dhibooks Chapter 170 Years later....
Chapter 170 Years later....
The other party died down, and Wu Youwei didn't bother to argue with them. Instead, he looked down with the female relatives. The lively lion dance was his favorite.I didn't notice that there was a silent acquaintance in the crowd over there.
"This is the lion dance team from the south..." Wantong has sharp eyes and can recognize many lion dance teams: "This is from the north...Wu Youwei and the female relatives all watched very strange.
Wan Dafu was standing at the door, he would give ten taels of silver to anyone who came to collect money, and he would give ten taels of silver to anyone who came to collect money. Today he acted as a steward of distributing money.
Until the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, under the brilliant lights all over the city, many sky lanterns flew up. They were actually Kongming lanterns, but this day was the day to put the lanterns on. After the eighteenth day, it was over.When the Kongming lanterns all over the city are flying up, it will be spectacular.
Wu Youwei was particularly moved when he saw it: the lights were put on in the middle of the night, and during the three years he was in the Wu Mansion, he washed and went to bed early, and no one told him that there was a light to watch.
Wantong also discovered this point. Wu Youwei was like that lady who didn't go out of the door and didn't go out. She didn't understand some common sense, and felt that the people in Wu's house were even more hateful.
On the nineteenth day of the first month of the second day, Wu Youwei took several carts back with people, some with people on them, and some with loads, and returned to Mo Ling Villa.
The New Year's atmosphere hadn't passed yet, and Wu Mengshi and the others also came back. Wu Mengshi was sent back by her own brother, and they even came to visit Wu Youwei.
Wu Meng's elder brother is called Meng Heyu, whose name is Zhize.
Like his father, he is determined to bless future generations, so he chooses to teach and educate people like his father.
Wu Mengshi's father wanted him to be a Jinshi, at least after the Jinshi and the degree, the academy would have a long way to go.It's just that the father and son are a little unlucky, they can only pass the exam all the way, and they will try several times, but they can't succeed.
However, he is not complaining, he is a bookish middle-aged man with a mustache that is popular nowadays, and looks gentle.After seeing the ceremony, he spoke in a gentle and polite way: "I heard from my sister that Brother Youwei takes good care of Qiong'er, thank you so much."
"Qiong'er is also my nephew. My second brother left the two children behind, and my sister-in-law is not easy. Although my second brother is gone, our brotherhood is still there, and our blood is thicker than..." Wu Youwei's long story As soon as the principle is said, sure enough, this kind of sour scholar nods frequently, and agrees very much.
If he said that his sister-in-law was pitiful, it would be malicious; but he never said a word about the two children, and he liked the two children more, and the sister-in-law was only treated as the elder brother's widow.
Meng Heyu did not come empty-handed. When Wu Mengshi returned to her mother's house, Wu Youwei also gave him fresh fruits, and when Meng Heyu came, he also brought a lot of rich gifts.
Wu Youwei entertained him warmly. Although he drank rice wine, he didn't say that he had to drink strong alcohol.
This is a real Juren. Wu Youwei has learned a lot from him. He didn't think before that, when compared with this real Juren, he realized how inadequate he is.
And this one who drank too much wine liked to recite poems against each other, and even praised Wu Youwei's famous poems in the past, and Wu Youwei blushed when he praised them.
Where are his poems?
That's what he copied from "later generations"....
Finally finished entertaining the brother-in-law, and sent him back to the second room. He only left on the twentieth of the first lunar month, and Wu Youwei also went to see him off.
After seeing him off, it took more than ten days to return to Moling Mountain Villa, February [-]nd was also over, and the pig's head meat was eaten, so this year is over.
After the Chinese New Year, it is time to prepare for spring plowing. In addition, the house built in Wujia Village has been renovated, and the rest is to transport bricks and tiles from the brick kiln at home, and then build the house.
But the housekeeper came and said to Wu Youwei: "The brick kiln belongs to my family, why do I need to spend money to buy it?"
