"Young Master's eyes are as sharp as a torch. Thirty taels of silver are his. This is what you get."
The man who made the opening passed through the crowd, came to Zhu Pingan, and handed over ten times the money Zhu Pingan won from his bet with both hands.
"Thank you." Zhu Ping'an took the money bag and thanked him.
The betting money was in a small purse, which was made up of the scattered silver that everyone had bet on, a total of thirty taels.
"How dare you? The young master's insight is unique and admirable. Do you dare to ask the young master his name?"
The man at the opening position turned slightly and did not dare to accept Zhu Ping'an's salute. Regardless of whether the bet the young man in front of him just made was due to his wisdom or out of pure courage, no matter what, the future of this seemingly honest and honest young man is limitless.
"I don't dare to be worthy of my name. I went down the river to Zhu Ping'an." Zhu Ping'an said casually, weighing the money bag.
"ah?"
The man who opened the hand was extremely surprised. He had no idea that the honest young man standing in front of him was the bad-luck boy in the woodshed who was bitten by a snake and heard the song of a bird that he had written down in his book through hearsay.
It doesn't match the number at all.
"Young master is Zhu Ping'an." The man who opened the market murmured to himself. He was silent for a moment, and then bowed and said, "There are things written in the book that offend you. I hope you will forgive me."
Zhu Pingan took the money bag into his arms, looked up at him, and said with a simple smile, "How could it be possible? It's too late to thank you. Thanks to you, I now have the payment for the government examination."
"Young Master is generous and very human." The man who made the offer thanked him again and left.
At this time, his uncle Zhu Shouren truly accepted the reality that Zhu Ping'an was once again ranked top in high school, but he had mixed feelings in his stomach that were hard to describe. This reality is really too difficult for them to accept. Zhu Pingan is only thirteen years old. He has not eaten as much rice as he and others have eaten, but if he said that he had bad luck the first time, , then how to understand this time, shitty luck is a rare thing in the imperial examination examination room, how could it be possible to win shitty luck twice in a row...but he was eating, drinking and sleeping in the examination room Man, why did he make it to the top twice...
"Congratulations to Brother An, I've been waiting for Meng Lang for several times now."
The person who failed this time seems to have lost his original frivolity and become more stable after the shock of failure. He also has a new view of Zhu Pingan. How lucky can he get twice? This shows that Zhu Pingan also has some real talents. , so I congratulated Zhu Ping'an with an apologetic expression for once again ranking in the top grades of high school.
"No, it's just a fluke."
There is no greater good than being able to change things. Zhu Ping'an is not a petty person. He responded calmly and gave others a step forward.
However, not everyone thinks so. The other three people on the list, including his uncle Zhu Shouren and others, insist that Zhu Pingan may have been unlucky again in this exam, or maybe he just happened to meet the original person. Wait, it's like a cow that doesn't look back after hitting the south wall.
"Ping'an was lucky enough to win a little bit of lottery this time. He kept twenty taels for his own government examination. The remaining ten taels were probably everyone's gambling money. They got them back." Zhu Pingan took the thirty taels he won and kept twenty taels for himself. Two taels, and the other ten taels will be returned to uncle Zhu Shouren and others.
In fact, it's not that Zhu Ping'an is so generous, nor is it that Mary Su is great in repaying evil with kindness, but the situation dictates it. On the one hand, after all, the profit of shooting is lucky. The thirty taels I gained with 3 taels of silver are enough to keep 20 taels for myself. You can't be too greedy; on the other hand, this is ancient times after all, and it is an era that pays attention to benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust. Repaying evil with kindness, and using ten taels of silver to gain a good reputation, why not do it.
As for the uncle Zhu Shouren and others, don’t you hear about Duke Zheng Zhuang of the Spring and Autumn Period?
Sometimes indulgence is also a means.
As soon as Zhu Ping'an said this, his uncle Zhu Shouren reacted immediately, holding ten taels of silver in his hand, and then distributed it to everyone one by one according to the bets they placed. In the end, uncle Zhu Shouren kept half a tael of silver in his hand, which was not revealed. Sound and color, flipping his hands and putting them in his sleeves.
This time, there are more than 500 people on the list, including the A and B lists. Those who were on the list happily returned to the inn to prepare for the next exam, while those who failed the list returned to their hometowns in despair. Only Zhu Pingan remained calm and looked the same as before.
"A few days ago, we were blind to gold and jade. I hope Brother An won't be surprised. This time we will return home."
After Zhu Pingan's behavior of returning the bet just now, the failed students and scholars had a great change in Zhu Pingan. Before packing their things and returning home, the three students and scholars came to Zhu Pingan's room specially, bowed their hands and said goodbye to Zhu Pingan.
"How could it be possible? I behaved too badly." Zhu Ping'an was reading in the room. He immediately put down the book and stood up to return the greetings one by one.
"Brother An, do you have a message? We can take it back to Brother An's home." The student who failed the exam asked kindly.
"Well, then it's time for you. Please call my parents. Everything is fine outside, and the government examination expenses have been paid, so there is no need to worry about it at home." Zhu Ping'an was not polite and asked them to bring a message to the family. The money at home Save it for your eldest brother to get married, so you don’t have to worry about yourself anymore.
"Brother An is the best." The student who failed the exam praised him.
When they were about to leave, some students looked at the Four Books and Five Classics spread out by Zhu Pingan on the desk, as well as the rice paper that was used repeatedly on the front and back, and said with emotion: "We can't see Mount Tai with a blind eye. Brother An's study is far beyond our expectations." It’s within reach.”
"I don't have enough talent, so I can only work harder. Learning is like a crossbow, and talent is like a cluster of arrows." Zhu Pingan spread his hands and said casually.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he said these words, the eyes of the failed student and scholar were brightened, and he murmured repeatedly: "Learning is like a crossbow, talent is like a cluster of arrows, good sentences, An Ge'er is a great talent."
Well, looking at the admiring looks on the faces of the three failed students, Zhu Pingan realized belatedly that he had accidentally said a famous quote by Yuan Mei of the Qing Dynasty, but once the words came out, he could not change them, so he had to explain:
"It's not my words, it's just what I heard."
I don’t know how much the three failed students believed Zhu Pingan’s explanation. Anyway, Zhu Pingan didn’t notice it when he finally said goodbye and left.
After sending away several failed students, Zhu Pingan returned to his room to read. The four books annotated by Zhu Xi were really nerve-wracking to read. Because some of the comments may have been a flash of inspiration when Mr. Zhu was squatting on the toilet to exert his strength; it may also be that Mr. Zhu had nothing to do and had an epiphany after thinking about a certain sentence for ten days and a half. Many times, if he hadn't written it down, he probably wouldn't have been able to understand it, let alone others. As a result, students and scholars who were striving for the imperial examination were studying Zhu Xi's version painstakingly while greeting Zhu Xi's family in various languages.
But no matter how troublesome it is, if you want to take the imperial examination, you have to study hard and calmly. Who asked him to annotate the book is an imperial examination reference book.
The sun shines through the window, dyeing Zhu Ping'an's body golden, leaving a lingering shadow on the ground and wall.
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