Chapter 33 Chapter 33
Chapter 33
Xu Xiaomei came back to her senses, blinked, and whispered, "Handsome."
Under normal circumstances, she would definitely leave in embarrassment.
But the person in front of her didn't know her anyway, and Xu Xiaomei even whispered again: "It looks good."
The scholar raised an eyebrow.
Every time he asked this, most women would walk away out of shyness. How could anyone dare to answer?
Xu Xiaomei stuffed the remaining snacks into his hands and said, "I'm going home now. If you feel uncomfortable, take a rest."
She has been out for too long today and must go back quickly.
When she got home, two maids were waiting for her anxiously: "Fifth Miss, the Madam is waiting for you, please come over quickly."
Before Xu Xiaomei entered the main courtyard, she heard her third sister and her mother's voices: "Mom! The candidate left the examination room this afternoon. She must have gone to look for Zhang Lang!"
Her marriage with Zhang Lang has not been finalized yet, and she is afraid that her younger sister will interfere. What should she do then?
Xu Xiaomei sighed slightly.
She couldn't say that she really didn't like the young man from the Zhang family, and whether to marry him or not was even more dispensable.
Really don't judge others by yourself.
If she must get married, the poor scholar just now would be the right one.
Handsome indeed.
The poor scholar, who has been certified by Xu Xiaomei, is now chewing on butterfly cakes. The dim sum in the capital is really exquisite and more complicated than those in the northwestern border.
After regaining some energy, the scholar continued walking towards the north city.
He had to find Hui Nu's snacks before dark, otherwise he would have to sleep on the streets tonight.
Because he is indeed a poor scholar now.
Fortunately, with the help of someone, he could go to the Su family, the wise lady of dim sum. His uncle used to be a colleague of the Su family.
The Su family is kind and generous.
Shouldn't he be able to stay for a few days?
If it really doesn't work, he will go to his own family, but if he goes back to his own family, he will definitely be arranged to marry.
The scholar touched his face and sighed again, saying that being too handsome is a sin.
Before dark, the scholar finally found a place, but the dim sum shop was closed, so he had to knock on the Su family's door.
Smoke was already rising from the Su family's kitchen. Su Yinyin trotted to open the door and looked up at the person in front of her.
What a handsome guy.
Su Yinyin's little face was filled with astonishment and surprise, the kind of expression that would naturally appear after seeing a good-looking person.
The person in front of you looks just like the stereotype of a good-looking scholar.
Fortunately, Su Yinyin reacted quickly, wiped the corner of her mouth and said quickly: "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"
The scholar held back the question and said, "Excuse me, is this the Su family? I am from Longxi, my name is Li Yunjing, my elder is Li Qian, and I have some old acquaintances with the master of the Su family, so I came here to visit."
The scholar did not look down on her just because she was a little kid. He explained his background carefully and gave his own name and that of his uncle.
I thought I would have to repeat it several times before the baby would remember it.
Unexpectedly, the child in front of him quickly repeated it and said, "Wait a minute, let me ask Daddy."
As soon as Deputy Envoy Su returned home and changed out of his official uniform, he heard his daughter say that someone was looking for him.
Old acquaintance from Longxi, Li Qian?
This, this is not an old acquaintance at all. This is the boss of his boss when he was serving in the army in Longxi. They had met once at most. How did he find him?
Longxi Li family, who wouldn’t recognize this name?
The Li family also has a mansion in the capital, and has many relatives.
Deputy Envoy Su took the initiative to greet him. Seeing that the other party was dressed in rags and had not much luggage on him, he thought that this might be a member of the Li family's declining branch.
Then it’s not surprising that he came to see me.
After seeing Li Yunjing's identity certificate and knowing that he had just come out of the Imperial Examination Hall today, Deputy Envoy Su's wife not only agreed to let him stay overnight, but also specially added two more dishes.
During the meal, Li Yunjing took the initiative to talk about his situation. He came all the way from Longxi to travel around.
When he arrived in Hanzhong, he heard a new imperial decree from the court, saying that the right of the military to take imperial examinations would be restored.
At that time, I didn't have time to go home to prepare, so I set out directly from Hanzhong. Therefore, I didn't have enough money on me, and when the exam was approaching, I only had a few copper coins left.
While others were preparing food for the scientific expedition, he could only drink water.
At the end of the scientific expedition, he was penniless.
Fortunately, when he came to Bian Jing and met other military sons, he heard the name of Deputy Envoy Su.
