In the city, a group of people suddenly gathered in front of the Zhang family in the afternoon, but they were not looking for Zhang Ye, the current owner of the Zhang family. They all said they were looking for Zhang Zhou.
The arrivals were so powerful that the concierge couldn't handle it. Then they got terrible news, so they had to rush inside to look for Zhang Ye. They didn't see Zhang Ye, but they saw Zhang Ye's wife, Zhang Xu, with a confused look on her face. Lazy, come out with an abacus.
Zhang Xu is in her thirties, and she is not ugly at all, but her face is a little rough, and her figure is not graceful, but she has a strong back and a strong waist. You can't tell that she is a woman from behind.
"What are you doing?" When Zhang Xu saw the concierge, her tone was very rude and her voice was loud.
The concierge also knew very well that the Zhang family was in a state of yin and yang decline, and the Zhang Xu family was the eldest son. Zhang Ye and Zhang Ping, father and son, had to step aside.
"Grandma, some scholars came to the door. Some said they were classmates of the second master at Nanjing Imperial College, and some said they knew the second master in the city..."
"Now there are only the master and the young master in the house. Where can the second master come from? I think you are living longer and longer, and you don't even understand the rules?"
"Yes, but the scholar at the door said that the master's younger brother has won the title of Jieyuan."
Zhang Xu frowned when he heard this.
The concierge added: "Jie Yuan is the first in the provincial examination."
"Hmph!" Mrs. Zhang Xu sneered disdainfully, "You still ranked first in the provincial examination? Fortunately, they dared to speak out. Tell them, I congratulate the unscrupulous son in the high school. The Zhang family's ancestral graves are smoking, and finally we can make room for him. What a trap!...I don’t know what it means!”
"Grandma..."
Seeing that Mrs. Zhang Xu was going to the inner courtyard, the concierge quickly wanted to go up and ask how to deal with the group of scholars at the door.
But at this moment, Zhang Ye was coming out of the inner courtyard. He saw Mrs. Zhang Xu going into the yard with an abacus. After the couple looked at each other, Zhang Ye was like a chicken caught by an old hen when it came out to look for food. He turned around and went to the courtyard. Walk inside.
"Stop!" Zhang Xu shouted.
"Madam, where have you been? What a coincidence?" Zhang Ye smiled bitterly.
Upon seeing this, the porter hurried up and said, "Sir, someone outside said that your brother has been lucky enough to win."
"Stand aside and make trouble, what are you talking about? By the way, madam, my husband is about to go out for a look. Didn't I happen to meet you?" Zhang Ye's head was spinning rapidly. The concierge was simply providing him with A good excuse to get out.
"Go back, my aunt! Do you believe Big Mouth will slap you?"
"Madam, there are servants here, please save some face for me. I'll go in right now...Old Liu, go out and tell them, don't think that I don't know that this is a trick done by the second brother and want to defraud money? I can't Let him take advantage of it!"
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Outside the Jiang family brewery.
Jiang Dezhong was still meeting a special guest, a young woman. The two were discussing the business of making wine. Here, his son Jiang Shanquan hurried over and spoke in his ear.
Jiang Dezhong was shocked and said: "Seriously?"
"Um."
Jiang Shanquan's face was still a little sad.
When Jiang Dezhong was about to leave his guests and go out, the woman asked, "Mr. Jiang, what happened?"
"Master Chen, I'm sorry, can we talk about the business tomorrow? Something happened at home today, but I said that my son-in-law, Jieyuan, passed the Jiangnan Provincial Examination... I was planning to go to congratulate you."
When Jiang Dezhong said this, his tone seemed to be tough.
When a son-in-law is born in the family, his social status will rise twice as much. How can merchants have no status in the Ming Dynasty?
Chen's daughter said: "That is indeed gratifying. The little lady will come again tomorrow."
"well!"
Jiang Dezhong hurriedly ordered the waiters around him, "Go and prepare, and pay as much cash as there is on the counter."
The shopkeeper said: "Master, there are seventy or eighty dollars in the cabinet, have you paid it all?"
"Is seventy or eighty strings a lot? Find someone to carry them all together... Mr. Chen, please do as you wish."
