While Li Hao and the Zeng brothers were still studying hard, the court finally confirmed that Ouyang Xiu would preside over this examination.

After Yan Fu learned about this, he immediately came to tell Li Hao the news. When he entered Li's house, when Li Hao saw Yan Fu, he first introduced the Zeng brothers to Yan Fu.

After hearing the accurate news from Yan Fu, everyone put down their mental arithmetic. Although the test papers will be sealed, transcribed, and proofread before they reach the examiner's hands during the exam, they are familiar with Ouyang Xiu's required style. As long as they can ensure that they do not go off topic,

The probability of passing is very high, so there is no need to think about cheating.

So the two sides sat down and chatted, and Yan Fu mentioned: "Since this matter is confirmed now, why don't I invite you all to have a drink at Guangyuntai tonight and then come back, which can be regarded as a pre-wishes for you to be named on the gold list."

Li Hao and the Zeng brothers listened. When Li Hao saw that the Zeng brothers didn't speak, he answered: "Well, it's time for those who have been studying so hard for days to take a break. We have just passed the difficult period, so we still need to combine work and rest."

Well."

After hearing this, Yan Fu said: "Yes, that's the truth, and Wei Xingshou will also come out of Guangyuntai today. This is rare, you have to go and experience it."

When Li Hao heard this, he immediately became energetic. He didn't know where Guangyuntai was yet. But Wei Xingshou was not an oiran from the brothel Chu Palace. In this era, brothels could still be visited legally and openly, unlike in later generations.

It's easy to get caught. Do you want to go see it? It's a bit exciting to think about it.

But before Li Hao could answer, Zeng Gong said: "If you want to have a drink, go to another restaurant. After all, it's close to the conference. It's not a good idea to go to Guangyuntai."

Li Hao thought to himself, Zeng Gong is a serious person, and he seems to have been to a brothel. But then he thought about his age and forget it, after all, he can't do anything. And not long before the examination, the four members of the Zeng family

The brothers were all taken to the brothel Chu Pavilion. He was afraid that Ouyang Xiu would not let him go if he knew it. So he said: "Guangyuntai is better. It is indeed not far from the trial. It is not good to go to that kind of place. Let's go to Fanlou."

I’ve always heard that Fan Lou’s food is excellent, but I’ve never been there, so let’s go and experience it together today.”

Then he looked at Zeng Gong. As long as he didn't object, the other three members of the Zeng family had no objection. Seeing that there was no problem, Yan Fu led everyone towards Fanlou.

When he arrived at Fan Tower, Li Hao was a little surprised by how prosperous it was. Although this building was not as tall as the tall buildings of later generations, its wealth was hundreds of times better than the hotels that Li Hao had seen in later generations. When he saw Fan Tower,

There are three floors above and below, with a total of five rows side by side. There are flying bridges and sills between the buildings, which connect light and dark. There are various private rooms in the building, all with beaded curtains and embroidered foreheads. At this time, because it is approaching dusk, the lights in the building are shining brightly.

radiant.

Yan Fu and Zeng Gong should have been here before, so they looked normal, but Li Hao and the three brothers from the Zeng family really entered with their mouths wide open and their expressions of astonishment on their faces.

When he sat down inside, Li Hao looked at the menu and was in a daze. There were too many dishes. For example, the soup before eating included Baiwei soup, first soup, new method quail soup, three crispy soup, etc. There were no less than twenty or thirty kinds.

.The other main dishes include cooked lamb, stewed lamb, hall lamb, roasted kidneys, steamed goose and duck steaks, lychee kidneys, Huanyuan kidneys, etc., there are no less than a hundred kinds, and there are even various braised meats and roasted poultry consigned from outside:

Grilled chicken, roast duck, lamb feet, nodding sheep, crispy ribs, etc. In addition, there are various spicy vegetables stored in white porcelain jars, chestnuts, ginkgo, pear strips, and dates in small plates.

All kinds of dried fruits, preserved fruits, various fresh fruits, various kinds of flour snacks, such as pig and sheep purses, and various kinds of steamed buns.

Li Hao was dazzled by what he saw, and then asked the Zeng brothers what they wanted to eat. Zeng Gong said that he had not been to Fanlou for many years and did not know what to eat. As for the other Zeng brothers and Li Hao, they had never been there.

.So he asked Yan Fu to help order the dishes.

Yan Fu called over the boy and ordered some twenty dishes to fill the table. Then Li Hao saw the tableware made of gold and silver from Fanlou that Mrs. Wang mentioned in the play. It was indeed a big dish.

Vision.

Of course, after finishing the meal, Li Hao did not let Yan Fu pay the bill, but went to pay the bill himself. He ate more than ten taels of silver in one meal, but it was still worthwhile in Li Hao's heart, because he did not expect that ancient meals could also be good.

So well done.

Thinking about it, Ming Lan had never been to Fanlou before marrying Gu Tingye in the play, so I thought she could bring her cousin here to try it out next time.

When everyone left Fan Tower and it was already Xu Shi, Yan Fu still wanted to go to Guangyuntai to sit, but Li Hao and the others refused and went back to their hometowns separately. Of course, did Yan Fu really go back to his hometown or go to Guangyun?

