Patriarch, he doesn't want to take the imperial examinations

Chapter 10

Shengxin Street, Wangxing Restaurant.

Because of Meng Hong's confession before leaving, Meng Zhen and Meng Che were taken into the guest room to rest by the waiter after eating.

Meng Che was young, lively and active, he couldn't stay in the room, and always wanted to play outside.

"Go out if you want to play, but only at the entrance of the restaurant, don't run far away." Meng Zhen meditated with his eyes closed and said without opening them.

"Okay, thank you dad, I'm going out." Meng Che jumped out of the room door happily.

Meng Zhen sat down for half an hour, then took out the book "Mencius" from the bag, sat at the desk and memorized the article.

At about dusk, Meng Hong opened the door and came in, seeing his father alone in the room, he asked, "Father, where is Sier?"

Meng Zhen put down the book, rubbed his twitching temples, and said casually: "It's playing outside."

"Outside the door?" Meng Hong was puzzled, why didn't he look at it when he came in, did he go somewhere else?

He called the waiter from the shop to ask, the waiter was so busy that he didn't touch the ground, how could he have time to take care of a child.

Straight up I didn't see it.

Meng Hong had to search the whole building, but still couldn't find Meng Che.He was so anxious that he turned around and wanted to look outside, but Meng Zhen called out to him: "I'll go with you."

When the two came out of Wangxing Restaurant, there was a lot of traffic at the entrance, guests came in and out, but Meng Che was nowhere to be seen.

Meng Hong was in a hurry, maybe Meng Che was abducted by someone.It's going to be dark soon, so tell him where to look for it at this hour and a half.

He couldn't help blaming his father: "Father, Si'er is only eight years old and still a child. How can you rest assured that he is playing outside alone?"

Compared to Meng Hong's anxiety, Meng Zhen was very calm: "Eight-year-old already knows what's going on, does Che'er have any money with her?"

Meng Hong was still in a hurry: "Father asked what's the use of these things, he just took them with him, if he really met a human trafficker, wouldn't he be empty of money and people."

As he said that, he told Ah Qing to drive a carriage to find someone else, but Meng Zhen stopped him: "If it was really kidnapped by a trafficker, you won't be able to find it even if you look for it. Che'er must have run away because of fun. Let's wait, if we can't wait, we should report to the officials."

Meng Hong couldn't wait to live, regardless of his father's dissuasion, he insisted on Ah Qing driving the carriage to find him.

Just as they were about to get into the carriage, a carriage came in front of them and stopped in front of them.

A little boy got out of the car, grinning, showing two pointed canine teeth: "Second Brother, Dad."

Meng Hong just got out of the car with his outstretched foot, walked up to the person, and blamed him: "Where did you go, causing everyone to worry about you."

Meng Che scratched his head and said: "In the afternoon, an old man who sold shadow puppets came to the street. I followed him and watched a shadow play under a platform. After the show, I couldn't find my way home. I'm on my way, but I have money on me, so I called a carriage to take me back."

When he said this, his face was relaxed and he didn't care, but Meng Hong felt palpitations when he heard it.There are many people on the street during the Dragon Boat Festival, a child's house, and no adults around him, what if he is abducted by uneasy and kind people.

He stared at Meng Che with a sullen face, Meng Che looked scared, quickly stretched out his hand and grabbed his brother's sleeve, and said pitifully, "Second brother!" Then he conjured a shadow puppet from behind as if by magic, "Give it to you, don't be angry, okay?"

Meng Hong is not such a vicious person, he was so begrudgingly pulled by the little man, his heart softened instantly, he took the shadow puppet from the man, and pretended to say: "Don't run around indiscriminately in the future, or the second brother will interrupt you." Your leg."

Meng Che suddenly felt palpitations when he heard that his brother was going to break his leg, but seeing that his brother didn't seem to be really angry, he was slowly relieved, and then nodded repeatedly, saying that next time he went elsewhere, he would definitely give his family Say.

After that, several people entered the restaurant and rested here for the night.The next day, Meng Che yelled that he wanted to go outside to play, and Meng Zhen felt that there were too many people in the street making noise, so Ah Qing drove the carriage home first.

For the next two days, Mengzhen sat in his study reading and writing articles.On the evening of the seventh day, an old man suddenly came to the house and asked him to go for a walk together.

The old man's name is Deng Yuming, two years older than the original owner, and the two are old friends who have known each other for many years.As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together and smell like each other. The original owner was not a decent person in the first place, and the person he handed over will be much better.

