Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

Lin Sangui is actually a very stubborn man by nature, the kind who won't look back once he gets it right.

The servants of the Fan Mansion are right, so as not to offend the master of the Fan Mansion and affect the redemption at that time, it is better to go directly to the government to check once and for all.

Thinking of it this way, Lin Sangui got into a fight with the people in the yamen, found an inn with a bunk, and ran to the yamen every day, trying hard to grind those official yamen.

There's no way, it's just checking the household registration, and he can't report to the official to alert the county magistrate. There are special procedures and people to do these small things, so he can only do this.

During the period, Lin Zetuo's people also came to find him. Father Lin said that he didn't want to go back. He only asked people to take the words back to make the family feel at ease, so he continued to stay in the county.

The yamen servants are also very helpless, recently the county yamen has been busy sorting out the official files and rushing to hand over errands to the county magistrate, how can they have time to help Lin Sangui.

But seeing Lin Sangui running every day, looking very sincere, and hearing the other party tell some stories about the past, the yamen servants who were originally angry with this old guy felt that he was quite pitiful, and sighed endlessly.

Then I heard that the old guy's son seemed to be a scholar, a great scholar who opened a private school, and everyone paid more attention to it.

As the saying goes, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, it is better to offend the rich than to offend the poor. If the old guy's scholar son is a scholar who can open a private school, it proves that even if the other party fails in the imperial examination, he is still prestigious. Never neglect.

"Well, look at you, let's go ask the county magistrate for instructions..."

An enthusiastic and thoughtful Yacha thought about it.

After all, it is necessary to check the files from more than ten years ago, which not only wastes time, but also opens the closed file library, which is not something that can be done just by talking.

"Okay, okay, you go, I can wait, I can wait, thank you all the officials, thank you."

Lin Sangui was so excited that he nodded quickly, it's not easy after so many days.

The Yacha looked at his expression, clicked his tongue twice, then turned to look for the county magistrate.

...

The hall of the county government office.

Duan Wensai, who was sorting out the files and cleaning up all the mess left by the previous county magistrate, heard the yamen messenger report that some people wanted to check the whereabouts of his family's household registration. Of course, his first reaction was to be irritable and angry.

"Check what, I don't know if I'm cleaning up the mess left by magistrate Wang?! This trivial matter made him wait for two days."

Duan Wensai is everyone's son, and his temper is not very patient. Recently, he has been overwhelmed by the official duties of the yamen.

The former county magistrate Wang was a superficial guy, he was a outsider, and his internal affairs were basically perfunctory. All kinds of old affairs and old affairs were accumulated, and the files were stored in a mess, so that the newly appointed him did not know where to start. For work, we can only start with the most basic arrangement.

Now that he is here, even if it is a small county, he has to do something, otherwise he will be ridiculed by other people in Beijing when he returns.

In ancient times, there were no machines and computers, almost everything was tested manually, and sorting out files and cases was even more cumbersome. Therefore, the whole yamen went out to sort it out for so many days and still haven't figured it out. How can Duan Wensai be in a good mood.

The short-sighted magistrate Wang seemed to have never inquired about the background of his successor, so he was punished like this, and when he went back to see how he stumbled, he was so angry!

The Yacha was yelled until his forehead was sweating, and he had expected such a result in his heart.

But Lin Sangui is also tightly entangled, and they are not very good at dealing with the poor old guy who is honest and honest. He has a son of a private school teacher. The water time is long.

As for the county magistrate, it changes every three years. If you can't please this one, there will be another one. Why don't you say something more.

"My lord, please let the young one say something more. The country old man has gone to our yamen several times, and the young ones have told him that there is no time to help him now, but he is very determined. Hearing what happened to him, the young ones I also feel really pitiful, and…”

Yachai said this, paused, and then continued,

"Furthermore, I heard that his son is a well-known private school teacher. These talented and Confucian scholars are the best at telling stories. It is not easy to offend my lord when he is a newcomer. The people outside watch him every day. The influence is not good. Why don't you just nod and help him once? A good word."

"It's a matter of urgency. It's only right and proper. I'm still afraid of what others will say?"

What Duan Wensai dislikes the most is being threatened, and his eyes instantly become threatening and displeased.

