depressed, and they were not in the mood to pay attention to the things on the stage, but at this time Zhou Zhong clapped his hands and said: "Three brothers, today's good show is coming, I hope you will have a lot of fun!" It's the show!"

ps: The girls who sing have tea customers to give rewards, brothers, please reward Lao Yu with a few tickets!

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