Chapter 4 Overlord Candied Gourd
Wang Fulin already knew from his diary that he was a little younger. Although he had become a scholar, no elders had given him a name. In this way, Shuangmu should be his nickname. As the name suggests, Shuangmu forms a forest and is catchy.
Unexpectedly, the person came so quickly, Wang Fulin was half sitting on the bed. Before even Wang Yuanguan could get up, he saw a burly and strong middle-aged man entering the door. This man was about forty people, with square faces, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he was so cheerful that he could deal with. At this moment, his face was shocked and joyful, and he couldn't hide his concern.
Wang Fulin knew that this should be his uncle Wu Tianbao.
Wu Tianbao walked up quickly and pressed Wang Fulin back as if he was about to get up. His hands were extremely strong, and he looked at Wang Fulin for a long time without moving eyes, not knowing that the other party was nervous because of his gaze, and even sweated on his vest.
"You are lucky and lucky!" Wu Tianbao finally let go of his hand and said with a smile, "I'll just say that even my husband who had just entered school was protected by the stars in the sky, how could he be harmed by a few thieves!"
Wang Fulin was really a sweat of waterfall. But thinking about the causes and consequences of "nearly death and life", he could no longer believe the saying of gods and Buddhas, so he could only nod: "Even if it is really a blessing from gods and Buddhas, it is because my uncle runs around, and my elder sister and sister take good care of her."
Wang Fulin only thought this was a very ordinary polite word, but who would have thought that Wu Tianbao was even more relieved: "Shuangmu suffered this disaster, but it was not as dull as before. It was the first time I saw you so good at talking!"
Oh no, that guy seemed to be not good at dealing with people and was so stupid that he could only keep a diary quietly, and accidentally exposed his flaws!
Wu Tianbao never expected that Wang Fulin would have some scenes of subduing demons and eliminating demons in his mind. Although Wang Fulin was his nephew, there was still a ten-mile mountain road from the foot of Nanshan Mountain in Yanzhen to Songming Mountain Village, which was not far away, but never close. In addition, Wang Fulin has been studying hard every day since the beginning of his enlightenment, and he had never said much to this nephew before.
At this time, he only thought that Wang Fulin had grown his mind and his attitude became more and more gentle after this disaster.
"Rumors are everywhere, don't take them to heart. When your mother left, she told me that it was your father who gave me many instructions in the letter that he would not delay your career. So she ignored your begging and took two old servants, and asked me that my parents had borrowed a few healthy servants to accompany me, and rushed to Hankou in person. Although the fourteen-year-old scholar and the fifteen-year-old scholar were only one year apart, their future might be very different. Because of this, they would have to put the charge of unfilial piety on you, and they also called you cheating. It was obvious that someone was agitating public opinion, and they were really cruel!"
Wang Yuanwan hid this matter tightly, but unexpectedly, his uncle said it all as soon as he opened his mouth. She was caught off guard. She hurriedly looked at Wang Fulin with her eyes. Seeing that her younger brother looked normal, she was not surprised at all. She was shocked. The next moment, she saw Wang Fulin smile at her again.
"Brother, do you know everything?"
Wang Yuanwan asked, and saw Wang Fulin nodding slightly. She thought of his confession about Mr. Cheng before, and she didn't care about who was talking too much, and she felt that her younger brother had really grown up.
"I am certainly right, but even if I really have to leave my exams because of my mother's fate, my parents are not here, and others will only see that I have abandoned filial piety because of my career. Now, my uncle doesn't need to comfort me. I just want to ask one question, who does not think he hates me like this?"
Although Wu Tianbao was very happy with the calmness that Wang Fulin showed at such a young age, he could only respond to the last question with a wry smile.
"Shuangmu, your father has been a layman business for many years and runs the salt industry, but he started late and can't even make a profit now. He doesn't even have the reputation of Wang family outside, so he should have offended anyone. In the final analysis, I think it's because there are too many monks and less porridge. Our Huizhou Prefecture prefecture has the most salt merchants. Except for some rich merchants who mistook exams in the north for the sake of opportunity, most of the children of wealthy families took the exam locally. In addition to other children of officials and children of wealthy families, there are many talents. Compared with the northern prefectures and counties, there are only a scholar who went to school, and there are no wonder how many children died! So, maybe the person who failed the exam was jealous and didn't know who made the affairs of your family."
Wang Fulin only knew that Huizhou businessmen were rich for a while, but he did not expect that the imperial examination in Huizhou Prefecture was like this one-plank bridge with thousands of troops. He had to ask a few more questions. So he immediately knew the brilliant imperial examination achievements of She County where he was located.
