♂ Chapter 426 In just five or six days, Brother Jun packed up, bowed, and left for the Imperial Palace.
A-Nian even smiled and said, "This is really an active pursuit of a wife. :3w" He Zijin smiled, "If we are not positive about this matter, what else can we be positive about?
Don't look at Brother Jun's harsh words, he is in a hurry, otherwise, he can run to the imperial capital in such a hurry.
Fortunately, he could not hold back before.
Show a little bit of confidence."
Ah Nian smiled, "Let's keep it secret, I think Brother Jun is very close to this."
If it weren't for some tricks, Ah Lie couldn't have sent someone to deliver the letter.
"Whether it goes well or not, grandma will definitely burn incense again."
He Zijin broke off an apricot and gave half of it to A-Nian.
He took a bite and his mouth was full of sweetness.
He Zijin said, "I'll leave it to her, her old man."
I’ve spent ten taels of money on this incense this year.”
"There's something going on this year.
Isn't Brother Xing taking the exam to be a scholar?
It will cost a lot more next year.
This year it's just grandma who burns incense.
Next year, the third sister and Sister Aqi will have to burn incense."
After all, Brother Xing's exam went well. , it has been decided to continue the imperial examination next year.
And next year, Dabao Erlang will have to take the talent test.
He Zijin said, "Actually, Dabao is older than Brother Xing.
Don't you think Dabao's articles are also good?
I thought Dabao would end this year."
"Dabao is a very ambitious boy.
From Ah Lie onwards, although the imperial examination went smoothly, no one got the first prize.
Jun Geer was the best and got the second place.
Dabao Wenhuohou was almost the same.
He put The scholar examination will be postponed to next year, so I will go to the head of the case.
"A Nian is very aware of the children's homework.
Of course, he also has a considerable understanding of the children's temperament.
"Is it possible that the exams are different this year?
I'm afraid that I'm going to upset Brother Xing and call him Brother Xing, and his face won't look good.
Brother Xing is not that kind of person."
"Brother Xing is fine, I'm just afraid that the villains outside will talk too much."
Ah Nian said, "Furthermore, the reason why Ah Lie and the others can't get the head of the case is because their father-in-law is an official.
Generally speaking, the rules in the examination room are: If the difference is not big, the capital will be given to the children of poor families."
"There is also such a saying" Ah Nian nodded, and He Zijin immediately thought of his own family, "Then our Ah Ye will not be able to get the case in the scientific examination from now on."
"The level of the two examination papers must be almost the same, so that the poorer ones can be chosen first.
If it were obvious that one was outstanding and the other was inferior, the examiner would not be so stubborn."
The two of them talked about the scientific examination, why?
son Jin then asked about A-Nian's thirtieth birthday.
A-Nian had not thought about it at first, but He Zijin advised him, "The promotion wine was not served.
If the wine is not served for the whole birthday banquet, people will wonder whether you are an inspector."
There’s no problem anymore” Anian smiled and said, "Okay, just like the birthday party for my sister the year before last, it only takes two days.
There is no need to make a show."
He Zijin responded with a smile.
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A Nian's official affairs were going smoothly, his birthday wine, Governor Li Su Shenzheng and others all came over.
He Han and Yao Jie, who were far away in Beijingguan, also specially ordered people to send birthday gifts.
Furthermore, Shao Juren, Zhuangdian Shi of Shahe County, came in person because he was not busy with errands.
Mrs.
Zhuang also came here with her eldest grandson.
At a young age, Mr.
Zhuang could already memorize some elementary school books.
He made a babyish sound and looked very cute.
He Zijin ordered someone to give him a gold lock, and Mrs.
Zhuang accepted it with great gratitude.
Nowadays, she is also like a rich wife, so there will be no shortage of gold and silver in her family, but this is a gold lock given by the wife of the inspector, so it is the same.
Mrs.
Zhuang felt more respectable, and Xiaolang Zhuang was slightly younger than the twins, so He Zijin asked the twins to take him to play.
Mrs.
Zhuang was very proud of her eldest grandson, and whispered to He Zijin, "My daughter-in-law was originally from a scholar's family, and my grandson knew how to study as soon as he was born.
