Thinking of this, Patriarch Lin couldn't help but hold Lin Yuanqiu's hand and said with a smile, "Yuanqiu, how are you preparing for the imperial examination?"
Lin Yuanqiu shook his head and said very seriously, "We haven't started preparations yet. Mr. Patriarch, Yuan Qiu is not going to participate in this year's imperial examination."
Not ready to participate?
Patriarch Lin was stunned at first, but then he thought that it was reasonable not to take part. After all, with three years of knowledge, it was reasonable to take the county exam, but if he continued to take the government exam non-stop, it would be a bit reluctant.
I didn't expect that I, a sophisticated old man, was not as clear-headed as an inexperienced little kid.
It seems that I am too eager for success and a little obsessed.
Thinking of this, Chief Lin couldn't help but touched Lin Yuanqiu's forehead and said kindly: "Yes, we are not in a hurry for the government examination. We must study more steadily. When the time comes to take the government examination again, we will definitely win it in one fell swoop. "
Today's Clan Chief Lin went back after dinner specifically. Because it was too last minute, he didn't prepare any good food at home, but he definitely had enough fish.
No, Wu took out all the grass carps in the water tank. In addition to the braised fish that Lin Sanzhu had promised to before, Zhou made fish soup with tofu and sprinkled with chopped green onions.
Soon, two pottery bowls full of fragrant grass carp tofu were served on the table. Looking at the milky white fish soup and pieces of steaming tender white tofu, Patriarch Lin swallowed unconsciously. How could he? It feels like I can eat several bowls of rice.
Not surprisingly, Patriarch Lin returned home with a swollen belly in the end, because he drank a big bowl of the delicious fish soup.
If Lin Deyun hadn't come to pick them up, Patriarch Lin might have scooped out another bowl.
This greedy look made Patriarch Lin blush a little when he thought about it afterwards, but the fish soup cooked by Dagui family was indeed delicious.
Looking at their uncle's retreating figure, Lao Lintou and Wu were filled with emotion. This was the first time since their family had left alone that their uncle had taken the initiative to stay at their house for dinner.
It really is different.
Thinking about the various compliments received by the clan members when they came to her door today, especially the women who used to spread gossip about her family, now they were all full of nice words, which made Wu feel even more unreal.
"Old man, our dog has indeed made the list, right? Then Xiucai Lin can't be mistaken, right?"
The more Wu talked, the more worried she became. If the person who passed the exam was not a dog, her family would be happy in vain.
"What are you talking about? There is no reason to go wrong with this kind of thing."
Although he said this, Old Lintou was also a little unsure after what Wu said. After all, Gouzi was not the only one in the clan to take the county examination this time, not to mention that Lin Youzhi also said that it was his classmate who asked someone to give him the exam. It's a letter, so there's still a possibility of sending the wrong message, right?
Thinking of this, Lao Lintou hesitated whether he should let Lao San and the others go to the county seat to confirm tomorrow.
Different from the restlessness of the old couple outside the house, everyone in the main room was already having fun at this time. Because the patriarch was there just now, everyone did not dare to let go, lest they be said to be unruly by the patriarch, but now people Now that they're all gone, there's no need to worry about so much.
I saw Lin Sanzhu lifting Lin Yuanqiu with both hands, putting him on his neck, and then twisting him in various ways, saying either "My dog really has a face for his father" or "My dog is the most powerful."
At this time, Lin Yuanqiu finally took advantage of the fact that the patriarch returned home and was finally free to pick up food. He was picking up his favorite braised fish tail with chopsticks, but was suddenly picked up by his father. But even so, it didn't stop the foodie from stuffing the fish tail into his mouth. However, the fish tail was too big and the foodie's mouth was too small, so the exposed half of it swayed up and down as Lin Sanzhu swayed from side to side, making that funny look. , the Feng family, Zhou family and Liu family on the side laughed so much that they almost died.