Since the early Ming Dynasty, Huizhou Prefecture's imperial examination results have been quite good, and since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, it has become more and more outstanding. In recent years, She County has not passed the zero-egg job for every Jinshi, at least one person, and at most four or five people, and the top scholar Huiyuan has been awarded. In Wu Tianbao's words, the number of Jinshi in Huizhou Prefecture in Nanzhili is second only to Suzhou and Changzhou, and the amount of people who passed the imperial examination is often at the forefront. At least two or three-fifths of Jinshi in Huizhou Prefecture are in She County, and the proportion of high-ranking officials is also very high. Therefore, even if it is just a scholar, even if it is not as big as the devilish land like Shanyin and Gusu in Jiangnan, it is still the same!
"And, you are at the end of the list after all."
Wu Tianbao didn't say this clearly, but how could Wang Fulin not be able to appreciate it? The tail of the crane seemed to have no power at home, and someone found out that his father was sick and his son was kept. His mother ran to serve the tent for thousands of miles, and even put on the big hat of cheating. This was completely a persimmon picking up the soft pinch!
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Since Wu Tianbao, as the leader of the Nanshanxia branch of Wushiyan Town, only knows so much, Wang Fulin does not expect to find the source of the rumors in a short time. After thanking this uncle for his gratitude, he entrusted Wu Tianbao with the matter of sending Wang Yuanguan back to the in-laws' house in Huizhou City and asked him to send his still worried elder sister back to the city.
After seeing off his uncle and elder sister, Wang Fulin got off the floor and said he wanted to go out for a walk. Jin Bao hurriedly served him to dress. Although Wang Erniang was full of worry, her brother's proposal was certain, and she was useless to open her teeth and claws, so she could only sulk. On the contrary, Wang Youhan, a younger sister who was similar to Jin Bao, did not have so many concerns. She seemed to be just a holiday when she went out. She opened the cabinet and found a set of clothes, and chatted that this paired with that one, which made her more vigor and vibrant at the home that had been miserable for several days.
He was unforgivable, but when his brother brought Jinbao and brought Wang Xiaomei, who was like a follower, when he was actually out, Wang Erniang stood at the door of the house and stomped her feet in anger. She was so angry that she just said that her brother actually left her at home. But think about it, except for an old servant Wang Qi and his wife, there were two women from the tenant servant who occasionally came to help the servants. There was no one left in the rest, so she could only stay in disappointment.
When he went out for the first time, Wang Fulin only thought that Songming Mountain was just an ordinary mountain village in the valley based on the diary in "The Analects of Confucius". However, when he left the house, he found that he was outrageously wrong.
It is true that you can see seven or eight typical white walls and black tiles built under the towering green mountains in the distance. One of the largest ones is vaguely decorated with pavilions and towers, elegant and exquisite. Think about the price of building houses in this countryside, and the richness is also visible. Other houses in the village are uneven, some are as neat as their own, while others are dilapidated and low, but what is more eye-catching is the fertile fields with flat horses, and a large river is vaguely visible to you.
The mountains are not wilderness, and he also underestimated his own small Songming Mountain Village!
"Little official."
"Mr. Wang."
Most of the villagers they saw along the way would say hello, but Wang Fulin didn't know any of them, so he could only ask Jin Bao to remind him who was who he was when he saw someone from afar, so that he could give him a gift.
After walking for a while, Wang Xiaomei, who was like a follower behind him, said with a smile: "In the past, my brother was walking outside, just memorizing his books and thinking about things, and no matter who he met, he didn't even see the elders several times. After being criticized twice, he went out less and less. Today, he changed his personal feelings and said hello everywhere."
Wang Fulin immediately started to sweat, thinking that if no one else was around this nerd, he had reached a certain level! He didn't understand any human relationships and worldly principles. If he had any depression, he would write down the Analects of Confucius. What kind of life would he live!
So he said to Wang Xiaomei earnestly: "Once upon the time, now, now, I will learn from my mistakes. After learning from my mistakes, my brother, I learned this big lesson and decided to change my past mistakes!"
Instead of continuing to play that nerd, he might as well be himself!
Xiaomei Wang widened her eyes in disbelief and stared at Wang Fulin for a while. She suddenly lit up her eyes and pointed at the old peddler not far away and said, "Okay, brother, I want to eat candied haws!"
Where is this with?
Wang Fulin was stunned and saw the little girl running over with her skirt as if she was having sex. She said a few words to an old peddler not far away, and then took a string of candied haws with a smile. He patted his forehead with a headache and held Jin Bao and chased him step by step. It would be fine if he suddenly turned from a man to a fourteen-year-old boy, but what made him even more unbearable was his weak body that had just recovered from serious injuries!
When she caught up with Xiaomei Wang, the little girl smiled proudly at him holding the candied haws, then she stretched out her free left hand and said, "Brother, three cents."
