Lin Yuanqiu stretched out his hand to take it, then smiled and thanked the two officials.
This unhurried and unhurried attitude made the two Yamen overthrow all the ideas they had when they came.
The child, who was originally thought to be only nine years old, must have been childishly happy after learning that he had won the ranking and was ranked second.
Unlike now, not only does he behave in a measured manner, but he also gives people a sense of elegance and stability.
Yes, he is elegant and steady, the two yamen thought to themselves, this is probably the reason why he can become a Tongsheng master at only nine years old.
Having come all the way to bring good news to my family, the gift of money as a thank you is of course indispensable.
Wu quickly went to the house and took out two big red seals after a while.
Touching the heavy hand, the smiles on the faces of the two Yamen officials became even brighter.
After riding out of the village, the two of them hurriedly took out their respective red envelopes to check. When they saw that there were actually two coins in it, they couldn't help laughing.
Master Tongsheng's family is really grand. They have made a profit from today's errand.
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Old Lintou left Clan Chief Lin and several clan elders at home for dinner. Lin Yuanqiu went to the Clan Academy and invited Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wang over.
In Lin Yuanqiu's view, students' good grades are naturally inseparable from the teacher's guidance, so they should respect their teachers. It's a pity that Master Zhou is in town, otherwise he should be invited to his home for a chat.
Zhou's sisters-in-law and three others began to be busy in the kitchen.
As for the lunch dishes, there was no need to worry about it. Mrs. Wu asked Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu to go to the backyard to catch two chickens and kill them. They prepared one braised in braise and one stewed with dried mushrooms.
There was ready-made pork at home, and Mrs. Wu asked her eldest daughter-in-law to stew it as tender as possible, otherwise she would be afraid that the elders would not be able to bite it. There are still several fish in the fish tank. Then we can make fish stew with tofu, and finally steam two bowls of chicken soup, and it will be a hearty meal.
Old Lintou felt that there had never been a more glorious day than today. He was so happy that he couldn't help but drink half a bowl of rice wine and ended up drunk.
Normally, Mrs. Wu would have had to dislike her, but today, Mrs. Wu felt that this was normal.
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Chapter 61 Come to propose marriage
When it was time for dinner, Lao Lintou woke up from his sleep.
Thinking of today's happy event, Old Lintou always felt that he had a lot to say to his family, but he was still a little confused at the moment and couldn't think of what to say.
Mrs. Wu, on the other hand, mentioned that she could no longer call Yuan Qiu by her nickname, "In the future, we are no longer allowed to bark like dogs. Didn't you hear the two yamen officials shouting like a Tongsheng master?" If they know that Master Tong Sheng also has a nickname called Gouzi, then our dog will become Master Gouzi."
After saying that, Mrs. Wu specially glared at her youngest son, with an obvious threat in her eyes. The third child in the family couldn't change her words. If she heard him again next time, she would definitely have to deal with it.
Mr. Dog?
Hearing this novel cry, Lin Yuanqiu almost choked on the rice in his mouth, "Nai, don't worry, no one would shout like that."
If someone really shouted like that, they definitely wouldn't do it directly in front of him. Since he couldn't hear it, it didn't matter how they shouted.
To be honest, Lin Yuanqiu really didn't care as much about the title Gouzi as before.
The reason why I was so repelled when I first came here was because the name was too sudden and I was not used to it for a while.
But now, after listening to it more often, it gradually becomes more comfortable to my ears.
Sometimes, Lin Yuanqiu would make comparisons in his mind. He always felt that his dog nickname sounded much better than those in the village who called him dog egg, dog shit, and dog leftovers.
What's more, when he was outside, his father could always use "Yuanqiu" and "Gouzi" according to the situation. For example, in front of outsiders, he would always call him Yuanqiu, and he would only call him by his nickname when no one else was present.
Also, every time he heard his father call him "gouzi", Lin Yuanqiu could always feel a strong feeling of licking the calf in him.
It makes people feel that this is the love and warmth flowing in their blood, and they can't help but want to get close to it.
