The old man's expression finally changed, and the tachyon he was adding to the food even trembled visibly. The old man, who looked like an outsider, silently put down the tachyon in his hand, looked up at Shen Yi, and let out a silent breath.
"Say it."
Shen Yi nodded and said silently: "Taizhou Prefecture has a residence reporting department. I left Master Gu's name with them and told them to inquire about Master Gu's home."
He looked at Mr. Gu and asked, "When Mr. Gu left home, were there only one son and one daughter in the family?"
Old Man Gu's face turned red and he lowered his head deeply: "There are mother, brothers, wife and a son and a daughter at home..."
"That should be it."
He glanced at the old man and sighed silently: "Ms. Gu must have passed away."
"Master Gu's daughter is also married. This daughter can still find a place to go, but she is Master Gu's son..."
He lowered his head silently, took a sip of wine, and said: "When Master Gu's son grew up, he seemed to be resentful of Master Gu, so he took his family and moved away from Taizhou Mansion. He has not yet found a place to go.
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The old man raised his head and took a sip of strong wine, then lowered his head silently: "That child... probably doesn't want me to find him again after I go back."
"Calculate your age..."
The old man's face was full of guilt and his voice was hoarse: "Calculating my age, I should be in my forties."
He looked at Shen Yi and asked, "Shen Qi, I want to ask you for some money."
"Just...just..."
After being silent for a while, he said, "Just think that you two brothers are studying here with me."
Shen Yi nodded silently and asked, "Master Gu, do you want to send some money to your daughter?"
"Um."
The old man nodded silently and laughed at himself: "I don't know what else I can give her..."
Shen Yi asked again: "How much money does Master Gu want?"
"Just watch it."
The old man drank sullenly and said, "I'll give you whatever you think it's worth."
"Master Gu's training is priceless."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "From now on, our brothers will support Master Gu in his old age."
"Let me fend for myself."
The old man's face was full of pain and his voice was hoarse: "I..."
Shen Yi walked up to the old man and shook his head slightly: "Master Gu certainly made a big mistake, but in the final analysis, it was because he spoke uprightly back then that he did not return home..."
"It's just because I can't let go of face, it's just a thought."
"Thirty years of guilt, Master Gu has already been punished..."
Mr. Shen sighed silently and said, "I will let them continue to inquire about the whereabouts of Senior Brother Gu. As for Senior Sister Gu, I will send someone a thousand taels of silver there first, and any more... for fear that the bad guys will covet her."
The daughter of the Gu family married an ordinary family. Although she was not poor, she was not rich either. One thousand taels of silver was already a huge windfall for their family.
Old Man Gu nodded silently, stood up, bowed to Shen Yi and said, "Thank you Ziheng..."
Shen Yi quickly helped him up and joked: "If I remember correctly, this is the first time Master Gu calls me by my cousin."
In the past, the old man always called Shen Qi, Shen Qi, and indeed he never called Shen Yi by his first name.
The old man was not embarrassed and warned: "This money... must be given to my daughter, not to her husband's family and children..."
"Let her keep the flowers for herself."
Seeing the old man's appearance, Shen Yi felt a little emotional and said, "Student understands."
The old man raised his head and looked at Shen Yi.
"As long as I live, I would like to kowtow a few times on the graves of my deceased wife and parents..."
"Next spring, I will take Master Gu there when I have time."
"Need not."
The old man looked up at Shen Yi and said, "Next year Zi Heng should serve in the court. I can't delay your future."
After Shen Heng passed the test, he would often visit the old man and tell him about Shen Yi's situation, so he knew about Shen Yi's current situation.
"What kind of service is there but not service?"
Mr. Shen laughed at himself: "Maybe he will be thrown into a yamen like Taichang Temple and work as an idle errand."
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After leaving Dayifang, Mr. Shen walked around Jiankang City alone. Near evening, he went to Zhao's house again and met Zhao Shangshu.
Zhao Changping was still very enthusiastic about Shen Yi. He held him and talked for a long time, and then kept him at home for a meal until late at night before letting Shen Yi leave.
In the next few days, apart from visiting friends, Shen Yi spent most of his time at home with his wife and children.
The main thing is to accompany Lu Ruoxi well.
In fact, Shen Yi has considered mentioning Ye Chan's matter to Lu Ruoxi. After all, finding an outside room is not a big deal in this era, and Lu Ruoxi won't have any objections. However, Shen Yi knows Lu Ruoxi's temperament. Once she knows about it,
, will definitely let Shen Yi take Ye Chan back to Jiankang.
After all, the older woman needs to be able to take care of the younger ones.
