Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 71

The Final Four was postponed for five days.

In the past five days, Fan Ning did not go home, but visited various scenic spots in Pingjiang Prefecture.

Traveling in the mountains and rivers, with food and lodging included, this is not a competition, it is clearly a vacation.

In the afternoon of the third day, it began to drizzle. Fanning was tired and hungry after walking outside for a day, and his legs were numb.

Fan Ning was drowsy on the bullock cart. At this moment, he just wanted to rush to the inn's dining hall to have a big meal, and then go back to his room to sleep in the dark.

The bullock cart slowly stopped at the door of the inn.

Although it was raining, the entrance of the inn was crowded with big gentry from Wu County. There were 50 or [-] of them. They held umbrellas and waited patiently for the child prodigies to appear at the entrance.

Now it is the semi-finals, there are only twelve child prodigies left in the semi-finals, ten of them will be selected as county officials, so almost every player is very valuable.

If it weren't for the eight archers standing at the gate of the inn, they would have rushed into the inn to invite the prodigy to their home for dinner.

In the past few days, Fan Ning has deeply realized the status of the county magistrate selection contest in the hearts of the people of Wu County.

He has a waist card for the semi-finals, and every time he accidentally reveals his waist card, it will cause a sensation. There is no money for food, and half discounts for shopping. Everyone points at him, and their eyes are full of envy.

"Thank you uncle!"

Fan Ning handed five cents to the coachman, but the coachman immediately refused, "If I had known that the little official was a child prodigy, I wouldn't have let others get in the car. I would never dare to take the money."

Knowing that he would not accept money, Fan Ning didn't force it, so he jumped off the bullock cart, covered his head with his clothes, and ran to the inn.

At this time, someone shouted: "He is Fan Ning from Yanying Academy!"

All the gentry and businessmen rushed forward, "Young official, come to my house as a guest!"

"Little official, I am also from Mudu, we are fellow villagers!"

Everyone was extremely enthusiastic, and they were about to grab people.

Fan Ning felt a burst of remorse in his heart. He knew he would go through the back door, so he turned around and ran towards the back door.

Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice.

"Ning'er, go slowly!"

Fanning quickly stopped in his tracks.

In the drizzling rain, a fat man with an umbrella was standing on the other side of the inn. Beside him, two indistinguishable twin teenagers were standing and playing under the eaves.

"Second uncle!"

Fan Ning recognized the man holding the umbrella, it was his second uncle Fan Tiege.

He quickly greeted him with a smile, "Why is Second Uncle here?"

Fan Tiege tapped him lightly, "You little guy, why don't you go to your second uncle's house when you come to the county?"

"I want to go, but I forgot where my second uncle's house is?" Fan Ning scratched his head and smiled shyly.

"It's the first time I've heard of such a reason. I've been waiting here for a long time, but I just couldn't enter the inn. Fortunately, you came back from the outside, so go with Second Uncle now."

"You two!" Fan Tiege shouted back.

Two twin teenagers jumped up, "A-Ning!" The two teenagers grabbed Fan Ning's arm with a smile on one side and the other on the right.

The sound of "A Ning" warmed Fan Ning's heart, but he didn't call himself dumb.

Fan Ning immediately had a good impression of them. These two twin boys should be the sons of the second uncle, Ming Ren and Ming Li.

They were three years older than me, and when they were growing rapidly, they were half a head taller than me.

"A'Ning, do you think I'm Ming Ren or Ming Li?" The boy on the left asked with a smile.

Fanning looked at them carefully, and he really couldn't tell that not only were they wearing the same clothes, but they also looked exactly the same.

Fan Ning shook his head blankly, in fact, even though the two of them looked very different, he didn't know who was Mingren and who was Mingli?

"Ha! Second child, you lost, ten cents, don't hold back!"

"Go! When did I ever rely on your money?"

The boy on the right muttered in frustration, and he asked Fan Ning a little unwillingly: "A Ning, you were the only one who could tell us apart before, why can't you tell us apart now?"

Fan Ning was surprised. He didn't expect that Fan Dada really had something special. Perhaps his perspective was different from that of ordinary people, and he could distinguish the two brothers.

But now Fanning can tell the difference, he smiled and said to the boy on the right: "You are Mingli!"

Since the other party called him the second child, he must be Ming Li.

The boy on the right sighed: "Second brother, he really can't tell us apart!"

Fan Ning was a little confused, why did he call the other party's second child?

At this moment, Fan Tiege stopped an ox cart, "You three, get in the cart!"

The two brothers pulled Fan Ning into the bullock cart.

"You two, who is the boss?" Fan Ning asked with a smile.

"Of course it's me!" The two brothers pointed to themselves in unison.

Fanning couldn't help laughing, he knew, these two brothers wanted to be the boss.

Fan Tiege, who was sitting in the front row, turned his head and smiled and said, "I really don't blame them for this matter. After the two were born, the midwife forgot to tie their wrists. After taking them to the shower, it was hard to tell which gentleman came out, so we Designate one of them as the boss."

"Then second uncle can tell which of them is Ming Ren and who is Ming Li?"

Fan Tiege looked at the two sons for a long time, his old face blushed, and he shouted: "Who is Mingren, raise your hand!"

Neither of the two brothers raised their hands, and one of them muttered, "You can't even tell your own son apart, how dare you be a father?"

