Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 258 Account
Although Minglan and her siblings came to pick up people, the final destination of Aunt Wei and her entourage was not the Sheng residence.

Perhaps because Aunt Wei still harbored resentment towards Sheng Hong, their group ultimately went directly to the small courtyard that Sheng Changquan had previously rented for them, instead of choosing to return to the Sheng residence first.

"We're here! It's right in front of us!"

Sheng Changquan led everyone to a small village outside Bianliang City.

Although this place is said to be outside the city, it actually refers to the area outside the inner city, which is also considered to be within the capital.

After Aunt Wei rented the small courtyard, Sheng Changquan had already had it tidied up to prevent anything from being improper.

However, since the residence was newly built, there were no major problems, only minor issues, which were all resolved under Sheng Changquan's orders.

Moreover, as the time for Aunt Wei's arrival in the capital approached, Sheng Changquan and Minglan carefully decorated the house, adding furniture such as desks, beds, and chairs, as well as other daily necessities.

Therefore, if Aunt Wei and her son wanted to move in directly at this time, that would be fine.

When they reached the easternmost corner of Jinshui Village, a simple farmhouse finally came into view.

"Uncle Liang!"

Sheng Changquan stepped into the courtyard first and greeted someone inside.

At this moment, the owner of the small courtyard, Old Man Liang, was standing bent over in front of his own side room, diligently cultivating the wasteland. Next to him was a worn-out little basket, which seemed to be full of seeds.

Sheng Changquan had a good eye and immediately recognized the seeds as those of vegetables and radishes. It seemed that Old Man Liang was preparing to cultivate some vegetable gardens for his own consumption.

Of course, it's also possible that they wanted to sell it into the inner city to supplement their household income.

"Huh? Who is it?"

Suddenly hearing someone calling him, Old Man Liang immediately stopped hoeing, squinted, and turned around sharply to look at the courtyard gate.

Although Uncle Liang is quite old, perhaps due to years of hard work, he is still quite agile and his skills are not clumsy. In fact, compared to some lazy scholars, Uncle Liang's skills may even be more impressive!
"Ugh?"

Old Liang squinted and stared for a while before realizing it was Sheng Changquan.

"Oh, Mr. Sheng, it's you who have arrived!"

Old Liang immediately smiled.

"What is it, Master Sheng? Are you planning to buy something this time?"

Old Liang hadn't noticed the people behind Sheng Changquan yet, assuming he was just buying furniture for the house again.

"Hehe, Uncle Liang, I don't have anything to buy this time!"

Sheng Changquan smiled, then pointed to Aunt Wei and introduced, "Today, it's my aunt's family who's here!"

"what?"

Old Liang was startled!
"Is that Lady Wei?"

The old man in the courtyard only then noticed Aunt Wei and the others, and at the same time, he understood what was going on!
He hurriedly put down the chisel in his hand, quickly clapped his hands to brush the dust off his body, and then climbed directly out of the ground. He jogged forward and respectfully bowed to Sheng Changquan and the others.

"Master Sheng, is it your young master from your family?"

Old Liang was getting on in years, and his eyesight was failing. He hadn't yet spotted Jiang Xingzong walking at the back; he only saw Aunt Wei beside Sheng Changquan.

"Haha, Uncle Liang, of course my cousin has come!"

Sheng Changquan pulled Jiang Xingzong, who was at the very back, and pushed him in front of Old Man Liang, introducing him with a smile: "Old Man Liang, this is my cousin!"

"Next, he'll be staying here too!"

Because Sheng Changquan had been here several times, Old Man Liang knew his identity. He knew that Sheng Changquan was the son of an official in the court. Although he did not know what rank his father held, he was certainly much more powerful than him, a commoner. Therefore, Old Man Liang was naturally quite afraid of Sheng Changquan.

Even if the other party has never shown any bad side.

"Uncle Liang!" "Please continue to be tolerant of me in the future!"

Jiang Xingzong's "honest" dark face, while overshadowing his handsomeness, also gave him a strong sense of approachability.

For Old Man Liang, compared to Sheng Changquan's imposing presence, Jiang Xingzong was someone he felt very close to.

"You're too kind, Mr. Jiang!"

"It is an honor for this old man that you have come to my yard. There is no need for me to ask for anything in return!"

Because Old Man Liang knew that the person who rented his courtyard was a scholar who came to the capital mainly for the imperial examination, even though Jiang Xingzong did not yet have the title of Xiucai, Old Man Liang still dared not neglect him!

Not to mention, Jiang Xingzong's status as a student of the imperial examinations was already far superior to that of his Liang family.

"hehe!"

"Alright, Brother Liang, let's go inside first!"

Aunt Wei was an impatient person. Seeing the group of people slowly exchanging pleasantries at the door, she couldn't stand it anymore and quickly went up to them to get straight to the point.

"Ah? Yes! Yes!"

"Madam Wei is right!"

Mr. Liang was also a little embarrassed.

"You must all be tired. Why don't you come inside with me first?"

"Everything inside has been packed and tidied up by Master Sheng!"

"Hehe, let's go!"

Upon hearing this, no one objected, and they all went inside.

……

In fact, Minglan and her brother had arranged a lot of things in this house, making very thoughtful arrangements for Aunt Wei and her son in every aspect. Whether it was clothing, food, housing, transportation, or writing materials, they had prepared everything for Jiang Xingzong.

Seeing this, Aunt Wei was naturally moved, but that was not what she cared about most!
"Brother Quan, what do you think?"

Seeing that everything was arranged, Aunt Wei couldn't help but ask Sheng Changquan after seeing Old Man Liang off, "Your cousin has arrived, what about your Mr. Zhuang..."

Not only Aunt Wei, but also Jiang Xingzong standing to the side felt the same way.

At this moment, his dark face was full of caution and trepidation, with no trace of his previous cunning.

"hehe!"

"Auntie, don't worry!"

Sheng Changquan smiled and reassured Aunt Wei, saying, "I've already spoken to Mr. Zhuang about this, and he's agreed!"

"As long as my cousin comes to Beijing, he can come with me to listen to the old master's teachings!"

Sheng Changquan glanced at Jiang Xingzong and added another piece of good news.

"Moreover, when Mr. Zhuang heard that my cousin intended to take the entrance exam for Xiangshan Academy, he specifically asked me that he had a good friend who was a teacher at Xiangshan Academy. If my cousin was interested, he could write a letter of introduction for us and have my cousin take it to the academy!"

"Ah? This is it?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Wei's eyes immediately lit up.

"Auntie, it's not what you think!"

As soon as Sheng Changquan saw Aunt Wei's expression, he knew what she was thinking. He shook his head helplessly and said with a wry smile, "Aunt, our master is not that kind of person!"

I'm working overtime tonight, I'll update another chapter tomorrow. Sorry!
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