On the afternoon of the second room family's return, the threshold of the cloth village was almost broken.

Song Ming came back from the new courtyard, and the Dafang family also went to the town when they heard the news, and even Song Sancai, who was patrolling the medicine garden, returned the next day, and also brought back Song Kang, who was doing things with him.

Song Kang is really not a material for reading, but now that he is older, he has ideas, and he no longer only listens to his parents like before, and begins to rebel.

Previously, he secretly went to the city to do business with the bundle fee, but naturally he lost a lot of money, and later came back to beat Song Sancai, and the matter of studying was put down.

Fortunately, Song Sancai felt that he also had some ability now, and it felt good to be a steward in the He family, so he asked his son to follow him for a while, and maybe he could get an errand or something here in the future.

The family happily ate and discussed the matter of holding a flowing water banquet.

Now there is no Song Hong in the big house, Song Kang in the third room is no longer studying, the family is also divided, and the family is not profitable, but it is rare to get along.

Previously, Song Tian won the small three yuan, and now it is Xie Yuan's master, this flowing water seat is naturally inevitable, and by the way, it is also to see off the second room family, and Song Ercai also said it at the dinner table.

There will be a temple exam next year, so it is also appropriate to go over and prepare early.

Old Man Song has no opinion, but this banquet should be lively, and he just likes that little face.

Song Sancai also means the same thing, he has become a big steward in the town from a small steward, and he knows the importance of connections and reputation, and now he has become more and more utilitarian and value-oriented.

Song Ercai asked his son's opinion, and Song Tian said that it would be good to let the news out, in the name of respecting the hometown and congratulating him, except for his father and fellow villagers, if anyone wanted to come, they would all come over to eat and drink.

Handing over stickers to eat wine can be regarded as setting a threshold, after all, how can there be any famous stickers without a little knowledge level.

In this way, in the next few days, Hekou Town was full of traffic, and the squires, celebrities, and well-known scholars of several nearby counties and counties all handed over stickers to meet them.

At the beginning, Hu Ke and Pang Zimo had already held a flowing water banquet for three days when they returned to their hometown, and those people also flocked to it, but now that Xie Yuanlang has been invited, the situation will only get worse.

On the day of the feast, the artillery sent by those people was set off for a whole night, and there were people who spontaneously came to dance and sing lion, in short, it was very lively.

Those people also brought gifts, but Song Ercai refused them all.

Now that Song Tian has entered the office, his words and deeds can no longer be as casual as before, and he has to be considered everywhere, and these things naturally cannot be accepted.

The second day of the banquet was the hottest, and even Shen Xianling made a special trip to toast Song Tian and Tong Liangyu, as well as Hu Ke and Pang Zimo, and they relied on them to build their hometown and win glory for Pingyang in the future.

At the end of the three-day flowing water banquet, Old Man Song called his son to the hall and mentioned to him the ancestor of the Song family.

At that time, the Song family in the village kept going to school and studying, mostly because of the prefect Song who lived in the official residence.

Although there has been no news since he came to the village to mention a plaque, in the hearts of the Song family, that person should still be an official outside or in Beijing, but the family has a big business, and they have forgotten about their small side branch.

Mr. Song went back to the village in the past few days, talked to those old people about the situation, and wrote a joint letter.

Song Ercai has also heard of the four-grade master when he was young, surnamed Song Jianxiu, according to the time, I am afraid that he has been an ancient man for many years, and the age of his children and grandchildren is estimated to be not young, do you know that they are not necessarily in this small village of the Song family.

But this is everyone's thoughts, Song Ercai took the letter, nodded and said: "Dad, I know, I will send someone to inquire when I go to Beijing, if the other party still knows us, it is not too late to recognize our relatives." ”

Old Man Song nodded and sighed, "Be careful along the way." ”

"Dad, I know."

In mid-September, Song Ercai said goodbye to his relatives and took his wife and children on the road again.

The Song family and his party went to the town to see them off, and Zhou sighed: "If you stay for two more months, you can watch Brother Ming get married, why are you in such a hurry." ”

Song Ming got married, and he was a good girl in the embroidery workshop.

The two met and knew each other in the embroidery workshop, and the two were happy.

The second room was in a hurry, but after hearing about it, Chang also gave a gift in advance.

Song Dacai said: "These are all trivial matters, and it is important for Brother Tian to enter Beijing." ”

Old Man Song also nodded.

At this time, Song Kang said again: "Third brother, you first gain a firm foothold over there, and when I do business later, I will go to Beijing to find you." ”

The ambition is not small, Song Tian smiled and said, "I'll wait for you." ”

Wang patted his son's head, "You are not happy to let you study, can you go to Beijing to take the exam and become an official like your third brother, do you think the business is so easy?" ”

"Mother, I'll be stupid if I shoot again."

"If you can't study, you're stupid ......"

The mother and son became more and more energetic as they talked, and Song Tian smiled lightly and waved his hand to everyone.

The autumn rain was misty, and the carriage quickly disappeared into the rain and fog ahead.

It takes one to two months to go to Beijing, and it is very dangerous to climb the mountains and forests.

Song Ercai borrowed five guards from the Cao family this time, and also contacted two caravans that went there, forming a large team of nearly 100 people, before starting to march towards Beijing.

Along the way, there were no big things and no small things, and in mid-October, I finally came to a place called Changfeng County.

In front of Changfeng County is Fuzhou, and when you arrive in Fuzhou, it is only half a month's journey from Beijing.

At night, Song Tian sat under the lamp of the inn and read a book.

There weren't many opportunities to stay in such a first-class room along the way, sometimes staying in a farmhouse, sometimes squeezing into a small inn, or sleeping directly in a horse-drawn carriage.

Tong Liangyu, who was in the same room, couldn't stand it and went to bed early.

Song Tian's spirit was also a little weak, but whenever he saw the letter sandwiched in the book, his brain seemed to be pricked with a needle, and he woke up instantly.

This was written to him by Ah Xiu before the exam, and the two of them have been separated for more than a year, and the correspondence has been cut off for nearly four months.

In the letter, Ah Xiu said that he would wait for him in Fuzhou City in mid-October, and he would go to Beijing together, and he didn't know if she came.

Endless thoughts spread in his mind, Song Tian was not stable when he fell asleep this night, and when he got up the next day, his face was not good, and there was blue and black under his eyes.

When Chang saw it, he was like a great enemy, and asked his son what was wrong, was he unwell?

The exam will start in February, and it has not been a few months, so you can't get sick and miss your studies.

Song Tian can't say that he thinks about his sweetheart, so he can only comfort him and say that it's okay.

"The face is so ugly and he says it's okay, they are all sixteen or seventeen people, but they can't be like children, they have to say something."

Chang was still talking about him, and Song Tian said vaguely: "I know." ”