Chapter 46: The Written Examination (2)
At the beginning of the night (more than nine o'clock in the evening), someone suddenly quietly opened the door, and when the concierge asked, it was Master An who arrived and opened the door to greet him, while letting the newspaper and Da Langjun. It was still Master An who ordered him not to alarm the children.
An Zhenyou and Ruan Shi hadn't slept yet, and they only wore their middle clothes to talk in the room, and after listening to the report, they hurriedly put on their clothes to greet them, and when they saw their father, they hurriedly saluted: "Why did Dad come back so late?"
Master An was really tired after a day of traveling, and he sat down in the main room to rest before he smiled and said: "You wrote that Da Lang wants to try it out, I want to arrive before the autumn season, I don't want to be delayed on the road, these few days are in a hurry, and I can finally send him to the entrance tomorrow." ā
After speaking, he sighed: "Now it is really a peaceful world, when we arrived at the city gate, it was already five o'clock after the hour, and it was a pity that we were almost able to enter the city, but I didn't want the city gate of Kyoto to be closed all night now." ā
In the early days of Kyoto, the gate was opened at 5:10 a.m. and closed at 8:15 p.m.
An Zhenyou said with a smile: "Your Majesty, now that the four seas are leveling, and Kyoto's defense is strict, a curfew was opened this summer, saying that it was until the Mid-Autumn Festival, Dad, you went to the East and West City at night, and it was lively." ā
Master An also smiled, the Taiping world is good for them to do serious business, now on the Shengming, the rule of the officials is not corrupt, every year back and forth to sell goods should be dotted, business is not difficult to do.
The father and son said a few more words, and decided that tomorrow Master An would send his grandson in, and An Zhenyou took his wife to retire.
Ruan asked her husband, "Do you want to tell your father about Da Lang?"
An Zhenyou thought for a while: "Don't worry, Da Lang is old, it is time to discuss a family matter, I have to discuss this matter with my father, and you should move around more when you go back, and pay attention to which one has the right one." ā
Ruan Shi was surprised: "Didn't you say that you have a good daughter from a colleague's family?" Since he deliberately asked his daughter to come out to meet him when he was a guest, there was also a vague meaning of marriage in his words.
An Zhenyou shook his head and laughed: "He has climbed the high branches, how can he remember this." ā
The original An family does not have to be his family, when An Zhenyou felt sorry for his son, he thought that if Qiao Niangzi was good, she could take advantage of her son's intentions, but she turned her head and was left behind, this matter ...... I really can't say who is right and who is wrong, half a catty is against eight taels, it's all for the sake of the child.
Ruan Shi relieved him: "The children have no fate, don't hurt the peace for this." What do you say about the position of the outsider that was vacated a while ago?"
An Zhenyou was even more helpless: "Master Zhao somehow worshiped under King Cheng's ......"
King Cheng is the emperor's own brother, and King Rui has the same special purpose to stay in Beijing, but unlike King Rui's absurd reputation, King Cheng is known as the king of virtue, and there are many followers.
There are people in the court who are good officials, An Zhenyou Gongshi was born, he is not amazing, but he also has real materials, he is not up or down, and others who are not worthy of it take the initiative to solicit, and he is reluctant to flatter.
Fortunately, the An family's business in Kyoto has the dry shares of the An Guo family, so there is some shelter, so that people will not be so crowded that they can't even keep the position of the main book.
Speaking of Anguo's family in recent years, it was not very good, the earlier Shizi was not bad, and the Anjia also had the face of Anguo Gongfu when he was light yƬ under this position, but the good times did not last long, and the Shizi went in less than two years, leaving only a young son, the old Guogong has been sick in bed by this blow, fortunately, there is also a holy family, and the little Shizi has been studying in Hongwenguan.
In the past few years, the Guogong Mansion has been in short supply, and the An family has been in contact with the Guogong Mansion for decades, at this time, it is difficult to change the court, I just hope that in a few years, the little son will grow up, inherit the title and receive the errand, and they will have a shelter.
