[Red House] Ban'er's Road to Imperial Examination

The cabinet’s summons was delivered the evening before, and the person who came to deliver the summons was escorted by the county government. Although the person who came to deliver the cabinet’s order was just a small ninth-rank official, so The county magistrate Liu Zhixuan did not come here in person, but he still sent his county magistrate to escort him, which shows that he attaches great importance to it.

The ninth-rank official was very kind, but in the face of the Wang family's enthusiasm to stay, he still firmly refused and did not stay. The people from the county government really wanted to stay and establish a good relationship with the Wang family, but they were concerned The existence of an official, just a little expression of goodwill, followed the official back to the county.

This summons caused a great commotion in Wangjia Village. The whole village, except for those children, was dispatched. They gathered at the gate of Wang Yue's house. The prestige family members entered the house, and the others stayed outside, but their enthusiastic eyes almost set the Wang's house on fire.

Fortunately, Lizheng had a high prestige, so he went out and yelled a few words, which made them disperse, but soon they brought chickens, ducks and eggs over one after another, congratulating the Wang family.

"Okay, okay, okay, I have long said that Ban'er is a good boy. Look at how old he is this year. He has already been selected as a scholar. Even the prime minister of the cabinet will meet him. He will definitely be a prime minister in the future!"

"That's right, that's right, even the sixth child was not as good as Ban'er back then. This is the way the green is better than the blue. In the future, Ban'er will definitely be more successful than your great-grandfather."

It was one of Wang Yue's great-uncles who spoke, and he was of the same generation as Wang Yue's great-grandfather, so it would not be polite to mention Wang Yue's great-grandfather's name.

"How can you still be called Brother Yue's nickname now? It's time to call him a big name. Wouldn't it be a joke if it spreads?"

"Yes, yes, it should be called Brother Yue. I heard that is what the big families call it."

Several people changed their words hastily. Facing their performance, Wang Yue had no choice but to snuggle up to his mother Liu Shi with a shy smile and say some kind words with a smile.

Mrs. Liu has already planned a lot of things in her mind to be busy at the moment. Going to the cabinet is a big deal, and there are a lot of things to prepare, and she will leave early tomorrow morning. She is afraid that she will have to rush to work overnight, so she is very anxious at the moment , I am impatient to stay here to deal with these tribesmen.

"Old Master, Li Zheng, Uncle, I'll take brother Yue to take a measurement first, and I need to change into better clothes before I go to the cabinet."

Mrs. Liu was a little impatient because of her anxious attitude. If she dared to say anything to the clan elders, she would have been scolded by them with a cane, but now those elders are all laughing and don't care about her attitude at all. Instead, he waved his hand and urged Mrs. Liu: "Go quickly, don't stay and waste time with us old bastards, you have to leave early in the morning, you have to hurry up."

"That's right, you have to dress Brother Yue in a more glamorous way, and you can't go outside and make him lose face."

Another person said: "Can you help me? My daughter-in-law is good at sewing, but I'm afraid you won't be able to do it by yourself!"

"Yeah, except for the outer clothes, the inner clothes, and shoes and socks have to be redone. You can't do it alone. Your mother is old, and I'm afraid she won't be able to stay up late. I think it's better to start from the village. Call some daughters-in-law who are good at needlework to come and help."

Mrs. Liu saw that the needlework of the daughters-in-law of the two people who spoke up was well-known, and just as the man said, except for the big clothes on the outside, the small clothes and shoes and socks on the inside had to be redone. , This is not something she can do alone, Liu hurriedly said: "I need it, how can I do so much work by myself, and I have to bother my uncles and uncles."

"Don't talk about this nonsense, we are all a family, and Brother Yue is promising, this is the glory of our royal family, we can't do anything else, and we don't have the money to help you, this is a chore Naturally, it will be handed over to us."

After speaking, the man stood up, went outside and called her daughter-in-law and a few women who had finished sewing. The women readily agreed and went into the bedroom next to her. Mrs. Liu dragged Wang Yue into the inner room. Measure him.

