Rise From the Humble

Naturally, Zhu Ping'an wouldn't take the naughty child's words to heart. Besides, if Li Shu really married her aunt's family as the naughty boy said, she would be very happy to do so. 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 decided to let Fatty Zhou 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 some 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 stopped. The big girl next to her asked her to take portions 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 it's sister Shu'er. Well, we haven't seen each other for a few years, and sister Shu'er has grown more and more prominent." Fatty Zhou touched his chin and looked at Li Shu up and down with his small eyes.

"Hello, brother Yanzhou." Li Shu smiled on her face, but she didn't have any good impression of 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, Zicuckoo 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 hungry for this exam. Come and take a seat."

After hearing Zijuan's reply, the old lady had arranged the food, so she waved her hand and ordered the meal to be served.

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 Ping'an doesn't have it.

There was a lot of food, and Zhu Pingan was not polite. During those few days in the examination hall, he was not able to eat well and was not full, and he also felt nauseated. So now that there is such a rich delicacy, Zhu Pingan will not 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 across from him, looked at Zhu Pingan's appetite with disdain on his 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 narrowed 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 kissing me 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.

Did you also take part in the exam?

This sentence was 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 it 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 himself. Unexpectedly, this bumpkin was still a scholar.

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 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 end of the spoon and slowly Picking up the delicate Wan'er, she only drank half a tablespoon of soup in one gulp without making any sound. Then he dipped his lips with a handkerchief and smiled slightly, as if he was quite satisfied with the bird's nest porridge.

"Well, when we were lining up, it was not far behind Brother Li." Zhu Pingan nodded.

"So 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 Ping'an 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 Come up with the question. Hahaha." Fatty Zhou pointed at Zhu Ping'an and laughed gloatingly. He couldn't even find his eyes when he was laughing, and his disdainful eyes became a little thicker.

It turns out that he was assigned to the bad number, so don’t expect this Enke interview. It's been hundreds of years, but I haven't heard of anyone getting the bad number test.

The female relatives 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 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, a small official is not even a hair. Nine out of ten people who will be hit by a brick are officials. His small official 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.