novelraw Chapter 391 Autumn Moon of the Four Great Talents
Chapter 391 Autumn Moon of the Four Great Talents
Chen Xiaosheng greeted them into the house and asked, "Why are you free to come over today?"
Wen Zhengming said with a smile: "I always stay in the room and study, my mind is numb, I just want to see how Bohu is, and then ask him to come to you together."
Sitting in his study, Tang Bohu looked at the changes around him, and said, "At first my father didn't like me going out, but this time I was able to come out thanks to Zhengming's blessing."
Chen Xiaosheng poured tea for them, and asked in surprise, "What's wrong? The grievances between the Zhou and Tang families have been resolved, and Mr. Tang still won't let you take the imperial examination?"
Tang Bohu sighed, and said helplessly: "My father said that the case is not closed, and that he is afraid that the curse will continue to be fulfilled. In short, I am not allowed to enter Beijing unless I take a concubine. I can't help it. You know, there is no woman in Suzhou who is willing to marry now. I?"
Chen Xiaosheng couldn't get used to marrying a wife and taking a concubine, so he said: "There is no way, although you can't take a concubine, but don't forget that you still have a wife who is being married by a Ming media."
Tang Bohu raised his head to look at him in surprise, "You mean Zhaorong?" Then he laughed, "What are you kidding? You know that Zhaorong and I are in name only, we are like siblings, and besides, she is bigger than me. It's so much older, and I hurt my body in the early years, it's impossible for us. My father told me to pass on the incense, so what if I can't give birth?"
Chen Xiaosheng sat back behind the counter and looked through the account book, and said indifferently: "You also know the doctor Hua in Changlefang, but you haven't even taken her to see her, so how do you know it's not good? Then you plan to have an affectionate relationship with the woman you like in the future." Love, leave your real wife all alone?"
Tang Bohu was a little speechless, "This...it's been like this all these years. Zhaorong is the young mistress at home, and the servants respect her. My parents and I treat her very well. How can you say that she is lonely?"
Wen Zhengming tapped his palm twice with a fan, frowned and said, "Bohu, Lao Zhu is right, you are husband and wife no matter what, and now you want to find someone you like to marry back, what about Zhao Rong?" Looking at Chen Xiaosheng, he asked, "Old Zhu, why do you suddenly think of Zhaorong?"
Chen Xiaosheng said with a smile: "Maybe it's because I got married and had a wife, so I noticed these things. In the past, Zhaorong didn't have much sense of existence. Bohu didn't regard her as his wife, and we didn't regard her as our brother's wife. I remember that sometimes Zhaorong came to pick up Bohu in a sedan chair, and she let Bohu sit in the sedan chair, and she walked by herself. Bohu would ask us to sit in the sedan chair together, but never thought that Zhaorong would be tired, as if Zhaorong gave way He took care of him as a matter of course, now that I think about it, where is this wife? Zhaorong is clearly Bohu's big servant girl!"
Tang Bohu stood up abruptly, and said angrily: "Old Zhu, you have married Qiuyue. I will congratulate you as a brother. I have no intention of destroying you. I didn't expect you to tolerate me? If you don't want to be with me As a brother, just say it straight, I, Tang Bohu, will leave immediately without saying a word, and I will never come again!"
Wen Zhengming stopped Tang Bohu and persuaded him: "Why are you losing your temper? Why does Lao Zhu think that way? You sit down first, and speak slowly if you have something to say. Don't be so impulsive. Lao Zhu said it right?"
Chen Xiaosheng didn't raise his head, and said while trying to figure it out: "Qiuyue and I are in love with each other, and whoever wants to destroy it has no chance. You are right if you don't have the heart to destroy it. Is it possible that you feel that you didn't come to destroy it, and I still want to destroy it?" Thank you? There are so many people who like Qiuyue, if they all think like you, then I don’t know how many people I should thank.”
Tang Bohu frowned, "What do you mean?"
Chen Xiaosheng said: "I don't mean anything, I just remind you kindly, you and Zhaorong are husband and wife, if you want to marry someone else, no matter how many people you marry, she will help you with a smile, but it's the same as not having a husband in her life. , you said 'in name but not real' and let her be a widow in the Tang family for the rest of her life. You said you regarded her as a sister, why didn't you think of finding a brother-in-law for yourself?" He raised his head to look at Tang Bohu's dark face, and said calmly , "If you don't like to hear it, then I won't talk about it. It has nothing to do with me anyway."
