Great Blue Night Watchman

The consensus reached by this group of students is: He Mintao still made a mistake in his performance in the general examination. How come he only got the eighth place in the general examination? There are only ten prefectures in the whole Quzhou. It is not a very glorious thing for Jieyuan La, my prefecture, to take the Quanzhou Examination and only get the eighth place. Could it be said that Jicheng Prefecture is still the lower ranked prefecture in Quzhou?

Then someone said that He Jieyuan's mistakes were mainly due to his diction. He suddenly took the ci test before the examination, which made people completely unprepared. The people who took the exam in Huichang City at that time were all very capable. I heard that Li Pingbo from the Gongyuan Academy in the capital was All the great scholars were specially invited to give advice on lyrics to the students who had connections. The top three, Lin Su, Qiu Zixiu, and Li Yezhou, were all the people he gave key advice, so the three of them won the top three.

So that’s it, then what should He Jieyuan... He Jieyuan do? More than four months later, the palace examination will be held. He can't just sit back and wait, right?

Some people laughed, so everyone can rest assured. He Jieyuan is from Hejiazhuang. Where is Hejiazhuang? He had already entered the capital yesterday, and another great scholar from the Gongyuan of the capital had promised his elders to let He Jieyuan come to his house to celebrate the New Year. Do you know who he is? The great Confucian king of poetry and Taoism has come of age!

A great scholar of poetry and Taoism? Is he more awesome than the great Confucian Li Pingbo?

Of course, he is a great scholar of poetry and poetry. Poetry is essentially one, and his understanding of poetry and art is probably better than his in the entire world.

He spent four and a half months with such a great scholar! Haha, think about it, what a miracle it will be?

Did you hear that? An Ye said softly: Everyone is busy filling in the lyrics, how do you arrange it?

I'm too busy playing with my wife!

An Ye slapped his hand away and glared at him, with more white eyes than black eyes: How come I met a gangster like you who doesn't want to make progress...

I'm not an ordinary hooligan, I'm a genius hooligan. Geniuses don't need to be aggressive. I prefer to stand on top of others and watch others look dissatisfied but helpless...

An Ye choked.

I won’t tell you anymore. Since you can’t pass the imperial examination anyway, I won’t call you husband-in-law...

Lin Su grabbed her thigh and played with it slowly. If you don't call me husband, I will still play with you...

An Ye raised his hand, stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth, and blocked his mouth.

The conversation next door has new content. There is still someone in Jicheng Mansion, which is really a lucky star. Although he is a lucky star, why is he always a joke no matter how I look at him?

The person next to me said, Brother Yao is talking about... Zeng Shigui, who was born as a refugee in Jiangtan, just stepped on the tail of the national examination, and became the last one in the national examination, right?

Exactly, Zeng Shigui is really a legend. He came from a humble background, studied hard in a cold kiln for seven years, and squeezed into the lucky list of the National Examination. Afterwards, he was spotted by a rich man who gave him thousands of taels of silver. But he had to He said, man, sometimes the mud just can’t hold up the wall. You said you can use these thousands of taels of silver to hire a good teacher to make up for the lessons, or spend some money to recruit a few high-ranking officials. How necessary is it? What did he do? He actually took out all the thousands of taels of silver and gave them to the refugees. Isn't this stupid?

Who says it's not? His father-in-law couldn't bear it anymore and drove him away. I heard that the couple rented a shabby house in the east of the city. They didn't even have an oil lamp at night. It was freezing cold. How could they study? How many times have you seen such a person who will forcefully commit suicide when he has a chance to stand up?

Lin Su had a piece of meat in his mouth and suddenly stopped chewing. His eyes looked a little strange.

What's wrong again...

Tomorrow, come with me to see a friend!

Jie Yuan from Jicheng Mansion? But you may not have heard clearly. They said that He Jieyuan entered Beijing yesterday.

Lin Sudao: What I want to see is Zeng Shigui... I almost forgot that he is also from Jicheng Mansion.

The student who ranks at the bottom and spends a lot of money despite being completely broke? An Ye was so surprised.

Do you know who the rich man is who has taken a fancy to him? It's me! Lin Su sighed: This guy is a real headache. He's using my money to spend millions of dollars. Looking at this situation, my investment will be in vain.

An Ye despised him: You are really talented in literature, but you are really bad at reading people.

Lin Su glared at her: You are also the person I like. If you dare to say that I am not good at looking at people, then you are scolding yourself for not being good at it...

An Ye slapped himself on the forehead and surrendered

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In the east of Jicheng City, heavy snow fell all night again. The old snow has not gone away on the streets, but new snow has come again. Snowflakes are still flying in the cold wind, and the thick clouds in the sky are still as if they have been covered with cast iron. There is no sign of clearing up.

