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

Lin Ze arrived in Nanyang Town soon after boarding Master Han's ship.

Because they did not expect to buy [-] catties in advance, the original idea of ​​moving back to the private school warehouse for storage would not work. They could only temporarily rent a place at the dock to store the goods.

Fortunately, this kind of situation is very common in the wharf, there are many temporarily rented 'warehouses', so it is not a big problem.

Because Mr. Han was going to the county to do business, it was not easy to stay. After finishing delivering the goods to Lin Ze, he learned Lin Ze's contact address, agreed to see you in the future, and left.

Naturally, Lin Ze couldn't delay him. He said goodbye happily, and then quickly returned to the private school with He Xiangfeng. After leaving home for several days, they had already read.

Being married is different from being single. I used to go on a business trip for ten days and a half months and I didn’t feel anything. Now I feel like I’ve been away from home for a few days, especially when I go to bed at night without Ah Yu by my side. Lin Ze has a little insomnia.

There is also my precious son, so young, I don't know if I miss him as a father, don't go back and don't know him, it will be over.

With thousands of thoughts in his mind, Lin Ze hurried back to the private school, and the first thing he did was to hug his wife and son quickly, otherwise he would not be able to relieve his lovesickness and laugh at everyone.

In front of everyone, Zhang Yu blushed completely, but Lin Dongdong saw his father, whom he hadn't seen for a few days, babbling and greeting warmly with a smile. When Lin Ze approached, he waved his hands and hugged his head, making him drool all over his face.

Lin Ze didn't think it was dirty, and was overjoyed. He hugged his son and kissed him again and again, before handing it to Jiang Rongniang to play with, and then went to wash and change clothes.

After his body was clean, he pulled Zhang Yu who was packing up for him onto the bed, and kissed him until he was out of breath.

"Mmm, Mr., it's not dark yet... oh, it's not dark yet..."

Zhang Yu was so kissed that he couldn't speak easily, and the blush on his face deepened a little.

We've been together for a year, even having a child, and I still blush with embarrassment.But I don't blame others, now it's broad daylight, can prostitution in the daytime be done by a well-behaved family.

But is Lin Ze from a 'good family'? You can even praise him for being a beast, because you have been abstinent for several months after giving birth, and you have been separated for several days.

However, he has always held the one he loves in the palm of his hand. Zhang Yu has just recovered, and the intercourse can't be as messy as usual. Lin Ze only dares to hug the kiss, and hang out outside to satisfy his greed. If he wants to mess around, he should wait. Otherwise, it would be bad to hurt Ah Yu's body.

The sun is still shining outside, and the room in the house is full of spring, and it is rolled by the waves.

At the end of the lovesickness, Zhang Yu looked at the dirty things on his body and felt ashamed to die.

"Sir, you beast..."

Leaning on Lin Ze's chest, Zhang Yu could only curse weakly with a blushing face, and then closed his eyes to deceive himself so that he would not lose the morality of posing.

"The beast is also your husband, anyway, you can't escape, hahaha."

Lin Ze hugged the person in his arms tightly, his chest throbbed with laughter, and he was proud of himself.

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Qingshan County Wharf.

A merchant ship flying a flag approached the shore. The huge and sturdy hull seemed to be traveling from afar. This kind of ship usually represented good cargo.

Seeing this, several waves of porters at the pier hurriedly dispatched one person to notify the relevant 'boss', and then the rest gathered around to see if they could find a job.

After the ship approached, everyone saw the cargo box on the ship, which was imprinted with the logo of Tangzhou Porcelain, and they burst into smiles.

Tangzhou porcelain, that is a good thing that has been listed as a tribute to the royal family. It is not common in small places like Qingshan County. The only thing you can see is a Hanji porcelain shop in the town. .

Could it be that Boss Han is back?

Although the owner of the Hanji Porcelain Shop is very low-key, you rarely see it, and most people don’t even know it. The Hanji Porcelain Shop has been managed by his husband, but every time Boss Han comes back to see the people on and off the boat, he will know. .