Tang Bohu pushed Wen Zhengming away, looked at Chen Xiaosheng and said, "It's not speculative, since you don't welcome me, I'll go!"
Tang Bohu strode out, but Wen Zhengming couldn't stop him, he said anxiously: "Old Zhu, why are you telling him these things?"
Chen Xiaosheng said: "Do you also think that Zhaorong should be a widow at home? Or do you think it doesn't matter if a few more girls marry Tang Bohu? Do you think Tang Bohu will treat them well? Zhengming, marriage is a lifelong event for a woman. If a man It is irresponsible to marry someone back casually, would you marry someone you don't like just to go to the scientific examination?"
Wen Zhengming immediately retorted, "Of course not!" After speaking, he was stunned for a moment, and said, "Bohu..."
Chen Xiaosheng opened the fan and slapped it, and said: "As the saying goes, don't speculate, and don't conspire with each other when you disagree. If Tang Bohu keeps treating women like clothes like this, I don't think I have anything to say to him."
Wen Zhengming hurriedly said: "No, we tell him if he made a mistake, and he will correct it."
"Then let's wait until he changes it. When I was greedy for money, you beat me up, right? Didn't I obediently admit my mistakes? It doesn't make sense for him to lose his temper when he is wrong." Chen Xiaosheng got up and walked in front of him to pat He patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Zhengming, don't worry about these things. You guys have been brothers for so many years. Don't you tell him when you see something wrong with him? That's what hurt him and innocent girls. Speaking of this The blame is on his father. If his father hadn't married him a child bride in order to save his life, how could he have become a married man when he didn't understand feelings? If his father hadn't forced him to take a concubine and have children How could he cause so many troubles? Even his father taught him not to take women seriously. "
Wen Zhengming sighed and agreed: "You are right. My mother taught me since I was a child that the Wen family does not allow concubines. If you marry a virtuous and virtuous wife in the future, you must treat her well. Only a harmonious husband and wife can have a family." and everything is going well.”
Chen Xiaosheng smiled and said: "That's right, I don't know how to take concubines either. Well, it's getting late, let's go to my house for dinner, Qiuyue stewed chicken today."
Wen Zhengming smiled and waved his hands, "No, I won't bother you, my mother is still waiting for me to go back to eat, so I'm leaving."
Chen Xiaosheng nodded, "Okay, come to my house for dinner another day if you are free, Qiuyue is very easy to get along with."
After Wen Zhengming left, Chen Xiaosheng stood at the door and glanced aside, then shook his head, closed the study and walked home.After a while, Tang Bohu came out from the alley next to the study, staring at the direction Chen Xiaosheng left in a daze, "Could it be my fault?"
Tang Bohu recalled the scenes of getting along with Lu Zhaorong these years, and felt that there was nothing wrong with everyone being happy. Although they were a couple in name only, didn't Lu Zhaorong also live well in the Tang family?What widow?What alone?
"Bohu? Bohu, why are you standing here alone? Where are Mr. Wen and Mr. Zhu?"
Tang Bohu came back to his senses, turned around and saw Lu Zhaorong walking towards him, followed by a sedan chair.He instantly thought of Chen Xiaosheng's words, and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Lu Zhaorong looked at his face and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? What are you thinking? Didn't you come out with Mr. Wen? Did something happen?"
Tang Bohu shook his head and said, "Zhaorong, you can take the sedan chair, I'm a big man and I can walk."
Lu Zhaorong was puzzled and said: "How can I do that? Of course you are the one who makes the sedan chair, I just walk along with you, let's go, the master and wife are waiting for you to go back, and you will be scolded if you go back late."
Tang Bohu laughed self-deprecatingly, "Yes, they always treat me as a child who can't grow up, and scold me at every turn. I really have no freedom at all."
Lu Zhaorong frowned slightly, and asked with some concern: "Bohu, what's wrong with you? Did you quarrel with Mr. Wen and the others? The three of you brothers grew up together, so just explain what's going on, don't think too much .”
Tang Bohu bowed his head and remained silent for a while, before he said, "Okay, let's go back. But I'll walk with you, let's chat."
Lu Zhaorong was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
The two walked side by side, Lu Zhaorong looked at Tang Bohu, and asked, "Is there something you can't figure out? Just tell me, although I don't know much, but I'm a few years older than you, maybe I can help you?"
