A twelve-year-old girl is actually a big child at the moment, and in some mountain villages, she can marry at the age of fourteen. After all, the average life expectancy of people is so low, and no one is qualified to stay until the age of 18 or 20 and then marry.

is that at Zheng Wan's age, she already has some understanding of things between men and women, even if she is not taught by her mother, she knows what the so-called service is. Especially when she just saw Fan Jin and Qian Caiyin making love during the day today, she could naturally think that not long after, she would be drunk by Master Fan, and when she thought about it, she felt that her body was hot, and the little rabbit in her heart ran around like crazy, and she couldn't tell whether it was shyness or other emotions.

Before she had time to make a marriage, her family would fail, and she would naturally not be able to talk about her marriage, and no one would care about finding her in-laws. At her current age, she has actually begun to think about the future of her life. The children of poor families do not have so much romance, and what kind of man they find to live their lives determines their quality of life, which is an extremely realistic consideration.

From an objective point of view, Fan Jin is a dignified element, and it is actually an excellent choice to be small for such a person. But at the moment, this kind of service has no name, and her status is just a girl. Although Zheng Wan was born in a poor family, she has a very high spirit, and she is not very willing to be small, let alone angry with the eldest woman. Besides, there should be a ritual for this kind of thing, and now she always feels that she owes something to the door with something like this.

She was a little worried that Master Fan would be angry and look down on her, but she was looking forward to Master Fan agreeing. In this way, even if he will come to the field to be an official, he can follow him and let him teach him to read and write, and when he is older, maybe he can give him a baby, and then watch him teach the baby to read and write, the scene must be very beautiful.

The cranky girl didn't dare to look at Fan Jin's face, she only felt that the whole person was about to burn, and she lowered her head and was led by Qian Caiyin to the bedside. Her mind was already in chaos at this time, and when she thought about what she was going to do, she felt so thirsty that she raised her hand and held the wooden box containing the deed high above her head.

"Master Fan, take it, wait until you go to the Yamen to get a deed, this house is the master's, and I am also the master's. I beg my lord, let my father and eldest brother live here, and we can pay for the house. I can work......"

Fan Jin put the wooden box aside, "Who taught you to do this?" Send the deed, and send it to yourself. ”

"Yes...... It's Daddy. The old man said that this broken house alone is not worth a ginseng, not to mention the two lives of father and son, which is a human debt that cannot be paid off in a lifetime. Although our Zheng family is poor, we also know how to be a person and know how to repay it, otherwise it is better to be a pig and a dog. The only one who can repay the lord is this house and me. ”

Under the light, the girl's ears and neck were already red, but she still insisted: "I...... I'm still young, but I'll grow up in a few years. Actually, it's okay now, I can serve Master Fan. ”

"Wait! I'm waiting for you! The stinky girl is so young, what is in her head, mush! What do I look like Luo Likong, look at where your sister Qian wants, and then look at you, like a little monkey, what do I want you to do. ”

Fan Jin grabbed Zheng Wan's hair violently, and his hand gently patted her head. Zheng Wan screamed, thinking that Fan Jin was angry, and she didn't even dare to scream in pain, so she just looked at him pitifully.

"And your house, what do I want it for? As I said, I may not stay in Beijing in the future, maybe I will be released, what is the use of leaving a house in Beijing when the time comes. Listen, I'm helping you because it's a fate that everyone met. I'm a very trusting person, and God let us meet it, which proves that everyone should help each other. So I help you, and you will help me in the future when I am in trouble, at least I believe you have a conscience. It doesn't matter if you don't help, I just want to be at ease with myself, and I don't want you to do it. So, put away your broken house and your little monkey, this son won't want it! You go to serve your father and eldest brother now, if you have anything, call them to help you, and if there is any change, call me. If you dare to mess with me and your sister Qian, I will beat you! ”

As he spoke, Fan Jin had already stuffed the wooden box containing the deed back into Zheng Wan's hand, and Zheng Wan looked at Fan Jin blankly and said, "But...... But that ginseng is very valuable, and we can't take it for nothing. And Master Fan has helped us so many times, if we don't do something, we can't explain it in our conscience. Take me in, I eat a lot, but I can work......"

