The next day after the Qionglin banquet. The Zeng brothers said goodbye to Li Hao and his family and returned home, agreeing to meet again in more than a month when they return to the capital to be appointed officials by the Ministry of Personnel.
Li Hao sent the Zeng brothers all the way outside Bianjing City before returning home. As soon as he returned home, he saw someone coming to visit his family. Wei and Li Jian were receiving him in the main hall. Li Hao was originally wondering where the person came from. After all, he didn't know many people in Bianjing City. As a result, after Li Hao returned to the main hall to greet each other and sat down, he directly heard the person complimenting himself, from his appearance to his talents. Li Hao felt that the compliment was not about him. After listening for a while, he finally I understand that this person came here to find me on a blind date.
Li Hao suddenly became depressed when he understood. He didn't expect to be told right by Zeng Gong so quickly. Fortunately, Mrs. Wei didn't nod, but said that the child was still young and had just finished his scientific examination, so he had to wait a little longer.
After hearing this, Li Hao felt more at ease and waited until he finally sent the person away. As soon as he relaxed, another group came, and they basically talked about the same topics. Li Hao had no choice but to accept them. On the last day, four groups of people came, which made Li Hao very irritable. If you want to greet her with a smile, you also have to worry that Mrs. Wei will really relent, and you won't be able to go if you don't go.
So at night, Li Hao was thinking about how to solve the problem. He was in high school now, but he couldn't go back to Yangzhou for the time being, so Li Hao thought about asking Wei and Li Jian to go back to Yangzhou so that they could go to Qin Fuzi That's the good news, and secondly, after they leave, no one will come back to talk about blind dates. It kills two birds with one stone.
So after dinner, Li Hao said directly: "Father, mother, now that I have graduated from high school, I should have returned to Yangzhou to announce the good news to my teacher in person, but Bachelor Ouyang didn't tell me not to leave Bianjing for the time being, so I think Can you please trouble my father and mother to go back and help me take care of this matter? In addition, if it is later confirmed that I will stay in Bianjing to take up a post, will my family’s ancestral hall also need to be moved to Bianjing? It will also need to be decided by my parents."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wei glanced at Li Hao and said, "After you pass the exam, your father and I really plan to go back to Yangzhou. After all, it is a great thing and you have to pay tribute to your ancestors. And Qin Master has taught you carefully and you have achieved what you have today, so your father and I should also make a trip for you. Your father and I will go back to Yangzhou in two days."
Li Hao was very happy after hearing this, but after Wei paused for a while, he said: "Also, I can understand your thoughts. Although you are still young, since you are already in high school, only by cultivating yourself and your family can you govern the country." There are things in the world that we should consider."
After hearing this, Li Hao had no choice but to reply: "Okay, mother. I understand."
Wei Wei changed the subject and said, "Since we are going back to Yangzhou, we should go and talk to your cousin before leaving. Let's choose a day for our family to visit the Sheng family."
Li Hao naturally agreed to this, so he decided to go there on the day when the officials were resting. However, this visit was different from the last time he came to Bianjing. Last time, because his son was still a civil servant, and because of Li Hao's persuasion, Wei's style was very low-key. But now that Li Hao has won the official title, he doesn't have to be as scrupulous as before, so this time he not only prepared jewelry as gifts for Minglan, Rulan, and Molan, but also specially prepared generous gifts to give individually. Ming Lan.
This made Li Hao look at it, and he thought that maybe the Wei family felt that they had been underestimated by the Sheng family all these years, and now they wanted to feel proud. In addition, since his family was now in Bianjing, he could barely be a backer for Minglan. , I just came like this, so I didn’t bother to persuade Wei.
After the holiday, the Li family went to the Sheng Mansion again with gifts and asked the concierge to inform them. Mrs. Wang came to pick them up in person. Then she saw the many things the Li family brought and asked in surprise why.
