Father Lin came in a hurry, if he came a day and a half late, he would be trapped in the middle of the road. Fortunately, although Father Lin had ups and downs in the first half of his life, he was lucky in the second half of his life. not only entrusted his daughter to his lover, but also won in one fell swoop in the autumn festival, and now he rushed to the capital in time to settle down on the eve of the heavy snow in the capital.

Speaking of Father Lin's smooth autumn, it is really not a lie. The room he was assigned was in a good location, and his body was comfortable in those days, and it happened that the questions in the exam were also within his mastery, so Father Lin's ranking in this exam was very high, ranking fifth in the entire Shuozhou. This is really amazing, and it is precisely because of this autumn season that he won the middle and ranked high, that Father Lin completely made up his mind to come to the capital to participate in the examination.

Otherwise, if the ranking is worse, he will not bother to toss.

The left and right are also accompanied, and when they come, they are also useless.

He's old and determined, but he doesn't necessarily have to come over and see it for a long time. After returning home, I studied behind closed doors, thinking that I would be able to get a junior high school in three years.

But it was still the same sentence, because the results were outstanding, so Father Lin still decided to come to the capital. I can't say that this time he was lucky and entered the list in one fell swoop. Regardless of whether he is a second-class or third-class student, as long as he can get into the jinshi, he will get his wish, and there is nothing else to pursue in his life.

Father Lin was still obsessed with fame and fortune when he was young, but since the early death of his original wife, his parents have left him one after another, and Father Lin missed three scientific examinations in succession, and he was also disheartened for a while.

If it weren't for Xu Erlang's rise all the way to the top and put pressure on Father Lin, Father Lin would not be ready to continue the imperial examination in his life. But since he decided to be a backer for his daughter, he still has to participate in this imperial examination.

It's just that he has a very clear understanding of himself, he doesn't have much utilitarianism, and he doesn't attach much importance to fame and career. Therefore, he decided to stop at the Jinshi, as long as he got the Jinshi, he would go home and continue to teach, and never set foot in the examination room again.

Father Lin's mind Jin Niang knows a thing or two, but she is not very clear. She hadn't heard Father Lin talk about it. Although Qing'er knew it, she didn't say it to worry her sister. So Jin Niang really didn't know about Father Lin's plans. But even if she knew, she would support Father Lin's decision and would not force him to continue to improve.

Father Lin has a kind of literati in his bones, he is also stubborn, rigid, and has strict rules. Such a person can enjoy a reputation for teaching and educating people, but if a person with such a character is an official, he is not tactful enough, he can't handle things, he doesn't know how to be flexible, he won't make progress in the officialdom, not to mention, maybe he will become cannon fodder.

Don't say these digressions, and after saying that, as Qintian monitored, the capital suffered a heavy snowstorm that is rare in a century.

The snow was heavy for five days at once, and although it was sometimes heavy and sometimes small, it was not until the night of the fifth day that the snowflakes that fluttered like catkins stopped completely.

Outside has long been a world covered in snow, and it is snow-white. Takeichi walked out of the room, looked out, and was almost blinded.

Xiao Yu'er took advantage of the adult's defenselessness to open the curtain and rush out, and then covered her eyes and cried "wow".

Several adults were all shocked, and Xiao Yu'er cried and screamed, "Mother, I can't see, mother, my eyes hurt so much." ”

Jin Niang was distressed, picked up Xiao Yu'er and walked to the room.

Xiao Yu'er was obviously snow blind, but fortunately, the symptoms were mild, and she quickly closed her eyes after just one look, so her eyes didn't hurt after a while.

But the little doll was squeamish, and she couldn't help sobbing after suffering a little sin, and she was aggrieved and didn't come out of Jinniang's arms.

Jin Niang also blamed herself, why didn't she think about snow blindness before?

The maids in the house were all old, and they kept going in and out of the house all day long, and they showed no signs of snow blindness. And Jin Niang, she has been in the house, and she didn't think about snow blindness, and she was bumped into by a small fish, and she was also tired.

Next, Jin Niang explained to Xiao Yu'er what snow blindness is.

The child is energetic and curious, Xiao Yu'er's eyes don't hurt anymore, and the whole person is comfortable, so he tilts his little head and listens to his mother's lecture seriously.

She also had a lot of questions, and after a while she asked, "Where does the snow come from?" After a while, he asked, "Will the snow still run?" It's snowing in the capital, is it also snowing in my hometown? "Why is there a rainbow when the snow melts?" Why doesn't the rainbow come out now? "What is a rainbow, have I seen it before?"

The villain has a lot of family talk, asking east and west, and the Jinniang who asked opened her mouth, and several questions could not give a proper answer.

