Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 58
It was already dark when the Fanning family came out of Baiyun Restaurant.

Although it was the beginning of spring at this time, the night was still chilly, and Fan Ning couldn't help tightening the sheepskin jacket. When he turned around, he saw his mother was still walking slowly behind, what was he planning?
"Mom, you've already eaten, what are you still thinking about?"

"Dalang, that's not right!"

Zhang Sanniang hurried to catch up, and said to her husband, "No matter what I do, I found that the restaurant overcharged us by two hundred Wen?"

"Not overcharged!"

Fan Tiezhou smiled and said, "Didn't the two bartenders who served the food congratulate Ning'er for participating in the child prodigy competition? I rewarded them two hundred coins."

"What do I say!"

Zhang Sanniang elongated her voice and said dissatisfiedly, "You spent 520 Wen for the food and drinks, and you still need to reward another [-] Wen. Fan Tiezhou, I didn't realize that! You have become so extravagant?"

Fan Tiezhou said helplessly: "I only eat it once in a while! Don't be so fussy."

"I just feel uncomfortable. Ning'er's participation in the prodigy competition is based on her own efforts. Why don't you reward them with two hundred coins for a few compliments? Why don't you reward Ning'er?"

"I can't bear to use it myself. I'm trying my best to save money at home. Hello, you can get two hundred cash with a shake of your hand. You know that two hundred cash is six buckets of rice! It's enough for our family to eat for two months."

Fan Tiezhou winked at his son and asked him to say something nice for him.

Fan Ning smiled and said nothing. Silence is golden at this time.

A family of three returned home amidst Zhang Sanniang's nagging.

As soon as he walked into the alley, Fan Tiezhou suddenly realized something was wrong. There was actually a person squatting behind the drum-holding stone in front of his house. He shouted sharply, "Who is it?"

Zhang Sanniang was startled, she reacted very quickly, and grabbed her son behind her, but she hid behind her husband's arm and asked nervously: "Da Lang, is it a thief?"

At this time, Hei Ying stood up, straightened his clothes, "Brother, it's me!"

It was the voice of the fourth brother, Fan Tongzhong. Fan Tiezhou heaved a sigh of relief, and said dissatisfiedly, "What are you doing sneaking around there?"

"Isn't it cold? You can hide from the cold wind here."

"I thought it was a thief. It's so late, have you eaten yet?"

Fan Tongzhong was cold and hungry, he had originally planned to come to his eldest brother's house for a meal, but he didn't get the meal, and saw that the three of them seemed to have just returned from a meal, so they must have eaten in a restaurant, and they didn't call him?

Normally, Fan Tongzhong would have been so angry that he would have jumped his feet, but today he asked Fan Ning for something, he could only hold back his dissatisfaction, and said vaguely: "Brother, I have eaten, I have something to do with Dumb."

Zhang Sanniang suddenly became upset, "Fourth, why are you still called Dumb? How many times have I told you?"

"Sister-in-law, sorry, my name is Shun Kou."

However, Fan Ning was quite interested in his fourth uncle Fan Tongzhong. How was the matter resolved last time?
He only knew that the fourth uncle later took the fourth aunt home from the county seat, but what was the process in between?
"Fourth Uncle, are you looking for me?"

Fan Tongzhong nodded, "Yes! I'll go to your school first. The school is closed, so I'll come and look for you. I've been waiting for almost half an hour."

"Fourth, what are you looking for with Ning'er?" Fan Tiezhou asked in confusion.

"I'll just ask Ning'er something, it will be over soon, you guys go into the house first!"

Fan Tiezhou saw that he was mysterious, so he didn't ask any more questions, and turned to his wife, "Sanniang, let's go in first and let them talk."

Zhang Sanniang was a little worried, but she went into the yard with her husband, and she whispered again: "Ning'er will be fine!"

"Hey! He's Ning'er's fourth uncle, where did you go?"

In the alley, Fan Ning asked with a smile, "How did Fourth Aunt come home?"

Speaking of this incident, Fan Tongzhong was furious, but he had to ask Fan Ning, so he could only hold back his anger and said: "The incident last time, you hurt me so badly, I won't care about it with you , you must help me this time."

"Then tell me first, how did Fourth Aunt come home?" Fan Ning still refused to let him go.

Fan Tongzhong had nothing to do with him, so he had to say bitterly: "Please! What else can I do? I wrote her a letter of guarantee, and then resorted to cruel tricks. I used a file to grind my knee until it was dripping with blood. She thought it was kneeling, and then the old man People said a few good things to me again, and I vowed to study hard again, and your fourth aunt softened and came back with me."

It's ridiculous for Fan Ning to think about using such a bitter trick.

"Fourth Uncle really wants to study hard?"

