Zeng Yu called the three idiot brother of this Confucian named Zheng Shi, the word style, self-named three idiot Taoist, originally from Yongfeng, because his father in Guixi County Yingtan Inspection Department for a small official, was 20 years ago the family moved to Guixi County Yingtan Fang, then eleven-year-old Zheng Shi worship in Guixi old Xiucai Wu Gang under the door to learn Bagu Wen. Zheng Shi is not diligent, but quite perceptive, at the age of seventeen passed the county, the government of the secondary examination to become a child, after 14 years, in addition to the father lost filial piety to give up a hospital examination, the remaining four hospital examinations were participated in rain or shine, Zheng Shi to participate in the hospital examination is also in Shangrao County, because Guixi and Yongfeng belong to the same Guangxin Mansion.

Zheng Shi and Zeng Yu met last year in Lushan Bailu Cave Academy, the two smelled the same, at first sight, Jiajing 39 years of the Guangxin Mansion Examination, Zheng Shi and Zeng Yu lived in the Hengtong Inn in Shangrao County, the two of them had a long talk, the friendship was irreversible, the tenth exam in early April, the field of essays were copied out and evaluated by each other, Zheng Shi never arrogantly thought that "the articles are their own good", he is very good at discovering the strengths of others, of course, his vision of other people's shortcomings is also quite scathing, he thinks that Zeng Yu's two essays are slightly better than him, concluded that Zeng Yu was bound to hit this time.

On the day of the release of the list, Zheng Shi didn't see Zeng Yu when he got up in the morning, and asked the shopkeeper, who said that Zeng Gongzi's master and servant went out in the light of day, Zheng Shi secretly laughed at Zeng Yu's eagerness to see the list, and the hospital test list was always after the time, so there was no need to go so early.

After breakfast, Zheng Shi took the servant to the government to see the list, when Zheng Shi saw his name hanging at the end of the list, he was ecstatic, looking up to the sky and smiling, a total of forty-two students were admitted to this college examination, he was just in the forty-second place, lucky, lucky, he was three idiots to change his name to Sun Shan Daoren, and the name of the list was Sun Shan.

Zheng Shi excitedly circled around the palace and looked around the other Chinese people on the list, but he didn't see Zeng Yu's name, and couldn't help but feel sorry for his friend, so he was lucky, and when Zheng Shi returned to Hengtong Inn, the shopkeeper told him that Zeng Gongzi had settled the house money and went back to his hometown, Zheng Shi asked Zeng Yu if he had a message for him, and the shopkeeper shook his head and said no-

Zheng Shi frowned slightly, Zeng Yu agreed with him a few days ago that he would go to Lu Yuquan together after the list was released, but now Zeng Yu said goodbye, Zheng Shi didn't know much about Zeng Yu's family history, but he felt that Zeng Yu's desire to seek fame was extremely urgent, and he was determined to win this college exam, but now he fell off the list, and his depressed mood can be imagined, Zheng Shi wanted to comfort his friends.

In the afternoon of the same day, 42 new students from Guangxin Mansion gathered at Sanjiang Wharf to send Huang Tixue to Fuzhou to preside over the college examination, Zheng Shi asked Jiang Yuanrui, a student of Yongfeng County, about Zeng Yu's situation, Jiang Yuanrui sarcastically told Zheng Shi of Zeng Yu's family background and Zeng Yu's oath to go to school before the age of 20, and laughed about it——

Zheng Shi immediately decided to go to Yongfeng Shitian to invite Zeng Yu to his Guixi home as a guest, so that his friends could relieve the distress of failing the list, on the evening of April 26, he came to Shitian to find Zeng's two halls under the big camphor tree, Zeng Yu's brother listlessly told him that Zeng Yu had left Shitian to go to Fucheng, Zheng Shi saw that Zeng Yu was indifferent, so he quickly took his leave, returned to Fucheng for a long time, did not hear the news of Zeng Yu, so he packed up and got on the boat, he also rushed back to Guixi County to learn to-

Zheng Shi is a good swimmer, the boat arrived at the mouth of the lead mountain river is already two drums at night, he took the servant to abandon the boat to land, ready to rest at the mouth of the river for a night, tomorrow morning to go to the Goose Lake Academy, the Goose Lake Academy is the birthplace of the mind, as an admirer of Wang Yangming's mind, of course Zheng Shi wants to go to a visit-

The people of the estuary known as the wharf of the eight provinces are really hospitable, Zheng Shi was dragged by a rather beautiful woman as soon as he went ashore, and Zheng Shi was bound to go to her restaurant to stay, Zheng Shi was thin-skinned and soft-hearted, the woman was so enthusiastic, but it was disrespectful, the master and servant followed the woman, but they didn't expect to meet Zeng Yu here, Zeng Yu's mother and young sister were also there, Zheng Shi hurriedly performed the junior salute to greet his great-mother Zhou......

