Everyone in the third room of the Xie family held a small family banquet that night to celebrate the safe return of Xie Xianzhi and Xie Jinzhi's brothers from Zhushan Academy, and also to celebrate the fact that the flood in Huyin County had finally passed.

Although there are still many things to be busy in the future, many people in the clan have fallen ill, and many properties and houses have been damaged, and the embankment and ancestral tomb in Xie Jiajiao need to be repaired after the flood, and it will not be long before the Chinese New Year will be celebrated...... But this did not prevent the Xie family from congratulating them privately first. Everyone has passed this hurdle safely, and their hearts are full of happiness and gratitude.

The Wen family also discussed with the concubines of the sect and Xie Meijun in the second room, to find a good day and go to a nearby temple to offer incense and return to the gods.

When Xie Huizhi was happily eating at the family, he said another good news: the officers and soldiers of Jinshanwei were grateful to the Xie family for lending the old house, and sent servants to take care of their wounded soldiers, and promptly invited doctors to treat the epidemic and provide sufficient supplies, and promised to give the Xie family two places to join Jinshanwei. As long as the performance is not too bad, at least it is a small flag level. The ownership of these two places will be decided by the Xie family's three rooms.

Xie Huizhi is still a little cautious, he is really impatient to read. But when he found out from Xiao Rui that the Jinshan Guard was very strict, all the non-commissioned officers in the guard station had to participate in daily drills, and they couldn't be lazy, and the drills were quite hard, so he immediately dispelled some ideas. He told the Wen clan about it to see if there was a suitable candidate in the clan.

Wen Shi suddenly became worried when he heard this: "Where can we find the right person?" Except for you in the family, the boys are all weak, and you have to take the imperial examination. I think it's better to report to the sect. There is no suitable person in our Xie clan, and there may be a suitable candidate from the in-laws. ”

Xie Mulin's heart moved: "How can the Xie family have no candidates?" Isn't Brother Jin Hong in the sixth room quite suitable? Tall and strong, and powerful, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he almost entered the county government to catch heads. ”

Xie Mulin dressed as a man and patrolled Xie Jiajiao with his uncles and brothers in the clan for more than half a month, and his biggest gain was not only to get permission to wear men's clothes every day, but also to get acquainted with many clansmen, and to understand many people's family situations better.

The cousin Xie Jinhong she said was actually the son of the fifth room side branch, but he passed on to the sixth room side branch of a couple without children as the heir. Now, his biological parents and heirs have passed away one after another, leaving only his five-room grandfather, grandmother, uncle's family, and a brother. Because his mother's brother is a head catcher in neighboring Gui'an County, he has been practicing martial arts with this uncle since he was a child, learned a good martial arts, and was almost about to enter Gui'an County to do fast catching, but was stopped by his relatives in his own family.

Wufang has produced a fellow jinshi, bent on cultivating a few more famous scholars, Xie Jinhong's eldest brother is one of the seedlings who have high hopes, now in his twenties, he is already a child, and he may be admitted to Xiucai at any time. If he became a showman, his brother-in-law did a quick catcher and became a first-class soap officer, which somewhat smeared his face. Therefore, the top and bottom of the five houses resolutely opposed Xie Jinhong going to Gui'an County, but let him join the clan to learn to study, even if he can't read anything, he can get more bookish smell, and in the future, the family will arrange to take care of some industry, which is more decent than being a soap official, and will not embarrass his brother. However, where is Xie Jinhong's patience to read the Four Books and the Five Classics? I only memorize the books of war and the law, and I like to read some miscellaneous books on the geography of mountains and rivers, and Wufang is worried that he will become a lawyer or a ranger, and he never has anything good to say on weekdays.

When Xie Mulin heard about this kind of thing, he only thought it was ridiculous. Xie Jinhong's brother hasn't even passed the Xiucai exam, so he first blocked the future of the brother who went out, is he thinking too much? Besides, what's the shame of being fast? What about the soap man? Zongfang's wife Xie Mao's Wang is the daughter of the chief bookkeeper, and her mother's father was originally promoted from the official to make the main book, and the Zongfang married his family, and he didn't feel anything. Wufang looks down on the officials so much, who is he disgusting?

