Shen Jin only came back during the early ten holidays, and in the news of the next few days, only the old lady of the third room went to the clan to discuss "justice" the day before yesterday.

Hearing that not only did the old lady of the third room go, but the old lady of the eighth room also appeared, Shen Jin said: "These two are really old ancestors, but fortunately, there is an old lady of the eighth room on top, otherwise with the temper of the old lady of the third room, the uncle of the sect will have a headache there......"

"Although Shen Yan is not a student, he is only a first-class student in the annual examination, if the scientific examination is normal next year, there should be no problem in the end." Shen Jin thought for a while and said, "It's Shen Zhu, who only barely took the third class in the annual exam, and it's hard to say whether the township exam will end next year." ”

Students have to take the annual examination, the results of the annual examination are divided into six grades, the first and second classes can be applied to the township examination and rewarded, the third class as usual, the fourth class tart responsibility, the fifth class is reduced to the first class, and the sixth class is expelled.

This is an examination to obtain the qualification of the township examination, and it is also an opportunity for students to upgrade from epiphytes to proliferation and birth. There are promotions and falls, and if the identity of this official student is not good in the annual examination, there are times when it cannot be kept.

The township test of Nanzhili, like Beizhili, was 100 people per subject in the early years, and since Jingtai four years, the number of people in the north and south has increased by 35 each, to 135 people, which is several percent or twice as many as other provinces. However, due to the different population bases, Nanzhili's township test is the most competitive and difficult to test.

According to the "Jinghua Yen", the population of the whole country in the four years of Hongzhi was 53 million, and 8 million were in Nanzhili, accounting for more than one-sixth and multiple of other provinces.

And because of the flourishing literary style in the south, the reading population of Nanzhili is the first among all provinces, making the competition of Nanzhili Academy Examination and Township Examination the first among all provinces.

According to the usual practice of taking one out of 30, the number of candidates who will be admitted to the township examination in Nanzhili is also fixed, which is 4,000 and 50.

This quota goes with the township test quota, because among the 135 township test quotas, 100 students, 30 supervisors, and 5 miscellaneous students, so the number of students who are eligible for the township examination in each subject is 3,000.

Nanzhili has a total population of 8 million people, with tens of thousands of students, and only 3,000 people in each subject are qualified for the township examination, which shows the fierce competition. As a result, the disadvantages of impersonation are triggered. After staying up in his hometown for a few years, he couldn't even get the qualifications for the township examination, and he went to a remote province with a small population to take the exam, and it was easy for one person to get it.

"Big brother is afraid of scientific research?" Shen Rui asked.

Shen Jin said with a smile: "This is a very good person. ”

Shen Jin's age is here, and his results in the college examination are good, so it is reasonable for him to be favored by the school officials.

After gossiping, Shen Jin asked about Shen Rui's homework again, seeing that Shen Rui's homework was solid, no matter which sentence was mentioned in the four books, he could follow it, and explain it clearly, and nodded: "The county test is worry-free." ”

Shen Rui didn't ask Shen Jin if he knew about Shen Juren's remarriage, and Shen Jin didn't mention it.

In winter, it was getting dark earlier and earlier, and seeing that it was dark outside, and when it was about to be time, the two brothers went out of the side yard together and went to Zhang Lao'an's yard.

Seeing the two grandsons coming in, Zhang Laoan's face was full of love, and he seemed to be a little warmer towards Shen Rui.

However, Shen Rui always felt that Zhang Laoanren's eyes were a little complicated when he looked at him, as if he was disgusted and vigilant.

"Brother Rui's complexion is really good, Brother Jin is a lot worse than him. Can you say hello to the professor and stay at home? Zhang Laoan looked at Shen Jin and said distressedly.

Shen Jin said with a smile: "My classmates are like this, and my grandson is an exception." ”

Zhang Lao'an said: "If it is not cheap to live at home, take a few more days off and come home often, and grandmother will give you a good life." ”

Shen Jin diverged and said, "What about the master? ”

Zhang Lao'an listened to it and instructed Hao's mother: "The eldest brother and the second brother are here, go and invite the master to come over for dinner." ”

After a while, Shen Juren came over, and in front of his two sons, he looked like a strict father; treats Zhang Lao'an people a little coldly.

Zhang Lao'an's face was a little ugly, and a maid stepped forward to ask when he would be at the table, so he said: "Son's birthday is Mother's Good Friday, and today is the eldest brother's birthday, how can you leave Erniang?" Go and call Erniang to come over for dinner. ”

Shen Rui and Shen Jin both looked at Shen Juren unconsciously, and Shen Juren frowned when he heard the word "Erniang", but he didn't stop him in the end.

The atmosphere in the room was depressing, and the four grandparents were seated, even if the delicacies were put on the table, they were also a little interested.

After a while, Zheng helped the servant over.

Emperor Taizu had a system for the clothing of the eunuchs and the common people, and the officials and the people also obeyed it. However, since the Chenghua years, the emperor favored Wan Guifei, the extravagance in the palace rose, up and down, and the clothes of the eunuchs were also released.

Songjiang because the people are rich, the folk comparison style is also heavy, and the female dependents of the slightly wealthier families are all dressed in gold and silver, and they are gorgeous.

Zheng's dress is plain, wearing azure frames, an agarwood-colored satin skirt, and only two plum hairpins on his head.

Zheng entered the Shen family as a concubine at the age of nineteen, gave birth to Shen Jin at the age of twenty, and is only thirty-six years old this year.

Shen Jin stood up, and Shen Rui also got up.

The Zheng family bowed his knees to everyone and said blessings, and Shen Jin and Shen Rui brothers avoided it.

