Huang Dong didn't look at Wu Jie, only nodded at Fu Yang, and said with a smile: "Brother Fu, I haven't seen each other for a while, don't come to harm?" ”

"yes. Fu Yang hurriedly said: "After the Chinese New Year, I have been studying at home, preparing for this year's college exam." The family is very strict, and I haven't been out for three months. If it weren't for the fact that I heard that Brother Huang had set up a literary meeting today, I really wouldn't have been able to go out. ”

With a hint of compliment in his tone, he looked at the carriage Huang Dong was riding in surprise and said, "Brother Huang, this car is good." Especially this good horse, very miraculous. Besides, not everyone in the inner city can ride a horse. ”

It's not surprising to sit in a sedan chair these days, but being able to have a carriage is a symbol of identity and status. The Central Plains region does not produce horses, and a good horse is worth a lot. The horses ate a lot, and the food was worth seven big men. And it's not just about feeding some grass.

Soybeans, wheat bran, and animal protein should be supplemented with every meal. After raising it for a year, it is more than the expenditure of raising ten family members.

In addition, when the horse is bought home, it is necessary to hire a special groom to take care of it. Stables need to be built, and they have to be ridden out every day so that the horses don't become pigs.

Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, it was possible to have a horse and a carriage, which is equivalent to owning a Rolls-Royce or Maserati in modern society.

Therefore, even among the three or four high-ranking officials in the capital, there are many people who do not raise horses, and they rely on sedan chairs when they go out.

When Huang Dong heard his compliment, he was slightly proud in his heart, glanced at Wu Jie from the corner of his eye, and probably pretended to be indifferent: "It's just an ordinary carriage, today's good night meeting, in order to facilitate the pick-up and drop-off of former classmates, I specially borrowed it from the Yamen, the governor of Zhejiang." ”

The governor of Zhejiang is Hu Zongxian, and the headquarters of the governor Yamen is in Hangzhou, but Hu stays in Nanjing for most of the year. Therefore, there is another official residence in the city of Nanjing.

"Ouch. Brother Huang actually knows the people of the Zhejiang Yamen! Fu Yang's mouth opened wide in shock.

The smugness on Huang Dong's face finally couldn't be concealed, and he deliberately said lightly: "The junior brother has some friendship with Mr. Luo of Zhejiang Zhiyamen, Mr. Luo, you know, the cousin of Lord Luo Longwen in the capital." Lord Luo Longwen happened to arrive in Nanjing a few days ago. The governor's palace sent chariots and horses to meet them. The car was not used today, so the younger brother lent it out. ”

"Luo Longwen, is it Luo Hanzhang Luo Longwen, who is from the Zhongshu House, he has come to Nanjing?" Wu Jie frowned, this Luo Longwen is a terrible character.

He hung up a position as a scholar from the seventh grade, but in fact, he was Yan Song's chief staff, and he came to Nanjing on the front foot of Wu Jie. The guy followed on his heels.

You must know that Luo Longwen can be described as a think-tank figure in the Yan Party. Wu Jie received a secret decree this time to go south to supervise the southeast military, this Luo Longwen came with him, is it also for this matter?

Hearing this, Wu Jie couldn't help but scream.

Huang Dong heard Wu Jie accurately call out Luo Longwen's name, he was stunned for a moment, and then he looked disdainful, and then his eyes fell on Wu Jie: "Wu fool." You walked here? ”

This casual question, the contempt in the tone is clear and palpable. Those who can study in these years have some family property. Today's class reunion. Except for a few classmates who are important to themselves, they took the car to pick them up. Most of the other people came as sedan chairs, and it is really rare to see Anbu as a car like Wu Jie.

Wu Jie was naturally not angry with him, and replied casually.

Fu Yang heard the contempt in Huang Dong's tone, and smiled: "Wu Fool is confused, and his family is also in the middle, and he is not a scholar, but when he saw him, the younger brother was also a little happy in his heart." Kure Festival. It's rare for Huang Dong's carriage to pick it up today, so let's get in the car and enjoy the driving of the Governor's Palace. ..., before Wu Jie could speak, Huang Dong's face was impatient: "Fu Yang, what's the matter, there are still a few classmates in front of you to pick it up, I'm afraid I won't be able to sit down." Get in the car, let's go. ”

Fu Yang: "This ......"

Wu Jie smiled at him: "Fu Yang, you get in the car, I like to walk." ”

After pushing for a long time, Fu Yang finally got into the car.

The moment the carriage drove away, Wu Jie heard Huang Dong say to Yang in a slightly reproachful tone: "Brother Fu, what are you doing with that fool?" We scholars participate in the imperial examination, and we will enter the government in the future, even if we don't become officials, we have to move around the scene. You have to be selective about making friends...... It's always ...... to help yourself Ordinary and vulgar people...... You don't have to ......."

“…… Brother Huang taught him a lesson...... After all, classmates ......"

The carriage went away arrogantly.

"This man is really snobbish!" The moth was so angry that his eyebrows stood upside down.

Before coming, Wu Jie had already sent someone to inquire about Huang Dong's family background clearly. This old classmate in the past can be regarded as a middle school family in Nanjing, and Huang Dong's father used to work as a secretary in the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion for several years and knew many people. Huang Dong is also an ordinary scholar, and it is unlikely that he will enter the imperial examination. It is estimated that his family plans to let him take the exam first, and in the future, he will find a position as a small official in the yamen.

