The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 300 Yin Kun
"My lord! The Yin's residence is here!" Ming Mo and Ming Yan jumped out of the car and said to Gu Chengyu in the car.

Gu Chengyu lifted the curtain of the carriage door and looked out. Yin's Mansion is a second-class mansion, located in the north of the capital.Although it is only binary, its scale is actually not small.The few streets to the north are full of high-ranking officials and dignitaries. The elder brother Yin Kun is a third-rank official, and his official position is neither big nor small.The Yin family is a descendant of farming and education, and their ancestors were not rich. Apart from a hundred acres of land, they had no other income.

However, although Yin Kun lived on his salary, the wife he married was Liang, the second daughter of Anhehou's mansion.His teacher, Liang Zhirui, is a side branch of Anhehou's residence, and the two families have not yet released five uniforms, and Liang's family can be regarded as his niece.

But don't think that Yin Kun will not worry about money if he marries the Liang family.In fact, in such a large Anhehou Mansion, the life inside is also very embarrassing.

Anhehou's Mansion is one of the well-known run-down households in the capital. It was originally a hereditary title, and the younger generation relied on the shadow of their ancestors.Today's Marquis Mansion only has a title for nothing, it's not something to talk about in the court, in fact, it's just a title!
Mingmo and the others inquired about this, and everyone in the capital knew about it, so it wasn't a secret.Gu Chengyu asked Mingmo to find out about the senior brother and the third senior brother, and the situation in the senior brother's family is roughly like this.

The third senior brother He Jisheng was originally a poor student, somehow got the attention of the teacher, and climbed to his current position step by step.Of course, there must be a role of a teacher in this, but it is undeniable that he himself is also a capable person.

After the teacher became an official, he could go up a level. This person should not be underestimated.The information Ming Mo inquired was that He Jisheng was very smooth, and he had a good relationship with his colleagues and superiors in the DPRK and China.And the elder brother gives people the impression that he is upright and upright, and he is very straightforward.However, I heard that there are quite a few colleagues who have had problems with him, which should have something to do with his official position.

Gu Chengyu was a little hesitant. It stands to reason that the senior senior brother has a high official rank, so he should be the first choice, but he feels that the third senior senior brother is smooth and well-connected, which is of certain benefit to the restaurant.

It's just that he doesn't have any foundation now, so he can't expect others to take care of him for the sake of his brother.The rumors were unbelievable, he felt that he had to go to the door and meet the person himself before speaking.

Since both families are going to go, the second senior brother's family cannot be left behind.Although he is not in the capital, there are still female relatives at home, and his wife stayed in the capital to serve the old lady in the mansion.

Gu Chengyu got out of the carriage and motioned for Ming Mo to go up and knock on the door.

"Please inform me that student Gu Chengyu is coming to visit!"

The concierge woke up early in the morning, the master had just come down to court, and it was the time when he was free, so he fell asleep right now.Suddenly he heard a knock on the door, opened the door and saw a young scholar knocking on the door with his servants, the porter frowned, he had seen many such students.Some of them and the master are both three thousand miles apart, and they come to mess around with each other.

He didn't even read the post in Ming Mo's hand, so he was about to throw people out.But when he suddenly heard the name Gu Chengyu, he woke up suddenly.

Two days ago, someone sent greeting cards, and the steward said that if a student named Gu Chengyu came, he would go to the study office of the outer courtyard to report.

He quickly checked the post in Ming Mo's hand, and upon seeing it, it was indeed Gu Chengyu, who was very clever.A smile immediately appeared on his face, "Young Master Gu, please wait a moment, the younger one will report it right away!"

After saying that, he invited Gu Chengyu into the corner gate to rest.Generally, the gates of official houses are only opened when distinguished guests or big gifts come, and corner gates are used to enter and exit on weekdays.

"Then please trouble me, brother!" Ming Mo took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and handed it to the porter.

The concierge was used to receiving it, so he didn't refuse, and immediately put it in his arms. This action was extremely skillful, and he must have done it many times.Sure enough, after receiving the reward, his attitude improved a lot.

When Gu Chengyu saw this, he suddenly thought of the sentence, the King of Hades is easy to see, but the little ghost is hard to deal with!
Not long after waiting, the concierge came to invite Gu Chengyu in.

"But Mr. Gu? This servant is the steward of the outer courtyard of the Yin Mansion, surnamed Qin. Please go to the outer study with the servant. The master is already waiting in the study." Steward Qin is a middle-aged man in his 40s, and his face is slightly facing down at this moment. , did not look directly at Gu Chengyu.

"Then it's time to trouble Guanshi Qin!" Gu Chengyu nodded, and followed Guanshi Qin to the study in the outer courtyard.As for Ming Mo and Ming Inkstone, there is a place for them to rest.

"Student Gu Chengyu has met Mr. Yin!" It was the first time Gu Chengyu and Yin Kun met, so there is no shortage of courtesy.

Yin Kun has a square face with a vertical line between his eyebrows, which should be caused by frowning all the year round.He was wearing a stone blue Taoist robe, and when he saw Gu Chengyu coming in, a smile appeared on his face.

"Why are you so unfamiliar? We are seniors, you should call me senior! I have heard that you have come to the capital. Before that, you have been preparing for the rural examination, so I don't want to bother you. Now that the rural examination has passed, we seniors Today is the first time I've seen you, and you'll stay at the mansion for lunch at noon." When Yin Kun heard Gu Chengyu's address, his face was obviously unhappy, and then he started to save food.

"Senior brother!" Gu Chengyu saw that Yin Kun's demeanor did not seem to be fake, so he called out senior brother kindly.

"Sit down! You haven't been to the second and third senior brothers, have you? Although your second senior brother is not at home, don't miss it. His mistress and old lady are still in the mansion. You should come to visit!"

Seeing that Gu Chengyu was still a child, Yin Kun feared that he might lack in human sophistication, so he gave him a few words.

"I have already sent the invitation card, and I will go to visit in the next two days!" Gu Chengyu was not restrained, and sat opposite Yin Kun.

Yin Kunzi Gu Chengyu came in and kept looking at him.Originally, he was a little surprised when he heard from the teacher that he had accepted a closed disciple.Because the teacher said before that he didn't want to accept any more disciples.

In recent years, the teacher's temperament has become more and more arbitrary. It seems that Gu Chengyu has caught the teacher's eyes.He was very curious about this junior brother who had a reputation at a young age, and today he finally met a real person.

"Are you sure about Qiu Wei this time?" The teacher mentioned in the letter that he has always valued Gu Chengyu and thinks he is a talent to make.When Gu Chengyu went to Beijing, the teacher sent letters to him and the second junior brother respectively, asking them to take care of them.

"There are no absolutes, I can only say that I have tried my best!" Of course, Gu Chengyu couldn't say that he was sure, which would inevitably leave people with a crazy impression.

Gu Chengyu went back after having lunch at Yin's residence. After all, Yin Kun was busy with business, so he didn't want to bother him too much.As for the restaurant, it was his first visit today, so it's not easy to mention it directly.

After chatting with Yin Kun for a few words, he felt that he should be an upright person, and he still had some affection for him as a junior.

For the rest, we have to wait until tomorrow or the next day to visit the Wu Mansion and the He Mansion.

(End of this chapter)