After freshening up and changing clothes, he went out of the house, and found that it was afternoon, and his own people were still in the Xin'an Hall, but they had moved to a suite of courtyards for Hui merchants to live in, and Wang Fulin knew what was going on. The Cheng family and the Wang family are both businessmen, and they couldn't be special in order to take the township exam before, so they were mixed with other test takers, but now that their families are here, they might as well enjoy the treatment they deserve. I want to come to wait for the release of the list in the past few days, most of those who have a solid family or have relatives in Nanjing will move out to rest for a few days, and a lot of empty rooms can be vacated in the Xin'an Guild Hall, and those who stay can live more comfortably.

Took Xiaobei through the Xin'an Hall, went out from the back door, and came to a clean and tidy stall with only two or three guests through a dark alley, and after finding a table and sitting down, he said with a smile: "I used to go out early and return late every day for the Wenhui Poetry Society, and occasionally I was taken here to eat once, I really thought it was delicious, and Cheng Naixuan's guy often asked Moxiang to come here to buy supper and go back." The real material is cheap, but the price is also cheap, and it is the first choice for satisfying stomachs! Don't look at the lack of people at the moment, it's because it hasn't arrived yet, otherwise you won't even be able to find a pair of seats. ”

In later generations, Nanjing and Zhenjiang once quarreled over the origin of a bowl of duck blood vermicelli soup, but Wang Fulin only ate it, regardless of the many meaningless arguments.

It was a couple who ran this stall, and the woman who came to greet the guests heard this, and immediately smiled: "This little official is too complimentary, our husband and wife stutter not just to make money, and the family Saburo is also a talent who should take the exam. If you don't do something like this, make up for it. How can ordinary people like us support it? And now it's a small stall. Thanks to the care of the Xin'an Association, all the petty officials are willing to support the scene, and hundreds of bowls are sold every day, and the expenses and travel expenses of our family of three in Nanjing are all earned. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Bei, who originally just came out to taste the food with Wang Fulin, was suddenly a little distracted. The hardships of being a young man and suffering were only intermittent for less than a year, both before and after. She didn't even worry about how to get by. And Wang Fulin, although the highest debt in the family was 7,000 taels, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, since he got rid of the two major difficulties of fame and food chief, there is the lord of a county standing behind him, good connections and flexible wrists, quickly turned the predicament. But he can taste the hardships of supporting the scholars.

Because her parents were not there at that time, Wang Erniang was in charge, and she was careful to cut the door to the extreme, and even dragged Wang Xiaomei to string beads to make small jewelry to make money. As long as he buys a little something, he is elated...... Although that kind of life has gradually become distant, it still really exists after all.

Thereupon. He smiled and said to the woman, "Then I have to wish Ling Lang the nomination!" ”

The woman smiled, as if even the wrinkles on her forehead were completely relaxed, and when Wang Fulin opened her mouth and ordered two bowls of duck blood vermicelli soup, she hurried over to help her husband prepare and deliver it, but she saw that the bowl was full of real materials, dark red duck blood, snow-white duck intestines, and duck liver and duck heart, there was actually a duck wing each. Xiaobei hadn't eaten it when he first arrived, but Wang Fulin knew that this duck wing was an extra addition, and immediately smiled: "I slept until now after I appeared, and I happened to be hungry, so I can admit it." ”

"Knowing that the little official must be tired in the field, I accept your auspicious words, and my grandson and I also congratulate the little official on the nomination of the laurel list, and fly with the little lady."

Xiaobei didn't expect the woman to say this, seeing that one person in the bowl of the two had a duck wing, but it was not like flying together, he smiled, and hurriedly took out a silver horn from the purse on his waist and stuffed it. After all, the woman was honest, and in a short time she brought a large handful of copper for change. Wang Fulin accepted it with a smile, and after thanking the other party, he shook his head at Xiaobei: "Although their husband and wife are hard, they are self-reliant, their waists are straight, and they never want extra rewards, plus they have the protection of the Xin'an Guild Hall, and no one dares to come over to find fault." I just hope that their son can be lucky and take a test to reward his father and mother for their hard work. ”

As soon as the words fell, someone next to him said: "This son, since you are also here to participate in the township examination, you should know that the total number of Nanzhili is only one hundred and thirty-five, and if others pass the examination, your hope is a little less." ”

Wang Fulin looked at the man, and saw that it was a middle-aged man wearing a white-washed shirt, with a calm face, and a child about ten years old, so he said with a smile: "You have to rely on yourself to take the township test, and hope that others will fail the list, not to mention whether the heart is right or not, and you are not confident enough to take the test?" To put it more explicitly, if ordinary people can take more exams, and the poor families keep producing noble sons, the folk reading atmosphere will always be maintained, otherwise if the people who come out are the children of official eunuchs, and the families of giant businessmen and wealthy people, wouldn't they have to return to the time when the Wei and Jin Sects were graded? ”

The middle-aged man obviously didn't expect Wang Fulin to say this, and after being stunned for a while, he didn't continue. And the couple who were busy by the stove over there, when they heard Wang Fulin's words, they all gave a grateful look. Xiaobei pulled Wang Fulin's sleeve and whispered: "Why do you talk so much?" Eat your stuff when you're hungry, big foodie! ”

