146. Gossip
When Shen was pregnant, the whole family was happy.
The next day was the day when the academy was released, and the whole family was worried about this. They sent the servants to read the list early in the morning. Fortunately, the academy was quite humane. In addition to posting the list outside the academy, they also posted a copy in the public notice board outside the county government of Bishui County to facilitate the candidates to check. Xiao Fuzi and the two male servants of the Feng family went early, and it took half an hour to run home happily. Xiao Fuzi squeezed out one of his shoes. Because they had to go back to the house to change their shoes first, the first one to announce the good news was given to the Feng family's male servant Xiao Xizi. Xiao Xizi rushed to announce the good news, and said in the first sentence, "Young men have all passed the exam!"
Then Xiao Fuzi rushed over and said, "The school is divided into four classes: A, B, C and D. Our junior master and our in-laws, both are Class B. Mr. Yi and Mr. Xuan are Class C. Mr. Yan and Mr. Lie are Class D."
The one who is most confident is Feng Yan and He Lie. The two of them formed a deep friendship in just over ten days. Feng Yan smiled, "I just said there is no problem." He Lie also said, "The question was not difficult at that time, and I answered it all."
He Gong couldn't help but say, "I heard from your tone, those who don't know would think you were taking Class A in the exam."
Xiao Lezi, another male servant of the Feng family, came back the latest and presented a list from his sleeve. He said calmly, "This is the ranking of this exam."
When the three men saw it, Feng Lin continued to be happy and said, "A Yan, who are you the last one?" He Gong said, "Well, A Lie is better than A Yan. You two, one is the first and the other is the second in Ding Ban." Brother in distress!
He Lie and Feng Yan seemed to be praised so much. The two reached out and slapped their hands and said in unison, "This is the way of luck!" Everyone in the house laughed.
Feng Ning said, "Just pass the exam, you have good luck and have to study well. You can work hard after entering the school. You will not be in this ranking when you take the exam after the year."
Several children stood up to respond.
He Zijin smiled, "Grandmother, let me ask Xiao Fuzi to go to Furong Tower to book two tables to have a good seat."
Old Madam He smiled and said, "It's time to have a good time to eat wine, this is a double happiness!" She was about to send Xiao Fuzi. Feng Ning said, "Come here to disturb these days, how can you ask the old lady to spend money? I have ordered someone to set the table and send it here at noon. One is that Brother He Gong is prosperous, and the other is that the boys are working hard, and it's not in vain. We can eat wine with a good time."
Old Madam He felt so motivated. She thought that Feng Ning was really good at doing things and saved her a fortune. But she refused to lose her etiquette and laughed, "Why don't you ask you to invite us?"
Feng Ning is a gentle person, happy in his heart, and he doesn't laugh loudly on his face. He smiled softly, "If there are such happy events every day, I would rather invite you to drink every day."
Old Madam He didn't argue about this anymore, but asked Mrs. Zhou to move out of the cellar in advance and burn the wine.
Mrs. He said to Feng Lin and Feng Ning again, "You don't have a house in Bishui County, so why don't you let A Can and the others live at home, so that the children will have a companion to each other when they go to school. Besides, the children can ask A Lie's father nearby, which is cheap, right?" His family was not going to let A Nian He Lie stay for a day, so Mrs. He said it casually. Of course, it is estimated that the Feng family will not be so shameless that they will entrust all four children to her family~
Feng Ning smiled, "I'm going to hide it from you. This time I came here to give them a few small exams, and the other was to buy some real estate industries in Bishui County. After all, if the children of the clan are talented, they will come to study. In the future, you will definitely take more care of them."
Seeing that the Feng family had plans, Mrs. He smiled, "It should be between relatives."
Furong Tower is the most famous and most upscale restaurant in Bishui County. He Lie's braised elbows were finally eaten this time. Because the children were admitted to the academy, the house was quite lively. After lunch, the children stopped taking a nap. He spoke under the rosette in front of He Zijin's previous ear room. He Lie said, "Is this elbow smell good?" He Lie tasted it on someone's table when he was a child, and he could never forget it. Unfortunately, the things in Furong Tower were too expensive and the family would not buy them for food at night.
He Yan said, "It's good, and it also has a prawn smell."
"Where are shrimps? Why didn't I see them?"
"I said it smells like shrimp, but there are no shrimp inside."
He Lie felt strange, "Can you put shrimps in the stewed elbow?" Also, what kind of shrimp is shrimp?
Feng Can smiled, "It's not surprising that you put it in when cooking, and pick it out when the dishes are finished."
He Lie smacked his tongue, "There is such a thing." He felt quite strange.
