Chapter 83: Thoughts (Part 2)
The next day, Fang Xin returned to Congjiang Mansion from the provincial capital, and rode a carriage, dragged by two horses, and ran very briskly.
Lan Ji accompanied her and brought her eldest son Li Ningwen. Although Li Ningwen was only two years old, she was already very obedient and sensible. Fang Xin looked at it, touched his head, and said nothing more.
Lan Ji wanted to pay homage to the old lady, so she naturally had bought a carved wooden stick. Of course, gifts to her wife and peaceful wife were also essential. However, they are now a little lower than themselves. The reason is very simple - they have a son, and they don't even have a daughter.
Thinking of this, Lan Ji became more proud. However, in this society, status is extremely important. As long as one day, the husband does not abolish his first wife (in fact, it is unlikely to abolish according to the moral principles of that society), he must be more respectful.
On May 17th, the atmosphere was clear and the wind was clear. The convoy had been traveling for a day and arrived at his residence in Congjiang Mansion at dusk. This is the Li Family General Garden. The key is that the ancestor worship hall is built here.
As soon as I went back, I saw someone actually in the Guanyuan. Of course, this garden is an outer garden, and it is impossible to enter the inner garden. Moreover, those who come to Guanyuan must be a scholar who is familiar with Li Rui.
"Everyone with some family background and literary style creates gardens, so raising gardens is very popular. In the Jiang Mansion, the garden is bigger, more exquisite, and more luxurious. Many people are there, but after careful experience, they always feel that this garden has a unique taste. They are ingenious and have a real interest in ordinary things. Li Xiandi is really great. I saw it last year, and I have to see it this year!" When the carriage approached, I saw three people wearing blue shirts talking.
"It's a pity that Li Xiandi is not at home, otherwise we can look inside and look at it even more exquisite."
"No, when it comes to this, is Brother Li back?"
The three of them looked over and saw Fang Xin get out of the car and say, "Oh, it turns out they are three brothers. They have lost their time and welcome them!"
In the past two years, Li Rui has met three juren from Congjiang Mansion: Zheng Chengyi, Zhu Mingyi, and Zou Lixing
Of course, there are more than three juren from Jiang Mansion, but they are under 30 years old and have gotten together with Li Rui.
"I really come here as soon as I say it, hurry up, let's enter and drink in the garden!" The person who spoke was Zheng Chengyi, who is 26 years old this year, has a medium-sized family background, is enthusiastic, open-minded, and has a good conversation. He gets along well with Li Rui.
Zhu Mingyi, wearing a brocade shirt, was twenty-four years old, and had a good family background. She was the second son of this prefect. Although this person was a little arrogant, he was confident, straightforward, and had good looks.
Zou Lixing, twenty-three years old, was a scholar who rose from poverty, just like Li Rui, but of course he did not accumulate a lot of wealth secretly and inadvertently, and could only live on thirty acres of juren's land. He was relatively poor. Perhaps influenced by his background, so he always had a serious Taoist face, and was obsessed with books, and was a kind of reserve for honest officials.
However, the other three people had a good impression of the letter. The four of them often read and communicated together, so when they saw him coming back, they greeted him and said.
"Of course, Brother Rong first set up an inner room, meet his mother, and then greet all the brothers." Fang Xin said with a smile.
"You go, we'll wait for you in the inner garden!" Zhu Mingyi said with a smile.
At this moment, the group entered. The essence of the inner garden was far better than that of the outer garden. It was just ten acres of land, and there was only one artificial pond as large as acre. When everyone could enter, they set foot on the path.
There are weeping willows beside the pond, reflected in the water, the rockery divides the space, the clear greenery and green water are corresponding to the green water, and there are various trees and flowers and plants planted around them, with heights and heights and combinations in an orderly manner.
The leaves are green and the lotus leaves are floating on the water.
The combination was filled with elegant aura. When the group entered, they felt this artistic conception. Even Zou Lixing couldn't help but say: "Okay! Every time I come here, I feel the brilliance, which shows my great talent."
"Actually, there is nothing. It's just a little bit of mind, which is to shrink the world into a square inch and strengthen life in spring and autumn." Fang Xin said calmly. In fact, it's nothing big to say.
These key methods are nothing more than to use mature garden art to express it, and to create a small world with rockery, ponds, bamboo forests, and corridors. With only a few constructions, the world will appear in a square foot!
The three of them went to the pavilion to sit down, and Fang Xin went to send Lan Ji and his eldest son to see his mother He.
"Mom, how about it?" Fang Xin gave a simple gift and greeted him. In fact, it was obvious that He was very good at looking at his complexion.
In the past two and a half years, I have been trying my best to accumulate merits. Part of this merit increases the merit incarnation itself, but 70% of it has become the good deeds of this family, and my fate has greatly improved. Now I am naturally healthy and have a long life.
But Lan Ji bowed respectfully and gave a great gift. The eldest son, who was almost two years old, also came forward to pay homage to his grandmother. When He saw his grandson, he couldn't even open his eyes: "Okay, mom is very good, hurry up, good grandson, let grandma hug you!"