Compared to their mothers who were laughing so hard, Lin Yuanhuai and Lin Yuanbai were a little envious. From time to time, their third uncle would let their little brother ride a horse, but their father never seemed to do so.
So the two little guys pursed their lips and rubbed against their father again and again, and then glanced at their third uncle from time to time. It was obvious that they also wanted to ride on their father's neck.
Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu couldn't laugh or cry, and they didn't even look at how old you two were. But when they saw their youngest son's eyes filled with anger, "Forget it, who made them really happy today?" In a year or two, I might not be able to carry it even if I want to.
When Lao Lintou and Mrs. Wu closed the courtyard door and walked into the main room, they saw this scene. The eldest, second and third son each put their son on their shoulders and shook them left and right, while the three younger ones, one Holding the fish tail in their mouths, the other two were already laughing so hard that they couldn't even see their eyes.
Looking at the three daughters-in-law, they almost rolled into a ball.
In the end, Old Lintou didn't mention the matter of going to the county town to confirm. It was rare for the family to be so happy, so it was better not to let down the fun.
Besides, Lin Youzhi is not a sloppy person, and he will make no mistakes if he thinks about it.
Thinking like this, Old Lintou's originally uncertain heart became much more stable.
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With Lin Yuanqiu passing the county examination, people in the village now have many more topics to talk about.
For example, some people talked about Lin Yuanfeng and Lin Yuansong's father-in-law's family, saying that their daughters were really lucky, and if Lin Yuanqiu got admitted to be a scholar in the future, not only would their married daughters enjoy the blessings, but they would also be able to become their in-laws. Get a lot of light.
Hearing this, everyone immediately thought of the Qin family. It was said that Lin Yuansong's daughter-in-law who had not entered the house was the niece and granddaughter of the Qin family. Oh, this old godly woman is really smart.
Alas, if they had known this would be the case, they should have taken action earlier.
The women seemed to have forgotten the moment when Matchmaker Zhang spread the gossip, and they continued to make noises.
At this time, another woman said, "Why are you so anxious? Don't the Wu family still have three grandsons? We can't look forward to the youngest one, but the other two should be fine."
When everyone heard this, they immediately slapped their thighs, yes, why didn't they expect that?
So in the next two days, the women began to search again, thinking about which niece from their mother's family or niece from their sisters' family, they could bring out and marry when they were old enough. This thought was so busy that even Lin Quanhe and his party didn't pay much attention to when they returned to the village. They only knew that since they came back, Zhang and Xu, who usually like to go out for a walk, have not been out in the past few days. .
But it is also understandable that anyone who spends so much money to give up his son, who has never passed the Clan Studies Examination, would be too embarrassed to show up to others.
What's more, the kid who passed the exam came from his second uncle's family, which was not on good terms with them.
It’s not surprising that the villagers think this way, because since they learned that Lin Yuanqiu passed the county examination, everyone in the village would say congratulations when they met Lao Lintou or the Wu family. On the other hand, no one from Lin Jincai’s family came to say congratulations. Thinking about it, I feel really unhappy.
At this time, Lin Jincai's family was indeed as the villagers thought. It was a time of depression and confusion, especially for Lin Quanhe. When the county examination results were released, he was pushed to the front because he was the eldest grandson of the eldest son. Because of this, Lin Quanhe also attended school for one year back then. If he hadn't fallen off the back of an ox and broken his leg, he wouldn't have stopped studying so early.
Although he only studied for one year, he had no problem at all in reading. So when he saw Lin Yuanqiu's name on the red list, he was shocked beyond words. Lin Quanhe suppressed the jealousy in his heart. Then I looked back and found that I didn't even see the names of Lin Wenyan and Lin Wenqing until the last one, Sun Shan, let alone the youngest son Lin Wenjin.
After reading the list several times, Lin Quanhe, who was extremely disappointed, truly believed the fact that none of the three candidates from his family had passed the exam from his second uncle's family.
