I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 87 Rejection
After dispersing all the irrelevant people in the yard, the fifth aunt asked Zhan Feiyu to sit in the next room, and then he repeated Xiao Yao's dirty words to the village in a low voice.

After a while, hurried footsteps were heard outside.

"Old patriarch, you are old." Seeing the old patriarch and several patriarchs entering the courtyard, the village was hurriedly greeted them.

"You're not old enough to walk, you can just be mad at me." The old patriarch sounded like a rebuke to the village chief, but everyone in the main room knew that it was aimed at Xiao Yao.

Sitting down on the chair, the old patriarch looked angrily at the old man Zhan who was suffocating his head and smoking a dry cigarette, "Zhan Changshun, can your family live in peace? The village and clan that have to be disturbed are uneasy! Such a troublemaker! , do you plan to keep her for the new year without taking her off?"

The scolded old man Zhan drooped his head, stopped smoking cigarettes, and huddled in the corner, making people look pitiful and hateful.

The faces of several clan elders were also dark, and there was no sympathy for the little Yao Shi who was beaten like a pig's head.

"Old fifth, what should you do about this?" The old patriarch half-squinted and looked at the five clan elders sitting below. He was the cousin of the old man in the next room, and he always spoke to them.

Xiao Yao, who was sitting on the small stool, looked up and glanced at the old man of the five clans with a sullen face. His heart froze for a while, and he shouted, "I am in charge of the village to make money for the village, you can't leave me!"

The old patriarch, the village chief and the clan elders disdain the Xiao Yao Shi who was making a fuss, and are too lazy to speak.

Thinking that he had frightened them, Xiao Yao immediately straightened his back and glared at Li who was sitting across from him, "Li Fengyu beat me up, hum, if the village and clan don't give me an explanation, don't blame me for turning my face. ruthless."

"My parents' side has always wanted my boss to go there to collect vegetables. It's none of my business if the villagers can't earn money." The confident little Yao shaved her hair, and she rubbed her hand between her fingers. It was a strand of hair that was pulled off. She was so angry that she wished she could rush over and bald Li's hair.

"Third brother, what do you say?" Village Zheng looked at old man Zhan and asked.

"This..." The old man Zhan looked at the little Yao Shi who looked at him with great interest, and then looked at the Li Shi who was calm and didn't speak.

In the past, old man Zhan thought that the eldest daughter-in-law was more amicable, which was good, but it has been more than half a year, and Li not only did not live with the boss, but also did not let the boss go home.

Thinking of his sore old waist tired from working in the fields, the old man Zhan took a puff of dry cigarettes and choked out a sentence, "Although the words of the second family are ugly, but the second is still helping the village sell vegetables, this matter. Or so be it."

"That's not good, am I being beaten for nothing? My eldest son is going to marry Mr. Xie's daughter next year. The Xie family in Taifu Restaurant is my in-law family. If you insult me ​​like this, you won't give the Xie family face, I think There is no need to sell the vegetables in the village!"

Xiao Yao held her chin up and put on a high attitude of not giving up. Li Fengyu dared to hit herself!Bah, this time she doesn't kneel and kowtow to apologize, this is not over!
"Changshun, you think so too." Looking at the silent old man Zhan, the old patriarch sneered, well, this is a vain question.

The fifth aunt was sitting next to the Li family, and their women would not intervene in the important affairs of the family, but they really couldn't stand the arrogant appearance of the little Yao family.

The fifth aunt couldn't help but said: "What's the point of marrying a silly girl for your son! You still have a face to show off, bah! You are not afraid of having a litter of fools in the future!"

The fifth aunt is at the age of grandma, and she is not mean, she is really angry with Xiao Yao.

"I..." Xiao Yao stammered angrily, pointed at the fifth aunt angrily, and said what Zhan's second child had said before with a bald mouth.

"What are you idiots afraid of? That's the daughter of the Xie family of Taifu Restaurant. The dowry is at least 1000 taels. You poor ghosts will never be able to earn so much money in your life! When my Dalang gets the honor in the exam, then...marry another ordinary wife , we are afraid of shit!"