Wang Fulin nodded, but stretched out his hand to stop Xiaobei from moving his chopsticks immediately, but mysteriously took out a porcelain bottle from the brocade bag on his waist, pulled out the stopper, and gently dripped a few drops into his bowl. When Xiaobei saw the red oil, he couldn't cry or laugh: "You don't want to, right?" When you set off from Huizhou, did you really even bring this? ”

"You don't know, when I entered the exam room, I even brought hot sauce, otherwise how could I swallow that dry scone? However, because of the long stay this time, I was afraid that the bottle would break on the road, and I didn't bring much chili oil, so I didn't want to eat it before, but now I can finally be satisfied. ”

Wang Fulin handed the bottle to Xiaobei, seeing that she also liked spicy food, she also added a lot to the bowl, took the chopsticks and mixed them, and a fragrance of chili oil suddenly spread, he took the porcelain bottle she handed back, corked it, and put it back again, then picked up the chopsticks and began to feast. But while eating, he found that the light in front of him suddenly dimmed, and when he looked up, he saw that the middle-aged man who had just asked was standing at the table, and the couple who were setting up the stall also came over, but the most speechless thing was the little boy, whose eyes were only staring at their bowls.

In the end, the middle-aged man asked a little embarrassedly: "Little official, ......what is this red oil?"

"Oh, it's a chili pepper grown at home, ground into powder and soaked in oil, and then it becomes this."

Now in the champion building in the city of Huizhou Mansion, all kinds of spicy dishes are all the rage, Wang Fulin also justifiably called the pepper planted in his own backyard, and then promoted the planting in Songming Mountain and Xixi South, the proprietor of the champion building, Hong Renwu, took the opportunity to open several restaurants in Huizhou Mansion, Taiping Mansion, and Ningguo Mansion, and adopted the word Huizhou cuisine, and the business was quite good. It's just that chili peppers are very easy to grow, and they can't be hidden, and there are endless restaurants that follow the trend everywhere. Therefore, chili oil is not a new thing near Huizhou Mansion, but it is still rare in Nanjing.

Wang Fulin said, while taking out the porcelain bottle, and generously asked the little boy to take it and add a few drops to his bowl, but the little guy was so excited that he took a bite and stuck out his tongue, which made the middle-aged man who should be his father reprimand him for a while. Although the couple who set up the stall were wonderful, they asked Wang Fulin if he had seeds, and planned to go back and try to see them. For such a request, Xiaobei smiled and said: "We all love spicy food, and we can't wait to grow this all over the world, so we don't have to go anywhere." He should have it in his bag, and I'll find it for you later. ”

The couple was naturally overjoyed and thankful, and the middle-aged man took his son to eat his share, but did not leave immediately, but waited until Wang Fulin and Xiaobei finished eating, and then took the initiative to come over: "I take the liberty of asking, I have also traveled to many places in the past, but pepper has heard of it, but it is the first time that pepper comes from, I don't know where this thing came from?" ”

"It is said that it came from the West, just like pepper. I'm a good person, so I asked people to bring some seeds, and now in several prefectures and counties near Huizhou Prefecture, this thing is not unusual. It's just seasonable, but it's said that there are some things that are high in yield, satisfying, and resistant to famine, and I've been asking people to see if they can get some seeds from overseas. Wang Fulin said this, but in his heart he was thinking that sooner or later he would have to go to Macao for a walk, you must know that the Americas are now competing with the Spanish and Portuguese, and those American plants should also be the most familiar to those people.

Xiaobei looked at the middle-aged man who asked from time to time, and saw that he nodded thoughtfully, but the little boy broke the casserole and asked in the end, and even asked Wang Fulin what other plants were like and what they tasted, she couldn't help but think of Jinbao at home that was about the same size as this little guy, and she also interjected a sentence or two from time to time next to her.

No one noticed that there was a guest in the corner who had been eating slowly and never left.

Wang Fulin listened and listened, and also had some understanding of the identity of the middle-aged man: "It turns out that this uncle is also here to participate in the township test. However, it is really not easy to bring his son to participate in the township test. ”

"My grandfather was also successful in business, but when I arrived at home, he could only make a living by farming and studying, and he usually worked as a teacher to supplement the family, and this time I also hope that he can see the big scene of talents gathering in the southeast, and he can work hard in the future. Therefore, I just heard the little official mention the noble son of the poor family, and it really said to my heart! This is the first time I have been ranked second class in the scientific examination, so I can come to participate in the township examination, but the middle lift is slim, I only hope that he can surpass my father in the future! ”

"Dad, I will definitely study hard and come back with a Jinshi exam in the future!"

Wang Fulin, like Xiaobei, couldn't help but think of Jinbao at home when he saw this boy, and immediately asked the little guy with a smile and bold words: "Dare to ask the little boy's surname, what is his name?" ”

The boy first looked at his father, and then said seriously: "The boy's surname is Xu, and his name is Guangqi." (To be continued......)