Little husband, he is born with a good life

Xie Ning was playing carp in the pool, and he had already forgotten the purpose of catching fish. Zhou Jinian sat on the bank, tossing the small porcelain bottle in his hand, obviously he did not come to catch fish either.

"Ning Lang, come." Zhou Jinian took the initiative to attack.

His little fish swam over in the water with two 'swoosh's, and its two white and tender legs swung happily in the water like a fish's tail.

"Ji Nian, I'll teach you how to swim, and you can swim with me in the future." Xie Ning took the initiative to reach out and grab someone.

Zhou Jinnian raised his eyebrows, the opportunity came to him after all, he jumped into the water, kicking his legs in the water, his upper body relaxed and floated on the water.

Xie Ning went to put his arms around his waist, Zhou Jinnian sighed comfortably, the little husband came to the door, who can resist this?Following instinct, he hugged Ning Lang, dragged him into his arms, bowed his head and asked for a kiss.

Xie Ning blankly opened his mouth to let the kiss go, until the hand on his waist covered his tailbone again, he softened his waist, "Um... Lonely Year?"

Zhou Jinnian dragged him to the shallow bank, hugged the man and sat on the bank, with only his waist above the water, Zhou Jinnian leaned over and used his lips instead of hands to light a fire on the man...

"Teach you to consummate the house for my husband."

Xie Ning finally knew what that small porcelain bottle was for. He was lying on the boulder with his upper body, and his lower body was soaked in the water, being held tightly by Ji Nian and kept moving.

Stimulated by the icy water and heat, as long as he crawls outside, he will be dragged back by Zhou Ji Nian...

……

Xie Ning was held in Zhou Jinnian's arms, and as his heart stopped beating violently, his breathing also calmed down.

"Is your body uncomfortable?" Zhou Jinian was concerned about Ning Lang's body, so he only did it once.

Just as Xie Ning calmed down, his face instantly became hot when he heard the words. He hugged Zhou Jinnian's waist and pressed his face tightly against his abdominal muscles.

Seeing his cute and naive appearance, Zhou Jinnian's heart was itchy, the evil factors in his body were causing trouble, and he wanted to tease him, "Well, is it comfortable?"

Then, Zhou Ji Nian regretted asking this question.

"Hiss!!!" Zhou Jinnian frowned and gritted his teeth, the cold little hands around his waist were pinching his flesh. How could this be a little fish, it was clearly a little fat shrimp with pincers, right?

Xie Ning pursed his lips and snorted, then let go of his arms and continued to wrap his arms around her husband's waist, and buried his head tightly in it.

The sun shone down from the big hole in his head, making him drowsy. Zhou Ji young stroked his husband's long black hair, and waited for Ning Lang to fall asleep before he went down to basket fish in a bamboo basket.

Xie Ning is right, most of the fish in this pool have never seen human beings before, so they are easy to catch, only a few of them probably think that Pianran is playing with them, so they swim to hide from people.

Zhou Jinnian only fished in shallow pools, and threw the fish on the shore when he basketed them. When Xie Ning got enough sleep, he went into the water. He had already basketed half of the fish.

Xie Ning was still a little shy when he woke up, so he fumbled in the underground pool to play in the water. He likes to eat shrimps, but shrimps like to hide in dark places, so he swam towards the pool.

Drilling into the water, he locked onto the fat prawn at a glance, Xie Ning approached quietly, the prawn was nimble, bounced its legs in the water, and finally got into a black hole and disappeared!

Xie Ning swam over to touch it, he had found another opening in the pool earlier, it was here.

He came out of the water and shouted to the husband who was picking up fish on the shore: "Ji Nian, there is a water hole here, let me go and see."

"No!" Zhou Jinnian refused without thinking, "I don't know where it leads, it's dangerous."

Xie Ning floated on the water, pouted and patted the water surface in protest.

"Not yet? Huh?" Zhou Jinian frowned with a serious face.

When Xie Ning saw that her husband was uncompromising, he hurried to the shore, planning to find a chance to explore the way by himself.

After confirming that the little husband would not put himself in danger, Zhou Jinnian relaxed his expression, went to hug his little fish and coaxed him, "Go and catch some shrimps, I'll roast them for you."

Xie Ning nodded "hmm", and immediately swung his legs as briskly as a tail.

Looking at the little husband playing in the water, Zhou Jinnian couldn't help curling his mouth again, feeling that he was raising a cute little milk dog, and occasionally messed around outside, but when he yelled, he swung his tail and threw himself into his arms. .