Especially in the matter of lust, old man Deng is better than the original owner. The original owner married the fifth wife, and old Deng married the eighth wife.

It's just that old man Deng felt that his fate was not as good as the original owner's. Mengzhen's fifth wife was all sons, while his eighth wife was all girls.

For this reason, he complained a lot, why couldn't others give birth to a son.

Every time he sees the sons of Mengzhen's family, he is full of envy in his heart, wishing that Mengzhen could give birth to a son instead of him.

Just a few days ago, his wife in the seventh room gave birth to another child, but God failed to fulfill his wishes and deliberately rejected his Deng family's daughter, this time it was still a daughter.

Deng Yuming shut himself up at home for a while, and the weather was fine these few days, so he wanted to go for a walk with his buddies and chat.

However, his old buddies seemed to be possessed by a demon, they didn't say a word, and the room was full of books.

Deng Yuming raised his eyebrows and asked puzzledly: "Old Meng, why are you so stimulated to use books to torture yourself. A few days ago, I heard from my nephew that you entered Qingshan Academy to study. Is this true?"

Meng Zhen nodded, of course it was true.

Deng Yuming pointed at him and said: "You said that you, half of your body buried in the loess, why bother to torment yourself, wouldn't it be good to live a peaceful and stable old age?"

Meng Zhen glanced at him, and said in his heart, you think I am willing, if it weren't for the thought of ascension, who would want to read this poor book.

But he couldn't say that in his mouth, so he had to pretend to be serious: "I failed my good time when I was young, and I regret it now, and I can only make up for it with my remaining life."

Deng Yuming's eyes widened, and he was very surprised: "It's just to make up for it. You don't need to study for the imperial examination. It's a bottomless pit. How many people take the exam for a lifetime, but in the end they can't even reach a door. And with your body, you are as thin as Chai. It's like a stick, don't get your fame, and your life will be paid first, it won't be worth it. Don't you have many sons, let them take the exam, it's much stronger than your old bones."

These words hit the heart, he didn't know the hardships of the scientific examination, but what could he do, if he wanted to ascend again, he could only follow the system's requirements.

Other than that, there is no other way.

"And..." Deng Yuming suddenly patted him on the shoulder, "You can't pass the exam." Why bother to toss your old bones.Based on his understanding of this old friend, Meng Zhen was definitely on a whim, and it was impossible to persevere.

Mengzhen glared at him immediately, that was the previous Mengzhen, he was the old ancestor Mengzhen in his bones.

Who is the Patriarch? He is someone who can meditate for a year or so.With this determination, nothing can be done.

But the premise is that you have to have a good body.

Meng Zhen looked at this body now, it was old and frail, and he felt faintly worried.

"Hey, let's not talk about it, it's not hot outside now, let's go for a walk together." Deng Yuming pushed Meng Zhen outside.

Of course, Meng Zhen would not go out for a walk with him, so he quickly refused on the grounds of feeling unwell.

"Not feeling well?" Deng Yuming looked at him for a while, then suddenly said, "My brother, your eyes are dark, most likely due to kidney deficiency."

When Meng Zhen heard this, he was immediately displeased, and cursed in his heart, your eyes are dark and your kidneys are weak.

The two of them were talking here, when a voice called "Father" suddenly came from the yard, and then Meng Hong and Meng Che walked in from outside hand in hand.

"Father!" Meng Hong yelled again, only then did he realize that Deng Yuming was there, and hurriedly saluted: "Hello, Uncle Deng." Meng Che also saluted immediately.

Deng Yuming smiled and said: "It's Meng Hong and Meng Che, two boys, where are you playing?"

Meng Hong said that he went to the capital to play.He played with Meng Che in the capital for two days, and Meng Che had a class at school tomorrow, so he managed to come back before dark.

Deng Yuming praised him a lot, then turned his head and said to Mengzhen: "Old Meng, you also agreed with what I told you last year about Menghong marrying Zhaozhao from my family. When do you think this happy event will be held?"

Meng Hong's whole body trembled, Oh my god, he just came in, and he was about to get married.

If you don't leave now, when will you stay.

When he was about to walk away, his father suddenly said: "You can figure it out, I have no objection."

Meng Hong couldn't help crying, "Father, why are you cheating on your son?"A few days ago, my son praised you for being sensible, why did you turn your face and deny you today.

The marriage between him and the daughter of Deng Yuming's family was suggested to him by his former father, but he refused at that time, and he was scolded a lot for this.

He disagreed, and if he hid outside and didn't go home, his father had nothing to do with him, so the matter was put on hold for the time being.

