Among literati, the most popular thing is to make friends through literature. Maybe one of them will be able to pass the exam. As fellow students from the same hometown and the same age, they can also support each other.

Five people and three attendants, carrying the things Shangguan Ruoli had prepared, went to visit the candidates who rented in an alley. Although they had not met formally, they all helped send the trafficker to the government office and knew that Shangguan Ruoli

It has been a long-standing friendship to treat fainting children for free.

So, a boy named Gu Lingyun was not a tenant, but the son of an official family in the capital. He bought a house here in his hometown for the purpose of taking exams for his family's children. His family was well off and he was generous and hospitable. He received a thank-you gift from Dongming Ziyu.

He warmly invited eighteen boys from an alley to a restaurant for dinner.

Shangguan Ruoli also gave a gift to four children in a courtyard. He asked Wang Tongsheng, Zheng Tongsheng and Feng Tongsheng's attendants to take care of Dongming Ziyu and Jiang Tongsheng. She and Shen could not go with them.

In a restaurant, if you get drunk or something, you need someone to look after you.

The eldest Wang Tongsheng, named Wang Changkai, showed off his brother's style and said: "You two brothers and sisters, don't worry! We will take good care of Brother Dongxian and Brother Jiang Xian."

Mrs. Shen also asked Jiang Tongsheng not to drink too much, and sent them out of the house very worried.

Shangguan Ruoli followed them out and saw a handsome boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, red lips and white teeth, richly dressed, high-spirited, full of pampered wealth and pride, and youthful as should be at this age.

Sunlight.

This is a child who looks good, has a good family, is well educated, and has a very pure mind.

The young man who was chatting and laughing with others saw them coming out, and glanced at the group of people. When he saw Shangguan Ruoli, he immediately stopped his gaze, his smile was slightly condensed, and his eyes showed a look of surprise.

Dongming Ziyu's eyes flashed, he blocked Shangguan Ruoli and said, "You can go."

Gu Lingyun came back to his senses, "Oh, brothers, please, please!"

The students left in good spirits, chatting and laughing with their friends.

Gu Lingyun was obviously very sociable. While talking and laughing, he looked back at Shangguan Ruoli, with a flash of deep thought and confusion in his eyes.

Shangguan Ruoli thought that Xiao Xianrou'er thought she was beautiful so he took a second look at her, so he didn't care and smiled at Mrs. Shen: "They all went to have a drink. There are only four of us, women and children in the yard. Let's have dinner."

Come and eat at my place."

Mrs. Shen was a little embarrassed, "Why are you so embarrassed?"

Shangguan Ruoli said: "It's nothing. Let's have a fun time together. I've prepared a lot of things."

Mrs. Shen stopped being polite and brought three purses when she came, "I embroidered this in the past few days. I wanted to express my gratitude. I wonder if you like it."

One purse is pink, with a white kitten swooping at a butterfly embroidered on it. The other is cyan, with a little lion rolling a hydrangea embroidered on it. It is naive, lively and cute, and very childlike. At first glance, it was given to the two children. Also.

One is moon-white, with lotus flowers embroidered on it to greet the morning dew. This one is for Shangguan Ruoli.

"Wow! It's so beautiful!" Ling Yue picked up the pink purse and couldn't put it down. "Auntie's embroidery is really good. I like it. Thank you, Auntie."

Wulang held the purse where the little lion rolled the hydrangea. His eyes were bright and he liked it very much. He said politely: "Thank you, Auntie!"

Shangguan Ruoli also looked at his purse and praised: "The embroidery work is very good, and the color matching is very thoughtful. Thank you."

Mrs. Shen smiled sheepishly and said, "As long as you like it, I don't have any skills. I learned embroidery from a master since I was a child. I won't make a big fortune. It's enough to support my family."

Shangguan Ruoli didn't know how to embroider now, so he smiled and said: "Very good, very good. The key is that the exquisite thought makes the embroidery very interesting."

