marquis of jingan

Chapter 102 The Sprouts of the Shen Family

"No. 2!"

Shen Sanlang was surprised and delighted, looked back at Shen Yi, and shouted: "Brother, you are No.2, No.2!"

Shen Yi, who was following behind him, also saw the group case at this moment. After seeing his name, he was also overjoyed, then looked at the ecstatic third brother, and coughed slightly: "Third brother, there are too many people here. , let's go to a place where we can talk."

After finishing speaking, he dragged Shen Ling out.

In the crowd, it is very difficult to squeeze in, but it is relatively easy to get out. It didn't take long before the two brothers squeezed out of the crowd. At this moment, Shen Ling still had a smile on his face, and he said heavily He patted Shen Yi's shoulder and grinned: "Good boy, keep quiet and come second in the government test!"

Shen Yi also had a smile on his face, but he still said modestly: "It's not the head of the case, there is no difference between the second and the last."

Both the county chief and the prefectural chief have some small "privileges". For example, when the county chief comes to the prefectural examination, the prefect will usually give him face so that the county chief will not fail the prefectural test.

The same is true for the chief of the government.

Generally, as long as you can get the head of the government's case, it means that as long as nothing happens, the reputation of a scholar is already in the pocket!
Shen Ling rolled his eyes at his brother, and said angrily: "Look at the top five in our Jiangdu Prefecture Examination. In the past few decades, no one has failed to be a scholar. You kid has a stable reputation as a scholar, and you are still acting like a good boy here!"

Shen Yi smiled, then looked back at the group case surrounded by people behind him.

This result was somewhat unexpected.

Because he has read a lot of articles in government examinations recently, especially the articles of past dynasties, which are better than the essays and policy theories he writes now.

According to his own estimation, it is already very good for him to be in the top [-] in the mansion test.

But... Chen Fuzun ordered him No.2.

This achievement is due to the effect of his non-conformist article on the one hand, and Chen Fuzun's deliberate intention on the other hand.

Although the imperial examinations are vague, but in the local examinations, it couldn't be easier for the Fu Zun to change his ranking.

After all, the ranking was originally determined by the government.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi smiled slightly at Shen Ling.

"Maybe, my little brother is the only person in Jiangdu who failed the second court examination in Jiangdu for decades."

When Shen Yi said this, he was not being humble.

Because he knew that it was a coincidence that he had such a high noun in the government examination, and he was not the head of the case, and he did not have the privilege of the examination. If he did not perform well, he might really be dismissed.

"nonsense."

Shen Ling turned around and glared at Shen Yi, then cursed with a smile: "How can anyone say that about himself?"

Shen Sanlang's tone was firm: "Lao Qi, you can rank second in the government examination, you must have a reputation as a scholar, and you will perform better in the township examination. Maybe you will be a master of Juren when you return to Jiangdu at this time next year!"

While talking, the two brothers had already arrived near Shen Ling's house. The neighbors nearby all knew Shen Ling, and some of them had a good relationship with him.

Whenever someone greets Shen Ling, Shen Sanlang raises his head slightly, pulling Shen Yi and grinning: "Today, the government tried to file a case, and my seventh son was ranked second, and he was just a little bit away from being the top case! "

Shen Yi stood behind him, his face full of embarrassment.

In the end, Shen Yi couldn't bear it any longer, so he just walked a few steps quickly, walked in front of Shen Ling, and walked into Shen Ling's house in two or three steps.

Shen San was helpless, and quickly followed Shen Yi into the house. After entering the house, he was still a little unhappy, and complained to Shen Yi: "Lao Qi, why are you walking so fast?"

"You don't know."

Shen Ling yelled: "These people at the door of our house don't say anything openly, but they talk about our Shen family's tongue behind our backs every day, saying that there are prodigals in our Shen family, and that our brother is ignorant and incompetent, and that our family will soon die." I want my family to fall!"

He beamed and said, "Today, Lao Qi, you ranked second in the government test, and finally gave these long-tongued people a big mouth!"

"Tomorrow, brother, I want to find those people, so I can talk to them about it!"

Hearing Shen Ling's words, Shen Yi turned his head, smiled at him, and said, "Third brother, success may not necessarily depend on the scientific examination, and you don't have to pay too much attention to the academic examination. Wait for the little brother to come back from Jiankang." , find something for you to do, not to mention anything else, it must be much more promising than the exam."

Shen Ling glanced at Shen Yi suspiciously, and asked, "Old Qi, don't you want me to do business again?"

"This is impossible. My father will definitely rush back to Jiangdu when he finds out, and hang me up and beat me."

Shen Yi chuckled: "When the time comes, I'll talk to Uncle."

The two brothers were talking and walking, and they had already entered the house at this moment, just as Mrs. Shen came out from the back room, Shen Sanlang smiled heartily at his daughter-in-law, and said: "Ma'am, just now the mansion tried to open the case, and the old seven is in the middle of the crime." House test No.2!"

"I hear it."

Mrs. Shen gave her husband a blank look, and said softly: "I heard you yelling outside across the yard."

After saying this, she glanced at Shen Yi again, with a slightly complicated smile on her face: "Congratulations Qilang."

She and Shen Ling got married when they were teenagers. Although they had a good relationship after marriage, but her husband has been idle all the time, she felt a little bit critical in her heart.

Now, seeing that her brother who grew up had good grades in the science examination, she was happy for Shen Yi on the one hand, but also felt a little sad on the other hand.

"Thanks to my sister-in-law for taking care of me, otherwise my younger brother would not be able to study with peace of mind."

Mrs. Shen looked down at her stomach, then looked up at Shen Yi, smiled and said: "Qilang is good at learning, I don't have any credit, but in a few years, I will trouble Qilang to teach my nephew to read." .”

Shen Yi was taken aback for a moment, then looked at his sister-in-law's stomach, and suddenly he was surprised, then he also showed a smile, looked back at Shen Ling, and asked, "Is my sister-in-law pregnant?"

Shen Ling and his wife got married at the age of 17, and now they are in their early 20s, but they still have no children.

For this reason, the young couple did not hesitate to ask the doctor for medicine, and a strong smell of medicinal materials could often be smelled in the yard.

Shen Ling chuckled: "The doctor was invited to check the pulse yesterday, and your third brother will have a baby in the future!"

He smiled heartily: "His father and I have no skills. Qilang will make a fortune in the future, so don't forget about this nephew."

Shen Yi bowed his hands to his brother and sister-in-law, with a smile on his face,

"Congratulations to the third brother and the third sister-in-law. It seems that today, no matter what, I have to have a good drink with the third brother."

"It's for a good drink."

Mrs. Shen glanced at the two brothers, with a smile on her face: "Today, Qilang's mid-term exam is of course a good celebration."

As she said that, she looked at Shen Yi and asked, "Qi Lang has passed the government examination, so he will go to the capital examination institute this year?"

Shen Yi nodded: "I'm going to the college entrance examination, but I'm not in a hurry. The college examination will start in the spring of next year. My younger brother is going to celebrate the new year in his hometown and is leaving for Jiankang."

"Oh."

Mrs. Shen nodded, and said softly: "I was still thinking this morning, if you are in a hurry to go to the capital, I will go buy some Jiangdu specialties today, and you can take them to the fourth uncle in the capital. Anxious."

She smiled and said: "Some specialty products can't be bought in a day or two. I asked someone to ask these few days. Fourth Uncle is working hard in the capital alone. I will bring him some things from his hometown in the next year."

(End of this chapter)