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Although Song Yuyan wasn't excited by Du Yan's admission, she was also happy for Du Yan in her heart.

Originally, she wanted to write to Du Yan to congratulate him, but considering that he should be very busy at the moment, she found a day that was not too early and not too late to send the letter of congratulations.

Du Yan only received Song Yuyan's letter in late April. Before that, he had already received a lot of letterheads from friends who came to congratulate him, as well as gifts from his father-in-law's relatives and friends. .

When he saw these gifts, his mood was somewhat complicated.Back then, he was bullied by his elder brother and tolerated by his stepfather, so he felt dazed and sad that "the world is big but there is no place for him to stay".

Fortunately, he adjusted his mentality, wandered around, and did not give up any opportunity to learn.It was his never-give-up and perseverance that won the appreciation of Xiangli's father, who even married Xiangli to him and sponsored him to study...

However, not everything went well for him in Xiangli's family, so he said that those clansmen and relatives of Xiangli's family, who didn't laugh at him behind his back, and relied on Xiangli's family for everything?After holding back for many years, he finally decided to go on a long trip after failing the provincial examination. One of the things he wanted to do was to increase his knowledge, and he also wanted to go out to relax.

He has a lot of accumulation, and this time he won the first place, he can be regarded as proud!And to be honest, he was a little proud of himself, as Meng Jiao said in the poems he wrote back then:

In the past, the filth was not enough to boast, but now there is no limit to debauchery.

The spring breeze is proud of horseshoe disease, seeing Chang'an flowers in one day.

People who used to look down on him are now here to curry favor with him, isn't it just a matter of pride? !

He was complacent for more than a month before he received the poem tube containing Song Yuyan's letterhead.He didn't think that Song Yuyan was rushing to write to curry favor with him, because Feng Yuan, the farthest person in Panyu, Guangnan among the people with his age, had received congratulatory letters from friends in his hometown, so there was no such thing as Song Yuyan receiving them too late. The situation of the news about his success.

Song Yuyan only wrote to him at this time, apparently because he didn't want to act like he wanted to curry favor with him.But he will not deliberately show his aloofness, and delay writing to him until very late.

She grasped the timing well, and Du Yan had slowly recovered from his complacency, so when he received her letter, he didn't have so many thoughts in his heart.

Song Yuyan's letterhead was packed in a new poetry tube. After he got it, he first admired the green carvings on it, and secretly praised Song Yuyan's painter and engraver for improving. Take out your letterhead and read it.

Song Yuyan never babbled a lot in letters, and it was the same in this letter to Du Yan. Apart from congratulating him, he didn't talk too much.

Du Yan read the letter several times, and seeing that there was really nothing else to say, he couldn't help but said: "This Song Dalang is still the same as before, writing concise and concise letters, and he doesn't want to write more than half a sentence of nonsense."

The wife Xiangli who was beside him heard the words and said with a smile: "Since the officials know it is nonsense, how can Song Dalang not know it? Since they know it, why waste pen and ink? Besides, in the past month or so, the nonsense the officials have seen less?"

Although Du Yan went to Beijing to rush for the exam, he might not be able to pass the exam, but because he was distracted by chores before the exam and could not concentrate on reviewing, Xiangli came here to take care of everything before he arrived in Kaifeng.

Du Yan finished the provincial examination in the first month, took part in the palace examination in February, and was not officially settled until March. Xiangli has been taking care of him in Kaifeng these days.

After hearing what his wife said, Du Yan felt that it made sense.He happily picked up the poem tube and showed it to Xiangli, and said: "This young man's character and temperament are very suitable for my appetite. I hit him off right away and became a close friend. Although he is not as talented as me in literature, he There are also amazing talents in some aspects, just say that this carver, you see, is both innovative and elegant, if you don't have any talent, you can't figure it out!"

It made him want to carve with a knife, but thinking that although he has the level of appreciation, he doesn't have this skill, so he can only suppress his restless heart.

Xiangli thought to himself that he had never even given such a high evaluation to his own son, and he was not stingy with complimenting the young man, so he still felt a little bit smug in his heart.

But her officials are different now, so she naturally followed his words and praised Song Yuyan, and then talked about someone inviting him to a party in Fanlou.

Du Yan thought about it, since he was going to Fanlou, it must not be for discussing poetry and literature, but for feasting, sightseeing and indulging in pleasure.

Just now, when he was thinking of writing a letter to Song Yuyan, he advised her to return to Song's Free School and devote herself to her studies. Maybe in the future, she would be able to endure hardships like him.So if he was invited to the party, he would inevitably slap himself in the face, so he said:

"If it's the Yaji Wenhui, I can go there, but this time they are not invited to discuss poetry and literature, but to eat, drink and have fun. I still won't go."

Xiangli breathed a sigh of relief, but she was worried that her family's officials had been blinded in the past, and once they became Jinshi, they would become complacent and greedy for glory and wealth.

Fortunately, his mind is still very clear.