In the end, Xiao Yao was still a little sensible, but in fact, her intention was to kill that fool in the future.

He's just a fool, if he doesn't give up his heart, he'll be gone. When the time comes, the money for the dowry will be the Dalang's, and he will marry an official daughter, hey, they know shit!

"Okay, don't use Taifu Restaurant to oppress us. People in the village won't starve to death if they don't sell vegetables." The old patriarch was too lazy to listen to Xiao Yao's showy words, "Changshun, I'll leave it here, Master Lin has Talented and famous, Xiaoyu is the hope of our Zhan clan, if I hear these bastards again in the village, your whole family will move me out of the village!"

Old man Zhan was stunned for a moment, he probably didn't expect the old patriarch to protect Zhan Feiyu so much.

Xiao Yao was also dumbfounded. He even moved out of the Taifu Restaurant, but the old patriarch didn't even care. Is this old confusion?
But looking at the dignified old patriarch, and seeing that the other patriarchs and the village Zheng did not object, the old man Zhan and Xiao Yao were both stunned, both of them were not happy, but they did not dare to shout.

When Zhan Feiyu was called out of the room by the fifth aunt, the old patriarch said the result, "Don't worry, Xiaoyu, even if the village doesn't sell vegetables, no one will talk nonsense."

This is also to see that the second son of Zhan took the villagers to earn money, otherwise the old patriarch would not give Xiao Yao's last chance, and just drove them out of the village.

"Thank you, Grandpa." Zhan Feiyu nodded obediently, it was not easy for the clan to do this for himself.

Although this is because he has a talent for reading, but things in the world are not like this. If he cannot bring benefits and benefits to the clan, why should the villagers give up the opportunity to make money.

Li rubbed Zhan Feiyu's head distressedly. The worry and anxiety in his eyes did not dissipate. This kind of unbearable rumors could not be suppressed. Even if no one said it on the surface, those people would still use it in private. speak up.

The old patriarch turned to the village Zheng who was on the side and warned: "You and your daughter-in-law will go to the village to talk, and no one is allowed to say those dirty words, otherwise don't blame me for dealing with them with clan rules! Don't the children in the village go in the future? Private school?"

There is no need to say more about Master Lin's personality. Teaching students is really hard work, and it is cheap to train. If you really offend Master Lin, the children in the village will have no place to study.

"I know." The village is also aware of this truth. Only those women who have broken their mouths when it comes to their children's schooling and schooling know that they are afraid.

The old patriarch looked at the elders of the five clans again, "Old fifth, you can also talk to Zhan Lao Er. I still say the same thing: people in Yinzi Village who do not sell vegetables will not starve to death!"

So Bong Na Taifu Restaurant said that compared to the little money, the old patriarch cared more about Zhan Feiyu's future. If she achieved fame, the whole village would benefit.

Even if Xiaoyu does not become a female official, in the future, if he opens a private school to teach students, and trains a few juniors who can read the imperial examinations for the Zhan family, that will be a great contribution to the benefit of future generations.

What's more, with Xiaoyu's looks and talents, this marriage must be no different. With the support and care of his in-laws, the He Chouzhan family will not be prosperous.

The old patriarch broke apart the words, and the patriarchs nodded their heads one after another. These old bones have no other skills, at least their eyelids are not so shallow, and they know what is more important.

Zhan Feiyu understood that these unbearable rumors were directed at him. If a scholar ruined his reputation, he would not be able to participate in the imperial examination, and would be of no value. At that time, the old patriarch might not be able to suppress the villagers.

"Grandpa." After thinking about it, Zhan Feiyu decided to give the old patriarch and the others a vaccination first, "It's not that I'm alarmist, if the silly girl from the Xie family gets married, it's hard to say how many years she can live."

"It doesn't matter if you fall into the water or die from illness. If someone is killed in the future, the Xie family will definitely hate the village. Now everyone can earn some money to sell vegetables, but don't put your livelihood on the Taifu restaurant." Zhan Feiyu also Listen to what Lee has to say.

When the villagers saw that selling vegetables could make money, they thought of a variety of vegetables, raising more chickens and ducks. The men didn’t work part-time, and the women didn’t embroider the soles of Pazina and sold them, so they devoted themselves to growing vegetables.

