"You have come all this way here, are you also here to take the imperial examination?" Ding Youtian smiled and shook his head. "If I had known you were coming, I wouldn't have come."
"Afraid of me?"
"Well, I'm afraid you won't make it. If I hadn't come, you still would have had a chance."
Pei Xiyuan narrowed his eyes, stared at him, snorted coldly, said "wait for good news" and walked away.
Xiong Er and Suo Wenzheng followed and gave Ding Youtian a thumbs up. They had been in the capital for two or three days. All the inns in the capital were full of students who came to take the exam from various prefectures and counties. This was the first time he saw someone who was so confident and determined to win.
For some reason he believed that Ding Youtian would be admitted to high school!
"General, the female Bodhisattva won't be able to sell wine after she becomes an official's wife. If the wine her family bought is finished, won't you be able to drink it again in the future?" Xiong Er smacked his lips twice, intending to remind Pei Xiyuan whether he should buy more now.
He thought he had thought it through and was ready to accept the praise from his general, but he didn't expect his general to give him a sidelong glance and throw a knife at him.
What's going on? Why are you glaring at him?
He scratched his head, puzzled, and Suo Wen glanced at him, "You really are stupid."
"What do you mean?" he asked, grabbing Suo Wenzhen.
Suo Wenzheng pushed him away and glared at him fiercely, which completely confused Xiong Er.
He didn't receive praise from his general, but his thumbs-up was highly praised by Ding Youtian, "Not bad, he has good vision."
Jian Ning laughed and said, "I don't know if he has good vision, but I know he has strong limbs but a simple mind."
"Which side are you from?"
Jian Ning raised her chin and said, "The boss, didn't you hear him call me a female Bodhisattva?"
We have arrived at the Dongjie Caishikou, the largest Caishikou in Beijing. There are two markets, one is Dongshikou and the other is Xishikou. Dongshikou is equivalent to the rich area, while Xishikou is a slum area. It is several times larger than the Caishikou in Baisha Town. In addition to the vegetable sellers, there are also people selling all kinds of leather products, mountain products and Chinese herbal medicines.
The couple and their three children strolled around the market, attracting quite a few people's attention and causing quite a stir. It was mainly because people rarely saw scholars in long gowns strolling around Caishikou. Furthermore, the couple was handsome, the couple was pretty, and the three girls were also very pretty. The good looks of the family garnered them quite a few fans.
Small vendors tried their best to solicit business from this family, especially some aunties and grandmas, who shouted at Ding Youtian, "Mr. Ding, you are so handsome, so short, that they almost grabbed Ding Youtian and tried to pull him away."
June persimmons were dubbed the "top scholar red" by them, and even cabbage was encouraged to be a good thing. Now it was difficult for Jian Ning to refuse to buy it. Soon Ding Youtian's hands were full of various meat and vegetable dishes, and the three little guys also held a cabbage in their arms.
Ding Youtian witnessed women's purchasing power for the first time. She couldn't resist a few compliments and kept buying things. It was so terrible that Ding Youtian pouted so much that she could hang an oil bottle on her lips.
The problem is that these vegetables are tied with straw ropes. Lifting too many of them makes my fingers hurt. He can't help but complain, "You bought so many vegetables that you can't finish them in ten days. I don't know how to cook many of them. If they go bad, won't they be wasted?"
"There's nothing we can do. The ancient people were too enthusiastic. These aunties and grandmas are just as ferocious as our aunties. Besides, who told you to do it? Am I dead?"
"Aren't you going to Zhuling County these days? Who will do it when you go there?"
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. Mei Niang gave birth the day before yesterday, a boy and a girl. Qin Yifan sent you a letter, which was opened by Brother Ma. He said that he would bring his wife and daughter to congratulate you if you passed the high school entrance exam."
"I'm just saying it, it's hard to say whether it's true or not."
"Why, you're having diarrhea right before you go into battle? I should have known not to brag... Oh, if you win, will we be unable to make wine at home?"
Jian Ning suddenly thought of this problem. It seems that in ancient times, the families of officials were not allowed to engage in business. "Then it's better for you not to pass. Otherwise, let's not take the exam and just have fun for a few days before going back."
It is more important to make money to raise the children. When the children grow up, I will let Dabao pass the imperial examination. After all, merchants have the lowest social status among the scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants. People still have to have some pursuits in life. Making money is more important at this stage.
"Who said we can't? If you and I can't do this, then my master can't do this either?"
"What belongs to the old master is mine."
Ding Youtian smiled.
"I admire your shamelessness!" Jane Ning's words were partly true and partly false. Both Ding Youtian and Chen Yifan had somewhat overturned her perception of ancient scholars.
In the past, she always equated scholars with pedantry. She always talked about nonsense, and thought that they were nerds who would rather die on the branches than fall to the ground and turn into mud!
When they went back, they still did not go through the main gate of the Huo Mansion, but walked back to the alley of the villa. When they were almost at the main gate of the villa, the door of the opposite courtyard opened, and Xiong Er and an old man who looked like a housekeeper came out from inside the door. When Xiong Er saw Jian Ning and the others, his eyes lit up.
"Nu Pu, oh, I'm wrong, Madam Jane, you guys live here? That's great, we'll be living here for a while too, and we'll be neighbors from now on."
He said happily.
The inns in the capital were crowded with scholars from all over the country, and even the upper rooms were overcrowded. They stayed at Meixiang's house for two days. Meixiang's house was in Maoerduo Lane on the other side of Xicaishikou, which was like a slum.
Not only was the environment terrible, it was also extremely noisy. All day long, either a child was crying or a woman was being beaten by her husband and crying for her parents. It wasn't that these men who had been in the military camp couldn't get used to living there, but Meixiang's house was too small.
Xiong Er and Suo Wen Zheng both slept on straw mats in Meixiang's small courtyard. They were bitten by mosquitoes all over their heads at night, so they had to rent a house to live in first.
Jian Ning still had some good feelings towards Xiong Er, so she asked with a smile, "Didn't your general come here to recognize his relatives? How come he was recognized and even got a house as a gift?"
There is also a villa of a wealthy family opposite. If Meixiang's family could afford to live in such a house, she would not go to the Taifu Mansion to work as a maid.
Jian Ning thought that Pei Xiyuan bought the yard opposite and gave it to Meixiang's family, and she couldn't help but frown. She didn't want to be a neighbor with Meixiang.
"No, it's just us and the general, we're going to live here for a while," Yuji grinned.
There is no war in Yue Kingdom now, so they can stay in Dayan Kingdom for a year or two. According to Pei Xiyuan's plan, after receiving a letter from Concubine Li, they will still have to go back to Dingxian Village to find Nan Xiang after things here are done.
Pei Xiyuan and Suo Wenzheng also came out at this time. Seeing Jian Ning and Ding Youtian, he frowned, glanced at the vegetables in Ding Youtian's hands, and said lightly: "Your identity is really changeable. One moment you are a scholar, the next moment you are a farmer, and now you have become a chef. I admire you!"
"Oh." Ding Youtian smiled devilishly, "Are you completely impressed? If so, show me your admiration. If you please me, I'll treat you to chicken later."
He raised the old hen in his hand and said.
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