This has a lot to do with his identity. Since he was a child, the son of the Duan family has been restrained in everything he does, even when he gets married. In this small place, he is the emperor of the land, and he has to care about who is willing to feel comfortable.

Where has the Yachai seen this kind of aura of a master, his legs were weak from fright,

"My lord, please forgive my life. The small one doesn't mean that. The small one just pities the old country man and said a few more words. The old man and his wife have been separated for many years, and they still love each other more than Jin Jian. The small one is moved and sympathetic. I think his son is a scholar and fears offending me." If it’s not good, it’s only one action many times, my lord, please forgive me..."

"Oh? What's the name of that old country man? Where is he from? What's going on?"

Duan Wensai was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly changed the subject.

Yacha was slightly stunned, and immediately reported back,

"Lin Sangui seems to be from Nanyang Town. The old man said that his wife was forcibly divorced by her parents many years ago because of childbirth problems. Later, her wife was married by her natal family and lost contact with her distant family. Only recently did she know that her wife was sent by her new husband's family many years ago. Selling as a slave, the old man was deeply in love with him for many years, so he brought the money from the family and came to look for it. He wanted to redeem him, and ran to the yamen every day.

Lin Sangui has been running to the yamen for several days, complaining miserably every day, wanting to ask for sympathy and help, but the yamen servants really don't know.

But why does the name sound so familiar in this case?

Duan Wensai pondered, put down his brush, rummaged through the desk, and finally found a file with the words "Lin Family, Heba Village, Nanyang Town" written on it.

1 minutes later...

Duan Wensai closed the file, with a smile on his face that was completely opposite to the irritability just now.

"It's really the mountain that I can't get over. I'll go there. I haven't acted yet, but they got the news sooner. Could it be the fate in the legend? Come on, let Lin Sangui wait for a while, I change clothes, let him go with me, you guys Continue to organize the file."

With a wave of his sleeves, Duan Wensai got up and went to the back room to change into his regular clothes, then took Lin Sangui home.

In the past few days, he has also been inquired about the affairs of the Lin family. It is really more surprising than he imagined. Lin Ze's temper is just like him, and his ability is even more outstanding. He can be called a talent.

As for Lin Sangui, although the gap with Aunt Rong's description is too big, and he is a bit honest and timid, but fortunately he can't lose the chain at the critical moment, and he can barely support the wall. Today, he seems to be a man with deep affection.

With such a family, it would not be aggrieved to let his little Jun'er into it. With the support of Lin Ze's elder brother, it is impossible for Xiao Jun'er to return to the family.

Glancing at Lin Sangui, who was a little nervous, Duan Wensai hummed a little song and led him back to the other courtyard.

As for Lin Sangui, he was very anxious now, and his heart was full of murmurs.

He couldn't figure out why he had checked the whereabouts of his household registration, so he alarmed the magistrate to receive him in person, and said he would take him back to his house to sit for a while, how could he have such face as a countryman, he was flattered to the point of fright...

Bite the bullet and ask a question, and people will answer him with 'you will know later', which makes people confused.

However, as long as the county magistrate is willing to help him investigate, Lin Sangui feels that he will dare to break into this dragon's pond and tiger's den. Anyway, there is nothing to be afraid of at this age.

So, after self-psychological construction, Lin Sangui calmed down and followed with expectation...

...

On the other side, this side of the other courtyard.

Jiang Rongniang, whose eyelids are always twitching recently, is a little uneasy, and she can't tell if she has a premonition of a good thing or a bad thing, because both eyelids are twitching.

It made her distracted from doing things, and she was so distressed that a pot of good ingredients broke, and she couldn't even look at the other old woman who was working together.

Master Jun is very fond of the master. The bird’s nest and medicinal materials in the house are all good things brought from the capital. Some of them are even comparable to the tributes in the palace. There are no such things in small places. It’s a pity to waste them. If other servants do this, they will be punished However, Rongniang is the mother of Master Jun, so she must not scold and scold her.

The old woman had no choice but to urge Jiang Rongniang to chat with her son. Anyway, Jiang Rongniang has a special status, and it doesn't matter whether she works or not. It's just that Jiang Rongniang herself is stupid and doesn't know how to enjoy the blessings of her son, so she eats, lives and shares with these servants. Busy.