For some reason, she just likes this grandson very much - of course, Fang Xin knows the reason.
"Husband!" The two wives saluted.
"I have met my elder sister, and I have met my second sister!" The wife of ordinary people did not need to kneel down and bow down to pay their respects to her concubine. Lan Ji bowed.
Fang Xin looked over and said that his wife He Yao and his wife He Rong were all born beautiful. In fact, they were only seventeen or eighteen years old. They were all hairpins, rings, skirts, and jackets. They bowed, but they were just a little sad in their expressions.
Especially his wife He Yao, who was eighteen years old, was already worried. She had been married for two and a half years and had no children. She was under the greatest pressure. In fact, if she was in modern times, she would still be a child, but she had to host a family and suffered this day and night.
However, these two wives have always been respectful and gentle to He, and have a good family spirit, and are sincere in their relationships. Therefore, He also likes them very much. The only pity is that they have no children. This is a serious crime that is unforgivable for the family. Although He is willing to protect him, he cannot be more than treating Lan Ji - the mother is worthy of her son!
After serving fragrant tea fruit and talking about family matters, He asked, "How long is it for this time?"
It was obvious that they asked the two wives. After all, after having a son, the son lived in Lan Jiyuan for two-thirds of his time, but no one could say that he was suffering.
Fang Xin replied, "Mom, I want to live in the first half of the month, so I will go to Beijing to take the exam. This time I will definitely get a Jinshi for my family. As for Lan Ji and Li Ningwen, I will live here."
Although his tone is humble and gentle, he is full of confidence. This is not only confidence in his own talent, but also confidence in the good deeds accumulated in the past two and a half years. To be honest, a robot with modern knowledge and only knows how to accumulate merit according to the orders is terrible. The merits accumulated through various aspects in the past two and a half years are really scary!
He was very satisfied with the answer from Fang Xin, nodded and said, "Then you should be busy with your business. He Yao will prepare well for the dinner, right?"
The last sentence was of course to He Yao, who said respectfully: "Of course, please rest assured by my mother and husband."
Seeing this situation, Fang Xin was a little sympathetic. He naturally knew that in this society, a woman without children was under such terrible pressure, but this problem was actually easy to solve. After a decision was made, he said a few words, and then refused and went out to the garden.
On the garden pavilion, three people were laughing and laughing happily.
In a small red mud furnace, boil water with charcoal. Place the selected water in a kettle and boil it with charcoal fire. But it cannot be boiled all, add tea powder. Tea and water blend. When the second boil, the foam appears. The foam is small camellia, and the foam is large flowers, which are all the essence of tea. At this time, the foam is ladle out and placed in a cooked bowl to set aside. Continue to boil, the tea and water are further merged, and the waves are surging, which is called the three boiling.
After the tea soup is cooked, pour it into a bowl, and the water vapor on the soup noodles rises with the aroma of tea, like clouds and clouds. In order to fully brew the color, fragrance and taste of the tea, so that the nutrients of the tea can be used as much as possible by the tea drinkers. Pay attention to the ratio of tea and water. The heat time is not easy to control. It depends entirely on experience.
After he just came back from speaking, he was drinking it. Zheng Chengyi smiled and said, "It's better that my brother is lucky. I'll drink it when he comes. This is not OK. I have to punish him. What about the poem?"
These words immediately caused the two of them to laugh, and they all answered.
Fang Xin smiled bitterly. In fact, there are many poems in his heart, but theft also requires occasions. At this time, he refused to reveal them casually (fortunately, no poems were revealed in the incarnation), so he said, "Hey, my mother just talked about going to Beijing to take the exam, and there will be no poems today. I would like to leave on the first day of next month, where are the three brothers?"
Speaking of this, there was a moment of silence. The three of them smiled bitterly, drank the tea and put it down.
It is May, and you can leave in June and arrive in Beijing at the end of June. In August, you will go to the Ministry of Rites to participate in the tribute examination and obtain the qualification for the tribute examination. However, in fact, the tribute examination is equivalent to being a Jinshi.
Because below is the palace examination, where the emperor personally serves as the examiner, the subjects are uncertain, from the national policies and policies to the government and the government, you can ask questions. The subjects answer the questions to the emperor for the purpose of "personal reading", and then the emperor decides the Jinshi.
In fact, unless there is a problem with you in front of the palace, the tribute exam will not fail, but the rankings will be different.
Three people on the list are divided into the top scorer, second scorer, and Tanhua. According to the rules of the court, they are awarded the Jinshi (that is, the parents and wife are given the order of Hao's order). In addition, the top scorer is directly given the sixth rank official rank, and the second scorer and Tanhua are given the seventh rank official rank. Generally, they are first learning the rules of the officialdom and then sent to the local area.
Secondary school, usually twenty people, and are given the title of Jinshi. Generally, the first official rank is from the seventh rank.
The third grade is usually fifty people, and they are given the same Jinshi. The first official rank is the eighth grade.
Although the juren can also be promoted to the ninth rank, the juren can be promoted very quickly, and it is not something that the juren can keep up with.
Chapter completed!