Chapter 521: Preparations
In the Shu Jishi exam, Wang Fulin was not admitted, but Tang Han was admitted.
This matter is still quite surprising, you must know that Wang Fulin's ranking in the examination and the palace examination is higher than Tang Han, who would have thought that he would be compared to Tang Han in the examination of Jishi?
The examination of the Gurgis is literature and calligraphy. In this regard, Tang Han, who has a family history, has a slight advantage over Wang Fulin. And the special training given to his son by his father, Dali Siqing Tang, before the test, obviously came in handy. I think that back then, Tang Daren was admitted to Hanlin after passing the Shuji Shi examination after passing the Jinshi examination, and was appreciated for his outstanding performance in paperwork and his familiarity with the law. Tang Han, as his son, is naturally a tiger father without a dog.
Although Wang Fulin's family background is also good, his family background is still incomparable with the Tang family. He has always been good at strategy, relatively speaking, the literary style is a little worse, and in terms of calligraphy, it is only in the average rank of Jinshi, and it is not outstanding. If you want to enter Hanlin, it seems that something is missing.
However, Wang Fulin did not seem to be depressed, and his brother Wang Fuzhong found a way out for his younger brother as soon as he learned the results of the exam, and arranged for him to be released as an official and go to Shouyang County, Shanxi Province to be the county magistrate.
This is a big county, quite wealthy, but there are no particularly troublesome powerful overlords in the local area, the law and order is good, and the predecessor has been promoted normally, and there have been no major mistakes. As long as Wang Fulin stays safe and secure for three years in office and ensures that the peaceful situation in Shouyang County is maintained during his term of office, it is easy to get a good word and then be promoted smoothly. This is obviously the vacancy that Wang Fuzhong has selected for his younger brother, and he is not so careful when he changes others.
Wang Fulin's happiest position in Shouyang County for this appointment: "I just went back to my hometown to worship my ancestors, and then I returned to Shouyang to take office! It is only 700 miles, which is much closer than going to the capital from Mizhi!"
Regarding his reaction, Wang Fuzhong was also helpless. Don't look at my brother's article is very well written, but he is a little naïve, if it weren't for this, he wouldn't have spent so much effort on his brother's outlet. In his current position, it is not easy to selfishly provide a little convenience for his family, but also to consider it and pay attention to proportion. It is precisely because of the relatively good shortage of Shouyang County Commander for Wang Fulin that he cannot provide the same assistance to Chengzhi and Hu Kun. All the good things in the world can't all be cheaper, right?
Yu Chengzhi and Hu Kun did not take the Shu Jishi exam, but they had the appointment results early. Both of them were released, one went to Shudi, and the other was in Shandong, both of which are medium-sized counties that are not good or bad, but it's okay. It's just that in these two places, they have no connections, and they are all strange places, and after taking office, they will definitely face a lot of difficulties.
However, whether it was Yu Chengzhi or Hu Kun, they were not worried about the difficulties in the future, they and Wang Fulin were giggling together, rejoicing that Qin Ping was about to marry again, and urging Qin Bai and the Niu family to do a happy event earlier, so they hurried to drink the senior brother's wedding wine first, and then go back to their hometown to worship their ancestors, and then take office.
Being so noisy by them, Qin Bai discussed with the Niu family, and they all thought that it was not bad to do a happy event earlier, so they discussed with the Yunyang Hou Mansion, and picked a few auspicious days to come out and let the Cai family choose, and finally Cai Shengnan's mother and brother picked two dates and sent them back to the Yongjiahou Mansion, and Qin Bai and the Niu family made the decision.
These two dates, one in early May and one in mid-June, are in the height of summer. When a wedding is held in such a season, the couple and their families will definitely feel very hot.
Niu thinks that if several students can drink the wedding wine, it is better to hold the wedding early, and the beginning of May is good, but I am afraid that the time is too rushed, and many things are too late to prepare. In this way, the date in mid-June may be more suitable, but Wang Fulin and the others will definitely not be able to catch up.
Niu's was a little entangled, Qin Hanzhen couldn't make up his mind for her, so he could only fan her on the side.
Qin Bai said: "It's good to do a happy event earlier, how many things do you have to prepare? Zhou Xiangnian and several other housekeepers in the family are very capable, and if there is a shortage of manpower, you can borrow someone from the long house." Brother Ping's yard was renovated a few years ago, and now it is still very new, let people repaint, prune and prune the flowers and trees in the yard, and then change a batch of furnishings, and it is almost the same. The rest of the things are complete, except for the feast, which needs to be carefully considered. You can discuss this kind of thing with Nagafang Zhonghai's daughter-in-law, she is most familiar with these things. On the other hand, the Cai family, I don't know how the dowry is prepared? If their family is in time, the beginning of May will be fine. No matter how late it is, they won't have time to return to their hometowns to worship their ancestors before taking office. It would be a pity if they missed Brother Ping's wedding banquet. ”
When Qin Ping married for the first time, Wang Fulin and the three of them had not yet worshiped Qin Baimen, and only one Wu Shaoying, who had tragically drunk that wedding wine as the bride's family. Qin An's first marriage is to marry a desolate relative, or to carry out without the consent of his parents, there is no need to mention, remarriage is also a gift in the big peers, even the long house of the family is only sent to witness the representative, and relatives and friends have not been invited. Qin Bai's two sons married, and most of his protégés seemed to have never attended the wedding banquet, and Qin Bai still had some regrets in his heart.