Those who are active and active think about not planting rice in the thin fields and planting vegetables instead. Some people want to buy a few piglets with money, and then the pork can also be sold to Taifu Restaurant. Some people even plan to dig the fields and change them into water. pond fish.

But the key point is that this is not a long-term livelihood. Once Taifu Restaurant does not accept food, these people are estimated to have to tighten their belts to live.

Uh...the old patriarch and the others were stunned for a moment, thinking about Xiao Yao's person, and then thinking about Zhan's selfish temperament, it is possible to silently negotiate with the silly girl of Xie's family to death, and then greedy for the dowry money, Give Zhan Dalang a new wife.

But even if the second Zhan and the others did a perfect job and couldn't find any evidence, the Xie family would not pursue it?As long as they find that their stupid daughter was killed by the Zhan family, the Xie family will definitely take revenge.

After pondering for a while, the old patriarch nodded in agreement, "It's the little fish you've been thinking about for a long time."

The other clan elders looked at each other in dismay, although they felt that Zhan Feiyu was deliberately giving Zhan's second child and Xiao Yao's bad medicine, but after thinking about it carefully, it was really the case.

Leaving the village's home and walking outside, Zhan Feiyu concealed a trace of gloom in his eyes.

The mountains and the rain are about to come and the building is full of wind. I hope that after the storm spreads to the village, the old patriarch and the village leader will not hold the second house for a little money to sell vegetables. It is best to continue to suppress the villagers.

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County School.

"Zhan Xiaomengtong, go this way." Zhaifu suppressed his surprise, and led Zhan Feiyu along the right hand porch to the backyard.

The rumors about Zhan Feiyu in the past few days are well known. Zhaifu didn't expect to see the real person, so he couldn't help but glance back.

Zhan Feiyu wears a yellow ruffled skirt with a slanted collar and a white narrow-sleeved robe. Although there is no smile on his face, his eyes are clear and translucent, like a little fairy child sitting down by a Bodhisattva.

"Zhao Jiaoyu, Dou Master, Niu Master." After entering the room, Zhan Feiyu saluted the three and stood upright in the middle of the main hall.

This is the third time Zhao Jiaoyu has seen Zhan Feiyu. The first time was in Jinlin Village. The little girl was dressed in coarse clothes, but it was difficult to hide her aura.

The second time was at the Winter Solstice Literature Conference in Leshan Residence. Facing the provocations and difficulties of Zhang Xiucai and others, he was neither humble nor arrogant, and his talents were quick-witted. He was the most dazzling pearl of the conference.

But today, Zhao Jiaoyu said in a deep voice: "The number of people who talk too much can also be intimidating. The county school is a place for students to study and go to school. If you come here, the city gate will catch fire and bring disaster to Chiyu."

To put it bluntly, it is terrifying!Zhan Feiyu's current reputation, not to mention living in the county school, even if he only reads, the rumors spread all over the streets and alleys, I'm afraid that new content will be added. This time it's not Mr. Lin, but these young talents from the county school, no matter how dirty If it's a little dirty, it will also affect Zhao Jiaoyu and the others.

Mrs. Dou and Mrs. Niu looked solemn and guilty. They are both people who cherish talents and love talents, but they can't ignore more than 20 students from the county school for the sake of Zhan Feiyu. They can only say that those who spread rumors are too hateful and their hearts can be punished. !

"Students understand." Zhan Feiyu had planned for the worst before he came, but it was still a little uncomfortable to hear Zhao Jiaoyu's refusal.

"Rumours stop at the wise, happy with the fools, and happy with the plotters. After the truth comes out, I hope that the teaching will allow students to enroll." Zhan Feiyu bowed to the end.

"That's natural." Zhao Jiaoyu responded, if it wasn't for the situation, how could he have turned Zhan Feiyu out.

After leaving the county school, Zhan Feiyu did not return to the village immediately, but planned to go to Wenxing study to buy some paper.

Even if she doesn't go to the county school, she can still study at home. She has more than 500 sample art essays.

