The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 397
Only then did I see the clouds on the top of the mountain like a cover, and the snow was like dust on the rocks.

The scenery in the snow is incomparably magnificent, the sky and the earth are one color, only a piece of silver can be seen.

A carriage was driving in the outskirts of the countryside, surrounded by a vast expanse of whiteness.Looking down from above, the sky and the earth seem to be a blank sheet of paper, and the carriage is dotted like a drop of ink.

The driver of the carriage was wearing a bamboo hat and a black cloak, and the hot air exhaled from his mouth reflected the icy cold.

The horse's hooves stomped on the frozen ground, and the driver waved the whip in his hand, carefully driving the carriage.

"My lord! We are about to reach Zhuangzi." The young man driving the carriage shouted into the carriage.

"It's a good thing we didn't listen to those young masters. If we really came here on horseback, wouldn't we be frozen?" Another boy in the carriage muttered.

But no one answered his words, the speed of the luxurious carriage is not slow, and there is a big village ahead.

The manager of the Zhuangzi, Xu Changgui, stood at the door of the Zhuangzi with his hands in his sleeves, stomping his feet non-stop.He stretched his neck and looked at the road in front of him. When he saw the carriage getting closer, his brows were filled with joy.

"But it's finally here, it's really cold today."

"Isn't it? The snot is freezing out. It's the Chinese New Year. The young masters are not staying at the house, but want to come out to play. How good would it be to stay on the hot kang?"

Zhang Da, the servant standing behind the steward, looked at the approaching carriage and complained a little.

"Go, go, go! What do you know? You dare to arrange for the master, don't you? Be careful, you can't eat around. I told you to show your face in front of the young master because I saw that you are still smart. Don't be stupid, if you provoke me The master is not happy, I can't protect you."

Seeing Zhang Da, Xu Changgui regretted it a little. Zhang Da was usually quite clever and familiar with Zhuangzi, so he asked him to come to serve him.I didn't expect it to be such an unclear thing, don't let this kid spoil his good deed!

"Look at what Manager Xu said, how dare you talk nonsense in front of the young master? Isn't this just saying a few words in front of you?" Zhang Da didn't take it seriously, how can he be inappropriate in front of the master?
"You! You can only stay in the Zhuangzi. Do you know that those servants in the mansion live a precious life! The rules are very strict. If you are in the mansion, such rules will not last a day. , Guaranteed to ask the chief steward of the house to teach you to be honest."

When Guanshi Xu said this, he envied the steward outside the mansion, he has great power!Not to mention Guan Yu, who is out on the job for the young master, who doesn't give him some face when he goes out to do business?How can he, the little steward of Zhuangzi, compare with others?

Zhang Da had never been in the mansion, so naturally he didn't know that the rules in the mansion were strict, and he rarely saw his master once a year.Even if the master is here, he is not qualified to serve him closely.This time, Guanshi Xu ordered him to serve because he was smart, but in fact, he couldn't get close to him, as the master had personal attendants by his side.

"Be smart, if the master is happy, I can reward you with some money." When the master comes to Zhuangzi, he will serve him. If he is satisfied, the money he will give you will be his monthly money for three or four months.

When Zhang Da heard it, there is such a good thing?No wonder Guanshi Xu is very happy every time the young master comes.

The carriage was getting closer and closer, and it didn't stop when it reached the gate of Zhuangzi. It drove directly into Zhuangzi and went to the other courtyard.

Manager Xu quickly pulled Zhang Da on, followed closely behind, trotting towards the carriage.

"Sir, it's here!"

Manager Xu trotted all the way, quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and saluted the people in the carriage.

"Little Xu Changgui, please give me your son Wanfu Jinan!" While talking, Zhang Da knelt down and kowtowed firmly.

It's the New Year's Eve right now, so of course you have to kowtow when you see the master, and the master will give you a big red seal.Although it is said that as long as the servants are in the New Year, they will have it, but this extra, no one thinks it is too much, right?

Zhang Da had never seen this scene before, so he could only follow Xu Changgui on his knees.I hadn't seen my master before, so I didn't think that just this luxurious carriage and the attendants on the carriage could give him a sense of oppression, so that he couldn't say anything.

"You don't need to be polite, Manager Xu, get up!" The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a young man dressed similarly to the driver got out of the carriage.

Then, another person got out of the car.Zhang Da knew that the one who came down later must be the master. He had only seen it from a distance before, but he didn't see it clearly.

Looking forward with his head down, he could only see a pair of blue satin boots.

Taking advantage of Steward Xu's obstruction, he raised his head to look at the owner of the boots in a mysterious manner, and after seeing it, he was stunned.

This is a young man of thirteen or fourteen years old, with a light blue hair band on his head, wearing a round-neck gown embroidered with gold circle patterns on a white background, and a stone blue crane cloak inlaid with white feathers on the outside. Very.

Looking at the appearance again, we can only see that its face is like a crown jade, and its color is like a flower of spring dawn.Sword-shaped eyebrows tucked into the temples, peach blossom eyes slightly raised at the corners of the eyes, looking forward and flying, people can't help but praise, what a romantic man with extraordinary appearance!

Of course, Zhang Da couldn't describe his appearance, but he had never seen such a good-looking boy.

Gu Chengyu felt that the servant in front of him was not very clever, maybe he had never seen him as a master.Chuang Tzu's subordinates can't expect to be very disciplined.

Ask Mingmo to give the red seal, and then take Mingmo and the others into the other courtyard.

"You silly boy, you don't know what to do with the red seal given by the young master. You can still talk just now! After seeing the young master, why didn't you dare to say a word? You haven't thanked the young master yet! Fortunately, the young master doesn't care about it."

Manager Xu thought that Zhang Da was frightened, so he pulled him back and gave Zhang Da the smaller red seal.

Manager Xu took great care of Zhang Da on weekdays. Zhang Da was sixteen this year and was originally from a village near Zhuangzi.The mother in the family was getting old, and when Zhuangzi bought the man, he begged him and sold him to the Zhuangzi.

Don't think his name is Zhang Da, that's what the village called him, because Zhang Da got his name because of his big head.Because he bought it, Zhang Da is very dependent on him, so Manager Xu has always taken care of him.

"Guanshi Xu, I have never seen such a good-looking person since I was a child!" Zhang Da came back to his senses, opened the red envelope excitedly, and when he saw two taels of silver in it, he almost jumped up for joy.

"How many people have you met? However, our son is indeed good-looking, but he is a man, so don't say this again in the future."

Gu Chengyu didn't know about the conversation between the two of them. He came to the other courtyard because he invited two classmates from the Imperial College to soak in the hot springs and eat game.

"The people who sent said when Brother Sun and Senior Brother Ye would come over?"

Today is the sixth day of the lunar new year, Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu went to Jiaoyu's mansion for a meeting, and then came together in a carriage.

Both Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu were admitted to Boshan Academy two years ago, and they are now studying in the academy.The yard that Ye Zhiqiu rented happened to be not far from Sun Xian's house, and the two happened to be on the same road.

This time because of having a foreigner, Gu Chengyu didn't call Gu Wan and the others.

(End of this chapter)