Su Liang sighed, "If I had known that I would have been paying all the money. If I had been studying, my family would probably not give me any more money."

Li Dashou advised on the side: "It's not possible, we can all help you. Besides, you don't have to pay for food and accommodation. How many chunks of subsidies are there every month? What are you worried about?"

"No need to worry at all!"

Fan Ning sneered: "He is now a Jinshi in the Boy Certificate. Will his family be willing to throw away this Jinshi? If he can't get over the face, he can make his mother give him some money from time to time using the excuse of feeling sorry for his son."

Su Liang and Li Dashou looked at each other, and the two had to admit that Fanning looked at things more deeply and thoroughly than them.

Fan Ning was too lazy to bother with Su Liang anymore. He took a sip of wine and asked Li Dashou, "How are they?"

"I heard that Dong Kun and Lin Hong went to Bashu to study, Duan Yu was studying at home, and Lu Youwei seemed to be in a bad situation."

"What's wrong with him?"

"He is very pessimistic about his future and does not want to participate in the imperial examination again. He heard that he was engaged not long ago."

"Has Lu Youwei got engaged?"

Fan Ning was a little surprised. Lu Youwei was only fifteen years old this year! He got engaged so early. Doesn’t he really want to take the imperial examination? His father is a professor in the prefecture!

Su Liang and Lu Youwei have a good relationship. He knows Lu Youwei better than Fan Ning. He shook his head and said, "I think it is normal for Lu Youwei to make such a decision. He is already a cowardly person. In addition, his brother's grades are better than him, and he has failed the exam, so he has no confidence."

Fan Ning didn't buy Su Liang's statement. Who said Lu Youwei was cowardly?

In the kendo class, when Yang Du, the nephew of Yang County Magistrate, used his sword to provoke dozens of students in Luming Academy, only Lu Youwei stood up.

The cowardice on the surface cannot conceal his inner courage. Maybe he has no confidence, but even Li Dashou can pass the test, so why can't he do it?

Fanning snorted heavily and said, "If you can't do this, forget it. I'll go find him and I must let him continue to study for me."

Li Dashou stood up and said, "Lu Youwei's house is not far from here, I'll go to him to find it."

"Go quickly, let's drink and wait."

Li Dashou went downstairs and hurriedly left. Taking advantage of the time, Fan Ning whispered to Su Liang, "Tell me the truth, how good are you with Miss Cheng?"

Su Liang actually wanted to break up with his family for Cheng Yuanyuan, which was a bit beyond Fan Ning's expectations.

Fan Ning knew that Su Liang had been studying and studying under the pressure of his grandfather since he was a child. He was very afraid of his grandfather. Now he actually had the courage to fight with his grandfather for a woman. Fan Ning had sufficient reason to doubt whether Su Liang had a "horizontal" relationship with Cheng Yuanyuan on the way back?

Of course, Cheng Yuanyuan is not a woman who gives so easily. The key is that there is a Cheng Ze in the middle. This bastard uses any means to do things. Will Su Liang fall into the trap and do something beyond his rules under his planning and arrangement?

Su Liang blushed. How could such a thing be said? He had to say vaguely: "She and I have made an oath on the Yangtze River and we will not let each other down."

Fan Ning observed his expression and saw that Su Liang's face was flushed and his expression was squinting, and he knew that his guess was almost the same, so he stopped asking more questions.

"If you have made up your mind, then you can leave early, go to her home to meet her parents when you pass by Yangzhou, tell them what your home firmly opposes, and let them make a decision."

"It's not good!"

Su Liang hesitated and said, "If I tell them about my attitude at home, will it make them embarrassed?"

"Silly boy, you don't understand. You are a Jinshi now. Although you are a boy student, you can become an official in three years. You don't have to take the exam again. Your value is at least 100,000 yuan. Your family opposed it and felt that the Cheng family was not worthy of your value. It depends on how the Cheng family is. If they can give out a generous dowry and deserve your value, then your family will still make concessions."

"Do you think the Cheng family can afford a dowry of 100,000 yuan?" Su Liang asked suspiciously.

"I guess 50,000 yuan can be used. The key is whether the Cheng family has this intention. If they still have the same small farmer mentality, they are reluctant to invest in you and want to send you a few thousand taels of silver. I think your marriage is in a difficult situation."

Su Liang shook his head and said, "I guess they won't make a decision immediately."

"Then let it go. If you are under an official rank in three years, and they have not expressed their attitude, then you can consider other powerful families."