Tang Bohu paused, and said seemingly unintentionally, "Zhaorong, you have been in the Tang family for so many years, do you feel wronged?"
Lu Zhaorong hurriedly said: "I will be wronged like this? My father-in-law and mother-in-law are very kind to me. If they hadn't taken me in, I don't know what would have happened. I am very grateful."
Tang Bohu breathed a sigh of relief, and asked again, "Then your identity is my wife, and I will marry someone I like in the future, what should you do?"
Lu Zhaorong was stunned for a moment, his smile faded, and he said, "The Tang family is so big, there is always room for me. At that time, it will be fine for our family to be together as happily as we are now. If you and your sister want to live alone If so, I will take care of my father-in-law and mother-in-law at home. No matter what, life is the same. The Tang family is kind to me, and the Tang family is also my home. What's wrong? Why do you suddenly want to ask this?"
Tang Bohu heard the meaning of her words, so he became more silent.Because of kindness, Lu Zhaorong would not complain at all. No matter what he is, Lu Zhaorong's life will be the same. Because it is as plain as water, he will not be too happy or sad, just live one day at a time.Tang Bohu suddenly felt very sorry for her, and blurted out his apology, "Zhaorong, I'm sorry for you, in order to fight against that curse, I married you before I grew up, it was I who harmed you, it was the Tang family who harmed you, so It's too unfair to you. Now that the grievances between the Zhou and Tang families have been resolved, we will reconcile, or you can divorce me, so that the Tang family can no longer restrain you."
Lu Zhaorong turned pale with shock, "What did you say?! Are you going to divorce me?"
Tang Bohu looked puzzled, and didn't understand why she reacted like this, "It's not I who divorced you, but you who divorced me, so that others won't think you are wrong, and you can find your own happiness. By the way, I I can also recognize you as my elder sister, and you will still be a member of the Tang family in the future, and I can have another brother-in-law, and our family is still as happy as before, how good is it?"
Lu Zhaorong's eyes were filled with tears, he looked at him in disbelief, and asked: "I divorce you? Everyone in Suzhou knows that I am the daughter-in-law of your Tang family. What do you tell others to think of me? Your name is father-in-law, What does my mother-in-law think of me? How will I see people in the future? You, you still want to have another brother-in-law? What did I do wrong? Why do you treat me like this? "
Lu Zhaorong ran back to the Tang Mansion crying, Tang Bohu took a step back, and chased after her all the way, panting to her bedroom, knocking on the door, "Zhaorong, Zhaorong, open the door, open the door, Zhaorong, I am For your own good, Zhaorong?"
"What's the matter, what's the matter?" Mrs. Tang came over and frowned when she saw him like this.
Tang Bohu said anxiously: "Mother, you came just in time, help me persuade Zhaorong, she is angry with me."
Mrs. Tang was surprised: "Zhao Rong is angry with you? How is it possible? What did you do?"
Tang Bohu couldn't understand it, "Mother, I didn't do anything. I think that since the grievances between the Zhou and Tang families have been resolved, there is no need to sacrifice Zhaorong to break the curse. It's better to let Zhaorong divorce me Find someone she really likes. At that time, I will recognize Zhaorong as my sister, and we are still a family, isn’t that good? Who would have thought that Zhaorong would come back crying after hearing this, and I wouldn’t open the door no matter what I called.”
Mrs. Tang was shocked and said: "What? You want to separate from Zhaorong? What's the difference between whether you divorce her or she divorces you? One woman does not serve two husbands. If she marries you, she is a member of our Tang family, and even if she dies, she will enter the Tang family." How can you find someone you like? How did you come up with such an idea? Are you going to piss me off?"
Tang Bohu looked at her blankly, and asked, "Mother, why don't you let Zhaorong stay in the Tang family as a widow for the rest of your life? You know that she and I are in name only."
Mrs. Tang said angrily: "Then let 'nameless' become 'real'! You are a husband and wife for a day, and you will be a husband and wife for the rest of your life. In short, I will never allow you to separate from Zhaorong. Don't even think about it!"
Mrs. Tang regained her composure, grabbed him and asked, "You haven't said why you brought up such a thing all of a sudden? Did you fall in love with a girl from another family? That girl doesn't want to be a concubine? Then you can't either." Wronged Zhaorong, have you forgotten how good Zhaorong has been to you all these years?"
