Chapter 610: Celebration Banquet
Since Wang Fulin entered the palace early in the morning, the rest of the people waited for the results in the inn, and the other end was like a year. Shen Yourong was in the most impatient mood, and at first he was pacing back and forth in the store, and finally he simply went to the gate. And the shopkeeper took his men to refill the tea for everyone over and over again, and he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive. You must know that yesterday Wang Fulin and Shen Maoxue gave him a manuscript, and asked him to go out to find a famous printing workshop in the capital to print books, and he naturally looked at the rich remuneration. Thinking that he accepted such a group of interfering guests, and collected money to do such a thing, he was also worried about Wang Fulin's trip to Wenhua Hall today.
If you get out of the palace with a cane, forget it, I'm afraid that you will have to pursue any relatives, friends and family members at that time! You must know that when this dynasty disposes of scholars, it has always been necessary to connect them!
Shen Maoxue was not as breathless as his nephew, and sat in the store with a book in his hand, but according to Li Erlong next to him, he didn't turn a page for a long time, and he was definitely pretending. Everyone else is a rough man, and every word you and I say is exchanging opinions in a whisper, discussing how Wang Fulin passed this hurdle. And Wang Siming and Fan Dou sat at the same table face to face, as rootless duckweed, they didn't sleep all night last night, but they didn't feel any sleepiness at all. Because since the moment they left Liaodong, their fate has been completely linked to Wang Fulin.
At this moment, they suddenly heard a sound of talking outside, and the youngest Wang Siming jumped up almost suddenly, but when he saw the people coming in at the door of the store, he suddenly drooped his head. The one who walked in front was Shen Yourong, and behind him was a teenager who was a little younger than himself, obviously not Wang Fulin. However, the first sentence that Shen Yourong shouted made him stunned for a moment.
"Uncle. Look, this is Brother Wang's son, Wang Jinbao! ”
Jinbao heard Shen Yourong's special introduction, and then saw that the eyes of a large number of people fell on him, such as Li Erlong, Zhao Sanmazi, who had been to Huizhou Mansion She County, he naturally knew, and he had never seen others. Wait until Shen Maoxue smiled and dropped the scroll and got up. He hurriedly walked two steps forward to salute each other, and then bowed his hand to the people who came over curiously around him, and said a little shyly: "Dad went to the palace today, and my mother told me that you have worked hard to get around, and you were frightened, so at noon I prepared wine and food at home to entertain everyone, and let me come and invite you in person." ”
Everyone came together because they were curious, and they thought that Jinbao still knew something. But he didn't expect that he would invite them to eat at home! Especially Shen Yourong's eyes widened, full of incredulity, what kind of heart does this have, still thinking about eating at this time? Although Shen Maoxue didn't have any worries on his face like others, he also raised his eyebrows.
In the face of these silent doubts, Jinbao simply said honestly: "Dad loves food the most, and he will taste the most famous things in the local area whenever he goes, and the cook at home is also after he arrived in Beijing. My mother personally invited him to do so. Mother said, if Dad comes out of the Wenhua Palace. The first thing I must want to do is to treat myself to a good meal, but this time it is not only him who will be rewarded, but also all the uncles and uncles who have helped a lot and sacrificed so much. So, instead of waiting here, everyone should go to the house and wait for him. The mother has already sent someone to wait at the palace gate. As soon as Dad leaves the palace, he will go home immediately. ”
Even if many people still muttered in their hearts, but Jinbao said it to this point, and compared with the impression given by Wang Xiaoguan, even Shen Yourong had to admit that it was probably the case. But just as everyone was about to set off, a careful voice came from behind them: "Everyone, let's go." What about small shops? ”
Jin Bao was slightly stunned, and when he found that some of the people turned sideways, and finally let the poor shopkeeper up, he smiled honestly: "The shopkeeper has also helped a lot this time, why don't you close the door temporarily and take your son with you." When my father first arrived at home, he said that he wanted to eat roast whole sheep, and today the family has prepared two, as well as roast duck, and there are many people and more lively. ”
The shopkeeper just asked hard, but he didn't expect to be invited, and now he not only felt comfortable, but also felt bright on his face. As for the others, not to mention, they all responded and prepared to go. When Shen Maoxue and Shen Yourong went out and saw that Jinbao was already waiting there with a horse, Shen Yourong suddenly remembered that Wang Fulin had mentioned that his adopted son had already been a child, and couldn't help but step forward to inquire a few words. But immediately after, he let out a small exclamation.
