Chapter 295 You also participated in the meeting
Zhu Pingan would not take the naughty child's words to heart. Besides, if Li Shu married her aunt's family as the naughty child said, I was afraid that she would be I wish I could. But now we have to wait for Li Shu to propose breaking off the engagement.
However, the bad behavior of naughty children still needs education. After all, a small tree will not grow straight if it is not repaired, and a tree will not grow straight if people do not repair it.
Of course, there is no rush.
Fatty Zhou was originally going to eat at Madam Hou's table, but because there was an outsider like Zhu Pingan, Madam Hou still asked Fatty Zhou to eat at Zhu Pingan's table. After all, "for seven years, men and women sit on different tables and eat in different utensils." You still have to pay attention to it in front of outsiders.
"Who is this sister?" Fatty Zhou came to Zhu Ping'an's table and discovered Li Shu.
"This is from your third uncle's house, Zicuckoo. Go and put a portion of each of these dishes on the table. My monkeys like to eat them." The old lady of the Hou Mansion just introduced it casually. , and then called the eldest girl next to her and asked her to take a portion of Fatty Zhou's favorite dishes on their table.
It seems that Li Shu is not taken seriously by the old lady in the Marquis Mansion.
"Oh, it turns out to be sister Shu'er. Well, we haven't seen each other for a few years, and sister Shu'er has become more and more prominent." Fatty Zhou touched his chin and looked at Li Shu up and down with his small eyes.
"Hello, brother Yan Zhou." Li Shu smiled on her face, but she didn't have the slightest fondness for this cousin in her heart.
Fatty Zhou, whose full name is Li Yanzhou, is the legitimate son of Li Tingzhu, the eldest son of the Hou Mansion. I am eighteen this year, and I have already been engaged. The person I am engaged to is the third lady of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, who is the legitimate daughter of the second wife of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.
Soon, Zijuan directed the little maid to divide the food and arrange it again. She walked to the old lady and replied.
"Well, okay, my monkey is really greedy for this exam, so hurry up and take a seat."
After hearing Zijuan's reply, the old lady had arranged the food, so she gave it to her with a big hand. Wave, order the meal to begin.
He is indeed his grandson. When Fatty Zhou arrived, eight more dishes were added to the table, including shark's fin, bird's nest, etc.
In addition to a lot of food, this house is also very grand. For example, when each of them dines, there are maids and servants to wait on them. In addition, there are maids who insist on whisking dust, washing bowls, and handkerchiefs, and see the master in need. When the time comes, I send it to you thoughtfully.
Of course, Zhu Pingan does not have it.
There was a lot of food, and Zhu Ping'an was not polite. During those days in the examination room, he could not eat well, was not full, and felt nauseated because of his bad habits. So now that there is such a rich delicacy, Zhu Ping'an naturally can't help it. You'll be polite.
The sixth lady of the Hou Mansion glanced at Zhu Pingan during her meal, and then despised Zhu Pingan. Sure enough, he is a country bumpkin, as if he has never eaten. Although he eats well and is not ugly, he eats too much. He is really a country bumpkin!
"How many days have you not eaten?" Fatty Zhou, who was sitting opposite, looked at Zhu Pingan's appetite with some disdain on his fat face.
"It's been nine days and seven nights, and I haven't eaten much." Zhu Pingan put down his chopsticks, swallowed the crystal elbow in his mouth, and replied.
"Nine days and seven nights? What did you do? It's still nine days and seven nights." Fatty Zhou narrowed his eyes and asked with some disdain.
This bumpkin turned out to be seven days and nine nights. It was the same as when he was taking the examination, except that he was taking the joint examination. This bumpkin didn’t know what he was doing, but it was also seven days and nine nights. At the same time, why do I feel so downgraded?
Fatty Zhou squinted his eyes and was so disdainful of Zhu Pingan that he was even ashamed that he and Zhu Pingan had the same nine days and seven nights.
“The scene of Brother Li’s kiss in front of the Gongyuan Gate still vaguely echoes in my mind.”
Zhu Pingan picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and thought about it for a moment, then looked at Fatty Zhou opposite and replied with a faint smile.
In front of Gongyuan Gate? Kissed?
“Have you also participated in the exam?” Fatty Zhou asked in surprise, his voice was a little loud because he was so surprised.
Have you also participated in the exam?
The words were loud and abrupt, and it was difficult to avoid being noticed, so everyone at the table next door to the old lady of the Hou Mansion heard them clearly. Hearing from Fatty Zhou that that country bumpkin also took part in the examination, the old lady of the Hou Mansion and the rest of the table were very surprised. They thought Zhu Pingan was just a poor scholar from the countryside, but they didn't expect that he was actually a candidate for the examination. He doesn't seem to be very young at this age, but he has already passed the exam. Judging from his conditions, he would definitely not be like Fatty Zhou, whose family had to provide money to find connections to donate to the Imperial College. He could only take the exam by himself. Unexpectedly, this bumpkin was actually an imperial examiner.
In fact, when the rich man Li sent someone to say that Li Shu was engaged, the person made it clear. He said that the person Li Shu was engaged to was a farmer in the countryside. He had just passed the scholar examination this year, and then passed the judicial examination. Just because the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion was going to tell Li Shu about her natal son, she was very angry when she heard the news that Li Shu was engaged. When she was angry, she did not take the next exam in mind, but just remembered the villagers' family. , I just passed the scholar examination this year.
After hearing Fatty Zhou’s words, Li Shu twitched the corners of her lips slightly. She had no appetite at first, but when she looked at the cup of bird’s nest porridge in front of her, her appetite suddenly increased. With her slender hands, she lightly grabbed the spoon. At the end of the hand, he slowly picked up the delicate Wan'er and drank only half a tablespoon of soup in one gulp without making any sound. Then he dipped his lips with a handkerchief and smiled slightly, seeming to be quite satisfied with the bird's nest porridge.
"Well, when we were lining up, it was not far behind Brother Li." Zhu Pingan nodded.
"How did you do in the exam?" After hearing that Zhu Pingan also participated in the examination, Fatty Zhou had a slightly higher opinion of Zhu Pingan, at least the disdain in his narrowed eyes was not so strong.
“During the exam, I was assigned to a bad number.” Zhu Pingan did not directly answer Fatty Zhou’s question.
"Hahaha, then you are miserable. How can you continue to write in a stinky number? It has been hundreds of years. Those who have been assigned to the stinky number exam have not yet passed the exam. In that kind of environment, people are almost stunk to death, so how can you answer "Hahahaha." Fatty Zhou pointed at Zhu Ping'an and laughed happily, his eyes could not be found when he smiled, and his disdainful eyes became a little thicker.
It turns out that I was assigned to the bad number, so don’t expect it this time in the Enke interview. It's been hundreds of years, but I haven't heard of anyone getting the bad number test.
The female family members at the table of the old lady of the Hou Mansion looked at Zhu Pingan with a little more disdain. This hapless bumpkin, look at his luck, don't expect to try anything in the future. So what if this country bumpkin is just a candidate for promotion? He has no money and no power, so he will wait in line for the rest of his life. In this capital city, a small person who can raise people is not even a hair. Nine out of ten people who will be hit by a brick are officials. His small person who can raise people is nothing!
In response to Fatty Zhou’s ridicule, Zhu Pingan just smiled lightly and continued to eat.
I can still eat it! Country bumpkin, you have thick skin!
Miss Li from the Hou Mansion pouted her lips and rolled her eyes at Zhu Pingan, who was eating as if nothing had happened. (End of this chapter)