"Deputy Envoy Su is a very good man. He fought in Longxi back then, and after returning, he has been helping his colleagues and old friends. His wife is even more kind-hearted. If you go to him, at least she will give you something to eat and drink."
"You are from Longxi too. If you are really desperate, go and seek refuge with him. Just remember to pay him back when you get the money."
Li Yunjing bowed and said, "Deputy Envoy Su is well-known and is truly a role model for our generation."
The Su family has done so many good things to earn such trust.
After saying that, Li Yunjing even burped.
Deputy Envoy Su’s face turned red.
How could he deserve such praise? "It's just something that happened easily."
"I have discussed this with my wife. We should just stay at home and wait for the results to be announced."
Su Yinyin was still looking at Scholar Li. She didn't expect that this scholar was not only handsome but also very talkative. He was also knowledgeable because he had traveled to countless mountains and rivers.
Deputy Envoy Su asked another question: "As far as I know, there are few military households in the Longxi Li family. Why is your family so special?"
Deputy Envoy Su was worthy of being Deputy Envoy Su, and he asked about the strange thing.
There is nothing to hide about this. Li Yunjing was speechless: "My father is determined to join the army. He insisted on changing his mind. Who can help him?"
When the rule was changed, there was no rule that military personnel could not take the imperial examinations, but it did not affect his study for the imperial examinations, and he was even taken to practice martial arts.
Unexpectedly, a few years later, the late emperor issued a new decree, which made it impossible for Li Yunjing, who was already a scholar, to take the imperial examination. His teacher and mother were so angry that they chased his father and beat him.
His father knew that he had let his son down, so he simply took a job as a border town repairman and ran away.
Is it possible?!
Su Yinyin was stunned.
Li Yunjing spread his hands and said, "My father is just so unreliable."
"That can't be helped. He's my father after all."
Longxi is far away from the Central Plains, and the people there are more relaxed. Whether they are military or even businessmen, it doesn't matter to the Longxi Li family.
His uncle did think about changing his place of origin back, but the plan was delayed because of the war and then the ascension of the new emperor.
As time went by, he no longer had the idea of taking the imperial examination. After all, he was used to being casual like his father.
When the new emperor issues a new order, he still has no plans to take the exam again or get married. He would rather travel around and help the poor and the weak.
But the Master wrote a letter directly to Hanzhong, ordering him to go, and also said that he had written a letter to the Imperial College, allowing him to go directly to Bian Jing to take the exam.
“My first thought after receiving the letter was, why didn’t the teacher send me money?” Li Yunjing said, and also mentioned that he fainted from hunger because he hadn’t eaten for a day.
It was originally a joke, but then he remembered the butterfly cakes that a passing girl gave him, so Li Yunjing took out the remaining snacks and handed them to Su Yinyin: "Little kid, try it, it's quite delicious."
Su Yinyin found what she heard interesting. She didn’t expect that there was such a world outside Bian Jing.
But when she looked down, she realized that this was her own snack, so how did it end up in Li Shusheng’s hands?
Let’s take a look at the variety of snacks inside.
Isn’t this what mother gave to Xu Xiaomei?
In order to bring some joy to Xu Xiaomei, he specially took a pair of all the snacks, and even some extra wedding cakes.
Wedding cakes are definitely not sold to anyone other than the family who made them.
The one who saved Li Yunjing was Xu Xiaomei.
Hearing this coincidence, Li Yunjing thought of the timid yet courageous girl and laughed even more: "What a coincidence."
Who says it isn’t?
In one night, Li Yunjing became friends with the Su family, talking about everything from Longxi to Hanzhong, and then to the local customs and practices along the way.
Su Yinyin always dreamed of traveling around the country on horseback at night, so much so that when she woke up the next day, she was so groggy and sleepy that her head was nodding.
Even so, Su Yinyin discovered that after just one night, her brother became more respectful of Li Shusheng.
It's the worship of knowledge.
Her brother usually doesn't like to talk, but Su Yinyin also knows that her brother is arrogant and rarely treats others like that.
Su Yinyin just looked over and heard her brother explain: "Brother Li is very knowledgeable."
I casually gave him some pointers on his article last night and it suddenly opened his eyes.
To exaggerate a bit, he seems to be even more powerful than the Jinshi scholar.
So cool.
Su Yinyin knew the value of the imperial examination, and she also knew that the higher you went up the imperial examination pyramid, the more powerful it became.
It is really amazing to be praised like this by my brother.
"The results will be announced in eight days. Brother Li, are you confident of making the list?" Su Yinyin asked curiously.
