Out of Cao's Mansion, Fan Ming turned a corner and walked directly to Chen Siliang's house, although the capital has been settled, there are still some things that have to be told to him.

Chen Siliang's home is a three-in-two-compartment house, not big, very tight, a few people plus the porter, the stove mother-in-law, a few people are enough, walked to the gate of the Chen family, just saw Chen Siliang coming out of the door, as if about to go out, Fan Ming shouted, "Uncle Chen, where are you going." ”

"Yo, Xiao Wu, why are you here, you don't usually come." Chen Siliang was a little surprised by Fan Ming's arrival, raised his hand and pointed to the east, and said, "I'll see if there is enough water in the village at the entrance of the village, come in, it doesn't matter what you do today." ”

"Uncle Chen, aren't you scolding me!"

"Hehe, come on, I won't tease you, you must have something to do today, go in first."

As Chen Siliang entered the second entrance door and came to the inner courtyard, Fan Ming saw Zhang Wan'er embroidered with female red sitting in the center of the courtyard at a glance, and his eyes suddenly lit up, she hadn't seen her for so long, and she had become a little graceful and moving.

Especially those eyes are even more charming, Fan Ming suddenly felt a burst of shame in his heart, because of the poverty of the family before, there was nothing to eat, even if there was anything delicious, it was all stuffed into his bowl, Zhang Wan'er has been covered by the color of local vegetables, and now that Chen Siliang's home has finally recovered its previous abundance, he can't help but sigh secretly Women still need to be cared for.

Zhang Wan'er also sensed Fan Ming's gaze at this time, suddenly looked up, and found that it was the familiar figure in her mind, and her mind was blank for a moment, as if she had entered a dream, and the whole thing became illusory.

Two tears oozed out of his eyes involuntarily, tears of various complicated feelings.

"What, my daughter is good!" Chen Siliang saw the pause on the expression on Fan Ming's face, and took the opportunity to laugh.

Fan Ming suddenly came back to his senses, his face was a little unbearable, and he quickly glanced away, and saw He Chen, the wife of Chen Siliang, who was sitting not far away, hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Auntie!" To hide the embarrassment on his face.

"Mr. Xiao Fan is here!" He Chen looked Fan Ming up and down, and his eyes were like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, and nodded again and again, "Not bad, not bad, a talent, worthy of my family." ”

Fan Ming's face turned red again, and Zhang Wan'er was even more ashamed to run into the house.

The villagers have been discussing the problem that Chen Siliang has no daughter for many years, and he has heard a lot of them, saying that the feng shui of the older generation is not good, and it is also said that he played with too many women when he was young, and now he has been retributed.

Fan Ming didn't care much about these gossips, and the scientific explanation of this problem must be Chen Siliang's body, of course, he wouldn't take it seriously.

"Let's go into the room and talk slowly!" Chen Siliang didn't continue to tease him, turned around and walked towards the study in the west wing, and Fan Ming followed.

After the two of them finished sitting, Chen Siliang took a sip of the tea cup in his hand, with a hint of a smile on his face, Chen Siliang suddenly asked, "Xiao Wu, do you want to take the official career or the official career in the future?" ”

"Official career? Servants? Fan Ming was a little confused, and he didn't know what Chen Siliang meant specifically.

"The so-called official career is the right way, step by step according to the scientific examination, and wait for a time to get a jinshi, and jump into the dragon gate to become a royal person, this is called the official career." Chen Siliang glanced at Fan Ming and smiled meaningfully, "Your family background is not good, and you have no background, it is even more difficult at this time." ”

Fan Ming wanted to refute it at first glance, but after thinking about it, it was all true, but he was a little unwilling, wasn't the suffering he had suffered in the past year just for a so-called right path, was this the highest achievement he could achieve?

Without waiting for Fan Ming to have time to think, Chen Siliang's words rang in his ears again, "The so-called path is also a good road, relatively speaking, it is a lot easier, your brain is active, I think you are suitable for this."

This time the county magistrate has a good impression of you, otherwise he will not call you alone to speak, this is a good opportunity, and in the county, there is a hometown to support you, it is a lot more convenient to act, if you are lucky, boil up more than ten years of qualifications, mix a charge to be a boss, then our Qinghe Township will also have a long face. ”

Chen Siliang's good calculations Fan Ming completely understood that the so-called people in the DPRK and China were easy to do, and if there was one of their own people in the yamen, it would be much more convenient to do things.

But I have to admit that what Chen Siliang said is very reasonable, although the number of places in the imperial examination has been greatly increased, how many people can squeeze into this single-plank bridge, just one out of ten thousand.

