Yoshida Mii

Chapter 349
After his third birthday was late, Zhang Qian approached Lin Shi and discussed about going to the capital to catch the exam together in the spring of next year.

The two sat under the grape trellis in the backyard and chatted and drank while Dong Bao sat beside him.

"I know you are reluctant to part with my cousin and my niece." Zhang Qian said with a joking smile, "But we are all candidates, and we will not be reconciled after all if we don't take the exam again!"

Lin Shi and Zhang Qian had different plans. In the past two years, Lin Fu and Dong Bao gradually handed over all the work in the workshop to him. In addition, under the arrangement of Quanzi, the family stayed in Anzhou and Qingzhou. There are several tofu curd shops and dry goods shops in the local area. Apart from taking care of his wife and children, Lin Shi spends his daily energy on the family business and the fields. He is too busy to take care of his studies, which is not his ambition anyway.

Zhang Qian intends to take the imperial examination route. He has no other property besides buying some land according to Lin Shi's suggestion over the years. He plans to leave those land to Li Hongqin and Zhang Xiuyu. If he goes elsewhere in the future As an official, he can't take care of his mother and younger sister, and they also have land.

"Brother Qian..." Lin Shi waved his hand with a wry smile, "I have been busy with family affairs these past few years, and I have wasted a lot on my studies." He knows his own weight. He studied hard, and he might be admitted as a fellow Jinshi. Now at his level, it would be useless to go there. Besides, he was worried about the big mess at home.

Before Zhang Qian could speak, Dong Bao said with a smile: "Brother Qian is right. After studying hard for so many years, he won the exam. Wouldn't it be a pity if he didn't go to the capital to give it a try?"

She hasn't been to the capital yet!Anyway, I didn't expect Lin Shi to be able to pass the Jinshi exam. When the time comes, I will take Wan Wan with me. It will be a family of three traveling to the capital. Thinking about it, I feel very excited and wonderful!
After so many years of husband and wife, how could Lin Shi not know what Dong Bao was planning in his heart. Now that his wife has spoken, what else can he say, so he said with a smile: "That's right, we will go to the capital with you next year to try it out. .”

Wanwan has become more sensible, knowing that she is going to play with her parents in a far away capital city, she is very excited, and she has long started to show off to her friends who usually hang out with her.

The son's family of three was about to leave, and half of the population was lost in the family. Aunt Qiuxia was very reluctant to part with Wanwan, so she discussed with Lin Shi, "You need someone to take care of you on the road, so just take Dongbao with you. Wanwan is still young. It's inconvenient to take it on the road, and it's even more troublesome if the child is sick, so just stay Wanwan, and your father and I will watch it for you, okay?"

Lin Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Dongbao and I can do whatever we want, you can discuss with Wanwan to see if she wants to stay."

As a result, Aunt Qiuxia excitedly went to ask Wanwan, "Wanwan, your father and mother have gone to the capital, can you stay with your grandparents? Grandma will make you sweet cakes every day!"

Wanwan pouted her rosy lips, showing reluctance on her face, but seeing grandma's expectant expression, she felt that she couldn't bear to reject grandma, so she finally nodded, and plunged into Lin Shi's arms, Holding Lin Shi's neck and crying.

Aunt Qiuxia was both moved and helpless, coaxing her little granddaughter and saying: "Grandma is just kidding with you, let your parents take you to the capital! I won't stay with grandpa and grandma. "

Because with Wanwan, the group of people started preparing their luggage for the capital since October. Quanzi came back during the Chinese New Year and sent three large carriages to Lin Shi. In addition to preparing food and clothing, winter Bao also went to Anzhou to buy a lot of emergency medicines, in case someone had diarrhea or something along the way, he would not be helpless.As for the servants in the family, Dong Bao chose Lao Niu and his wife, as well as Mrs. Xu and Tie Zi.

Before the Chinese New Year, the village chief brought his son Liu Sheng to Dongbao's house with cakes and a few catties of pork belly.

Over the years, although the Lin family has workshops, caravans, and recruiters, they have been well-received in several villages, but if there is something to do, they have never gone beyond the village head. Master Juren, please resolve the lawsuits between the two families, and the Lin family also pushed them to the village chief.

For this reason, the village chief's family admired the Lin family not only for their gratitude.

This time when the village chief came, the gift he was carrying was not heavy, but to put it lightly, it was much heavier than ordinary villagers walking around, obviously asking for something.

The village head is getting old now, and his hair is graying a lot. He is not as healthy as when he first came to the Song family to preside over the division of the family. This time, I really have something to ask for.”

