Married a scholar

▍I have an idea.

At noon in September, the raging red sun distorted the air, and there were already many fewer people on the street, but the restaurants and teahouses on both sides of the street were already overcrowded.

After Meng Yining and the two sat in the teahouse for a while, they found a small restaurant and went in. The two of them were going to settle down here for lunch.

"Vegetable prices are much more expensive than before." Meng Yining glanced at the wooden menu board hanging on the wall behind the shopkeeper. The menu board was rectangular in shape, with the name of the dish on the top and the price of the vegetable below.

They have bought vegetables in many restaurants in Guqu County, and they know the basic prices.But looking at it now, even the price of this small restaurant is more than ten or twenty yuan more expensive than the prices of the big restaurants they bought earlier. higher.

"I'm afraid it was all caused by that natural disaster." Xia Wenze pulled Meng Yining and followed the waiter up to the private room on the second floor, where he chose three dishes and one soup.Drought has already made it difficult for food, vegetables and fruits to live. When a hailstorm comes, the food, vegetables and fruits may be the only ones left.

The waiter wiped the tables and chairs with a white cloth towel, "Drink some herbal tea and wait a moment."

"Drought and hail in the south, I don't know what's going on in the north where there is little rain." Meng Yining is really worried. The border is in the north, the winter is bitterly cold, and the summer is full of wind and sand. The north and the border, which are already short of water, are afraid that it will only get worse.

In this era, there are no such things as newspapers and telephones, so it is too difficult to know the news over there.

Often when you hear the news, you don't know how long it has been.

Xia Wenze was actually a little worried in his heart, but he couldn't show it, and he had to comfort Meng Yining, "Don't worry, the grassland Huns are fierce, and there have been wars of various sizes in the past few years. He will go to the battlefield on his belly." He still has some confidence in this point, he is a Mingjun now, and a series of Huiming measures after taking office have really made the people relax a lot, and he is not a man who emphasizes civility over military affairs, and Shangyao Village is not Those who have not returned from service have never heard of them saying that frontier soldiers went to the battlefield hungry.

Although it is not good to eat, it can indeed fill your stomach.

The original owner also heard about the border crossing from those who returned from the military service, and he also inquired about it when his brother asked his comrades to deliver things last time. It is true that he never went to the battlefield hungry. questionable.

Meng Yining looked at the few people on the street outside, and something was slowly forming in his mind, "I've been wandering around these few days, and I have some ideas."

Xia Wenze nodded when he heard the words, "Okay, if you need it, you can tell me."

After lunch, the two sat for a while, and then went to the bookstore together.

The bookstore is on the main street, called Zhiwen Study, and next to it is a shop selling the Four Treasures of the Study.

When the two arrived, there were not many people in the bookstore. Students in twos and threes walked back and forth quietly between the bookshelves, and some sat on a small stool beside them and read books without listening to anything outside the window.

The owner of the bookstore was sitting on a bamboo chair beside the counter. The bamboo chair was shaking slightly, and there was no sound. The only sound in the whole bookstore was the sound of pages being turned.

Xia Wenze brought Meng Yining into the bookstore, someone looked up and paused for a while on the right side of his face, there was a little surprise in his eyes, but there was no other strange look.

Some obviously knew him, and smiled and nodded in greeting without saying a word.

The owner of the bookstore noticed the movement, and looked up from the book in his hand. When he saw him, a smile appeared on his Qingjun face, and he said softly, "It's been a long time since you came."

Xia Wenze walked over with a smile, "I'm busy at home, so I seldom come here."

Boss Su asked him to find a stool to sit on, "I heard that your right hand is healed." His eyes wandered over his right hand.

"Yes." Xia Wenze pulled Meng Yining to sit down on a bench, "This is my husband, surnamed Meng, Ning'er. This is the Mr. Su I told you about."

"Hello, Mr. Su." Meng Yining greeted with a smile.

"Hello, Xia Fulang." After Boss Su greeted him, he turned his gaze to Xia Wenze, "Congratulations."

Xia Wenze thanked with a smile.

Boss Su asked: "Since your hand is good, is it because you came to the county this time to end?" At this time, I think there is only this reason for coming.

"Yes." Xia Wenze said: "After all these years of wasting, now that my hands are better, I decided to give it a try first."

Boss Su smiled and nodded, "Your knowledge is not bad, but it's good to try. There are some test questions from previous years on the bookshelf over there. You can take advantage of these few days to go home and practice more."

Xia Wenze thanked, "I do have that intention."

Naturally, Xia Wenze is not only reading books at home during this period of time, but also doing test questions from previous years. These test questions are all obtained from his husband. Every time he finishes a few sheets, he will send them to the academy for his husband to correct the annotations, and then let his husband After taking the school exams, and so many times, even though it was a temporary idea to end the college exams this autumn, he is still going all out.

He promised Ning'er that he would come back from the granary examination for him.

Meng Yining listened to what the two of them had to say for a while, then got up and went to the bookshelf feeling a little bored.The books on the bookshelf are divided into different categories, with story books, unofficial histories, biographies, etc. on one side, various articles and poems by everyone on the other side, and test questions on the other side.

It's clear what you're looking for.

Meng Yining was not interested in the explanations of those poems and songs, so he went to read unofficial histories, biographies, and character annals.

