"Do you want to be famous? Why are those men so obsessed with taking the test for fame? ”

Xiao Ling'er wrinkled her nose, isn't this junior brother that Sister Shishi said just like the eldest brother of her Xiao family, all her thoughts are on it.

"You." Mu Shishi nodded her nose, "Of course, if a child of a poor family wants to get ahead, it is the best way to become an official by taking the exam, and the Xiao family has such a thought, so they have come to you again and again to think of ways to ask for money." ”

"That's the same, my eldest brother, everyone is going to be stupid, and he talks on weekdays, which is very sour." Although Xiao Ling'er had never met Xiao Ronghua, the eldest brother of the Xiao family, the memories of the original body in her mind were all there, so she naturally remembered them clearly.

Since he was a child, he has rarely seen Xiao Ronghua, and he has always been studying in the back mountains outside Yongxing Village, he has a good memory and can sink his heart, this alone is much better than his second brother Xiao Fugui.

Sun Cuiyang and Xiao Zhuang naturally put all their hopes on Xiao Ronghua, thinking that by relying on him to become famous, they could take the whole family to become a phoenix, and they didn't have to endure hardships.

Therefore, Xiao Ronghua has not touched the spring water with his hands since he was a child, and he doesn't care about the work at home, even his daughter-in-law is found by his mother.

It's a pity that I didn't even fail in the past few years, and this year I went to Beijing again, and I don't know what the result will be.

Mu Shishi pursed her lips, "My junior brother, although he has the same purpose as your eldest brother, his temperament is still very different. In fact, my master also said back then that he was not very suitable for reading, and he learned to write for a long time, and it took several times more effort to memorize and write articles to catch up with others a little, which was not at all as good as his medical skills. But he is determined to be admitted to fame, he is quite brainless, and he doesn't know if we can persuade him. ”

"Whether you can persuade or not, you have to go to see it to find out."

Xiao Ling'er simply stretched her waist, now the cook of medicinal food, Sister Shishi's junior brother is the best candidate, no matter what, she has to fight after all. If he can agree, this medicinal diet can be regarded as a tiger with wings.

"Okay." Mu Shishi also nodded, "His family lives not far from the county seat, get up early tomorrow, I'll take you there, but whether it can be successful, I can't say." ”

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It's rare to live in the county for a day, Xiao Ling'er plans to do everything that needs to be done, now that the matter of prescribing medicinal food has been scored, many things should be prepared next.

She took advantage of the fact that she still had some time, and after dinner, she went to South Street with Mu Shishi.

The two shops that Mei Chengan promised her are one of the alleys of South Street, the terrain is very good, just at the bridge of South Street, and you can see the scenery along the river when you open the window.

Although Tang County is a county seat, but because today's Southern Pilgrimage Grandfather also fought all the way out from Tang County, there were many famous generals at that time. And because the scenery of Tang County has always been good, just like after Anding Village, the back mountains of the small village are full of mountain peaks, so there are also several officials whose ancestors went out from Tang County, and they will return to Tang County to retire after resigning.

Therefore, the development of Tang County here has always been good, there are many shops along the street, it is said that the annual tax is in the top of all the counties in Yu'an City, otherwise there will be no such family as the Mei family is enough to compete with the richest man in Yu'an City.

In this South Street place, there are all kinds of street shops, there are many along the river, there are several flower buildings, there will be all kinds of flower boats gently flooding the river at night, and all kinds of lanterns are hung on the boat, which is also a great scenery in Tang County.

The medicine canteen is open here, and the elegant room on the second floor can see the scenery outside when the window is opened, and there is a gentle and pleasant sound of silk and bamboo, which is really good.

Xiao Ling'er and Mu Shishi surveyed the terrain well, and almost kept talking about the decoration ornaments and the like in the back all night.

However, Xiao Ling'er still plans to hand over these to Sister Shishi to deal with, after all, she is the one who has opened a shop, and the decoration of her pharmacy is also very elegant and chic, in this regard, she can be more suitable than herself.

As for that junior brother...... Early the next morning, Mu Shishi called her up and wanted to take her there.

Mu Shishi's junior brother lives outside the county seat, not far away, and they didn't call a carriage, so they walked for less than half an hour to arrive, and they were the closest village to the county seat.

However, there is no light in the county, the village is very small, with a few scattered houses, and her brother's house is halfway up the mountain in the innermost part of the village.

Xiao Ling'er saw it from a long distance, and a bare thatched hut was located there, which couldn't even be said to be very ordinary.

Xiao Ling'er frowned, and looked at Mu Shishi on the side with some confusion, "Sister Shishi, didn't you say that your junior brother worked as a cook in the guest house in Yu'an City, and the salary there should be not low, but their family seems to be ......"