The husband and wife are not narrow-minded, and they each comforted each other before resting.
An Mingren was so tired that he slept very deeply this night, but he woke up early without waiting for something to do. I was stunned when I saw my grandfather in the main room, and after a while, I hurriedly saluted and greeted my grandfather.
In order to prevent fraud, the three are to change the examination room, and the entrance must be re-searched, there is no time to talk much, the things for the exam Ruan Shi have already prepared, and he did not dare to let his son drink too much water, and the steamed buns prepared for breakfast, An Mingren knew that it was hard work, and he ate four steamed buns and drank a bowl of porridge in one go, and then said goodbye to his parents and set off with his grandfather.
Such a big bun, An Zhenyou and his wife sent him away and laughed, half the size of the child eats the poor man, the old saying is not false at all.
Seeing that people entered the field, Mr. An came back, the boys all went to school, and Siniang and Liuniang got up late to know that their grandfather was back, and they all stood at the door of the second gate of the East Courtyard, and Mr. An was pounced on as soon as he entered the door.
"Grandpa!"
Siniang glared at Liuniang jealously, she was older, Ruan's didn't allow her to be coquettish like this, and said Wanfu in a proper manner: "Grandpa has worked the road." ā
Mr. An is nearly sixty years old, and although his body is tough, he can't hold his six-year-old granddaughter anymore - not to mention that Liuniang is really not slender.
only hugged his granddaughter and smiled: "You girl, you almost knocked Grandpa down." ā
nodded to Siniang again: "Xiu'er has grown taller and looks better and better." ā
Siniang was immediately happy, and Grandpa praised her.
Liu Niang didn't care about this: "Grandpa, when will we go to the street to listen to music again?"
Mr. An likes to take his granddaughter out for a walk, the teahouse restaurant in the downtown is not as quiet as the tea house of An's family, there are storytellers and singers, the merchant who carries the burden outside, and the little lady who sells along the street with a basket, the breath of life is blowing in the face, which is particularly real and interesting, Liu Niang likes this the most, it feels like a living "Qingming Riverside Picture", and she is also in the painting.
Master An couldn't laugh and deliberately blamed: "You girl, you know how to play." ā
"Go or not, don't go!" Master An doted on his granddaughter, Liu Niang was not afraid of him at all, and she was crooked.
Master An smiled again: "Go, go, Grandpa will definitely take you next time." ā
Siniang blushed, tugged at his sleeve and twisted: "Grandpa, can you talk to your mother and take me with you ...... too"
"All go, all go. "Master An, who is surrounded by his granddaughter and is happy, can't care about the rules of his eldest daughter-in-law.
took the two granddaughters back to the house, and Mr. An put the gifts for his granddaughters on the table again, there were almost real yarn flowers that were popular this year, and there were also new materials, and the two little girls were even more cheerful.
Master An's return home has changed the atmosphere at home.
However, I was only happy for one day, and it rained on the second day, and the whole family was worried about An Mingren in the examination room, although I prepared things to prevent rain, but the weather was not comfortable, and I don't know what the situation was in the room, and every year there were unlucky places where the rain and wind leaked.
On the 14th, I picked up An Mingren back, and it was really not good, I was ruined a while ago, where can I raise it in a few days, but I caught up with the hot and cold weather, the previous one was stuffy, this one was cold, and I came back with some light fever and diarrhea.
invited a doctor to come and see, and after decocting the medicine, An Mingren lay down with a red face, and the whole family was worried.
Master An discussed with his two sons for a long time, An Zhenyou asked his son how he did in the two exams, and when he saw that his son was ashamed, he looked at Ruan Shi and didn't ask any more.
In the night, An Mingren slowly stopped after two diarrheas, and the fever finally subsided in the second half of the night, and the family let go of half of their hearts.