Shen Rui was so dumbfounded by everyone that he suddenly entered the "little cabbage" mode. Most people really couldn't stand it. Shen Jue also didn't look good. Although these gossips in the market were not nonsense, they were so popular that even after passing by, Everyone was mentioned and talked about, and the face of the Shen family was also lost.
The old woman, on the other hand, watched with cold eyes, looking at Shen Rui from time to time.
After hearing the gossip, the young beggar couldn't help showing worry. He looked at Shen Rui and said, "Is it possible that my little benefactor has been wronged? Although we are humble people, we are willing to do our best for our little benefactor."
Although beggars can only engage in low-level jobs, if they stick together, if anyone dares to bully them, they will be able to eat a pot.
Shen Rui's heart sank a little when he heard this. No matter how sincere this strong beggar was, just because of his actions, even if he was a grateful person, he was not a kind person. Shen Rui had no intention of getting involved with him, and he also knew that "it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain." "The truth is, I said in a good voice: "I am living a good life, and there is no difficulty. I have good intentions. Your late mother did good deeds out of her own heart when she was alive, and she did not seek retribution. If she cares about you, she will never encounter you in the future. When others are in trouble, just help them.”
The strong beggar only felt that this little benefactor's eyes were shining, as if he could see through his own mind. Thinking of what he had done to reveal his identity just now, he felt his face was burning, and he said sarcastically: "I obey my little benefactor's instructions. I don't dare to be presumptuous." ." After that, he happily took out two silver coins from his arms and handed them to the old beggar on the ground.
The old beggar held the silver in her hand and looked around with her rotten eyes. Her face was full of caution. She didn't care to wipe her nose and tears on her face. She stood up and squeezed out of the crowd. She ran very fast. After a while, There was no shadow, and everyone who saw it booed.
Shen Jue looked at it and said in shock: "This old mother is really nimble with her legs and feet."
The strong beggar curled his lips and said: "Old mother, she is not much older than me. She is just pretending to be pitiful and old."
This strong beggar is forty years old. If he goes by what he said, the beggar woman just now is really not that old.
Shen Jue said in surprise: "There aren't many black hairs?"
The strong beggar said: "Her son who is a gambler is in his twenties, and his hair is half white. The most pitiable thing is that her daughter-in-law, who is also the daughter of a good family, and her seven-year-old girl were pawned and sold to a house with a half-open door. , and now it has begun to treat guests with dignity."
Shen Jue frowned and said, "Doesn't the "Da Ming Code" prohibit selling good girls into prostitution?"
The strong beggar said: "The family with half-closed door is a good citizen in the yamen. It's not like you have become a lowly citizen, so you can't break the rules."
Shen Jue said angrily: "Even if she is a married woman, she is raised by her father and her mother, so no one from her mother's family will step forward?"
The strong beggar replied: "If his mother-in-law's family was there, that rotten gambler wouldn't dare to sell his mother-in-law. It's just because he was bullying his mother-in-law that there are no people in her mother-in-law's family, so he dared to do this. This old woman is not a kind person. If she hadn't been used to it, , how could he develop a bad gambler who is lazy and lazy? When he was planning to get married, he committed fraud and borrowed money to buy a betrothal gift, earning his wife's family a huge dowry. If it weren't for raising a dowry for her daughter, then My father and mother would not die of toil. When the wife's dowry was eaten up, the old woman would not recognize anyone else, and because she was giving birth to a granddaughter, she would be beaten or scolded. Even though the little lady fell into prostitution, she could still live with her for a long time. I got beaten and scolded a few times. If I had known that rotten gambler was ruthless enough to betray his wife and daughter, I shouldn’t have been so soft-hearted last year and lent him money for the New Year.”
Everyone originally thought that the old beggar was pitiful, and that this middle-aged beggar was disgusting when he robbed her of money for nothing. Now that they heard the whole story, they could hardly help but sigh, "There must be something hateful about poor people."
A beggar was a humble man, and when he saw ordinary people, he would salute and call him "Sir." Although this strong beggar was grateful for Sun's good deeds, he did not continue to argue with Shen Rui in full view of everyone. He only said: "The local beggar Fan Er is a young man."
I am from this family. My surname is also Fan. I live in the third house of Huaishu Lane in Nancheng. If my benefactor has any instructions in the future, I will just send someone to pass the message."
Shen Rui saw that he was clear about good and evil in his actions, and he was quick and quick. Because of his previous relationship, his original bad feelings were somewhat gone. He nodded and said, "Don't dare to say anything after your order. I will chat with Mr. Fan again when I have time."
The spectators had already dispersed, and Fan Si left with two companions. Only Shen Rui, his party and the old woman were left in the distance.
Shen Rui glanced at the old woman and said, "Did mom bring her family? There are many people at the temple, so it's better to follow your family."
Just now, the boy took out the silver coin and it was already exposed. Even if Fan Si stopped, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't be noticed by others.
The woman smiled bitterly and said: "There were so many people just now, and my little nephew was naughty, so he got separated from my other two nephews..."
Before he finished speaking, surprise appeared on the child's face. He looked into the distance, waved his arms and said, "Blessings to Cousin, Cousin Wei, my aunt and I are here."
Everyone looked along his line of sight and saw several people coming from a distance. The leader was a middle-aged man with square eyebrows and a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, followed by a boy and a maid.
"It's great that Aunt Seven is here." The middle-aged man's face was covered with sweat. When he saw the old woman, he breathed a sigh of relief: "There are so many people here, and my nephew is really afraid that my aunt will be bumped into."
The old woman said lovingly: "I'm half a century old, and I'm not a young lady, so I'm afraid of collision? This makes Xizhe worried. Wipe your sweat quickly, don't catch a cold."
