Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 66 Passed down from ancestors

  For scholars, without books, they cannot broaden their horizons.

  It’s different now, Fang Jifan has money, and he can buy any manuscripts and anthologies printed on the market, and read them casually. What's more, the three of Ouyang Zhi won the Juren, their identities are very different, and they started to meet friends in literature every now and then, and their knowledge has improved a lot.

To deal with these three guys, Fang Jifan used a stocking method, but in order to deal with the next year's test, Fang Jifan gave them a lot of questions. Now there is more time, but Fang Jifan is clear about the questions for the next spring test. In the twelfth year of Hongzhi, Emperor Hongzhi ordered Prince Shaobao Li Dongyang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites and Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Cheng Minzheng, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites and Bachelor of Hanlin, to be the examiners of the examination. .

  However, this time there will be a small episode in the general examination, which will involve the imperial examination fraud of the examiner Cheng Minzheng, Jiangnan talented Xu Jing and Tang Yin.

  This...is a different kind of test.

  Fang Jifan changed his mind and smiled slightly.

As for the matter of Ouyang Zhi and the others, Fang Jifan has nothing to worry about, because he really doesn't know how to cheat, and he doesn't plan to have any dealings with any future examiners. He just needs to ask some 'questions', and then hide the real questions in the sea of ​​questions , Let the three students go to composition training.

  The three of Ouyang Zhi, in order to prepare for the exam, really worked extremely hard. From early morning to midnight, they were desperately brushing up questions and reading frantically, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

   Unexpectedly, they would have such leisure today.

  Fang Jifan looked at the three of Ouyang Zhi with the expression that I am your father, sat down, and dusted off his body; "Oh, how are you, why didn't you study today?"

  The three of them looked at each other, and then at Master Fang Jinglong.

Fang Jinglong grinned and said, "Father had a sudden whim recently, um, yes, my son, my father went to check the account the day before yesterday, hey... and I lost a lot of money. If this continues, how can I get it? The millions of taels of silver, being tossed about by you, the cash at home seems to be empty, leaving only a shop in Dongshi and Zhuangzi outside the city, Jifan, as a father, I look forward to you, no Looking forward to other things, you have to guard our shop and property, don't be angry, don't be angry, being a father means that it's all my fault as a father. In the past, I neglected to teach you, for the last point of our Fang family Family wealth, so as a father, you must set an example."

He looked at the three of Ouyang Zhi with admiration, and said with relief: "These three disciples and grandchildren are educated, and those who have studied have different ideas. What is enlightenment? , right, Ouyang's disciple..."

  Ouyang Zhi hurriedly nodded with embarrassment: "Yes, yes, yes, what Master said is correct."

  Fang Jinglong spread his legs apart, sat upright, and said excitedly: "Today, as a father, I must teach you by precept and example, and teach you how to live frugally."

  Fang Jifan was taken aback when he heard this, and dared to call in foreign aid.

   It's just... Fang Jifan looked at the three apprentices of Ouyang Zhi, your sister, you are my apprentices, but you went to teach your mentor's father to deal with your mentor?

  When Ouyang Zhi saw Enfu's aggressive gaze, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to show his breath, and hurriedly lowered his head: "Student deserves to die."

  Fang Jifan smiled in his heart, these three people dare not show their arrogance in front of him, is he so scary? Hey, in fact, like you, I am a good young man who is motivated. However, he still had a hippie smile on his face, with his feet up, his nostrils turned upside down, and he snorted coldly, his eyes only looking at the beams of the house.

  Fang Jinglong just laughed. He was afraid that he would make his son feel bad by "precepts and deeds", so he tried his best to use a tactful tone so as not to irritate his son.

  My son is still suffering from brain disease, so don't over stimulate him.

"This precepts and deeds, ahem... In fact, to put it bluntly, you need to be diligent and thrifty in managing your family. How can you be diligent and thrifty in managing your family? It means money that shouldn't be spent, and you can't spend it indiscriminately. Of course, Faner, my father didn't say that you spent money indiscriminately. The meaning of being a father is like the weather now, it’s freezing, you need to burn charcoal, if you don’t burn charcoal, wouldn’t you be freezing to death? Isn’t it?”

  Fang Jifan looked at his father in bewilderment. He really couldn't understand what kind of tricks this most failed parenting expert in history wanted to play.

