In a blink of an eye, Han Xiufeng had been out for nearly a year. The family did not become deserted because he was an official outside, and Qin'er was not lonely because he was not at home, but was very busy, and even felt that it was more lively and beautiful than in previous years!

First of all, the house that her father had built for a few years was completed, and her father and brother not only moved to a new house, but also became neighbors with her daughter, who had been married for many years; Just helped his mother's family to feast the guests, celebrated the housewarming, and helped his younger brother Zhang Luo marry Liu Shanyang's sister.

As soon as the happy event was completed, Guan Xiaohu and his wife and children came back from the capital.

Because Guan Bantou felt that Guan Xiaohu was unproductive, the Guan family actually lived a good life, and she finally helped appease the wives and children of Guan Xiaohu and others. My sister took the baby and returned from the capital with Ao Tongchen, Ao Xixian and the daughters of the Ao family. She not only has to help settle her sister-in-law, but also has a banquet for the daughters of the Ao family.

Immediately afterwards, there was news in Beijing that the emperor gave the baby his father to raise his background and promoted the baby to Fengchen Yuanqing.

Daotai, Futai, Xuezheng, Jiangbei Hall Tongzhi Master, County Prince, County Xue Jiao and Duan Lord, Gong Ying and Ciqikou Sun Wuye and other Chongqing officials and gentry came to congratulate each other, and more than a dozen plaques were sent!

Her father and Second Master Fei were very busy, and she was also very busy. It's not done here, and the emperor's decree to make her a third-grade lady has arrived......

Sanpin Minister, Chongqing Mansion has done it in this dynasty, this is not only the glory of the ancestors, but even the faces of the people in ten miles and eight towns are bright.

Her father and Fei Erye felt that Wa's father not only had three official residences, but also had been given a human background, and this family had a bit of a new atmosphere, and the two of them began to build a large number of buildings again.

At the same time, Sun Wuye and Fei Erye agreed that the two Washitong and Shida in the long house have made a lot of progress in their studies, and this year is the year of the county exam, the government exam and the hospital exam, if you don't come to take the exam this year, you will have to wait for another three years, and even if you can't pass the Tongsheng exam, it's not a big deal, so the two babies came on the eighteenth day of the first month, because of the big construction here, they can only live next door temporarily like her aunt.

I thought that the two babies came over just to try their luck, but I didn't expect the two babies to be very competitive, and the five county exams were good, so I participated in the government exam a few days ago.

If you can do well in the government exam, it will be a child, although it can't be compared with Xiucai and Juren, but it can be regarded as half a scholar.

The eldest brother may not be too nervous to come, and the sister-in-law, who has always been very arrogant, came with Pan Changsheng's sister-in-law yesterday. But she is a woman after all, and she is illiterate, so she can only wait here for news.

Wata's grandfather and Fei Erye went to the government early in the morning to wait for the release of the list, Qin'er felt that it was not interesting to stay at her brother's house, and her own house was almost renovated, so she simply accompanied Mrs. Han with her sister to come over to see the renovated home.

On the day he received the news that the emperor gave Wa's father's birth, Wata's grandfather asked the best carpenter in the city to make six flagpoles, two in front of the house, two at the door of the Han family ancestral hall in the countryside, and two in front of the ancestral tomb of the Han family under Ciyun Mountain. And asked the stonemason to make twelve lifting monuments with six large stones, which were engraved with auspicious cloud patterns and "Daoguang twenty-two prison students, Xianfeng seven years of Qin gave people to lift people" two lines of strong and powerful characters, used to tie the clamp Diao Dou flagpole. In this way, the glory of the ancestors, the identity, the world, and this is also the glory of the old man's family!

The plaque at the gate was replaced with a new plaque sent by the Daotai Lord, with three big characters written on it, and the previous "Fengzhengdi" was sent away to Ma's hometown along with the other four Diao Dou flagpoles.

The wall in front of the door was not solemn enough, and it was pushed to the rebrick.

The newly built wall is really more magnificent than the previous one, it is said that the two on the wall are called "Hongxi", and the meaning of the piano is not clear. The courtyard wall was also pushed to be rebuilt, and the water-milled eight-figure bricks were used. The two black-lacquered doors were both new, and the brass rings on the doors were polished.

