In the evening, the businessmen who had taken the written test returned to their residences to discuss the test questions and answers with their families. By the next day, the test questions were leaking out, and more and more people participated in the discussion.

When some booksellers saw a business opportunity, they printed the test questions and sold them publicly, and in addition to the merchants, many ordinary people and readers were also attracted by the test questions and bought them one after another.

In the days that followed, the arguments intensified, and most of them believed that their answers were right and that others were wrong, so they often argued and sometimes even got into fights.

Seeing this situation, the gambling game in Beijing chose a few test questions that were widely debated by everyone and opened a gambling plate.

Liu Xianglian was conceited, and according to the answer she solved, she also went to the gambling house to bet a few hands.

A few days ago, when Wang Youxiang publicly recruited a son-in-law, he tried it, but he was defeated, and since then, he has begun to pay attention to the written examination of the emperor businessman, especially Wang Suxiu's movements.

Out of the gambling house, Liu Xianglian came to Jinxiangyuan by appointment.

Feng Ziying invited Xue Pan, Liu Xianglian, and Jia Baoyu to participate in the banquet, wanting to resolve the grievances between Xue Pan and Liu Xianglian, and at the same time invited Jia Baoyu to testify.

After the four of them gathered, Liu Xianglian said her original intention to dissuade Xue Pan that day.

Xue Pan learned that Liu Xianglian was worried that if she killed someone, she would suffer a lawsuit, so she spoke out to persuade her, and she was suddenly extremely ashamed in her heart, and hurriedly picked up her wine glass, admitting her mistake and saying: "I blamed Brother Liu for my mistakes, I didn't lose this beating, I will punish myself with three cups first, and make amends to Brother Liu!" As he spoke, he toasted three times in a row.

Liu Xianglian originally didn't like Xue Pan's personality, but at this moment, seeing Xue Pan's undisguised admission of mistakes and sincere attitude, her opinion of Xue Pan in her heart changed slightly, and she also raised her glass and said: "I am also wrong, I shouldn't be so heavy!" ”

Xue Pan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's okay, it's all because I misunderstood your kindness, and I said those bastard words, I deserve to be beaten by you!" ”

Feng Ziying saw that the grievances between the two were eliminated, so she smiled and said: "Hehe, it's good to say it, my brother still has a time to stumble, not to mention that you didn't know each other at the time!" ”

"Speaking of which, I wanted to introduce you to each other for a long time, but I didn't expect the two of you to know each other!"

"It's extreme, it's extreme!" Xue Pan hurriedly echoed with a smile, and said that he was going to pull Liu Xianglian to worship.

Liu Xianglian was not very willing, but seeing that Xue Pan's behavior was not fake, and what he said was extremely sincere, plus Feng Ziying and Jia Baoyu agreed on the side, so they agreed.

Xue Pan saw that Liu Xianglian agreed, and was extremely excited, and asked people to prepare the incense candlestick case, please close the statue of the second master; Again, they sent people to buy live chickens and prepare knives.

Jia Baoyu hurriedly stopped Xue Pan and said: "Brother Xue, don't be busy, those are all in the drama, you can't do it seriously!" ”

"There is a cloud in the Book of Changes: the two are concentric, their profits are gold, and the words of the same heart are as smelly as orchids."

"In my opinion, it's better to save those red tapes, the two of you exchange scores, and kowtow a few times sincerely, which is more real than any rules!"

"What Brother Bao said is very true!" Liu Xianglian agreed, not wanting to make this matter so troublesome.

After Xue Pan heard this, he had to exchange Jinlan with Liu Xianglian according to his words, and under the witness of Feng Ziying, Jia Baoyu, and Yun'er, he and Liu Xianglian burned incense, kowtowed, and worshiped as brothers.

Then the four of them had a drink and chatted about the current situation.

When the banquet ended, Jia Baoyu stayed for a while, talked to Liu Xianglian alone, and asked him if he could go to Qin Zhong's grave in the next few days.

Liu Xianglian nodded and said: "A few days ago, a few of us went to release eagles, about two miles away from his grave, I think this summer's rain is hard, I'm afraid his grave will not stand." So I carried everyone on my back and went to take a look, and sure enough, I moved a little more, and when I got home, I got a few hundred dollars and hired two people to clean it up. ”

Jia Baoyu suddenly said: "No wonder, I wrote a sacrificial essay last time, asking Mingyan to burn it on his grave, and when I came back, I asked him, but was it washed away by the rain?" Mingyan said that not only did it not rush, but it was newer than the last time, so I thought it should be a few of you who have built a new one. ”

"I only hate that I am confined to my house every day, and I can't do anything about the Lord, and if I take a little action, someone will know that it is either this one or that one who persuades, and I can say that I can't do it, although I have money, I can't do it, and I really can't go to repair his grave."

