Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly bowed to the old man.

Qu Ming was very enthusiastic, and asked Zuo Shaoyang to introduce Zuo Gui's father, when introducing Qu Laoma, Qu Ming smiled: "I'm afraid that Boss Qu doesn't know the little nephew, and my father is Qu Leopard, the right Qianniu Wei Zhonglang general." ”

The right Qianniu Wei Zhonglang will be a senior officer under the fourth grade, and he is the deputy of General Qianniuwei, which is equivalent to the deputy commander of the Beijing Garrison Command and a deputy provincial cadre.

Zuo Shaoyang suddenly understood why this kid was able to hold up the top position, it turned out that there was such a loud father.

Old lady Qu is not a person who tends to be inflammatory, and when she heard this, she just smiled faintly, and she didn't even arch her hand: "It turned out to be Gongzi Qu." ”

Although Qu Ming had a bit of smugness that he couldn't hide between his words, he was very respectful, and after seeing the people around Zuo Shaoyang, he said to Zuo Shaoyang and Qiu Yiju: "Two young brothers, tonight the younger brother is the east, and he has set up a banquet in Pingkangfang, and he has invited several other young brothers on the same list, let's get drunk together!" How is it? ”

"No, no," Zuo Shaoyang didn't like this kind of occasion very much, after knowing the background of this fat boy, he looked down on him even more, and didn't want to be with him, so he made an excuse: "The little brother is not good at drinking, thank you Brother Qu Nian for your kindness, the little brother won't come." ”

"Nope! Our Sanding Jia is a brother from now on, today it is said that it is going to come no matter what, you are not good at drinking, it doesn't matter, then drink less, the younger brother will never force it, today it is just a happy gathering, know each other, are the same list of Jinshi, but this love is not something that can be obtained by the side. ”

Zuo Shaoyang still waved his hand and declined, but Qu Ming was very persistent, and asked his entourage to call several other people on the same list, including Wu Shu.

Wu Shu and the others were interested in scolding this general's son, not only agreed to participate in the banquet at that time, but also nodded and kept slapping the horse, which made Zuo Shaoyang even more uncomfortable.

Although Qiu Yiju, the old man with the eyes of the list, was dressed plainly, and he seemed to be a person who studied hard for the cold window, he just stroked his beard and smiled, his old face was a little flushed as if he had drunk two pots of wine, and he nodded and agreed to attend, but he did not follow the sycophancy, which made Zuo Shaoyang feel a little more good about him.

Zuo Gui's father really hoped that Zuo Shaoyang would participate in this kind of gathering more to pave the way for becoming an official in the future, so he smiled and said: "Zhong'er, since Gongzi Qu is so kind, it is better to be respectful." ”

Qu Ming was overjoyed, and said happily: "Yes, yes, my uncle and the old man have spoken, Brother Shaoyang, if you want to pass the buck again, don't give the younger brother face, forget it, if you don't obey your father's orders, it's not filial." Hahaha. ”

Father agreed for himself in front of everyone, what else could Zuo Shaoyang say, so he arched his hand and said: "Since this is the case, then thank you, the younger brother will go on time." ”

"No, no, you young brothers just need to ask for the address, and the younger brother will send a carriage to greet you one by one, and you can just wait at home."

Several of the same doctors and scholars all said their addresses, and Qiu Yihu and Zuo Shaoyang were the last to say it.

The general's son-in-law's medical skills are unknown, but he has a good memory, and after listening to it once, he can accurately remember everyone's addresses and names. The retelling is accurate, which makes Zuo Shaoyang a little admired.

At this time, another group of people crowded over to congratulate Qu Ming, Zuo Shaoyang withdrew, Wu Shu followed, and said again and again: "Senior brother, if it weren't for the help of senior brother, how could I Wu Shu say today, I will never forget this kindness." ”

"Okay, you're welcome," Zuo Shaoyang smiled and asked, "What about Brother Tian?" Is it high school? ”

"He also won, the eighteenth place in the Xiucai section."

"Really? Where is he? ”

"Under the gold list of Jinshike, I am also planning how to celebrate with a group of people in the same year, as if I am going to Pingkangfang to eat wine tonight. -- Almost all of the Jinshi in the same list of the six subjects have to go to Pingkangfang to eat and drink, and tonight it is only crowded with Jinshi, and it will be very lively all night! Saying that, Wu Shu looked excited.

"What about Kang Xuanhu? It seems that I didn't see his name on the list. ”

"I fell off the list, I was sad in the inn, and I didn't want to come out to see the list. A few of our people in Longzhou, except for me and Brother Tian, have all fallen off the list, and you seem to be the only one in Hezhou, and the rest have also fallen off the list. They are all crying in the inn. ”

Yes, once you fail in the annual imperial examination, you can only wait for another year.

Just as he was sighing, Zuo Shaoyang suddenly heard someone behind him: "Brother Shaoyang, congratulations!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang looked back, but it was the poor man Zhou in the Gongyuan who was crying because his palms were frozen and he couldn't transcribe the answers!

