Time turns, spring goes to summer solstice, and the summer heat once again envelops Guangzhou For ordinary people, they have not paid much attention to the war that happened in the distant Luoshan. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info time and distance make ordinary people more and more numb to this war. Even Feng Junrui, the trigger for the start of the war, few people remember his name now.

The impact of the war on Guangzhou was an increase in the throughput of materials, a large number of ships brought in supplies, and a large number of ships carried supplies away. Occasionally, news came in, such as what the officers and soldiers had won, or how many people had been killed. Then it is that a wealthy businessman in Guangzhou was arrested and tortured by the government because he was involved in the Luoshan barbarian matter, or lost his family property.

Other than that, the people didn't care much about the war. In the final analysis, Luo Shan is far away, life is very close, and no one's attention can always be on the life or death of a group of strangers. Moreover, the Battle of Luoshan was less levied by the people than in South Australia, and the pressure on the lives of urban residents was greatly reduced, and they did not care too much about how long the war was fought and whether it was necessary.

As far as the people are concerned, the most important thing in Guangzhou at the moment is the imperial examination.

The township examination is the first of the 12 August exams, and although it is only the end of June, the candidates have already gathered in Guangzhou. These people are both cultural and social destabilizing factors. Tong Sheng was called Tong Tianwang at that time, and he could do anything wrong because of the large number of people, and he was more majestic if he was qualified to test people's talents or fill the field.

Some people hired You Chang to pretend to be a female dependant and lure scholars to rent a house. There are also some people who really have female dependents who are hooked up with renters, but the examiners are all future pillars of the country, so they naturally can't bear judicial responsibility, so the abducted ones have to admit that they are unlucky. Even scholars who deliberately excused themselves in front of women to offer treasures went to the walls of large houses to whistle conveniently, and there were many weathering cases that attracted the attention of female dependents, making the local officials as big as a fight.

But on the other hand, most of these people still have spending power, and their arrival has made the city of Guangzhou prosperous and easier for people to make money. The news about the imperial examination and candidates is the hottest news in Guangzhou, and the casino has opened a handicap to gamble.

Fan Jin's name, of course, also appears among the candidates, and his odds are no longer as high as they were at the beginning. Now it's just betting on his ranking, or Xie Yuan, or Wujing Kui, etc.

In addition to him, the talents and celebrities of the entire Guangdong are all in the first-line list, the odds are almost the same, and there are a lot of bets behind everyone. Although this matter has little to do with Fan Jin, it has been rumored among the people that because Fan Jin was not hit, the governor smashed the prefect's job. Now that the governor has become the governor, is Fan Jin's name or something? With such a hand-eyed character, the odds will naturally not be low.

Hu Butcher, who was wearing a hat and a Taoist robe, looked like a decent person, walked into the casino with his long heart guard hair open and laughed, first nodded to the casino owner Cui Fatzi, and then looked at the labels under those famous brands as if he were inspecting. Cui Fatzi smiled: "Hu Tu...... No, now I have to call you Daddy Hu, why don't you play a few hands. ”

This butcher, who no longer operates the knife, desperately learned to look like a scholar and greeted him, and after thinking about it for a long time, he found that there was no introduction to the casino owner in the kindergarten Qionglin, so he had to say in a tone:

"Cui Daguan, this is yours or not. I, Hu, am also a decent person, where would I do something shameless. This gambling money...... I mean, it's not good. I'm just here to see and see ......."

Cui Fatzi smiled: "Daddy Hu, you just came back from Luoshan?" I don't know how many pigs have been sent over? Right now, your Fan Zhuang is amazing, I heard that the vegetables, melons, fruits, chickens, ducks, pigs and cattle in the two counties of Panyu in the South China Sea have been covered by your Fan Zhuang. I heard that the people of Changle Township were subdued by you, and now they all have to be masters to carry things for Luoshan. You are now the head of the butcher shop in our Guangzhou city, and if we want to buy meat in the future, you can ask the butcher shops below to give us a cheaper. ”

Hugh teased. I went to Luoshan because I was ordered to control the army and went to the front of the army to serve. How do you know that in front of the army, I am an old bone. The heat is unbearable, and without our Fan Zhuang transporting the vegetables and fruits over, the sons of the three armies will starve and suffer from heat stroke. The army also held my hand and said, Lao Hu, this battle is good, you Hu someone should be a great achievement, when he writes good news to the imperial court in the future, he will add your name casually, and make up for your six or seven grades. I shook my head vigorously, saying that I was contributing to the country and could not be an official. ”

Cui Fatzi congratulated again and again, "Daddy Hu was going to send it, well, when you become an official, you must take care of our small business." Look, whatever you want. Do you know how to read? If you don't know how to read, I'll find someone to read it to you. But I guess Dad is probably looking for Fan Jin Fan Gongzi, his name tag is here. Zhongjie Yuan pays one for six, and eight pays one for five classics. ”