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Song Yuyan read Du Yan's reply, as if he saw a small person on the paper instigating her: "You see, although I study late, I haven't lost my aggressiveness, and I have been obsessed with reading, and I finally paid off. We are close friends, and I will not cheat you, so I suggest that you also go back to study hard, and we will still have the opportunity to display our ambitions in politics together in the future!"

Song Yuyan: "..."

Sorry big bro, I have no political aspirations.

On this road, she was destined to disappoint Du Yan.But Du Yan was right about one thing, no matter what kind of adversity he was in, he still had to have a positive heart.

So she accepted Du Yan's suggestion, and usually stepped up to improve her cultural level.

At present, apart from the enlightenment books she bought for the two little radish heads, the only books in the Song family are "The Analects of Confucius" and "Erya" that Du Yan gave her. Song Yuyan humbly believes that with her current The ability can only digest these two books, and she understands the truth of chewing too much, so she is not in a hurry to read more books.

In the matter of reading, almost no one can learn without a teacher, and Song Yuyan did not intend to work behind closed doors. She excerpted the puzzled sentences she encountered, and discussed them together when she met Wang Zhi and others.Both sides couldn't figure it out, so she went back to her hometown to ask Song Zhu for advice.

Song Zhu thought that it was Du Yanzhong Jinshi that stimulated her, so she is working harder now.He is also happy with this.In order to motivate Song Yuyan, he also told her about Du Yan's official position:

"Shichang was appointed as an official in Yangzhou to observe and promote officials, and he will take up his post in Yangzhou soon. Fortunately, Yangzhou is not far from Mingzhou, so it will be more convenient to exchange letters in the future."

The observer officer is actually the deputy of the Yangzhou observer envoy, who is in charge of the judiciary.The observation envoy still had real power in the Tang Dynasty, equivalent to the leader of the discipline inspection team, who was directly dispatched by the imperial court.

Later, due to well-known reasons, no matter whether it is Jiedushi, Observation Envoy, Economic Strategy Envoy, etc., they have no real power and have become false titles.

However, this does not mean that Du Yan's new official position has no status. Generally, the imperial court has set up Jiedu Prefecture and Observation Prefecture, and the chief executive of the place is Jiedu Envoy or Observation Envoy, but these are titles, and the real position is " Knowing state affairs".

Take the Yangzhou Observation Envoy as an example, his job is to "know the state", which is equivalent to the central government transferring a discipline inspection team leader who has no real power to Yangzhou to be the mayor.Du Yan's actual job is the president of the Municipal People's Court.

Compared with most second- and third-class Jinshi, he either worked as a clerk in the capital department or as a secretary for the county magistrate. His starting point is very enviable. It is normal for Song Zhu to use this matter to motivate Song Yuyan.

Of course, Song Zhu didn't know whether Song Yuyan was motivated or not. He only knew that the frequency of Song Yuyan's return home hadn't changed at all. He was so angry that he scolded Song Yuyan as a rotten piece of wood that could not be carved.

But when Song Yuyan returned to his hometown to pick up the food, he took her again and asked her if she had any questions for him.

Song Yuyan felt that Uncle Thirteen was a teacher with a good moral character, he was dedicated to his duties and liked to preach and solve doubts.Since the other party wanted to teach the students so much, she thought about it and said, "I wonder if Uncle Thirteen can give Sun'er some homework?"

Song Zhu thought she wanted to ask him to help her with her homework, but what's the matter with pointing out a little carrot who just started?

It's not that he looks down on Sun'er who is studying elementary school, but that he thinks that he is a Jieju man who has read a lot of poetry and books. It would be overqualified to teach Kaimeng children. Song Yuyan didn't realize his true value.

The patriarch didn't think as much as Song Zhu did. He was a little surprised when he heard Song Yuyan's words: "Did you send the bamboo shoots to Kaimeng?"

Song Yuyan said: "The grandnephew has been teaching Sun'er how to read for more than half a year. Now he has learned a lot of characters and can memorize the Three Character Classic, so the grandnephew is planning to let him go to a private school to receive the teaching of the eight classics."

The reason why Song Yuyan wanted to teach the two little luotou to read was also to prevent Sun'er from going to school for the first time when he was so old, and being laughed at by his classmates because he couldn't read a word, so he was given a preschool education to buffer him first.

She had saved the education fund for more than a year, at least enough to pay for his elementary school tuition.Besides, the clan also has education subsidies, which can relieve her a lot of burden.

The patriarch and Song Zhu were both stunned. Neither father nor son thought that Song Yuyan would turn his back so thoroughly this time "the prodigal son turned back".

The patriarch hurriedly asked Song Zhu and Song Yuyan to go back and test Sun'er to see if he could really read and recite the Three Character Classic as Song Yuyan said.

Song Zhu followed Song Yuyan back to the small courtyard of the Song family in the county. He heard a few crisp and tender sounds of reading at the door, and his heart felt slightly sour—it was not only because of Song Yuyan's changes, but also because of Sun'er's diligence, and he felt sorry for these three. child's living environment.

For the first time, he felt guilty towards Song Yuyan.

