marquis of jingan

Chapter 248 Beggar's Obsession

On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Yi packed up his luggage and was ready to set off.

Compared with the previous time when he went to Jiankang, he and Xu Fu set off in a carriage carrying goods, this time the number of people in the group was much larger.

In addition to Shen Yi and the two little maids, there are also Xu Fu and his four little friends, as well as...

The third son of Shen Ling and his wife.

It is not easy to bring Shen Ling out of Jiangdu. After all, Uncle Shen Hui is a very old-fashioned person. If you tell him that Shen Ling is going out to do "business" with Shen Yi, then even if Shen Ling hangs himself, he will die. Jiangdu is inseparable.

However, with the excuse of fulfilling the wish for the newborn of the Shen family, Shen Hui finally did not stop him, and agreed that Shen Ling would go to Jiankang with Shen Hui.

Originally, the two brothers, Shen Yi and Shen Ling, meant that Shen Ling would take his wife and children to Jiankang, so that he would not have to come back for a year or so, but the child was too young, only a few months old, so it was not suitable for a long trip.

After all, the traffic conditions in this era are too poor, there will be bumps in the carriage, and the infant mortality rate is too high, so it is not suitable to leave Jiangdu.

Therefore, on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Ling sent his wife and children back to his natal home for a temporary stay. He and Shen Yi went to Jiankang by himself. Take his wife and children to Jiankang to live.

Shen Ling has a somewhat "loafer" temperament. Originally, Jiangdu had good food and a good place to live. He didn't have to worry about food and drink. His wife and children were hot on the kang, so he was not willing to leave Jiangdu. But this time he left Jiangdu so resolutely, following Shen Yi Let's go to Jiankang together, mainly because...

Conflict between father and son.

The conflict between him and his father Shen Hui became more and more serious, and in this era of extreme filial piety, no matter who was right or wrong between the father and son, Shen Ling would always bow his head and admit his mistakes.

Not long after Shen Hui returned to Jiang, Shen Ling was already full of anger.

For this reason, he made up his mind to leave Jiangdu.

Of course, with Shen Ling's character, he didn't do this to strive for strength, nor did he want to leave the "comfort zone". It was because of Shen Hui's return that the comfort zone of Jiangdu was no longer comfortable for him.

On the morning of the ninth day of the lunar new year, three or four carriages gathered at the gate of Shen's house. After all the things that needed to be brought were loaded into the carriage, Shen Hui and Shen Zhang stood at the gate of the house to send their respective sons away.

Shen Zhang stood behind his eldest brother, hesitated for a while, and said, "Brother, do you want to send it to the gate of the city?"

"I want to go to you."

Shen Hui glanced at the carriage in which Shen Ling was sitting, and snorted: "Lao Qi went to the capital to study, and it was a serious matter. What did he go to the capital for? It was nothing more than to follow the autumn wind and go out to play for a few days , not for the sake of my grandson, how can we not let this kid follow him to Jiankang."

After saying this, Shen Hui let out a muffled snort, and went back to the yard with his hands behind his back.

Shen Zhang hesitated for a moment, walked up to Shen Yi and said a few words to Shen Yi, which probably meant that he would not go to the gate of the city to see him off if he wanted to talk with Shen Hui.

It was a cold day, and Shen Yi didn't want his father to send him so far, so he nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "Father, go and do your work. We have a lot of people this time, and the third brother is looking for these few handlebars." , it is said that they are all Lianjiazi, and nothing will happen."

"Ah."

Shen Zhang smiled at Shen Yi: "After going to Jiankang, take the exam well. If you fail the exam, you should come back earlier, and make a marriage for your father. After passing on the family line for our family, it's not too late to concentrate on learning."

After the new year, Shen Yi is sixteen years old this year, and Xu is seventeen years old.

This age may still be a child in later generations, but in this era, many people have been fathers for several years at the age of 17.

Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled wryly: "Father, you don't have to worry about this matter, my son is not in a hurry."

"If you can become a Jinshi this year, you will not be in a hurry to be a father."

Shen Zhang stroked the beard on his chin, and said with a smile: "Those noble men in the capital like to catch their sons-in-law under the list. If my son can be named on the gold list this year, maybe he will be favored by those high-ranking officials in the capital and become a son-in-law." Their son-in-law who rides the dragon quickly."

