Heroes of the Sons and Daughters

Chapter 99 Old Man He Shows a Strange Oddity in the Thorn Quarter
This time, let's press the book and ask sisters Jin and Yu who are ready to meet at home, and when I come back, I will arrange Mr. An to enter the second game, and then to the third game. When the Mid-Autumn Festival comes, there will be moon cakes and fruits from home, ready for him to bring There is no need to go into details about entering the market for the festival; there are also wine and dishes prepared by Mr. An for Mr. Cheng and Mr. Zhang's relatives.

However, after the third session in the lecture hall, the rules gradually loosened up.At that time, the law was still lenient, and there was an example of opening the door on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival to let scholars go out to enjoy the moon.That night, Mr. An had already finished the paper, and the group of people who had some friendship with him, such as Mei Wengeng and Tuo Chengcun, had finished writing and were going to rush to the stage the next day.There are also two elder brothers of Mr. Mo Sheng, one is a fellow of Guan Yuefeng, surnamed Bao, first name Tongsheng, styled Ying Ke, he is a cousin of Mo Shixiong; , is also a scholar in Mo Sheng's hands.Because Mo Shixiong talked about Mr. An's good character and learning, and the two wanted to meet him, Mo Shixiong took Mr. Mei by the way and asked the second master to find the son's account together.

At that time, most of the scholars in the hall went out to play, and the hall was extremely clean.When this group of handsome young men saw each other, they naturally congenial, and immediately they sat down and expressed their admiration, and they all started talking.First, they recited the first article of the meeting to each other, one praised the other, and the other said a few words of humility to this one.Mr. Mei said: "At this time, you don't have to give in to each other. When you are out of the field, I will guide you to a place to learn, and then you will really know who is winning and who is not." That Bao Yingke said: "My brother Could it be that Mr. Fengjian who is new to Liulichang Guanyin Pavilion?" Mr. Mei said: "I don't know about this person. Besides, the names of the first and first grades of the disciplines are known by those who are familiar with each other?" Brother Mo Shi He said: "I see, the Lu Zu altar set up in your house is the most effective, it must be Fushi." He said again: "The altar set up in my house, don't talk about rest and blame. This place, I'm afraid it is better than Chunyang What the patriarch said is more certain."

Mr. An said: "Don't believe him to be a ghost! This brother has good character, learning, heart, and smell. He is the only one who becomes naughty. You have to trust him for three out of ten sentences." Mr. Mei said: "If you don't believe it, you will wait until you come out Later, a few of us will book a date to go together, but you can’t be impatient and ask someone to spy on you.” Mo, Bao, and Hui were already there and asked him: “Can you take us with you?” He said: “ They all have a share in their fame, so why not!"

Second master Tuo said: "In that case, let's go out at sixteen and seventeen." He said, "You are so hot! Once you come out, who doesn't want to rest and pay homage to guests? How can there be time?"

Mr. An was also excited by what he said, so he said: "In that case, you can book a date."

He lowered his head and pinched his fingers to search for the pattern for a long time, but he still muttered: "This day is not good, that day is not good." Suddenly he raised his head and said to everyone: "Well, this day we have decided to leave It’s the day of the list.” Everyone couldn’t help laughing when they heard this.

Mr. An said: "I said he was talking in sleep!" Mr. Mei said: "I'm not talking in sleep, you are talking in sleep! Kejia's journey, except that he can't write articles, although he can write articles, he can't make articles. Not counting the exceptions, the rest are all winning. It's just that the article alone may not be useful in this matter, it must rely on luck and virtue to support the article. What's more, if you have all the three items, you will have to share the opportunity of the sports meeting sooner or later. Don't you wait for the rankings, you all praise each other for a while at this time, so you can count as a hit?" Mo Shixiong said: "These words are a few famous sayings. Just look at the first round of this year, there are many troublemakers. Except for the one who committed suicide It is a sign that the two brothers of Hena went crazy together. There is another person who is the most frightening, and I know this person. He must be regarded as a writer in the stereotype. All the good poems and essays have been recorded and edited, and suddenly I drew a human head on the scroll, and the strokes of the head went straight through the back of the scroll, not surprising!"