After an afternoon of festivities in the cave, and then driving the ox cart back to the town, Zhou Jinnian clearly felt that the little husband was clinging to him even more. Don't think he's too hot.

As soon as we arrived at the town, we saw a lot of people piled up at the gate of the town from a distance, and the gate of the town was not allowed to enter or leave.

The bullock cart drove over to line up behind the crowd, Zhou Jinnian went forward to inquire about the situation, and there were several mule cart drivers in front of them discussing together.

Xie Ning turned over the bamboo hat and put it on his head, tied the rope to find Zhou Ji Nian's figure, when he heard the sound of gongs and drums in the distance, a fast horse flew towards him.

Horses are not common in small towns, and the man on the horse wears a black hat, which should be an official. As soon as he gets off the horse, an official greets him.

The people outside the town gate all looked at the man, and Xie Ning stretched his neck curiously to look at him. When Zhou Jinnian came back, he set his sights on Ji Nian.

"Is it hot?" Zhou Jinian put his big hand directly into Ning Lang's hat, touched his forehead, and explained after reassuring: "Beijing officials will retire and return to their hometowns for the elderly. When they enter the town, we will go home."

Xie Ning grabbed her husband's palm, held it in his hand and yawned, "Mmm."

He yawned and squeezed out two drops of physical tears that hung on his eyelashes. He held up Ji Nian's hand to wipe them off for himself. After wiping, he smiled at Zhou Ji Nian, "Tch..."

Squinting his peach blossom eyes, grinning and showing his small white teeth, Zhou Jinnian's heart melted.

There are overgrown grass and trees on the roadside, and there are countless mosquitoes and insects. After waiting for more than half an hour, the sun hangs on the horizon and only half of the body is exposed. Finally, I heard the crowd in front of me shouting: "Coming!"

Xie Ning leaned on Zhou Jinnian to sleep in a daze, and was awakened by the movement of the crowd. He opened his eyes and saw three gorgeous carriages driving over.

Each carriage is pulled by three big brown horses, with red saddles on the horses. The horses are tall and strong. The carriages that follow are very luxurious, covered with dark red embroidered cloth, and decorated with white auspicious clouds. .

The carriage approached slowly, Xie Ning saw the mayor and other officials who had been waiting for a long time to greet him, they were far away, and couldn't hear what they said, but seeing the officials bowing their hands and leaning their upper body slightly, it must be a good word.

However, the curtains on the carriage never lifted, and the mayor of Qingshui retreated to the side of the road in embarrassment, watching the luxurious carriage enter the town gate and drive towards the market.

The long line dragging behind should be treasures and property, and the escort showed one arm, dressed as a bodyguard.

"With such a big battle, a big shot is coming to Qingshui Town."

"It is said that he has seen the emperor!"

"..."

The town gate resumed entry and exit, but people lined up inside and out, after this delay, it was already night when the two returned to Shangbei Hutong.

Lin Jin heard the door rang, and rushed out to meet him. Two buckets of fish were poured into the small pond, urging them to eat, "Why is it so late? Come in and eat."

"I met an official who was returning to his hometown for retirement, and he was stuck outside the town for a while." Zhou Jinian dug well water to wash his face, and called his young husband over along the way, and wiped it for him.

Zhou Zhoufeng sat in the main room next to the bamboo chair woven by the oil lamp. From a distance, he felt that his son was not like a husband, but a son.

The family sat in the main room for dinner, Lin Jin asked curiously: "Why didn't I hear that there are big people coming? I heard you said that there were a lot of people in the battle, so where do they live?"

"There is a mansion outside Dongjie Town. When I went to order a table, I heard about it. It is said that there is a grand master's chair, and the pattern inlaid in the middle is made of gold." On Wednesday, Fengqian went to order the table, chair and stove, and traveled all over the town. , can be considered to have figured out Qingshui Town.

Strand?Zhou Jinian pondered: "Outside the East Street? If it's the Plum Blossom Villa, it should be Zhu's surname."

If I remembered correctly, it was Master Zhu who retired from the Ministry of Household Affairs, but in this life, how could he return to the Plum Blossom Villa in Qingshui Town?Instead of the Zhu Mansion in the original Fucheng?

"Know each other in the lonely year?"

"It's just what I heard." Zhou Jinnian replied, after thinking about it, he added: "I heard that he is not a kind person."

Lin Jin said with a smile: "That has nothing to do with us, we are just ordinary people, and we can't even see each other."

Seeing Xie Ning grilling rice, his cheeks puffed up and his appetite wide open, Lin Jin asked, "Ning Lang has a good appetite today, but are you tired from catching fish today?"

