Chapter 21: Catch the Week
Jiang Yuqing stood on the platform, looking at the pairs of expectant, sparkling eyes around him, only to feel extremely comforted, extremely happy, and extremely warm in his heart.
Such a sweet love, how can it be let down. Children make the choice, adults of course – all of them.
She staggered to the corner of the platform, lifted the corner of the flannel and folded it inward, pulled it again, and dragged it to the middle.
I walked to another corner, lifted the flannel and folded and pulled it to the middle. The other two corners, concocted according to the law, made a good piece of flannel into a large untied baggage, and everything was wrapped in it.
After that, she stood in the middle of the flannel, crossed the little fat waist and announced domineeringly: "Mine! ”
Everyone was surprised for a moment, and then laughed out loud after reacting. Even the little boy Jingyan, the corners of his mouth are high.
This little fellow is a cunning one, and no one can be offended.
Lao Hu took his granddaughter into his arms and laughed: "Okay, good, it's all yours." It's all my baby's. In the future, Bao Bao will be a good girl who can go to the hall and enter the kitchen, know books and etiquette, and have a clever mind. ”
Jiang Yuqing grabbed Zhou, and the news of wrapping a table of things quickly spread.
The Jiang clan all said that our family is smart, and he will be a great future in the future.
Of course, among people with foreign surnames, there are also a few mothers-in-law who say sour words: "No matter how good she is, she is also a girl, and she will not be able to be an official in the future." ”
After the woman said this, she was immediately covered by the man in the family: "Take care of your broken mouth, I don't know if the girl should be an official or not, her father will definitely be an official." ”
The woman's face changed, and she did not dare to say more.
The day Jiang Yuqing grabbed the week was also the last day for Jiang Wenyuan to take the examination. After the gong sounded in the afternoon and the papers were closed, the candidates came out of the house for a full nine days.
Most of the candidates who came out were unkempt, pale, and so weak that they needed help to walk.
Only Jiang Wenyuan, walking in a tiger's step, except for his face being a little tired, he didn't even have much hair messy. This state, among the staggering candidates, is really eye-catching.
Seeing that he was in a good state, Ah Ping, the little servant, relieved himself a little and helped him into the carriage.
In fact, Jiang Wenyuan was also tired, and he didn't even take a shower when he returned to the inn, so he fell asleep.
I slept for a day and a night before I woke up, and when I woke up, I asked the store to send water, wash my hair and take a shower, and I had a good meal, which was considered alive.
It was wet and cold, narrow and small, and it was difficult for the taller ones to even lie down.
Especially the people from the south are not adapted, and they stay in such an environment for a few days, except for three bowls of hot water every day, they really can't even see any heating.
Halfway through, several of them couldn't hold on and were carried out. Thanks to the food and spring water that his precious daughter had prepared for him, he was spared many sins.
The list will be released on the fifth day of April. There is still half a month before the release of the list. Jiang Wenyuan had no acquaintances in Beijing, let alone a way to make friends with officials.
Fortunately, he has a good mentality, most of the time he reads in the room, and occasionally discusses and communicates with acquaintances or fellow villagers, and he is not in a hurry.
On this day, at the invitation of his fellow villagers, he went to the teahouse to meet with a group of people to talk about history and scriptures. When the meeting ended, I saw that it was still early, so I wanted to go out for a walk.
The baby daughter's birthday, such an important moment, he, the father, is not at home, and he is sorry.
There was still some silver money in his left and right hands, so he thought about buying a small gift for his little daughter.
Of course, there must be a kissing lady and an old lady, and the two sisters-in-law are also very hard-working, and they can't forget it......
To the north of Kaoyuan Street is a very lively commercial street.
Here the restaurant restaurant, the money village silver building, the silk village, the jewelry shop, the fat powder shop, etc., are compared to each other.
In addition, there are street stalls selling snacks and gadgets, rings, and everything you need to eat, drink and have fun.
Jiang Wenyuan walked around and bought a pair of small butterfly beads, a pair of velvet flowers, two small purses with exquisite embroidery, and a small cloth pillow in the shape of a tiger head for his baby daughter.
I bought a hosta for my mother-in-law, a pair of gold bracelets for my mother, and a golden hairpin for each of my sisters-in-law.
Because he had a lot of things to buy and didn't have enough money on his body, he also went to a pharmacy on the way to sell a century-old ginseng.
Because it was not far from the inn, the master and servant did not drive. Just go all the way back.
As I passed through an alley, I saw two gangster-looking men pinning a small child to the ground and pulling something out of him.
Seeing this, Jiang Wenyuan hurriedly shouted: "Hey, hey, hey, what are you two doing?" , stop Lao Tzu, do you hear me! ”
The two gangster-looking people were startled when they heard the sound, and they thought they were amazing characters.
When I looked up, I saw that it was a scholar, and I was a little annoyed: "Get out, it has nothing to do with you, don't be nosy!" ”
When the child heard the voice, he cried out for help: "Uncle, save me, they want to rob me of my things!" ”
When Jiang Wenyuan heard this, he paid it back, and immediately shouted, "Let go of that kid, let go!" Did you hear me? At the feet of the Son of Heaven, how can you be presumptuous! Don't let me report to the police again! ”
While taking Ah Ping and running over to scuffle with them.
Although Jiang Wenyuan is a scholar, he was born in a peasant household. When doing farm work at home, he is a good hand and has a lot of strength.
