Shen Siye listened to Shen Rouning's words and thought thoughtfully.

"Oh? What books did Ning'er read? Shen Siye came back to his senses and asked with a smile.

"The ones you took out of the library." Shen Rouning said: ""Chronicles of Scenery", "Records of Observations" or something. The book says that there is a sea in the east, which is endless, magnificent and heartbreaking; There are deep rivers in the south, and there are all kinds of fierce beasts and poisonous insects, which outsiders are afraid of; There is a desert in the west, the yellow sand is full of sky, and there is no direction, but there are camels, which can walk without eating or drinking for more than a month; In the north, it snows heavily in September and does not melt until March or April of the following year......

"Daddy, have you ever been there?" Shen Rou stared at Fourth Master Shen and asked seriously. "The second uncle is well-informed. It's just that he's very busy, and every time he comes back, he's in a hurry. ”

There are four masters in the Shen family.

Uncle Shen is the patriarch, who manages the ancestral land, disciplines the clansmen, and takes care of the nearly 1,000 tilts of land near Shenjia Village with the clansmen. Second Master Shen contacted the outside world to engage in economic and commercial affairs, and earned a lot of silver for the family; Shen Sanye has meritorious service in the imperial examination, and he can be regarded as the representative of the Shen family in the officialdom, although he is now a minor official from the fifth grade......

Only Shen Siye, who doesn't care about anything, is an idler.

"Daddy, I thought to myself, if you can be a petty official, Daddy, our family will be able to follow you to the office to see it." Shen Rouning's words were a little naïve and taken for granted: "The magistrate is appointed for three years, and Daddy, you will be an official in another place every three years...... Three years after three years, then we can see many places? ”

"In the future, when you talk to people, you will not be clumsy and laughed at as ignorant countrymen."

Speaking of this, Shen Rouning's little face was a little aggrieved, and said, "The cousin of the Deng family used to laugh at people like this. ”

Shen Siye smiled gently when he heard this, and comforted Shen Rou and said, "Your cousin of the Deng family is playing with you." After a pause, he added: "My father also traveled when he was a teenager before, but he didn't go too far, but he never saw the ice and snow desert. ”

"I thought my dad had seen it, so I didn't want to go out." Shen Rou's face was depressed, revealing a look of disappointment. She calculated in her heart that this topic was almost over, so when Shen Siye touched his nose and was stunned, she turned to mention the schoolwork of the ninth young master Shen Duanrong: "Rong'er has been praised by the master again today, right?" That's great! ”

Shen Duanrong is only seven years old and has already shown his talent.

His schoolwork is very good, and at a young age, he has already read "Shangshu", which is not easy. The uncle and grandfather in the clan study have high hopes for him, and often say behind his back that Shen Duanrong will be better than Shen Sanye and Shen Siye, teach him well, and his future is limitless.

You must know that Shen Siye was lifted before he was twenty years old. Shen Sanye even won the Jinshi.

For such a smart and sensible son, Shen Siye also likes it very much. When he stayed at home and had nothing to do, he often told Shen Duanrong about books, or something else, which inspired him to draw inferences from others and not stick to books.

"I heard my aunt say that I want to let my fourth cousin go down this year. said that he has a talent and fame, and he will be able to say goodbye in the future. ”

Shen Duanhuai, the fourth young master, is the youngest son of Mrs. Shen, who is sixteen years old this year, and is also studying and learning with his uncle in the clan study. The uncle is over-employed, and it is more than enough to teach them juniors.

Relatively speaking, Shen Duanhuai's talent is far inferior to Shen Duanrong.

He barely passed the children's exam last year, and for a five-year-old enlightened person whose only serious job in his life was to study, this level can only be regarded as average, and it is not worth anything.

"Your aunt is optimistic." Only his wife and children were there, Shen Siye did not shy away from it, shook his head and said, "Huai boy, I'm afraid that there are still some things that will not be successful." He is still a little frizzy and immature, and he will be more sure after two years of hard work. ”

Shen Siye is idle in Shenjia Village, and sometimes he will go to the clan study to have a look, solve a puzzle and say a legendary allusion or something. He also knew the level of progress of the children in his clan.

Well, with the meaning of the clan learning from the ancestors, in a few years, when he is old and lacks energy, he will let Shen Siye replace him, and it can be regarded as not raising such a big man as Shen Siye in vain. With Shen Siye's academic ability, it is enough.

"I don't know what level Brother Rong will be in the future, and when he will be able to come back after a show." Shen Rouning moved the topic back to Shen Duanrong.

