Official You's Family in the Red Chamber

A few days passed in a flash, and Ju Wenjie came out of the examination room. After waiting outside, Zhou Shun and others immediately helped him into the sedan chair. Several times came out sideways in two days, but Zhou Shun was calmer. He had experience with You Wende in the exam. Seeing that You Wenjie's face was almost bad and his image was a bit ruined. Home.

Back at You’s house, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao prepared water early, and You Wenjie washed up in a daze, without explaining anything, and fell asleep. Fortunately, Mrs. Zhao had already entered the door when he was taking the Juren examination, so he was more or less prepared for this situation , When You Wenjie woke up after a day's sleep, You Wende asked him to write the article roughly silently.

After reading it, You Wende patted You Wenjie, "Just wait, I think it's about the same. Don't think about it these two days, I'll ask your sister-in-law to ask the kitchen to make some medicinal food for you to supplement, it will be a long time Going back to the examination room is like losing half of your life, but you have to make up for it." You Wenjie relaxed a little after hearing this, but he was worried that the rankings had not yet come down.

In the next few days, Mrs. Li arranged for You Wenjie to pay for food supplements, which can be regarded as making up for him. After that, the family began to look forward to the announcement of the list.Amidst the anxiety of the You family, the day of publishing the list finally arrived. The whole family sat in the lobby waiting for the news. You Wenjie drank several cups of tea nervously, which made people laugh. Twist the handkerchief into a twist, and looked out one by one.

Suddenly a servant ran in, "Old Master, the Annunciator is here, Second Master, Second Master has won, the 110th and fifth place, won."

You Wenjie overturned the tea and muttered to himself, "I hit it, I hit it, I hit it..."

"Okay, okay, rewards, everyone in the house will reward you." You Wende said happily, he finally has another official in his family this time, a small official is nothing to an official family, his relatives and friends in this house always want With support, their You family will gradually get better.

After Youwende calmed down, it was a pity that the ranking of the palace examination generally would not change much except for the top few rankings read by the emperor. In this way, according to Youwenjie's current ranking, I am afraid that the second ranking is hopeless , I'm afraid he will be a fellow Jinshi by then.

Although this same Jinshi is also a Jinshi, it is different from the second-best Jinshi. The promotion alone is much worse than the Jinshi and the rank. Let's put it this way, there are basically no officials with the same Jinshi above the third rank.

Of course, if a Jinshi wants to achieve the third rank, it also depends on ability and luck. For the fifth rank and above, it is basically cut one step at a time, and many people will not be able to pass one cut in their entire lives.

Alas, he has to think about it carefully. You Wenjie, a fellow Jinshi with no background and reputation, will not be noticed by the upper class. He has to think about where to arrange him. You Wenjie is an honest person. This is good or bad. Fortunately, it won't cause trouble, but it's not good to climb up.

In the inner courtyard, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao also received the news, and they were overjoyed. Mrs. Li hurriedly rewarded the servants, while Mrs. Zhao smiled and burst into tears.

When Li saw it, she hurriedly said, "What's the matter? She's about to become an official wife, why are you still crying?"

"I made my sister-in-law laugh at me. I really didn't expect that I would have such a day. I just..."

Mrs. Li patted Mrs. Zhao's hand when she heard the words. She understood Mrs. Zhao's thoughts. I will become the majestic madam who lives in Wujin Mansion now, and there are groups of maidservants in and out.

After everyone was overjoyed for a while, You Wende was worried and told You Wenjie: "Basically no one is selected in the palace examination, you just need to rest assured, you can do what you usually do when the time comes, just wait for the acceptance."

"Yes."

You Wende saw that he was really relaxed, so he didn't say much, and let him go back to the yard, thinking that Mrs. Zhao also went back, the couple should have a lot to say.

You Wenjie really doesn't feel too nervous now, after all, the imperial examination does not select candidates, and he is not in the top few to compete for the No. [-] pick. It will only be a formality, so it will be easier than the examination.

When You Wenjie returned to the yard, Mrs. Zhao was already there. Seeing that her glasses were red, You Wenjie hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, why are you crying?"

"I am happy to make the master worry, and I am happy that the master is going to be an official!"

"Cuimei, you've worked hard all these years. I'll just wait until I work hard to become an official in the future, and I'll give you an order to come back."

"Master..." Mrs. Zhao was overwhelmed with emotion, but at the same time couldn't help yearning. Her father used to be a teacher, so she knew about it. This order is only given to officials and wives of the fifth rank and above. The above is the order, and the sister-in-law is the order of the fifth grade. Now she has seen the majesty of the sister-in-law with her own eyes. Thinking that she can live such a life in the future, she feels like honey in her heart.

In this way, You Wenjie successfully completed the palace examination. Because he relaxed and performed better than the general examination, he was promoted by three places and became the second place in 110. He was the same Jinshi in the third list, and he followed everyone to thank the emperor.

