On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Yi packed his luggage and was ready to set off.
Compared with the previous time when he went to Jiankang, when he and Xu Fu set off in a cargo carriage, the number of people in the group this time was much larger.
In addition to Shen Yi and the two little maids, there are also Xu Fu and his four little friends, and...
The third son of Shen, Shen Ling, and his wife.
It is not easy to bring Shen Ling out of Jiangdu. After all, his uncle Shen Hui is a very old-fashioned person. If he is told that Shen Ling is going out to do "business" with Shen Yi, then Shen Ling will hang himself.
Can't live without Jiangdu.
However, with the excuse of fulfilling his wish for the Shen family's newborn, Shen Hui finally did not stop him and agreed to Shen Ling's visit to Jiankang with Shen Hui.
Originally, the two brothers Shen Yi and Shen Ling wanted Shen Ling to take his wife and children to Jiankang so that he would not have to come back for a year and a half. However, the child was too young, only a few months old, and was not suitable for a long trip.
After all, the traffic conditions in this era were too poor, and riding a carriage would be bumpy. In addition, the infant mortality rate was too high, so it was not suitable to leave Jiangdu.
Therefore, on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Ling sent his wife and children back to his parents' home for a temporary stay. He went to Jiankang with Shen Yi, planning to wait until the children were older and in better health in a few months, and could withstand a little more hardship.
Take your wife and children to live in Jiankang.
Shen Ling has a somewhat "dissolute" temperament. He had good food and accommodation in Jiangdu, he had no worries about food and drink, and his wife and children were warm on the bed. He was reluctant to leave Jiangdu, but this time the reason why he left Jiangdu so resolutely was to follow Shen Yi
We went to Jiankang together mainly because...
Conflict between father and son.
The conflict between him and his father Shen Hui became more and more serious, and in this era where filial piety was extremely important, no matter who was right or wrong between the father and son, Shen Ling would always be the one who had to bow his head and admit his mistakes.
"One Sword Dominates"
Not long after Shen Hui returned to Jiang, Shen Ling was already suffocating.
For this reason, he made up his mind to leave Jiangdu.
Of course, given Shen Ling's character, he did this not to strive for success or to leave his "comfort zone." It was because Shen Hui's return made Jiangdu's comfort zone no longer comfortable for him.
On the morning of the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, three or four carriages gathered at the door of Shen's house. After loading all the things that needed to be brought onto the carriage, Shen Hui and Shen Zhang stood at the door of the house to see their sons off.
Shen Zhang stood behind his eldest brother. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Brother, do you want to send it to the city gate?"
"You have to go."
Shen Hui glanced at the carriage that Shen Ling was sitting in, and snorted: "Lao Qi went to the capital for the exam, and it was a serious matter. What was he going to the capital for? It was just to follow the autumn breeze and play for a few days.
, not for the sake of my grandson, I cannot let this kid go to Jiankang."
After saying this, Shen Hui snorted and returned to the yard with his hands behind his hands.
Shen Zhang hesitated for a moment, then walked up to Shen Yi and said a few words to Shen Yi, which probably meant that he wanted to talk to Shen Hui and not go to the city gate to see him off.
It was a cold day, and Shen Yi didn't want his father to send him so far.
Hearing this, he nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "Father, go and do your business. We have a lot of people this time. The few handlebars that the third brother found are said to be all practicing practitioners, so nothing will happen to them."
"Um."
Shen Zhang smiled at Shen Yi: "After you go to Jiankang, take the exam well. If you fail, come back early. My father will arrange a marriage for you and pass on the family lineage. It's not too late to concentrate on your studies."
It's the Chinese New Year. Shen Yi is sixteen years old this year, and his actual age is already seventeen.
This age may still be a child in later generations, but in this era, many people have been fathers for several years at the age of seventeen.
Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Dad, you don't have to worry about this matter anymore. My child is not in a hurry."
"If you can become a Jinshi this year, you won't be in a hurry to be a father."
Shen Zhang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The noble men in the capital like to catch their son-in-law. If my son can be listed on the gold medal list this year, he might be favored by the high-ranking officials in the capital and become a son-in-law."
