Chapter 306 Harvest the Cause and Seed the Fruit (1)
As Shen Rui said to Sister Yu, for the children of scholarly families who were at the age of four or five, the county and government tests were nothing.
Even though Chen Jue was not as diligent and attentive as Shen Rui in his past, he could not stand his early work and could not hold the brush, so he followed his great master to recite the "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Classic". After entering the clan, Because he is a descendant of the clan family, he is valued by the masters in the clan, and his studies have always been one of the best among his classmates.
Therefore, Chen Jue passed the county examination in February and the government examination in April. Although he was not the leader of the case, he was also on the red list.
Chen Jue's uneasiness was almost over after passing the exam twice.
When the results of the mansion test came out, he was a little proud, shook the fan, and said to Shen Rui: "I heard from the elders of the clan that they mentioned the exams in this way, that is not easy, a scholar is decent; if there is any clan member After winning the exam, I immediately changed the door. I looked at it, there was nothing difficult..."
Shen Rui snorted and said, "This is in the capital. There are many admissions, and there are not as many scholars as in the south. You should know that Jiangnan is in a place where you can get a child exam and even if you want a scholar, you have to fight a bloody road. ;When the provincial examination is reached, let alone the winner, many people will not be qualified to take the exam even if they have white hair.”
"Why do you say that there are not as many scholars in the capital than in the south? Look at the many candidates taking the exam this year?" Chen Jue said in confusion.
Shen Rui said: "Although there are many candidates, they are from all kinds of backgrounds. Some even after studying in private schools for ten years, they just know a word. When they arrived at the examination room, these people were just accompanying the exam; how could they compare to Jiangnan and the people were rich , Most of them are farming and reading and passing on family traditions, and the fragrance of books from generation to generation, whoever goes up and down, besides learning, there is also luck in it, and no one is much worse than anyone else."
Chen Jue thought about it, and said with a slight sense: "No wonder that people like Quan San Ge who have been studying hard since childhood have been stuck in the yard for several years. Among the brothers of the same clan, except for Chen Zhu and Brother Jin, Apart from a few people, I only count the most meticulous in my studies. He also has to take the exam this year, hoping that it will go smoothly."
Shen Rui said: "Didn't Brother Ying say that the third brother's time is here? It should be similar, but I just don't know what will happen next year's provincial examination..."
Chen Jue looked at Shen Rui and said, "In the last provincial examination, the Shen family's scholars were wiped out. Next year, Chen Zhu and Brother Jin will both end up, and I want to make a comeback."
As for Chen Yan, who is famous on the list, even if his surname is Chen, he cannot be recognized by his clan members. If he is disregarded in the genealogy, he is not considered a member of the Shen family.
Shen Rui nodded and said, "It should be so. My elder brother was a three-yuan student back then, and he was a student in the university. He was the first-class student every year. It was a matter of time before he became famous on the list. However, what happened to Chen Zhu? It's easy to say
Chen Zhu did what she did in Beijing last year, and Chen Jue and Shen Rui were full of disgust towards him. The title "Zhu Jiu Ge" has long disappeared.
In the early years, Chen Jue was unfair to Shen Rui and looked down on Chen Jin, the eldest son of the fourth house. He always mentioned that he was a "villain". Now that he is far away, Chen Jin and Shen Rui have no conflict of interest. Chen Jue is facing Chen Jin's disgust was much less. With his identity change, he knew that etiquette and law were the most important, so he changed his name.
"Didn't it mean that it's a matter of time for the second brother to be admitted to the rank of the school? Is it okay for me to be here next year's provincial examination?" Chen Jue said with an excited face.
Shen Rui laughed and said, "It's time to time, there are time and time. Before the provincial examination next year, how can this student be vacant at will? It's the same Sanyuan, I can't catch up with Brother Jin's weight. In the rural examination in Beijing, the outcome will be compared. It is easy to be in the local area, but it is difficult to be on the list. There are many students in the Beijing prison and Confucian scholars who have enrolled in the provincial examination. Even if the number of people admitted to the provincial examination is more than that of other provinces, the competition is not much better than that of other places. What is the result before this? But who is it Not sure…”
The main courtyard, go to the room.
