On the twenty-ninth day of the winter month, Shen Xi handed over the examination papers of the monthly examination to the Confucianism Department of the Prefecture, and before he could go home, he saw Su Tong waiting for him at the intersection in front of the pharmacy.

"Brother Shen, do you know that Miss Bixuan has left Tingzhou Mansion, which is really embarrassing." After gossiping with Shen Xi about the exam, Su Tong suddenly sighed.

Su Tong was afraid that Shen Xi would not know, so he explained in detail, "I heard that she was picked up by a dignitary from Nanjing, and she went to be cheap and good for her, even if she was a concubine, she finally didn't have to make a living by laughing, and she had a settlement for the rest of her life." ”

Shen Xi nodded: "Oh." ”

Su Tong frowned and said, "Brother Shen, don't you feel sad and sad?" ”

Shen Xi looked at Su Tong: "Why should I be sad? ”

Su Tong smiled dumbly and said: "Also, Brother Shen, you are young and don't know about men and women, originally you and Miss Bixuan also had a fate, if the **** gave me the opportunity, it would not be such a result today." ”

Shen Xi squinted at Su Tong, according to this guy's meaning, it seemed that he had harmed Bixuan.

If Su Tong entered Bixuan's room that day, and the two of them became a good thing, then even if there were dignitaries and nobles who wanted to take Bixuan away, they would give up because of Bixuan's "unchastity".

Shen Xi thought about Bi Xuan's melancholy beauty of feeling her life experience, and sighed faintly in her heart, in fact, it is a good thing that this woman who fell into the dust by accident can have a landing. However, since I have never picked it up, there is no question of putting it down or not being able to put it down.

Su Channel: "According to the practice of previous years, the hospital examination in our Tingzhou Prefecture will be relatively late, and it is estimated that it will be after April and May next year...... Brother Shen, you don't have to put too much pressure on yourself, even if you can't do this subject, there will still be opportunities in the future. ”

When Shen Xi heard this, he knew that Su Tong must have something to do. Sure enough, Su Tong added: "At the end of the year, there will be relatively many literary meetings in the city, so I would like to invite Brother Shen to participate in a few, make more friends, and discuss knowledge." It will be of great help to pass the hospital examination in the coming year. ”

At the end of the year, it is the agricultural slack season, and those who have to run for their own livelihood finally have leisure. Scholars advocate that there must be a teacher in a threesome. If you have the chance, you will make a lot of friends. But these people are much older than Shen Xi, and Shen Xi feels that even if he can discuss knowledge with them, it is difficult to make friends, and these people always have a prejudice against him.

"Brother Su, let's go by myself, I always feel unsociable when I go to the Wenhui. Being asked to be speechless is too damaging to confidence, and it is better to stay and do your own learning. Shen Xi excused himself.

"This can only be blamed Brother Shen, you became famous at a young age, and there are too many people who are jealous of you."

"You don't have to participate in other literary meetings, but there is a literary meeting in this year's government examination in Layue, you have to participate, even Wu Gongzi will come, and he wants to discuss with you by name."

Shen Xi thought to himself: "This is a study, not a martial arts competition, what's the matter?" There is no first martial arts and no second, even if you learn from each other, you will definitely be able to distinguish the superior? ”

"Let's see when the time comes."

Shen Xi said casually. Say goodbye to Sutong.

Su Tong felt a little disappointed, but he still left a few invitations for Shen Xi, all of them were invitations to the cultural club, as long as he got the invitation, he could go to have a cup of tea and eat a snack at the worst, and the initiator would naturally give out money, and Su Tong himself was the initiator of many cultural clubs.

