Chapter 366 Quietly

As we all know, Xu Laosi was a childish boy. He didn’t know what kind of luck he took in those days. He became a famous childish master in eight townships in ten miles and eight villages. His future is limitless.

Although there are many inadmissible points in being a person, his ambition in the imperial examination has never subsided.

Years have passed, and he has never been late for the two-year hospital examination. On weekdays, almost no one at home knows his whereabouts, but when the day of the hospital examination is approaching, he will always take the initiative to show up.

“Oh, he doesn’t want to show up, but before entering the examination room, this hospital not only needs a guarantee from the students, but also fills in the resumes of close relatives within three generations, and requires Li Zheng to sign the guarantee.

Lizheng lives in Xujia Village. The villagers of Xujia Village come and go all the time. All of them are not blind. ”

When Shi Yan had nothing to do, he really wanted to meet this fourth brother for a while. After more than half a year, this fourth brother has always existed in the surrounding population.

Those who are loyal, those who are oblivious to profits, those who are filial, and those who have no conscience are all him, but Shi Yan has never seen him as his younger brother.

For the person who changed Xu Laowu’s fate with one hand, it is impossible to justify without seeing him.

Fortunately, he was not in a hurry, and the opportunity came to him by himself, but before meeting Xu Laosi, Shi Yan faced Mr. Zhou, who was hard-working and dedicated to his future plans.

“Brother Xu, you are so talented that you don’t study the imperial examinations. Do you understand that? Even if you don’t want to be here, having a scholar and fame will not conflict with your future business, and even have many conveniences.

I think you know this.

I just can’t figure it out, obviously these are things that you can get at your fingertips, but why do you prefer to walk outside with the name of a door-to-door son-in-law and be pointed at by others, and you are not willing to change the status quo? ”

Shi Yan said in his heart that the son-in-law who came to the house was just unpleasant, but no one would rush to him without a wink and make irresponsible remarks.

But if you really want to become famous and have any achievements in the imperial examination, that is really troublesome.

At that time, it is not said that the Xu family will come out and tear it apart, even the Miao family in Shangwu County, can they really cut off their love and don’t communicate with each other?

At that time, the most unacceptable, and do not want to make a clean break with Shi Yan, I am afraid it is those people. I am afraid that he will firmly grasp Shi Yan’s identity as the son-in-law of the Miao family’s door-to-door, and use this to seek benefits.

At any time, Shi Yan will not ignore the evil of human nature.

He has some ways to deal with those people, but standing in front of those people are two children, neither too serious nor too serious, for fear of hitting the mouse and hurting the jade bottle.

So before the two children have the ability to distinguish right from wrong, he does not plan to take the path that Mr. Zhou hopes. Saying that he had walked that road once, Shi Yan wanted to change his way.

But Yan couldn’t talk to Mr. Zhou about these things, and no one would be able to accept his long-term plan, not to mention Mr. Zhou.

In response to his idea, from the point of view of others, it sounds better to be prepared for a rainy day, to take one step at a time, and to have foresight and self-confidence. To be realistic, it is daydreaming, whimsical, and imagining that you are going to be different before your feet step out.

There is something wrong.

However, he still listened to some of what Mr. Zhou said: “The county test can be prepared.”

After all, there has never been an inevitable connection between this imperial examination and being a true official, even though the goal of countless scholars who have been striving for the imperial examination all their lives is to one day wear official uniforms, step on their boots, and point the country.

Sure enough, Mr. Zhou was very happy and smiled: “Brother Xu, I’m so glad that you can think of it like this. When I look back, I will sort out some of the books that I used before the county test and send it to you!”

Mr. Zhou really admires Shi Yan, and thinks that Shi Yan is talented and broad-minded. Such people circling around the stove of the rice noodle shop is a waste of talents.

I thought that Shi Yan had listened to his words. After the first step, there was the second step. I thought to myself that I would take it step by step, first the county test, then the hospital test, and the township test.

He must be able to find a way to persuade Shi Yan to change his mind and use all his talents for the right path.

One day in the future, I might be able to watch and help each other with Brother Xu in the courtroom, and make a difference.

Shi Yan smiled without saying a word, and his participation in the county examination was settled like this.

In order to avoid all kinds of troubles, Shi Yan did not tell anyone about this decision. For some reason, Mr. Zhou acquiesced to Shi Yan’s choice.

From this day on, the frequency of finding Shi Yan to discuss his knowledge every three days has become once a day.

