This news not only surprised the Chen family, but also shocked the entire Ji County. Who doesn't know that the county lord of Wenchang doesn't deal with his father, and Lu Qiyuan, the county magistrate, bought Chen Zumo's house, wouldn't he have trouble with Xiao Nuan?

However, there are other sayings in the market: Mrs. Lu spent more than 3,000 taels to win the courtyard as big as the Chen family, which was to anger the county lord.

Although the house was sold cheaply, Chen Zumo was able to get on the line with Lu Zhixian. The two sat down and ate tea together, Lu Zhixian was full of praise for the rockery scenery and study of Chen's house, and Chen Zumo couldn't help but feel lost when he met his confidant. Because Lu Qiyuan, like him, was born in a poor family, and after being admitted to the Jinshi, he returned to his hometown to marry the daughter of the Shao family of the local noble family. Shao's dowry is rich, since then Lu Qiyuan has not worried about food and clothing, only one mind to be his Qing official, these years from the county lieutenant to the county, travel to the north and south of the Great Zhou, the official style is quite good. After all these years of accumulation, it is finally time for him to rise to the top.

No one in Dengzhou officialdom knows that Ji County, which has a cotton business and Nanshan Pass, will definitely have outstanding political achievements in the next three years, as long as Lu Qiyuan spends these three years in peace, he will definitely be able to rise to the top and get an errand in the state yamen with his political achievements.

Between counties and states, the gap is like a chasm, and many people can't cross it in a lifetime. So Lu Qiyuan got on the clipper this time, and he was riding the east wind, so he couldn't be too proud. But he served as the magistrate of Ji County, but no one gossiped, because he had this ability and enough qualifications.

The path Lu Qiyuan is taking now is exactly what Chen Zumo wants to take: marry a wife who is beneficial to his career after high school, and then become an official in a down-to-earth manner.

Chen Zumo entered the calm and safe Lu Qiyuan today, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. His fault, perhaps one is that he has too much appetite, and he has climbed the princess of the county in one step, which is criticized; The second is his mother's fault, she married him a daughter of the Qin family from a poor family when he was not in high school, which made the rest of his life so difficult.

Lu Qiyuan is ten years older than him, but he already has two sons-in-law, and the twenty-one-year-old eldest son Lu Linping is going to participate in the Spring Festival this year. What about him? discredited, not allowed to be an official for life, and childless!

What can I do if I am sad and uncomfortable, Chen Zumo returned to the Qinghu Villa with a firm face, and handed the silver ticket to his wife, "Mrs. put it away, and the right to supplement the family." ”

Chai Yuyuan didn't think she could get silver from her husband, not to mention a few thousand taels, she suddenly smiled, "The concubine used this money to buy a shop in Beijing, and I dare not say that I can earn hundreds of yuan a year." ”

Chen Zumo smiled, "There is Mrs. Lao." ”

Chai Yuyuan was fascinated by Chen Zumo's smile in the wind, although she has been a husband and wife for several years, but now that she has seen it, she already feels that her bones are soft, and she is becoming more and more delicate, "Then after we return to Beijing, the concubine will ask the eldest brother to help choose the right shop, and after the concubine has seen it, I will ask the husband to decide." ”

Chen Zumo leaned over and hugged her in his arms, sighing, "If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for." ”

Chai Yuyuan's body trembled, and her voice trembled, "Husband, ......"

"Ma'am, let's rest earlier today." Chen Zumo said fiery in Chai Yuyuan's white jade-like ear.

He can't compare with Lu Qiyuan in other ways, but his son can't lose in this item! When Chai Yuyuan gives birth to a son for him, he must devote all his efforts to teach his son to read, so that his son can fight for himself to get back this breath, so that the world can know that he Chen Zumo is by no means a mediocre person, just a man!

Unconsciously, Chen Zumo had already embarked on the path of Old Man Chen, but he hadn't realized it yet. It's just that when Master Chen blocked the future on his son, he already had a son, but Chen Zumo didn't.