"Your brother......" Shen Siye looked at Shen Duanrong, who was sitting seriously and listening to the two of them, and smiled gently: "It will definitely not be bad." ”

This is him with her child, how can it be worse?

Shen Siye set his eyes on his wife, his eyes full of tenderness.

However, there is some truth in Ning'er's words-

Ning'er can read at such a young age, and wants to see the outside landscape customs, but feels that life in this mountain village is too boring...... Could his wife think the same way? Is it because she has been bored in this small village that she is depressed?

She is the best woman raised in the prosperous place of the capital, and her poetry and articles are no worse than him...... She used to be the proud daughter of the sky, and the person who came and went must have become a noblewoman in the capital now, but she herself has become a village woman...... So she is as proud as she is, so she is uneasy and indifferent every day?

Shen Siye thought back to the books that his wife occasionally read, except for poetry, it seemed that they were really some travelogues and geography, and then thinking about his daughter's words, he gradually had a thought in his heart.

There are also two children.

It doesn't matter if he lives in a mountain village, this is the life he chooses...... But what about two children? No matter how he is, he needs to think more about them. Especially Shen Duanrong is so smart and sensitive, if it is delayed, it will be a pity.

Read 10,000 books and travel 10,000 miles.

It's not that Fourth Master Shen doesn't know this truth. When he was a teenager, he left school and traveled many places. Nature knows how important it is for a boy to broaden his horizons.

On paper, it is shallow.

Back then, he married the person he loved, and he was always dreaming, only feeling that having her was having everything, and everything else was no longer important, and he wished to guard her day and night...... He led her back to the almost isolated village of Shenjia...... Shen Siye reflected carefully, was it wrong for him to choose this way?

Too selfish?

Even if she never spoke, he should have taken his wife's mind into account.

Shen Siye secretly complained about his stupidity over the years.

thought he was good to her, but he didn't have to.

So, after a pair of children left and the husband and wife washed up, Shen Siye couldn't help but ask his wife: "Junyi, what do you think we ...... How about returning to Beijing? ”

Fourth Master Shen looked at his wife with burning eyes.

The wick of the candle burst slightly, and Shen Siye clearly saw some movement on his wife's always expressionless face.

This made Shen Siye encouraged.

He suddenly became excited, and said: "Although it is only less than fifty days before the start of the Spring Festival, I haven't completely put down my books over the years, and I have been attacking for a while, and then grasping the current affairs and strategies. ”

There is no entertainment in the mountain village.

He doesn't have to worry about his livelihood, and he is accompanied by books on weekdays. Although he did not deliberately focus on the imperial examination, in fact, all the extensive knowledge is accumulation, which can be a help to him, so that he can have something to say when making an article, rather than talking about it.

Shen Siye's self-confidence is not blind self-confidence.

"If we win the Jinshi, we will seek to be released." Shen Siye continued to say with great interest: "Just like Ning'er said, if you change a place in three years and look at the scenery in all directions, will you be able to live a very fast life?" Although the mountain dwelling is comfortable now, it is not a taste after a long time......"

When Shen Siye said this, he realized more and more how stupid he was ten years ago when he vaguely wanted to leave the mountain village for the rest of his life. They are not yet thirty years old, and there is still a lot of time to come, and it is not that the ignorant people are just running around for a living and are tired and do not care about anything else.

Do the math, they have been married for eleven years. Eleven years, ten of them have been facing the same landscape characters every day, it's been too long! How can you endure it!

He was so happy and stupid before! I didn't think about these!

Shen Siye blamed himself deeply, and continued: "Or, I can also be like the third brother, and work hard for the official...... Speaking of being an official, his voice was slightly weaker, obviously not particularly enthusiastic, but he still said: "I am not yet in the age of standing...... Be careful, this lifetime may not earn you a good life. ”

"If you face those former sisters again, you won't feel ......" Shen Siye pursed his lips.

Compared with the article imperial examination, it is much more difficult to grasp the ups and downs in the officialdom.

Shen Siye was self-aware, and he didn't dare to say too much. It's too difficult to have a single grade or something in the official residence, but it should still be okay with four grades and three grades. Of course, it also depends on timing...... Shen Siye felt that he was not a pedantic person, the kind of officialdom...... Well, it doesn't seem particularly unbearable.

Shen Siye was a little distracted, and he didn't notice a glimmer of light in his wife's eyes. (New book for collection, for order**~)