Jiang Rongniang also knew that her restlessness was causing trouble, so she didn't say much, she nodded and went to the yard to accompany her son.

Looking at the poor son who had suffered with him since he was a child, now finds support, the husband and wife love each other, and looks more and more handsome as he grows up, I am very moved. When I think of the eldest son who I saw once when I was born, I feel uncomfortable and panic.

Xu is timid because of the closeness to the hometown. The closer the time to meet, the more disturbed she feels, and she doesn't know how to describe it.

Brother Jun is fine, but he is looking forward to it, and wants to see what his elder brother and Uncle Lin, whom my mother often praises, will look like.

Compared with the biological father who sold their mother and son, all the good things he expected from his father and family in his childhood came from his mother's image of his ex-husband and brother.

My mother said that people must have a better hope in life, so that they can persist in this hard life.

The other courtyard is clean, and there are people I don’t know for the first time. The mother and son have nothing to do every day except to get some writing and ink, just chatting about these things to pass the time.

Jiang Rongniang, mother and son are sitting in the courtyard, smiling happily, and the years are peaceful.

When Duan Wensai brought Lin Sangui back to the other courtyard, what he saw was this picture, and his mood couldn't help but improve.

"Aunt Rong Jun'er, I'm back..."

The familiar voice delighted everyone in the courtyard.

Brother Jun immediately stood up from the stool happily, and ran back to his lover, so happy that he forgot that he was still pregnant with the child, "Master."

Jiang Rongniang was very helpless and worried, her sensible and obedient brother was spoiled by Young Master Duan.

Just as she was about to check, she suddenly saw Lin Sangui staring at her with a blank expression.

The half-white hair, the slightly dusty clothes, and the wrinkled appearance, still let her recognize who it was.

"Three, Brother Sangui..."

"Rong...Sister Rong..."

Time flies, time turns back, and a stammering familiar address evokes infinite youth.

The old streets and back alleys start a new city, and the geese and autumn cold follow the north wind.

Time goes by, the vicissitudes of life change, only the beautiful pictures of the past remain unchanged, and the bits and pieces emerge in my heart that I can't forget.

The two lovers who met each other after half a century are sitting under the tree, you look at me, I look at you, the excitement in my heart is unspeakable, but I don't know what to say.

"Rong, sister Rong, you...how have you been all these years, how are you doing?"

In the end, it was Lin Sangui who spoke first. In fact, he didn't know what he was talking about. He was very excited. He never expected to follow the county magistrate for a trip. He met Rongniang.

Look at Jiang Rongniang, who has wrinkles on her face, but has a good complexion, and she can vaguely see the standard appearance of her youth, and then look at this rough man with rough hands and feet, and a rough and shabby face covered with weather, and her heart is more inferior than excited.

If he had known that he would meet Rongniang today, he should have dressed up well when he went out. He was not as handsome and tall as he was when he was young, and he looked shabby covered in dust, which is too shameful.

What if Rongniang looks down on him and doesn't want to go back to the village?Looking at Rongniang's clothes, she seems to be living a pretty good life now...

Lin Sangui is a person who can't hide his expression, his annoyed and tearing clothes are exactly the same as Leng Qing's head when he was young, and it hasn't changed at all.

Jiang Rongniang is a delicate woman, and she can't tell what he is thinking. After all these years, Brother Sangui really hasn't changed at all.

Thinking about what happened back then, now I feel both happy and pantothenic.

"Not good, not good at all, I can't even see my son, and I don't know what he looks like now..."

Jiang Rongniang couldn't hold back the grievance in her heart, her eyes were red, she stretched out her hand to beat Lin Sangui, and at the same time began to tell about the experiences of these years.

Speaking of which, her life was bitter, but she was also lucky.

After being divorced by the old lady and returning to her natal home, she was not afraid, because she knew that Lin Sangui would definitely come back to find her when she returned home. After all, the two of them are in a free love that is rare in this era, and their relationship cannot be faked. Lin Sangui listened to her again .

