Chapter 143: People are self-aware

There are seven rules of etiquette, and childlessness is the first of them. Although there are only a few people in this world who really divorce their wives without children, it is always a great pity for women to not have a son and a half daughter under their knees. Even if the concubine has children to raise under her knees, it is different from her own life after all. Mrs. Wang is middle-aged, and she no longer has any illusions about her children. Therefore, when she heard the doctor's words, her first reaction was impossible, and the second reaction was ecstasy that was difficult to hide.

Gu and her three daughters-in-law were behind the curtain next to her at this time, and she was also very happy to hear this. She is old, no more than the three daughters-in-law to avoid suspicion, at this time busy let Lingxi help out, and asked the doctor for a while, to make sure that it is really a happy pulse is not a misdiagnosis, she suddenly put her palms together and said Amitabha. Biluo and Xiyu finally came back to their senses from their extreme joy, and hurriedly came out of it, sending people to prepare a first-class reward, and asking the two old mothers to lead the doctor out to write a prescription for recuperation.

"Sister-in-law, what a joy!"

"My sister-in-law is now a double person, so she must take care of it!"

"I just said that my sister-in-law accumulates virtue and does good, and she has always been the most lenient when she waits down, and now she is really a good person with good rewards!"

As soon as they saw that the doctor was gone, the Feng clan and the Sun clan hurriedly came out to say goodbye, and Xi Yu Biluo also said a lot of funny auspicious words. Mrs. Wang has sorrow and joy in her heart, and the sad thing is that she is not unable to give birth, but she has been pointed at behind her back for many years; The joy is that God has finally opened her eyes in this lifetime, and she can be worthy of her husband.

So, when she saw Gu sitting down at the head of the bed, smiling and holding her hand, she didn't know where the impulse came from, she actually grabbed Gu's neck and cried bitterly, where is there still the appearance of a noble lady who is usually graceful and luxurious.

Zhang Yue was in his own small mansion in Pailou Lane in Xicheng at this time.

Yesterday, he knew that he and his father were both successful, and afterwards he had to ask his father whether Wanshijie and Fang Rui were on the list. The former was his best friend. Although the latter is not very close and distant relative, they live in the same British mansion after all. Knowing that Wan Shijie was also in high school, Fang Rui regretted that he had fallen off the list, he wanted to go to see the shrewd young man, but after thinking about it again and again, he still didn't go.

When people were frustrated, he ran away with a proud man, didn't he pour salt on people's wounds?

The small mansion sent by Zhang Fu is indeed small compared to the dignified British mansion, but when placed outside, it is already a three-entry courtyard that only medium-sized families can afford. When you enter the gate, you will see the shadow wall and the screen door. After the screen door is the outer courtyard, and the place where the courtyard wall is attached is the inverted seat room where the servants live. Within the two gates are neat east and west wings and main rooms, there are more than ten rooms in total, and a total of six lifters are rented. Wan Shijie occupied the east wing alone, and Zhang Yue also sent him a scholar to serve, and he lived at ease.

Now that the test has been completed, most of the six people living in this courtyard have failed to make the list, so when Zhang Yue came to find the Wanshi Festival. But I saw that several places were packing up. The road of the imperial examination was originally a few happy and a few worried, and he had a relationship with other people, that is, the landlord and the tenant, and even the rent was collected by Gao Quan, and he was not familiar with these people at all, so he naturally would not be hypocritically close to those guys who sighed. went straight into the east wing.

"Today's Jinshi is not more expensive than Jin in the Tang Dynasty, but it is more temperate than more than 1,000 people per subject in the Song Dynasty. There are hundreds of people in our Wuxu Branch, except for the top ones in the first and second grades who can enter the Hanlin Academy through the selection of the museum, most of the others are also assigned to various states and counties. ”

"That's what Brother Wan said. For example, although it is peaceful today, it costs a lot of money and food to go north and south, even if it is released to be the magistrate of the county, it is difficult to do. To put it mildly, if it weren't for my family forcing me to take the imperial examination since I was a child, I wouldn't have bothered to spend that effort. Although the capital is big, it is not easy to live at home, this Beijing is not the capital now, and this small two-room room is so expensive. Brother Wan, you are really generous, you can actually monopolize this east wing! ”

"Uh...... How much did you spend on those two rooms? ”

"How much? Coupled with the cost of food, at least 50 taels of silver, more than 500 yuan! Fortunately, winning the Gongshi is equivalent to winning the Jinshi, and you don't have to listen to your father's nagging after returning to your hometown. But then again, although the landlord here is black-hearted, there are even more black-hearted places next door, and a small single courtyard costs 100 taels. Meals are not included. Why didn't he go and grab it! ”

Zhang Yue didn't want to be scolded as a black-hearted landlord, and this foot stepped into the threshold. The other foot remained outside the door for a while. Turning his head and seeing Lian Sheng and Lianhu wanting to laugh but didn't dare, he turned his head and glared at the two of them fiercely, then raised his voice and coughed, and shouted loudly: "Brother Wan is here?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the curtain in the room moved, and a head popped out, which happened to be the Wanshi Festival. As soon as he saw Zhang Yue, his eyes lit up, and after a while, the whole person opened the curtain and greeted him, and said with a smile: "I guess you should come!" Yesterday I went to your house with good news, and your house was lively and celebrated for a while? I thought you were the youngest in the undergraduate, but I didn't want someone to steal the limelight from you this time! If nothing else, there must be a Jinshi who is just fifteen years old in this section! Come on, come on, little brother Xia come out! ”

While Wan Shijie was talking, another person who had just been chatting with him also came out. He was about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a blue robe with black trim, but his description was simple, although his appearance was not handsome, but his small black eyes and facial features gave people a sense of agility. After looking at Zhang Yue for a while, he laughed when he heard Wan Shijie's words again.

