Half fairy

Chapter 69 East Courtyard
Yu Qing left the Zhongfu again and returned to the Liezhou Guild Hall.

This time he went back to pack his things. He had no choice but to be found by the Zhong family. He didn't want to live with the Zhong family, and the Zhong family was not happy.

Send someone to send him back, he will just pack his things, and he doesn't need to worry about the rest. The Zhong family will naturally handle the official documents, and these are not problems.

In the main hall of the inner house, the couple who sent Yu Qing off fell into silence, each with his own thoughts.

In the end, Wen Jianhui broke the silence and asked, "Didn't you say that he will finalize his daughter's marriage when he comes to the door this time? Why haven't you said anything?"

Zhong Su snorted, "Can't my daughter get married? Am I begging him to marry my daughter? He should ask for marriage in this matter."

He originally wanted to mention it, but it turned out that Yu Qing didn't brush it off at all, as if there was no marriage contract at all. Here he was making a hint, and there seemed to be pretending not to understand, as if he was deliberately avoiding marriage. Can't speak.It's still the same sentence, it is difficult for him to accept the words that belittle his daughter.

Being pretentious again, Wen Jianhui couldn't help rolling her eyes, but she had other thoughts, and tried to say: "Master, do you think it is possible for the Ashheng Gold List to stay in Beijing? Could it be that the daughter is married to the emperor far away from the mountain?" Can't you go to the countryside?"

She hadn't thought of this before, but when she learned that Ash Heng's parents and family members had passed away, she began to look at the marriage contract with a different perspective.

She knew how powerful the former Yubu Langzhong was when he was in power. Even if he was dismissed from office, it would be enough to deter her.

Now that these are excluded, she still hopes that her daughter can marry a well-matched family.

When she married her family's buddy in the early years, she didn't think so. Now that she has experienced wealth and age, her thoughts have gradually changed.

Zhong Su: "If you fail the exam, you don't have to go back to Liezhou. You can also stay in the capital to continue your studies, or you can take the exam again next year. Can't we still afford the couple's life?"

Wen Jianhui: "What if I can't pass the exam all the time? Is it okay for our family to keep him? When outsiders make jokes, is he able to bear it, or can we endure it forever? He may be able to fill the gap when he returns to Liezhou. Maybe we can have a future, and we don't need to delay others... My daughter can't go to that poor country, she must stay with me."

It's just about saying the words that the two sides will not delay each other.

Zhong Su squinted coldly, "What do you want to say? Knowing that his parents are gone, do you want to regret the marriage?" How could a married couple for many years not know her.

Wen Jianhui was caught by the words, refused to admit it, and muttered: "It's not that I want to regret the marriage, you have seen his attitude, and you are not happy. Are you worried about what the housekeeper and Du Fei think?"

"Li and Du, I have been in business for many years, and I am somewhat sure of some things, and our relationship will not be worse than that one." Zhong Su stroked his beard and turned around, staring at his wife, "But some things are not what you thought. It's that simple. A centipede is dead but not stiff, the price of regretting the marriage...I'm afraid our Zhong family can't afford it."

Wen Jianhui didn't take it seriously, and complained: "Even the identity of that person would dare to kill his family. After the identity of his son as our son-in-law is revealed, aren't you afraid of hurting our family?"

"It's too late to worry about this now, they've been tied together a long time ago, you won't understand." Zhong Su looked up to the sky and sighed quietly.

In the middle of the afternoon, the Zhong family took Yu Qing away from the Liezhou Guild Hall.

A small courtyard at the easternmost edge of the Zhongfu was also neatly cleaned up and welcomed Yu Qing to move in.

Under Mrs. Zhong's explanation, except for a few insiders, no one knew the true identity of Ash Heng. The servants only knew that he was the son of an old friend of Mr. Zhong.

In order to make it easier for Yu Qing to prepare for the exam, Steward Li personally asked what the study room needed, and asked Yu Qing to mention it.

Yu Qing has no interest in those things that can't be taken away, he doesn't care much, just casually, as long as he has something to use.

What's more, the conditions here are good enough. There is a pavilion and a small pond in a small courtyard, which is more elegant and elegant than all the places he has lived in so far.

But some things still have to be spoken.

After Housekeeper Li took him to look around the small courtyard where he was staying, he finally said, "Uncle Li, can you help me find a gentleman here, the one who has experience in the test. Look, after all, I This is the first time to participate in the test, and it may be beneficial to have an experienced guide."

It's still the meaning of Ashheng's explanation, it doesn't matter if you can't pass the test, and you don't expect to pass the test, but people who can't take the test want to check you when they see your paper, which is too much.He doesn't know anything about the format of answering questions, and it's really impossible not to find someone to teach him.

Originally, I didn't want to go to the Bell House, but now that I'm here, I naturally have to take advantage of this convenience, so I don't have to think of a way.

Butler Li smiled wryly in his heart. It seems that you also know that your ranking in the provincial examination is not good enough. You said with a smile on the surface: "Don't worry about this, the master has already thought about it and sent someone to contact a very famous gentleman."

Yu Qing hurriedly waved his hands and said, "No need, just find someone you want, you don't need to spend a lot of money to find something famous."