He is a scholar, and he thinks that he has read many sage books, so he can grasp most of the truths in the world, that is, he must know more than most people.

But when Zhou's husband was lost and Song Yaokang coveted his family property, he only considered whether the child born in Zhou's womb was a boy. If it was a boy, he could help Zhou to keep his husband's property; Think you can't do anything.

When Song Yaokang proposed to raise Song Yuyan after Zhou's death, he did not object. After all, this is the most common way to deal with it in the world.As for whether Song Yaokang would treat Song Yuyan kindly, he was not sure and believed that he had no right to interfere.

When Song Yuyan went astray, he also thought about persuading her to turn around, but since he had never encountered Song Yuyan's situation, he naturally wouldn't understand. His advice was like a flashy article, which was nicely said. But it didn't help at all.

So Song Yuyan was able to wake up, and he didn't think it was the patriarch or his persuasion that had worked. In fact, he hadn't done anything for Song Yuyan, or even these children. How could he not feel ashamed and guilty?

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Song Yuyan didn't know Thirteenth Uncle's mood, even if she knew, she would persuade Thirteenth Uncle not to think too much.

After entering the door, Song Yuyan found that Mrs. Tang was also there, and judging from the way she was holding the book and staring at Sun'er, she should be supervising Sun'er's endorsement.

But Sun'er couldn't recite it, and she didn't criticize the other party, but reminded her a little.Even Song Zhu could see that it should be Sun'er who asked her to supervise.

Song Zhu asked Song Yuyan, "Whose little lady is this?"

"The younger sister of Tang Dianshi's family is very kind and has helped my nephew a lot, so the bamboo shoots and pancakes are very close to her."

Song Zhu still has some impressions of Tang Haogen. After all, when Tang's mother was alive, she led Tang Haogen to the Song family and begged Song Jiayi to accept her children.Later, Tang Haogen dropped out of school due to changes in his family. After he regretted it, his memory of him also faded a little.

I heard that she is the younger sister of a former student, and she is helping Song Yuyan to urge her younger siblings to study, and she can't do this job if she can't read, which shows that Miss Tang is also literate.Under this layer of filter, Song Zhu's favorability towards Mrs. Tang was steadily increasing.

"How old are you?" Song Zhu asked quietly again.

If the age is right, it will match up with his nephew. If his nephew is interested in the other party, he can ask his father to preside over the marriage for his nephew.

Song Yuyan's heart was ringing with alarm bells. Her thirteenth uncle must have some strange hobbies, right?Otherwise, he was an old man who could be Tang Zhi's father, and it was the first time he met a little girl, why would he ask her about her age?

In just a moment, Song Yuyan thought of famous cases such as Wu Zetian being raped by 14-year-old Li Shimin at the age of 40.Because people in this era generally believe that having sex with such a young girl is not something worthy of condemnation, that's why she is so vigilant.

Seeing that she didn't answer immediately, Song Zhu didn't care, because the people in the room noticed their presence.Tang Zhi put down his book and came out of the room, "Song Dalang, you are back."

She saw the middle-aged man next to Song Yuyan. Although she didn't know him, she could guess from his appearance and age.

Song Yuyan took the initiative to introduce Song Zhu, and Tang Zhi was a little puzzled as to why he suddenly appeared here, but this was the Song family's business, and she definitely had no intention of interfering.

After Song Zhu entered the room, Song Yuyan took the initiative to tell her that after Uncle Thirteen came, there might be hope for Sun'er to enter school.

Tang Zhi was also very happy when he heard that, but soon frowned again, and asked Song Yuyan: "Then if you want Sun'er to study, will it be very hard?"

Nobody in the family is going to school and they don't know the cost of studying, but she knows that it's not a small expense just for pen, ink, paper and inkstone, not to mention the monthly cost of repairing and buying books.

Although Song Yuyan has been earning more and more money every month after working hard.But Tang Zhi feels that her income is not enough to support Sun'er's study for a long time, which means that she will have to tighten her belt every day in the future, which is too hard.

Song Yuyan was taken aback, it was the first time someone asked her if it would be hard for Sun'er to study.She giggled and touched Tang Zhi's head, and said, "This road is destined to be very hard, but you can't stop going down because of hard work. Thank you, little lady."

Tang Zhi's head was pressed by her palm, and she was a little unhappy, thinking that the other party treated her like a little radish!But Song Yuyan's words came to her heart, and she felt a little itchy in her heart. She couldn't explain what it felt like, only that it was very awkward.

Song Yuyan glanced at Song Zhu, saw that he was talking to the two little radish heads, and whispered to Tang Zhi: "You go home first, and I'll go find you after I send Uncle Thirteen away."

Tang Zhi thought: "You are back, why are you looking for me?"

But she was expecting Song Yuyan to come to her, so she didn't object and went back to Tang's house first.

Song Zhu in the room gave Song Yuyan a sideways glance, and his heart became more and more proud: "Young man, you really like someone, and you are so close, and you still hide it from me, hum, the future is long, when you want to find someone to match, look at me. Do you want to take care of you?!"