Approaching the end of the year, Fangshan is becoming more and more lively, because Fangshan has no relaxed atmosphere in the city, as long as there is an industry in Fangshan, they will come to Fangshan for the New Year.

Yang Shiqi felt that Fangshan was indeed an interesting place, not to mention the excitement of the lanterns, and there were many new wonders.

For example, there is always an old gentleman who has set up a stall to send Spring Festival couplets these days, if you don't accept it, you are still anxious, and you personally came to the duck house here to send two pairs.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, the surrounding residents did not stay at home to watch the New Year's Eve but went to the college to watch the student performances, and I heard that it was not open to outsiders in the past.

The students' performances are messy, and they are not as good as the street performers, but the spectators are not unpopular, in their words, the scholars put down their worth to make you happy, and what is not satisfied, in the future, this is all the official master who will kowtow when he sees it.

On the morning of New Year's Day, you must remember to go to the street, there will be rich businessmen holding red envelopes at the street entrance, just to listen to others say, "Wishing you prosperity".

To Yang Shiqi's surprise, it was not the children who took the red envelopes the most, but the academy students who thought that they should be high and self-reliant.

Yang Shiqi curiously asked the little boy holding a stack of red envelopes why he wanted to take the food, but the young man looked at him with disdain, "What do you know, this is the right way to get from my labor, nerd!" ”

Nerd? Yang Shiqi was made to cry and laugh, but he had a lot of fate with this little boy, and when he went to sign up on the tenth day of the first month, he was the one who dozed off at the registration office.

The young man asked at the first point of his mouth, "Have you ever been a traitor?" ”

This is the first condition for the enrollment of the college, as long as you have a criminal record, you will not be accepted.

The more you are afraid of something, the more you will come, hearing the other party ask Yang Shiqi's heart suddenly cooled half, and he hesitated and said honestly: "My stepfather is a criminal official,." ”

"Who asked your stepfather, and it wasn't your stepfather who came to study at the academy."

"I have been careful in my duty, and I have never been a traitor." Yang Shiqi had a faint expectation in his heart.

"Tell me, name, age, place of origin, what books you have read."

"In Xiayang Yuzi Shiqi, nineteen years old, from Taihe County, Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, ......"

"Oh? Brother Tai is also from Ji'an Prefecture, no wonder this accent is familiar, I am also from Ji'an Prefecture, but I am from Jishui County, my name is Xie Jin. ”

"You are the prodigy of Jishui County?" Yang Shiqi arched his hand, "I've heard of Brother Xie's name for a long time, and I never wanted to meet here!" ”

The fellow naturally had a cordiality when he saw the fellow, and the two of them immediately talked more, and after a few words, they began to call each other brothers.

Xie Jin helped Yang Shiqi register and blew the ink on it, "Let's go, follow me to the academy and help you get the admission ticket." ”

"Trouble Brother Xian to tell me where to go, I'll go by myself, don't delay your errand."

Xie Jin waved his hand and said: "It's okay, there are few people who come to the academy to take the exam at this time, at most about a dozen, otherwise I won't be on duty here alone, let's go!" ”

"The glazed house over there is Mr. Ma's pet residence, but in the summer we can also go swimming in it. There's a cafeteria, and the food is free, but you can't have leftovers, otherwise you'll be beaten badly. Where is the library with no less than 100,000 books......"

Xie Jin pointed as he walked, and introduced the school to Yang Shiqi, "There is a dormitory building over there, my dormitory is all in Ji'an Mansion, and there is still a vacant bed, and when Brother Xie enters the academy, he can live with me." Our Jiangxi Gang is the largest gang in the academy, and I am the leader of the Jiangxi Gang. ”

He didn't brag, the words of the courtiers and half Jiangxi are not false, Jiangxi people are really good at taking the imperial examination, and Jiangxi people in the academy are naturally the most, Xie Jin, as a Jiangxi prodigy and a person who has been on the examination list, is a star student in the academy.

"Thank you, it's just that the foolish brother came to take the exam this time with his mother, and even if he is admitted, it is not convenient to live in the academy."

Xie Jin bowed, "Brother Yang admires the filial piety, this thing is not difficult to do, you can invite your aunt to cook in the canteen of the academy, and the academy can be divided into a staff dormitory, and you can have both a place to live and an income." ”

"It's best like this, when the foolish brother is admitted to the academy, I will go to ask the mountain chief!"