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Rejoicing and rejoicing, - Brother Ma is full of spring breeze, he must also be in high school, right?" ”

Ma Zhouxi smiled: "I won the Tanhua, just like Brother Zuo, hehe"

Zuo Shaoyang was surprised and delighted, you must know that Xiucai is recognized as the most difficult subject, and it is also the imperial examination with the highest gold content. Ma Zhou actually took the third place Tanhua, which was much more valuable than his own Tanhua, and hurriedly said: "Congratulations, Brother Ma is the pillar of governing the country and the country, and this time, he will have great ambitions!" ”

Ma Zhou was a little proud, and said with a smile: "Where is it, if it weren't for the benevolence and righteousness of Brother Shaoyang of Gongyuan, the younger brother would only cry now." ”

Next, according to the custom, the Jinshi should go to the recommender's house to thank him, and he recognized him as the recommender's student, but Zuo Shaoyang was personally recommended by Du Yan, and Du Yan did not allow him to tell outsiders, so he couldn't go to the door to thank him and recognize himself as a student. Wu Shu also saved this formality, because the old doctor Zhen Quan, who recommended him, had already been imprisoned. Homes were raided.

Zuo Shaoyang and the others went to see the release of several other lists, and when they saw that those people were happy and sad, they were very emotional, and after reading it, it was almost noon. Zuo Gui's father invited everyone to find a restaurant in Dongshi to drink and celebrate.

He originally planned to hold a banquet to celebrate this night, but Zuo Shaoyang wanted to attend the gathering of the same Jinshi, so it was changed to noon.

A large group of people came to Dongshi by car, found a very beautiful restaurant, and set up a big table.

This wine was very enjoyable, although Zuo Shaoyang was still entertaining at night, he let go of drinking, because his evening banquet was just to socialize and finish.

Master Qiao gave his son Qiao Guan a look, and the two had agreed before they came, looking for an opportunity to propose to Zuo Gui's father. So Qiao Guan understood, and then Zuo Shaoyang and Mrs. Qu had the opportunity to toast, and toasted Zuo Gui's father with a cup, and said in a low voice: "Master Zuo, the little nephew has something to discuss with Master Zuo, I don't know if I can take a step to talk about it." ”

Zuo Gui's father had already guessed something, so he smiled at him with a cup: "Master Qiao, I only talk about drinking today, and I will talk about it later." ”

Qiao Guan was a little embarrassed, and glanced back at his father, Master Qiao could see that Zuo Gui had guessed what he was going to mention, and in order to avoid embarrassment, it was not good to talk about it now, so he shook his head slightly.

Qiao Guan had no choice but to toast, said a few gossips, and returned to his seat.

When he finished drinking, Zuo Shaoyang was already a little drunk. Thinking that Zuo Shaoyang still had entertainment in the evening, Zuo Gui's father announced the end of the banquet in time.

They returned home in the carriage, Zuo Gui's father got out of the carriage drunk, and was surrounded by several matchmakers, saying happy in unison, Zuo Gui's father hurriedly bowed and returned the salute, and asked him to talk in the hall of the house, which turned out to be a matchmaker.

It turns out that these matchmakers have long known that they are going to release the list today, and the Jinshi with the title of the gold list are all figures who are closely watched by dignitaries and daughters of big families, and they have already been stared at by the media, especially the three tripods on each list, which are the focus of the matchmakers. To make such a matchmaker, not only is it a lot of money to thank the matchmaker, but it is also very beneficial to your own reputation, so the most important matchmaker in the capital every year is to release the list. These people are generally related to the officials of the Ministry of Officials, and they have found out which of them have not yet married, as well as their specific addresses, and once the list is released, they will immediately rush to the matchmaker, which is a matter of time sooner rather than later. If it's late, there's no play.

Zuo Gui's father drunkenly listened to these matchmakers boasting about their respective women who protected the media, all of them were scholars in the official family, but the official positions were different, some were from the previous dynasty, and some were from the current position.

Master Qiao and Qiao Guan were so anxious that they rubbed their hands in the patio, and they had the heart to step forward and tell Zuo Gui's father, but they couldn't pull their faces to propose marriage with these matchmakers, and Qiao Qiao'er was still beside him, if Zuo Gui's father agreed, it would be a shame to pay it back, if he didn't agree, it would be a shame. But if he didn't come forward to say it, he was worried that this Chenglong fast son-in-law would be robbed.

Qiao Qiao'er didn't know what her father and brother were plotting about, she was only a half-grown child, and she still didn't know anything about getting married. Zuo Shaoyang stood beside them and looked at Miao Peilan with gentle eyes.

Qiao Guan is actually very sure in his heart, since he learned about the relationship between Zuo Shaoyang and Miao Peilan from his sister Qiao Qiaoer, he also knows that the daughter-in-law chosen by the Zuo family must be agreed by Zuo Shaoyang himself, and Zuo Shaoyang's three conditions for choosing a daughter-in-law include that he will take a concubine after a year of marriage, and accept three women as concubines.

He knew that Miao Peilan and Bai Zhihan were Zuo Shaoyang's concubines, Bai Zhihan and his sister Qiao Qiao'er got along for more than two months during the famine in Hezhou, and they lived and died together, and the relationship was very harmonious, but they didn't get along much with Miao Peilan, and this Miao Peilan was Zuo Shaoyang's first woman, and she was the most loved by Zuo Shaoyang, the relationship between the two became more intimate.

Now, he only needs to tell Zuo Shaoyang that their Qiao family is willing to give Qiao Qiao'er to him as his wife, Zuo Shaoyang will definitely ask Bai Zhihan and Miao Peilan's opinions, and with Qiao Qiao'er's relationship with the two of them, he will definitely propose that Zuo Shaoyang marry Qiao Qiao'er. During this time, my father has been working hard to improve the relationship between the two families, and Master Zuo's attitude towards his father has also changed greatly, unlike the old one, so as long as Zuo Shaoyang insists, this family affair should be able to be completed.

(To be continued)