Ancient people were unproductive and generally precocious. Sixteen-year-old Dong Mingyan was considered an adult at that time, and she was still a beautiful embryo. But in Chen Yuan's opinion, there is still immaturity on her face. There was a hint of greenness and uneasiness in his eyes.

Sixteen years old, if in modern times, just graduated from junior high school.

Chen Yuan opened his mouth slightly and did not speak.

"Although I don't know what's going on with you." Dong Mingyan spoke first, the fly in the ointment was that her voice was a little neutral, she hesitated for a while, and said, "The marriage was promised by my father, I would rather be a heroic concubine than a mediocre wife...... I, I ......"

She lowered her head slightly, suddenly raised her head again, but did not say any more, but stared at Chen Yuan.

What she meant was that she didn't look down on Chen Yuan, and told him not to think about it, although she was helpless about the marriage contract, but she didn't like Chen Yuan in her heart.

Chen Yuan didn't know what kind of Chen Yuan was like in the Ming Dynasty, but after understanding it in the past few days, there is also Dong Mingyan's attitude, which shows that this Chen Yuan can not only recognize a few words, but also a straw bag.

In the 21st century, in addition to being admitted to the civil service, he is not outstanding, the eldest brother does not talk about the second brother, and there is nothing to complain about this Chen Yuan. As for Dong Mingyan's disgust, he was already a little disgusted with women, his original girlfriend was not good-looking, and her temper was not good, she was coaxed by herself, and she walked away when something happened. Now I don't have the heart to talk about marriage or anything.

He looked at the girl in front of him and suddenly smiled.

Dong Mingyan was slightly annoyed, he was originally here to warn him, but his eyes made him panic for no reason.

"What are you laughing at?" Her breathing quickened slightly.

Chen Yuan sat up from the bed, and on a hot day, he hid on the bed with cotton wool, which was terrible.

He looked outside, saw that there was no one, let out a long breath, and sat down at the table. In the past three days, I was almost asked for half my life by these old Taoist priests.

Dong Mingyan didn't move, looking at him suspiciously.

Chen Yuan sat on the chair, stroking the chair with his right hand, sighing, with a faint sandalwood, he guessed that it should be made of sandalwood. According to his knowledge, the hierarchy of the Ming Dynasty was very strict, and the status of farmers and merchants was the lowest, so Dong Hai and Zhao wore single and light colors, and only Dong Mingyan, as a girl, was darker. Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that Beijing officials above the third rank were allowed to ride in a sedan chair, and officials below the fourth rank in Beijing and abroad could only ride horses, not sit in a sedan chair.

For merchants, luxury is not allowed, and even gorgeous clothes are not allowed to be worn out.

What if an officer violates this rule? That's called violation. At worst, he will be dismissed, or at worst, he will be killed. Not to mention the common people.

Now is the prosperous age of Yongle, and there are many regulations that everyone turns a blind eye to, and it is not allowed to wear outside, and the money earned by the merchant will be beautifully decorated in the study bedroom.

The guest room where Chen Yuan lives, in addition to sandalwood seats, also has screen calligraphy and paintings, Chen Yuan doesn't understand these, but it seems that they are all precious things.

Dong Xiao...... Belch...... Girl. Chen Yuan originally wanted to be called Miss, but Miss Modern is a derogatory term, changed to a girl, he gestured with his hands, "I still don't understand what's going on, I'm not Chen Yuan, uh, I'm Chen Yuan, but, I'm not that Chen Yuan, okay, I don't believe it myself." ”

Dong Mingyan was stunned by what he said, and even forgot to be angry.

Chen Yuan said deflatedly: "From the mouth of the eldest brother, Uncle Dong, that is, your father, I was forced to come by my mother, and I heard that she is very ...... Very...... It's very powerful, if I suddenly regret the marriage, I go back and my wife will have to split me. He couldn't say the word fierce.

Dong Mingyan frowned, let's talk about it, what does he mean, even if he comes to the door, he has to rely on himself?

"I'll go out later, I will say that I will talk about marriage when I pass the August Township exam, you also know my level, after so many years of exams, high school is basically impossible, at that time I will withdraw from the marriage, you regret the marriage, there is always a good saying. That's all I can do. ”

Reluctant marriage is not interesting, Chen Yuan is not a lustful person, the little girl in front of him, he always feels that he is an elder, don't say that the other party is unwilling, even if he is willing, he can't pass the level in his heart now.

Chen Yuan felt that he should go back to his "home" first, if the "old lady" recognized himself as his son, he would plan to do it at that time, but he had never seen anyone who recognized his son wrongly, so that he could be sure that he had indeed crossed over.

Dong Mingyan's face was full of surprise, originally she counted him down and asked him to retreat, but in the end, he retreated, and he did take the initiative, and he had mixed feelings in his heart for a while. After all, she is a girl, the order of her parents, the words of the matchmaker, she has to obey if she doesn't want to, but she doesn't want to listen to the other party, doesn't the other party look down on herself? Is it disgusting to be the daughter of a businessman? Still disgusted with his appearance, he had all kinds of thoughts in his heart for a while.

Chen Yuan's current identity is a Tongsheng, note that in the imperial examination system of the Ming and Qing dynasties, all scholars who studied the profession, regardless of age, were called Tongsheng or Confucian children before they obtained the qualification of a student (Xiucai). However, it should be noted that children are not exactly the same as students who have not been admitted to Xiucai.

This Chen Yuan is almost eighteen years old, and he has not passed the township test.

