Cheng Zhong saw that the person who took the initiative to greet him was well-dressed, with slender and fair fingers, and his family background should be good, but he was not a showman, in the words of later generations, he should be regarded as a rich second generation, or he could also be called a local tyrant.

"Three brothers, the younger brother's article has been ordered by the three elder brothers, and there is a lot of progress, and this county test is also quite confident, thank you in advance, and then in the future-"

Before the local tyrant's words were finished, he was interrupted by the "Brother Lu" in the middle waving his hand, "Slow down, I haven't pointed out your article, so as not to go out of the circle again and ruin my reputation." ”

These words were said extremely ruthlessly, and suddenly the face of the local tyrant brother was red for a while, and white for a while was extremely exciting. He regarded himself as a younger brother, and thanked the other party for his "ear and face" work, coupled with the welcome and Zhou Ji on weekdays, he originally thought that he could give this person some face in front of many children, but he didn't expect to lose a lot of people.

Cheng Zhong was also very surprised, as the saying goes, fists don't hit smiling people, and this Brother Lu is too mean.

What Cheng Zhong didn't know was that Brother Lu's original name was Lu Duoxun, and he was the best talent in Huating County.

Last autumn, Lu Duoxun failed to take the exam because he had been filial piety for less than three years. No one thought that he would fail the exam, and many people already regarded him as a master.

But because of this, Lu Duoxun's eyes are above the top, and he has nothing to look for. People like Brother Tuhao can't get into his "magic eye" at all, and they are enough to be able to associate with him, like Li Desheng and Meng Boqi around him, they are also in their early twenties, and they can barely communicate with Lu Duoxun, but they must also be centered on Lu Duoxun, otherwise they will be ridiculed and even reprimanded.

It's strange not to say much, Lu Duoxun's stinky temper should have been disgusting and spurned. But because of his good writing and talent, the world not only does not blame him, but thinks that this is his true temperament, and vies to praise and even cling to him.

The "local tyrant brother" has a wealthy family, and he also gives more gifts to Lu Duoxun and the three on weekdays. Although Lu Duoxun is a "white-eyed wolf", he didn't admit it after eating, but took it for granted, but Li Desheng and Meng Boqi didn't have as big a shelf as him, and returned a salute to the local tyrant brother, talked a few words, and then followed Lu Duoxun, who had been disdainful from beginning to end, except for a few disdainful nasal voices, and left without saying a word.

After talking to the three of them, the elation of the local tyrant brother disappeared, and was replaced by a look of frustration.

Cheng Zhong couldn't see it, walked over and arched his hand, and persuaded him: "Brother Tai, the exam is over, the good or bad are set, why worry about it, it seems too uneasy?" "

Although Cheng Zhong was poorly dressed, but his temperament was slightly generous, the local tyrant brother did not dare to despise it, and then saw the basket in Cheng Zhong's hand, knowing that he was also a candidate for this county examination, he returned the salute and said: "Thank you for the comfort, this is the third time the younger brother has taken the exam, I thought it was a good wave, but ......" The young man shook his head: "I'm afraid that this time I will be out of the circle again, my father has great expectations for the younger brother, and I invited three Mr. Xixi, I really hope that the younger brother can win in one fell swoop this time, if you know the result, I am afraid that this board is indispensable." "

Cheng Zhong heard that the local tyrant brothers were almost twenty years old, and he was still afraid of eating his father's board, and secretly felt funny. But I was also calculating in my heart: for him alone, he invited three Mr. Xixi, and the father of this benevolent brother must be very rich. You must know that the salary of the "tutor" in the Ming Dynasty is not low, and you have to give silver for food and accommodation. Of course, it's not easy to be a tutor, at least you have to have a reputation for showing talent. Such a tyrant family might as well make friends.

"Brother, it's windy here, why don't you find a teahouse and make a pot of hot tea and chat slowly?" Cheng Zhong said.

The two entered a teahouse called "Yue Kelai" together, and Cheng Zhong asked Dr. Tea for an ordinary pot of tea.

During this period, the two also exchanged names.

The young man's surname is Xie, his name is Jiang Bo, and his name is Haoran. Regarding the situation at home, Xie Jiangbo didn't introduce much, but simply said, "It's quite solid." "

Cheng Zhong didn't ask, but comforted a few more words. Originally, he didn't do well in the exam, and the two of them shared the same disease, and it was very speculative.