The delicate woman who warmly welcomed customers saw that Zheng Shi and Zeng Yu's family were talking endlessly, and couldn't help but remind her loudly: "Zheng Gongzi, it's late at night, hurry up and go to the inn, the little woman has been waiting for her son for a long time." ”

Zeng Yuxin said: "If the three idiot brothers go with this woman, not to mention that the money is blackmailed, I am afraid that they will be beaten - it should not be beaten, the three idiot brothers are now famous for their talents." said: "The three idiot brothers also live in these four seas, let's talk for a long time." ”

Before Zeng Yu's words fell, the pretty woman's voice suddenly rose into the air: "You don't know anything, the slave family waited for half the night to get this guest, but you said lightly and let him live here too, let the slave family drink the northwest wind!" ”

Seeing Zheng Shi's brows furrowed and his face was displeased, the woman's voice suddenly lowered again: "The little woman has been waiting at the dock for half the night, and the poor little woman's little feet are now sore, if she can't get a guest back, she will inevitably be beaten and starved—", the voice is delicate and timid, and the appearance is pitiful.

Zheng Shi, who called himself the third idiot, suddenly felt that he couldn't go, did he notice that the guys from Sihaiju were watching the excitement by the door and covering his mouth and snickering, he asked Zeng Yu: "Jiu Li, why don't you go to the Plum Blossom Inn with Lingtang and Xiaomei to live, this woman said that their Plum Blossom Inn is very elegant and tight, and it is not far from here." ”

Before Zeng Yu could speak, the guy who was watching the excitement in Sihaiju stopped and shouted: "This Zeng Gongzi's family has already booked a room in our Sihaiju." Saying that, he came over to help Sixi move the book, and lowered his voice and said to Zeng Yu: "Zeng Gongzi, this woman is setting up a bureau to blackmail people for money, so don't let your friend be fooled, what plum blossom inn——"

The woman saw this shop guy muttering in Zeng Yu's ear, expecting that she was saying bad things about her and tearing down her platform, she crossed her hands and waists and said sharply: "Mao Xiaoer, everyone is a neighbor, look up and don't look down, you don't want to smash people's jobs, if the slave family can't do business, my family in the Ming Dynasty will all come to this store to beg for food." ”

The shopkeeper named Mao Xiaoer hurriedly said: "I asked myself if Zeng Gongzi wanted to prepare water for bathing, who is impatient to take care of your business, Zeng Gongzi, Zeng Grandma, the hour is not early, go into the guest room to rest." ”

The woman was coquettish and dragged Zheng Shi away, Zheng Shi obviously couldn't bear the woman's set, and said to Zeng Yu: "Jiu Li, then I will come to look for you early tomorrow morning, and we will go to Youehu Academy together." "Then he will go after the woman—

Zeng Yu stopped the woman and said, "Do you know who this Zheng Gongzi is?" ”

The woman said: "The guest of the hotel, all the guests come from afar, and the little woman will be happy to entertain them." ”

Zeng Yu said with a smile: "You don't have to waste your scheming and strength, this Zheng Gongzi is a talent learned in Guixi County, if there is any dispute, you have to go to court, it is always reasonable to show talent, do you understand?" ”

As soon as the woman heard that this Zheng Shi was Xiucai, the clothes were not like ah, how could she not recognize Xiucai's square scarf and shirt, this scholar surnamed Zeng was bluffing, was the old lady frightened, just about to puff out her lips and shake her tongue to coax Zheng Shi to leave here, but she heard Zheng Shi's healthy servant who carried the burden "Ho Ho" and said with a smile: "My young master has been taking the Xiucai exam for 14 years, and this time he is in the forty-second place, so he will take the last one, good luck, I almost fell off the list again, ho ho ho." Another laugh.

The woman is good at observing words and feelings, this scholar surnamed Zeng may have lies, but Zheng Shi's servant doesn't seem to be able to tell lies, he doesn't say a word at the moment, pinched the corner of his skirt and left, and Zheng Shi, a three-idiot Taoist, was still inexplicable, and shouted: "Why did you leave this woman!" ”

The woman didn't look back, and soon disappeared into the shadow of the street corner lamp

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