Chapter 417
In Fufeng County these days, everyone's face is filled with a festive smile.And the topic of discussion in the neighborhood has also turned to Ma Chao's wedding.

As early as a few days ago, the civil servants and generals in Fufeng County immediately started to organize the wedding ceremony.Aunt Liu is naturally the main character. According to her opinion, Ma Chao is a late marriage (yes, in the Han Dynasty, those who got married at the age of seventeen were already late marriages.), but fortunately, there are three daughters-in-laws in one marriage, which is not considered a gift for Ma Chao. If the family is ashamed, it is natural to make a fuss.

And Ma Chao's matter is entirely up to Aunt Liu. After all, Ma Teng's death and Yun'er's death have hit Aunt Liu a lot. Now there is one thing that can occupy her heart so that she will not always be indulging in sadness. In remembrance, Ma Chao naturally raised his hands in support.Especially recently, Ma Chao feels that he is also considered a local tyrant, and spending money is naturally much more enjoyable.

Ma Chao's big wedding didn't use a single cent of Fufeng County's income, and even the gold, silver and jewelry that Ma Chao brought back from Gongwu were all deposited in the household department: all the expenses of his wedding were all his own money.

Nowadays, if you randomly pull anyone from Fufeng County and ask who is the richest in Fufeng, Ma Chao will be answered without any surprise.Although Ma Chao tried his best to suppress those rich landlords who merged their land, he spared no effort to cultivate some wealthy households under certain regulations.Among them, the one who stands at the forefront, hehe... Even if Ma Chao has no intention of supporting them, it is undoubtedly the Ma family.

When he joined Fufeng, Ma Chao was a man of action.Now his farms, ranches, arsenals, medical halls and shops are all on the right track.Especially on the side of the Han and Qiang Trade Exchange, the Ma family is still the absolute shareholder.

In the first year, the Ma family kept sticking to Yongzhou.But this year, Yongzhou has gradually improved - it is only normal for Ma Chao to spend a few dollars to organize a wedding.

These days, many times before dawn, Aunt Liu sent several groups of servants to go shopping. Although many shops hadn't opened yet, how could such a big wedding in Yongzhou be normal?Accompanied by teams of Ma's personal guards, they knocked on the door of the shop and explained their purpose to the sleepy shop owners.

Originally, Ma Chao's prestige in Yongzhou was high, and everyone respected him.And these bosses heard that Ma Chao was going to get married, and sent people out to buy it, and everyone had no complaints.Therefore, after these raids, the news of Ma Chao's wedding gradually spread.

All the people in Fufeng County were guessing which day Aunt Liu would choose as an auspicious day.And these days, the Zhenxi General's Mansion was decorated with lanterns and festoons, all the personal guards put on brand new military uniforms, and all the guard of honor equipment was taken out.The banquet hall was busy, and the servants were running back and forth.In the first few days, Ma Chao felt that it was a bit novel, but after watching a lot, he just let it go.

But at this moment, he was even more embarrassed, and was kicked out by Aunt Liu again. The reason was exactly the same as before, saying that it was unlucky not to be able to see the bride before the wedding.In addition, he felt that he had lost the majesty of the head of the family by helping him, so he didn't even have the chance to meet his own wife in private under the guise of helping.

Ma Chao insisted on accepting Aunt Liu's stubbornness: He had met these three daughters-in-law not only before they got married.Even, two of them even took care of the couple's affairs.If Aunt Liu's prophecy of "not seeing each other before marriage, moving as if participating in a business" is true, then Ma Chao really thinks that Shen Xing and Shang Xing are a pair of good friends who have been wronged.

On the way out, Ma Chao kept thinking, was he too slack?Ever since I wanted to introduce the three-province and six-part system, I almost only wanted to be a shopkeeper.Now that the imperial examination is over, the Ma family may not be able to make a fortune and come back.And that result, will it make my affairs more cumbersome or more idle?