Feng Yi smiled, "It's common for us to cook dishes at home, and it's common for them to keep on the green onions, ginger and garlic, but there are also many people who care about it. In order to make the dishes look good, they can also choose them clean after cooking in the kitchen."
He Lie opened his eyes as he heard this.
Xiao Xizi said on the side, "I went to Furong Tower to set up a seat yesterday and saw that there was a Bishui Tower on the street of Furong Tower. The house was also new and grander, bigger than Furong Tower."
He Lie said, "I have never heard of Bishui Tower. It is probably a newly opened one. In our Bishui County, it is still the signature old Furong Tower."
The children were admitted to the academy and had good wine and food in Furong Building. They went to the academy to go through the admission procedures. After half a month, the school started. The tuition fee was fifteen taels per semester, which was thirty taels per semester. It was more than the 2 taels per month that Mrs. He had a private smacking voice with Madam Yu, "Fortunately, my family is still alright now, otherwise I would not be able to read a real book." The tuition fee for the two children was sixty taels a year.
Madam Yu also said, "No, the annual tuition fee for a primary school student is six acres of high-quality land, which does not include books and ink."
Mrs. He sighed, "You can buy one when you enter the yard."
"Yes." The master and servant sighed, "It's not easy to read poetry and books."
The Feng family had done the school entrance exam, so they said goodbye to the He family. Knowing that his family would come to Bishui County to buy a house again, and they would not have enough time to get in contact in the future, so Mrs. He did not spare any effort. Shen prepared some land as a return gift. The Feng brothers were kind-hearted and did not refuse again. They took the children to thank the He family for their care these days before getting in the car and leaving.
Feng Yan also said to He Lie, "A Lie, I will see you in a few days. Next time I come, I will bring the dried shrimps."
He Lie said, "Do you remember it!"
The adults smiled and were happy that the children could form friendship.
When the Feng family left, the family had less work, but after half a month of lively, it suddenly became deserted. Everyone was not used to it. Mrs. He sighed in particular, "The old saying is right. There are many children, many grandchildren and many blessings. This family must be lively to prosper."
He Zijin smiled, "Don't worry, you're so lively that you have a headache."
Old lady He smiled, "I'm just looking forward to it."
Now that the exam is over, he is about to go to the academy to study, He Gong simply gave A Nian He Lie a vacation. A Nian still took He Lie to read two hours a day, and did not play around with him because He Gong gave them a holiday. He Gong quietly said to Shen, "It can be seen that the person who is close to Zhu Chi, and A Lie has developed a good habit."
Shen laughed, "Yes." It is really a blessing for children to understand self-discipline in studying. Not to mention the distant ones, Chen Su was beaten to study when he was young. Fortunately, his son was not like his uncle in this regard, and Shen could recite the Buddha.
The couple said something about their children. In the evening, Chenshan came over and brought a few sesame cakes and elbow meat in their hands. He Lie said, "Brother Ashan, I was just saying that I would come to find Sister Zhang to get a sesame cake and wrap it with meat." A Nian and He Lie loved this bite, and the family couldn't help eating the children. As long as they were hungry, they would go to Sister Zhang's place. Anyway, it was their own business and it was very cheap.
Chen Shan smiled, "I know you are going, so I will bring you with you now." He Lie and A Nian asked him to go and eat sesame cakes.
Chen Shan came over, one was to pay the account last month, and the other was to tell Shen about something, "I had something to do before and went to Bishuilou for dinner. Now there are a few dishes in Bishuilou, which is a bit similar to what our older girl cooks."
Chen Shan knew that He Zijin was quite talented in the blister kitchen. He Zijin mentioned the way to eat the sesame cakes made by his daughter-in-law and sister-in-law in the shop now. He Zijin started to learn cooking at a high price, and he would occasionally tinker with fresh dishes. Anyway, Chen Shan had never seen them in his life. It is said that He Zijin learned from books. Well, he knew a little more about the word Chen Shan, and he didn't read any cooking books. But he felt that there were so many people reading books in the world, so how could he be biased. Can He Zijin make some good dishes? Chen Shan was a little confused. However, he was a smart person, and he just thought about these things and couldn't say them out loud. Moreover, it is a good thing for girls to know some cooking skills. But now some people learn He Zijin's dishes to trade. Of course, this is a common thing in restaurants. If you have good dishes at home, you can learn them by others. It's nothing. He Zijin was young in the past and started cooking only last year. Now he is just learning Bishuilou, so he doesn't learn them quickly.
Chen Shan didn't know about this. Since he knew about it, there was no reason not to say anything.
Shen thought for a while and ordered someone to call He Zijin over and ask his daughter to do something. He Zijin heard Chen Shan talk about this and asked, "Is it the newly opened Bishui Building on the same street with Furong Building?"