Inside the gate, there are eight blue lacquer screen doors, on which a plaque with gold characters on a red background is hung, and the words "Qin Chaju People" are written;

The three-bay hall was cleaned up, and the tables, chairs, and stools from before were all removed. The original place where the chairs and coffee table were placed were newly made two rows of wooden shelves, and the official title cards of the baby's father were neatly inserted on the shelves.

"Acting Taizhou Patrol Inspection", "Acting Taizhou Prefecture", "Specially Awarded Deputy Envoy of the Two Huaidu Transfer Envoys", "Acting Songjiang Prefecture Haiphong Tongzhi", "Acting Jiang Customs Supervision", "Acting Yongding River South Bank Tongzhi", "Qinci Segu Batulu", "General Political Envoy Senator", "Military Aircraft Zhang Jingshang Extra Walking", "Supervision of Eastern Sichuan Regiment Training", "Reward Yellow Jacket", "Qinci Juren Origin", "Acting Fengchen Yuanqing"......

These are all newly made, and they are also according to the official platoon that Wa's father has done over the years, although Qin'er is illiterate, but she knows what is written on the official title plate with her eyes closed.

On both sides of the wall, that is, behind the two rows of official title plates, there are two sedan chairs, one is blue and the other is green, Mrs. Han asked puzzledly: "Qin'er, it is enough to buy one sedan chair, why do you put two sedan chairs, it looks different?" ”

"Sister-in-law, this is where the baby's father used to sit, and this green sedan chair is where the baby's father is sitting now." Thinking that these decorations in the house were all for others to see, Qin'er couldn't help but laugh again: "I heard my father and Second Master Fei say that only the fourth brother and Lord Duan, who are third-grade and above, can take a green sedan chair, but this sedan chair can only be placed here for the guests who come to our house to see, not to mention that the fourth brother is not at home, even if he is at home, he will not sit in a hundred or nine." ”

"Show it to others?"

"Hmm."

Mrs. Han nodded as if she didn't understand, pointed to the umbrellas inserted in the row of wooden shelves next to the blue sedan chair and asked, "Why are these umbrellas so colorful, what do you want these colorful umbrellas to do?" ”

"These are the umbrellas that the people gave to the fourth brother when he was an official in Shanghai." Seeing that the sister-in-law didn't seem to understand, Qin'er explained proudly: "I heard that this is only owned by the master of Qingtian, if the fourth brother is a corrupt official, if he is a confused official, the local gentry and people will not send it!" ”

"Wanmin umbrella, I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it." Mrs. Han smiled, thought about it and walked to the other side again, pointed to the three-eaves umbrella with a black brown Luo table red silk lining inserted on the shelf and asked, "Qin'er, this is also the Wanmin umbrella?" ”

"This is not the Wanmin umbrella, don't the officials have to play umbrellas when they go out, this is the honor guard umbrella that the fourth brother plays when he goes out, I listen to my father, he can only use this style if he is a third-grade official. The biggest official in our Ba County is the Daotai, but the Daotai is only the fourth grade, so he can't sit in this green sedan chair when he goes out, nor can he play this style of umbrella! ”

"According to what you say, Shi Chang's father's official is bigger than the Dao platform?"

Without waiting for Qin'er to speak, the younger sister who had seen the world in the capital snickered: "This is nature!" Sister-in-law, you can't believe it, when my fourth brother didn't become Fengchen Yuanqing, many people who made Taiwan and Futai had to send people to the capital to send him Bingjing, Tanjing and Nianjing. ”

"What is Bing Jing, and what is Tan Jing?"

"Now you don't understand it, wait for your family Stone and Shida to be admitted to Tongsheng, and then to be admitted to Xiucai and Juren, and then you will understand."

"Can you, you dead girl know everything, right?" Mrs. Han scolded with a smile, thought about it and grinned: "Sister Qin'er, sister-in-law, if Shitong and Shida really do what you said, they can be admitted to Xiucai in the future, and I can wake up laughing when I fall asleep with his father." ”

"Sister-in-law, Stone Star studied so hard, she will definitely be able to get in." Qin'er took her arm and smiled.

"How can they work as hard as you said, last time I heard Second Master Fei say that your family Shichang is not only hard work but also smart, take an article to him, and he will memorize it after reading it twice!"

