[Red House] How to escape from a broken ship

Lin Hai wants Jia Yan to go to Beijing with him, but Jia Yan is a scholar, if he wants to take the exam in Beijing, he must either donate a supervisor or use some means.It's not difficult, but Jia Yan doesn't want to, and his reasons are very good. Once my uncle is transferred back to Beijing, he is busy with serious things, and he has to find his old friends from the same year to take care of his affairs...

In Lin Hai's opinion, this is nothing, and Jia Min also meant the same thing, leaving Jia Yan alone here is really disturbing.

"Uncle and aunt have cared for me a lot, and I have relied on my elders to take care of me these past few years." Jia Yan said, "To tell you the truth, my nephew still wants to get into the Juren exam by himself, so it is worthy of my uncle's teachings over the past few years. If it is donated to the prison, my nephew is still young, so I don’t think it has reached this point.”

What he said was reasonable, if he passed the exam step by step, it would be better in today's officialdom.Jia Yan is not a descendant of a noble family, Lin Hai also hesitated if he could have a favor or something.

"Besides, Uncle Sun is still working in Yangzhou Mansion, and my nephew is studying with Ying Xiang. If there is something to go to find Uncle, why don't you ignore me?" Jia Yan was not nervous. According to him, he should try it too. He has already lived a life, he already has fame, and he must learn to really live away from his elders.

Lin Hai didn't say anything at the time, but after discussing with Jia Min, he also agreed.Lin Hai had his own worries. He was afraid that if his return to Beijing did not go smoothly, Jia Yan's career would be delayed instead, and he would be more secure on the ground in Yangzhou.He specially called Jia Yan to give him some advice.

"You are not young anymore, you have seen the rural examination." Lin Hai said slowly: "There are some things that I should let you know."

Jia Yan sat obediently and listened attentively.

Lin Hai said: "I will return to Beijing to serve as the servant of the household department. The minister intends to retire, and I will take over as minister within two years. But now that the rain is coming in the middle of the capital, it is all about establishing a reserve. If you are elected in the Jinling examination , It is indeed much better than going to the Beijing Middle School for the exam, or donating to the prison. After all, the Guozijian is nothing more than that, and you are still young, so you don’t have to mix with them.”

Jia Yan should be respectful, so he went to see Jia Min again, and received some earnest instructions, and the matter was considered settled.Before Daiyu left, she heard from the nanny that Master Biao would not go to Beijing together.She was taken aback, and lost her temper a little at Jia Yan who came to say goodbye to her!

"My brother hasn't yet reached the age of weak crown, so how can I just stay here by myself!" With a firm tone, she said, "I'll go and tell my parents that my brother will also go to Beijing together, how can he stay alone!"

Jia Yan couldn't laugh or cry: "Good sister, thank you for thinking about me. It's just that I'm growing up day by day, and I have to be self-reliant. Don't think too much about my sister. If you pass the exam for your brother, you will come to Beijing."

"...After that, I won't be able to see my brother often, right?" Daiyu was a little disappointed: "Brothers and sisters are together, so I won't be able to see each other in the future."

When Jia Yan was told by her tone, she almost shed tears when she remembered that her uncle and aunt had cared for her like her own parents for several years, and she and her younger sister Daiyu were also getting along very well.He came to Yangzhou alone, and he was still worried about the future, but today he can calmly think of self-reliance, all thanks to his uncle.

"Sister," Jia Yanqiang showed a smile: "I will always be your elder brother Ah Yan. When I am admitted to Juren, I will go to Beijing to see you immediately. You can also write letters back on weekdays, as a brother. I will write to you!"

Daiyu usually likes to get together rather than to leave, what's more, she has seen Jia Yan since she was five years old, and now she will be separated for several years suddenly, and her heart is inevitably sad.Jia Yan looked at her, and deliberately mentioned the Sun family, "Sister, you and Ying Xiang's sister are also stubborn, and now you are going to Beijing, do you have any presents for her?"

