Sister of the Treasure of the Red Chamber is quitting

The imperial examination is actually a grand event for the imperial court to select talents from all over the world.I don't know how much time it took from the Tongsheng test to Chunwei.It is often said in the play that "Han Chuang has studied hard for more than ten years", and these ten years are considered light of you. Don't you hear that there is also the explanation of "Thirty Old Ming Jing, Fifty Young Scholars". It was abolished, and now only Jinshi is left to earn a living with scholars all over the world. It is not as frightening as the thousands of troops squeezing through the single-plank bridge.

I don't know how many people got stuck and died just because of this child's life test.Those children from poor families, if their family fortunes are not prosperous, most of them stop here. If they are born as a scholar, they can see that the officials do not kneel, and they can avoid taxes. And four seasons clothes.If it is better and can get a few acres of land, this is a good day that can't even be imagined.

There are also people who have ambitions, and if they go up to the entrance examination, they will be Qiu Wei, the general examination and Chun Wei.Officials who are lucky and have the favor of Wenqu Xingjun will be able to jump to the dragon's gate in one fell swoop when the three trials gather together.Therefore, it is also called the year of Dabi when Qiuwei, Huishi, and Chunwei are rushed together in one year.

Nowadays, the imperial court is thirsty for talents, and all the views of family status in the past are thrown away.For example, if the sons of merchants, petty officials, and servants no longer hold cheap jobs for the last three generations, the government will also call them for examination after verification. Suddenly, the literary style in Beijing and China is as prosperous as that in the south of the Yangtze River, and many students even rent a house. Staying in the city while studying hard while waiting or not being able to open an Enke, causing house prices and land prices to rise year after year, many people point to this as a fool to eat.

In late April of this year, as soon as the Chunwei imperial list was released, countless people rushed in to search for the name carefully.The surname of No.1 at the beginning is Xu, the surname of No.2 is Yang, and the surname of No.3 happens to be Lin.When he posted this article, everyone read it and praised it. They only said that he was worthy of his family background, his father Tanhua and brother-in-law Tanhua, and here came another Tanhua.

The last test of Chunwei was the palace examination, the imperial list was posted outside, and the officials were still kept in the palace.Since the courtesy officer invited the top three of the first class to wear red horses to parade through the streets to show off, and then go out with them to see, or go home to report the good news.Some people stood by the roadside and some sat in the shop, they all stretched out their heads to look, one said that the number one pick is really rare, two said that the second place in the list looked honest, and then they all laughed when they saw Tanhua, "It's really handsome", and there was an old man Thinking of the old saying, he smiled and said to the idlers, "This Tanhualang is the child prodigy in the case of breaking the abductee at Yuanye sixteen or seven years ago. I have been pressing down for fear that he will be extremely premature, and now I have been studying hard for several years, how can I not make up for this time?"

There was a young man from other places who didn't know about this koan, so he hurriedly asked the storekeeper to serve tea and snacks for the old man to chew, and sat aside to urge him to tell the anecdote about Tanhualang.The old man smiled without saying a word, picked up the teacup and drank it down in one gulp, then picked up a decent snack and chewed it, before opening his mouth to continue talking.

To be blunt, for almost an hour, everyone was fascinated by listening to it, all the reports outside were released, and the people guarding under the imperial list all went back to announce the good news and ask for rewards, but there was a middle-aged man who stood there and looked up. Count slowly.Some idler went to talk to him and said, "Ask this master, but I can't find my name." There are too many people like this, and the neighbors who have lived here for a long time are not rare, but this person's temperament is different from others, so he came up to ask .

The middle-aged man was quite temperamental, he turned around and replied without haste, "Where is it, but seeing the dog's name on it, it only adds to the emotion." The person who asked the question hurriedly clenched his fists and bent over and said, "Oh, I'm sorry, He is actually an old man. Why don't you go into the store and have some tea, I don't know who your son is." The middle-aged man smiled, his eyes turned into two crescent moons, and he was still a fairy before. At first glance, he became a kind old uncle next door.This person also bowed his hands and returned the half-respect, smiled and returned the kindness of others, "No need, Zhuo Jing is still waiting at home, come back next time when you are free, come back next time" After saying that, he shook his hand and left.

Before he could take a few steps, he ran into someone sent by another family to read the list.It is estimated that there is not much thought at home, so it is a bit late.An old man with the appearance of a housekeeper slapped the middle-aged man face to face and said to the middle-aged man, "Uncle Shen, how did the big brother do in the exam?" The middle-aged man surnamed Shen laughed, "Oh, this, let's make do with it. It's No. 1 in the second class." That's all, it's just a little over-the-top. The one in front of him is the brother of Uncle Lin's family, but it can't be compared. Butler Xue is also here to see the list." The butler smiled apologetically, "No, the old man doesn't care about this, the old lady just She said that she was afraid that the child would be exhausted if she pressed too hard, but the eldest wife thought about releasing the rankings today, and told the little old man to hurry up and come here at this time. Let Uncle Shen laugh."

This middle-aged man is Shen Yu, who has been a relative of the Xue family for more than ten or twenty years, so he naturally knows what kind of temperament the eldest brother is, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, I just checked by the way, and the name of the eldest brother is also in the second class." Inside, although the ranking is not high, it didn’t fall into the top three anyway, if you don’t believe me, go and have a look.” Steward Xue’s face was so happy that he didn’t even dare, and heard Shen Yu said, “The brother who ended up did well in the exam, you go back and tell him to be a good student Preparing for the exam is a good person"

Steward Xue was busy bowing his hands, got up and went to the place where the emperor's list was, but Shen Yu didn't think he was disobedient, and smiled and shook his head to go home.

By the time I got to my door, the people who had reported had already passed three rounds.Originally, he procrastinated outside because he thought it was too noisy, and now the main courtyard has been cleared up, so he thought that the whole family would stay by Mr. Shen's side to please him.The old man is in his 80s and almost [-]s this year. The doctor comes to ask for a safe pulse every year, and it is not good. He asks his family to take care of him carefully. As a result, his voice becomes louder and more energetic every year.The old cats in the family told him to be old, and the old man was still full of energy, holding his great-grandchildren to school every day.

People said that the grandson was not transferred and taught, and he walked the way of the army to stand up. This great-grandson can't be delayed any longer.So even with the eldest girl and the first two boys, after the age of six, they were all arrested and sent to the big study in the outer courtyard to study literature with their great-grandfather.After finally having lunch, I went back to my mother-in-law to complain about my grievances, but I was faced with another dark abacus, so let's continue to learn mathematics.Mrs. Shen said, in case you can't learn anything, at least there is still a craft to earn a living.

Every time the two sons couldn't bear it anymore, they found Shen Yu and complained, and the father would take a sip from the tea bowl leisurely and said, "You can follow your father and I will learn how to ride a horse and bow, so it won't be overwhelming."

After going back and forth like this, a few little things finally became determined and honest. Although they are not as intelligent as Lin's elder brother, they are well-regulated and solid.The boss has been suffering for more than ten years, wailing for an end, so the old man lets go and tells him to thump, thump, and try the depth.The child was always changing his mind, and in order to sleep more and avoid being hammered by his great-grandfather in the future, he worked hard with all his heart. Sure enough, he passed the exam in time for the big competition, and he didn't have to get up early to go to the big competition. Going to the study, but the eyes of the second child who is a few years younger and can't get out of the game are green with anger.

He doesn't care about his ranking at all,

Purely to find an excuse to escape from birth.Shen Yu didn't bother with this kind of care, and let them toss about themselves. They could do whatever they could, and they could get as much job as they could.

Here, Shen Yu strolled into the house with her hands behind her back, looked left and right, and saw that even the servants had gathered in the main courtyard to congratulate her, so she walked in slowly.Before he had gone far, Mr. Shen caught him with sharp eyes, "Where did you go, my grandson-in-law has been looking for you for a long time, good guy, getting more and more lazy, you don't study, and you still kidnap my good great-grandson" muttering in his mouth, Shen Yu only responded with a smile, not taking it to heart.

During the quarrel between the grandparent and grandson, Mrs. Xue, who has been the mistress for more than ten years, has promised all the rewards, and called the housekeeper to go to the library to prepare the gifts for relatives.This time, in Chunwei, many children from the old families who were in-laws and old families all left the stage, no matter how well they passed the exam, the etiquette that should go is indispensable.Baochai gave Bailu away after a few orders, and when he turned around, he saw Shen Yuzheng and Mr. Shen sitting and grinding their teeth, hurriedly ordering the two sons to serve tea and water, and then he took the girl and went to the university. The kitchen called for two plates of snacks.

After the family was overjoyed, Mr. Shen twitched his beard and said to his great-grandson, "You have won this second-class biography, so there must be an internal official waiting for the son to come and pass the edict, and ask your father to tell you the tricks here. The old man just Let me tell you one important thing, Shu Jishi has to prepare well, and after the exam, he will enter the Hanlin Academy to live honestly. There is no shortage of food and clothing at home, so there is no need for you to go to the nest like a black-eyed chicken, and not Hurry up to fill in the gaps, and wait until five or six years later."

The eldest son of the Shen family saluted, and the old man waved his hand to let Shen Yu take the two younger ones back.In the evening, as expected, some servants from the palace came to deliver the decree, leading these second-tier officials into the palace for a banquet.

Both Shen Yu and Baochai knew the rules in the palace, they explained them several times, and asked the child to change his clothes when he was half or sixty percent full after eating, so that he would have the confidence to eat or not when he arrived at the banquet. .The couple personally sent the child to the door, Young Master Shen saluted his parents, then turned around and mounted his horse to follow the servant.With this effort, the big servant girl sent out a red envelope, and there were quite a few of these servants, big and small, who came to invite people.If you pinch it with your hand, it's not a small and hard object, or it's not a light silver bill, it's both inconspicuous and flattering.