Boss Han's caravan is composed of his servants. Compared with the casualness and roughness of other caravans, Boss Han's people are all upright, walking with a windy momentum.

Sure enough, everyone guessed right when they saw the sailors disembarking neatly and orderly.

"Boss Han is back, what good products did you bring this time, let's take a look at what's new first, and then tell your store a lot..."

The porters actively greeted each other, wanting to know what good goods are still on board, of course, to inform their "boss" that they want more rewards.

The key to doing business is to be fast, and to produce new products quickly is always one of the best ways for a store to attract customers. It is a very cost-effective thing to spend a few rewards to let porters at the docks act as eyes and ears.

"It's still old stuff, there's no rush to move things now, everyone rests, it will be tiring to wait."

As usual, Boss Han didn't show up, and went home after disembarking, leaving the Han family to greet the old housekeeper who ran the business.

The porter has long been used to this, and nodded with a smile. Except for the porcelain, the goods brought back by the Han family are distributed and sold to other shops at the dock every time.

Regardless of the enthusiastic porters at the pier, Sheng Yongxuan hurried home after getting off the boat.

Yes, home, this extremely luxurious and almost impossible thing for the emperor, is owned by him. In the endless and indifferent palace, the home far away here is the source of strength that supports him to seriously govern and work hard.

Because in this family, there are people and children he loves the most, people here will not always think about when he will die, always want him to reward precious treasures, and always calculate the great crops country.

Everyone is envious of the wealth and wealth of the imperial palace, and everyone wants to be the emperor who rules the world, but only those who really sit in this position know that the life of ordinary people is the most enviable.

For the throne, he had to be forced by his mother and concubine to suffer a lot that his peers did not have since he was a child. He endured hard work, survived in the cracks, and secretly fought endlessly with a group of brothers.

Only the best people can sit in this position. There is no family affection in the royal family. There are only endless battles between dragons and tigers. Inadvertently will leave a bad reputation for thousands of years.

The emperor has too much helplessness.Even, because of this country, he even had to attack the family of his favorite person, creating a gully that could never be healed.

Sheng Yongxuan knew that he could not completely balance everything, but as long as there was a little comfort, he would be satisfied.

Back at the door of the house, he took a deep breath outside and did a long construction before he opened the door and entered with a smile on his face.

"Yunzhi, I'm back..."

As usual, the house is still clean and elegantly furnished.

Han Yunzhi was sitting on a stone bench in the yard drinking tea, and turned his head when he heard the movement at the door, his no longer young appearance was still exciting. Seeing him, there was a wave of emotion in his eyes, but he quickly hid it and bowed his head again , took a cup and poured new tea.

The old woman who was serving showed joy and greeted, "Master."

But the younger son who was expected to run up excitedly and call "Father" was nowhere to be seen.

Apart from Yunzhi, what he misses the most is his youngest son, why can't he see anyone?

"Nurse, where is the young master?"

Sheng Yongxuan sat on the stone bench and sipped the tea brought by his lover, while asking the nanny about the whereabouts of her son.

He cherishes Yiyi very much when he holds the teacup. After what happened to the Han family, although Yunzhi has not blamed him, it is impossible for him to be like before. All the love and intimacy have turned into alienation. This is what Yunzhi has been doing for so many years It was the first time I offered to pour tea for him.

Although there was a reason for taking the initiative this time, it still made him very happy.

"Xiyuan studied in Zeyu Private School, he likes it very much, Lin Ze is very good at teaching people, Xiyuan has learned a lot recently."

Before the nanny could answer, Han Yunzhi took the initiative to take over the topic.

By the way, he pushed the dim sum in front of Sheng Yongxuan, and handed over the spoon, "Try it, this is called a cake, the dim sum that can only be found in Nanyang Town, it tastes unique, it is Xi Yuan's reward for his good performance in the private school, and someone specially sent it home ..."

Light tone.

But it made Sheng Yongxuan ecstatic, seeing the behavior of his lover who could be called caring, the joy in his heart was unspeakable.

"Is this the reward Xiyuan got in the private school? Okay, okay, then I'll try it, try it."