Therefore, this guy is inevitably a little utilitarian and vain.

A classmate like Wu Jie, who is useless to his future, even if it is a relative, is naturally too lazy to take care of it.

It is also understandable that in any era, there will always be some people who live more realistically than others. It's hard for others to say anything about this.

As far as the current Wu Jie is concerned, he is only a little disdainful and bored with Huang Dong, a so-called relative, and he can't talk about anything else.

He was no longer angry, and walked slowly on the street with a moth for twenty minutes in a relaxed manner, and arrived at Huang Dong's house.

Huang Dong's house is not big, and it is only a three-entry courtyard. But located in the most prosperous area of the inner city of Nanjing, presumably the land price is not low, Huang Dong's father should have made a lot of benefits when he was on an errand in the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion in his early years.

After entering the courtyard and reporting the origin of his name, soon, a maid happily took the moth to the backyard, and kept saying: "Madame has long been talking that her cousin is coming over, and let the slave wait here early, saying that as long as the sister-in-law arrives, she will be taken to the back to meet." ”

The maid spoke quickly, and said, Today, the young master has a gathering of classmates, and many of the students in the school have brought their families, and they just set up a table in the back flower courtyard, and the ladies are just talking.

After the moth left, Wu Jie went to the hall under the leadership of a family member.

I have to say that although the Huang family's house looks small, it is spacious, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a unique cave. More than a dozen people did it inside, and it seemed a little empty.

The memories of the past flooded my mind, these more than ten people were classmates when they were young, and many of them hadn't seen Wu Jie for six or seven years, and when they saw it suddenly, they couldn't even remember their names.

These classmates are all adults, and they are no longer the children of the past. Everyone was talking enthusiastically, as if they were discussing the examination of the Tianfu Academy, and they all seemed to be in high spirits.

The hall was already full of food and wine, and everyone held up the cup and drank it happily.

Wu Jie was hesitating whether to come forward and report his name and say hello to everyone.

Suddenly, a scholar who seemed lonely and cold called Wu Jie: "Wu Jie, you are really Wu Jie, I haven't seen you for so many years, and I thought you went back to Sichuan, but I didn't want to be in Nanjing." ”

Saying that, Lian Lian Chao Wu Jie bowed his hand, and the joy on his face seemed very sincere.

Previously, whether it was Huang Dong or Fu Yang who saw Wu Jie, they all shouted "fool, fool", which made Wu Jie a little used to it. At this time, his name was suddenly called, and Wu Jie couldn't come back to his senses for a while. ..., "Brother Wu Jie, Brother Wu Jie, you really forgot me." I'm Zhu Mao, you forgot. Back then, in the school, the shortest and thinnest one. Zhu Mao kept reminding Wu Jie.

Wu Jie looked at it, this person was dressed in tatters, a thick cotton robe, all washed and discolored, and the collar and cuffs were patched with dense patches, but it looked very neat. He had a thin face and a sour air peculiar to a scholar.

This person was still wearing winter clothes on a very hot day, and it was estimated that the family was very poor and did not change his clothes.

He was dressed in cotton foam, and Wu Jie was dressed in a cotton shirt.

Looking at the other students here, they were all covered in silk and brocade belts, and they were proud of themselves.

Wu Jie and this Zhu Mao immediately looked different, and someone couldn't help but glance this way, and then turned their heads to the side contemptuously.

Wu Jie was a little overwhelmed by Zhu Mao's enthusiasm, so he had to return the salute: "It turned out to be Brother Zhu, I haven't seen you for many years, okay?" ”

Before Zhu Mao could speak, a classmate next to him burst out laughing: "Naturally, speaking of which, Brother Zhu is now well-known in Nanjing, and Luhua Chicken is also!" ”

"Haha!" Then there was a laugh, and someone actually squirted the wine out of his mouth.

Wu Jie was a little puzzled, and Zhu Mao's face turned red, and he said to Wu Jie: "Brother Wu, this matter is a joke I made. When I took the college examination the year before last year, I did very poorly in a few questions, and I felt that this subject was hopeless. Ten years of cold window, but the result is to this point, it is inevitable to be indignant. It just so happened that the last question was titled "Chicken", so I started working on it impulsively and chaotically. In the middle of the comparison, there is a sentence that reads: 'It is a white chicken, it is a black chicken?' Is it a chicken that is neither black nor white? As a result, the examiner was also direct and sentenced three words 'Luhua Chicken'"

He said ashamedly: "It was also my youthful impulsiveness, and as a result, my reputation was ruined and I was named Luhua Chicken." ”

Wu Jie couldn't help but smile slightly: "Brother Zhu is a man of temperament. ”

Zhu Mao: "It's not over yet, I wrote indiscriminately in the comparison, 'It's a rooster, it's a hen?' It is unfair and not a mother's chicken', and the examiner's comment is simpler, just two words 'gelding'. ”

Wu Jie was suddenly happy, and couldn't help laughing loudly: "Brother Zhu is really a wonderful person. He kind of understood, this Zhu Mao was spoofing, and he had the demeanor of the later Prince of Ma (Xiangrui Imperial Exemption).

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ps: I wrote too much yesterday and was a little tired, try it today and see how many words I can hold. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )