After the New Year, Jin Zhong died of illness in the first month, two months earlier than in history, Xu Hao accompanied Zhu Gaochi and Yao Guangxiao to mourn, and took a day to mourn.

Zhu Gaochi ordered the construction of a tomb for him, and posthumously presented him as a doctor of Ronglu, a young master, and a loyal Xiang.

In the March township test, the big list was released on this day, and the good news ran to Xu's house, Ma Yu finally passed the exam, Lai Yuanchu also passed the exam, and Xue Shangwen's name fell to Sun Shan, which was very disappointing.

Xu Zengfu still thinks that Lai Yuanchu's article is better than Xue Shangwen's, and he is not surprised by this result. Xu Song and his wife were also very happy, and they were even more determined to promise Xiangyue to Lai Yuanchu.

At this time, Xu Xiangyue also knew what her parents meant, she didn't say it was good or bad, in the end, she didn't have deep contact with the Xue family's cousin, since Xue Shangwen personally refused, she didn't think about it anymore, and the Lai family's cousin looked good.

At the beginning of April, Xu Ye accompanied Ma Yu to meet the examiner Liu Shilang, and during the chat, Xu Ye asked: "I have two brothers who go to the exam, and their literary talents are comparable, and they are also recommended together." Dare to ask adults, why did one win and one missed, but there were omissions in the articles that did not hit? ”

Liu Shilang said in surprise: "Your family recommended two people? That Guozijian only reported one of the eldest princes of your mansion, who is the other? ”

This time it was Xu Ye's turn to be surprised, and he glanced at Ma Yu and dealt with it vaguely.

After coming out, Xu Ye asked Xu Zhongdao: "You personally came to vote for the gift post that day?" ”

Xu Zhong said: "That time, Lai Gongzi said that he wanted to help, so I went back, and he went to vote himself." ”

Xu Ye was suddenly very angry, this time the Xu family went through the back door for the first time, and recommended two people at the same time, although it was not a Jinshi, but such a special case was done this time and there was no next time, and almost no one in the family has been treated like this so far.

When he returned to Xu's Mansion and found Lai Yuanchu, Xu Ye asked him what was going on, and Lai Yuanchu said hesitantly: "The noble man is good at forgetting." Presumably Lord Liu forgot about it. ”

Xue Shangwen, who rushed over, said: "Lord Liu is famous for his shrewdness, known as the ability to never forget, how can he forget jì? ”

Lai Yuanchu turned his mouth and said: "If you take one favor, it's already an exception, how can you take two?" Maybe it's not good for Lord Liu to say it directly, so it's a change of words. ”

Xue Shangwen shook his head and said, "This matter is too strange. ”

Xu Ye said: "It's okay, I've already asked Ma Yu to inquire, and it will soon be clear." ”

Without waiting for Lai Yuanchu, who was a thief, to come up with a countermeasure, before the words fell, Ma Yuren had already returned. said: "This time, the scholars are finished, and the lists recommended by the various Enmeng and officials are checked one by one, and they are written on the fold and sent to the palace, which is hand-picked by His Majesty." I looked for a scribe who copied it, and everyone said that there was only my brother Xu on it, and there was no one else. I didn't believe it, so I took the gift card to see it and believe it, and sure enough, there was only Brother Lai's name on it, not Brother Xue's name. I don't know why. ”

Others returned it, Xue Shangwen was immediately furious when he heard this, pointed at Lai Yuanchu and scolded: "You sinister villain, it is obvious that you did it." ”

Lai Yuanchu's face turned red all of a sudden. forcibly distinguished: "I asked a familiar scribe to vote that day, maybe it was his hands and feet, why do you speak ill of you?" ”

"You've only been in Beijing for a few days, and you already have an official you know?" Xue Shangwen's face turned blue with anger. "Dare to open your eyes and talk nonsense, it's not your hands and feet, who else can it be? If it weren't for the face of my aunts, aunts and brothers. I must kill you today. ”

Ma Yu hurriedly persuaded: "Stop the anger, this time I recommend two people, and according to the convention, I can only take one." Brother Xue has great talent, and he will be a blockbuster in the future, forget it. ”

Xue Shangwen said hatefully: "The fame is small, I didn't care about it originally, I just hated him for doing this, and he also lived up to the hospitality of the Xu family." After speaking, he pointed at Lai Yuanchu and scolded: "I think I also tolerated a lot of ugly things for you, but my kindness was not rewarded, but I was plotted by you, and the Xue family and you are no longer relatives from now on." Even if I, Xue Shangwen, can't be a lifter, I won't be humiliated for the rest of my life. ”

Lai Yuanchu couldn't help but shouted: "It's just that you went to attack your father's position and became a military attaché, but unfortunately I can't care about it, I'm not afraid of being at your mercy." ”

Xue Shangwen clapped his hands and sneered: "Then try to see if you are at my mercy in the future, or I will be at your mercy in the future." ”

Ma Yu persuaded: "Okay, don't quarrel, the relatives have not lost their relatives, and the deceased has not lost their reasons, how can their own family members turn their faces into enemies?" ”

Xue Shangwen said: "He is the Xu family's Chenglong fast son-in-law, I don't deserve to live here, pack up and go home immediately, and never come back in the future." ”

No matter how hard Ma Yu and Xu Ye persuaded him, Xue Shangwen couldn't listen to it, so he had to sigh and send him away.

Lai Yuanchu hurriedly begged the two of them to help cover it up, Xu Ye sneered and entered the inner house without looking back, Lai Yuanchu knew that this was in trouble, so he hurriedly took advantage of the Xu family's signboard and ran to the homes of several ministers who were likely to be the chief examiners in this imperial examination, hoping to stand out in the autumn by relying on the relationship of the Xu family.

