"Ms. sir, are we really not going back to Fucheng? The shops in Fucheng will bring in three or four taels more money than the shops at home in one month. In this year, they will be enough to make several sets for you and Yaya."
Satin clothes."
Shiyang County, Song Family.
Mrs. Zhu was helping Song Liangda starch his robe in the yard, and Yaya was also helping, but she always looked outside the door, a little tempted to go out and play with her friends.
Song Liangda was sitting aside, holding rice seeds in his hand, chewing tea leaves in his mouth, and looking outside the door.
After celebrating the New Year in Shiyang County this year, Song Liangda did not take his wife and children back to Fucheng, but waited here for news about Song Mu.
Years ago, Song Mu sent a letter saying that the examination would start in February, and the news would be sent back in early March.
Song Liangda did not dare to be careless. If Song Mu passed the examination, the Song family would have one more Jinshi.
After decades of this, the Song family finally had a Jinshi again. For such things, Song Liang had to thank his ancestors immediately when he arrived.
Nowadays, the Song family can be considered to have got rid of the difficult situation in the past, and it is also a well-known family in Shiyang County.
Everyone knows that the Song family, which has been passed down for a long time, has a Jieyuan, and he will definitely be a parent official, which is already a person who looks up to him.
Moreover, the Song family built another ancestral hall in the city. The spacious square and the towering lintel of the ancestral hall all showed their grandeur.
And when the ancestral hall was transported from the dock, the boatloads of bricks, tiles, and wood were even more astounding.
It is unimaginable to transport an ancestral hall in its entirety from a provincial capital hundreds of miles away and then rebuild it here. The financial and material resources consumed are unimaginable.
Even though he is the richest Qi family in the city, he feels ashamed to see such a scene.
It is also in this ancestral hall that when Song Liangda walks out, everyone calls him Second Master Song and is extremely respectful from the bottom of his heart.
It doesn't matter if he is short and dull, but he has given birth to a nephew of Jieyuan. In the future, he will be more prosperous and wealthy, which will only make him unattainable.
Song Liangda did not have such arrogant thoughts.
Those who have experienced the hardships of the world know best the affairs of the world.
My nephew is now famous, but I cannot cause him any trouble.
In order to help his nephew, who was thousands of miles away, keep the family business, Song Liangda also made a cruel decision and decided to return to Shiyang County.
For this reason, Song Liangda sold out the shops in Fucheng, returned to Shiyang County, bought back several of the Song family's original shops, and rented them out for business.
Song Liangda even redeemed his ancestors' 20 acres of paddy fields early. Although last year they were all farmed by others as tenants, this year Song Liangda decided to plant a few acres himself.
Farming is the hardest, Song Liangda thought. In the future, the descendants of the Song family will have to endure this hardship before they can win fame by writing books.
Seeing that Song Liangda was silent, Mrs. Zhu felt a little anxious, but in the end she sighed and looked out the door.
Zhu knew what Song Liangda was waiting for, but the news from Chang'an had not come yet.
Song Liangda threw down the rice in his hands, packed it up and stood up.
"Ms. sir, where are you going?"
"I went to the ancestral hall and sat here, feeling irritable."
Song Liangda said this and was about to go out immediately, but at this time he heard a burst of noises coming from the street outside the alley.
Beat gongs and drums, the sound is ear-catching.
Song Liangda came back to his senses immediately, and immediately looked outside, his expression suddenly changed.
Mrs. Zhu also heard the noise and immediately put down the things in her hands. At this moment, she wiped her hands and took a few steps forward to talk to Song Liangda.
"Ms. sir, is this...is this the good news from Jing Zhao?"
As Zhu said this, the sound of gongs and drums was coming towards this direction, and the sound became clearer. Song Liangda immediately patted his head, with full joy on his face.
"No one is getting married in our alley today. It's unmistakable. That voice is coming this way. Madam, hurry up, clean this up quickly."
After saying this, Mrs. Zhu was also happy. She turned around and hurriedly packed up the things in the courtyard, and at the same time urged Song Mingwei to change into better clothes.
At this time, the voice had reached the side of the alley, and someone was already running towards it with happy faces.
Song Liangda, who had just left the house, naturally saw the person coming clearly. He was an official from the county government. Before the person could reach Song Liangda, he already shouted excitedly.