Their son-in-law riding a dragon."
This kind of thing about catching a son-in-law under the official list does indeed exist.
Because giving birth to a son is like opening a blind box, and the quality is difficult to guarantee. In other words, a tiger father may give birth to a cat son. Zhao Changping and Zhao Shilang are a good example. A person as powerful as Zhao Shilang has two sons.
It's useless to stand up to one.
This kind of family needs a "son" with a foreign surname and guaranteed quality to ensure that the family fortune does not decline.
This son with a foreign surname is naturally the son-in-law.
And unmarried young people who can be admitted to Jinshi are definitely the best candidates for son-in-law in this era. The son-in-law of Zhao Shilang's family was caught from the golden list, and he was one of the top two Jinshi in previous years.
Shen Yi is only seventeen years old this year. If he wins the lottery this spring, he will definitely become a favorite in Jiankang City. Not only may he be recruited as a son-in-law by those powerful families, but he may even be the youngest daughter or eldest granddaughter of the prime minister's family.
It is also possible that he wants to recruit Shen Yi as his son-in-law.
Shen Yi glanced at his father speechlessly, lowered his eyebrows and said: "Dad, not long after I was selected as a candidate, you told me what happened after I was selected as a Jinshi. It's best not to talk about such invisible things and spread them out.
If anyone hears it, they will be laughed at."
"joke?"
Shen Zhang raised his head quite proudly and said: "My son ranked seventh in the provincial examination at the age of sixteen and ranked first in Jiangdu Prefecture. Who in the entire Jiangdu Prefecture dares to laugh at our family? Who dares to laugh at your father and me?"
Lao Shen's words were spoken with extraordinary courage.
But he also has enough confidence.
In the past, he was a steward of a prince's palace and had no reputation in the gentry circle. But now, his son is Ya Yuan Gong, who ranked first in the Jiangdu Prefecture's rural examination, and he is sixteen or seventeen years old. Who is Jiangdu Prefecture?
Dare you look down on him?
Some people inside will secretly murmur in their hearts that "it may not be better when you are young", but now, no one dares to say in front of Shen Zhang that Shen Yi, who won the imperial examination at the age of sixteen, will never win the Jinshi in his life!
Seeing that his father was so proud, Shen Yi didn't say much. He just smiled and said, "Okay, Dad, you go and talk to uncle."
Shen Zhang responded, patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and left.
After Shen Zhang walked away, Shen Ling walked up to Shen Yi in small steps and asked, "Qilang, when are we leaving? It's almost noon."
Shen Yi glanced at him and smiled dumbly: "Why is third brother so anxious?"
"I'm afraid my father will regret it and won't let me leave."
Shen Ling carefully looked around and sighed: "Old man, it's not like you don't know. You are paranoid and unreasonable. If you say you won't let me leave, you won't let me leave. It's safe for us to leave Jiangdu as soon as possible.
"
Shen Yi also raised his head and looked at the sky. After saying "Huh", he lowered his eyebrows and said, "The agreement with Xiao Xu and the others was this morning. Why haven't they come after so long? Is there something that delayed it?"
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Shen Yi looked at Xu Fu and said with a smile: "It's rare for you to be late for once, Xiao Xu."
"It's because of the house thing..."
Xu Fu lowered his head in embarrassment and said, "We have been discussing with the landlord for a long time, and we just decided on the price today, which delayed the young master's time..."
Because they once had no fixed place and wandered around, people like Xu Fu had an unparalleled obsession with a fixed house.
They are eager to have a home of their own, a home that no one can drive them away from.
Shen Yi looked at Xu Fu and asked with a smile: "Have you checked the house?"
"Um."
Xu Fu lowered his head and said: "The landlord's family is moving away from Jiangdu, so he is willing to sell the house."
"But now the county and government offices are in Xiu Mu, so the house deed is still white."
Xu Fu lowered his head and said: "I made an agreement with the landlord that I will return to Jiangdu in March and go to the Yamen to make a white deed or a red deed..."
"At that time..."
There was a hint of excitement in Xiao Xu's tone that was difficult to hide.
"At that time, the six of us will have our own home!"