Shen Xi did not force himself to be how to do this annual examination with the big goal of what kind of results he had to achieve, his idea is very simple and practical, my article is plain, I don't ask for the first class, you give me a second and third class so that I can participate in this year's township examination.

According to the practice of the past years, the general annual examination and scientific examination, as long as the candidate's article is not bullshit, will not be listed as the fourth or fifth class, but will be listed as the sixth class and be removed from the fame, this kind of thing is rarely heard of, because there are too many things involved in the revival of the fame, it is the year of the township examination, even if Su Kui sees who he wants to target sincerely, he has no spare time.

After Shen Xi finished the exam, he went home with Shen Mingwen, and as soon as he came out of the examination room, Shen Mingwen handed the exam basket to Shen Xi, this time it was more direct, and he didn't even bother to find an excuse.

On the way, Shen Mingwen didn't bother to discuss the content of the annual exam with Shen Xi, or felt that at Shen Xi's childish age, it was not easy to know where the questions came from, let alone what good articles he could make.

"Nephew, do you have any money on you?" When he arrived in front of a wine shop, Shen Mingwen suddenly stopped, looked at it for a long time, and asked sideways.

Shen Xi shook his head, although he had the ten taels of silver tickets given to him by Hui Niang in his arms at this time, which could be exchanged for silver in Ninghua's silver semicolon in case of emergency, as well as some scattered silver and copper plates that he had accumulated on weekdays, with this money, Shen Xi could eat and drink in Ninghua and be a prodigal loser, but at this time, he would not be honest with Shen Mingwen.

Shen Mingwen was a little bit of a thought, he couldn't hide it, he obviously wanted to go in and drink to satisfy his hunger, and if possible, he would have a little bit of fun.

Shen Mingwen straightened his face: "How can you go out without silver?" ”

Shen Xi blinked: "Uncle didn't have ...... on him"

"Compare with me, how do you compare? So we went in and had a drink, and put the accounts in the name of the Chamber of Commerce. How about asking the store to go to the Chamber of Commerce to ask for it? ”

Shen Mingwen suddenly had an idea, and said in a seductive tone, "Aren't you hungry too?" We went in and ate together. After eating, go back and have more strength to read. Hehe. ”

Shen Xi touched his stomach: "I ate two rice balls at noon." I'm not hungry yet. ”

Shen Mingwen cupped his stomach, greedily sniffed the aroma wafting from the door of the wine shop, and looked at Shen Xi with a blank eye: "You can eat some more when you are full, in this way, uncle, I have a treat, please eat abalone ginseng winged belly......"

Shen Xi looked at Shen Mingwen with a surprised gaze, and secretly thought: "Uncle really treats me as a three-year-old child, and just now he said that he would record the accounts in the name of the Chamber of Commerce." Now you say you're in for a treat...... You can think of such a bad move, when I don't know you don't have any money on you? Say it's a treat, don't wait halfway through the meal, you slipped away under the pretext of going to the toilet, and in the end I didn't have to settle the bill! ”

Shen Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Uncle, grandmother told us to go back after the exam, and we can't delay for a moment on the road." ”

"You can't listen to all your grandmother's words, otherwise sooner or later your boy will be locked up in the attic in the country, and he won't be able to get out for three years and five years. You don't know, it's haunted up there, all night. Whirring and ......"

Shen Xi shook his head helplessly, the uncle was not lightly ill, and he didn't care about Shen Mingwen's thoughts at the moment, and walked in the direction of the Shen family's courtyard with the two test baskets.

Shen Mingwen was dumbfounded, and finally touched his stomach, obviously he didn't eat much at noon, and now that he has gained weight, the amount of food has become larger, and it is difficult to come out to let the wind out, it is estimated that he has begun to think about whether to run away from home again.

But now the family eats well and drinks well. After thinking about it, he decided to go home first, and wait until he was ready.

Back home. The Li family had already prepared a banquet, but this banquet was only for Shen Xi and Shen Mingwen. said that it was a banquet, but it was only three vegetarian dishes, and he couldn't even see a little bit of meat, but Shen Xi felt that the vegetarian dishes were quite smooth. After eating, Shen Mingwen was about to apply to Li to reunite with his wife for two days, when Li came out with a ring ruler and said in a slightly threatening tone: "Son, it's time to go back to study." If you fail this township test, you will have to be sent back to the countryside to study in the attic. ”

Before, Shen Mingwen was still using the attic to scare Shen Xi, but this time Shen Mingwen himself was on the table, and immediately said with a bitter face: "Mother, didn't you say it?" If you don't pass the township exam this time, you don't need to take the exam again, find a teaching career, and become a teacher in the future? ”

Li shook his head: "That was because the Shen family was not good in the past, and it was not easy to support you to study." Now that the family has a little balance, if you don't have strict requirements for you, how long will Shen Jiaxing stay? You don't want to take the test anymore unless you ...... And Shichiro has one person who can be lifted. ”

When Wang heard this, he hurriedly said, "There is also Da Lang." ”

Li sighed softly, obviously Shen Yongzhuo was not yet a weapon in her eyes, and Shen Yongzhuo, who was even difficult to show talent, how could he expect him to be promoted?

When Shen Mingwen was personally escorted back to the small black room in the backyard by the Li family, and locked the door with his own hands, the old lady walked up to Shen Xi and said in a loving tone:

"Qilang, grandmother told you about a family matter, she is a young lady from the Wang clan in Guihua County, and her father is a princess, and she will go to Huguang to be the magistrate of Huguang County at the end of the year. Do you like the family affairs that your grandmother arranged for you? ”

Shen Xi was dumbfounded for a while, didn't he say that he wouldn't tell me about marriage for the time being? Why has it only been more than half a year, and it has changed again?