Mother Mao took two booklets in her hand and went back and forth to reply.
In a few days, the Qiao family will be sent out of the Shen family in the name of "rest". This is not a simple punishment. The Shen family will naturally not hide it from the Qiao family, otherwise it will be ignored if it is reasonable.
After the second housekeeper brought back Shen Zhou's reply, Chen Cang and his wife did not rush to send Qiao away, but instead mentioned this matter when Chen Jue finished the examination.
On this day, just as Chen Cang Xiumu was about to finish the matter, he posted a post in advance to invite the three masters of the Qiao family to come over. Even if this is a family scandal, it is not the business of the Shen family. The Qiao family can teach it The daughter of Qiao's character is not innocent. She informed her what she should say and what she should tell. After the Qiao family in the province felt that the Shen family was unkind and treated Qiao's misdeeds.
When several masters received Chen Cang's posts, they were all thinking about it. However, they did not expect that Qiao would not agree to think that it was Chen Jue's business.
As a grandson, Chen Jue was obsessed with Xiao Gong for Old Lady Qiao. It was just the time to get rid of the patronage a few days ago.
Chen Jue and Shen Rui were the same as Shen Rui. Shen Rui had a marriage last year. Chen Jue was fifteen years old this year and it was time to see his wife. After all, he adopted his son just to pass on his family.
Chenzhou is not in Beijing, and Qiao is sick and weak, and there is no reason why Chen Cang, the uncle, wanted to tell his nephew, would not know the Qiao family.
On the Qiao family, Master Qiao Er and Master Qiao San moved out of the Qiao family one after another after the New Year.
Although Master Qiao was mediocre before, he had been in the yamen for half his life and had been in social activities all the time, otherwise he would not have been a playboy. Now he has been dismissed from office and is filial to the company, and he is careless of nothing. I really can't stand all social engagements for a while.
He couldn't rest, so he could work hard to make his children and grandchildren, and he was determined to teach a juren and a Jinshi to revive the reputation of the Qiao family. However, he was only half a bottle of water, and even if he wanted to pretend to understand, he couldn't teach it right away. So I just want to be a strict father and grandfather. If I can't keep up with my homework later, I will just take turns to plaques and boards.
The big house was in chaos, and whether it was the youngest son Qiao Yongde or several grandchildren, they were all distracted by Master Qiao. Even though he had the desire to learn earlier, he was suppressed by the heavy work, and he still felt aroused. If you have the rebellious intention, you will be fooled.
Master Qiao’s kind-hearted intention to do bad things is ultimately the four words “too much is not as good as too much”.
Mrs. Qiao felt sorry for her children and grandchildren and had to speak out to dissuade her.
Mr. Qiao scolded, "If you hadn't been spoiled, you wouldn't have raised all your children and grandchildren. Don't talk too much. You are an unvirtuous woman, do you want to make my Qiao family have no successor?"
Mrs. Qiao was so angry that she fell down. She married into the Qiao family, served her parents-in-law and cared for her children. She worked hard for thirty years and was "unvirtuous".
Although I had known for a long time that my husband had a grudge against me because of last year's incident, Mrs. Qiao was also disgusted, and the couple became more and more "respected as ice".
Compared with Master Qiao, who has completely lost his career, Master Qiao San valued his future the most. He had no choice but to say anything now, so he could only live.
However, compared with the chaos of the big house, the life of the third house of the Qiao family is calm and warm.
Even though the Qiao family's ancestral property was completely destroyed, Mrs. Qiao's private house was taken to the Ministry of Justice for a fine. However, Mr. Qiao was in Jiangnan for several years. Even though he was not a poor student in his early years, he was just another auxiliary official, but because of him
He is good at socializing and gets along well with his colleagues Shangguan, and has gradually bought "filial piety" in many places.