I don't know about Taiwan.

When Li Hao got up again the next day, he saw that Zeng Gong was already studying with the four Zeng brothers. Li Hao admired this, at least in terms of attitude, Zeng Gong was much better than him. After all, in

After learning that Ouyang Xiu was taking the exam, he relaxed a little. When he was reflecting on himself, he saw Fu Deng coming to send a message, saying that Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang from the Sheng Mansion had come over and were talking to the Wei family in the main hall. Let Li Hao

Go there quickly.

When he went to the main hall, Li Hao roughly figured out the purpose of the two coming. It was simply that he knew that Ouyang Xiu was in charge of this scientific examination and that he had studied there for a period of time, so he came to inquire about the situation.

After entering the main hall, Li Hao had just met Li and had not spoken yet. Then he saw Mrs. Wang walking over enthusiastically and said: "I haven't seen you in the past few days. Brother Hao seems to have lost a lot of weight. It seems that he has worked hard in studying.

Your Uncle Sheng has been talking about you these days, saying why you haven't visited me since, and he's afraid that I'm neglecting you, so he needs to give me a hard time."

Li Hao quickly replied: "No way, the eldest lady has taken very good care of her. It's just that she has been a little busy with her studies these days, so she didn't bother her. Please forgive me, uncle."

Sheng Hong then said: "Yes, now that the examination is approaching, we are indeed a little busier, and so are your brothers Chang Bai and Chang Feng. By the way, the court has arranged for Bachelor Ouyang to preside over this examination.

It turns out that you studied under Bachelor Ouyang, were you affected by it?"

Li Hao replied: "Since Mr. Ouyang was appointed as the examiner, in order to avoid suspicion, I have never asked for advice. Moreover, Mr. Ouyang has always been strict. He probably won't let this year's examinees enter the government these days, so I just wait.

I’ll visit you after the scientific examination.”

Sheng Hong said: "In that case, why don't you spend these days studying alone at home? Why don't you go to my uncle's home to attend a private school? It just so happens that you and your two brothers can exchange experiences and complement each other's strengths. And Mr. Qi

Erlang of the Gu family is also here, you are both young people, so you can chat with us if you want."

After hearing this, Li Hao thought to himself, you asked me to help to understand the examiner's style, as if you were helping me. He said, "There is no need to go to such trouble. Now Senior Brother Zeng lives in my house. He

He is very knowledgeable, if I have any questions I can ask him for advice, but there is no need to bother me by going to my uncle's house."

After hearing the name, Sheng Hong thought for a moment and said, "Brother Zeng, he is Zeng Gong and Zeng Zigu."

"Yes, it's Senior Brother Zeng, and my uncle knows him." Li Hao replied.

"Zeng Zigu has an outstanding talent and reputation. How could he not recognize him?" Sheng Hong thought for a moment and then said: "Brothers Chang Bai and Chang Feng admire Zeng Zigu very much. Why don't you let them come to your house one day?" It would be nice to ask Zeng Zigu for advice."

Li Hao thought in his heart that it is possible for Sheng Changbai to admire Zeng Gong for his temperament, but it would be strange for Sheng Changfeng to admire Zeng Gong for his temperament of singing about the wind and the moon. But he still said: "Senior Brother Zeng is studying now. I'll ask Senior Brother Zeng later. If Senior Brother Zeng has no objection, I'll send someone to my uncle's house to let him know."

Sheng Hong responded enthusiastically, and after chatting with Li Hao for a few words, he said he would not disturb Li Hao's study and left.

When Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang got on the carriage, Mrs. Wang said to Sheng Hong: "Nowadays, those who study in Changbai are afraid that they don't have enough time. Why do you come here to ask for advice?"

Sheng Hong said: "Zeng Zong was Ouyang Xiu's disciple, and he has been studying with him for who knows how many years. It is naturally for Changbai's good to ask Changbai to ask him for advice. We can just talk to Changbai about this matter when the time comes. He knows What to do."

After saying that, the two of them had nothing to say, and the carriage suddenly became quiet.

Li Hao, who had seen off the two of them, went to find Zeng Gong. They happened to be resting, so he went over and said, "Senior Brother Zeng, I have two children from a relative who is also a reference this year. I would like to come to you for a few days of advice." , I don’t know how good it is.”

Zeng Gong said: "That's natural. Anyway, we have to read and discuss together every day."

Li Hao heard this and replied: "Okay, then I will tell them." He turned around and thought for a while and then continued: "These two are brothers. One of them is Sheng Changbai. He is a decent man and his style of writing is like a senior brother. He will like it. As for the other person, Sheng Changfeng, he likes to show off his literary talents and likes to recite poems and write poems, so he may need to take care of him more. There is no need to do anything specifically for them, everything will be fine as before. , if they have any problems, just explain it to them, and you don’t have to worry about changing anything.”

When Zeng Gong heard this, he felt that there seemed to be something in the words, but he left with the three brothers without saying anything.
Chapter completed!