Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

The oldest living member of the Qin family is Qin Yunhe's mother, so the first thing Qin Yunhe's cousins ​​did on New Year's Day was to pay New Year's greetings to Qin's mother.

The Qin family members are all tall, and Qin Yunhe's cousins ​​are particularly strong. They walk with a vigorous gait and their voices are as loud as bells.

"Third Aunt!" The eldest brother Qin Chong arrived before he even showed up. Then he was seen walking around the front wall with his two younger brothers and several nephews. "We brothers and younger generations are here to wish you a happy new year!"

"Hey! Come in quickly." As an elder, Qin's mother didn't need to stand up to greet them, but she still came out of the inner room and stood at the door of the main room.

Qin Chong's brothers and nephews also called her "Third Aunt" and "Third Grandma".

Everyone first paid respect to the ancestral tablets, then wished a happy new year to Qin's mother before getting up and sitting or standing in the main hall, crowded together.

Seeing that there were too many people, Qin Si asked Qin Shi to take the younger ones to play by themselves so that the adults could sit down and chat.

The Qin family has always been harmonious, and Qin's mother is the only elder, so the younger generations are naturally very caring.

After chatting for a while, the women of the Qin family, led by Qin Chong's wife, came to pay New Year's greetings to Qin's mother. Qin Chong then said goodbye and took his brothers and cousins ​​to visit various places to pay New Year's greetings.

The Qin family has lived in Fengle Village for generations and has many relatives and old friends in the surrounding area, so they have to go around visiting New Year's greetings starting from the first day of the New Year, and it usually takes until the eighth or ninth day of the New Year to finish.

So starting from the first day of the new year, Qin Yunhe would go around paying New Year's greetings during the day, and no matter how late it was at night when he got home, he would recite some books to prepare for the college entrance examination - even if he knew the test questions, he could not be careless, after all, there would be the imperial examination after the annual examination, and after the imperial examination there would be the provincial examination.

What's more, he will go to study with his teacher after February 2nd, and the teacher will definitely test him then. Qin Yunhe doesn't want to disappoint his teacher again.

In this way, he visited relatives and friends during the day and studied hard at night. In a blink of an eye, it was the fifth day of the first lunar month. Qin Yunhe and his fourth brother Qin Si went to Fujia Village, more than 20 miles away, to pay New Year's greetings.

Although Fujia Village is far away, there are many in-laws of the Qin family, and the two sides are very close.

The two brothers had lunch at their cousin's house and were allowed to rest for a while before leaving. The two brothers came on foot instead of using a bullock cart, so they walked back slowly while chatting.

Not far out of the village, they heard a rumbling sound behind them. Qin Yunhe knew that a carriage was passing by, so he and Qin Si moved to the side.

Two carriages passed slowly behind him, and there was a person following on foot.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Qin?"

Qin Yunhe had not paid much attention to the carriage and the people behind it. He turned his head when he heard someone calling his name. He found that it was an acquaintance and quickly bowed: "Manager Li, congratulations."

Manager Li also bowed and said, "Congratulations. Is Mr. Qin going to pay New Year's greetings?"

"Yes, I have several in-laws and old friends in Fujia Village, and I went to pay New Year's greetings today."

As the two were talking, the curtain of the carriage in front of them was raised, and a childish voice came out: "Copier!"

It turned out to be Yuger, the young master of the Li family.

"Mr. Qin, are you going to pay New Year's greetings?" Another person poked his head out from the car. It was Li Xiao, the eldest master of the Li family.

Qin Yunhe bowed again: "Mr. Li is polite, my fourth brother and I came to visit nearby."

Seeing that Qin Yunhe was only talking to his father and didn't respond to him, Yu Ge'er got a little anxious and continued to shout in dissatisfaction: "Copier! Copier!"

Seeing his son like this, Li Xiao said, "The carriage is quite spacious, and we are going the same way, why don't you get in the carriage with us, Mr. Qin? Brother Yu has been talking about you a lot these days."

Qin Yunhe did not expect that the little kid actually remembered him.

However, I had only copied a few books for the Li family, and the only people who were familiar with the Li family were Yu Ge'er and Manager Li. I always felt that it was inappropriate to hitchhike.

Besides, Manager Li is walking, is it appropriate for him to get in the car?

As Qin Yunhe was thinking about this, he unconsciously looked at Manager Li who was following behind the car.

When Manager Li saw him looking at him, he was happy: "Don't look at me, Mr. Qin. I was originally sitting in the car. It's a bit cold, so I'll walk for a while to warm up."

"Copymaster, come up quickly!" Yuger shouted even more anxiously.

"Mr. Qin, please come up. It's on the way anyway. Besides, Brother Yu has really missed you these days and has asked me many times why you didn't come."

Seeing this, Qin Yunhe stopped refusing and said with a smile, "Sorry for bothering you over there. My fourth brother and I can just sit on the shaft of the cart."

But Yu Ge'er shouted anxiously, "Copier, come in!"

Li Xiao corrected his son, "Mr. Qin is the elder, call him Uncle Qin."

After that, he turned to Qin Yunhe and said, "Come into the carriage. It's quite spacious inside."

Qin Yunhe was a little overwhelmed by such enthusiasm but finally got on the bus and entered the carriage.

Qin Si refused, saying that he was not tired yet and wanted to walk for a while and get in the carriage when he was tired. Then he followed Manager Li behind the carriage.

Qin Yunhe entered the carriage and found that it was indeed spacious, and there was a charcoal basin so it was somewhat warm.

As soon as Yu Ge'er saw him come in, he couldn't wait to point to a spot on the carriage and said, "Copier, look!"

Qin Yunhe found three crooked characters "Li Changyu" in a corner of the carriage, which were obviously written by a child. Qin Yunhe taught him these three characters during his spare time copying books.

"I wrote this." There was some pride and expectation in the little kid's tone, showing that he hoped to be praised.

Qin Yunhe smiled and said, "Very good."

The little kid became happy and asked again: "Why don't you come to copy books? Aren't you a copyist?"

“Because the book has been copied.”

"You have copied so many books." The little kid said in surprise with his round eyes.

Qin Yunhe nodded: "Yes, I have copied all those books, so I don't need to copy books for the time being."

Li Xiao corrected his son again in a gentle voice: "Call him Uncle Qin."

Yu Ge'er then called out, "Uncle Qin."

After Qin Yunhe finished copying the book, Li Xiao asked about him and learned that he was a child prodigy in Fengle Village and had passed the imperial examination at the age of thirteen, but was dismissed for some reason and stopped taking exams for two years. So Li Xiao was actually a little curious about Qin Yunhe.

Although it was not convenient to ask directly about the revocation of his title and the suspension of the examination, he still talked a lot with Qin Yunhe.

It was rare that the conversation between the two strangers was not dull.

Later in the conversation they talked about Qin Yunhe's calligraphy. Li Xiao praised him highly and was curious about how he could write with such perfection at such a young age.

Qin Yunhe was a little embarrassed: "When I was young, my wife liked to watch me practice calligraphy. When I got married, I brought a copy of Mr. Wu's handwriting as part of my dowry, so I practiced calligraphy with great care."

Li Xiao didn't expect to get such an answer. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Mr. Qin and your wife are very close. It sounds like they are childhood sweethearts?"

"Yes. When I was young, my wife and I lived across the street from each other and often played together. Later, as we grew older, we got engaged."

The two chatted leisurely and soon arrived near Fengle Village.

Qin Yunhe thanked Li Xiao again, said goodbye, got off the car, and went back to the village with Qin Si.