Bachelor

Chapter 446 Want to eat?go to the test

In the city of Huai'an.

Fang Weiyi walked in a hurry, his whole body was sore and limp, he held on to the horse tethering stone by the street, panting heavily, his mouth full of the smell of blood.

At this time, a hand suddenly patted her shoulder: "Is this brother a scholar from Suining?"

Fang Weiyi was surprised, but when he looked back, he was a scholar in his twenties.This person was dressed in an ordinary cotton shirt, with a well-groomed beard on his lips, and his appearance was rather ordinary, belonging to the kind that could never be found after being thrown in the crowd.

On the contrary, there was a stocky middle-aged man behind him with a somewhat unique appearance. Although he was not tall, he was as strong as an iron tower, and he exuded a gloomy smell all over his body.He didn't speak, just stood vigilantly behind the young man, staring at Fang Wei up and down with not bad-hearted eyes.Look at his back, but he is carrying two Yanling sabers, he is not a kind person at first glance.

"Could it be someone from a gang?" Fang Wei unconsciously raised his vigilance. After all, he is a girl's family, so it would be a lie to say that he is not afraid.

Generally speaking, no matter how poor a family is, it is a well-off family that is able to support scholars to study in the imperial examination.Dressing up as a scholar by yourself will inevitably not be coveted by others.

Today, tens of thousands of disaster victims have been squeezed into the city of Huai'an at one go.

There was a conflict with Xiaodao just now, and Fang Wei was extremely disgusted with the so-called gang members.

She thought of those legends about kidnapping and tearing up tickets, but she felt a little scared in her heart, and she didn't know how to speak for a while.

The young man was not in a hurry, and asked patiently, "Are you a scholar from Suining?"

"Hey, my master asked you something, answer it truthfully." The short and sturdy man was very upset and couldn't help snorting.

Fang Wei was so frightened that Huarong turned pale, and murmured: "It is indeed from Suining."

As soon as the young man heard that Fang Wei came from Suining, he immediately became enthusiastic and asked, "Have you eaten yet? If you are really a scholar from Suining, come with me and have special soup and hot rice."

Fang Wei was even more frightened when he had nothing to do but to show his courtesy and steal, and said repeatedly: "Although I am from Suining, I am not a scholar. I am just an ordinary citizen who came here when my home was flooded." .”

Hearing that Fang Wei said that he was not a scholar, the young man was even more disappointed: "That's it!"

The short, middle-aged man with two knives in his back sneered: "I'm not a scholar, why are you wearing a scholar's clothes?"

For some reason, Fang Wei's heart skipped a beat when the middle-aged man spoke, and he replied, "The villain was rescued by a scholar on the road, and I borrowed a set of his clothes. The villain's family is poor, and he doesn't know a single word."

"Just make it up!" The middle-aged man was still sneering.

The young man stretched out his hand to stop the middle-aged man from speaking.Fang Wei said kindly, "Since that's the case, forget it, let's go."

Fang Wei seemed to be pardoned, and as soon as he bowed his hands, he wanted to leave.

"Wait." The young man spoke again.

Fang Wei trembled, stopped, looked around, and couldn't help saying: "Don't mess around, this is Huai'an City, there are... everywhere... I, I, I, I will call."

The young man laughed out loud, "So you think we are bad guys, haha."

The middle-aged man with two knives in his back also laughed angrily: "Bastard, when you are our master, you blind your dog eyes."

The middle-aged man spoke harshly, Fang Wei was annoyed, and boldly stared at him fiercely.

The middle-aged man's face was ugly.

The young man smiled and said to the middle-aged man: "Old Han, forget it, let him go. I thought he was a Suining scholar who escaped from disaster, but now, it is the time of the county examination, and the Taoist in Xiaoyao Hutong in the east of the city The Yamen will hold the Suining County Examination in the future. As long as you are a scholar in Suining, if you go to take the exam, the government will provide free board and lodging. Since he is not a scholar, let's find another place."

"Yes, master." The man surnamed Han cupped his hands and went with the young man.

Both of them walked two streets.

The young man laughed again: "Bad guy, do I look like a bad guy? Han Yue, you must have implicated me. My lord should have come out alone."

The man with two knives also laughed: "My lord, you are delicate and expensive, how can you go out in disguise by yourself. If something bad happens, I, Han Yue, will have no choice but to kill him head-on."

That's right, these two are Sun Dan and Han Yue.

Sun Dan finished laughing, and sighed: "This matter is really troublesome. It's been two days, and I can't find a scholar from Suining. There are no candidates. What about the county exam?" I don't know if all the scholars in Suining died Extinct or what, although there are many Suining refugees in Huai'an City, they are all ordinary people.

Today, he finally saw a refugee who looked like a scholar, but when he asked, he was not, which made him a little depressed.

Han Yue comforted Sun Dan: "My lord, there is still one day until the exam starts, so I should still be able to find it."

"Maybe." Sun Dan clenched his fist: "Even if there are no candidates, this county test must be held as scheduled. People must be stable!"

When the two left, Fang Wei came to his senses this time, and thought: Am I wrong, but these two are not villains?