"You must be Zhang Yuanjie in the mouth of Brother Wan. My surname is Xia Mingji, and I don't have a table yet. Listen to Brother Wan, you are only half a year older than me? ”

Zhang Yue hadn't paid attention to the clear voice just now, but now he really heard that the other party was younger than himself, and his surprise was not trivial. It is necessary to know that those private lifelong back gardens, the title of the gold list are all folk legends when they are married, and this real scientific examination often has to be tested to his father's age before he can pass the examination, and there are very few young Jinshi in all dynasties. He himself occupies the light of the good fortune of famous teachers, but this one is definitely a real prodigy.

After Wan Shijie introduced both parties, he didn't mention that Zhang Yue was the black-hearted landlord in Xia Ji's mouth just now, but led him to the room to sit down. The three of them laughed and talked about the affairs of the Gongyuan, and then discussed what kind of questions would come out of the palace examination. When the ranking was finally mentioned, the youngest Natsuji grinned, looking indifferent.

"To be honest, I didn't have much hope for the exam. I didn't expect to be able to hit it at all. I don't have the luxury of being in the first and second grades, and I am content to be able to hang at the end of the top three. Besides, although the champion is expensive, the successive dynasties may not necessarily be the champion if he can be a high-ranking official. There are always ups and downs in this on-the-spot performance, even no matter how big a talent is, he doesn't dare to pack a ticket to be a jinshi, let alone a champion. I think Brother Wan, you may be able to get to the top of the list, Yuan Jie and I are too young, and this article will always lack a little heat. ”

"Little Brother Xia, don't scold me!"

Wan Shijie didn't expect this Natsugi to be able to speak better than himself even in front of strangers he knew for the first time. So he could only raise his hands and retreat. After chatting for a while, seeing that Zhang Yue was listening more and talking less, he hurriedly found an excuse to send the person away, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, and then stared at Zhang Yue again, and finally asked in a low voice.

"I went to visit Master Xiao Yang after reading the list yesterday, and casually chatted about Xia Ji, do you know what Master Xiao Yang said?"

Seeing Zhang Yue's face full of inexplicability. He smiled and said: "It only took four years for you to add up to a total of four years, and you look like a freak in the eyes of others, if there is no more freak person in front of you, because of your family background, you have to be sprayed to death!" But. Although I don't know if it's because of people's good intentions or just in time, if Xia Ji didn't have you this time, he might not be able to pass the exam, and he might not be able to take the Jinshi exam in the future. From this point of view. You're a lucky star for him. ”

Although Wan Shijie did not explicitly relay Yang Rongdi's words, the first explanation after this was clear and clear, and Zhang Yue's heart was as transparent as a mirror. Thinking that Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang actually quit the imperial examination because the Jinshi who stood out in the scientific examination was too young, he naturally understood the advantages and disadvantages of the young Jinshi.

Young people can afford to spend time, but being young also means that experience is shallow, do these people believe in an old official with gray hair, or will they believe in a young man who has no hair on his mouth and can't do things firmly?

Wan Shijie saw that Zhang Yue was moved, so he coughed dryly: "Another one." I just received a letter from Nanjing Dayang. He said that now Bachelor Du has been released as a political envoy, and he wants to assist the prince, although you are a nephew of the British court, and you have a British public reminder, but if you are not careful as an official in the capital, you will make mistakes, so it is better to go to the local area to hone and hone. You are young and ambitious, and the best place is Shandong, where Master Du is located, which is close to Beijing. They can take care of each other. ”

With such a reminder. When Zhang Yue returned to the British Mansion that day, he was not very happy, but was a little worried. If he is not an official. In this life, I will not starve to death and die of poverty, let alone work hard, but nowadays the Ming Dynasty seems to be in a prosperous era, and the disadvantages are endless to be said with broken fingers - from the constantly depreciating treasure money to the endless Japanese robbers, from the endless levy to the heavy taxes that force people to die, and even the ban on the sea and the sea after that...... In short, those are the scourges of the future.

Rengui is self-aware, and he is naturally not such an amazing and brilliant character. It's just that since he has come to this world, he will always leave children in the future, and naturally he never wants his children and grandchildren to become other people's slaves one day. Then a louder voice sounded in his heart, and the name that he had never remembered finally had an eyebrow.

“…… Go to Shandong...... There won't really be a ...... there. If it really makes a fuss, it's troublesome! ”

"Young Master Yue!"

Zhang Yue, who was muttering to himself, couldn't help but be startled when he heard this voice, and when he looked up and saw that it was the foreign housekeeper Rong Shan, he was relieved, and hurriedly covered up: "Is there something wrong with Steward Rong looking for me?" ”

"It's not a big deal, but there are a few pieces of good news to report to the young master. This first one, a doctor today diagnosed and treated, saying that the lady was happy; This second article, the marriage letter of the super young master has been decided, and it will be Na Cheng Ji in a few days; As for the third ......"

Rong Shan smiled and handed over a list with both hands, and after Zhang Yue took it, he explained: "From now on early in the morning, the people who come to the door to send congratulatory gifts have never stopped. There are not only meritorious families such as the Hou family of Baoding, but also the Xiao Yang family and the Du family, and even the king of Anyang also sent people to send the four treasures of the study to congratulate. Young Master Yue is a big face this time! ”