Unexpectedly, it was brought up to Deng Yuming again today, but his father still answered it.

The two sang together, as if they were talking about cross talk.

The other person who talked about the cross talk said: "Okay, okay, I think the end of this month will be very good, these few days are ready to prepare, pick an auspicious day, and get married."

Meng Hong almost spat out a mouthful of blood, how anxious he must have been, did he let him get married in such a muddle without asking how he felt.

Although this Uncle Deng is a good friend of his father, he has never met any of the girls in his family.

He hates the blind marriages in the past society.If the other party is a good-looking and good-natured person, it's fine. If it's not as expected, isn't it harmful to others and yourself?

Meng Hong immediately refused: "Uncle Deng, this is impossible, I haven't agreed yet."

Deng Yuming said nonchalantly: "Your father and I are in charge of the marriage. Wherever your consent is needed, you can be the groom's official with peace of mind."

Meng Hong complained again in his heart, and glanced at Meng Zhen, Dad, you should say something.

Meng Zhen pretended not to see, at this moment, a voice came from outside the door: "Is Master Meng at home?"

Surprised, they hurried out of the house.

It was Matchmaker Cui again.

Menghong felt a headache when he saw this person, and when he was about to sneak away while no one was paying attention, Matchmaker Cui stepped up a few times, grabbed his arm and said: "Boy Menghong, it's just right for you to be here, I'll go up to you, Mrs. The marriage that I told you about last time is settled."

"Marriage?" Deng Yuming on the side was puzzled, and turned to Mengzhen, "Didn't you agree to marry my family before, when did you change to another family?"

Meng Zhen said that he was wronged. He, a newcomer, had never intervened in Meng Hong's marriage, so everyone blamed him.

He can't carry this blame.

Immediately dumped the pot and said: "Ask him about his marriage, I don't care who he wants to marry."

Matchmaker Cui had already learned these words last time, so when she said this from Mengzhen again, her face was calm and calm.

It was Deng Yuming, who opened his big eyes, obviously surprised, and asked Mengzhen, "You don't care about your son's marriage, are you waiting for him to mess around? How can you be such a father?"

"You don't care, I care!" He immediately took Meng Hong's hand, "Meng Hong boy, our two families have always been close, and we know each other well. If you marry my family Zhao Zhao, I guarantee you won't lose you. My family has a lot of money. At that time, Uncle Deng will give you more than half, okay?"

Meng Hong thought in his heart, it's not good.You have money and I have money, why bother to be restricted by you.

On the surface, he was still very polite, his father could not count on him, so he had to rely on himself.

Before she even opened her mouth, Matchmaker Cui rushed forward: "Oh, I said, Mr. Deng, you didn't see that Xiaomeng didn't want to, can you still force a marriage?"

He grabbed Meng Hong and came to his side, and said in a kind voice: "Xiao Meng, my aunt won't coax you, the girl from the Liu family is one in a million, no matter in character or appearance, it's rare to see her in heaven and earth. Good. I have discussed it with Liu Yuanwai, and I will let the two of you meet at another day. Don't worry, my aunt will not let you marry blindly, and you will be satisfied."

"Hey, I said you old woman, everything comes first and then. The Meng family and my family have made a marriage a few years ago. How can you get in the way? What is the difference between this and a robber."

Deng Yuming also came to talk about Menghong.Matchmaker Cui refused, and the two began to quarrel like this.

Meng Hong felt uncomfortable being torn between the two of them, he broke free suddenly, and said angrily: "You are still going to finish, I will not marry anyone, I want to marry you." He left angrily.

As soon as he reached the gate of the courtyard, Zhu Zhenmei suddenly twisted her waist to block his way, knocked a melon seed in her mouth, spat out a melon seed skin and said, "Yo, I heard the noise here through the courtyard wall, how dare you celebrate the New Year."

As soon as Meng Hong saw this person, he knew that nothing was good, so he wanted to avoid her when he passed her. Zhu Zhenmei blocked him again with a horizontal body, "Second brother, why are you running? People tell you that kissing is a good thing, if you don't know As for the choice, you might as well listen to my sister-in-law, marry both of them."

Several people present were startled.

Meng Zhen frowned even more, this mortal event is really lively, it's not too big a deal for me to appear on the stage after you sing, chaotic and jubilant.

And listen to how they sing.

The author says:

I applied for a list to reduce the number of words, I will not update it tomorrow, I will update it the day after tomorrow, I wish you all a happy holiday, leave a comment on this chapter and send a red envelope, okay? ヽ(*?з｀*)?