Su Juan was silent and changed his words: "It's nothing, forget it." ”

"What's the matter?"

I don't know what kind of psychology it is, Su Juan doesn't look at Lu Anxun very pleasing at this time.

He said angrily: "I saw Fugui lying on the wall this morning, with a rumbling stomach." How long will you not return home, and your son will not care? ”

Lu Anxun's son is a cat with a lame leg. When he was a child, he was chivalrous and rescued from a few gangsters, and then he raised it easily, and he has been raising it for so many years.

Lu Anxun is unruly, but he has an unknown hobby in private, that is, petting cats. The stump-legged cat was made shiny and smooth by him, and Su Juan laughed and said that it was his own son, and he named it Fugui.

At that time, Lu Anxun disliked the name too earthy, but Su Juan said that the name was festive and good, and the wealth and wealth had been called for so many years, and Lu Anxun also recognized it.

"You're here to talk about this?" Lu Anxun was slightly drunk, and when he spoke, he sprinkled on Su Xuan's face.

"Isn't it important?" Su Wan was imposing: "You fool around outside every day and don't return home, and your son doesn't care if he lives or dies, is it a scumbag?" ”

When the passers-by heard this, they cast a somewhat disdainful look at Lu Anxun.

Lu Anxun glared back, turned his head to Su Wan and said, "You help me feed it first, I really can't be idle these days." ”

"It's not my son."

"You didn't masturbate?"

"I didn't raise it?"

"Okay, okay." Lu Anxun approached and discussed flatteringly: "I'll tell you a secret when I go back." ”

"What's the secret?"

"Just the last time you met, I asked someone to check it in the past few days, and now I have found some eyebrows."

"Say it quickly."

"It's inconvenient to say here, you go back and take care of my son first." Lu Anxun pushed her, and smiled shamelessly.

Lu Anxun is good-looking, and this smile has a bit of spring breeze and sunny meaning. But at this moment, Su Juan didn't want to see him, and he felt more and more disgusted by this smile.

Immediately sneered, too lazy to say more, turned around and walked out of the wine shop.

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Lu Anxun has a sweetheart, and she is still the first beauty in the capital.

The first beauty, Su Juan, has also seen it, and when she goes out with the Chai family as a guest, she can always be seen at the banquet, which is Song Shiyin, the concubine of Cheng'anbo Mansion. looks like a gentle and dignified woman, talented, and beautiful. However, Su Juan always felt that she was learning from someone, and that was her eldest sister Su Xian.

Su Xian, the eldest daughter of the Su family, is a model among the nobles in the capital, full of economic and graceful bearing, and dignified and generous, showing off her wisdom. He is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and marries into the mansion of the wealthy Zhongyong Marquis with his talent. Although she is a woman and rarely comes out to socialize, the myth of Su Xian is still circulating in the circle of nobles in the capital.

Su Juan felt that this Song Shiyin was learning from her eldest sister, but she had an empty appearance but no Su Xian's charm. Her eldest sister Su Xian is dignified, kind, true and true, but this Song Shiyin will be jealous in private and will deliberately exclude people who are better than her.

I didn't expect Lu Anxun to like this kind of fake person.

Su Wan sighed twice and fed the cat casually.

Fugui was lying on her lap, and at this time she was gnawing on Su Juan's special dried fish in her mouth. The fish has its head, scales, internal organs and bone spurs removed, and is dried after two quarters of an hour of fire.

Suddenly, she picked up Fugui, one person and one cat looked at each other.

"Your father wants to find you a beautiful mother, do you want it?"

"Meow-" Fugui flicked his tail happily.

"You just ate my little dried fish, isn't it appropriate to say that?"

"Meow-" continued to flick his tail.

“......”

Forget it, both father and son are superficial people who only look at their faces. This path didn't work, so she thought of another idea.

Not long after, Zhang's mother came again.

"Fourth girl, Madame sent me to ask if you were ready."

"Oh, alright." Su Juan put down his wealth, got up and took Yun Ling's basket: "I'll go now." ”

The second day of the second month of February is the Picking Vegetable Festival, on this day, from the princes and nobles to the common people will carry a basket to go out to dig wild vegetables. ①

What's the point of doing that?