He still hopes that his sons' marriage can be blessed by more people. In his life, he only had two sons, and his protégé received a lot. Compared with the clansmen who had only reunited a few years earlier, he found that his eldest son, Qin Ping, seemed to have a closer relationship with these brothers. If these students can unite with their children and grandchildren, then they will be able to pass away with peace of mind when they are old.
Seeing Qin Bai say this, Niu hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Since this is the case, let's set the auspicious day at the beginning of May." Oh my God, I don't know if there is half a month, will we really be in time?!Is there no second suitable day in the whole of May?!"
Qin Bai said with a smile: "Brother Ping, this is a continuation, you don't have to make the wedding too public." I think the Cai family's side is meaningful, and they probably don't plan to do it big. ”
Niu snorted, "That's different. Yunyang Hou is just Shengnan's brother, their family itself is actually a military attache family in Shuozhou, and now Shengnan's brother is only six grades. In a place like the capital, the Liupin official family holds happy events, and no matter how public, it is limited. After all, Shengnan is not a girl from the Yunyang Hou Mansion! But Brother Ping is the son of our Yongjia Hou Mansion. How could he marry his relatives pass silently? Why should he put three days of wine on the table! When he married the one before him, he also put three days of wine!"
The fan in Qin Hanzhen's hand paused, and his movements couldn't help but slow down.
Is the three-day wedding banquet of an ordinary landlord's house in Mizhi County the same thing as the three-day wedding banquet of the Hou Mansion in the capital?
Qin Hanzhen couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart, but it was not easy to think of his father, and he was finally going to remarry, so don't block him as a daughter. It's rare that this is a marriage that you love and I want, even if both parties don't have any deep feelings, but they are all going to each other for future happiness, and it's good to be lively.
She didn't say a word, and continued to fan her grandmother cow as if nothing had happened.
Qin Bai raised his eyes and looked at his eldest granddaughter, smiled slightly, and said to his old wife: "My son is now competing with the Chu family, the Cai family and the Chu family have only had a quarrel before, and the matter is still related to the future daughter-in-law. Although the Queen Mother is in front of you, you and I are always closer to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and we have to save some face for the Crown Princess. Otherwise, wouldn't it be embarrassing to see each other in the future? I think the Cai family has set the wedding date so early, and it is estimated that they do not plan to make a big deal. Their family must have had their own concerns. ”
Niu Shi listened dumbfounded: "What is the Chu family? The Queen Mother also said that Chu Zhengfang and the Chu family are two different things. The crown princess is only related to Chu Zhengfang, why did our brother Ping marry him, why did he slap the princess in the face?"
She felt a little aggrieved for her eldest son, and she was not very willing to hold a low-key wedding, so she wanted to discuss it with the Cai family.
But before she could open her mouth to the Cai family, Qin Ping returned home and set the tone for the marriage first: "There's no need to make a big deal, this is a remarriage." Although when I married the original partner, I was far less prominent than my current status, but the limelight of the continuation should not exceed the original match, otherwise what would Rong Niang think under Jiuquan? ”
Niu Shi was stunned, and couldn't help but look at Qin Hanzhen, and felt a little annoyed in his heart. She really seems to have ignored her granddaughter's feelings.
Qin Hanzhen glanced at his father in some surprise, but his heart was relieved, and he said with a smile: "It is also a happy event for my father to marry again." You are going to live with your new lady in the future, as long as you are in harmony with each other, and you don't have to worry about me. ”
Qin Ping shook his head and insisted on his opinion: "You don't need it for three days, you can just set a day of wine." Although our family is a Hou Mansion, it is not very wealthy, so we don't have to spend that unjust money. The palace still advocates simplicity, and as a relative, our family should not be too extravagant. ”
That's a good reason. Although the Niu family still felt sorry for his son, he still reluctantly accepted Qin Ping's opinion and promised to suppress this wedding at the standard level of the fifth and sixth grade officials. She asked people to send a letter to the Cai family, Mrs. Yunyang Hou and Mrs. Cai San were very satisfied with this, and Cai Shengnan's mother and brother also felt that this was enough, and did not bother about it, but was busy preparing a dowry for Cai Shengnan.
Although Cai Shengnan originally had a prepared dowry, because of the inconvenience of transportation and the lack of rank, the large ones were left in Shuozhou, and only the thin soft ones were brought to the capital, just in case. Now the Cai family is still looking for a special dowry shop to urgently prepare all kinds of furniture, supplies, wedding clothes and jewelry for the dowry. Several people in the Cai family were busy with this, and even Cai Seventeen's wedding preparations were temporarily thrown away.
On the Qin family's side, they are naturally just as busy. Xiao Feng had to temporarily suspend Qin Hanzhu's class, hand over her youngest son to her and the nurse to take care of, and then free his hands to assist Niu's in preparing for the wedding. Qin Hanzhen also intervened and helped organize the banquet or something. On the side of the long house, the Min family was also sent over to help, but although the Yao family said that they wanted to help, they didn't come much. Because Tang Han was admitted to the Shu Jishi, the Tang family is also going to hold a wedding for his son, and the date is at the end of May, not long later than Qin Ping. The Yao family wants to prepare a dowry for their daughter, and they can't separate themselves for a while.
Just when the people in both rooms were busy, an unexpected letter was delivered to the door of Yongjiahou's mansion.