"Crack" and "Crack" came from the county government's team to announce the good news, and firecrackers began to be set off outside the gate of the Shangshu Mansion.
There was a floor of red paper confetti, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
The servants of the Shen family were also full of joy.
The wife said that the second brother got the "client leader" and each of the subordinates in the family was rewarded with one month.
The residents of Renshoufang, whether they had or had no contacts with the Shen family, knew the news that the second son of the Shen family had won the county examination "the head of the case" through such a big disturbance.
Many people sneered at it. The county’s test for “the head of the case” made such a big noise. Those who don’t know thought they had passed the Jinshi. Isn’t it just showing off one successor? It’s too early to show off.
However, the magistrate of Daxing County actually dared to call the children of Jingtang as the "campus". He was so brave that he was not afraid of criticizing him. It was just a cheaper boy from the Shen family. Since he got the "campus" he got, there was no threshold for the government and hospital examinations. , it's good luck.
Neighbors who are familiar with the Shen family are inevitably surprised. When Chen Luo's boy tried, the Shen family did not make such a big noise. Could it be that because this "second young master" was the heir, Mrs. Xu was determined to make face for the heir?
With this guess, everyone must prepare gifts and congratulate them.
Although most of the people living in Renshoufang are officials and gentry families, the highest-ranking one now is Mr. Shen. Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. No one will miss the opportunity to make favors.
Although Xu did not have a big banquet for guests, he also happily entertained the female relatives of the neighbors and accepted gifts from everyone. Even though he did not have a mat to have a drink, he prepared a generous gift, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
The female family members were inevitably frustrated. In addition to families with titles, whether their children became successful depends on the imperial examination. The second son of the Shen family won the "client leader", and this year he won the fame of a scholar.
Not everyone can produce a fourteen-year-old scholar.
Although the master, like Xu, felt that the ranking of the "case leader" was a bit awkward, he was not worried. The Shen family was not rootless, and the sour words of several corrupt scholars were shaken.
Even if the censor really makes trouble in the court, the master is not afraid.
The Shen family's precociousness is not without precedent. The third great-grandfather passed the imperial examination at the age of fifteen, the second great-grandfather and Chen Luo passed the imperial examination at the age of sixteen, and the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were all thirteen and fourteen boys.
The third master and the third wife didn't know much about the current affairs and the government, only happy for Shen Rui.
Especially the third master, who personally taught Shen Rui for more than half a year, was bound to be honored when he saw his nephew's head.
As Xu and the master expected, the day after the county examination list came out, a censor impeached the Daxing County Magistrate to "foreign personalities", but the little splashes did not splash and then quietly.
Because the spring exam has been released.
The new tribute scholars were released, and how many people cried and laughed. Where would anyone pay attention to the Xiaoxiao County Examination?
After two days of lively house, the Chen Yue and Zhu Yunming both failed the exam.
Not only the two of them, but also the few clansmen who lived in old houses in the Zongfang City, were not on the list.
Thousands of juren gathered in the capital, and only 300 people were selected for each subject, so it was common for them to fail.
Zhu Yunming has lost his fourth time so far, from his initial high spirits to his current helplessness and regret.
Xu felt sorry for his nephew and didn't know how to persuade him. If Zhu Yunming was just an ordinary juren, Xu might have advised him to take the teaching position or find a relationship to make up for the post; but Zhu Yunming was a talented man from the Shilin Academy and was very famous in Nanzhili. During the provincial examinations, he was It was smooth again and was unwilling to stop. After all, Xu was just an aunt, not his biological mother, and he couldn't stop his nephew from continuing the exam.
Sadness failed again, Zhu Yunming did not want to stay in the capital. As soon as the spring exam came out, he made an appointment with a few Suzhou juren and went back home together.
However, several juren from the Shen clan were moved when they heard that the Ministry of Rites had a teaching examination this year.
These include Chen Yue, who lives in the Shangshu Mansion, Chen Wu, the second master of the seventh house who lives in the old house of the clan, and Chen Liu, the eldest master of the eighth house.
The former is a talented man's mind and is not particularly obsessed with the examination. It is just because it is a common house in the other side. The elders all hope that he will enter the officialdom. As for the two, Shenshu and Shenshu, they are discouraged after falling for the last time. The family’s livelihood problems. Now the children of the children and nephews have started to start their careers. They go to Beijing every three years and spend so much money, so it’s better to leave the money to pay for the children.
There are thousands of juren who come to Beijing to take the exam, but not one or two people have this idea.
Fortunately, there are many prefectures and counties in the world, and teaching positions are always lacking, so I don’t have to worry about not being able to pass the exam. The remaining difference is where to go to a teaching position.
Although the teaching position is for the sake of accent, as long as it is not our government, Nanzhili has a strong literary style and is the best place for teaching position to gain political achievements, so many people are watching it.
However, it is not difficult for the Shen family.
Master Shen is just a matter of a post to find several teaching positions for the Jingtang and the clan members.
Although it is difficult to get along well with the officials in the same court, they are still willing to do favors. They have already called the greetings, and they have only been waiting for the palace examination to be completed and then make arrangements during the teaching examination.
Although Shen Rui returned to the academy to continue studying after the county examination, in order to prepare for the April and June examinations, he discussed with the master and Xu's family and decided to prepare for the exam again, so he returned to the academy to take a long leave this day. .