When he got home, Shen Xi put the invitation card away, and Zhou asked, "What is this?" ”

Shen Xi said: "Invitation." On the way, I met Su Gongzi, and he invited me to attend the cultural meeting. ”

Zhou picked up the invitation and flipped through it. He said, "That's a lot." Our family is really capable, so many people please ...... When are you going? ”

Shen Xi said with a bitter face: "Mother, I am so busy with my homework on weekdays, how can I have time to participate in these?" I have already rejected Su Gongzi. Explained that I would not go. ”

"What's going on here? Your aunt said that if you don't go around with those scholars and slowly gain a little prestige, even if you do well in the exam, the examiner will not admit you in the future. Just a few years ago, there was a candidate in our city. The examiner said that he was arrogant, but he was stunned when he was admitted. ”

Shen Xi shook his head, what the Zhou family heard about was completely a very isolated situation.

Generally speaking, a learner of the Tao examines several provinces in the province once a year, and encounters thousands of candidates, where does he have the time to inspect the candidates' talents and morals one by one?

Even if he calculates, he Shen Xi is at most a "prodigy", and he has no defects in morality, what reason does the examiner have to brush him down?

"Mother, don't say it if you don't understand. I'm going back to my homework and I'm going to school tomorrow. ”

Zhou scolded: "Bastard boy, when you are an old lady, it's the wind in your ears, right?" You can choose a few of these literary meetings to see, even if you listen to what others say. Did you know? ”

Shen Xi could only obediently respond.

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At the beginning of the lunar month, the house that Hui Niang bought for the two families has basically been cleaned up, not only the house has been renovated, repainted and decorated inside and out, but also many new home furnishings have been added.

On this afternoon, the pharmacy closed early, Hui Niang and Zhou took a large number of people to visit the new house, Hui Niang took Lu Xi'er and Xiaoyu to the "Lu Mansion", and Zhou took Shen Xi and Lin Dai to the "Shen Family" next door to the "Lu Mansion".

"This place is really good, the courtyard of the three entrances, the inverted seat room, the east and west wings, the main room, the back cover room are all available, the study, the kitchen, the tool room, the firewood room, the thatched house and the ancient well are also complete. Han Wa'er, Dai'er, look at it, the two rooms in the east wing are prepared for you. When you get married, the two rooms will be opened up and become one, and if you have children......"

Shen Xi interrupted Zhou's words: "Mother, isn't it too early to say this?" ”

Zhou Shimei said: "It's not early, you are eleven after the New Year, my mother is going to wait for another two or three years, and when you are thirteen or fourteen years old, I will do the marriage between you and Dai'er, and then you will continue to take the test for fame, let Dai'er give birth to children for you at home, and my mother will bring your younger brothers and sisters to grow up first, and then help you bring them." ”

Shen Xixin said that this is really a woman who wants to be a grandmother when she first becomes a mother. This is also the year of marriage, and there may be cases where the grandson is older than the son. The Zhou family was even more anxious, and let him get married at thirteen or fourteen, obviously thinking that Lin Dai would also be put there, so it was better to get married as soon as possible and let Lin Dai have children for the Shen family.

"Your dad came to see it two days ago and said it was good." Zhou finally got back to business.

Shen Xi said: "Mother, aren't you afraid that your grandmother will know and come over to rob us of the house again?" ”

Zhou smiled: "Han Wa'er, didn't you expect to be a mother?" The deed of this house, my mother didn't dare to sign her name. I asked your aunt to help buy it, so it was a gift from your aunt after you became famous in the future. Also, your grandmother is very nostalgic. She always thought that she could buy more properties in Ninghua, and she should not have the idea of moving to Fucheng to live. ”

Shen Xi nodded, Zhou's analysis of the old lady Li's psychology was very good. What the Li family has been talking about has always been how beautiful the Shen family used to be in Ninghua, so her Shen family's plan is also in Ninghua County. Now the Li family has moved the family to the county seat. Should have been content.

After seeing the new house, Zhou took the two small ones to the "Lu Mansion" next door.

Due to the large population of the "Lu Mansion", there is one more courtyard, but the overall pattern is similar to that of the Shen family. The two families live next to each other, and in fact, their lives are not much different from before, but they have to go to the pharmacy every day, and they spend more time on the road.