It doesn't make much sense, it's just for fun.

Chai is in a good mood today and plans to take his fourth daughter out to dig wild vegetables.

The Su family is close to the East City Gate, and there is a wild vegetable field two miles out of the city. But last year, Su Ling rarely went out after he settled on someone's house, so this year, only Su Juan accompanied Chai's family.

When Su Juan walked to the door, Chai was already sitting in the carriage waiting. After Su Juan got into the car, she asked, "What have you been doing these two days?" ”

Su Juan responded obediently: "Last time, my mother sent someone to send some account books, and I have learned to read the accounts in the past two days." ”

Chai is looking for her relatives, in order to let her marry into her in-law's family in the future and not be disliked, he is busy teaching her to take care of the account books. Two days ago, someone sent two account books to Su Juan, intending to test how well she learned.

In fact, how could such a thing as reading accounts stump Su Juan, the two account books were completed in one afternoon.

When Chai Shi heard her answer like this, he was satisfied and encouraged: "I know that you are talented and intelligent, if you are willing to work hard, why worry about not being as good as the three sisters." ”

Su Wan looked at her nose and nose, and nodded along with these words: "I understand, my daughter must work harder." ”

This is the constant mode of getting along between the mother and daughter for several years, one is tireless in encouragement, and the other is honest but does not know how to improve.

"In a few days, Mrs. Wang will set up a tea banquet, and she will give me a post, and she will take you to have tea together." Chai said again.

Su Juan understood that she was going to take her to show Mrs. Wang.

"What, don't want to go?" Seeing that she was silent, Chai asked.

"No, the mother bothered about her daughter's affairs, and the daughter listened to her mother's arrangements."

Saying this, Su Juan began to think about how to get rid of the Wang family's family business. Lu Anxun's side can't get through, but what is the best way to do it?

She thought about it, and suddenly saw a familiar figure, and immediately lifted the curtain to look.

At the mouth of the alley, a man helped a woman into the courtyard of the mansion cautiously, and the man turned around with a side face.

Isn't it her eldest sister Su Xian's husband Xiao Yi? But who is the woman next to her?

"What do you see?" Chai asked.

Su Wan came back to his senses thoughtfully, shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I'm wrong." ”

The eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law have always been husband and wife, and every time the eldest sister goes back to her parents' house, she says that her brother-in-law treats her very well, hoping that she is really wrong.

After thinking about it, she asked: "Mother, my daughter hasn't seen her eldest sister for a long time, do you know how she is doing in the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion?" ”

"Naturally, it's good." Chai said: "The Zhongyong Marquis Mansion values your eldest sister, and the middle feeds are all taken care of by her." Your eldest brother-in-law is also a self-motivated, and I have heard that he can go up another liter in a few days. ”

"That'...... How do the eldest sister and eldest brother-in-law get along? ”

Chai Shi wondered: "What are you asking for?" They are loving husband and wife, how can there be anything bad? ”

"Oh."

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On the ninth day of February, spring begins.

When the sky was still bright, there was a long queue at the gate of the Gongyuan, some people talked to each other, some people held their breath, and some people couldn't help but shake their legs, I don't know if they were nervous or frozen.

Everyone carried large bags of things on their shoulders and hands, and at a glance, it was as lively as a vegetable market that opened in the morning.

Among them, the most conspicuous is one person.

He stood lazily as if he had just gotten out of bed, and even the burden on his body was very light. Others were carrying large bags and small bags, but he was only carrying a small bag, not like coming to the exam, but like coming out to walk in circles.

This person is Lu Anxun.

He was woken up by the little guy before dawn, and when he went out, he also listened to his mother Xia's advice for a while, so that he didn't have to be nervous about the exam and didn't have to worry about Yunyun, he had a headache when he heard it, and a sentence of "Don't worry, mother, I will definitely come back from high school" blocked Xia's mouth.

At this moment, the officers and soldiers guarding the gate of the Gongyuan were checking the candidates who had been admitted to the hospital. Some of them were found to be entrained on the spot and were escorted away, the examinees cried bitterly and begged for life, and others laughed and watched the excitement not think it was a big deal, and they were noisy and shouting.

