Idle courtiers

Chapter 65 Competition (recommendation ticket requested)
Hearing Zhou Nan's words, Lin Ada was shocked: "Master, is he going to find bad luck for the Mei family and ruin their business? No, we don't take advantage of it this time. If we do something later, we must be careful." To suffer."

At this moment, Lin A'er walked in and shouted: "Brother, you are really too timid, and you can't be looked down upon. We are tolerances, and even if the Mei family had ten courage, they wouldn't dare to be rough on us. Master is using us, just when you and my brother are contributing, how can we shirk it."

While talking, he patted the hand knife on his waist: "Master, when it comes to fighting, Ah Er has really lost, and he has never been afraid. Wait for the guard to keep the pawn safe. Don't worry." Today, master, you are that Adou, and I am Zhao Zilong who killed seven in and seven out of a million troops."

"Bah, who is Ah Dou, what are you talking about?" Zhou Nan spat at him, and said, "Okay, Ah Er, follow me to have a look. Ah Da, you don't have to go there, just wait in the yamen. After an hour If Ah Er and I have not come back, it means something has happened, you should immediately report to the county magistrate and ask him to save your life."

After finishing speaking, he said to Lin A'er again: "However, today you really don't need to use a knife or a stick. You take off the knife and put it in the yamen, and then put on casual clothes and pretend to be my follower."

Lin A'er was stunned: "Aren't you going to fight?"

"What's the fight, what's there to fight? We're here to apply for a job as the tutor of his Mei family's private school."

"Ah..." Lin Ada was dumbfounded.

Zhou Nan laughed: "50 taels a year, a lot of money, nothing is worth it."

"This, this..." The brothers of the Lin family raised their hands to wipe the sweat from their foreheads.

Coming out of the yamen, Zhou Nan took Lin A'er back home, and put on the Confucian robe left by the former Zhou Xiucai.When Zhou Xiucai went to Liaodong to serve his sentence, he was still a child with a short stature. It is said that Zhou Nan couldn't fit his clothes at all.Fortunately, the ancient Confucian uniforms paid attention to loose clothes and big paozi. It should be worn like a straight tube from the hood to the tail, so that the curves of the body cannot be seen.

He took another fan and shook it out the door three times a step at a time.

It has to be said that Zhou Nan has a well-proportioned figure, and his facial features are considered handsome among a kind of malnourished ancients. Even he thinks he is a little handsome.

Zhou Nan was familiar with the big boat going to Mei's house. The last time he boarded the boat was when he first arrived in Anton, and he directly stole the limelight of all the scholars with a Nalan poem, and swept away.

After walking a few streets, I arrived at the edge of Lianshui. When I looked up, I was surprised. There were a lot of people, 60% more than when Biwen was recruiting relatives last time, at least [-] to [-] people.

There is no room in the cabin, and the outside decks and even the shore are lined up with scholars waiting to be hired.

There are many people talking, and there are endless buzzing around.It seems like a wild bee that has just come out of its nest to collect honey after a severe winter.

That's fine, there's no need to be wary of being discovered by the Mei family and drive them away.

Relying on his relatively strong body and the even stronger Lin Aer, Zhou Nan fought his way out and finally squeezed into the cabin.

A scholar was probably bumped by him, looked back at Zhou Nan dissatisfied, and shouted: "Why are you arguing for your friends? You can't be admitted if you squeeze to the front, and you have to rely on academic articles in the end? If you don't keep Courtesy, behavior and behavior are rude, which is not what a gentleman should do."

Zhou Nan smiled slightly: "I'm sorry, I'm also impatient. A gentleman should do his part, dare to be the first in the world, and you have to fight for everything. That's right, whoever is admitted and who is not, in the end you have to rely on articles and talents to speak. I think today Among the fellows who came here, all of them were famous scholars. The so-called Wenwu has no second. Can't get into the eyes of the master's family. There are too many people here today, and the master's family will be annoyed at the end after passing the exam one by one. I'm afraid that the people in front of the queue will not know where the master's family has taken a fancy to. I immediately decided to recruit him as a husband. Wouldn’t it be a waste of time for others to wait. I think my friend probably also has the same idea. Hey, that’s Shu Xiu who pays 50 taels a year. After two years in Mei’s house, he can go back Buying a house or land, how can you miss it?"

These words entered the scholar's heart, and he sighed, and said, "Who says it's not? It's 50 taels of silver. Naturally, we have to fight bravely to be the first. My friend is right. You and I hit it off today. Dare to be Gao's surname." name?"