Sheng Yongxuan was overjoyed, took the spoon and took a big mouthful without hesitation.

For an emperor, this is a very dangerous move. If there is medicine in this snack, he will surely die.

But for Han Yunzhi, Sheng Yongxuan couldn't take the slightest precautions. He knew and fell in love with each other when they were young, and the friendship remained unchanged for many years.

Even if this person took the poison directly and asked him to take it, he might be willing.

Without saying a word, he swallowed a plate of dim sum without savoring the taste carefully, but in his current mood, even a piece of pancake without salt and taste can be considered delicious in the world.

After he finished eating, Sheng Yongzheng held his lover's hands with difficulty, as if he was nervous and caring like a kid back in his youth.

"Yun Zhi, how are you doing these days? When the second assistant was in the imperial court, he secretly sent the son of the Duan family to work here, but is there someone... to bother you?"

This is also the reason why he decided to get "seriously ill" in advance and come to Qingshan County now. The situation between North Korea and China is not stable yet, and he is worried that the people he has hidden for many years will be exposed and there will be some problems.

No other questions, the first concern is this.

Han Yunzhi stared at the man with nervous eyes and snow-stained temples, and said in his heart that it was impossible not to be touched.

People are not ruthless than plants and trees, even a rock has been warmed up for so many years, not to mention that he and he had so many fetters and loves, which will never stop in this life.

"There's no need to worry about Adhering, everything is fine here."

Han Yunzhi let his hand be held, bowed his head and called a name that he hadn't called again in nearly 20 years.

Inheritance, the youthful appearance of today's emperors.

Sheng Yongxuan was stunned for a moment, then he was ecstatic, couldn't help hugging him, a little at a loss, "Yun, Yunzhi, can you call me again, I didn't hear clearly just now."

"Adhering to..."

Being hugged, Han Yunzhi's ear tips were slightly red, and his cold face was also thinly red.

Seeing this, the nanny smiled and stepped back, leaving space for the lovers in the world.

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Time flies.

Lin Dongdong's [-]-day banquet is coming soon, and before that, the family has to move the house first.

Housewarming is a great event. Although Lin Ze is not superstitious, Zhang Yu, Lin's father, Jiang Rongniang and others are all high-minded. For the sake of auspiciousness, they always ask someone to read Fengshui on the day of moving.

When to go out and in which direction to go, it is all calculated clearly, and it is a festive and auspicious time.

The children in the private school were so curious about Mr.'s house, they rolled around together coquettishly and cutely, and they got the private school to take a day off that day, using the excuse to actively go to help, and actually watch the excitement.

In fact, not to mention the curiosity of the private school children, even the adults in the village are also curious about Lin Zegai's new house.

Because there was no support from Duan Wensai back then, Lin Ze didn't dare to build the house too ostentatiously, considering that Shuda recruited people to be targeted by pink eye disease.

But being unassuming doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it. His house just looks ordinary on the outside, but there is a universe inside.

The appearance of the new house is still very old-fashioned, but it has been simplified a lot, and clay and pebbles are used to paste expressions on the outside of the blue bricks like tiles, covering up the 'luxury' blue bricks.

For people of this era, as long as the walls have mud, it is a downgrade, but if viewed from the perspective of modern people, it has a very natural and retro flavor, coupled with the unique ancient eaves, it is very architectural.

So although the villagers don't think it's 'upscale', they also think that Lin Ze's house is quite beautiful, and they can't help but secretly think that scholars are different. The same 'mud' house is so stylish.

The whole house does not occupy a large area, which is about the same size as an ordinary farmhouse in the village.

But Lin Ze built four floors. This is the most number of floors he has repaired after fighting with the house repair craftsmen. No matter how high the skills of these craftsmen in the town are, they cannot do it. More professional craftsmen must be brought in.

However, there are many rooms on each floor, and they are basically a set of five large apartments. The rooms can fully accommodate the number of masters and servants.

Since this kind of high-rise building is not suitable for changing the floor frequently, Lin Ze specially went to a porcelain kiln to let the other party burn the tiles. Although they are different from modern tiles, they will be used.