I thought that my grandson must have inherited the scholar's family from me."
So elegant," He Zijin smiled and said, "That's great, isn't it just what you want?"
Mrs.
Zhuang's eyebrows were curved and she was very proud.
Mrs.
Duan also came to congratulate her in person.
However, since it was Inspector Jiang's birthday, Mrs.
Duan did not stay for a whole day like she did on He Zijin's birthday.
She just showed her face and went to do business again.
Relatives from several families came over.
He Lao Niang felt very proud.
Her grandson-in-law was a high-ranking official, and she also received countless flatteries.
Thinking about it made her feel happy.
Why is it that everyone calls her Lao An?
Her pleasant destiny has just not come yet.
However, taking advantage of Inspector Jiang's thirtieth birthday, Mrs.
He was truly honored.
A Nian and He Zijin both took the opportunity to train their children.
Except for the twins, San Bao, and San Lang who were still young, the Chongyang Dabao Er Bao and Erlang were all brought out to help out and meet people.
Even Brother Jun, who went to the imperial capital first, also prepared a birthday gift for his brother-in-law in advance.
Ah Xi was following her mother around the house.
At this time, the third girl, He Qi, would say, "Our family just has too few girls."
Fortunately, although there are few girls, those who married their wives early on Chongyang Festival have wives who can come and help with the arrangements.
Gong Yuan had already recognized He Zijin as her godmother, and the arrangement was even more logical.
She was already smart and capable, especially on a day like this, she was really the best of both worlds.
He Qi and the third girl praised her several times in private, and the third girl felt bright in her face.
In short, when He Zijin was still the wife of the prefect, birthdays were already very lively.
What’s more, now that A Nian has been promoted to the prefect, the excitement has to be even more exciting.
In the words of the twins, “entertaining children makes my back hurt.”
"I don't know what entertaining children has to do with their waists.
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Besides, you little brats, do you have any waists?"
Waist or not, after their father's birthday party was over, the twins asked their mother to give them a massage.
He Zijin gave each of them a butt slap, and the two of them ran and played happily.
After A-Nian's birthday, this year, He Zijin's stomach still didn't move.
He Lao Niang still said to her daughter-in-law, "It seems that the girl who looks like you is destined to have three sons and one daughter."
Mrs.
Shen smiled and said, "Three sons and one daughter are already prosperous.
In Beichang Mansion, who wouldn't say that our son Jin is blessed?
We also have twins, twins and twins.
Whoever sees him will like him."
As he said this, Mrs.
Shen thought of something and smiled.
He said, "Mrs.
Zheng secretly asked me about Aye's marriage."
"Ah Ye is only twelve years old, it's too early."
Madam He suddenly became alarmed, "Maybe Mrs.
Zheng wants to tell Ah Ye about her granddaughter?"
"Impossible."
Ms.
Shen said with a smile, "Let's not talk about the Zheng family's family background.
Even with Mrs.
Zheng's temperament, she didn't get married.
I think she just asked casually.
In other words, A Nian was born well. , I think Ah Ye is more handsome than Ah Nian when he was young."
"Isn't that right?
A'ye, the president of this kid, only picks places where his parents look good."
He Lao Niang was a little proud of her great-grandson's appearance and talent.
He Lao Niang said, "What do you think of A Ye?"
Since we don’t have a daughter, there’s no movement from our girl.
How about we get married to my uncle?”
The strange mother-in-law was talking about her daughter's belly.
It turned out to be this reason.
Mrs.
Shen smiled and agreed with her mother-in-law, "Who says it's not true."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked about common things, and Mrs.
Shen couldn't help but think of her second son who was far away in the imperial capital, "I wonder how Brother Jun is doing."
He Lao Niang was very confident now and said, "Needless to say, our handsome brother's appearance, stature and demeanor, as long as he is discerning, everyone will like him."
She practiced what she said, the child is her own good.
Compared to her mother-in-law, Shen was not so optimistic.
She was from the Du family, a member of the Dali Temple Qing family.
Seeing her daughter-in-law's worries, Mrs.