In fact, Mrs. Liu is the one who is most familiar with his size in this world. The new clothes I just made a while ago will not change too much even if the child grows fast, but Mrs. Liu thinks this matter is very important. Naturally, be careful in everything, for fear that something might go wrong and delay your son's future.

Mrs. Liu is considered a knowledgeable woman in this village. Her father also met many officials in the past, and he knew that dressing in front of officials is very important. If there is a slight mistake, it will be considered a disrespect. , will leave a bad impression on people, of course Liu is not willing to let his son suffer in this regard.

Mrs. Liu and a few women measured Wang Yue's size carefully, and she took out the high-quality fabric that she had always treasured from the cabinet. When the women saw this good material, they were naturally amazed and praised After a while, he immediately started to move his hands like a butterfly wearing a flower.

A few others took the whole satin cloth and pasted it on Wang Yue's feet, and then hurriedly urged a few men to set up a kang fire in May, and it took a lot of effort to paste the fresh cloth. The forged noodles that came out were dried, and a few more went to get the soles of the shoes. In the busy time, the clothes and shoes that were not inferior to those worn by the sons of rich families came out in the hands of these women.

As for Wang Yue, he originally wanted to stay in the house so as to avoid those clan elders, but he got in the way everywhere in this house, and was driven over there by this aunt, and here by that aunt. In desperation, he had no choice but to leave.

Unexpectedly, Grandma Liu pulled her over as soon as she left the house. Grandma Liu had already cooked meals in the house with several mothers-in-laws she knew well. Make something delicious for the grandson to eat quickly, and then go to the house to rest.

After all, he had to go out before dawn the next morning, and he couldn't lose his spirit when facing those big shots.

The clansmen in the house were originally waiting for Wang Yue to come over, but after waiting for a while, they sent someone over to ask. Don't dare to disturb Brother Yue's rest.

They even changed rooms directly and ran to a side room far from Wang Yue's bedroom, for fear that they would speak too loudly and disturb others.

Facing the various reactions of the clansmen, Wang Yue was a little helpless on the one hand, and on the other hand was a little moved. After all, the concept of clans has been weakened in modern times. Everyone sweeps the door and focuses on their own small families. It is rare to dedicate everything to the family. concept, and the relationship between relatives, even brothers, is not so close after marriage.

Wang Yue lived with the old man, and the situation he encountered was relatively good. After all, the old man was old and senior, and his relatives would always come to visit during the holidays. Wang Yue also met many relatives, but they just met each other Come here during the holidays, come to ask for help when you have something to do, or just want to please their family, so you often come and go.

Faced with this kind of relatives who tend to be in power, Wang Yue naturally disdains not having much contact with them. As for the good character, he is afraid of being said to be flattering, so he refuses to come often.

So much so that Wang Yue's sense of so-called relatives is not good, but reborn in ancient times, Wang Yue discovered that the relationship between clan relatives is very close. Although everyone has selfishness, they will not do it too much In fact, the elderly, widows and orphans in the village are all supported by the clansmen in the village, and there is also an ethnology school in the village. Except for a part of the government appropriation, it is apportioned to every household, and few people are unwilling.

Public buildings such as roads, bridges, and canals in the village will also be regularly repaired. These are done by every household in the village on a regular basis.

Sometimes when a family in the village is in trouble, the people next to it will also help. For example, Wang Yue’s family has more fields, and other tribes with less fields will come to help after finishing their crops, and there is no wages. , Just eat.

Sometimes when the old man in the neighborhood is sick and the children and grandchildren are away, the neighbors next to him will spontaneously go over to help with cooking and washing clothes. There is no need for others to remind them. Everyone has this kind of concept innately.

This kind of thing is rarely seen in modern times. Although the nagging of the elders is a bit annoying, it is very warm.

Wang Yue lay in the warm quilt, and heard the rustling and busy voices from outside that had been suppressed as much as possible, as well as the candlelight shining in through the glass window. He smiled slightly, and this was him. The motivation to keep moving forward!