However, Ye Chan has to run the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce in Fuzhou in the past few years, and it is unlikely that she will be able to come to Jiankang, so it is better to keep this matter a secret for now.
Three or four days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month in the tenth year of Hongde. Shen Zhang, who had been in Jiangdu for a long time, finally returned to Jiankang. The Shen family, young and old, all went out of the city to greet Shen Zhang.
After finally meeting Shen Zhang at the city gate, Shen Yi stepped forward, saluted first, and then said with a smile: "If dad doesn't come back, I will go back to Jiangdu."
Shen Zhang raised his head and looked at Shen Yi up and down, then sighed silently and said, "Yi'er is a little tanned again, so you won't go to the southeast next year?"
"not going."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "You should stay in Jiankang next year. Dad, don't go back to Jiangdu next year. It's good to stay in Jiankang and take care of your grandchildren."
"Let's talk about next year's matters next year."
At this time, Shen Heng also stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and called father.
Shen Zhang glanced over and ignored him, then walked straight to Lu Ruoxi, gave Lu Ruoxi a smile, then stretched out his hand to hold his eldest grandson Shen Yuan in his arms, and said: "The whole family has come so far to greet Lu Ruoxi.
Whatever I do, I will go home."
Shen Yi silently helped Shen Heng up, reached out and patted his shoulder, and whispered: "Don't be anxious, take your time."
Shen Heng made his father angry because of the matter of marrying a wife. At this moment, he also felt a little guilty. He smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, I'm not in a hurry. I'm just afraid that my father won't let go..."
"I tried my best to persuade him."
The family got on the carriage one after another and entered Shen's house not long after. Shen Yi accompanied his old father and asked with a smile: "Dad, how is uncle's health lately?"
In fact, Shen Yi doesn't have deep feelings for his uncle Shen Hui. The reason why he asked this question was just to please his father. Sure enough, after hearing this sentence, Shen Zhang replied: "Your uncle has a good body and is quite good."
Tough, because of you...you strive for success, our Shen family will have glory in Jiangdu."
"correct…"
Shen Zhang remembered something. He looked at Shen Yi and said, "Before I came to Jiankang, your uncle asked me to ask you if you could arrange for some of the same clan as our Shen family to study at Ganquan Academy.
Now, my uncle dreams of letting his family members enter the academy..."
Shen Yi frowned at first, then relaxed and said with a smile: "Dad, this Ganquan Academy has an entrance examination. If my family members want to get in, just study hard and get in. My son didn't get in by himself back then."
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"Too difficult..."
Shen Zhang said helplessly: "The last subject at Ganquan Academy produced three Jinshi. Although there are only two in this subject, it is still better..."
"Nowadays, even scholars may not be able to enter the academy."
The last subject was Shen Yi's subject, and this time it was Shen Heng's subject. Although there were only two Jinshi in Shen Heng's subject, there was one Sandingjia, which made Ganquan Academy famous again.
As your reputation grows, more people will want to enter the academy.
Shen Yi glanced at his father and shook his head slightly: "Dad, although the headmaster of the academy is his son's father-in-law, his father-in-law is upright and it is impossible for him to agree to such a thing."
"More importantly."
He opened his mouth and said, "My son doesn't even know those from the same clan."
"They think that if they enter the academy, they will be able to gain fame."
Shen Yi said in a deep voice: "Only if you have the ability to enter the academy can you have a chance to pass the exam. Besides, your two sons entered the academy based on their true ability. How can those of them go through the back door?"
Shen Zhang lowered his head helplessly: "We are all from the same clan, so we can't hide our face."
Shen Yi sneered and said: "When we, father and son, were in dire straits, except for the third brother, no one from the same clan or clan could help us."
After Shen Zhang heard this, he hesitated and sighed: "How do you tell your uncle as a father?"
"Dad, please don't worry about it."
Shen Yi said with a smile: "My son will write a letter to his uncle later and tell him clearly about this matter."
Shen Zhang nodded.
"That's all."
The group had just returned home, and not long after they sat down, a servant hurriedly came to report, bowing his head to Shen Yi and saying: "Sir, the imperial edict has arrived!"
Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, and then he could only ask his family to go out to receive the imperial edict.
When everyone arrived in the front yard, they saw two eunuchs holding wooden boxes in their hands. After the Shen family arrived, one of the eunuchs took out the imperial edict from the wooden box and sang loudly.
"Zhi said."
"Shen Yi, a former bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, fought against Japanese invaders in the southeast, made great contributions to supervising the Municipal Shipping Department, and was awarded the title of Doctor Shun of Jinzhong..."
"The doctor of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War."
"I will take up my post in the next year. I appreciate this!"