"Cough!" Xie Ning choked, "cough cough..."

"What's the matter? Eat slowly, you kid, there's still some in the stove." Lin Jin got up to pour tea for Xie Ning.

Zhou Jinian held up the bowl to cover the corners of his raised mouth.

In two days, the ordered tables and chairs were delivered and piled up in the yard. Everything is ready, and the wonton stall will open today.

On Wednesday, Feng slaughtered the fish and deboned it to chop the stuffing. Lin Jin rolled out the dough, and Xie Ning chopped the pork paste. Water would come out when the fish was cooked, so that a little bit of pork was put in the fish, and the stuffing came out firm.

At noon, the sun was hot and there were few pedestrians on the street. Four members of Zhou Laosan's family set up a wonton stall at the entrance of Shangbei Hutong.

There are three round tables, six long benches, two stoves and two pots, and the booth flag has not been made yet, so it just opened in such a humble way.

When the lid of the fish head soup pot was lifted, the smell wafted out. The market was not far from the entrance of the alley, and the diners who smelled the smell turned the street and came.

Zhou Zhoufeng learned a lot from Erfu Lang, and when he saw people staring at their wonton stall, he greeted them with a smile, "Would you like a bowl of fish wontons, sir? Fish stuffing, fish head soup."

"Have you never seen it before? How do you sell a bowl?" The man looked at Lin Jin. Lin Jin was sitting on a round table with a bowl of minced meat in front of him, making small wontons.

"A bowl of [-] wontons, today is the first day of opening, and each bowl will give you two more wontons." Their stuffing is only thinner than the dumpling skin, and the stuffing is bigger in thick skin, so the size is not small and the portion is quite large.

The price is not expensive. You must know that pork shredded noodles in the market cost ten yuan, but people's noodles are mainly for filling, regardless of taste. "Let's cook a bowl."

The charcoal fire boiled the water slowly, Zhou Feng fanned the stove, Lin Jin was preparing to cook wontons, it was his first time doing business, and he was very anxious.

Fortunately, the first guest was honest and didn't rush. He waited until the other two tables were full before serving wontons. When collecting the money, Zhou Feng waived two pennies for the first guest.

Every time the wontons are cooked, Fengduan goes to Wednesday. Xie Ning and Lin Jin take turns cooking and wrapping the wontons.

There are not many diners in the afternoon, and the family can still be busy.

After noon, when it was time for dinner, the number of diners suddenly increased. The three of them performed their own duties. Xie Ning was in charge of the cook, Lin Jin was fast with his hands and feet, and went to make wontons. Zhou Feng greeted the guests and fanned the flames.

An hour passed, and the sky darkened, but it was not dark.There is no meat stuffing at all, but there are still many diners who come here smelling the aroma.

"I'm sorry, on the first day of the opening, I didn't prepare enough stuffing. If the nobles are kind, I will give each bowl an extra wonton tomorrow." Feng Zhou apologized with a smile.

Many people promised to come tomorrow, turned around and left.There were still some left and said: "Isn't that a lot of skins? Give me a bowl of dough skins, it's cheaper, and I'll drink fish head soup."

"I also want a bowl of noodles, and a garlic clove."

"Okay then, sit down for a while." Zhou Zhoufeng agreed.

Now the wonton stall had to work overtime, and the stall was closed after Xu time passed.

The family didn't expect that the business would be so good that sixty bowls would not be enough to sell!The family cooked dinner casually, discussing the amount of wontons to sell tomorrow while eating.

Xie Ning suggested, "Let's roll out some noodles and sell fish wonton noodles."

"It's feasible. If half of the wontons are replaced with noodles, the price will still be the same, so it's easy to count."

Lin Jin also said: "Prepare more garlic, some diners like this."

Zhou Jinnian can only watch his family count the money, because the autumn harvest is over, he has already entered Pan to study, and his studies are heavy.

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The past few months of selling wontons in the town were Xie Ning's happiest time. The family had already accumulated some money, and the family planned to save it. After Zhou Ji Nian finished the scholar exam, they decided to buy a yard.

Zhou Jinnian is about to take the exam, and his elder brother Xie Yao also stays at his house for a few days to facilitate the exam.

There is a local custom to eat rice dumplings before exams. The cakes are the same height, implying high school, so Xie Ning made rice dumplings in the kitchen.

Soak the glutinous rice, wrap it into small triangular shapes with zong leaves, steam it and dip it in sugar.Because Zhou Jinnian doesn't like sweets, Xie Ning's bag is small and chubby, and the small triangle is lying in his palm.

