happy rebirth

Along with the boxing ceremony, there was also a letter. Xie Chunying said in the letter that she did not plan to come back during the Chinese New Year.Everyone was a little disappointed, but in fact they had already been mentally prepared for it.At this time, the traffic is inconvenient, and it will take several months on the road to go back and forth, so I really can't afford to delay.But if you think about it on the bright side, the time it was released was only three to five years, and it has been more than a year now, maybe the eldest brother will be back in the next year or two.

The township examinations were all over soon.

Ke Qi didn't have the confidence to take Jie Yuan at first, but after three consecutive exams, he reckoned his results and felt that he performed very well this time.Needless to say, the theory part, the classics and meanings are all what he has read before, and there are no strange or uncommon questions in this exam.Because Ke Qi himself worked very hard and had Xie Jinhua's guidance, there was no problem with Jing Yi.

The only thing that made Ke Qi a little uncertain was the poetry part, but this part did not account for a large proportion in the rural examination.

After traveling through these years, Ke Qi has made great progress in writing poetry, which is by no means comparable to "Ocean, you are all water" before crossing.But when he writes poems, it is like solving a math problem. He directly applies the rules of level and obliqueness.

Xie Jinhua is very good at composing poems.He chanted it casually, and it was a wonderful sentence.

If Ke Qi wanted to get good grades, he could ask Xie Jinhua to write more poems, let him memorize them, and then apply them in the exam.And if Ke Qi wrote the poem first, then Xie Jinhua helped him carefully revise it, and then Ke Qi memorized the revised poem, it wouldn't even be considered cheating.This is like the students of later generations who guessed several composition questions before the exam. They prepared the composition according to the guessed topics and asked the teacher to help revise them. If they really guessed correctly in the end, can this be considered cheating?But Ke Qi never thought of doing this.

It's not that Ke Qi's moral standard is really that high, but that he doesn't think it's necessary.

"I didn't ask you to help me change my poems, it's definitely not because I think my writing is too bad, and I'm afraid it will stain your eyes." Ke Qi swore to Xie Jinhua, "Besides, I can't let the superiors think I'm too elegant... ...If they think I am elegant, I will have to go to the pile of books to get my qualifications."

Xie Jinhua felt that this was all an excuse.Ke Qi clearly doesn't plan to work hard on writing poetry!

On the day when the rankings were released in the township examination, Xie Jinhua ordered the boy to guard the place where the rankings were released.He also secretly asked the housekeeper to prepare the celebration, and as soon as the news of Ke Qi High School came, he immediately made everyone in the house happy with him.As the housekeeper's daughter-in-law, the second sister-in-law, Zhuang, naturally knew what Xie Jinhua was busy with, and privately said to Xie Er: "For Ke Qi, my fourth brother... finally got some fireworks, and Zhang Luo is in order."

The boy rushed back with great speed and brought a piece of good news!

Jieyuan!

This was a total surprise.Ke Qi didn't expect that he could win Jie Yuan!

However, if you think about it carefully, this is actually not an accident.Ke Qi has always been a smart person, able to endure hardships, and with Xie Jinhua's suggestions, and this time the exam questions are not biased, it is reasonable to win Xie Yuan.Moreover, Ke Qi's handwriting is quite good, which is an advantage!

Xie San groaned, wishing he could hug Ke Qi and raise it high, and asked, "Does Brother Ke also want to get six yuan?"

Ke Qi shook his head knowingly: "Unless a blind cat bumps into a dead mouse..."

After all, the township examination is only a provincial examination. With Ke Qi's level, it's okay for him to get the first place in the province.But the examination is a national-level examination. One examination brings together the best people in the country. In this case, the level of hard work is no longer enough. Fight talent.Ke Qi knows himself very well, and his talents and skills have never been focused on this kind of aspect.

Xie San was afraid of causing a psychological burden on Ke Qi, so he hurriedly said: "Di Ke, I was just joking. I'm not too excited!"

"Well, I'm also very excited." Ke Qi said.

Xie San stared at Ke Qi's calm appearance for a long time, thinking, I really don't see where Ke Qi is excited.

Today's Ke Jieyuan is Xie Liuyuan's younger brother, and everyone knows Xie Liuyuan, but this younger brother keeps a low profile.But if anyone doesn't understand the freshly released Jie Yuan, they will be pulled aside immediately to popularize science and talk about the story of the twists and turns of the wooden board and the wooden Buddha.If anyone, after hearing the story, thinks that this is not a skill, but just a glib tongue, someone will take out a certain issue of "Qiu Lin Wen Bao" last year. Ye Zhengping once wrote an old friend in the newspaper. , wrote about Xie Jinhua, but also mentioned Ke Qi, which proved that the two of them founded the newspaper together.

The light on Ke Qi's body finally revealed bit by bit.

Xie Jinhua started to buy a house.

A few years ago, because of Xie Jinhua's health, the couple had already moved out.However, first Xie Jinhua wanted to take the imperial examination, and then he became an official and had to report to the Yamen every day. It was really inconvenient to live in Wencaoyuan, so the couple moved back to Weizheng Pavilion.Seeing that Ke Qi will take part in the examination next year, as long as everything goes well, Ke Qi will also be awarded an official in May next year. Xie Jinhua plans to buy a house in Beijing.

Ke Qi supported Xie Jinhua's decision very much.A house is always something to buy.

It's not that the couple are planning to move out completely, but there are some things that should be prepared in advance.Just like Ke Qi's house in Luoquan Village, in fact, Ke Qilong didn't go back to live in it a few times, but when he couldn't figure out the future development, he always had to prepare a place for himself first.

