Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Chapter 224 Stir-fried Liguria

The last two vegetarian dishes were deep fried radish balls and stir-fried bean sprouts.

At the beginning of spring, when there is a shortage of food, it is rare to have fresh vegetables to eat, and new dishes.

Jinbao took a bite and fell in love with the refreshing feeling.

"Erlang, what is this dish? I have never eaten it before. It is very delicious."

People who are used to eating big fish and meat will like stir-fried bean sprouts when they eat them for the first time.

Li Erlang told the truth: "This is something my sister made a few days ago, it's called Liulicai."

Jinbao was surprised and said, "Liulicai, this name is apt. This dish is crystal clear and somewhat similar to glass. I thought it was a new dish brought from the south. This dish is not bad!"

Jinbao hinted, "This dish is novel, I'm sure you will find it good after eating it."

Li Erlang was now a man of some experience, and he immediately understood what the other party meant. He said, "If I can please you, I will be able to sell it for a good price. When the banquet is over, I will bring some back with me. Please help me taste it. If Young Master Jing eats my dishes, this Liuli dish will really become famous."

Jinbao saw that Erlang was obviously more tactful and clever than before, and said happily: "Then I would like to thank you on behalf of the young master."

As he spoke, he raised his wine bowl and clinked glasses with Li Erlang.

Shopkeeper Qian and Lai Fu looked at each other and understood each other's thoughts.

Captain Zhong drank a few bowls of wine and became talkative. He chatted with the clerks and others. Occasionally, the village chief and Mr. Cai would also interject a few words.

Old man Li has always been rather reserved. It seems that he is really not good at socializing. This is reasonable. Old man Li has lived on the island for most of his life. Most of his life experience has been fishing, selling fish and eating fish. He only goes back and forth between home, the sea and the fish market. In addition, he is not talkative, so he is naturally not good at socializing.

Mr. Cai occasionally talked to him, but Old Man Li's words were a little stiff, so the others stopped forcing him.

However, Captain Zhong appreciated Cai Junyi's manners and words. "This is the genius that Zhulu Academy had admitted as an exception. After meeting him today, I can see that he is indeed very eloquent."

Cai Junyi said modestly: "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. I am far less knowledgeable than you are, so I hope you can give me more advice."

Everyone naturally likes humble and polite scholars.

When it comes to this year's imperial examination, Captain Zhong can actually give Cai Junyi some advice.

"I have a buddy who works in an escort agency. Every few years, he takes on the task of escorting the sons of wealthy families to Beijing to take the imperial examinations."

Seeing that there was no emotion in Cai Junyi's eyes, he knew that he didn't take it seriously. Captain Zhong said seriously: "Don't think that this money is not worth spending. There are always many candidates who get into trouble in every autumn examination.

Encountering bandits on the way is normal, but there are many outrageous things. "

The true story related to the imperial examination immediately attracted the attention of everyone at the table. Everyone stopped talking and listened to what Captain Zhong had to say.

"When my brother was escorting a young man to Beijing to take the imperial examination, he knew a young man from a wealthy family. He did well in the exam, but he was a bit of a playboy. He went to a brothel to indulge himself right after the exam. As a result, he got a lewd disease and died before the results were announced. When the results were announced, he was not only on the list, but also in the top three. What a trick of fate.

Therefore, the escort for the autumn imperial examination is not only responsible for protecting the safety of those young masters, but also responsible for watching their words and deeds. This is equivalent to a wealthy family paying you to look after their son. "

After hearing this, everyone sighed. Some felt it was a pity, while others thought it was a good thing that such a person did not enter the officialdom, otherwise he would have become a corrupt official who exploited the people in the future.

After serving the dishes, Li Laosan also came to the table. He also brought back a pot of Biluochun and poured a glass for everyone.

Captain Zhong took the teacup, drank it all, and then went on to tell another story.

“Also, the place where this incident happened is quite far away from our Ningzhou. It happened in a small village in Taiyuan, Jizhou (now in Shanxi Province).

There is a poor village called Taiping Village in the valley. It is said that there was a child prodigy in Taiping Village, named Chen Ping. When Chen Ping was very young, he was taught by a passing monk and began his journey to the imperial examination. The monk only taught him for one year and he passed the examination as a student. After the monk left, the whole village and the whole family placed their hopes on Chen Ping. Chen Ping also worked hard and passed the examination as a juren. He was ambitious and decided to go to Beijing to take the examination. But strangely, he never returned to Taiping Village again, as if he had disappeared out of thin air.

At first, the villagers thought that he had become a successful man and abandoned his wife, children and parents to become the son-in-law of a high-ranking official's daughter.

Some people didn't believe it, so they gathered some money and went to Beijing to look for someone.

They actually found out about Chen Ping. They heard from other candidates who took the exam with Chen Ping that Chen Ping was on the list and passed the imperial examination. Not only that, he was also highly regarded by the emperor and was appointed as a county magistrate.

Although it is a small county in the coastal area, how many people can be promoted to an official position just after passing the imperial examination?

This statement confirmed some people's speculation that Chen Ping had indeed forgotten his roots after rising to a high position.

So they set off for Ningzhou Prefecture on the northeastern coast to look for Chen Ping. They had no money, so they did odd jobs as they went along. Finally, three months later, they arrived at Huihai County where Chen Ping was posted as an official. When they inquired around, they were greatly disappointed.

The newly appointed county magistrate was named Wu Liangcai, not Chen Ping at all.

They thought that Chen Ping had deliberately changed his name to avoid them, so they waited near the county government office. After they saw Wu Liangcai, who was nearly 40 years old and had a big belly, they completely gave up and believed that the candidates from the capital had deliberately deceived them.

I thought maybe Chen Ping didn't pass the imperial examination and had already returned to the village. But in the end, Chen Ping did not return to the village.

This person just disappeared without a trace, never to be seen again.

Do you think it is important to hire a bodyguard to escort you to the exam?"

Everyone was attracted by this story and couldn't recover for a long time.

Cai Junyi was surprised and said, "A Jinshi is missing. Didn't the government send anyone to look for him?"

Captain Zhong shook his head: "I heard this from my brother. I don't know what happened afterwards."

Cai Chengping said with feeling: "It seems that it is safer to hire a bodyguard."

Li Laosan said jokingly: "Do you think this Wu Liangcai is a fake?"

One sentence stirs up a thousand waves.

The clerk said thoughtfully, "I have seen Wu Liangcai's handwriting by chance. It is crooked and has typos. It is really strange that a Jinshi can have such bad handwriting. Wu Liangcai has never written in public. It was always written by Master Du. His behavior is really not like that of a normal scholar."

This matter concerns Wu Liangcai's case and whether County Magistrate Wei can succeed Wu Liangcai, so the clerks are paying special attention to it.

He asked Captain Zhong: "Brother Zhong, have you seen those villagers in Taiping Village?"

Captain Zhong shook his head and said, "But my brothers in the escort agency seem to have seen it."

The clerk nodded and said nothing more.