The young mistress was running on the spacious stone street under the river. She understood the young master's excitement. Shen Kun was a gift given to them by God. Kun'er is not only their son, he is the future of the Shen family and the entire hope of the Shen family. As a mother, she knew that she had an irreplaceable role for others. Miss Xu, who was well-read in poetry and books, became the young mistress of Shen Mansion today. She knew that from now on, she must consciously guide her son so that he could become a learned person in the true sense. Thereby shining the door.
My father has told me since I was a child that Huai'an is a nationally famous historical and cultural city with a long history. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the northwest belonged to Huaiyin County, the southeast belonged to Sheyang County, and Shanyang County was established in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which was also the seat of Shanyang County.
Because Huai'an City is located to the south of Bochi Mountain, it was called Shanyang County. In the Sui Dynasty, Shanyang County (county) was changed to Chuzhou, and in the Southern Song Dynasty, Chuzhou was changed to Huai'an Prefecture, Huai'an Army, and Huai'an County; in the Yuan Dynasty, it was changed to Huai'an Road; After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Huai'an Road in the Yuan Dynasty was changed to Huai'an Prefecture, and the government has always been located in Shanyang County, Jiangsu.
Her husband's family, the Shen family, has lived in the deep alleys of Zhuxiang Street for generations. The bamboo craft shop is the Shen family's ancestral business, and the shop provides the Shen family's entire source of livelihood. Bamboo alleys are dotted with bamboo crafts shops, and Shanyang County is famous for its bamboo. After several generations of changes, my father-in-law is now slowly expanding his ancestral business, dreaming that one day he will be like the ostentatious salt merchant who makes people look up to him.
A year ago, she married Mr. Shen in Hexia Town, a man from Yushu Linfeng. The two of them were as close as ever and loved each other as much as ever. The combination of piano and sesame made her smile brightly many times. She felt that she was so lucky. She was lucky to have met her enlightened parents, and she was lucky to have met her Mr. Right. To use today's terminology, Miss Xu met the right person at the right time.
Indeed, Miss Xu is so lucky. If you want to know about the important matters of marriage in the Ming Dynasty, which family does not have parents order the matchmaker? Many women in the world don't know anything about their men before marriage, but on the wedding night, when a man takes off his hijab, he has no choice but to recognize him as deaf, dumb, lame or blind, and he will be recognized for the rest of his life. You say, how could Miss Xu not be lucky?
After being married to Hexia for more than a year, the young mistress has become more and more accustomed to the fireworks here. She likes to take Xiaoling to Guayi Street to buy her favorite rouge jewelry, Kuner's clothes and toys, and naturally she also likes to taste them. Snacks in the streets and alleys of Hexia...
She could never forget how excited her father-in-law was today when he saw Kun'er grabbing the stationery. He was as excited as a child. He knew that he was looking forward to her as a mother. Since ancient times, the pity for parents in the world, the thoughtful young mistress understands the mood of the father-in-law and the others very well.
The current Shen family is just a businessman on Zhuxiang Street. At best, they are merchants. At worst, the Shen family has recently been linked to water transportation under the operation of the master. It has nothing to do with the high-walled courtyard on Hexia Street. It's a world of difference.
Therefore, whether it is the master, the wife, or the man, they all hope that Kun'er can read the "Four Books" and "Five Classics" to his heart's content, and in the future he will become a scholar, win the imperial examination, and even get the first prize. Mrs. Shen knows that many families in Hexia Town hope that their children will be successful. For scholars in the old days, the only thing that can really determine their destiny is the imperial examination. Scholars who have been studying Confucianism since childhood have to face cruel selections again and again, and they are no longer looking forward to that day. 's arrival
I dreamed that one day, my son would be riding fast in the alley, and the government officer would immediately hold up the royal list: "Your High School!"
However, that day was not easy to come by.
Master Shen ran forward with his son on his shoulders, Xiaolong chased after him, Mrs. Shen and the young mistress chased behind, and Xiaoling kept shouting: "Master, wait a minute."