Second Lord Tuo also said: "Even the purple list hangs high, and there are many people who post it. I have seen that purple list. Some of them wrote poems and essays, and some wrote pictures of women on the scroll. The one with two feet, even the forehead of the monk we saw that day, was pasted." Mr. An said: "If you make trouble like that, why don't you post it! How did he put it under his name?" Second Master Tuo said: "I can't see that line clearly, I think he erased it himself."

Mr. Mei said: "I knew this man a long time ago that he must post it. He is also on the official account, and I have the same account as him. As soon as he entered, he wanted to tear down the back wall of the shit account. The army finally stopped him. Immediately afterwards, I asked the horn army to beat the oars, and took a saw myself, and saw a piece of the number board, but half of the number door was installed like a shadow window, pasted with paper, drilled in it, and a person called "huizi" Break him off'." Brother Mo Shi asked, "Is it even called 'break off on him'?" That Bao Yingke said, "They're chasing things down there, gurgling, we don't understand." In a fit of anger, he told him: "This is the altar and temple sacrifice. The first three words of the praise of the 'deacon's own affairs' can also be used in the Confucian temple. My brother will be promoted in the future. You have to understand the job of priest and wine priest." Mr. Mei said again: "Otherwise, after reading the Qing Dynasty Hanlin, you will understand."

Mr. An felt that it was all casual chatting for a while, so there was no need to do so, so he said to Mr. Mei, "you can quickly talk about that one. How do you know that he will post it if you just make trouble like this?" Mr. Mei said: " On the second day, when I was writing the paper, I could only write the first eight lines. He passed by, took a look, and said, "Why do you start your article from here?" I was surprised "He hurriedly asked: "Where do you want to write from?" He said: "You can see mine." As he spoke, he took his paper, and I saw that the three essays matched the questions. The titles of the poems are all written one after another in the place where the grass is filled, but the articles are written backwards from the end of the paper, line by line.I can only say 'I'm afraid it's not written like this'?He said it was good, that's how their grandpa practiced when he was taking the interpretation test.I dare not go any further.

Mr. An and Mr. Tuo couldn't help laughing when they heard this.Mr. An then said: "That Mr. Pang is suffering from ignorance and lack of humility, so that he violated the rules and violated the rules, that's all. I just don't understand. Since this group of people can't ask their hearts, if they don't come here, they will naturally have a way to go. , why bother to try with your life? If you escape with your life, you have to confess your ambiguous relatives yourself, and Wan Mu blames it, why is this?" Mr. Mei said: "This is nonsense again. He really has a' Don't ask your heart', don't do these things anymore. After doing these things, you probably still don't know what it means to 'ask your heart'." Mo Shixiong said: "My brother's words are really a whip and a scar A few good articles!" Mr. An said: "Leave him alone, I have been bored at home for more than half a year, this appearance, everyone must get together." Everyone said in succession: "It makes sense!" Then we discussed what to do. The way to get together, I only heard a shout from the platform of Zhigongtang: "Masters who are going to end, return to the number, and the paper will be closed soon!" Everyone left and returned to the number, and the people in this number also came back one after another.

But he said that Mr. An handed in the papers and appeared on the stage that day, and someone had already followed him. He went back to his residence to rest and eat. After packing his luggage, he took Dai Qin and Ye Tong back to the manor.

But it was said that Mrs. An had been looking forward to her son's return home since breakfast when it was the day of her appearance. Uncle, wife and Mrs. Zhang were also waiting in the room, and said: "He came out early in the first two games, and he should come out this time if he thinks about it. While talking, I saw the waiter's old You and a seven or eight-year-old child named Ma Hua'er running in from the outside, and said to Nanny Hua: "Grandma Hua, the uncle is back!"