"Xiaolang, we have a lot of rooms here, you can also choose one, when your mother comes to sleep in the future. You can come along, too. Hui Niang said with a smile.

Lu Xi'er pouted and said, "Mother, Brother Shen Xi came over, didn't you sleep with me and Sister Dai'er?" ”

Hui Niang smiled and touched her daughter's head and said, "No, the little girl is already a big girl, and I can't sleep on the same bed with your brother Shen Xi in the future." If you want to listen to the story, you can tell it to you during the day, but you are not allowed to get into your brother's bed casually, you know? ”

Lu Xi'er looked unhappy.

On the other side, Lin Dai is very happy, although the relationship between the two little sisters has eased a little these days, but they have not completely reconciled. She thought that Shen Xi promised her that she could go into his room at night to listen to the story, and she was a little proud.

Little girl, look at how you rob me, we will get married in two years......

The two families agreed on the time of moving. There was talk and laughter, and I returned to the pharmacy.

As soon as I returned to the shop, someone came to send an invitation, or Su Tong invited Shen Xi to participate in the meeting, the time was the next day, Su Tong specially noted that there were several people who were very good at this meeting. and the top few candidates with excellent results in the same government examination, including Wu Xingyu, the son of Wu Wendu's family, the political envoy of Shanxi.

Hui Niang helped to read it, and said with a smile: "Xiaolang, tomorrow's Wenhui is very important, you better go." As for Mr. Feng's side, I will ask someone to come over and ask for your leave. ”

Shen Xi said: "Isn't this okay? ”

Zhou's face stiffened: "What's wrong?" Your grandaunt said so, go back and prepare now, and go to this cultural meeting tomorrow. If you don't behave well, see how the old lady cleans you up. ”

The more Shen Xi listened, the more he felt that tomorrow would not be a literary meeting, but a Hongmen banquet, and if he didn't go, he would have to perform well. If others are prejudiced against him, they don't talk to him, isn't it more difficult for him to perform well than to test Xiucai?

Due to the pressure of Hui Niang and the Zhou family, Shen Xi could only obediently comply.

The next day, Shen Xi specially changed into a new dress, and Zhou was busy opening a shop and didn't have time to comb Shen Xi's hair, so he asked Lin Dai, the little daughter-in-law, to comb her son's hair.

Shen Xi sat in front of the bronze mirror, feeling like a bride to be married, with some helplessness in his heart. Lin Dai saw that Shen Xi was unhappy, and put the wooden comb on the table, her little face was a little unhappy: "You must think I don't comb well, since you know how to comb, why have you never combed me?" ”

Shen Xi smiled: "Little daughter-in-law, how can a husband comb his wife's hair?" If you don't want to comb it, call Xiaoyu to come over to help in the future, she has good combing skills. ”

"Still disgusted with me."

Since Lin Dai "grew up", not only has her depression increased, but even her little temper has also increased, and she always wants to lose her temper in front of Shen Xi, as if she is angry with Shen Xi...... But in fact, she just wanted to attract Shen Xi's attention more and let Shen Xi hurt her more.

Shen Xi pressed Lin Dai on the stool and said with a smile: "Okay, lady, then I'll comb your hair for your husband today, okay?" Saying that, Shen Xi picked up the wooden comb and turned around to comb Lin Dai's hair, and Lin Dai finally saw a smile on her little face.

Zhou didn't worry about coming over to take a look, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw such a "discordant" scene in front of him.

"What for, what for?" Zhou came in angrily, "If you don't learn well at a young age, is it also something that a man can do to comb the hair of a female baby?" Put the comb down! ”

Shen Xi hurriedly sat down, Lin Dai was stunned as soon as she picked up the comb, and was slapped in the face by Zhou, and suddenly there were five red marks on her pink little face.

Xiao Nizi was stunned for a while.

"Dai'er, there are some things to make clear to you, you are my family's adopted daughter-in-law, Han Wa'er is your father-in-law, and the number of courtesies is not to be messed with. If there is such a thing in the future, I will never spare my mother! (To be continued.) )