… It is also a mistake to invite a husband, and he is really a learned man. Most of them are like Qian Chen Qun, stranded in the capital. But it's a triennial spring.

In the eyes of the reader. The imperial examination is a journey. It's really not related to the science field. Those who have fallen into the first place several times are either buying vacancies and filling officials, or they are co-opted by the powerful as staff, and both have limited futures, but they both have "money."

Willing to sit in the west seat. Most of them are old masters, and they have no energy for the imperial examination. The supplement official has no physical strength for the curtain, so he teaches a few children to earn a bond.

How can Cao Yi take a fancy to such an old master?

Younger Shilin celebrities are mostly preparing for the imperial examination next spring1, who will be the museum at this time? It's really not good, just look for it in the old Hanlin of the Hanlin Academy, even if the other party won't deign to sit in the hall, it's good to send a few boys over to teach. Although these children have been enlightened, after all, they are still young, so they chose a mediocre master, so don't delay the children's schoolwork.

Next. Mid-Autumn Festival.

Li Yu, the grandson of the Li family, came to greet his aunt and grandmother with a salute.

He arrived in the capital on the seventh day of August, and before sending his younger brother off the field on the eighth day of August, the two brothers went to Caofu together to ask Li for peace. Li thought that he was spending the festival alone, and it was too lonely, so he asked him to come over here and spend the Mid-Autumn Festival together.

When Cao Ge Kangxi went to the Li family in Suzhou to pick up Gao Taijun in the forty-ninth year, he saw this cousin. At that time, he was only seven or eight years old, he was Li Yi's second son, born of a concubine, and his biological mother died of illness after giving birth to him.

Now, more than ten years have passed, and the former children have grown into teenagers.

He was wearing a seventy-percent new blue coat, a navy blue waistcoat, no gems and jade inlaid on the hat on his head, and only a navy blue plain purse hanging from his waist, and no other decorations.

The body is also clean when it looks clean. But looking at the material of the clothes and the raw edges of the cuffs, they are somewhat shabby.

This outfit is different from the Li family's extravagant family style. Changed to someone else, changed this outfit and went to a relative's house as a guest. is still a rich relative, and he has to feel sorry for himself, with a little awkward little family spirit.

Li Yu was clear and calm.

He has the eldest brother above him and the younger brother below, and he is the most inconspicuous one in the third generation of the Li family.

Speaking of which, he is not like the Li family, he does not have Li Xu's calculations, Li Cheng's showmanship, and Li Chai is not loyal, he is a person who is very good at reading faces.

Seeing that Li was close to him, he became more and more respectful; Seeing that the Cao Yi brothers had faint expressions, he also looked at his nose and nose, and did not take the initiative to talk to the cousins of the Cao family.

Eat a Mid-Autumn Festival meal down; is Cao Fu, who has always been picky about people, and said to the two brothers about this Li family's "cousin": "It's still a duty." ”

Only Cao Xiang, who is also a concubine, saw Li Yu's cautiousness, understood his suffering, and felt sorry for him.

After saying a few words to Li Yu and asking a few questions about schoolwork, Cao Xiang felt fortunate again. Even if he is a concubine, he still has a biological mother to rely on, and he is also a brother and sister when he gets along.

Li Yu was eighteen years old. is five years older than Li Cheng, and it stands to reason that the two brothers should end up together.

However, the Li family only arranged for Li Chengxiang to take the exam, and Li Yu was here, listening to his homework, he also had a small success. But for some reason it didn't end.

Looking at Li Yu's temper, it doesn't seem like he can fight.

Cao Xiang asked casually, knowing that Li Yu did not participate in the county or government examinations, nor did he donate to prisons, and he was still white, and he began to assist his father in taking care of family chores two years ago.

The same is true for many families in the capital, the son-in-law inherits the title and family business, and the concubine comes forward to take care of the family property

Engaging in servant work as a concubine and grandson is a peace of mind for the head of the family. After all, no matter how confidant he is, he is also an outsider; What is better than using one's own flesh and blood to make people's hearts steadfast.

For the concubine, it is a sad thing, he can only live by his own family, with the name of the master, but not the respect of the master. There is no hope for the future. It's best to be stunned. It's just a little bit of money.

After Li Yu leaves. Cao Mei listened to the evaluation of Li Yu by the two cousins, and felt quite panting in his heart.

Compared with Li Cheng, who is full of heart and eyes at a young age, this Li Yu is really a duty. Whether it is a donation or a imperial examination, if he takes the official career, maybe there will be a day to revive the Li family.

Li Xu Xu is old and confused, obsessed with the view of the concubine, and would rather cultivate the cunning Li Cheng than pay attention to this concubine.

Although he felt that Li Yu was a pity, Cao Yi was not interested in intervening in the Li family's family affairs. With his thoughts, he can't wait to hide far away, how can he lean forward?

After the Mid-Autumn Festival. When Cao Mei returned to Beijing, there was also a lot of news between relatives, and there was little exchange for entertainment.

Cao Yi originally wanted to spread the news of Xun Xixi and ask someone to inquire, but after thinking about it, if that was the case, it would be recommended by relatives and elders. I'm too embarrassed to pick it myself, so forget it.

Therefore, he asked the housekeeper to inquire at the official eunuch's house in the capital whose children were older and the master was going to resign. I want to choose someone from among them.

Qian Chenqun's side. I don't know if it's confident, or if it's not early to be sympathetic to the master. There was no urging. It is also like a half-day of hard work, teaching a few, children.

On this day, Cao Mei came back from outside, and the concierge sent a few greeting posts.

Cao Yi took it over and saw that there were several officials from Jiangsu who went to the capital to wait for officials, and in the name of Cao Yin's old friends, posted here.

