The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 744 Influence
In Nan'an Town, Luoya County, Jiangzhou, carpenter Yan Laojiu sat in front of the shop, smoking dry tobacco.

He has looked like this since he came back from the theater with his wife half an hour ago.

His wife Qi looked at his back and hesitated to speak, unconsciously shaking the rag in her hand.

"You said..." After an unknown period of time, Yan Laojiu let go of the cigarette holder, fixedly stared at the sunset glow that turned half the sky red, and spoke hesitantly.

He only said these two words and then remained silent, but Qi's face beamed with joy, and hurriedly ran to his side, pushing the man who looked like a black iron tower: "The head of the house?"

Yan Laojiu sighed, not unwilling, but worried: "If the imperial court really confirms the girl's inheritance right, will this...can be implemented under us?"

Mrs. Qi held back her joy and said in a low voice: "Why not! You see, the imperial court said that girls should take the imperial examination, so let the girls take the imperial examination! A while ago, I heard a young man who was studying in the courtyard next to him say that there are several students in their academy. The girl has to take the child's birth test! The imperial court even supports the girl's appointment as an official, let alone the issue of inheriting the family business!"

Yan Laojiu sucked his teeth and was still a little worried: "Since we got married, we haven't got a boy and a half girl, and now we have to adopt from relatives...I don't choose a husband, but a girl, I'm afraid it won't make sense."

When the Qi family heard this, they raised their eyes: "The brothers in your family are all only sons, if you are an adoptive son, you have to choose from the clan!
Although there are two of the right ages, can they get along?The three-year-old was raised by his uncle, what happened?Master who can starve your uncle to death, how dare you want his seed? !
There is also a newborn who seems to be more suitable, but how can his parents calculate?I'm afraid that if you raise him, you have to raise his big family!If they come to the door every two days, what's the point of raising this child?If you choose your cousin's daughter, she can be regarded as a niece anyway. "

Yan Laojiu has a cousin who was earlier married to a young boy because of the relationship of the older generation. Unexpectedly, the young boy was quite talented, and after two or three exams, he passed the examination as a scholar.If it hadn't been for the collapse of the examination shed during the provincial examination and smashing him, I'm afraid my cousin would have become the wife of Juren!
The poor little boy gave birth to him and died, and even his pregnant cousin gave birth prematurely, and soon after giving birth to his daughter, he followed him.

Now this niece is less than two years old, and because her father has no uncles or brothers, she is raised by her aunt Yan Laojiu, and it is aggrieved to hear about it.

It was this child that the Qi family had his eyes on.

"Xiao Nier's father can read, and her mother is also smart. The children born between these two may not be inferior in talent. They may be raised well, and they will earn us a royal title in the future!"

When Yan Laojiu heard this, he couldn't help laughing at her thinking.

The Qi family said again: "It doesn't matter if you can't learn a Ding Mao, as long as you have a good character! Her father is a kind gentleman who loves the old and the young, and her mother is also a good girl who is filial. Xiao Nier can be so poor. Where are you going? As long as you don't raise it crookedly, it will be good to us both in the future."

In this way, Yan Laojiu was a little tempted, but he still had concerns: "But, a girl, will she be able to support the two of us in the future?"

Qi's family was not worried: "Did you forget the official play just now? That Sheng Liuyuan said when he yelled at the old Confucian scholar, 'Whether the inheritance is male or female, the father and mother are responsible for it'! Just don't recruit, The law requires her to govern us, too."

"Then the law hasn't been enforced yet!" Yan Laojiu was a little discouraged not long after he was a little taller.

Mrs. Qi nodded his head, annoyed: "You are stupid! If the imperial court had no such intention, why would you let us sing official operas?"

Although she doesn't know many big characters, she is not a fool!
At this point, Yan Laojiu came to a sudden, and knocked the cigarette pot on the ground as if to cheer up: "Success, let's go back and discuss with uncle and aunt!"

"Bring more money and food. We'll settle it in the evening tonight, and go to the government office tomorrow to complete the formalities!" Qi was overjoyed, and dragged her husband to get busy.

Since the official opera has been circulated among the people, although there are not many reactions like Yan Laojiu and his wife, there are also many people who are watching and secretly looking forward to it.

Until the beginning of winter and the arrival of snow, two imperial edicts were handed down in the early morning, and finally this debate, which lasted for more than half a year, came to an end.

(End of this chapter)