Fang Wei was stunned for a long time, and then remembered that he had more important things to do when he came to Huai'an: to report to Sun Dan the truth about the breach of the Suining embankment, to seek justice for his father, his seventh uncle, and the people of Suining.

Now, the most important thing is to find Sun Dan.

Thinking of this, Fang Wei gritted his teeth even though he was extremely sad, and walked for a while, when he saw an official who was greeting the refugees lying on the street: "Go to the east gate, there is a porridge shed over there, hurry up and go away!" , those who can walk, help those lying on the ground."

So, the victims all stood up in a mess, supported each other and walked eastward.

Fang Wei walked up to the yamen servant, cupped his hands, and asked, "If you dare to be on a job, where does Master Sun Tan live?"

"Are you looking for Xueshi Sun?" The yamen servant stared at Fang Wei up and down for a long time before asking, "Who are you?"

Fang Wei hurriedly replied: "I am a classmate of Bachelor Fang. I heard that he is in Huainan now, so I came here to find him."

Hearing that it was Sun Dan's classmate, the yamen servant looked respectful: "I'm sorry, it turned out to be Sun Xueshi's classmate. You asked the right person today. Originally, Sun Xueshi lived in an inn, but a scholar in the west of the city admired Sun Bachelor, he insisted on inviting him over, and vacated a house for him to live in, but I know the place." As he spoke, he pointed the direction to Fang Wei.

Fang Wei was excited when he heard about Sun Dan's address, and asked as he walked, and finally found the land.And went to the concierge to make up a random name, saying that he was Sun Dan's classmate and came to visit.

At the thought of meeting his idol, Fang Weiwei's heart almost jumped out of his chest, and he felt his mouth was dry and astringent, as if it was on fire.

The concierge didn't dare to neglect, so he hurried to report.After a while, an old man in his early fifties came out.

The family member said that his name was Sun Zhong, and he was the steward of Sun Dan's residence. This time, he came to Huainan with Sun Dan, and was close to him.

Sun Zhong's attitude was very kind, and he laughed before speaking, but there was a trace of suspicion in his tone: "Dare to ask this gentleman, when did you meet my master?"

Fang Wei had no choice but to say nonsense that he was Sun Dan's classmate in Shandong and studied under a teacher.He also said the name of a teacher indiscriminately.

Sun Zhong smiled: "Little Master, Sun Dan is studying the family studies of my Huichang Hou Sun family. According to the rules of our Sun family, people with other surnames are not allowed to enter the school. When did Mr. Li Meiting accept you as a student? "

When he exposed it, Fang Wei was very embarrassed, and said that he and Sun Dan were classmates when he was in Beijing.

Sun Zhong laughed loudly and shook his head again and again: "I said you are a young man, Mr. Sun never went to school in the capital, and his tutor is Mr. Zhao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment. If you are the same year as Mr. Sun, then say Come on, you are also a Jinshi. But why haven't I heard your name?"

Fang Wei knew that he couldn't make it up anymore, so he had to say: "Please let me meet Mr. Sun, I have a huge grievance to report to Mr. Sun."

"Oh, so I came here to sue." Sun Zhong was a little amused: "Master, you are so courageous that you have such a method. However, Mr. Sun is not at the mansion today. If you have a complaint, you can put it here Right. If it doesn’t work, it’s okay to say something here. When the old man returns to the mansion, I’ll report it.”

This matter was related to Wang Shu and Eunuch Gan, and Fang Wei also knew that it was not a trivial matter, so naturally he refused to explain it clearly to Sun Zhong, and only said that he would talk about it after meeting Mr. Sun.

The smile on Sun Zhong's face faded, and he shouted to the people around him, "See off!"

He stood up, put his hands behind his back and said: "So you are a liar, it's so funny, you actually tricked us, Mr. Sun, you are so bold! You have no fame, and you want to see your lord as soon as you are a white man. Today, I won't punish you either, Let's go."

Several servants rushed over and threw Fang Wei out.

Standing on the street, Fang Wei was at a loss, not knowing what to do.When she thought of the grievances between her father and seventh uncle, and the people of Suining, her heart was bleeding.

According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, ordinary people cannot go to see officials at will.Whenever there is a dispute among the people, it must first be resolved with the patriarch and Libao.If it can't be dealt with, Li Bao will act as a guarantor and take him to the government.A commoner like her would not be able to enter the Yamen at all.

Even if you go in, how can you make a statement to ordinary officials for such a big event?

"Daddy, daddy, uncle!" Fang Wei's tears came down again: "Why am I not a man, otherwise, no matter how you say it now, I am still a scholar, with a reputation, what officials can't see?"

Could it be that he was waiting here to die for Sun Dan, but even if Sun Dan returned to the mansion, there would be a doorman blocking his face?

Suddenly, a voice sounded in my heart: "If you don't have fame, you can't meet Sun Dan. Now, the county examination in Suining is being held in Huai'an City. The government examination will be held soon. As long as you are a scholar, you can meet Sun Dan. Why? Why don’t you give it a try? If things happen in the future, although you will be punished by law, as long as you avenge your father and uncle, you will die without regret.”

"However, even if you take the county examination, you need a guarantor. Where can I find a guarantor?"

(End of this chapter)