When Liu Mingzhi heard the movement in front of the stall, he opened his eyes slightly and glanced around. Looking at Lin Hanzhi standing in front of the stall, panting, a hint of relief flashed in Liu Mingzhi's eyes.
Raising his arms and stretching, Liu Mingzhi stood up and walked to a stool nearby and sat down.
"It turns out to be Mr. Lin Xiaolang. Long time no see. How are you?"
Lin Hanzhi stroked his chest to calm his rapid breathing, and bowed respectfully to Liu Mingzhi.
"Thank you for your concern, sir. Everything is fine."
After pouring two cups of tea from the pot, Liu Mingzhi placed a cup of tea on the opposite side and pointed to the stool beside him.
"No need to be polite, just sit down and talk."
"Yes, thank you sir for the seat."
"You're welcome, my throat must be dry and parched after running all the way. Drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat!"
"Then you'll be welcome if you have a late birthday."
Lin Hanzhi wiped the sweat from his forehead, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly, picked up the teapot and filled Lin Hanzhi with tea: "The man from Caishan was in a daze just now and didn't hear clearly the purpose of Mr. Lin's visit. I wonder why Mr. Lin came here this time?"
"Don't dare, don't dare. Sir is a senior who was born late, so you can just call me husband.
Wan Sheng came here this time to repay the fifty taels of silver that Mr. Wan Sheng gave to support Wan Sheng last year, and to be more generous to Mr. Wan Sheng. Otherwise, Wan Sheng might not have been able to survive last year's cold winter."
"I see. In this case, Mr. Lin must be on the gold list. Congratulations."
Lin Han was stunned and looked at Liu Mingzhi who was smiling calmly in surprise: "Sir, did you go to Jing'an Gate to look at the rankings?"
"I never looked at the list."
"Then...how did the gentleman know about the names of the juniors on the gold list? Could it be that the gentleman calculated it again?"
"No! No!"
"How did you find out, sir?"
Liu Mingzhi shrugged slightly and cheerfully pointed at the baggage in Lin Hanzhi's arms: "Because except for being named on the gold medal list and receiving the silver reward from the imperial court, Mr. Lin rarely earns money in a short period of time through other methods.
Enough fifty taels of silver.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Mr. Lin had an unexpected encounter and raised fifty taels of silver. However, Mr. Lin also had to study to obtain fame and rarely had time to go out, so this possibility was unlikely.
Therefore, the mountain people concluded that Mr. Lin is most likely to be named on the gold list."
Lin Hanzhi looked at the old master Liu with amazement, cupped his fists and saluted: "Sir, you are quick in thinking and aware of the subtleties. I am admired by the younger generation.
This time when I went to Beijing to take the exam, it was an honor for me to meet such a master as Mr.
Please accept another courtesy from this junior.
Firstly, I admire your talent and virtue, and secondly, I want to thank you for your help."
Liu Mingzhi accepted Lin Han's gift calmly, picked up the tea tree and took a careful sip.
"Forgive me. Shanren is just acting on a whim and doesn't want the imperial court to lose a pillar of his talent.
Facts have proved that Shanren has a good vision, and Mr. Lin is indeed the best among men.
Mr. Lin was able to win the gold medal in the Spring Examination today, and he will also be able to shine in the palace examination in a few days. He will be able to serve the imperial court in the future.
If Mr. Lin is favored by the Holy Spirit someday, the people of this mountain will also be honored."
"Junior, I appreciate your good wishes."
After Lin Hanzhi finished speaking, he placed the baggage in his hand on the table and gently untied it. The twelve silver ingots inside the baggage were instantly revealed in front of their eyes. No more, no less, exactly ten ingots and one hundred taels of silver.
Lin Hanzhi smoothed the burden and pushed the one hundred taels of silver in front of Liu Mingzhi without hesitation.
"Please accept it, sir."
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows and looked at Lin Hanzhi with a slightly confused expression.
"Master Lin, what do you mean?"
"Sir, please don't think too much, this is just a junior's wish.
Although my husband only lent me fifty taels of silver notes to this junior, without the fifty taels of silver that my husband provided, I would have frozen to death on the street.
It’s hard to save your life, so how can you, the younger generation, be on the list today?
For a gentleman, fifty taels of silver may be just a stinky thing, but for a junior, it is a life-saving thing.