"Shi Chang, I'm not worried, I'm worried about Shi Lu."

"Shilu is still young, what good things are there?"

My sister couldn't help laughing again: "Sister-in-law, what the fourth sister-in-law said didn't mean that!" ”

"What does that mean?" Mrs. Han asked puzzled.

Seeing Qin'er laughing and silent, my sister couldn't help laughing: "Shi Chang is the eldest son of the fourth brother, even if he doesn't work hard to study, he can be an official in the future. Shilu is the second, and the second brother will not be able to touch the light of the fourth brother, and he will want to get ahead in the future and get his own merits, so when Shilu grows up, he can't study without work. ”

"Qin'er, Shi Chang will be able to be an official without taking the exam in the future?"

"I heard that Second Master Fei said that the fourth brother became a third-grade official, and he will be able to shadow a son in the future as usual. also said that it is not necessarily the eldest son of Yin, but Shi Chang is the boss after all, and he naturally has to be close to him if there is such a good thing. ”

Mrs. Han was about to speak, and the younger sister smiled again: "Sister-in-law, in fact, there is really nothing to worry about, when I was in the capital, I heard Mrs. Ao tell Cuihua that Yin Sheng doesn't seem to be a big official." Those children of the eunuch's house would rather go to the examination to gain fame by themselves than be shadow students, and only if they really can't pass the exam will they take this road. ”

"It is naturally better to be a famous official by yourself than to rely on your father." Qin'er nodded slightly, thought about it and turned back and said: "Sister-in-law, don't look at the fourth brother who is now from a lifting background, but his lifting person is rewarded by the emperor, not by himself, and he is a head lower than those who are admitted by ability." If your family Stone and Shida can be admitted to the children's school this time, it will really give us the face of the Korean family! ”

"Look at what you said, isn't it just a child, and besides, the two babies can have today, not by his fourth uncle, but by your aunt." As she spoke, Mrs. Han suddenly found that there was a box with red lacquer and gold painted on the top of her head, and she thought it was strange and beautiful, and asked curiously: "Qin'er, what is this on it?" ”

"That's the one who put the axle of fate."

Qin'er raised her head to look at it, thought about it and explained: "It's the emperor's decree that I am a three-grade lady, but it is not only the holy decree, but also the purse, fire sickle and knife rewarded by the emperor and the queen's mother, anyway, it is all in the palace, and my father said that it must be hung up for offering." ”

"Such a precious thing, you are not afraid of being stolen by thieves on the hanging beam."

"What's there to be afraid of, now the family has hired several people. Besides, the front hall is where Master Pan and Xiaohu run errands, and they not only have soap from Hubei, but also so many group braves. borrowed a few thieves, and did not dare to come to our house to steal things. ”

……

As the three of them were talking, there was a sound of footsteps outside.

As soon as they turned around, they saw Duan Jiqing laughing as he walked: "The list has been released, the two babies have all been admitted, I have already sent someone to his hometown to report the good news to his father, and let his father hurry up to the ancestral hall to pay tribute to the ancestors and ancestors!" ”

"Master Duan, are you saying that Shitong and Shida have been admitted?" Mrs. Han asked eagerly.

Duan Jiqing was about to speak, and Fei Erye, who followed closely, said with a serious face: "I was admitted to the exam, but I can only barely pass the exam, if I go to take the college exam, there is a chance that Sun Shan will be famous." So you can't be too doting as a mother, you have to take care of it, you have to supervise it, you have to supervise it, but you can't let them forget who they are when they are admitted to the children's school. ”

"As you always say, I'm not going to get used to them."

"Second master, you are really old, it is not easy for the two babies to be admitted......"

"Qin'er, the second master is not pouring cold water, but the children's test is different from the hospital test, and the test is not so difficult."

"Dad, what do you mean by that?" Qin'er couldn't help but ask.

Duan Jiqing glanced back at Mrs. Duan, and said meaningfully: "There is a fixed number of students to be admitted to the academy, which is what we often call a school place. The children's examination is different, the prefectures, states, and counties do not have to limit the number of children, that is to say, the learning is barely passable, the words are written in a good way, and the poems, scriptures and laws are not made big mistakes, and almost all of them can be admitted. ”