The happiest thing in the New Year is the children, who have new clothes to wear, New Year's money, and can also jump around the streets to watch a hundred operas, holding sugar gourds and playing rings.

Everyone gathered in the Guogong Mansion again, played pig killing, ate pig killing dishes, wrapped dumplings, and put ten bowls on the table, and spent this New Year lively.

In the first New Year of the new emperor's succession, there were a lot of fireworks on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and they burned from the dark to the middle of the night for two consecutive hours. The sky over the capital was shrouded in yellow smoke, and when the fireworks arrived, many people were already choked and couldn't stand it.

Mrs. Hu sat under the porch and looked at the sky, "This is the snow!" On the fifteenth day of the first month, there was a cold spring, and the grange near the capital was only afraid that it would be affected. ”

Mrs. Li said: "When it is bitter, it is all stupid and hard to farm. We used to work blindly, planting wheat with low yields, and we were bored to plant. I didn't think I could grow vegetables on the kang! ”

Tan said, "Mother, you can't miss it if you think about it!" At that time, when it was winter, the windows were covered with straw curtains, and the house had to be dark during the day, and the vegetables did not sprout! ”

Fang Mingcai said: "I don't know what the business in the town is like this year?" Cheng Tou said that the caravan from outside the customs did not go out until the fifteenth, and the shop in our rice grain lane will wait for the first batch of goods to be on February 2! ”

Changxue said, "February 2, it's time for the fourth uncle to end." ”

Changtiedao: "I see that Cai's brother-in-law is very energetic, and he took a Xie Yuan exam last time, what do you think he can take this time?" ”

Fang Mingcai kicked his son, "What's the test?" The designated entrance examiner is back! ”

Cai Kun got up and bowed his hand and said, "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I'm afraid that my knowledge is shallow, and I will live up to the high expectations of my uncle and brother!" ”

Chang Lian grabbed Cai Kun and pulled him to sit down, "Clean!" It's a mule or a horse that goes out to slip around, and you will know if you don't hit the list, what are you doing with humility! ”

Fang Mingyuan is actually very uneasy, the countdown will enter after the New Year, what should he do if he can't pass the exam? In case Cai Kun is admitted, he will fall off the list, and he will have no shame to see Fenggu's father!

Chang'an smiled and said, "Dad, in fact, your strategy is really good, it is more interesting than what Cai Kun wrote, the main father knows a lot and has a wide range of knowledge, I think my father will definitely be able to succeed." ”

Fang Mingyuan whispered: "Don't shoot Lao Tzu's sycophants!" Let me tell you, the sixth brother has discussed with me, there will be a peach blossom flood in the south after the New Year, you hurry up. Jiangnan was in turmoil, and the vassal king was unable to raise an army to rebel, and the crisis of Brother Ling'er was resolved. ”

Chang'an whispered, "Dad, our ability is still not enough, and it is still far from being able to help Yu Liubo, and I am thinking that I have to find foreign help." ”

"Medium! You have to have a better way, the peach blossom flood is a flood! The disaster has already been affected, and the people are even more miserable! "Fang Mingyuan wants to keep Liao Ling, but he can't exchange it for more people's suffering.

After the first lunar court, the capital spread the news of this spring, and asked the northern and southern scholars to take half of it.

The northern scholars were naturally happy, but the southern scholars felt that it was unfair. The southern style of writing is at its peak, and the scholars are doubled, and more than eighty percent of the people who are named on the gold list of the imperial examination are southern scholars. If they take half of each, half of the southern scholars will not be on the list, and they are obviously talented, but they will miss this spring.

In the hustle and bustle in the capital, Chang'an told his father and Yu Liu about the next plan. Fang Mingyuan was a little stronger than Yu Liu, at least he didn't turn mosquito coils in his eyes, to be honest, he only understood Liucheng, and he was confused about how to implement it.

Yu Liu didn't understand at all. I only secretly told myself that if you follow the proprietor, don't be thorny, there is no one in the Fang family to mess with.

"What can I do?" Fang Mingyuan asked directly.

Chang An said, "Dad, as long as he convinces the Kang family to help, the matter will be half done." ”

"And half of it?" Fang Mingyuan asked.