"Fuck off! I don't want a little monkey like you to eat, go and serve your father and your big brother. If there's going to be something to do, so be it! ”

Fan Jin stretched out his hand, grabbed the girl's white and tender face, pulled it left and right, and pulled it into a big cake. Only when the girl screamed in pain did she let go of her hand, and then smiled very arrogantly: "See, this is like the state of life that you should have at your age, laugh when you are happy, cry when you are unhappy, make trouble when you should make trouble, and be quiet when you should be quiet." Don't always think about pretending to be an adult, what else do you want to serve, it's not cute, you know? If you are willing in the future, even if you are my sister, treat me as your brother, and eat and drink mine, and you will be at ease. Now you don't have to think about anything, hurry back and take care of your father. When I finish the exam, I'll talk to your dad and tell him that it's wrong to be too patriarchal. It is even more wrong to repay your daughter for kindness, let's go, don't disturb the world of my lord and your sister Qian. ”

Qian Caiyin got out of bed and took the girl's hand and walked to the door, and said as she walked: "You go and tell Master Zheng that you have met a really good person in your family, gentleman." I won't covet your possessions, and naturally I won't covet a lovely little girl like you. If you want to repay the favor, you can kowtow a few more times when you are fine, pray a few words for Master Fan, and ask the gods and Buddhas to bless him with good luck, which can be regarded as a repayment. ”

Zheng Wan, who had encountered too many changes in one day and was physically and mentally exhausted, was already in chaos in her mind at this time. After all, he is a big child, no matter how mature his mind is, no matter how much he tries to make himself strong, he is still fragile deep down. In a very short period of time, the continuous strong stimulation made the girl's heart rise and fall like a boat in the angry sea, and it was difficult to calm down for a long time.

Especially for a woman whose father made herself a master Fan, this experience is undoubtedly cruel and even a little desperate for a girl. Regardless of whether she admits it or not, she knows in her heart that in her father's heart, no matter how unscrupulous her brother is, she is much more important than herself.

The blow in her heart, coupled with the stimulation of her spirit, made her a little confused, and the people followed Qian Caiyin to the door in a daze, and it was only at this time that she regained a little sense of consciousness and asked, "Sister Qian, you mean, Master Fan doesn't want me?" ”

"Not only you, but also your house, the lord doesn't want it. But it's not because you're not good enough, but because the eldest master is a really good person and won't do anything that takes advantage of people's danger. Besides, you're so young, it's too small to think about these things now. Sister, I've seen a lot of bad guys, and I've seen more bad guys than good guys, if you're a person here, you're such a cute little girl, you won't be able to run away. ”

Zheng Wan raised her head, looked at Qian Caiyin and said, "Sister, you mean, didn't Master Fan hate me and drove me away?" Is it because I'm too young? If I was as old as my sister, would it? As he spoke, he looked at Qian Caiyin's chest again, and there seemed to be a deep meaning in his eyes......

Qian Caiyin's face flushed, "What do you want this kid?" You are so young, don't think too much, it is a blessing to meet such a good person, and it is a good thing to be his sister. He has read countless people, and he can see that in the little girl's ignorant consciousness, she actually has a good impression of Fan Jin. She knew her identity and wouldn't want to monopolize anything, so she didn't treat Zheng Wan as a bad person, holding her hand, trying to explain Fan Jin's feelings and views on her family, and the fact that she didn't hate her.

Just as he was speaking, suddenly in the dark night, a roar suddenly sounded. The sound came from outside the courtyard of the Zheng family, it was very abrupt and without warning, and after this explosion, a series of roars sounded, and the spring thunder was furious, earth-shattering, drowning Qian Caiyin's words in this hustle and bustle.