Zhou Nan naturally refused to say his name, and asked instead: "My friend's accent seems to be from Fucheng, why did you come to Andong County?"

The scholar sighed and said: "Xiaosheng is from Fucheng. He has studied for more than 20 years, but he has not yet passed the exam. I have read everything in my family. I can only wipe my face and come here to teach in the library. Next year At the age of [-], there is no land in my family, and there is no woman from a good family to look up to. In order to leave blood to my family, the so-called unfilialism has three things: having no descendants is the greatest, and you are ashamed of your ancestors."

"It turned out to be a student from Fucheng." Zhou Nan suddenly joked about him: "You must have heard of the fact that the second Miss of the Mei family recruited relatives last time, right?" Don't come to try your luck, I heard people say that Miss Mei Er was born beautiful and has a large dowry. If a friend is really talented, wouldn't it mean that you can get both money and money, and you will save 30 years of hard work."

"But I have integrity." The scholar shook his head: "A man, how can you rely on a woman as a step up? Besides, even if the wife's family has a dowry, it is not yours. It is better to get these 50 taels of repairs. It's fun to use it casually. As for beauties, how can they compare with silver. If you have money, what beauties can't get?"

Although in ancient times, marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog, the husband is the absolute authority in the family.But this is only for ordinary people, it doesn't work for big families.Just imagine, a lady from a rich family marries a poor boy, even though she has a large dowry.But the husband has no control over the dowry, and every penny spent depends on the wife's face.

Even if the wife dies in the future, if there is no son, the property brought from the natal family will have to be returned.

Poor men and rich women match, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty when the budding of capitalism tore away the veil of family warmth, it was actually not a good thing.

Zhou Nan was speechless for a while: In the evil old capitalist society, love and beautiful women are still not worth money!The ancestors did not love the country and beautiful women, but today's love is precious, and the price of freedom is even higher.If it is for money, both can be thrown away.It's really a moral decline, and people's hearts are not old.

There was still noise in the boat, and the humming sound kept going. Naturally, what Zhou Nan and the scholar said would not be heard by others.

At this moment, a man who looked like a butler came out from the back cabin, stretched out his hands and cupped his fists and shouted: "Everyone, please be quiet, the little old man is the housekeeper of Mei's house, his surname is Jin."

It finally started. All the scholars quieted down and listened with bated breath.

Zhou Nan, the butler of Jin, didn't know him, and he didn't even know himself when he thought about it.

Jin Guan went on to say: "Today, my Mei family is recruiting private school teachers for the third son. All the people present here are talented people from Huai'an Prefecture, and they are all talented people for a while. It is said that it is disrespectful to use knowledge to test the bigger ones. But with so many people, we can't invite them all back. Therefore, we can only offend them today."

"The rules of today's exam are like this. The little one will come up with a question, please gentlemen solve it. If you solve it well, you can become the private school teacher of my Mei family. I don't know if you can agree to it."

"Okay, let's do it like this!" A scholar responded loudly.

Everyone else said at the same time, "Just do it."

The so-called problem-solving actually means that the host proposes a problem within the scope of the Four Books and asks everyone to solve it.That's right, this is exactly the practice of stereotyped essays.

The so-called breaking the topic is to explain, extend and interpret according to a sentence of the sage's words and according to Confucian theory.

All living beings have the reputation of being a scholar, a veteran in the examination room.On weekdays, I have to write three or five essays every month.

This assessment method is their strong point, so they all nodded in agreement.

Lin A'er whispered next to Zhou Nan: "Master, you were the head of the boy's test head and a student of the county school. You will be the first in the future, and you will be the Mr. of the Mei family... Be the Mr. of the Mei family... This, this...isn't that good?"

That's right, given the enmity between Zhou Nan and the Mei family, even if he won the first place, would Mr. Mei invite him to teach the third son of Mei?The tuition fee of 50 taels a year is certainly attractive.But Zhou Nan can also earn this amount in a year, and he is not too poor to get rid of the pot, and he needs to make a living by it.

He didn't come here today to grab the first place, so why?
Lin A'er kept scratching his head, unable to figure out whether he should live or die.

"Of course it's not very good, let's see it first." Zhou Nan had his own plan in mind, smiled and closed his mouth before speaking.Writing stereotyped essays, solving questions, and examining scriptures, what are you kidding about?I am completely ignorant of Chinese studies, as soon as I open my mouth, I will immediately make a big joke.

However, I came here today for this job fair, and I have to make a wonderful appearance later, let's see my means.