Lu Anxun waited for about a stick of incense before it was his turn.

Unlike others, everyone else carried pots and pans, and when the officers and soldiers inspected them, the pans clattered on the ground. When he arrived at Lu Anxun, he threw the burden on the table, opened it and took a look, okay, a stack of fragrant pancakes was still steaming, plus the marinated ingredients were placed in bottles and jars.

The onlookers at the door smelled the smell and drooled.

Du Wenqing touched his arm: "You still have this skill?" ”

"I didn't do it."

"Your mother got it for you?"

"Su Xuan."

"Miss Susi?" Du Wenqing was surprised: "I didn't expect Miss Su to go up to the hall and down to the kitchen, and the rumors are really harmful, in my opinion, a woman like Miss Su is really good to marrying home...... Hey, what's wrong with you? Wait for me......"

Seeing Lu Anxun turn his head and leave, Du Wenqing chased after him in three or two steps: "Brother Lu, it's so much more convenient, you don't have to work hard to serve, you can still close your eyes and recuperate with the rest of your time, why don't you worry about high school?" ”

Lu Anxun sneered twice, and stepped into the tribute courtyard with the number plate.

Du Wenqing wondered, did he say something wrong?

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It is said that tens of thousands of people entered Beijing to take the exam, just to fight for the few 300 jinshi places.

When Su Juan heard this data, she was amazed, isn't this as intense as the original public examination?

Moreover, in ancient times, these actions were very miserable, and the examination was not only tortured in the heart, but also in the body. The early spring is cold, and the spring is held once every three days, lasting for half a month, and the food and accommodation are in the examination room. Therefore, the imperial examination not only tests knowledge, but also the skill of cooking. Otherwise, everyone will cook in rows and pots together, and the fragrant food of others will attract many students to talk, and no one cares about it, which seems very shameless.

Although Su Juan didn't want to see Lu Anxun, after all, she wanted him to go to high school after many years of revolutionary friendship. In the future, there will be a bamboo horse who will be a big official, and he will be majestic when he says it.

So, she worked all night, making pancakes and dipping sauces. Sesame sauce, garlic meat sauce, mushroom ham sauce, etc...... Just dip some on the crepes and they'll taste so good to lick your fingers. And the early spring weather will not be bad, nor will it be cold and hard.

When Lu Anxun was on the scientific expedition, she was not idle, and two days later, Chai took her to Wang's house for a banquet.

Mrs. Wang's tea banquet was lively, and almost half of the noble ladies and young ladies in the capital were invited by her. Su Juan's father, Meng Yin, became a four-grade founding uncle and held an idle position in the Ministry of Rites. Although the Wang family does not have a title, the king is angry, working as a waiter in the household department, and has a real power official position, and there are many people who are stammered on weekdays.

Therefore, at the banquet, Su Juan could often hear Mrs. Kua Wang and Miss Wang. There are also people who look at her openly and secretly, perhaps because they know that Mrs. Wang has taken a fancy to her as a daughter-in-law, and their eyes are full of curiosity and incomprehension.

I wonder if Su Juan is as rumored to be a straw bag who doesn't know anything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and why Mrs. Wang chose her as her daughter-in-law.

I don't say anything about it in private, but Su Juan is used to acting in front of his elders. She is good-looking and has a sweet mouth, and when she saw that the royal family members were not frightened, they saluted and greeted Mrs. Wang one by one, which satisfied Mrs. Wang. The lady next to her saw that she was downright and generous, and her temperament was not inferior to other nobles, and she thought to herself, maybe the rumors were wrong, so she was keen to talk to the Chai family.

But those noble girls didn't look at Su Wan very well.

"A concubine is a concubine, and she is so thick-skinned. If I have such three powerful sisters above me, I am sure that I have no place to be ashamed, where do I dare to come out to meet people? ”

Su Juan walked to the rockery and heard such words.