But who knew her parents were so cruel, in order to sell her back as a dowry, they tied her up and sent her to another family's ox cart, and then married to a distant village.

At that time, she wanted to escape, but the family watched her closely. After marrying her, they moved to another place to settle down. She found out that she was pregnant with a child, and she had no strength to run away.

Thanks to her good looks when she was young, the man from the family took a fancy to her face and didn't make it too difficult for her. He even asked her to send the child back to Heba Village, but she had no chance to escape if she wanted to.

But that man just started to treat her a little more freshly, and within two years, he revealed his nature of being lazy and beating others.

When the next child was the younger brother, the doctor said that she was completely injured and could not conceive again, so the family sold her and the child to a rich family as slaves...

"The Fan Mansion is actually okay. Although I was beaten and scolded occasionally, the mother-in-law in charge took good care of me and let me keep Brother Jun. But later, I made a mistake and was sold out again. , and finally went to Duanfu in the capital with Brother Jun."

"Brother Jun's life is good. After winning the young master, he likes to be a servant. Although his status is a bit low, but young master Duan treats him well, and my mother is also honored. These years have been quite comfortable..."

Thinking about the past, in fact, Jiang Rongniang didn't find it difficult, the only suffering was missing.

She thinks that she and Lin Sangui are really together, and there is also a son whom she has met once since birth, who does not know what he looks like and what his name is.

Also, I am worried about how to face reality if I come back one day.

"I... I heard from Young Master Duan that you married Shuju and now divorced her. What's wrong with the family? Me, my son..."

Jiang Rongniang was not surprised that Lin Sangui remarried, and she accepted it quickly.

After all, she had been away for so many years, how could the old lady watch her son remain a bachelor for the rest of her life, and she would definitely hire another daughter-in-law to come back no matter what, but she didn't expect it to be Chen Shuju.

The matter about the Lin family was too bad. Duan Wensai didn't tell Jiang Rongniang too much. She only knew that the Lin family had split up and Lin Sangui divorced his wife, but she didn't know the details.

However, she also knew a little about Chen Shuju's personality, so she was a little worried that her son might have been wronged all these years.

After all, if nothing major happened, with Lin Sangui's sense of responsibility, since he had been with the other party for so many years, he would not give up.

"Shuju is narrow-minded and can't tolerate the boss. She almost ruined the boss's future, and she wants to take the younger sister in exchange for a bride price. I, I really can't stand her. I don't want to let her go. She will kill our Lin family sooner or later..." ..."

Speaking of Chen Shuju, Lin Sangui was very angry. After accepting the reality, he also wanted to live a good life with Chen, but that woman is restless, and has disturbed the family for so many years.

Speaking of those things in front of Jiang Rongniang, he was annoyed and worried, very afraid that Jiang Rongniang would blame him for not taking good care of his son.

"But Aze himself is very capable and as smart as you. By the way, sister Rong, you don't know what our son's name is. Lin Ze, I asked someone to name him. They say it is gentle and moist. I listen to it." I don’t understand, but it should be very powerful. Anyway, the boss is very promising now. He can study and make money. People in the village envy me as a father..."

Speaking of his son's ability, Lin Sangui became proud and spoke more fluently. He wished to tell Jiang Rongniang all the good things about his son, and to hear that their child was more promising, just like they imagined when they were young.

Jiang Rongniang was also very willing to listen, no matter how much Duan Wensai said, he couldn't understand as well as Lin Sangui, a father.

After simply telling their respective experiences, the topic of the two began to revolve around "Lin Ze". I gradually regained the original feeling.

A young man became famous and suffered many blows, but the young man rose up suddenly; his business skills were excellent, and his love was deep... As expected of her and Sangui's children, they have inherited both of their strengths.

Jiang Rongniang, as a mother, is also very proud of her son being so capable.

Of course, Lin Sangui spoke even more emotionally. Seeing Jiang Rongniang caring about her son so much, he dared to say what he wanted to say the most.

"Rong, Sister Rong... Do you want to go back to the village? The village has changed a lot now. It's much richer than before."

In fact, what he wanted to ask more was whether he would still like to return to the Lin family.

