"What the hell is going on? You're not honest? He Dongsheng's face sank like water, and he asked in a low voice.

The grandfather of the He family is deceased, the eldest brother is like a father, where does He Beisheng dare to sit, stood up and said worriedly: "What's the matter?" What did my eldest brother tell me to recruit? ”

He Dongsheng threw a few photos in his hand to his younger brother: "This is an article made by the old man?" ”

He Beisheng took it in a daze, and when he saw that it was the text he had written, he was a little angry, and whispered: "What is the mistake?" It's right to solve the problem, and it's done? ”

He Dongsheng said hatefully: "What do you want to hide now?" What happened during the township test? If you rely on such an article to be on the list, it will be a laughing person! ”

He Beisheng's eyes drifted, and he said, "It's that bad? I've also studied hard for ten years......"

Seeing that he was still hard-mouthed, He Dongsheng laughed angrily: "I cheated on the township test, I really didn't know that my younger brother had such courage and courage!" ”

He Beisheng drooped his head and said: "When the second brother got the exam questions, I thought it was a joke, and I didn't take it to heart, who would have thought that it was true." After that, the second brother was also shocked, and this time he sent me to Beijing with Seventeen, just to let me personally tell the eldest brother about it...... It's just that I'm afraid of being scolded by my eldest brother, so I didn't dare to speak first, so I dragged it out so far, so that my eldest brother could see it......"

Although the He family is the beneficiary, He Beisheng did take advantage of this to win the promotion, but He Dongsheng was not happy at all. As long as the fraud in the field is revealed, it will be a big deal, not to mention that He Beisheng's fame will be removed, even if the family can't say it, it will be implicated.

"How did you get this topic, you talk carefully, don't hide it at all!" He Dongsheng's eyebrows twisted into a ball and said.

He Beisheng knew the severity, so he honestly told the cause and effect.

It turned out that it was not the second master of the He family who took the initiative to drill camp for his younger brother, but "pie in the sky", it was the other party who took the initiative to come to the door, and the money he asked for was not much, only 5,000 taels. For others, 5,000 li is a lot of money, but for the He family, it's really nothing.

It is precisely because the price is too low that He Dongsheng did not take this matter seriously, but only asked for silver for a gimmick from the nobles in Nanjing, so he also gave it easily.

Unexpectedly, when the township exam began, this exam question turned out to be true, He Beisheng borrowed the "Fan Wen" he had memorized before, and he was in a daze, and his ranking was not low.

The second master of He was more surprised than happy, but he didn't know how to end this matter, this kind of thing can't fall into the pen, and one more person knows that it is a hidden danger, so he sent the younger brother to Beijing in the name of taking the exam, and let the eldest brother call the shots.

He Dongsheng listened to the cause and effect, and his heart was half relieved. Listening to this, it seems that it is specifically seeking money, so that you don't have to worry about the end of the matter.

Usually, if the fraud in scientific research is revealed, it is before and after the release of the list; Now that the township has tried for three or four months, it is still peaceful, and the matter is almost over.

With the shrewdness of the second master of He, the beginning and end of the side should also be over, the only thing to worry about is that the previous "Fan Wen" was written by He Pingsheng, and others didn't know about it, but they couldn't hide it from He Pingsheng.

"What does Seventeen say?" He Dongsheng pondered for a moment and said.

He Beisheng said: "I didn't say anything...... The eldest brother doesn't know seventeen, he's a nerd, and eighty percent thinks it's lucky...... In the end, he took advantage of it, if he hadn't been familiar with the topic in advance and knew it in his heart, how could he win the fifteenth? ”

He Dongsheng didn't speak, but he had his own thoughts in his heart.

Even if his brother is a little dull in receiving people and things, he is not a dull person. If you are really stupid and don't want anything else, you can directly write down the articles you have done before, and the two candidates have exactly the same test papers, then don't talk about He Wu, even he himself will be named Sun Shan.

With the same topic, two articles, and the same person wrote it, one took 15 places, and the other took 34 places, which is enough to see that He Pingsheng's article is in full swing.

Knowing that this matter is inappropriate, he is silent and silent, but there is a bit of the city. Now it's a matter of raising people, even if he wants to use this to hold the sect hostage, he can't make any waves, if he really wins the Jinshi......

Thinking of this, He Dongsheng's eyes were a little dark.

The end of the year is approaching, and Shen Rui continues to keep filial piety behind closed doors.

In the blink of an eye, it was Chinese New Year's Eve.

Seeing that in the ancestral hall, only the third master and Shen Rui, the fourth brother, uncle, nephew, father and son were worshipped, the weak were weak, and the little ones were small, and only one Shen Jin was in the right age, but he was also thin and out of shape because of the funeral and filial piety. Xu was secretly frightened, and finally didn't dare to continue to immerse himself in the aftermath of sorrow, and began to ask about family affairs.

There are only a few people left in the Shen family, even if Sister Yu is married, and only the third wife is left in charge of the inner house, it is all orderly, but there is no need for the Xu family to bother.

It's just that the people come and go, this year is different from every year, and it is necessary to remake the book as a precedent.

"How is the He family?" Xu Shi Dao.

"It's thicker than the previous year's gifts, the previous New Year's gifts have passed, and I can only note a sum of one, and add ...... when I give gifts in the coming year," the third lady said.

Xu nodded and said: "It's just right, there are comings and goings, this is the long-term way for relatives to get along......

