452 Meeting Chen Sheng

Ping An felt a little heavy.

This trip to the south of the Yangtze River was quite a blow to the master. He had always been a smooth sailing person and he knew how proud the master was. This time, because of a mistake made by a doctor in the clinic, he, the eldest son of Baicaotang, had to humble himself and apologize to the doctor, and had to stay there for a long time to help the doctor with his treatment.

Ping An felt sorry for his master.

Sun Sicheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master cured him. The Zhang family also apologized to Master, saying that they had overreacted. Master was just a little tired. He will be fine in two days. What did Huo Zhi tell you?"

Ping An showed him the property deed and repeated the fatigue Huo Zhi had expressed in the letter.

Sun Sicheng said: "Huo Zhi is good to you, but you saved his life twice, otherwise he would not exist in this world. This can be regarded as his thank you gift, go on.

Ping An, the master is very conflicted. On the one hand, he hopes you will inherit his legacy, but on the other hand, he hopes you will pursue a career in government as your husband wants. If possible, you should pursue a career in government first. Practicing medicine is really difficult. Saving lives is a good thing, but nothing can be cured immediately. Once something happens, the patient's family may punish you, and you will have nothing to say."

Ping An knew that Master was still sad.

"Speaking of the house, with your dividend from the year before last, Shang Shunfeng helped you buy a large house with three entrances in the capital last spring. It's not far from your courtyard. The house is big, and it cost a total of 30,000 taels, including the decoration and food. But you don't need to decorate it after you get married. You just need to tidy it up a bit before you can use it.

Will you bring your parents and family to Beijing this time? That house will be put to use right away. You can rent out the original yard. It's better to keep the guards by your side, and train the extra ones in the village. I heard that the people Dawu trained for you are good.

The remaining money and last year's dividends will be kept there for now, and we will wait for a suitable place to invest near the capital. It will be difficult to manage if there are too many of them too far away."

"Master, I have been worrying about these things for Ping An. Thank you very much, Master."

"Why are you and I still talking about this? The new house in the capital will also have to be lived in by Wu, as well as your brothers and sisters. It won't do if it's too small, but it doesn't matter if it's a little expensive.

Your father's official rank has been promoted to the fifth rank, and your master even had dinner with him in the capital, and he missed you very much."

Ping'an didn't say anything. He still had some feelings for his biological father. However, since everyone would be living in the capital in the future, there would be chances for them to meet each other, which was a bit awkward.

"There is still the provincial examination on the 20th. I will go to your second uncle's place the day after tomorrow, and I also have to go to the properties in Huaibei Prefecture. I will be back on October 1st to take you to the examination hall. During this period, you are not allowed to go anywhere. Even if there is something wrong in the medical hall, you are not allowed to intervene. You are not a Bodhisattva, and you cannot manage sentient beings. Do you understand?"

"I know, Master."

"Go to sleep. I'm tired too."

Half a month later, Ping'an went to the examination room with Zhou Heng and Sanqiang to familiarize themselves with the environment. The examination room was about half an hour's walk from the master's house, but it would only take a quarter of an hour by carriage to get there.

In the past few days, candidates have been flocking in from all directions. It is already mid-afternoon, and there are still many students coming to see the examination room.

Zhou Heng said, "Let's go back. I heard that several students who were good at studying had problems in the past two days."

He is already 25 years old this year, and has not yet married because of the exam. It is okay for a man to get married a few years later, but if the family has extra money and elders, why would he wait until now?

He was unwilling to compromise, and there were many matchmakers who proposed to him, but getting married would cost money, and he had not yet spent the two hundred taels that Ping An had given him, and he would have to pay the money back sooner or later.

In the past few years, he helped with the accounting and occasionally wrote some storybooks. His food, clothing and lodging were all paid for by the eldest son, so he did save a few hundred taels.

Apart from necessary expenses, he didn't dare spend the money casually. He also had to prepare money for the spring examination in the capital. After the examination, no matter whether he passed or not, he could get married with the status of a juren. It would not be good for a man to get married too late, as he would have to rent a house at that time, and he would need some betrothal gifts.

"Ping An, are you safe?" a young man's voice came over.

Ping'an looked at the person opposite him, who was well-mannered and handsome. He was shocked. Could it be him?

"Brother Zhou, Sanqiang, please go to the carriage and wait for me. I'm an acquaintance."

Ping An walked over and said, "Are you Chen Sheng? I met you once when you were a teenager, but I don't remember much about you."

The young man smiled and said, "I am Chen Sheng. I didn't dare to recognize you at first. Just now I heard the students beside me say that you are the disciple of the eldest master, Ping An. Only then did I dare to call you Ping An. So many years have passed in a flash."

Ping An has always sympathized with and recognized this young man, but his fate was a bit unfortunate.

"Where do you live now? If you don't have one, I can help you find a solution."

Chen Sheng smiled and shook his head: "My grandfather was transferred to a nearby county town and was the county magistrate. He sent someone to help me book a good inn early on. I came here yesterday."

He thought about it and asked, "Is my father, Lord Chang, okay?"

Ping An whispered, "I haven't been to Beijing for three years, so I don't know much about it, but three years ago, he told me about you and he was still very concerned about you. After all, you have been father and son for six or seven years, and he is sincere to you. If you can go to Beijing this time, you can meet him."

Chen Sheng's eyes instantly turned red. He had no memory of his biological father at all. After all, his father passed away too early. When he first had memories, his father was Chang Chunfeng, and he had always been good to him. It was just fate that played tricks on him.

"I have a friend waiting over there, I have to go. If I have the chance to go to the capital, I really want to go and see him. Ping An, you know that many people in the capital have already started betting on who will be in the top ten, and you are one of them."

Ping An smiled and said, "I can't do that, Chen Sheng. I'll go back too. I wish you a successful start."

"I wish you success, too."

Ping An said goodbye to him with a smile. The young man had very pure eyes. I wonder if his biological father occasionally thinks of his former son now?

It is possible that someone would bet on him. After all, he was a top scholar in the imperial examination. It was not uncommon for him to be the top scorer in the county and prefectural examinations. Because some places may not have good students, it is not a big deal to find a taller one among short people.

But the first place in the college examination carries a lot of weight.

But the first place in the college examination is not necessarily the first place in the provincial examination. People like Zhou Heng are not necessarily weaker than him, and they even have more experience than him.

This is also what the teacher and the master are worried about. After all, they still want him to get the first place, and it would be best if he can get the sixth place.

Otherwise there wouldn't be so much to worry about.

He could place some bets on himself. At most he would lose some money, but if he won he would have to double it. The most important thing was the excitement. He suddenly felt inexplicably excited inside, so much so that there was obvious joy on his face.

"Ping An, who is he? Why does he make you so happy?" Zhou Heng was a little curious.

Ping An saw that the three strong men were also looking at him like that.

He smiled slightly: "Nothing, just an acquaintance from before."