Reborn under the White Mountain

Chapter 186

At the end of August, Fang calculated that Erlang and the others' exams should be over, so they kept talking about it every day, wondering how the exam was going, when they could come back and so on.

"Mother, when they come back, they have to go to my aunt in Fucheng first, and then they will come back. Of course, there will be a delay of two days. Don't worry, this fate must be there sometimes, and there is no time to force it. Second brother If there is someone who is destined to take the imperial examination, he will definitely pass the exam." Seeing her mother's appearance, Yuxian persuaded her.

"Yes, Biyun, do you still need to do this? When Xin'er took the exam, I was not like you." With the needle and thread in her hand, Wu was making shoes for Yuxian.

"Mother, at that time you didn't want Brother Xin to take the exam at all. He made his own decision, and he found a guarantor, okay? Now I am different from you. I hope that Erlang will come back with a fame. You Tell me, can I not be in a hurry?" Fang also knew that her performance was a bit too much, so she sat down and picked up the soles of her shoes.Now the toads are almost gone, and the Dongkua courtyard and the backyard are full of toads hanging out. Looking at these little guys is like seeing silver.

The children are also exhausted for a while, Yun Song said, they are all resting at home today, don't go up the mountain.So Yuxian chatted with her mother and grandma in the yard.Those skinny boys, as if they didn't feel tired, ran to catch fish again.They catch fish now, no matter how big or small they are, they catch all the fish, and the big ones are kept in small bubbles, and they catch them whenever they want to eat.Put the small ones in the ponds of your own home, and keep them to grow slowly.Da Lang threw the seeds of some aquatic plants into the pond, and some aquatic plants will grow next year, and the fish will have more food.

"Yuxian, I tried the hair oil you made, it's really good, very refreshing. You said how many ghost ideas are in your little head." Wu touched Yuxian's little head , asked with a smile.There was kindness and satisfaction in that smile.

"Grandmother, I just like to tinker with things. By the way, when I entered the capital last year, there was a priest from the Imperial College who wanted me to study in the Imperial College. I haven't heard of it before. The imperial court attaches great importance to some precocious people. Child?" Yu Xian didn't ask Fang Yun before, but today she remembered and asked her grandmother.

"Well, when your grandfather was around, he was a stubborn old man who was most opposed to doing things in the court. So he didn't talk to us when he went home. I also occasionally heard people say that. Now that I have been away from Beijing for so many years, of course I don't know what Beijing is doing. What does it look like here? Sometimes, your little uncle will say a little bit. We Cangyu, we take this very seriously. Don’t you think that although you have so many ghost ideas, no one says anything about you? Not only Because we are your relatives, we are used to it. And it is also because the big guys all have a kind of love for smart children. The Jijiu of the Imperial College has a good eye, and knows that our Yuxian is a different girl. "Ms. Wu put down the needle and thread in her hand, put her arms around Yuxian, looked at her rosy little face, and couldn't help but kissed her.

"Hee hee, it turns out that's the case. Master said that there are smart children in the capital, and I'm nothing compared to them." Yuxian also understood in her heart that she was just the crystallization of Chinese wisdom more than 1000 years earlier than others. That's all, otherwise, she really wouldn't be able to compare with others.

"Well, wouldn't it be a pity that Yuxian didn't go to the Imperial College to study?" Fang asked her daughter.

"No, I don't want to go, I have a lot to learn now. Learn medicine from Master, learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting from Uncle Yuan, and learn knitting female red from mother. Oh, don't bother me too much. How can I have the time to travel so far to study? I like our home and the green mountains and green waters here, so I don’t want to leave.” Yuxian’s biggest wish is to be with her family, to live a life where people love and are pampered, and ordinary happiness day.

A few people were talking here, and there was a commotion outside, Chunmei ran in, "Old lady, madam, Miss Yuxian, many people came outside, saying that it was to announce the good news, the second young master has been admitted as a scholar." , There was firecrackers outside.

Yuxian thought for a while, then went back to the house, took a lot of copper coins, and wrapped some red envelopes.At this time, Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Wu had already gone to the front yard. They saw a lot of people at the gate. When they saw Mrs. Fang coming out, they congratulated her one after another.Fang nodded one by one, and talked to everyone with a smile.

At this time, the crowd parted from behind, and Erlang walked from the middle of the crowd, looking at his mother with a smile, "Mother, I passed the exam, and now I am a scholar."

When Fang heard her son's words, her eyes felt hot, and the tears couldn't stop falling down.On the contrary, Mrs. Wu has experienced this kind of thing, and hurriedly took the red envelopes from Yuxian, and distributed them one by one to those who came to congratulate her. They are usually the town's servants.Those people took the red envelope, weighed it, and knew that there was a lot of money in it, so they were very happy, and the auspicious words were said out as if they wanted no money.It made Wu's smile smile.