"Of course I prepared," Daiyu's attention was diverted when it was mentioned: "All the things she likes are prepared... Brother should take good care of himself in Yangzhou."

Seeing her calm down, Jia Yan felt relieved: "It's okay to be a brother, but my sister needs to take care of herself even more. When I go to Beijing for the exam, I have to hear how far my sister has reached in her studies."

When he said this, the parting melancholy dissipated a lot, and Daiyu laughed through her tears.

Lin Hai and his wife also entertained many colleagues and their family members, even more like the Sun family, they also had family banquets and entrusted their nephews.After working for more than half a month, before the Shangyuan Festival, when the new inspector came over to take over the handover, he could handle it well.

In the first month of the 24th year of Duanping, Lin Hai, his wife and daughter, and Xu Zhi, who was about to go to Beijing for the exam, left Yangzhou and went straight to Beijing.

Before Lin Hai left, he let Shen Quan go back to his hometown in Gusu, and brought Lao Shen's son Shen Zhong, the other two housekeepers and his family to Beijing, and Shen Quan's youngest son Shen Xiao followed Jia Yan.If something happened, it would be easier to contact Gusu and Yangzhou, not to mention Sun Yingxiang, the prefect's son, stayed at Jia Yan's house all day.

Jia Yan and Sun Zhong are now studying together in the government school. This is what Sun Gao and Lin Hai discussed. The two children like to get together, and the friendship is rare.But he was also worried that they were young and not self-controlled, so he simply asked them to go to the government to study every few days, and they often came to Sun's house, so that Sun Gao could keep an eye on their homework.

After coming and going, when Lin Hai settled down in Beijing in April and the palace examination was over, Jia Yan was already very familiar with the Sun brothers.

"Brother Boheng," Sun Zhao was eating preserved fruit and copying a book with a brush in his hand: "Brother Xu, can you win six yuan in a row?"

Sun Zhong gave his younger brother a disgusted look, and told him not to talk while eating. Now, Sun Zhao had become bolder and made a face at his elder brother.Jia Yan was lying on the porch flipping through a book, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhengxing has nothing to say about his knowledge, but the examination is a gathering of talents from all over the world, um..."

"Brother Zhengxing, even if he doesn't win the Huiyuan, he will be among the top few. Even if he doesn't take the exam for the champion, it's still easy to be a good scholar." Sun Zhong sorted out his and Jia Yan's homework records, and next to them were the ones he had checked. Sun Zhao's homework, "However," Sun Zhong suddenly laughed: "I only hope that the Gongyuan in Beijing will be better, but don't make any more fires."

Last year, a fire broke out in the Jinling Gongyuan. Later, the imperial court sent people to investigate and concluded that August was dry that year. Perhaps the handymen accidentally put candles, firewood and other things together, and accidentally caused the fire when they ignited the fire.

This explanation is acceptable, but as long as Jia Yan thinks about that old Taoist priest, his heart will be stuck in his throat. He is not willing to bring up this topic, so he said: "Of course it will go smoothly. Let's just wait for the result. Speaking of which, today is April." 27, right."

The Sun family brothers nodded, and Jia Yan said again: "Usually the palace examination is at the beginning of April, so there should be news by now." As soon as the words finished, Han Changsheng walked briskly from the outside: "Master! Uncle's letter. "

Jia Yan took it apart and took a look at it, then laughed loudly: "Okay!"

"What's the big deal?" Sun Zhong asked. After getting along for a long time, he knew that although Jia Yan liked to joke, he was also a temperate person, so he was so happy...

Jia Yan said with a smile: "Brother Zhengxing ranked No. 3 in the tribute examination, and was handpicked by His Majesty as the second place in the undergraduate examination in the palace examination!"

"Oh!" Even Sun Zhao threw down his pen and ran over, "No. 1 in first place, that's great. Who is No.[-]?"