Therefore, Lin Jincai now had the idea of quitting the private school in the town and returning directly to his family to learn reading. In his words, a scholar could not teach a young master, which shows that the scholar's knowledge was nothing more than this. .
When Mrs. Jin heard this, she naturally agreed very much. Not only could she save several taels of money a year by studying at a family school, but her two grandchildren could also stay with her every day. Otherwise, they would have to stay in a private school for food and accommodation. She really Very worried.
Besides, even a little kid can read well. My grandson who is so smart must be able to learn even better.
Regarding their father-in-law's words, Mrs. Zhang and Ms. Xu felt very reluctant. Ever since their son went to study in the town, they felt that they were much more proud than others. Now that they suddenly returned to the clan school, how could they lose it? Such a face.
And the two brothers Lin Quanhe and Lin Quanjiang definitely don't agree with letting their sons return to study. There is no reason for these people to jump from a basket to a bamboo tube.
Besides, the scholar's knowledge is not comparable to that of a child. Their son's failure to pass the test this time does not mean that he will fail the test next time, so he might as well go to a private school in the town to study.
Lin Jincai looked at his eldest grandson and second grandson, and saw that both of them had disapproval on their faces, so he finally gave up the idea of letting them return to his clan to learn.
But I feel a little regretful in my heart, because in Lin Jincai's eyes, Mrs. Wang is really good. Apart from other things, just looking at the little grandson of the second brother's family, a little kid who originally didn't know a word, he didn't expect that he only studied for three years. , and actually passed the county examination.
Therefore, Lin Jincai felt that if his eldest and second grandson also studied with Mrs. Wang for a year, and they had the foundation of a private school in the town, they would definitely have no problem passing the county examination.
There are many other tribesmen who have the same idea as Lin Jincai. Thinking of Lin Dagui's happy face these days, he puts himself in another position.
So in the past two days, in addition to the original batch of students who had graduated by themselves, their parents were sent back to Mrs. Wang, and then there were other tribesmen who were also preparing to send their children to the tribe's school.
In addition to members of the clan, there are also many villagers from Xiaogaoshan who have also approached Chief Lin and expressed their desire to send their children to clan schools. They also said that although they were not members of the Lin clan, they could be sent to the clan to study. ah.
It can be said that the Lin clan leader's house was really busy these two days, because there was no time for rest for the tribesmen and villagers coming and going. Especially on the day when the county government delivered the good news, Lin Deyun felt that the threshold of his family was about to be stepped on. .
As for Old Lintou, after receiving the good news, the big stone in his heart really fell to the ground. God knows how anxious he has been waiting these past few days. After all, it has been five days and there has been no movement. Anyone else would be a little worried. worried.
Didn't you look at the boss and the second child and they all started to worry?
Originally, Lin Dazhu wanted to ask his cousin. After all, he came back after the results were released. However, after thinking about it carefully, Lin Dazhu didn't come to ask in the end. Don't think that he was showing off, which would be boring.
Unlike his parents and brothers who were anxious, Lin Sanzhu never doubted Lin Youzhi's words. Besides, he still remembered that when his son came out of the examination room, he didn't cry like others, so it was definitely a matter of course that his son passed the examination.
As for why the yamen hasn't sent the good news after several days, it's probably because he was busy with other things first.
In fact, the county government office is really not busy with other things, not to mention it is normal for the good news to be delivered every five or six days. After all, the officers come according to the ranking on the list, first the first case, then the second Third, and thirty-nine was already at the bottom of the list, naturally it couldn't be done so quickly. In addition, the distance between Zhoushan County and Hengxi Town was not close, so I postponed the delivery until today.
Xu Shi was really happy. In a rare act of generosity, Wu took out a bunch of copper coins from the money box as a reward.
This was a full hundred copper coins. The yamen officer was a little surprised. He originally thought that for people in the countryside, it would be generous to give out more than ten or twenty copper coins. Just like the family in Wuxing Village yesterday who only gave more than twenty copper coins. , I really didn’t expect that as a countryman, this family actually handed over a bunch of them directly.
