Feudal scholar-bureaucrats reborn: marrying a husband and marrying a virtuous

Lin Fangxu put the book he had brought into the box, saw the elder brother coming in, hurriedly ran to him, hesitated to speak, and said stupidly: "Brother, how are you?"

Lin Fangqin sat down beside the desk, glanced at him lightly, and said angrily, "What else can I do? Just like that..."

Lin Fangxu didn't care about these, poured a cup of tea for his elder brother graciously, and said cheekily: "That's..., when is the wedding date?"

Lin Fangqin almost knocked over the teacup in his hand, and said in surprise: "I didn't see that, brother Xu, you are so impatient, you really have grown up...! Before the dowry is paid, you want to pick someone up, what good thing do you think? Woolen cloth?!"

Lin Fangxu just smiled and said nothing, Lin Fangqin took a sip of tea and continued: "Don't worry, I will definitely let you marry Fulang next year. As for Nacai and Najib, I plan to write to your brother Husband comes to the capital to take care of it for you. I plan to go back after you get settled in two days. There are still many things at home that cannot be separated from you."

The elder brother-in-law is coming to the capital, and the elder brother is going back again, wouldn't the two of them have to stay apart for their own business?

Seeing his ashamed expression, Lin Fangqin smiled and said, "What are you thinking about? Ermu may come along, and I want him to study with you for a year or so. At the beginning of the year, he will be sent to Qixia Academy for assessment. , Mr. Xu said that he was still a little out of touch, let him go again next year, that kid is disappointed and sad at home now."

Lin Fangxu heard the words, and promised firmly: "Brother, don't worry, just send it, that kid listens to me the most, and I will take care of him to make him obedient."

Lin Fangqin said coolly: "Yes, your words are more effective than his father's."

Lin Fangxu: "..." Big brother is getting harder and harder to please!

No matter how slandering he was, Lin Fangqin suddenly thought of something and said in a low voice: "The tea seedlings at the bottom of Thumbslope were transplanted up a few years ago, and more than half of them lived. Have you thought about how to deal with them?"

Lin Fangxu actually had a plan in his heart, but he still needed to wait, so he said cautiously: "Although I have lived so much, it will take two years if I really want to make tea? Let's talk about it at that time, the time has not yet come .”

Lin Fangqin didn't ask any more questions when he heard the words. He only planned to be stricter in Chashan after he went back, and not to leak the news in advance.

Lin Fangxu didn't have many things at all, so he quickly packed them up. After saying goodbye to everyone in the Marquis of Wu'an, he took the carriage of the Marquis of Wu'an and went to the Erjin Courtyard he rented. Jiang Shiwu, Shang Tan, and Xu Zhongkang also followed. join in the fun.

In the carriage, Jiang Shiwu saw that Lin Fangxu was still staring at his younger brother standing at the door of the Hou Mansion through the window at this time, and said speechlessly: "Little brother Lin, don't look, my mother-in-law will not let him go out now. "

Lin Fangqin was sitting in the carriage at the back. At this time, there were several people of similar ages in the carriage, so he was very relaxed, so Xu Zhongkang asked directly: "Dong Sheng, Brother Lin didn't teach you a lesson, did he?"

Lin Fangxu laughed and said: "I have already won the first prize, why do you have to teach me?"

Xu Zhongkang said speechlessly: "It's about the matter at the gate of the Ministry of Rites? Brother Lin didn't blame you?" After finishing speaking, he looked like 'you understand'.

Lin Fangxu did understand, but the straight-tempered Jiang Shiwu didn't understand, he said carelessly: "What's going on at the gate of the Ministry of Rites? Brother Xu, is he talking about Brother Lin and Xiaoyun? Don't worry, Brother Lin and my father have discussed it It's time for the wedding, haha... Brother Xu, you guys are going to drink wedding bars!"

Xu Zhongkang opened his mouth wide in surprise, this is really fast!Even Shang Tan couldn't help asking: "Dong Sheng, is what Xiao Wu said true?"

Lin Fangxu wished that the wedding date had really been set, so he said with an ambiguous smile at this moment: "Yeah, next year we will have two senior brothers to support the wedding."

Shang Tan felt a little complicated, not because he had any opinions on this marriage, but because he suddenly remembered that during the debate in Hangzhou, Dongsheng always deliberately disagreed with Xiaoyun every time. Could it be that Dongsheng had Xiaoyun's idea at that time? !This kid was only fifteen years old at the time, so he was enlightened really early!

As for the Beijing camp rumored outside

Shang Tan scoffed at the little brother’s remarks about grabbing the top scholar, but Dongsheng, who is not a big man but has a deep mind, if he disagrees, he has a lot of ways to refuse. Are you afraid that he will be happy? !

The yard that Lin Fangxu rented was not that big, similar to the Lin family's small courtyard in Wuyi County, but the price was far lower. The ten-year rent of this small courtyard could probably buy one of the same size in Wuyi County.

The yard is not big, and the three of Shang Tan quickly finished their visit, so they are naturally not needed for help. Lin Fangyuan asked someone to clean up the house two days ago. The future housekeeper of the Lin family is still very reliable in his work .

