"Dad, since my son can win the first prize based on his own knowledge, he will naturally be promoted based on his own ability in the future."
This is Lin Yuanqiu's innermost thoughts. I am afraid that only incompetent men in this world would think of exchanging marriage for a future. He hopes that every gain he obtains will be based on his own abilities.
Besides what kind of pot goes with what kind of lid, Lin Yuanqiu is self-aware. He has always liked to make his own decisions in his past and present lives. If he had a bossy Yue family, he might not be able to survive a day like this.
Although there are no absolutes, if you encounter it, it will be 100%.
At this time, Lin Sanzhu had no objections. Gouzi was right. Only by relying on his own ability can he straighten his back.
I think of how my son looked astride a horse and paraded through the streets a few days ago. How majestic it was, and this majesty was earned by his own ability!
Thinking back to the past years when I was carrying sacks and saving money to buy an inkstone, although I was so stressed that I couldn't straighten my back, my heart was upright.
Therefore, just listen to your son. Don't you just want to live a comfortable life in this life?
Parents are at ease, and children are at ease, so that he, the father, can also be at ease.
Since he agreed, Lin Sanzhu didn't delay and went to find Zhou Xing after lunch.
As for Zhou Xing, he was waiting for his son's vacation to be approved, and the father and son were preparing to leave for Hengxi Town. The date for Zixu's marriage had been set, and they had to go home quickly.
Fortunately, the letter I wrote to my family had been sent half a month ago. I think my father will have received it soon, and my family will definitely make arrangements for the wedding in a decent manner.
Seeing his in-laws coming, Zhou Xing hurriedly asked Shu Yan to make tea.
Lin Sanzhu didn't do ink, so when he saw that it was just him and Zhou Xing, he asked, "My in-laws, did your niece talk about her in-laws' family?"
Niece? Talk about your husband’s family?
Zhou Xing was stunned for a moment at first, but he quickly came to his senses. He was a little confused as to what his in-laws meant by asking. Did he want to help his niece?
Zhou Xing shook his head, with a sad look on his face, "Not yet, there is still one year left before the filial piety period, so we have to wait."
Although it is said that grandchildren need to observe mourning for three years, it is actually twenty-seven months. However, even if it is twenty-seven months, they still have to wait for one year before they can get married.
Alas, Zhou Xing sighed, Yurou is already sixteen now, and will be eighteen soon after her filial piety, and it will be difficult to find a good marriage by then.
"What do you think of my family's distant autumn?" Although he asked this, Lin Sanzhu knew that such a good nephew and son-in-law would be difficult to find even with a lantern.
Because of this, Zhou Xing thought that his ears had heard it wrong. After being stunned for a while, he asked in disbelief, "Did the in-laws mean Yuan Qiu?"
Lin Sanzhu nodded.
Zhou Xing jumped up from the chair and said, "My dear, please sit here first. I'll talk to my brother-in-law now!"
Before the word "go" could be heard, the person ran ten meters away, followed by a long burst of laughter.
Seeing Zhou Xing's excited look, Lin Sanzhu suddenly felt that this was good.
Instead of finding a father-in-law who wants to please other people, it would be better to find an in-law who treats dogs as treasures.
Just as Lin Sanzhu expected, such a good son-in-law is hard to find even with a lantern. So the Zhong family quickly agreed, but now they are still in mourning, so the engagement can only be done in the future.
Lin Sanzhu nodded, as it should be.
After returning home, he told his son about the arranged marriage, and also said that he would not get engaged until he was filial.
Lin Yuanqiu thought for a while, then went out after a while, and then went directly to Cuiyuxuan on Wenjin Street.
When I returned home, there was a pair of exquisite and clear jade bracelets in my arms.
Lin Yuanqiu originally wanted to buy jadeite, but the price was not enough for the banknotes he carried in his pocket. In the end, he chose a pair of Hetian jade. The quality of the jade looked quite good.
Lin Yuanqiu opened the rosewood box and said, "Dad, please ask Uncle Zhou to send these bracelets to the Zhong family as a token from us."