Before dawn the next day, Wang Yue was pulled from the bed in a daze, and a hot towel was applied to his face.

"Mom, what are you doing up so early?"

Even going to school shouldn't get up so early.

Mrs. Liu smiled lightly and said, "Hurry up and wake up, you forgot what day it is today?"

Wang Yue's brain restarted when he heard this sentence, and then he remembered that there was something important to do today. He woke up in an instant, took the towel in Liu's hand, washed himself, and then saw Liu's eyes were black and blue, and he couldn't help but feel distressed: "Mom, didn't you sleep all night?"

Mrs. Liu pinched his face and said: "It's okay, it's not the first time I stayed up late, it's nothing important, I'll sleep for a while after you leave."

Saying that, Mrs. Liu pulled Wang Yue, who had finished washing, onto the table, and said, "Hurry up and eat, I should leave in a while. The old men in the county government have ordered you to go early, not later."

"Yeah." Wang Yue nodded obediently, sat on the table, picked up the chopsticks and took a look. The table was full, including porridge, cakes, stacks of side dishes and snacks, and a large bowl of poached eggs in sugar water. .

"Mom, I ate so much!"

"Eat as much as you can eat!" Liu patted the top of her son's head lovingly, but she was very firm in her words. Wang Yue looked at the dishes on the big table, reached out to touch her stomach, and sighed silently ,Began to eat.

"Drink the sugar water first." Mrs. Liu picked up a chopsticks dish for Wang Yue, most of which were meat, and took a piece of egg pancake with a thick layer of eggs on it, and put the poached egg in sugar water next to her son. Urge him to eat.

This is the custom in the village. If you need to go out for something, you must eat a bowl of poached eggs in sugar water for good luck.

Wang Yue picked up a poached egg, ate it, but didn't drink the sugar water: "Don't dare to drink it, if you drink too much water, you have to go to the toilet!"

Mrs. Liu patted her thigh, "No way! Why didn't I think of that!"

Mrs. Liu hurriedly picked up a large bowl full of poached eggs in sugar water and was about to send it away. After walking two steps, she hesitated for a moment, then turned around and brought the bowl to her son's mouth, saying: "Take a sip, just take a sip, for good luck! "

"Okay!" Wang Yue felt warm, nodded quickly, and took a big sip of sugar water in Liu Shi's hand. She was so frightened that Liu Shi hurriedly put the bowl back, complaining in her mouth: "Drink less, it will be a mess when you come back." your!"

Wang Yue smiled helplessly, and thought to himself, you are the one who is allowed to drink, and you are the one who is not allowed to drink. What a shame, but he said: "Leave what, share it with uncles, aunts and aunts. , After a hard night, don’t let everyone have a good meal. Mom, you and dad should also eat some, um, don’t forget to save some for sister!”

Mrs. Liu reached out and tapped his forehead, and said with a smile: "Eat yours, you are the only one who is sensible, and your father and I are both ignorant? The meal has already been cooked, and you can just take care of yours, don't worry about it." We are here!"

"Okay!" Wang Yue nodded, and began to eat big mouthfuls, but after a while, he was almost full. As soon as he put down his chopsticks, Liu Shi asked, "I only ate so much, how is it enough?"

"It's not good to eat too much, and it's the same when I come back to eat."

Hearing this, Mrs. Liu could only let go of her worries, and took the clothes, shoes and socks that they rushed to make overnight from the chair on the side, and helped her son put them on.

"What a handsome little man, I don't know how many little girls he will fascinate when he grows up."

"No matter how many girls there are, you have to like Mom!"

One sentence made Liu Shi, who was a little melancholy at seeing her son so outstanding, smile happily. Before she could say anything, Wang Gou'er's urging voice came from outside the house: "It's done! It's getting late!"

"Come here!" Mrs. Liu quickly agreed, and checked Wang Yue's clothes up and down. Seeing that everything was fine, she dragged her son out of the house.

