South of Hangzhou, Renxiao Fang.

There are many dignitaries living in this ancient alley, and the most powerful families in Hangzhou are all helping here, including several official eunuchs.

The tall lintel of the Shen family stands quietly in the streets and alleys, and there are two majestic and high-spirited stone lions under the stone steps in front of the door. The pedestal is two feet high, and there are five stone steps, highlighting the extremely prominent status of the owner of this mansion, Shen Wei.

If Li Qian was here, eighty percent would sincerely sigh with emotion: "The evil feudal class system!" ”

As a high-ranking official in the court, Shen Wei occupies an important position as an official of the second rank and six departments, even if he has become a senior now, the various benefits he enjoys will not change much. And as long as the father and ancestor have been officials, even if they pass away, the children and grandchildren can continue to live, and there is no need to modify the house building.

Of course, the imperial court will not give official salaries to the eunuchs of Zhishi Township. Zhu Yuanzhang not only set a small salary for officials, but even the retirement pension was canceled by his old man------

A mule cart came slowly and stopped on the side of the road across from the mansion. The coachman jumped out of the car, then took a pedal from the wheel and put it on the ground, and Yang Qing, the eldest young master of the Yang family, who was lightly dressed, lifted the curtain and got out of the car.

Yang Qing is a frequent visitor to the Shen family, and the concierge has already been instructed by Shen Tianyou, the young master of the Shen family, that as long as the son of the Yang family comes, he can be let in without a gift.

Today, however, the porter did not dare to be as presumptuous and casual as before. Now that my lord has returned to his hometown, the rules that should be followed must be strictly observed, otherwise he can only be the one who suffers.

Yang Qing didn't care too much about this, after all, he was just a businessman's son, and he was just a junior with an unknown surname in front of Shen Wei, and the basic etiquette for visiting was also required.

Straightened his clothes, stepped forward and gently buckled the door. Soon the door squeaked open, and an old face full of wrinkles appeared behind the door, Yang Qing smiled at him: "Old Feng, I came to find Brother Shen today, thank you for passing it on your behalf!" ”

"Young Master Yang, wait."

When facing Yang Qing, the old porter's reply was neither humble nor arrogant, but his attitude was very polite. It's no wonder that the seven-rank official in front of the prime minister, Rao is a little domestic servant like him, and he is very confident in front of visitors, let alone a businessman like Yang Qing.

The strict hierarchy of "Shinong and industrial commerce" is really not just casual talk. Even if you are a wealthy businessman with a lot of money, when facing the subordinates of the official family, you don't dare to humiliate you------ who let you have the identity of a businessman?

Yang Qing was able to get such courtesy because of Shen Tianyou's relationship, and if he was a bystander, he didn't even think about letting the porter run this leg for you without stuffing a "door bag".

After a while, the door opened again, and the old gatekeeper came out and said to Yang Qing: "Young Master Yang, master, please come in." ”

"Hmm------ huh?"

Yang Qing responded casually, reacted as soon as one foot stepped into the threshold, stopped and asked, "Your young master is not here?" ”

"It's inside." Lao Feng replied.

"Then why did your master invite me in?"

"Hmm------"

Old Feng hesitated for a long time, and replied with a strange face: "My young master is in the main hall of the front yard, and when I go in to report, the master is also on the side." ”

Yang Qing intuitively felt that something was wrong, withdrew one foot, and his body approached Lao Feng very naturally, patted the other party's arm, and with a flip of his wrist, a piece of broken silver had slipped silently into the palm of the old porter.

Yang Qing lowered his voice and leaned in front of him and whispered, "Old Feng, quickly tell me what the situation is inside?" ”

"Ahem, ahem, ahem------"

Lao Feng coughed lightly, looked up and looked around, and then whispered: "Don't hide it from Yang Gongzi, the young master is being beaten inside, and the one who is beaten is a skin and flesh, and I feel sorry for the young master when I see the villain------"

After all, he is the old servant of the Shen family, and when he talks about the miserable and miserable situation of the young master, Lao Feng can't help but redden: "The young master is now lying on the spring bench and screaming, that look, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of bed for a few days------ the old man is really ruthless------"

Yang Qing's eyes blinked, and he suddenly felt that it was not appropriate to visit today, and he forgot to look at the yellow calendar before going out------

"Ahem, cough, ahem------ hey, how did I forget, today's father handed me a business to discuss, it's really a coincidence, hehe------ it's not a coincidence, I'm tired of telling Master Shen, the younger generation will come to the door another day to apologize, and I will leave!"

Yang Qing snorted, and then arched his hand to Lao Feng, the person had already rushed into his car, and he smeared oil on the soles of his feet very knowingly------ the speed was jaw-dropping.

Lao Feng watched the car leave, and it took a while to come back to his senses, and then closed the door from the inside.

He was telling the truth, Shen Tianyou was unlucky today, and he ate a fragrant "bamboo shoot barbecue" like Li Qian. At this moment, Shen Gongzi was still lying in the open space in front of the hall, his head drooping and being trained.