"Mrs. Lu is the daughter of the Sui An Shao clan, and her cousin is the father-in-law of General Wu Huan. The Shao family not only values the upbringing of boys, but also does not relax their daughters. Shao's female piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all proficient, and they are also familiar with general affairs and good management. Zhuge Qing, who was invited back from Dengzhou by Xiao Nuan, first talked about Lu Qiyuan's wife Shao.

Xiao Nuan concluded, "So the daughters of the Shao family are all high-level talents who are raised according to the standards of the housewife of a large family. ”

Zhuge Qing nodded with a smile, "What the girl said is very true, the Shao family marries a daughter, and the dowry is very rich, so in Sui'an, being able to marry a Shao daughter means that the family house is peaceful and prosperous." The Shao family has hundreds of women, especially the poor scholars, and they call the imperial examination high school and marrying the Shao family daughter as the two great blessings in life. ”

"Lu Qiyuan is the son of a poor family who married the daughter of the Shao family!" Green Butterfly also understood.

Zhuge Qing nodded, "Yes, Lu Qiyuan was nineteen years old and talented, and he entered the palace examination after the spring of the second year, and he was born as a scholar, and after returning to his hometown, he asked to marry the daughter of the Shao family before embarking on his official career." ”

Xiaocao was also curious, "Uncle Qing, how many people are in the second class in the palace test?" ”

After the spring was won, the lords of the people had a higher level of title - Gongshi. After the tribute scholars participated in the palace examination again, the first and third were given to the Jinshi and the first, that is, the champions, the list eyes and the tanhua that everyone is familiar with; The second class is given the birth of a jinshi, and the third class is given the same birth of a jinshi. Zhuge Qing said that Lu Qiyuan was born as a Jinshi, and that was the second class.

Zhuge Qing smiled, "I can't remember anyone else, but Lu Qiyuan and I are in the same family, so I remember it very clearly." He was the fourth in the temple exam that year, and I was the eighth. ”

"What a pity!" Small grass road.

"Sir, that's amazing!" Qin Shi and Xiao Nuan said in unison.

"Wang!" Rhubarb echoed.

Zhuge Qing smiled, this family is always so neat and tidy.

Xiaocao explained, "Sir, Xiaocao is saying that you are so sorry, especially Lord Lu, if he does well in the exam, he will be able to change from the top three to the top three." If he studies for ten more years and then takes the exam, he will definitely be able to top the high school score, and he will be better than my father. ”

The first place in the second class, that is, the fourth place in the temple examination, is called the Chuanyu. There is only one name, and it is a world of difference. Chen Zumo was the champion of the twenty-ninth year, and everyone in the world knew that Lu Qiyuan was twenty-year, and no one remembered it.

Qin Shi followed, "There are thousands of scholars in the world, and it is already remarkable that Mr. can win the eighth place." ”

Xiao Nuan also said, "Wen Wu is the first and Wu is not the second, Mr.'s knowledge is not necessarily worse than that year's champion, it's just that the champion's article is more in line with the appetite of the saint." ”

"The article of the right minister is indeed very much in line with the appetite of the saint." After Zhuge Qing finished speaking, Zhuge Qing really saw the surprised face of this family of three, so he laughed, "Yes, the champion of Enke that year is the right minister today, Cheng Wujie." And the main exam that year was Taifu Ning Liangyong. ”

The first place became the prime minister, the fourth place was the magistrate, and the eighth place was the staff, and the difference was really not a little bit. Xiao Nuan closed her mouth first, because Zhuge Qing was also among them, and she didn't have a lot to comment on for a while.

However, the Qin clan still asked curiously, "What about Bangyan and Tanhua?" ”

"The eyes of the list have long become white bones, and the state officials who have been released from the flowers are not known to everyone." Zhuge Qing said lightly.

Xiao Nuan grasped the point, "So, Lord Lu and the right phase are acquainted?" ”

Although the two of them did not have a close relationship, they had been exchanging letters over the years. Lu Qiyuan's ability to serve as the magistrate of Ji County is not unrelated, and his purchase of the Chen family's mansion should be a sign of his attitude. Zhuge Qing analyzed.

"What attitude?" Green Butterfly didn't understand.

Xiao Nuan said slowly, "Don't go with us." ”