Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 102
Su Wencheng sat upright, picked up the wine glass on the table, took a sip, let out a long breath, and then smiled: "I'm not afraid of the cold, but I'm afraid it will be too hot..." He casually pointed to the downstairs.

A few scholars followed the direction of his finger, and saw some strong men with big arms and round waists downstairs, staring at the scholars who came in a hurry without blinking.

If there are one or two, it may not be conspicuous.But at this time, these strong men dressed in different clothes but with similar expressions were densely packed in a large area. Some reserved ones just waited and watched, while some frizzy ones followed the scholars who came to see the list.

"This is?"

Su Wencheng laughed, and said in a low voice: "Brother Qin Gong's family has a good wife, so it's fine, brother Ze Cheng, brother Le Tao, you two should be careful, I think you two have already been watched. "

Several people's faces turned green immediately.

Chen Zecheng and Yu Letao looked around furtively, and sure enough, they saw a few men guarding the stairs, looking menacing and menacing.

"This... this..." The two broke out in a cold sweat.

Dong Zhongwen laughed, and patted his forehead pretendingly: "Oh, I forgot, the most attractive show will be staged every time the list is released, and the son-in-law is caught under the list, brother Ze Cheng, Le Tao If brother is interested, he can show his face in front of the list, and when the time comes to be named on the gold list, wouldn't it be fun for Mei Jiao Niang to marry her back home?"

What he said made Chen Zecheng roll his eyes several times in anger. Dong Zhongwen was not nervous. Although he was similar to Su Wencheng, he was still single. He had a wife in his early years, but she was weak and sick, and died early. There is no hurry to find another marriage, and their Dong family is considered a dignified family in the capital. His own father was born as a censor, and he has a lot of face in the court. Presumably the group of servants downstairs would not dare to arrest him.

Only Su Wencheng, Chen Zecheng and Yu Letao are the most dangerous people here. They are from relatively low backgrounds, they are all common people, high-ranking officials in the capital, rich businessmen and big businessmen who are under the list to catch their sons-in-law. A potential stock with high talent.

Yu Letao was fine, although he was nervous at first, he calmed down now, and finally smiled, he casually straightened his clothes, brushed his temple hair, and said with a smile: "Forget it, I don't care, I just earn a dollar if I get caught." The bride is home, anyway, my old lady has repeatedly wanted to marry me, but she doesn't like country girls, and now she is marrying a high-class girl, she must be happy."

However, Chen Zecheng's expression was ashen: "Really? Are you really going to be caught? If you get caught, are you going to be forced to marry?" He was the youngest among them. He was only twenty-three this year, and it was his first time to take part in the imperial examination. Wen Cheng also came from a poor family and was from Jiangnan. He had a sweetheart at home, a daughter of his mentor's family. He took the imperial examination in a hurry this time, and he was bound to win it because of his sweetheart.

His family's mentor has a destiny. If he can't be named on the gold list before the age of 25, don't even think about marrying his precious daughter.

This time can be said to be Chen Zecheng's last chance.

Seeing this kid sweating profusely nervously, wishing he could run away, everyone around him laughed, especially the few who were studying in the Imperial College with Su Wencheng, they laughed so hard.

"Silly boy, the big guys are mainly here to join in the fun and add joy. Even if you are caught, if you refuse to obey, no one can force you."

It was Su Wencheng who was kind, shook his head and said a few words of reassurance. He had participated in the imperial examination a few times, and although he failed, he had seen many times the drama of catching a son-in-law under this kind of list, and he knew this matter quite well.

Many wealthy families in the capital, especially merchants, as long as they have Yunying's unmarried daughters who are more doting, they will generally inquire about the situation of the scholars before each imperial examination, which ones are good in character, knowledgeable, and talented. Those who may win in one fell swoop are all on their list. On the day the list is released, they will send people to follow, and once the valued scholars are listed on the gold list, they will be tied back home and married with their own daughters.

This thing looks absurd, but in fact it has been successful a lot.

Scholars have studied hard for ten years and worked hard to cross the single-plank bridge. Isn't it all for glory and wealth?Once the title of the gold list is awarded, the net worth will be doubled immediately, but even if you pass the exam, there is a big difference between being an official and being an official. People with a strong background will definitely make it to the top when they become officials, while some have worked hard for decades. It may not be possible to be an official of the fifth or sixth rank, let alone how many people can't wait for the real shortage.

At this time, who would not be happy if he was valued by high-ranking officials and honored with a thousand gold promise?At that time, the wealth and glory will be there, and there will be a beautiful lady, and the good thing of double happiness will be pushed outside by fools.

Some people say that if high-ranking officials and nobles catch their son-in-laws, it's fine to accept it, and those big businessmen also want their daughters to marry scholars, so the scholars will be happy?Scholars, farmers, businessmen, scholars rank first, and merchants are lowly. If they marry a merchant woman, can they feel better?Moreover, the businessman betrothed his daughter to a poor scholar and accompanied him with a large dowry. Wouldn't it be sad if his son-in-law bullied his daughter?
In fact, expensive and cheap depends on the specific situation.

