The ancient farming life of liberal arts scum

10 taels of silver, with a maximum denomination of 1000 taels of silver bills, there are a hundred of them, stacked up like a thin book, and even many books are not as thick as this stack of silver bills.

Shen Ge picked up a silver ticket, observed carefully and sighed, "I finally know why storytelling has its own golden house."

Shao Xin said casually at the side: "The book has its own golden house, and the sour scholar sees nothing in his hands. If you want to reach out to get a lot of money, you must first be lucky enough to be courageous."

Shen Ge didn't expect him to blurt out a sour poem, looked at him without surprise, and said with a smile: "Brother Shao, your talent has improved a lot."

"Isn't that right?" Shao Xin looked up at Chen Ge triumphantly, "The barbarian worships under my sect, I can't be inferior to my disciple."

Shen Ge previously asked Shao Xin to teach Manzi some martial arts, and Shao Xin was considered half a master of Manzi, so it is true.

Xun Feiguang didn't have much reaction to the 10 taels, he just said to Xun Cheng, "Put the 10 taels under Ge'er's name."

"Yes."

Shen Ge heard it from the side, and immediately raised his eyes, "Brother Xun, this is the money you earned, how do you put it in my name?"

Xun Feiguang glanced at him, "Didn't you say you want to open an academy? 10 taels is just right to open an academy."

10 taels seems to be a lot, but buying land and building a house and hiring famous teachers, after all, it is not much.

Shen Ge didn't expect Xun Feiguang to keep this matter in his heart all the time, so he couldn't help being startled, and a feeling of emotion rose in his heart.

He stretched out his hand to hold Xun Feiguang's wrist, and said with a smile, "I have thought of other ways to make money. Brother Xun, if you give me money, I'm afraid I won't want to fight anymore."

Xun Feiguang glanced at him, twitched the corner of his mouth, and asked in a low voice, "Even me?"

Shen Ge covered his itchy ears and smiled at him, "Isn't it too late to tell you?"

Xun Feiguang didn't ask, but said to him: "If you want to use money, you can get it directly from Xun's place."

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a custom of inscribing names on the Goose Pagoda for new scholars. Although there was no Goose Pagoda in the Great Yan Dynasty, there was a tradition of parading around the streets with hairpin flowers and holding banquets in the same year.

As the number one scholar, Shen Ge has to take the lead in all this.

On the second day, a eunuch came to the Xun Mansion, gave Shen Ge the red robe of the No. [-] scholar, and instructed him on the etiquette of facing the saint.

The person who came to guide Shen Ge was a middle-aged father-in-law surnamed Zhu.

Eunuch Zhu was very polite to Shen Ge, seeing that he was a bit reserved, he smiled and said: "Shen Zhuangyuan just relax, it's just some schedule etiquette, our family needs to tell you a little bit, and you will know."

Shen Ge also smiled at him, "Please, Eunuch."

Eunuch Zhu waved his hand, "You don't have to be polite with me. First of all, tomorrow's itinerary"

Speaking of this, Eunuch Zhu’s expression became serious, “Tomorrow, you must wait for His Majesty’s summons in front of the Zhuanghe Hall with the rest of the Jinshi. You will be accompanied by a courteous officer. After His Majesty’s lecture, the three Jinshi will set off on horseback to Qianxianmen , go to the Qianxian Garden over there to pick a flower hairpin to wear in the hair, then ride along the street to the Small Wild Goose Pagoda for inscriptions, and finally go back to the palace to have a feast."

These are old rules, Shen Ge has known for a long time, listening to Eunuch Zhu repeat it at this time is just to confirm the itinerary.

"Does Shen Zhuangyuan have any questions?"

"Eunuch Zhu spoke very clearly, and I have no doubts."

Eunuch Zhu said with a smile: "You should have heard these things a long time ago, and our family doesn't talk much about them. Next, let's talk about etiquette."

Eunuch Zhu explained to Shen Ge carefully the etiquette of face-to-face saints, including walking, standing, sitting and saluting postures.Shen Ge practiced one by one according to his instructions, until Eunuch Zhu felt that there was no problem before it came to an end.

When Eunuch Zhu left, Shen Ge stuffed a red envelope into his hand.Eunuch Zhu shied away at first, but finally accepted it, and then smiled more sincerely at Shen Ge.

Before he left, he smiled and comforted Shen Ge in a low voice, "Your Majesty likes talented people the most, and he is very easy-going on weekdays. Shen Zhuangyuan can relax."

Shen Ge clapped his hands and said yes.

The red envelope was something that Xun Cheng had prepared for Shen Ge in advance. Shen Ge had secretly opened it before, and it contained 100 taels of silver bills, which was enough for a family of five to live for two years even in Kyoto. No wonder Eunuch Zhu was so enthusiastic.

The news of Shen Ge's No. [-] Scholar spread to Hu Qingyan's ears immediately, and Hu Qingyan was very pleased. In the afternoon, he sent an old servant to Xun's mansion to invite Shen Ge and Xun Feiguang to drink at his mansion.

Shen Ge brought Xun Feiguang to the banquet, and was very happy in his heart.

Shen Ge doesn't have many relatives, so he is very grateful to have such an elder who cares about him.

There was no cooking in Hu Qingyan's house, and he personally called the evening banquet from Lingfeng Tower.

There was a cook in the Xun Mansion that Xun Feiguang dug from Lingfeng Building, so Shen Ge ate it at the first bite, and couldn't help feeling sorry for Hu Qingyan's money bag.

The price of Lingfenglou's century-old store is not cheap. Even if Hu Qingyan is a second-rank official, he can spend one-third of a month's salary for one table at his family's banquet.

Shen Ge glanced at the dishes on the table, several of them were full of hard dishes, knowing that such a banquet would not be cheap.