He said to her, "I have already inquired about it.
The minister of Dali Temple is a third-rank official, and we, A-Nian, are also from the fourth rank.
If we move up two ranks, we will be the third rank."
Because her grandson-in-law was from the fourth rank.
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He is a high-ranking official.
Therefore, He Lao Niang has a sharp vision.
She doesn't even think that a third-grade official is an unattainable family position.
"These foreign officials are different from the officials in the imperial capital."
Shen said, "For the third-grade officials from other places, when they arrive in the imperial capital, I'm afraid they won't even be able to get a third-grade official."
"Hey, what do you mean?
Aren't they all officials?"
Mrs.
He didn't understand.
Shen said, "I also heard from Ah Lie's father that officials in the imperial capital are very valuable."
After saying this, Mrs.
He became uneasy, but she had an idea, "Let's go to the temple tomorrow to burn incense for Brother Jun more vigorously.
If it doesn't work, I'll pay ten taels of silver for our girl to do it."
Help me with the divination.
"Why does Mrs.
He always prefer to burn incense first and then divination?
In fact, He Zijin's hexagram is quite expensive, costing ten taels of silver per hexagram. ten taels of silver How could she, the old man, be willing to give up?
Therefore, unless it was an extremely important matter, He Lao Niang would pay He Zijin to help with divination.
Fortunately, before He Lao Niang lost her fortune this time, Brother Jun asked someone to deliver the letter back.
Mrs.
Shen was overjoyed after reading it.
The letter said that the Du family had agreed to the marriage, and A'lie was lucky enough to help prepare the engagement ceremony.
When Mrs.
Shen told the story, everyone in the family was happy.
Brother Xing said, "I'll go tell my sister."
Mrs.
Shen smiled, "You tell me first, it's too late today, I'll call your sister's house to talk tomorrow."
Brother Xing agreed and rode a horse to his sister's house.
In the evening of the same day, He Zijin took his family back to his parents' home and asked Brother Jun about the marriage in detail.
That day, the family had dinner at her mother's house.
Mrs.
Shen smiled and said, "Your father was also thoughtful and wrote a letter asking for marriage in advance.
He told Brother Jun that if the Du family is willing, he will take out this letter and ask your uncle to join A-Nian. send to To show your solemnity.
If you don't want to, don't mention it again."
As she said this, Mrs.
Shen's eyes and eyebrows were filled with joy, and she handed the letter from Brother Jun and Du Siqing to her daughter-in-law and said, "It seems that Jun It’s okay, brother.”
"It's done."
He Zijin was also happy for his younger brother.
He read the letter ten lines a day and said with a smile, "A-Nian said before that Brother Jun was in such a hurry to go to the imperial capital.
\Nine inseparable from ten.”
Shen said, "His marriage is settled, and now that I'm optimistic about Brother Xing's wife, I'll be relieved for the rest of my life."
"How can I let it go?
After worrying about my son and grandson," He Zijin teased her mother.
When asked about Brother Jun's engagement, Mrs.
Shen said, "It's so far away that we can't get through it.
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Fortunately, Your grandfather and uncle are in the imperial capital, and your grandmother I told someone to send three thousand silver over, and let your uncle help buy a betrothal gift for Brother Jun based on this amount.
There is no rush now, the Du family girl is young, and Brother Jun also has to prepare for the spring of next year.
It is not too late to get married after spring, and the six rites must be celebrated first."
He Zijin said, "Mom, when are you going to bring something with you, let me know.
I also have something for Brother Jun."
Shen agreed immediately.
Everyone is happy about this marriage of Brother Jun.
The main thing is that Mr.
Du has an excellent official reputation and is famous among all the emperors.
Shen Su also specifically mentioned this in the letter.
After all, He Gong was also from an orthodox Hanlin family.
Although he started from a humble family, compared to an official family like the Yu family, He Gong still preferred people like Master Du who came from a humble family and had a pure official reputation. of people.
Regarding Jun Geer's marriage, He Qi was deeply touched and said to her husband in private, "Jun Geer's marriage makes people understand that as long as you educate your children well, you don't have to worry about not having a good marriage."