At this time, Yan knew very well that he was only taking the county exam, and he was just a child in the exam. But what Mr. Zhou discussed with him was the knowledge of taking part in the academy examination in a serious manner. After the academy examination, he was a serious scholar.

Mr. Zhou’s expectations for him are evident.

The day of the county exam came before the hospital exam. Early in the morning, Mr. Zhou came to Miao’s house in new clothes and planned to send Shi Yan into the examination room in person. Early in the morning, the two of them had to go to the mountain to climb the mountain, looking for some mysterious and mysterious inspiration.

Very casually asked: “Mr. Zhou is going out with the fifth to write poetry again?”

The old man doesn’t know a few characters, and how exactly he wrote poetry, the old lady Miao still can’t understand, but some things are hard to be confused. As long as he doesn’t mess around outside, the old lady feels that she can turn a blind eye and close her eyes. one eye.

Mr. Zhou groaned in his heart. In the past, he and Shi Yan went out and climbed the mountain a few times. The old lady wondered why they didn’t do anything early in the morning. It’s meaningful to climb the mountain.

Seeing that he couldn’t explain it to the old lady, he simply said that he was looking for inspiration and writing poetry. The old lady never asked any more questions.

To say that this old lady values ​​Brother Xu, it is indeed important, but to say how much she cares, it is not necessarily. Sometimes he couldn’t figure out what the old lady was thinking.

No matter what he thought about it, he understood it anyway. Brother Xu didn’t tear up the family, it was Brother Xu who didn’t want to tear it apart, it wasn’t that Brother Xu couldn’t, it was enough to know that.

Mr. Zhou smiled gently and nodded: “Yes, I have something to do when I go out. I will be back in the evening.”

As soon as the old lady heard that she would not be back until the evening, she brought out some of her unwillingness. In the past, when she went out, she always went home on time at noon and went to the rice noodle shop to work. No matter what she did, she did not delay making money.

Before the old lady asked, Shi Yan explained, “The store just told a familiar customer yesterday that it will be closed for a day today, and it’s fine.”

Mrs. Miao gave a meal and said very naturally: “So, remember to go home on time, Ayun and Xiaobao won’t be able to see you at night, they are worried that they won’t be able to sleep.”

This is because he is afraid that Shi Yan will not return home at night, and will be messing around outside. He only talks about things with his two children, and reminds Shi Yan not to spend money on unruly women outside.

Shi Yan did not reveal it, nodded, and went to the county office with Mr. Zhou.

The acquaintances who knew that Shi Yan was going to participate in the county examination, except for Mr. Zhou, was Mr. Liu, because on the day of registration, Shi Yan happened to meet Mr. Liu who was also driven out by the county magistrate to sign up.

In this way, the two have the same year friendship except for the big bowl of rice noodles.

Coincidentally, the two happened to be in the same exam room, and Liu Gongzi thought that he and Shi Yan had a friendship that surpassed that of the store owner and customers.

When talking in front of Shi Yan, he stopped holding his face, drooping his face, and complained to Shi Yan in a low voice before the exam: “It’s enough to have one of my elder brothers who can read in our family. I get a headache when I see the book.

But my father insisted that for people like us, I at least have to have a reputation as a scholar, and it is convenient for me to do things in the future. Abruptly forced to read the books these years.

Are you saying this isn’t catching a duck on the shelves? Just a child, brother, I am already taking the exam for the eighth time. You say this is strange, and this exam is like going against me.

Every year my father says that according to my ability, I don’t dare to think about anything else. It’s no problem to get a child. ”

The county exam is held once a year. According to Liu Gongzi’s age, he will start to end at the age of at least ten years old. Regardless of his age, he is actually an old fritter in the exam room.

This one is also a familiar one, and he is still a little careless in front of familiar people. He whispered to Shi Yan, “With you this year, I don’t have to worry about being at the bottom, it’s much less stressful to come in here! Speaking of which, I should really thank you. !”

Shi Yan smiled without saying a word, just listened without refuting, patted Liu Gongzi’s weak shoulder, gave the other a subtle look, raised his foot and ran to his own name.

I have to say that the county exam is really considerate, as long as you come with your ID, all other things are provided by the yamen, and the exam is only one day in total, a genuine primary exam room.

Although Shi Yan took it seriously, he really wasn’t worried about his grades.

Not only was he not worried, but when he came out, he was a little scattered. Compared with the other people who came out of the same examination room, he was simply too calm. It was like a scum who knew that he was going to be at the bottom of his life.

