Husband and wife are hot on the kang

"This is not here to give gifts, but to discuss with you." After Yu Liangji sat down, he handed a strawberry to the old village chief: "Try it!"

The old village chief didn't know why, this strawberry is not a rare commodity now, why did Yu Liangji bring it himself and let him eat it?

But he still ate one.

Ok?

It tastes really good!

It turned out to be five points sweeter than usual!

"This is?" The old village chief's eyes lit up.

"This is the new sweet strawberry." Yu Liangji announced triumphantly: "We will plant it this year!"

"Okay!" The old village head was immediately happy. Since the milk strawberry formula was announced, the milk strawberry in Shibalipu has lost its advantage. Now this new sweet strawberry is here again, and it can finally occupy the strawberry again. upper hand.

Because only small tomatoes and strawberries can be sold at Shibalipu, kumquats are most suitable for buying and selling around the Spring Festival, and black plums are also the best during the first month of the twelfth lunar month in winter, and they do not bear fruit on weekdays.

So in addition to green vegetables, watermelon, and cantaloupe, there is only one small tomato left in winter, this time with new sweet strawberries!

Strawberry is a good thing. It can be grown all year round, and it sells well. Even if it is cheaper, it is the same fruit from the Northland.

The old village chief happily ate several new sweet strawberries.

In mid-July, the people who brought gifts to Beijing did not come back, but they wrote back, because the new emperor ascended the throne, the exam was more grand, and they were waiting for the exam results of the two gentlemen at the Qiwei Mansion.

"It's okay to wait." Yu Liangji thought of Lin Jie and Hong Zetao who hadn't seen each other for several years, and it was strange to miss them.

"Then write a reply letter to them, and bring some things over there. Everyone eats horse chews, and things in the capital are expensive." Shi Hong wrote back with a pen in his hand: "Bring me some silver notes."

Money is essential when going out.

"Take 5000 taels, and prepare it for the two gentlemen. If you win, you will reward the messenger." Over the years, Shibalipu has rewarded the messenger with more and more rewards. At the beginning, a red envelope, ten Two taels of silver, now everyone has money in their hands, a red envelope of 20 taels.

It's heavy to hold!

As soon as the messengers were sent away here, there was an official messenger to announce the good news. In Yu Xinghuai's exam, because of the emperor's Zen throne and the new emperor's enthronement, the release of the list was postponed, but the new emperor After ascending the throne, this kind of delayed work will start to be picked up again.

So it was obviously the exam at the end of April, but now it's mid-July, and the list is only released.

"Congratulations to Yu Xinghuai, No. 1 in this year's apricot list!" The official who came came to the gate of the Hou Mansion and beat the gong, and made a loud announcement by the way.

"No.1?" Yu Liangji stood there dumbfounded.

Shi Hongda smiled and asked someone to give a red envelope to reward money. If he hadn't come to report today, he would have forgotten about the exam!

During the spring plowing, everyone paid attention to the matter of the Zen position, and because the two of them were in the field, the news was not well-informed, and all the spy systems were activated in an instant, and the views on the Zen position in various places were collected and sorted out one by one, and spread to the public. Go to the capital.

In June, it was the Zen throne ceremony and enthronement ceremony, and the eyes of the whole world were focused there. Even Yu Liangji himself forgot that the child's exam results hadn't come down yet!

Listening to it now, Yu Xinghuai got the first place in the exam!

Apricot list No.1, the first!

"No.1, the chief of the case!" Shi Hongda didn't expect that Yu Xinghuai was not very smart.

And No.1 in the martial arts test, also from Shibalipu, turned out to be Ba Jia from the Ba family, the child who is the same age as Yu Liangji!

The rest of the students were also in the top [-]. It is said that on one of the boss's lists, the words "Eighteen Mile Shop" appeared many times.

Shibalipu has a long face again!

In the past, they could still be said to have passed the exam, but now they can have "both civil and military cases"!

On hot days, Shibalipu has lined up water mats, all kinds of fruits and vegetables, big fish and big meat, just move up. Chef Huang has been smiling all the time since washing rice, and he is almost becoming a Maitreya Buddha. Yu Liangji, who greeted everyone, almost grinned at the corner of his mouth!

Although this year's announcement was a bit late, it still made Shibalipu boil, and everyone laughed from ear to ear.

"Boy, this is the first step on the way to the imperial examination. From now on, study hard for me, use snacks to make a fuss, and when you take the government exam, go straight to Jieyuan and work hard!" Come to give a lecture.

"Students must work hard." Yu Xinghuai saluted very seriously, but the young boy was playing tricks, he only said "must work hard", but did not say "must pass the exam".

"You're playing with me, right?" Who is Mr. Huang?Yu Xinghuai hadn't been born yet when he was fighting guerrillas in the officialdom!

Immediately noticed the dishonesty of this little boy.

Yu Xinghuai just smiled and didn't open his mouth to speak, keeping his posture unchanged.

"Okay, okay!" Old Mr. Han squeezed Mr. Huang away, pulled Yu Xinghuai away, and shouted at Bajia behind him: "Boy, train hard in the future, and you must beat the invincible hands in Fucheng. do you know?"

This man said "Jie Yuan" in another way, trying to hold Ba Jia in prison.

"Students will work hard, Master!" Bajia patted his chest. Although his limbs are well developed, his head is not stupid, and he also followed Yu Xinghuai's example.

This child is now at the same height as Yu Liangji, even though he is only a teenager, but his small body is strong, with bulging muscles, he looks like a good material for martial arts.