The white tiles are thrown on the ground and the whole house looks bright. The cost is a bit expensive, but there is nothing reluctant to live in a comfortable house.

Now that Duan Wensai is a tiger skin, Lin Ze naturally didn't have so many worries when decorating, and he let go of his hands and feet a little.

Of course, considering the era and technical issues, Lin Ze didn’t dare to produce too many modern things. They were just some innocuous and novel ideas, and even if they wanted to get too many super-era things, they had to do it slowly.

Still the same sentence, he has no other support other than this head, so he has to think more carefully.

Lin Ze considered repairing the house, and the furnishings and things in the house were Zhang Yu’s heart. The bed cabinets and stools are not luxurious, but they are all ordered very generously. With a slightly modern house, it is harmonious and suitable, simple Without losing the style, the ancient style reveals the modernity, which is the appearance of Lin Zexin's home.

"It's beautiful, it's really beautiful."

"Comfortable, the room is bright and full of vigor..."

Everyone didn't know what words to use to describe it. Anyway, they felt that Lin Ze's house was very nice and comfortable.

Father Lin looked at Bai Shengsheng's tiled floor, and he didn't know how to step on it. He always felt that it was a sin to step on ceramic tiles with his feet that had been walking in the mud all year round.

"Look at you, you can't even enjoy your son's future. This is our small place. Some of the rich and powerful families put jade and colored glaze on the ground. Zhanzi just makes some pottery and it's nothing bad. Let's enjoy ourselves, besides, we can see that the place is dirty and easy to clean, and it will be cleaner to play at home when we can walk after moving..."

The market Jiang Rongniang has seen is much calmer, and she likes to look at the house.

It's one thing to be beautiful and clean, but it's mainly because her son earned it to honor him, so it feels different. This house makes her feel better than the luxurious mansions in the capital.

"Ahhh"

Lin Dongdong is small but knows a lot. He probably knows that this is the new house he will live in in the future. His eyes rolled around, he waved his little hands and feet and screamed, as if he was happy.

Lin Ze likes his restless son in his arms.

Although the little baby was as ugly as a skinny monkey when he was just born, he grew up in two days and looked good. He was indeed as good-looking as Xi Po said. He was handsome and good-looking, and all his facial features were fortunately combined with him and Ah Yu. The advantages are very delicate.

Now that it is about to turn [-] days, the child is getting plumper and fatter, looking as good-looking and gratifying as a doll.

Let Lin Ze hug and be reluctant to let go when he is free, and Zhang Shidan will come up to tease him when he is free. They usually get along with each other and respect the master and apprentice. Every time they fight over the little baby, they will get red-faced every time they fight, making Zhang Yu laugh endlessly.

"Your rooms are on the lower floor, you can choose which one you like."

Lin Ze's full attention is on his son, and the house chores can only be directed by Zhang Yu.

Because the furniture is all new and complete, it is easy and quick to just move some clothes in, and simply tidy up things, and the servants who have been crowded in the staff dormitory of the private school can finally be settled.

The upper three floors are the master and the guest room, and the servant's room is on the first floor, and the room for two people is just finished.

Those Nanyang slaves continued to stay in the private school because they wanted to learn the language and training of the Great Ji Dynasty.

Because it involves the difference between men and women and the living room for entertaining guests, the distribution of the rooms on the first floor is a very common set of ancient east-west wing rooms and main rooms. Everyone knows how to choose the room.

Although Lin Ze's house looks very shabby compared to the big mansions where rich men often come and go, the nine new servants who joined the Lin family are still satisfied with their current lives.

It doesn't matter if the master's family is not noble now, their master has a future, good days and good times are waiting behind.

Moreover, the master and his family are all kind, and they don't look down upon these servants in the slightest. They treat them as their own family members, and never treat them harshly or scold them.

Even if you do something wrong, as long as the bottom line is not too serious, the master will not be angry, just patiently guide and pay attention in the future.

The cost of eating and drinking is not bad, more than enough than above, and to meet such a master, everyone feels that they are lucky, and these days are much more comfortable than working hard in a wealthy family.