"What's the ghost called? Not a spark of decency! Shen Maoxue reprimanded angrily, and was really helpless about his nephew's behavior. But just as he wanted to open his mouth to make amends, he didn't expect Shen Yourong to say loudly: "Uncle, don't blame me, who made Brother Wang's son too powerful!" He is not yet thirteen years old, and he turned out to be the head of the Huining Dao test last year! ”
Except for Wang Siming, who didn't know what the first two words of the case meant, even those rough men who were usually smug couldn't help but exclaim. The most jaw-dropping thing is the shopkeeper, he can't afford to raise a horse, at this time in order to be a guest not too shabby, he actually led out a big mule used to buy and transport goods on weekdays, at this time he just got on the mule with his son, and when he heard this, he immediately went to see the childish Jinbao, not to mention how envious he was. He couldn't help but slap his son and buddy on the back: "Look at people, you are about the same age, you are already a father-in-law, and you are still the head of the case, learn a little!" ”
"People say that Lao Tzu is a hero, and I'm just a young man who helps in the inn, how can I make a living?" The young man muttered a few sentences with an unconvinced face, and then suddenly pinched his fingers and calculated, and then said to the shopkeeper's father's ear, "No, Daddy, the age is not right!" That Wang Gongzi is less than twenty at most, and this son is twelve or thirteen at the youngest, how did he give birth? ”
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but rack his brains and think hard. This thought kept me thinking of the end of the trip. Seeing a few servants at the door smiling at each other, even if they were polite to him, he naturally smiled all over his face, and waited until the mount was dragged to the back of the carriage and stable, and he followed the others into the door, only to find that the small courtyard in front of him had a roof, and two tables were opened, and it turned out that today was a banquet in this open-air place.
And it was Xiaobei who came out to greet the guests in person. After the greetings, she smiled and explained the reason for the banquet in the front yard.
"It's not easy to live in Beijing, these two courtyards are still lent to him by his uncle Mr. Nanming when he just entered Beijing to take the exam, and then Xianggong bought it, and now my father is working in the household department, and he lives here, saying that it is the Ye family, but in fact, it should still be the Wang family. It's just that the place is not big, and there are inevitably restraints in the hall, so they are simply placed in the front yard, so that everyone has no taboos. Seeing that everyone was gossiping and saying that this was very good, Xiaobei continued, "Now everything is ready, only the Xianggong is owed to come back from the palace, I have prepared all kinds of melons and fruits and fried snacks here, everyone is waiting for him while cushioning their stomachs, I think there will be good news!" ”
When Xiaobei said this, even if there were still many people worried in their hearts, they couldn't help but shout, and Shen Yourong was the one who shouted the loudest. Because Xiaobei smiled and said that he didn't arrange seats, he would sit with whoever he liked, and everyone naturally looked for the most talkative, and they all sat down after a while. When Xiaobei asked Ye Xiaopang and Qiu Feng to come out to entertain guests together, the two small ones plus Qiu Feng made a total of three shows before they appeared like this, which naturally attracted more good-natured jokes. And the shopkeeper, who had been entangled in his heart just now, finally tried his best to inquire about the relationship between Jinbao and Wang Fulin, and he couldn't help whispering to his son at this time.
"Both the Wang family and the Ye family are really lucky, as soon as this year's decree of Lord Shoufu to rectify the study and politics is implemented, it is said that the great masters of the provinces are busy cutting the number of places to enter the school, and even if they are excellent, they may not be able to be admitted to the ......."
"Dad, don't envy others, you are also self-made, and you are also a strong man who opened a small inn in the inner city. Besides, if the bet is right this time, our little inn will definitely be prosperous in the future! ”
When men are idle in the mountains, fried goods such as melon seeds are naturally not as popular as melons and fruits, but there are also big men holding walnuts and competing with each other for grip strength or skills. Even Mrs. Su, who was in the inner courtyard, didn't care about the boiling atmosphere in the outer courtyard. She was glad that she had greeted her neighbors earlier, and said to Yan's mother with a smile: "I was afraid that Xiaobei would be miserable and miserable when she heard that her husband wanted to go to the Huadian, but I didn't expect her to understand Fu Lin's temperament. And these people who have befriended Flin, they are really temperamental, and when you listen to those who speak, eight out of ten are saying that Flin will be in danger. ”
"Ma'am, don't you think so?"
When Mrs. Su heard Mother Yan's words, she was silent for a moment, and then she shook her head slightly: "I just think what the master said before seems to be right, but it doesn't seem to be quite right...... There's no need to guess now, look at the time, Frin should almost be back. ”
As soon as the words fell, I only heard the outer courtyard that was originally noisy suddenly boiling, and the sound was twice as loud. Mrs. Su couldn't hear it clearly, so she hurriedly sent Yan's mother out to find out what was going on. After a while, Yan's mother went and returned, her face full of joy.
"Madam, uncle, this is a blessing in disguise!" Mother Yan knew that Mrs. Su didn't like others to sell Guan Zi the most, so after curtling her knees, she said with a smile, "My uncle just whispered to me that the emperor wants him to enter the Imperial Procuratorate. ”
Metropolitan Inspectorate!
Mrs. Su had also heard that Zhang Xueyan recommended Wang Fulin to enter the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but at that time, the officials of the Kedao Dynasty were impeached each other, and Wang Fulin had no experience in serving as a county magistrate or a government magistrate, nor had he been sharpened in a lower-level Beijing official, so she didn't think that this matter could succeed at all. After all, the Thirteen Inspectors of the Seventh Rank seem to have the same rank as the county magistrates, but they are almost never awarded to new jinshi as a junior official. But who would have thought that Wang Fulin would make such a fuss, and suddenly take a step that others would take at least three years to complete!
But this is obviously not a simple good thing! (To be continued.) )