Hu Butcher looked at it, groped around for a while, and then took out a tael of silver and said: "This is put in Fan Jin's name, either to gamble, or to help him, is it decent." I still have to go to Yipinxiang to see my daughter, so I won't stay longer and leave. ”

When he went out, Cui Fatzi spat on the ground, "A stinky pig killer relied on his ugly girl to get into Fan Jin's bed, and he pretended to be a decent person in front of me as a slaughterer." Blowing the atmosphere only makes a small amount of money, which is really not a thing. Even the people around the army didn't know that Xie Yuan had paid fifty taels of silver in Fan Gongzi, and he dared to say that he had seen the army, and he was not afraid of the wind flashing his tongue? ”

At this time, it was not yet lunchtime, but Yipinxiang was already full of friends, and the square flat scarf replaced the tile hat, and as far as the eye could see, the restaurant was basically full of readers. In fact, since the township test is coming, the literary meeting in Guangzhou has not been interrupted, sometimes it is opened in the red sleeve and other Qing buildings, and sometimes it will be selected in the most famous restaurant such as Yipinxiang. And the beautiful and affectionate shopkeeper plus those lovely blind girls are naturally the first choice for these treasure-offering scholars.

Due to the strong guards in the teahouse, the scholars did not dare to go too far, and at most they begged for a verbal bargain, or wrote a poem to send to the proprietress . It's a pity that this proprietress doesn't know how to sell dog meat, and she has never responded to these famous poems, so there are fewer good stories.

The blind girl Ah Qiao's performance has become more and more proficient, which makes the audience fascinated. After singing the song, there was a lot of reward money sent over, and the glamorous and moving proprietress came out to thank everyone in person, and boldly said that she invited all the talented people to drink herbal tea.

The curtain on the second floor was gently raised, and a young scholar looked down, suddenly lowered the curtain and said, "That blind girl is Ah Qiao, right?" The appearance is delicate, especially the temperament is pitiful, no wonder Yuzhou is obsessed with her. It's just that I didn't expect that Fan Jin would refuse to let go? Let this blind girl be the side house of Yuzhou, isn't it her creation, Fan Jin is holding people up, this is too uninteresting, right? ”

Sitting in the middle is a scholar in his twenties, with a long jade face and an extraordinary appearance, not only handsome appearance but also outstanding temperament. A brocade robe also shows its considerable financial resources, and the folding fan is gently shaken in his hand,

"Lang Sheng, this is your mistake, don't talk about people, my generation of scholars should be gentlemen, how can you say that people are short and long behind your back? Besides, I've also heard of it, it's not that Fan Jin won't let people go, it's that this blind girl doesn't want to marry, no matter how obsessed Yuzhou is, he can't force people, isn't it? ”

"This ...... It's probably a pretext, right? As long as Fan Huisi nodded, how could the woman say no. ”

"Brother Yuan, this is your mistake, if according to what you say, Yuzhou is infatuated, wouldn't it become a stupid thing like a strong beam, which will damage his sincerity."

The scholar laughed dryly, nodded and said: "Brother Mengchu is right, he really deserves to be the son of the champion, his knowledge is extraordinary, and the younger brother is wrong." ”

"It's okay, knowing that mistakes can be improved, and it is also a great good thing that Langsheng can admit his mistakes in time. The first thing we cultivate when we study is our heart, and our own heart must be correct, so that we can be fair. In the future, everyone will serve the imperial court, if the heart is not fair, how can they shepherd one side for the Son of Heaven? Everyone says, isn't that the truth? ”

Several scholars nodded, agreeing with the young scholar's point of view, and the scholar named Lang Sheng said: "Brother Lin, your open-minded little brother can't compare, I just don't accept it." The South China Sea is in and out, if there is real talent and real learning, then there is naturally nothing to say. But he came up by means, and he was writing about Qionglin, and he was a counselor in military affairs, and he was close to the army, so could he still be fair in this field? ”

A young scholar named Lin Mengchu came from Chaozhou, and his ancestor was Lin Daqin, the champion of the Zhengde period, and he was also the only champion of Chaozhou since the Ming Dynasty. His family history is very talented, and he studied under the Fujian celebrity Li Zhen, who is the head horse of the young generation in Chaozhou, and this dry scholar is naturally headed by him. Although Jin has never met them, he is too well-known and has the qualifications to compete with Lin Mengchu for Xie Yuan, so he is naturally regarded as an enemy by these Chaozhou scholars.

Lin Mengchu smiled, "Lang Sheng, you are thinking wrong. The Son of Heaven is heavy on articles, why do you need to talk about the Han and Tang Dynasties? Even poetry is a trail now, let alone a few books? Of course, the book of Qionglin is good, but it is only used with Mengtong, at best, it is a means of a teacher, what is the benefit of Ke Yan? As for the chivalrous golden dart he wrote later, it was even more of a small word, which was not elegant, and it did not help in the industry. Of course, I have read Brother Fan's article, it is excellent, if you read it behind closed doors and study the literature and ink, the solution of this subject is promising. But right now, Brother Fan is entangled in mundane affairs, Ke Yan is imminent, but he is still in Luoshan, I am only afraid that he will miss his future. ”

"Brother Lin, you can't say that, he is a celebrity in front of the army."

