When Brother Ninth came back, he found Shu Shu leaning on the kang, not energetic.
Brother Jiu didn't know that Fengsheng and Akdan had come back yet, so he just thought that she was missing the child and said: "If you think too hard, I can just bring him back in a while. It's okay if we don't know him well, just spend more time with him."
Children have a bad memory, so it doesn't matter if they cry or lie down, but it will not affect Fujin's mood.
Now that I'm not here, Brother Jiu is the Tiger Dad.
Shu Shu pointed to the backyard and said, "I've brought it back. I'm going to see it in the morning. Akdan is crying. It's my fault."
After hearing this, Brother Jiu said, "What's so weird about this? No one can stay with someone all the time. We have to enlighten them early to avoid being clingy and losing their temper."
He thought of Yue Xing'a, a young man in his early teens, who was still just talking and couldn't speak well.
His son couldn't do that and had to stand up early.
Shu Shudao: "I asked Fourth Master about Gao Bin's errand? Has Fourth Master made any arrangements?"
Brother Jiu said: "It's no use worrying. In order to promote corn and potatoes in Gyeonggi Province next year, Brother Four has already made arrangements for Gao Bin..."
Shu Shu sat up and said: "The eighth-level county magistrate?"
This suited Gao Yanzhong's wishes, but it was too low.
You must know that the third-class guards of the Prince's Palace are directly recruited from the fifth rank, and the starting point is very different.
Brother Ninth took schadenfreude and said, "No, I'm a supplementary student. I'll take the written examination of the Ministry of Education in February next year."
This is the shortcoming of not going to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
This is correct. If the vacancies in the Ministry of Internal Affairs want to be transferred to the outer court, they must be from the fifth rank of Yuanwailang or above.
Governor Gao Bingao in history was a foreign official who stayed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs until the Yongzheng Dynasty, transferred to the rank of Yuanwailang, and finally became one of the important ministers of the Yongzheng Dynasty.
"Are you going for the Eighth Grade Bi Tie Shi? Are you preparing to be released to the county magistrate?"
The two twin brothers of the Shu Shu family were originally preparing for the ministry, which was the starting point for most Manchu civil servants to enter officialdom.
It's just that the pen post type is not a fixed flag vacancy, it is a public vacancy and requires examination.
Among them, civil and military translators take the exam, and those who win are in the seventh-grade pen-tie style; supervisors take the exam in the eighth-grade pen-tie style, and those who wear armor and idle banners take the exam in the ninth-grade pen tie style.
The pen post type can only fill the gap of the flag. If you want to transfer it, you have to upgrade it first.
The seventh-grade pen-post style can supplement the sixth-grade principal, and the eighth-grade pen-post style can supplement the seventh-grade commissioned chief.
Once you reach the status of director of the commission, you are qualified as a candidate for being sent to the county magistrate.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Haha, Gao Bin will be so beautiful in the next four months. His Ama hired a husband for him. Let's learn from him at the risk of death!"
Shu Shu nodded and said: "This is good. When the time comes, I will directly replace the chief seal officer in Gyeonggi, and arrange two experienced staff around me under my nose, and everything will be fine."
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "Asking me to watch is just a torment."
Shu Shu thought it was good to have this exam. This written exam was actually not difficult. It meant translating Manchu into Chinese and Chinese into Manchu. All you had to do was learn both Manchu and Chinese to an intermediate level.
For officials, this should be a basic requirement. Otherwise, if official documents are manipulated by subordinates, the official position will not be secure.
For Gao Bin, this is indeed not easy.
If Gao Bin had good academic qualifications, he wouldn't have started from Haha Pearl. He would be either clumsy or mediocre.
Brother Ninth Brother said: "Anyway, it's up to Gao Bin how he will work as an errand next year. If he lives up to his expectations, he will go directly to be the county magistrate; if he doesn't live up to his expectations, he will still work as an errand boy beside the fourth brother..."
As he said this, he couldn't help but feel a little worried, saying: "The ladder has been set up for Gao Bin. If he fails the exam, he will not only lose the face of the fourth brother, but also lose the face of me. Tomorrow I will call Sun Jin
Go to Dutong Mansion and ask Fu Ming to see what books he has been reading in the past two years and make a list of them."
Fuming is Xiaosi, the younger of the twins.
The title of Dong E's family fell on Xiao Er and Xiao San. Xiao Si had nothing. He still followed the previous plan and studied at the Banner School. He planned to take the Eight Banners imperial examination first, win the Eight Banners examination, and then take the imperial examination.
Shu Shu nodded and said: "Well, let's ask someone to go. Many of the classmates in the fourth grade are rushing to do this. My husband should know better than us."
Since Gao Bin is mentioned, Gao Bin's marriage to Walnut cannot be mentioned.
In the relationship between master and servant, there is no need for the ninth elder brother to support him in his official career, so he will have to find someone to supplement him.
"My father directly left a hundred acres of land for the father and son in Xiaotangshan. The father and son were separated, and each had fifty acres of land. Each had two springs. Even if the location is remote and the corners are out of the way, there is nothing we can do about it.
When they become rich in a few years, they can build their own villa..."
Brother Ninth said.
There are still about 100,000 acres of land left in Xiaotangshan, but not many have springs, and the rest can only be used as ordinary forest land.
As for why it is so small and in a remote location, that is due to the status of the Gao family as father and son.
"Before I was promoted to the third level, I didn't have the confidence to live there. It will be fine once I get to the third level..."
Brother Jiu said with a hint of pride.
Copying the Haidian model has been successful.
Around Xiaotangshan Palace, there are hot spring courtyards for princes and nobles according to their distance.
