The semi-finals were postponed by five days.

In the past five days, Fanning did not go home, but played in various scenic spots in Pingjiang Province.

Touring the mountains and rivers, but also including food and accommodation, where is this to compete, it is clearly to vacation.

On the afternoon of the third day, it was drizzling, and Fanning was tired and hungry after a day of wandering outside, and both legs were numb.

Fanning sat on the ox cart and fell asleep, at this moment, he just wanted to rush into the inn canteen immediately to have a good meal, and then go back to the room to sleep in the dark.

The ox cart slowly stopped at the door of the inn.

Although it was raining, the entrance of the inn was crowded with gentry from Wu County, there were forty or fifty people, holding umbrellas, waiting patiently at the door for the prodigies to appear.

Now it's the semifinals, and there are only twelve prodigies left in the semifinals, and ten of them will be selected as county magistrates, so almost every player is precious.

If it weren't for the eight archers standing at the gate of the inn, they would have rushed into the inn and invited the prodigy to their home for dinner.

In the past few days, Fan Ning has deeply realized the status of the county taxi selection competition in the hearts of the people of Wu County.

He has a waist card for the entrance to the semifinals, and every time he inadvertently shows his waist card, it will cause a sensation, he doesn't need money to eat, and he will discount things when he buys, and everyone points at him, and his eyes are full of envy.

"Thank you, uncle!"

Fan Ning stuffed the five cents to the coachman, but the driver hurriedly refused, "I knew that the little official was a prodigy, so I wouldn't let others get in the car, and I would never dare to ask for the car money." ”

Fanning knew that he would not accept the money, nor would he force it, so he jumped out of the ox cart, covered his head with his clothes, and ran towards the inn.

At this time, someone shouted: "He is Fan Ning of Yanying Academy!" ”

The gentry and dignitaries all rushed up, "Little official, come to my house as a guest!" ”

"Little official, I'm also a Mudu, we are fellow villagers!"

The crowd was enthusiastic, and they were about to rob people.

Fan Ning felt a burst of regret in his heart, he knew that he would go through the back door, so he quickly turned around and ran towards the back door.

Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice.

"Ning'er walk slowly!"

Fanning hurriedly stopped.

I saw that in the drizzle, a slightly fat man with an umbrella stood on the other side of the inn, and beside him, two twin teenagers with indistinguishable appearances stood and played under the eaves.

"Second uncle!"

Fanning recognized the man holding the umbrella, it was his second uncle Fan Tiege.

He hurriedly greeted him with a smile, "Why is the second uncle here?" ”

Fan Tiege knocked him lightly, "You little guy, you didn't come to the county to go to the second uncle's house?" ”

"I want to go, but I forgot where the second uncle's house is?" Fanning scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

"It's the first time I've heard of this reason, I've been waiting here for a long time, but I can't enter the inn, fortunately, you came back from outside, and now I'll go with the second uncle."

"You two!" Fan Tiege turned around and shouted.

The two twin teenagers jumped up, "A-Ning! The two teenagers, one left and one right, grinned and grabbed Fanning's arm.

A 'A Ning' made Fanning's heart warm and coaxing, but he didn't call himself dumb.

Fanning immediately had a good impression of them, and these two twin teenagers should be the sons of the second uncle, Akihito and Mingli.

They were three years older than themselves, and when they were growing rapidly, they were half a head taller than themselves.

"Aning, do you say I'm Akihito or Mingli?" The boy on the left asked with a smile.

Fan Ning looked at them carefully, and he really couldn't see that the two were not only wearing the same clothes, but also looking exactly the same.

Fan Ning shook his head blankly, in fact, even if the two of them looked very different, he didn't know who was Mingren and who was Mingli?

"Hah! Second, you lose, ten cents, you are not allowed to rely on it! ”

"Go! When have I ever relied on your money. ”

The young man on the right muttered in frustration, and he asked Fan Ning a little unwillingly: "A-Ning, in the past, only you could tell us apart, why can't you tell the difference now?" ”

Fan Ning was surprised in his heart, he couldn't imagine that Fan Dudu was really outstanding, maybe his perspective was different from ordinary people, and he could distinguish between these two brothers.

But now Fan Ning could tell the difference, and he smiled and said to the young man on the right, "You are Mingli!" ”

Since the other party calls him the second child, he must be Mingli.

The young man on the right sighed: "Second child, he really can't tell us apart!" ”

Fanning was a little confused, why did he call the other party's second child?

At this time, Fan Tiege stopped an ox cart, "You three, get on the car!" ”

The two brothers dragged Fanning into the ox cart.

"You two, who is the boss?" Fanning asked with a smile.

"Of course it's me!" The two brothers pointed to themselves in unison.

Fanning couldn't help but laugh, he knew that both brothers wanted to be the boss.

Fan Tiege, who was sitting in the front row, looked back and smiled: "I really don't blame them for this, after the two were born, the midwife forgot to tie their wrists, and after taking a bath, they couldn't tell which gentleman came out, so we designated one of them as the boss." ”

"Can the second uncle tell which of them is Mingren and who is Mingli?"

Fan Tiege looked at his two sons for a long time, his old face turned red, and he shouted: "Who is Mingren, raise your hands!" ”

Neither of the two brothers raised their hands, and one muttered: "I can't even tell my own son, so I'm embarrassed to be a father?" ”

Fan Tiege rolled his eyes, a little annoyed and angry: "Two stinky boys, I won't wear the same clothes for you in the future." ”

At this time, one person raised his hand, "Daddy, I'm Akihito!" ”

Fanning then discovered that Akihito had a small black mole on his right wrist, while Mingli did not.

