Being in the past, seeking a long time
In ancient times, there was a poor scholar named Liu Sheng who was a juren at a young age. The next year, Liu Sheng went to Beijing to participate in the imperial examination, but the problem of money was really a headache. He could hardly find copper at home. Liu Sheng's mother gave her face and asked her all relatives and friends to raise some money.
Liu Sheng took the money, said goodbye to his mother, and rushed to the capital. In order to save money, he only ate one meal a day, often ordering pickles for only one steamed bun for each meal, and only find the cheapest store for accommodation. Even so, when he entered Beijing stumbled and bumped into the capital, there were only two copper coins left in his bag, and he could no longer afford to pay for food and accommodation, and there were still five days left before the examination.
Liu Sheng was worried. Do you want to beg for a living these days? It was almost dusk, and he found that there were four houses in front of him, with only four servants at the door. Liu Sheng had no choice but to give a smile and bow to a servant, asking if he could be more comfortable and let him stay in the woodshed for one night.
The man looked embarrassed: "I dare not make decisions about this matter. If the master knows that I stay overnight at outsiders, I am afraid I won't forgive me."
Liu Sheng blushed. He was about to leave, but he saw a big sedan chair coming towards him, followed by a few maids. The sedan chair was parked at the door of the house, and two beautiful girls supported each other and walked down. Liu Sheng knew that it was the lady from this family who had returned. He wanted to ask for help from others, but he was embarrassed to speak up and stood there in embarrassment.
Two girls were wearing red shirts and the other was wearing yellow shirts. Seeing Liu Sheng’s embarrassment, they couldn’t help but smirk. The servant who had just talked to Liu Sheng took the opportunity to say to the girl in red shirt: "Miss, this young man missed the stay. Do you think he can stay for one night?"
This family's surname is Li, and the girl in red shirt is the lady of this family, and the girl in yellow shirt is her cousin. My cousin couldn't stand Liu Sheng's silly look and said unhappily: "Cousin, how can your family take in outsiders casually? What if his origin is unknown?"
Liu Sheng's face was red with shame, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in. He was about to leave, but Miss Li shouted, "Young Master, wait." The "Young Master" tied up Liu Sheng's soul, and he could no longer move his legs.
Miss Li smiled slightly: "This young man looks like a noble man, but he is just a moment of despair. We should do our best." Seeing that her cousin wanted to interrupt, she gently pulled her and bit her ear. After a while, the two ladies pursed their lips and smiled together. Miss Li ordered, "Mei Xiang, come here."
A handsome maid came out, and Miss Li whispered a few words in her ear. After the explanation was completed, the two ladies went straight into the mansion.
Mei Xiang called two servants and said, "Miss. I asked you to clean up the 'General's House' in the West Gate." The two servants looked at each other, and they were a little hesitant. Mei Xiang was slightly angry: "Miss. I asked her to clean up the 'General's House' and treat the guests. Didn't you hear it clearly?"
The two servants quickly agreed and went in to clean up. Mei Xiang said to Liu Sheng, "Please come with me." Liu Sheng hurriedly bowed his fists and said, "Thank you, Miss!"
"Miss is not a fool. The lady is my lady in red. I am just a maid." Mei Xiang led the way with a lantern. Seeing that there were many houses and yards in the mansion, Liu Sheng followed Mei Xiang tightly, for fear of taking the wrong path.
Neighbor helps
At the end of the west corridor, Mei Xiang stood up, pushed the door and looked at it, and then made a "please" gesture to Liu Sheng. Liu Sheng went in and saw that although the house was not big, it would be fine to live alone. However, the room was empty, with only a few bells and silk ribbons hanging. He couldn't help but wonder, how could this live?
Mei Xiang saw his worries and said, "Young master, don't worry, this room has been idle for many years, and I have asked someone to pick up the bed and bedding to deliver it. I wonder if your son has ever had a meal?"
Liu Sheng whispered, "Not yet."
"Then I'll go to the kitchen and get you something to eat." Mei Xiang went to arrange it. After a while, she brought a plate of food and a snow-white puppy.
The main food is a bowl of white rice and two steamed buns. The dish is two vegetarian dishes plus a plate of greasy braised pork . Liu Sheng hadn't had enough food for a long time, let alone meat. He no longer cared about being gentle and quickly ate all the food.
Mei Xiang waited for him to finish eating and touched the puppy in his arms and said, "Young man is inevitably lonely when he is alone. This puppy is called 'Snowball', which is my lady's beloved thing. If you don't dislike it, leave it as a companion."
Liu Sheng agreed and took the snowball carefully. Suddenly he thought of a question and asked casually: "Girl, this room is called 'General's House'. I wonder what the origin is?"
"It is said that a general lived here." Mei Xiang frowned and said embarrassedly, "I can't tell the specific situation very clearly." At this time, a servant had already brought the wooden bed and bedding. After the settlement, Mei Xiang took her people away. Liu Sheng was already exhausted and fell asleep.
The next morning, Liu Sheng said goodbye, Mei Xiang delivered him outside the door and handed him ten taels of silver, saying that it was the support of the lady, hoping that he could be the winner of the list. Liu Sheng was not embarrassed to ask for money anymore, so he refused: "I am grateful for your lady's hospitality. How can I let the lady spend money?"