The fat-faced servant was smiling all over his face. After taking the wedding money, he said thank you to Mr. Tongsheng’s family.
These words directly dispelled the regret in Wu's heart. She originally thought that she was too prodigal, but now she doesn't think so. Didn't you hear, they directly called Master Tongsheng's house.
With such flattering words, my grandson will definitely be admitted to the Tongsheng School soon.
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After seeing off the good news messenger, life gradually returned to calm.
As for the clan school, in response to everyone's request, Patriarch Lin and Lin Youzhi discussed it and planned to organize another class room. After all, it is really not a problem for more than forty students to be crowded together.
As for the plan to invite the Master again, there is still no plan to do so. Now everyone is looking for the name of Master Wang, so there is no need to invite him again.
Another point is that in the eyes of Patriarch Lin and Lin Youzhi, this group of people is just a whim, and it is hard to say that they may not be willing to come after some time.
So let’s wait and see.
On this day, when Lin Sanzhu went to the bookstore to hand in his embroidery work, he heard shopkeeper Gao tell him that he had found a private school and a wife.
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Chapter 45 Zi Qing Pavilion
There are six private schools, large and small, next to Changting Academy, and what Shopkeeper Gao mentioned today was the Ziqing School opened by Zhou Xiucai.
Zhou Xiucai is thirty-three years old this year. He is mature and prudent in his work. As for knowledge, those who can pass the scholar examination will naturally have good knowledge.
In fact, before going to Ziqing Hall, Shopkeeper Gao first inquired about Changting Academy, but he heard from the concierge that the academy had no plans to accept new students for the time being, and if he wanted to join the class midway, he would need someone to sponsor him.
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Gao ran out of ideas. Although he was the shopkeeper of a bookstore, in the final analysis he was just a shopkeeper. How could he know the sponsor? Besides, even if he could find one, he might not be able to find one. For an unknown country boy, I went to the Academy Headmaster for a trip.
Therefore, shopkeeper Gao went to Ziqing Hall, which he had previously liked. In his mind, Ziqing Hall was the best choice besides Changting Academy.
Shopkeeper Gao thinks so because he has interacted with Zhou Xiucai several times and feels that this person is open-minded and not pedantic. It is expected that the students he teaches will also be flexible people.
In the opinion of Shopkeeper Gao, learning knowledge is as important as learning how to behave. If you follow the right master, your little one will not be led astray.
As for the tutors in several other private schools, shopkeeper Gao didn't know much about them, so to be on the safe side, he'd better choose Ziqingguan.
Zhou Xiucai did not hesitate and asked shopkeeper Gao to bring the child over to have a look at it. If it is suitable, he can keep it.
This made shopkeeper Gao very happy.
Since he was busy taking the county examination a few days ago, shopkeeper Gao was not in a hurry to tell the Lin family about this matter. He thought that it would be the same when he went to Zhou Xiucai's place after he had passed the county examination.
Therefore, counting the time, shopkeeper Gao and Lin Sanzhu have not seen each other for almost a month.
Therefore, when Lin Sanzhu told him that Lin Yuanqiu had passed the county examination, shopkeeper Gao was so shocked that he found his tongue for a long time, "So, one of the four people who won the exam in Hengxi Town this time is Yuan Qiu. La?"
Lin Sanzhu nodded repeatedly.
Mentioning his dog's abilities again, Lin Sanzhu couldn't restrain his excitement. Although he kept reminding himself to keep a low profile, he couldn't hold back, "My Yuanqiu is the youngest among the fifty people on the list. A mile."
Lin Sanzhu was not talking nonsense. That's what the officer who delivered the good news told him that day.
Shopkeeper Gao was equally excited and couldn't help but congratulate Lin Sanzhu with his hands in his hands, "Oh, this is such a happy event. Congratulations to my third uncle!"
