The days that followed were peaceful and nothing happened. In the following months, the Su family hatched several batches of ducklings one after another, and the business of the shop was getting better and better.
Spring goes and autumn comes, and another year comes.
On the first day of March, the Su family had dinner in the kitchen house as usual. After eating, Zhou was left to clean up, and everyone planned to go back to their rooms. Although it's already March, it's still a bit cold today, so it's better to go to bed early and lie down to keep warm.
"Father, mother, sister, I have something to tell you."
Seeing Su Sheng's appearance, the family of four went to the main room, but the servants were very discerning and went back to their own rooms.
"Brother Sheng, what's the matter with you?"
"My husband said that I can go out and try this year to see if I can pass the Tongsheng test. My husband has already registered for me."
The couple looked confused. In their understanding, their son was just an ordinary person. It wasn't that they looked down on their son. Every afternoon when the brother and sister were in the study, their daughter's roars came from time to time, which made them have it. This illusion.
"Did Mr. Yu really say that?"
"Um."
Su Laoer had a look on his face like, "Why am I so disbelieving", but he also knew that his son would never lie, so he said it was true. Even if they knew this was true, the couple were not very excited. They felt that their son, a child born in school, was probably in doubt and would probably fail the exam, so they had no hope at all. They didn't want to be disappointed later, so they might as well not have hope at the beginning. .
"Since Yu Xiucai said it, then you go and try it."
"My son knows."
"Brother, I'm optimistic about you."
Su Sheng didn't expect that the person in his family who was most optimistic about him was his younger sister.
"Brother, when will you leave for the county exam?"
In ancient times, Su Yu still knew a little bit about the imperial examination. For example, his eldest brother had to take the boy student examination, and Yu Xiucai would lead him there. The boy student examination had to be taken for five consecutive days, with one test every day. After the county examination, he had to take the test again. Government examination.
"Departure on the tenth day of the lunar month."
"The tenth day of the lunar month is only a few days away. I will go to town tomorrow and buy the things you need."
"Thank you sister."
Su Yuchuan came here and stayed with Su Sheng for two years, and the relationship between the brother and sister was no longer as tense as it was when she first came here.
"You are my eldest brother. Don't be nervous about saying thank you or not. Just perform at your usual level."
"Um."
This time when we went to town, Bai Mo accompanied Su Yu. The couple felt relieved to have Bai Mo accompany their daughter.
The three of them first drove the ox cart to the shop and parked the ox cart in the backyard. Su Yu then took Bai Mo to go shopping. The most important thing in town today was to buy things that Su Sheng would need for the exam. The master and the servant went straight there. I bought some pens, inks, paper and inkstones for my study. As for the test baskets, Su Yu didn't like any of them. In her opinion, they were not as good as her father's craftsmanship. She could just ask her father to make one for her elder brother when she got back.
There are only two study rooms in the town, the largest one is called Sifang Study Room. At this time, the master and the servant are in the study room. Ling Ling always picks up things, which totals thirty-two taels. Su Yu often comes to buy books, and talks to the study room. The shopkeeper is also familiar to me.
"Miss Su, all the things you picked have been packed. The total is thirty-two taels. This story book is a new one in the shop. I know that the girl likes to read it, so I specially left it for her."
"Thank you very much, shopkeeper."
Bai Mo stepped forward to pay the money. Su Yu stood by the counter and flipped through the story book in his hand. At this moment, a girl came in from outside the shop, accompanied by a maid.
"Shopkeeper, do you still have the copy of Mr. Yushan's new book?"
"Miss Wang, I'm really sorry. The new book published by Mr. Yushan has been sold out. But there will be two copies tomorrow morning. I will ask the salesman to deliver one to your house."
"Ah, how come it was sold out so quickly? I rushed over as soon as I heard about it."
The little girl looked about fourteen or fifteen years old. When she heard Mr. Yushan's new words, her face immediately fell. However, she was standing very close to Su Yu, and she could see at a glance that the storybook Su Yu was holding was the new one issued by Mr. Yushan.
"Shopkeeper, didn't you say there is none? Then what is she holding in her hand?"
"This girl bought it and paid for it."
When the two of them were talking, Bai Mo was already carrying the packed pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The master and the servant were about to leave the shop. Su Yu just pretended not to hear what Miss Wang said. She had seen many such charming ladies in her previous life. .
Wang Tingting stood silent, but the maid next to her did move and blocked Su Yu.
"My lady bought the book you have. Can you give me a price?"
The sight of those eyes on top of his head made Su Yu's hands itch.
"Not for sale."
"What's wrong with you? If you don't drink a toast, you'll be punished with a drink. Do you know who my young lady is?"
"Go away, who is your lady who has anything to do with me?"
Su Yu speaks softly and has a smile on her face. Even scolding can't damage her image of a lady.
The maids who blocked the road were stunned.
"You two have something to say, Miss Wang. If not, I'll have the work done over there. You should be able to get it out tonight. Then let the man deliver it to your house. It only takes half a day to wait."
Miss Wang stood and ignored the shopkeeper, and Su Yu didn't want to pay attention to the two girls either, acting like she was bullying others. Turning around, he planned to take Bai Mo away.
"You are not allowed to leave!"
The master and the servant pretended not to hear.
"You two, why don't you stop me!"
I dare say that Miss Wang not only takes her maid with her when she goes out, but also two servants.
After listening to his girl's instructions, two servants waiting by the carriage immediately stopped Su Yu who was about to leave at the door of the shop.
Being stopped again and again, Su Yu couldn't bear it no matter how good his temper was, and turned to look at Miss Wang in the shop.
"Do you really want this book?"
"Please give me some love, girl."
"Okay, one hundred taels of silver, you can take the book."
The books written by Mr. Yushan are not that good, but they are taller among the short ones and are a little better than others. Su Yu bought it just to pass the time. It's hard to say that she likes it. After all, she didn't buy this book, it was given to her by the shopkeeper, which means she didn't spend a penny.
"You! Mr. Yushan's book only costs one tael, and you are asking for a hundred taels. Are you crazy?"
"It's not like you asked me to set the price myself. Why, it's too expensive for me now. If you don't have money, don't show off."
Miss Wang was so angry that her face turned green. She had never been told like this before in her whole life. She wanted people to know where to put her face. But she really didn't have one hundred taels of silver now. Even if she did, she couldn't use it to buy a book.
"This book is worth one tael, I will add another tael, and you can sell it to me for 2 taels of silver."
Wang Tingting sounded like she was giving alms, and Su Yu was immediately speechless. She thought she had met a rich owner, but she didn't expect that on the outside, she looked glamorous, but on the inside, she was so poor that she couldn't even afford a hundred taels of silver.
"Bai Mo, let's go."
"Yes, girl."
The two of them planned to leave, but the two servants who were blocking the door of the shop did not get the instructions from their own lady and stopped there. Bai Mo couldn't bear it anymore, so she stepped forward and flew up with two feet, and the two servants were kicked out directly. This scene immediately shocked the people around. If they saw it correctly, the two servants who were beaten were from the Wang family. Who was so brave and dared to beat the servants of the Wang family? They probably didn’t want to hang out in the town anymore. .
When everyone reacted, there were still two figures of the master and servant in front of the shop.
(End of chapter)
