Zhen Fei rises up in the Red Chamber

Just when Zhenhui successfully passed the exam and got the No.9 result, the Calabash Temple next door has undergone great changes, and it can even be said that it has changed like a whole new world.

Even honest people, after being opened a door, will burst out with different fighting power. This is the case with this temple. He fully understands the meaning and function of the so-called merit monument, so when he and the merchant next door When talking about buying a house, it started to operate. The house worth 400 taels was bought by him for 350 taels. What he paid was to write down 100 taels of silver to the merchant on the merit tablet. donate.The rebate, Hongguoguo's rebate, is still a rebate that makes people somewhat unclear about the connotation.But just like that, the merchant's brows and eyes were stretched out, not for anything else, just because he could be on the same tablet with a large group of students in Suzhou City, it was enough for him to be embarrassing, and even more so. Needless to say, this is still such a figure that exceeds twice the value of the rebate.

It is a joke to say that the 50 taels are not important to this merchant. The merchant's annual household expenses do not exceed 100 taels. The 50 taels are his spending figures for nearly half a year, and he has also been distressed for a long time. But the thinking of a businessman is that as long as he pays more than he pays, then he has earned it.But this time he felt that he had earned it.Therefore, even if his body hurts, he will be equally happy.

Waiting for the house to be in hand, Miaozhu immediately invited someone to do the work, and the first thing he did was to prepare to engrave the monument of merit and virtue, and by the way, he let out the wind, first wrote his name on red paper and pasted it on one side of the wall, so that Everyone who came in and out could see it, and above it, Zhen Hui's name was also impressively listed.

Zhen Hui, who was paying attention to the changes on his side, found out about this, and sent another 100 taels of silver, asking to write the name of his master Zhen, which was regarded as a donation from his father, and other nearby people were After knowing that it was to build a temple, some people came to donate, although not much, everyone is just a small amount of money, even poor people, some only gave ten or twenty cash, just think about it, but the accumulation of small money makes a lot, Before Zhen Hui participated in the college examination and became a scholar, the temple had collected nearly 300 taels of silver. Under such circumstances, even if Zhen Hui and those students stopped making moves later, he was tight Damn, I guess it can be used.

Of course, this temple is not satisfied, he still wants to do better and stronger, so while resting in front of the houses that are going to be used as the main hall, he respectfully invites the gods, and at the same time he keeps walking around the big households, wanting to say more Mobilize some people, get some more money, his efforts are effective. These days, everyone is in awe of the gods. It is impossible to take nothing away, so Miao Zhu's harvest is really not at 01:30.Even because he plucked up his courage and risked his face, even the nearby bastards and gambling shop owners gave a little bit of benefits, fifty taels, and slowly made up more than 500 taels, so that Zhen, who was reported by the boy, I was taken aback all the time, as expected, honest people can do dishonest things sometimes.

Those craftsmen are also very dedicated and pious to work for the temple, and they only charge 50% of their wages. In this way, Miao Zhu saved a lot of money. When Zhen Hui finally became a scholar One day, when another [-] taels of incense money was sent to Miaozhu, the Gourd Temple had already been repaired for the most part, and the whole temple no longer showed some dilapidated signs of the past, and everything was brand new.Even the Buddha statues in the temple are brightly colored, exquisite and solemn.

According to the servant who worked in detail, this temple also specially went to several large temples not far from the mountain to invite people. When everything is cleaned up here, a great monk will come to preside over it.Even the so-called Su Zhai also invited a master chef from Hanshan Temple to come over to cook. As a result, Zhen Hui felt that if the Gourd Temple was not prosperous, it would be unreasonable. It's so tidy, clean, with proper board and lodging, how can there be no incense?

The most important thing is that in order to open up the influence of the temple, the temple has already saved a full 100 taels of silver. It is going to set up a porridge shed at the entrance of the temple after winter to relieve the people and send it to the charity house. A carload of rice grains, the work of doing good deeds and accumulating virtue is done properly.As long as someone has ears and eyes, he can know the charitable deeds of this calabash temple. In this way, which of the wives who recite the Buddha's name and shout for mercy all day long will not pay more attention to this place?With the female relatives of these big families moving around, how can there be less money for sesame oil in this temple?