Except for the early years of filial piety to Mrs. Qiao, Mr. Qiao, all the money was held in his hands.
However, even though he had a lot of money, after moving out, Master Qiao San's life became frugal and did not waste any money. In addition to the serious needs, many tricky and sloppy servants were also called San.
The wife sold it.
Both husband and wife knew that after Mr. Qiao San was filial, there were several large expenses in the family. Mr. Qiao San got back, and a pair of legitimate children in the family married each other, and they used money everywhere. As for the eldest daughter who was born in a concubine, the dowry was early.
Just prepare, there is no need to wait until then.
Although you have good fortune in becoming an official outside, if you want to get a degree and get promoted, you still have to stay in Beijing. Master Qiao San is also a 40-year-old, so naturally he wants to stay in Beijing. At that time, you will need a lot of money to seek relationships with others.
Whether you can stay in Beijing, what yamen to go to if you stay in Beijing, and what you can’t stay in Beijing to do, these are all unfounded things. The couple will naturally have a tight hand and want to be prepared for any trouble.
By chance, the children of the three houses became sensible. They did not know what Mr. Qiao San and his wife planned, and just thought that life in the family was really worse than that after the separation.
The two young ladies did not complain. Instead, they could do needlework and thread, and they took the initiative to open two pieces of new clothes when changing seasons. As for Liulang Qiao Yongshan, he was more attentive in his study and was unwilling to slack off for a moment, thinking that he would become famous as soon as possible.
It can also give you more inputs at home.
Although the house is small and the family has a small population, this is what it looks like to live at home.
The big house and the three houses study together, but the second master's life is not easy.
In his early years, he managed the Qiao family's common affairs outside. Although the Qiao brothers were not of high rank, Sheng was an old family in the capital of the Qiao family and had several capable in-laws. Master Qiao himself was a student in the prison, and he could show his master's name even when he went in and out.
Now that the family is separated, even if you don’t restart the store yourself, there are more people coming to the door to reach out.
Mr. Qiao Er felt good and realized something was wrong. He immediately thought of the Shen family and came to see Shen Cang, wanting to give some Yu Gu from the shop to Shen Cang.
As for sending Yu Gu to his sister Qiao or his nephew Shen Jue, Master Qiao Er didn't think about it. Although the two of them were nominally closer to him, they were not people who could manage the affairs. Even if they gave Yu Gu over, there would be something wrong.
He couldn't count on it, and finally asked him to come to Shen Cang and his wife.
Although Shen Cang could not completely cut off relations with the Qiao family, he was unwilling to do more and declined the matter.
Master Qiao Er was unable to do so, so he had to go and ask Master Qiao San to find other ways to protect him.
Regarding the matter of being rejected by Shen Cang, Master Qiao Er did not hide it from Master Qiao San.
Although Master Qiao San felt that Shen Cang was a little cold, he was not surprised. He comforted the second master and said, "It's not that my cousin is unkind. In addition to its own industry, the Shen family has rarely invested in outside shops. My cousin's wife has a generous dowry.
The Shen family is not short of chewing. If it is replaced by other people, even if they don’t come to the door, they will have to take the initiative to reach out even if they don’t come to the door.”
Master Qiao Er nodded and said yes, and did not say anything else.
Although he did not enter the officialdom, he had more people in the mall and had some vision.
Chen Cang, a main hall of the Ministry of Justice, wanted to take care of the Qiao family's business, even if he was unhappy to settle the stock, it was just a matter of one sentence. After Chen Cang declined, he did not mention anything else, obviously he was too lazy to continue to deal with the Qiao family.
This time I "rejected" him, and next time I can "rejected" Mr. Qiao San.
It’s a pity that Mr. Qiao San couldn’t see this place, and he looked like he was a cousin of the Shen family and his brothers. It was ridiculous...