Lin Yuanqiu also increasingly believed that he was Lin Sanzhu's son, and there was no sense of disobedience in his body and mind.
Lin Yuanqiu often thinks that he and Lin Sanzhu may have been a biological father and son in their previous life.
Although Lin Sanzhu agreed with his words, he didn't think so in his heart. They say that a kid can make a living by choosing a nickname. His dog is still young, so he has to bark steadily for a few years before he can feel at ease. When the dog grows up, it won't be too late for him to change his name.
At this time, Lin Sanzhu did not know that in the eyes of parents, children will always be children who will never grow up.
Therefore, many years later, even though Lin Yuanqiu had reached the age of becoming a grandfather, Lin Sanzhu, the father, still did not change his words and still called his son by his nickname.
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Perhaps it was because he was really happy. After returning to the room after dinner, Lin Yuanqiu was not sleepy at all.
Four years of hard study have finally paid off, how can we not be excited?
Lin Yuanqiu took out the good news and read it carefully.
This is a piece of red paper equivalent to the size of 16 kara. On the left side of the paper, the word "Good News" is written, followed by the content of the good news. At the front is the official seal printed, and then it reads: Your House Master Lin Yuanqiu won the second place in the Jiangzhou Prefecture Examination of Guimaoke.
To be honest, Lin Yuanqiu was a little surprised by the second place result. Although he successfully completed the essays and policy papers this time and felt good about himself, Lin Yuanqiu knew that it would still be difficult to get the second place.
However, thinking that when everyone was discussing the poems and poems in the government examination that day, most of the people defined the peony flower as "tianxiang". Lin Yuanqiu felt that the reason why he ranked so high was probably because of this poem. Reason.
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Since you don't want to sleep, why not find something to do.
So Lin Yuanqiu took out the paints from the drawer and started painting again. A few days ago, I painted a four-panel picture of spring, summer, autumn and winter. This time Lin Yuanqiu planned to draw another set of four gentlemen in flowers of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum.
Lin Yuanqiu was used to painting paintings like this in his previous life. Therefore, within an hour, all four paintings were completed.
After mentioning poems that fit the scene on each painting, Lin Yuanqiu remembered something. That is, when you are free some other time, you must have someone help you carve two seals, one for leisure and one for your name, so that it can be more elegant when stamped on the painting. Especially the ink landscapes I often draw are not colorful. If you press a seal with red sealant, it will definitely have a little eye-catching effect.
And the most important thing is that having your own name stamp on the painting can prevent others from forging and impersonating it.
In view of the current income from paintings, Lin Yuanqiu is certain that he will not give up the way of making money from selling paintings for the time being. Therefore, to be on the safe side, he had to be aware of precautions in advance so that there would be so many fakes that no one would dare to buy his paintings. What a heck.
This is not because Lin Yuanqiu is overconfident. In fact, the freehand landscape painting method is relatively innovative, and it is definitely possible that others will imitate it.
After all, it was a warm day in May, so it didn’t take long for the paintings to dry completely. Lin Yuanqiu folded them in half, rolled them up and put them in the book box.
One day, the ten-day holiday will be over. When he returns to the private school, Lin Yuanqiu plans to take the time to sell these paintings. Nowadays, apart from studying hard, the thing that concerns him most is probably making money.
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In the Lin Jincai family at the east end of the village, almost no one can sleep at the moment. No, the lights are still on in the rooms of brothers Lin Quanhe and Lin Quanjiang.
The same goes for the Kim family. Because it was really uncomfortable tossing and turning, Jin simply sat up and then opened the window to get some air.
But when she saw that the oil lamps in the left and right rooms were still on, she almost jumped up from the kang.
Jin, who was already angry, stretched his neck and cursed loudly into the yard, "Our money is all blown by the strong wind, isn't it? This lamp oil is not bought with money, right? It doesn't matter what time it is." Yes, you still have the lights on. If you really can’t sleep, go to the ground and pull weeds!”