After a while, Su Liang stumbled and said, "Is this too snobbish?"

Fan Ning shook his head gently, "Your value will be at least 200,000 guan in three years. If the Cheng family can't afford to pay a dowry of 50,000 guan, it would be fine. They can clearly take it but don't want to take it, then the sacrifice you made would be too great."

After pausing, Fanning said again: "You may not understand what sacrifice I mean, because you don't understand the hardships of the officialdom, don't have enough backstage or enough money, you will not get the opportunity to show off your political achievements. Without political achievements, it is almost impossible for you to re-elect from a candidate to a Beijing official.

You almost gained your own future for the sake of the Cheng family's daughter, but the Cheng family did not compensate. How could you make your grandfather and parents understand? As a good friend, I will say that, and you should think carefully about it yourself!"

Su Liang fell into deep thought, while Fan Ning continued to enjoy the delicious food of his hometown. His chopsticks attacked a steamed white fish that had just been served.

At this time, the sound of stairs sounded, and the tall and burly Li Dashou walked upstairs with a thin boy.

The thin boy is Lu Youwei. He has grown taller, but his body still looks thin, like a soybean sprout. In addition, he is a little afraid to face Fanning, which fully reflects his weak aura. He doesn't even dare to sit down in front of Fanning.

"Sit down!"

Fanning pointed to a chair next to him, asked the guy to put on a pair of tableware, and ordered a few more dishes.

Lu Youwei sat down on the edge of the chair with his butt, and asked with a guilty smile: "When did you come back?"

"You are ready to give up the imperial examination, but you are so embarrassed to call me senior brother?" Fan Ning said glaring at him with a stern face.

Lu Youwei's face suddenly swelled into pig liver color. After a while, he whispered: "I do have any difficulties?"

"What are the difficulties? I will give you money. I don't know how to review it. I will help you. If your father thinks you are useless and asks you to give up the imperial examination, I will talk to him. Let me tell me now, what are the difficulties you have?"

Fan Ning's strong questioning made Lu Youwei speechless. He lowered his head and slowly burst into tears in his eyes. After a while, he choked and said, "It's mainly because of my tribe and relatives. They all said that I'm not a good student. I actually wrote a question when I participated in the answer test. I said that I even made such a mistake. They said every day that my father and I couldn't bear it, so..."

Fanning looked at him for a moment and asked, "When will you get married when you have an appointment?"

"There is no reservation for the time being. It's faster next year. If it's hasty next year, it's OK to go in a few years."

Fan Ning nodded, "You go back and tell your father that you will go to Beijing to study next month. I will arrange for you to study in Kaifeng Prefecture. You don't have to bear all the food and accommodation fees. Two years later, you will go back to Pingjiang Prefecture to investigate the sufferings of the people and prepare to participate in the trial."

Lu Youwei finally sobbed and cried, "Thank you, senior brother!"

...........

That night, Fanning lived in the county town, and he rushed home early the next morning.

He didn't sleep all night last night. Considering the arrangements of his junior brothers, Lu Youwei, Li Dashou and Duan Yu were going to Beijing to study with him, so it would be better to call Dong Kun and Lin Hong.

He wanted to arrange for them to study in Kaifeng Prefecture School or private cram schools run by famous scholars.

In this way, it would be better for him to have a house in the capital as his place to stay in the capital.

Fanning naturally began to consider buying a house in Beijing.

Although houses in the capital were expensive, they had just begun to rise during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song. The house prices in the capital continued to rise until the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty. Especially in the era of Emperor Huizong of Song, it rose extremely crazy and increased several times. In the early years of Xuanhe, a ten-acre house in the outer city cost 300,000 yuan, and even if you have money, you can't buy a large house.

It is not very expensive now. At least Fan Ning knew that the five-acre house that the Cheng brothers and sisters bought in the Hongqiao area outside the city only cost more than 2,000 taels of silver, while the maximum cost in the city was only more than 10,000 taels of silver.

Fan Ning didn't plan to touch the money from the Stone Museum. He now had the money to win 5,000 taels of silver and 3,000 taels of silver for the imperial examination award. He was planning to get another 5,000 taels of silver from his mother and could buy a five-acre house in the outer city.

My mother had the dividend money for soju wine, which was almost 14,000 guan, but basically didn't move.

Their family has a father's income from practicing medicine and renting income, which is enough to maintain the life of a wealthy family. Moreover, he also received a reward of 500 acres of land. The 500 acres of land was handed over to his parents, and the annual rent of rent was also a considerable income.
Chapter completed!