When Xu Chong arrived at the gate of the Gongyuan, it was already crowded with people. Xu Chong, who already had experience in picking up people, asked the groom to park the carriage on the periphery, and he got out of the car and took the little servant to the gate of the Gongyuan to wait for someone.

The entrance to the Gongyuan is now very lively.

Perhaps it was the end of the last exam, and the officials who were patrolling the examination outside did not stop everyone from talking.

Xu Chong's ears were particularly bright, and he could easily hear that these people were guessing who this year's leader would be, and there were those people in the company.

There is no doubt that Xu Erlang's name is not listed.

But Xu Chong didn't get angry when he heard it, the second brother has only been studying for a few months, and it would be good to be admitted to Xiucai, even if he was ranked last, he was also a person with a meritorious background. As long as it is a showman, it doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam, anyway, their family is not short of money, and there is no shortage of the few taels of silver and a few buckets of rice that the imperial court gives to the students every month.

Xu Chong thought so, and looked at it more and more, but he heard someone sigh in a smack voice: Xu Erlang is a blind cat touching a dead mouse, so he easily passed the first two levels. It's just that this third level will be tested for real talent, and he will definitely be brushed down with a dirty face.

Hearing this, Xu Chong immediately pulled down his face, a little unhappy.

He is a short man, others can say that he is right and wrong, he doesn't care, but if he talks about his family, especially his second brother, he is not happy.

Xu Chong immediately snorted coldly, and was about to go up to find fault, but at this moment, the messenger at the door rang the gong, and the exam time was up.

The big man who was talking badly about people behind his back was hit on the shoulder twice by his companion, and when he turned his head, he saw Xu Chong looking at him with compassion.

The kid is not big, but his eyes are fierce, even in the face of people who are more than two heads taller than him, he is not afraid at all. The eyes were particularly vicious, like wolf cubs, and people were terrified in their eyes.

The big man swallowed his saliva involuntarily, shrunk his head, and then felt that being frightened by a little cub would damage his face, so he wanted to hold on and go back. Unexpectedly, he raised his head again and looked at the place where Xu Chong had stayed before, but saw that there was no one there.

At the gate of the Tribute Courtyard, Xu Chong was crowded at the front.

His second brother is used to being a person who doesn't drag his feet, and when it comes to the end of the exam, he will definitely be the first to hand in the papers, and he will definitely be the first to come out.

It's just that there was an accident this time, and five or six people came out one after another, and Xu Erlang showed up. However, as soon as he saw that there were still people beside him, and the two were talking, Xu Chong understood.

He happily took two steps forward, shouted, "Second brother, I'll take you home", and said hello to the person who was talking to Xu Chong, "Brother Zheng looks a lot haggard, but he has been very tired in the past two days?" ”

This person is Zheng Shunming, who trained in front of Mrs. Shi with Xu Erlang, the Zheng family and the Shi family are in-laws, and the Xu family is also a relative who is turning a corner, Zheng Sunming is barely his own person. Xu Chong's attitude towards his own people was still very good, so he said again, "I waited at the door for a while, and I didn't see anyone from Brother Zheng's family coming, so I thought I was delayed on the way." Brother Zheng might as well take our carriage back, I have prepared a change of clothes in the carriage, as well as piping hot chicken soup and ginger tea, there are hemp balls and baked cakes, Brother Zheng and my second brother eat some to cushion their stomachs. ”

Zheng Shunming was quite embarrassed and refused again and again, "No need, no need, if you want to come to the family, you won't bother San Lang." ”

Just as they were greeting each other, someone shouted "eldest son", but it was the servants of the Zheng family who picked them up. In this way, it was even more impossible for Zheng Shunming to take the Xu family's carriage back, and after a few words with Xu Erlang and Xu Sanlang, they said goodbye to each other, and each got into their own carriage and left.

Xu Chong got in the car and asked the second brother, "How did you do in the test, can you be in the show?" ”

"What if you are in the middle and what if you are not in the middle?"