The influence of the Cao family in Jiangnan, Cao Yi can't wait to be wiped out as soon as possible, how can he bother to win over people in Jiangnan and provoke himself

So, don't bother with these few posts.

The last post, but it was a familiar name, Cheng Mengxian.

Cao Liang took the post and looked at it. It said that he wanted to say goodbye to Cao Yi or something.

This is a little strange, because of the Han Jiang clan, Cheng Mengxian came to the Cao family twice last year, both on the grounds of asking for peace for the Li family.

Now. In this post, it's about Cao, not Li.

Thinking that he had been entertained by the Cheng family in the past few days in Yangzhou, Cao Po instructed Cao Yuan to make a person go to Cheng's house and ask Cheng Mengxian to meet him tomorrow.

The next day, at nine o'clock in the morning, Cheng Mengxian arrived as scheduled.

Before he spoke, Cao Yi thought that the Cheng family had something to ask for, and when Cheng Mengxian explained his intentions, he realized that he had heard that the Cao family was looking for Xixi and recommended someone to come.

The recommended is a Xiucai, a native of Yangzhou, who is related to Cheng Mengxian and is his cousin's stepson.

When Cao Yi heard that he was a showman, he was a little reluctant. Although the township test is only eight small moves, people may not be much more knowledgeable than Xiucai. But when thousands of troops cross the single-plank bridge, there is always more ink in their stomachs.

Thinking in his heart, Cao Yi did not open his mouth to refuse.

This Cheng Mengxian is a stable person who will not do things without a head or a brain.

Well-informed people in Beijing know that the Cao family's Xixi is not something that everyone can do. The Zhuang seat that Cao Yin invited for Cao Yi was Cao Yi's "think tank" when he first arrived in the capital; Phenomenon, Qian Chen Qun, is a well-known talent in Shilin.

Cao Yi asked two more questions, and Cheng Mengxian told the details of the show one by one.

Although he is only a showman, his father is a Xixi seat for others, and there are hundreds of famous students. Sitting in the hall to teach apprentices is also regarded as a family history.

This talent is unique in calligraphy and painting. Now he is stranded in the capital with his wife and children, because he wants to learn painting from a master.

It's just that these days, not all masters are people who love talents.

This Xiucai has a poor family and an embarrassing life, so he can't get a decent apprenticeship. In the end, the master turned him away and accepted two more well-to-do disciples.

Cao Yi, when he heard Cheng Mengxian mention the name of Xiucai, he was already in the garden.

Zheng Suo, "rare and confused" that Zheng Banqiao?

Later generations were not familiar with him, and only knew that "Yangzhou Zheng Banqiao" was a calligraphy and painting husband, and he was only promoted at a very old age, and the officialdom was not satisfactory.

The cheap nephew who loved to cry back then with ringworm on his head is now in the capital?

Recall that the two people are of the same age, so Zheng Sue should be less than the age of establishment, and he is still far from the middle lift, and it is cheap in the Cao family.

For everyone's curiosity in the art world, Cao Mei can't wait to meet herself. Cheap nephew, almost about to open his mouth to agree to Cheng Mengxian's recommendation.

However, when the words came to his lips, he changed his words again, and only said that he wanted to see Zheng Xiu.

Everyone is everyone, and the monster is the monster, this master, whether he can teach the child is the key.

Cheng Meng saw that he did not refuse, and a smile was already added to his face.

Speaking of which, he wants to call Zheng Sue a cousin, but it is really a relative separated by several bends, which is nothing.

Speaking of which, not to mention the Cheng family, even if he supports Zheng Sue himself, it is nothing. But the businessman pursues profits, helps the urgent not the poor, he does not help people in vain, and Zheng Bian is not able to bend his knees and pray for food.

The Internet got the news that the Cao family was looking for a master, and Cheng Mengxian was "troublesome" and handed a post to the door to "recommend"

Here, Zheng Fan hasn't seen it yet, something happened to the Li family.

Li Cheng is sick, and he is not lightly ill. Li Yu spent money, invited a few doctors, and prescribed a few prescriptions, but the prescription was not good, but his condition became more and more serious, and he had a high fever all day long. Cough non-stop.

Regardless of brotherly feelings. Li Yu knew that if his younger brother really made any mistakes, he would not be able to get better.

There was really no way, so he had to come to the door again and tell his aunt and grandmother Li about his brother's serious illness.

When Li listened, he remembered that Li Cheng was his mother's flesh and blood, even if he remembered his son's warning to keep a distance from his mother's family, he couldn't ruthlessly watch his nephew and grandson have an accident.

She took the frame and begged her son to come with her to visit Li Cheng at Li's house.

But after half a month, Li Cheng lost a lot of weight, and when he heard that his aunt and grandmother came to visit him, he wanted to struggle to change his clothes, but he couldn't stop panting.

Wait for Li and Cao Yi to enter the inner house. When he came in, he was coughing so hard that he could barely catch his breath.

Look at him with a red face. And non-stop coughing. Some symptoms of pneumonia. Most of this illness is from a cold, and listening to what Li Yu said, Li Cheng came out of the township examination room, and his body was not comfortable.

Obviously, he was young and weak, and after a long journey, he took the exam for nine days in a row, and he couldn't survive.

On the sickbed, Li Cheng showed a smile and comforted Li that he was fine, not knowing how ugly his face was.

Li thought that this nephew was raised by Gao Taijun since he was a child, and he loved the house and Wu, so he was really a little distressed.

As the two of them were saying this, they saw a mother-in-law spread the word, saying that the big housekeeper invited the "second young master" to come over.

This "second young master" is Li Yu, Li Yu confessed to Li and Cao Yu, got up and picked up the curtain and went out.

Li Cheng looked at Li Yu's back. His face turned pale in an instant, and his body trembled uncontrollably.