Seeing that the He family had no intention of being estranged, the Xu family was also relieved.

The Xu family does not have biological brothers, and now they inherit the incense in Suzhou, but they are the heirs of the family, and now they are the heirs and nephews in charge, and they are becoming more and more estranged, and the close ones on the mother's side are the sisters who are married to each other.

The older sisters are far apart in age, some don't get along much, and they either leave Beijing with their husbands, and they don't have much contact with the Xu family.

Among them, because Xiao Xu is a young sister, she was also raised by Xu's side before leaving the cabinet, and the relationship between sisters is the deepest. If it is for the position of a national prince to sacrifice wine, it completely hurts the sisterhood, then the Xu family will definitely be sad.

There are no close cousins in the second room, Shen Rui and He Taizhi are friends who have come from a young age, and after entering the official career, the two cousins can also help each other, if they are gradually separated because of the two patriarchs, it will also make it difficult for the younger generation.

The next day was the first day of the first month of the eighteenth year of Hongji.

On such days in previous years, Shen Cang wanted to enter the palace to congratulate, and Xu's husband and wife Rong also had to meet the queen as a decree, and both of these things were saved this year. In addition, although the funeral is over, Shen Cang has been dead for less than 100 days, and the Shen family is still in the "100 days of filial piety", avoiding going out to socialize, and the juniors are exempt from going out to pay New Year's greetings.

And during the Great Spring Festival, only the clansmen of the Shen family can not avoid avoiding and visiting the New Year.

However, there have been five suits, everyone is without clothes, and those who come to participate in the funeral wear floating filial piety, except for the funeral day. I came over this morning, mostly in plain clothes, to pay a New Year's greeting to the Xu family and the third old man. There are a lot of entertainment in the New Year, and it is not suitable to entertain guests here, so I took more photos and left after greeting the New Year.

Only Shen Zhu, the fifth master of the side branch of the sect, and Shen Cang are the three cousins of the same ancestor, who are still in the five suits, and are serving hemp, and now they are also in filial piety.

Before, the family was busy with Shen Cang's afterlife, and then they all paid attention to Xu's body, but no one paid attention to this matter.

Seeing Shen Zhu dressing, Shen Rui and the third master realized that they had missed before, so they left Shen Zhu to live in the guest room here.

The uncle and nephew were sincere in their guests, and Shen Zhu also felt uncomfortable in the fifth room for the New Year, so he stayed here.

Shen Zhu is a lifter, a few years older than the third master, but he has an honest personality, and he does not hold that he is a clan brother or clan uncle, so he is polite and polite to the third master and Shen Rui; When mentioning the deceased Shen Cang, he was also a little really sad.

In this way, if you don't disturb the main family and know the guests, the third master and Shen Rui are naturally very welcome.

Although the third master has won the favor of his brother and has an official body, he has been preparing for the exam for two years, and he has also paid attention to the affairs of the spring festival. It happened that the yamen had not yet been opened, and since the guests were stayed, they discussed their academic work with Shen Zhu.

Shen Rui was going to take the road of the imperial examination, and he was also mentioned by the third master to listen to the lecture.

Although Shen Zhu lacks a little talent, he has been learning for half a lifetime, and his schoolwork is solid, but he should respond to the words "diligence can make up for clumsiness", which is different from the previous learning method of the third master.

Shen Rui listened and felt that he had benefited a lot, and looked at Shen Zhu with a little more meaning.

If you continue to learn with such vigor as Shen Zhu, even if there is no harvest in the spring of next year, you will always have a day when you will accumulate a lot of money. It's just that people in the world pay more attention to young talents, and pay attention to qualifications and understanding in learning, and in the eyes of those people, Shen Zhu seems a little dull. Even if you are on the list in the future, it will be difficult to enter the second grade, and the future is limited.

This Note Fifth Master was not well-known in the clan before, and most of it was because of this.

When he came out of the guest room, the third old man sighed: "In the past, I always didn't think it was true when I saw the words 'late bloomer', after all, the qualifications were determined early, if it wasn't a beautiful jade, what was the use of being older?" The so-called 'late bloomer' is mostly unlucky, and there will be unhappiness in front of it...... This brother has passed the age of not being confused, but he still has a humble and pious mind when he asks questions, and his mind is as pure as a child, without any distractions...... Even if the schoolwork is not very good now, if it goes on like this, there will always be a day when it will come out......"

The uncle and nephew thought of going together.

Shen Rui said: "The world looks at the present, who cares about what happens in ten or twenty years......

Besides, at Shen Zhu's age, he really has to stay up for another ten or twenty years before he becomes a jinshi, and he has reached the age of old age, and his future is all empty, not to mention any benefits brought by the clan.

The uncle and nephew were talking, when they saw a little maid coming over and said, "Second young master, Young Master Jin from the fourth room is here, and he is waiting for the second young master in the front hall......"

"Huh? He didn't come in the morning, why did he come again? The third master was surprised and said, "Xu is something, Rui Ge'er hurry over and take a look......

Shen Rui also felt a little strange, and said, "Then I'll go over and take a look......"

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Front yard, living room.

Shen Jin is no longer dressed when he came to pay New Year's greetings in the morning, but is dressed in a new Confucian dress, with a Confucian scarf, and a jade pendant hanging from his waist, looking like he is going out as a guest. It's just that his face is pale, his body trembles slightly, his right hand is clenched tightly, and there is a bit of fear in his eyes......