Butler Jin: "Today's topic is 'There are three ways to be unfilial, and having no descendants is the greatest.' Well, you can start now, think about it one by one, don't squeeze."

All the scholars couldn't help laughing at this pediatric question.

This sentence comes from "Mencius Li Lou", everyone has already memorized it by heart, and I don't know how many stereotyped articles have been written on this topic. ,

Zhou Nan couldn't help but poked the scholar from the Huai'an Mansion beside him with his elbow, and said: "Just now, my friend was still lamenting that because of his poor family, he was still in his 20s and had not yet married and had children. I am ashamed of my husband. No, this is what happened to the master's family." topic, what a coincidence."

Just when the scholars were eager to take the lead, Mo Daojun was early, and there were even more early pedestrians.Suddenly, a scholar came out of the middle with a "shoo", and quickly drew a phantom in the air.

Before the person landed, he read aloud: "When people interpret this sentence, they often think that there are three kinds of unfilial piety. Not getting married and not continuing the blood of the ancestors is the greatest unfilial piety. However, this interpretation is wrong."

He said in a stern voice: "This interpretation is a misinterpretation of the way of a sage. There are three so-called unfilial piety, and the greatest thing is to have no descendants. It means that there are three kinds of unfilial piety, which can be regarded as a descendant, who does not abide by the duty of the descendants, and does not follow the rules of the descendants." , not cultivating virtue, not observing propriety, is the greatest unfilial piety."

Seeing this person, Zhou Nan almost cried out, who is it if it's not Weng Chun and Weng Xiucai?

Why did this guy come to join in the fun? He is Weng Yingyuan everywhere.He is a good student from the county, and he is the head of Anton's scholars. He has a big face in the National People's Congress, so he should study in the county school and strive for a career.How to be willing to degenerate and go to work as a private tutor for Mei Pu? Sitting in the hall is actually a shameful thing for a scholar who aspires to the imperial examination.Once you become a private school teacher, your colleagues will think that you have despaired of the imperial examination and have no future to speak of.

Fame has to drop a level out of thin air.

After thinking about it, Zhou Nan immediately understood the little Jiujiu in Weng Chun's heart.

This bird-haired scholar has always coveted Miss Mei Chimei's beauty, and wants to marry the daughter of this rich family back home, so that he can get any money if he comes.Therefore, I often walk around Mei's house on weekdays to please.It's a pity that because he is remarried, the Mei family doesn't think highly of him, and they politely declined several times when he mentioned this matter.

Weng Chun still did not give up, and was obsessed with the past all day.As long as the Mei family has something to do, he will rush to the front.The last time Sister Su went to Zhou Nan's house to collect debts, he volunteered to be a witness and lead the way.

Mei Pu is short of a teacher now, if he can take this opportunity to live and board in Mei's mansion, wouldn't he be able to get along with Mei day and night, maybe even have a long-term relationship.

He had a good plan, and he knew that if he proposed it like this, the Mei family would definitely decline it again.After all, a good student from the county came to the house to be a private school teacher, and it was spread that everyone couldn't keep face.Moreover, the Mei family also knew of his flamboyant nature, so naturally they refused.

Therefore, Weng Chun simply came to participate in this competition.As long as you take the first place, in front of so many people, will your Mei family take it back if it is released?
……

Zhou Nan really guessed what Weng Chun was thinking.

In fact, Weng Chun's talent and learning are still very good.After the death of the eldest son of the Mei family, Zhou Nan was dismissed as a scholar.Among the younger generation of scholars, he is naturally ranked first.Today's Mei family's assessment is based on classics and meanings. After all, the imperial examination relies on the Four Books and Five Classics. No matter how good the poems are, they are useless in the examination room. /
He is very confident in himself, confident that it will not be difficult to overwhelm these scholars with his knowledge.

However, he was frightened by Zhou Nan in about two competitions.Zhou Nan, this guy, would be the first to jump out at every poetry meeting without waiting for others to open his mouth. He overwhelmed the Confucian scholars with a peerless poem and directly turned the grand meeting into a cold one, completely disobeying the basic law of pretense.

This kind of thing is not allowed to happen again, what we have to do is to kill all accidents in the cradle.

Therefore, Weng Chun, who had been prepared for a long time, jumped out with lightning speed and completely suppressed all competitors.

As soon as he said the solution of "There are three kinds of unfilial piety, having no descendants is the greatest", all the scholars looked dejected: Where did this guy come from, to have such unique insights?Co-author, let's come here for nothing today, straight mother thief, no-line scholar, you are completely denying everyone a chance, a morally corrupt villain, outrageous!

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