Lin Sanzhu took it, thinking that his dog might like the girl from the Zhong family.
…
One day later, Lin Yuanqiu went to the Tang Mansion as promised. When he arrived, several people of the same year were already waiting, including Gu Ping.
They were all Jinshi in the same ranking, and everyone quickly talked about it.
After a while, Lin Yuanqiu saw Ding Dejin coming over. He was wearing a moon-white round-collar robe and holding a folding fan. He looked very elegant.
Xu was "taught" by his father, who was also an official in the imperial court. Today, Ding Dejin looked less arrogant and more humble. He greeted everyone one by one, including Lin Yuanqiu, and then found a stool to sit down.
It was in sharp contrast to Qiong Lin's proud eyes at the banquet.
His grandfather was the minister of Dali Temple, and his father had been promoted from the prefect of Gyeongju to the civil service department a few years ago. Therefore, at the Qionglin Banquet, Ding Dejin naturally had many elders who spoke to him lovingly. When he saw Lin Yuanqiu sitting there with no one paying attention, Ding Dejin became very proud.
Sure enough, my grandfather and father were right. In officialdom, connections are the most important thing.
Lin Yuanqiu was certain that this boy must have been scolded by his father after returning from Qiong Linyan that night, otherwise he wouldn't have suddenly changed his attitude.
Mr. Tang invited everyone to the garden pavilion, and then asked the boy to go to the study quickly and bring over the paintings on the desk.
The boy moved quickly and quickly came over with the painting. Then he followed the instructions, opened it and hung it on the rhombus on the eaves of the pavilion.
Tang Jin touched his beard and said with a smile, "I got this painting by chance recently. Come and take a look at this painting skill. Is it true that you have never seen it before? This is also the first time for me to see such a freehand landscape painting. Look, With just a few strokes, the spirit is expressed through form, concise yet transparent. What a great painting skill. It’s a pity that the painting doesn’t include any poems that match the scene. I don’t think it’s better than this. Today we will take the scene in the painting as the title and write a poem each. how?"
Lin Yuanqiu felt that this painting looked familiar, so he stepped forward and took a closer look. Well, isn't this his earliest freehand landscape painting?
The reason why we know it is the earliest one is because there is no signature on this painting yet.
They were all Jinshi who stood out from thousands of people. It was natural for them to write poems and rhymes, and soon each of them wrote a poem.
When the party was about to end, Mr. Tang began to call people into the study one by one to talk.
After a while, Lin Yuanqiu was also called in.
Tang Jin first started talking about Lin Gua in the Book of Changes, and then got to the point, "Is Lin Xiuzan married?"
Lin Yuanqiu was a little shy and said, "Your Majesty, my parents have already made arrangements to marry me."
Already said you are getting married?
Tang Jin was stunned. When he asked Mr. Qin not long ago, hadn't he not yet talked about the marriage?
How could it be decided so quickly?
He looked at Lin Yuanqiu and saw that apart from the joy of getting married, there was nothing lying on his face.
Originally, Tang Jin thought that the reason why Qin Yu declined was to keep the marriage of his proud disciple and to prepare for a good marriage.
Now it seems that I take it for granted. Mr. Qin has indeed left Lin Xiuzuan's marriage to his parents to worry about.
…
Hall selection is over.
This time, only twelve Hanlin Academy scholars were selected, and the rest who were not selected were appointed to official positions such as chief minister, Zhongshu, county magistrate, etc. according to different circumstances.
Lin Yuanqiu's leave procedures were quickly approved by the bachelor's degree master together with others. Depending on the length of the journey back home, Lin Yuanqiu's vacation will be two and a half months.
Among them, Gu Ping had the longest stay, with three months.
Along with the leave approval note, there is a document for free travel on the official ship. With this, I don't have to spend a single copper coin on my return to my hometown to worship my ancestors, whether by boat or carriage.
This is also a benefit given by the imperial court to these new scholars.
…
Nanluogu Lane.
