The daily routine of the mistress of the Hou family training her husband

Chapter 130 Choice
Chen Zhi never expected to receive a reply so soon.

When he met Xu Shuhe at dinner time, he showed her the letter.

"Recommendation?" Xu Shuhe knew almost nothing about the current official system, but he had heard of "recommending filial and honest officials" in his textbooks when he was in school, so he asked, "Is it a good position to be an official in the Dali Temple?"

Chen Zhi put some food in her bowl and explained, "Those who are recommended cannot become officials directly, but are clerks without any rank. The position your Highness mentioned here is probably to sort out files in the Dali Temple or record the trial process during a jury trial. It's not popular, but you can get access to some information and can help your Highness."

"It's not an official position, so are you willing to go?" Xu Shuhe frowned.

I thought to myself, this is probably what it means to be a contract worker in a government agency?
"Although they are not officials with ranks, clerks still need to be appointed by the court. If they have the opportunity to be promoted in the future, they can have a formal official position. Unlike the lowest-ranking servants, servants cannot directly enter the government. They are recruited by the government itself to do miscellaneous work." Chen Zhi patiently told her the twists and turns.

After hearing this, Xu Shuhe finally understood what was going on.

This official has a rank, which is equivalent to a civil servant. Clerks are on the professional staff, and servants are contract workers.

"This is faster than the imperial examination. You can directly enter the government to work. Since the Fifth Prince is willing to arrange it for you, as long as you work hard for him, he will definitely promote you in the future." Xu Shuhe thought it was a good idea.

At least I don’t have to take the exam so hard.

There are only about a hundred people in the whole country.

"It is not easy for clerks to get a job. Although there are regular assessments for clerks, if you want to take the assessment, you have to work for a sufficient number of years unless there are special circumstances. Moreover, clerks in small places are not qualified to be officials. They must be clerks who have been promoted to prefectures or above. However, Your Highness asked me to work as a clerk in the Dali Temple in the capital, so I don't have to worry about this."

Chen Zhi understood the ins and outs of this, so he was not as optimistic as Xu Shuhe.

How many clerks have worked diligently for thirty or forty years, rising from minor clerks to senior clerks, but have never been promoted to formal officials?

However, he didn't intend to say this, for fear of adding unnecessary anxiety to Xu Shuhe.

Looking at it now, Chen Zhi could see that Xu Shuhe was very afraid that he would waste his time on the imperial examination, and then fail in the end, thus ending up with nothing.

Now that the Fifth Prince has extended an olive branch, Chen Zhi decides to seize it.

Just as Xu Shuhe said just now, with the Fifth Prince around, as long as he is useful, the Fifth Prince will definitely promote him. The speed of promotion will be very different if one has a backer in the court or not.

Moreover, Chen Zhi felt that he could first become a clerk, and continue studying for the imperial examination while working. If there was no hope of becoming an official, he could still resign from his position and take the imperial examination, which would not delay anything.

"After I reply to His Highness and finalize this matter, we will go to the capital." Chen Zhi raised his eyes without any hesitation.

Xu Shuhe was eating. When she looked up and met his determined gaze, she had nothing else to say and just nodded.

The next day, the couple told Zheng that they might go to the capital to develop their careers.

"Mother-in-law, you are staying alone in Qizhou with no one to take care of you. I am really worried. What I mean is that I will go to the capital first, and when I am settled, I will come back to pick you and my wife up. What do you think?"

Chen Zhi considered it over and over again and came up with this idea.

During the time he lived in Xu's house, Zheng treated her son-in-law like her own mother, taking care of his food, clothing, and daily necessities, taking care of his health, and giving him careful instructions. All of this deeply touched Chen Zhi, a man who had lacked maternal love since childhood.

Now that he has drawn a line between himself and the Chen family, his family will treat his mother-in-law Zheng as their own mother and be filial to her.

However, his idea was rejected by Zheng.

"No, no, you are going to the capital to work in the government. It's a critical time for a newcomer to take office. You should focus on your work and don't disappoint the noble who recommended you. Don't make any mistakes and get into trouble. In my opinion, you two should go together. You just focus on your own things and leave the rest to Shuhe. Husband and wife should support each other." Zheng said as she took Xu Shuhe's hand, patted it lightly and said half-jokingly.

"You are a capable girl now. Mother will see that the world in Beijing is even broader. Who knows, there will be a famous boss named Xu. When you have established your foothold, it won't be too late to come and take me to enjoy life. I am old now, but I don't want to worry about you. I just want to enjoy a peaceful life!"

When she said that, Chen Zhi and Xu Shuhe all smiled and didn't mention anything else.

After all, secretly, Chen Zhi naturally wanted to stay with Xu Shuhe all the time.

As a 'guardian', Xu Shuhe also felt that it was safest to keep track of Chen Zhi's movements at all times.

After things were settled, the two began to pack their luggage and arrange their business.

When she heard that they were going to the capital, Lin Jinyi suggested that they go together and she could go back to take a look as well. During this period, her parents had been urging her to go.

If he wanted to go to the capital, he naturally had to send a message to Chen Zhi's uncle's family.

Their uncle, aunt, and grandmother treated them very well. They would be living in the capital for a long time, so they must visit their elders at their homes.

Sure enough, the Zhou family was all happy when they heard the news.

Aunt Lin Hui immediately wrote back, asking them to stay at Zhou's house when they arrived in the capital, live there for a while, and then slowly arrange other things. She also said that the old lady missed them very much and they should come earlier.

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This was just as Xu Shuhe had expected. In fact, she was planning to stay at Zhou's house for a few days first, and then slowly look for a house to move out. She was unfamiliar with the capital, and she would have to trouble her aunt for help in finding a house.

By the time all this was done, the reporting deadline set by the Fifth Prince was almost here.

The two finally chose a sunny day and set out for the capital.

When we left, the ice and snow in Qizhou City had not melted yet, and the disaster situation was still not optimistic, but it must be that the officials at the top had taken action, and now the newly appointed county magistrate had finally stepped up to do his job.

But this is no longer something they can consider. They are about to go to Beijing and their life will be completely different in the future.

When the carriage was almost reaching the city gate, a familiar voice was suddenly heard coming from outside the gate.

Xu Shuhe subconsciously opened the curtain and looked outside, and saw his second sister-in-law Li Mingzhu holding her daughter and arguing with a middle-aged man.

"The young master and the young mistress don't know yet, but the second young master and his wife were released these two days. The second young master is very ill, and his wife wants to divorce him, but the Chen family and her family don't agree. Our master is also afraid that the second young mistress will do something like murdering his younger brother's wife, which will affect the fourth young master's marriage. Anyway, the family has been divided, so he has been urging them to move out as soon as possible these days. If I'm not mistaken, the man just now is a famous manor broker in our city."

Meixiang whispered beside her.

Chen Zhi looked as if it had nothing to do with him. He glanced outside and then looked away.

Xu Shuhe asked, "If they move away, what about Jun Ge'er? Will my second sister-in-law agree to take him away?"

"After all, he is the second young master's biological son, so of course I can't abandon him." Meixiang smiled.

Xinyue also said with sarcasm, "It can be considered as returning to one's roots."

The master and servant looked at each other, thinking that this was the result of evil deeds, and said nothing more.

The carriage left the city and headed towards the capital.