I remember reading a statistic in later generations, in the Taizong period, there was a tribute test of the Ministry of Rites, which had reached 13,000 people, and after half a century of development, the number of people had increased exponentially, and the single-plank bridge seemed to be narrower again, "Uncle Chen, is it too early to talk about this." ”

"Morning what!" Chen Siliang glanced at him, and the expression on his face became extremely serious, "This is a major event in your life, and it is also a major event in our Qinghe Township, the officialdom is sinister, if you accidentally take a wrong step, you will regret it for life, this is to be laid out in advance, our Qinghe Township is still rich, and there is no problem in supporting a public servant." ”

Fan Ming was silent for a long time, and said to Chen Siliang: "Uncle Chen, my mind is messed up today, let me think about it again." ”

"Well, it's good to think about it more, but it's not in a hurry, after all, it's still young!" Chen Siliang nodded, continued to rush forward with his head stuffed, and suddenly remembered something, turned around and said, "When will Wan'er's matter be done?" ”

"Wan'er!" Fan Ming's heart suddenly froze, and he hesitated for a long time before he spoke: "I want to wait until next year to settle down in the county, and then think about this matter, I will trouble you more these days." ”

"Okay, you can do it, this is a big deal, but you can't be sloppy." Speaking of Zhang Wan'er, Chen Siliang's face couldn't help but smile, he has no heirs, but now he has such a daughter, and his daily life has a lot of fun, if he suddenly wants to send him away, he is really a little reluctant, "Wan'er's first-hand female celebrity is really good, just accompany her aunt to stay longer." ”

After finishing the business, Chen Siliang's expression finally relaxed, and asked: "What's the matter this time, you are studying and having a lot of money, and you are going to the county school in a few days, is it less money, I am preparing to send it to you in two days, you can go to the county school to study hard with peace of mind, and the rest of the things are decided by the village!" ”

"Uncle Chen......" Although Fan Ming was a little moved, he understood very well the meaning behind this so-called village decision, which is equivalent to tying his life closely to the interests of this mountain village.

Of course, this is based on the premise that he is on the path of a servant, if he can accidentally pass the two tests to become a two-rank jinshi, it will be another matter, but how many people can pass this single-plank bridge, endure Fan Ming finally said, "Uncle Chen, I want to rely on myself." ”

Hearing Fan Ming's words, Chen Siliang did not jump up as he imagined, or became extremely indifferent, but glanced at Fan Ming calmly, and asked in a very peaceful tone: "Have you thought it through?" ”

Fan Ming nodded, a little afraid to meet Chen Siliang's eyes, "I think clearly." ”

After being silent for a long time, Chen Siliang suddenly sighed, and then said very easily: "That's fine, I can't say that we Qinghe wants to have a husband." ”

"Uncle Chen, I'm ......" Fan Ming felt that the atmosphere was a little depressing, and even the purpose of coming here was a little old.

Chen Siliang waved his hand, seemed to be a lot more relaxed for a while, leaned his body slightly, and chatted with him about family life, "Although I Chen Siliang said that I have several sons, but they are all unsuccessful, this time I recognize Wan'er as a daughter is actually something that I have been looking forward to for a long time, and I also took a fancy to you kid, this person is weird, sometimes you look at people at a glance, you say this is not very strange." ”

Fan Ming was speechless for a while, and Chen Siliang went from hostility to contact and then to acquaintance, in which he also felt the difference between Chen Siliang and other farmers, and he had always regarded Chen Siliang as the only person he could talk to in this world, or the only friend, and this complex change was not expected in advance.

"How about handling your and Wan'er's family affairs before you go to the county school?"

"Ahh Fan Ming was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted that Chen Siliang wanted to help him solve the problem of school expenses, the law of this era stipulates that the dowry property brought by the wife from her mother's family, and the value-added part of the dowry property obtained from her mother's family after marriage, and her own dowry property can be taken away when she remarries, which leads to the fact that ordinary married women often come with a rich dowry, but the bride price is generally not richer than the dowry, "No need, Uncle Chen, I came this time to discuss a deal with Uncle Chen, if it is done, not only will the tuition money in the future not be in a hurry, Even if it is a giant, it is not impossible. ”

"Oh!" Chen Siliang suddenly became interested, sat up straight, and asked, "What kind of business?" ”

Fan Ming paused, sorted out the thoughts in his head, and told Chen Siliang about the preparation of opening a restaurant, and said: "If this deal can be successful, it can be established in the county government, and I will not have to worry about studying in the future." ”

Chen Siliang pondered for a while, and finally nodded, "Okay, you let it go, I have me at home, if you don't have enough money, just talk, don't treat your Uncle Chen as an outsider, Uncle Chen is still a bit of a human face in Chuqiu, don't be stunned and be stupid, you are not alone now." ”

Hearing Chen Siliang's words, Fan Ming couldn't help but feel a slight churn in his chest.

If it is said that in that broken home, he felt the warmth of his mother, but here in Chen Siliang, he felt his father's care, this feeling makes people want to cry!