The classmates looked at Shen Rui's gaze and were very envious. There were ten students in Class E who participated in the county examination this year. Four of the county examinations were passed, and the other six failed. The other three people who passed the county examination may not be able to do so. After passing the local government examination, the hospital examination was mostly just a name for a child. However, Shen Rui was a student who saw the fame and fortune of his students.
Besides, it is rare for students from Chunshan Academy to get the case in the prefecture examination. The case was usually obtained during the college examination, but it was rare for them to get the case in the county examination. The last time I counted it about ten years ago.
My friend Mao Chi looked at Shen Rui's eyes and shining: "Why didn't I expect it before? If I don't care about the ranking of the hospital examination, it's not the most comfortable head of the county examination... I'll just hurry this time, and the next two exams I can relax... I thought the county exam was too shallow and there was no need to be too careful. It would be better to exert force when the hospital exam was tested, but now it seems to be a big mistake..."
Seeing that he was eager to try, Shen Rui smiled and said, "It seems that Brother Mao has made up his mind to go to the first county trial next year?"
Mao Chi gritted his teeth and said, "Of course, who else can I do? As the son of a father and son, I dare not mention the three yuan shamelessly, "Big Three yuan, can't a county test leader still win?"
After hearing this, Shen Rui wanted to popularize science with Mao Chi and he only learned about various county test knowledge that he had not long ago, but thought that Mao Cheng was not of high rank and was the top scorer, even though his original county magistrate really ordered Mao Chi to be the county test case. It is also impossible for the head to be. After all, Mao Chi's identity is not only a "child of a Beijing official" but also a "son of the top scholar".
I am a hero and a hero. It is not uncommon for the son of the top scholar to get the "case head" and it is rare for me not to have the case head.
After saying goodbye to Mao Chi, Shen Rui went to Cang Cang to visit Chen Quan and He Taizhi.
Although the two had already received the news that Shen Ruizhong was the leader of the case, they had not seen Shen Rui yet because they were not on holiday.
When we met today, both of us looked happy.
Chen Quan patted Shen Rui on the shoulder and laughed: "Second brother is so good. I have known for a long time that you won't be as good as Yu Jin in your study. This is also a lottery for the opening. Don't be lazy at this time, try harder. I won the government test, and the first case of the court test is three yuan,"
He Taizhi disagreed and said, "It's just a child test. Even if you get three yuan, it's useless for the provincial examination. Why should you care so much? If a string is stretched to the hospital for the examination, it wouldn't be a waste of time to take the test for a county test.
Chen Quan said: "Three Yuan, you can take advantage of the official school and you will definitely get a student. When it comes to the annual exam, the academic exam, and the academic exam, you will also get a first-class exam."
He Taizhi couldn't help but feel a little worried: "If there is such a saying, then I'm not going to have any chance...
In the examination of the county, he entered the top ten, while in the examination of the government, he ranked behind dozens of places.
Chen Quan smiled and said, "How old are you? What are you worried about? The ranking was not good before, but because of your old age, you can't compare with those candidates who have been studying for more years. After two years, it will not be difficult for a college to take the lead in the exam.
He Taizhi glanced at Shen Rui and said, "My father asked me to take the college entrance examination next year or three years later, but I want to end this year... but I have no idea..."
Shen Rui said: "If you want to go, just go, just act as a warm-up spot. There will be some left next year... Not to mention outside, just say that most of your age in the academy are still in Class E... It is a good thing that you have passed the college examination, but the college It's not embarrassing to try..."
He Taizhi nodded and said, "I also think so, Tong Rui's cousin. Whether it succeeds or not, I still want to try it once, but I really don't have the patience to wait until next year." Speaking of this, I couldn't help but admire Chen Quan and said, "It's still Quan." The third brother was calm and calm. The other students in the class who were in their original homework all returned to their hometowns last autumn.”
Chen Quan smiled and said, "I planned that way, but I was taught a lesson by my brother... I read more for a year and took the exam with a steadfast mentality. It is better than being trembling every time..."
Class time is coming soon, and there is no place for gathering outside the classroom.
A few days later it will be the holiday of the academy. Shen Rui and Chen Quan and He Taizhi made an appointment to meet again when the time comes, so they asked them to go back to class...
Outside the Qianmen, Chongbeifang, Heyan Hutong.
Looking at the little beggar who was looking at his head and staring at his little beggar, the boy Kuiwei held his purse hard and said embarrassedly: "I can't invite Brother Shou to eat buns today. A few days later, my good friends will come here. I want to keep the money to invite him to drink mutton soup..."
Although the little beggar wore patched clothes, his face was covered with blue and gray, but his eyes were dark and bright.
He felt a little aggrieved and said with a bowed head: "Brother Wenhu, I haven't been begging for anything in two days, I'm so hungry..."
The Kuiwei boy was Gao Wenhu, the son of the Tu family who had met with Shen Rui. Although he was big and thick, he was extremely soft-hearted.
Seeing that the beggar was pitiful, he let go of the purse in his hand and said, "Then save some money and buy you steamed buns..." After that, he went to the steamed bun shop next to him, bought two steamed buns and handed them to the beggar. .
The beggar caught two steamed buns and looked grateful: "Thank you, Brother Wenhu..."
Gao Wenhu hesitated for a moment and took out a few more money from his purse: "You keep these money. If you beg for something, you can buy food. You can't be hungry..."
The beggar did not continue and his tone was a little sour: "Didn't Brother Wenhu leave money to invite someone to drink mutton soup?"
Gao Wenhu said: "Just leave a bowl of money. If you don't eat it, I've eaten it all..."