Thinking of Xiao He's who was about to enter the door, Shen Rui couldn't help but look at Zheng twice.

The world says that a good wife is a beautiful concubine, although the Zheng family is beautiful, the age is here, compared with the Sun family back then, it was a young age, and now compared with the Xiao He family who is in the prime of life, it is really not a "beautiful concubine".

Zhang Lao'an looked at Zheng's eyes and complained: "Today's eldest brother's birthday, you don't have to wear brighter clothes as a mother." ”

In a word, the three Shen Juren, father and son next to him, frowned.

In terms of etiquette, the Zheng family is the same to Shen Jin and Shen Rui brothers, they are their father's concubines, called "concubines".

And the Zheng family, who is a concubine, is also unobedient to Shen Jin and Shen Rui brothers, and they are in a period of decay.

Concubines are bought and sold, and they are not considered serious family members. Even if it is filial piety for the head of the family and the mother, it is all righteous service, and the formal service is not qualified to keep filial piety for the head of the family and the mother.

In this family, the only thing that the concubines have formal obedience to each other is their biological children.

When Shen Jin was remembered under the name of the Sun family, he had nothing to do with his biological mother Zheng in terms of etiquette. Even if the Zheng family dies, Shen Jin does not need to keep filial piety for three years, but only needs to keep it for one year with Shen Rui's example.

Zhang Lao'an is now using Shen Jin's biological mother's identity to promote the Zheng family, which is out of place, and regards etiquette as nothing.

Zheng also knew this, so it was hard to say anything, so he only said: "The concubine is old, where is it good to dress up like a little lady." ”

At Zheng's age, he got married early and has already hugged his grandson.

Zhang Laoan said: "Let's make Brother Jin's birthday today, there is no outsider here, and you will also be seated." ”

Zhang Laoan sat in the main seat, with Zhang Juren and Shen Rui on his left hand and Shen Jin on his right hand.

Zheng said "don't dare" twice, and when Shen Juren nodded, Fang sat down under Shen Jin.

A meal is lifeless, and there is no cheerful atmosphere.

Shen Rui was impatient to look at the eyebrows and eyes of several people, so he paid special attention to food.

At present, this table and dishes seem to be carefully made in the big kitchen, and it looks much more exquisite than ordinary dishes. It's just that Shen Rui only ate the first-class Bazhen banquet in Bafang Building yesterday, and in comparison, these dishes can only be regarded as reluctant at the moment.

Only the "Autumn Dew White" in this wine glass is the best wine hidden in the wine cellar, which should be stored for some years, and the taste is not inferior to the "Osmanthus White" that I ate yesterday, which can be called a good wine, and the taste is softer and mellower than the "Osmanthus White", which is right for Shen Rui's appetite.

Shen Rui took a bite of food and a sip of wine, and he was complacent, and Zhang Laoan's face became more and more bad when he saw it.

When everyone put down their chopsticks, Zhang Laoan left Shen Jin alone, and asked the others to disperse.

Shen Rui is a lover of wine in his later life, and he only opened meat yesterday in this life, arousing his addiction to alcohol, completely forgetting the headache during the day, and drinking more than yesterday at noon, which is half a catty.

Although it is the middle of the month, because of the cloudy sky, dark clouds cover the moon, and it is dark outside.

As soon as Shen Rui came out and saw the wind, his eyes were a little flowery, and he rested against the root of the wall before holding on to the wall and walking forward.

Walking along the root of the wall for a while, his stomach was tumbling for a while, and his legs and feet were weak, Shen Rui hurriedly sat down with his eyes closed. He knew that he had to rest, otherwise he would fall if he didn't wait to return to the side courtyard.

In a daze, Shen Rui heard someone talking: "The master is going to marry the house?" ”

"I heard that the housekeeper asked people to clean up the main courtyard, and the master wants to remarry?" A woman's voice asked again gently, and Shen Rui felt a little familiar when he heard it.

After being quiet for a while, someone sighed leisurely: "Lianniang is drunk"

Shen Rui slowly opened his eyes and frowned slightly, isn't this Shen Juren's voice? The female voice was none other than the Zheng family who had eaten at a table just now.

I heard Shen Juren say with a little sadness: "It's me who can't stand you." But the concubines are different, there must always be someone in the family to preside over the feed, which is also for the good of the eldest brother."

"Brother Jin has been recorded in the name of the lady and has become a serious sister-in-law of eight hundred, what is the relationship between the master marrying the stepfamily and Brother Jin?" Zheng said quietly: "The concubine is not a greedy person, she is grateful for the kindness of the lord and the lady, and has never thought about the position of the main room." It's the old man...... Seeing that the lady was not in good health, she promised to correct the concubine day after day, year after year...... But when the lady died, in order to protect the old man's dignity, the old man personally poured a basin of sewage on the concubine. The concubine was wronged, and the lord said that it was good to endure it......"

"Lian Niang has a grudge in her heart? This is rebuking me, isn't it? Shen Juren's voice turned cold.

"Since the lord has the heart to remarry, why did he coax me three years ago? Let the concubine be worried about it for another three years......" Zheng choked up.

Shen Juren sighed and said, "Lianniang, I work so hard, it's really for the eldest brother...... What is the result of the township test next year, the eldest brother's family affairs should be decided. Although he is recorded in the name of the Sun family, he is not really a descendant, and it is not easy to say that he is a parent...... There must be a serious housewife to take care of ......"

Zheng smiled bitterly: "In the end, I forced out the words in my lord's heart, and after accompanying the master for twenty years, the concubine became an unsightly ......."