On the courtyard wall outside, snow was piled up more than a foot high. In the small courtyard, a few branches were broken on the ground, which were broken by the weight of the snow.

Xiu Niang got up from the bed, which was still not hot after a night's sleep, and put her feet on the ground. She suddenly felt light-headed and almost fell down, but she urgently pressed down on the desk next to her to firmly position herself.

My husband is still sleeping, so we can't disturb him.

When she walked out of the bedroom, a cold wind blew, and she shivered involuntarily. Oh my god, could it be a cold? Please, God, don't make me sick.

For at least four months, don't let me fall. I can't affect my husband's imperial examination, and I can't delay his future. When he is named on the gold list and honors his ancestors, it won't matter if I die.

She came to the dilapidated kitchen and opened the jar of rice. There was still half a jar of rice in it. She looked under the stove and frowned. The firewood under the stove was almost gone. There was no wood cut down in the snow-capped mountains. Firewood man, tomorrow at most, there will be no firewood at home. Even if there is rice, my husband will not be able to eat a mouthful of hot porridge without firewood. How can he bear it in the cold weather?

I have to ask my parents for help.

Her parents' home was not far from here, also in the east of the city, but she couldn't open her mouth.

Her husband passed the imperial examination, and when she and her husband returned to her parents' home, she was really favored by her father and brother. However, after learning that her husband had given away the thousand taels of silver given by her benefactor to the homeless people on the river beach, her father fell out and cursed her husband for supporting the poor. If you don’t go up against the wall, you are a pariah at heart!

Her husband left home in anger, so naturally she had no choice but to follow.

It was only the younger sister from her mother's side who couldn't bear her sister starving to death and secretly sent a bag of rice that she persisted until now.

When her husband gave money to the refugees, she actually agreed because of what her husband said...

The husband said that he was born in Jiangtan, and his parents both starved to death. He was able to survive as a three-year-old child in Jiangtan because the elders of Jiangtan fed him one bite at a time. He ate hundreds of meals and wore clothes. It was Bai Jiayi. Other children in Jiangtan could not study, but he, a child without a father and mother, embarked on the road to study.

Now that he has won the election, but the people on the river beach are facing a severe winter without food and clothing, can he watch them die?

Yes, what your husband did is what Xiu Niang wants to see, but husband, you should also leave a little bit for yourself. Even if you only leave ten taels of silver, it is better than having nothing now.

Maybe what your husband said is right.

With ten taels of silver, we can survive this winter safely, but do you know, Xiuniang? Ten taels of silver placed on the river beach can keep at least thirty people alive.

Xiu Niang sighed softly and said silently in her heart, husband, you are right, at least we are still alive now, and Jiangtan, there was a heavy snowfall last night, and countless people died in the snow.

The porridge was cooked and fragrant. Xiu Niang took the porridge into the room, where Zeng Shigui sat.

Husband, it's time for porridge! Xiu Niang put aside her distracting thoughts and handed the porridge to his hand with a smile.

Here, you drink half, and I'll drink more!

Xiu Niang was slightly startled...

Don't forget, I already own Wenshan. I found out yesterday that you didn't eat at all at night. You must give it to me this morning!

Xiuniang felt sweetness in her heart: Husband...

Drink!

good! Xiuniang drank half of it, and Zeng Shigui drank the rest.

After finishing a bowl of porridge, Zeng Shigui whispered: Is there no rice?

No! There is still some rice...but...there is no firewood. Husband, I will go back to my parents' house later...

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door to the yard outside.

It's so windy and snowy, who's coming?

Xiu Niang got up and came to the courtyard. There were two people standing outside the courtyard door, one dressed as a scribe and the other dressed as a maid...

You two are... Xiu Niang slowly approached.

Xiu Niang, is Brother Zeng here?

Xiu Niang's heart skipped a beat, her eyes fell on Lin Su's face, and she suddenly shouted: Mr. Lin! Why is it you?... My husband, my husband, Mr. Lin from Haining is here!

With a bang, the chair in the bedroom overturned. Zeng Shigui rushed out, crossed the yard, and came to Lin Su: Brother Lin, is it really you?

Lin Su's eyes fell on Zeng Shigui's feet and he smiled: Brother Zeng, how do you say this sentence? Walk backwards to greet each other! Brother Zeng is very subversive, just greet each other barefoot...

Zeng Shigui opened the courtyard door and bowed deeply: Brother Lin, I really didn't expect that Brother Lin could come from Haining in such a heavy wind and snow... This is...

An Ye was just about to say that I am the young master's maid...

But Lin Su responded directly: This is my wife!

Zeng Shigui bowed deeply: I've met Mrs. Sister-in-law!

Silly in the dark night...

