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Chapter 15: Unfamiliar acquaintances, relatives not kissing

Go to Nanyang Prefecture again, and you will arrive safely with a boat drifting, smooth sailing and safely.

Nanyang is the capital city. Whether it is the size of the city or the population, it is far better than Jingxian, and it seems quite prosperous and lively.

The second level of the Boy Examination is the Boy Examination, and the specifications have been improved. The venue is held in a special examination courtyard, and it is not a temporary examination room like the county examination.

When he entered the city, Chen Sanlang first went to the test institute for a walk, which was called "Search the site." Then he took Uncle Hua and found an inn near the test institute.

As the government examination approached, many candidates flocked to the city, making inns and houses close to the examination institute very popular, and the price was several times higher than usual.

"Is this the legendary degree house that is hard to find for a thousand gold?"

Chen Sanlang gritted his teeth and had to stay there even if he was expensive.

It was already evening when I got some trivial matters and my stomach was rumbling. It was time to go for supper.

The inn itself also has food, but it is relatively rough and lacks meat. If you want to eat good food, you must go to another place.

Food is the most important thing for the people. Chen Sanlang would not feel wronged about his stomach. He asked about a good place and went out and turned right.

Sanxianlou is a famous restaurant in Nanyang Prefecture. It has fresh meat, fresh soup and fresh wine, so it is named after it.

It was the time for meals, and it was bustling with people coming and going.

When we started, we met acquaintances, He Weiyang and Qin Yushu. It seemed that He Weiyang was the guest. In addition to Qin Yushu, there were two young scholars wearing Confucian shirts and square scarves on their heads. They should be students from Nanyang College.

In terms of communication, He Weiyang is willing to spend money.

"Uh, Senior Daoyuan, have you arrived?"

He Weiyang was stunned and said.

"I just arrived... I met Senior Qin."

Qin Yushu looked at Chen Sanlang with a gloomy expression. He remembered that when he was in the Jingxian County Examination, he asserted that Chen Sanlang failed the exam. If he wanted to take the exam, it would be difficult to get to the sky. Unexpectedly, the other party passed the exam. Although he only passed the exam and could not be called "a successive" at all, meeting each other at this time was tantamount to slapping him in the face.

Chen Sanlang smiled and said, "Senior Qin, I don't know if I have time tomorrow. I want to treat you to a meal."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was roughly interrupted by Qin Yushu: "I don't have time."

A scholar joked and said, "I want to invite our Qin Talent to dinner, but I have to queue up, and the idle people are waiting, so I'll be waiting for it."

After observing his expression, he saw that Qin Yushu was impatient and obviously had a grudge against Chen Sanlang, so he couldn't help but ridicule, wanting to make Chen Sanlang unable to stand up, so that he could hold Qin Yushu's face.

Chen Sanlang said "Oh" and suddenly bowed, "Thank you."

The scholar was stunned: "What are you thanking?"

"Thank you, Senior Qin, for not agreeing. You can save a meal. After thinking about it, it is more meaningful to use this money to send it to beggars and do good deeds."

As he said that, he really walked away, took out a string of copper coins, and placed them in the broken bowl of an old beggar squatting outside the wall of the restaurant. The old beggar was so happy that he kept kowtowing and thanking him when he saw someone generously giving.

Chen Sanlang is getting started with a high degree—

Once you ask to put on airs and then let your face down, where is the noble and coolness coming from?

"What's the attitude?"

The scholar was very angry.

"I am disrespectful and arrogant, and I dare to do this if I pass the county exam. If I had known this, I would not have guaranteed this guy at the beginning!"

Qin Yushu gritted his teeth.

"So he is Chen Sanlang who handed in the blank paper you mentioned. Tsk tsk, it's interesting to see you today."

The sound is crisp, obviously for a woman.

Although another young scholar dressed as a man, his lips were red and his teeth were white, and his eyebrows were curved. He was clearly a man dressed as a man.

Hearing this, Qin Yushu almost vomited blood: this woman is the daughter of the dean of Nanyang College, with her surname Song, and her name is "Ke Chan". She is both talented and beautiful. In the college, she is the object of admiration and pursuit by many boys - naturally including Qin Yushu.

Today, Qin Yushu finally invited Song Kechan out. He wanted to take the opportunity of He Weiyang to treat him to a gift and show his feelings. He never thought that before entering the restaurant, Chen Sanlang had his face damaged. More importantly, Song Kechan actually said that Chen Sanlang's posture was interesting.

It's simply outrageous!

He Weiyang stood there and felt quite embarrassed: Chen Sanlang is so bold that even Senior Qin dares to offend him... Alas, it will be no good if you meet him. Next time you see him, you will avoid it from afar.

Chen Sanlang, who entered the building, did not care what they thought, sat down and ordered four or five dishes of good dishes in one breath and feasted.

When the old butler Uncle Hua saw it, he bulged his eyes.

After eating, he didn't go back to the inn. Chen Sanlang carried his hands on his back and walked from this street to that street, looking east and west.

Uncle Hua muttered to himself: It’s about to take the exam, why doesn’t the young master go back to his room to entertain his books? Why are you trying to do something outside?