"Where will Mr. Ye care about such trivial matters, when I go to the student union to say a few words, I still have a bit of face in the student union. Brother Yang just has to prepare for the exam with peace of mind, because there are fewer people taking the exam at this time, so it is also more strict. ”

"What kind of institution is the Student Council?"

"Huh...... Unlike the other academies next to us, the academies are actually managed by the student union, not only for more than 2,000 people to eat, drink and lazar, but also for school-run workshops, shops, and cooperation with merchants, which is no easier than managing a county. ”

"The academy and the merchant still have cooperation?"

"No, the academy needs the Shangjia to provide funds, and the Shangjia also needs the development and planning of the academy, for example, last year, I helped a vinegar merchant in Zhenjiang to improve the process, which reduced their cost by two percent.

Mr. Ma said that the academy and the merchants are mutually beneficial and win-win, and it does not disgrace the identity of the scholars, and those who have to rely on the people's fat and the people's anointment to support the Guozijian are the shame of the scholars.

When I saw my brother on the street that day, I didn't seem to be able to afford to look down on the merchant and entered the academy later, so I had to change my mentality, and I had to deal with the merchant in the future. ”

Yang Shiqi arched his hand and said: "Brother Fool has been taught, he only heard the glory of the academy in the past, and only after listening to the words of the virtuous brother can he know the greatness of the academy, even if Yang can't pass the academy this time, he will take the exam again next time." ”

After completing the admission ticket, I came to the academy to take the exam after three days, although there were only a dozen people, but the formation seemed to be stricter than the imperial examination, and the content was similar to the imperial examination.

Even if the exam went well, Yang Shiqi was still a little worried in his heart, he heard Xie Jin say that it was common for the entrance exam in the first month not to be recorded.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, after eating the Lantern Festival sent by the girl of the Cui family, Yang Shiqi went to the outside of the archway of the academy to guard it, and did not release the list until Chenshi.

The list is very large, but there is only one line of small words on it, "Yang Yu, Ji'an Mansion, Jiangxi". Yang Shiqi couldn't help clenching his fists, and the humiliation of the penitentiary fence and the family of the criminal official for many years was swept away at this moment, and his chest was extremely happy.

He bowed his hand to the congratulators around him, and flew to the duck house on the edge of the riverbank......

Ma Du stood behind the archway and pointed to Yang Shiqi's back, "Is that Yang Yu?" ”

The list of the academy needs Ma Du's seal and seal, and he was very surprised to see Yang Shiqi's name, so he asked Zhang Wuliu to inquire, Zhang Wuliu directly brought Lao Cui over, and when he asked, he realized that one of the famous three Yangs was actually raising ducks for Lao Cui.

Lao Cui said with a smile: "Yes, the old man still has some eyesight, and he can be admitted to the academy if he finds someone from the city." ”

"I have to admit that you always have some eyesight, you have a good fate."

"What is good karma, the old man still wants to get married. This baby is filial and can endure hardships, does my grandfather think that my family's youngest granddaughter is worthy of him? ”

"It's all good, don't be like your eldest granddaughter and become an old girl, An Huzi is only twenty years old, but he is already a thousand households in Jinyi, you haven't regretted your intestines."

Lao Cui pouted, "What's so good about Jinyiwei, the bigger the official, the better it will end, the old man understands things." I then went home to discuss Xiao Nizi's marriage with my family. ”

"This old man is a happy man, five or six, let's go home too!"

As soon as Ma Du and Zhang Wuliu arrived home, they saw several carriages parked at the door, and the old grandson of the porter stepped forward and said, "Grandpa, Wei Guogong, Zheng Guogong and Cao Guogong have come to our house with their wives. ”

"Oh? It's not like a guest! Ma Du walked quickly to the hall, and saw Song Shuang sitting at the top, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Li Wenzhong sitting on the left, and their mother-in-law on the right, a group of people were talking with a smile.

Madu first went to the back of the screen and looked, then lifted the curtain and looked inside, and when he saw that there was no one, he came out.

Chang Yuchun patted his thigh and said, "Xuanzhong, come and sit down, look at it!" ”

"I'm looking to see if the emperor is inside, I'm afraid that you guys will gang up and trick me again!"