Lady? How dare you say this in front of others? Do you know what a lady means?

It means official status. Don’t you, a famous person, understand this?

Brother Lin, please! Madam Sister-in-law, please! Zeng Shigui showed first-class etiquette. Even though he was standing barefoot in the snow, he still put on a strict welcoming posture.

Entering the Zeng family's hut, Xiu Niang brought the freshly made tea and greeted An Ye as a gift.

Brother Zeng, I said goodbye to you in Huichang that day. If you have any difficulties, you might as well send a letter to me, but I never received your letter.

Zeng Shigui said with a smile: The main reason is that I am afraid of disturbing Brother Lin's homework... I wonder if Brother Lin suddenly came to Jicheng today, but he has something important?

I actually have nothing to do. I'm just traveling around the world on a whim.

Traveling around the world? Brother Lin is really free and easy. At this time, he is actually traveling around the world. I am afraid that Brother Lin is the only one in the world who is taking the exam... By the way, I wrote a few poems a few days ago, which is also true. I wanted to show it to Brother Lin. Brother Lin is here today and I just want to ask for your advice...

That's great, let me take a look.

Zeng Shigui brought a few pages of lyrics, and Lin Su read them carefully...

Xiu Niang quietly left the room.

Mr. Lin came all the way to help his husband revise the lyrics. How moral is this?

No matter what, I have to leave the young master and his wife to have a meal and a glass of wine...

Lin Su read the manuscript carefully, sitting next to him in the dark night without squinting, but suddenly, her expression changed slightly...

Lin Su picked up the pen and circled the lyrics a few times: Brother Zeng, there is a lack of poetry here. The sunset is a kind of quiet artistic conception, but your portrayal is too strong... Here, the words are not used. Right...here... Lin Su pointed out seventeen places in the four poems.

Zeng Shigui stood up and bowed: Brother Lin's advice is like clearing the clouds and seeing the sun. If it weren't for our brotherhood, I would really like to worship him as a teacher!

Brother Zeng, you don't have to be like this. My brother and I also communicate like this. We are straight to the point. If something is not right, we will correct it. If we correct it, we will approve it again...

Okay, little brother, please change now. Brother Lin, please sit down for now.

Zeng Shigui retreated to the desk in the back and pondered over the lyrics.

An Ye's mouth quietly moved to Lin Su's ear: Xiu Niang went out to borrow money. She borrowed money from three families but no one borrowed it. The fourth family only borrowed five coins.

People sit at home and monitor the surroundings. This is the most powerful skill in the dark night.

Lin Su was shocked. He came to Zeng Shigui's house, which was a great help to Zeng Shigui. He could at least improve his Ci a lot, but for Xiu Niang, it was a big test. Xiu Niang was a kindhearted person. The woman who reported the crime, she even lost her face in order to receive them...

Xiu Niang came back, bringing back a piece of meat, vegetables, and a jug of wine.

These things are probably worth two or three dollars.

Entering the yard, Xiu Niang started working in the kitchen...

Someone knocked on the door again...

Xiu Niang ran to the courtyard gate and saw a woman standing in the wind and snow.

Mei Niang... Xiu Niang was slightly startled.

The person coming is her maiden sister, Mei Niang.

Sister, I brought you something...

What?

This thing is amazing. What was just shipped over from Haining is a sacred heating object called coal! The mountains are covered with heavy snow, and your firewood must be gone. With this thing, you can survive for a few days. Come on, I'll teach you how to use it...

The two women entered the kitchen, and Mei Niang took out ten black briquettes from the bag...

Suddenly, the courtyard door was violently kicked open with a loud bang. The noise was so loud that Zeng Shigui, who was deep in thought, was startled.

Before he could reach the steps, he saw a young man and two servants rushing in angrily from outside.

It turns out that my uncle is here. I've met him! Zeng Shigui bowed quickly. The person who came was Xiuniang's brother Chen Chong.

I'm not here to see you today! Chen Chong shouted angrily: Meiniang, come out!

Xiu Niang and Mei Niang came out of the kitchen at the same time, their expressions changed...

Mei Niang, you rip-off bitch, hand over all the treasures given by the second uncle to me! Without one of them, you can't even think of entering the Chen family.

Mei Niang was anxious: Brother! The third sister's house is out of firewood and she is about to freeze to death. No matter what you say, she is still a direct descendant of the Chen family. She is a biological sister of you and me. This is a life-saving brother...

Usually you just quietly help these two white-eyed wolves. Do you know what you got today? This is the treasure that the second uncle gave to his parents. Each one is worth two coins. The second uncle only gave twenty pieces in total. , you take half of it, is that true? Are they worthy of giving it to them? Come here... search out all the things for me.

The two servants at the back responded, got into the kitchen, and took out a few briquettes inside.