At the very least, Liu Gongzi, who thinks that the psychological pressure is low this time, and that he has performed exceptionally well, thinks so.

Seeing Shi Yan’s sloppy back, he sympathized for a moment. He deliberately caught up with Shi Yan and hugged him back to comfort him: “Brother Xu, I can’t do it this year and next year, like me, I have been taking the test for eight years in a row, and I feel very good this year, and I feel very at ease!

You have a long life in the future, don’t worry about temporary gains and losses.

Bad exams are common, but smooth sailing is not normal! Take a look! ”

Anyway, in Liu Gongzi’s mind, Shi Yan’s level is probably barely able to read and write. He looks very different from before, but he actually only read for a few days? This thing can’t be faked at all.

Inside is an embroidered pillow, which is far worse than my own!

It’s really courageous to come here! So his comfort was sincere and genuine.

Mr. Zhou, who hurried over to see Shi Yan coming out, listened to it, holding his breath in his throat, unable to go up or down, his eyes on Liu Gongzi were very subtle.

Liu Gongzi You didn’t know it, and said to Shi Yan with a face of encouragement: “If this little brother is lucky enough to win, I will bring you all the books on this subject that my family has accumulated over the years! I will never hide it!

Let you go to the exam room without worries! ”

Shi Yan and Mr. Zhou looked at each other with mixed feelings. They silently shed tears of sympathy for the county magistrate they had never met before, and patted Liu Gongzi on the shoulder solemnly again.

“Your kindness is accepted.”

Before turning around to leave, he added uneasy, “Good luck!”

I hope the county magistrate will not break your legs after knowing your thoughts! These days, even the big family, there is no reason to give away the precious collection of books that the family has worked so hard to collect, let alone the county magistrate’s family.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he sent out the collection of books that the family had collected for him over the past eight years.

However, Young Master Liu wished him good grades in the county exam at that time, and he was very happy. He raised his chin and took the two servants who had been waiting on the side to go home. He couldn’t wait to share with his father that he had performed exceptionally well in the exam. of excitement.

“Excited? No matter how excited you are!”

This was said by Shi Yan, and Mr. Zhou fully agreed: “Although in the county examination, the chief examiner’s children do not need to avoid taboos, but it is not good. According to the usual practice, the county magistrate will not let Liu Gongzi be selected. I am afraid this time will end. The idea was to let Young Master Liu accompany you to run.”

“Thinking like this, it’s a pity that Young Master Liu seems to have achieved good results this time.”

Not only this year, I am afraid that in the next two years, unless Liu Gongzi returns to his hometown to take the exam, he is destined to fail under his father.

At this moment, Mr. Zhou saw that Shi Yan was still in the mood. He went to the street to buy snacks for the two children at home. It was as relaxed as if he went out and climbed a mountain with him. I don’t know how much better than I was back then.

It’s only a matter of time for such a person to stand out.

Looking at Shi Yan’s eyes, it was like watching a rising star in this dynasty, and he went home with confidence.

Shi Yan, who came home with the candied fruit, was instantly surrounded by two children. Xiaobao climbed up his father’s thigh skillfully. Ayun took her favorite candied fruit from his father and pursed his lips. Very happy look.

At this time, the sky was full of rays of light, and the last glimpse of the setting sun slowly moved down along the horizon, and the yard was full of the smell of food. Liu Erbo carefully moved the large jar of pickled sauerkraut that had been dried in the yard and moved it to the corridor. Aunt Liu kindly shouted loudly for the meal. It resounded in everyone’s ears.

Mrs. Miao sat on the porch picking up beans, and looked at her son-in-law one by one with eyes that she thought was not obvious, as if looking at her one more time, she could really see if her son-in-law was messing around outside.

Shi Yan didn’t reveal it either. Since he had money, the old lady had listened to someone’s arrogance outside. All day long, she thought he would raise women outside and take Xiaobao and Ayun’s money to be happy.

I didn’t dare to ask, I didn’t dare to warn, I didn’t even dare to say a word directly, for fear of saying too much, Shi Yan got bored and left the family and left.

Apart from staring a few more times, there is no other room for her to play.

Shi Yan picked up the two children with one hand and strode toward the backyard: “Eat!”

The whole family gathered around the dinner table to eat their own food. The old man wanted to eat soft and rotten food, and the child wanted to eat something that was light and easy to digest. Shi Yan kept his promise to Miao Fenghua to keep filial piety and be a vegetarian. But there was a lot of fun talking and laughing at the dinner.

