Hearing this, Xiao Feng sighed in his heart: "How could it not be like this in my own era, the subsistence allowance issued by the state was taken away by college students and rich people, but few real subsistence allowance households could receive it, and even if they did, it was a few pitiful banknotes." ”

Zheng Shize didn't know what he was thinking, and he continued: "My parents died, and I can receive fifteen taels of silver every year, and it has been eight years, so I have one hundred and twenty taels, but now I haven't got any of them." ”

Mengxin suddenly interjected: "Didn't you ask the land security?"

Zheng Shize said: "I asked, but he said that the county's annual expenditure is relatively large, and it has to protect the security of various places, so it is used as military expenses." ”

He said hatefully: "But everyone knows that they have been corrupted by these dogs." ”

Xiao Feng couldn't imagine that he, a scholar, would say such rude words, and couldn't help but be stunned.

Mengxin asked: "Then you go to the capital to sue, today is a peaceful and prosperous world!"

Zheng Shize said angrily: "The girl didn't know, someone had already gone to sue her, but for some reason, they were stopped on the way by the county order and were beaten to death, so no one dared to mention this matter anymore." ”

Meng Xin also said angrily: "What a Caozhou, dare to be so bold, it's really time to take care of him." ”

I didn't know what to think, but she suddenly said, "It's not right!"

Zheng Shize immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

Mengxin said: "This matter has nothing to do with you pretending to be crazy and stupid, did something else happen?"

Zheng Shize nodded and said, "Girl, you guessed it, there are indeed other things." ”

Mengxin said, "Oh?"

Zheng Shize said: "I like a girl in the neighboring village, she also has some meaning to me, we are about to talk about marriage, but her powerful father has to let me take out a hundred taels of bride price, the court subsidy has not been issued, where do I have so much silver, I can only watch her marry someone else." ”

Saying that, he sighed and said: "The house leak happened to rain overnight, the boat broke and encountered a head wind, and I deserved to be unlucky, and I was looked down upon by the eldest lady of Wangjiazhuang, Wang Qigu, who had to be her husband, I was so frightened that I dared to agree?"

Meng Xin suddenly smiled: "It turns out that you still have such a beautiful history, I think you should marry that Wang Qigu, maybe she will be really good to you." ”

"Girl, don't tease me. ”

Zheng Shize smiled bitterly: "Losing the person I like, it was sad and sad enough, and I was entangled by Wang Qigu, I even had the heart to die at that time, although I refused in every way, she still didn't let me go, and finally had to pretend to be crazy and stupid, who knew that she still didn't let go, and even found someone to test me every day, but fortunately I was able to deal with it." ”

Xiao Feng suddenly said: "Since you have already concealed it, why did she send someone to kill you?"

Zheng Shize sighed: "She won't hurt me, she still thinks that one day, I will come to my senses and marry her." ”

He gritted his teeth and said: "Her subordinates don't think so, then Xia Fan must think that it is cumbersome to follow me, and she wants to find a new love for Wang Qigu, so she has been waiting for an opportunity to attack me." ”

He smiled self-deprecatingly: "I don't want him to be happy, try to avoid him carefully, so I can live until now." ”

Xiao Feng looked at him and suddenly said, "You are wrong." ”

Zheng Shize was puzzled, so he had to look at him.

Xiao Feng said: "If my expectations are correct, this must be the idea of Wang Fugui and the county order." ”

This time, not only Zheng Shize, but even the three daughters of Mengxin looked at him puzzled.

Zheng Shize asked suspiciously: "But they all know that I'm crazy, why do I still do this?"

Xiao Feng said: "It's because you've gone crazy that they're afraid." ”

Zheng Shize still didn't understand, so he listened carefully.

Xiao Feng continued: "A scholar suddenly goes crazy, in fact, it is nothing, presumably there are not a few scholars who go crazy every year in the Ming Dynasty, if the reason for going crazy is suddenly covered with some mystery, it will definitely be different, not to mention that you are still a beautiful man!"

Zheng Shize's eyes lit up, and he suddenly said, "You mean that someone will be sent from above to investigate?"

"That's right!" Xiao Feng said indifferently: "There are no rumors to be terrible, since the Ming Dynasty is a peaceful and prosperous world, the top will not allow this kind of rumor to exist, and this matter will definitely be thoroughly investigated." ”

Zheng Shize sighed: "The county ordered them to be afraid that I would suddenly wake up and say something that shouldn't be said, so they had to kill me." ”

Xiao Feng said: "There is another reason. ”

Zheng Shize said: "And?"

Xiao Feng smiled, looked at him and said slowly: "Wang Fugui doesn't want his daughter to always pester a madman, wouldn't he become a laughing stock for others if he says it?"

Zheng Shize's face turned red, and he coughed dryly: "It's okay not to mention this matter, it's okay not to mention it." ”

Xiao Feng suddenly said, "What are your plans in the future?"

Zheng Shize smiled bitterly: "What else can I plan, I can't go home, even if I can go home, I will be poor and destitute." ”

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly dimmed, as if he no longer had any hope in life.

Xiao Feng said: "Would you like to listen to me?"

Zheng Shize looked at him in surprise and said softly: "Xiao Shaoxia, you say." ”

Xiao Feng said: "When Ziren and righteousness come first today and are a good emperor, why don't you go to Beijing to take the test and show your ambitions?"

Zheng Shize said gloomily: "But I've been pretending to be crazy for a long time, and the books are all deserted, can I still do it?"

Xiao Feng smiled: "There is nothing difficult in the world,"

Zheng Shize immediately continued: "I'm just afraid of someone with a heart." ”

Xiao Feng said again: "As long as the kung fu is deep,"

Zheng Shize continued: "The iron pestle is sharpened into a needle. ”

Xiao Feng looked at him and asked, "Do you understand?"

Zheng Shize bowed: "Xie Xiao Shaoxia's enlightenment." ”

Xiao Feng wanted to help him up, Zheng Shize hurriedly said: "Xiao Shaoxia saves his life, enlightens and gives both graces, and he should be worshiped by Shi Ze." ”

Before Xiao Feng could speak, Meng Xin suddenly grabbed the words: "It's extremely pedantic, it's like a fight with Yu Hongxi." ”

Zheng Shize just finished giving a salute, looked at her, and immediately asked, "Who is Yu Hongxi, why am I so familiar?"

Meng Xin smiled: "He, he is also from your Caozhou, where does his family live, I forgot to ask." ”

Zheng Shize groaned, suddenly showed joy, and said: "I remember, he is from the next village, and we have discussed poetry and poetry together!"

Meng Xin smiled: "No wonder it's so pedantic, it turns out that it's still a difficult brother!"

Zheng Shize smiled awkwardly: "The girl came to make fun of me again." ”

As if she had discovered a new world, Mengxin pointed at him and said, "Na, you two even speak in the same tone. ”

Zheng Shize was speechless for a moment.

It was a long time before he asked, "You know him too?"