The examination room was set up in the prefectural office of Fucheng. Qingshui Town was not far from Fucheng, but he still had to stay in an inn in Fucheng.

You can’t bring water in the examination room, you have to buy it on the spot. I heard from the teacher in Ji Nian that a pot of hot water costs [-] yuan, and you have to hand in a seal paper for [-] yuan after the exam. .

In order to let her husband and brother eat well during the exam, Xie Ning made his own dry food.

Boil the prawns in salt, expose them to the sun every day, and finally chop the dried prawns.Reheat the pan without oil, fry the rice and sesame seeds, add star anise leaves and other seasonings, stir fry and let it cool, and finally stir it with salty shrimp, and pack it with two clean cloth belts.

Xie Ning also prepared two extra clean cloth belts, because when entering the examination room, the examiner will check the cloth belts, in case candidates who bring rice do kung fu and cheat on the cloth bags.

Xie Ning took the cooked glutinous rice dumpling and two bowls of porridge with shrimp and rice to the study room. His elder brother and husband had just finished their essay.

"Are you free? Have a rice dumpling, and we'll be leaving tomorrow. I've made some dry food for you to try." Xie Ning went over and put a bowl in front of them each.

Xie Yao first picked up the bowl and took a sip. The rice grains were fragrant and the salted shrimp was flavored. He praised his younger brother and said: "Brother Ning has always been a good cook, and it is delicious."

"I heard from your master that there are only steamed buns and hot water for sale in the examination room. Take this fried rice and soak it in hot water before you can eat it."

Seeing his younger brother peeling a rice dumpling, Xie Yao ignored him and passed it directly to his husband. He felt sad for a while, but after thinking about it, his younger brother and Ji Nian had a deep relationship, so he felt more at ease.

Zhou Ji Nian really doesn't like sweets, so he dropped his chopsticks after eating only a small rice dumpling, "The glutinous rice dumpling is sticky and hard to melt, Ning Lang also eats less."

Xie Ning nodded obediently. After dipping them in sugar and eating two small rice dumplings, he left the yard to help out at the wonton stand without disturbing their studies.

In February, the temperature is low, people on the road wear cotton-padded jackets, rich people wear cloaks, and the ground is frozen and hard, giving off a cool air.

Xie Ning walked slowly with the bowls in his arms, step by step steadily. A few days ago he was walking in a hurry and fell, which caused his butt to hurt for two days, and even broke a stack of bowls, but his heart ached to the core.

The weather is cold, and the business of the wonton stall has increased a lot, because it sells heart-warming hot soup, and the migrant workers in the town are still willing to come and eat a bowl.

With fat in my stomach, I have more strength to work.

"Is it cold? Why don't you stay at home." Lin Jin went over to take the bowl in his arms, which contained several fat rice dumplings.

"It's not cold, Ji Nian and brother are studying, don't bother them at home." Xie Ning was actually very cold, he sat down by the brazier and stretched out his hands to warm himself. After the first snowfall, he and Ji Nian slept together in bed.

A large brazier was placed between several tables, and diners could warm themselves by warming themselves while waiting for the wontons. Occasionally, Zhou Feng and his wife would not drive them away.

Lin Jin went to serve Erfu Lang a bowl of hot fish soup, "Then you can warm it up here, I baked a sweet potato under the charcoal, you pick it up and eat it."

Xie Ning took the iron tongs to pick up the brazier. The sweet potatoes were still a little hard to hold, but they were indeed cooked. Xie Ning especially liked to eat those roasted to this degree, waxy but not soft, pink and sweet.

Feeling that someone was staring at him all the time, Xie Ning was very uncomfortable. He turned his head and looked, and there were three men sitting on the round table. The middle one was a fat man with big ears. The man staring at him was this fat man.

This is not the first time for this fat diner to come, Xie Ning's face is familiar, but the fat man's eyes made him feel like a fish on the chopping board.

Every time he came to stare at him like this, Xie Ning endured the discomfort and turned his back, continuing to eat roasted sweet potatoes.

The fat man's name is Zhu Dachang, and the former household department was stunned by this glimpse...

A few days ago, Zhu Dachang heard from his attendants that there was a wonton stall in the north of Qingshui Town. The wontons were made of fish meat and the soup was made of fish heads.

It just so happened that Lin Jin went back to cook dinner that day, Xie Ning was in charge of cooking, Zhu Dachang sat down and looked around, he was amazed by the profile of the former Guo, and stared at him the whole time.

