Aoyama Chronicle

The number of students in the prefectural city of Qingzhou finally decreased.Wu Yuan'an hastily came to say goodbye to Zhong Yiwen as early as after the dinner, and of course brought a picture of himself with him.Zhong Yiwen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, the two made an appointment to meet in Kyoto in July, and to participate in the test in October this year.After Wu Yuanan, it was Chang Le and Hou Wenchang who came to bid farewell. Although they both made the list, they still went home as they had planned before.Although it was a little dull, the conditions in the two families were not good, so it was good to be able to do this.

Zhong Yiwen and the others met and helped the old scholar by accident, and then they personally brought their grandson to the door to say goodbye to Zhong Yiwen and the others.It was only at this time that Zhong Yiwen knew that the old scholar was the lucky one that Tian Ping and the others called, the one who topped Zhang Dufeng in the list.

The old scholar is very honest. He directly said that he has been insisting on the provincial examination, not for the sake of becoming famous or becoming an official. In fact, it is for an agreement with his husband to help his husband, children and grandchildren. Change slavery.It's a pity that his husband passed away early and did not see such a day, but he has no regrets, and he finally fulfilled this agreement in his lifetime.The old Xiucai and his grandson both thanked Zhong Yiwen for giving them a ride on the road when they came to Qingzhou, otherwise, neither of them would know if they would be able to catch up with the rural examination, let alone before the rural examination, the old Xiucai In order to have a good rest for a long time.

After hearing the old scholar's words, Zhong Yiwen was really saddened, and even secretly rejoiced.If Zhang Dufeng hadn't provoked Qin Fei, Zhong Yiwen wouldn't have wanted to make things difficult for him, and there wouldn't have been any subsequent incidents. Maybe the old scholar would have failed the ranking this time.Who can guarantee that the old scholar can wait until the Yangzhou rural examination three years later?This is life!

However, Tian Ping came to the door secretly in the early morning with a salute behind his back. It turned out that his failure this time made everyone in the family very dissatisfied.Especially when his uncle knew that several people he had good friends with had made the list, it showed how much pressure there was.

"Brother Zhong, I really can't stand it anymore, and I'm leaving Qingzhou soon. I've already arranged what you asked me to do for you, but I think it's not good for you to still be in Qingzhou, so wait for you As soon as we leave, things will definitely get out." Tian Ping hurriedly finished speaking to Zhong Yiwen, and was about to leave.

Zhong Yiwen took out 300 taels of silver and handed it to Tian Ping: "Brother Tian, ​​this is what I promised you earlier, take it!"

Tian Ping immediately burst into tears: "Brother Zhong, are you my reincarnated father? I owe you the money. I have to leave before I finish the matter for you. I'm really sorry for you, Brother Zhong."

"Okay, let's go quickly! It's late, I'm afraid your uncle is already waiting for you at the gate of the city." Zhong Yiwen still trusts Tian Ping very much.Although they haven't known each other for a long time, Zhong Yiwen already knows what kind of person Tian Ping is.This person may be a little follow the crowd or even not very motivated, but he treats people with absolute sincerity.Zhong Yiwen is not afraid that he will run away with the money, or not do anything after taking the money.

After Wu Yuan, An Tianping and the others left, Zhong Yiwen completely settled down and had no other entertainment, so he simply started studying at home to prepare for the exam.

Qin Fei's body has slowly recovered, Zhong Yiwen asked the old doctor, as long as three months pass, in the second half of May, the little buns will have no problems, and they will be able to leave Qingzhou.Just be careful not to be too tired and bumpy on the road, and not to sit in the carriage all the time, just pay attention to the balance between work and rest.The journey from Qingzhou Prefecture to Kyoto is about the same distance as they came from Yangzhou, so Zhong Yiwen dared to take this risk to take Qin Fei to Kyoto together.However, Xiao Baozi is expected to be born in December at the end of the year, and they can only spend this year's New Year in Kyoto if there is no accident.

For some reason, Zhong Yiwen found that Qin Fei's expectations for Xiao Baozi seemed to be far inferior to him, which made Zhong Yiwen a little depressed.But after thinking about it, Qin Fei might just not be able to react yet, and when the little bun grew up in his stomach day by day, he would naturally increase his feelings little by little.I just hope that after the little bun finally comes out, I don't fall out of favor.

In fact, now I feel that it is Qin Fei who has fallen out of favor!Qin Fei found that ever since Zhong Yiwen knew they had Xiao Baozi, Zhong Yiwen's attention had obviously shifted to Xiao Baozi.In the past, as soon as he entered the door, it was Qin Fei who was like him, but now when he entered the door, he would only talk about Xiao Baozi, whether he is good, and whether he misses Dad.Qin Fei also knew that it seemed a bit excessive to be angry and dissatisfied with such a thing, but he couldn't help but vent his anger.Therefore, every time Zhong Yiwen showed that he liked Xiao Baozi very much, Qin Fei would ignore him, and even deliberately contradicted Zhong Yiwen.

It's also strange that Zhong Yiwen and Qin Fei don't have an elder between them. They have no way of knowing the experience that should have been taught to them by their elders.No matter how many Zhong Yiwen's books I read, I don't know what kind of psychology a pregnant woman will have!