The brick and tile kiln at home, the bricks and tiles produced, still cost money?
"Of course!" Wu Youwei said, "Brick and tile kilns are also in business! Can't I just use them for free if I want them? They also need to make money, and they also have consumption. Let me know if the place I bought has been losing money? "
Butler Lin Su didn't know unless he checked the accounts. The master spent money to buy a brick kiln in his own brick kiln. No wonder the steward of the brick kiln insisted on letting him take a look and show him the account book!
So the corner of his mouth twitched: "What's the point?"
Wu Youwei has his own set of criteria for measuring things: "Do as I say!"
Then the brick and tile kiln handed over the account book, and after deducting the labor cost and some expenses, as well as the bonuses given to the masters and the red envelopes given to the workers during the Chinese New Year according to the master's instructions, the total profit is less than 1000. two silver coins.Wu Youwei was very satisfied: "Let them continue to burn the door, our bricks and tiles here are still useful!
Wu Youwei is rich now, but if he has no money, he can spend enough to sell suet jade, which is a luxury item.
It can be sold at a price that is enough for his small family to continue living happily and extravagantly.
Not long after he was lazy, the two seat teachers asked him to go to the capital together.
It just so happened that Wu Youwei was about to send his little nephew to school, and they went to the capital together. After handing over the child to Zhang Sheng, he went to Chen Jian's house in the evening.
When they arrived at Chen Jian's residence, they found that Liu Xuan was also present, and the two teachers had a heart-to-heart talk with him.
"Your family is also divided, and the sect is also divided. It has nothing to do with you after the abolition, and the Wu Mansion has also collapsed. Shouldn't you take care of yourself and study hard?" After April last year, Wu Youwei I have been busy like a bee, asking for connections and looking for reasons, and finally broke the relationship with the Wu Mansion before the abolition of the empress, but the abolition of the empress last year had a great impact, so it has been low-key until now.
But it's been so long, don't you plan to try it?
"Yes, the students have been thinking about this issue for the past two days. Please ask the two teachers to help the students find some previous years' resources in the Imperial Academy..." Wu Youwei began his plan.
In fact, it is very simple. Having experienced exam-oriented education in later generations, the first thing he thought of was to find information!
Then?
Then master it!
Isn't that simple? ?
Previous exam questions are the weather vane.
Although the tastes of the two emperors are definitely different, some shadows can be seen in Enke.
In addition, he still has a bug. He knows that Zhang Sheng is the future No. [-] scholar, so he can just follow what Zhang Sheng reads. At worst, the two of them study together!
Yang Yiqing can be added at most.
That guy is also a smart guy.
When he said this, the two seat teachers were really satisfied. It's just that he didn't have the heart to study.
So a few days later, Wu Youwei got two big carts of various books, previous examination papers and two cheat books.
These two secret books were given to him by two instructors, and they talked about the personalities, literary works, hobbies, etc. of several old Hanlins in the Hanlin Academy who may become the next examiners.
For example, some academicians don't like gorgeous rhetoric, as long as they are realistic.
Some Hanlins pay attention to poetic talent, writing style, and humanistic appearance, etc., which are different.
If you like gorgeousness, you have to write the gorgeousness of Tang poetry; if you like euphemism, then follow the style of Song poetry...
Wu Youwei took the things back and sorted them out, and then took the opportunity to pick up his little nephew, and had a good chat with Zhang Sheng, and then Zhang Sheng went to find Yang Yiqing, and the three of them took little Wu Qiong back together. Moring Hills.
The two of them lived in the guest house, and spent three days reading those materials. Three days later, the three returned to Beijing with little Wu Qiong.
Wu Youwei organized all the exam papers, listed a lot of precautions, and various similar points, so that they can use them when they take the exam.
Knowing that Wu Youwei had shared things with Zhang Sheng and Yang Yiqing, Chen Jian and Liu Xuan, who sat drinking tea together, laughed.