Mei Xiang said: "This is the lady's wish, don't let her down." Liu Sheng felt a little confused when he heard the words "Miss' wish". Mei Xiang stuffed the silver into his hand and ran away with a smile.
With money, Liu Sheng naturally no longer felt so embarrassed. He found a hotel to live in, ate well, slept soundly, and became more energetic, and passed the exam easily. On the day of the palace examination, Liu Sheng answered questions in front of the imperial examination. The emperor was overjoyed and appointed him as the top scholar in the new subject, the sixth rank, and went to the Hanlin Academy to serve as a editor.
Liu Sheng knew very well that if he had not received the funding from Ms. Li, let alone Jinbang High School, he might have died in a foreign land at this time. In fact, as early as when Miss Li said that he had a "noble appearance", he had secretly developed a love affair. But at that time, Liu Sheng had no body, so he naturally didn't dare to think about it, but now he has to think about it. So, Liu Sheng found a matchmaker and talked about the night's stay, asking the matchmaker to help him achieve this marriage.
Let’s talk about the Li family, that is a huge businessman in the capital. Mr. Li has only this daughter, who is only 28 years old and is waiting for his name to be in the boudoir. In the past, the people who raised the media broke through the threshold of the Li family, and Mr. Li looked down on him, but this time the top scorer came to propose marriage, and the top scorer also needs the support of the lady, which is a good story. This marriage is impeccable, and everyone in the Li family is very satisfied, and the marriage hit it off.
Didn't see old friends
Not long after, Liu Sheng married Miss Li in a glorious way, and the couple's love was perfect. Three days after the marriage, Liu Sheng "returned" with his wife according to the custom. His wife cared about her beloved dog. As soon as she got home, she held the snowball in her arms and said pity: "I haven't seen her for only three days, and she has lost weight. Officials, let's take it away when we leave, right?"
Liu Sheng nodded repeatedly: "As long as you like, just take it with you." Now he is no longer the same as before, so naturally he doesn't want the servants of the Li family to underestimate him and give rewards to all the servants of the whole family. He wanted to give Mei Xiang and the servants who had cleaned up the room more rewards, but found that these people were not in the house.
Liu Sheng was a little curious and asked his wife why she didn’t see Mei Xiang. His wife's face was a little strange and she said angrily: "That girl Meixiang is not clean. She stole things from the mansion a few days ago and was driven out of the mansion by her father." Liu Sheng couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he returned to her old place but could not see her old friend.
But on this day, Liu Sheng was finished and returned home in a sedan chair. Halfway through the way, a girl with a hairy hair suddenly ran over to her face. A man behind her chased and scolded, "Stop that crazy woman! Damn, grab things in broad daylight!"
The girl ran too fast and hit her head in the sedan chair. Liu Sheng was shocked and quickly ordered to stop the sedan chair. When he walked down, he couldn't help but be stunned: Although the girl in front of him had dusty faces, she could still vaguely recognize her true face, which was Mei Xiang.
Mei Xiang was still holding half a steamed bun in her hand and stuffed it into her mouth desperately. She was stunned when she saw Liu Sheng. At this time, the man had already chased him, and Mei Xiang was so scared that she hid behind Liu Sheng. Liu Sheng understood that Mei Xiang was so hungry that she had to grab a steamed bun at the food stall, which attracted a chase.
Liu Sheng gave the man a few copper coins and sent him away. He turned his head and asked Mei Xiang, "Why did you fall to this point?"
Mei Xiang's eyes were filled with tears, and complained, "I will become like this. It's all for you, sir."
The sedan chairwoman next to him couldn't help shouting, "Bold, we sir, kindly help you to help you solve the situation, but you fell down, right? Don't talk nonsense, insulting the imperial officials."
Mei Xiang was so scared, but Liu Sheng saw that she had something to do, so he sent the sedan chairwoman back home first, then slowed down his voice and asked Mei Xiang why she said that.
Mei Xiang then shed tears and said, "This is all because of your stay that night. Do you know where that 'General' is? In fact, it is a doghouse. The lady plays a role in sealing the snowball as the general, so everyone in the Li family calls its 'General'."
It turns out that Miss Li has a naughty personality. That day she had a sudden idea and asked Liu Sheng to live in the doghouse to see if he could see through it. Her cousin was also very keen on teasing people, and the two hit it off and made a bet: Miss Li thought that Liu Sheng was stupid and would probably be deceived; but her cousin thought that it was a doghouse after all, and normal people would never let themselves live in that kind of place. They bet on ten taels of silver, but naturally Miss Li won, but she only wanted to have fun and simply rewarded Liu Sheng with all the silver.
Later, Liu Sheng won the top scorer and married Miss Li. The Li family was afraid that this would hurt the son-in-law's face, so they found an excuse to drive away Mei Xiang and his in-depth servants. Mei Xiang had no relatives in the capital, so she had to wander around and beg.
Liu Sheng was stunned and murmured, "It turned out that it was a doghouse, but it was bigger than mine." Thinking that this incident had dragged Mei Xiang down, Liu Sheng felt very guilty and took out all the money he carried to her. Mei Xiang left with great gratitude.
This passage is considered a good marriage given by everyone, but it is actually just a joke. Liu Sheng was so amused that he sighed: "It was just because of the two rich ladies' bets that made me successful, but it also made others lose their jobs. Being a poor man, his fate was so unpredictable, and he was not as full as a rich dog!"
Author: Eagle Xiang Lang Xiao