Such things as catching a son-in-law under the list do indeed exist.

Because giving birth to a son is like opening a blind box, and the quality is difficult to guarantee. That is to say, the tiger father may give birth to a cat son, such as Zhao Changping and Zhao Shilang. It's useless to top one.

This kind of family needs a "son" with a foreign surname and guaranteed quality to ensure that the family fortune does not decline.

This son with a foreign surname is naturally the son-in-law.

And unmarried young people who can win Jinshi are definitely the best son-in-law candidates in this era. The son-in-law of Zhao Shilang's family was caught from the gold list, and he was the top two Jinshi in the past few years.

Shen Yi is only 17 years old this year. If he succeeds in the spring this year, he will definitely become a favorite in Jiankang City. At that time, not only may he be recruited by those powerful families, but even the youngest daughter or granddaughter of the prime minister's family may also have Maybe he wants to recruit Shen Yi as a son-in-law.

Shen Yi glanced at his father speechlessly, lowered his eyebrows and said: "Father, I have just won the imperial examination not long ago, and you just talk about what happened after I was awarded a Jinshi. It is best not to talk about such things that have disappeared, and spread the word." If people hear it, they will be laughed at."

"joke?"

Shen Zhang raised his head quite proudly, and said, "My son is 16 years old, No. 7 in the middle school examination, and he ranked first in Jiangdu Prefecture. In the entire Jiangdu Prefecture, who dares to laugh at our family? Who dares to laugh at your father and me?"

Old Shen's words were spoken with extraordinary vigor.

But he also has enough confidence.

In the past, he was a steward of a royal family, and he didn't have much face in the circle of gentry, but now, his son is Yayuan Gong, who ranked first in Jiangdu Prefecture's rural examination, and he is [-] or [-] years old. Dare to look down on him?

Some people inside would slander in their hearts that "you may not be good when you are young", but now, no one dares to say in front of Shen Zhang that Shen Yi, who is 16 years old, won't be a Jinshi in his life!
Seeing that his father was full of air, Shen Yi didn't say much, just smiled and said: "Okay, father, go and talk to uncle."

Shen Zhang responded, patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and left.

After Shen Zhang walked away, Shen Ling walked up to Shen Yi in small steps, and asked, "Qilang, when are we leaving? It's almost noon."

Shen Yi glanced at him, then smiled dumbly: "Why is third brother so anxious?"

"I'm afraid my father will go back on his word and won't let me go."

Shen Ling cautiously glanced left and right, sighed and said: "The old man, you are not ignorant, you are paranoid and unreasonable, if you say you won't let me go, then you won't let me go, it's safe for us to leave Jiangdu as soon as possible. "

Shen Yi also raised his head to look at the sky, and after a "huh", he lowered his eyebrows and said: "The appointment with Xiao Xu and the others is this morning, why haven't they come for so long? Could it be that something has delayed it?"

As soon as Master Shen finished speaking, Xu Fu waited for five people not far away, and rushed over all the way. When they arrived in front of Shen Yi, everyone was out of breath.

Shen Yi looked at Xu Fu, smiled and said, "It's rare for you to be late once, Xiao Xu."

"It's because of the house..."

Xu Fu bowed his head in embarrassment and said, "After discussing with the landlord for a long time, the price was only decided today, so the son's time was delayed..."

Because they used to live without a fixed place and wandered around, people like Xu Fu had an unparalleled obsession with a fixed house.

They are eager to have a home of their own, and no one can drive them away.

Shen Yi looked at Xu Fu, and asked with a smile: "Have you seen the house?"

"Ah."

Xu Fu bowed his head and said, "The landlord's family is about to move out of Jiangdu, so they are willing to sell the house."

"However, the county government offices are all resting now, so the house deed is still a white deed."

Xu Fu lowered his head, and said: "I have made an agreement with the landlord, I will return to Jiangdu in March, and go to the yamen to get the white deed and then the red deed..."

"At that time..."

There was a hint of excitement in Xiao Xu's tone that could not be concealed.

"At that time, the six of us will have our own home!"

(End of this chapter)