Li Yunjing didn't consider himself an outsider at all, and smiled directly: "It's easy to catch."
Easy to get.
What a big tone.
But he seems to have this ability.
Su Yinyin subconsciously thought of Xu Xiaomei. If Sister Xu could pass the imperial examination, she might be able to do the same.
Thinking of Sister Xu, Su Yinyin felt less sleepy.
But these things cannot be told to others, even if Yuan Rui comes, she can't say more.
It’s not appropriate to talk about Sister Xu’s privacy.
Li Ruiyuan used to come here every few days, but starting from today, he can come here for half a month in a row.
The Taifu is going to be the examiner, so he doesn't have to attend classes for the time being.
Before the good news was announced, there was one more person in Huinu Dianxin's shop. Because of this person, the business of the shop was better.
Many customers are saying that all the good-looking people in Bianjing are in this store.
As soon as Li Ruiyuan entered, he heard someone say, "Another handsome kid has arrived."
"Just too thin."
"Everyone knows that the girl dolls of Hui Nu Dim Sum are pretty and the ladies are beautiful."
"This new guy is incredible. He is really handsome."
"Why isn't the little kid smiling? He has a cold face."
Li Ruiyuan didn't care about these words, but when he sat next to the baby, he heard her whisper: "Being handsome has its advantages."
Li Ruiyuan turned his head to look at her, and seeing that she was still looking at the newcomer in the store, he said, "A new employee?"
“This person is not suitable.”
"He's not a clerk, he came to live with me. He said he didn't like eating for free, so he came to help out in the store." Su Yinyin said, whispering to Yuan Rui, "My business is getting better now. Look how handsome he is. He's a good match."
Li Ruiyuan's face darkened and he frowned: "Being handsome is useless."
"Not only is he handsome, he just took the imperial examination yesterday."
“There is a high probability of failing the exam.”
Su Yinyin held her chin with her hand, as if she was looking at Li Yunjing, but also as if she was looking somewhere else.
She just felt that there was too big a difference between Li Shusheng and Sister Xu.
The former lives a carefree and unrestrained life, while the latter may not even be able to leave the house at this moment.
The seven-year-old Li Ruiyuan's face was so cold that Li Yunjing, who was busy in front, turned back secretly.
Whose child is this, so scary?
Su Yinyin sighed and rested her head on the table: "Oh, I hope I really am the little matchmaker."
The topic was too off topic, and Li Ruiyuan couldn't catch up for a moment. Then he lifted up the baby's face, stared at her and said seriously: "This man is too old."
Too old?
Twenty-three-year-old Li Yunjing pointed at himself. Him?
"When you grow up, he will be old."
“It’s going to be ugly.”
This is the first time in my life that someone says I'm ugly!
Li Yunjing rolled up his sleeves to argue with the little brat.
He is still handsome even when he is old!
Li Ruiyuan said in a cold tone: "Uglier than me."
"Yin Yin, is Yin Yin here?"
An anxious voice came from the store door.
Su Yinyin and the others subconsciously looked over and found that it was Sister Zhang.
When Sister Zhang saw Yuan Rui, her eyes were filled with even more surprise.
In her eyes, Yuan Rui is a descendant of the Ningjun Prince's family. With his help, there might really be a way.
Sister Zhang hurried in and said in a low voice, "Yinyin, I need your help with something."
"I have a little sister who is going to be married off to a man with a chastity arch. Can you think of a way to use your power as a matchmaker?"
Su Yinyin was shocked. Sister Zhang came for Sister Xu's matter. She subconsciously said, "Didn't you say it's not settled yet?"
One night and everything is settled?!
"How did you know that?"
"Anyway, once the news spreads this morning, it will be decided."
"With such a soft personality, how could she marry so far away and not be bullied to death?"
"That family doesn't just have strict rules. Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone so far to seek marriage. Local people who love their daughters a little bit wouldn't be willing to marry them off."
Miss Zhang was really at a loss. She and her best friend were so anxious that they wanted to cry, so they came to Xiao Hongniang as if they were trying anything desperate.
"What happened?" Li Yunjing asked curiously.
Although he said this, he and Li Ruiyuan roughly guessed what happened, and asking this question meant they wanted to help.
Only then did Miss Zhang realize that the man in the store was so handsome. If it were any other time, she would definitely ask Sister Xu to come over to take a look.
Unfortunately, this was not the time to look at people, so he could only force a smile and then look at Yuan Rui: "Mr. Yuan? Can your family help me?"
Li Ruiyuan looked at Su Yinyin, and he listened to the baby.