Whenever this time, there will be fireworks in the house, making people feel that this is a home.

At that time, Yan Jinerzhen and Mr. Zhou went to the outskirts to climb the mountain to relax. Ayun stumbled and dipped a spoonful of egg custard with a spoon. He wiped his mouth with a handkerchief very ladylike, and then blinked his big eyes and asked curiously. Shi Yan: “Daddy, is it fun to be on the mountain?”

Seeing that the girl had been rubbing hard for a long time, and her fleshy cheeks were still stained with egg custard, Shi Yan held back a smile and said warmly, “It’s fun, I’ll take you with me next time.”

Shi Yan did what he said, and the timing of the selection was very coincidental. It happened to be the day when the county trial list was released in three days.

After having breakfast and taking the children out, Mrs. Miao hesitated, but in the end she couldn’t hold back and said, “Our family is a small business.

The way to get money is all about being diligent with legs and feet, and quick-witted…”

The implication is that it is not advisable for Shi Yan to fish for three days and dry the net for two days. He only closed for one day the day before yesterday, and then closed again today. If this goes on, the old customers will all run away.

Before Shi Yan could speak, Liu Erbo hurriedly said, “Old lady, the owner made preparations yesterday. Today, we don’t need him to go to the store in person. When the time comes, I will open the store, so you can rest assured.”

Just boil the prepared soup, put the rice noodles in the pot, and put the rice noodles in order after the pot is out.

If he didn’t know his level, Liu Erbo couldn’t believe that the taste was actually delicious from his hands.

Although there is still a certain gap with the owner of cooking in person, but it is only a day or two, it has been agreed with customers in advance, and everyone understands.

No matter how much Mrs. Miao doesn’t understand or trust, it’s useless. Anyway, Shi Yan didn’t intend to listen to her. Between the words, she took her two children to the carriage hired early in the morning. The horses kicked and stepped on. Exit the alley on Qingshiban Road and go straight to the suburbs.

The two children were very excited. In their memory, this was the first time they had gone far away. The scenery they saw along the way was completely different from that in the city, which was full of freshness for them.

Don’t hold Shi Yan, get off the carriage, and run after the pedestrians. If Shi Yan really could listen to all directions, he couldn’t say if he didn’t pay attention, the child would run away without a trace.

There is a temple on the hillside in the suburbs. People from the nearby Shili Baxiang like to come here to worship and ask for peace of mind.

Shi Yan and Mr. Zhou have been here several times, and they are acquainted with the abbot here, and they have discussed Buddhism together.

Otherwise, the person who knows you best must be your enemy. Shi Yan, a Taoist family member, discussed Buddhism with the abbot several times. The sixty-year-old abbot was suddenly shocked, and he cited Shi Yan as a confidant.

If it weren’t for Mr. Zhou’s staring at the side to stop him, the abbot would have liked to let Shi Yan have his ordination on the spot and follow him to become a monk.

Seeing the abbot again, the old guy was even more attentive to Shi Yan, and he directly stuffed the two children into the arms. It is said that it was a blessing, and he enshrined the peace amulet for seven, seven and forty-nine days in front of the Buddha.

Don’t do it at all, and his attitude is very firm: “Xu Shizhu, you and I meet each other in the same generation. It is the first time we meet, and there is no need to refuse.”

Shi Yan said in his heart, “This old guy is not right. He is too diligent. He automatically rises to the status of a child’s elder. He never mentions the matter of making me ordained as a monk. There is definitely a problem.

He asked the little novice to take the two children out to play. The old monk boiled a pot of tea and sat opposite Shi Yan, and in the dense aroma of tea, he slowly told the truth: “Liu Xiaogong has been making a fuss for the past two days to become a monk. When I came to the mountain to borrow it, Lao Na heard about your participation in the county examination this time, little friend.”

What Liu Xiaogong said was the youngest son of the county magistrate’s family. He wanted to come home and know the truth of the county exam, and he did not act a little bit like a demon.

When he heard this, Yan felt his head hurt. He already understood what the big monk meant. The big monk thought he was a smart person.

But Shi Yan couldn’t let the big monk have unrealistic fantasies in his heart, so he explained: “I won’t be like you think, I will go out and go out, I don’t have the opportunity, I don’t have the heart, and I just participate in the imperial examination. The imperial examination has no other meaning.”

So if you want me to help the temple, give it up as soon as possible.

