The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Ye Shaoyuan brewed tea, shook his head and said, "Well, this year's weather has been bad, and the harvest on my farm has also suffered. This autumn, our two farms in Fenhu only harvested a total of 600 shi of grain."

Ye Shaoyuan's tone was complaining, but he was actually showing off his family's property. Two Zhuangzi could get six hundred shi of millet, and seven or eight hundred taels of millet could be exchanged for silver. Although the Ye family had many people, Zhuangzi also had There are so many, especially Ye Shaoyuan is a direct descendant of the school, and can get an income of five to six hundred taels every year without working at home.

Generally speaking, if you go out to work as a staff member, even if you are at the top level, you can get twenty taels of silver a month, which is a big deal. After a year of exhaustion, you can only earn more than two hundred taels, which is definitely more than ordinary people. , but how does it compare with him, the young master of the Ye family?
Ye Shaoyuan's words were actually aimed at Shen Yixiu. Shen Yixiu married into the Wang family and must know the situation of the Wang family. Ye Shaoyuan wanted to know if Shen Yixiu would regret it.

Although Shen Yixiu was a bit childish like a little girl in front of Wang Wenlong, she was very clear-minded towards outsiders. Shen Yixiu could clearly see Ye Shaoyuan's thoughts of showing off. In the past, some wealthy young men who showed off their family background also performed such performances. However, Shen Yixiu was surprised that Ye Shaoyuan was not such a person in the past.

Shen Yixiu despised such people. Firstly, she came from a wealthy family and did not care about money. Secondly, Ye Shaoyuan showed off these hundreds of taels of silver in front of her husband, which made her very unhappy.

I earn five or six hundred taels a year and show it off. Did you know that my husband-in-law sold more than three thousand taels of silver just two days ago by selling coin machines? Even the governor of Fengyang wanted to cooperate with him in business?
Earning five or six hundred taels a year is considered heavenly for ordinary people, but what is there to show off in front of my husband-in-law?
"Didn't Jianyang go on business in Fujian?"

Seeing that Shen Yixiu ignored him, Ye Shaoyuan knew that his current behavior was not good-looking, but the more Shen Yixiu ignored him, the more unconvinced Ye Shaoyuan felt. Since Shen Yixiu didn't talk to him, he directly planned to compare it with Wang Wenlong to raise one's own worth.

Wang Wenlong was also in the youthful stage of his first love affair, and he knew Ye Shaoyuan's thoughts very well.

It is normal for teenagers in this period to want to show their worth in front of the goddess.

Wang Wenlong said cooperatively: "There are some changes in Fujian. I resigned last year."

"Oh..." Ye Shaoyuan nodded.

Wang Wenlong said that after becoming an official, he could no longer serve as a staff member, but Ye Shaoyuan thought that something had happened to Wang Wenlong's work in Fujian.

Ye Shaoyuan did not expect that Wang Wenlong had indeed encountered a setback.

A prison student with no job and two beautiful wives and concubines must have a hard life, no wonder he doesn't have much energy.

"Jianyang worked as an aide for Gao Yin before, right?"

At this time, Ye Shaoyuan recalled Wang Wenlong's background in his impression. Before, Wang Wenlong worked as an aide to Fujian Zuobu Zhengshi. He was a member of the vassal sect and would not fall into desolation no matter what.

"Eunuch Gao was killed last year." Wang Wenlong said truthfully.

"Ah...I remembered, I heard about this too."

"Everything in the world is unpredictable. There are always ups and downs in the world. Don't take Jianyang too seriously. There may be another chance to prosper in the future."

Ye Shaoyuan connected the information before and after, and seemed to understand why Wang Wenlong could not continue his staff work in Fujian. It must be that Wang Wenlong's original backer was Gao Yin. After the eunuch Gao was killed, the Zuo Buzheng of Fujian no longer used him. Wang Wenlong I can only go to Nanjing to find a job.

Thinking of this, Ye Shaoyuan's original hostility towards Wang Wenlong became lighter, but instead he felt a little emotional in his heart.

He felt that it was quite pitiful for Wang Wenlong, who was originally a well-known talent in Fujian, to fall into such abjection in such a short time.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Shen Yixiu, who was sitting next to him, had a strange expression on his face, while Li Guoxian couldn't help laughing:
My husband is here again.

Eunuch Gao died, how did he die?

Wasn't it because you were killed by your husband?
Gao Yin's box of gold is still hidden in Liwenfang House.

My husband-in-law is really...