Fan Tiege rolled his eyes and said from embarrassment to anger: "You two brats, I won't wear the same clothes for you in the future."

At this time, only one person raised his hand, "Daddy, I'm Mingren!"

Only then did Fan Ning discover that Mingren had a small mole on his right wrist, but Mingli did not.

It turns out that this is how Fan Dada distinguished them.

In fact, Fan Ning made a mistake. The reason why Fan Dada can distinguish the two brothers is because the emotions in their eyes are different. Ming Ren is slightly enthusiastic, and Ming Li is slightly calm.

Fan Daidai captures people's emotions more delicately and sensitively than ordinary people, so he can tell the difference.

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Changqiao Town is actually one of the Chengguan Towns in Wu County. Fan Tiege’s grocery store is located in the county seat. It is a shop facing the street. Full of all kinds of daily necessities.

There is a mottled and whitish sign above the shop, which says 'Old Fan Grocery Store'.

"If you want to go, hurry up and ask for mercy!" Fan Tiege shouted back to his two sons.

Like frightened rabbits, the two brothers jumped out of the cart and rushed to the shop.

Just listen to them yelling in the shop.

"Mom, I'll be in charge of washing the dishes tomorrow!"

"Mom, I'll take care of the trash for three days!"

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"Second Uncle, where are we going?"

Fanning was so hungry that his chest was stuck to his back, and he felt dizzy for a while.

He didn't understand why he didn't get out of the car to eat when he had already arrived at the second uncle's shop.

Fan Tiege said apologetically, "Ning'er, Second Uncle actually wants to ask you for a favor today."

"Second uncle is too polite, as long as my nephew can do it, he will definitely help."

"Look at that shop!"

Fan Tiege pointed to a rather large shop diagonally across the street. Above the shop hung a huge banner with four large characters written, 'Chai's Groceries'.

"Ah! That's also a grocery store." Fanning said in surprise.

Fan Tiege sighed, "The grocery store just opened ten days ago is five times the size of my store, and the prices of all items are [-]% cheaper than mine. The impact on my store is too great, and the passenger flow has dropped by [-]%. I didn’t close a single deal.”

"Then, does Second Uncle consider lowering the price?" Fan Ning said in a deep voice.

Fan Tiege smiled wryly, "On the second day that grocery store opened, I followed suit and sold the goods at a loss, but the price was lowered even harder. They have five large grocery stores in Wu County and Changzhou County. Let’s start a small business, we can’t compete with them! Yesterday the landlord came to ask for a rent increase, which made things worse.”

"Then what can I do for Second Uncle?"

Fan Tiege pondered for a while and said: "That's right, I have a big customer who can be regarded as an old friend of mine. His family has opened several restaurants in Pingjiang Mansion, and consumes a lot of groceries.

Yesterday he found out from nowhere that you were very popular in the child prodigy competition. He came to find me early this morning and wanted to invite you to dinner. Uncle Er knew it was difficult for you, but this customer is too important to me. ． ． ． ． "

"Don't talk about the second uncle. I am very happy to help the second uncle. It's just a meal. It's no big deal."

Fan Tiege smiled wryly in his heart, if the eldest brother and sister-in-law knew about this, they would scold themselves to death, hey!Go and apologize to them in two days!
At this time, the two brothers ran out of the shop with excited faces and jumped into the bullock cart. One of them threw a pear to Fan Ning, "Taste the pears grown in my backyard!"

Fanning was dizzy with hunger, and this pear was like a timely help.

He wiped the pears, and then gnawed them together with the two brothers. ． ． ． ． ．

Not long after, the ox cart stopped at the door of a big family, and they got out of the car. Fan Ning looked at the house. It covers an area of ​​about three or four acres, the courtyard wall is eight feet high, and above the gate is a black tile gate.

There is a glittering golden sign hanging under the door, with three big golden characters 'Wu Qiwei' written on it, and two vertically written small characters 'Wu House' next to it.

Wu Qiwei is the lowest rank of honored officer in the Song Dynasty. From the seventh rank, if there is no official rank, his status is a little higher than that of ordinary people.

Generally, honors are awarded only for contributions to the court, such as large taxpayers, such as student aid, such as setting up charitable organizations, and such as donating money and food to disaster-stricken areas, helping the government resettle disaster victims, and so on.

There are also advantages to being an honored officer. First, it is easy to find a job, and priority is given to admission to government agencies and institutions. Of course, the Song Dynasty refers to entering the government as a civil servant.

Bigamy was not allowed among civilians in the Song Dynasty, and taking a concubine was a type of bigamy.

If you want to marry a concubine, you have to take the imperial examination. Yan Ruyu is included in the book, and you can marry a concubine if you pass the exam. Another way is to get an honorary officer.

The quickest and most effective way is to donate a large sum of money to government charities or county schools. If the standards are met, the government will report to the imperial court level by level.

After the imperial court sends people to verify, your name may be on the list of honors for the next year.

Fan Tiege paid the fare and knocked on the door in a hurry. At this moment, the Fan family brothers whispered to Fan Ning: "Do you know what you are here for today?"

"Aren't you here for dinner?" Fanning laughed.

"Hehe! This iron rooster of the Wu family, how can it be so easy to eat their food?"

Fanning asked puzzledly, "What is that for?"

One of the brothers giggled, "Actually, it's a blind date!"

Another added: "Our brother's mission is to protect you from being fascinated by beauty!"

(End of this chapter)