Yu Liangji doesn't like to go to him now, because it's too embarrassing to be overtaken by a child!

People who grew up eating beef and mutton are physically strong. Look at that kid Bajia, he has never been sick since he was a child, and Yu Xinghuai still catches a cold sometimes!

This child grows up so big, he doesn't know the taste of medicine!

"Well, you brat!" Mr. Han also cursed with a smile, it's okay, he finally agreed without saying a word, and he knew that he needed to be humble.

If Bajia dares to promise him to pass the Jieyuan exam next time, he will beat him up!

He dared to be arrogant and complacent just after passing the exam as a martial arts scholar. In the future, if he passed the exam of Wujuren, he would not be able to go to the house!

The two old men are the kind of people who control their children strictly. They must not let the children lose themselves in their pride.

The members of the Zhang family also knew that Yu Xinghuai had won the first case, so the whole family came to Shibalipu at that time, and of course Yu Liangji gave him a warm welcome!

In the evening, the Zhang family lived in the Hou Mansion.

"I have something to tell you." Mr. Zhang said to Yu Liangji while drinking sober tea with a blushing face, "I've thought about the children's marriage. This is the arrangement. Let the niece of the old family marry the second child. Zhang Xingwei from the old family, let the niece of the second family marry Zhang Xingye from the old family, if other people's family doesn't know the basics, it's terrible to cause trouble, it's better to be like this, at least, know what the other party is."

"Although the old family and the second family's natal family don't move around very much now, it's just because their daughter is not up to date. Now that they have learned from the past, they must be honest in the future!" Mrs. Zhang also said: "And They know the rules of our Zhang family, and they have relatives here, so they can marry their daughter with confidence."

Especially the two eldest grandsons of their family are famous people.

"This family background..." The two children will go to Fucheng for the exam in autumn, and there are less than two months left. They will definitely pass the exam this time. Isn't it appropriate for Juren's wife to come from a farming family?If you pass the Jinshi examination and become an official in the future, your wife from a farming family will not be able to support the family of an official.

Even though he is a modern person, Yu Liangji really thinks that the old ancestor's "right family" is useful, because it is true that a girl from a farming family runs a house well, but it is not necessarily true that she has extraordinary knowledge, and his wife is very particular about diplomacy.

"The family status is a bit low, but our two children are not expected to be officials. It would be good if they can pass the exam. After returning to the village, let them take over the position of their father. One will be the village head and the other Be the head of the clan." Mr. Zhang has made all the arrangements: "Our family has a good record, and the boss must definitely stay at home. Besides, their knowledge is not enough to pass the Jinshi exam. It is because of the gentlemen's good teaching that they can pass the exam."

This is indeed the truth, because the students in the school, who are they, what kind of fame they can get in the exam, and how high their final achievements are, basically the two old gentlemen can say that they are almost the same.

The two brothers of the Zhang family were delayed. They were delayed at the best stage of study. They were able to pass the exam because they taught well in the past two years. look.

If you broaden your horizons, you can continue to take the Jinshi examination, become a tribute student, and choose a major that you are good at or like.

If you are still petty, you can only stop at juren.

The examination for Jinshi is much more difficult than that for Juren, and the examination for Jinshi is also classified. It is not like the previous dynasty, which only tests various strategies.

"Then do the two of them know?" This kind of thing is tantamount to raising people, and it is related to the future. Even if the family thinks it is good, if the brothers disagree and feel wronged, Yu Liangji will turn to his students.

"I know, this is the method proposed by the two of them. I know that in marriage, you can't just find someone to marry. There is no way to do it. After all, it is better to look after the girl at the in-law's house than outside." Mr. Zhang said with a smile: "They don't have that much ambition. They just help the elderly with housework at home. If you want to become an official in the imperial examination, let the younger ones go!"

"As long as the two of them agree!" Yu Liangji thought for a while, this method is not bad, at least it's a marriage with someone they know well, and the married family is not related to the Hou Mansion.

Because it's too far around!

Not even relatives!

At dinner, Zhang Xingye and Zhang Xingwei brought their younger brothers who were studying in Shibalipu, and Yu Liangji asked about it at the dinner table.

The two nodded in agreement.

"Why?" Yu Liangji was surprised. People in this era shouldn't like the imperial examination very much and want to be an official?

"Both of us are currently struggling with our studies. After passing the exam, we must travel around to increase our experience, but we really want to stay at home to help our parents and grandparents. We will leave the academic matters to our younger brothers. .”

"Besides, we are the eldest son after all, so it's no problem to inherit the family business. When younger brothers go out to make a living, it's better to have someone by their parents' side."

After both of them said that, Yu Liangji had no choice but to nod: "If you can think so, then I'll be fine. In terms of marriage, your parents have plans."

Speaking of this, the two blushed. Now they are 17 years old, and the legal marriage age here is and above.

After dinner, everyone sat down and chatted about farming. Half a year has passed this year, and the fields are growing luxuriantly. It seems that as long as there are no mistakes, it will be another bumper harvest year.

The old couple went back to Zhangjiacun the next day, and started preparing things to contact their in-laws.

All these years, they only go to the New Year's ceremony and don't meet face to face. It can be regarded as leaving the impression of a foreign family to the children, but it's okay to walk around now. After all, the two daughters-in-law have become much more honest these years, and their son For the sake of future, I'm afraid that one bad one will hurt my sons.

As for Shibalipu, Yu Liangji had already started to say hello to those who grew beets: tell them not to rush to sell their beets.

As much as you want!

Also ask them to keep it secret!