She turned her head and asked the maidservant of the Wang family who led the way: "You can't mean me, right?" ”

The maid was embarrassed, and said enthusiastically: "Miss Su, turn around and see the garden, and the slave will take you over to enjoy the flowers." ”

Walking out of the rockery path, there were four or five noble girls sitting in the pavilion not far away, and when they saw Su Juan appearing, they all tacitly silenced.

Su Juan pretended that they were not talking about herself, and continued to "pass by" leisurely.

Suddenly, someone sneered: "Such a straw bag, he still wants to marry Wang Gongzi." ”

Su Juan stopped and turned to look at the pavilion: "Who said this?" ”

She looks gentle in temperament, but once she sinks her face, she has a momentum of her own. When these words were asked, the nobles' faces turned pale.

But soon, the girl Xu felt that she couldn't get over being bluffed by her, so she stepped forward with her chin high: "I said it, what should you do?" ”

This girl is about sixteen or seventeen years old, Su Juan has seen it a few times but can't remember her name, and vaguely remembers that her surname seems to be Liu. But it doesn't matter, it's the ......

She lifted her feet and walked up to the gazebo step by step.

As she approached, Miss Liu slowly stepped back and asked nervously, "You—what do you want to do?" ”

Su Juan smiled slightly: "Do you like Wang Gongzi?" In that case, do you want this blessing? ”

Miss Liu: ???

She blushed and defended: "You don't talk nonsense, how can I say that I like Wang Gongzi." ”

"Then what are you not convinced?"

"How could I have been unconvinced?"

"Oh, you're jealous, I can see it."

"I ...... You ......"

Miss Liu's face was red and her eyes were red, she stomped her feet, covered her face and ran away.

succeeded in crying angrily again.

Su Juan was in a good mood and said to the maidservant: "Let's go, enjoy the flowers." ”

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On the way back, Chai reprimanded helplessly: "Why are you doing so much? The young lady of the Liu family cried so much that her makeup was spent. ”

She said earnestly: "It is also appropriate for Wang Gongzi to be so good and attract jealousy, you can bear with it." When this family affair is settled, I am afraid that they will not be envious when they look back. ”

Su Juan wanted to say that this family business may not be successful, and Wang Gongzi is a broken sleeve.

But after thinking about it, he swallowed the words, and said it, and it was estimated that Chai Shi would get to the bottom of how she knew how to decide, not only did she not believe it, but also made her angry.

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But what I didn't expect was that the Wang family moved so fast. The next day, Mrs. Wang sent someone to give her a gift, and said that it was for her.

Su Juan was nervous.

The handmaidens were delighted.

Yun Ling said: "The girl only went to the banquet yesterday, and today the Wang family came to give gifts, and Mrs. Wang is extremely satisfied with the girl." ”

"Is that not it?" Mulberry was proud: "Our girl is different from those pretentious noblewomen, Mrs. Wang really has a good eye, and she took a fancy to it." ”

“.......”

Yun Ling pondered for a moment and said, "Now that spring is in the spring, it is when the clothes are thin, how about the slave and maid go back and pick out some fabrics, how about cutting new clothes for the girl?" ”

Su Juan sat on the rocking chair and stroked the cat, her head was very big: "Whatever you want." ”

Yun Ling went happily.

Mulberry thought of something, and asked on the side: "Girl, if the pig is no longer roasted and eaten, it will be fattened." ”

"It's fat and roasted." Su Juan replied absentmindedly.

The Wang family must not be married.

She thought about it and decided to ask Lu Anxun carefully, maybe he was just drunk that day, and he didn't necessarily really like Song Shiyin.

After all, there is no better candidate than Lu Anxun at the moment, so let's fight for it.

She turned her head to look at the courtyard wall and asked, "I heard that the exam was completed in the spring yesterday, why is there no movement next door?" ”

Mulberry said, "Why is there no movement? Lu Gongzi was the first to leave the examination room, and when he returned home, Mrs. Lin happily set off a string of cannons. ”

"What about Lu Anxun?"

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Lu Anxun appeared in the middle of the night, and the spring exam was too painstaking, even an energetic person like Lu Anxun had to spend half his life, so he slept for a day and a night after going home.

"What are you looking for me?"

Lu Anxun sat on the wall and asked her.