my grandmother

Chapter 13
On the side of the Dacheng Hall, there is a long case that is about two feet long.

Twenty or thirty staff members and subordinate officials gathered around the long case, busy binding the ink scrolls of new students, copying the red list of freshmen sent to various prefectures and counties, and other trivial matters.

Gu Yan stood next to the general list and watched the staff write the names of the freshly baked students neatly and neatly. The two staff next to him, one checked the list, and the other wrote the invitation card for the celery feast according to the general list. .

This general list will be posted on the screen wall outside the gate of the Gongyuan in time for tomorrow's Yinchu, and these invitations will also be sent to the rookies before noon tomorrow.

Gu Yan looked at it for a while, reached out for the directory, and flipped through it casually.

"Of these new students, which ones will stay in the county, which ones will be transferred to the government, and what is the basis?" Gu Yan put down the list after looking at it for a while, and asked very casually.

"In a county, if there are several freshmen, the higher-ranked Baufu and the lower-ranked Liuxian." The staff who wrote the invitation replied with a smile.

"Then what if there is only one freshman?" Gu Yan shook the folding fan.

"If the ranking is in the top half of the general list, the prefecture will be allocated, and in the second half will be reserved in the county."

Gu Yan sighed slowly, put away the folding fan, and pointed at Li Xuedong's name, "This Li Xuedong, marked No. 16, why is it Liuxian?"

"I specially transferred him to stay in the county." Wei Xuezheng answered from the other end of the long case.

Gu Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at Wei Xuezheng.

"As a government place, you should not be too strict with the rules. You should adjust and change according to people, times and places." Wei Xuezheng stroked his beard and gave some pointers first.

Gu Yan leaned towards his uncle, tapped Li Xuedong's name with a folding fan, and motioned for his uncle to explain why Li Xuedong stayed in the county.

"Li Xuedong is an orphan. He only has three older sisters and one younger sister. His family will definitely need him to support and take care of him. If he is admitted to Pingjiang Prefecture School, his family is far away in Kunshan County. How can he take care of his family?

"Furthermore, in terms of food and clothing, Pingjiang Mansion must be much more expensive than Kunshan County. It is extremely difficult for poor and small households to make ends meet even if they pay a few dollars a year." Wei Xuezheng stroked his beard and explained with a smile.

Listening to Wei Xuezheng's explanation, Gu Yan moved a few steps, took out Li Xuedong's ink scroll, found a regulated poem, and pushed it in front of Wei Xuezheng, "Look at her poem, it's written like this, it can't be called a poem at all. !
"This Li Xuedong must have limited talent. To be able to pass the No.16 exam, he can only make up for his weakness with hard work. He must be all focused on his studies. He studies hard day and night, so he still has time to take care of his family?
"Also, prefectural schools and county schools, the rice money is different, right? How much is the difference?" Gu Yan turned to ask the staff.

"Most of the money is paid by the government school every month." The staff glanced at Wei Xuezheng and replied with a smile.

"It's a month and a half to hang money! Also," Gu Yan looked at his uncle, "there are a lot of arty rich people in Pingjiang City, and there must be more people who ask Mr. Xiucai to write a few words to write an article than the county town. Please Does anyone know how much money a scholar would spend to write an annals, epitaph, etc.?"

Gu Yan looked at the staff around him and asked with a smile.

"The amount varies, the more is five or two taels of silver, the less is a box of ink, a few boxes of snacks, and some just invite a meal." An aide who was caught by Gu Yan's gaze hastily replied with a smile.

"His literary talent..." A young staff member pointed to Li Xuedong's poem, but didn't dare to say anything after that.

This Li Xuedong's literary talents can't be sold for sour writing, and his handwriting is not very good.

"Just to guarantee the children, to teach a few students and so on, Pingjiang Mansion has more than Kunshan County, uncle, this is not helping." Gu Yan ignored the young staff, looked at Wei Xuezheng and smiled.

"What do you think?" Wei Xuezheng looked at the staff and subordinates around him.

"My lord's words make sense."

"It's half a month's worth of money."

"Pingjiang Mansion is rich, and there are many talented people..."

……

Everyone was chattering, most agreed, and a few were vague and sloppy.

The meaning of Shi Ziye is obvious, and their meaning of studying politics is also very obvious, so the meaning of Shi Ziye shall prevail.

"Then, according to everyone's wishes, transfer Li Xuedong to the government school." Wei Xuezheng followed his advice.

Gu Yan shook open the folding fan and shook it slowly, with the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a slight smile, like a stalk that was slightly open in the morning light, which dazzled several staff members.

The son of the world is so good-looking, so good-looking!