Although Shen Ge didn't speak, his expression turned a little brighter.

Seeing him like this, Hu Qingyan was both moved and amused, "Uncle just won more than 2 taels of silver. How expensive is it to ask for a banquet?"

Shen Ge complained, "Isn't that money just enough to change your house?"

Hu Qingyan was very helpful for his nephew who felt sorry for him. He smiled and said: "Uncle knows your kindness, but uncle is alone, and he feels very uncomfortable living in a big house. The size of the yard is just right, and there are old neighbors next to him, so we get along comfortably. I’m afraid I’m not used to changing houses again.”

Shen Ge toasted his uncle, and persuaded him: "In this case, why don't you start a family, so that you don't have to be alone."

Hu Qingyan waved his hands, with a sad face, "It's almost fifty years old, what kind of wife will you marry?"

"Hey, you haven't reached the age of forty, how come you are over half a century? It's almost ten years away!"

Hu Qingyan clinked glasses with Xun Feiguang, he paused when he heard the words, and said in a daze: "I still can't, Wan'er has not betrayed me, and the child has not betrayed me, how can I marry again?"

Wan'er is Shen Ge's aunt who died young, and her maiden name is Qiwan.

Speaking of this, Shen Ge couldn't persuade him anymore.

Hu Qingyan wiped his face, "Don't talk about me, when will you get married? Geer, you have passed the exam, you should also think about getting married."

Shen Ge turned his head and looked at Xun Feiguang, coughed lightly, and said with a trace of discomfort: "We have decided to get married in Kunjiu County on June 23, and hold a ceremony in Kyoto on August [-]."

Hu Qingyan was taken aback, holding his wine glass in a daze again.

He is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, if Shen Ge gets married in Kunjiu County in June, he will not be able to make it.

Shen Ge called out cautiously: "Uncle?"

"Huh?" Hu Qingyan returned to his senses, and smiled nonchalantly: "I thought you two would get married after October, but I didn't expect it to be so soon."

Shen Ge heard the words and said quickly, "I've been looking forward to it for a long time, so I want to get married as soon as possible."

Shen Ge tried to appear calm when speaking, but the thin red on the tips of his ears still betrayed him.After speaking, he was a little embarrassed, picked up the glass and drank the wine.

Xun Feiguang patted him on the back and said to Hu Qing: "We have to ask uncle to take care of the ceremony in the capital."

"Don't worry about what you should do." Hu Qingyan agreed, and then there were all kinds of feelings in his heart, both happy and sad, and even the taste of the wine in his mouth changed unknowingly.

On the second day, Shen Ge had to wear the red number one scholar robe to parade through the streets, so it was not good to drink too much.

When the three uncles and nephews were drinking and the lights were on, Shen Ge and Xun Feiguang said goodbye and went back home. There will be a curfew later, so it would not be good to run into patrolling soldiers.

On the second day, Shen Ge got up early in the morning to take a shower and change clothes.

His No. [-] Scholar gown was specially modified by the sewing lady, and most of the places were tightened, making it look very close to the body.

Shen Ge can hold back Hong, and after wearing it, her every move is so suave and coquettish, the eyes of all the girls in the house are almost straightened.

Shen Ge arrived at the gate of the palace as scheduled, and gathered with all Jinshi.

Wu Yushi was awarded the second place in the middle school, and he was born as a Jinshi. At this moment, he was standing in the crowd, with a happy face and high spirits.

Shen Ge stepped forward to greet him, "Brother."

Right now they were standing in front of the palace gate, and the officials from the Ministry of Rites hadn't come to greet them, so the Jinshi stood loosely in twos and threes, not according to their rankings.

The Jinshi next to Wu Yushi saw Shen Ge and sighed: "Only a young man like Shen Zhuangyuan can suppress this red champion uniform."

Wu Yushi lowered his voice and laughed: "Brother Zhao, be careful, the second place and Tanhua are right next door."

Tan Hua's ear tipped, when he heard this, he turned around and joked: "It's too late, I already know!"

"How? Is it only the champion who can suppress this red dress?"

The clothes of Yi Jia and the three people are all red, but the styles are different.

The people present looked at it carefully and laughed.

Tanhua was better, he was also a fair-skinned and handsome man, and his redness would not look abrupt.

The second place was dressed in black skin, and when pressed with a bright red dress, he looked a bit nondescript.

The second place himself knew it, and he smiled helplessly, "Don't talk about me, how many of you can wear the red clothes to look like a Shen champion?"

Someone replied: "Really not, not when we get married. But isn't it good that we don't have Chen Lang next to us when we get married?"

All Jinshi burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"If Shen Zhuangyuan was snatched back by the girls yesterday, I'm afraid I might run into Shen Lang when we get married."

"When the time comes, take advantage of it, will the girl who robbed us feel remorse and break off the engagement?"

"Hahaha, it's really possible. Shen Zhuangyuan, didn't you consider this situation because you weren't here yesterday?"

Shen Ge didn't even look at the list yesterday, it was Manzi who came back to tell him after confirming with Shao Xin.

All the girls in the capital knew about Shen Ge's deeds, and they were all energized at the moment, eager to snatch Chen Ge home.As a result, Shen Ge didn't show up at all, and those girls were so disappointed, one or two almost didn't cry on the spot.

Without Shen Ge, the part of catching a son-in-law under the list is far less lively than before. Some people are disappointed, while others are very happy.

Shen Ge listened to their jokes, but smiled and said nothing, talking about the day of marriage, it is impossible to say that they will really bump into each other.

The ceremonial officer came over not long after, and took a group of Jinshi to wait in front of Zhuanghe hall.

Shen Ge and others arranged their clothes and stood solemnly in front of the hall.The sound of His Majesty's arrival brought the atmosphere back to tension.