Xie Mulin also heard some clansmen complain privately about the five rooms, saying that the clan room is the head of a clan, the second room has a Hanlin and a academy, the third room has a high-ranking official from the third grade, the fourth room has a serious jinshi, and the fifth room just has a fellow jinshi, and the first four rooms in front of them are not as big as the rules of the fifth room. Xie Mulin finally understood what this so-called "big rules" meant.

She didn't think so, thinking that the sect room, the second room, and the fourth room were silent, and only the third room could fight for a bright future for Xie Jinhong. He is only twenty-one years old this year, he has not yet married a wife, and he still has a long life to go, how can he be hindered by his brother all the time? That is the relatives who have already taken him out, since they have given up on him, why should they continue to manipulate his life?

So Xie Mulin said to the Wen family: "Brother Jinhong is quite suitable, he is tall and heroic, he has good skills, and his temperament is very generous and generous, but it is just that our Xie family does not have a suitable way, and I am afraid that after becoming a fast catcher, he will fall into the cheap status of soap officials, which will hinder the reputation of his cousins who study in Wufang." But he doesn't have this problem when he joins the army, and the children of military families can also take the imperial examination, if he becomes a military attaché, he can still glorify his ancestors. Although our Xie family is bent on being a poetry family, if there are children who can make some achievements in the army, it is also a matter of adding glory to the ancestors, isn't it? ”

Wen felt that his daughter was reasonable: "When I go back to talk to Zongfang, I'll mention Jinhong." Apart from him, there is indeed no one more suitable in our clan. Even if you want to give up a place for your in-laws, you can't give us no benefits at all, right? Jin Shanwei is grateful, after all, it is our Xie family. ”

This matter was agreed, the sect still respected the Wen family's opinion, and Jin Shan Wei inherited the favor of the third room, and this kind of thing was basically settled when the Wen family spoke.

Xie Mulin smiled and didn't say more, but saw his brother Xie Jinzhi glaring at him secretly, knowing that he was complaining that he had pushed the Wen family out to offend people again.

However, the Wen clan is now the highest-ranking commander in the clan, and it is not enough to earn good popularity in the clan by relying on gentleness and kindness, but always show a little strength, so that it is not easy to be underestimated and used. Anyway, if she arranges the future for the younger generations in the clan, no one can say that she is at fault, saying that she is worried that Xie Jinhong's joining the army will affect his brother's reputation? He has to make a name for himself in the exam before he can say this, right? Otherwise, for the sake of a child, give up a small flag or even a higher military attaché, that is a human officer?

When the clansmen see clearly, the Wen family is not only gentle and kind, pity the poor and the weak, generously help and bring the thirteen houses to make a fortune, but also arrange a bright future for the orphans in the clan, who will not support her? Even if there are more complaints in the fifth room, they will be forgotten.

Next year, Wen will go to Peking to reunite with Xie Pu, and at that time, as the wife of a third-grade official, she needs to communicate with people and take charge of the family. If you are still the same as before, you are weak and think that the whole world is a good person, and I don't know if you will be bullied by others. Xie Mulin really wanted her to exercise in the clan first, anyway, no matter how much the fifth room was a demon, it wouldn't be too much.

After dinner, the family talked and laughed, some sat in the flower hall to drink tea and chat, some went out for a slow walk, and some people were worried about the things in their yard and retired early. Xie Huizhi gave the two elder brothers a look, and gently tugged on Xie Mulin's sleeve, and the four brothers and sisters found a reason, quit, and went to Xie Xianzhi's Cedar Courtyard, where they sat down and talked.

Xie Huizhi didn't wait for Xie Xianzhi to call the girl for tea, so he hurriedly said: "Big brother, I heard some news about your biological mother from Xiao Er!" ”

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