The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

"If possible, I really want to have a chat with you tonight, but the business matters at home are very complicated, and some of them require my presence. I have already invited the shopkeepers of various branches in Beijing to come over to discuss matters tonight. Let's wait for another day!" Liu Shuisheng patted Zhang Ping'an's shoulder reluctantly when they parted.

Zhang Pingan found it funny and said helplessly, "We'll meet tomorrow, so what's there to regret? Okay, I'm going back to the post station. See you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!" Liu Shuisheng said and told the driver to drive away.

After returning to the post station, Zhang Ping'an wanted to talk to Mr. Huang about the Sunday Buddha Bathing Festival.

Only then did I realize that Mr. Huang was not in the room.

After asking the waiter, I found out that Mr. Huang had made an appointment to have dinner with someone.

Zhang Ping'an then sent someone to deliver a message to his eldest brother-in-law and went to wash up.

When Zhang Ping'an was about to rest, Mr. Huang came back.

He reeked of alcohol, but his eyes were clear. He was probably pretending to be drunk to avoid the alcohol.

When Zhang Pingan mentioned the Buddha Bathing Festival, he immediately agreed and said, "I was just about to tell you about this. I heard that the Buddha Bathing Festival at Daxiangguo Temple is a grand event. Even the prince will go to the Buddha Bathing Ceremony in person."

"You are very well-informed!"

"That's right. Every day in the capital is not wasted. I made an appointment with someone to go out for dinner tonight and spent this amount of money," said Mr. Huang, making a two gesture with a proud look on his face.

Zhang Ping'an understood it immediately. He knew that he was going out to find a way. He guessed that it was definitely not as simple as a few hundred taels.

"Two thousand taels or twenty thousand taels?"

"Tsk, two thousand taels is not enough for these Beijing officials to fill their teeth. Of course it should be twenty thousand taels," replied Lord Huang.

"You really spend a lot of money," Zhang Pingan shook his head and joked.

"You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing your child!"

Mr. Huang has his own logic for being an official. After saying this, he said hello to Zhang Ping'an and went back to his room.

On the next morning, several people rode horses to Daxiangguo Temple together.

Before we even got close, we were blocked by traffic.

"Oh my god, there are so many people!" Mr. Huang was squeezed by the people in front, behind, and on both sides, and felt suffocated. He broke out in a sweat in the April weather.

Liu Sanlang also wiped his forehead and said with emotion: "There are more people than the fifteenth day of the first lunar month at Lingyin Temple in Lin'an!"

"That's why I let you ride horses. Fortunately you didn't take a sedan chair, otherwise it would be even more boring." Zhang Ping'an was also very depressed, but there was nothing he could do.

I can only move slowly along with the flow of people.

"We agreed to meet them at the gate, right?" Liu Sanlang asked.

Then he smiled and said, "I never thought I'd see Brother Ge again in the capital. I wonder what kind of wife he married is? Is she the daughter of a wealthy family he's always dreamed of?"

"Shuisheng didn't explain in detail and just asked us to ask him ourselves after we meet. I guess this sister-in-law might be no ordinary person!" Zhang Pingan said with a smile.

It would be impossible to win over Green Bean Eyes, a golden-age bachelor, without some skills.

Although Green Bean Eyes always says that he is not picky and that as long as the girl is good and has a clean background, he is actually very picky.

Otherwise the marriage wouldn't have been delayed for so long.

Upon hearing this, Liu Sanlang nodded in agreement.

As they moved and chatted, time passed faster and they finally arrived at the gate after about two quarters of an hour.

At this time, Liu Shuisheng and Ge Li were already waiting at the side of the gate. When he saw several people coming, he couldn't help but waved vigorously.

Zhang Pingan and his companions saw it at a glance and hurried over to join them.

When Green Bean Eyes saw Zhang Ping'an and Liu Sanlang, he just smiled.

Zhang Ping'an and Liu Sanlang also laughed when they saw it.

"You are really elusive. You travel around the world and even end up in Jiaozhou. Your family actually allows you to do this. This is not like your uncle's style," Zhang Pingan was really curious.

If this happened in modern times, Green Bean Eyes would be a true explorer and navigator. He has traveled more distances than most people in the world and has a broader vision.

"I heard that you got married. It wasn't easy. Congratulations. When will you bring your sister-in-law here for us to meet her?" Liu Sanlang also laughed and joked.

"I'll wait for a chance, but I'm just afraid of scaring you," said the man with green eyes frankly after scratching his head.

Liu Shuisheng knew the inside story, but he didn't say much in front of Mr. Huang. The two of them would know it when they had the chance in the future.

While chatting and laughing, a few people went into Daxiangguo Temple together to participate in the Buddha Bathing Festival!