Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 22 Name Yourself

The copy says he is priceless, which is true, but if he is in Chang'an, the value will definitely drop.

Although not everyone can enter the Forest of Steles, the best way for scholars with fame and reputation must go directly to the Forest of Steles to imitate and learn from it.

Yu Tongfu nodded affirmatively, "Brother Wei never tells lies, and he never speaks big."

Shi Zhongkui nodded, indicating that Yu Tongfu could come up with a question.

When he recited a certain paragraph word by word, only the sound of reciting was left inside and outside the main hall.

Even when Yu Honggao came back, the little maids and servants didn't notice.

About half an hour later, Yu Tongfu, who had made Shi Zhongkui recite more than a dozen paragraphs in a row, exclaimed, "Brother, today I know the truth about others."

After speaking, he stood up, clasped his fists and bowed to Shi Zhongkui, "My virtuous brother is so intelligent. In the future, I will pass the imperial examinations and roll my name in the Golden Palace. I will congratulate my virtuous brother here first."

"This," Shi Zhongkui hurriedly stood up and replied, "Brother, don't boast anymore, my younger brother can only endorse me. If you fail the test of being a scholar, you will only be laughed at if you spread the word."

"No ambition."

Everyone was startled, and when they turned around, they saw Yu Hong Gao walking in in a green official uniform.

PS: Not many people like the official uniform of the whip. The Ming Dynasty is red, green and green.

Grades one to four are red, grades five to seven are green, and grades below seven are green.

But since Dazhou killed the former Chen court, the probability of using Ming Dynasty costumes is very small.

Therefore, in this book, blue is used below the seventh rank, green is used below the fifth rank, vermilion is used below the third rank, and purple is used above the third rank.

Yu Honggao was indeed surprised by Shi Zhongkui when he was standing in the yard just now, but he knew Shi Zhongkui better than Yu Tongfu.

After thinking about it for a while, I knew that this kid was deliberately making a name for himself.

There are good and bad ways to do this, but as long as you're humble, polite, and not offensive, it's better to be famous.

"Sicheng and Boqian went to the study with me, and everyone else dispersed."

In a word, the servants were frightened and fled in all directions.

On the way to the study with Yu Honggao and his son, Shi Zhongkui couldn't help wondering whether he was being too deliberate.

But he doesn't regret what happened today.

In the case of poor roads in ancient times, the reputation was often spread by relatives and friends.

Instead of letting others describe yourself, it is better to take the initiative and plan to create your own image.

Moreover, in ancient scholastic circles and official circles, reputation was too important.

Leaving aside officialdom, reputation can sometimes be a burden during imperial examinations.

But most of the time, the image of a talented person will definitely give the examiner and other scholars a preconceived impression.

The chief examiner, Shi Zhongkui, did not have the qualifications and connections to influence him.

But if Shihlin approves of someone, not only will you get a layer of gold, but you will be the first in the exam in the future, and there will be fewer people talking about it.

And the better he is and the more famous he is, the more motivated Yu Honggao is to help him.

A good teacher is very important, but a good student is equally rare for a teacher.

And when they entered the officialdom, some people would come to make friends with them.

This is tantamount to giving Shi Zhongkui a chance to get in touch with more young officials.

There is a saying that does not mean that many friends have many paths.

Also, the purpose of politics is to get more of your own people and fewer enemies.

There are also talking about people when they see people, and talking about ghosts when they see ghosts.

If you are a nerd, you should talk about morality and ideas with him.

If you are chasing fame and wealth, you will help him achieve his goal. Even if he can't, you can recognize this person and try not to offend him first.

When necessary, there will be no psychological burden to start.

When the three of them entered the study, a servant brought tea and pastries.

Looking at the exquisite pastries, Shi Zhongkui understood that the family background of the Yu family should be good.

And there are so many servants and maids, it is not enough for ordinary families to support them.

But what Shi Zhongkui didn't expect was that Yu Honggao didn't talk about academic matters.

Instead, he sighed and said to Tong Fu, "Sicheng, your grandfather just sent me a letter, please read it first, and then show it to Boqian."

Yu Tongfu and Shi Zhongkui were taken aback at the same time, even if this family book was handed down to their disciples, there is no reason to read it.

Then both Yu Tongfu and Shi Zhongkui mistakenly thought that Shi Zhongkui should be mentioned in the family letter.

When Shi Zhongkui frowned and thought about what was going on, Yu Tongfu thought of what his mother said, if he didn't have any direct sisters, his father might want to recruit Shi Boqian as his son-in-law.

But at this time, Yu Tongfu didn't have the mentality of being repulsed by his age. It's a pity that Yu's family and Shan Guogong's mansion don't even talk about the daughters of the concubines.

If you marry the branch's daughter to Shi Zhongkui, you will look down on him again.

Before, he thought that Shi Zhongkui was just a smarter and luckier new junior.

But after what happened just now, he felt that as long as Shi Zhongkui was lucky, he would definitely be a Jinshi.

It's not that you can become a Jinshi if you can endorse, but that you have a strong memory, which in itself means that you are smarter than ordinary people.

Some people learn it immediately, and some people memorize it today and forget it tomorrow. How can this compare?
Of course, there have been too many smart people since ancient times, and there are also too many smart people who can't even pass the exam.

After receiving the letter and looking at it quickly, Yu Tongfu showed a surprised expression and said, "Father, isn't grandfather making things difficult for you?"

Yu Honggao sighed, "If you have no idea, let Bo Qian take a look."

"This,,".

After thinking for a while, Yu Tongfu did not hand over the letter to Shi Zhongkui, but simply dictated it selectively.

This also made Shi Zhongkui heave a sigh of relief, after all, there are some private things that are not good for outsiders to know.

Of course, the probability of this is definitely not high, or in Hong Gao's eyes, there is no need to keep the things that Yue Zhang explained.

Yu Tongfu's actions made Shi Zhongkui thank him secretly, and at the same time made Yu Honggao nod in his heart although his face was slightly dissatisfied.

Before I was 30 years old, although I didn't offend too many people, I didn't know how to change it, so that until now I was only from the sixth rank.

Originally, according to the plan, after spending two years in Daxing County, he could go to Kedao to be a spokesperson.

Walking all the way towards the censor of the Inspectorate, he never expected his father-in-law to be unwilling to suffer.

I begged him, and he immediately gave himself a problem.

And it's not easy to tell Madam about this, lest Madam go home and make a fuss, and good things turn into bad things.

At the same time, he also appeared to be incompetent.

After Shi Zhongkui listened, he looked at Yu Honggao in surprise and asked, "Master, the two families agreed to use a ditch as a boundary river?"

"That's right." Seeing that Shi Zhongkui grasped the key point, Yu Honggao couldn't help but look forward to it.

The matter is very simple. Eight years ago, at the Daxing farm of Yu Honggao’s father-in-law’s family, he and his neighbors contributed money to widen the ditch used as the boundary river from the original half a zhang wide to a one zhang wide ditch.

At the beginning, this matter was regarded as a combination of mutual benefits, and the construction of the canal went smoothly.

The two even agreed to pay the amount of land benefited by the two families, that is, the amount of water used will be paid in a ratio of six to four.

Yu Honggao's father-in-law's house is on the 6th floor, and the neighbors are from the 4th floor.

As for the land that needs to be consumed for widening, it is half of the family, and no one takes advantage of the other.

If it ends here, this matter can be regarded as a good story for a while, but things are often unsatisfactory.

(End of this chapter)