Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 396: Osmanthus fragrans produces osmanthus, and tung fragrans produces tung

During the Great Sheng Dynasty, the imperial court still had certain rewards for the top three in the Spring Examination. It was said that the first place winner received two thousand taels of silver plus a small house with two courtyards, the second place winner received two thousand taels of silver, and the third place winner only received one thousand taels. As for the Jinshi below, whether there were any rewards, Hua Lei was not sure.

Looking at Xiao Yuan, Hua Lei continued, "He does have a salary when he works in the Hanlin Academy, but he has just started, and he only gets eight taels of salary a month, which is not as much as mine. Besides, he has to eat, drink, defecate and urinate in Shangjing City with this eight taels of money, so how much can he have left?"

After a pause, he continued, "I heard that the emperor will reward the number one scholar with a house, but the second place scholar should not have one, right? If he doesn't have his own house, he will have to deduct part of the eight taels of silver for rent, and there will probably be nothing left. Don't forget that your own monthly allowance is five taels now, so the eight taels he earns is really not much."

Since Xiaoyuan was ten years old, Hualei raised Xiaoyuan's monthly salary to five taels, taking into account that Xiaoyuan was studying at the Imperial College, where there were many rich and aristocratic children around him, and that the children sometimes had personal relationships with each other.

Xiao Yuan scratched his head in frustration, pursed his lips, and pulled out a piece of rice paper from the bottom, handed it to Hua Lei, and said, "Sister, look, this is Yan Haihua, who ranked 13th in the second class. His ancestral home is in Yongcheng Prefecture in Jiangnan. I heard that his family is very wealthy, with many fertile fields and shops, and it seems that there is also a bank or something.

Although there are many people in the family, they are rich and probably won't want your dowry, so there won't be those things you worry about. Take a look, okay?" He pointed at the portrait and said, "Although she doesn't look very good, she's not ugly, right?"

Hua Lei looked at the image, shook her head and said, "This one won't work either. Ask yourself, is Yan Haihua good-looking or not? He is very ugly, okay? Even if he is average, he is not good-looking, right? I am not disrespecting him, am I?

Back then, when we were watching the top scholar parade in the private room, didn’t Rong Jue point at a person and say, “This person is so ugly?” He must have been talking about this person, right?

I remember you were beside him at the time, and you nodded in agreement. Why, now, are you saying against your will that he is not ugly anymore?" Hua Lei pouted and said.

"Sister, we looked at it from above last time, and it really didn't look that good. But when he came to the Imperial College to impart his experience to us, I saw it up close, and it wasn't as ugly as you said, really." Xiaoyuan shouted.

"Even if what you said is right, it's not that ugly, but it's definitely not average, right? Not to mention good-looking.

But, look at me. Among women, even if I am not the most beautiful, I should be considered above average, right? If the two of us stand together, do you think we are a good match?" Hua Lei put her face in front of Xiao Yuan and asked.

"Sister, men don't care about appearance, as long as he is a good person and capable, isn't there a saying like this? When the lights are turned off at night, then..." Xiaoyuan suddenly realized that she had said something wrong and stopped talking with a red face.

This brat, when did he learn to say such things? Hualei glared at him, "You don't want to learn? When did you start reading these boring books? You are only twelve years old, still a child. And you start......"

"Sister, don't talk nonsense, I..., don't interrupt me, what I mean is, isn't there a saying like this? A man is talented and a woman is beautiful, which means that men look at talent and women look at appearance.

Brother Yan was able to get the 13th place in the second class, which is also very impressive. You are good-looking, so this combination is a perfect match for a talented man and a beautiful woman. "Xiao Yuan retorted with a "glib tongue".

"Tsk, a talented man and a beautiful woman, you mean, your sister, I make a living by my face?" Hua Lei raised her voice and said to Xiao Yuan, "I tell you, Xiao Yuan, your sister, I am a person with both talent and beauty, and I am also rich, rich in gold, silver and treasures.

Compared with Yan Haihua, I may not have less money than him, and I am ten thousand times more handsome than him. Although my talent may be less than his, our directions are different. If I work hard to take the imperial examination, maybe I can even become the top scorer?

Don't forget that my grandfather praised me since I was a child for being smart and having a photographic memory, and he also asked you to learn from me. You said that a girl like me who is talented, beautiful and rich, why must I marry such an ugly man? "

After a pause, he continued, "Even if it's like you said, once the lights are turned off, everyone is the same, and I don't mind if the other person is ugly. But the children born will be different.

You should know that "Guizhou fruit produces Guizhou, and Tong fruit produces Tong". This means that the various symptoms of the same crop, including but not limited to color, shape, size, etc., can be stably passed on to the offspring.

The previous generation is what we know about the next generation. When the child is born, whether it is a boy or a girl, imagine putting the face of Mr. Yan on it. Don't you think I am wronged?

I have to face not only one ugly Yan Haihua for my whole life, but also two, three, four, and five more Yan Haihuas. This is such a great harm to me, I don't want it." Hua Lei refused with an uncertain reason.

"That's possible. The child will look like you. If he looks like you, then you won't have to worry about this, right? You are worrying about these things now. Aren't you just worrying about nothing?" Xiao Yuan hesitated and asked back.

"I plant wheat in my fields, and I need to select the best, full wheat seeds to plant. Of course, I also need to take precautions against future children.

Although it is possible that he will be like me, there is at least a 50% chance that he will be like him, and I don't want to take that risk." Hua Lei said confidently.

Xiao Yuan stared at Hua Lei for a while, then picked up the top piece of rice paper and handed it to Hua Lei, saying, "What about this one? Do you think it's a little fat and unsightly? You would say that he doesn't know how to control his diet, let alone other things, so he will never achieve anything great in the future. Don't take it."

Then, he took another piece of paper and placed it in front of Hualei, saying, "Here, do you think the other person is too thin, like a bamboo pole? You would say that he would fall down if the wind blew, and he looks like he is in poor health and looks like he will die soon. You don't want him either."

He pulled another piece of paper over and said, "Although this one is neither fat nor thin, and her face is not bad, she is too short. When she stands next to you, she is not much taller than you, so you don't want her either."