It’s exciting to think about what will happen next winter.
Shu Shu also thought about her own hot spring courtyard. The hot spring in the main courtyard was divided into two pools, inside and outside. Then she would really be able to soak in the open-air hot spring in the snow...
*
Early the next morning, Brother Jiu sent Sun Jin to Dutong Mansion to copy a list of books.
Shu Shu read it and asked someone to make a copy and keep it in the house.
Brother Jiu asked curiously: "What are you doing with this one? There is no one else to take the exam?"
Shu Shu said: "Have you forgotten the number of people in your name? In addition to the adults who have to make up for the errands, there are also a bunch of small ones. Let Zuo Ling take the lead and set up a primary school. Let them all go to school. Those with good qualifications will
We also work hard in writing, our house has limited shortcomings, don't delay our future."
There are many primary schools in Eight Banners, almost every left-collar school has one, and the courses taught are simple, including Manchu, Chinese and riding and archery.
If you want to learn more, you should go to a higher level school or ask another teacher.
Brother Ninth nodded and said: "Then keep it. I hope they will all succeed. With the support, we can also pay more tribute to them during the holidays."
Here at Walnut, today I handed over two taels of silver to the dining room, set up a table, and entertained a group of little sisters.
Xiaosong, Xiaotang and peanuts, ginkgo, hazelnuts in the house, Xiaochun and Xiaoyu in the house.
The eight of them sat down, recalling the day when the two met for the first time, all with a sense of trepidation.
Walnut sighed: "Time flies so fast, I really remember the first time I went to the Second Institute."
Xiao Chun said from the side: "Yes, we were from outside at that time, and we were worried about showing off our timidity. We kept a straight face and did not dare to joke."
Xiaosong glanced at Walnut, then at Peanut and said: "Haha, when Fujin was choosing people, I knew that Fujin would choose you two, because of the people who entered the room, you two were the best looking..."
Because of this, Sister Xiaochun was a little wary of peanuts and walnuts before.
But after getting in touch with each other, I realized that both of them were good people, so I let go.
As for the big golden girl who came in with them, she acted coyly, glanced around, and looked bright. In fact, her facial features were no better than those of walnuts or peanuts. She just had powder on her face, trimmed her eyebrows, and applied pomade on her head. .
Walnut shook his head and said: "Not as good as Sister Xiaochun and Sister Xiaotang, they just have a straight head and a straight face."
The Ministry of Internal Affairs draft is also called the Ministry of Internal Affairs draft. Why?
That's because it's true.
Official ladies like Walnuts and others who signed up for election would not only have a look at it here at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but sometimes the aunts from each palace would also come over to check it out.
Those who are good-looking will either be admitted to the Palace of Qianqing as a sign of acceptance, or they will be assigned to the empress of each palace to learn the rules, or they will be pointed out to their brothers, or they will serve the emperor as a concubine.
People like Walnut and Peanut, who have been serving as maids since they were little, just have ordinary looks.
But what Xiaosong said is not wrong. When Shu Shu picked someone, she also chose the big one.
When others see that Walnut has a good demeanor and bright facial features, they treat her as she is, but Walnut has self-awareness. This is all gained from being around Fujin, and her spirit is different.
When the banquet was over, everyone left some gifts, and Walnut also prepared some thoughts for the little sisters, and then they left.
Others have their own plans, and it's not Walnut's turn to worry about it.
Here, Peanut, Walnut had to ask, "You're one year older than me, and you're already 20 years old. You really don't want to go out anymore?"
Peanut was timid, but now he nodded without hesitation: "No."
There are very few people who are willing to send their daughters to be selected for primary school. They really love their daughters.
There are only a few people like Walnut who have their own ideas to stand for election.
More often than not, there are those whose father does not love them, whose mothers do not love them, and who are not tolerated by the family.
Even if you go out, you will be sold off again by your parents as a betrothal gift.
Walnut didn't dissuade you and just said: "Then just do your job well and don't worry about your family. You are under the name of Fujin and it is not their turn to make the decision."
The next day, Walnut served as usual in the morning. After Shu Shu and Brother Jiu had breakfast, he kowtowed to them and officially left home.
Shu Shu asked Ging Guo to bring in a tray.
On top are the silver rewards and gifts prepared by Shu Shu for Walnut, and the forty taels of silver rewarded by Brother Jiu.
Brother Jiu's silver reward is based on the rules of palace ladies leaving the palace.
When a maid leaves the palace, she will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver if she has served for less than fifteen years, and thirty taels of silver if she has served for more than fifteen years.
Brother Ninth got a double reward.
After receiving the reward, he went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Shu Shu said to Walnut: "In addition to these, there are eight pieces of materials, let's take them home..."
After hearing this, Walnut hesitated and said, "Fu Jin, this reward is too generous."
When Xiao Chun left the house, he was rewarded with four horses.
He is not worried about the scarcity but the inequality. There are still several people around Fujin who have not gone out.
She has been in charge of things for a long time and thinks more carefully.
Shu Shu waved her hands and said: "The other four horses are the rewards at the end of the year. I will take them first. Xiaochun will ask someone to make up for her three horses later."
Walnut has nothing to say now...
*
When Brother Jiu came to the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he saw a pillar of people standing at the door.
It's Dong Dianbang here.
Brother Jiu curled his lips, this old guy was quite stable.
"Slave, I wish Master Jiu to be in peace..."
Seeing Brother Jiu coming over, Dong Dianbang hurriedly bowed his knees and stepped forward.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Get up, are you here to run an errand? The Accounting Department doesn't have any big errands at the moment, right?"