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

"Mom, sister-in-law, I'm back."

When Qin Yunhe got home, his mother was chatting with his eldest cousin's wife.

Qin's mother and Qin Chong's wife were quite surprised to see him come back so suddenly. His mother asked quickly, "Why did you come back so suddenly? Did you ask for leave from your husband?"

"Mom, I'm taking leave. My teacher also said that I haven't been home for a long time and it's time for me to come back and visit."

After that, Qin Yunhe asked again: "Mother, sister-in-law, what are you talking about? I heard that something happened to Ji Rui."

"Oh, it was said that your Aunt Xu found a marriage for Ji Rui a few days ago. We thought it was a good match, but unfortunately Ji Rui was not happy about it."

Hearing that it was to propose marriage to his cousin, Qin Yunhe asked casually, "Whose family are you talking about? Do I know them?"

Mrs. Qin said, "He is a scholar from Hejia Village, about 20 miles away from here. It's not far, but your brothers think it's far, and my younger sister is not happy about it because she thinks he is much older than her."

Mrs. Qin said this with a tone full of regret.

Hejiazhuang?

In fact, there are a limited number of scholars in a county. Combined with my memories from my previous life, could it be that the scholar in Hejia Village is...

"From Hejiazhuang, could it be He Wenshuang, the scholar?"

There should be only this one scholar in Hejiazhuang now.

"Yes, that's him. Do you know him?"

"Yes, I have heard of him. It is said that he is well educated and a filial person."

Mrs. Qin agreed with him very much: "That's right. I heard that he should have passed the imperial examination long ago with his knowledge. But first his father died, and then he had to take care of his sick mother.

He didn't take the exam until he had seen his mother off and finished mourning for her. He passed the exam and became a scholar. It's clear that he has real talent and has not wasted his time over the years."

Qin Yunhe also knew about this.

He Xiucai's mother had been bedridden for many years and needed someone to be by her side. He Xiucai had to take care of his mother and take care of the family finances, so he had no time to take part in the imperial examinations.

Qin Yunhe also admired and agreed with He Xiucai: "The most rare thing is that he is diligent and humble, without the arrogance of scholars."

If it were the Qin Yunhe of the past, he would not think this was an advantage, but the Qin Yunhe who lived a new life understood very well how great an advantage this was.

"I heard that in order to make a living and take care of his mother, he borrowed a broken car from someone, fixed it up and started selling wontons. When the weather was good, he would bring his mother with him. He was very open and not afraid of being laughed at by others."

"Isn't it? He is a very open-minded person who can let go of things easily. If it weren't for the situation at home, how could he still not get married at such an old age? What a great thing!"

It’s a pity for Mrs. Qin to say this.

Why did it come to this? This scholar He Wenshuang not only passed the examination for the title of scholar at once, but Qin Yunhe also knew that he would pass the provincial examination and be the first in the next provincial examination. He would also be far ahead in the metropolitan examination and finally pass the palace examination.

However, despite this, Qin Yunhe did not feel it was such a pity. After all, in her previous life, Qin Jirui married a man of her dreams, and the couple lived in harmony with each other.

So he just casually asked, "How old is Mr. He?

"Eight years older than Ji Rui..." At this point, Auntie Qin became a little discouraged and lowered her voice: "What a pity...

In Qin Yunhe's generation, the Qin family has only one girl, Qin Jirui. Everyone in the family dotes on her and is very cautious about her marriage.

Although the Qin family was just a farming family, they were a family with a long tradition of farming and studying, and had some family assets, which made them somewhat neither high nor low. This was how Qin Jirui was raised until she was seventeen years old.

Fortunately, her brother and sister-in-law loved her and were willing to keep her at home longer.

Of course, the family Qin Jirui ended up marrying was also really nice.

"Don't feel sorry, sister-in-law. Ji Rui will have her own destiny. How do you know there won't be a better man waiting for her?"

Mrs. Qin rolled her eyes at Qin Yunhe and said, "What do you men know? I still have to worry about these things."

But then I thought since I had already rejected it I shouldn't worry about it anymore.

The next morning, Qin Yunhe got up early and went to Lijiaping to hand in the inscription.

Although Qin Yunhe was confident that there would be no major problems with the inscription that his teacher had read, he was still prepared to make some changes.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Li was very satisfied after reading it. He accepted it immediately and asked Butler Li to give him eight taels of silver as a fee.

Qin Yunhe was not a celebrity, and he was not even a scholar yet. He really did not expect that the Li family would give him such a generous reward for writing.

However, no matter how Qin Yunhe refused, the Li family insisted on giving it.

Li Jia sincerely wanted to give it, and it would not be good to refuse too much, so Qin Yunhe had no choice but to accept it.

Uncle Li proposed to invite Qin Yunhe to dinner again, but this time Qin Yunhe firmly refused on the grounds that he had something to do, and Uncle Li did not insist.

Qin Yunhe did have something else to do.

The reason he came back this time was because he missed his wife and daughter too much. Now that the matter of the inscription was settled, he naturally wanted to go back to see his wife and daughter.

On the way back, Qin Yunhe was thinking about things as he walked. He couldn't understand why the Li family treated him so kindly and specifically asked him to write the inscription and paid him such a generous fee.

If someone said it was because of his good handwriting or his good knowledge, he wouldn't quite believe it.

Not to mention that there are many people with good handwriting in the county, just the fact that he is not even a scholar now, how can he be considered well-educated?

If it was because he took Chen Er to the emergency room and cured Yu Ge'er last time, then shouldn't they be more grateful to Chen Er? They didn't do anything.

Qin Yunhe thought about it over and over but couldn't figure it out, so he returned to the village thoughtfully.

"Ah asked."

Qin Yunhe was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't pay attention to his surroundings. Suddenly, someone called him and he looked around in confusion. He found his eldest cousin standing a few steps away.

"Brother, why are you here?"

It seemed that Qin Chong was also going back to the village, so the two brothers walked back side by side.

"I'll go take a look at the river beach. Recently, many people are clearing land. I plan to open some there, too."

"But now the court has begun to collect money for river trespassing. If we open the river now, it would be uneconomical to have to pay the money later."

Qin Chong always thought that his fifth brother didn't know anything because he didn't do anything productive, so he didn't take his words seriously. He simply ignored the topic and said vaguely:

"We'll talk about that later. What have you been doing? You're so lost in thought."

Qin Yunhe also knew that his elder brother always treated him as a child and did not take his words seriously, so he had to put this aside for the time being and told him about the incident of writing the epitaph for the Li family.

Qin Chong indeed shook his head and laughed after hearing this: "You, you really don't understand?"

Qin Yunhe was confused and said, "I really don't understand. Brother, do you understand?"

"What's so unclear about this? Not to mention that you have already passed the imperial examination once. Even if you are temporarily dismissed, you still have to take the imperial examination later, and there is a high probability that you will pass.

The Li family is not short of money, so they are taking this opportunity to spend some money to make friends with you. In the future, if you pass the imperial examination to become a scholar or even a juren, then we will have real friendship. It is better than waiting until then to become close friends.

Since you are the only one who can't win, they don't care about this little money.

Besides, your teacher is Mr. Gu. If his family wants his children or nephews to take the imperial examination, and wants to ask Mr. Gu for guidance, wouldn't it be much easier with your recommendation?

Not to mention, Mr. Gu once served as a prefect, and Mr. Gu's son is now also a local official. Isn't it natural for him to be close to his disciples?

The Li family is not a bunch of ignorant peasants. What is there that they don't understand? Wouldn't they rush to take advantage of such a good deal?"