In the Qi Mansion, the housekeeper of the Qi Mansion looked at the little servants kneeling under the sun, and then looked at the broken porcelain pieces that had been smashed to the ground, and felt bitter in his heart.

How did this little ancestor develop such a bad problem? These are all good porcelain produced in Ru kiln, and I don't know how much silver taels will be lost when I smash it like this. Although it is not his, it is not his loss, but it is distressing to look at it like this.

So Qi Siyu was angry and said that he would reward those officials with dozens of dollars, and he did so. He finally added some and gave a red envelope of 100 Wen. As for whether this matter has an impact on the reputation of the Qi family, then he can't care about it. Anyway, it was ordered by the master, and he just did it.

Qi Yuandao had something to do out of the city today, and he was thinking about his grandson's situation, so he hurried back, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard that Qi Siyu had taken the fourth place in the exam and was losing his temper in the house.

He hurriedly went to Qi Siyu's courtyard.

At this time, a room full of broken porcelain pieces had been cleaned up.

Seeing Qi Yuandao coming in, Qi Siyu's eyes turned red, and he called out aggrievedly: "Grandfather." ”

Qi Yuandao walked to the chair with a calm face and sat down.

Needless to say, the grandson didn't even go in the top three, and he was also very unhappy. He is a great Confucian and has cultivated many outstanding disciples, but his grandson, who has been carefully cultivated, is like this, and he is very shameless.

"Grandfather, Zhao Liang doesn't give you face either. I was third in the first exam, and I did well in the re-exam, so why did I move from third to fourth? Is he trampling people into the mud for the sake of his own reputation? Qi Siyu hated Zhao Liang in his heart, and couldn't help but give him eye medicine.

"At the first test, Du Zheyan sat opposite Du Jinning, the head of the case; I sat across from him again during the retest. No matter how good the article he tried for the first time, is it okay to have me? During the re-examination, I obviously saw that he did not do well in the question, why did he hold the first place? This Zhao Liang is like this on purpose, right? In doing so, since he curried favor with the Guan family, the Qi family, and the Liang family, he gained a good reputation. But he doesn't have you in his eyes. ”

Although Qi Yuandao also felt that Zhao Liang was not authentic enough, there were some things that Qi Siyu could say, but he couldn't say.

He said, "Don't talk nonsense. Marking and marking papers is obviously Lu Jiuyuan's business, and it has nothing to do with Zhao Liang. ”

"Lu Jiuyuan or was he not invited by Zhao Liang? He still has to do what Zhao Liang wants? ”

"And the young masters of the Qi family, the Guan family, and the Liang family have all participated in the hospital examination, why don't you choose one of them if you want to please them? Do you have to please someone who is nothing? Qi Yuan said.

Qi Siyu's eyes rolled, and he found a reason in a hurry: "If you please the Qi family, you will offend the Guan family and the Liang family, and vice versa." That's why he picked someone who has a deep relationship with the three families. With that, he was convinced, and nodded vigorously to indicate that it must be so.

Qi Yuandao was silent.

At the end, he let out a long sigh and comforted Qi Siyu: "Forget it, it's just one more scientific exam, it's nothing." With your talents, the scientific examination is just a formality. This matter is over, it's useless for you to complain, it's better to read more books if you have this effort. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Qi Siyu sternly: "You are not allowed to go anywhere during this time, and you should memorize the "Song Criminal System" for me." It's no wonder that Zhao Liang is doing this, if you do both the law and arithmetic correctly, Zhao Liang will not be able to pull you down even if he wants fame again. ”

When Qi Siyu heard this, it was like a bolt from the blue. For the college exam, he has been studying hard during this time. I also planned to relax and relax after the college exam, and play for a while, but I didn't expect to be punished by my grandfather for reciting the law.

"Grandfather......" He was pitiful and was about to plead, when he saw Qi Yuandao waving his hand and asked, "What about the Du family kid who has always been close to you?" How many students did you take this exam? ”

As soon as he thought of Du Zheyan, Qi Siyu was very sympathetic; "That kid was unlucky, he drew a stinky number in the first exam, and he got out of fifty. I wanted to rush in by re-examination, but I didn't want to re-take the re-examination and still didn't do well, so I only got fifty-four, and my name fell to Sun Shan. ”

"Therefore, only if you work harder, you will not panic when you take ......the exam," Qi Yuandao took the opportunity to give his grandson an ideological education class.

Qi Siyu had to stand up and listen to the training.

……

Du Zheyan's side is not as comfortable as Qi Siyu, and he can still be comforted by his grandfather.

At this time, he was kneeling in the hall, listening to Old Lady Du's reprimand. And beside Mrs. Du, there was still Du Zhexin, the cousin of Dafang that he hated the most in his life.

Du Zhexin sympathized with his cousin, and persuaded Mrs. Du from time to time. But where was his words of consolation? It's obviously adding fuel to the fire. Old lady Du wanted to just teach a few words, after all, Du Zheyan usually works hard, and last year he earned a big face for the Du family, and even got him into the yamen to be an official. is just a person, if you don't have a way, you can't be an official. It can be seen that this kid still has some ability.

But when Du Zhexin said a few words, the fire in his heart came out again, and finally the more he trained, the more angry he became, and he said directly: "Go to the porch and kneel for me for half an hour, don't get up until it's time to eat." ”

"Yes, grandfather." Du Zheyan lowered his head and answered, and honestly went to kneel under the corridor,

Seeing Du Zheyan go out, Du Zhexin stretched out his hand to beat Old Lady Du's back, and persuaded him: "Grandfather, don't be too angry. Although our family is a scholarly family, you also hope that there will be a jinshi in the family, but isn't the third brother unlucky? Took a fifty-four, alas. If he could have written one more law question or arithmetic question correctly, he might have passed the college exam. It's my uncle's grandfather's Brother Yun'er who is lucky, he is one year younger than the third brother, and this time he actually took the thirty-four exams, he didn't even stumble, and passed the county exam, the government exam, and the hospital exam in a row. Alas, the luck was great. ”

Old lady Du became even more angry when she heard it: "Is this scientific examination about luck?" I usually don't work hard, and I cram for the time being. If you look at the law book a few more times, or if you are a little more proficient in arithmetic, you can pass the exam in one go, and you can still be compared to Brother Yun? It's been another two years. The college examination will take four years, and the township examination will be a few years, and it is estimated that they will not be able to take the exam when they are old, and this will be the case for a lifetime. ”

Du Zheyan, who was kneeling under the porch, could hear the conversation in the room with a expressionless face.

Anyway, their big house and the second room are not in harmony, and they fight all day long, today he digs a pit for the lobby brother, and tomorrow the lobby brother digs a pit for him, and everyone fights happily. Now he has suffered a loss, and this loss will have to be repaid sooner or later. Because he didn't pass the hospital test, he was harboring a fire in his heart, and his cousin came to provoke him, which was purely looking for death.