The Housekeeper's Daughter-in-law of the Red House

Fortunately, Mrs. Zhang's hard work was not in vain, and she quickly selected a girl from among them—Xu from Taiyuan.

This Xu family can also be regarded as the distant relatives of Mrs. Zhang, and the Xu family is the family of Mrs. Zhang's grandmother.But many people don't know this, because the Xu family followed the wrong master back then and lost!He was kicked out of officialdom, but fortunately the Xu family had some good in-laws and family friends back then, so they narrowly escaped death.

However, although they were defeated, there were still people in the Xu family. For the people of the scholarly family of the times, as long as the people were in the books, the family would recover sooner or later.

No, seeing that the situation in the imperial court is now stable, not many people seem to remember what happened to the Xu family back then, and the emperor has already changed to someone else, so the Xu family is wondering if it is time for their own family to recover. .

If you want to revive a family, you don't just have to let the outstanding children of the family take part in the imperial examination and get the name of Jinshi. The speed of revival is really too slow.

What is the scariest thing about the family?

It does not lie in the excellence of their children, there are too many outstanding people in the world; nor does it lie in their monopoly of knowledge, perhaps this was the most feared before the Tang Dynasty, but the Tang Dynasty implemented the imperial examination and implemented universal education. Now knowledge is no longer the family's strongest weapon.

The most frightening thing about a family is its background. The number of contacts accumulated over hundreds or thousands of years makes one feel deep.

Who made Huaxia a society that pays attention to human relations since ancient times, and it can be brought together by paying attention to a little relationship and a little interest.Therefore, the two most critical points for the revival of the Xu family, one is to let the children take part in the imperial examination and get a good rank, and the other is to marry.

There is nothing more rewarding than a marriage!

Although some people say that marriage is unreliable, the husband and wife will fly separately in the face of disaster, let alone marriage, but the relationship without marriage is even more unreliable.It just so happened that there were four prostitute daughters in the branches of Xu's main family. Taking advantage of his elder brother's taking the imperial examination in Beijing, the two older ones who could marry followed him to Beijing.

When entering Beijing, one must pay homage to the pier first. The pier that the Xu family paid homage to was the Zhang family, and other family friends also did obeisance, but they were not as close as the Zhang family.The Zhang family was hospitable, so they let the members of the Xu family live in their house, and the eldest daughter of the Xu family who came and went was favored by Mrs. Zhang.

She has a gentle and generous temperament, but she does not lose the rules and decency, and her sweet appearance is not the coquettish type. Mrs. Zhang is very satisfied.Of course, what makes Mrs. Zhang even more satisfied is that she is not just crazy about this matter, and the Xu family also intends to get married.

After all, the Jia family’s four princes and eight princes, and a family of two princes have not yet fallen. For those who don’t know it, getting married to the Duke’s Mansion is a great joy, especially if the head of the family can still speak in front of the emperor. .

However, since the Xu family is not as prosperous as before, in order to avoid other unnecessary things from happening, such as Jia's mother's dislike of the Xu family's family background and opposition to this matter, Mrs. Zhang and the Xu family discussed and waited for the Xu family's elder brother's imperial examination before discussing the marriage. , The Xu family also agreed that they are confident that their brother will be named on the gold list.

Mrs. Zhang has completed a major event in her life, and she is in a good mood recently, and even the atmosphere with the big room is much more relaxed.You must know that Wang Xifeng was very favored by Jia Mu during this period, and she can be called the No. 1 before Jia Mu. Who makes her mouth pleasing and talkative, and she knows how to spend money to please Jia Mu? Who doesn’t love such a granddaughter-in-law up!Even Mrs. Wang has lost face with Jia Mu because of this, and she is even more satisfied with Wang Xifeng, the daughter-in-law.

Time moved forward for a while, and in a blink of an eye, the child of the martial arts examination passed down. Shulan waited for this day until all the flowers withered. Now that the day finally came, she even asked Mrs. Zhang for a day off. Go home and watch.

Shulan sat in the hall a little nervously. This was a major event in Lin Shuyu's life. Naturally, she was gratified if she won. If she didn't win, it might hit Lin Shuyu's little mind. Obviously, Shulan didn't know her son's identity at all. The heart is much stronger than many people!

She was very entangled in her heart, but on the surface Shulan still had to maintain the demeanor of a housewife, and she couldn't show her anxiety, so she could only let people go to the gate from time to time to see if there was anyone coming to announce the good news.

Fortunately, although the ancient science and technology are a bit tricky, they are very straightforward when they announce the list. They will announce it when they say it will be announced. The big-character posters will be posted on the publicity wall on time. Find the name yourself!

Although it is just a child's test, it is the first step in the imperial examination. Only after taking this step can the road to the imperial examination in the future be opened.Therefore, the first step is difficult and difficult, and it is not difficult to say that it is not difficult.

The manager of the Lin family, Zhang Er, and his boy were sent out by Master Lin. Looking at the crowd, the two of them tried their best to squeeze out a way.Waiting for the yamen servant to post the happy news, the two opened their eyes wide and started searching.

Suddenly Zhang Er's son's eyes lit up, and he shouted loudly: "I've won, I've won! Grandpa has won, No.10."

Zhang Eryi was overjoyed at first, and then quickly moved his eyes to No.10, checked the name and place of origin again, and after confirming that there was no Zhang Guan Li Dai, he also became overjoyed.