Li Guoxian complained about Wang Wenlong in his heart for a while, then looked at Ye Shaoyuan, and suddenly felt that this guy was quite pitiful. Wang Wenlong couldn't say anything in this situation, but when Ye Shaoyuan arrived in Nanjing, he knew Wang Wenlong's identity. I don’t know how to feel ashamed.

"Jianyang, I heard that someone can have some future as an aide, like Xu Wenchang, who is also a well-known figure in the world." Ye Shaoyuan spoke again, this time mainly to comfort him.

"How many people can achieve the level of Xu Wenchang? That is one of the greatest talents in this dynasty, and it is difficult for ordinary people to reach it."

Wang Wenlong said honestly.

In this era, there is really no future just by being a staff member. Just like Xu Wei, in the end, he was frustrated in officialdom and went half crazy. Therefore, even when he was working as a staff member, Wang Wenlong was creating his own Shanren persona. The status of a staff member is not as good as that of a celebrity.

But now that he has an official status, life will be easier.

"I often hear people say that being a master's staff is also a way out. Even if you read some medical books and practice medicine, you can also have a good background. But I only heard it once, and I don't know the details." Ye Shaoyuan said.

Wang Wenlong smiled and said: "These methods are not as good as Zhong Shao's study and scientific examination."

"You can't say that. How many people can succeed in the imperial examination?"

Ye Shaoyuan waved and smiled, a little modestly, and then poured Wang Wenlong a cup of tea.

He found that Wang Wenlong was quite pleasant to talk to, and he also had a good impression of Wang Wenlong: "Jianyang, this is last year's spring tea from my tea mountain. Although it is one year old, the taste is also good."

"Thank you, I am." Wang Wenlong actually has a good impression of Ye Shaoyuan. After all, he comes from a family background, and Ye Shaoyuan is quite polite.

Ye Shaoyuan put down the justice cup, and Wang Wenlong took the cup, poured tea for both Shen Yixiu and Li Guoxian, and said to Li Guoxian: "You are cold today, drink more hot tea, and don't drink cold tea. Don't make trouble again at night." Stomach hurts."

Seeing Wang Wenlong treating his wife so attentively, Ye Shaoyuan secretly sympathized with him, thinking that since Wang Wenlong lost his position as a vassal staff, his status in the family must be low, and he must be so condescending to the women in the family. How could it be wrong? Manliness?

Ye Shaoyuan said to Wang Wenlong again: "Jianyang, when I get to Nanjing, I will have wine with some teachers in the Imperial College. I will write you a message then, and you can come too."

Wang Wenlong nodded and smiled: "Okay."

Wang Wenlong knew that Ye Shaoyuan was only familiar with the officials in the Imperial College. Next year would be the year of Beijing inspection, and the officials in the Imperial College would also change a lot. A young man like Ye Shaoyuan went to the Imperial College in Nanjing to cause trouble. Maybe you can’t figure out interpersonal relationships.

After thinking about it, Wang Wenlong kindly said to Ye Shaoyuan: "The two instructors Zhong Shao mentioned earlier, Dr. Zhang seems to be old this year. There is news that if he is not transferred from outside, it is Wang Jiancheng of Mingxian Hall. If his successor wants to hold a party, he can invite Wang Jiancheng to go with him."

Hearing this, Ye Shaoyuan waved his hands and said with a smile: "Jianyang, I'm not too talkative. If you go to the Imperial College to serve as a staff, you can't compare to Fujian. The local vassal offices can make decisions with just one word, judge personnel, talk about promotions, etc." It’s simple, but in a place like Nanjing, who knows who has access to the sky?”

"Although you have been a staff member, you have never actually been in the officialdom. You must know whether the staff of the Imperial College Civil Service should participate in personnel discussions. If you accidentally say something wrong one day and people blame you, wouldn't you be hurting yourself?"

Li Guoxian was dissatisfied when he heard this and said, "My husband is not good enough, so Master Ye can judge?"

"Although I am just a living being, I have one or two high-ranking scholars who have personally witnessed it. My status is no longer that of a staff member. I can comment on people."

He said: "This is not because I think I am superior to others, but it is a real way to do things in the world. It is straightforward. Jianyang should not be offended."

Ye Shaoyuan was boastful and had a high level of understanding of his own status. Wang Wenlong could only smile and said: "Zhong Shao was born into a famous family and was a disciple of Mr. Liao Fan. He is undoubtedly the best among people."

"I just came out of the mountain, how can I be a dragon or a phoenix among others? I really don't dare to accept it. Drink tea, drink tea..." Ye Shaoyuan smiled modestly and drank tea instead of wine, feeling even more satisfied with Wang Wenlong's humble compliment.

(End of this chapter)