The old monk was stunned for a moment, and then hesitantly said: “But the purpose of the imperial examination is to select talents for the imperial court. Shizhu Xu, you don’t want to join that circle, so why bother?”

Thanks to him being very optimistic about Shi Yan’s ability before, he also wanted to privately wish him a helping hand, form a good relationship, and mutual benefit in the future, it is not impossible for the temple to be improved.

In life, monks cannot be exempted from the common world. The worldly people work hard for fame, fortune, and wealth. It is human nature for a monk to want the Buddha enshrined in the temple to be worshipped by more people.

Why are you listening now, this thing seems to be yellow?

Shi Yan said: I’ll be honest, if you think I’ve lost my mind, then there are only four words to tell: “I’m not here.”

The abbot was stunned for a second, not sure if he believed it or not, so he changed the subject naturally, pushed a cup of tea over, and the two of them chatted and chatted: “Count the days, today is the day when the county test list is released, Xu The donor deliberately avoided the mountain, thinking that he had confidence in himself, so I would like to congratulate the donor Xu first!”

Shi Yan did not deny this point. If he didn’t have this confidence, he would have been blinded by staying up all night to study hard for the imperial examination in those years. Therefore, he used tea instead of wine to thank the abbot for his kindness.

The two talked and laughed, and even took their two children to eat a vegetarian meal on the mountain. After the meal, they strolled in the peach blossom rain in the back mountain, and worked together to collect a basket of peach petals in good condition for Ah Yun.

“Take it back and make a sachet for my daughter to wear!”

Although Ayun was very shy, he still thanked the abbot with a blushing little adult-like salute. After receiving the abbot’s praise, he embarrassedly carried a small basket and took his younger brother Xiaobao to pick up petals not far away.

“Petals? Can’t you use thorn roses? Do you want peony? It’s just a cake, ordinary sweet-scented osmanthus cake is fine! Did you know that a good-looking peony costs three taels of silver?

Also used to make pastries! This has to be a way of eating that a prodigal thing can come up with!

This old fifth, only a few days have passed since the good days, do you really think that you are the master of a rich family? Don’t do it for now, and when he comes back, you tell him, you won’t be such a loser! ”

When Mrs. Miao heard Second Aunt Liu say that she wanted a good-looking peony as a pastry as a gift, she panicked and couldn’t help complaining to Second Aunt Liu.

It’s a pity that Aunt Liu is not someone who will save face for Mrs. Miao. Hearing that, her subordinates kept moving, and sent the eldest grandson who was playing in the yard: “Go to the door to guard, and there will be someone at the security bureau to deliver the peony. , bring people in directly!”

Seeing that the eldest grandson ran away happily, he turned his head to Mrs. Miao and said, “Go to the boss and say this yourself, I don’t dare!”

The old lady Miao said in her heart, “Do you think I dare?” I’m just complaining a few words in front of you! This daughter is gone, and I rely on my son-in-law to support me outside the home. As soon as I become an old woman of my mother-in-law, I naturally lose a bit of confidence and my waist is not straight.

For the past six months, she has a deep understanding of this point: “When Fenghua was still there, even if I lay on the bed all day and couldn’t move, I felt at ease, and felt that Fenghua could support me.

Regardless of the ups and downs outside, as long as there is such a person, this family cannot fail.

But as soon as Fenghua left, although the son-in-law showed more filial piety and ability than before, my heart was not at ease.

I’m always worried about waking up and hearing the news that he was hooked by a woman outside and lost his mind, leaving our grandparents and grandchildren behind, but we old and young, how can we live? ”

Speaking of which, Mrs. Miao sincerely sighed, “Why is my life so bitter?”

Second Aunt Liu pouted her lips, and started to make face-to-face swiftly with her hands, but her mouth was not idle: “Yo, what are you talking about, why is your life still suffering? Inquiries from Anxian County, which old lady has a comfortable life with you?”

But he said in his heart, “It’s really confusing, since you are worried that you are not in the same mind with your son-in-law, then you can find a way to get closer to your son-in-law when you have a good time.

If we don’t plan anything else, then we have to get some money for our own body, right? If something happens in the future, I have money in my pocket, so don’t panic, right?

But you are good, you look shrewd, but the method of holding silver is so rough that you can’t see it. You stare at the three melons and two dates I buy vegetables all day, and you have dozens of coins in a month. What’s the point?

It’s not as good as a bowl of rice noodles sold by your son-in-law at the end of the year! Coaxing the son-in-law into a happy mood, is it not better than these dozens of copper coins?