Lin Fangxu and his brother booked a table from the restaurant, and thanked them for coming to warm the house. Although it is rented, it needs to be popular, so that they can get rid of the filth and evil accumulated because they have not lived for a long time.

The two brothers sent Jiang Shiwu and the others away before slowly returning to the small courtyard. Lin Fangqin looked at the northern courtyard and didn't like it very much. , because it is close to the Hanlin Academy, but it can be sold at a sky-high price of several 10 taels. I have to sigh: "Living in the capital is not easy. I originally planned to buy you a yard. After you get married, your husband and children don't have to follow you." It seems that renting a house is definitely unaffordable now.”

Lin Fangxu evaluated his family's acres of land and real estate in Wuyi County, thinking that if he really bought a yard for himself, even though his brother, brother-in-law and nephews would not be able to eat chaff and swallow vegetables, they would probably be.Therefore, it is naturally impossible to buy it, and according to my career plan, I guess I will stay in the capital for a short time, so there is no need to buy it, at least not now.

Lin Fangxu just wanted to comfort the elder brother, but the elder brother will always be your elder brother. He doesn’t need to be comforted. Promising!"

Lin Fangxu thought that the elder brother would praise himself for winning the first prize, but he heard the elder brother continue: "Our brother Xu is tall and handsome, and has outstanding knowledge and ability, so he can be liked by the younger brothers of the Hou family. I will also marry other courtyards as a dowry, so I don’t have to worry about the house now. Hehe..."

After Lin Fangqin finished speaking, he went back to his room to rest, leaving only Lin Fangxu standing there dumbfounded, thinking, "It turns out that you have to rely on your skills to eat soft rice. Big brother is joking, yes, it should be joking!" '

Of course Lin Fangqin was joking with his younger brother, but the Marquis of Wu'an was really discussing Jiang Shiyun's dowry at this time. After Jiang Shimin came back from the Fifth Army Camp, he was very happy to learn that the marriage between Xiaoyun and Lin Xiaodi was basically confirmed.

Ever since his aunt repented of her marriage, Jiang Shimin was probably the one who worried the most about Xiaoyun's marriage in the whole house. When?"

Shang Daoyu replied: "After Xiaoyun and Ji, the exact date will be discussed after the arrival of the Lin family's doctor."

Mr. Zhang Shaolang, Jiang Shimin's husband, interrupted: "Speaking of which, Xiaoyun's dowry has to be prepared long ago. The Lin family is based in Wuyi County, and there are no people in the capital. I'm afraid there will be a shortage of everything."

Shang Daoyu seemed to think of something, and said: "The Lin family really has nothing in the capital. Although Baitiandi and his parents are in Wuyi's ancestral home, Brother Xu will eventually come to the capital to be an official. I'm afraid there will be no place to live. I plan to Give Xiaoyun the four-entry mansion in Yongchunfang, which is next to the Liubu yamen, as a dowry, just such a younger brother, you two brothers are not allowed to have any objections!"

Both Jiang Shimin and Jiang Shiwu knew about that house, and it was probably the largest and best property in the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, but just like what Mu's father said, how could they have any opinions on such a younger brother.

Jiang Shimin hurriedly stated, "It should."

Jiang Shiwu said directly: "There will be nephews in the future, so they should be older."

In this way, not only Lin Fangxu got a soft meal, but even his own son and younger brother were all exposed. Speaking of which, Lin Fangxu had been renting a house in the capital in his previous life, and the Lin family couldn't afford it, so Mrs. Liu was naturally not so Generous, spending money to save face for the concubine.

On the second day, Lin Fangxu no longer wanted to eat soft food, and went to the hospital with a group of new scholars early in the morning.

Reported to the Ministry of Officials and participated in the imperial examination hosted by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Among the [-] Jinshi of the same subject and year, everyone seemed to be the same except for their rankings before, but after the imperial examination, they were divided into four grades. Different grades determine the starting point of your struggle after entering the officialdom.

The last first class will be assigned to various provincial yamen to observe politics, and they will be able to make up for the county magistrates or vacancies at the same level. Of course, there are many vacancies in the whole country now, and they probably don’t need this batch of fourth class Jinshi. wait.

The third-class jinshi, about 170 people, will be sent to the important yamen of the capital, such as the six ministries, the general administration department, and the inspectors. Do chores.

After waiting for the seniors to retire or downfall and there will be vacancies, they still have to look for opportunities and rely on relationships to make up for them. Therefore, many of them usually don't make it to that time, and they are sent to other places early to become a parent official.

The 36 people in the second class are selected as Shu Jishi, and they go directly to the Imperial Academy, so that they don’t have to observe politics by themselves. During the period, someone will teach you how to deal with government affairs, delve into various classics of literature and history, and they are regarded as postgraduates studying to be officials. Years later, there will be a disbanded examination. Depending on the excellent results, you may stay in the Imperial Academy, or be sent to the Sixth Ministry, etc., or even go to a local government to serve as an official. Of course, the starting point must be different.

As for Lin Fangxu, Shang Tan, and Kong Jie, after the palace examination, they have already completed the six-rank compilation and the seven-rank compilation respectively. No matter what the results of the imperial examination are, they are all first-class. Just go to work in the hospital.