Immediately asked the attendants, and learned that Mr. Xiao Lang had become a husband, Zhu Dachang sighed, this Mr. Xiao Lang is no longer innocent, no matter how good-looking he is, he cannot be accepted into the door.

On the way back, I entered the place of fireworks, and called the most beautiful girl in Xianglou to work hard, but nothing happened.

Zhu Dachang suffered from lovesickness after he went back, no, he came to the wonton stall again.

He thought of the little boy's husband, who was just a boy, and he, Zhu Dachang, didn't pay much attention to him. The beautiful little boy can still play around.

Zhu Dachang coughed lightly, his attendant immediately understood, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Hey? Why isn't this garlic peeled? Little man, please peel this garlic."

The three of Zhou's family were stunned for a moment, and they didn't move for a while.

The attendant slapped the round table with a palm, "Can't you understand people's words?"

Feng Zhou stopped fanning, with a smile on his face, he walked over and said: "Oh, the nobles have misunderstood, the guests peeled the garlic themselves, if we peel the skin, the garlic may be dirty, if you don't mind , shall I peel it off for you?"

The entourage blocked Zhou Zhoufeng's hand touching the garlic, "Oh, go, go, your hand is just on fire, let that little man peel it off."

"Your Excellency was joking, that's my son-in-law, what's the difference?" Zhou Zhoufeng stopped laughing.

Zhu Dachang kicked his entourage under the table, but the entourage didn't know what to do, so he could only shout: "Peel the garlic!"

This was obviously finding fault, and Xie Ning didn't want to cause trouble. He cleaned his hands in a bucket beside him, peeled off five or six garlic cloves nearby, put them into an empty bowl, and said calmly, "Father, I am inconvenient in my status." , Please pass it over. My husband sent me to deliver the rice dumplings, and I will go back right away."

"Okay, let's go home quickly." Zhou Feng hurriedly said, and went to pick up the bowl.

Xie Ning deliberately raised the volume so that the surrounding diners could hear it. Zhu Dachang heard his crisp and waxy voice, like a string, and felt even more itchy.

The peeled garlic cloves they asked for were placed on the table, and the attendant was not a quick-witted person, so he didn't have any words to find fault for a while, so he fell silent.

Zhu Dachang stared anxiously at the back of the person leaving. Xie Ning's hair blown by the cold wind was like a seductive thread wrapped around Zhu Dachang's heartstrings, making him dream...

Xie Ning hurriedly walked back to the yard.

In the evening, Xie Ning laid out two quilts and made a bed for himself. Zhou Jinnian got into his bed naturally after washing, and hugged him tightly.

"Huh?" Xie Ning struggled, "You're leaving for the county test tomorrow, what if I freeze you?"

"Then my husband will make you warm up." Zhou Jinian put his arms around him and put his hand inside.

"Hmm..." Xie Ning was grabbed, and although he twisted his body, he was very attached to his husband's warm embrace in his heart, "Don't!"

Zhou Jinnian leaned forward, coaxing in a low voice, "I haven't seen you for nearly ten days, please make your husband happy."

Xie Ning stretched out his hand to cover his mouth, his body was already softened by the heat, so he could only let Zhou Jinnian do whatever he wanted.

Zhou Jinnian's triumphant laughter was deep and sweet, and he asked a few nasty words from time to time, the face of the ashamed Xie Ning was congested with blood, and the heat was boiling.

Since Zhou Jinnian knew that his little husband was more afraid of the cold than ordinary people in winter, he stepped up his morning exercise. In order to strengthen his body and resist the wind and cold, he drank a bowl of ginger soup every day.After a few months, I got used to the little husband's body temperature, and I was very relieved that the little husband finally didn't think he was hot anymore.

Xie Ning was emotional, the voice from his throat was broken, he had no consciousness, and he didn't control the volume, Zhou Jinnian was very motivated to listen.

Fortunately, Zhou Zhoufeng and his wife lived in a faraway wing, but Xie Yao next door felt uncomfortable. After listening to the erotic palace all night, he was embarrassed and wanted to get married...

Early the next morning, Zhou Jinian cooked ginger soup, took a bowl for himself, went into the room and fed Ning Lang a bowl, and then set off with Xie Yao to the post station for a carriage ride.

Xie Ning was tired all night, drank soup in a daze, and fell asleep again.When he woke up again, it was already dawn, he put on a padded jacket and hurried out of the room, only his father and dad were busy making wonton stuffing and skins in the yard.

"Are you awake? The buns are warming in the stove, take them to eat." Seeing him first, Zhou Zhoufeng called him.