Chang'an said, "There is still half of my sister helping, do you remember the widow God of Wealth?" My sister has a relationship with Mrs. Li, the widow God of Wealth, and Ji Ran is a handkerchief, as long as they help, plus the Kang family, things will be foolproof. ”

Fang Mingyuan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and persuade the Kang family." ”

Chang'an got up and said, "Then I'll go find my sister." ”

Yu Liu looked left and right, this is leaving? That's it? Aren't they talking about a major event that overthrows the entire Jiangnan?

Fang Yue came forward and invited Aunt Li and Sister Ran to come to the house as guests, Fang Mingyuan personally talked to Kang Kang about current affairs, in short, the power of the Jiangnan vassal is too great, if the court withdraws the domain, the king of Yue will designate a rebellion. At that time, the people of Jiangnan were bitter.

Kang Kang wondered, "Sir, how can you conclude that the imperial court has withdrawn from the domain?" ”

"Don't ask me, go back and ask the elders in the family, and ask the officials in the clan who are serving in Beijing." Fang Mingyuan spread his hands and said, "I've only been in the capital for a long time, I can't see much, you look at it coldly, if it doesn't involve the matter of the vassal king, can I buy this mansion that is difficult to find even if you have money?" ”

Kang Rongping is a little vague, yes! The clan uncles all said that the people in the capital were unstable, and the emperor was planning big things, could this be the withdrawal of the feudal domain?

Chang'an suddenly knocked on the door and came in, and said with a smile, "Kangkang, in fact, you don't need the help of the clan, you just need to lend us Manager Fu." ”

"Is it okay to be in charge of Fu?" Kang Rongping asked.

Chang An smiled and said, "Mr. Fu can't, but Mr. Fu uses the name of your house, and it is the banner of the second room of the Heshui Kang family." ”

"You won't make trouble for the family!" Kang Rongping asked.

Chang'an shook his head and said, "No, it's just a normal transaction, there are many shops in the Kang family, and it's understandable to purchase more, after all, the emperor's funeral period has just passed!" ”

Kang Rongping nodded and said, "If you don't need to go through the family, just purchase from the store, Manager Fu can help." ”

When Mrs. Li took Ji Ran to the door, Dong Xiaoying was stunned, what is a wonderful fate!

"It's you! Yueyue said all day long, Sister Ran, Aunt Li, who else should I be? It's you, really, really! Dong Xiaoying rubbed her hands, shouted for refreshments, and shouted to make tea.

Zhang Luo asked Xing's sister-in-law to prepare the banquet. Sister-in-law Xing is the daughter-in-law who was rescued by Mrs. Hu. On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, her son followed Hua'er sisters-in-law, Changlian, Changtie, and Changxue to Fenggu Town to study.

The mercenaries recruited by the Fang family, with their sons, boys under the age of twelve, all went to Fenggu Town to study. The back house managed by Dong Xiaoying is very worry-free.

"Mother, do you know Aunt Li?" Fang Yue asked curiously.

Dong Xiaoying smiled: "It's not you yet?" If you want to eat persimmons, you will pick your Aunt Li's persimmon forest. ”

Fang Yue clapped his hands and said, "Sister Ran, do you think we are very fateful?" ”

Ji Ran smiled: "Yes! I didn't expect that Sister Yueyue was a thief who stole persimmons! ”

"I didn't, I said to give money, and your family still let dogs bite me. Ha, I'm going to avenge myself today. Fang Yue stretched out his hand to tickle Ji Ran, and the two of them made a mess in the hall.

"Come on, do it quickly, I wonder which of us is older?" Dong Xiaoying pulled Mrs. Li to sit down.

Mrs. Li said her birthday, and Dong Xiaoying immediately said, "I'm two years old, is Sister Li willing to recognize me as a sister?" ”

Mrs. Li smiled and said, "If you don't dislike that my sister is a widow merchant, I wish there was a lady who lifted people to be my sister!" ”

"Don't dislike anyone, my mother's family is also a merchant! Let's be with each other! Dong Xiaoying said with a smile.

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