Someone had gone to the riverside to find Yun Song and Da Lang, and they were all back now.After entering the yard and seeing so many people, I knew that Erlang must have done well in the exam.After dismissing the person who announced the good news, his family had the time to sit together and chat for a while. Erlang told everyone that he had a good ranking in the hospital examination, ninth.Bowen also passed the exam, ranking behind him at sixteen.The rankings of both of them are good, and now they have been ordered to study in the academy in Fucheng.

Yuan Qingyun sat there, stroking his beard, smiling happily.Two of his disciples were all ordered to be slain students, so how could he not be happy?He laughed so hard that he almost pulled his beard off. "Erlang, did you visit your husband when you came back?"

"Master, I went. I passed by the town when I came back, so I went to see the gentleman first. The gentleman was also very happy, and said that he would come to see you when he had time to discuss knowledge together." Erlang's tone was very calm, not because of everyone's wishes. Joy, and affected him. "Bowen went home. My uncle asked me to go too. I was worried about home, so I didn't go. I went directly to the house. Probably in the next few days, my uncle will come too."

At this time, everyone in the village knew about it, and many people came to say congratulations.Some of them were still holding their belongings, so Yun Song went to entertain them, "Uncles and brothers, Gouzi is nothing more than an admitted scholar, so please take all your belongings back. Today is too hasty, change On this day, I prepared a banquet, please come and have a drink, neighbors." Tong's family's meaning is very clear, that is, they should not be too publicized, and gifts are absolutely not acceptable.Looking at Yun Song's appearance, everyone knew that what he said was from the heart, so they didn't say any more, sat there chatting for a while, and then went back with their things.Yun Song breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, went back to the back, and told everyone: "I sent away all the people who came to congratulate me outside, and left nothing behind. Erlang is still young, and although he has passed the examination of a scholar, he can't do it." It’s too ostentatious. There is still a long way to go in the future, Erlang, you have to remember that you are only qualified to take the imperial examination if you take the examination of scholar, and you have to work hard in the future.” Yuan Qingyun gave Yun Song a while ago After making up a few things about the imperial examination, Yun Song managed to figure it out.

"Dad, don't worry, my son knows what to do. After my son has to go to Fucheng to study, the family won't be able to help his father with the work. Big brother, from now on, I have to rely on my big brother for the housework." Erlang turned his head and said to Dalang.

"Second brother, don't worry, you can just go to school, I have everything in the family." Da Lang looked at his younger brother, and was also happy for him.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, Fang went to the kitchen, and Chunmei and the two were busy making dinner for the evening in the kitchen.This is a happy event, so make more delicious food. During the days when Erlang was away, Fang was afraid that the child would suffer outside, so she wanted to make some delicious food for the child.

Naturally, they had a good meal in the evening, and Yun Song and Yuan Qingyun even drank to their heart's content until very late.

On the third day of September, Xue Jinyu and Bilian brought Bowen and Yuxuan here.He brought a lot of things, and he also brought a lot of servants. "Sister, this is the servant Jin Yu helped you find. This year, there was a flood in the south, and many people fled to Fucheng. Seeing that the weather is getting colder and colder, the magistrate gave an order to encourage our local big families , buy more people, and give these people food and clothing. After all, only relying on the relief of the court will not help at all. I picked out these from the inside. There are a total of two families, each with seven or eight people, and they all signed death contracts. You see, let's arrange them." When Jin Yu saw Fang Shi, she told Fang Shi about the origins of these people, and gave Fang Shi the deed of sale.

"Thank you, Jinyu. I'm still worried about buying people. Our crop yard is too tired, and ordinary people don't want to come. It's good, they are all from farmers, and it will be better." Fang took over the deed of selling herself, and asked Chunmei to go and have a look and arrange the person first.The family has a lot of houses, and the Xikua courtyard is still idle, so Chunmei arranged for people to live in the Xikua courtyard for the time being.A house was also built on the mountain of Tong's family a while ago, and when it is stable in the past few days, people can be arranged on the mountain.Fang wanted to train Chunmei a little bit, so she let her take care of the arrangements.

The family reunion is naturally very happy, especially the children of the two families have passed the scholar exam this time, and they are chatty.After thinking about it for a while, Fang decided with Bi Lian to invite the people in the village to have a good time tomorrow.Bilian also agreed, and asked Xue Ping and Xue An to go into the town to prepare something for tomorrow's treat.This time, Zixuan and Ziling didn't come with her. When Fang asked, she found out that these girls were all pregnant.Zisu's month is the biggest and she is about to give birth, so Xue Yuan stays with her at home.Zixuan and Ziling's months are shorter, so Xue Ping and Xue An still follow.

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