"Children can be taught!" Chen Jian stroked his beard in satisfaction, his eyes full of love.
"Not bad." Liu Xuan commented in two words succinctly.
If Wu Youwei took it back to study on his own, the two of them would not give him such a high evaluation. The key is that this child knows that good things should be shared.
And to be honest, this thing is something that people will try to get into. Although everyone knows it well, it is not convenient to make it public.
And Wu Youwei has standards for finding someone to share this thing with. Isn't it true that everyone can get a piece of the pie?
Even Li Dongyang heard about it, and got a copy of his exam papers from that year, and sent it to Wu Youwei. During the Chinese New Year, Wu Youwei did not forget him, and the things he gave him were very handy. He also gave his instructor and teacher a copy, and the watermelon made him earn enough face.
So even though Li Dongyang didn't meet Wu Youwei frequently, he cared about him very much. Zhang Sheng and Yang Yiqing were also his good friends.
Helping one is the same as helping three.
Wu Youwei had just reviewed for a month when Wantong came with a few people.
Wu Youwei was stunned by the clothes those people were wearing!
Because these people are wearing... eunuch uniforms!
"This is Shang Ming, the eunuch in charge of Huangzhuang next door to you." Wantong introduced the smiling eunuch behind him: "This is Wu servant Wu Youwei, the master of Juren."
"Our family has met Master Juren." Shang Ming is not very old, maybe because he was castrated, he is very young, he looks like he can have a double ten?
Moreover, Shang Ming was very polite at this time, and he was not condescending to Wu Youwei. It might also be because of Wantong's presence.
Wantong glanced at him, he was not very familiar with Shang Ming, he only knew that the emperor noticed him last year, and announced him into the palace during the Chinese New Year.
You must know that the eunuch in charge in Huangzhuang is simply the emperor of the land.
He has the final say in Huangzhuang, and the head of the village is not as big as him.
Wu Youwei was really surprised: "Shang Ming?"
Seeing Wu Youwei's attitude towards him, Shang Ming was also confused: "You...know our family?"
Wu Youwei was in a very complicated mood for a while.
It should be said that Shang Ming is also a celebrity.
He was the chief eunuch of the East Factory during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty.He is good at oppressing the rich to make money, or selling officials for money, doing everything.
In the 17th year of Chenghua, Li Zisheng, the supervisor of Shanglin, impeached Wang Zhi, the general manager of the West Factory. Shortly thereafter, he was impeached by Li Zisheng. ", "Jingjun", that is, an army composed of eunuchs), and later disappeared.
Wu Youwei was able to know this because after watching the movie about Changhua, he deliberately checked it out. How powerful is the person who can bring down Changhua?
It was later discovered that this man was lucky.
However, the hatred of the rich is too great, and they have been pinching the rich, and finally angered their class, and they were pushed down.
However, he is most famous for surpassing Concubine Wan Gui and impeaching Wang Zhi from her Zhaode Palace!
No, I just heard about...you! "Wu Youwei originally wanted to say "you", but thinking of this person's fighting power, he changed it to "you" as a respectful address. If you offend a gentleman, don't offend a villain, especially when this villain is still a eunuch.
"You're being polite." Wu Youwei was so polite that Shang Ming's waist was even more bent. This is a talented person who was ordered by the emperor himself and needs to be respected.
How dare he be presumptuous!
Didn't you see thousands of households staring at him?
"Come on, let's talk in the study!" Wu Youwei stretched out his hand and invited Wantong monk Ming into the study to talk.
It doesn't matter to Wantong, he has come and gone many times, and even lived in the study.
Shang Ming is different, what literati would like to invite an eunuch into their study?
Immediately moved^, I swear in my heart that I will get along well with this unassuming master Juren.
Wu Youwei made Xiaoxiao serve good tea and snacks, and Shang Ming knew the tea was tribute tea as soon as he smelled it!