"Father, Lone Year is gone?"

It was Lin Jin's father who answered, "Let's go, with your elder brother as company, it's fine, just wait for him to come back with peace of mind."

"Oh." Xie Ning responded, feeling a little disappointed.

The stuffing and skins were all ready, and the three of them started to move the tables and chairs, and set up the stall in time for lunch. While the fire was still on fire, regular customers came and waited.

Zhou Zhoufeng felt that these days were much more comfortable than living in the village. The wontons in his small business were really delicious, and the diners all respected him.

He had a lot of contacts, and he also made a few friends. Occasionally, on rainy days, he would not set up a stall, so he went to find friends to drink a little wine and listen to a book. The days were comfortable and rich.

It's not like in the village, because of his lameness, he has no labor force in the field, which is looked down upon by others, and he is not free when he is confined in the old house of Zhou's family.

Now the wonton stall has increased to six tables, and it was already full of people when it was ugly, but Lin Jin was not happy, because there was one table, and it was the fat pig who came to find fault yesterday.

Although Ning Lang was sent home to stay after setting up the stall, Lin Jin was looking into the alley while ordering wontons to cook, for fear that Ning Lang would be caught asking to peel the garlic again when Ning Lang came to deliver the food.

The ethos of the current government is that they do not support the young husband and the young daughter-in-law to go out, but because they are close to home, the town is small, and everyone who comes and goes is familiar with them, so they relax a little.

In fact, for the good of Ning Lang, he should not be asked to come out of the stall. If anything happens, the people will only say that Xie Ning should not come out, rather than blame the gangster and prodigal son.

Zhou Zhoufeng was washing dishes at the side. They have been standing for half a year, and they no longer need to greet diners. Diners will sit down and wait for the wontons to be served.

Xie Ning finished cooking the meal, put it in the food box and walked out the door, turned into the alleyway of the entrance and exit, saw his father waving a spoon to pick up wontons from a long distance, and he walked towards the stall with a few quick steps.

Lin Jin habitually glanced at the alley, saw Erfulang, put down the bowl with his right hand, and waved his hand against his chest, with his fingertips pointing down to chase people away.

Xie Ning didn't understand why, but when he saw his father's serious face, he put the food box on the ground, pointed in the direction of the house, and saw his father nodding, he understood.

Although he didn't know what happened, Xie Ning understood that his father wanted him not to go to the wonton stand, so he simply turned around and went home, leaving only the food box in the middle of the alley.

After a while, Zhou Feng took time off to pick up the food box and came back.

When Yinshi arrived, the last group of diners also dispersed, and there were only three fat pigs left in the wonton stall. There must be no behavior of driving away customers in business. Lin Jin invited her husband to sit at the table for dinner.

Zhu Dachang waited for his death, but he didn't see the fairy young man appearing. It was cold outside, and he had been sitting all the time. Now it was too cold, so he had to kick his followers.

The attendant immediately took the money bag and came out, "Shopkeeper, pay the bill."

Zhou Zhoufeng put down the bowl, wiped his mouth and came over, "36 Wen."

The entourage took out a piece of silver and threw it over, Zhou Zhoufeng caught it, "Wait a minute, I'll calculate how much money is left..."

"It tastes good, I appreciate it." Zhu Dachang stood up, just wanting to hurry to the Xianglou, hug the girl to warm his body.

"Yo, thank you so much!" Zhou Zhoufeng swallowed the phrase 'come here often'.

Lin Jin looked at the backs of the three people swaggering away, and snorted softly, "What the hell..."

Zhou Zhoufeng was amused when he heard that, he stretched out his hand to poke Fulang, sighed nostalgicly and said, "Oh, how many years have I heard you swearing?"

Lin Jin rolled his eyes at him angrily, "You owe it to me! If you dare to provoke me, I'll do it right away. Who has the skill to scold you?"

"Hey, I'm just complaining, I dare not mess with you."

Lin Jin breathed a sigh of relief, and thought of his sons again, "Oh, if our son wins the prize and moves to the provincial capital, we can also open a shop. It's not a solution to support the stall anyway. It's hot in summer and cold in autumn."

"Sure, didn't our son plan it that way?"

"I have younger brothers and sisters again, and Ning Lang's stomach hasn't moved at all, alas..."

"What the hell are you doing, sooner or later." Zhou Feng cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks and threw them into the basin.

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The college examination is divided into two sessions, one test day, the first main test, two essays and one poem; the second re-examination, one essay and one poem.