There is also that small garden where maverick murals are already being painted. Although they are not painted by famous artists, they are easy to do and the gorgeous murals have already moved the hearts of many students in Suzhou. Don't boast that you are good at learning, but you still want to write a few poems or something, because people have said that there will be a special wall for hanging poems at that time.This is definitely very attractive to students. This reputation or something is simply another face of a scholar. How could they not pay attention to it?

Zhen Hui was really happy about the changes in the Gourd Temple. He was so happy that when he left Suzhou and was about to return to Beijing, the smile on his face never broke. He had already visited the Gourd Temple and was close to his home. There is no problem with the place, whether it is a place where people live, or a garden. Such a place can attract fire, and no one will believe it if it is said. Yes, it is a new house after all, even the monks will take care of it carefully.Even after decades, the Gourd Temple, which has become larger and has silver, must be repaired and maintained from time to time to maintain its glamorous appearance. Under such circumstances, how could it catch fire for no reason?

There are also the large vats in each courtyard, which were donated by Zhen Hui, and lotus flowers are specially planted in them. This is a special flower for Buddhism, and it is so elegant here. They did their best, so Zhen Hui can be sure that this thing will always exist and become a tradition of this calabash temple.And as long as this tradition is well maintained, with the water and fire in this big tank, does he still need to worry?

Zhen Hui, who felt that everything was settled, and that the crisis was resolved, could finally return home with peace of mind. His home is now in the capital, his world is also there, and his future is also there.

It's just that this time he went back alone, riding a boat borrowed from the post house in the name of Master Zhen, heading north all the way.Lin Xun also got selected as a scholar. He didn't go back because he needed to take the provincial examination next year, so he had to spend every little bit of time studying in his hometown, and he was even sent by his family to a nearby academy for advanced studies. The Jiangnan Examination Center earned a ranking.

Speaking of which, this is also the helplessness of the children of such aristocratic families and officials. He will soon be 16 years old and has reached the age of marriage. In order to form a good marriage and satisfy his family and himself, he needs to work hard. As for his own worth, as long as he can become a Juren, his family will have more leeway when choosing a wife for him, and it is even possible to marry a family with a higher official position than his father.The aristocratic family pays most attention to being well-matched, and also pays attention to the conduct of the wife. Even if it is for his own position in the family in the future, he has to work hard.Competition, pressure, hard work, sometimes looking at the prosperous family background is also a kind of silent pressure.

On the other hand, Zhen Hui, because he is still young, can be more relaxed. He can sit on the boat without restraint, watching the white sails on the river, as a sight-seeing, but even if it is a sight-seeing, sometimes you can see a little difference Come on, like now, not far away, the fleet that makes countless ships avoid it is very interesting.The big Xue characters, and the size twice as large as ordinary ships, are really shocking.

"Master, why don't we go up? Isn't this the Xue family's boat? As long as we report the names of the Jia family's masters, this time we can go back as their big boat. It is faster and more stable than this boat. much better."

The boy didn't understand, why didn't my uncle know how to take advantage of the family when he was brazen enough to rub against the Lin family's boat?He is very clear about the relationship between his uncle and the Jia family's masters, and people believe that they are brothers, but isn't the Xue family one of the four major families like the Jia family?That can also be related, so why not use it if there is such a relationship?

After hearing this, Zhen Hui just smiled, looked at the fleet again with a strange look in his eyes, then turned his head and started to walk into the cabin, whispering something:

"The Xue family is an imperial merchant! Scholars, farmers, businessmen, do you understand?"

Even if he is an imperial merchant, even if he adds a royal name, a merchant is still a merchant. If he wants to mix in the world of literati, he has to pay attention to this difference.Unless he doesn't want to hang out in the literati circle.As for other reasons?This can only be said, cannot be said, cannot be said!

What can the boy understand?He felt as if he understood, but he still felt a little confused.

"Ah, sir, go slowly! Be careful where you step."

How much can a servant understand?Anyway, looking at his uncle as if he doesn't want to have anything to do with them, then he can assume that he didn't say anything just now.Little people also have their own rules of survival.You don't know what you shouldn't know, and you don't understand what you shouldn't understand.