"Second Master Song, Second Master Song, it's a great joy for Chang'an to come and report!"
The sound spread to the surroundings at once, and many neighbors who were still at home poked their heads out and looked towards the entrance of the alley.
In the alley, a team was heading this way beating gongs and drums, and several officials walking in front were holding up signs and shouting loudly.
"Congratulations to Mr. Song Mu of the Song family in Shiyang County. He won the first place in the high school Bingxu examination and won the first place in the high school. He will be famous throughout the ages and leave his name in history!"
The sound quickly spread around, and everyone who heard the news immediately let out bursts of exclamation.
Song Liangda's face was full of shock after hearing the news.
Hui Yuan, that is, the first place in the test.
My nephew actually came first in the exam again!
Song Liangda's whole body trembled involuntarily, and for a moment he didn't know what to say or what to do, but the official next to him rushed up and congratulated him repeatedly.
When Song Liangda came back to his senses, he immediately shouted towards the yard, reached into his pocket to take out the money, and shouted to the Zhu family to come out quickly.
Taking the red paper scroll from the official's hand, Song Liangda saw Song Mu's name and ranking clearly. He was also smiling at this moment, and he raised his hands to those around him. The official then spoke to Song Liangda again.
"Second Master Song, what should we do next? The adults also know the news and will be here soon."
Song Liangda came to his senses immediately, and the first thought that came to his mind at this moment was to go and pay homage to his ancestors.
Just as he was about to turn back and go back into the house, Song Liangda then realized that his family's ancestors had already been enshrined in the ancestral hall.
So Song Liangda turned around in a hurry and said with excitement.
"Let's go and worship our ancestors first. Jing Zhao won Hui Yuan. We should let our ancestors know about this first."
"If you go there, adults, it will be more spacious and brighter than here!"
Everyone nodded after hearing these words, and they also agreed at this moment. After all, this is considered human nature, and they quickly surrounded Song Liangda and headed towards the Song Ancestral Hall.
Song Liangda also walked quickly outside, and the team that was beating gongs and drums also quickly followed, beating and beating along the way. At this moment, the lively sound echoed throughout the county town.
Such a shocking situation also attracted many people along the way. When they heard that Song Mu had become the Huiyuan of this trial, they were even more shocked.
Although they have never seen Huiyuan, they have heard of Huiyuan's name.
This was an even more powerful existence than Jieyuan at that time.
Then Young Master Song of the Song family actually became Huiyuan?
Doesn’t that mean he became a Jinshi of the Wen Dynasty?
For a time, the people in the city were in shock, and the students in the city were also excited. But they knew this situation best. In Shiyang County, after many years, another great scholar was born.
As a result, more people followed him on the street, and now they started shouting together, making the city loud.
Song Liangda was sweating profusely and ran to the Song Ancestral Hall Square, where the team behind him slowly stopped.
The ancestral hall is located in the south of Shiyang County, covering a large area. Looking from here now, it is an even more majestic scene.
This was the land that Song Mu had specially purchased in order to completely replicate the ancestral hall in the provincial capital.
Next to the Song Ancestral Hall, there is also a private school built by the Song family, from which many children are looking out at the moment.
Song Liangda looked at the ancestral hall in front of him, and his heart was surging at this moment.
This is the highlight moment of the Song family. After Song Wenrong, the ancestor of the Song family, obtained Huiyuan, the Song family actually gave birth to another Huiyuan!
Today's Song family must have picked up the virtues of their ancestors and is now prosperous!
Song Liangda was filled with emotion and immediately stepped forward to enter the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors.
But at this time, I saw an official riding a horse from behind, and his face was even more excited at this moment.
"Second Master Song, Second Master Song, wait a moment, Chang'an Post reports, what a great event, what a great event!"
Song Liangda was stunned when he heard this and wondered: Didn't he just say a happy event? What happy event is there now?
The official next to him reacted and said in surprise.
"Second Master Song, is it possible that news of Master Song Mu's imperial examination has also arrived?"
Song Liangda's heart moved, thinking that now was the time, he nodded and watched the man coming towards him.
When the officer arrived, he quickly dismounted his horse, knelt down on one knee towards Song Liangda, took out a piece of red paper from his arms, cupped his hand and said.
"Congratulations to the Second Master Song, congratulations to the Second Master Song, and Master Song Mu, for the Bingxu Imperial Examination..."