After the conferment of the officer, the palace examination is over. Tomorrow, the imperial list will be officially announced, and the holy decrees of the top three officials will also be sent by the eunuchs to their respective mansions, or their accommodations in the capital.

Yu Shize and Luo Lianghuai are both from the capital, and their homes are in the capital. And Zheng Hewen was a candidate from the Western Regions, when the eunuch in the palace asked him where he lived, Zheng Hewen hesitated for a long time and said the name of an inn, but after thinking about it, he changed his mouth and said the name of another inn.

Seeing that he was so uncertain, the eunuch asked suspiciously, "Lord Zheng, don't you remember the name of the inn?" ”

Zheng Hewen said with some shame: "Don't hide it from my father-in-law, Xiaosheng lives in a relative's house in Neizi, which is a bit remote and messy, and Xiaosheng is afraid that his father-in-law will not be easy to find, so he thought about moving to the inn tonight to facilitate his father-in-law." ”

"It's okay!" The decree is fair: "There is no place in the capital that our family can't find, Lord Zheng just has to say, our family will go to your lady's relative's house tomorrow to announce the decree, this is also to add glory to you and your lady." ”

Seeing his embarrassed expression, he heard that he was living in the house of his wife's relatives, and guessed that this new champion was probably shy and sent someone under the fence. The person who can be named the champion by the emperor will naturally be treated well by the father-in-law, only if he goes to the champion, how can there be a champion Lang will be him.

Zheng Hewen snorted. In that place in the south of the city, there are many houses, one next to the other, and it is really difficult to find. When he first arrived, he walked twice before he could figure out where they lived.

Zheng Hewen thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, I'll draw a map for my father-in-law!" ”

The father-in-law was dumbfounded. Is it really hard to find this point? However, since Zhuang Yuanlang said so, his father-in-law brought paper and pencils, and Zheng Hewen drew on them.

The father-in-law watched from the sidelines. It's really a champion! This stroke is neatly drawn, just like the map drawn by the Ministry of Industry.

Zheng Hewen finished painting, pointed to a place on the picture and said, "Xiaosheng lives here." ”

The father-in-law picked it up and looked at it carefully, and asked, "Lord Zheng lives in Nancheng?" ”

"Yes." Zheng Hewen was a little embarrassed.

The father-in-law put away the map and saluted: "Then please wait for the good news tomorrow!" We'll arrive around the clock. ”

"There is Father-in-law." Zheng Hewen returned the courtesy.

After the matter in the palace was completed, Zheng Hewen left the palace. On the way back, he turned to Sandao Street in Nancheng and found his wife Liu Ying in a shop selling skewers of incense.

"Why are you here?" Liu Ying is threading skewers with bamboo skewers with other men.

"Come out, I've got something to tell you." Zheng Hewen's face could not hide his joy.

Liu Ying put down the bamboo skewer in her hand, washed her hands, and walked out of the store.

"What's wrong?" Liu Ying asked.

Zheng Hewen was a little excited. In fact, he was very excited all day. It's just that he was in the palace a while ago, and he tried to restrain himself. At this moment, he really wanted to hug his wife and share the joy in his heart with him. After so many years, his wife has paid so much for him, and he finally won the top spot in high school!

Although it was not a place to eat at this time, there were still many people on the street, Zheng Hewen thought for a while and asked, "Can we go to the courtyard of South Park and talk?" ”

"Yes." Liu Ying nodded.

Liu Ying is a relative of Liu Yu and Liu Ji in the Western Regions. Speaking of which, Liu Ying is the real Liu family. But she's a concubine.

More than ten years ago, a fire in the Liu family in the Western Regions burned down the once prosperous Liu family. At that time, Liu Ying was only in her teens. Before the Liu family declined, she was the fourth lady of the Liu family, and she liked the son of a carpenter in their family, and her brother.

Zheng Hewen was originally named Zheng He, the son of a carpenter in a workshop under the Liu family. Since childhood, Zheng He has learned carpentry from his father. Once he made a gadget casually, and it happened that Miss Four liked it, so he gave it to Miss Four. Later, he often made carpentry gadgets for Miss Four, and Miss Four often stayed with him, and the two of them could also be regarded as two little guesses, and gradually fell in love.

At that time, the Liu family had not yet suffered a fire, and although Liu Ying had not yet reached the end of the fire, her father was also preparing him to find someone. After Liu Ying heard about it, she quietly took a small burden and went to Zheng He to ask Zheng He to run away from home with her.

Elopement! Zheng He didn't dare. But he couldn't resist Ying'er, so he went out with her to hide for a few days. Who knew that after a few days, Liu Ying still didn't go back, so the two lived outside for more than two months.

At this time, the news suddenly came that Liu's house was on fire. The fire burned so shattering that it burned through half the sky.

The two hurriedly went back and saw that their former home was all in flames. Don't say that if you want to go in to save people, you can't get closer.

Zheng He's father and mother were burned to death, and Liu Ying's parents and relatives were also burned to death. Of course, the Liu family is not alone, there are still uncles who survived.

Although he was not yet old, the Liu family was too busy to take care of himself, so he married Liu Ying to Zheng He.

Since then, fifteen-year-old Zheng He and thirteen-year-old Liu Ying have relied on each other. It wasn't until later that Liu Ying and Lu officially got married.

Zheng He has carpenter's skills and helps people work. Once he went to a local academy to help the academy with furniture, and when he saw those students in class, he was very envious. Since then, Zheng He came up with the idea of gaining fame.

Zheng He was literate, but he hadn't read much. Although Liu Ying is only a concubine, she is also a lady of the Liu family, and she still knows some poetry, books, etiquette and music. So his enlightenment teacher was Liu Ying.

Although Zheng He's study started relatively late, he was talented and intelligent, coupled with his hard work, he was admitted to the "Tongsheng" exam at the age of nineteen, and was admitted to Xiucai the next year. From the time he was a child, he changed his name to Zheng Hewen. Since then, the son of a carpenter has become a talent.

When he was twenty years old, he and Liu Ying's first child, daughter Zheng Qinxiu, also fell to the ground.

Since being admitted to Xiucai, Zheng Hewen has studied more diligently. Liu Ying is taking care of her children while farming and selling vegetables. At the same time, Zheng Hewen will also make some small benches, bamboo baskets or something, and Liu Ying will take them to the market to sell when she sells vegetables. Although the life is poor, the two have a deep relationship, but they don't feel bitter.

At the age of twenty-four, Zheng Hewen was promoted. At this time, a matchmaker came to the door, saying that there was a shop owner who wanted to marry his daughter to Zheng Hewen. Zheng Hewen sternly refused, and Liu Ying even carried a wooden stick to drive people out directly. Zheng Hewen was frightened when he saw Ying'er with a big belly and still moving so roughly, for fear that she would have a tire. That year, their second child, son Zheng Qin'an, was born.

Originally, Zheng Hewen could have come to the capital to participate in the examination two years ago, but he wanted to hit it with one hit. Moreover, he wanted to bring his wife and children and a family of four to come together, so in fact, they were mainly saving money in the past two years.