Cheng Zhong also knew that in fact, Xie Jiangbo had no interest in the imperial examination at all, but his father's fate was difficult to disobey, and it was really tormenting.

After drinking tea, the relationship between the two is already very close.

When the account was meeting, Xie Jiangbo was supposed to pay the account, but Cheng Zhong refused.

It's not that Cheng Zhong wants to be arrogant, it's not that he has a lot of money, in order to save money, he would rather go to the boiling water room of the trial institute and eat cold and hard pastries with free hot water.

Cheng Zhong insisted on paying the bill because it was his mention to go to the teahouse to drink tea, and if he asked the other party to pay in the end, I am afraid that Xie Jiangbo would not say anything, and he would still look down on Cheng Zhong in his heart.

Cheng Zhong's insistence on paying the bill really made Xie Jiangbo feel good, he didn't care about such a pot of tea, but he valued Cheng Zhong's purpose of taking the initiative to approach him.

Xie Jiangbo's family background is not just solid as he said, but actually very rich, and his father Xie Mengting is a leading businessman in Huating County.

Although he was rich, he was considered a lowly business at that time, and his status was low, and some places would even cancel the qualification of merchants from the imperial examination, but fortunately, there was no such provision in Huating County.

Xie Mengting invited famous teachers all over the place, and even invited a man from Nanjing, the capital of Liudu, just to let his son Xie Jiangbo be able to show talent in the examination, and even raise people in the examination, and glorify the lintel, and from then on he can barely be regarded as a scholarly family.

But Xie Jiangbo is not the material for reading at all, and he is not here, and he has not entered the circle after taking the exam several times, which makes Xie Mengting frustrated and helpless.

Xie Jiangbo squandered his wealth with righteousness, and deliberately made friends with the young talents in the county school, so he could say a few words on weekdays, but in their hearts, they actually looked down on Xie Jiangbo. Of course, Xie Jiangbo knew these in his heart, but he was helpless.

Of course, as a local tyrant, his side will naturally attract some people who like to be cheap. Seeing that Cheng Zhong took the initiative to greet him, Xie Jiangbo thought that he was also such a person, and he still had some mention of Cheng Zhong.

But after a few times, Cheng Zhong's words quickly resonated with him, coupled with the fact that he was not greedy or possessive, which increased Xie Jiangbo's favorability, making him feel that Cheng Zhong was a person worth befriending, and this was exactly the result that Cheng Zhong wanted to achieve.

The two walked down the wooden stairs from the second floor, but they ran into a few people that Cheng Zhong was extremely reluctant to meet.

The group of three people who entered the door was a man who was nearly forty years old, and it could be seen from his clothes that his family should be quite wealthy.

His face showed a smug look, and his chin was slightly raised, revealing superior confidence and self-satisfaction.

The two people who walked opposite him bowed down and saluted: "Shopkeeper Zheng."

Shopkeeper Zheng nodded slightly, which was a response.

"Who is this person, he has a lot of style." There were people in the teahouse who didn't know the shopkeeper Zheng, so they asked their friends at the same table in a low voice. Because Cheng Zhong was relatively close, although the voice was small, he could hear it clearly.

"He, you don't even know?!" Another person replied: "His original name was Zheng San, but later he found the name unpleasant, so he changed his name to Zheng Yu, because I heard that Yu means beautiful jade." Although the name is given, there is no sense of beauty in doing things. Speaking of which, he is also a character, originally he was a scoundrel, but later he attached to the deputy inspection of the county's inspection department, and now he has opened two pawnshops in the west of the city, and he can make a lot of money with black money! Although he is not rich, no one wants to mess with him? Why? Isn't it because of the man behind him? "

The Inspection Department is in charge of arresting thieves, interrogating traitors and hypocrisy, and maintaining local law and order, which is equivalent to the Public Security Bureau in future generations. The deputy inspector is the deputy director of the county public security bureau, although he has not entered the stream, but he has real power.

After listening to the explanations of others, Cheng Zhong understood that this Zheng shopkeeper, to put it bluntly, is a sloppy person who relies on official and private collusion, and is an evil force protected by a black umbrella.

However, whether he is called Zheng San or Zheng Yu, whether he is rich or unkind, or whether he is doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, there is no interest in Cheng Zhong.

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