Soon, the third session started again, and the number of people taking the exam was obviously much less.
This time, Xiao Qinglin also said something angry before entering the venue——
"If the questions in this exam are so tricky, I won't come to the fourth exam."
His voice is not quiet, and he is completely different from the usually polite person.
Zhou Fei nodded when he saw this, but Cheng Xue hurriedly stopped him:
"Don't be angry if you are moved. No matter what kind of test questions are asked, if you think they are tricky, others will think so too. No one is better than the other. As long as you perform steadily, you will be fine."
It can be seen that the two of them are in a chaotic state. This would be a big no-no if they were marching and fighting.
Li Hui slapped him in the face, said "Let's go", and turned around to go in.
In the past, we had to push three times and four times before we could leave, but this time the three people were the first batch.
Cheng Xue watched worriedly as Lian came over and took her arm.
"Sister-in-law, I invite you to go to the Liyuan. There is a new play there."
Listen to a play?
Although I’m not in the mood, it’s good to go there and see the world.
"Okay, I've been in Beijing for so long and I haven't heard of a play yet."
Lian turned around to call her mother, but she didn't expect that she had already left at some point, which made her very embarrassed. Cheng Xue was happy and relaxed. She didn't like to deal with Lian's mother anyway, so it was best to avoid trouble. p>
Take the Zhou family’s carriage directly to the Liyuan, leaving the east side of the city aside for the time being.
The store in the east of the city has been fully completed. As agreed before, we will give you one tael more when settling the wages.
The waiters, cooks, and others come to work every day. Wearing skewers, making wontons, and rolling noodles all serve the skewers on the main street. The five skewers masters are not here, and they go to the other side of the main street to learn on the spot. I believe that waiting for the city
When Dong opened, they could all practice their skills. After all, no one wanted to earn high wages.
I thought it was quite early when I arrived at Liyuan, but I didn’t expect that there was only one room left in the second floor.
The two followed the waiter upstairs. Lian ordered several snacks and dried fruits at once. Cheng Xue didn't stop her even if she wanted to, so the waiter settled the bill directly.
"A total of fifty taels."
"How much?!"
Seeing how excited Cheng Xue was, the clerk quickly clapped his fingers and slowly counted again.
"Madam, the price of a private seat in the Liyuan is twenty taels, and a piece of eight pieces is eight taels, and..."
After a quick calculation, fifty taels of silver was just right, neither more nor less.
The mother-in-law took out a fifty-tael silver note and handed it over. The clerk thanked him, took it, turned and left.
After closing the door, Cheng Xue frowned slightly and shook her head.
"This is too expensive. A performance costs fifty taels of silver. Why not grab it?"
Although I ordered a lot of things, it didn’t cost fifty taels of silver!
In this small hut, a table and two chairs are less than ten square feet. And the location is far away. It is said that the middle location is more expensive. If this is a high-ranking official who does not buy anything for a year, he can only
Come five times.
Lian knew that she was doing it for her own good, but if she wanted to know some information about the scientific examination, she had to spend the money.
He pulled her to sit down and explained in a low voice. After she finished speaking, the waiter brought the things over. Cheng Xue looked at the extremely exquisite things and became very angry.
Put a small piece of snack on a small plate and put a few dates in the middle of the nine-square grid, and you dare to ask for eight taels of silver. For other snacks such as peach cakes, you can put two pieces on a plate at most, and they are sold in snack shops.
The peach cake and the trough cake can hold up to the four pieces in front of you and still turn around.
If she hadn't heard the news that she should have, she really felt that this place was a scam.
I suppressed my temper and watched the play. The performance was messy, crying, full of flaws, and illogical. The snacks on the table were each more unpalatable than the last, either too greasy or too sweet.
The pine nuts and hazelnuts have lost their oil, which affects the taste. The melon seeds are still moist, so they are not worth the price. As for asking for information... Haha, there is no such thing at all.
"It's just these junk things. Can we get the money back later?"
If anyone else had said this, Lian would have definitely rolled her eyes at the first moment, but this person in front of her couldn't do it. Moreover, they really did her best and didn't want her to waste money.
"Forget it, sister-in-law, let's teach you a lesson, I also went to the doctor in a hurry because of my illness."
"Why forget it?" Cheng Xue frowned and lowered her voice and said, "You only spend fifty taels of silver to buy these inedible things. Don't you feel it's a loss?"
"There is nothing we can do if we feel that we are at a loss. Who asked us to come here on our own initiative! This opera garden is run by the Eighth Prince, so we can't cause trouble."
When Cheng Xue heard what she said, she nodded with a sneer and said nothing.
It turns out that the boss behind it is a relative of the emperor. In that case, what else can I say? I consider myself unlucky. This opera house will be blacklisted from now on and I will never come again.
The four of them went downstairs and were about to leave, when Mrs. Lian suddenly stopped and her mother-in-law’s eyes widened in surprise.
The appearance of the master and servant confused Cheng Xue. What happened? Did he see a ghost?
She scanned the main hall on the first floor and found nothing special except heads or heads.
At this moment, Mrs. Lian was angrily about to go over, but her mother-in-law grabbed her and shook her head gently.
Cheng Xue received the "help" look from her mother-in-law and hurriedly stepped forward to help drag the person away.
It’s not clear what happened in the lobby on the first floor, but something must have happened that she couldn’t accept. Otherwise, with her dignity and self-control, it would be impossible.
The two of them dragged Ms. Lian out of the opera garden, and Cheng Xue followed her into the carriage uneasily.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Lian looked at Cheng Xue with sad eyes and shook her head.
"Sister-in-law, why is my mother's family lagging behind?"
Uh...
What does this mean?
"I work so hard to protect my parents' face and status, but they hurt me and bully me time and time again. How can I want such a family... Wuwuwu..."
At the end of the story, Lian covered her face and cried, feeling extremely sad.
The mother-in-law knew very well the position and importance of Cheng Xue in her master's heart, so she hurriedly explained:
"Mrs. Li, our grandma saw her mother-in-law in the lobby just now, and there was a woman beside her. To be honest, Mrs. Li, our grandma has always been interested in your eldest daughter and wanted to get her together with her uncle. It can be seen that you don't have that.
I mean, our grandma put it aside. But grandma’s mother always said she would be obedient and would wait for the eldest daughter of your family to get hairpins, but just now... alas!"
"Who is this young lady?"
Cheng Xue does not think that this young lady is just a simple rich lady, otherwise Lian would not be like this.
"It's the He family, the only daughter of the He family in Liaodong Fucheng. She is the one who once threatened to be engaged to Brother Qinglin."
When Lian said these words, it meant that she had given up on her natal family and also on Li Yue, who had fallen in love with her younger brother.
This was a good thing for Cheng Xue. Seeing his sad face, she took the initiative to comfort others for the first time.
As long as we don’t miss her little cabbage, then we are good friends. If you are sad or sad, I will be able to persuade and comfort you without hesitation...