"Brother Zhan, this is yours, isn't it, how can you speculate wildly? The army is the pillar of the country, and it is the minister of the pillars, how can there be no distinction between public and private? Besides, the chief examiner of this township examination is Neihan, who is from Beijing. Pang and Wu entered Guangzhou 10 days ago, that is, they entered Jingyi, closed the door and locked it to cut off internal and external communication with pacesetters, did not communicate with the news, and the precautions were so strict, who could still get the means? ”

"This ...... But the younger brother never thought of it. ”

"It's not that you can't think of it, it's that you've been disturbed by the rumors in this city. Recently, there have been a lot of unfavorable words in Guangzhou City about this Fan brother, in my opinion, it is because Brother Hui Si became famous at a young age and attracted the envy of people, and some people deliberately spread this kind of words to want to ruin his reputation. Although I don't know Brother Fan, since the army is willing to be reused, its conduct will naturally not be bad, not to mention the baseless rumors, how can I believe it? Please be careful. ”

"But in case ......"

"There's no whatever." Lin Mengchu's face was straight, "There is no paper in the field, after the end of the battle, one battle is the protection of the ancestors, the second battle is his own blessing, and the third battle is the chest Chinese chapter." What the ranking is, whether it can be won or not, is weighed by Emperor Wenchang, and it is not known to outsiders. Regardless of whether we are in the middle or not, and no matter who is in the first place, we must not make trouble, and we must believe that there is justice in the field. If Brother Fan is really ranked above me, it is due to his knowledge, and I will not blame others. ”

"Brother Lin has a noble character, and the younger brother admires it."

This is the duty of a scholar, and it is not enough to boast, let alone ...... Brother Fan has been running a military machine for so long, I am afraid that he will be abandoned in his own business, and he is probably not as good as me in this subject. Speaking of this, Lin Mengchu opened the folding fan, his demeanor was chic, and he was in his chest.

The curtain opened, and a slender figure walked in, put a plate on the table, and then said timidly: "This is the signature dish of our restaurant...... Fan fish. It's ...... Created by Fan Gongzi. ”

Lin Mengchu looked up and saw that although this woman had red eyes, she was also delicate on the whole, and there was a little more maturity in her pure temperament, which made him stunned. Then he said: "This fan fish...... We've already clicked it. ”

"This is a gift from a small store, don't need money, please use it slowly." The woman saluted Lin Mengchu, "You are a good person if you say good things about Brother Jin, I will give you fish to eat." But Brother Jin will definitely win the test, definitely! Then he turned and walked away.

A few scholars looked at each other and burst into laughter. Yuan Langsheng said: "People say that they are confidantes, but this Brother Fan is actually a red-eyed confidant, he really has a unique taste, and he is very accessible." ”

"Yes, where did you find this ugly maid, I heard that he was born in poverty, and he doesn't want to be like this with a woman. I heard that the woman who opened the shop also has a relationship with him, and it seems that she is still a widow? It's really a refusal to come, and I admire it very much. ”

Lin Mengchu's face was serious, thinking back to the scene and the proprietress of the Ming ** person, and said after a while: "Brother Fan...... It should be blessed. ”

The laughter in the room can actually be heard by Sister Hu, but this kind of ridicule has been experienced a lot, and the girl has become very resistant, and the frustration between her expressions is not very obvious. Back at the counter, Liang Pandi asked: "Didn't you say that you want to put some croton, put down that Lin Gongzi, let him fail the imperial examination, so that he can be admitted to the boy?" Did you do it? ”

"No, I heard him speak, he is a good person, and he praised his brother for being knowledgeable, such a good person should not be drugged."

"Good people and bad people shouldn't be drugged, otherwise you'll have to go in and have a lawsuit."

"As long as I can gain fame and fame as long as I enter my brother, I am not afraid of lawsuits." Sister Hu gritted her teeth and said, "Third sister...... How long will it take for my brother to come back, I miss him so much...... I mean, it's time to take the exam, and he's still in Luoshan, but how can he do it? ”

Because Luoshan is always in a state of war and has a certain danger, Liang Pandi can go to visit with martial arts, but Sister Hu is not allowed to go to the front line. Although Liang Pandi brought back a few letters and a few small gifts, in the girl's heart, these things are incomparable after all. Especially when she heard Fang Cai's laughter, her heart was inexplicably sore, thinking that Fan Jin was on the front line, would she already have a beautiful woman by her side, and she couldn't miss it?

Liang Pandi thought for a while, "It should be soon, the army will not hinder his fame, just waiting for the battle to end, this battle should be almost over." Luo Shanman, he couldn't stand it. ”