Tang Bohu shook his head, "No, it was Lao Zhu who said that I had wronged Zhaorong all these years, and also said that he could take Zhaorong to see Doctor Hua, maybe Doctor Hua could heal Zhaorong well."
"What? Really?" Mrs. Tang grabbed Tang Bohu excitedly, and said happily, "That's right, Hua Tuo's medical skills are superb, he can be called Hua Tuo alive, there may be a way to find him. Without further ado, let's go to Changle Square! "
Tang Guangde came over and asked, "Who said you want to go to Changlefang? What are you going to do in that smoky place?"
Mrs. Tang gave him a blank look, and said with a smile: "Of course it's a good thing. Let's go to Doctor Hua to show Zhaorong. Maybe we can take a good look at Zhaorong's body, and our grandson will have hope!"
Tang Guangde was taken aback for a moment, then nodded unwillingly and said, "I won't go, you can take her there."
Tang Bohu didn't expect to become like this, he said anxiously: "Mother, I didn't mean that."
Mrs. Tang frowned and said, "Don't you want to heal Zhao Rong?"
Tang Bohu hurriedly explained: "No mother, I certainly hope that Zhaorong's body can be cured..."
Mrs. Tang waved her hand before he finished speaking, and said: "Then wait until Zhaorong is healed before talking about other things. It's getting late, let's pack up and go. Forget it, don't go, you are at home Reading, I will take Zhaorong there."
Lu Zhaorong heard what they were saying outside. At this moment, he opened the door and came out. He looked at Mrs. Tang anxiously and excitedly, and asked, "Mother-in-law, can you really be cured?"
Mrs. Tang stepped forward to help her wipe away her tears, and said pitifully, "Silly boy, we will find out after we try it. This is a good thing. Stop crying. That bastard Bohu knows how to irritate people all day long. Don't talk to him." General knowledge."
Lu Zhaorong nodded, her heart had already flown to Changlefang.Seeing them like this, Tang Bohu couldn't say anything, so he went to the study in a restless mood.
Mrs. Tang and Lu Zhaorong went there for three days. During these three days, Su Xueyun also went to Changlefang once. Afterwards, Chen Xiaosheng asked her, "Why do you care about Zhaorong? Didn't you say you don't care about the Tang family?"
Su Xueyun said: "To prevent Tang Bohu from going to the capital to play tricks on my sister. It would be best if he could get along well with his wife. I heard that Zhaorong has been regretting and blaming himself for not being able to have this. I will help her." Yeah. Actually, even without me, Doctor Hua might not be able to cure her, it's just that none of his family thought about it."
Chen Xiaosheng shook his head with a smile, "This is a feudal society. Zhaorong, adopted by the Tang family, has kindness to her, so naturally he doesn't care that much. In addition, she can't have children, and she has committed seven crimes. Maybe Tang Guangde thinks She's fine if she doesn't sleep. She's probably used to it herself, so she didn't think about going to find some magic doctor."
Su Xueyun lowered her head and said with some disappointment: "The biggest disadvantage in ancient times is that our descendants will be oppressed by the feudal society. When we are gone, we don't know what will happen to them."
Chen Xiaosheng was silent for a while, and sighed: "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. At least we still have a few decades to pave the way for them. Some changes are gradual, and they may not be unable to benefit after they grow up."
Su Xueyun was surprised: "You mean you want to work for the court?"
Chen Xiaosheng nodded, "I've been reading for a while, it's like reviewing, the knowledge is all in my head, since I'm going to catch up for the exam, I think I should just take the exam well, if there is a chance, I can show something useful for future generations It's the best."
Su Xueyun frowned when she thought of the stupid emperor today. She also wanted to take out useful things to benefit everyone, but what can the emperor do if he is stupid?She is just a commoner now, and if she wants to change the dynasty, she will be ruined. The gain is not worth the loss. She wants to do good for the common people, not to step on the common people.
But now it is the Ming Dynasty, and thinking of the killings that will happen in the future, she should find a way to do something.
The two of them didn't know much about the environment in the capital, and it was too early to make plans, but Chen Xiaosheng studied harder, while Su Xueyun hired a reliable and clever shopkeeper to take care of the study. She was better than Chen Xiaosheng in doing business. understand some.Then Su Xueyun packed up all the things at home, prepared the things the couple and Xiaolian needed to go to the capital, hired a boat, and saved money. After everything was settled, it was time to go to Beijing.