Unable to catch up with the father and son, the young mistress simply slowed down. The sunshine in August shines on Huzui Street, and the wind blows from the alley. The strong fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus fills the heart and spleen. The young lady feels very warm, and before she knows it, mid-autumn has arrived.
Because her father had something to do, her father and mother left first in a sedan chair. Before leaving, Mrs. Xu also asked her to remember to go back to her parents' home. Come to think of it, it's true. All my energy has been consumed by my son this year, but I really don't go back to my parents' house very much. No wonder my mother told me.
"Young mistress, hurry up, the young master is crying for you." The young mistress was wandering on the bustling streets of the ancient town, when suddenly Xiaolong came running out of breath.
"What's wrong? Why are you crying all of a sudden?" The young lady asked quickly after hearing this.
"I don't know, Madam said, he needs to breastfeed." Xiaolong scratched his head sheepishly and secretly glanced at Xiaoling next to the young mistress. He felt that Xiaoling was dressed very beautifully today.
"Miss, let's go quickly, the young master has a terrible temper." Xiaoling urged after hearing this.
"Let's go." Young Mistress, "This kid was just here to play, but now he's hungry."
Besides, Master Shen was greeting people along the way, and everyone looked at the drunkard and hurriedly avoided him.
"Master Shen, you're here." Master Shen staggered into the clear pool, and the boss quickly came to help him.
The waiter helped Mr. Shen take off his clothes. At this time, Mr. Shen, who was drunk, could not control his pace. He stumbled towards the large pool with rippling blue waves. There were also ten people in the large pool. He took off his wooden mop, stepped over the wall of the pool, and was immediately swept away. Surrounded by water.
"Ah, it's so comfortable!" Mr. Shen let out a long sigh at this moment
But the young mistress knows that ten years of hard work has been hard, and looking at Shanyang County, only a handful of people have this honor. Song Hongmai's "Rong Zhai's Four Poems: Poem of Prosperity and Frustration": "A long drought brings sweet rain, meeting an old friend in a foreign land; the night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber, the time of inscription on the gold medal list."
The four major tragedies in life: a drop of dew after a long drought, meeting an old friend in a foreign land - the creditor, the night of flowers and candles in the wedding room - next door, when the gold medal was named - the same name, a few words added by a clever hand make people sigh...
All officials are low-ranking, but only those with high academic qualifications are selected through the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty. Each level corresponds to different status and treatment. The Ming Dynasty had already completed the imperial examination system, which was divided into four levels: county examination, township examination, general examination and palace examination.
The lowest level is called Tongsheng. In popular terms, anyone who has read the Four Books and Five Classics and is determined to participate in the imperial examinations to seek fame can be called Tongsheng.
Strictly speaking, one has to pass the examination organized by the county and prefectural public schools in order to be called a child student. One thing that is special is that there is no age limit for children. They can be teenagers or children, or they can be in their seventies or eighties.
Outstanding children can enjoy six buckets of rice per month to encourage children to study hard and avoid having to worry about making a living. However, the number of places is limited, and only 20 people in Shanyang County have this treatment.
Children who pass special examinations and officially enter county schools and state schools are called scholars. They are called scholars, also called students. In the Ming Dynasty, ordinary people had to bear the heavy burden of corvées and taxes on people and acres of land, but scholars could be exempted from it.
Precisely because scholars can be exempted from land taxes, many civilians with land in the Ming Dynasty put their fields in the names of scholars, thus exempting them from government land taxes. The common people then gave the scholar money and grain which was slightly less than the land tax.
Therefore, if you become a scholar, you can often get a lot of money without working, and have no worries about food and clothing...
While the young mistress was breastfeeding, her mind was never idle for a moment: "Kun'er, you must listen to your parents, keep your ears off the outside world, and only read the books of sages."
Shen Kun, who was sucking happily with his nipple in his mouth, could not hear these words, but the young mistress had already made up her mind. In order for the Shen family to shine brightly, she must be ruthless.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