Well, the daughter-in-law insisted on finding a scholarly family for her son, which made Jiang Ren even dare not mention the marriage of his eldest son.
In fact, Mrs.
Jiang and Mr.
Jiang were both anxious about Dabao's marriage.
However, He Qi was so amazing.
Not only did she convince her husband, she also convinced her parents-in-law and grand-in-law.
He Qi said, at least wait until Dabao is selected as a scholar before discussing the marriage.
According to the third girl, He Qi, who has always been thrifty, not only went to the Manjushri Bodhisattva in the temple to burn incense, but also donated fifty taels of sesame oil for Dabao's talent test.
Well, the third girl always said that He Qi was a generous person who donated money to the temple.
So much so that now the monks and aunts in the temples and nunneries are very affectionate when they see their junior sisters as if they were meeting the God of Wealth.
Perhaps because of his sincerity, Dabao lived up to his expectations in the scholar examination the next year and won the first prize.
Even Erlang got a young man's tail, and the third girl felt that it was a good thing.
Without him, although Erlang was not as good as Dabao in the scholar test, Erlang was better because he was younger.
This happy event was also a gathering of people.
Before the happy event of Dabao's second son, the first man in the case, passed the examination, Gong Yuan went to the doctor and found out that she was pregnant.
She was so happy on the Double Ninth Festival that she didn't even bother to ride the horse.
She first ran to her grandfather He's house to announce the good news, and then ran to her aunt. home, and finally arrived at Uncle Ren’s house, my legs were sore.
Jiang Rendu said, "Don't think that Dabao Erlang is a scholar.
He is not as good as the Chongyang Festival in terms of blooming branches and leaves."
Chongyang smiled, "I'm the eldest brother."
When his daughter-in-law became pregnant, Chongyang secretly approached Zijin's aunt in a mysterious manner, hoping to ask her aunt to help him figure out whether the child in his wife's belly was a girl or a boy.
He Zijin said, "I can't tell that at such a young age, you still favor boys over girls."
"It's wrong, it's wrong, I don't favor boys over girls."
Chongyang refused to admit whether he was alive or dead, he said, "I just want to be the first to have a son."
This is not about favoring boys over girls He Zijin ignored him, but the third girl was looking forward to her daughter-in-law giving birth to a little granddaughter.
The third girl said, "I have never seen my daughter's face in my life, so I am counting on A Yuan to give me a smart little granddaughter." ” Gong Yuan saw through Chongyang, pursed her lips and said with a smile, "My husband is looking forward to his son very much, so he took a whole piece of paper to name him, all of which are boys' names."
The third girl smiled, "Don't pay attention to him, children.
It’s all God’s will.
Our family is short of a girl.”
Mrs.
Gong understood her son-in-law very well and said to her daughter, "Having a son will help you feel more at ease and your son-in-law will have a wife."
Gong Yuan said angrily, "It's not just one child.
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It's your first child.
What's the difference between a daughter and a daughter?"
It's always a son.
She's stressed, okay?
Mrs.
Gong wanted her daughter to be pregnant and was afraid that she would be angry, so she hurriedly coaxed and coaxed her.
In private, she offered a few sticks of incense to Guanyin and made a wish in the temple, hoping that her daughter would give her a grandson.
That's good.
At the moment, Gong Yuan's main task is to have a baby.
Fortunately, she has always been healthy.
Now that she has a baby, she doesn't need to spend a lot of money.
She is just worried about Chongyang and will buy her daughter-in-law delicious food.
Wherever Gong Yuan could eat so much, she always talked about her husband, "Second brother said that Qiu Wei is going to end.
Third brother is also at the age of studying, and there are parents.
You should give it to them first."
"I have already given it away, and the second and third children also have their share."
Chongyang liked to watch his wife eat.
Gongyuan took a few bites and then stopped eating.
Then, Chongyang wrapped everything into her belly.
Therefore, Gong Yuan, who has a body, is not fat, but she actually has a double chin during the Double Ninth Festival.
Dabao said about Chongyang, "You are really a good son-in-law to Old Man Gong.
The longer he grows, the more he looks like him."
