The second room is the study room in the main courtyard.
Shu Shu sat behind a book, unable to read or write.
In the early years, the Eight Banners imperial examination was probably very simple and there were many places. At that time, in every provincial examination in Shuntian Prefecture, there were fifty places for the Eight Banners Manchuria, twenty places for the Eight Banners Mongolia, and fifty places for the Eight Banners Han Army.
However, starting from the eighth year of Kangxi's reign, the number of people who could hold the Eight Banners was limited.
Manchuria and Mongolia took a total of forty people, while the Han army only took ten people.
The total is less than half.
Xiaochun came in with a bowl of chrysanthemum tea, glanced at the clock, and said, "The results should be released soon."
Shu Shu took it, opened the lid of the bowl, looked at the chrysanthemums floating on it, and said, "Do you think Fusong can be on the list?"
Xiao Chun nodded without hesitation and said: "I can definitely do it. To be honest, Xiaowai praised the third and fourth masters a lot, but I remember it really. When it comes to endorsements, the two young masters are far behind my elder brother." , It’s just that my brother didn’t think about the imperial examination in the early years, and he relaxed when he got older..."
Shu Shu regretted a little and said, "I didn't plan well..."
Since last year, Fusong stopped studying, so Shu Shu felt at ease and let him help her by running errands and taking care of several properties.
If I had thought about taking the imperial examination earlier, I wouldn't have wasted two years.
Xiao Chun said: "My brother didn't have much energy in his early years, and his temperament was lazy and unmotivated. After the ups and downs of this marriage, it can't be said to be a good thing."
Shu Shu stroked his forehead and said, "I originally wanted to make his life smoother, but I didn't expect that it would cause trouble."
If she could choose, Shu Shu would still be happy to see Fusong live a lazy and casual life.
From Fusong, Shu Shu thought of his two younger brothers who were preparing to take the exam for the next subject, and said: "It's enough to pay off the junior three. Now that I have the title, I will be qualified to fill the vacancy directly in the future. I hope the junior four exam will go well, otherwise I will be worried." people……"
They are obviously twins. They were in similar situations before, but now they are completely different because of their titles.
Xiao Chun whispered: "As long as Fujin is well, my uncle will be well, and my future will not be wrong."
Shu Shu was stunned, and then she realized that this "uncle" was no longer an uncle, but his own grandma.
Xu didn't go out because she lived in the palace or in Haidian. She really didn't notice any difference in her family status.
But what Xiaochun said was right.
When you are well, it will be the confidence of your family.
Just like this year, they can take care of one Fusong and others.
Shu Shu's heart suddenly settled down.
The relationship between the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince is so estranged, so there is no need to worry too much about being dragged into the trap, and they can just quietly earn merits.
When the clock reached the right position, I heard hurried footsteps coming from the yard.
Shu Shu immediately stood up from behind the bookcase, and He Yuzhu was already outside the door panting: "Fujin is very happy, Brother Fusong is on the list!"
Shu Shu couldn't wait to call him in, strode out, and said, "What's your rank?"
He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Brother is lucky, he happened to be in the fortieth place!"
After hearing this, Shu Shu couldn't help but clasped her hands together and said, "Thank God!"
Nowadays, the Eight Banners candidates take the provincial examination together with the Chinese candidates, but they do not occupy the Shuntian Prefecture quota, but are admitted according to the ranking list.
A total of forty people were taken from Manchuria and Mongolia!
Fu Song made "Sun Shan"!
However, at his age, he has a short time to prepare for the exam, which is still very rare!
The Eight Banners still pride themselves on joining the military. There are not many people studying and pursuing careers, so the competition is relatively small.
But by the time I know how to try it, I won’t have this advantage to take advantage of.
Because there will be no rankings at that time.
Shu Shu smiled from ear to ear, looked at He Yuzhu sweating profusely, and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
He Yuzhu said hurriedly: "It's not hard for me, I'm afraid that Fujin will be waiting impatiently, so I specifically asked my servant to come directly after seeing the list to report the good news."