Butler Li: "How can this kind of thing be casual? Since you want to find it, you must find a good one."

What they said was right, and they were not short of money. Yu Qing had no reason to refute, so he had to be casual, not spending his own money anyway.

Butler Li: "But there is no guarantee that he will be hired. People like him don't have to worry about being hired. They are all rushing for high prices. Fortunately, he has been teaching at a friend's house of the master for the past two years. I hope there I can see the master's face and be accommodating."

Yu Qing is more sensitive to the word 'high price', not to mention that it can make the wealthy housekeeper say high price, and immediately said in surprise: "How powerful is a teacher?"

Steward Li said solemnly: "This gentleman should not be underestimated. It is said that he has figured out all the writing methods of the civil servants in the capital. He is very good at betting questions. You can have a general idea of ​​the scope of the questions. This is not flattery, but proven by facts. Among the eight reference exams, he has taught 12 people. Two of the exams he taught were admitted to Jinshi, and one I was admitted to the same Jinshi." After that, he looked admiring.

Yu Qing couldn't help laughing, "I have taught 12 people, and only three of them passed the exam. Is this also called amazing?"

Butler Li was a little speechless. He looked him up and down. He didn't know how he had the qualifications to laugh at him with more than 100 people in the provincial examination. What's his face?
Then he couldn't help sighing and said: "Master, let alone three, the average person can teach one, and can teach a scholar, and in this life in the capital, there will be no worries about a job, and some people are begging to send their own children to you for training. .

In the previous examinations, more than 300 candidates were referenced, and only 12 to [-] people were able to make the list. On average, only one out of dozens or even hundreds of people can be tested.Among the [-] people he pointed out, three could pass the exam, and one out of four people could pass the exam. This probability was quite astonishing, and it was no longer a character that ordinary people could hire. "

Hearing what he said, Yu Qing was enlightened, he was enlightened, nodded silently in approval, but asked suspiciously: "Since he is so capable, why is he still a teacher, isn't it bad to get a jinshi and become an official? Qing Gao Don't want to be an official?"

Butler Li shook his head: "That's not true. That gentleman's surname is 'Ming'. It is said that he was born in a poor family, but he was a young and intelligent man. He passed the provincial examination at the age of 16 and went to Beijing to catch the examination. However, he failed, so he stayed in Beijing to study and take the examination again. However, it cost a lot of money in Beijing to earn some extra money by teaching, so a joke came out, he himself failed the exam, but the student he taught passed the exam.

It may be that people have their own destiny, every three years, he failed the exam for nine consecutive exams, which means that he has passed the exam from 16 to 40 years old. No more exams.Later, he didn't go back to his hometown, and he didn't receive the monthly salary from the local area, which was left to his poor wife at home, perhaps because he felt ashamed to see his elders in his hometown again.Of course, his own teaching income in Beijing is enough to make him happy. "

Yu Qing was stunned when he heard this. He never thought that there would be such a stubborn and stupid bird who spent nearly 30 years on a single exam. The best years of his life were wasted in vain. If you go home and find a vacancy to be a magistrate, with such perseverance and painstaking efforts, why should you care about the title of the gold list, maybe you will also enter the capital and rank in the imperial court.

That night, Zhong Su and his wife hosted a dinner to entertain Yu Qing, but the two daughters did not show up because they were women in the boudoir.

After the banquet, Zhong Su said that he was going to see how the place where Yu Qing lived was arranged. He walked back to the east courtyard with Yu Qing, and did not let others follow.

After looking around in the study, bedroom, and hall, the two finally circled back to the main hall.

After Zhong Su sat down in the main seat, he was obviously thinking about what to consider.

Yu Qing felt that this one was not as simple as coming over to have a look.

Sure enough, Zhong Su gave him a toothache as soon as he opened his mouth, "Shiheng, did your father tell you that you and I have a marriage contract?"

Yu Qing was puzzled. He didn't want to face this, but he came anyway. It's hard to pretend to be stupid. The problem was that he couldn't help Ash Heng to deny it. :"Know."

Zhong Su said again, "Did you know that my father and I agreed on something as a wedding token and a dowry?"

Yu Qing hummed vaguely, "I know."

Zhong Su asked again, "Can I bring a dowry gift to the door?"

He couldn't open his mouth and took the initiative to ask others to marry his daughter, so he came up with this rhetoric. If you come to the door with a dowry gift, then of course you came to ask to marry my daughter.

Yu Qing felt helpless in his heart. Could it be that he forgot to bring it?Such a big thing can help Ash Heng to forget it. It has to take the Zhong family seriously. He can't say that Ash Heng is disabled and he is a substitute.

He is not stupid. Ever since he said that Ash Heng's parents passed away, he has felt the subtle change in Mrs. Zhong's attitude, and he is more afraid to say that Ash Heng is disabled.

For some things, you are not willing to believe that it can be cured if you say you have the opportunity to cure it.

After being silent for a while, he stretched his hand into his arms, took out the metal shaft that Ash Heng had repeatedly explained that it could not be lost, and placed his hands in front of Zhong Su.

Seeing this, Zhong Su's eyes flashed with strange brilliance.

(End of this chapter)