Nancheng, Ming Shifang, Shen House.

Looking at the bag of fruit cakes in front of him, Bai's face was filled with joy: "This is the eldest brother who bought it on a special trip?" I've been in the capital since I came to the capital, and I haven't eaten it yet......"

"The newly opened southern goods shop near the Zhejiang Guild Hall, what my mother wants to eat in the future, I will send someone to buy it." Shen Yan said.

Bai Shi listened, hesitated: "It is said that leaving the hometown is expensive, even if this cake is made in Beijing, but the materials and the master must be from the south, the price of that thing must be expensive, and the family is not rich, try to relieve homesickness, and forget the rest......"

As she spoke, she rubbed her wrist with a hint of reluctance on her face, apparently remembering her pair of gold bracelets.

Speaking of which, I am trying to enter the ambush now, and it is much hotter than half a month ago, but Bai Shi uses ice, and he is no longer as eager to go from morning to night as he was at the beginning, but he puts a basin of ice at noon to borrow the coolness.

Although the Bai family is no longer extravagant and has achieved Shen Yan's original goal, as a son of man, Shen Yan can't be proud of his old lady who calculates for a few silver coins.

If you are in the locality, you don't have to worry about anything, just wait for the neighbors to get along with each other, and you can be a rich man; When he entered the capital, he was tied to a few silver coins.

In order to avoid their grandfather's family, their family's household registration had been moved back to Songjiang, and their identity was so embarrassing that they sent those things to Shen Rui, and then it was shameless to go back to Songjiang to enjoy the protection of the Shen clan.

Although the benefits of being in Beijing are obvious, but with his own qualifications, it is not a matter of one subject or two subjects, Shen Yan thought for a while, and said: "Next year is the year of the township test, and when the Qiao family is out of the filial piety period, after the Qiao family enters the door, let's go back to Nanjing......

Bai Shi was shocked when he heard this: "How can that work? Next year is the year of the township test, but will it still be the year after tomorrow? Last year, the eldest brother didn't go to Beijing, and it was delayed for three years, just in time for the next subject, and the scenery was in the Jinshi, not to mention that no one in the Shen family and the Qiao family dared to despise our mother, even if your brother said that his relatives were also decent."

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but complain again: "In my opinion, the eldest brother shouldn't have listened to Master Qiao San last year, and he delayed a subject in vain." Otherwise, if you are a jinshi now, you would have become a county lord, so why bother to take students to earn a few bundles of lazy silver sooner or later......"

Bai's words were vibrant, but Shen Yan couldn't cry or laugh when he heard it. How many people are there in the world, and only 300 Jinshi have been out in three years, so how easy is it to get into the exam?

If you want to change the family as soon as possible, it is better to count on him than to expect Shen to come quickly.

Thinking of Shen, Shen Yan's thoughts about leaving Beijing were repeated.

Tian Shanchang, who is in the academy, attaches great importance to Shen, and has also pointed out a few times, even if it is not officially included in the door wall now, it is not far away. Teachers and students in this world also need fate, Tian Shan was born in a scholarly family, and he is an old family in the capital, with many peaches and plums, if Shen can really worship under him, it will be a good thing for the future imperial examination.

When Shen Cangluoya came back and saw the yellow rosewood box, he glanced at Shen Rui twice, and waved his hand to send Shen Rui down.

Shen Rui was a little puzzled, whether it was praise or ridicule, didn't Shen Cang comment on Shen Yan's courage? Or did he not find the right direction, and Shen Cang was dissatisfied with such a "result"?

In the main room, Shen Cang was indeed not very satisfied.

He frowned and said, "Is Brother Rui actually a gentleman?" Still let people see through it at a glance? ”

Xu Shi was stunned: "Master? ”

Shen Cang pointed to the wooden box and said, "For those two children, these things may not be able to make their brothers return to the sect, but they are talismans that can prove their identity. Now that all of them are handed over to Brother Rui, they are sure that Brother Rui will not lose each other? In this way, if there is a deficiency in the return, there will be resentment, and then it will be an enemy of life and death

Xu chuckled and said, "Although Brother Rui is not a pure gentleman, he is a responsible person. I think Shen Yan has an excellent vision, and instead of clinging to these things and living with extravagant hopes, it is better to make a decision. The world is so big, the Shen family is just the head of a mansion, leaving Songjiang, is there anything in the Shen family? ”

Shen Cang was still dissatisfied: "In the final analysis, Brother Rui is not good at long-term planning, it is obviously an opportunity for him to show kindness to others, but it has become an explanation to the other party...... I'd rather him be a real villain, rather than have him hold a gentleman's frame and keep his promises, and gentlemen in this world will always suffer......"

Xu shook his head and said: "The master is really 'deep in love and responsibility, if Brother Rui is so pedantic and inflexible, the master will be worried...... I see that Brother Rui has a mellow temperament, excellent...

Shen Cang sighed: "I think Brother Rui has a scheming, but his heart is insufficient. If you want to enter the office, the imperial examination is just the beginning, if you really want to be an official, how can you be ruthless enough? ”

Xu Shi said softly: "When the master and I chose Brother Rui as their heir, didn't they value this child as a grateful and soft-hearted child? He's still young, and the old man is slowly teaching. ”

Shen Cang glanced at the yellow rosewood box at this time, and said in a low voice: "That kid has such decisive and drastic means, he is a head stronger than Brother Rui, I really can't rest assured......"

Xu said: "What kind of wisdom is it to leave no way back and entrust all the honor and disgrace to the hands of others?" That is, Brother Rui, is a good and good boy, he will not be entrusted with it, and if he changes to others, he will not be able to say that it will be a basket of water, although Brother Rui is less decisive in his temperament, but he is more cautious, not counting when, he will not do such a desperate move......"