Before the word "go" could be heard, the windows of the rooms on both sides were all darkened, which showed how fast the people inside were blowing out the lights.
Jin hadn't scolded her enough. She seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but cursed again, "I can light lamps and do embroidery to earn money to support the family. What do you two know? I'm afraid you can only open your mouth to eat!"
The Zhang family and the Xu family in the room were so angry that they gritted their teeth. The mother-in-law must have scolded her for not being as good as her second wife, the Zhou family.
Seeing that Jin was still chattering, Lin Jincai patted the earthen kang angrily, "What's the ghost screaming in the middle of the night? Do you think the neighbor next door sounds good to you?"
The old woman is not afraid of other people's jokes. She didn't go to her second brother to congratulate her today, so she let the villagers have a say. If you make any more noise now, wouldn't you be telling others clearly that the second brother's family has become prosperous, and they are unhappy as brother and sister-in-law?
Alas, Lin Jincai sighed, why did his second brother's grandson pass the exam that his grandson found difficult?
I really can’t figure it out.
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Early the next morning, Lao Lintou still led his son and grandson to work in the mountains.
The season waits for no one. If you miss it, you may lose the harvest.
Yesterday, I was so happy that I forgot my hoe and everything on the mountain when I went down the mountain. Now I go up the mountain empty-handed, which saves a lot of effort.
Lin Yuanqiu also followed. It was rare for him to be at home, so he naturally had to help with what he could.
Old Lintou took a few steps forward, and then couldn't help but look back at his little grandson. He really didn't expect that in just four years, his little grandson would become a child in the family.
What a good boy.
Yesterday, both the clan master and clan uncle said that the reason Yuan Qiu was able to pass the Tongsheng examination must be because of the blessing of Lin's ancestors.
Old Lintou did not agree with this.
How hard his little grandson has been studying in the past few years, and he, the father, has seen it all.
I remember when I was just studying in Yuanqiu, a five-year-old child got up early every day in such a cold and snowy day, and never missed a class.
And those hands covered with frostbite were caused by holding a pen and writing again and again in the winter.
Old Lintou felt that if his grandson did not study hard, the ancestors underground would not be able to bless him even if they wanted to.
Therefore, Yuan Qiu was able to pass the Tongsheng examination, all because he studied hard.
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The men went to work in the mountains, and the women at home didn't rest either. No, after breakfast, everyone started busy with their embroidery work again.
Feng and Gao Cui were responsible for the embroidery on the book covers, while Liu and Chunmei embroidered the book titles. As for Zhou and Chunxiu, they nailed the purchased buckles to the book covers.
Chunyan and Chuncao were also helping. Now seven years old, they can already do a lot of work. The two sisters carefully untied the embroidery threads and then wound them around the thread board.
In this way, it would be much easier for Feng and the others to do the embroidery work.
Mrs. Wu shook off the baggage cloth and wrapped all the ready-made book covers.
The family's plan for this new style of book covers is still the same as before, that is, after making a certain amount, they will be sent to bookstores, so that they can earn more money at once.
Wu was about to take the wrapped book cover to her room when she heard a knock on the door.
Wu got up and opened the door, thinking that a neighbor might be visiting. But when she opened the door, she saw a woman she didn't recognize.
Before Wu could ask, the visitor introduced herself with a smile on her face, saying that her surname was Li and that she was a matchmaker from Xinyang Village. She came here specially today because she had a good match with your eldest granddaughter. .
Good marriage?
Mrs. Wu was confused. She was just about to start planning her eldest granddaughter's marriage. Why did a matchmaker come to her door so quickly?
At this time, Mrs. Wu would never have thought that today's Matchmaker Li was just the beginning.
Because in the next few days, many people came to Chunmei's house to propose marriage. In addition to women from the clan, there were also women from the village. The person to propose marriage to was either a nephew from her mother's family or a nephew from her mother's family. This made Wu and Zhou dizzy for a moment.
Of course, Lin Yuanqiu didn't know these things.
