Zheng Liancheng frowned, and wanted not to give him this face, but after looking at his wife and sister beside him, and then at Wang Jue who was holding a wine glass, he felt a little short of breath, and ate a cup of tea with him.

After drinking three cups in a row, Shan Chixia next to her stood up and rounded the field, "Auntie, my master is still taking medicine, and this tea is not good to eat, so it is better to let the young master toast you two cups." Wang Jue watched him speak, and wanted to scold him, you are a housekeeper, sitting on the master's table and not talking, and interjecting to control me for drinking. However, he also knew that the bearded man in front of him was born under Qi Shaobao's account, and he and Zheng Liancheng were friends of life and death.

The obedient official over there heard this, and hurriedly walked over, "Uncle, my nephew toasts you with a glass of wine, and wishes you what you wish one day." ”

Whether you want to be promoted, you want to get rich, you want to live a long life, you want to die, you want to marry a new wife, in short, you should do everything, it is really a panacea.

Dong Qichang and Chen Jiru over there listened, looked at each other, and also picked up their wine glasses and walked over to make fun, "Outside the king, we also toast you." ”

Wang Jue's face suddenly rose, who are these two? The top talent, the big celebrity, like this Chen Jiru, was valued by the then pavilion old Xu Jie, at the age of eight, praised him as a Fengyun Qiliner, and immediately became famous in the world, but now, he also came to toast me, and immediately blushed, and said with a shy face: "I am the uncle of the good official, you two don't have to be polite to me......"

What he meant in this was that if you are good friends with good officials, then call me like good officials.

Chen Jiru scolded in his heart: Lying on the mud horse, you are a big man, and you dare to be cheeky to take advantage of me, if it weren't for the fact that you are Fengzhang's uncle, I would have smacked you. On the other hand, Dong Qichang was deep in the city, and secretly pulled his sleeve and signaled him not to get angry, which embarrassed everyone and couldn't get down the stairs. Then he smiled and said: "Wang Yuanwai is my Sanwu senior, Qichang has long wanted to know, the last township test, Qichang also wanted to see Wang Yuanwai, but unfortunately he couldn't make the trip, and even because of this, he was in a bad mood, but he only took the second test, and he was really ashamed." This time I stayed here in Fengzhang, and I was glad to hear that Wang Yuanwai was Fengzhang's uncle, and I was overjoyed, but the first two times Wang Yuanwai came and went in a hurry, and Qichang was not easy to ask for a meeting. ”

He said this, which means to say, brother, don't be embarrassed, I'm a lifter, you're just a showman, don't play with me, if it's not Fengzhang, I wouldn't be too lazy to take care of you.

You must know that Huating is the Shanghai of later generations, although it is close to Ningbo, and even habitually, the literati of Huating are also known as the three Wu scholars, but they are geographically divided, that is exactly the people of Nanzhili, to participate in the township test to go to Nanjing, how can they come to Ningbo and still want to see Wang Jue? So these words are actually smoking Wang Jue's old face.

Moreover, Dong Qichang's participation in the township examination was originally the first in the results, but because of his poor handwriting, he was pressed to the second, so he worked hard to practice calligraphy and became a generation of everyone.

This township test second, commonly known as Yayuan, that can also be boasted at any time, such as opening a poetry meeting or something, the audience is full of literati for a while, he shook the folding fan, unfolded it with a bang, and introduced himself [in the next Tianfu Township test Yayuan......] This effect is definitely sensational.

What did he say there because he didn't see Wang Yuanwai, so he was in a bad mood and only took the second place in the exam, and he was purely talking nonsense with his eyes open, but it is actually normal for readers to talk nonsense with their eyes open, and the level of reading people talking nonsense with their eyes open is usually relatively high, if there is less goods in the belly, they really can't hear it.

Wang Jue faked that he was also a showman, Huating Scholar Township tried to go to Nanjing Yingtianfu, at least he still knew, and heard Dong Qichang claim that he was in a bad mood and only took the second exam, and it was like being slapped in the face, his brain was buzzing, and he knew that he had been slapped in the face, but this slap was level, at least the seven fairies in the room were afraid that they might not be able to understand, so he shook his teeth, only when he knocked out his teeth and swallowed blood, hehe laughed twice, and his face was a little pale.