I can’t turn this string! ”

Mrs. Miao was still complaining there: “I will live for two more years, watching my little treasure study and make progress, lest there be that bad mind blocking Xiaobao’s future.

My old lady can understand it, whoever has this is worse than herself. Rather than envy the scholar, it is better for Xiaobao to read it by himself!

Our Miao family has this little hope left. I have to watch his Jinbang High School with my own eyes and earn a phoenix crown for my wife! ”

Second Aunt Liu was speechless about what Mrs. Miao thought, and said in her heart: “You still know that Xiaobao is the last hope of the Miao family? Then why don’t you know what the owner said, Xiaobao is an adult Xu family. The roots are gone!

It has nothing to do with your Miao family from now on! You dare to say this in front of me, I really don’t know what you’re thinking! ”

But this was not something she could say, so she took the initiative to change the subject: “Isn’t this still the owner? Why is Xiaobaocheng’s last hope? You must not say this outside, lest someone go to the owner. Go ahead and make irresponsible remarks!

In the past half a year, since studying with Mr. Zhou, who doesn’t say that we are two different people? Maybe the owner will take the exam and a scholar will come back and give you a good look! ”

Don’t say that Aunt Liu doesn’t believe it, even Mrs. Miao knows it’s impossible.

He snorted: “I know that the fifth is capable, he is a man who can hide things in his heart and has a plan. If it wasn’t for my Miao family delaying him, he wouldn’t be able to do big things outside.

But this reading is different from those, even if I have no knowledge, I also know Liu Xiucai in the alley.

How many days did the fifth one read? To be able to recognize every word, I am already the best in the world for me! What about Master Xiucai? This life is not dare to think about it, next life! ”

As soon as the words fell, the sound of gongs and drums was vaguely heard outside, and the eldest grandson, who was sent by Second Aunt Liu to the door to wait for Peony Flower, hurried in, as if frightened.

Broke the gong and exclaimed: “Milk! Grandma Miao! There is someone from the eryamen ahead!”

The two were suddenly startled, and many bad things appeared in their minds instantly, and they were in a hurry and confused.

As a result, after the child breathed a sigh of relief, he stood in front of the two of them, and still shouted loudly to the two of them: “Say yes, say yes, Uncle Xu has been hit by the case!”

Speaking with an old lady in one hand, she pulled someone and walked forward, saying as she walked, “I can see clearly that the second brother of the Zhang family is in the errand, and he told us to prepare happy money, that’s right!

Hurry up, don’t make people wait too long! ”

The two of them were dizzy and didn’t understand what was going on at all, only when Second Aunt Liu heard the word “happy money”, she was instantly shocked, thinking of the money bag Shi Yan gave her before going out.

What was the owner saying at the time?

By the way, it is said that it is a happy money for the person who comes to announce the good news!

I also asked the owner like a stunner: “What is the good news? Who is happy? What if no one comes?”

Then the owner waved his hand impatiently: “We’ll see the difference when the time comes.”

Aunt Liu slapped her forehead, broke free from the hold of her eldest grandson, went straight to the small kitchen in the backyard, dug out the money bag from the rice vat, and rushed out in a hurry, so fast that her eldest grandson once thought that grandma used to say Leg pain and inability to move are all excuses for not wanting to work.

Xu Laowu participated in the county test!

Not only did I take the county exam, but I also got the case!

The news spread in the alley like a gust of wind, and on the big day of the announcement, it spread throughout the county at an unexpected speed.

Everyone in the alley quickly accepted the reality, because there was nothing they could do if they didn’t accept it.

In my heart, I thought about treating Xu Laowu with more respect. In the future, that person will be a serious scholar, and he will no longer be the kind that everyone jokes about in private.

Such a golden bachelor, rich, leisurely, and handsome, instantly became a sweet spot in the eyes of the matchmaker, and the information provided to the woman was not of the same level as before.

I still don’t know that there is another wave of matchmakers thinking about her son-in-law’s old lady Miao, dizzy to send the official messenger, dizzy back to the backyard, dizzy sitting in the corridor for an hour without regaining consciousness .

Aunt Liu, who had long accepted the fact and was very happy to make peony cakes, didn’t bother when she saw this. She hummed a pleasant Jiangnan tune in her heart.

From time to time, I glanced at the foolish old lady Miao, and said to herself, “Shit! Now, let’s slap in the face! I feel the pain for you!”