Another one, as the couple come into contact with more and more people, if they want to entertain some people in the future, and those people are not suitable to be brought in the Hou's mansion, then find a place outside the Hou's mansion that can accommodate people The place is really necessary.Ke Qi needs this kind of communication more than Xie Jinhua.

Xie Jinhua picked out the house and said to Ke Qi: "If we move out...in the new mansion, I will be the elder master and you will be the second master. Brother Ke, do you think we should grow our beards? In case someone underestimates our youth and thinks we can’t hold back the stage.”

Ke Qi looked at Xie Jinhua's smooth chin, and said, "There are not many hairs in total, and you still have a beard!"

Xie Jinhua asked whimsically, "You can put on a fake beard!"

"To be honest, I don't think... growing a beard looks good," Ke Qi said.

Xie Jinhua said seriously: "But we are the first master and the second master. There is no master who does not grow a beard."

"If you grow a beard... what if your beard gets caught in the soup when you eat?" Ke Qi said.

Xie Jinhua was amused and said, "How could it be in the soup!"

"Then what if when we kiss each other, the beard rubs against each other, what should we do?" Ke Qi said.

Xie Jinhua blinked: "No... no way?"

Ke Qi spread his hands, expressing that he didn't know.But if it really tickles the other party, it will definitely destroy the atmosphere of the kiss.

"Don't grow any more!" Xie Jinhua said immediately, "Even if I don't have a beard, as long as I imitate my elder brother's expression more, I should be able to keep the situation under control."

Ke Qi shrugged his shoulders with a smile.He thought Xie Jinhua was so cute.

In this context, of course, cute does not mean cute.Even, the cuteness at this time is not what it means in later generations.Ke Qi once told Xie Jinhua that in Ke's dialect, something like a moon cake is called Meng.Ke Qi's original intention was that mooncakes are so cute.Xie Jinhua thought about it in his heart, like a moon cake... Could it be that he is as smart as a moon cake?Xie Jinhua felt that she was also very cute!

Moon cakes have officially started enlightenment.There is a teacher in the house, but Xie Jinhua also cares about the homework of moon cakes from time to time.

When worshiping the ancestors at the end of the year, Moon Cake's younger brother named Ruixue finally got a name.The name of the moon cake was given by Lord Hou, Xie Yuning.Ruixue's name was given by Xie Er, his own father, Xie Yukang.Xie Er hoped that his sons would be safe and healthy.

After the emperor sealed the pen, the officials also ushered in the annual leave.

When Xie Jinhua went to pay respects to Mr. Mu, he saw Mr. Chen who was a guest in Mu's house.The old man who had been the head of the mountain in the academy all his life suddenly said to Xie Jinhua: "That young man named Ke Qi, if you are not afraid of the coldness of the old man's house, you can let him come and walk around."

Xie Jinhua felt very pleasantly surprised, and started helping Ke Qi prepare the door-to-door ceremony when he got home, wishing he could pack Ke Qi and send him to the Chen Mansion immediately.

Mr. Chen has no intention of accepting disciples.He is getting older, and now he always does what he wants, and he is more patient with the flowers and plants in the greenhouse than with people.The first time Ke Qi came to the door, the housekeeper of Chen's house led him directly to the conservatory in the backyard, where the old man was very busy.

Although he is a flower lover, Mr. Chen has no hobby of burying flowers. He ordered people to make cakes for the fallen petals.When the old man finished his work, he led Ke Qi back to the living room with his trouser legs full of clay, and served tea and several plates of petal desserts.

The pastries smell delicious.

Mr. Chen said, "You are only allowed to eat one piece."

"Ah?" Ke Qi was stunned for a moment, how can he treat guests like this!

The old man said again: "Of course I lied to you..."

Ke Qi breathed a sigh of relief.He thought to himself, he didn't expect his eldest brother's grandfather to be such a lively old man!

"Actually, you are not allowed to eat a piece of it." Mr. Chen said.

Ke Qi: "..." Brother, your grandfather is too lively, do you want to take care of it?

In front of an old man like Mr. Chen, Ke Qi certainly couldn't hide his emotions.The old man pinched a piece of pastry, and seeing that Ke Qi had never been resentful or anxious, he nodded in his heart.As for Ke Qi's helpless mentality of "hey, the old people want to come out once they come out, what can I do, I can only follow you", which was directly ignored by the old man.He didn't want to admit that he was spoiled by a young man.

"When you came, I was in the greenhouse..." Mr. Chen said.

Ke Qi answered with great insight: "Students are cheeky, I guess it's because you didn't treat students as outsiders."

"You are not allowed to eat dim sum..." Mr. Chen said again.

Ke Qi said: "Students are ashamed, and you are worried. The big exam is coming soon, and it will hurt your stomach. Naturally, students should only eat regular food."

Mr. Chen: "..." What a talent!How could this flattery be so beautiful and refined?

Mr. Chen stroked his beard.Ke Qi's eyes were attracted by the beard.

The old man wanted to show off his beautiful beard—to be exact, it used to be beautiful, but now it is thinning—so he couldn't help touching two more.His movements were already very light, but he still accidentally touched one.The old man stared at the fallen beard distressedly.

"This is Qiu Nian." The old man said.

Ke Qi looked at Mr. Chen puzzled.

"They were originally collectively called one, but now each has its own name, alas." Mr. Chen carefully stroked the remaining beard and sighed deeply.Qiu Nian was the longest, and Mr. Chen hoped that it would be more competitive, but it... it fell.