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

The two of them walked to the mound at the entrance of the village and sat down under a tree.

I don’t know if it’s because there are more trees than people here and it’s at the entrance of the village, but there is wind here all year round and it is always cooler than other places.

Chen Er looked at Qin Yunhe's helpless smile and said with a smile: "Auntie Qin wants to build a bigger house just because she is happy. Don't bother me. I think there is an old man at home who can worry about me."

After hearing what Chen Er said, Qin Yunhe felt that he was not grateful for what he had.

"It's the same if you want to repair or build a house and come to us for consultation. My mother treats you as her own child."

Chen Er nodded.

"Why don't you take this opportunity to renovate the house? It's been so many years, and we only did some repairs last time."

Chen Er hesitated and said, "Yunniang wants to wait two years before renovating the house. In the next two years, she will have more money. We can't spend it all at once."

"I've already bought all these materials. I think I've almost finished them. It's troublesome to return them, and they'll have to be discounted. Why don't you use them first and return them to me when you have more money."

"How can it always be like this? It took me several years to pay you back last time."

"It doesn't matter how many years it takes. It's not like you won't pay it back. Why don't you go back and discuss it with Yunniang to see if she agrees. We have to hire a craftsman anyway, so why not fix it all at once? Otherwise, you'll have to look for someone next time."

Chen Er nodded hesitantly: "I'll go back and ask Yunniang what she thinks."

Qin Yunhe hadn't done any farming for many years, but he knew that it should be the busy farming season.

"It should be the busy farming season now, right? If you help me with these things, it won't delay the farming season, right?"

Chen Er smiled and said, "No, in the past two years, our family has hired temporary workers to help, and the work in the fields is almost done."

Qin Yunhe knew that it must be because the herb harvest was good that he was willing to hire temporary workers, and he was happy for Chen Er.

"You guys should be pretty familiar with the pharmacy now, right?"

"We have been looking for Chen's Pharmacy. The owner of that store offered a fair price and we accepted it. The owner said many times that as long as the product is in good condition, he will take it no matter how much it is."

Qin Yunhe nodded with relief.

"Ah Wen, do you know which teacher here teaches better?"

"Why, are you going to enlighten Kang'er?"

"I want to start his education next year. Originally, I wanted to ask Brother Si to be his teacher. But now Brother Si is going to be an official, so he definitely won't be available."

This question stumped Qin Yunhe.

In theory, the three brothers Qin Chong were all scholars, and the third brother Qin Yi had good grades. However, the three brothers had never opened a school, had no experience in teaching students, and were not very patient in teaching.

Qin Yunhe thought for a while before saying, "I don't know much about the schools here. I only know the Hongyi School in town. Fan Hong is taking classes there. The teacher is quite responsible, but his knowledge of classics is a little weak.

Another thing is that Yu Ge'er's teacher is not bad, but that's the Li family's private school, so it's probably not convenient for other families' children to go there."

Chen Er said: "Well, let's go to Hongyi School in town. It's close."

In fact, Qin Yunhe wanted to teach Chen Kang personally, but unfortunately he had no time to teach now, not to mention that he was so far away.

After hesitating for a while, Qin Yunhe said, "Okay, you can let Kanger lay the foundation in Hongyi Academy first. As long as the foundation is laid, it will be easy to learn the classics and strategies later. When he is studying the classics and strategies, I can take him there to give him guidance when I am free."

"Okay, then let him go to Hongyi Academy first, and when he has learned enough, he will ask you to teach him."

The two of them sat at the entrance of the village for a while, and when the heat in their bodies gradually subsided, they got up and walked back.

As soon as Qin Yunhe entered the door, he saw his daughter sitting in the yard fanning herself.

Qin Yunhe smiled: "As you wish——"

"Daddy!" Ruyi ran over and said, "Where have you been? You fell out when mom and I came back."

"I went out with your Uncle Chen to sit for a while."

Yu Ru was originally sitting and fanning Qin Ci. When she saw Qin Yun He come in, she also stood up with a smile.

"You must be hungry. Mom made you a meal but you threw it out." Yuru said and told Chi'er, "Put the meal on the table."

Qin Yunhe came close to Yuru and hugged her gently: "I went to talk to Chen Er about building a house. There are only a few people in our family, and I am not at home most of the time, so we really don't need such a big house."

Yu Ru pulled Qin Yun He to sit down: "I know. You and Fourth Brother will probably not be at home most of the time in the future. Although Shi Er is getting married soon, if he becomes famous in the future, he will probably not be at home. It's a pity to cultivate too much and leave it empty, and it will easily lead to gossip."

"The house is crowded now, and it's hard for you."

Yuru smiled and said, "Now I don't have to do the laundry and cooking myself, so what's the hard part?"

Qin Ci seemed to have realized who was in front of him. He moved slowly to Qin Yunhe's legs, hugged his father's knees and played with them, glancing at his father from time to time.

Qin Yunhe smiled and teased him: "Are you thinking of your father?"

Qin Ci looked at his father embarrassedly and continued to roll over and over on Qin Yunhe's legs.

After a while, the meal was served and Qin Yunhe took a few bites.

It's too hot and I don't have much appetite.

"Where's the certificate? Why can't I see it?"

"Sleeping in the house."

As the two were talking, a small figure staggered out from the door of the main house.

Qin Zheng was a little dazed when he just woke up. He was stunned for a moment when he saw Qin Yunhe. Then he came to his senses and ran to his father.

"Daddy~"

Qin Yunhe originally thought that children had short memories and therefore could not remember, but he did not expect that his eldest son could recognize him at once. His heart suddenly felt soft and warm, and he felt very relieved.

Qin Yunhe held his eldest son in his arms: "Zheng'er, do you still remember your father?"

Qin Zheng nodded: "Remember Daddy."

"Do you miss daddy?"

"I thought about it. Daddy has become an official."

Qin Yunhe smiled again, "Zheng'er even knows that daddy has become an official. How good of you."

When Qin Ci saw Qin Yunhe praising his brother, he anxiously climbed onto Qin Yunhe's legs and pushed Qin Zheng aside: "I miss Daddy, too."

Ruyi said helplessly: "Ci'er, you are bullying Zheng'er again. You are not obedient at all."

When Qin Ci heard that he was not behaving well, he immediately became unhappy. He climbed onto his father's legs even harder out of spite and completely pushed Qin Zheng down.

Not only did he climb up, he also held Qin Yunhe's neck tightly and refused to let go, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Qin Yunhe was helpless with his youngest son. He tapped his forehead and said, "Why did you push your brother down, huh?"

Qin Ci stuffed the toy in his hand into Qin Yunhe's hand: "Dad, this is for you to play with."

Qin Yunhe laughed and thought he was quite good at coaxing people.

Capital

On the second day of June, Qin Si received his appointment as magistrate of Guping County, and was ordered to take office in three months.

Qin Si knew that these were the first batch of job vacancies in June, and he was very grateful to his brother's colleagues.

Guping County is a county under the jurisdiction of the Beijing government and is not far from the capital, so it will be much more convenient for him to travel with his brother.