Liu Xianglian hurriedly persuaded and said: "You don't need to worry about this, there is me outside, you just need to remember it in your heart." ”

"But you also know that I am poor, and my family has no savings, as long as I have a few dollars, I can spend them casually, and in a few days, I will save a few dollars, and then I will sacrifice him."

Jia Baoyu sighed with emotion: "You have to worry about this matter." ”

"What you bother to bother with, it's just to do your own way." Liu Xianglian shook her head and sighed.

When Jia Baoyu heard this, he nodded, and then the two recalled the past, sighed a few words, and separated.

As soon as Jia Baoyu returned to Yihong Courtyard, he heard that the attacker had fainted, and he hurriedly went to visit the attacker, and saw that the attacker had woken up, but he was still lying on the bed, his face was a little pale, and his heart was suddenly anxious. ”

Before Musk Yue could answer, the attacker hurriedly struggled to sit up, and said a little weakly: "It's not a serious illness, what's the use of asking for a doctor!" ”

"That's it, don't be reckless!" Jia Baoyu heard the weakness in the attacker's voice and hurriedly persuaded.

As he spoke, he asked the attacker to lie down, put his hand on the attacker's forehead, felt a little hot, and said that the attacker should rest well, so he hurriedly turned around and went out and asked people to ask for a doctor.

The attacker was anxious and wanted to get out of bed.

Musk Yue hurriedly pressed down the attacker and persuaded: "We said that you don't listen, the second master has spoken, don't hold on, in the past half a month, you have eaten less, and you can't sleep well, you should have taken a look a long time ago, even if it's okay, let the doctor come to take a look, you can rest assured!" ”

The attacker looked anxious and speechless, just shook his head and said nothing, but he was extremely worried in his heart, and he still struggled to dissuade Baoyu, but his body was weak, and he didn't have any strength in his body.

Since last month, the menstrual affair did not come, she felt that there was a problem, originally thought that it was just overwork, a few days late, half a month ago after knocking on the side and asking some old grandmothers, suddenly knew that things were not normal, and her heart has been extremely worried, and she has not been menstrual for almost a month.

But he didn't dare to make a noise, he was thinking about asking for leave to go home in the next few days, and asking a doctor to take a look, he didn't want to quarrel with Qingwen today, and he was so angry that he fainted.

Jia Baoyu hurriedly came to the door, saw an old grandmother, and hurriedly ordered: "If you go back to the second grandmother, you will say that the attacker is sick, and let her send a doctor." ”

The old grandmother was about to leave, and Jia Baoyu said again: "You tell the second grandmother, be fast!" ”

The old lady replied: "If you go through the manager's room to invite, it won't take a lot of time, if the second master is in a hurry, it will be easy to ask the little maid to invite directly, but you have to give the doctor the money for the sedan chair." ”

Jia Baoyu hurriedly asked, "How much do you want to give?" ”

The old lady said: "It's not good-looking, and at least one or two pieces of silver will be the gift of our door." ”

Jia Baoyu asked again: "How much did Imperial Doctor Wang give him when he came?" ”

The old lady said with a smile: "Every time Imperial Doctor Wang and Imperial Doctor Zhang come, they don't give money, but every year there are four festivals of gifts, and there are certain annual examples, and other doctors come and need to give one or two silver." ”

Jia Baoyu nodded after hearing this, and hurriedly asked Qingwen to get the silver.

Qingwen was sulking, after the attacker fainted, everyone blamed her for not arguing with the attacker, so she was very aggrieved, and at this moment she heard Jia Baoyu's instructions, and complained: "The silver is in the hands of Grandma Hua, who knows where she put it!" ”

Usually, Baoyu's money, pen and ink money, and rewards are all collected by others, and no one is allowed to interfere, but now he comes to ask himself again.

When Jia Baoyu heard this, he thought of the place where the attacker put the silver, and hurriedly came to the house where things were piled up, opened the Luodian cabinet, and the upper grid was full of pen and ink, fans, incense cakes, various purses, sweat towels and other things, and the next grid was a few strings of money, and opened the drawer again, and saw a dozen pieces of silver in a small dustpan.

Jia Baoyu reached out and picked up a piece that was about the same size, and wanted to go out.

Although Qingwen was aggrieved and complained, she was worried about the condition of the attacker, so she also followed Jia Baoyu in, and at this moment she saw that Baoyu was taking the wrong silver, so she hurriedly picked up a small piece and said: "Your piece is five taels of spindles sandwiched half, at least two taels, this one is only one tael!" ”

Jia Baoyu didn't care and said: "I don't do business, I know what to do so well, that's it, I'd rather have more, not less, it's a joke!" ”

Saying that, he hurriedly walked out of the room and handed the silver to the old lady: "You quickly call Mingyan to ask for a doctor!" ”

The old lady smiled: "I'm afraid there are more than two taels of this piece, the second master will go and get a small one!" ”

Jia Baoyu waved his hand and said, "If you have more, you can take it!" ”

When the old lady heard this, she took the silver with a smile and went to cook by herself.