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Chen Xi has entered the state of preparing for the provincial examination in full. Under this premise, he tried his best to abandon distracting thoughts. Not only did he no longer ask about the chamber of commerce, but he also temporarily put aside "Jin Ping Mei" and landscape paintings.

Taking the provincial examination means that Chen Xi will take the same exam as students from Fujian Province. It is not easy to stand out among so many people.

Chen Xi was a human being in his two lives, and his knowledge was quite widespread, but he still needed to add a lot of knowledge. Fortunately, he read books very quickly. Feng Huaqi would send a few books every two or three days. Chen Xi could basically finish reading on the same day and memorize it in his heart. Then he wrote a few articles based on his own experience, just like writing a diary and reading notes, never stopping every day.

After more than a month, Chen Xi had read sixty or seventy books, and Feng Huaqi had nowhere to borrow books for Chen Xi to read.

Huiniang tried to buy or rent the book shops in the city, whether it was ancient books or Cheng Wen. In order to let Chen Xi learn more knowledge, Huiniang even used the power of the Chamber of Commerce to buy books from Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places. In addition to the first time, she also made friends with the academies in Fucheng in order to borrow the collections of various academies for Chen Xi to read.

These days, academies and academic museums basically have their own library. Although most of the books are the same, each company still has several "treasures of the courtyard" and will not easily show them. Hui Niang spent a lot of money to let Chen Xi borrow it. When encountering out-of-print books, Chen Xi even had to come to the door in person and return them immediately after reading them.

After Chen Xi returned, he wrote down one by one.

Chen Xi felt that she had never studied so seriously. She got up early and went to bed late every day. After the third day, she could fall asleep instantly when she lay on her pillow. No matter how thunder or rain outside, or when she was pestered by Lin Dai and told stories, it could not stop him from communicating with Zhou Gong. Lin Dai grew up a little. She was not as obsessed as she was when she was a child. Chen Xi did not tell her stories, and she was not bored. In addition, she was a little bolder and dared to sleep alone.

At the end of March, Shen Yongzhuo, the eldest son of the Shen family, came to the mansion city to participate in the mansion examination, and Chen Xi only got some leisure time.

Chen Xi and Shen Yongzhuo were studying in the study together, and he also gave Shen Yongzhuo some knowledge.

Shen Yongzhuo did not act like a big brother. Whenever he encountered someone he didn't understand, he would ask Chen Xi. Chen Xi would stop at this time and speak out.

Shen Yongzhuo felt very novel about the books Chen Xi read on weekdays, but after he read the content of the books Chen Xi read, he knew that he was not as profound as many of them could not understand, so he had to continue to study his knowledge.

Not long after Shen Yongzhuo arrived in the capital city, Wang brought his daughter-in-law and rushed over in the name of urging his son to study. In fact, he was afraid that his son would be wronged in the capital city.

Shen Yongzhuo was over twenty years old. He was staring at him like a child by Wang, which made him feel extremely ashamed. The family of three moved to the yard where they lived when they went to Fucheng for the exam. Zhou would ask his maid to send the food, rice, oil and salt needed for their daily life.

Shen Yongzhuo originally wanted to learn more from Chen Xi, but because of the arrival of my mother and daughter-in-law, he once again became a book-making book in a closed door, and I don’t know how much worse the effect was.

"Really, my silly baby will not harm her son. Now we are scholars, so it would be better if we don't come to disturb him from studying!"

Zhou was angry. She didn't support Chen Xi in teaching Shen Yongzhuo from time to time. Because she realized that although the Shen family Dalang was old, he was not a little bit inferior to Chen Xi in terms of knowledge. Before, when she delivered food or occasionally went to secretly look at him, she always saw Chen Xi explaining to Shen Yongzhuo. She couldn't understand what she was saying, but she felt that Chen Xi taught too carefully, which affected him doing his own research.

When Wang came, he brought an oral message from the old lady, saying that he was going to find someone to send Shen Mingwen to the city at the end of May. Then he asked Shen Mingjun to accompany Shen Mingwen and Shen Xi to Fuzhou to take the provincial examination.