The township examination is the most basic examination of the imperial examination system in the Ming Dynasty, also known as Dabi and Qiuqiu, once every three years. There were three township examinations, which were held on the 9th, 12th, and 15th of August. The number of candidates to be admitted to the township examination is set by the central government, and the number of students in each province varies from a few dozen to more than 100 according to the number of people, and the total number of students admitted nationwide is 1,000 to 1,2300.

That is to say, it is equivalent to the top 100 in the province in the 21st century may pass the township test. If Chen Yuan can pass like this, then hehe.

Therefore, Chen Yuan's proposal is the best solution. At the age of eighteen, Chen Yuan has no future, whether he is worthy of Miss Dong, whether the Dong family regrets marriage, Chen Yuan is not angry, and it is the best way to protect the Dong family.

Miss Dong looked at him strangely, not knowing what mood she was in.

Chen Yuan didn't know what the other party was thinking, so he stood up and invited her to go out with him.

Dong Mingyan hesitated for a while, with doubts, and did not agree immediately, Chen Yuan smiled and walked out first, Dong Mingyan had no choice but to follow.

When he arrived at the hall, Dong Hai's expression was complicated, and Zhao still didn't have a good face.

"Nephew, you, what do you remember?" Dong Hai asked first with a caring look.

Chen Yuan has been in the company for many years, and he can also observe words and feelings, and it can be seen that this Dong Hai still cares about "himself", although he has suffered a lot in the past few days.

Chen Yuan smiled and shook his head.

"Big ...... Well, Uncle Dong, I don't know what's going on, I want to go home first. "I almost said quickly, and called the eldest brother again, thinking that now I am a teenager under the age of eighteen, and I am no longer the thirty-year-old little clerk, these days I have opened my mouth to call Dong Hai big brother, and the expression on Dong Hai's face is really wonderful.

"Okay, if something happens, you might as well go back." Dong Hai nodded.

"Nope." Zhao interrupted, his voice sharp.

Chen Yuan frowned, Dong Hai looked at his wife and said, "Madam, the child has changed suddenly, it is reasonable and reasonable to go back, let me go and see Sister-in-law Chen, what might I remember?" ”

Zhao Shi said unhappily: "How do I know what the situation is, Chen Yuan, as soon as you leave, what about my Yan'er?" ”

"My Yan'er is also a well-known lady in ten miles and eight townships, don't say far away, the second son of Li Yuanwai and the eldest son of Wang Xiancheng, they have all mentioned it to me, you don't make it clear today, if this continues, my Yan'er's happiness for half of her life will be ruined."

Chen Yuan's face changed slightly, she was reminding herself in disguise to withdraw from the marriage quickly. If you are an ordinary teenager, you can't stand it anymore and throw your hands away, at least you have to say a few words. But Chen Yuan was a grassroots staff member in his previous life, and he had to deal with the fingers of thousands of leaders, and he had to face some strange demands from many people, so he had already cultivated a tepid temperament.

Dong Hai looked at Chen Yuan worriedly, and was afraid that he would make trouble, and everyone would be embarrassed in the end.

It's a pity that Chen Yuan didn't move, but said patiently: "Auntie, I understand your thoughts, and I also have an idea." ”

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Chen Yuan said: "The township exam is coming in August this year, if I pass the exam, let's talk about marriage again." ”

"What if you don't pass the test?"

"Naturally, I won't delay Miss Dong's happiness any longer."

"Okay, that's a deal." Zhao hurriedly agreed, lest Chen Yuan regret it.

Dong Hai seemed to see through Chen Yuan's thoughts, his face was like bitter water, and he said in a low voice: "Don't be impulsive, how many people have been children all their lives, you take back what you just said, and I will tell your aunt again." ”

"Thank you, uncle." Chen Yuan said sincerely, he felt that in addition to this Dong Hai's sleekness, he really cared about Chen Yuan's nephew, "A gentleman is hard to chase after a horse, and there have been a lot of disturbances at my uncle's house these days." ”

Hearing the interruption in the past few days, Dong Hai looked embarrassed.

Immediately left Chen Yuan to eat.

Chen Yuan said this, and Zhao's expression eased a lot. Dong Hai felt guilty, so he gave Chen Yuan more vegetables.

The Dong family is relatively wealthy, and the dishes are still abundant, but Chen Yuan complained. The ancient cuisine is very rare, and the cuisine of the two Zhejiang regions has little water, and the chili pepper has not yet been introduced to the Ming Dynasty. As a Sichuan person, I am not spicy or happy, and I am simply guilty of eating.

Not to mention eating, I am not used to wearing. In the men's clothing of the Ming Dynasty, adults mostly wore wide long clothes with green cloth and straight bodies, and wore square scarves on their heads, while ordinary civilians wore short clothes and wrapped headscarves. Compared with Tang costumes, the proportion of the dress is obviously inverted, from the top to the bottom, the top is shortened, and the top is gradually lengthened, and the length of the open skirt is shortened. The collar has also changed from the opposite collar of the Song Dynasty to a round neckline.

Chen Yuan was wearing a long shirt these days and almost tripped a few times. I was even thinking that if I tripped and fell to the ground, hit the big bluestone, and woohoo, I would become the first traverser in history to tripped over my own clothes and die.

Dong Hai kept picking vegetables, and Chen Yuan almost burst into tears.

It's not moving, it's this dish, don't say that the clear soup is too watery, it's so salty.