Li Wenzhong sneered, "It's been a few years, you still remember it!" ”

Ma Du sat down next to Song Shuang when he arrived at the top, and asked with an arched hand: "A few brothers and sisters-in-law are here today, shouldn't they be here for the Lantern Festival?" ”

"We will rarely see that when we come out of the battle formation, I will tell you clearly, there is a great thing in your family today."

"What good can happen to my family?" Ma Du looked at Song Shuang, stared at her belly and said, "Could it be that you are pregnant again?" ”

Song Shuang patted Ma Du, "In front of your in-laws, don't talk nonsense." ”

"In-laws?"

Xu Da smiled and patted his chest, "My brother and sister's in-laws are foolish brothers, I came to ask for Huizu today, haven't you seen the geese in the yard?" ”

"Oh, I thought it was a goose from somebody's house." Ma Du looked at Chang Yuchun and Li Wenzhong, "So you two are matchmakers invited by Brother Xu." ”

"Mistaken, my younger brother and sister invited me to be the matchmaker of your family, and Siben is the matchmaker of their Xu family, and there are two Guogong matchmakers, so it's enough to save face."

Ma Du smiled and said to Xu Da: "Brother Xu, I told you a long time ago, I don't recognize the doll kiss set by the two women, but as long as Bi Lin is willing, I naturally have no opinion." ”

"Hey...... I knew you would say that, I, Xu Da, have never fought unprepared battles, Madame took out the things and showed them to him! ”

Mrs. Xu took out a small box and handed it to Song Shuang, and Song Shuang gave it to Ma Du, "Look for yourself, I've seen it a long time ago, and girls can't keep their extroversion." ”

Ma Du opened the wooden box, and there were small notes inside, all of which were written by Bi Lin to Xu Huizu. There is nothing affectionate about the content of the note, except for the exchange of schoolwork, which is to share interesting things in life.

This is an era when men and women may be considered to have adultery when they look at each other, and the correspondence between the two of them over the years is ironclad evidence, but the two of them are so close to each other, and they don't know at all that they are fathers, and it's really a failure.

He spread his hands and said to Xu Da: "Your family Huizu has the ability, I have nothing to say." Tiger Girl, go get Bilin. ”

The tiger girl answered, twisted her chubby body and went to the back house, and soon led Bi Lin here. Bi Lin, who is already sixteen years old, has lost her baby fat and has lost a lot of height, slim and slim, with a bit of Song Shuang's appearance back then, and faintly with a sense of dust, Ma Du, who is a father, does not feel it, but in the eyes of teenagers of the same age, he can't help but feel ashamed of himself.

Bi Lin greeted the elders in the hall one by one, and asked, "What is the matter with father and mother calling the children over?" ”

Song Shuang said with a smile: "Today, your Uncle Xu came to the house to ask you for your ancestor Huizu, so he called you to ask what you think." ”

Bi Lin did not say "it is all up to her parents", nor did she say "I want to stay at home and serve for two years", but turned her head and saluted Xu Da and his wife: "Thank you Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu for your love, I'm afraid that Bi Lin will not be blessed to be your daughter-in-law." ”

Things reversed too quickly, even Ma Du was almost choked by the water, Song Shuang was also stunned, Mrs. Xu couldn't wait to stand up and said: "Bi Lin, my family Huizu is infatuated with you, I haven't seen you for half a year, I am depressed all day, and I have lost a lot of weight, woo woo......"

Mrs. Xu covered her nose and cried as she spoke, Song Shuang comforted Mrs. Xu while scolding Bi Lin: "What kind of trouble are you going to make this girl, could it be that this box of letters is fake, and others can't learn your ugly words." ”

Xu Da said with a smile: "Brother and sister, don't worry, Bi Lin just said 'can't' and didn't say she didn't want to, she must have a big difficulty." ”

"What Uncle Xu said is that Bi Lin has long been determined to go to the sea to Dongshengzhou, which is 20,000 miles away, and the vast sea is unpredictable on the way, even if it is smooth, it is not easy to come back.

Brother Xu Shi is the eldest son in the family, and he will inherit your title in the future. ”

Song Shuang slapped Bi Lin on the shoulder, "What are you going to Dongshengzhou, what nonsense are you talking about!" ”

"Brother and sister, don't force her!" Xu Da smiled and asked Bi Lin, "If Huizu is willing to give up inheriting the title, can you go to Dongshengzhou with you?" ”