No. 1 in the hospital examination is called the first, and the winner is called a scholar. Anyone who wins a scholar must enter the Fuzhou Academy.Those who are in the forefront of the two tests and the first class will receive monthly silver to subsidize their living expenses.The government school is limited to 40 students, and they can receive four taels of granary silver every month.

Zhou Jinnian was reading at Tongji Inn at this time, Xie Yao pushed open the window, and everywhere there were scholars rushing for exams, he sighed, Xie Yao said: "Oh, the other inns are bustling with literati, look at our inn again, Quiet out of the ghost."

"Quiet makes the mind calm, just read a book." Zhou Jinian didn't take it seriously.

Xie Yao laughed, walked back and sat down, "What do you think the shopkeeper of this inn is thinking? Take the word Tong? Except for the two of us who have a plan in mind, I really don't dare to come to live in the exam. I am afraid that I will be a boy after the exam."

Zhou Jinnian just read the book and didn't speak anymore, he just liked this point, Tongji Inn didn't have candidates to live in, so it was quiet, he could rest at night.

On the day of the exam, before dawn, the two of them got up, took a shower, took dry food, and rushed to the state government office to gather with the old scholar who was a guarantor for them.

The old scholar led the five of them to line up. During the long wait, Xie Yao looked at the line behind him from time to time. Scholars lined up in a long line. Among the crowd were young people who had just put on crowns, and of course there were also those with drooping beards and white silk in their hair. middle-aged children.

It's also normal, the college exam is taken twice every three years, and the Daqing Dynasty only admits 5000 people each time.

Seeing others stomping their feet to keep warm, Xie Yao said to Zhou Jinnian in front, "You are still wise. You drank ginger soup before departure. It's really not so cold now."

Zhou Jinnian turned his head to speak, but the old scholar hurriedly said, "It's our time, let's go."

Before entering the arena, there was a body search, and the dry food and rice brought with me had to be poured out for inspection. If it exceeded the size of a grain of rice, it was not allowed to be brought into the arena.

The officers and soldiers first checked the empty cloth bag handed over by Zhou Jinian, then took the dry food and poured it in, and then checked the other cloth bag to confirm that there was no problem before releasing it.

After entering the venue, there was also a government-appointed guarantor, who was also a scholar, in case the examinee bribed the linsheng scholar to cheat.

If cheating is found, the two guaranteed scholars will take responsibility, revoke government benefits and remove the scholar.

Zhou Jinian's five people entered the examination shed in order, and there was a wall between the sheds.A stone bed is built in the shed, and a desk is placed, and candidates sit on the bed for the exam.

As soon as I got familiar with the good environment, two officers and soldiers came to distribute examination papers, pens, inkstones, and bells, and one officer came to verify that I was behind me, and stamped the word "right" on the examination paper.

After the officers and soldiers left, Zhou Jinnian began to grind.By the time the examination papers were distributed, it was already dawn, and the invigilator, Mr. Xuezheng, was long in coming.

Master Xuezheng held up the booklet, read the rules of the examination room as he walked, and then announced that the examination would start.

Only then did Zhou Jinnian unhurriedly open the envelope, and glanced at the test questions roughly.Unsurprisingly, the three questions are from the "Four Books", and each question requires an answer within [-] characters.

For the poem, "Lotus" is designated as the theme, and a poem is written in seven-character rhythm.

The examinees in the examination shed opposite Zhou Jinian had already begun to scribble and write, and the two dispatched scholars patrolled the corridor back and forth. Only after a long interval would there be invigilators patrolling.

Seeing that Zhou Jinian was still sitting upright, the old scholar was not in a hurry, anyway, he had already collected the money as a guarantee, and he didn't care if he won or not.

Zhou Jinian went through the answer in his mind before picking up his pen and starting to write...

At noon, the officers and soldiers began to distribute lunch, two steamed buns per person, and Zhou Jinian Wensi Quan, after answering two questions, handed the prepared copper coins to the officers and soldiers, and bought a pot of boiling water.

Eating steamed buns and drinking hot rice porridge, I heard the heart-piercing coughs of candidates in the distance. Most of the scholars were weak and did not exercise or work.

Zhou Jinnian did exercise regularly, chopping firewood, sweeping the yard, and helping Ning Lang chop meat stuffing.

He sleeps with an iceman in his arms every night. He has exercised to be strong and strong, and he is not afraid of the cold at all.

The examinees opposite Zhou Jinnian visited him frequently, and the bailiff knocked on the window sill as a warning.The only thing to blame is that the rice porridge made by Zhou Jinnian is full of fragrance, and Xie Ning fried it with enough ingredients.

