That damn girl in Dafang is not a good person! Zhan Laoer's eyes flashed sinisterly. Once she gets the support of Landlord Zhu, with this damn girl's reading talent, she will definitely be admitted to the Tongsheng Examination within a year or two.
Who among those bachelors and ruffians in the village dared to ruin her reputation?
If she waits seven or eight years to become a female scholar, not to mention the Zhan family, the whole village will support her, and she will probably have a good reputation in Shangsi County. Zhan Laoer will never give time to Zhan Feiyu to grow up and eradicate her roots.
It needs to be done as early as possible, otherwise there will be endless trouble!
When the matchmaker of King Wang comes again on the tenth day of the lunar month, Zhan Laoer plans to accept the eight betrothal gifts from Zhu Landlord's family before looking for someone to do it. How can he hold a pen if his left and right hands are broken? How can he take part in the imperial examination if his face is accidentally ruined?
However, something happened to the engaged daughter-in-law. With the power of Landlord Zhu, he will definitely get to the bottom of it. The Zhu family is rich, and Zhan Laoer dare not take this risk, but it will be different if there is a horse to help. It’s just the one hundred taels.
Half of the money must be divided.
If it was the young Yao family, he would definitely be reluctant to spend fifty taels. Zhan Laoer was so good at scheming that he could only save ten taels of silver a year, and he would have to save fifty taels for five years without eating or drinking.
Zhan Laoer took another bite of fish and ate it with a smile on his face. He looked kind and honest. Who would have thought that he was so cruel and ruthless in his heart.
"Second brother, I have known you for several years." Catcher Ma quickly put down his chopsticks and smiled at Zhan. Second brother continued: "You also know that my family Dayong has a hard life. Since his parents died when he was young, he can only rely on others.
This is my uncle."
"Dayong is practicing martial arts in the martial arts hall. Brother Youma will take care of you. He will definitely have a bright future in the future." Zhan Laoer immediately began to flatter him.
The nephew of Captain Ma has a lot of strength. He can lift a stone hammer weighing one hundred kilograms at the age of ten. Once he develops his martial arts skills, he can find a job in the escort agency even if he doesn't work as a catcher in the yamen.
Captain Ma liked Zhan Lao Er's intelligence and interest. Apart from his usual filial piety, this man was smooth and knew how to get things done. Otherwise, why would Captain Ma be brothers with a country boy with mud-legged legs?
"As long as you have the second child, your words are enough." Catcher Ma quickly slapped Zhan Lao Er on the shoulder and smiled with satisfaction, "Your eldest niece is a well-known child goddess, even in private schools in the countryside.
If it is buried, it is better to move to the county. It will be more convenient to go to the county school after passing the childbirth examination."
Zhan Laoer's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the sincere face of Captain Ma, an ominous premonition filled his heart.
"Second brother, today I have the audacity to propose marriage to your family on behalf of my family Dayong. From now on, I will treat the little girl as my daughter. If Dayong treats her badly, your old Zhan family can come to me." Ma quickly slapped his chest hard.
Boom, this is the reason why he asked Zhan Lao Er to have dinner today.
If it weren't for the fact that his only son was already fifteen years old and already engaged to the youngest daughter of the owner of Taifu Restaurant, Captain Ma would have wanted to give Zhan Feiyu to his son. With such a smart wife, even if the children born in the future were not
Prodigies are also much smarter than ordinary children. If they take the imperial examination and become an official, they can change their career!
"Brother Ma." Zhan Laoer's mind was buzzing with confusion. Before he could think of how to refuse, he saw that the smile on Captain Ma's face gradually faded and his eyes became gloomy.
"What? Do you, the old Zhan family, dislike my nephew?" Agent Ma said with a stern face and a sinister tone, and the threat was self-evident. Although he was not a high-level agent, he would definitely have to deal with a country guy like Zhan Laoer.
It's within reach!
When Zhan Feiyu's reputation as a child goddess spread, Ma did not pay much attention to it. Although he could not guess the meaning of the county magistrate's move, Ma did not believe how smart a country girl was.
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More than a few months have passed, and Captain Ma has almost forgotten about this matter. Who would have thought that Zhang Xiucai from Hongyuan Private School spent five taels of silver to drag him into asking about this matter.
When Captain Ma quickly checked, he was shocked. Not only was this little country girl beautiful, but she was also really smart. In just over a month, she caught up with the progress of other Meng children in a year. I heard that she had already learned to compose poetry. If this continues
You will definitely be able to pass the childbirth examination within two years.
There is no need to leave any land to outsiders! Catcher Ma immediately thought of his nephew. If a marriage was arranged, not only Dayong would benefit, but his family would also benefit immensely.
I may look majestic on weekdays, but in the final analysis I am just a catcher. But if my niece-in-law becomes a scholar, the benefits of this need not be overstated.
"Brother Ma, you misunderstood, I..." Zhan Laoer hurriedly explained, wanting to talk about the marriage proposal at Landlord Zhu's family, but was interrupted.
The young catcher ran too fast, holding on to the door frame with one hand and panting: "Boss, something happened. The Zeng family's horse was frightened. The crazy horse hit and trampled many people. Mrs. Zeng was also sent to the hospital.
It’s time to go to the hotel!”
"What?" Captain Ma stood up and asked with a solemn expression, "What's going on? Is someone dead?"
The public security of the market is also under the jurisdiction of the police. Magistrate Chen has good governance and clear punishments. If a life case occurs because of the laziness of the police on patrol, people like Ma Captou will be fined at the least, and slapped in the face at the worst.
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"No one was killed. The one who was seriously injured had a broken leg. I heard that he was a lame beggar who frightened the horse when he was begging for money." The little catcher quickly said, what happened still needs to be investigated by the catcher Ma and the others.
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When Zhan Laoer picked up Zhan Feiyu and Li back to Jinlin Village in the evening, the villagers gathered under the banyan tree. When they saw the bullock cart coming, they couldn't help but excitedly asked: "Brother Zhan, I heard that the county
A crazy horse appeared and trampled many people to death in the street."
"I heard from the salesman that there was blood all over the street, and someone's skull was crushed by a horse."
"Yes, I've also heard that some unlucky people had their intestines trampled out, section by section, and they were bloody. Their death was so miserable."
"Sister-in-law, Xiaoyu, are you okay?" The kind-hearted woman looked at Li and Zhan Feiyu with concern. These two women were really unlucky. They encountered such a thing when they went to the county.
Zhan Feiyu looked at the gossiping aunts in front of him speechlessly. If this spread continues, everyone in Shangsi County will probably die.
"Grandma Third Aunt, Xiaoyu and I are fine." Mrs. Li replied in a warm voice, turned around and took down the basket from the ox cart, "Xiaoyu, you have been out for the day, go in and study quickly, Master Lin will have an inspection tomorrow."
Zhan Laoer also said a few perfunctory words absentmindedly, and then drove the ox cart into Zhan's yard, leaving all the aunts who originally wanted to hear the first-hand news dumbfounded.