On the seventh day when Shi Zheng and his family returned to his uncle's house, Mr. Shi opened the ancestral hall, invited the clan elders and clan members to witness, and created a genealogy for their family.
Mr. Shi took Shi Zhenghe, Shi Dingxuan, Shi Dinghao and the clan elders, who were known to the clan members, while Mrs. Shi took Jin Yue'e, Shi Fuyin and Shi Fuxin to find some female relatives in the clan.
After working until the afternoon, after seeing off the clansmen, Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi called Shi Zhenghe, Shi Dingxuan and Shi Dinghao to them.
"What are your plans for the future?"
Shi Zhenghe was silent for a moment: "I want to find a job."
Mr. Shi nodded: "A man must have his own career." After saying that, he looked at Shi Dingxuan and Shi Dinghao.
Shi Dingxuan: "My grandson knows some kung fu and wants to take the martial arts exam."
Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi both looked surprised: "There are so many talented people in the capital, it is difficult to take the liberal arts exam, and it is not easy to take the martial arts exam."
Shi Dingxuan nodded: "My grandson understands."
Seeing how confident he was, Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi looked at each other again.
"Okay, we understand. Kuro, what about you?"
After discussing the Imperial College with Shi Fuxin, Shi Dinghao from the Imperial Women's Prison immediately said, "I want to take the Imperial College exam."
Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi: "..."
Both grandsons are so confident.
Mrs. Shi said tactfully: "As the highest academic institution in Chu, the Imperial College is not so easy to get into."
Shi Dinghao was quite confident: "It's okay, I have my specialty."
Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi: "..."
Looking at her confident grandson, Mrs. Shi couldn't bear the blow, but she still said: "The Imperial College recruits students with special talents at the beginning of every year, but do you know what special talents are?"
Shi Dinghao shook his head honestly: "I don't know, but I think I don't have a big problem."
Mrs. Shi didn't want to talk anymore, her grandson was too confident.
Mr. Shi liked Shi Dinghao's self-confidence very much, and said to him in a flattering manner: "Then work hard, and my grandfather will wait for you to enter the Imperial College."
Shi Dinghao patted his chest: "Grandpa, just look at me."
Well......
It was hard for the old lady to answer these words.
After Shi Zheng and his father and son left, Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi discussed for a while and then called the other three sons.
"Zhenghe wants to find a job, what do you think?"
Shi Zhengmao was stunned: "Fourth brother has only been back for a few days, so there is no need to be in such a hurry to find something to do, right?"
As a concubine, Shi Zhengde was very worried that Shi Zhenghe would steal his job in charge of the general affairs of the Shifu, so he also nodded hurriedly: "Yes, fourth brother has only been back for a long time. He should be more familiar with the uncle's house and the capital, so there is no need to rush to do things.
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Mrs. Shi glanced at Shi Zhengde and said nothing.
Shi Zhengye didn't care and didn't say anything.
Mr. Shi was silent for a while and then looked at Shi Zhengmao: "Boss, your fourth brother has been on the battlefield and served as a soldier at the border for more than 20 years. Do you think you can find him a job in the Ministry of War?"
Shi Zhengmao didn't expect that this matter would fall on him, and said quickly: "Father, it's not like you don't know about my situation in the Ministry of War. How can I have the authority to arrange errands for my fourth brother?"
"Besides, the relationship between the Ministry of War and the Ministry of War is complicated. My fourth brother doesn't understand anything. He probably doesn't even know a few words. What can he do if he goes?"
Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi heard that the eldest son looked down upon the second son and were unwilling to waste favors on the second son.
The old couple were both a little silent.
When Shi Zhengmao saw it, he thought for a while and said: "Father, mother, do you think this is okay? The fourth brother has just come back and really doesn't understand everything in Beijing."
"Why don't you let the fourth brother learn from the fifth brother for a while first? When he gets familiar with the capital and gains some knowledge, I will try to find a job for him?"
Shi Zhengde did not expect that Shi Zhengmao would push someone to him, and he did not care whether he would offend others, so he quickly said: "Brother, I take care of the farm and shop at home, and the people I contact are either businessmen or tenants. Fourth brother
What can you learn from following me?"
As he said that, he looked at Shi Zhengye.
Shi Zhengye said directly: "Qianji Academy does not want martial arts."
Seeing his three sons passing the blame to each other, Mr. Shi looked a little gloomy.
Mrs. Shi spoke up to calm down the atmosphere: "Put Zhenghe's errand away first." After saying that, she looked at Shi Zhengye and said, "Lao Qi, Wu Lang wants to take the martial arts exam, but his knowledge is too poor."
"Next year is the martial arts exam that is held every three years. If he wants to catch up, he will have to do it if he is too poor in knowledge. Do you think you can help Wu Lang find a wife who is proficient in martial arts strategies?"
Shi Zhengye looked embarrassed: "Mother, it's not that my son is unwilling to help, but you should know that even a slightly famous master has very high requirements for his students."
"Goro...I won't talk about his knowledge. Are you sure about his martial arts that he can stand out in a martial arts test filled with talented people?"
Shi Zhengmao nodded: "The fourth brother's family probably didn't meet anyone who was too strong at the border. They thought that they had good kung fu because they had been on the battlefield. However, in the martial arts test in the capital, in addition to the martial arts families, there are also martial arts sects participating in the admissions.
The number of places is limited..."
The words were not finished, but the hidden meaning was clearly revealed.
After refusing one after another, it was difficult for Mrs. Shi to show her good face.
