"Well..." The butler said in embarrassment: "It doesn't matter if you take you along the way, but this time there are female relatives accompanying you, it's really..."

"Zhou Heng, what happened?"

The butler was about to reject Xu Jin, but a gentle voice came from behind. He saw a group of people coming down from the carriage one after another, including twenty or thirty men, women, young and old, and they should be the master's house.

The speaker is about forty or fifty years old. He is wearing a round neck and big sleeve shirt, a square flat scarf on his head, long beards under his jaw, big ears on his face, elegant and majestic.

The butler quickly said respectfully: "Report to Master, this young master Xu's ox cart broke on his way to the city. I want to take our boat to Shangrao County by the way!"

The middle-aged scholar looked at Xu Jin, and the families behind him also looked curiously. Among them, there were several girls in their teens. When they saw Xu Jin, they turned around shyly to avoid suspicion, but they couldn't help but peek with their eyes.

The middle-aged scholar looked at Xu Jin and smiled and said, "Your Xu is going to Shangrao County?"

Xu Jin bowed his hand and said, "That's right!"

The middle-aged scholar looked at Xie Xiaowan holding a pile of books and looked cramped, and asked again: "Is Xiaoyou Xu a student?"

Xu Jin shook his head: "I have not yet won the exam and are preparing to take the county examination for the next year."

Only scholars who have passed the college entrance examination can be called students and are considered formal scholars.

"Brother, this Xiaoyou Xu looks like he is only thirteen or fourteen years old. If he is a student, then in addition to his elder brother, our Guangxin Mansion will have another child prodigy!"

The speaker is another middle-aged man next to the middle-aged scribe. His appearance is somewhat similar to that of the middle-aged scribe. He is also dressed as a literati, and seems to be a brother.

At this time, a young man in white clothes, about sixteen or seventeen years old, interrupted with a smile: "Dad, I think anyone can be as lucky as you, a scholar at the age of thirteen!"

The middle-aged scholar glared at the boy, and the latter shut up immediately. The girls among the female relatives behind them covered their mouths and laughed secretly. The second brother deserved it!

Xu Jin was shocked. The middle-aged scholar in front of him was actually a thirteen-year-old scholar, which was too evil.

As the saying goes: Reading history makes people wise, and reading poetry makes people wise. Xu Jin loved calligraphy in his previous life and liked to read some history books in his spare time, so he knew that the Ming Dynasty had a wealth of child prodigy, especially famous ones such as Li Dongyang, Shang Lu, Zhang Juzheng, Cheng Minzheng, Fei Hong...

Of course, Xu Jin is not an expert in historians. He only read history books in his previous life for a brief experience. He may have some impression of what major events happened in the history of the dynasty and what famous people have, but he certainly cannot remember exactly what period and place a person lives in, so he cannot guess which monster the middle-aged scholar in front of him was.

The middle-aged scholar turned his eyes back to Xu Jin, stroked his beard and pondered: "There are still thirty or forty miles to the county town here. If you walk, you may not be able to get there even if it is dark!"

Xu Jin was secretly happy and nodded, "What you said at the top is so true, I am so grateful!"

"Oh, before my father agreed, Brother Xu climbed up the pole. It was so quick!" the young man in white smiled.

The middle-aged scholar's face darkened and shouted, "Miao (mào) will punish you to copy the Analects of Confucius tonight."

The boy in white shirt stuck out his tongue and said depressedly.

Xu Jin was speechless.

There was a young man next to the white-shirted boy, about eighteen or nineteen years old. He secretly pulled the white-shirted boy behind his back and bowed apologetically: "Brother Xu, don't blame me, my second brother is off-spoken and has always spoken without any restraint. As the elder brother, I apologize to Brother Xu on his behalf."

Xu Jin smiled and said, "It's okay, I don't want to spend the night in the wild, so I really climbed up the pole!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone couldn't help but smile, and the female couple behind them also covered their mouths and laughed secretly. This little man was interesting.

As a veteran in the mall, Xu Jin is best at socializing. Facts have proved that self-mockery is a very effective way to save the situation, and honest self-mockery can make people feel more favorable.

The middle-aged scribe smiled: "You boy are a little clever. Let's do this. I will examine your knowledge. What if I can pass the test, I will let you get on the boat?"

The young man curled his lips and muttered in a low voice: "Dad is here again!"

Xie Xiaowan's black grape-like eyes suddenly looked at her, her expression was both nervous and expectant. Naturally, Xu Jin could not retreat in front of the little girl, and said with a tough bullet: "Please give a question for me, senior!"

"I'm going to have the first couplet, so please contact the second couplet." The middle-aged scribe pointed to Xinjiang in front of him and said, "The river goes east and clear waters connect the sky!"

Xu Jin breathed a sigh of relief. The first couplet was not difficult. Obviously, the other party did not deliberately make things difficult. He pointed to the sun in the sky and said, "The sunset is setting and the red clouds meet the clouds!"

The middle-aged scholar nodded and said, "It's okay. Let's have another couplet, and think about the country, the king and the country."

As soon as this couplet came out, everyone around frowned, and even the young man in white clothes who had just laughed at Xu Jin was in deep thought.

This first couplet is a bit more difficult than the first one, because this is a couplet that disassembles the characters, and the word "ten words" together happens to be the word "sin".

Although Xie Xiaowan didn't understand, she frowned and pondered when she saw the people around her, so she guessed that this pair of couplets should be difficult, so she looked at her husband worriedly.

Xu Jin had a strange look. He loved calligraphy in his previous life. When he was practicing calligraphy, he often copied some ancient poems and couplets. He had seen this pair before. As Erniu said, he was lucky!

