As spring passed and autumn came, the poetry meeting slowly came to an end, and everything developed slowly over time.

In February, the news came that Yan Fu failed the examination and missed the palace examination. Li Hao and Yan Jingwen were worried about Yan Fu, thinking that Yan Fu would return to Yangzhou to continue his studies, when they heard that Yan Fu had entered Yingtianfu Academy, which is where

The Nanjing Imperial College, which had already been admitted at that time, would not return to Yangzhou. Although they were a little disappointed, they were happy that their senior brother could enter this highest university.

As for Yan Jingwen, there was no surprise in the child examination. He passed the county examination, government examination, and college examination all the way with a good ranking, and then began to prepare to participate in this provincial examination.

As for Li Hao, Master Qin also had a serious talk with him and helped Li Hao plan the imperial examination. He said: "Actually, it is not difficult for you to pass the child examination now, but the provincial examination and the general examination are still too much for you.

You have to force yourself to take the exam. Even if you pass it, a poor ranking will not be helpful to your future. In addition, you are still young, so you are not in a hurry. It doesn’t matter if you don’t take part in this provincial exam. You can take part in the next provincial exam, so the child exam

Don’t be in a hurry. If you continue to participate in it in a few years, you can make great progress all the way.”

Li Hao replied: "Teacher, don't worry, the good thing about me is that I am stable."

Afterwards, Master Qin did not accept any more disciples, and focused on supervising the two of them to learn. Originally, Li Hao thought that he would go all the way to the scientific examination in this step-by-step manner, but he met an unexpected person at home.

It turned out that when Li Hao returned home that day, he saw Mrs. Wei talking to a woman in the hall and called the woman's name Xiaodie. Li Hao didn't pay attention at that time and went directly back to his room in the backyard.

But in the evening, when the family of three gathered together to chat after dinner, what Wei said to Li Jian completely broke Li Hao's mind.

Wei said: "I met Xiaodie today. She swore to me that she was kicked out of the Sheng family because she was framed by someone. Then my sister wanted Minglan, a little girl, to run away by herself because there was no one around her.

I went to look for a doctor outside, but my sister died in childbirth. I don’t believe there is anything wrong with her."

After hearing this, Li Jian asked: "Then what are you going to do?"

Wei said: "I am going to Bianjing to meet Minglan. No matter what, I should let her know the truth of the matter. It is better to have a precaution. And it will not be easy for her to live in that big courtyard as a child.

Our family has become affluent now, so I happened to bring some money with me this time to prepare it for her."

Li Jian said: "Well, our family relied on our eldest sister to support us. Now that we have this ability, we should help this girl Minglan. But Minglan is still young, so she really told the story.

It’s not okay. The same goes for money. It’s not that I don’t want to give it up, but it would be bad if she, a little girl, really holds too much money in her hands.”

Wei said: "As for his mother, let me wait until I get there and see the situation. As for the money, I will leave it to the old lady when it arrives. The old lady has a good character, so you can rest assured that she will take care of Minglan."

At this time, Wei and Li Jian did not notice the shock on Li Hao's face when he heard them talking. Because he was listening to the two of them talking and summarized the key words, Shengjia, Minglan, Xiaodie

, my mother’s surname is Wei, and there is an old lady who takes care of Minglan. It turns out that I have not traveled to ancient times, but to a costume TV series, and I feel that my outlook on life is even more broken.

At this time, Li Jian said: "How about I go to Bianjing with you, and then I will take Hao'er with me. Hao'er has never met his cousin."

Wei said: "Why are you going? The door of his Sheng family is so easy to climb. I can see Minglan in the backyard. I'm afraid you two won't be able to see Sheng Hong's good looks. We He doesn't look down on this kind of family. When Hao'er Children's School wins the exam, we will go there and earn some face for Minglan and let him know that there are people outside Minglan who can help and support her."

After hearing this, Li Hao thought to himself that his mother really knew Sheng Hong. He said, "Yes, I will definitely live up to my mother's high expectations. I will go back and read now."

Then he left and returned to his room, and began to recall the past from the beginning. Thinking back to how strange the world was at first. I saw Ouyang Xiu but had never heard of Bao Zheng's name. Fan Wenzhenggong's Qingli New Deal was also there, and Han Qi was also there. Dynasty, but there was an English princess inexplicably. I thought I had made a mistake at first, but who would have thought that this was a magically revised version of history.