After eating and drinking enough and drinking hot soup, Zhou Jinnian took up his pen to answer the questions again.

Master Xuezheng came all the way to inspect, first saw Zhou Jinnian was a good-looking talent, sitting like a loose hand without shaking his hands, he felt good about it, and took a closer look, the candidate was still as stable as Mount Tai, Master Xuezheng nodded inwardly.

Focus on the examination paper again, the standard pavilion style, beautiful and gorgeous, elegant and harmonious, good writing!Zhou Jinnian was written in the name column, and Xuezheng walked forward stroking his beard.

Zhou Jinian looked at the word 'Lotus', thoughtful, the first thing he thought of was Ning Lang who fell into the lotus pond, and then he thought of Ning Lang's fair skin, which was not stained by the mud...

After finishing the poem, Zhou Jinnian put down his pen and waited for the examination bell to ring, and the officers and soldiers came to seal the volume.

Simply because the temperature is low in early spring, and there is no peculiar smell in the test booth, but from time to time some candidates are weak and get cold, and the coughing can't stop.

At a quarter o'clock, the examination bell finally rang, and the officers and soldiers came to seal the papers one after another. There were still two officers and soldiers, one to receive the silver, each examinee handed in one hundred coins, and the other sealed the papers.

After all five of their papers were collected, the old scholar led them out of the examination room through the exit.

As soon as they left the examination room, the group of scholars chattered and discussed in full swing. Zhou Jinnian met Zhou Wenshu and sixth uncle Liu Feng.

Zhou Wenshu came over to say hello to him: "Second Brother, which inn are you staying at?"

"Tongji Inn." Zhou Jinian replied, without addressing the two of them.

Zhou Wenshu and Saturday Feng looked a little gloating, but they didn't say it out, Zhou Wenshu invited: "I will have dinner with my classmates to discuss today's exam questions, do you want to join me?"

After all the exams were over, Zhou Jinnian didn't have such a leisurely mind. Besides, he knew that Zhou Wenshu's gang of scholars could not get together to talk about the topic.

"No, I have an appointment with Xie's parents and sons, you guys get together." Zhou Jinian nodded towards them, and took Xie Yao back to Tongji Inn.

Zhou Jinnian was really good at predicting things. Zhou Wenshu and his classmates booked a room in the restaurant. Several people chatted happily over the wine, and one of them was a little older and said: "This is just the beginning of being selected as a scholar. If you go to Shangjing to catch the exam, you will encounter many beautiful adventures along the way, it will be so beautiful..."

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed heartily. Zhou Wenshu was not engaged yet, so it was normal to have wild thoughts.

Boss Feng is getting older this week. He has a daughter-in-law and son, and he also has this sweet dream. He hopes that it will be as described in the storybook. .

In the Daqing Dynasty, there were countless scholars like him. The tofu lady sold tofu every day for the scholar's father-in-law to take the exam. In the year of the rural examination, the scholar went away and there was no news. The tofu lady waited for three years, and a letter of divorce was sent home.It turned out that her husband went to high school in one fell swoop, and in the eyes of the inspector, she had already climbed the high school!

At that time, most of the scholars heard this story, and only thought that the scholar-in-law was appointed to have such an adventure, and they all yearned for it.

A group of scholars were drunk and helped each other back to the inn.

Saturday Feng has taken the exam for nine years and has a lot of experience. He only had a few drinks and looked at a group of drunks and thought: Don't blame the classmates, the competition is fierce, and he is also afraid of the exam. In the tenth year, he must be selected by this scholar.

The next day, it was the waiter in the inn who knocked on the door to wake up the group of scholars. The shopkeeper shook his head aside. It seems that this year he will not be able to get out of the inn.

Fortunately, the college examination is not as good as the rural examination, but the rural examination has to be in the examination shed for three full days, eating, drinking and drinking in the three-meter field.

The second day re-examination, the "Five Classics", one article and one poem.As usual, Zhou Jinnian reviewed and answered the questions in his head, and then wrote them down carefully.

Not far away, candidates have already been carried out. Their bodies were so weak that they fainted from the wind and cold. Master Xuezheng shook his head. How can he take the provincial examination like this?

The second exam was collected an hour earlier, and there was no need to pay the sealing fee, so I could leave the exam booth soon.

Xie Yao shook his head, relaxed his neck, and invited Zhou Jinnian to drink and relax, "The list will be released in five days, let's have a drink and relax for a night?"

"Don't eat flower wine." Zhou Jinnian teased the elder brother.

Xie Yao laughed out loud