The Qin family did not belong to a good family, because the head of the family, Qin Xiang, was a government servant. In the Ming Dynasty, government servants had a bad reputation, had a lower political status, and were of low status like prostitutes.
As for what is usually called a good family, the household registration is in the seven categories of scholars, farmers, workers, merchants, military, craftsmen, and stoves, and government servants and servants are not among them.
Last night Qin Dewei had a high fever and fell into coma. Qin Xiang, his uncle, was very anxious. He took leave today and did not go to the Yamen on duty. Then he asked his wife Jiang to go to Conductor Xu's house to report to his sister-in-law, Mrs. Zhou, Qin Dewei's mother.
By the time Mrs. Zhou hurried over, Qin Dewei had already woken up. Qin Xiang and Mrs. Zhou both breathed a sigh of relief. Although they still looked in a trance, at least they were fine.
Qin Dewei, who had regained his "rebirth", was lying on the bed, staring blankly at the two people in the room. One was the mother who gave birth to him, and the other was the uncle who raised him. These two people can be regarded as the closest relatives at present.
At this time, the two close relatives were having a heated quarrel, with only one topic, and that was how to arrange Qin Dewei's future life path.
Children of poor people have long been in charge. Qin Dewei is already twelve years old and can no longer study social studies. He should also consider how to support himself, and then save money to marry a wife and have children. This is what ordinary people do throughout their lives.
"My biological son must listen to my arrangements!" Madam Zhou said categorically: "Now Wei Guogong's house is recruiting slaves. If you miss this village, you won't be able to go to the store. I asked my mistress to go to the door and clear the door, and there are eight out of ten cases.
Nine can be sent in!"
The Duke of Wei's family is the famous Xu family of Nanjing. They are descendants of Xu Da, the founding hero of the country. They are known as the first noble family of different surnames in the Ming Dynasty. They are hereditary and will always be in Nanjing.
The Commander Xu family where Madam Zhou belonged was close relatives of the Duke's Xu family, so she said that she could have a connection and send her son to the Duke's house as a domestic slave.
Qin Xiang was very dissatisfied with his sister-in-law's arrangement, "Although Wei Geer is your biological child, he was raised in my family these years, and his surname is Qin, so he should listen to the arrangements of our Qin family.
I don’t have a son, and Wei Geer has always been treated as a son by me, so he should follow me to work in the county government office and take over my position in the future."
Qin Xiang also believed that he had the right to make the decision. He didn’t have a son anyway. His nephew could take over as a government servant in the future and provide for him at the end of his life. He couldn’t write two characters for Qin in one stroke, so it couldn’t be more perfect.
Madam Zhou sneered at Qin Xiang's idea: "What's so good about a bastard servant who's precarious and is often punished and killed by his superiors? He's from the same humble background as a brothel. How can he be stable as a slave in the Duke's mansion?
As the saying goes, if you are a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister and a domestic slave in the government's house, as long as you serve the master well, you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life, and you will not have to work hard to pay taxes. No one will dare to bully you when you are outside.
Wouldn't it be uneasy to rely on a big tree to enjoy the shade?"
Qin Xiang was very angry when he heard his sister-in-law compare yamen servants to brothels, and retorted: "If you go to be a slave in the Duke's Mansion, do you have a surname of Xu or Qin?
Although a yamen servant is a hard-working and humble person, he is still free after all. Neighbors on the street have to give him some respect. Isn’t it better than being a slave? "
Seeing that the two elders were arguing more and more fiercely, Qin Dewei, the person involved, looked left and right, and sighed softly. One wanted to send him to be a servant of a wealthy family, and the other wanted to make him a servant of a public servant.
The rice bowl is indeed the family member.
Based on the Internet writing routines he was familiar with, one should be the best servant route, and the other seemed to be the best government servant Li You route... But in his heart, he actually didn't want to choose either.
Madam Zhou and Officer Qin had a dry-mouthed argument, but there was still no conclusion to the argument.
There was no way to continue arguing like this, so the two of them asked Qin Dewei directly: "Brother Wei, tell yourself, which of these two ways out do you want?"
Qin Dewei sighed in a rare mature manner and answered truthfully from his heart: "I don't want either. I want to study and take the imperial examination in the future."
Madam Zhou and Officer Qin looked at each other. This child has suffered such a huge blow, but he still has the dream of studying? But he was born in a chicken coop, how can he fly up a branch and become a phoenix?
Not to mention that Qin Dewei doesn't seem to have any talent, but there are still some people with a little bit of talent, how many of them are so talented that they can't even pass the exam to become a scholar in their lifetime?
Not to mention the examination for talented people, it is the most basic county examination. In places like Nanjing, thousands of people often take part, and only a few dozen people can pass the test in the end.
After the county examination, there are government examinations and college examinations. After passing three tests in a row, you can only be admitted as a scholar, but there is still a long way to go before being a scholar or a scholar.
"Is Wei Ge'er still burning and unconscious?" Officer Qin Xiang asked doubtfully.
Mrs. Zhou is an action person. She moved over decisively, touched Qin Dewei's forehead, and said with the same confusion: "It's not fever. Logically speaking, he should be awake."
Qin Dewei was speechless. Did these two close relatives think he was talking nonsense? But he still wanted to study, not just on a whim, but as a result of careful consideration!
It’s not that I don’t have any foundation now. In my previous life, I majored in literature and history, even though it was a very unpopular field of judicial system history. But in this life, I at least have the foundation to read and write.
Moreover, after traveling through time, the soul seems to have been strengthened and the memory is much stronger than before. This is an excellent talent for reading.
Moreover, as a time traveler, he is very aware of all the key points in the imperial examination and can make use of them according to circumstances. As long as he can read, his chances of promotion are much greater than others.
Zhou Xiang sighed and said helplessly to his sister-in-law: "Weigeer was kicked out of social studies. It seems that he is still unwilling to accept it. But for such things as studying, there is really nothing we, a cad, can do about it, and our family can't afford it."
Let him study."
Madam Zhou suddenly raised her palm high and aimed it at her own son. Without hesitation, she slapped her head and face violently. There was a loud "slap, bang, bang" and a few grains of dust fell from the beams.
The storm came so fast. Qin Dewei was stunned and received seven or eight blows. He was dizzy and had golden flowers in his eyes. He subconsciously rolled to the corner with his head in his arms, and then escaped from his mother's iron palm.
"You don't follow martial arts ethics, so you attacked a young man like me!" Qin Dewei blurted out subconsciously. This is really the face of a mother, and he will change his mind as soon as he says it!
What kind of martial ethics can be used as food? Mrs. Zhou ignored her son's nonsense. Her almond eyes widened and her eyebrows stood up, and she spoke sternly to teach her son a lesson.
"Why are you so ignorant? You don't succeed in reading, but people are stupid in reading? What is the situation in our family, and what is the situation in your uncle's family? Don't you have any idea?
You're being so willful and willful, and it's dragging down everyone in the family! You're already half-grown, think about what to do!"
Zhou Dewei had a grimace on his face. He wanted to explain something, but his mother would never listen. He couldn't say that he had mastered the magical power of soul strengthening, right?
The young man said with his last stubbornness: "I make money for my own education, and I will never be a drag on my family. This is okay, right?"
Madam Zhou still wanted to take action, but Qin Xiang felt sorry for her nephew, so she quickly stopped her sister-in-law and persuaded her: "Forget it, forget it, Wei Ge is still young, give him some time to relax, and don't get sick again."
Then he turned to Qin Dewei and said: "There is no need to go to social studies. Tomorrow I will go to the Yamen to relax and let you broaden your horizons."