Outside the house, the clansmen who helped at night were talking, but their eyes drifted to Wang Yue's room from time to time. When they saw them coming out, they all stood up quickly and went to Wang Yue's side to give instructions.

More than a dozen people were talking together, and the scene was a bit noisy for a while, Li Zheng quickly asked everyone to come one by one, everyone racked their brains to come up with various precautions, some were useful, some were not, but they were all the concerns of the elders, Wang Yue naturally accepted them all.

After a while, seeing that the time was almost up, Wang Gou'er urged him. Although everyone was reluctant to let go, even though they had countless worries, they could only let Wang Yue go.

From time to time, they added some instructions that they had just thought of, which made Wang Yue laugh all the time and couldn't stop.

Sitting in the carriage, Wang Gou'er took out several purses from his sleeves, all of which were exquisitely embroidered. He opened the purses and said to his son, "Here is the money for you. Don't be reluctant to use the money when you get there. Give it when you see it, don’t look at some of them are just handymen, but as the saying goes, the king of Hades is easy to see, but the little devil is hard to deal with, be careful that they will trip you up.”

Wang Yue nodded quickly, and Wang Gou'er said again: "There is a lot here. The one embroidered with lotus is five hundred coins. It is for the handyman. The one embroidered with orchids has a tael of silver in it. The one with bamboo is five hundred." Two, the peach blossom is ten taels of silver, you can give it yourself."

Wang Yue did the math, and these purses add up to almost 20 taels of silver, which is almost half of the family's previous income. With so much at once, even though the family has made a lot of money recently, Wang Yue still feels distressed.

These money king dogs are also distressed, but he knows that he should spend them badly. He has heard a lot of things in the yamen from his grandfather. There are too many Wangs who can't send them away, so they can only rely on Ban'er's own ability, but the families of these small officials below can still manage.

Although the 20 taels of silver are spent now, although it is much and distressed, Wang Gouer believes that his son will earn more in the future!

"Take it quickly, don't feel bad!" Wang Gou'er stuffed the silver into Wang Yue's sleeve, and said a lot of things about the officialdom that he had heard from his parents, hoping that these things could help his son to some extent.

The carriage traveled for half an hour and arrived at the gate of the county yamen. As soon as he heard that it was Wang Yue, the porter immediately ran to the yamen to report.

Wang Yueyuan was thinking that he might have to sit inside and it would take a lot of time, but he didn't want the concierge to go in for a long time, and a few people came out and led the horse out.

The head is the county magistrate Liu Zhixuan, and standing next to him is the ninth-rank official who went to Wangjia Village yesterday.

Wang Yue hurriedly jumped out of the carriage, bowed his hands to salute, Liu Zhixuan quickly helped him up, and said in his mouth: "The official said you are a good person, so I ordered you to be the top of the list. If not, it's only been a long time, and you are so promising Already!"

This is what Liu Zhixuan is most proud of recently. He heard from his family that this Wang Yue not only learned that the master of the mansion valued him, but also won the praise of the cabinet ministers. The adults are all relatives, and they are quite valued by the Jia and Wang families, so they aimed at the relationship behind Wang Yue,

Moreover, Wang Yue is a student under his rule, and he is also the number one on the list, so the personnel department does not dare to mess up his evaluation. This year, his evaluation is safe.

Wang Yue hurriedly thanked the county lord for his kindness in cultivation, and Liu Zhixuan said a few more words of encouragement, then let Wang Yue go to talk to the official who came to notify.

Although his rank is not as high as that of Liu Zhixuan, Liu Zhixuan dare not underestimate him. He is a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, not to mention an official in the cabinet. There is no chance to contact them. Now there is a great opportunity, so naturally it is not to be missed.

Liu Zhixuan was attentive, but that person was only indifferent, and he wanted to leave after a few words. Liu Zhixuan had no choice but to send them away, but he wanted to visit the Wang family in his heart.

So promising at such a young age, the future is promising!

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