Wei said: "My son has passed the Jinshi examination now. My husband and I are going back to Yangzhou in the near future. It will probably take a while before we can go back to Bianjing, so I brought some gifts before leaving. There are also gifts specially for the three girls. The jewelry she wears and some other things are specially selected for Minglan."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang said, "Why are you so polite? Come into the house quickly." Then she ordered her servants to send the things for Minglan to Shou'an Hall.
Then everyone came to the hall. At this time, except the old lady, the entire Sheng family arrived.
After everyone met, they all greeted each other. Li Hao first greeted Sheng Hong, then Changbai, Changfeng, Mo Lan, Rulan, and Minglan. This time, under the guidance of Sheng Hong, they really became cousins. , all became relatives.
After seeing the ceremony, Wei Wei distributed the jewelry he brought to Ru Lan, Ming Lan, and Mo Lan to the three of them. At least on the surface, the three of them seemed quite happy. Then everyone sat down separately. But I don't know why, when I met Li Hao today, I always felt that Minglan looked at him a little strangely, but Li Hao didn't think much about it.
After Sheng Hong chatted with Li Hao for a few words, he directly asked Li Hao: "Xiannie, do you have a general destination for this official selection? Should you stay in Bianjing or be sent abroad?"
After hearing this, Li Hao replied: "I haven't heard the specific arrangements. My nephew is still waiting for news from the official department."
Sheng Hong said: "The matter of assigning officials is still very important. You need to go and move around by yourself. There has always been a shortage of officials in Bianjing. They just wait for the officials to select and assign them. Most of them can only be sent out. Just call me. Uncle, as an elder, I will give you a few words of warning."
Li Hao replied: "Please give me instructions from my uncle."
Sheng Hong said: "Now that you are a third-ranked official, you should have an official rank ranging from the sixth to the seventh rank. If you can stay in Bianjing and serve, your official career will be much smoother. Don't be like me when I was ranked second in the scientific examination and went directly to the outside world. I was sent to a remote place in a remote country and spent more than ten years there before I returned to Beijing. It is extremely difficult to become a fifth-rank official."
"Since you are familiar with Bachelor Ouyang, why not ask him if he can help you choose a job in Beijing? I will also be here to help you make plans."
After hearing this, Li Hao said: "Thank you uncle for your concern and planning."
After hearing this, Sheng Hong said: "You just called me uncle. This is naturally the right thing to do."
What these words said made Li Hao feel that Sheng Hong was indeed a very well-rounded person. Then Sheng Hong went on to tell Li Hao about the so-called experience gained from serving as an official for more than ten years. Li Hao listened beside him and didn't take it seriously. But he had to pretend to be enlightened and waited for Sheng Hong to talk for a long time.
Li Haocai talked about the business of his visit again. Li Haocai said: "Due to something happening in Yangzhou, my parents will go back to Yangzhou in a few days. This time they came to say goodbye to my uncle and aunt, and then to the old lady. "
Minglan was very surprised after hearing this. She wanted to ask questions, but when she heard that she was going to say goodbye to the old lady, she held back, thinking that she would ask questions at the Shou'an Hall.
After hearing this, Sheng Hong asked, "Then you should stay in Bianjing."
Li Hao replied: "Yes, my nephew still has some business in Bianjing, so he will not go back to Yangzhou with his parents this time."
Sheng Hong said: "That's good. There is a shortage of officials in Bianjing, so everything will be more convenient for you in Bianjing."
After speaking, Sheng Hong looked at Mrs. Wang and asked her to lead her to Shou'an Hall. Then Minglan saw this and said first, "Father, let me take my uncle, aunt and cousin to Shou'an Hall to meet my grandmother."
After hearing this, Sheng Hong agreed and said, "Then let Minglan lead you to Shou'an Hall. I have some things to do later, so I won't accompany you."
After hearing this, Li Hao said hurriedly: "Since my uncle has something to do, let's go and do it first. If the wife and cousins have something to do, they don't need to accompany us. Just let cousin Minglan take us there."
Afterwards, Sheng Hong nodded with a smile and stood up to leave, while Minglan took a few people to Shou'antang.