Xu Chong said "hey", "Second brother, if you can show off your talents, I will get out of the car now and beat up those turtle grandsons who were not optimistic about you before and gossiped about you, and let them be blind behind their backs." If you don't, I'll shrink my tail and be a man, and I should have never seen them or heard them speak, and that's how it will go. ”

Xu Chong wiped his hands and face with a wet towel, and he didn't bother to change his clothes, so he sat on the collapse on one side and took two sips of chicken soup. Hearing Xu Chong's words, he said casually, "Then you go down and beat them up." Hit hard, let them remember for a long time. ”

"Alas, okay, listen to my second brother!" Xu Chong smiled and lifted the curtain, wanting to jump down, but Xu Chong broke a piece of baked cake and smashed it directly on his head.

Xu Chong covered the back of his head and screamed miserably, "Second brother, I'm talking about playing, why are you really doing it." You don't know how capable you are, hiss, it hurts me to death, second brother, can you show me if it's swollen. ”

Xu Erlang snorted coldly, Xu Chong was scared to be honest, and said busily, "Second brother, I just kidding." Where can I easily do it with people, I learned enough lessons last time, and I don't dare to fight anymore, I just said and played. ”

But he was still not convinced, so he was going to tell his second brother about his second sister-in-law's pregnancy now, so that he would be happy and happy in advance, but suddenly he was emotional, and he didn't want to talk about it.

What kind of temperament does Xu Chong have, can Xu Erlang not know?

The two of them came out of a mother's womb, and because their parents were unreliable, the eldest brother joined the army early, so Xu Chong can be said to have grown up watching Xu Erlang. What does Xu Chong have in mind, Xu Erlang can't guess ten points correctly, and he can also score nine points.

At that time, he frowned and asked Xu Chong in a cold voice, "What's the bad idea?" ”

"I didn't." Xu Chong quibbled, "I just thought of something just now, and I originally wanted to tell the second brother, but I was afraid that what I said would cause trouble to the second brother, so I should not say it." ”

He didn't say it, and Xu Erlang didn't ask either. Xu Chonggou couldn't spit out ivory in his mouth, and he didn't bother to pay attention to it.

The carriage drove around and around, and soon arrived at Xu's Mansion, which was already dark at this time, but Xu's Mansion became a little more lively than before because of the brothers' return.

Xu Chong was worried that the second brother would learn the good news from the second sister-in-law for a while, and then remembered him who "didn't report it", and then came back to clean him up. He had a very strong will to survive, and immediately jumped out of the carriage and ran into his yard, saying in his name, "I am hungry to death, and my sleepy eyelids can't be opened, so I must hurry up and finish eating and sleeping." ”

Xu Erlang looked at Xu Chong's ghost, and just glanced at it coldly, then withdrew his gaze and walked towards Cuibai Garden.

When I arrived at Cuibai Garden, I saw Jin Niang standing under a pomegranate tree in front of the flower hall, looking up at the pomegranate flowers blooming on the tree. There were two big maidens at her side, and as if they were worried that she would not pay attention to the wrestling, they waited for her, and looked at her with good eyes. That's what it looks like, and the hen protects the chicks like that.

As for all the fuss?

Xu Erlang walked over and asked her, "What do you want to watch at night, can you watch it during the day?" Still holding your head up and leaning your neck, is this position comfortable? ”

Jin Niang wanted to look back at Xu Erlang when she heard Xu Erlang's voice, but Xu Erlang pinched the back of her neck...... His strength was very light, making Jinniang numb and crispy, and he couldn't help but want to shiver.

Xu Erlang quickly let go of her, and Jin Niang turned her head to him and smirked.

Xu Erlang pinched her chin, and there was a little smile in her eyes, "Why don't you speak, stupid?" ”

Jin Niang still didn't say anything, but took his hand and put it on her belly.

Xu Erlang pinched a handful of the soft meat on her lower abdomen and teased, "It seems that I haven't been at home for the past two days, and you have had a very leisurely life, and there is meat on your stomach." ”