After Butler Zhang left, Old Man Gu swaggered into the house.
Fu Bo followed closely, took the roast goose in his hand and took it into the kitchen.
"Which official's family is this servant?"
Old Man Gu asked knowingly.
Su Yu replied: "He is the steward of Zhang Xue's government who is in charge of this college examination."
Old Man Gu said "Oh".
"Then Master Xuezheng sent him to find you. Could it be that he has something important to do?"
Su Yu pointed to the wooden box on the table.
"Master Xuezheng sent him to give me something."
"what?"
Old Man Gu was also a little curious and stared at the wooden box.
Su Yu didn't open it just now, so he didn't know.
Seeing that Old Man Gu was curious, he opened the wooden box in front of Old Man Gu.
Contained inside are ten silver ingots worth ten taels, neatly stacked.
Su Yu was stunned.
"Um...Master Xuezheng gave me some money?"
Old Man Gu looked at the silver and smiled.
It was probably because he and Zhang Xuezheng told him that Su Yu had previously sent his poems to his deskmate because he was short of money, so that he could come to the exam in order to get money for retouching.
That's why Zhang Xuezheng asked someone to give Su Yu money.
but.
Even if Zhang Xuezheng wanted to explain to him, would this be too good for Su Yu?
How optimistic was he about Su Yu that he asked the housekeeper to personally deliver the money?
Old Man Gu said: "This Master of Academic Affairs is quite nice to you."
"After all, I ordered the case myself."
It's not like this kind of thing has never happened before.
Anyway, the better your imperial examination results are, the more noble people you will meet.
But Su Yu was hesitant.
One hundred taels is not a small amount.
Even if he did nothing, the money would allow him to spend it generously until he went to Beijing to take the exam.
"Master Zhang and I are not related, so would it be inappropriate to accept his money like this?"
If they were truly masters and disciples, it would be nothing.
But Su Yu didn't really become a disciple, and he couldn't be said to be familiar with Master Zhang.
Thinking about it, I still feel embarrassed.
"Since my lord gave it to you, I naturally have his own considerations."
"I heard from those people that if you win the election, the gentry will line up and send people to give you money and fields."
Old Man Gu continued with a smile: "If you do well in the imperial examination, your salary will be pretty good."
Su Yu was moved by what he said and thought it made sense, so he smiled and said, "Indeed."
These things that Old Man Gu said are very common.
Now that Su Yu is a scholar, he is still a little short of it.
Once you win the election, your status will be completely different.
So in ancient times, wasn’t the imperial examination the fastest and safest way for a person to achieve a leap in status?
Mr. Zhang is funding himself in this way because he must have taken a fancy to Su Yu's future.
In this way, Su Yu suddenly became a rich man.
The business at the bookstore is good, and it is estimated that the money to buy the bookstore will be paid off soon.
There is no need to rush to the bookstore to fill these one hundred taels of silver for the time being.
Even after excluding the money from old man Gu, there is still a lot left.
It happened that Old Man Gu also saw it here, so Su Yu suggested: "I accepted the money, why not just return it to Grandpa first."
He was about to pick out a few silver ingots and return them to Old Man Gu.
But Old Man Gu directly stretched out his hand to stop him.
"You can keep it for now."
"You will take Changle back in two days. There will be many banquets and entertainment along the way."
"After we go back, we have to hold a banquet to celebrate."
"These all cost a lot of money."
"and......"
"After you go back, you have to go to the church to get married."
"Keep this money and do everything properly so that you don't wrong my family's Chang Le."
His eldest granddaughter was born rich.
Even if it is ten miles of red makeup, twelve carriages of a sedan, and getting married on the scale of a princess, it is not an exaggeration.
It's nothing to marry a peasant.
But it's a pity that Old Man Gu can't organize a grand wedding for her now.
However, these grandfather and grandson have already calculated it together, and there is nothing they can do about it.
Su Yu smiled and said, "Okay."