"Pretty ordinary, isn't it?" Mu Shishi sighed, "Didn't I tell you, my junior brother, I was bent on taking the test for fame, and I was originally the youngest and most promising cook in the guest house, but I quit my job for this matter and was unwilling to open a medicine hall like our master's apprentices, so I went home and buried it in the book." No matter how much this salary is, in two years, there is an old mother in the family who needs to be taken care of by decoction from time to time, and naturally she can't afford to toss, that's it. ”

"He still has a mother?"

"Yes." It's almost at the door of someone's house, and Mu Shishi also hurriedly told Xiao Ling'er everything that should be said in detail.

"My junior brother, named Xie Yuan, his father died early, and his mother brought him up alone. Since he was a child, he has been studying medicine with Master just like us. After Master left, several of us brothers and sisters also dispersed. ”

When Mu Shishi said this, a trace of loneliness flashed in her eyes, and it quickly dissipated.

"My pharmacy was actually opened by me and a senior brother, he has excellent medical skills, and his business has never been bad, but after he left Tang County, I was left to take care of it there, and most of the others went back to open a pharmacy near their home or work as a traveling doctor. Only Xie Yuan, he devoted himself to reading. ”

Mu Shishi's expression drifted a little farther away, and she seemed to remember what happened before.

With Xie Yuan's family background, he naturally couldn't afford to go to school when he was a child, and he studied medicine with their master, also in order to be able to fill the family to learn to read and write. His talent in medical skills is actually not low, but unfortunately after the master left, he buried his medical skills, listened to the introduction of a relative, and went to the guest house in Yu'an City to work as a cook.

Originally, people have their own ambitions, which way to go and which craft to do is their own choice, not to mention that he is careful and cautious, and because he understands a little pharmacology and has spirituality in the ratio of materials, he didn't expect to study in the guest house for a long time, and he actually slowly became a cook, and his salary was a lot higher.

These salaries are already the best jobs in Tang County, enough for their family to live a good life for him and his mother, but within two years, he quit it.

Mu Shishi sighed, "Later, we learned that he was willing to go to the guest house, and only in this way could he earn money as quickly as possible, which could be used for him to buy books, buy pen and ink to study, and once he saved a little, he quit his life and returned home, studying hard, and gaining fame." It's just that he is a little worse in this, and he learns medical skills and cooking skills very quickly, but he has fallen behind in the examination for two consecutive years. But he is a dead brain, and he still hasn't given up his thoughts, and I think we went to his house today, and he is still studying. ”

"That's it...... Do you have to test for fame? Xiao Ling'er pouted, "There is not only this way in this world, not to mention that it is not suitable for him, since he is good at medical skills and cooking skills, it is not good to be a doctor or a cook, at least, there is no need for his mother to suffer with him." ”

Xiao Ling'er really can't figure it out, maybe she doesn't have such big ambitions, so naturally it is difficult to understand the obsession of those who have studied hard for ten years just to become a celebrity in the exam.

Mu Shishi also let out a long breath, "This, you will know when you see him." ”

She didn't say much, but still took Xiao Ling'er and walked towards Xie Yuan's residence.

Soon arrived at the door of the house, the courtyard door was closed, and there were many untended weeds at the door, which was really compared with the scene when she first went to the Mei family's old courtyard in Anding Village.

Mu Shishi knocked on the door, and soon someone walked over, a slightly old voice, "It's coming." ”

The person who opened the door should be Xie Yuan's mother, who is about the same age as Aunt Li, and maybe people who have been sick for a long time are also about the same, always looking a little older than their peers, with a lot of gray hair between their temples, and a little cough when they speak.

Mu Shishi lowered her body and was very polite, "Aunt Yu, is Xie Yuan at home?" I am his senior sister, Mu Shishi. ”

Aunt Yu squinted her eyes and glanced at Mu Shishi several times, before she suddenly appeared, "Oh, it's Shishi, I remembered, you studied medicine with Yuan'er, please come in, please come in, Yuan'er is reading in it." ”

Aunt Yu made a way, invited Mu Shishi and Xiao Ling'er in, walked to the side of the room again, and shouted, "Yuan'er, stop reading, your former senior sister is looking for you." ”

Mu Shishi listened, shrugged her shoulders to Xiao Ling'er on the side, and looked like she really let her guess that he was reading.

They went into the house and waited, and after a while, Xie Yuan rushed over and brought two cups of tea.

Xiao Ling'er looked at the man in front of her, who was about the same age as Sister Shishi, with a shallow beard, very white skin, and Sven's appearance, but he looked quite like a scholar.

He walked in, put the tea on the table, and saluted Mu Shishi with both hands, "I haven't met for a long time, I don't know if Senior Sister Mu is okay?" ”

Xiao Ling'er felt that it was enough to talk when she came here, but in front of people like Xie Yuan and the eldest brother of the Xiao family, it was really a big thing.