It wasn't until the sun set in the west that the Ming family finally stopped having guests come to the door.

Zheng Caixia, who was tired for most of the day and couldn't lift her fingers, didn't have to cook and eat by herself for the first time, and when she heard that Mingyue asked the two hired mothers-in-law to buy dinner and come back to eat, she couldn't get up and raise objections.

Mingyue, whose physical fitness is far stronger than Zheng Caixia, is still in good spirits, she is taking a pen and paper to make a record of the accounts, and Old Man Ming and Mingtang are all sitting on the kang against the wall to listen to her report the accounts, "The person who rewarded the good news spent twelve taels and two dollars." It cost three taels and one money to buy tea, snacks and other things. The two mothers-in-law need to pay 900 wen a month, and I plan to reward them with another 50 wen, which adds up to one or two silver. Then there is that when my brother and they come back, our family will inevitably invite neighbors, Sun Yaren, Dr. Qi and other people who come to congratulate them to have a meal. There are also my brother and their classmates, nine times out of ten, they will come over one after another to congratulate them. I plan to go directly to Jufu Restaurant to book a table at that time, one or two taels of silver for a table to greet neighbors, and two taels of silver for entertaining others. ”

It's not that Mingyue is stingy, but the gifts given by these people who are their neighbors are relatively cheap, and they can't give someone else a chicken, a piece of meat, and a bag of snacks, so she generously gives people a table of two taels of silver.

It's not like she has the money to burn out her brain.

Old Man Ming nodded slightly as he listened, "You just have to look at it." ”

"Tomorrow, we have to ask my uncle of the Jin family to help us bring a letter back to Wulitun." Mingyue began to write a letter as she spoke, "When my brother and they come back, my family will have to set up a banquet in the village, I asked my grandmother to prepare some things to use first, and make an appointment with the master who made the banquet in advance." ”

Old Man Ming didn't have any opinion on Xin'er, he asked Mingyue, "How are you going to put this wine?" ”

"Set it for three days. My brother's husbands and classmates, our family's acquaintances in the town, Li Zheng, Dr. Li, the village elder and others were placed on the first day, those relatives of our own family were placed on the second day, and other villagers in Wulitun were placed on the third day. ”

Mingtang looked eager to try, "Now our family is going to be famous in the town, hehehe." ”

Mingyue was a little crying and laughing, "What is this?" When our family comes out with a person or even a jinshi, our family can really become a scholar. ”

Just one showman, well, four showmen.

In short, no matter how much it is, he is still a talent after all, and no matter how much he has, he can't become a person.

The one who has been a talent all his life has gone to the sea, so although Mingyue is happy, she doesn't really take it seriously.

Mingtang was quite convinced by his niece's calm face, "I said you are also greedy!" Our Lao Ming family has been in the family for three generations, but your father is a child! You still don't look down on Xiucai! ”

Mingyue covered her face, "When did I look down on Xiucai?" I'm just saying that my brother and they are not yet slack, there is a long way to go, and some of them continue to work hard. ”

Mingtang sighed twice, "Dad, look, our Mingyue is more calm than you." ”

Old Man Ming glared at him, "It's better than being stupid like you all the time." ”

Mingtang was not ashamed but proud, "My nephew and niece and son-in-law have all been hit, why can't I be happy yet?" ”

Without waiting for Old Man Ming to say him, he turned his gaze to Mingyue who was bowing his head to write a letter to Mrs. Ming and them, "I said, do you want to invite an opera troupe to sing a two-day opera?" ”

Mingyue has a black line on her face.

What the hell is going to be a big show, this is all divine logic.

Unexpectedly, the old man actually agreed, "Then sing for two days." ”

Mingyue couldn't understand.

Seeing her speechless expression, "What are you going to do", Mingtang couldn't help but slapped the table and laughed, "You don't understand this, do you?" In our countryside, this troupe is much more lively and festive than inviting people to dinner! ”

Mingyue stroked her forehead, "Okay, if you want to invite it, then let's invite one." ”

She picked up her pen and wrote down the last two sentences, and then raised her head and asked Old Man Ming and Mingtang, "How much money do you need to prepare for this drama troupe?" ”

Old Man Ming and Mingtang stared at each other - I'm sorry, when it comes to inviting the troupe, they are also the first time that the eldest girl has been in the sedan chair.

Moon:......

She took the letter paper that had been put aside to dry, and added a few more strokes, "I'll ask Shiro to go to the town to ask He Yaren, and by the way, let him introduce a better troupe." ”

Mingtang gave her a thumbs up - worthy of his omnipotent niece, reliable and unexplained.

***

The day after they received the good news, Mingdi and Mingcheng returned to the county seat with Ming Xu.

"Daddy! Our eldest lang, second lang, third lang, and Jiayan have all been tested! As soon as I entered the door, I was so happy that I didn't know how to be good, so I opened my voice and shouted this.

Mingcheng and Mingxu smiled and carried the things they bought for their families off the mule cart, and the corners of Erlang and Sanlang's mouths were almost grinning.

"We already know that the errand officer of the county government has already come to report the good news yesterday." Mingtang, who came out, smiled and patted each nephew and Yu Jiayan on the shoulder, "It's all good!" ”

Erlang and San Lang still felt a little like they were in a dream at this time, and the two brothers originally followed to Fucheng with the purpose of giving it a try, but they unexpectedly picked up the leak and hung a name at the end of the list.

Although one is ranked twenty-second from the bottom and the other is ranked seventeenth from the bottom, in the end they are also legitimate and genuine talents.

The two of them haven't stopped giggling since they finished reading the list, and San Lang even thought about what to do with the fifty taels of silver bonus promised by Mingyue.

There is also the doubling of the monthly silver promised by Mingyue, and life is simply not too good.

In the bright smiles of the family, Ming Xu entered the main landlord's house one after another, and Yu Jiayan, who deliberately fell behind, quietly stuffed a pair of the most fashionable silver ear pendants in Fucheng into Mingyue's hands before entering the door.

Mingyue was a little uncomfortable, but in front of so many people in the family, it was not good for her to stuff things back into Yu Jiayan's hands.

A few people talked for a while, and Mingyue knew why Erlang and Sanlang, two guys who had little hope, were actually admitted to Xiucai.

“... You didn't see that the lid of the examination booth was scraped up several times, and half of the people in the examination room were frostbitten. ”

According to Erlang, on the afternoon of their first exam, Fucheng suddenly changed the sky, not to mention the snow began to fall in the middle of the afternoon (two o'clock in the afternoon), and the north wind was blowing extraordinarily infiltrating.

I didn't wear enough clothes, and my body was trembling all the time, so that the handwriting on the answer sheet was a hundred times uglier than usual, not to mention, and I soon became frostbitten, and I naturally couldn't answer the questions well in the second retest.

However, Erlang and his wife were not affected by the weather much because they were physically strong and had a house to block the cold wind.

If others don't play well, they don't just pick up a leak.