Chapter 86 Someone went down to the river Zhu Ping'an
"The young master has a sharp eye and thirty taels of silver, which is what he got."
The man who opened the hand passed through the crowd and came to Zhu Ping'an , offering Zhu Pingan ten times the winnings from his bet with both hands.
"Thank you." Zhu Ping'an took the money bag and thanked him.
The betting money is in a small purse, which is the scattered silver that everyone has bet on, a total of thirty taels.
"How dare you? The master's insight is unique and admirable. Dare you ask the master his name?"
The man who opened the hand slightly staggered and did not dare to accept Zhu Ping'an's gift. Regardless of whether the bet the young man in front of him just made was due to his wisdom or out of pure courage, no matter what, the future of this seemingly honest and honest young man is limitless.
"I don't dare to take the name, so I went down to the river Zhu Ping'an." Zhu Ping'an said casually, weighing the money bag.
“Huh?”
The person who opened the hand was extremely surprised. He had no idea that the honest young man standing in front of him was the one who had been bitten by a snake that he had heard about in the book. The shit-lucky boy in the woodshed of the singing bird.
It doesn't match the number at all.
"Young master is Zhu Ping'an." The person who opened the market murmured to himself, was silent for a moment, and then bowed and said, "There are things written in the book that offend you. I hope you will forgive me."
Zhu Pingan collected the money bag When he reached his arms, he looked up at him and said with an honest smile, "How could it be possible? It's too late to thank you. Thanks to you, the expenses for the government examination are now available."
"Young Master is generous. Very human." The man at the opening thanked him again and left.
At this time, uncle Zhu Shouren truly accepted the reality that Zhu Ping'an was once again ranked top in high school, but he had mixed feelings in his stomach that were difficult to describe. This reality is really difficult for them to accept. Zhu Ping'an is only thirteen years old. He has not eaten as much rice as he and others have eaten, but if it is said that he had bad luck the first time, , then how do you understand this time? This kind of shitty luck is a rare thing in the imperial examination examination room. How can it be possible to win shitty luck twice in a row? But people who eat, drink, and sleep in the examination room, why are there two? Cicdu ranked first.
"Congratulations to Brother An, I have been waiting for Meng Lang for the past few times."
The person who failed this time seems to have lost his original frivolity and become more stable after the shock of failure. He also has a new view of Zhu Ping'an. , it's just bad luck to be able to walk twice, which shows that Zhu Pingan is also somewhat talented and learned, so he congratulated Zhu Pingan with an apologetic expression for once again ranking in the top class of high school.
"No, it's just a fluke."
There is no way to improve things without making mistakes. Zhu Ping'an is not a small person, so he responded calmly and gave others a step forward.
However, not everyone thinks so. The other three people on the list, including uncle Zhu Shouren and others, insist that Zhu Ping'an may have been unlucky again in this exam. The good thing is that you happen to encounter the original question, etc., just like a cow that hits the south wall and doesn't look back.
"Ping'an was lucky enough to win a little bit of lottery this time. He kept twenty taels for his own government examination. The remaining ten taels were probably everyone's gambling money. They got them back." Zhu Pingan took the thirty taels he won and kept twenty taels for himself. Two taels, and the other ten taels will be returned to uncle Zhu Shouren and others.
In fact, it is not how generous Zhu Pingan is, nor how great Mary Su is in repaying evil with kindness, but the situation dictates. On the one hand, after all, the profit of shooting is lucky. The thirty taels I gained with 3 taels of silver are enough for me to keep twenty taels. I can’t be too greedy. On the other hand, this is ancient times after all, and it is an era that pays attention to benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust. Repaying evil with kindness, and using ten taels of silver to gain a good reputation, why not do it.
As for uncle Zhu Shouren and others, don’t you hear about Duke Zheng Zhuang of the Spring and Autumn Period.
Sometimes indulgence is also a means.
As soon as Zhu Ping'an said it, his uncle Zhu Shouren reacted immediately, holding ten taels of silver in his hand, and then distributed it to everyone one by one according to the bets they placed. In the end, uncle Zhu Shouren kept more. Half a tael of silver, he turned his hand over and put it in his sleeve without showing his face.
This time, there are more than 500 people on the list, including the A and B lists. Those who were on the list happily returned to the inn to prepare for the next exam, while those who failed the list returned to their hometowns in despair. Only Zhu Pingan remained calm and looked the same as before.
"A few days ago, we were blind to gold and jade. I hope Brother An will not be surprised. This time we will return home."
After Zhu Ping'an just retreated The behavior of returning the bet made the failed students and scholars have a great change in Zhu Pingan. Before the three students and scholars packed up their things and returned to their hometown, they specially came to Zhu Pingan's room, bowed their hands and said goodbye to Zhu Pingan.
"How could it be possible? I behaved too badly." Zhu Ping'an was reading in the room. He immediately put down the book and stood up to return the greetings one by one.
"Brother An, do you have a message? We can take it back to Brother An's home." The student who failed the exam asked kindly.
"Well, then it's time for you. Please call my parents. Everything is fine outside, and the government examination expenses have been paid, so there is no need to worry about it at home." Zhu Ping'an was not polite and asked them to bring a message to the family. The money at home Save it for your eldest brother to get married, so you don’t have to worry about yourself anymore.
“Brother An is the best.” The student who failed the exam praised him.
When they were about to leave, some students looked at the Four Books and Five Classics spread out by Zhu Pingan on the desk, as well as the rice paper that was used repeatedly on the front and back, and said with emotion: "We can't see Mount Tai with a leaf, Brother An." Learning is far beyond our ability."
"I don't have enough talent, so I can only work harder. Learning is like a crossbow, and talent is like a cluster of arrows." Zhu Pingan spread his hands and said casually.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he said it, the eyes of the failed student and scholar were brightened, and he murmured repeatedly: "Learning is like a crossbow, talent is like a cluster of arrows, good sentences, good words, An Ge'er is a great talent."
Well, looking at the admiring looks on the faces of the three failed students, Zhu Pingan realized belatedly that he had accidentally said a famous quote by Yuan Mei of the Qing Dynasty, but once the words came out, he could not change them, so he had to explain:
“It’s not my words, it’s just what I heard.”
I don’t know how much Zhu Pingan’s explanation was believed by the three failed students. Anyway, when he finally said goodbye and left, Zhu Pingan also Didn't see it.
After sending away several failed students, Zhu Pingan returned to his room to read. The four books annotated by Zhu Xi were really nerve-wracking to read. Because some of the comments may have been a flash of inspiration when Mr. Zhu was squatting on the toilet to exert his strength; it may also be that Mr. Zhu had nothing to do and had an epiphany after thinking about a certain sentence for ten days and a half. Many times, if he hadn't written it down, he probably wouldn't have been able to understand it, let alone others. As a result, students and scholars who were striving for the imperial examination were studying Zhu Xi's version painstakingly while greeting Zhu Xi's family in various languages.
But no matter how troublesome it is, if you want to take the imperial examination, you have to study hard and calmly. Who asked him to annotate the book is an imperial examination reference book.
The sun shines through the window, dyeing Zhu Ping'an's body golden, leaving a lingering shadow on the ground and wall. (End of this chapter)