When Fang Jinglong said this, he lamented in his heart, poor, really poor, since he checked the accounts of the accountant, he knew that the millions of silver had been spent like running water, not only that, but also shameful, now Everyone on the street doesn't know that his son has become a boy who spread wealth.

   Can't go on like this anymore, this family, I'm afraid it won't be enough for Fan'er to lose for a few years, so... we must learn from the pain, and let Fan'er be the head of the family to know that Chai Migui is expensive.

"But look, the price of carbon at this time of year is really rapid, and it has risen to more than 40 yuan a catty. It's really terrible." Fang Jinglong showed a sad look, but then laughed again: "Since you want to take care of the house, you should To save, you see, as a father, you can neither let the family freeze, but you can't spend money recklessly. Fan'er, look at this..."

  He pointed at the brazier on the ground.

  Fang Jifan just noticed that the brazier under his feet was steaming at the moment, as if... what was burning was not carbon, but briquettes.

   "This, do you know what it is?" Fang Jinglong made a fool of himself.

  Fang Jifan blurted out: "Anthracite..."

"Huh?" Fang Jinglong was stunned: "Haha, my son is well-informed, haha, let me tell you the truth, this anthracite coal has only become popular in the past two days, and someone sent a few catties to the UK. Gong, the British public tried it, and the effect is very good. Compared with charcoal, it is more interesting. Faner, do you feel very warm now? This anthracite is really a good thing. Of course, this is not the point, the point is , it is cheap, but my father spent a lot of effort before entrusting someone to buy it. It is said that it is only a trial sale now, and only supplies a few hundred catties. I bought it for my father to tell you a truth, it should be spent Money needs to be spent, and you can’t let yourself be cold and hungry, but there is really no need to spend money that shouldn’t be spent. Think about it, now that the anthracite is burning, is there a kind of person who sees those burning charcoal? Is it the feeling of the number one fool in the world?"

   "..." Fang Jifan blushed, hesitant to speak.

Fang Jinglong seemed to feel that his precepts and deeds were effective, so he cheered up immediately, and said happily, "When you buy something, you have to buy high-quality and cheap ones. This is the truth. In fact, it is the same as you spent so much money to buy Xishan. Just like wasteland, buying the wasteland of Xishan is like buying charcoal, people will make fun of you if you buy it...do you...can you understand what it means to be a father?"

  Fang Jinglong blinked desperately, hoping that his son would be enlightened.

  Fang Jifan shook his head: "I don't quite understand."

   "It's still unclear..." Fang Jinglong slapped his thigh, a little anxious, and wanted to continue explaining.

  Fang Jifan was very annoyed, but he said casually: "But this anthracite is produced in Xishan."

  Fang Jinglong laughed loudly: "Coal produced in Xishan, um... you said... um? The anthracite coal produced in Xishan..."

  Fang Jinglong's eyes widened in disbelief.

Fang Jifan took the copy, and with a bang, Fang Jinglong and Ouyang Zhi were startled. Fang Jifan said: "This anthracite coal is indeed produced in Xishan, father... you prodigal, this coal is in the hands of your son , It’s worthless, and you still ask someone to spend money to buy it? The things that grow in your own land, just pick them up, are worthless! You spent money? Why do I have such a father, tens of pennies , I was ruined by you just like that, now I finally understand why others call me a prodigal, I drink water and think about the source, and get to the bottom of it, it’s all because you are not upright, you are leading me down!"

   "..." Fang Jinglong's old face blushed at first, and he felt that the righteous words and reprimands made him very reasonable. This precept...seemed to have failed.

  But immediately, Fang Jinglong was shocked.

   Not right.

  Coal is produced in Xishan?

  Then... Xishan belongs to the Fang family again.

is it possible?

   "Fan'er, don't you want to scare me?" Fang Jinglong muttered, "We're not kidding."

  Fang Jifan yelled: "Are you kidding? If it wasn't so, how would I know what anthracite is?"

  Suddenly, Fang Jinglong's body trembled in conditioned reflex.

  He stroked his forehead first, feeling dizzy.

   Very drowsy.

   But immediately, his eyes widened like copper bells, and he laughed wildly like a sound of rubble: "Hahahaha... the ancestors are virtuous, and I, Fang Jinglong, teach my children well!"

  Fang Jifan looked at Fang Jinglong strangely, and a terrible thought came to his mind, his thick skin must be inherited from his ancestors, um...it must be.

  (end of this chapter)