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Jiang Dezhong and his son left the wine shop.
Jiang Shanquan said: "Dad, is she the only daughter of the Chen family who was the first to know the Huai Salt Transport for the past two years, right? Her family has a big business. She comes to discuss business with you, and she doesn't want to finish the discussion first before leaving? She wants to congratulate her and is not in a hurry. "
Jiang Dezhong rolled his eyes and said: "You are ignorant, what happened to Yanyun Tongzhi? Not to mention that her father has passed away, even if he is still alive, is it bigger than the fact that my good son-in-law won the title of Jieyuan? You can't even distinguish the priority. Qing, no wonder it’s not as good as Bingkuan.”
"Here……"
Jiang Shanquan felt useless.
Why am I not as good as that prodigal son?
Now in your eyes, your son-in-law is a perfect good person, right? Have you forgotten who used to criticize him? You are the one who wants your sister to remarry with him, right?
"The daughter of the Chen family hasn't found a son-in-law yet. A daughter-in-law comes out every day to show her face. Look, in two years, no one on both sides of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River will remember that there is a Chen family... There is no son. Who is to blame? "
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When the Jiang family and his son arrived outside the small courtyard where Zhang Zhou's family lived, they were so crowded that they couldn't even squeeze in.
"Get out of the way, the person giving the reward is here! Borrow it!"
With such slogans leading the way, the group finally arrived in front of Zhang's house. At this time, Mi Jing'an, the magistrate of Shangyuan County, came. Mi Jing'an and Zhang Zhou each sat on a chair in the yard. The chairs were bought from neighbors. It was borrowed, and the two of them seemed to be talking about some important family and country affairs.
When the Jiang family and his son arrived at the door, Zhang Zhou quickly stood up to greet him and introduced him: "Mr. Magistrate, this is my father-in-law."
As a scholar, Jiang Dezhong did not need to kneel when he met the county magistrate. He raised his hands and said: "Student Jiang Dezhong, courtesy name Jiming, has met the magistrate of Mi County."
Mi Jing'an and Jiang Dezhong are similar in age, but after all, Mi Jing'an is also a member of the Juren family. Jiang Dezhong still has to show his humility. He calls himself a student and tells Mi Jing'an that I also have the honor of being a student.
"Oh, they both come from scholarly families, so they are well matched."
Mi Jing'an complimented casually.
Jiang Dezhong smiled and asked Zhang Zhou: "Bingkuan, among all the guests who came to congratulate us, have any of them ever received any gifts?"
Zhang Zhou said: "I gave it."
It was indeed given, two cents per person, and people from three streets away were restricted from coming. Even so, there were still a lot of people coming to fish in troubled waters. Zhang Zhou was feeling distressed for the one or two cents he had given out, at the entrance of the street. I had to go to the money store twice to exchange copper coins.
"It's not enough. Please give me some more. Why don't you set up a running water mat at the door? You live here, and there are many neighbors who help you. You should repay your kindness."
As Jiang Dezhong spoke, he asked his son and the servants he brought to make arrangements.
When the people at the door heard that there was a running water mat, they cheered thunderously.
Jiang Dezhong said to Mi Jing'an again: "The magistrate Mi is here. On behalf of Bingkuan, students should treat the guests well. Why don't we set up a few tables at a nearby restaurant, and invite more officials and elders from the Yamen to join us for a happy occasion."
"No need." Mi Jing'an said hurriedly, "I still have official business to attend to. I'm just here today to congratulate you. In the future, your virtuous son-in-law's achievements will definitely not be as good as mine. Please don't look at me, brother Bingkuan." Just say goodbye first."
Before I knew it, I was already involved in a relationship.
Who said that the gold content of Yingtianfu Township Examination Jieyuan is enough? Even Mi Jing'an wanted to come and curry favor with him first. If Zhang Zhou really had a chance to become a Jinshi and become a local official in the future, he might even promote Mi Jing'an.
"Congratulations to Mizhi County."
Zhang Zhou also suddenly discovered that with Jiang Dezhong, a "rich man", he could deal with things much more easily.
