There was silence all the way, neither of them knew what to say.
Soon we arrived at the second house. The route was planned, from near to far.
After calling the door, he took the gift and followed the host into the house.
Zheng Xiong didn't do anything extraordinary this time. The first time he taught him a hard lesson, he watched his father chatting in a decent manner. He occasionally asked questions about himself, and he was polite and thoughtful, answering all questions.
The head of the family named Li has a good sense of Zheng Xiong.
After chatting, we went out to meet the girl. As it should be, on a blind date, it is the first sight.
The age of eighteen is a youthful, lively and high-spirited age in modern times. Simple, cute, ignorant, and positive.
There is a touch of mature beauty in this ancient time. The woman in front of me has an oval face, bright eyes, and average appearance, which is not considered beautiful.
Maybe it’s because I’ve read books and has a hint of intellectual beauty. Mature beauty and intellectual beauty add a lot to this girl.
Zheng Xiong thinks it's okay, but in fact, if you've been single for a long time, you'll know that it's just about right, and you don't get to choose the good one.
But as soon as the woman spoke, Zheng Xiong lost his mind.
"Mr. Zheng was also a candidate in Nanjing City last year. Why don't you take part in the examination in February? If you pass the imperial examination, wouldn't it be great to honor your ancestors?"
"Oh, girl, you don't understand. To me, getting the Jinshi Scholarship is like picking something up, effortlessly. The No. 1 Scholar and the No. 2 Scholar are just mediocre. I don't want to go. I just can't bear to see them covered up by my light and living in my shadow all day long. , there are eight talents in the world, I own seven and a half of them, and they will share the rest equally."
In front of women, Zheng Xiong also committed the common problem of men, bragging. The last one was an accident. Someone who can communicate well will definitely not do this.
It's not necessarily bragging. Forward vision is also a kind of crushing for a group of people who are imprisoned in their thoughts. Their IQs are definitely inferior. It is impossible for today's people to be smarter than the ancients.
Hearing Zheng Xiong bragging, the girl frowned slightly and was not convinced.
"Putting aside Mr. Zheng's talent and learning, now that the results of the general examination have been released, who does Mr. Zheng think will fall into the hands of the top candidate in the next palace examination?"
Zheng Xiong was confused when he heard it, and asked inexplicably what the imperial examination was for. He knew who the top pick was and who the second best was. He knew it after reading too many novels, but I was not trying to make a guess here.
"What does the girl mean? But the girl already knows it and has some guesses."
As soon as these words came out, the girl became excited.
"Well, I have some guesses. Jiangxi Wu Bozong's literary talent is excellent, and he is personable and courteous. He is the number one talent."
Come on, it turns out she is a nymphomaniac and Wu Bozong's crush. What's the reason for the blush on her face? You must have seen her before. You can't afford to offend her. You don't even know if she cuckolds you one day. Marrying her back is also a different dream. .
He has a good eye.
On the first day of March, Zhu Yuanzhang held an imperial examination in the Fengtian Hall of the Nanjing Imperial Palace to personally interview these future treasures of Ming Dynasty officialdom.
At that time, the person who ranked first in the joint examination was Guo Chong, a native of Huguan, Shanxi. It is reasonable that he was the best candidate to be the first number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty.
However, Lao Zhu sighed after seeing Guo Chong's appearance. He was really too shabby. It seemed that he had no chance of becoming the number one scholar in this dynasty.
Then Zhu Yuanzhang saw Wu Bozong, a super handsome guy, at a glance among the crowd. Wu Bozong was a native of Jinxi, Jiangxi Province, and ranked first in the Jiangxi Provincial Examination.
However, Wu Bozong performed poorly in this competition and only ranked 24th. If the ranking in the palace examination is still the same, then he can only be ranked in the third class with a Jinshi background. But I have to say that being handsome has advantages.
At the same time, because of the grand name, Lao Zhu was excited and thought that you would be the top pick. As for Guo Chong, let’s reluctantly give him the second place.