But what he thought was too simple, Xu Zengfu was stunned for a while after learning about this, and then sighed: "What a treacherous man, fortunately Xiangyue has not married him yet, and he has not made a family affair, otherwise wouldn't he have cheated the child for a lifetime?" Thankfully! ”

Xu Song was furious, and without saying a word, he sent someone to inform the relevant yamen, and in the blink of an eye, the officials quickly disqualified Lai Yuanchu from raising people because of his bad conduct.

However, Yuan thought of his dead sister, complained and complained, or privately gave his nephew who regretted not being at the beginning 500 taels of silver, and let him go back to his hometown by himself.

This incident caused a sensation in the Xu family, and everyone understood Xu Hao's intentions, and they all praised him for his wisdom and dispensed Xu Xiangyue from marrying a non-person.

In the warm pavilion, Zhu Qiaoqiao is about to return to Liaodong tomorrow, and he drank with Xu Hao that night, and said: "Knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing their hearts, in the end, you see people accurately, and everyone in the family admires them." How do you know that Lai Yuanchu is a villain? ”

"How would I know?" Xu Hao drank a glass of wine, "How many similar things have happened since ancient times for the sake of women and fame?" I just wanted to try what kind of person he was, but who knew that he would try it out all of a sudden, and it was also because he was young and not enough in the city. Who can see how many great traitors and evildoers throughout the ages have not been in power for a day, and disguised as gentlemen for a day? ”

"Don't talk about him." Zhu Qiaoqiao fell in love with the spring and chuckled: "Tonight is the time when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are going to be separated, how can the good night be wasted?" At dusk, why don't you have a night downpour? ”

Xu Hao laughed, only the only third party present took a sip, and drank a lot of wine, Wang Xuanqing's face turned red, and hurriedly said: "Don't disturb your good things, I'll go upstairs to rest." ”

Watching her go upstairs step by step, Zhu Qiaoqiao sneered: "It's not a little girl again, are you still ashamed?" It's clearly trying to get away with it. ”

Not to mention Xu Hao and Zhu Qiaoqiao's unscrupulous clouds and rain downstairs, Wang Xuanqing upstairs naturally couldn't sleep, and when it was over, he didn't hear the movement below, so he couldn't help but go downstairs to take a look, saving the two of them from being crazy and catching a cold at night.

went downstairs, only Xu Hao was facing the sky alone. Under the shadow of the lamp, Wang Xuanqing looked at his uncle's pencil, still straight, and was taken aback, why is the secret road still like this? His energy is truly remarkable.

Needless to say, the fire had already started, and the mud and slippery hurriedly clamped his legs, and he couldn't bear it anymore for a while.

Wang Xuanqing deliberately said to himself: "There are many things in the world where uncles and sisters-in-law are affectionate, and my third brother and I stole it, and no one knows." I'm afraid that he will make a bad story and tell outsiders, how can I be a good person? Well, I'm not ashamed. ”

Quietly walked to the side of the bed, quietly got on the bed, Wang Xuanqing tore off his skirt and stepped on it directly.

A thousand words are omitted here. The next day, Jinda came to say goodbye and led his surnamed Wan Fa Xiao, Xu Hao saw that the two were of the same age, and their appearance was similar, so coquettish two men went out, and it was dangerous to do so!

It just so happened that Xu Hao was also thinking quietly, so he said, "I also plan to go out for a walk, why don't I take a walk around Gyeonggi with you first." ”

Jinda smiled: "Of course it's good, one more person is not lonely." ”

So casually chose Zhenjiang, take a boat from the Yangtze River downstream, just one day's journey, back and forth is very convenient.

Zhenjiang is under the jurisdiction of the capital, known as "Runzhou" in ancient times, the famous land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, with many places of interest such as Jinshan Temple and Xijindu, and is also an important port in the Yangtze River Basin.

Ancient China used the Yangtze River as the natural dividing line, and Zhenjiang also belonged to the Wu speaking area, which is very different from the Danyang accent on the other side.

Although Xu Hao can speak fluent local dialect, he insists on speaking northern dialect all year round, which is a habit since childhood and is difficult to change.

Zhenjiang's food is known as "three fish, three monsters". The three fish are the three most famous fresh fish in the Yangtze River, anchovy, saury, and pufferfish; The three monsters are meat, balsamic vinegar and pot lid noodles, Zhenjiang three monsters are famous, there is a local saying that "balsamic vinegar is not bad, meat is not suitable for vegetables, noodle soup inside the pot lid." ”

In addition, Zhenjiang's crab roe soup dumplings are also extremely famous, which is Xu Hao's favorite, with thin skin, rich soup, full filling, and delicious taste.

When he arrived in Zhenjiang, Jinda was dressed in plain white, and he practiced medicine and treated diseases for his father's filial piety. They chose a private house and hung up the signboard of the medical center, and set a consultation fee of 10 yuan, 20 yuan for outpatient consultation, and the poor did not charge money.

Because the consultation fee is much lower than that of peers, the reputation soon went out, and many people queued up early in the morning to wait outside the door every day, but fortunately, they generally did not treat the rich, but they did not violate the taboo of their peers.

Xu Hao helped him to help, and sent Xiao Wanying to be responsible for the manager's money in and out, and was busy with outpatient visits every day, with more than forty or fifty people and as few as one or twenty people.

Xu Hao is not without malicious speculation, is there anything greasy between this pair of good friends? I don't want to let the three wives and concubines who are as beautiful as flowers at home, but they go to other places to get along with their friends day and night?

Who made Wan Ying good at running a house, there is no mistake in the money handled, he is good at buying vegetables and cooking, sewing and laundry, and he doesn't even need to invite a subordinate, he is simply more virtuous than a virtuous helper.

The sentiment is overflowing! (To be continued......)