For a while, I heard that the young master had arrived home.Mrs. An joined the two daughter-in-laws and said, "You two go out of the yard to pick them up. This is a great gift." The two of you hurried out.It happened that Hualing'er and Liutiao'er were not in front of me, so the elder sister caught up and said, "Don't worry, grandma, the big steps, just wait for the slaves to take care of them." Then he followed Jin, Sister Yu greeted her in the courtyard.The young master has already entered the second gate, but the two of them lost their conversation today. They asked three words to their husband-in-law and said, "are you back?" The young master was worried about seeing his parents, but he didn't have time to answer. Go up the steps.This busyness delayed the elder sister's safety.He entered the house, met his parents, and met his aunt and mother-in-law.Although Mrs. An and her son are only ten days apart, she seems to have a lot to say, so it is natural for the master to talk at this time.Then I heard the master say: "I'm back, the three games are actually smooth, very good." The young master can only agree.The master said again: "I have read your first manuscript, but it's hard for you. The second one is cheaper. You originally studied the "Book of Rites", and the five questions are easy to do." Because he asked: "Three where?" The young master hastily took out the manuscript from his pocket and sent it over.

While the master was looking at the manuscript, his wife, uncle, and Mrs. Zhang asked questions.The wife almost asked about his son's eating, drinking and sleeping these days.The young master agreed one by one, and said with a smile, "it's all easy to do, but only water can't be drunk, and there's no place to see filth." The wife said, "how can that be?" The wife asked again, "is there even a dung tank? No?" The young master said: "It's not that there is no. It's difficult on the third day of the first game; and on the third day of the third game, even the first half of the tube has a taste. There's no way. Boy, I didn't move until I was out." The wife said "tsk tsk" twice, frowned and said, "Listen, it's so hard if you dare!" Master An said: "But what about leading troops? What will happen if you can't sleep in bed, and you can't eat well?" My uncle said: "It's not that I want to break the text when my aunt speaks, is it that I am so busy that I don't even have to go to the bathroom when I send troops?" The master just said: " A person who doesn't read books can't explain clearly." Because he asked the young master how many articles he had read, the young master agreed one by one.

The master nodded and said: "Your first article is a must-read for a few close friends. I copied it out in a leisurely manner, but the article is still impressive." Ask the girls: "Why don't you pour a bowl of tea for your uncle?" Then they called: "Elder sister."

Lie Gong, look at this old child, it can be said that "parents' love for their children is omnipresent".Who knows that there is this kind mother who is always fond of her son, and there is also that kind-hearted master's maid.

Only then did the wife call out "elder sister".I heard the eldest sister agree to "嗻" from the outside, and said, "The slave is here!" I saw him holding a bowl high with one hand to boil it thoroughly, get lukewarm, lukewarm Moderately cool and delicious Pu-erh tea.

How could he know that this bowl of tea is delicious?Its rationale is incomprehensible.He came in the door, wiped the side of the bowl with a small towel, walked up to the uncle, held the wings of the tea tray with both hands, and pried his arms to the sides before handing it over.The reason is, in order to prevent the master from reaching out to pick it up for a while, someone inadvertently touched his hand.This is probably the rule that Mrs. An sets out on a daily basis.The uncle took the tea, he took another two steps back, and then went to ask for the one who was not invited just now.The uncle is "loved by parents, loved by parents, and respected by parents", he stretched out his hands from afar, and said: "Get up, get up." Then he turned around and drank the bowl Tea.The elder sister waited for the teacup to come before she left.This expression, if you think about it, is still the ostentation of the children of the aristocratic family and the daughter of the family at that time, but it is not the case today.This is not the case, what is the situation?Needless to mention.

Closer to home.But Mr. An had to speak out at this time, explaining the reason why Mr. Cheng and his father-in-law did not come here, and asked his father about his daily life recently, and talked with his aunt and mother-in-law for a while.Master an said: "you've been making trouble for the past few days, let's go and have a rest." The young master said a few more gossips before quitting.

Sisters Jin and Yu were packing cigarettes for their mother-in-law and aunt. The wife in-law was used to rubbing a bag of cigarettes by herself, and the girl took the incense plate to light it.