"There's nothing that can't be said. The real thing is to rescue her from the fire pit." Miss Zhang made the final decision.
He concealed his opinion of the Xu family and only talked about the family that his family was going to marry Xu Xiaomei. Li Yunjing was incredulous.
Who would marry their daughter to a family like that?
Chastity arch?
If his family had this thing, he and his father would be the first to smash it.
"Such a poor girl must be saved. It is not good to give her away to anyone casually because of jealousy among brothers and sisters." Li Yunjing looked at the people in the room.
Two little kids and a married woman.
It must be him who came forward.
Li Yunjing gritted his teeth and said, "Let me go home and ask his relatives about his family's situation."
go home?
Su Yinyin was puzzled.
Li Ruiyuan said bluntly: "You have a home in Beijing, why are you staying at the Su family?"
Li Yunjing pointed to his face and said, "See? I'm afraid of being married off."
For a moment, everyone was silent.
Why do you feel like this makes some sense?
"I was planning to leave after the exam. I don't want to go back to my family home."
I can't care about that now.
Li Yunjing is a kind-hearted person, so he naturally wanted to help.
It is indeed better for adults to take the lead than for children to think of ways.
Miss Zhang also said, "I was really panicked. I asked my mother and my mother-in-law to go and ask."
That being said, marriage is a matter that is decided by the parents and has no say for outsiders like them.
"Whatever happens, let's try it first."
Su Yinyin nodded. Li Ruiyuan didn't say anything, but he was already prepared to go find his mother. He thought that nothing would go wrong, and he could just let his mother point him to a good family.
Su Yinyin didn't know what Yuan Rui was thinking, so she thanked Li Yunjing first. This matter had nothing to do with him, and he was helping out of kindness.
"Speaking of which, Brother Li, have you met Xiaomei Xu?"
"Sister Xu is the girl who gave you snacks yesterday."
ah?
Li Yunjing, who was ready to rescue people, scratched his head.
It's her.
No wonder my eyes were red yesterday.
A woman like that would definitely not have a good life if she married into a family with strict rules.
Li Yunjing slammed the table and said, "I'll do it."
Su Yinyin was startled by the sudden sound and instinctively hid next to Yuan Rui.
Li Yunjing said righteously, "The best way now is to choose another person."
"My family is better than that one!"
Li Ruiyuan was speechless. He held the baby and whispered, "I haven't heard him say that before."
Find out who it is before you tell me.
Su Yinyin's eyes widened.
Yes.
You shouldn’t have said it earlier.
Miss Zhang had no idea what happened yesterday, let alone the family background of the shabby-dressed scholar in front of her.
But she looked at the scholar's face carefully and thought to herself, I have passed that test.
But the Xu family is, after all, a family of officials, and the head of the family is the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Not everyone can marry his daughter.
It would be good if this scholar could pass the imperial examination, but passing the imperial examination is extremely difficult and not everyone can pass.
Li Yunjing patted his clothes and said, "I really need to go home this time."
I hope my second uncle won’t scold him.
Su Yinyin felt that this scholar was a man of both literary and martial talents, just like her brother, and she began to admire him.
Miss Zhang was curious about where this good-looking scholar came from.
Su Yinyin couldn't say it directly. Li Ruiyuan said, "The Longxi Li family."
You can guess this!
The admiration in Su Yinyin's eyes shifted to Yuan Rui.
Li Ruiyuan couldn't help but say a few more words: "Accent, behavior."
Li Ruiyuan is still competing for the baby's attention.
Miss Zhang held onto the wall. If it was his family, wouldn’t she be marrying even further away?
No way!
Dongchang Prefecture is only five hundred miles away from the capital.
The distance from Bianjing to Longxi is at least two thousand miles.
There's no coming back.
Moreover, there are so many people in the Longxi Li family, who knows which branch they belong to.
Furthermore, I have no idea about the character and personality of the person in front of me, so this definitely won’t work!
I hope Yin Yin’s reputation as the matchmaker won’t be ruined here!
Miss Zhang declined directly, but Li Yunjing was really interested: "Don't worry, although this branch of our family is not very ambitious, we have enough food and drink, gold and silver, and we have no rules."
"Besides, I will definitely pass the imperial examination this time."
"I'm confident I'll be able to take the exam next year, trust me."
Miss Zhang smiled and declined.
Too far!
Say it again!
Unexpectedly, Li Yunjing smiled and said, "Why not ask her what she thinks?"
“She may be timid, but she is not cowardly.”
This sounds a bit strange.