"Sister Abi, although this place is not as spacious as the previous mansion, it is quite comfortable and unique, and the master has a bright future. It is certain that he will live in a high-end mansion in the future. Sister Abi, you still have vision. It turns out that the master is a well-hidden one, otherwise we would have missed it..."

Xiao Qiao looked at the new house covered with ceramic tiles, and couldn't hide the excitement and joy in her eyes.

Although the old man's house is really worse than the mansion he used to live in at 01:30, but the ceramic floor makes people ignore other things. Porcelain is not cheap. How much money does Lin Ze spend to get so many tiles? It is enough to explain the family background.

To be honest, she was very dissatisfied with the new master's house at the beginning. She and Sister Abi used to be the first-class girls who followed the wife. Half a young lady.

But in the end, it ended up being sold in the dental shop. Sister Abi really thought at the time, why did she choose a country landlord as the master? There is no future, and the countryside is full of hardships.

In the end, I didn't expect that the new master turned out to be a hidden one.

"Little Qiao, don't say these things. You are not happy to be heard by the master. How can you talk about the former master in front of the current master? If you don't correct your faults, you will be punished in the future. Although the master is generous, it is not simple. .”

Abi is older and has a calmer personality. He frowned when he heard what Xiao Qiao said.

At the beginning, she just chose Lin Ze because she had seen enough of the insidiousness in the mansion and wanted to live an ordinary and peaceful life. She thought that the background of the landlords in the countryside was simple, and it would be good for her children to marry a clean and good farmer, so she chose Lin Ze. Thinking about others is all a mistake.

But the current master is looking at the bright future and generosity, but she can see that it is just the surface, the master is not a simple person.

"Also, you don't talk to those guys in the dessert shop in the front yard on weekdays. This is not the old mansion, so be careful..."

"What kind of propriety should you pay attention to? It's not that I want to talk to them, they came to find me by themselves. Men like beautiful girls to be courteous and can't blame me."

But Xiao Qiao is two years younger, and her personality is a bit coddled by her reputation as a first-class maid, and she is very proud of her good looks, so she doesn't take Abi's words seriously.

"Besides, I can't look down on them. If we hadn't been unlucky and had an accident at the master's house, we would be young mistresses who enjoy being served by others. Why bother to fall into such a situation? If I want to marry, I have to marry someone like the master. , Husband’s condition can be given to the master as a real husband, why can’t we..."

"Little Qiao! You are crazy, you dare to say such nonsense!"

Abi's face turned pale with fright, this man really dared to say anything, and he forgot the maid's rules when he left the mansion.

After being yelled at by Abi, Xiao Qiao also realized that she was bold, but after thinking about it, she was right. With her and sister Abi's looks and abilities, is it true that she really wants to marry a villager here to farm in the future?

Xiao Qiao pouted, feeling a little reconciled, but also lowered her voice due to scruples,

"Sister Abi, I'm not wrong. With our conditions, who in this village is worthy of us? If it wasn't for Fulang's good luck to occupy the position of the real husband when the master was down, how could Fulang marry the master?" , that is, it is still fresh now, and the master will definitely get tired of it in a few years, and then maybe we will have a chance to turn around, and we don't have to be slaves and servants all the time..."

This kind of possibility is not impossible, there are men in the world who are so dedicated and don't love beautiful women, let alone Fu Lang is a little brother who can't give birth to a son.

Xiao Qiao was looking forward to it. There is little competition for beauty in this village. They hang around the master every day. They may be attracted by the master one day. It is good to be a concubine if they cannot be a wife. The master is capable and young and handsome... …

Abi looked at Xiao Qiao's expression, and felt a little worried. Xiao Qiao's consciousness was still in the mansion, and she didn't see clearly the current situation and the temper of the master.

"That's enough, stop talking, you'd better get rid of this idea, our master is different from others, and don't think Fulang is soft, or you will suffer in the future."

Xiao Qiao would definitely not listen to heavy words, so Abi could only give some advice, if Xiao Qiao couldn't figure it out, she might not be able to stay in Lin's house any longer.