Double Ninth Festival is the age of shameless beauty.
He rolled his eyes at Dabao and said, "Hurry up and go to school.
Don't just take the exam.
You haven't been successful for a few days, but Qiu Wei failed."
"You don't want to recite good sutras for me" "If reciting sutras is useful, I will recite them to you when I see heaven."
Chongyang was really worried that he would grow up like his father-in-law, who was chubby.
After looking in the mirror, he felt very empty for a few days.
Until autumn came, Chongyang helped several people prepare autumn utensils.
He Zijin was scheduled to make Jidi porridge in advance, and there were also gold medals for blessing luck, one for each person.
Early in the morning, after the scholars had eaten Jidi porridge, the servants carried the examination boxes and personally sent them to Gongyuan on the Double Ninth Festival.
Gong Yuan also asked her husband privately, "Why must my godmother cook this Jidi porridge?"
Chongyang said, "Auntie has the blessing of magic, so this porridge will be effective."
After telling Auntie He that she can do divination, Gongyuan said, "I heard it said before, but I thought it was a rumor."
"Of course it's not a rumor.
I heard from my mother that when my aunt was a child, anyone who came to her for divination had to arrange their numbers in advance."
Chongyang put his hand on his wife's belly, waiting for his son's fetal movement in the morning, and said, "But, aunt is not here now."
I like people saying that she can do divination.
Otherwise, if they have bad luck, they will ask my aunt about good or bad luck.
Just know it and don't tell anyone about it. " "I know."
But this time, my aunt's Jidi porridge was not always on target.
When Qiu Wei came out, Brother Xing was on the list of great treasures, but Erlang was not on the list.
In fact, this is also expected.
Brother Xing's Dabao's articles are solid, and Erlang is young, so he has seen the consequences this time.
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After coming out of Zigongyuan, Dabao was still sick for a few days.
The main reason was that Dabao couldn't cook.
He almost burned his hands while cooking porridge for nine days in Gongyuan.
What a blessing from God.
Brother Xing also said to him, "I asked you to practice cooking and porridge in advance, but you won't practice.
See, it's a cold day and you have to eat solid food for several days, which makes even a good person uncomfortable. " Erlang didn't sympathize with Brother Dabao either, "It's spring next year.
When you're ready, you'd better learn to cook."
Otherwise, what will happen to spring.
Dabao always knew what he was doing.
He leaned on the soft couch, covered with brocade pillows and covered with an embroidered quilt, and said, "Master Luo said that I am still barely young.
I won't be admitted to the hospital until three years later."
Erlang figured it out, "Then when I go to Ke Qiuwei, I can join you."
Brother Xing also plans to practice for another three years.
There is another person who won the exam this time, Gao Chen, the leader of the case in Shanghai.
Gao Chen was originally a well-known young talent in Beichang Prefecture, but his failure to pass the college entrance examination has made countless people regret it.
Being on the list this time has attracted a lot of attention.
However, what made Anian pay attention to Gao Chen was that Gao Chen did something.
He asked a matchmaker to propose to the Gong family and asked to marry the second girl of the palace.
The rich man in the palace was happy and took the risk on the spot.
However, the rich man in the palace has become a mature man after all.
He has been in the world for many years.
Gao Chen, a young man, can definitely go to the scholarly family in Fucheng to find a marriage.
Why would he come to his house to propose marriage?
It is abnormal.
He must be a monster.
Rich Man Gong and his old wife discussed it for a while, but they couldn't come up with a reason.
Mrs.
Gong said, "Tell me, could it be because our A-yuan has a good relationship?"
"Although Hu's family is good, they are Hu's family, and our family is ours.
Besides, there is another layer of separation between Hu's family and Jiang Da's family.
If Gao Jiren marries us Erya, the glory he can get is limited.
"The rich man Gong couldn't figure it out, so he asked his two sons to think about it together, but they still couldn't figure out the reason.
Finally, the rich man Gong asked his wife to talk to his eldest daughter about the matter.
The rich man Gong said, "If it is a matter between merchants, we can inquire about it.
I really can't find out in Gao Juren.
After all, the eldest son-in-law is with Mr.