Mrs. Shen said with some reluctance: "We are no longer waiting for the results. We are going back tomorrow. What about you?"

Shangguan Ruoli said: "We will buy some more things tomorrow and go back."

Shen said: "I hope my husband and Brother Dong can pass the exam, and we can meet again in the provincial examination."

Shangguan Ruoli said with a smile: "As long as Jiang Tongsheng performs normally, he will definitely become a scholar."

Mrs. Shen said sadly: "Thank you for your good words, the exam is really scary. I was waiting outside, and I was frightened when I saw people being carried out intermittently. My husband was being carried out, which scared me to death. Fortunately, I have a sister-in-law.

Otherwise, I really don’t know what to do.”

Shangguan Ruoli said: "For students from poor families who want to get ahead, the imperial examination is a safe way. You don't see that people from a family like Gu Lingyun's want to go higher in the officialdom, so they have to take the imperial examination."

Mrs. Shen felt that this was also the case, and the two of them chatted and made dinner together.

Garlic green vegetables, braised short ribs, bacon lotus root slices, chicken stewed with mushrooms, sweet and sour fish, white fungus soup, all delicious in color, flavor and very suitable for women and children.

Mrs. Shen smiled sheepishly and said, "It's so rich. I learned a few cooking skills from my sister-in-law this time."

Shangguan Ruoli said with a smile: "I also thought about it myself in order to let the men and children eat more."

The deceased ate his supper happily and drank tea for digestion.

When Mrs. Shen returned to the room, she smelled the fruity aroma all over the room. Her eyes fell on the covered basket, and she hurriedly walked over to open it. The fruity aroma became stronger and more fragrant, making people feel relaxed and happy after smelling it.

Two big red apples, two purple plums, a bunch of juicy green grapes, six bananas, two mangoes, a dragon fruit, a few sugar oranges, and a few crisp red dates.

The basket is bright and beautiful, and the most important thing is that the fruits are particularly beautiful, juicy and fragrant.

Shen did not recognize banana, mango and dragon fruit, but the others were fruits. She guessed that they were also fruits, so she waited for Jiang Tongsheng to come back and ask.

When Jiang Tongsheng came back, he looked solemn when he saw the fruit, "I have read in the book that these fruits are from the south near the sea. They are very precious when they are shipped here. Brother Dong's gift is a bit heavy."

Already."

Shen blushed and asked, "Does Mr. Xian know how to eat?"

Jiang Tongsheng's face also turned red, "The fruit is just for washing and eating. Go back and eat it with your parents, grandparents, and uncles."

Mrs. Shen's face was dark. There were no separate families in the family. There were more than twenty people living together, and her elders were patriarchal. As a daughter-in-law, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to taste it.

Jiang Tongsheng coughed lightly and said, "Let's try some bananas, there are more of them."

So the couple each took a banana, opened their mouths and took a small bite. They looked confused and it didn't taste good at all.

Other children also saw the fruits in the fruit basket and couldn't wait to taste them. They all thought they tasted delicious and were the most delicious fruits they had ever tasted in their lives.

Gu Lingyun held grapes in one hand and bananas in the other, and exclaimed: "I didn't expect that Brother Dong, who was wearing ordinary clothes, would have such fresh fruits! They are even more beautiful and delicious than the fruits offered as tribute to the emperor in the south!"

His servant opened the box of snacks and his eyes lit up, "Master, look at these snacks, they are so beautiful! This is my first time seeing them."

Gu Lingyun looked over and his eyes lit up. He put down the grapes and bananas, picked up a cake roll and took a bite. He felt as if he had tasted a delicacy in the world. He narrowed his eyes with pleasure, "Hmm~ delicious! So delicious."

Got it!"

He also tasted the egg tarts, meat floss cakes, and fruit cream cakes, and praised them again and again, "It's so delicious. I'm going to take some back when I go back to Beijing. I'll ask Brother Dong tomorrow where he sells these fruits and snacks.

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Chapter completed!