Jia Yan looked at the letter: "Uncle only said that brother Zhengxing won the second place. He knew the result was one step ahead of the announcement, and he would not know who the number one was until the imperial court announced it to the world."

Sun Zhao nodded, smacking his tongue and said, "It would be great if I could pass the Jinshi examination, and I won't miss the second place." As soon as he finished speaking, he was taught by his brother. head away.

Jia Yan looked at their brothers and read the letter carefully while smiling. The letter said that everything was fine after arriving in the capital, and asked Jia Yan to study hard and pay attention to his body.

There is also a letter from Daiyu at the back, wishing Brother Ahyan to pass the next provincial examination, and then come to Beijing, saying that she knows several sisters and sisters.Jia Yan read Daiyu's letter with a smile, thinking that when she replied, she must boast that the writing was even better.It's hard to avoid feeling bad in her heart, and when she has a younger sister of the same age, it's not guaranteed that Daiyu will gradually forget that there is a brother Ah Yan.

Jia Yan clenched her fists, studying hard and preparing for the 26-year provincial examination!

In this way, Jia Yan's life was spent between studying, attending lectures at government schools, listening to Uncle Sun's small lectures, and dealing with housework.The two maids left by his mother, Liangen, were redeemed by the family and married to the owner of a small grocery store in Jinling; Lingjiao was left behind to marry Tao Hou.

Jia Yan confirmed Lingjiao's wishes several times, Lingjiao said that she just wanted to find a down-to-earth person to live, and Tao Hou was very good.And the two got married and had a child, Lingjiao became the lady in charge, and Tao Hou is now the housekeeper.

And Changsheng’s father, Han Chang, not only did not have to be a housekeeper, but he also lost the treatment he used to take care of Zhuangzi alone. Jia Yan picked out a family named Huang from the family left behind by his mother, and the man asked Huang Sanmu to take care of Zhuangzi. The daughter-in-law of the Huang family has been working diligently and neatly in the kitchen. The boy in their family is still young. Jia Yan said that she can serve in the study in the future.

Now, Jia Yan is always accompanied by Shen Xiao and Chang Sheng and A Yuan when he goes out every day. Han Chang wants to go out with the uncle, but there is no room for him.

The family members still envy him. Uncle Han only does some trivial things, and his son Changsheng still follows the uncle. He is worthy of being a grandpa.This made Han Changyou unable to speak out, so he could only complain to his daughter-in-law Han Fengshi, but was choked back by Feng Shi: You thought you didn't know about your complaints in the past?The uncle just let you understand like this, don't try to put pressure on him!

Han Chang still wanted to talk, but Han Feng directly told him to shut up: "You are confused, if you hadn't looked at me and Changsheng, the uncle would have ignored you a long time ago, and now you can do whatever you are asked to do, and you didn't explain the errand, just take care of it." Isn't it good to be a gatekeeper! Do you have to make trouble and let the uncle invite us out, just like the Tao family?"

These words were too harsh, the housekeeper Tao's family no longer knew where they were now, and there was no news from them without a sound, so Han Chang simply closed his mouth.

After the Yuan Festival in the 25th year of Duanping, Tao Hou and Lingjiao’s daughter had just turned one year old, and Tao Hou was sent by Jia Yan on an errand: with Yangzhou specialties for food, use, and play, and letters to his uncle, aunt, and sister, And there is an annual ceremony to go to Linfu in the capital.

Tao Hou was ordered to set off and arrived in Beijing with Changsheng and A Yuan in November. Tao Hou ordered his family to be careful, Beijing and China are no better than Yangzhou.

Although Yangzhou is a thoroughfare for goods from the north and the south and has a port, it is still the capital in terms of power and majesty.The servants of Jia Yan's family unloaded the boat and loaded the car from the Neihekou in a low-key manner, and Jin Rong, the steward of Lin's mansion, was waiting for him at the Hekou pier, and the group went to Lin's mansion.