Wang Fulin could not helplessly reach out and froze. He would certainly bring money when he went out, but now the situation is different. He is now empty-handed and has no name for himself! He immediately turned his head to see Jinbao. Who would have thought that this little guy also looked at him with a bitter face and whispered: "Dad, when he came out, Ernie didn't give the money."
Faced with this dilemma, Wang Fulin immediately had a fever on his face. Is he going to eat a Bawang meal... no, is Bawang candied haws?
He was about to send Jinbao home to get the money, but the old peddler immediately understood when he saw the three of them in such a situation. He smiled and said, "The little official has been a scholar before, and the little old man has nothing to congratulate. So I'll invite Sanniang to eat candied haws, so I don't have any money."
"How can you be so embarrassed?" Wang Fulin said this, but his eyes glared at the little sister. Little greedy cat, I can't be anxious to death, be careful of tooth decay!
But Wang Xiaomei didn't care about her brother's eyes, and while eating the candied haws in her hand, she complained: "Since I was a child, other people's brothers bought this and that for my sister, brother, you have never bought anything for me and my second sister. Song Bo's candied haws are the best. They are famous in all villages and neighbors, and they often go to Huizhou City to sell them. He is a good person. Even though he knows that he sells less in our Songming Mountain, he loves them because many people in the village like to eat them. Every ten thousand times, I will send you twenty or thirty pieces across the river to our village. In the past, I have been with you several times, and asked you to bring one when you come back from school, but you ignore me!"
Wang Fulin was just embarrassed just now, but when he heard this, he could only smile bitterly. At this point, he didn't want to blame others. He had decided to accept his current identity, including all the cause and effect that was maintained on his original body, and live a good life. Therefore, he immediately reached out and rubbed Wang Xiaomei's head, and whispered: "I was sorry for you in the past. I will definitely buy you what you like in the future!"
Sister Wang didn't know the change in her brother's mood, so she immediately cheered happily. Seeing her look up, Wang Fulin bowed to the old peddler and said, "Thank you for your gift, but you have earned hard money. Let's do this. If you make candied haws and sell them to Songmingshan in the future, I'll give you three pieces to my house every time."
The old peddler who sells candied haws was originally from Xixinan Village on the other side of the river. He had a good hand in candied haws, so he made candied haws. Most of the time he went to Huizhou City, where there were many people, but he also went to various villages near Xixinan Village to sell them regularly. Villagers with spare money can taste it, and many wealthy families also liked this small snack.
Although he was not familiar with this little scholar Wang, he had met several times when he came to Songmingshan for many times. Seeing that he was so doting on his sister, he felt that this little boyfriend was fair and approachable. At this moment, the other party accepted his kindness and promised to take care of his business in the future. He immediately smiled and agreed. Finally, he remembered the recent rumors that he often went to the city to sell candied haws.
"Little official, there are rumors outside, and even I heard about it in the city. The Grand Master went to the neighboring Ningguo Mansion to preside over the examination, and maybe he would hear the news. Alas, She County has only produced so many more than 20 husbands who have entered school in a year, and each township may not be able to get one. It is such a difficult thing. Now that the parents of the young official are not around, why don't they invite elders to come out to speak justice?"
From the words of Wang Xiaomei, Wang Fulin knew what the person was like in the past, so he stood up to the old peddler and just smiled. Thinking of this man who had traveled all over the neighbors in the countryside, he suddenly felt aroused and said sincerely: "After a while, Uncle Song sold out the candied haws. Can he sit in my house for a while? I have been recuperating for half a month. I don't know any news outside, and I want to ask for advice. By the way, please leave two for my second sister to try it out later."
The old peddler immediately smiled: "Isn't that easy? It's just a matter of disturbing the little official to drink a bowl of tea."
In the evening, the old peddler Song Bo sold twenty or thirty candied haws in Songmingshan Village and came to Wang Fulin's home as promised. Although Wang Erniang thought she was not a child, the candied haws sent by Song Bo were still overjoyed. Jin Bao was a little indescribable surprise and excitement when Wang Fulin gave Song Bo money and then stuffed him one.
He used two candied haws to send the two big and small ones away and closed the door. Wang Fulin asked Song Bo about the rumors about him in the city. He found that the focus was on unfilial piety and cheating, but he was just a little bit of stuff and had no real stuff. He couldn't help but secretly calculating.
"Little official, I want the old man to say that it is best to ask the elders of the clan to come forward to try to calm down. If this continues, maybe he will really alarm the Grand Master."
"This matter suddenly made such a big noise, and it was not so easy to calm down." Wang Fulin said thoughtfully, then suddenly stood up and bowed to Song Bo solemnly.
Song Bo was immediately in a hurry and quickly reached out to help him: "Little official, you are a scholar, how can you give this great gift to the young man?"
"Thanks to Song Bo, I can know what's going on in Huizhou City dozens of miles away. So, I have one more thing to ask you."
Chapter completed!