"Grandmother, I'm still ...... young"

"It's not small, it's already twelve, Miss Zhuang's thirteen, in two years, you can get married, then you can go home to live, I'll clean up a yard for you to study hard, if you have a child, grandmother will help you bring it."

Shen Xi thought to himself: "If I stay in Ninghua, I will definitely be locked up like an animal and will not be free." At that moment, he said nonsense: "Grandmother, Mrs. Lu mentioned to my mother before, saying that there is a family in the provincial capital that has been a big official, and I heard that I am young and promising, and wants to marry his granddaughter to me." ”

Li Shi waved his hand: "Don't listen to her nonsense, she is just a businessman, who will discuss this kind of thing with her?" You have the ability, and you will have less contact with her family in the future, but grandmother is thinking about your future reputation. Even if she wants to recognize you as a righteous son in the future, don't be delusional, how can she be a widow and be worthy of the stepmother of Xiucaigong? ”

Shen Xixin said that this old lady turned her face faster than turning a book, or because Hui Niang did not follow the previous agreement to transfer the mansion of the Shen family in Fucheng to Shen Xi's name, which angered her. In fact, the Zhou family was afraid that the house would be taken away by the old lady immediately if it came to Shen Xi's name, so he simply dragged the matter down.

It turns out that Zhou's worries are still very reasonable, because in the old lady's heart. She is the head of the family, as long as it is the property of the Shen family, whether it is a son, daughter-in-law, or grandson. It's all up to her. In this society where filial piety comes first, who dares to risk the crime of "unfilial piety" and go against the Li family?

Li said: "Tomorrow the dealer will send the young lady over." Make an appointment with you to meet, behave well, and make a good impression on Miss Banker. ”

Shen Xi knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, and now it was obvious that the dealer was putting up a score, so he had to see Shen Xi's appearance first, verify Shen Xi's talent, and then decide whether to marry his daughter, because they were both boys and girls. I am not afraid of losing our dignity when I see each other.

Shen Xi probably has an idea in his heart, he can't let the old lady change her mind, so start from the banker's side, if he is just a posterity with no name, if he has no talent to learn, if he has no appearance, if he has no family background, why does the banker take a fancy to him and marry his daughter?

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On the fifth day of February, the day after the end of the annual examination in Ninghua County. The results are still a day away. This day is also a rare "gift" that Shen Xi obtained after returning to Ninghua, and he could go out on a blind date one day off.

Shen Xi has returned to Ninghua twice in the past two years, and every time he comes back, he has to go on a blind date. I'm already a little used to it, I used to mainly look at portraits, but this time I gave him a genuine "official lady" to have a private meeting with him in the garden. The location of the date was chosen in the backyard of a large family surnamed Lin in the city, the Zhuang family and the Lin family are world friends, and the Lin family has also raised people, which is considered a more influential gentry in Ninghua, and the Li family intends to have a good relationship with the Lin family.

On this day, Shen Xi wore a black sara square scarf on his head, and was wearing a jade-colored cloth and wide-sleeved shirt. Foot on the black soap boots, but unfortunately this outfit was specially borrowed by the Li family for Shen Xi. He looked a little out of place when he put it on.

Shen Xi was led by Shen Mingjun to the back alley of the Lin family, and after knocking on the door, someone opened the courtyard door. The chief housekeeper of the Lin family came out to greet him. The attitude towards Shen Mingjun's father and son is lukewarm. The Lin family has a yard with its own pond and rockery pavilions, covering an area of about one acre, which is far inferior to the Jiangnan garden, but it is also good in this western Fujian.

In early spring, Shen Xi ignored the temperature, sat on the stone bench and was blown by the wind, feeling particularly cold. Shen Mingjun left first, and let Shen Xi go back by himself after seeing Miss Zhuang.

Or it was a delay on the way to the dealer's side, or it was possible that it was deliberately arranged, Shen Xi waited for half an hour, he was already shivering from the cold, his nose began to runny, and still no one came into the yard. Shen Xi thought to himself: "Could it be that the daughters of powerful families are so unpunctual? ”

After waiting for another half an hour, Shen Xi was ready to say goodbye, only to see a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl wearing a heavy winter coat at the door, walking towards the pavilion with a maid of the same age. ”

Shen Xi thought to himself: "The little girl is not big, but she knows how to dress up." ”

But when he got closer to see the dignity of this young lady dealer, Shen Xi gasped. can't be said to be particularly ugly, it can only be said that it is very ugly, with a small nose, small eyes, a collapsed nose bridge, a round face, or a "little beauty" in the aesthetic standards of today's people, but Shen Xi looks like a tadpole-painted facial features, pieced together on a big face, but the little girl behind her who is holding a cushion is more beautiful.

Even if she looks ugly, her temper is not small, and seeing her scolding the maid made Shen Xi feel disgusted.

The master and servant walked into the pavilion, and the girl's eyes immediately fell on Shen Xi, Shen Xi sat there scratching her nostrils, and took out a black thing from it, Miss Zhuang immediately frowned, obviously Shen Xi's first impression on her was not good.

"You are Shen Xi?" To say that the only thing that is desirable about this Miss Zhuang is her voice, or she is still childish, and her voice has a bit of girlish grace and crispness. Shen Xi closed his eyes and couldn't help but shake his head, behind this voice should have been a beautiful girl, why is the truth so different?

Seeing that Shen Xi didn't answer, Miss Zhuang said impatiently: "What about you, deaf?" ”

Shen Xi opened his eyes and said, "It's not deaf, it's mute." ”

Originally, Shen Xi wanted to choke her, but she didn't expect the girl to laugh with a "poof": "Dumb can still speak?" ”

Shen Xi said: "The dumb man has just been cured. ”

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