During this period of time, not only Chen Xiaosheng and Su Xueyun were busy, but everyone else was also very busy.Wen Zhengming was almost hanging on his butt, Tang Bohu begged Tang Guangde to let him go every day, Xiaolian and Huashen were teaching how to acupuncture and moxibustion Zhou Wenbin's arm, and Lu Zhaorong drank soup and medicine bubbles to recuperate his body every day.By the time he entered Beijing, Lu Zhaorong's health had improved somewhat. Tang Guangde finally let Lu Zhaorong go to Beijing with Tang Bohu. On the one hand, he wanted Lu Zhaorong to take care of Tang Bohu, and on the other hand, he also wanted to embrace his grandson as soon as possible.Although Tang Bohu felt embarrassed, as long as he could enter the capital, he would do anything, and Lu Zhaorong would naturally have no objection.Zhou Wenbin's arm has healed a dozen and a half times, and the rest is very simple. Zhu Xiaolian will give him acupuncture and moxibustion every day.Because of this relationship, Zhou Wenbin and Zhu Xiaolian became more harmonious, and they never heard any quarrel.
The boat that Su Xueyun hired was big enough for all of them to take, and of course the cost of going to Beijing like this was not small.Tang Guangde didn't want Tang Bohu to go with them at first, but the journey was far away. If they were ordered, no one could guarantee that there would be no accidents. Like Tang Yu and Zhou Yuancai, the two families would be destroyed.In the end, Mrs. Tang made peace, and they set foot on the boat together.
People from the entire Suzhou city came to see them off. Chen Xiaosheng stood at the stern and waved to them, and said to Su Xueyun in a low voice: "At first I didn't want to take the exam, but I found out later that if I get the reputation of being a genius, I have to bear everyone's responsibility." Hope. If one of us wins the No. [-] prize, the entire Suzhou city will be honored."
Su Xueyun said with a smile: "Then do you want to take the No. [-] Scholar exam?"
Chen Xiaosheng shook his head, "I know how much I have. It would be nice to be able to pass the Jinshi exam. This is really not my specialty. But how to develop in the future will not depend entirely on the imperial examination. Let's adapt to the situation in the capital."
The boat was far away, and the people on the shore could no longer see clearly. They all went back to the cabin to rest, drink tea, and look at the water.Su Xueyun directly chose the place farthest from Tang Bohu, and Chen Xiaosheng, Zhu Xiaolian, and Zhou Wenbin naturally followed her. Wen Zhengming looked around and felt that Tang Bohu and Lu Zhaorong's place was a little deserted, so he had to sit beside Tang Bohu.The atmosphere was awkward for a while, but no one took the initiative to ease it.
Tang Bohu cast his eyes on Su Xueyun uncontrollably, but Su Xueyun didn't look at him. Su Xueyun hated him not only because he was sorry for Qiuyue, but also because he was arrogant and irresponsible.In addition to his attitude towards Qiuyue, Qiuxiang, and Lu Zhaorong, there was another time when Tang Bohu thought that Qiuxiang was dead and he didn't want to live anymore. He wanted to do something before committing suicide. It happened that Zhu Zhishan was framed to seduce the emperor's woman at that time. Cheng has a lecherous disease, flirting with girls all day long, even the aunt.
The most exaggerated thing is, in order to make Wen Zhengming believe him, he actually touched Princess Pinting's ass!Princess Pinting was married to Wen Zhengming at that time, and she was pregnant with Liujia, so she was molested by her husband's good brother. If this is a strong-tempered ancient woman, she might have hanged herself!No matter what reason Tang Bohu had, the only reason he did this was that he didn't take women seriously at all.Later, he recruited relatives in a big way, saying that he liked lewd women, and took eight concubines at a time with great fanfare.If Qiuxiang hadn't gotten the news and appeared at the wedding hall, he would have paid homage to those women. He never thought about what would happen to those women after they married him!
But as soon as Qiuxiang appeared, he immediately stopped pretending, and the matter of taking concubines naturally disappeared. Those women had already stood on the wedding hall and their heads were lifted, and all the guests saw it. What about the impact on reputation?Tang Bohu doesn't care about everything, he only cares about himself from the beginning to the end, he can do whatever he wants, but he is always someone else in Shanghai, really annoying!