Seeing his old wife praising Shen Rui like this, Shen Cang's heart was slightly sour.

He remembered his wife's words half a year ago, in this family, his wife attaches the most importance to him first, then Shen Rui, and then Sister Yu, and the others have to lag behind.

If these words had been placed thirty or twenty years ago, Shen Cang would not have felt that his wife was too selfish and a little stingy; After so many years, the two of them, who are brothers and sisters-in-law, and fathers and mothers, have seen the second and third rooms stand up, and finally understand the phrase "the tree has big branches".

The daughter of the Xu family, virtuous and virtuous, if she marries into another family, she will already have a full house of children and grandchildren; In the final analysis, it is I who can't live with her.

Although Shen Rui's temperament is a little insufficient, his filial piety to his mother is real, otherwise he would not have come to the room to "eat" without anything; Although he is not as casual as he is by his mother's side, his ordinary concern and worry when he is sick are not fake. If Shen Rui is an ambitious and profit-oriented character, then he is really not at ease.

Thinking of this, Shen Cang's expression softened and said, "Madam is right, I'm too impatient......

When he saw Shen Rui the next day, Shen Cang was less picky, but affirmed, which was an end to this matter.

One thing has come to an end, and Shen Rui continues to go out early and return late, that is, if he wants to participate in next year's township examination, he must hurry up the remaining fourteen months.

Shen Jue is also in "retreat" to sharpen his gun and prepare for the hospital examination.

In a blink of an eye, most of the month's work passed, and it was the middle of June.

Now that it is a scorching summer, even if Shen Jue enters the venue in the early morning, he is like a dehydrated salted fish when he comes back from every exam, and he is not energetic.

Seeing this, Xu couldn't help but worry, and all kinds of soups to relieve the heat were often prepared. Every time, it is delivered by car, and the soup is chilled in a sealed basket.

Speaking of which, it is more thorough than Shen Rui's preparation when he took the exam.

Who made Shen Jue seriously ill a few years ago, and now he can't see anything, but the elders can't help but worry more.

As for the second wife, Qiao's, she was sent to Changping Zhuangzi as early as after the Dragon Boat Festival, and Mao's mother went with her

is different from the county examination and the government examination, even if Shen Jue is still a fast hand in the college examination, he left the examination room "out of the first place", but he was not on the red list.

Shen Jue couldn't help but be affected, and there was anxiety in his expression, and Shen Rui had to comfort him again.

When the last exam was over, Shen Jue collapsed when he left the examination room.

Shen Rui happened to pick him up with the housekeeper, he was startled when he saw this, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but he didn't dare to take him home for fear of delay, so he directly looked for a nearby medical center.

When he arrived at the medical hall, he didn't wait for Shen Jue to get out of the car, and Shen Rui noticed that something was wrong.

"Whew"

Shen Jue snorted and slept soundly.

Seeing this, Shen Rui hurriedly stopped the housekeeper's action of helping people, and sent him to directly invite the doctor over.

When the doctor came over, his face was a little unsightly.

However, seeing that the Shen family's carriage was not bad, and Shen Rui was wearing Confucian clothes, the doctor suppressed his anger and said: "It's a little hot, but it's okay, just eat two bowls of soup to relieve the heat after waking up......"

An oolong.

Shen Jue slept until the next day, except for Shen Rui, the others were not very worried. It's not that he doesn't care about Shen Jue, but it's actually that there are not many candidates like Shen Jue who fall asleep after exerting their energy, and the same is true after the third master came out of the township examination room.

The third master is in weak health, and even if Shen Jue fell seriously ill a few years ago, he is much stronger than the third master.

Early the next morning, Shen Jue woke up, and the first thing he did was to tell Chunying to pack and seal all the books in the small study.

If it weren't for the high price of books, coupled with the fact that he didn't want to make trouble and worry the elders, Shen Jue would have wanted to burn these books. stared at it for half a year, and he was about to vomit when he read a book.

Shen Rui happened to come over to visit Shen Jue, but he was quite surprised to see this.

"It seems that Brother Jue is confident?" Shen Rui said with a smile.

When the candidates get off the field, some people will play abnormally due to excessive pressure, and some will be excited to play abnormally in the examination room, Shen Rui, as a brother, naturally hopes that Shen Jue is the latter.

Shen Jue shook his head happily and said, "It's no fun...... How many old Confucians with white beards are on the same scene, and I have only been doing articles for a few days......"

Anyway, the exam is over, and there is nothing to be done but wait for the results.

Shen Rui was afraid that Shen Jue would be under a lot of pressure in his heart, so he didn't let him write an article silently, but the third master was also staring at this matter.

In the past six months, the third master often instructed Shen Jue to study, and he saw his progress in his eyes, so he naturally hoped that he would pass the hospital examination smoothly.

With Shen Jue's age, it is actually nothing to fall for the first time, but because Shen Yan and Shen are in the capital, and they are in Nancheng Academy, the third master still hopes that Shen Jue can fight for his breath and not be compared to Shen.

When Shen Jue wrote out the text and Cemo of the few trials in the hospital, the third master couldn't help but tighten his eyebrows after reading it.

However, he didn't blame Shen Jue, but explained: "It's not that Brother Jue's article is not good, it's that the exam questions in this college exam are biased. ”

Shen Jue sighed and said, "Third uncle, you don't know what to do, I was dumbfounded at that time." Speaking of which, it's all my own fault, last month my second brother drafted dozens of questions for me, and there were a few similar topics, but I didn't take it to heart, and I just coped with it by doing one randomly. I knew that this year's test questions were biased towards this, and I made a few sample essays, and I couldn't say that I could still borrow one or two......"

Even Shen Jue himself is not optimistic about his college test results, and when the day comes to the list, the results can be imagined