Chen Jiru, who was next to Dong Qichang, was a little surprised, turned his head to look at him, and said Brother Dong, hey! You're scolding people at the same level as me today! Dong Qichang smiled and raised his glass to Wang Jue, Wang Jue didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he quickly drank it in one gulp, such a famous person, his eyes are as big as a kee, so it's better not to provoke.

"Come on, come on, Wang Yuanwai, have another drink." Dong Qichang and Chen Jiru pulled Wang Jue to pour his wine, and Father Zheng, who was sitting at the top, was also a smart person, and he could see that these two nephews were going to raise their faces, so they smoked Wang Jue's face, couldn't help but smile on their faces, and turned their heads to Ai Mei Niang and said: Mei Niang, you go and let the children eat, don't look scared, no matter how you say it, it's also a young year, don't be in a bad mood.

Ai Mei Niang glanced at him, didn't know what to say, looked at her husband, who was being poured by Dong Chen and the others, looking at his appearance, it seemed that he was toasted by such a famous person, although he was secretly sarcastic, but he still had a lot of face, so he sighed, got up and turned to the table over there, and asked the daughters to play separately, and didn't have to worry about the elders talking, the seven fairies breathed a sigh of relief, looked at their father, and drank with their heads held high over there, and seemed to be very happy, although they were very strict in their family education, they were still children in the end, and after a while, Immediately became lively again, and when Daddy Zheng saw it, he couldn't help touching his chin and smiling.

And Ai Mei Niang lifted the door curtain again, went out and comforted the male servant in a soft word, and then went to the stove again, and said two words to the domestic servants, first thanked them for doing things well at home these days, panicked that those maids and maids did not dare to say one by one, Mei Niang confessed, each person sent a tael of silver as a reward for the busy past few days, naturally it was a thousand thanks, and then they instructed them in a positive tone, it is already a small year, and there should be no more things, but don't slack off in everything, everyone just got the silver and ate dates, At this time, she ordered things to come down, and naturally said again and again, yes, yes, yes, and the old qualified subordinates knew that this was just a beating by the master's family, not deliberately looking for trouble, so she smiled and asked these servants to send more wine and food to the house.

Seeing her turn around and leave, there was a big-footed woman who couldn't help but praise, our aunt, that's really first-class, everyone, it's not me who praised, I have also done it in many big families in front of me, where is there such a bodhisattva-hearted grandmother, not to mention anything else, just look at her serving our lord safely...... As soon as she said this, there was a little cold on the stove, everyone look at me, I look at you, but there was not even a person who answered, the mother-in-law suddenly knew that she had said a fork, and quickly made a gesture to fan herself in the mouth, the mother-in-law who was cooking on the stove was a good mat because of her good skills, and the Zheng family did not have a real steward among the subordinates for the time being, everyone faintly took her as the head, probably still greedy for her skills, and made good dishes, it is said that this used to be in a prince's house. Later, I didn't know what I had done, and I was taboo, so I sold it cheaply.

In the end, it came out of the palace, and she had experienced things, so this mother-in-law had a very steady mouth, and it was easy to talk to her, and the things of the old man, young master, aunt and grandmother in the family were not mentioned. As long as you remember the four words, uphold your duty.

These words, smart people will understand as soon as they hear it, but this woman still has a few things that she can't carry clearly, and finally said a few more words: In our family, the young master has great ability, Dong Chen and the two young masters heard that they are both first-class celebrities on the ground in the south of the Yangtze River, and the old man is weak and does not take care of things, the old housekeeper is said to be the friend of life and death of the master, and he does not ask much about the affairs of our subordinates, everything in the past two months has been done by my aunt and grandmother, so those safe bastards who serve the master are best rotten in the stomach. You must know that the young master is young, and this business will definitely prosper slowly in the future, maybe there will be a housekeeper among you in the future, a big girl, a housekeeper, what to say, what not to say, what to ask, what not to ask, before speaking, you must go through it in your heart, don't talk about it, you will eventually mislead others and yourself.

Her words were really good words, no matter how stupid she was, she understood, and couldn't help but thank her, she picked up the spoon, packed the first bowl of braised plum vegetables in the pot, turned around and handed it to a maid next to her, and then said lightly: Don't thank me, I haven't seen a little more, and I have suffered a little loss, so I said casually, it's best if you forget it early, I forgot my surname, and I can't remember anything when I get up from sleep.