The few people were silent for a long time, until Wen Zhengming discussed with them through knowledge matters, the four talented scholars gradually began to speak.Lu Zhaorong knew Zhu Xiaolian very well in the past, and gradually he was able to talk about women's daily routines. Su Xueyun could talk to them, but he never paid attention to Tang Bohu.
They arrived at the capital in such a harmonious and disharmonious atmosphere. After landing, Su Xueyun hired a carriage and asked the groom to take them directly to the Six Arts Club in the capital. Unexpectedly, the groom didn't know where it was, and it was Su Xueyun who gave the address. After showing it to the groom, the groom limped them into an alley.
Seeing the only dilapidated house in front of her, Zhu Xiaolian frowned and said, "Where is this place? Did Master Zhou write down the wrong address? There is no academy here at all."
Zhou Wenbin looked around and agreed, "It's empty here, and you can see it all at a glance. It's not much better than the ruined temple I passed by before."
Chen Xiaosheng took the note from Su Xueyun's hand, compared it for a long time, and said hesitantly: "It's here, that's right. Otherwise, let's search separately and see if anyone can ask."
As soon as he finished speaking, an old man with white hair walked over there, picking up things on the side of the road all the way, and stuffing them into his back basket when he saw something useful, looking very depressed.Lu Zhaorong walked over and said politely: "Old man, may I ask if you know where the Six Arts Club is?"
The old man straightened up to look at them, pointed at the dilapidated house and laughed, "Six Arts Club? This is it!"
Several people looked over in surprise, Tang Bohu was full of disbelief, "How is this possible, there is not even a plaque here, it is deserted, it is almost a deserted house."
The old man walked over briskly, and turned over a broken wooden board on the ground at the door to show them, on which were written the four big characters "Six Art Guild Hall".The old man threw the wooden plank back after he had finished reading it for them. He stepped on the wooden plank and walked into the yard, saying hello, "You must be from Suzhou, come in quickly."
Wen Zhengming shouted with heartache: "How can you step on the plaque of the Six Arts Club? You really..."
Seeing that the old man had disappeared, Wen Zhengming immediately ran over to pick up the plaque and wiped it, then carefully moved it into the yard.The rest of the people looked at each other and followed in.Although Su Xueyun was mentally prepared, she still couldn't stand the smell of chicken manure in the hall.
The old man took out an egg from the chicken coop in the corner, and said happily, "I can sell two more eggs."
Chen Xiaosheng glanced at the situation in the house, and he already had a general understanding of the place, and asked in doubt: "The Six Arts Guild Hall in Suzhou is very famous, why did the Six Arts Guild Hall in Beijing end up in such a bad place?"
The old man said casually: "Famous is famous, but don't you see how much money the Liuyi Guild Hall in Suzhou owes to others? The capital is a place where every inch of land is expensive, and if there is no silver to bring, it will naturally fall down. Let me tell you, you can stay here now." It’s not easy for such a big place, although it’s a bit broken, but it’s okay to study hard in the cold window.”
Tang Bohu said: "We are well-known talents in the south of the Yangtze River. Could it be that we can't help here at all?"
The old man said: "Of course it didn't help. Not only did it not help, but it also caused us to be ridiculed. Talented scholars are just a false name. Any man who walks out of the capital is a young talent. How many champions have been produced by other academies?" , How many Jinshi, what about our Six Arts Guild Hall? It is said to be invincible, but none of them came to participate in the scientific examination. Our Six Arts Guild Hall has long been reduced to a laughingstock."
Tang Bohu clenched his fan tightly and said angrily: "We used to just disdain the exams, but this time we are here, the number one, second place, and Tanhua must belong to our Six Arts Guild Hall!"
The old man shook his head with a smile, and said indifferently: "It's good for young people to have dreams, so I wish you success. By the way, I forgot to introduce. My name is Shen Zhou, and I'm the owner of the museum. It's your first day today. I'm going to cook for you."
After Shen Zhou finished speaking, he went to the kitchen. Lu Zhaorong and Zhu Xiaolian looked at each other and hurriedly followed to help.Tang Bohu frowned and said, "What did Master Shen mean just now? He doesn't believe we can pass the exam?"