Thinking of this, Li Hao felt that he needed to practice his martial arts. He originally thought about it for a few days but did not put it into practice, but now it seems that he needs to practice martial arts just for the two changes in the capital.

As a result, Li Hao's side hadn't even started yet, but the Wei family acted resolutely, made up their mind, and immediately started arranging their itinerary. With a few servants, they followed the Cheng family's soap-selling fleet and rushed to Bianjing City.

Speaking of soap, the Cheng family's sales have been booming in the past two years. Soap is sold on seventeen of the more prosperous roads in the Song Dynasty. In addition to the Cheng family's own caravan, they also use dealers after Li Hao reminded them. The sales were carried out as an agent and developed extremely rapidly. In the past two years, the income brought to the Cheng family was no less than 800,000 taels. This made Wei and Li Jian very happy and added a lot of land and shops to the family.

After the Wei family left, Li Hao went to find a classmate, Yang Yong, who is now the son of Yangzhou's pacifier. Ever since Li Hao became famous at the Pingshan Hall Poetry Club, he was known to everyone in the academy. Then, after Li Hao deliberately made friends, he made many friends. Among them, Yang Yong was the one with a better relationship. Li Hao asked him to find a strong martial arts instructor to teach him.

Although he didn't understand what Li Hao was thinking, Yang Yong would not neglect Li Hao's request. He took the trouble to help Li Hao find a skilled old military instructor to teach Li Hao how to practice spear and stick kung fu and archery.

So Li Hao started studying in the morning and practicing martial arts in the evening.

After two months of waiting, Mrs. Wei came back from Bianjing City. Li Hao and Li Jian went to the pier to pick her up. When they came back, they said: "The old lady of the Sheng family is still very powerful. Minglan has been raised well by her, and now she is also She went to school with her husband, and her appearance became better and better. I didn’t elaborate on the matter, but she seemed to be cautious and intelligent, but it was a pity that her life was not happy in the Sheng family. We couldn’t help her in Yangzhou. Something."

Li Hao thought to himself that the three sisters of the Sheng family were all pretty good-looking. Then he continued: "In that case, in the future, my mother should buy a big dowry for my cousin, and give it to her when she gets married. It can also be regarded as a gift." Thoughts."

After hearing this, Li Jian agreed: "That's okay. In the past, my aunt took great care of us. Now that Minglan is almost growing up, we might as well give her a backup dowry as a token of our gratitude."

Wei said, "Let's do it." Then she went back to her room to rest.

But in the evening, when he saw that Li Hao was not studying, but learning martial arts, he came in with a frown and asked: "What are you doing? You are a scholar. When you have time, you don't work and study. Instead, you spend it here

Above, I have always been noble in literature and humble in military affairs, maybe you still want to be a martial artist."

Li Hao said: "Mom, I only practice martial arts to strengthen my body. Studying for the imperial examination is hard and laborious. If you don't have a good body, it will be half the result with twice the result. And the teacher also knows this and will not delay his studies. If he really has

Of course, the teacher will not agree with this question, so don’t worry.”

Then Li Hao gave Li Jian a hint, and Li Jian hurriedly changed the topic and coaxed Wei away.

In the following days, Li Hao was a must-do in both civil and military affairs. When he was taking a break, he could even take his classmates from the academy to play polo, which made his life very happy.

It's a pity that time flies by. A year later, Li Hao sent Yan Jingwen to the provincial examination and won fourth place. Yan Jingwen was about to pack up his gifts and go to Bianjing for reference. Li Hao arranged for him to board the Cheng family caravan ship.

Let’s go to Bianjing together.

On the day Yan Jingwen left, Li Hao went back to see Master Qin. Qin said to Master Qin: "Jingwen has now reached a level where he can take a test, and you will be next. I don't plan to accept any more disciples in the future. I'll wait for two years."

It's time for you to go to the examination room and have a good time, and then I will return to my hometown to retire and live my leisurely life."

After hearing this, Li Hao said: "Even if my senior brothers and I pass the imperial examination and become officials in the court, we still have to ask for your guidance."
Chapter completed!