The middle-aged man smiled, honestly took out the handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped it twice on his forehead, and said: "There is a mixed crowd at this temple fair, but fortunately nothing happened."
The young man next to him glared at the little boy and said, "He Taizhi, you must be disobedient and running around, which is why you led your aunt to follow everyone."
The little boy had a stern look on his face, ducked behind the old woman, and whispered: "Cousin Wei, I didn't mean it..."
After all, he was only an eight or nine-year-old child. He had just been frightened by a strong beggar and scolded by his relatives. He couldn't help crying "Wow".
Shen Rui was beside him, his face didn't show anything, but he was already shocked in his heart.
Congratulations to cousin? Xizhe? Six fingers on the right hand?
The six-fingered Zhu Xizhe is familiar to everyone, but the six-fingered Zhu Zhishan is unknown to everyone in later generations.
Zhu Yunming, also known as Xizhe, named himself "Zhizhisheng" because of his six fingers on his right hand, and also signed himself "Zhishan Laoqiao". Later he was called Zhuzhishan. He was famous for his wild grass. He was also known as "Zhizhisheng" together with Tang Yin, Wen Huiming and Xu Zhenqing.
"Four Talents in Wuzhong".
Although Zhu Zhishan was praised by later generations, he and Tang Yin were both tragic children in rough circumstances.
Tang Yin is the son of a wealthy businessman. He passed the court examination at the age of sixteen and became a famous young talent in Suzhou City. However, before he could start his career, his parents, wife, and sister died one after another. It was difficult for the family to eat and drink, let alone study. It was rare.
He had a good friend, Zhu Zhishan, who advised him to concentrate on his career and helped him a lot. At the age of twenty-seven, Tang Yin turned around as a prodigal son and concentrated on studying. Two years later, he took the provincial examination and understood the Yuan Dynasty in one fell swoop. That was the eleventh year of Hongzhi the year before last.
division.
Tang Yin's good luck came and went even faster. The next year, this guy went to Beijing to take the exam, and happened to meet his good friend Xu Jing from Jiangyin, so they bought a boat and headed north together.
When they arrived in the capital, the two lived together.
Xu Jing was born in the Xu family of Wucheng. Both his ancestors and his father were Juren, and they came from a wealthy family. The family owned the "Wanjuan Tower", which was famous in Southern Zhili. His grandfather was good at calligraphy and was a member of Zhongshushe.
Xu Jing was a talented young man who was well-known in his hometown. His family invited Qian Fu, who was ranked second in the 23rd year of Chenghua, as his husband. When he came to the capital, many of his fellow villagers became officials. His friends of the same age were often invited to banquets. Because of his grandfather's old relationship, he came and went.
Tang Yin's reputation as a minister became more prominent, and he was often a guest in the families of prominent officials. The two of them attracted the attention of fellow examiners.
Xu Jing's family was wealthy, he had rich clothes and fine food, and he was surrounded by beautiful children, and he was ostentatious; Tang Yin was from a merchant family, and acted freely and casually. Neither of them was a "courteous and virtuous corporal", which made the children of poor families more and more resentful.
After the examination, there were rumors that "Xu Jing, a rich man from Jiangyin, bribed money to get the test questions", and there were rumors that officials had heard of it and impeached the examiner for selling the test questions. Although there was no real evidence in the end, in order to appease the resentment of the scholars, they
Because Xu Jing visited the examiner after entering Beijing, in addition to his official status, his companion Tang Yin was not left behind. He was also deprived of his status, completely ending his path to the imperial examination.
This matter cannot be said to be known to everyone in Songjiang Prefecture, but all scholars know it. This is because although Xu Jing is from Jiangyin, he is not unrelated to Songjiang Prefecture.
Although his teacher Qian Bangyan lives in Suzhou now, his native place is Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture.
Before Shen Li failed to win the top prize, Qian Fu, the second best scholar in the Songjiang Shilin School, was the most famous. However, after Shen Li compared him, Qian Fu served as an official for only three years before returning to his hometown, and he was gradually forgotten.
Compared with Shen Li, the promising number one scholar, Qian Fu was in a much lower state. As an official in the Imperial Academy, he was invited by the Xu family to run a private school with a salary of 500 taels of silver per month. The Xu family in Jiangyin was wealthy, that is,
It gradually became known to the people of Songjiang. Everyone hoped that their children would become successful, and there were many wealthy families in Susong, but few had the courage to hire teachers for their children.
Because Wang Shouren was born in the 12th year of Ying Hongzhi's department, Shen Rui had always paid attention to the news about this department. When the fraud case came out, he was worried that Wang Shouren would be implicated, and he did not think of the famous person in later generations.
Tang Yin.
When he saw "Beijing Daily" being sold privately in the city, and saw that the fraud case was closed, and the two people who were removed were Tang Yin and Xu Jing, Shen Ruifang realized in hindsight that they were the famous "Four Talents in Wuzhong"
, it was at this time that they appeared one after another.
Shen Rui had heard his great-grandfather comment on these four talents in his previous life, saying that he knew a thing or two about their situations.
Tang Yin was the most unlucky. He only participated in one examination, and his official career was completely cut off.
The second unluckiest person was Wen Huiming. He was selected as a scholar at the age of 25, which was not too late. However, he failed the provincial examination ten times after that. It was not until he was in his fifties that he came to Beijing as a tribute student and was recommended.
He entered the Hanlin Academy. After only a few years in the Hanlin Academy, he was forced to resign and returned to his hometown.
The third unlucky person is Zhu Zhishan. His grandfather served as the first assistant, and his grandfather joined politics from the third rank to the right. He can be said to be the son of an official. He has been famous since he was a child, but he became a "late bloomer" in the imperial examination. At the age of thirty-three
Fang passed the exam, and then failed the seven times he took part in the examination...