Fan Ning really couldn't believe it, his fourth uncle has always been duplicity, which is suspicious.

"Why don't I want to study hard? Do you think Fourth Uncle has no self-esteem?"

Fan Tongzhong patted his chest, with a face of awe-inspiring righteousness.

"So I came to ask you for help today. You provoked that incident. You have to do me this favor."

"I provoked it?"

Fan Ning couldn't help laughing and said, "Fourth Uncle, I didn't drop a bag of money under the bridge on purpose, it must be caused by the bag of money!"

Fan Tongzhong's face turned red. Fortunately, it was dark and he couldn't see it. He was surprised, how could Dumb know about the money loss?

He hastily coughed twice, and changed the subject, "We won't talk about this anymore, anyway, for the sake of our uncle and nephew, you have to help me, this time I will be the fourth uncle and beg you."

"You tell me what it is first, and then I will decide if I can help you?"

Fan Tietong sighed, "I got a piece of news today that the government school will release three special enrollment places this year. No exams are required, and no tuition fees are required. I think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Fan Ning frowned, "Fourth Uncle is right! What does the prefectural school's special enrollment have to do with me?"

"It has nothing to do with you, but you can help me."

Fan Tongzhong explained: "There are three requirements for special enrollment. One is to complete the county school, which I fully meet. The second is to have participated in the solution test, which I also meet, but the third is a bit harsh. I'm afraid I will be a little question."

Fan Ning was a little speechless. Most people agree with the first two items. I guess the third item is the key.

"What's the third condition?"

"The third condition is to be recommended by a famous gentry."

"Reputable gentleman?"

Fan Ning scratched his head, "Fourth uncle, you have been in the county for so long, how many people do you know?"

Fan Tongzhong laughed dryly, "Your fourth uncle, I do know quite a few famous gentry, but... too many people signed up this time, and the general gentry may not be effective enough. See if you can ask Mr. Zhu to recommend me."

I'll go, it turned out that the fourth uncle had this idea, Fan Ning rolled his eyes, thankfully he figured it out, asked Zhu Daguan to recommend him, how could he have the nerve to say this?
Fan Ning smiled and said, "Fourth Uncle, last time you met Mr. Zhu, I remember that you made friends with him. How could such a trivial matter require nephew to do it? You can handle it yourself."

"You little cunning, are you going to help Fourth Uncle?"

"It's a good thing for the fourth uncle to ask for progress. How can my nephew not help you? It's just that I owed Daguan Zhu a favor just now, so I'm really embarrassed to speak again. Fourth uncle, show your courage to beg your fourth aunt to come home. I'm optimistic." you."

"I'm not familiar with Mr. Zhu!"

"Where are you unfamiliar? Last time, I remembered that the official Zhu gave you a name card. Did he pay attention to the other squires?"

Fan Tongzhong hesitated for a moment, it seemed like this, the senior official Zhu only gave him a name card, and the other gentry, including Li Zheng, who fawned on him, ignored him. Could it be that the senior official Zhu really looked at him differently?

Seeing that the fourth uncle had been tempted, Fan Ning encouraged him with a smooth tongue: "Fourth uncle, of course you have to fight for your own future. You have to let Mr. Zhu feel that you are responsible and courageous, so that he will look at you with admiration. , believe me, you will succeed."

Fan Tongzhong was dizzy by his nephew, and he began to have confidence in himself, maybe he could really succeed.

"Please, please, man, what am I afraid of?"

"now it's right!"

Fan Ning said with a smile: "Where there is a will, there is a way. I believe my fourth uncle is also a person who can accomplish great things. This small matter does not need my nephew to do it."

Seeing his fourth uncle Fan Tongzhong leave with confidence, Fan Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

Fan Ning turned around and walked towards the house. As soon as he entered, his father Fan Tiezhou and mother Zhang Sanniang were still waiting for him in the yard!

Fan Tiezhou saw that the fourth brother seemed to have gone away, so he hurriedly asked, "Ning'er, what did your fourth uncle want you for? Why did he leave happily?"

"He's going to study in a government school, so he asked me to ask Mr. Zhu for help. After being encouraged by me, he decided to ask Mr. Zhu."

"You little slick!"

Fan Tiezhou laughed loudly, "But your fourth uncle knows that making progress is actually a good thing."

"What's the matter!"

Zhang Sanniang sneered at the side: "He can't get along in the county school, so he wants to go to the prefectural school. For him, he is a prostitute anyway. If he goes to the prefectural school, what will his wife do?"

Zhang Sanniang had a unique vision and pointed out the biggest problem of the fourth child.

Although Fan Tiezhou also felt that it was inappropriate for the fourth brother to neglect his wife, but the fourth brother was willing to go to a government school to study, which in itself was a sign of striving for improvement.