As for the silver qualities, the old lady didn't say it, but Zhou knew that the old lady meant to let her do it.

Zhou didn't care much about spending some money, but her husband and son went to the provincial capital to prepare for the exam three months in advance, which was not something she could tolerate.

The provincial examination was only held in August, and you left for the provincial capital in May, saying that you did better during the exam to adapt to the climate and environment early, but you couldn’t let me stay a widow at home!?

When Zhou talked to Shen Mingjun about her opinion, Shen Mingjun stood on the side of the old lady: "Madam, I'm right. It's rare that there are two people in our family who are taking the imperial examination this time. If we can pass the imperial examination, then our family will be able to live a good life in the future?"

Zhou frowned: "Is it not a good life we ​​live now?"

Shen Mingjun couldn't answer again because the old lady had instilled in him since childhood that someone in his family would be a real good life. Now his family is in good condition, but when he goes out, others still regard you as a businessman. His social status is there. How good can it be?

Seeing that her husband was silent, Zhou was a little angry: "If you go, go, you can go. At worst, I will go with you."

Shen Mingjun was shocked: "Ah, madam, you... are you going to the provincial capital too?"

Zhou said angrily: "You are allowed to go, don't let me go?" The sister of the Sun family said that there is a chamber of commerce branch in the provincial capital now, and we will have a place to settle down after we go, and there will be someone to take care of it. Besides, we try to open the printing workshop to the provincial capital. Haven't we been printing "Jin Ping Mei" before? This book is sold well, and there is no distribution in the provincial capital yet. If we can sell it, we can earn a lot of money from the boss."

Shen Mingjun nodded: "Yes."

Zhou took out a book from his arms with a smile and said, "My husband, look, this is the "Jin Ping Mei" printed by our workshop. Let's take a look?"

Shen Mingjun's face turned red: "He'er, you and I can't read, what's the best thing about it?"

Zhou spat and said, "Bah, why are you pretending to be serious? You are in the workshop all day long. How dare you say you haven't read the paintings above? This time it's a new version, which is different from the previous one. The paintings of that villain, tsk...it's the same as the real one."

"Is that true, I'll take a look..."

The couple almost started arguing, but with the good thing like "Jin Ping Mei" that adjusts the atmosphere, the couple immediately became happy.

Zhou now has children and daughters, and her eldest son is so promising. Her husband is dedicated to her. She can be said to have both good love and career. In addition, she has two good sisters in the boudoir, and her life is already perfect.

With the illustrations in "Jin Ping Mei" to cheer up, the two of them felt so happy. It seemed that they had regained their passion when they were young at the age of sixteen or seventeen.

After everything calmed down, Zhou clapped on the warm quilt and said with a smile: "The sister of the Xie family will get married in a few days."

"ah?"

Shen Mingjun was a little surprised, and then lowered his head sadly. "Yes."

Zhou didn't know what her husband was thinking, so he just talked about her own: "The sister of the Xie family is not old and has not yet been married... If she doesn't marry, the government may have to ask the official media to point her out."

"Hmm!?" Shen Mingjun's face became even worse.

In this evil feudal society, women do not want to get married at the age of a woman. The government has a clear rule that during the Jin Dynasty, there was a rule that "if the daughter is seventeen years old and her parents do not marry, the chief officials will be matched with her." This means that if the daughter's family has not yet married until she is seventeen years old, the local officials will find someone to marry you, and whoever you point you will be.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, if a girl was not married at the right age, her family would go to jail. According to the "Book of Song Dynasty: Biography of Zhou Lang", "Women did not marry for fifteen years, their family would sit there."

Although the "Ming Dynasty Law" is not so harsh, given the sharp decline in the population in the early Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang issued the "Hongwu Order", which stipulated that the legal marriage age for men and women was 16 years old and 14 years old. Until the Chenghua and Hongzhi period, the government still had specific requirements. If a woman had not yet married until she was fifteen years old, she would have to pay an additional tax, which was more than one year. When she was twenty years old, the yamen would find aunts and sisters to force their marriage to marry the woman out.