Old Man Gu blinked and looked at Su Yu jokingly: "Let's finish the ceremony as soon as possible. We will have flowers and candles in the wedding room so that I can hold my grandson as soon as possible."
"In this way, our family will have more people and be more lively, right?"
Su Yu touched his nose and smiled.
You can't tell Old Man Gu that he will work harder, right?
I can only laugh and not answer.
Old Man Gu didn't need him to answer. He smiled and patted Su Yu's much stronger shoulder.
"Young boy, you've been practicing well recently."
When he first met Su Yu, he was a weak scholar.
It was so thin that Old Man Gu was afraid that his old bones would crush this frail scholar.
But unexpectedly, Su Yu was quite strong.
I can still hold on until I send him home.
Now, after more than two months of training, Su Yu's whole person seems to have changed.
I am full of energy and my body is much stronger.
The more Mr. Gu looked at his grandson-in-law, the more satisfied he became.
Su Yu also looked at him funny.
I was indeed empty before.
After raising it for such a period of time, I am quite satisfied.
In addition, he has just passed the imperial examination, and the bookstore business is booming again.
This is the time when the whole person is most energetic.
Naturally, the appearance of this spirit and energy cannot be compared to the same.
After returning home, a make-up ceremony was held, and the two of them became real husband and wife, which was considered a double happiness.
Old Man Gu sat in front of his tea table and asked Su Yu to sit as well.
Su Yu suddenly remembered that he had used his tea leaves just now, and said, "When I entertained Butler Zhang just now, I used grandpa's tea leaves."
"Butler Zhang said this tea is very good. I wonder where grandpa bought it?"
"I heard that Mr. Zhang will leave Fucheng years ago, and I want to buy some of this tea for him."
"tea?"
Old Man Gu looked down.
"That old man Zhao gave this to me, and I don't know."
He smacked his lips and said, "Actually, old man, I can't say whether it's good or bad. It just tastes good and quenches my thirst."
"I'll ask him later and ask him for some more to give to you as a gift."
The two chatted for a while, and then Su Yu stood up and took the money back to Gu Changle to keep.
Old Man Gu bought a whole roast goose and originally wanted Uncle Fu and his family to come over and eat together tonight.
But remembering the awkward atmosphere when they were sitting at the same table the day before yesterday, Old Man Gu asked him to keep some and take the rest over there to eat themselves.
Fu Bo breathed a sigh of relief.
Sitting and having dinner with their prince and princess was really a bit embarrassing for them.
The identity is not bad, after all, it was the prince who agreed.
But they have to play the role of loving father and son, loving husband and wife, respectful brothers and sisters, etc. It’s really a bit difficult to do.
Hearing that Old Man Gu asked him to take part of the roast goose back and eat it himself, Uncle Fu quickly agreed with a smile.
After saying this, Old Man Gu continued: "Chang Le said that our grandson-in-law is now a scholar, so he should be accompanied by a scholar."
"When he comes back from the village, we have to match him with one."
"Who do you think is better among us?"
While Su Yu and Gu Changle were returning to the village, Old Man Gu also planned to return to the palace.
When Su Yu and the others come back to study, they will have all the people ready for him.
Old Man Gu will definitely not care about the people the bookstore wants to recruit. Su Yu can handle these by himself.
But for the people who accompany him, it is definitely better to use his own people.
In fact, Li Erlang or Li Sanlang are both good choices.
But these two people had shown their faces in front of Su Yu for a long time, and now they couldn't suddenly change their identities.
But this, Fu Bo also had some difficulties.
Their prince is a military commander, and the capable people around him are all rough guys.
Only Li Sanlang could sit still and read and write.
This kind of person is really hard to find.
If nothing else works, he can only find his son, who is the second steward in the palace.
Uncle Fu thought for a while and suggested, "How about I go to the dental shop in person to choose one for my uncle?"
"Choose someone who is young and has a clean financial background."
"Let my uncle take it with me personally. I can also help my uncle a little in the future."
Old Man Gu thought it made sense, nodded and said, "I'll do as you say."
"Get these little things done before they come back."