But if you think about it carefully, timidity is a character that some people are born with. They are more cautious and introverted, neither good nor bad.
Cowardice is more about wanting but not daring to do it, and being afraid to move forward.
For a while, Hui Nu Dim Sum was in chaos.
Mainly, Miss Zhang and Li Yunjing each had their own opinions.
The two children, Su Yinyin and Li Ruiyuan, hid aside.
After Madam Su came out from the kitchen, she said helplessly, "Write a letter to Xiaomei Xu and let her make the decision."
That works too.
Miss Zhang said directly: "No need to write, I will go to her house now."
When he returned to the palace at night, Li Ruiyuan told his mother about this matter.
The Queen smiled: "They are all interesting children."
Then he added: "If this can be achieved, Yinyin is really a little matchmaker."
She thought all the previous marriages were magical, and this one was even more extraordinary.
The emperor said, "It's such a new era, and there's still a chastity arch. Why hasn't there been any censor to report it?"
The population of Wanlong Kingdom dropped sharply due to the war, so he encouraged widows to remarry.
There are still some places that are stubborn and refuse to change.
"I'll have someone report it to me later." The queen said casually. She was more surprised that the child ate a few more mouthfuls of rice today. She poked the emperor and asked him to look.
Li Ruiyuan knew what his father and mother were looking at, and said coldly, "I'm too thin."
really.
Being too thin can lead to illness and is unhealthy.
"Not handsome enough."
???
Son, do you know what you are talking about?
The Queen wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. She waited until Li Ruiyuan went to rest before she held the Emperor and laughed.
After laughing, she said to the emperor solemnly: "We should find an opportunity to meet baby Yinyin and thank her properly."
The emperor agreed with this.
That little kid changed Yuan'er a lot.
They are all good aspects.
He is even the reincarnation of Little Matchmaker. He looks like a good child no matter how you look at him.
Mid-August.
The other candidates were waiting for the results to be announced, while Li Yunjing was waiting for a message from Miss Xu.
Miss Zhang was efficient and brought news the next day.
"She refused." Miss Zhang said directly.
Not to mention Li Yunjing, even Su Yinyin and Li Ruiyuan didn't expect it.
Why?
"She said, thank you Mr. Li for your chivalrous heart, but there is still room for improvement and we can't rush into marriage just because of this."
These are Xu Xiaomei’s original words.
I struggled for a while while saying this.
After all, Li Shusheng has a handsome face and is a rare man with both excellent temperament and appearance.
But when Li Shusheng was kind-hearted after hearing her story, Xu Xiaomei declined.
It's good to be chivalrous for a while, but you can't take advantage of it.
Considering his family background and his confidence in the imperial examination, it is absolutely inappropriate to hastily arrange a marriage for this reason.
Xu Xiaomei is not inferior, but the better the other person is, the more she cannot take advantage of this.
As for Miss Zhang's consideration that Longxi was too far away, that was not the reason for her refusal.
She is like a tough little grass.
It does sway in the wind, but it also has roots that firmly grasp the soil.
If even this is not there.
Then what is the difference between her and those who bully her and use her to achieve their goals.
Of course, there is no need to say these, just clearly refuse.
Miss Zhang thinks that her best friend is extremely lovable. She doesn’t seem to like talking, and doesn’t talk about any big principles, but she is more gentlemanly than many scholars.
She is not a grass at all, she is clearly a chrysanthemum in autumn.
Even though she liked Li Shusheng's face so much, nothing could change her mind.
Li Yunjing restrained his expression and said, "Only when faced with interests and dangers, and encountering changes, can the principles of a gentleman be seen."
Only when faced with a crisis can we see the path that a gentleman adheres to.
Li Yunjing touched his face again: "Are you really useful?"
It's useless at critical moments.
Li Ruiyuan covered the baby's eyes: "Don't look at him, his face is useless."
People who place so much importance on appearance rejected him.
Su Yinyin pulled his hand away and shook it: "Why do I feel like it has ignited his fighting spirit?"
Li Yunjing, who was still expressing his feelings just now, bowed and said goodbye to the Su family.
go home.
Chase someone.
At the beginning, I was really chivalrous and wanted to help.
After knowing it was that cute girl, I felt it was okay for me to join in.
Now that he knows that she is a kind-hearted woman, if he misses her, then what difference will it make him no different from someone who failed the exam.
No, it’s worse than failing the exam.
Su Yinyin watched as Li Shusheng, who was originally smiling, shook himself like a peacock.
"I'll see you while I get dressed."
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