Zhou Wenbin put the burden on the table and said: "Students from all over the world come to take the imperial examination. It is not surprising that Master Shen doesn't believe it. In fact, he is right. The so-called talent is just a false name. Others take a high look."
Tang Bohu sneered, "Smart people naturally know how capable the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River are. As for those who are not smart, we don't have to care about their opinions at all."
Wen Zhengming looked at the dilapidated house, and said hesitantly, "We still need to be more careful. If we had come to take the imperial examination earlier, this place wouldn't be in such a poor state."
Su Xueyun didn't want to see Tang Bohu's arrogant look, so she said "excuse me" and dragged Chen Xiaosheng to tidy up the residence.Seeing this, Tang Bohu closed his mouth, sat on the side unhappy, and suddenly missed the time before he met Qiuyue.At that time, the three brothers were inseparable, utterly devoted to each other, advancing and retreating together in everything they did, what about now?Now Chen Xiaosheng and Su Xueyun are like conjoined twins, and they often express dissatisfaction with him. He is really happy every day.
When eating at noon, potato chips, potato shreds, potato cubes... In short, all kinds of potatoes were placed on the table, but the bowl that should have been filled with rice was clean, and there was nothing. After the meal, let them fully understand how big the gap between here and Suzhou is.Originally they were like clouds in the sky in Suzhou, but when they arrived in the capital, they were really just specks of dust on the soles of the nobles' feet, no one knew them.
This huge gap made Tang Bohu feel very uncomfortable, and wanted to prove himself even more.Wen Zhengming went back to his room and went to study hard. Chen Xiaosheng and Su Xueyun didn't think about anything, they cleaned the bedroom and had a good sleep.
The next day they each brought out some money and decided to buy some rice noodles for the Liuyi Guild Hall. Since they were students of the Six Arts Guild Hall, they couldn't let the Beijing branch be so downcast.Pavilion Master Shen is the Junior Brother of Pavilion Master Zhou, and Su Xueyun would call him Master Uncle, so they spent the money willingly.
The few people had nothing to do anyway, so they went out to buy things together, and by the way, they also took a look around the capital to see what novel places there were.Zhu Xiaolian was the youngest, and she was the most curious about the capital city. When she saw the stalls on both sides of the street, she always stopped to take a look. She walked too slowly, so Su Xueyun and Lu Zhaorong accompanied her to look slowly behind, and let the four men go ahead.
Zhu Xiaolian walked into the store, picked up a jade bracelet and asked, "Sister-in-law, is this good? You like to ask brother to buy it for you."
Su Xueyun raised her wrist and touched the table above, and said with a smile: "I still like this one better, this one is enough. If you like it, try it, sister-in-law will buy it for you."
Seeing the cloisonné enamel bracelet on her wrist, Lu Zhaorong praised, "It's really beautiful, it matches you just right, Mr. Zhu really cares about you."
Su Xueyun smiled and said nothing. Seeing that Zhu Xiaolian liked the bracelet, she paid the silver directly, and said with a smile, "Wear it on, you look good on it."
Zhu Xiaolian happily said: "Thank you sister-in-law!"
There are still many good-looking jewelry in the shop, but Zhu Xiaolian didn't want any more, instead she dragged the two of them to chase Chen Xiaosheng and the others.Unexpectedly, before walking too far, she heard commotion in front of her, many women were arguing, Su Xueyun heard those women's voices from a distance, and couldn't help but stop and look up.
The four of Chen Xiaosheng and the others had already stopped. In front of them were more than [-] girls dressed as maids, all holding sticks in their hands, clamoring for someone to settle accounts with.
"Xia Xiang, tell us who cheated you of your money. We have so many sisters who beat him to the knees begging for mercy!"
The woman's yelling brought the four of them back to their senses. Chen Xiaosheng looked at the woman on the opposite side, and stood aside clearly to make way for them.Although Zhou Wenbin was at a loss, he followed Chen Xiaosheng to the side.Tang Bohu stared straight at the woman across from him, a little confused and unbelievable, while Wen Zhengming pointed at the woman across from him with his fan, and said in surprise, "How did Qiuyue become like this? No, Lao Zhu, isn't Qiuyue with you?" Is Xiaolian behind? Why did she run to the front?"
Lu Zhaorong and Zhu Xiaolian also saw the group of women on the opposite side, they looked at Su Xueyun at the same time, their eyes couldn't hide their surprise, "Why do they look so similar?!"