Everyone nodded yes again and again, for a while, they all lifted their spirits, no matter what, the old man and young master above don't ask much about things, although the aunt and grandmother have the means, but they are a bodhisattva, it is better than those rich families in the back house with a basin of sewage, seeing that everyone also has a head, maybe I can't say, just what I said now, after that, there will be a housekeeper among us, a housekeeper in the outer room, and a big girl...... For a while, there was a sense of twisting up a rope to a place, but it washed away the embarrassment just now, and they were busy, moving wine for the old masters and young masters, getting more sweets for the cousins, and adding some charcoal to the fire dragon, but it was a bit of a small year's weather.

The sky gradually darkened, the cups were laughing, the Zheng family was lively, Wang Jue and Prince Yu were ugly by Dong and Chen, and were thrown on the couch in the corner of the room, still dancing with their hands, lying there and shouting, "Madam, madam, go outside and watch, can there be colleagues to come to pay New Year's greetings!" ”

Chen Jiru, a narrow ghost, coughed twice, pinched his throat and said next to him: "Master, there is a Honglu Temple outside that has handed over a post to visit." ”

Wang Jue sat up immediately, closed his eyes and shouted, "How many products?" ”

"Jiupin Official." Chen Jiru pinched his throat and shouted next to him, he snorted and lay down again, muttering: "Jiupin Guan'er, don't see it, let him wait in the hall." ”

"Master, there is a doctor of the Five Classics of the Hanlin Academy, who is the eighth grade, and handed over the handbook to ask to see."

"Eight pins? Waiting in the side hall. ”

"Master, Guanglu Temple's book, this is from the seventh grade, and the post came in."

"From the seventh grade? I don't see it, I also wait in the hall, and I will call the master if I am above the sixth grade. ”

"Master, this time it's the sixth grade, and the experience of commanding the envoy."

"Military attaché? Throw the post in his face and tell him to fuck off......"

There is no curtain between this couch and the outer room, only a wooden hollow wall, and a round arch in the middle, the obedient official heard Chen Jiru's movement, walked in from outside and hugged him, smiled bitterly on his face, and whispered: "My own brother, you can save some face for my aunt!" On the couch, Wang Jue still closed his eyes and waved his hand, not knowing what to fish in the air, muttering as if to say: "Why don't you even have a prefect of the county......"

Dong Qichang also came over and whispered: "Zhong alcohol, it's too unkind." Chen Jiru peeked at Mrs. Ai outside, and looked at her from time to time, and felt a little embarrassed, this Mrs. Ai is usually very kind, and it is a little unreasonable to make fun of her husband like this, but she refused to admit defeat in her mouth, stared at Dong Qichang and whispered: "Who said just now that he was the second in the Tianfu Township test, crackling and slapping people's faces and making them drunk with a toast?" ”

Dong Qichang's face was slightly red, and it was the first time he had done this, so he chuckled and said, "Aren't I angry with Uncle Liancheng, this talented man has been disrespectful to Uncle Liancheng twice, we are juniors, we must always be filial piety first......"

The obedient official next to him listened, crying and laughing,, this Ming Dynasty scholar! It's really a good retribution, and you can't afford to lose at all.

However, after hearing this, my heart is also warm, ironing is very good, this is not the taste of the dead party of later generations, but the dead party of later generations often takes several years or even more than ten years to know the roots, but the Ming Dynasty is pleasing to each other, and is willing to entrust each other with his wealth, which is quite the style of the ancients.

He thought of the word ancients, and suddenly burst out laughing, mud horse, these two guys, aren't they ancients, and now even I am an ancient.

With a smile, he reached out and put his arms around his shoulders, but he was a little smaller, and he looked a little nondescript, and whispered: "Okay, okay, on behalf of Comrade Zheng Liancheng, I would like to thank the two comrades." ”

Zuo Qiu Ming's "Chinese" says: If you are united with virtue, you will be of one heart, and if you are of one heart, you will be comrade.

The three of them laughed quietly for a while, sneakily went back to the table to eat wine and food, and Wang Jue, who was estimated to be still meeting his colleagues and officials in his dream, was slowly snoring on the couch.

The Zheng family is happy, but the Yan family, the leading maritime merchant in Ningbo, is in a catastrophe, more than a month ago, the head of his family, Yan Dazhang, has disappeared, and the old housekeeper of Yan Gan does not know how much relationship he used, so he vaguely inquired that the lord seemed to have been robbed near the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the Yan family was panicked for a while, and it was all pressed by the old man in the family.

(To be continued)