Chapter one hundred and eighty seventh spring
Farewell to the old year with the sound of firecrackers. After eating dumplings on New Year’s Eve, everyone grew one year older. This year was the most lively year for the Xu family, and two new wives were added to the family. It is said that it was poor and rich to celebrate the New Year. It was better to get a wife for the New Year. The Xu family suddenly came in, and the New Year was very enjoyable.
In the first lunar month, it is a good time to visit relatives and friends. Yue family, Lin family, Sun family, Zheng family, these are all in-laws, so of course they have to walk around. Before the New Year, they all gave gifts to each other, and on the fifth day of the first lunar month after the New Year, they happened to be gathered at the Xu family.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Wen Han and others set off to go to the capital. The imperial examination was on the ninth day of the second lunar month. They had to arrive in the capital in advance, otherwise they would not even have a place to live. Yue Siyuan wrote a letter to his friend and asked Pengcheng to take him, saying that after entering Beijing, if he could not find his place to live, he would live with Yue Siyuan's friend.
Qi Yunfei came before everyone set off and wanted to accompany Wen Han and the other two to Beijing. "Brother, I have a small courtyard in the capital. You happen to live there. It's quite quiet and there are no outsiders."
"Then I'll trouble my third brother-in-law." Wen Han said half-jokingly.
"Just telling my elder brother-in-law, I have to make every effort to arrange the three of you." Qi Yunfei also joked.
Since Qi Yunfei and Jingwan got engaged, he often came to the Xu family. The young people are of the same age and have something to say. Besides, they have become relatives, but Qi Yunfei's arrogance is not at all in front of the Xu family, and they get along very well with Wen Han and others.
In this way, Wen Han took Guoqiang, Pengcheng also brought a servant Yue An, and Qi Yunfei and a group of six people to the capital. Yun Fei rode a horse, and the rest of the people took turns to catch the car. Guoqiang and Yue An took turns to catch the car. In fact, Wen Han and the other two could ride horses, but they were going to take the exam. If they rode horses, they would be afraid that if there was an accident, it would be bad.
Zixuan and the others rushed all the way and finally arrived in the capital on the 18th day of the first lunar month. As soon as they arrived at the city gate, someone stopped them in front of them. It turned out that as the exam period approached, all the students from all walks of life rushed to the capital. For safety reasons, they now go to the city to check their identity.
Qi Yunfei took out a token and handed it to the person guarding the city gate.
When the man saw the token, he immediately became respectful, "Master Qi, it turns out it is you, please." The gatekeeper quickly let it go.
The group entered the city and was about to walk to Yunfei's house when several people came in front of him and blocked the way. The person in charge was Mingyu. "Third brother-in-law, I'm here to pick up my elder brother and brother-in-law and others."
Qi Yunfei nodded. Mingyu came to the carriage. Wenhan and others also heard it and just poked their heads out of the carriage. "Mingyu, why are you here?"
"Brother, I'm worried that you will not have a place to live in the capital, so I have been waiting here these days. Sure enough, I'll come with me to live with me. I'm so spacious. Yunfei's place is too biased." Mingyu smiled and came closer.
Qi Yunfei curled his lips, but said nothing. The place where he lived was really nothing compared to the master in front of him.
Wen Han looked at Yun Fei, and Yun Fei nodded, "Brother, live with Mingyu. Since he has come to invite him, it is not good not to go. Besides, compared with his house, I seem too cold."
Mingyu smiled and said, "It's all a family, where is it the same? Third brother-in-law, when you come back this time, my elder brother may not let you go there again. Get ready quickly and wait to marry the third sister." Mingyu called out one brother-in-law, and Yun Fei's face was full of smiles.
"Brother, since you are going to live in Mingyu, I will go to see my master first. I will go there to find you later." Yun Fei said goodbye to Wenhan, and then rode away.
These people came all the way to a large mansion, "Brother, this is my villa. You live here to avoid any disturbance. It is also quite quiet here, and there are people serving you. Just live there with confidence." Mingyu led everyone into the yard.
This house is quite big, and it is probably more than ten times larger than the Xu family. The buildings inside are carved beams and painted buildings, extremely exquisite, with small bridges, flowing water, rockery and strange rocks, and a magnificent momentum. Wen Han and others were shocked while walking. They had long guessed that Mingyu's identity was extraordinary, but they did not expect that they were so rich. What is Mingyu's identity?
When everyone entered the living room, Mingyu asked someone to clean up the room and arrange for everyone to stay. "Brother, I usually come here occasionally, and it is very quiet. You can stay at peace and don't have to worry about any matter, just study quietly. As for my identity, let's talk about it when you finish the exam. Now the first priority is the Spring Examination. My sisters and sisters at home are looking forward to your gold medals."