Walking around, seeing the people in Fufeng talking about his big wedding, Ma Chao felt that he was thinking too much: I will talk about the future in the future, and what I should do most now is to be my groom's official honestly. Therefore, it is reasonable to train Cai Yan, who has not yet 'future'.

Afterwards, Ma Chao rode Xiao Hei to a notice. Looking at the notice of imperial examinations and the surrounding students, he couldn't help but stop, wanting to see how he was doing.And when Ma Chao saw a student with tears in his eyes, carefully read the list on the notice and confirmed that it was correct, and then cried, he felt that it was a bit late for him to take the imperial examination: he should have done it earlier. Give these humble scholars a hope and a way out!
Through this scene, Ma Chao can affirm what kind of influence Yongzhou's imperial examination has had on the Han states!Yingru poured clean water into the boiling oil pan, causing the lands of the Han Dynasty, which were not very safe, to explode and boil immediately...

Those ordinary people who don't have any background and don't feel that they have a bright future, maybe they can't wait for a long time.Some of them are bold and impatient, and probably don't care to think about it too much, but after hearing the news that the Ma family in Yongzhou has recommended themselves for the exam, they may just pack their bags on their backs and embark on the journey to Fufeng.

These scholars may not be brilliant, but they are masters with lively minds and tough personalities.For example, the one in front of me, Ma Chao saw with his own eyes, he was still wearing silk-linen straw sandals in this early winter season, and his feet had been worn out by running all the way. Those chilblains and clotted black blood had already told Ma Chao that It was because of how much hope he had come here.And when he had been chanting the phrase "Scholars from all over the world, regardless of age, regardless of background, no need for recommendation" sixteen characters, he cried to the sky, how sad and excited? !

As a result, Ma Chao got off his horse and went forward, bowed to the man and asked, "May I ask why you are crying?"

"Oh... the scholars who came to participate in the imperial examination in Xia Nai saw the words 'no recommendation' written on the notice of the list, and they were emotionally unrestrained for a while, which made the young master laugh." When the man saw Ma Chao coming to answer, He quickly calmed down his emotions, even patted the ragged and thin cloth on his body, and bowed back.

Ma Chao was taken aback for a moment. From this action and demeanor, it could be seen that the person in front of him should have had a good etiquette education.Surprised in my heart, I asked again: "Why did you become so emotional after reading these four characters alone?"

"Looking at the beautiful clothes and armor of the young master and his extraordinary appearance, he must be a descendant of a rich family. From this, the young master does not know how difficult it is for a poor scholar of the Han Dynasty to enter an official position. If there is no famous person to recommend a scholar in the world, it is difficult for a poor man with a poor head. Go to the elegant hall. However, Ma Chao, the head of the Ma family in Yongzhou, personally took the imperial examination. Although he only said that he was recommending capable scholars, if his guess is right, he will never recommend anyone after the imperial examination is over!" The man looked at Ma Chao. Yonggui is extraordinary and has a polite manner, so naturally he would like to have a few words with Ma Chao.

But Ma Chao couldn't help trembling in his heart this time, but on the surface he still pretended to be puzzled and asked: "Why did you say that, sir? Then Ma Chao has spent so much time, but he didn't recommend anyone. Could it be that he is full of food?" Got it?"

Ma Chao said this very carefully.After all, in Fufeng now, if you speak ill of Ma Chao, even if you don't get arrested by the officials, you will be beaten up by the masses who appreciate Ma Chao's kindness and can't take care of themselves.But even though the words were very careful, they were still heard.Behind the man, after Ma Chao said the word 'full', came a timid girl's voice: "Brother, I'm hungry again..."

At this time, Ma Chao saw that behind this person was a little girl who was so hungry and pale.The little girl was wearing thick clothes that obviously didn't fit well. Although she was shivering a little from the cold, she didn't suffer from frostbite at all.It seemed that she was well taken care of by her brother along the way.

Seeing this, Ma Chao couldn't help saying: "If you don't dislike it, I hope you can have some food with me and chat while eating."

(End of this chapter)

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