Shi Zhengye couldn't bear his old mother's annoyance, so he hesitated and said, "Mom, I'll go to the academy and ask, but I can't guarantee whether Master is willing to accept Wu Lang."
Mrs. Shi's face became better and she waved the three of them to leave.
As soon as the person left, Mr. Shi snorted heavily.
Mrs. Shi sighed: "What Zhengmao and the others said is not unreasonable, but it really doesn't work. Let Wulang study in the school in the mansion first. You can go to the master yourself and ask him to give Wulang more lessons."
"Since Wu Lang wants to take the exam, we must support Yi Er no matter what."
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They had finished shopping in the uncle's house, and no one informed them to go to class. Shi Fuxin was bored: "Sister, I want to go out for a walk. Shall we go find Brother and Jiulang together?"
Shi Fuyin did not agree immediately, but looked at the maid Fuman: "The girl in the mansion wants to go out, do you need to ask for permission?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Fuman replied: "All you need is Madam's approval."
Shi Fuxin: "You mean, as long as my mother agrees, we can go out?"
Fuman nodded: "But if the girls want to use the carriage, they must inform the eldest lady."
Shi Fuxin said with a smile: "We don't need a carriage, we just go out for a walk." After saying that, she took Shi Fuyin to the second entrance courtyard.
Hearing that his two daughters wanted to go out for a walk, Shi Zhenghe thought for a while and said to Jin Yue'e: "It happens that we have nothing to do, so let's go for a walk too."
Jin Yue'e naturally had no objection: "Should I go and talk to my mother?"
Shi Zhenghe stood up and said, "I'll go talk."
When Mrs. Shi heard that her second son's family wanted to go out for a walk, she smiled and agreed: "Originally, I planned to wait for your eldest brother or seventh brother to take you out for a walk when they were resting, but since you want to go out today,
Then go ahead, I'll ask the steward to accompany you."
Shi Zhenghe said quickly: "No, Mr. Shi has a lot to do. We can just go out and walk by ourselves."
Mrs. Shi did not agree: "The capital is no better than other places, so let him lead you. When you become familiar with the capital in the future, I won't bother to care about you."
Shi Zhenghe could only respond: "Yes, mother."
Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao knew that there were buses and carriages on the street, so they didn't ask the government to arrange carriages and horses, and the family walked directly out of the west corner gate.
Shi Zhengde happened to come back from outside, saw them, and asked with a smile: "Fourth brother, what do you want?"
Shi Zhenghe smiled and said, "We want to go out for a walk."
Shi Zhengde's eyes flashed, and when he saw Manager Shi following him, he smiled and said: "It's time to go shopping. The fourth brother and the fourth sister-in-law are going out. Logically, I should accompany them, but I still have something to do.
....."
Shi Zhenghe said nonchalantly: "It's okay. The manager will accompany us sometimes. Just go about your business."
Shi Zhengde nodded: "Okay, I won't delay you any longer." After saying that, he turned around and watched Shi Zhenghe and his family go out, then turned and returned to his yard.
The fifth lady, Liu Xinyu, was surprised when her husband came back so early and said, "Why are you back so early today?"
Shi Zhengde: "There was nothing going on in the farm and shop. I was too lazy to run outside, so I came back." He said with a smile, "When I came back, I met the fourth brother's family and said they wanted to go out for a walk."
Liu Xinyu looked over and asked with a smile: "It's your fourth brother after all. It's your first time to go out, and you don't want to accompany me?"
Shi Zhengde sneered: "My eldest brother and my seventh brother, who is the same mother as him, are not with me. What should I do if I accompany him and embarrass myself with them?"
On the other side, under the leadership of Manager Shi, Shi Zheng and his family had walked to the main street.
In the inner city, all industries are prosperous and shops are adjacent to each other.
"Manager Shi, is the West City very close to here?"
"It's very close, just a few streets away."
"I heard that the West Market is very lively. We want to have a look. Please take us there."
Manager Shi agreed with a smile and led Shi Fuxin and others towards the West Market.
When the group was about to reach the West Market, a group of black cavalrymen suddenly appeared on the main road, galloping on horseback.
"No, he's from the Special Investigation Department."
Seeing the person coming, Manager Shi's expression changed drastically, and he quickly motioned for Shi Zhenghe and others to retreat.
The people around him also kept giving way, looking fearful.
The black-clothed cavalry was extremely fast. When passing by Fu Xin and his party, the leader suddenly glanced in their direction.
Manager Shi was so heart-broken by the sight that he didn't even notice the surprised expressions on the faces of Shi Fuxin and the others beside him.
"Scared me."
Seeing Manager Shi patting his chest and the people around him who were obviously relieved, Shi Zheng and his family looked at each other with confusion on their faces.
Shi Fuxin asked: "Missing Light, who were those people just now? Why did they scare you like this?"
Manager Shi calmed down and said, "That's someone from the Special Investigation Department. The Special Investigation Department was a department established only after the current emperor ascended the throne."
"As soon as it was established, it killed countless relatives of the emperor and ministers of the court and central government. In the past two years, the capital was stained red with the blood of those killed by the Special Inspection Division. Wherever these people went, there was the smell of blood.
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"Ye Yucheng, the director of the Special Investigation Department, is known as a ghost, but no one captured by him survives. As long as he brings someone to the door, it is equivalent to a death sentence for the family."
"Nowadays, when people in the capital see them, they all take a detour."
Shi Zhenghe and his family were shocked after hearing this.