Zhou Guoliang looked up and saw Xie Shi looking at him with anger on his face, and said with a smile: "Ouch, madam, what gust of wind blew your old man to my small temple." As he spoke, he helped Xie Shi to the chair and sat down, and then said, "Madame, is there something troublesome to find a way with the old man?" Xie said: "You are poor and smooth, I will ask your son whether you care or not." Zhou Guoliang said to Xie Shi's words as if he didn't understand: "Anyway, don't you care, don't I give him everything that eats me, drinks me, and lives in me." Xie said: "I have done what I should do as a woman to have children, but you, as a man, have not done what you should do to teach him to read and behave, which is regarded as a failure to fulfill your responsibilities, and the son does not teach and the father is at fault." Xie Shi said as if he had a great grievance: "Over the years, my son has eaten, drunk, played, toured, 'not doing his job', you are not strict with the family discipline, and you follow his preferences on the right path, I won't say it, but I am at ease, and now I am drinking all day long, and my temperament is irritable, and I will smash dishes at every turn, and I am crazy and crazy to myself." Xie Shi said and cried, and stepped forward to scuffle Zhou Guoliang.

Zhou Guoliang was not annoyed and let him vent his grievances, Xie Shi cried and said: "You return my son, return my son." ”

Zhou Guoliang saw that Xie didn't scuffle anymore, so he helped her to the chair and sat down, and he sat opposite and said: "I don't know my own son, he is not the material for studying, it will only backfire if it has to be like this, and the melon is not sweet. Qingyu's incident touched him a lot, and his son will come to see me in the study in three days. "See

Zhou Guoliang looked plausible, Xie got up and said, "I don't care about this family, you can live with your son by yourself." Getting up and slamming the door, Zhou Guoliang looked at Xie's distant back and said to himself: "I hope what I expected is good." ”

After two days like this, Zhou Guoliang was no longer busy writing errands, the door of the study opened, and he took the book seat and looked at it on the chair, and looked up without entering.

Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, sure enough, Zhou Jin came to the study. That day passed from sleep, and the miserable scene of Qingyu's family flashed in my mind from time to time, and I couldn't help but wake up from my dream, and my underwear was wet with cold sweat.

Since that **** suddenly woke up, only if they are strong can they protect a family, so these two **** walked the streets and alleys, lingering between teahouses and restaurants, and finally learned that the world can not only study and become an official, but also spend silver to buy an official and a half-job.

So today Zhou Jin came to the study to tell his father what he thought, Zhou Guoliang was full of joy when he saw Zhou Jin coming, but he pretended to be casual on the surface and said: "You rarely come to the study, tell me what happened this time!" ”

Zhou Jin sat down and said simply and clearly: "I want to be an official." As soon as these words came out, Zhou Guoliang was so shocked that he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, which was completely unexpected by himself.

Zhou Guoliang knew that Zhou Jin would come to the study, and he also knew that he would do something surprising, but this time it was too unexpected. Zhou Guoliang said: "If you learn to be a businessman, your father can support you, even if you have nothing to do before, your father will not blame you, but if you want to enter the official career, your father will persuade you to think twice, and besides, how can you become an official without merit." ”

Zhou Jin came prepared and said: "I can't endure hardship in business, I can't do it like my cousin who is exposed to rain and sleep, so it's better to die on the wall than to live my original life.

The Qingyu family is calling for wind and rain in Songlin County, and they can do anything. But in front of Jinyiwei, he is like a dirt dog and a chicken, and he has no power to fight back, and the government will ruin his family with a word, and thinking about it is the right way to be an official. Zhou Guoliang looked at his son who was gushing in front of him, and thought to himself, this enlightenment is too thorough, and he can't adapt to it for a while.

"And Dad, you said that you can't be an official without fame, and this question is not difficult. I heard in the market that you can spend money to 'donate officials', but I don't know if it's true or not. Zhou Jin asked suspiciously.

Zhou Guoliang got up and said: "Hey, it seems that you are determined to be an official, but there are some things that you need to know before this, one is that the officialdom is as deep as the sea, the bloody wind and blood and the hard work of doing business, the slightest carelessness will have to worry about your life, and the officialdom is much more cruel than the outside world. ”

Zhou Guoliang told Zhou Jin all the dangers of officialdom because he hoped that he would retreat in the face of difficulties, Zhou Jin said: "I plan to 'donate officials' to Guizhou this time, the entanglement of interests there is not so complicated, and I will be able to familiarize myself with the officialdom after three or five years. ”

"Hey, since your mind is gone, you only have unconditional support to be a father, and tomorrow I will repair the book in the capital, and whether the success depends on how valuable your father's old face is." Zhou Guoliang said.

Zhou Jin said: "Then I will wait for the good news." As he spoke, he walked out of the study, but Zhou Guoliang was full of sorrow, not knowing whether it was right or wrong to do so.

After seven days of sailing, the ship stopped at Tianjin, and Qingyu and Han Bai took their baggage and got off the ship. Han Bai asked Qingyu to wait at the dock, and he went into the city to hire a carriage.

After waiting for nearly half an hour and not seeing Han Bai, Qingyu was a little worried about whether it would be Han Bai who left first, and when he was anxious, he saw a carriage coming towards him.

It was close but Han Bai jumped out of the carriage and said, "I'm really sorry to keep you waiting." I went to buy some things along the way, and there are still two days to go, so I need to prepare some dry food. "Where is Brother Han, but I sit back and enjoy it, and I should say sorry to me." Qingyu said.

Han Bai said: "Here, here again, the two of us are polite again." Ha, ha, ha, they looked at each other and smiled.

Tianjin to Beijing is the official road, the road is very smooth, the carriage can not feel the bumps on the road, sitting in the carriage heard a lot of passing carriages, Qingyu couldn't help but lift the curtain to take a look.

Han Bai saw Qingyu and said curiously: "Tianjin Mansion is the end point of the waterway to the capital, so there are a lot of carriages coming and going, not only are there many people during the day, but even at night, there is an endless stream of carriages coming and going, which is much more lively than the streets of some state capitals at night. ”

Qingyu said: "I am about to go to the capital, and I have an indescribable feeling in my heart. Han Bai didn't speak, just smiled and looked at Qingyu.

Two days later, the two arrived in the capital, and Han Bai said: "Young Master Qing, you and I will say goodbye to you and me when the capital arrives." Qingyu said: "Thank you Brother Han for taking care of you all the way, I don't know where you live, he can thank you every day." Han Bai surprisingly didn't tell Qingyu's residence, and said, "Thank you, you don't have to, you and I will meet again if we are fated." Farewell. ”

Qingyu said: "Farewell." Han Bai turned around and walked into the crowd, disappearing into the crowd in a moment.

After Han Bai left, Qingyu found that he was already in the capital. Raise your eyes and see the palaces at the end of your eyes lying on the ground, this is the imperial city Qingyu wondered about the thought, walking in the crowd and hearing the sound of selling, selling pastries, juggling, fortune-telling always make people dizzy, from time to time there are all kinds of sedan chairs shuttling in the crowd or go or stop, the people inside come down to greet each other and continue to move forward in the sedan chair so that people can not understand, there are many high-rise buildings on the street carved dragons and phoenixes, from time to time there is a sound of laughter and scolding, Qingyu looked at the style of the capital and unconsciously came to the inn.