In any case, it's better than hanging out with those friends in the county all day long.

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At noon the next day, Zhu Yuanfu took his granddaughter Zhu Pei to finish lunch and walked out of Sanqing Restaurant. A gorgeous carriage stopped at the entrance of the restaurant.

Just as he was about to get into the carriage, a young man suddenly jumped out beside him, walking straight towards Zhu Yuanfu.

Zhu Yuanfu's two personal guards were taken aback. They reacted quickly, turned around, and grabbed the young man's arm at the same time.

The young man was Fan Tongzhong. He spent hundreds of Wen to find out that Zhu Yuanfu was having lunch at Sanqing Restaurant, so he waited outside the restaurant, and he really did.

Fan Tongzhong shouted anxiously: "Mr. Zhu, I am Fan Ning's fourth uncle. We met."

Zhu Yuanfu was startled, and waved his hands to let the two guards let him go. He looked at Fan Tongzhong, vaguely impressed.

He nodded, "We've met before, what do you want from me?"

Fan Tongzhong hurriedly said: "It's like this. My nephew is sorry to beg you, but he asked me to do it by myself. There is something I want to ask Mr. Zhu for help."

Zhu Yuanfu laughed, "That little guy will also be embarrassed sometimes? Tell me! What is it, let's see if I can help you."

Zhu Pei glared at Fan Tongzhong, quickly pulled his grandfather aside, and said in a low voice: "If Fan Ning asks his grandfather for help, he will definitely come by himself, and I heard from Fan Ning that his fourth uncle is idle all day long and does not do his job properly. "

Zhu Yuanfu said to her earnestly: "I know whether I should help him or not. Grandfather has done a lot of things now, and you won't understand until ten years later, so don't worry about it."

"Old man, I'm afraid you will be fooled."

Zhu Yuanfu couldn't help laughing.

He patted his granddaughter on the head and said with a smile: "Who is your grandfather? The person who can lie to your grandfather these days has not yet been born!"

Seeing that her grandfather did not listen to her persuasion, Zhu Pei was really unhappy, so she twisted her waist and got into the carriage.

Zhu Yuanfu went up to look at Fan Tongzhong again, and saw that he was very upright, with fair skin and a tall figure, with a bit of a temperament like a tree facing the wind.

He had a good impression of Fan Tongzhong in his heart, pointed to the restaurant, and said with a smile: "It's windy outside, let's come in and talk!"

Fan Tongzhong was flattered, and quickly followed Zhu Yuanfu into the restaurant.

Zhu Yuanfu found a seat to sit down, he waved his hand, "Sit down too!"

"Students dare not!"

Zhu Yuanfu nodded, without forcing him, he smiled and said, "Tell me, if there is anything you want to ask me for help."

"That's right..."

Fan Tongzhong then talked about the special enrollment of the prefecture school, and looked at Zhu Yuanfu anxiously.

Zhu Yuanfu narrowed his eyes and smiled. What he thought was that he wanted to go to a government school to study. This kind of trivial matter was just a matter of little effort to him.

Give a small favor, buy people's hearts, why not do it?Not to mention Fanning's fourth uncle.

Zhu Yuanfu was not in a hurry to answer him. He stroked his beard and thought for a while and said, "Since you are the fourth uncle Fan Ning, you should know your nephew very well. I know that he was slow before, so how did he become a child prodigy? What should you do?" Know why!"

Although Fan Tongzhong was ambitious and talented, he was indeed a bit smart, he could read other people's faces and order dishes, and he knew how to answer in order to satisfy Zhu Daguan.

"The students think that the key lies in my sister-in-law, Ning'er's mother."

"How do you say that?" Zhu Yuanfu suddenly became interested.

"The high officials don't know. In those years, everyone said that Ning'er didn't study, it was a waste of money, including my father, who quarreled with my sister-in-law countless times, but the sister-in-law withstood all the pressure and insisted that Ning'er Go to school to study.

During that time, my sister-in-law protected Ning'er like an old hen, and she took all the grievances, but no one was allowed to say that Ning'er was bad. Now that I think about it, I think it was her love that moved God and gave her a normal son. "

Zhu Yuanfu nodded and sighed, "You're right. Parents' love is the key to changing Fan Ning. I agree with you."

Zhu Yuanfu got up and said: "I can help you with the affairs of the government school. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me directly. Now you eat first."

He beckoned to the shopkeeper, "Order for this young man, and charge it to my account."

Fan Tongzhong was so excited that he bowed again and again, "The kindness of the high officials will be remembered by the students, but the high officials have orders, and the students must do their best to do the best for the high officials!"

Zhu Yuanfu raised his head and laughed, got up and left.

(End of this chapter)