"Xu Xiaoyou, I'm not that easy to ride in this boat!" the middle-aged scholar said with a smile.

Xu Jin pretended to be pondered for a moment and replied, "Eight eyes are still worthy of the harvest, the wind is worthy of the harvest of the moon is worthy of the winter snow."

The middle-aged scholar was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Good right!"

The two teenagers looked at each other in surprise, and the girls in the family were even more blinking. The "Eight Eyes" together happened to be the word "花", so Xu Jin's second couplet was very appropriate.

Xie Xiaowan's eyes were bent into Yueya'er, and her admiring little eyes made Xu Jin feel a little embarrassed.

The middle-aged scholar seemed to be excited. He glanced left and right and happened to see a lonely goose flying over the river. His eyes lit up and said, "Well, the north goose flies south and has two wings and is divided up from east to west!"

Hiss...

As soon as this couplet was released, everyone took a breath of air conditioning. This couplet was so difficult. Xu Jin was also shocked. He was so unkind. If you don’t want us to take the boat, you will refuse directly!

The first couplet of the middle-aged scribe implies the south, north, east, west, top, and bottom. The key is also appropriate, and it can be considered an absolute one.

"Brother, isn't your first couplet too difficult? I can't match it anyway!" The middle-aged man next to him said with a wry smile.

The middle-aged scholar smiled. It was not that he intended to make things difficult for Xu Jin, but suddenly the inspiration burst out and he casually said that he was very satisfied at this time. As for whether Xu Jin could meet, he would agree to let Xu Jin be the ship.

Of course, the middle-aged scholar didn't say anything, but just looked at Xu Jin with interest. Xu Jin was very good in the previous couplet. He wanted to see if this wild scholar boy could give him another surprise.

Xu Jin's mind was quick and sharp, but it was not so easy to meet if it could be called absolute.

The middle-aged scholar did not urge him, and stood leisurely with his hands in his arms. He turned his head to look at his two sons who were thinking hard, and snorted coldly: "Maozhong, you claim to be smart on weekdays. If you can write the second couplet, you will be exempted from the punishment for copying the Analects of Confucius tonight!"

The young man in white muttered, "I'm afraid I won't be sorry for my father!"

The middle-aged scholar's face darkened: "Little bastard, if you don't match it, copy the "Analects of Confucius" twice tonight!"

The boy's face suddenly looked like bitter gourd, and the girls among the female relatives covered their mouths and smiled secretly, looking gloating.

"Has Xiaoyou Xu been right?" The middle-aged scholar turned his eyes back to Xu Jin and asked with a smile.

Xu Jin was about to say no, but suddenly he saw the carriages parked not far away. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he blurted out: "I have it!"

Everyone's eyes looked at Xu Jin in an instant, but the boy in white clothes looked disbelief.

The middle-aged scholar said happily: "Come on!"

Xu Jin smiled and said, "The first couplet of the senior is: the northern geese fly south and the two wings are divided into the east and west. The second couplet of the junior is: the front car and the back traverse are two wheels and the back traverse are high and low."

"Mire, wonderful, wonderful!" The middle-aged scholar laughed with his hands, and the middle-aged man and Butler Zhou next to him couldn't help but cheer each other.

The young man in white clothes was as stupid as a chicken. He looked back at the carriage and slapped his head in annoyance and said, "Why didn't I expect this!"

"The northern geese fly south and have wings and divide up the east and west, and the front and back traverses and the back traverses are high and low. The eldest brother's first couplet is outstanding, and the second couplet of Xu Xiaoyou is even more outstanding, which is extremely wonderful. Haha, it's a big white one!"

"The master and Mr. Xu are on the riverside today, and they will be a legend in the Shilin River in the future!" Mr. Zhou said flatteringly with a smile.

Xie Xiaowan's eyes were bent into Yueya'er again, her little face was full of admiration, and Erniu's chest was raised with a proud look, as if it was him who was the one who came up with her.

Xu Jin couldn't help but sweat secretly, his character exploded, and his pure character exploded!

The middle-aged scholar looked at Xu Jin with a smile and said, "What is Xu's name? Does it have the word "bian"?"

The middle-aged scholar always called Xu Jin Xiaoyou. At this time, he actually asked about his name, which obviously made him love talents, and the word "Ask for the word" means more intimate.

Xu Jin replied: "My younger generation Xu Jin has never had the word "王机". How dare you ask me what you call me?"

"I am Fei Hong, Qianshan County!" the middle-aged scholar smiled.

Xu Jin was slightly shocked: "It turned out to be him!"

Fei Hong was one of the children prodigy in the Ming Dynasty. He was a scholar at the age of thirteen. The most important thing is that this guy won the first place in the provincial examination, the imperial examination, and the palace examination. The so-called three yuan in a row (Xieyuan, Huiyuan, and the top scholar). He was simply a monster. You should know that in the nearly three hundred years of history of the Ming Dynasty, only two people won this honor. The other one was Shang Lu, who was also a super talented man and became the chief minister of the cabinet.

The reason why Xu Jin was deeply impressed by Fei Hong was not only that this guy was a prodigy who won three yuan in a row, but also his uncle, his brother and two sons were both Jinshi. A brother and son were both officials in the same dynasty. A very powerful family can be said to be an absolute scholarly family and a family of academic masters!

Sure enough, the next middle-aged man also introduced himself, which was Fei Hong's younger brother Fei Cai, and the two teenagers were Fei Hong's sons Fei Maoxian and Fei Maozhong.
Chapter completed!