Jiang."
Let's ask the eldest son-in-law to help find out how this person is the daughter.
If you really can't find out, you might as well go to Mrs.
Jiang's house and ask. " Since my daughter was pregnant, Mrs.
Gong often went over.
After hearing this, she said, "My predecessor sent two yellow sheep to Zhuangzi.
I was planning to send one to my daughter.
I will take it with me right away."
"Take them all and tell your relatives to eat slowly."
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Rich Man Gong said.
"Just one will do, that's all the people in the in-laws' family have."
"You are really stupid.
Give more.
If you can't eat, you can give some to relatives."
At the critical moment, I couldn't figure out why.
Mrs.
Gong smiled and said, "That's right."
Then she took all the yellow sheep away.
Mrs.
Gong told the matter to her eldest daughter.
Gong Yuan was also puzzled and said, "If Mr.
Gao had come to our family to propose marriage when he was just a scholar, I would dare to believe him.
Now that he has been elected, what?
If you can't find such a good family, why should you come to our family to ask for your hand in marriage?
"Yeah, your father and I can't figure it out."
Mrs.
Gong whispered, "You tell me, it's impossible for Gao Jiren to fall in love with your sister."
"Has my sister seen him?"
Gong Yuan said, "My husband and I met often because of sister Axi."
She then asked, "What did Gao Jiren say?"
"Just say that I admire your sister for being virtuous."
"These words are quite false."
Gong Yuan snorted.
The mother and daughter thought about it for a while, but couldn't find a reason.
Gong Yuan said, "Mom, don't be anxious.
When your husband comes back, I will ask him to inquire quietly.
This matter is really strange."
Since Mrs.
Gong is here and has given away the yellow sheep, the three girls will stay with Mrs.
Gong for dinner.
The Hu family is not an outsider, and the two in-laws have always gotten along well, so Mrs.
Gong had lunch at the Hu family.
After lunch, Mrs.
Gong said goodbye and left.
The third girl didn't want to ask her daughter-in-law if her mother-in-law came over for something, but when she saw Gong Yuan's eyebrows slightly furrowed, she couldn't help but say, "Why is it so difficult?"
Since she would not come back until the evening of the Double Ninth Festival, Gong Yuan sent her maid away and quietly told her mother-in-law about the matter.
"This is really strange.
My family's merchant family has always been looked down upon by scholars.
How could this happen?"
Gong Yuan herself could Marrying Hu Wen would be the envy of other businessmen, not to mention Gao Chen, a serious young man.
Seeing her mother-in-law's face darken, Gong Yuan didn't finish her words.
The third girl is not angry with her daughter-in-law.
After all, what does the daughter-in-law know?
The third girl is still angry when she thinks about what happened to the Lu family.
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Seeing the worried look on her daughter-in-law's face, the third girl waved her hands and said, "It's not for you."
Then she said, "It's a good thing you didn't tell Chongyang about this matter.
If you did, there would be another anger."
She whispered to Lu Da in those days.
The girl's scandalous violation of etiquette was discussed with Gong Yuan.
The third girl said, "If I hadn't looked at the face of Mr.
Lu Hanlin and Mrs.
Lu, I would have We must not let it go like this.
Now that our family is living well and the Lu family has returned to the countryside, I have forgotten about this matter.
When you mention Gao Juren, I think about it.
Logically speaking, this matter is an unreasonable disaster for Gao Juren. .
Hey, speaking of it, he is also a famous young talent in Beichang Mansion, so this marriage is actually not bad. " Gong Yuan was such a smart person and said, "It's a good marriage, but Gao Jiren doesn't really want to marry my sister."
Gong Yuan was disgusted with this move and said, "This person is quite scheming."
"Without some scheming, we can't do such a thing."
The third girl became angry and calmed down, and said to Gong Yuan, "Don't let Chongyang know about this.
You sent someone to invite your wife to come over. , Tell your in-laws secretly, and don’t spread it to the outside world.
Our family is doing well, and if there is any gossip that the Lu family has returned to their hometown, it will still make us look bad. " "Don't worry, mother, I know." gd1806102: