The fat man was confused and confused, and chased Zhu Pingan upstairs.
After arriving upstairs, there was no one around. Under the fat man's constant questioning, Zhu Ping'an said calmly, "Bring more gold and silver to his home to ensure that you pass the exam without any problems."
There were too many people downstairs just now, so it was hard to speak out, but now that it was just me and the fat man upstairs, our voices were low, and we were not afraid of the walls having ears, so Zhu Ping'an just spoke out calmly.
"ha?"
After hearing the answer revealed by Zhu Pingan, the fat man was so surprised that he could swallow a fist. What's going on? Just now you didn't know that our academic advisor has been replaced by Mr. Zhao. Now you have heard Mr. Zhao's name. , you come up with an idea and ask me to send gold and silver to bribe the exam. Aren't you talking nonsense and boasting?
"I went outside to read this morning and met Mr. Zhao's groom. He was so domineering... he almost hit me." Zhu Pingan sat on the table, poured a cup of tea, took a sip and said slowly.
"What does that have to do with your suggestion?!" the fat man complained.
"Because it was about to hit me, I could see clearly that Mr. Zhao's carriage is not ordinary. It is made of elm trees and blended with spices. The curtains of the carriage are all made of silk, with gold lines and pendants on it. It’s worth a lot of money..." Zhu Pingan said lightly with the corners of his lips raised.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether Mr. Zhao's carriage that he met in the morning was Zhao Wenhua or Mr. Zhao. This was just an excuse for him to convince the fat man. Anyway, Zhao Wenhua in history was famous for his greed for money. This Zhao Wenhua was a master who was greedy for money to the extreme. He was a ruthless man who even took the emperor's money. It would be strange if he was not greedy in the scientific examination. The scientific examination was a backdoor. Instead of making the quota cheaper for others, it is better to make it cheaper for fat people.
Hearing this, the fat man's eyes lit up, "You mean..."
"What did I say? I didn't say anything." Zhu Pingan shrugged and said seriously.
"Hahaha, I understand, I understand, thank you so much, Brother Zhu..." The fat man put his two fat paws together and kept expressing his gratitude to Zhu Pingan.
"It's okay for the scientific examination, but not for the provincial examination. You'd better read more books during the period before the provincial examination." After Zhu Pingan took a sip of tea, he said sternly to the fat man Xue Chi.
The scientific examination is an examination conducted by the academic officer to determine suitable candidates for the provincial examination. The right to select students to participate in the imperial examination rests entirely with the individual academic officials. Not so with the rural examinations, which were conducted by the imperial court and sent Hanlin and cabinet scholars to each province to serve as chief and deputy examiners. There was almost no room for sand.
"Brother Zhu, don't worry, brother Yu will definitely have a cane in his head and a thorn in his butt..." The fat man promised a lot of nonsense.
"You can take care of yourself, I still want to read." Zhu Pingan put the teacup on the side of the table and said calmly.
"Okay, Brother Yu, I'll go back and get ready." The fat man said goodbye wisely, and couldn't wait to go back to prepare the gifts. There is not much time left for the scientific examination. There are not many places for the scientific examination. To be fair, there are even fewer places left for the back door. Gifts must be given as soon as possible to avoid being preempted by others.
In the afternoon, Zhu Ping'an sat at his desk in his room, practicing eight-legged essays and strategies, writing an essay by himself, reading similar papers he had read in the past and dictating them, comparing them and looking for deficiencies, and then making corrections and improvements. It is best to burn these first-successor scrolls. These first-successor scrolls that have never appeared before should not have appeared in this dynasty. Zhu Pingan does not want to leave any clues to others. Only by being cautious can we better be the fittest in this dynasty. Survive.
Early the next morning, when I walked outside, I could still see the moon in the sky. The moon hanging in the sky was so weak, so pale, and so weak. It was like the face of a person recovering from a serious illness, glowing with a light white light, very graceful. , like the Song lyrics written by Li Qingzhao.
Under the cool moonlight, Zhu Pingan walked slowly from the inn to the woods where Japanese people used to practice calligraphy with a black wooden board under his arm and his schoolbag slung across his body.
While Zhu Ping'an was filling the bamboo tubes by the Qinhuai River, a room on the other side of the Qinhuai River was gently pushed open. A girl of seventeen or eighteen looked out through the gap and could vaguely see the bank of the Qinhuai River. There is a vague figure of a student.
After seeing this, the girl gently closed the window and tiptoed to the dressing table to quickly touch up her makeup. She also drew on her eyebrows and eyeliner. Her eyelashes were also carefully lengthened with a small clip. She used rouge and gouache. Reluctant to part with a box of more than ten taels of silver, he finally took out a piece of red paper, put it between his lips and held it gently, dyeing the corners of his lips red...
In the mirror, a young girl smiled shyly.
After finishing everything, the girl quietly walked out in her gauze clothes. When she opened the door, she made a slight sound, which alerted another girl lying on the bed.
"Sister, what are you going to do?"
The sleepy girl with a ponytail on the bed rubbed her eyes and looked at the half-awake girl who opened the door and asked.
"Sister...Sister, please give me a compliment. Sister, please go on to sleep. We can take a nap today." The girl at the door coaxed softly.
"Oh." The girl with a ponytail lay down again and went to sleep. Her sister chatted with her for a long time last night and slept very late. She is still very sleepy now.
Seeing that the girl on the bed fell asleep again, the girl at the door breathed a sigh of relief, then gently closed the door again, walked downstairs quietly, and walked towards the other side of the Qinhuai River.
Zhu Ping'an was in the woods, concentrating on practicing calligraphy, and did not notice at all that a girl covered in gauze was walking this way.
"Master Zhou?"
When Zhu Pingan was practicing calligraphy, he suddenly heard a slightly inquiring female voice. Zhu Pingan was startled. When he raised his head, he was even more startled. A female ghost in white?
"He is really my benefactor, Hu'er thought he saw it wrong." The female ghost in Zhu Ping'an's eyes covered her lips with a slender hand and let out a string of sweet smiles, her big watery eyes full of surprise.
"You are?" Zhu Pingan narrowed his eyes.
"Young Master Zhou is such a noble man and forgets things. That day you even wrote about White Fox for our sisters. You are really talented. Thanks to your benefactor, our sisters were able to win the third prize in the oiran selection. Our sisters' life is much better than before. Here." The girl of seventeen or eighteen said as she walked towards Zhu Pingan.
oh
It turned out to be them, and Zhu Pingan remembered that.
"Ah, the young master is already sweating." The girl walked to Zhu Pingan and let out a sweet cry, then took out a scented handkerchief from her arms and wiped it on Zhu Pingan's face.
sweat?
Are you kidding me? It's still a bit chilly early in the morning, so why are you sweating?
Also, the scent of this handkerchief was too pungent. Zhu Pingan subconsciously turned his head to avoid the handkerchief in the girl's delicate hand.
The girl's face was rosy. She took back her slender hands, blinked at Zhu Ping'an with her big watery eyes, and said coquettishly, "What are you hiding from my benefactor? I'm not a tiger. I can still eat my benefactor."
No
Zhu Ping'an looked at the girl's shy appearance and was speechless for a moment. Let's make a yarn, my friend is still young! (To be continued.)
