Chapter 621 5 Fortune 3
Chapter 621 5 Fortune 3
Li's Sifuzhai has so many varieties of dishes. During the Double Ninth Festival, Chang Ran also patronized her business and bought flowers and Double Ninth Festival cakes.
Although Chang Ran was not a candidate for son-in-law, the two families were still relatives. Mrs. Li treated him well.
At night, they would go to the night market by themselves before returning to the mansion. The people in the mansion also allowed them to take turns to go out and play.
Recently, there has been a group of thieves in the city, who often take advantage of the chaos to rob children from wealthy families and beautiful young girls. In the play, Fuhui Shouning was abducted by them.
After Chang Ran heard the news, he asked the puppet to find their lair and sent the news to Shen Huizhao. Then he secretly patrolled and asked them to catch the people and make sure that they received the punishment they deserved.
The spring examination was approaching, and candidates from all over the country came to Bianjing to prepare for the provincial examination next spring. Sifuzhai was also filled with people discussing poetry and essays.
Chang Ran has not been to these restaurants recently. Now there are candidates for imperial examinations everywhere, and he feels a bit out of place if he goes there.
At most, I would stroll around the streets and visit some roadside stalls. The rest of the time, I would stay at home and enjoy the attentive service of the beauties.
Now many families have set their sights on these candidates, hoping to identify them and make their moves before the results are announced, lest their names on the list are taken away by high-ranking officials. The Li family and the Liu family are no exception.
Liu Shibo saw that Du Yangxi was talented and wanted to recruit him as his son-in-law. After being rejected, he wanted to force him.
Chang Ran would not personally go to the houses of his friends to deliver winter vegetables. Naturally, he did not go to Liu's house to meet Du Yangxi and Sang Yanrang. The current situation was intentional by Du Yangxi, and the other party had his own way to solve it.
The scholars who came to Beijing to take the imperial examinations all submitted their family guarantees and their books to the Ministry of Rites. Since they had already registered and submitted their books, they certainly could not be retained openly.
Before leaving Liu's house, Du Yangxi deliberately wrote a poem on the gate of Liu's house, satirizing the Liu family for being angry and ashamed because they failed to snatch the bride. He wanted to spread the news.
Although Liu Shibo was angry, he only sent someone to teach the two a lesson. Now that their conflict was known to everyone, if something really happened, he would not be able to get away with it.
Chang Ran had also heard the rumor that Du Yangxi was such a scheming man and was indeed more suitable for the officialdom.
But speaking of it, Chang Ran saved their mother and son's life. His family's business was in various places. But after he took over, he sent puppets to manage it. He stayed in Bianjing all the time.
Two years ago, there was a flood in Ezhou. To be honest, Chang Ran was also worried that without her help, Du Yangxi and his mother would really die.
So he sent a message to the puppet who was managing the business outside, asking him to rescue Du Yangxi and his group.
Of course, since they knew they were going to save people, there was no cargo on board. Chang Ran didn't want to deliberately throw cargo overboard just to gain fame.
The boat was filled with fruits and food materials that were to be sent to Bianjing. They were just used for emergency purposes. They had a good meal for these people. Before they left, the puppet also gave them some money for their journey.
Although they were rescuing people, they did not reveal who the owner was. There were also many guards on the boat to prevent them from being robbed while doing good deeds.
Chang Ran did all this mainly to avoid Du Yangxi's death. He never thought of making friends with him. If he made friends with him, he would be plotted against at any time. He still treated him with respect.
Recently, Sifuzhai has set up a literary contest in a teahouse. Every day, a topic is chosen, and everyone writes a poem. The winner will be selected and the tea fee will be waived. They are not only trying to attract customers, but also want to take the opportunity to select a son-in-law.
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