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Outside the gate of the Gongyuan, Li Wenhua stretched his neck. Hearing Li Xuedong's name, he picked up a good-looking long gown and asked a few words to make sure that Xuedong of his family had indeed passed the exam. Take him to the foot store.

Li Xiaonan and Li Xuedong had just changed their clothes, and before they had time to speak, they heard Li Wenhua ask the shopkeeper very loudly, "Did you see my eldest nephew? Did you come back? My eldest nephew passed the No. 16 exam! My eldest nephew is now a scholar." public!"

"I'm back! I'm back! Oh! It's amazing! Congratulations! Little San'er, hurry up and buy a firecracker, it costs [-] rings! Buy two! Hurry up! We have a talented man in our store! Oh, come with a stick! I have to do justice to our scholar!"

The shopkeeper's voice was louder and more excited than Li Wenhua's.

Li Xuedong poked at the door of the house tensely, flustered in response to the string of auspicious words from the shopkeeper.

Before the shopkeeper finished his auspicious words, the customers in the shop had already gathered up and congratulated Li Xuedong in one voice.

Li Xuedong's face turned red with embarrassment.

"Thank you everyone! My younger brother is exhausted after taking the exam for a whole day. My younger brother is weak. Uncle Santang!" Li Jinzhu hurriedly stepped forward and stood in front of Li Xuedong.

"That's right! My eldest nephew can work hard. Let me tell you, my eldest nephew is so thin. It's all due to hard work! Let my eldest nephew have a good rest first!" Li Wenhua hurried forward, blocking the At the door of the room, I cupped my hands to thank everyone.

Li Jinzhu hurriedly pushed Li Xuedong into the room and closed the door.

Li Xuedong breathed a sigh of relief, and pulled Li Jinzhu, his voice could not be lowered, "Big Sister! Did you really pass the exam?"

"Well, Ah Nan is amazing!" Li Jinzhu was full of joy, hugging Li Xiaonan vigorously.

"There are a lot of exam questions today, so hurry up!" Li Xiaonan was silently writing the exam questions, and hurriedly raised her pen to avoid rubbing ink on the elder sister's arm.

Li Xiaonan and Li Xuedong head to head to explain today's exam, Li Jinzhu closed the door, sat by the door, doing needlework, listening intently to the movement outside.

Li Xiaonan looked at Li Xuedong, and Li Jinzhu looked at the two of them. It wasn't until dawn that Li Xuedong memorized the test questions of the fourth and fifth rounds by heart, and the three of them slept together.

Li Jinzhu woke up after only sleeping for about an hour, but she didn't feel tired at all.

Seeing that it was dawn, Li Jinzhu held a few dirty clothes, opened the door lightly, and saw the third cousin Li Wenhua head-on.

"Is Xuedong still asleep?" Li Wenhua stretched his head on tiptoe, glanced into the room, and asked in a subdued voice.

"Well, I'm exhausted." Li Jinzhu walked to the door.

"Hey, look at my mouth, I can't be called by my name in the future, it's disrespectful! You have to call me Mr. Xiucai." Li Wenhua said happily with his hands behind his back.

"No matter how talented Mr. Xiucai is, he is also your eldest nephew. You can call him whatever you want." Li Jinzhu laughed.

"Hey, it can't be like this. Our family doesn't respect us as Mr. Xiucai, so how can others respect us as Mr. Xiucai? From now on, we can no longer call him by name." Li Wenhua said with a serious face, "If you call him Mr. Xiucai outside, you will be Dalang at home.

"I heard from the shopkeeper that there will be a celery picking feast tomorrow after posting a red case today? You should prepare your clothes well, and there are rules for those clothes. Do you know this?"

"I don't know." Li Jinzhu was stunned, she really didn't know this.

"Then I'll go and inquire. You go to do the laundry. I've told the shopkeeper. When we Dalang wakes up, you can just tell the shopkeeper what you want to eat." What's up with the banquet.

Li Jinzhu had just picked up the bucket of water and squatted down to wash clothes, when a loud voice came from the door of the foot shop and asked, "Does Master Li, Li Xiucai from Xinzhong, Kunshan County, live here?"

Before Li Jinzhu could react, the shopkeeper had already greeted him, "Yes, yes, yes! It's in our shop! Mrs. Li, I'm looking for your brother!"

"Oh? Oh!" Li Jinzhu was first stunned by Li Xiucai's shout from Mrs. Li, and then again stunned by the shopkeeper's call from Mrs. Li.

No one ever called her Mrs. Li. In the village, everyone called her Jinzhu. Outside the village, she was the eldest sister of Xuedong.

(End of this chapter)