"Humph! When your father isn't at home, you're used to being wild, aren't you? The wings have grown stiff, and you dare to go to the Qinglou to drink flower wine? ”

Shen Wei, like most men of this era, was a very macho person, and his wife rarely interfered in major family affairs, including educating his son------

Seeing that his son didn't dare to answer, he only stroked his buttocks with his hand, and hummed pitifully in a pitiful voice, Shen Wei also softened his heart. Raising his eyes and seeing the old gatekeeper who had just passed through the moon arch and was walking briskly here, Shen Wei couldn't help frowning and said, "What about that kid from the Yang family?" Didn't I say, invite him in? ”

"Back to the master, the son of the Yang family said that there was something temporary, and he would come to the door another day to apologize to the master."

"Humph------"

Shen Wei originally wanted to "invite" Yang Qing in, and cleaned it up together, but he didn't want the little rabbit cub to slip away quickly------ when he looked at his son again, Shen Wei reprimanded with a cold face: "Look at your virtue, what kind of messy friends are you making?" Let you learn a little bit from Li Gongzi, you still have to take him to drink flower wine, it's really unreasonable! Look at people, and then look at you, the older you get, the less worry-free you are------"

Li Qian is honored to become a "child of someone else's family", and his image in Shen Wei's heart is very great, and he is simply a model for young people nowadays------ if he lets Shen Wei know what is happening in Lijiazhuang in Beicheng today, it will be very embarrassing for ------!

After Shen Wei finished reprimanding, he waved his hand impatiently and said like a fly: "Get out!" From today onwards, you will not be allowed to step out of the house for three months, huh! ”

"Huh? Daddy------ Daddy, you ------"

Young Master Shen's wailing suddenly stopped, and the hand stroking his buttocks didn't stop unconsciously, as if it had suddenly healed without medicine------ in fact, when executing the family law, the subordinates had a good grasp of the strength when they moved. Only when Shen Wei was present before and after, those drops fell into place, and the rest of the time they were all fake fights, don't look at their shouting, when they fell on Shen Tianyou's buttocks, they were already "heavy and light".

Shen Wei knew a little bit about this, but he only turned a blind eye, and he didn't know it. He snorted again, and flicked the sleeves of his robe and walked to the inner courtyard.

The expression on Shen Tianyou's face froze, and he let the two servants lift the long spring stool under him, his body lifted off the ground, and he muttered the second half of the sentence: "It can't be like this!" ”

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As the sun sets, a faint glow hangs in the sky, heralding the end of the day and the coming of night.

In the courtyard of the Li family's old house, Li Jinglun was sitting face to face with his grandson, and there was a pair of Go on the stone table, and the grandfather and grandson were playing against each other.

At a young age, Bao'er actually only knows the most basic plays, and her chess skills are still beginners.

Li Jinglun patiently accompanied him to practice chess, teaching this little grandson step by step, some ways of Go. The sunset shone on his face, showing an old man's kind smile.

Li Xiao appeared at the moon arch and walked slowly towards this side.

"You go down by yourself first, grandpa gets up and walks."

Li Jinglun stood up, stretched his waist casually, walked to the corner of the wall, which was already full of withered trees, and looked up at the fiery sunset in the distance that was about to fall into the sky.

The sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk.

Hearing the slight footsteps behind him, he didn't even look back, but asked softly, "That kid is gone?" ”

"Gone."

"Alas, he still left this house after all------" Li Jinglun sighed lightly and continued to ask: "When he left, he didn't take anything with him?" ”

"I brought some clothes with me, and nothing else."

"Hmph, I have some backbone!"

He finally turned around, paced forward, and whispered softly: "Walk well, walk well------ leave this house, and he will know that if he can make a few poems, even if he really has the ability." When he goes out and looks, he will understand how a good man should stand in the world------"

Li Xiao silently followed behind his father, a little unbearable for his younger brother to go out to endure hardships, but he didn't know how to persuade him.

Li Jinglun suddenly stopped, turned to look at his eldest son, and asked, "Xiao'er, do you know?" In this world, there is no way out except to enter the office! If there is a talent in the family, the family business can be kept for a generation; One person can keep two generations; If you come out of a jinshi, you can keep three generations; But if you can be an official------"

He didn't say anything more, and he believed that his son would understand. It's just that he himself understands in his heart that this set of theories is only applicable to no catastrophe from the sky, otherwise, let alone three or five generations, it will only be a blink of an eye for people to fall to the ground.

has lived for most of his life, and for many things, Li Jinglun's experience is deeper than anyone else. Although people have good and bad luck, the higher you climb, the less people dare to touch you easily, although you may also fall to pieces.

Li Jinglun has been taking the exam for more than ten years, and he is still a talented person, but he wants to enter the career more than anyone else. His youngest son finally had a chance, but unfortunately he didn't know how to grasp it------

It is true that today's son is a little more brutal, but wealth is in danger, if everyone is squeezed to fight, can his son still be admitted to this lifter, this jinshi?

There are only thirty-one people on the gold list of this subject!

Maybe with his son's talent, no matter how many people there are, he should still be able to pass the exam, but who can say for sure?

After being silent for a long time, Li Jinglun sighed lightly, patted his son's shoulder and said, "Actually, your second brother is good enough!" But what Dad hopes is that he can be better in the future------"

"One ride------ dust!"

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