After wandering for more than an hour, Chen Sanlang returned to the inn with satisfaction, and made the butler with his old arms and legs very tired.

The next morning, I prepared a gift and went to North Street to visit relatives.

My relative is Chen Sanlang's eldest sister.

Chen Sanlang has two sisters. His second sister married in the county and had many contacts on weekdays and was quite friendly. However, his eldest sister married to Nanyang Prefecture, which was long and for some reasons, he did not come and go.

My eldest brother-in-law's surname is Lu and his name is "Da". He is an official in Zhaomo's office in Nanyang Prefecture. Zhaomo's office is in charge of the scribe and booklets, and is under the jurisdiction of the prefect.

Although he was not a real official, the Lu family worked hard for three generations to manage their business. By the time Lu Da's generation, he really earned a family business.

"Well, this one is it."

Chen Sanlang has never been here, but only remembers that the eldest brother-in-law and his family came to Jingxian two years ago. The two sides were not so happy to meet each other.

Uncle Hua followed Chen Wang, so he recognized him.

The courtyard was deep and the door was closed. I knocked on the door knocker, and someone opened the door for a moment. He poked his face out and asked, "What are you doing?"

Uncle Hua knew him and hurriedly said, "Butler Lu, I am Uncle Hua, I have been here twice."

Butler Lu stared at him and finally recognized him: "So it's you, who is this?"

"My young master, Saburo."

Butler Lu said "Oh": "So that's it. You guys wait a moment, I'll report it."

After saying that, he closed the door again.

Chen Sanlang sneered: "What a big rule."

Uncle Hua smiled bitterly and said, "Young Master, this is how people in this big city are."

Half a quarter of an hour later, the door finally opened, picked up the two of them and went to the hall to have tea.

When we saw our elder sister, we just greeted each other politely, asked some questions, and then we were speechless again.

I stayed for lunch, but because I had to wait for Lu Da to come back before opening the table, I finally waited for half an hour. It made Chen Sanlang feel so hungry that he was a little dizzy. Lu Da came back with a big belly, but he had a meal outside.

"Sanlang is here."

He asked casually and ordered, "Let's have a meal."

Chen Sanlang just waited for this sentence, no matter how many times he picked up the chopsticks and started working. He held the chopsticks and fucked the meat, ignoring the gaze of others.

When Lu Da saw this, he frowned: How long has this brother-in-law not smelled the meat? He is so hungry? I heard that his wife's house was in decline a few days ago, and it seems that it is true. Could it be that he came to borrow money or seek relief?

Humph, I hate such in-laws the most.

After serving tea, Lu Da asked some questions intentionally or unintentionally. When he learned that Chen Sanlang was here to take the exam, he was slightly surprised: He knew Chen Sanlang's fear of illness, and he didn't know what luck he had this year, but he was actually a test by his brother-in-law.

But that's the end.

Lu Da didn't believe that Chen Sanlang could do anything on the road to the imperial examination. There were tens of millions of scholars in the world, and countless smart people were among them. However, there were too few people who could get the exam in the end. What skills could Chen Sanlang have to be able to make a fortune?

"Sanlang, you are so old, why are you still obsessed with the exam and wasting a lot of money in vain? Because you, your family is almost empty. Although your brother-in-law's family looks rich, he can't give you much."

When Chen Sanlang heard this, he became angry inexplicably: "Brother-in-law, it seems that I have grown up so old that I just came to your house to have this meal. How could I ask what you want?"

Lu Da said angrily: "What do you say? I am a poor mother-in-law. I can't bear to see you lose my family, so I kindly discipline you. Do you think the imperial examination is so easy to take? "

"At least I've passed the county exam now."

"Bah!"

Lu Da almost pointed at Chen Sanlang's nose: "What can the easiest county examination calculate, and what can I prove it? Those who have passed the county examination can slap seven or eight in Nanyang Prefecture. I think you are blinded by lard and don't know that the sky is so high."

Chen Sanlang wiped the saliva that was sprayed on his face, but calmed down: "Brother-in-law, I will show you the exam, say goodbye."

It ended in a bad mood.

"Look at me, I'm so angry."

After Chen Sanlang left, Lu Da sat down, his anger was not gone.

"No need to be angry with him. My younger brother is like this. He has been spoiled by his mother since childhood."

"Hmph, my mother-in-law is getting more and more confused as she gets older. She will be ruined by her family. She will be poor and desperate and will not be able to come to our family? Isn't it a joke to be seen by someone? How do neighbors look at me? How do my colleagues in the yamen look at me? Sanlang doesn't urinate, but he looks pale and thin, what future can he have?"

"Why."

The woman sighed: Over the years, she has deliberately stopped interacting with her parents, but she still cannot stop this incompetent brother from coming to the door, which makes her man angry and angry. She hopes that Chen Sanlang will finish the exam quickly and go home and don’t come again in the future...

When he left outside, Chen Sanlang suddenly stood still and smiled, his smile was extremely mysterious.

When Uncle Hua saw this, he felt a little frightened: "Young Master, are you okay?"

"It's okay, what can I do? I've never been as good as I am now."

"but……"

"No need, go back to the inn. I need to review my homework and prepare for the exam."
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