This law was gradually abandoned during the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and was no longer known during the Zhengde period and the Jiajing period.

But even in the early Ming Dynasty, when the implementation was relatively strict, this law only targeted women from ordinary people. The government turned a blind eye to the officials, women who sold themselves as slaves and maids, and demoted them to low-ranking families, and let them go.

Women who are forced to marry are usually not very irresponsible. They are not married yet at the age of twenty. Either they are so ugly that they can’t see, or their family is so poor that they can’t make a fuss, or they have hidden diseases, it’s good to have a man. Who wouldn’t marry a good daughter at the age of twenty?

Xie Yuner is already twenty years old this year. Since there is no one in her family to be an official, she is not considered a gentry family. She is very worried that the local government will interfere in her marriage. It is better to find a family in her own home, at least have a choice and not be forcibly assigned to a settlement.

Therefore, during this period, Zhou and Hui Niang were helping Xie Yuner. The matchmakers in the city also introduced many young masters to come and have a good fortune. The main reason is that Xie Yuner had a great reputation around the city when she was dealing with the disaster two years ago. Many people say that she was very smart and was born in a scholarly family. Some young masters who thought it was a rumor were personally sent to the medicine shop. When they saw Xie Yuner's beauty, they thought about it day and night.

Shen Mingjun knew that he treated Xie Yun'er, just like outsiders described him as Hui Niang, as he was "a toad who wanted to eat swan meat". He didn't know the big words, and had married and had children. His son was twelve years old. He was stupid and felt blushing every time he saw Xie Yun'er, his heart was beating and he couldn't speak.

This is at most unrequited love. Shen Mingjun feels that having a virtuous wife like Zhou, who can manage her family, is already a blessing in his previous life. He can no longer think about it. When facing Zhou, he feels very guilty and self-blame.

When Chen Xi heard Zhou tell Xie Yuner about which young men in the city are worth marrying, Chen Xi asked in surprise: "Is the sister of the Xie family going to get married?"

Zhou scolded: "Boy, what does it have to do with you? Go upstairs to study."

Chen Xi curled his lips and said, "What's the rush? The sister of the Xie family is in her age. Isn't there another young master Hong who says he is going to come back to marry her?"

Zhou said, "What are you talking about that young master Hong? I have never seen such a coward. Even if he wins the top scorer, I will drive him out with a broom. What a thing!"

Zhou scolded happily, but the smile on Xie Yuner's face quickly dimmed. No matter what, Hong Zhuo was a thorn in her heart.

Women of this era only need to get engaged and wait for the family to stay. When she was thirteen or fourteen years old, her family had already trained her as the wife of the Hong family. She was like Lin Dai, who was waiting for the family to be Mrs. Hong. If it weren't for the series of changes in the family later, she would not only have married into the Hong family, but might have given birth to children for Hong Zhuo long ago.

Chen Xi suggested: "Sister Xie, why don't you wait for two more years, or will Mr. Hong really win the top scorer next year?"

Zhou scolded: "Boy, let's say these things, let's see if I don't beat you up... Sister, don't listen to this kid's nonsense."

Xie Yuner smiled generously, but was not in the mood to talk about her marriage again.

After Chen Xi finished reading in the afternoon, he got off the second floor of the medicine shop. The shop had closed. Xie Yuner was the only one in the main hall. Chen Xi smiled and said hello: "Sister Xie."

Xie Yuner had originally turned her back to Chen Xi. When she heard Chen Xi's words, she hurriedly stuffed the things in her hand into her arms, looking a little nervous. Chen Xi blinked at her and saw Xie Yuner seemingly looking at a page of paper, thinking to herself: "Is it Hong Zhuo who wrote her a letter?"

"Xiaolang, come here, aunt has something to ask you."

Xie Yuner greeted Chen Xi to sit down on the guest's chair. She sat upright. "I used to write a book for you, but later I published a book... Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, who is?"

Chen Xi was stunned by this sudden question, and then he realized that Xie Yuner had just read the poem "Taohua Temple" written by "Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng".

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