Qian Caiyin and Zheng Wan didn't know what was going on, and they followed the sound and looked over, only to see countless silver snakes piercing the night sky, dancing wildly under the dark night. In an instant, I don't know how many firecrackers and fireworks exploded outside the courtyard of the Zheng family, and even Guan Qing, Fan Zhigao and the two Lang Zhong were alarmed and ran into the courtyard to look out. Fan Zhigao asked Dr. Zhou: "What day is your Jingshi today, and why do you set off firecrackers at night?" ”

"No...... It's not a day today. Besides, who set off firecrackers in front of my house? Zheng Wan looked dazed and at a loss, but Qian Caiyin had already realized something, and said softly:

"I'm afraid this is just the beginning, and there will be firecrackers later, so don't think about being quiet tonight. Brother Guan, Brother Fan, you accompany Mr. back to the room, Miss Wan'er, you also go back to the room, don't come out with firecrackers, and take care of the patient, don't let people be frightened. ”

After all, she was older, and her words still carried some weight, so she sent a few people away, turned around and went back to the room, and saw Fan Jin looking out the window with interest, Ying Ying Yifu said: "Master, someone deliberately didn't let you rest." I'm afraid that someone will continue to make trouble tonight, do you want Guan Qing to wait outside to arrest someone? ”

"The one who caught it is also the shrimp soldier and crab general, and the main owner will not show up." Fan Jin shook his head, "There's no point in catching those who do things, you can't find the instructor, everything is in trouble." This kind of tricky trick is not like it is used by people who can be on the stage, but it may have something to do with Zheng Guotai being cut, it seems that he was injured not because of a quarrel with anyone, but because he offended someone, or encountered something terrible. ”

Fan Jin sneered a few times, "Originally, I was just a passer-by in Jingshi, and I was not in my position and did not seek his own politics, and the public security in Gyeonggi was responsible for its own yamen, so I couldn't meddle in my affairs." But now that they are even implicated in me, don't blame me for being rude to them, and after the palace test, I will slowly play with them to see who has played with whom. ”

Qian Caiyin said: "The slave has seen a lot of things in the Beijing Division, every year of the big competition, there are all kinds of insidious and vicious methods, some set off firecrackers to prevent people from resting, and there are also drugs that make the opponent leak seven meat and eight vegetables, and have no strength to take the exam." Most of these firecrackers will be set off in the middle of the night, so that the lord will not be able to rest, and tomorrow he will be listless and write a bad article, which will have a great impact on his fame. But people are not as good as heaven, they don't know that the old man has ginseng in his bag, and he will take it to take the exam tomorrow, and when he is sleepy, he can refresh himself by chewing a few mouthfuls of ginseng, and their plans are in vain. ”

Fan Jin stretched out his hand towards Qian Caiyin and said, "My ginseng is right in front of me, so I don't have to go to my bag to get it." These street boys know that his master Fan is going to the palace tomorrow, so he will set off a fireworks for me to celebrate today, don't live up to the kindness of others, come and accompany me......"

In an alley two alleys away from Zheng's house, several dark shadows came together. Looking at the silver snakes in the direction of the Zheng family, as well as the crackling firecrackers, he covered his mouth and laughed in a low voice. One said: "Wait until the third watch, and then put it back, have you found it?" ”

"The people Liu Tuantou is looking for are all from other places, and they are willing to do anything for half of the nest, and they don't know anything about us, even if they are caught, they can't say anything."

"That's good. Isn't this dog scholar going to the palace tomorrow to take the exam, I see that he hasn't slept all night, and when the time comes, what will he do to take the top exam? If you delay Lao Tzu to collect the house, Lao Tzu will ruin his reputation! Let's see who everyone is suffering! ”

Another man said, "Big brother, in fact, if you want me to say that it is better to lock the door from the outside and set it on fire like last time, and burn it clean." Let's see who will dare to owe money in the future......"

Before he could finish speaking, the man was kicked by the black shadow who had just spoken, and then the man cursed. "You're tired of living! Last time, it was a poor ghost who burned it, and no one stood up for them when they died. What kind of person is it now, the patriarch of the hall! If you set fire to him, the yamen will not give up, not every time you have that kind of good luck to pass the test, you want to pay for his life! ”

"That's not it, it's just that even the royal family ......."

"Shut up!" The black shadow scolded again, and his voice was extremely harsh: "If you want to live a few more years, just mention that incident less, and forget about it for Lao Tzu!" If you mention any more royal relatives, I'll kill you first! I think this cannon is almost over, and we should withdraw it. The little imp hasn't had time to clean it up, so let's deal with him first. ”

The time of the palace examination was in the early morning of March 15, the same time as the early dynasty. The early dynasty system of the Ming Dynasty was formulated by Emperor Hongwu, who himself was an energetic workaholic, but he demanded everyone according to his requirements. The hundred officials were already annoyed by the court every day, and they were greatly opposed to the early dynasty, and they were even more dissatisfied with the system of never resting in the court every day.

The successive kings, like the ministers, were all bitter about this premature wake-up time, but later, with the joint efforts of the ministers and the emperor, everyone rationally chose to forget about the Hongwu system and freely control the time to work. Although the time of the early dynasty remained the same, the frequency had been reduced to three days and one day, and later extended to five days.

The palace examination is a special circumstance, it is impossible to be lazy, just after the fourth watch, Fan Jin has already put on a brand-new crown robe with shoes, brought a pen and ink inkstone, and is ready to go to the palace to take the exam. Qian Caiyin is a very careful woman, the clothes on Fan Jin's body are ironed and smoked with incense, fragrant and pleasant, Qian Caiyin walked around Fan Jin several times, and finally said with satisfaction: "People want clothes, and the master is enough to go directly to the Hanlin Academy." It's just that I haven't slept all night, and it's ...... Let's bring ginseng with you. ”

Fan Jin smiled and said in her ear: "You don't know how powerful I am, is it necessary to bring ginseng?" ”

Qian Caiyin's face flushed slightly, she naturally knew how energetic this man was, and a night of sleepless seemed to be nothing to her. But after all, today is a palace test, and I want to see the emperor. In the hearts of the people, the emperor is the supreme master, the true dragon descending to earth, and the supreme existence of the entire empire. Even if you just see the emperor from afar, it is a great creation, not to mention that the emperor himself is the answer sheet of the examination, even if he doesn't hit anything, it is enough to comfort his life.

At this time, no matter how calm a person is, he will inevitably be nervous, in order to make himself in the best state, but in comparison, Fan Jin is a light and breezy appearance, which makes Qian Caiyin wonder in her heart, but also admire a little: This is probably the so-called prime minister's demeanor, right? No matter what kind of big thing, there is always nothing in front of him, and it is the luck of his life to meet such a man, even if it is just a dew love.

What she didn't know was that Fan Jin and these people had completely different views on the emperor, in his opinion, the so-called emperor was just a minor and a fat house, and in order to watch the serial, he asked a group of eunuchs to block himself in Baoming Temple, and he would not let him go until he completed the update. What is there to fear about such an emperor? To be honest, he was more worried about Zhang Juzheng, and the emperor didn't take it very seriously.

He got up relatively early, when he arrived at the Huangji Palace, it was less than five watches, he thought he had come early, but he saw that countless well-dressed beasts had gathered here, and it was obvious that one of the basic qualities of being a Beijing official was to be able to get up early. Although there were many people coming, there was not much movement. When they were close to the Imperial Palace, they all began to care about the dignity of the minister, for fear of losing their manners.

Thinking that he would soon become one of the members of the bird army, and he didn't need to become a member of the beast army, Fan Jin had a trace of joy in his heart, and hummed in a low voice: "He said that my articles are good and the words are splendid, and the old show is the best." Tell the messenger and the court to prepare a sedan chair to serve, and I will go to Wufeng Tower to visit the prince. ”