Lin Zhixiao is a servant of the Jia family, and Zhang Er is a servant of Master Lin, how could he not know what the Lin family is up to.I also envy him very much in my heart, but the boy in the family is not up to date. Mr. Lin originally started from a deficit in the Jia family and is very strict with his own account books, so Zhang Er can make money in the Lin family, but the money is not enough for him. After leaving the Lin family, I can live well.

Besides, not every family is so easy to let go of the family who signed the death contract.

When they got the accurate news, they hurried back. As soon as they entered the door, they knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "Congratulations, Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs., you have won. You are No. 10 on the list."

Shulan jumped up when she heard the words, with a happy expression on her face, "Okay, okay, okay..."

"Reward, each person in the house will give you an extra month's money, and those in the uncle's yard will give you an extra three months' money..." Lin Zhixiao's happy gesture is vulgar after all, but vulgarity also has its benefits. People are really happy for Lin Shuyu!

If the uncle passed the children's examination, the master will give you such a big reward. If the uncle wins again in the township examination, general examination, and palace examination, then I will get four more months of monthly money... Everyone's heart is eager, Who doesn't love free money!

Lin Shuyu's two servants, Jingyan and Guanyan, had been waiting in the hall. After hearing the good news, they immediately rushed to Lin Shuyu's room. Know if he is really not nervous or just pretending to be relaxed.

"Uncle, Uncle, I won, I won, you won, No. 10!" Jingyan shouted out of breath, fearing that Guanyan who was on the side would beat her to it.

Sure enough, Guan Yan glared at Jing Yan, and then yelled, "Master, you've won, you've won!"

Hearing this, Lin Shuyu put down the travel notes in his hands, smiled slightly, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Although he was very sure, who knew if there would be any shady scenes in this children's test!Don't be afraid of ten thousand things, just in case!

After being escorted to the hall of the main courtyard by a group of servants in the courtyard, Lin Shuyu called "Grandfather, Father, Mother!"

"Good boy!" Shulan stepped forward and took Lin Shuyu's hand with a look of relief. There is nothing that makes a mother happier than knowing that her son is up to the challenge.

The family was happy for a while, and suddenly Master Lin said: "Later, you lead Shuyu into the mansion to kowtow to the old lady."

Both Lin Zhixiao and Shulan were taken aback for a moment, and then responded: "Yes!"

This matter should be done sooner rather than later, although it is just a child's trial, Lin Shuyu will have to visit the teacher and Tongnian later, and it will be much easier to settle the matter at Jia's house first.

Today is not the day for Xiumu, so Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng can save it. Shulan went directly to Mrs. Zhang, the big house. Unfortunately, Mrs. Zhang didn't go out to visit relatives, and she hasn't come back yet. Lan had no choice but to go directly to Rongxi Hall to see Jia Mu.

"Please old lady!" Shulan walked in with a smile on her face.

At this time, Jia Mu was lying on the couch, without raising her eyelids, she said, "Didn't you say that you asked for leave today to go back, why are you here again now?"

Shulan pursed her lips and smiled, "I got good news, so I rushed to report it to the old lady, who would have offended the old lady."

Upon hearing this, Mother Jia's eyelids moved, "What good news?"

"My boy has lived up to the expectations of the old lady and has passed the martial arts examination, and is No. 10 on the list." Shulan said happily.

But she didn't laugh, and Jia Mu pretended to be helpless and said: "What news did I say, this is the co-author, ouch, my private money has been saved again."

Seeing Mother Jia pretending to be heartbroken, everyone in the room laughed, and Xueqiao, who was pressing on Mother Jia's shoulders, almost burst out of laughter.How could Jia Mu's family be so heartbroken about such a thing, she was just joking.

Shulan ignored the envious eyes of some people, and pretended to be disappointed, "Oh, it's no wonder that my kid still wanted to kowtow to the old lady, but I didn't expect..."

"Your little boy is filial. He doesn't look like you. He won't do anything unless he gives you benefits." Mother Jia cast a reproachful glance at Shulan, and said half-truthfully.

Shulan pouted, "Don't wrong me, old lady, I didn't hurry to finish what you told me."

"Then rush to my place to receive the reward!" Jia Mu said cheerfully, making everyone present burst into laughter again.However, there was no malice or targeting in this smile, because the Jia family has always been like this, and because they laughed at Shulan, they didn't laugh at themselves.

"Old lady..." Shulan blushed slightly.

Jia's mother covered her smile, looked happily for a while, and then said: "Let the kid from Lin Xiao's family come in! He has a lot of things today, just let him kowtow." Jia's mother has never seen a pig run but has eaten pork. Jia Jing from Dongfu, who was admitted to Jinshi with hard skills, is here, and she also knows how busy students are after high school.

After Jia's mother spoke, immediately a girl went out to invite Lin Shuyu.Lin Shuyu walked in without looking sideways, kowtowed respectfully to Mother Jia, and withdrew after getting some three-yuan and good-meaning happy money.

After waiting for Lin Shuyu to retreat, Jia's mother smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, and your boy is handsome again." Jia's mother likes people who are born with good looks.

"The old lady praised him, how can he compare with the young masters in the family, not to mention Lian's second master, Zhu, who is also Bao's second master. Now his face is long and white, and he is very cute, just like a jade boy on a New Year painting." Lan flattered.

Jia's mother smiled and said nothing, she still felt a little uncomfortable with Jia Baoyu.