She is a science student, and she has returned all her knowledge of geography to her teacher since high school. These snow, rain, clouds, rainbows, formation principles or something, she can't remember.

Jin Niang showed that she had no love, and it happened that Xu Erlang came in at this time, and she seemed to be relieved to stuff the little fish over, "I don't know these questions, you ask your father." ”

Xu Erlang didn't know what was going on, but after Xiao Yu'er blinked her ignorant eyes and asked questions one by one, Xu Erlang knew why Jin Niang ran away.

He couldn't help but chuckle twice, and Jin Niang, who was pruning the flower branches in the back room, heard it and felt suffocated. Oops, is this the contempt from the top students? But the premise is that Xu Erlang must be a scholar.

Is he?

He is an ancient......

Facts have proved that it is easy for the ancients to crush a modern person. Especially Xu Erlang, the ancient, is not an ordinary ignorant public, he is a very knowledgeable person, and he can't say that he will become a jinshi after the New Year, so according to his current knowledge, it is really not difficult to explain a few questions to Xiao Yu'er.

Jin Niang: "......"

Jin Niang listened to the voices of the father and daughter outside asking and answering, and was very depressed. I think she was also a high-achieving student who graduated from a first-class university, when did she fall to the point where she was despised by an ancient. It's really getting mixed up and going back, and I'm not happy.

Two days after the snow, the sun came out, and they all said that the snow does not turn cold into snow, which is very reasonable. At the very least, Jin Niang was almost frozen into a dog.

She had intended to go outside to get some fresh air, but the fact that she was cold in the mink cape, stepped on deerskin boots, and held a small hand stove in her hand did not stop the fact that she was frozen all over.

For the sake of her life, Jin Niang came back directly.

After recuperating for so many days, Father Lin's body has recovered a lot. Now he is full of energy, and he also has time to go out and visit his daughter and granddaughter by the way.

The news of Jinniang's pregnancy was known to Father Lin two days ago.

He sent a letter to his family after the lift, but the letter from Jin Niang to Pingyang Town had not yet arrived, so he had no way of knowing the news of Jin Niang's pregnancy again.

Or two days ago in the flower hall to eat, Jin Niang disliked the fishy smell of seafood, and was broken by Pianpian, and Father Lin knew the good news. For a while, Father Lin was also happy, and he pulled Xu Erlang to drink two cups.

Nowadays, people look at their heirs and think that having more children is a blessing.

Xiao Yu'er is nearly three years old, and Jinniang's body is also recuperating, so it is not a problem to have another son. Thinking that another grandson would be born in June next year, Father Lin couldn't help but be overjoyed.

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After Father Lin came to the capital, it was already the moon, and the capital was prosperous and lively, and there was a faint atmosphere of the New Year at this time.

However, after the New Year, it is spring, so even if the streets are full of juzi now, there are many candidates from all over the country in restaurants and teahouses, and Father Lin and Xu Erlang have no time to go out.

Xu Erlang had already seen the scene two years ago, and he was too lazy to go out to "gain knowledge". Father Lin is because age is the best experience, he has deep experience, and he is also calm, if he wants to be on the list in one fell swoop, he has to work harder.

is also because of the famous teacher that Xu Erlang worships now, Father Lin has asked Xu Erlang a lot of times.

Father Lin's face was pulled, Xu Erlang did not hide his clumsiness, and the two got along well.

is also because of the close contact during this period of time, Father Lin's evaluation of Xu Erlang has reached a higher level. felt that his original vision was really right, and marrying Jinniang to Xu Erlang really found a good home for his daughter.

At the same time, he also realized that Xu Erlang is really not the kind of person who sees things and likes the new and hates the old.

But if you don't have that kind of mind now, it doesn't mean you won't have it in the future. People are fickle, so they should work hard or work hard, and if they can give their daughter a foil, they must give it, so that Xu Erlang knows that Jinniang also has a family and a backer.

Jin Niang didn't know anything about Father Lin's thoughts, but she was quite surprised that Father Lin was able to pull down his body and ask Xu Erlang for advice.

Jin Niang and Xu Erlang said, "I didn't expect my father to be so ...... so ?" It may seem like an inaccurate word, but that's probably what it means.

Xu Erlang understood her mind at a glance, so he laughed at her, "You are not as transparent as your father-in-law." My father-in-law said that there is a precedence in hearing the Tao, and the one who reaches it is the teacher. It means that whoever learns well is the teacher, and whoever is the senior, does not care about the age or the length of time to study. To be honest, Xu Erlang was even more surprised than Jin Niang when Father Lin was able to put down his body like this, but after the surprise, he was solemn, and he admired Father Lin more and more.