Ah Ping is a strong young man again, he has his own blood, and when the two fight, he even has the upper hand.
The two thugs were hit hard several times, and they knew that they couldn't beat them, so they hurriedly dropped their things and limped away.
Although the master and servant won the battle, they also suffered several times.
Especially Jiang Wenyuan, his chin was badly beaten, the corners of his mouth were broken, and his teeth were a little loose, but fortunately, he didn't fall out, and he should be good to grow.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, gasped, and handed back the jade pendant he had just snatched back to the child, "Come, your things, hide them, don't rob them again." ”
The child took the jade pendant, bowed to him seriously, and thanked him.
Seeing that the corners of his mouth were bleeding, he was a little worried, "Uncle, are you okay?" ”
Jiang Wenyuan licked the corners of his mouth and said unconcernedly: "I'm fine." What about you? Did they hit you? ”
The child shook his head: "No, they tried to beat me, and you came." ”
"It's okay!" Jiang Wenyuan squatted down, touched his head, and patted the dust off the child's body.
This child is only five or six years old, about the same age as his own mischievous son.
"Who are you a child, why are you here alone, your adult?"
The boy shook his head, lowered his head, and after a long while, he said sullenly, "I have been separated from my family and lost. ”
Jiang Wenyuan sighed: "That's it, do you remember where your family lives, I'll send you back!" You've been lost for so long, your family should be worried. ”
The child hesitated for a moment, and then said, "My family lives on Rong'an Street in Ningkangfang in the west. When Jiang Wenyuan heard this, he was quite far from here.
That's it, send the Buddha to the west. He led the child out of the alley and came to the commercial street just now. asked Ah Ping to rent a carriage and found Rong'an Street in Ningkangfang according to the address given by the child.
When the child commanded the carriage to stop in front of a magnificent mansion with a pair of giant stone lions squatting at the door, the master and servant looked at each other, a little unable to return to their senses.
But on the head of the vermilion gate, there is a big plaque hanging, on which there are six big characters of "the town of the country's mansion", with gold paint on the red bottom, and the momentum is magnificent.
Jiang Wenyuan looked at the child beside him with a complicated expression, yes, this is still a little nobleman. However, if the nobleman is not a nobleman, it has nothing to do with him, and he sent the person back safely.
Jiang Wenyuan took the child out of the car and touched his head: "Go in, your adults should be in a hurry." Don't run around anymore, even if you come out to play, you need to bring more people. ”
The child nodded and saluted again: "Thank you, uncle, I remember." Goodbye, uncle! ”
Jiang Wenyuan watched the child knock on the vermilion lacquer door, and after a while, someone leaned out of the door, and when he saw the child, he was very surprised and shouted, "Oh, it's a little boy!" The little boy is back! ”
The child looked back at him, and Jiang Wenyuan waved at him: "Go in, I should go too." With that, he turned and got into the carriage and left quickly.
Zhenguo Mansion.
I thought that the eldest grandson of the Zhenguo Mansion who was sleeping disappeared, and the entire Zhenguo Mansion was in chaos in an instant.
The guards searched all over the house and didn't find the child. Just as he was about to send people out, someone came to report that the little boy had returned from the gate.
After bringing the child back and asking carefully, he learned that the bear child woke up from a nap, and while the maid on duty was dozing, Qiao quietly avoided the guard and slipped out of the dog hole at the back door.
Ran so far. was also robbed by thieves, if he hadn't been rescued and sent back in time, he might not have been able to tell what the scene would have been now.
By the time they asked the reason and chased him out, the benefactor had already disappeared.
Fortunately, it is not difficult for them to check the person in the Zhenguo Mansion. It was only a day before the order was given, and Jiang Wenyuan's information was placed on the desk of Zhenguo Gongmeng.
"Qingzhou County, the capital of Zero State." Yuan Mengqu slammed his fingers on the table: "Hey, I remember that the kid from the Qin family is there!" ”
"You mean? He was in Qingzhou. Yuan Yun, the prince of Zhenguo, put aside the military book in his hand, picked up the information about Jiang Wenyuan and flipped through it.
smiled: "Yo, it's still the second place in the Lingzhou Township Examination last year, and this person seems to be quite talented." ”
"Hmm!" Yuan Meng habitually stroked the few baby mustaches on his chin and said: "His ranking, as long as there is no accident, a first-class is stable." ”
"Father wants to support him?"
Yuan Meng said: "A weak scholar, in order to save a child he didn't know and fought with street gangsters, I heard that he was also injured, which shows that this person is quite bloody.
Later, I learned that it was a child of our Zhenguo Mansion, and he didn't flatter or ask for retribution, but left quietly. It can be seen that this person's character is very good.
However, it is still too early to make a conclusion, and there is still some time before the release of the list. In this way, Yun'er, you hurry up to send a letter to that kid from the Qin family to check the details of this Jiang Wenyuan.
If the character is really reliable, then take care of it within the scope of your ability. People don't mention it, but our Zhenguo Mansion can't pretend not to know, that's ungrateful! ”
"Yes, Father!".
What happened in the Zhenguo Mansion, Jiang Wenyuan didn't know. When he returned in the afternoon, he put the matter behind him.
This time, he was eight or nine points sure.
If the apricot list is famous, there will be a palace exam next, and you can't delay any more time, and it is serious to concentrate on reading.