Chen Shan smiled, "The big girl has heard of it too."
He Zijin said, "Well, I heard it by chance. I heard it very grand. I have never seen it before. I don't know whose capital is it? Such a big show."
Chen Shan smiled, "It's like a scary girl, what's the capital of my brother-in-law?"
He Zijin was really shocked, "Can the empress be from our Bishui County today?" No, right? The most prominent person in Bishui County is the Hu family. If there were relatives outside the country, she would have heard of it long ago even if she was a deaf person.
Chen Shan smiled, "The eldest girl doesn't go out often, so she doesn't know the latest news about our county. This is also a rich man in our county who lives in the west of the county town. This family's surname is Zhao and has a daughter. I heard that she was born like a fairy. I have never seen her before, but she just heard of it." As he said, Chen Shan lowered his voice and said, "Later, the Zhao family found somewhere to be the one who sent her daughter to the palace. Now Miss Zhao has become the queen in the palace, and even the son of the governor of the prefecture has had some contact with Mr. Zhao. This Bishui Tower is the capital of the Zhao family."
He Zijin widened her eyes, "There is such a thing?"
Chen Shandao, "I didn't believe it at first, but the Bishui Building has been opened, so I think it's a bit accurate."
He Zijin was puzzled, "Will the emperor choose concubines all need to enter the palace through the imperial examination? But there has been no folk selection in recent years." The royal family chose concubines, and Zhang Cheng. He heard that it was only once in the □□ Dynasty. Unmarried girls aged thirteen to sixteen sent eunuchs to pick 5,000 eunuchs to the imperial capital to pay for travel expenses, and then eliminated them layer by layer. Until the end, three hundred people were left, and the last ten were the top ten to enter the palace as concubines, and the rest became palace maids. But now it is Emperor Taizong in the dynasty, and since Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, there has not been a large-scale national selection of shows. How did this Empress Zhao enter the palace?
Chen Shan thought that He Zijin was young after all, so he told her in detail, "So, the Zhao family sent their daughter there after finding a way. No one heard of it at the beginning. I thought that the Empress Zhao had not yet made a fortune in the palace. Now that the Empress Zhao had made a fortune, the Zhao family had shown up."
He Zijin nodded, and Fang stopped asking about the talent show. She said, "The Zhao family is such a tough backer, just study, don't pay attention to it. Our family doesn't open a restaurant, and the other is not counting on those dishes to make money. It's not our family that is anxious." It should be Furong Tower.
Chen Shan smiled, "If I had known that the eldest girl was a conscientious person, but since I knew it, I would not tell the eldest girl."
He Zijin smiled, "I also like to listen to these idle news."
Chen Shan said, "I was lucky enough to taste the roast duck made by the eldest girl last time. My house also wanted me to ask, "It's easy to make the duck. If it's easy to make, she wanted to learn how to make it from the eldest girl and sell it in our shop." Sister-in-law Zhang is now making elbows with stewed sauce, and the business is also good. Both of them are diligent people. They are busy and want to do more business and make some money.
He Zijin smiled, "This is not a hurry. There are no ducks now. Ordinary ducks are not delicious when roasting them, and they need to be specially raised." He Zijin actually doesn't know how to cram ducks. She just put the ducks in a duck cage and didn't yell. She feeds more food, so the ducks are fatter and fatter.
Chen Shan smiled, "It's true! Anyway, the big girl has an idea, just tell me that's it."
He Zijin heard the news today, and she loved to ask Chen Shan, "This is strange. Could it be that the Zhao family has something to do with the Hu family? Otherwise, why would it be easy to open a Bishui Building? On the same street, I heard that the place is close, so why is it like a stadium? If the Zhao family can have the ability to make friends with the Governor's Office, then there should be more ways to make money. If the one who opens a restaurant or a restaurant, how much money can it make in our small Bishui County?"
Chen Shan didn't think so much for a moment, and asked He Zijin to stop him. Shen smiled, "You brother Ashan just occasionally heard someone say something and said he was just to make fun of you, why did he still start to chase the bottom?"
Chen Shan smiled, "It's the big girl who is careful. If the big girl is interested, I'll ask for it carefully."
He Zijin smiled, "Okay."
When Chenshan left, Shen said, "I didn't know that there was an empress in our county." In the past, the emperor had to see him on the stage. Therefore, Shen felt quite strange.
"What's the best thing about entering the palace? The book says that when you enter the palace, it's like a deep sea. It's said that it's the empress, but it's not the queen, so it's just a concubine." He Zijin quietly said to his mother, "The Zhao family is not much better than Aunt Chen's grandfather."
Chapter completed!