The servants got the benefits, and their expressions changed, and they became more attentive and attentive to serve, Tete sent him straight to the seat and told him, "Brother, just sit quietly and give you a good word, and don't steal the limelight." Mr. Shen bowed his hands to thank, sat down and looked around, the left side seemed to be empty for Tanhua.Before he could turn back, another internal officer led the first three people just back from parading outside.

This official is also very particular about straddling the streets, what way to go, how early to leave and how early to return, it is not a simple matter of riding a horse and returning.Lin Tanhua saw the person sitting in Erjia Chuanlu's seat, and immediately came over with a smile and said, "You are too early." Shen Chuanlu smiled and untied a purse and handed it over to him, "Hello, Uncle Lin, my mother told me to bring it to you." Padding the belly, all Taoist palace banquets are exquisite, only the night wind is still cold in April, so you can drink with ideas." Baochai originally followed Mrs. Jia's wife to call Master Lin Ruhai Lin as his uncle, but in fact he has no blood relationship. It is even more difficult to talk about the next generation, who is simply called Daiyu's sisters, and the eldest son has to call Daiyu's younger brother as his uncle.

Tan Hualang, who had brought a big nephew, took the purse, took out a piece of dried meat and stuffed it into his mouth without even looking at it, and said with a smile, "I've been thinking about the dried meat made by sister Xue all day, it's so delicious " The two looked at each other tacitly, and Mr. Shen reached out to "uncle" to take out a piece of jerky and chewed on it.

Going up to the left, the No. [-] sitting next to Tanhua smelled the smell, squinted his eyes and couldn't help looking this way, Lin Tanhua smiled and clasped hands with him and said, "Brother Yang, this is from my in-law's family." He is a junior, and he is the most spiritual." In this circle, Mr. Shen is indeed much younger than others. He was enlightened at the age of six, and he studied with his great-grandfather for twelve or three years. He returned to Gyeonggi a few years ago. The ancestral home got a scholar, and he passed the exam in one breath by taking advantage of the east wind of this year's competition.Lin Tanhua next to him is also very young, but he is still about eight or nine years older than him. The two uncles and nephews went out to sit, and everyone who came in later had to praise one of them.

Lin Tanhua is the face of the Lin family, but Shen's eldest son, Xiao's mother, is really a fairyland in the world and a high-ranking scholar in the mountains, nothing could be more likable.When the time came, the bells and drums rang together, and the feast was held. All the officials raised their glasses to respect the monarchs and relatives of heaven and earth first, and then they responded one by one according to the routine and put on a poem.After going back and forth several times, after admiring the wine and palace flowers, and commenting on the poems of the officials one by one, the Qionglin Banquet was just complete.

Young Master Shen kept his father and mother's instructions in mind, so he just sat obediently at the banquet, raised his glass when everyone raised his glass, and only spoke when everyone talked.Shen Yu had already found someone to say hello, and an acquaintance came up and led him a few steps to the side, and the Shen family's carriage was parked at the place where he was waiting.

Young Master Shen turned his head and said goodbye to Lin Tanhua, seeing that the Lin family's carriage was waiting not far away, so he went to the carriage's house in peace.When he entered the house, there was another rush up and down, and when he lay on the bed to rest, the crescent moon had already set in the west.

Baochai was worried, so she sat and waited at home, waiting for the servants to report that the uncle had returned safely, and then she loosened her hair and prepared to rest.Shen Yu poured her a cup of warm water and brought it to her, and said angrily, "In the early years, when I went out for a few months, my wife was never so worried. Now I can't sleep at night because of this child, it's really depressing." Chai laughed out loud with a "puchi" and said, "I'm still jealous of my son."

"It's not a sore panic." Shen Yu helped Baochai slowly take out the hairpin, stretched out her hand to pull her up from the stool, and pushed her shoulders to the side of the bed. My eyes are blurry. Even if my wife gets the first prize in the final exam, she doesn’t have to suffer so much, so close your eyes and sleep for a while, and your relatives will come to you tomorrow.”

Baochai followed his strength and walked forward, opened the cupboard by herself, took out her pajamas and put on her pajamas, then sat by the bed and sighed, "How many people can come?" Shen Yu smiled and urged her to lie down quickly, "Whoever comes, Anyway, I asked my wife to take care of it a long time ago, so I can come as many times as I want, it's just lively." Baochai lay down and covered her with a quilt as she said, but when she closed her eyes, she couldn't fall asleep for a while, when suddenly a hand came in from under the quilt. He took her hand and said, "Come on, madam. The most proud thing in Yu's life is to ask his wife to come home, and then put his mind on those brats, but he will really be jealous."

It was so warm in the palm of my hand, Baochai held it back and chuckled softly, thinking to myself that the most proud thing in my life is to find this golden and jade marriage, my brother and sister-in-law can guard the family of Xue's family, and the whole family is safe and healthy, I really don't have any regrets.