Wen Han and the others are not the kind of good people. Since Mingyu said that, they would just stay there with peace of mind. As for the others, they were indeed not what they should think about now.
In the evening, Yun Fei also came over, so a brother-in-law and four brother-in-law drank wine together. Although Mingyu was young, his alcohol tolerance was not vague, and in the end everyone was drunk.
After that, Mingyu did not come over again, but asked Wenhan and the others to study and rest. As the exam approached, the three of them did not hold the books and chess, but often played chess and tasted tea together. The combination of work and rest is the right thing to do.
The first game on the ninth day of the second month, the second game on the twelfth day, and the third game on the 15th day of the second month, all entered the game the day before and appeared on the next day. It was a very test of a person's physical strength for nine days. By the day on February 16th, everyone came out of it, and someone fainted because of exhaustion.
Fortunately, Wen Han and the other two had practiced martial arts and were healthy. After three games, they were a little pale. Guoqiang and Yue An were waiting outside. As soon as they saw them, they quickly stepped forward to support them. When the three of them came out, they returned to Mingyu's villa in a carriage. The three of them didn't even wash up and fell down on the bed and fell asleep.
When the three of them woke up, it was noon the next day. After washing up, the three of them came out with a refreshing feeling.
Mingyu and Yunfei have been waiting in the front yard for a while. When they saw that the three of them were safe, they felt relieved, "Brother, there is nothing to do today. Let's go out for a walk. You have been here these days and don't have time to go out."
Wen Han and the other two looked at each other and nodded, "Okay, I came to Beijing and I didn't really go out for a walk. Anyway, I've finished the exam, so I should relax."
Everyone went out together, and the prosperity of the capital was naturally not comparable to that of the prefectures in the northeast. A few people were wandering around everywhere, and Zixuan thought about buying something for Jinghan to go back, and his eyes kept looking at the shops on the roadside. Wen Han and Pengcheng also had the same thoughts. When they came to the capital once, why did they have to bring some things back?
So everyone started shopping. Not to mention women can buy things, if men go shopping, there is no need for women to be too bad. The three of them have been scrambling a lot, but fortunately, the store can deliver the goods to their doorsteps, otherwise Guoqiang and Yue An would really not be able to carry them.
Everyone was tired of shopping, so Mingyu said he would invite them to eat roast duck. The roast duck here is very famous. Zixuan and the others were also very curious. There are roast ducks in the north, and they tasted average. I don’t know what it is in the capital.
Everyone came to a shop that specializes in roast duck and had a roast duck mat. It was indeed much better than the ones made in Northeast China.
Zixuan felt a little moved. Jinghan had raised a lot of ducks. If he could open a roast duck restaurant like this, it would solve the problem of duck sales. In addition, duck down can also be used as a down jacket. It can be said that the profit here is quite large. "Mingyu, you are familiar with roast duck masters in the capital. Do you know any roast duck masters?"
Mingyu is a ghost. When Zixuan asked this, he remembered Jinghan, "Second brother-in-law, are you trying to get another deal for your second sister? This roast duck is a secret recipe that outsiders generally cannot learn. Those masters are all signed by death contracts, and it is not that easy to poach people. But since the second brother-in-law has spoken, no matter how difficult it is, I have to do it for my second brother-in-law." Mingyu called Zixuan and Jinghan dizzy. According to the principle, Zixuan and Jinghan have not yet married, so they should not be called brother-in-law, but Mingyu doesn't care about those things. How intimate it is.
"Second brother-in-law, I'll think of a solution for you in this matter, and there will always be a solution. But, you're going to get married in April. When you get married, your second sister just can't take care of the Xu family's affairs. How do you plan to open this roast duck restaurant?" Mingyu asked with a smile.
Zixuan was stunned. He really forgot to think about this problem. He just habitually planned to pull good things for Jinghan, and he really never thought about this.
Wen Han smiled, "What's the hard thing about this? If Jinghan really likes it, just use the ducks we raise. It's better to sell them to outsiders. Jinghan also sells them to their own family. After helping the family for so many years, it's time to think about it for himself. Zixuan, brother supports you, you can give this to Jinghan as a gift, keeping it more joyful than those gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin."
With Wen Han's words, the matter was basically settled. Mingyu agreed to find a roast duck master, and then Zixuan planned to go back to build a roast duck restaurant, just to treat it as a gift to Jinghan. Now Zixuan's family is much more abundant, just a shop, and it can be opened.
"Well, brother, I don't know what Jingwan likes. Can you tell me? I can't let my second brother-in-law be more beautiful than before?" Yun Fei couldn't help it. He also wanted to give Jingwan something, but he knew too little about Jingwan and didn't know what to give.
Chapter completed!