Some students saw his elder brother flipping through various books, and looked over curiously.

Meng Yining read intently. Although there were many books in Xia Wenze's study room, most of them were serious books, such as biographies and unofficial history books, which were rare. Later, because he loved to read them, every time Xia Wenze came to the county or town Yes, I bought it just for him.

There are many idle books here, and they are also miscellaneous.Meng Yining picked out more than a dozen books that he was interested in.

Although Xia Wenze has been discussing literature with Mr. Su, he has been paying attention to Meng Yining from the corner of his eye. Seeing that the books in his hand have increased, he hastily apologized to Mr. Su, got up and took the book from him. Books, "But there are still some I like to read, buy more."

"Yes, you go and chat with Boss Su, don't worry about me, I'll pick and choose." Meng Yining waved him away, turned around and started picking books from the bookshelf again.

Xia Wenze didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and put more than a dozen books into the bamboo basket beside the counter, "I made Mr. Su laugh."

Boss Su's eyes were full of smiles, "You two have a very good relationship." When he met Xia Wenze, it was after the accident. At that time, many people said that it was a pity that this student Xia, who was expected to be the top student in high school, was a pity.

The first time Boss Su saw Xia Wenze was in his bookstore. He saw that although the man was dressed plainly, had scars on his face, and couldn't use his right hand, he didn't see any trace of inferiority complex on his face. He was still gentle and gentle. He was neither humble nor overbearing, he didn't pay much attention to those strange eyes at that time, he just focused on looking for books on the bookshelf.

Later, the two became acquainted as soon as they came and went. He admired his mentality of not yielding despite setbacks, so he had a lot to say in terms of learning.

Seeing people now has a different attitude, and I feel happy for them in my heart.

After sitting in the bookstore for more than an hour, Xia Wenze bid farewell to Boss Su and went home with more than 30 books bought by Meng Yining.

"I see that you have a lot to talk to that Boss Su." Meng Yining fanned a folding fan in his hand, and the two of them didn't stop talking for more than an hour.

Xia Wenze said with a smile: "Mr. Su has the talent to raise people, but because he doesn't yearn for fame, he stops at being a scholar."

"It can be seen." Meng Yining said: "I've been shopping around more these days, so you can come and chat with Boss Su more often."

"Okay." Xia Wenze raised his hand, "Mr. Su also recommended some test questions from previous years to me."

"Then what are you going to do tonight?"

"Yes, I will discuss it with him tomorrow."

When they got home, Xia Wenze put the books away, Meng Yining sat beside him and read, while he started to do the test papers.

After dinner early in the evening, the two of them went back to the study to do their own things.

Four days passed in a flash. During the day, the two divided their things. Meng Yining wandered around in the county town, and he went in and asked about all the shops.

Xia Wenze stayed in the Zhiwen study almost all day, discussing knowledge with some students who came to Wenxue in the morning, and discussing knowledge with Boss Su in the afternoon.

On this day, after dinner, Xia Wenze took Meng Yining to a mandarin duck bath that made them both physically and mentally happy, and then returned to the bed with Meng Yining, who was a little limp, "What has Ning'er been up to these days?" Looks busier than him.

With an electric fan blowing beside him, Meng Yining lay comfortably on Xia Wenze's body, "I was wondering if we should form a caravan to go to the border."

This was his temporary idea. Because of his own secret, he originally went to the border with Xia Wenze in this way.But then he felt wrong.

It is too easy for people to find out the problem when they come to the border and then take out potatoes and other materials.

When their gourmet city and department store are opened, they will definitely attract people's attention. If they are targeted by then, some problems with them will definitely be found out.

So, why not form a caravan of your own.

The main person in charge of the caravan finds reliable people, whether it is the food city or department store in the future, or this time going to the border, the remaining problems will definitely be reduced a lot.

Of course, there must be some problems in this, but as long as you pay attention to it, it is better than hiring someone to pull things to the border when they come to the border like this.

It's just that setting up a caravan is not an easy task. He doesn't worry about it, but the main person in charge must be selected carefully.

At the very least, you must find a reliable person who can independently lead the caravan in the future.It is impossible for him to run with the caravan in the future, so the person in charge of the caravan is very important.

In the past few days, he was wandering around the county town. One was to visit those shops and what goods could be bought and brought to the border, and the other was to inquire about the formation of a caravan.

The author says:

The imperial examination in this article, I re-established it privately: the four parts of the township examination, the courtyard examination, the general examination, and the palace examination.Of course, this article will not involve the general examination and palace examination.The provincial examination is a child's examination, and the college examination is a scholar.Don’t worry too much about this. I checked it out. Every dynasty has its own imperial examination system.Regarding the time of the imperial examination, everyone knows that it is different from the historical examination time. My article is not aimed at the officialdom, so I did not write it so rigorously. It needs to be reset according to the plot of this article. .I’m here to tell you something, and I won’t say more about it in the future.

Good night~ Mejiu~

感谢在2022-03-1523:19:23~2022-03-1622:29:39期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mines: 1 drop from the sky;

Thanks to the little angels who irrigate the nutrient solution: 50 bottles of Tianzhuo; 10 bottles of Guliang, are you cold;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!