Originally, Lin Sangui planned to directly redeem someone and take them home for reunion, but now seeing that Jiang Rongniang is living comfortably, living in a large courtyard, dressed decently, maybe there are people serving her, living like a wife, Lin Sangui was discouraged and lost confidence.

In the beginning, the Lin family was sorry for Rongniang, but now that Rongniang's life is so good, with the support of the county magistrate's brother-in-law, how can she look up to the Lin family.

Touching his rough face again, Lin Sangui felt too sad.

Originally, he didn't have any good qualities in the past, and Rongmei was willing to marry him only because he was kind to others, but now he is just like what his son said, three no products, can't sell...

How clever Jiang Rongniang was, she couldn't help but smile with her lips pursed, and she let go of her worries.

In fact, Lin Sangui was worried that she would not want to go back, and she was also worried that the Lin family would not accept her. After all, she had remarried and was still a slave. She lived a good life but her status was really low.

Looking at Lin Sangui now, he still listened to her as before. Lin Sangui was in charge of the Lin family. She wanted Brother Jun to follow her into the Lin family's genealogy, so it was no big problem.

Looking at the cautious Lin Sangui, Jiang Rongniang thought it was funny, how old she was, and she still didn't make any progress in this frivolous look.

"Of course I have to go back and have a look. I haven't seen my son yet. I don't feel relieved just hearing what you said..."

"Yes, yes, you can't rest assured. When will you go back? I, I, I, I will go back and prepare first."

Lin Sangui couldn't hear his wife's words of reproach, but he was so excited that he wanted to go back.

It’s not true that he has no emotional intelligence at all. Jiang Rongniang’s willingness to go back and see it in person means that she is willing to return to the Lin family. Otherwise, relying on her status as the county magistrate’s brother-in-law, Jiang Rongniang can ask him to bring Lin Ze over to meet her, and after watching her son, it’s not rare Goodbye him.

Jiang Rongniang was very satisfied with this performance, and felt that she had seen the right person back then. Lin Sangui was a loyal and responsible person, and she also obeyed her control.

"Of course we need to prepare. The house should be cleaned up. I want to take Brother Jun back. Brother Jun has to be careful when he is pregnant. Is there a hen at home? Is there a casserole? I have to make soup for Brother Jun." ..."

The skillful commanding tone is the same as when we got along with each other before, so I said it in passing, although I want to get along with my ex-husband again, but sometimes children are more important to women, and people of their age don't have the urge to be young.

Although she longed to see her eldest son reunite, but the younger son was also her own flesh and blood, she had to think about her younger brother.

Why don't many children from single-parent families follow their mothers?Of course, except for the special case of the Chen family.

Lin Sangui didn't object at all, he just nodded, as long as Rongniang was willing to come back, he didn't care about Rongniang bringing more people, anyway, it's just a matter of a pair of chopsticks, how can a daughter-in-law matter, and be happy.

"That's right, there's everything in the house, and everything is put in the previous place. We, our newlyweds' room has been locked, Shuju wants to live in it, but I, I didn't let it..."

After expressing loyalty, don't forget to praise it. It is natural for males to behave in front of females.

This topic turned Jiang Rongniang's face turned red, all scruples, worries, and apprehensions were gone, only the shyness of women who really liked men was left, no matter how old they were, they couldn't change it.

Lin Sangui also spent his whole life's emotional intelligence on Jiang Rongniang, and it's rare to be enlightened.

Seeing his wife's timid expression and persistent efforts, her old face was also blushing, and he hesitated,

"Sister Rong, you see the weather is very good today. Let's... why don't we go outside to have a look? The city is busy, and I'll accompany you to see things. Aze cares about his husband. No matter how much you care about him, you care about him." His husband makes him happy, I know my son best as a father, and I will give you advice."

It's clear that the drunkard's intention is not to drink.

Jiang Rongniang doesn't know his virtues yet, but women like this the most, and old women are the same.

"Then, let's go and see..."

"Eh!"

With the approval, Lin Sangui couldn't hold back his excitement and grabbed his hand, playing back to the old hooligan.

Jiang Rongniang lowered her head, her old face shy.

The red-faced faces of the two half-white-haired people are no different from those young people who are just in love.

Love is such a beautiful thing...