In their last days in Qingzhou, Ah Mo went out every morning to buy the freshest bones and came back to cook soup, Ah Qi reported Qin Fei's whereabouts to Zhong Yiwen countless times a day, Xiao Chen followed Qin Fei to learn to walk, and finally almost changed. Walking like a duckling, Zhong Yiwen begged Qin Fei to drink more every day with a bowl in his hand, while the rest of the family waited to watch the battle of wits and courage between the master and the master.The days soon came to the end of May, and it was time for them to leave Qingzhou.

But when Zhong Yiwen left, it wasn't just their family, Li Zhang and his two bookboys were also with him.

Zhong Yiwen didn't expect that during the last period of time in Qingzhou, he would gradually become acquainted with Li Zhang, and it was Li Zhang who came to visit him several times in person.

No matter what Zhong Yiwen's evaluation of the Li family is, Zhong Yiwen still agrees with Li Zhang very much.Although Li Zhang was born in a big and scholarly family, he doesn't have that kind of lofty and arrogant temperament. Instead, he is very easy-going in private, loves to laugh and play, and is six years older than Zhong Yiwen, but he is not like him at all. People who are older, on the contrary, look more like 20-year-old people than Zhong Yiwen.

Li Zhang is also going to participate in this year's exam, and when he heard that Zhong Yiwen was leaving Qingzhou early, he immediately asked to go with him.However, when Li Zhang went to the capital, he was going to join his eldest brother who is now an official in the capital.

"Brother Zhong, you are finally here. I thought you had already left!" Li Zhang waited at the gate of the city, seeing Zhong Yiwen and the others immediately greet him.

Zhong Yiwen returned a gift to him: "Brother Li, you know that Qin Fei is pregnant and it's inconvenient, so it's a bit slow to pack it up, sorry for the long wait!"

Li Zhang laughed: "The sun hasn't set yet, so I haven't waited much."

Zhong Yiwen already knew Li Zhang's temper, so he smiled, seeing that Li Zhang only had a carriage and no coachman, it was a bit strange: "Brother Li, where is your coachman?"

"They're all men, what kind of coachman do you want? I can take turns driving the coach with two bookboys!" Li Zhang boldly said that there is no need for a dedicated coachman at all, "Hey, you go first, and I will drive behind. You can leave the car later The curtain is drawn, we can continue to chat, let's go, let's go!"

Zhong Yiwen was completely speechless. When they returned to Kyoto this time, they still had the same personnel arrangement as they had when they came to Qingzhou.As for the three servants that Chen Yinuo had prepared for them, Zhong Yiwen continued to stay here to guard the courtyard.From now on, the small courtyard will be their foothold when they come to Qingzhou.

On the road, Zhong Yiwen really did as Li Zhang asked, lifted the curtain of the car, sat on the outermost side and chatted with Li Zhang in the car behind.In view of the fact that Li Zhang couldn't take care of driving while chatting, one of his book boys came out to help drive, and Li Zhang sat beside him.

"Hey, Brother Zhong, it's not that I'm short-sighted, but I really haven't met someone like Shao Donghe!" Li Zhang somehow told Zhong Yiwen about his dispute with Shao Donghe, "Although he His talent is not bad, I admit it, but there are people out there, right? Why can’t he tolerate others? We had a good relationship when we were young, and we were enlightened together. He is very smart and learns everything better than me, my father They often praise him. But once I painted a painting, my father rarely praised me once, saying that I have this talent. As a result, my painting disappeared. Since then, Shao Donghe has been everywhere Against me, I wanted to overwhelm me, of course I was not convinced, so I studied hard to surpass him. The competition between the two of us gradually became more and more fierce, and it became what it is now."

"I used to want to have a good talk with him and reconcile the two sides. But because of my husband Lang Linjun, there is no possibility of reconciliation between the two of us!" Li Zhang was a little helpless, "I know he has always insisted on not getting married. I want to show it to our husband and wife, but how can we be reluctant about emotional matters. Moreover, I didn't think he really liked Lin Jun, he just wanted to rob Lin Jun from me. Fortunately, he has already married one of Lin Jun's My cousin is engaged. I heard that brother Lin is not bad, and he is the elder brother of Mr. Lin, the magistrate of Qingzhou. Although he is a concubine, it is considered a good marriage."

"Wait, Brother Li." When Zhong Yiwen heard what Li Zhang said about Brother Lin, his heart skipped a beat, and it sounded more like listening carefully, so he hurriedly interrupted and asked, "Who do you think Shao Donghe is betrothed to? "

Li Zhang was a little puzzled: "The son of a concubine from Master Lin's family, the prefect of Qingzhou!"

"How many concubines are there in Lord Lin's family?" Zhong Yiwen still wanted to confirm.

This time Li Zhang answered firmly: "There is only one!"

Zhong Yiwen nodded, expressing his understanding: "Very good. Brother Li, if Shao Donghe is really as narrow-minded and vengeful as you said, then he should have hated me by now, and the two of us are on his blacklist together!"

"Ah?" Li Zhang was completely confused.