It turned out that Fan Dudu distinguished them in this way.

In fact, Fan Ning was mistaken, the reason why Fan Dudu was able to distinguish these two brothers was because the emotions in their eyes were different, Mingren was slightly enthusiastic, and Mingli was slightly calm.

Fan Dudu's capture of people's emotions is more delicate and sensitive than ordinary people, so he can distinguish them.

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Changqiao Town is actually one of the Chengguan Towns of Wu County, Fan Tiege's grocery store is in the county seat, it is a street store, the shop occupies a small area, the upper and lower two floors of wooden buildings, the width of the shop is less than one zhang, and the inside and outside are full of all kinds of daily necessities.

Above the shop hangs a patch of whitening signboard that reads 'Lao Fan Grocery Store'.

"If you want to go, please intercede!" Fan Tiege turned back to his two sons and shouted.

Like frightened rabbits, the two brothers jumped out of the ox cart and ran towards the shop.

Just listen to them shouting in the shop.

"Mother, I'll be in charge of washing the dishes tomorrow!"

"Mother, I've packed the garbage for three days!"

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"Second uncle, where are we going?"

Fanning was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back, and he felt dizzy in front of him.

He didn't understand why he hadn't gotten out of the car to eat since he had arrived at his second uncle's shop.

Fan Tiege said apologetically: "Ning'er, the second uncle actually wants to ask you for a favor today." ”

"The second uncle is too polite, as long as the little nephew can do it, he will definitely help."

"Look at that shop!"

Fan Tiege pointed to a large shop diagonally opposite, with a huge banner hanging above the store, with four large characters written on it, 'Chai's Groceries'.

"Ahh It's also a grocery store. Fanning was surprised.

Fan Tiege sighed, "The grocery store that just opened ten days ago is five times the size of my store, and the price of all items is two percent cheaper than mine, which has a great impact on my store, and the customer flow has dropped by eighty percent. ”

"Then is the second uncle considering following the price reduction?" Fanning said in a deep voice.

Fan Tiege smiled bitterly, "The day after the grocery store opened, I followed the price reduction and sold the goods, but people lowered it even harder, they have five large grocery stores in Wu County and Changzhou County, the capital is large, and they can afford it, we have a small business, we can't fight them!" Yesterday the landlord came to ask for a rent increase, which simply made it worse. ”

"Then what can I do for the second uncle?"

Fan Tiege groaned and said: "That's the case, I have a big customer, who is also my old friend, his family has opened several restaurants in Pingjiang Mansion, and the consumption of all kinds of groceries is relatively large.

Yesterday he found out of nowhere, saying that you are very strong in the prodigy competition, and came to me early this morning and wanted to invite you to dinner, the second uncle knows that you are embarrassed, but this customer is too important to me....."

"Second uncle, don't say it, I'm very happy to help the second uncle, it's just a meal, what's the big deal."

Fan Tiege smiled bitterly in his heart, if the eldest brother and sister-in-law knew about this, they would have to scold themselves to death, hey! Let's go and apologize to them in two days!

At this time, the two brothers ran out of the shop with an excited face, jumped into the ox cart, and one of them threw a pear to Fanning, "Taste the pear grown in my backyard!" ”

Fanning was dizzy from hunger, and this pear was a send-off.

He rubbed the pears and nibbled on them with the two brothers......

After a while, the ox cart stopped at the door of a large family, and they got out of the car, and Fanning looked at the house, which covered an area of about three or four acres, and the courtyard wall was eight feet high, and above the gate was a black-tiled gate.

There is a glittering golden sign hanging under the door, with three golden characters written on it, and two small characters written vertically next to it, 'Wu Zhai'.

Wu Caiwei is the lowest rank of the Great Song Dynasty, from the seventh rank, if there is no official rank, the status is a little higher than that of ordinary people.

Generally, they will be awarded honors only if they contribute to the imperial court, such as large taxpayers, such as helping students, such as setting up charities, donating money and food to disaster areas, helping the government to resettle disaster victims, and so on.

There are also advantages to being a meritorious officer, first of all, it is easy to find a job, and priority is given to entering government institutions and institutions, of course, the Song Dynasty refers to entering the official government as a clerk, followed by exemption from hard labor, and the third benefit is the most desirable, that is, you can marry a concubine.

The commoners of the Great Song Dynasty were not allowed to bigamy, and marrying a concubine was a type of bigamy.

If you want to marry a concubine, you either have to go to the imperial examination to become an official, or you have to find a way to get an honor.

The quickest and most effective way is to donate a large sum of money to the government charity or county school, and if the standard is met, the government will report to the court at the first level.

After the imperial court sends someone to verify, your name may be on the list of honors in the next year.

Fan Tiege paid for the car and hurriedly knocked on the door, at this time, the Fan family brothers whispered to Fan Ning: "Do you know what you are doing today?" ”

"Aren't you here to eat?" Fanning laughed.

"Huh! The iron rooster of the Wu family, how can it be so easy to eat their meal? ”

Puzzled, Fanning asked, "What is that for?" ”

One of the brothers smiled, "It's actually a blind date!" ”

Another added: "Our brother's mission is to protect you from being seduced by beauty!" ”