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Chapter 51: Absurd, it makes people laugh
Xiaowan Village, Chen family.

The warm smile on Luo's face disappeared bit by bit, like a dusty rain.

"Are these the only rooms in your house?"

"If my daughter Jingniang marries your daughter Dalang in the future, she won't have to live in the same courtyard with her brother-in-law, right?

I can't see you when I look up, but I can see you when I look down. What's going on?"

"Your little daughter still has her own room. She's going to get married sooner or later. Is it worth it for her to have her own room? You might as well give it to her nephew."

"I think the cabinet in her room is nice, and the table is also quite good. It would be a good idea to move it to her brother's room."

"By the way, I heard that your family is planning to let Dalang repair the canal?
This won't do. If he gets hurt while repairing the canal, who will his wife and children rely on in the future?"

Luo's face turned pale and her lips trembled. She was about to say "Da Lang doesn't repair the canal" when the other party suddenly blurted out another sentence.

"If you really want to build a canal, I advise you not to use the money to support Erlang's education.

It should be used as a betrothal gift for Dalang. Our family doesn't ask for much. Just give us six taels of silver, and we'll give you one tael as a dowry.

I'm not saying anything too much, sister, but a family like ours really can't afford to support a scholar.

In this area, even if you go over a few more mountains, look around, elder sister, is there any peasant family that can really support a scholar?
Mr. He from Guangshu Village has an uncle who is the village head.

Even so, he only passed the imperial examination and became a scholar when he was over 30 years old.

Dear sister, don’t count on your Erlang to get pregnant next year. Hey, it really can happen. He can get it in one go.

Those who fail the exam every time must have limited talent... Ouch! Don't hit me..."

Mrs. Luo was speechless and couldn't speak, but she picked up a broom nearby and couldn't bear it any longer, so she swept it hard at Aunt Qiu.

Aunt Qiu immediately covered her face with her hands and ran while shouting, "Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?
I just told you a few truths and you started shouting for war and killing. How can you be like this?

Sister, I have a good idea.

There is a landlord in our village who has an only daughter. It’s not that he can’t marry her off, but he is reluctant to give her away!

It just so happens that your Erlang has a hard time studying, so it would be better for him to marry into the family of Landlord Guo.

This way your family won’t have to bear such a heavy burden… Ouch! It hurts! Luo Shi, are you crazy?

Snapped!
Luo finally caught up with Aunt Qiu and started beating her up.

The matchmaker who was stunned by the situation finally reacted and stepped forward to separate them.

So for a while, the only sounds in the yard were crying and shouting, the noise of people trying to stop fighting, the chickens and dogs running around, and it was a mess.

The other woman who came with the family to see the baby immediately rushed over to help.

Over at the Chen family's house, a little girl rushed out of the house and shouted, "Mom, I'm here to help you beat these bad guys away!"

Mrs. Luo was both anxious and angry: "Go, go! Little girl, don't meddle in this."

……

The Chen family's yard was in chaos, but no one knew that at this time, a group of strange people with fancy clothes who were out of place in the entire mountain village environment had come to Xiaowan Village.

Leading the way was a horse-drawn carriage. Besides the coachman, there was also a middle-aged man dressed as a butler sitting outside the carriage.

Although dressed like a butler, the middle-aged man wore silk clothes, jade pendants, and looked calm. Rather than a butler, he looked more like a wealthy man with a large house and fertile land.

What’s even more impressive is that there are two rows of eight sword-wielding guards following behind the carriage!

The scene was so grand and frightening.

Why do we say he is the steward?

It turned out that this person introduced himself and asked the villagers: "I am Cui Fu, the first-class manager of the Cui family in Yunjiang. May I ask if this is Xiaowan Village in Qihe Township?" When had the villagers ever come into close contact with such a grand person?

Everyone was a little confused for a moment, but some children still hurried into the village and found the village elder, Mr. Fang, who was quite famous, to come out and receive them personally.

The old man was hurriedly pulled out, barely catching his breath, yet he dared not delay. He said quickly, "This is Xiaowan Village, Qihe Township. I haven't been invited yet. May I ask why you have come?"

Butler Cui Fu seemed oblivious to Master Fang's awkwardness, but he was polite and said with a smile:

"I don't deserve the title of noble. I am here on the orders of my master to take Master Chen Xu to the provincial capital to take the exam.

Mr. Chen is extremely talented and famous in Yunjiang. My son was very impressed when he met him.

I heard that Master Chen was living in seclusion in the countryside, and was worried that it would be inconvenient for him to travel, so I was specially ordered to come with a carriage and horses.

Welcome Master Chen."

As he spoke, Cui Fu bowed to everyone in the village.

It was the middle of the day and most of the laborers in the village were working in the fields. Only some old people, women and children, or a few idle men gathered in the open space in front of the village to chat.

It's no wonder that strong laborers are mostly silent, but idle people can spread a simple rumor to the horizon in a short time.

But no matter how much gossip the villagers spread, they could never have imagined that such an outrageous thing would happen in the world.

What does it mean that Mr. Chen is talented and famous in Yunjiang?
Is this the Mr. Chen they know?
No, no, when did they get to know a "Mr. Chen"?

The villagers almost thought their ears were broken, because they were still talking about the Chen family half a quarter of an hour ago.

Speaking of the Chen family and Chen Xu, a well-informed villager once said: "I tell you, Chen Xu will never pass the imperial examination.

You think that studying is difficult and it is normal for ordinary people to fail the exams for several years. But in fact, it is not true. He has never even been to the examination room!
I heard that it was just bad luck that kept me from entering the examination room.

If we don’t have enough knowledge, we can still study for a few more years. If we work hard, we may be able to succeed.

But what if God doesn’t allow it? Tsk tsk tsk…”

The mocking words are still ringing in my ears.

Who could have imagined that such a Chen Xu would now be described by the nobles from the provincial capital as "famous throughout Yunjiang"!
Are they crazy, or are the people on the other side crazy?
The villagers were all speechless. A skinny, monkey-like idler in the crowd shouted in surprise, "Could it be a Chen Xu with the same name? How could it be the Chen Xu from our village!"
What talent does Chen Xu have in our village? He is just an unlucky guy..."

These words came out of his mouth, and the others were about to agree.

But the butler Cui Fu was standing there like still water in the abyss, with a smile on his face and an unchanged expression, while the eight guards behind him suddenly drew out their sharp swords in unison.

brush!
The whole place was silent.

Butler Cui Fu frowned, and the eight guards quickly put away their swords.

"What nonsense!" Cui Fu bowed to the villagers and said, "Mr. Chen is a truly talented and noble man, and these rough people can't stand anyone slandering Mr. Chen.

Please don't blame me if I'm impolite.

Later, I will definitely reprimand them."

Everyone was speechless and no one dared to speak again.

In the absurd silence, everyone seemed to have a pounding heart and grass growing wildly on their chests.

Master Fang finally stood up again.

Trembling and cautious, he said, "Yes, yes... But, Chen, Chen Xu is not at home. He should be at the county school."

Cui Fu smiled and said, "That's fine. If Master Chen isn't home, we should go visit his parents and kowtow to them."

(End of this chapter)