Mrs. An took the cigarette and said, "You guys go too." His sister was a little embarrassed for a while, so she only agreed with a smile.The wife said: "what's the shame about this? Let me tell you, if you are a woman, you can't make mistakes in this great gift between husband and wife; if you make a mistake, people will laugh at you." They agreed to go.When it comes to their own room, the three young couples naturally also have a sense of etiquette, and don't wait for cumbersome things.

After a while, the master of Zhang's family also came back, and Mrs. An and his wife greeted him and said goodbye.He sat and talked for a while, then went to his daughter's room.Because he also had to go home to have a rest, Mr. an said, "I'll prepare it later."

Mrs. Zhang also "killed the chicken for millet" and prepared a meal for his master.On this day, it was the uncle and wife who were there to meet the outsiders, and his family took this opportunity to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.After that, people came and went, Mr. An also went out to visit the guests for two days.

At that time, there was still half a month left before being out of the rankings. During this half month, those who failed would have the best life and the worst life.The good news is that after three years of grinding the shield, a big event has been settled, and he has to relax for a few days.The bad thing is that when you come out on stage, you can see that everyone's face looks like one of them, and you only suspect that you don't; , I feel that I am not as good as him in some aspects, and I am not as good as him in a certain sentence.In a square inch, there is an instant tower, an instant ashes, and it turns impatient to be idle.Mr. An is even a better person, not to mention that he has several more thoughts in his heart than other people!I feel that looking at the day when the list is released, it will be like a summer for a moment.It's just that when people come and go, the wind and rain urge people, and the Double Ninth Festival is approaching.

The words are divided into two ends.Press here in the book, and come back to organize the three examiners in the Hengjian Hall in the Gongyuan.But he said that the three of them had heard the announcement at the Meridian Gate on the sixth day of August, and appointed them to enter the palace. They ordered their families to close the door as usual to avoid it, and immediately entered the Gongyuan from the Meridian Gate.The examiners of the eighteen houses and the officials of the inner curtain also went in and locked up.

Immediately afterwards, Yin of the Shuntian Mansion received the title of imperial order.The three chief examiners opened the seal, and the eighteen room officials came to the hall together. After bowing to see each other, they asked the chief examiner for instructions: which article should be selected in this subject, and they can be taken according to the letter.Mr. Fang, the chief examiner, spoke first and said: "The imperial court is currently rectifying the style of writing, so it is natural to select real talents from Qingzhen, Yazheng. If you only rely on talent and make some clichés, it will not be easy to make up for it." That one Fang Gong also added: "This theory is extreme. The articles of modern science are also too luxurious. Since we have been ordered to come here, if we don't take advantage of the fact to wash and attack, Yiyuhudi? You will take this word Let’s use it as a guideline.” The chief examiner followed suit.

All the exams know that the articles of the two parties have always been about dry talks and difficult ones, so I made this comment.But the article is a public tool with definite comments. The so-called "feather flying books use Zhanggao, and high-level classics use Xiangru".Everyone secretly thought otherwise, but it was hard to fight for it with empty words for a while.I had no choice but to settle down, still planning to use my own strengths and obtain scholars with a diploma.I don’t want to have a fellow examiner from Room No.12. This person’s surname is Lou, his name is Yangzheng, and his name is Mengzhai. He is from Bagong, Shaanxi. .When he was promoted when he was young, he thought that his ancestors' knowledge of "spitting on his own face" was not worthy of praise. Therefore, as soon as he became an official, he intended to "live in the village and talk about it in the court".Over time, he turned into a stubborn and hypocritical fallacy, with the old face of "smile clearer than the river", and when the three sentences didn't match, he stuck in two eyes and screamed.Therefore, idlers don't go to him easily.However, he was a Kejia who only copied the articles of the two parties, so he was very impressed by the two old Mr. Fang's comments, and he really praised them with eloquent speeches.The people didn't bother to refute him, and each retreated silently.It's just this, don't know what to do, Mr. An's fame has long been expected by Mr. An, and the result is a little uncertain.

(End of this chapter)