The luggage for returning home has been packed, and to Shopkeeper Zhu, Lin Sanzhu also sent over all the paintings Lin Yuanqiu painted during this period.
At this moment, the father and son were talking about their departure tomorrow.
"Yuanqiu, Dad wants to buy a ginseng back from the drugstore."
Seeing that his son was a little puzzled, Lin Sanzhu explained, "Your grandma is getting older, and I'm worried that they can't bear the long journey. If you buy ginseng, we'll cut it and stew it for your grandma to eat as soon as we get home. This way you can replenish your energy, so you won’t have to worry about running out of energy when you come to the capital again.”
Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but nod, "Dad, you are still thoughtful."
Isn't it thoughtful? Lin Yuanqiu was originally worried about this. Although my grandma has always been strong and strong, the two elders have never been on a boat. In addition, the waterway is long, how could he not be worried.
Just do it as you think of it, and soon the father and son went out and headed straight to the drug store.
When the shopkeeper heard that he was buying ginseng for people who had never eaten ginseng and were in good health, he hurriedly warned him not to eat the whole ginseng at once, but to share it as many times as possible.
After listening to the medicine shop owner's words, Lin Sanzhu finally decided to divide one pill into ten portions and let his parents finish it within a month and a half.
This time, except for bringing some gadgets to a few children at home, no one else bought anything. However, there was no shortage of fashionable fabrics in the capital, which Lin Yuanqiu planned to use as dowries for his two younger sisters.
The next day, the genius was slightly bright, and Zhang Gui led the carriage from the carriage shop over.
After the boxes and cages were loaded onto the cart, the carriage left Nanluogu Lane and quickly headed for Tongzhou Wharf.
This time Ping An also came with us. Although there was not much luggage, there were seven or eight boxes and cages. If there were more people following, there would always be more people to take care of.
…
Although Jiangzhou Mansion is far away from the capital, no matter how far it is, after more than ten days, the good news that Jiangzhou Mansion has won the number one scholar this year was also sent to the government office along with the official document.
The prefect's eyes narrowed with joy. He was the top scholar before, but this time he was actually the top scholar. He also thought that Lin Zhuangyuan had been studying in the government school for several years before. So, if this was not a proper education achievement, what else could it be? .
Hahaha, it seems that there is a chance that I will be promoted next year.
The excited Jiangzhou prefect immediately sent someone to survive. Ask the yamen servant to go to the No. 1 Scholar's house to announce the good news as soon as possible, and allocate ten taels of money to announce the good news, so that the yamen servant can celebrate as he pleases.
Since Lin Zhuangyuan had earned face for Jiangzhou Prefecture and made political achievements for him, he would naturally repay Qiong Yao.
Maybe he will still be a colleague in the future.
After several government officials got the order, they immediately set up two carriages and called out six people, and then bought baskets of firecrackers.
After getting ready, we set off quickly. Several opera troupes were playing gongs and drums, hugging the guy who was eating, and was a little puzzled. It was already Shenshi, and it would be dark when they arrived at Hengxi Town. How could they announce the good news in the dark?
How did a few people know that the last time they announced the good news, they were overtaken by the county government officials? The government officials were all holding their nerves, so they had to take the lead this time no matter what.
As for getting dark, what are you afraid of? There are several pine sticks already prepared under the firecracker basket. Then you can just light them up and use them as torches.
Fortunately, the sky was full of stars in the early summer night, and the coachman hung a wind lantern on the front of the carriage, so there was no delay in getting on the road.
By the time the carriage arrived at Xiaogaoshan Village, it was already Haishi.
At this time, everyone in the village had gone to bed, and only the occasional barking of dogs could be heard.
The three yamen looked around at the quiet surroundings, and then all looked at the other yamen. Their leader asked with some uncertainty, "Boss, shall we beat gongs and drums, light firecrackers and enter the village to announce the good news?" "
God, it's only the second update now. Will you be beaten by the villagers later?
The leading officer was a little hesitant. It seemed a bit unethical to wake people up at this point.
But everything has come.