It is said that businessmen are lowly, but compared with a wealthy businessman and a low-ranking official who has just become an eighth-rank or ninth-rank official, I don't know which one is more noble.

Those businessmen are not fools either. It is impossible for them to marry their daughters, pay a large sum of money, and allow others to bully their daughters. The so-called money can pass through the gods may be a bit exaggerated, but it also makes sense. A businessman has Money, maybe can't compare with those high-ranking officials, but there is absolutely no problem in rectifying a low-level official.

"I said Wen Cheng, why did you make yourself look like this? There are many famous ladies in the capital. You are a majestic Xie Yuanlang. There must be many high-ranking officials waiting to recruit you as a son-in-law. Hey, you are not too old. It’s not too young, it’s time to choose a bride with a beautiful face and a good family background, not for yourself, but also for the sake of your daughter-in-law.”

Seeing that Chen Zecheng was terribly frightened, Dong Zhongwen stopped teasing him. When the old god Su Wencheng was sitting on the ground drinking tea and eating snacks, he was so happy that he couldn't help smiling and chattering for a few minutes. sentence.

Su Wencheng didn't take it seriously, shrugged and said: "I want to ask a lady to come home. I don't need to think too much about family background and appearance. My children are all grown up, so why don't I still want to ask for a good-looking lady? As long as He is well educated and reasonable, has good conduct, and is able to take care of housework."

He had asked the official media for help a few days ago, but it's really not easy to find someone like him who is not good at high and low. Although he is not young and has two children at home, as Xie Yuanlang, he still has a lot of favorites. There is even a wealthy businessman surnamed Wang who is willing to take a thousand gold as a dowry and betroth his eighteen-year-old daughter to he.

At this time, they were still at the same age. Song Dynasty women, especially the daughters of rich and noble families, married relatively late, and there were many unmarried people at the age of 21 or [-].

But Su Wencheng went to meet him once, and seeing the arrogance on the young lady's face that could not be hidden no matter what, he lost interest immediately, and then introduced others, but he didn't like any of them.

Later, Su Wencheng also felt that his requirements were too high. Like him, where can he find a good girl with all corners, and finally made up his mind. If he can be named on the gold list this time, he will just pick a similar one. The most important thing is to have a good temper. Even if he doesn't know how to read or is not that talented, he will accept it.

Su Tong could vaguely guess what his father was thinking. In fact, he was a little bit psychologically impaired. Firstly, Su Tong's mother was a good woman who was one in a million, and she was in harmony with Su Wencheng, and she died when she was in her prime. , How can we not let Su Wencheng never forget?He instinctively didn't want another woman to occupy his wife's place in his heart.

However, his second wife was also a stingy shrew, which suddenly made Su Wencheng fearful. He was afraid that if he married another one, he would be like his first wife. He couldn't bear it, and he couldn't bear to let his children suffer like this torment.

A few people chatted a few gossips, and then heard a faint voice from below—"The list is released...the list is released..."

Dong Zhongwen straightened up all of a sudden, Chen Zecheng and Yu Letao's faces were livid with nervousness, and even Su Wencheng put down the teacup in his hand and looked around.

I saw that the front of the Ministry of Rituals was already in chaos. I don’t know how many strong men ran away carrying the gongshi who had long been valued.

Dr. Cha, who was also watching the excitement, couldn't help but sighed: "Originally, it was a happy event to be named on the gold list, but I don't know how many wretched wives will burst into tears after today. Whose Erlang can withstand temptation?"

A guest nearby laughed and said, "Not to mention the daughter of the prime minister, even the daughter of a wealthy businessman and a big Jia family. I am afraid there are many men who are willing to divorce the yellow-faced woman at home and marry them."

There was a lot of discussion around, this is the good thing about this era, it is not a crime to say something, even if you say something bad in public, under normal circumstances, no one really cares about it.

Su Wen was nervous on purpose, maybe it was too much, and he started to think wildly - Kaifeng is indeed a capital city, even the doctor of tea in the teahouse looks quite gentle.

Fortunately, although the drama of catching a son-in-law under the list was good-looking, it ended very quickly. After a while, the crowd below had almost dispersed. Su Wencheng took a deep breath and looked up. I don't know how many people were ecstatic, How many people are ashamed, a small imperial list, but at this moment, it controls the mood of so many young talents.

Chen Zecheng pulled Su Wencheng's hand nervously and rushed downstairs, muttering while rushing, "I must win." Before he was halfway through the rush, he saw the bookboy Dong Zhongwen sent out early to look at the rankings. He stumbled back with the list, but he was still far away, and the street was noisy, so he couldn't quite hear what he was shouting again.

(End of this chapter)