In the early morning of the next day, while Qin Dewei was still sleeping, a "bang" sound suddenly came from the central hall outside, waking Qin Dewei up.
Qin Dewei yawned and went out to take a look. It turned out that when Xu Miaoxuan was cleaning the middle hall, he accidentally lost his hand and dropped a wooden pallet on the ground.
Looking at Xu Miaoxuan's tired face, Qin Dewei sighed: "Why are you doing this? If you don't go to rest today, why did you come here?"
Yesterday, Xu Miaoxuan ran over to help with the wedding between her mother and Mr. Zeng. In this era, the highlight of weddings is in the evening, so Xu Miaoxuan, who was helping, probably didn't have a good rest last night.
"I do have something important to tell you today." Xu Miaoxuan helped Qin Dewei pour the water, and then continued: "I received the letter. Do you still remember the Lord He Aohe I told you about before?"
Qin Dewei asked confused: "When did you say that?"
Xu Miaoxuan is a little strange, why is Xiao Langjun's memory suddenly so bad? How can he study when he is so bad?
But she didn't think much and replied: "That's what I said the night after the palace examination, when we were celebrating the first of your palace examination."
Qin Dewei seemed to really be unable to remember, frowning and thinking: "Why can't I remember clearly? What was the situation at that time, and what did you say?"
Xu Miaoxuan subconsciously talked about the situation at that time: "We had some wine at that time. We were both a little drunk, and then we got drunk together. I took off my coat, and you lay on my chest again..."
As she spoke, Xu Miaoxuan felt something was not right. She immediately came to her senses and slapped her, but Qin Dewei dodged it premeditatedly.
Qin Dewei laughed devilishly across the table, "Hey hey hey."
"We're talking about business, don't make fun of others!" Xu Miaoxuan shouted.
Of course Qin Dewei remembered that Xu Miaoxuan had previously said that her father had rescued an official named He Ao, who was about to take office as the censor of the Southern Zhili Academy and become a father figure to tens of thousands of children in Southern Zhili who were waiting for the examination.
Now that I'm mentioning it again, could it be that I'm going to take office soon? Calculating the time, it should be almost the same.
Xu Miaoxuan nodded and said: "Yes, I have been appointed. I will definitely arrive before the canal freezes. It is estimated that the exam will start from Yingtian Mansion in February or March next year.
In total, Xiao Langjun, you still have four months. You must find a teacher to teach you the scriptures immediately. To put it simply, you need to learn how to write eight-legged essays with spring and autumn inscriptions."
Qin Dewei asked in a very social manner: "After he takes office, will he go to Jurong to visit and give gifts? What are the preferences of this new grand master?"
As a joke in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, by the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the yamen of Nanzhili Tixue Yushixuedao was not in Nanjing, and the Yingtian governor's office in charge of the ten prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River was not in Nanjing either.
These two very important yamen are actually located in the mediocre and unknown Jurong County, which is the easternmost county of Yingtian Prefecture, which is already adjacent to Zhenjiang.
Don't ask about the reason, just ask about political balance. Anyway, according to convention, Governor Yingtian would not interfere with the affairs of Nanjing City. It was not until the Wanli Period that Governor Yingtian moved to Nanjing City.
This is also the reason why primary school students never encountered the governor's office or the school's yamen when they were making trouble in the city of Nanjing. The encounter with Wang Yangming, his nephew, the great master Wenren, was a special case.
In addition, there are actually two Xuedao Yamen in Nanzhili. In addition to Jurong in the east, there is also one in Taipingfu in the west, which is not in Nanjing anyway.
Therefore, when the imperial examination was held in Yingtianfu, as a student from the capital and provincial capital, Qin Dewei would most likely have to go to Jurong County to take the examination.
Unless you're an academic official, you can't even think of having a show in Nanjing, a city with deep water and muddy waters.
When Qin Dewei asked if he wanted to visit Jurong, Xu Miaoxuan said: "No need for that now. Mr. He attaches great importance to style evaluation. According to the regulations, the Grand Master is not allowed to interact with the candidates."
Qin Dewei listened to others' advice to eat enough and just do whatever the female gentleman arranged. The top priority was to find a Chunqiu teacher to take him to the entrance and pass the Taoist examination.
After breakfast, Qin Dewei went out to meet Zeng's stepfather and Zhou's biological mother. It was impossible for a son to hide all the time. It was already done, and it was time to show off to the new family.
The two high officials are waiting at home, Qin Dewei wants to see you first and then talk.
It is very difficult to change the name to someone else's father, and he can't change it for a while, so Qin Dewei first called him "Master" vaguely, and he had to get used to everything slowly!
After seeing the ceremony, they chatted and talked about the issue of learning the Spring and Autumn Period. Qin Dewei asked Zeng's stepfather if he could find a teacher in this field to teach the scriptures.
There is no other meaning, just to arrange something for Zeng's father, so that Zeng's father can find the feeling of being a father. Besides, Zeng's father has been promoted to a civil servant after all, and he has been socializing for so many days, so he should have established a network of contacts.
Zeng Xian replied a little worriedly: "Most of the people who write the Spring and Autumn Classics are from Huizhou. The relationship between you and the Hui people... let me visit you as soon as possible and try to find someone before going to Beijing to take the exam."
Qin Dewei asked with great concern: "When will the master take the bus to Beijing?"
"We'll live in a few days, and we'll leave at the end of the month." Zeng Mian added, "Your mother also wants to be with me."
This surprised Qin Dewei. It is rare to hear that people take their wives with them when they are rushing to take exams. Or is it that newlyweds are inseparable? Could it be that Zeng's stepfather was an old virgin before?
Zeng's father smiled bitterly and said: "Your mother is afraid of something and is unwilling to let me go out alone. We are not a rich and noble family, and your mother is not a person who cannot endure hardship. She can take care of my daily life by the way."
Qin Dewei was a little worried. What if something went wrong while we were so far away?
Zeng's father comforted him and said, "It doesn't matter. The Xu family sent two servants as gifts. Your mother and I are not the only ones.
Besides, when we get to Yangzhou and Huai'an, we have to meet up with Li Zishi and Shen Baisheng to go to Beijing together. They are both wealthy and powerful people, so there will be a large number of people going out, so nothing will happen."
Qin Dewei felt a little relieved when he heard that he was traveling with wealthy businessmen like Li Chunfang and Shen Kun.
He thought for a while and then said: "When I lend you three hundred taels of silver from the bank, don't refuse, sir, and don't wrong your mother while you are away!"
Then I will ask Da Sima if I can borrow a tribute boat to take you to Beijing. The road will be safer!!"
Zeng’s stepfather was speechless. How could he be so social at the age of thirteen? He started arranging things in just a few words...
Although this picked-up son provoked a lot of people in Nanjing, he was really happy. Even the place where he lives now is an official house that was tinkered by his son, and the rent is very cheap.
At first, he was asked to look at the sad Wu Chengen, but in the end, he was arranged to go to Huajieliuxiang...
When other people's children are thirteen years old, they still don't understand and are beaten by their parents for nothing.
Unexpectedly, Qin Dewei, who had been classified as a social person by his stepfather, stood up to leave after saying what he had to say: "If there is nothing else, I will go to the county government now to take care of the matter of changing my surname."
Zeng's father almost subconsciously asked, "Do you want me to take you with me?" Fortunately, he stopped talking in time and didn't try to do anything wrong.
This adopted son is far better off in the county government than he is, and he must be able to do things more efficiently than he is. It's such a society that rides the horse.