Suddenly, a middle-aged servant walked out of the corner quickly, "Zhan Xiao Mengtong, please stay, my master has invited me."

This was waiting for him outside the county school. Zhan Feiyu looked at the arrogant servant coldly, "Get out of the way!"

"Do you still think that little girl is a child prodigy that everyone praises?" The servant sneered, looking at Zhan Feiyu with disdain, "Don't toast, don't eat and drink fine! Save me from being rough!"

Zhan Feiyu suddenly laughed, "Okay, if I promise Zhang Xiucai to go to Zhang's private school, the first condition is to sell you to the mine!"

The proud expression froze, looking at Zhan Feiyu who was walking towards the tea shop, the servant's pale face was full of fear, and he staggered after him, "Little Mengtong, please stay, the little mouth is cheap, please also Sir Xiao Mengtong doesn't remember the villain's deeds, so he will forgive Xiao Xiao this time!"

It was because he knew Zhang Xiucai's personality that he was so afraid. He was just a servant who signed a death contract and could sell it at any time, while Zhan Feiyu was the little prodigy that Zhang Xiucai wanted to win over.

Ignoring the panicked servant, after Zhan Feiyu entered the tea shop, he asked the shopkeeper and went directly to the private room upstairs.

"Zhan Xiaomengtong, please take a seat." Zhang Xiucai said with a smile, and also picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Zhan Feiyu, quite a bit like a polite corporal.

"Zhang Xiucai is giving me a few sweet dates after one hit?" Zhan Feiyu stood still, looking at Zhang Xiucai who was holding the winning ticket, and said calmly and calmly, "Even if I don't go to the county school, I will still be in February next year. Can participate in the childbirth test."

Although this rumor is extremely unbearable, smart people know what is going on.

It is mid-May now, and there will be more than half a year until February next year. By then, the rumors will have died down. Given the importance Chen county magistrate places on Zhan Feiyu, she will definitely be qualified for the county exam.

With Zhan Feiyu's talent for reading, it is not difficult to pass the county exam, and if she performs well, she will definitely be able to get a seat. When it comes to the government exam, the prefect will look at the magistrate Chen's face, as long as Zhan Feiyu's government exam When nothing goes wrong, Tong Sheng's name is right.

As for the academy exam, it depends on whether Zhan Feiyu has real talent.

Will the county school still shut her out after she has achieved the title of Tongsheng?Nine-year-old Tongsheng, doesn't Zhao Jiaoyu want to give it a shot, maybe he will cultivate the youngest scholar in the Daqing Dynasty!
Even if he failed in one or two years, in three or five years, Zhan Feiyu was only thirteen or fourteen years old at that time, and he could still be called a prodigy in the entire Nanxuan Mansion.

"Haha, Xiao Mengtong is not too old and not too young, but there are shortcuts to take, why should we seek distance?" Zhang Xiucai knew that he couldn't fool Zhan Feiyu, so his attitude lowered.

On second thought, it's right. If Zhan Feiyu didn't have this brain, how could he be called a prodigy?Why did he lower his worth to see her?

"Tao is different, not conspiracy." Zhan Feiyu threw out the words of rejection, and the contempt and disgust in his eyebrows were not concealed at all.

Zhang Xiucai's face turned gloomy. He thought that Zhan Feiyu would have nowhere to go after being rejected by the county school.

"Zhan Xiaomengtong, do you know who put out this rumor?" Zhang Xiucai threw the bait again, and saw Zhan Feiyu's surprised expression, he laughed, "Xiao Mengtong is valued by the county magistrate, but behind the scenes People are fearless."

Although Zhang Xiucai added fuel to it, he was not the originator of the rumor. As he said, the county magistrate Chen values ​​Zhan Feiyu. Unless Zhang Xiucai is in the water, he would never dare to fight against the county magistrate Chen. .

I am a little Mengtong and a little girl. Zhan Feiyu doesn't think that he will stand in the way of anyone, so the person who released the rumors definitely has a deep hatred with himself.

Thinking of this, Zhan Feiyu knew it, and smiled meaningfully, "I hope Zhang Xiucai did not participate, otherwise, when Master Chen finds out, Zhang Xiucai's fame may not be preserved."