Not to mention that Xu Erlang and Father Lin studied hard all day, and said that on this day, Xu Mansion set up a banquet again.

This banquet was for Xin Wei and Zheng Shunming, as well as Wang Ke.

Xu Erlang's other friends all made the list, and now they all have fame.

It's just that Wang Ke and Zheng Shunming were not worried about their home at that time, so they went home after the exam, so they didn't go to Beijing with Father Lin and Xin Wei. Now that they have settled down at home, the two of them have come to the capital together.

is also because they are two young and strong men, no more sick than Father Lin and Old Xin Wei, and they were delayed for a few days because of Father Lin's cold. Wang Ke and Zheng Shunming had a smooth journey, and the time it took to get to the capital was far less than more than ten days less than that of Xin Wei and Father Lin.

It is precisely because of this that ten days after Xin Wei and Lin's father arrived in the capital, the two also arrived in the capital.

Today, the Xu Mansion held a banquet to entertain them.

The banquet is still in charge of Pianmian, and the little girl is now more and more handy in handling the affairs of the house, properly, and she doesn't have to worry about Jinniang at all.

There was a banquet in the front yard, and there were only Jin Niang, Mrs. Su, and Pian Pian Changle and Xiao Yu'er in the backyard. Because Wang Ke and Suqian did not bring their families, and Xin Wei is still unmarried, the banquet was somewhat deserted.

On the other hand, the banquet in front of it is much more lively.

Zheng Shunming chattered after two glasses of wine, saying that at this time, he was just like Xu Erlang last year, and he participated in the Spring Festival just to have a long insight, and as for being on the list or something, he couldn't think of it.

Although Zheng Shunming also won the lift, his ranking was not very high, thirty-two, slightly better than Xu Erlang's ranking when he was lifted, but it was not much better. And after Xu Erlang came to the capital before, there was also a famous teacher to guide him, but he was not on the list. So, this year he doesn't have hope for himself either.

But it's still the same sentence, for the sake of long-term knowledge, so I thought about it at home, and I still came.

And Wang Ke, the results are not bad, about ten. If you are lucky, you may be on the list, but it is estimated that it is also a top three, and if you are unlucky, you can only run with you.

Wang Ke saw this clearly, "If I don't win this time, I will stay in Beijing for three years, and I will refer to it again after three years." ”

Wang Ke's family was embarrassed, and he went to Beijing this time to say that he brought most of the family's money. But even so, he was shy and had no money to pay for the return trip. And the silver in his pocket can support him for a month at most.

But a good boy can't always rely on his family, so he plans to go out in a few days to find some work. It doesn't matter if it's copying books or doing chores, as long as you get money.

And if he doesn't pass this year, he plans to study while earning money for the next three years, and then go home after the exam in three years.

Wang Ke is a big idea, and he is also a taciturn person, so he didn't say much about this matter, even Zheng Shunming, who went to Beijing with him, he didn't mention it more.

That is, now I have drunk a few glasses of wine, and I am a little dizzy, and some words run out of my mouth without thinking. Otherwise, he was afraid that he would not say it until after the exam.

After listening to this, some of them were in favor and some were not. But most people still think it's okay for him to be like this, after all, there are many famous teachers in the capital, and Shuozhou has really become a poor country compared with the capital.

It is difficult for him to find someone to ask for advice in Shuozhou, after all, he is already a lifter, and there are not many people who can be admitted to Shuozhou, and there are only a few people who can guide him.

On the other hand, the capital is full of schools, private schools, and academies. He inquired patiently, and thought that it would not be difficult to find a master with a good reputation and good learning. When the time comes, he will not bow to others, but send some filial piety to others, so that people can promise to answer his questions. If people mention him a little at that time, he will not be able to make great progress.

As soon as several people said this, Wang Ke became more and more agreeable, and said, "I plan to do the same." ”

Next was Xin Wei, who didn't bother much.

As the son of a military general's family, he even passed the examination from Wen, which can be regarded as adding glory to the family.

According to Xin Wei, his eldest brother wanted to mold the Bodhisattva's golden body when he was excited.

This also made a few friends laugh, pointing at Xin Wei one by one, saying that he actually told a lie, and when he turned around and saw Brother Xin, he wanted to sue in front of Brother Xin, saying that Xin Wei deliberately smeared his image.

Su Qian was a teaser, and said with a smile, "I'm afraid that I want to mold the golden body of the Bodhisattva, not Brother Ling, but Ling Ci, right?" ”

Xin Wei shook his head and said, "This is wrong. My mother didn't mention the matter of shaping the golden body, but she gave porridge and medicine at the gate of the city, and did good deeds for a few days. ”

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