The news quickly spread back to You's family, and You Wende and Li's generously rewarded them again. The servants are happier than the master's family these days, and the reward alone is worth more than a month's monthly money for them, You Wen De then ordered people to hurry up and tell the good news to Uncle You in his hometown.

After You Wenjie finished the palace examination, he was completely relaxed, but You Wende started to talk about it, asking for connections and giving gifts everywhere, and after many twists and turns, he finally arranged You Wenjie to enter Taichang Temple and became a official seventh-rank Dianbo.

This is the official in charge of rites and music. Although Taichang Temple has no real power, there are few people who exercise power, and because the things in charge are cumbersome and hard to remember, generally promotions are basically from within themselves. It is easier for Jie to be promoted, and it suits his temperament. Besides, although Taichang Temple has no power, it still has some troubles occasionally. You Wenjie's family is also considered rich, and life will be good in the future.

After everything was settled, You Wende gave You Wenjie another land deed for the three-entry house in Beijing as a congratulatory gift. You Wenjie was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

In the past two days, he has also gone out to participate in several banquets between the same subjects. He has seen some of the world and knows how difficult it is for a third-ranked Jinshi like him to fill the vacancies. There are still many people who have nowhere to go. It's not like he is at home. Waiting to get the vacancy of the seventh rank, you must know that the second rank Jinshi can only fill the vacancy of the seventh rank, and how many people in the third rank have become eighth rank officials. He has seen his cousin running around in the past two days. It took a lot of gifts for him to fill the vacancy so quickly, and now that he bought a house for him with a lot of money, he really didn't know what to say.

Seeing You Wenjie's excited look, You Wende put on a straight face, as if he was angry, "What are you doing? Hurry up and then, it's not that we don't know, with your current official position, is that official residence suitable for you?" ? You have to suffer for yourself, and you have to add your younger siblings, so it’s not that you don’t have that condition.”

On the side, Mrs. Li also chimed in: "Second brother, hurry up, they are all brothers of our own family, why should we divide this!"

You Wende did not hide the fact from Mrs. Li that You Wende bought the house for You Wenjie. She bought the furniture in this house, and she also filled in many decorations.

If you want to talk about her, she really doesn't care about buying a house for You Wenjie, but when she thinks of the master explaining to her specially, she feels sweet in her heart. The master really cares about her, and he tells her everything. With their master here, why should she care about those little money? The house plus furniture and a few decorations she filled in are only 500 taels, and they came back in half a month. The master obviously values ​​siblings. Time to faint.

What's more, when they got married, You Wenjie and his wife helped him, and now she has to repay him, otherwise, how could she fill in the decorations after buying the furniture.

If You Wende knew that Mrs. Li thought this way, he would definitely think that this is someone who came out of the palace and met him. If it wasn’t for You Wenjie being his own cousin and being an honest person, he would feel sorry for the 500 taels, not to mention others. half a month.

You Wenjie finally picked it up, it’s all about this, he’s an outlier in the guest way, not to mention that he and his wife have discussed bringing their parents and children in these two days, it’s just right for them to live in the house three times .

It's not that the family can't afford a house, it's just that they have to ask their cousin for help when the time comes, and it's not that this house is inappropriate, isn't this a slap in the face?

A few days later, You Wenjie took Mrs. Zhao to move to a new home. As soon as they moved in, You Wenjie and his wife felt grateful again. Quite a few, they don't need to fill in any more things at all, even if someone comes to the door recently, they won't lose face.

You Wenjie took office just like that. In the days that followed, You Wenjie was busy adapting to the environment, and Mrs. Zhao was busy adapting to the inner house and rectifying the servants.

A month later, Uncle You and their grandchildren arrived with a lot of things. The next day, Mrs. Li hurriedly sent a greeting card, and together with You Wende and several children in the family, they went to visit their uncle and aunt.

The two elders of the You family are honest people, and they are very affectionate to the nephew You Wende. When You Wende visited his aunt, he took You Qisong, You Wenjie and Uncle You to the outer courtyard, but Li Tao was only six years younger than You Qisong. Sui Er, Mrs. Li and two girls are with Mrs. You in the inner courtyard. You Wenjie has a son and a daughter. The boy is named You Qibai, who is five years old, and the girl is named You Shuya, who is seven years old. Not alone, playing with You Qibo.

It was the first time for the two children to meet each other, and Li Shi prepared You Qibai the Four Treasures of the Study and a jade pendant. The house is full of fun.

After the two families had dinner together in the evening, the Youwende family left.

After the arrival of the second elder, You Wenjie's career as an official has just begun. He has granted orders to Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. You. Mrs. You even showed off to Mrs. You for a long time because of this, and Mrs. Zhao has also become an official. Ruren started the life of Mrs. Guan.