Shu Shu looked at Xiaochun and said, "Bring me the double envelopes!"
Xiao Chun agreed with a smile, went to the box in the next room, took out two purses, and handed them to He Yuzhu.
He Yuzhu took it with both hands and said to Shu Shu, "Thank you for the reward!"
Shu Shu said: "You should also take a rest before going to the House of Internal Affairs. Don't drink water yet, drink slowly."
I was panting all the way while trotting. Drinking water can easily hurt your lungs.
He Yuzhu agreed and retreated.
"Congratulations Fujin, I feel at ease now!"
Xiaochun said with a smile.
Shu Shu smiled and said: "Well! I didn't go there for the future, but the current results are quite good."
Aunt Qi, Xiaosong, Xiaotang and others also heard the noise and knew that He Yuzhu had come to announce the good news.
Everyone was smiling.
Xiaosong asked: "Is my brother still the chief of ceremonies of the Prince's Mansion?"
Shu Shu nodded and said, "Yes!"
He agreed to let Fusong take part in the Eight Banners Imperial Examination, just to make him vent his frustration and lose his qualifications.
But in terms of career development, if you take the imperial examination to become a seventh- or eighth-rank official in the imperial court, where is the best place to start directly as a fourth-rank master of ceremonies?
From this starting point, if you have enough qualifications when you are in your twenties, you can directly transfer to Jiuqing Yamen or go to another place to be promoted to another level.
Xiaosong immediately felt relieved and said, "That's good. I really want to replace an official from outside as the butler. I feel so uncomfortable."
Xiaochun pointed at her forehead and said: "I just want to be naughty. I know Fujin is tolerant and won't restrain you, so I worry about others being in charge."
Xiaosong said hurriedly: "Sister is wronged, I didn't. I was thinking about my father and my senior brother coming over, and I was afraid that they wouldn't be able to get used to it. It would be better if I have my brother here, we are all familiar with each other."
Xiao Chun hummed softly: "You have to be obedient anyway, don't think about going wild after leaving the palace!"
Xiao Song smiled "hehe", hid behind Shu Shu, and said: "Fu Jin, look, sister Xiao Chun is getting more and more fierce!"
Shu Shu glanced at Xiao Chun, and both the master and servant smiled.
Heishan promised to bring his apprentice to the prince's mansion, and that apprentice should be Xiaosong's son-in-law.
But Xiaosong was not yet enlightened and did not think of this at all.
Xiaotang said from the side: "It's such a big happy event, do you want to add some food for lunch?"
If you want to add vegetables, you need to prepare them now.
Shu Shu felt a headache after hearing this.
Brother Ninth has no preference in diet.
Every time I coaxed him, I only got two more bites.
She thought for a while and said: "Knead a piece of dough, it doesn't have to be too hard..."
Brother Jiu's birthday was celebrated a while ago, and Shu Shu didn't bother to prepare anything.
Fortunately, the needlework she usually does is done by Brother Jiu, and she happened to finish a ten-thousand-character belt as a birthday gift, so she did not open the skylight.
Brother Ninth was delighted and quite satisfied.
Shu Shu felt a little guilty.
He has become a "Fu Di Mo". He is too worried about his parents' affairs and neglects his ninth elder brother.
It was a great day, and she planned to make up for it, wash her hands and make soup.
Forget about longevity noodles, after time has passed and the weather has changed, it also requires technical content.
If it fails and breaks, it will be unlucky.
Shu Shu felt that she was a little superstitious and wanted to avoid all kinds of unlucky things.
It’s cat ear soup.
Xiaotang kneaded the noodles, kneaded them into long strips, and cut them into dices.
Shu Shu washed her hands with water and pressed the cat's ears.
After pressing it for a while, she remembered the snack "conch cake" she had eaten as a child in her previous life, which was similar to cat ears, so she asked Walnut to get a new comb.
After pressing two bowls of cat ears, a new comb was brought in.
Sure enough, having tools is different.