The fifty taels of silver from the husband is like a gift of renewal to the younger generation. Being able to repay the grace of survival to the husband with fifty taels of silver is already a great advantage for the younger generation.
But sir, please rest assured, if the juniors in the Imperial Examination can go to high school again and obtain the title of Jinshi, they will definitely come back to repay the favor.
If my husband is motivated in the future, as long as it does not violate conscience and morality, I will definitely try my best to repay him.
This money is not only what the husband deserves, but also some of the thoughts of the younger generation.
The imperial examination will begin soon, and I will go back to review my essays on Ce Wen, so I will not stay here any longer.
Sir, please accept another courtesy from this junior.
By the way, Mr. Lao, please take the place of this junior and say hello to Mr.’s wife.
Junior, take your leave."
Lin Hanzhi left just as quickly as he came. He left one hundred taels of silver behind and then got up and rushed towards the outer city.
Liu Mingzhi stared blankly at Lin Hanzhi's figure disappearing into the crowd, and reached out to touch the cherry blossom jade plaque on his chest.
"I want to say hello to her more than you do."
"Willow Pine."
"Hey! Here we come!"
"Put this money away and give it to the young lady after you close the stall and go home."
"Okay!"
"Sir, do you calculate marriage...marriage here?"
When Liu Mingzhi heard the voices in front of him, he subconsciously raised his eyes and glanced up. Unexpectedly, there were already two young girls standing in front of the stall, looking at him timidly.
Judging from the way they were dressed, they must be a lady from a wealthy family and his personal maid.
"Fine, of course I'll do the math. Miss, please sit down."
The 28-year-old beauty looked around, and then sat down on the stool opposite Young Master Liu with a light movement. She looked at Young Master Liu with a red face and said in a voice as sweet as a mosquito's fly: "The little lady would like to ask the gentleman to calculate the calculation for the little girl.
Think about your marriage.
The little girl has been waiting in the boudoir for a long time, but she has never found the right husband to get married.
The little girl would like to ask the gentleman to calculate the fate of the little girl’s marriage?”
"It's easy to say, easy to say. I don't know if Miss is taking a calligraphy test? Or reading palms?"
If you want to take a calligraphy test, just write down the word you want on the paper; if you want to read palms, please reach out."
The girl looked down at her green-white jade hands and shook her head hesitantly.
"Men and women are not close to each other, so the little girl should take a calligraphy test!"
Liu Mingzhi smiled and nodded, picked up a piece of rice paper and his pen and placed them in front of the girl.
"please."
The girl nodded shyly, dipped her pen in ink and started writing on the rice paper.
In an instant, a graceful and elegant word "marriage" appeared on the paper.
The girl put down her pen and handed the rice paper to Young Master Liu.
"Sir, please give me some advice for this little girl."
Liu Mingzhi took the rice paper and looked at the word "marriage" on it and pondered. He glanced at the girl's dress and appearance from time to time. After a while, he put down the rice paper with a faint smile.
"In marriage, the girl is on the left, the surname is above, and the eyes are below.
A woman can only be called a family name after she gets married. The reason why a young lady can never find a suitable husband to marry is because she has set her sights on the lower class.
It can also be understood that the lady’s vision is too low.
His eyes are twilight, what is twilight, dusk is twilight.
What is marriage? Adding the word "faint" to "nu" means marriage.
However, only women cannot get married, and only young talents must be combined for marriage to be a beautiful marriage.
The word "marriage" is on the left, left to right, indicating that the lady's God-given marriage is on the right side.
And if a God-given marriage is successful, it must be that lovers look at each other affectionately.
Therefore, Miss can go to the right side of Shanren Gua stall at dusk four days later.
You will definitely find your perfect husband.
Let’s settle the major marriage issues and achieve a beautiful marriage.”
"real?"
"nature."
"My little lady, I would like to thank you sir for your advice. If you can find your right husband, I will be very grateful to you in the future."
Little lady, please take your leave first. Taoer, give Mr. tea money."
"Yes, miss."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the backs of the girl's master and servant who were gradually retreating. Holding the five copper coins in his hand, Liu Mingzhi turned to look at the palace gate on the right and shook his head with a smile.
"Four days later, after the palace examination was over, at least a hundred learned and talented young talents came out of the palace at dusk.
With such a large group of high-quality candidates in front of you, if you can't find your ideal husband, I really have no choice.
Alas! Damn it, business is getting harder and harder, and deceiving people is also a technical job!