"Zhan Feiyu, are you overestimating yourself?" The attitude of cherishing talents and cherishing talents suddenly turned to ridicule. Zhang Xiucai looked at Zhan Feiyu with a gloomy expression on his face.

"It's just a yellow-mouthed child, and now it's notorious. Do you think Master Chen will give you a head start? Isn't Master Chen afraid that this dirty water will be splashed on himself?" Zhang Xiucai scolded her fiercely. Even if she was a child prodigy, she is gone now. worth!

Zhan Feiyu's situation is indeed difficult. The county school did not dare to accept her, because he was afraid that the fire would burn on the teachers and students of the county school. The same is true of the county magistrate Chen here.

Whoever helps Zhan Feiyu has a shameful relationship with Zhan Feiyu!This is the purpose of the rumors being spread by the people behind the scenes: everyone speaks loudly, accumulating and destroying bones!
The sound of reading cherishes feathers, and even more so for officials, especially when the county magistrate Chen offended the second-rank officer. Whenever he provokes Zhan Feiyu, the black gauze hat on his head may be removed.

Looking at Zhang Xiucai who was angry and embarrassed, Zhan Feiyu had a smile on his face, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who said I asked Mr. Chen to help? Zhang Xiucai doesn't know where my recommendation letter came from? Or Zhang Xiucai forgot the treasure. How did Zeng Yuquan in Fengbuzhuang go to jail?"

Zhan Feiyu froze, showing a small white tooth and smiling, but he has a backer!

Zhang Xiucai's expression became extremely ugly, "You..."

Zhan Feiyu turned around and walked out leisurely, his thin and cool voice making his teeth tickled, "Zhang Xiucai still prays that he is innocent, because today's cause and the next day's fruit, it's not that the time has not come!"

"Shizier dare!" The anger sounded, Zhang Xiucai waved his hand violently, and the teapot and cup on the table fell to the ground, but even so, it was unable to calm Zhang Xiucai's anger, and this anger also implied panic and anxiety .

After leaving the tea shop, Zhan Feiyu walked towards the alley on the left, climbed into the carriage, and thanked Dr. Ji who was sitting inside, "I'm sorry, Dr. Ji."

"It's okay, someone has already sent over." Dr. Ji put down his medical skills and looked at Zhan Feiyu who was smiling. The talent was brought out.

Pulling open the curtain of the carriage, Zhan Feiyu looked out and said eagerly, "Aren't we going to follow?"

How should someone come to steal and get it!

"You're not afraid of scare the snake, just follow." Doctor Ji said indifferently.

He transferred people from the guards, and his ability to track and investigate is far worse than that of the Dragon Guard. Of course, if he relies on the quick arrests of the county government, he doesn't expect to find out anything.

"Okay, then I'll go back to the village first." Zhan Feiyu compromised, and it only took three or five days.She still has this patience.

Half an hour later, Zhan Feiyu took a few knives of paper bought from Wenxing study and got on the ox cart back to the village.

Under the big banyan tree in the village, Xiao Yao's face finally swelled up, and at this time it was as if he had been beaten with blood, and what he said was spitting, "The old patriarch also scolded me, hum, the county school dare not accept it. She's gone, I want to see which private school dares to accept that shameless dead girl!"

Sister-in-law Osmanthus also became more courageous, and she echoed loudly, "If it weren't for you, girl, who would have believed that this happened! How old is this? If it's another three or five years, tsk tsk, the vixen will not be reincarnated. So coquettish!"

A few women sat under the tree with embarrassed expressions, bowing their heads and doing needlework. The village is right, the business of selling vegetables will not last long, so why bother to please the little Yao Shi with their conscience, they are also afraid of ghosts in the middle of the night. Knock on the door.

"Yo, they were all kicked out by the county school. What kind of paper and pen are you wasting money on? Let's buy some coarse grains to fill your stomach!" Xiao Yao was originally not happy that the villagers did not agree with him, but this would see Zhan Feiyu from The ox cart got up and down, his eyes lit up, and the opportunity for revenge came!
(End of this chapter)