There is no need to talk anymore, what woman is not pregnant, but this Wu Bozong only came to Yingtian Mansion to take the exam this year. I don’t know how many times I met him, but he is like this. He is a good-looking girl, and he has no hope.
Losing the desire to continue chatting, he walked to the main hall and talked to his father. Without taking any fancy or forcing him, Zheng Qi said goodbye.
It's not a big deal if they don't meet each other's eyes. Parents have the biggest say in ordering a matchmaker, but Zheng Qi obviously wants to see his son's opinion, so there's nothing he can do about it.
Can only see guests off.
Next, I went to three more restaurants and had lunch at one of them.
There is obviously no progress in the matter. There is a reason for being unmarried at an older age. There are all kinds of problems. The second one is a pregnant girl who cannot afford to offend. The third one has a private lifelong boyfriend, but his family does not agree. The fourth one was even weirder. I vomited several times during the conversation. I didn’t watch the TV series for nothing. This was to ask myself to take over. The fifth one is more normal, Xiaojiabiyu, I feel pity for her, she is also good-looking, but her parents are obviously trying to sell their daughter for 500 taels of silver or 500 guan of money.
Zheng Xiong was indeed moved. Men just couldn't bear to see beautiful women suffer, so they would do anything good to persuade them to do, let alone something that could arouse men's desire to protect.
But this kind of thing is not easy to stick to, and you may not be able to get rid of it. Besides, the family's money is all real estate, and the floating money also bought land, so you can only watch it.
On the way home, Zheng Qi asked about Zheng Xiong.
"I've been looking at them for a day. Which of these five do you like?"
"To be honest, they are pretty good-looking, but they all have various problems. Although the first family is spoiled and can be trained, the other families are a bit less interesting. The children of the last family are quite excited. Money is easy to talk about, but they are afraid of being greedy. .”
Zheng Qi was helpless. The first family had no face for the time being, and the last family couldn't make ends meet, so he could only wait and see. It was difficult to find a well-matched older leftover girl.
After returning home, after a good sleep, I was revived with full blood, had breakfast, and slowly rushed to Huimin Pharmacy.
It feels so good to be organized and not have to worry about it. All I have to do is sign, stamp, and feel happy.
Facing the sunshine, I was just about to fall asleep.
The two dogs ran over in a hurry.
"Sir, Master Fu Yin asked you to come over and asked you if you went on a blind date yesterday."
"If you have anything else to say, I don't care about blind dates. Is there a suitable introduction to me?"
I was confused, muttered a few words to myself, packed up and went to Yingtian Mansion.
When I came to the government office, I told Zheng Xiong what happened. It was still the same as the temporary office here. It was just a reminder. It depends on the size of the matter. It is a favor. If there are difficulties in the future, I can still help you. Not helping.
It turned out to be the Miss Wanjia from yesterday. She had never suffered any grievances since she was a child, and she was comforted by her family for a whole day.
After calming down, I lay on the bed and thought of that famous saying. I couldn't bear it for a while, and the more I thought about it, the more angry I became.
Early the next morning, he sneaked out of the house and ran to Yingtian Mansion to complain. Since ancient times, the so-called people have no good fruits when suing officials. It's okay if they win, but the worst is that they won't be welcomed by the officials in the future. If they lose, they will be punished by one degree.
It was an accident when Lao Zhu was in office, and you were encouraged to report and expose.
For this reason, he also set a positive example: Chen, an honest man in Changshu County, was oppressed and persecuted by the county magistrate. Chen's brother and nephew captured the county magistrate together and went to Nanjing to play in Taku. Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded him with "twenty yuan for three people and two pieces of clothing" and exempted him from three years of hard labor.
Although it is not as harsh as it was back then, the harshness towards officials has been engraved in their bones since childhood.
The young lady from the Wan family, named Wan Ling, came over in a hurry, beat the drum, and walked into the lobby. She regretted seeing so many people.
As the two squads of government officials on the left and right shouted, "Wei... Wu."
Zheng Yiyan walked up to the hall.
"Who is under the stage and what grievances are there?"