The conch cake with comb teeth is not a bit thinner than the one that is pressed directly with fingers.
Shu Shu tried making a few, then handed them to Xiaotang and said: "The rest are made like this and then fried directly..."
Xiaotang asked: "After frying, should you sprinkle salt or sugar?"
Instead, Shu Shu was asked.
She thought about the taste in her memory and said, "After frying, sprinkle cumin, chili powder and fine salt!"
Xiaotang agreed.
Shu Shu pointed to the cat's ears and said, "Put this aside. I will come and take the spoon myself when the time comes. Prepare two small rapeseeds and two eggs for me."
Xiaotang agreed.
Shu Shu came out of the dining room and returned to the main room.
It is late autumn now, and the clothes on my body have also been changed into hard-faced ones, and I also wear a vest.
I don’t know what to do with the new house.
In order to test the flue and dry the house, they certainly would not wait until October to open the furnace.
In the past few days, people have been burning up.
The bamboos at Hongluo Temple have been planted for more than a month.
Fortunately, there are no signs of blight.
As long as it survives the winter successfully, the transplanting is considered successful.
Shu Shu had a smile on her face, but she was paying attention to what was going on outside.
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, there were familiar footsteps outside, and Brother Jiu was back.
Shu Shu greeted him with a smile.
Seeing her bright smile, Brother Jiu also smiled and said, "I feel at ease now!"
Shu Shu raised her eyebrows and said, "It's mainly because I'm holding my breath. Now that I see the Niu Hulu family, I won't feel depressed anymore."
Brother Jiu shook his head and said, "You're not a big shot, so why should you take it seriously? I'll find a more honorable marriage for Fu Song to get this face back..."
Shu Shu hurriedly said: "No, no, this one time is enough. Let's not be greedy. A noble lady is full of energy, so it is better to find her in the right family."
Brother Jiu was thinking about Fusong's marriage.
Mainly from the father-in-law and mother-in-law's side, who want to "atone for their sins."
"What is a suitable family? A family who studied in the imperial examination?"
Brother Ninth said thoughtfully.
Shu Shu listened, but hesitated.
Such a family...
If you are a new rich man, you may not have enough rules; if you are a noble family like Nian Xiyao, you will be no different from a noble family.
Shu Shu said: "Let's not get involved and let Enie find it from her in-laws' home!"
She finally understood why many families in the Eight Banners had family marriages.
That's because we know each other's roots and trust each other's upbringing.
Otherwise, every time you get married, you will be with a new family, and meeting someone like the Niu Hulu family would be enough to worry about.
That is to say, Fusong is the man and the loss is smaller; if the woman is regretted in this way, her future marriages will be criticized.
Brother Jiu didn't answer.
He still has his own plans.
Shu Shu was still thinking about the cat ears in the dining room, so she casually found an excuse and said: "I'll freshen up first, and I'll go and say a few words to Grandma Qi..."
Come and try it quickly. 】
Brother Jiu agreed.
Shu Shu came out of the house and went directly to the front yard dining room.
A basin of conch cake has been fried, and the whole dining room is filled with the smell of frying.
Shu Shu couldn't help but frown after hearing it.
There are two types of oils used in kitchens nowadays, large oil and plain oil.
Large oil is lard, and vegetarian oil is soybean oil.
When frying things, soybean oil is used.
It usually doesn't smell bad, but now it feels fishy and greasy.
"vomit……"
Shu Shu couldn't help but retched and quickly left the dining room.
Xiaochun saw him and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong with Fujin?"
Xiaotang heard the movement and came over.
She was in front of the oil pan just now, and she smelled of soybean oil.
Shu Shu frowned, waved his hand and said: "Stay away from me first, smell the fishy smell..."
Xiaotang was a little at a loss.
Xiao Chun was startled, looking at Shu Shu's belly, a little confused: "Isn't Fujin's little life coming?"
Starting yesterday, I have changed my clothes...
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I'm in tears, the third update will be later, everyone will watch it tomorrow morning.