Lin Shi smiled, waved his hands and said, "Uncle, don't call me that. You are an elder, and it's my blessing to say that. If you have anything to say, just say it. If you can help, you will naturally do your best."

The village chief also laughed, and both Liu Sheng and Liu Sheng felt a little uncomfortable on their faces. Finally, he coughed and opened his mouth. It turned out that he had been the village chief for more than ten years. Young men feel that their prestige and popularity are good, and they are eager to try for the position of village chief. A few days ago, some people even came to the door and said that they wanted to recommend Lin Fu as the village chief.

Lin Fu quickly refused, saying that he had too many things to do at home and was too busy.Their family has a lot of people and property, and there is no need for him to be a laborious village head to add to the cake. What's more, the family is afraid of being said to be bullying. They usually keep a low profile, so how dare they take on the job of the village head.

The village head wants his son Liu Sheng to take over the class, but the position of village head is elected by the villagers. The opponent is gone, he came to hope that Liu Sheng can get the support of the Lin family.

Lin Shi felt that this was not a big deal. He also saw what Liu Sheng had done these years. He was not a sinister and selfish person. If this person does not do well and causes public outrage, he has plenty of ways to make this person step down.

The village head and Liu Sheng happily left, and Dong Bao prepared another gift for Mrs. Xu to send to the village head's house the next day, so that no one would say they were "taking bribes."

"What's the matter, are you bored?" When sleeping at night, Lin Shi saw that Dong Bao was not happy, so he put Dong Bao in his arms and asked, "Why don't we move to the town?"

Dong Bao shook his head. Ever since Lin Shizhong became a Juren, all kinds of trivial things have happened one after another. The village head and Liu Shenglai are just one of these troublesome things today, but if she really let her leave Tagouji and go to the town, She was also a little reluctant.There are mountains and rivers in Tagouji, and the scenery is beautiful in all seasons. The house at home was built to her liking. If she went to another place, there would be no such good place.

"Then let's give birth to a younger brother and sister for Wan Wan." Lin Shi smiled, and stretched his hand under the quilt to take off Dong Bao's bellyband.Ever since Wanwan turned three years old, Aunt Qiuxia was not good at urging her daughter-in-law, so she could only keep hinting to her son that it was time to have another one. Lin Shi also felt that it was about time.

Dong Bao blushed and nodded.She wants to be happy and relaxed, and she will continue to implement the family planning law of the Celestial Dynasty here, but thinking about it with her toes, it is impossible to only give birth to one child later, so she will not be resented by her in-laws.

Before leaving, Zhang Qian and Lin Shi set up a banquet in the town and invited Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liu to thank Mrs. Liu for his teaching for so many years.

Master Liu saw that the two children had grown up, stable and practical, and they were considered to be successful in their careers. He felt very relieved, and drank a few more glasses without paying attention, his elegant face flushed red.

After drinking for three rounds, Lin Shi ordered someone to serve dinner, and let Mrs. Liu eat something to suppress the alcohol, so as not to drink on an empty stomach and get drunk and hurt the body.

Master Liu waved his hand to block the hot noodle soup brought by Lin Shi, pointing to his lame leg with a trace of drunkenness, and said with a smile: "You must be very curious, how can I, a Jinshi who proclaimed the year of Jiaxu? Lame, reduced to a small rural town as a teacher."

"No..." Seeing Master Liu's desolation, Zhang Qian said hastily, "Master's talents are at the peak of learning, and his conduct is noble. No matter whether he is disabled or not, students and Lin Shi have always only respected Master!"

Master Liu laughed, shook his head and said, "I know you two have good intentions, but you are going to Beijing soon, there are some things I still need to clarify with you."

Now that Mr. Liu said so, Lin Shi and Zhang Qian immediately put down the chopsticks in their hands, sat upright, and were ready to listen to the teaching.

"Back then I was No. 18 in the first class. I was the first among the candidates who came together with us. I didn't expect to get such a good result. At that time, I was young and frivolous and ignorant. A Jinshi with a top ranking in the first row of the exam is a proud life. Your teacher and wife were married before I rushed to the exam. When we were young, the two families made a baby relationship. When I arrived in the capital, I saw so much splendor. Even your teacher's wife despises her, thinking that she is ignorant and not good-looking enough... The price of being too arrogant is that you don't know if you offend people. Later, when you were riding a horse, you fell off the horse for no reason. Legs... just like that. Even if I am a Jinshi appointed by the Holy Spirit, there is no precedent for a cripple to be an official. In one day, I fell to the bottom of the valley, and only your teacher and wife will follow me and take care of me. I am a useless person!"

"Dashi, you are a good boy! At the beginning, I wanted to teach you because I felt sorry for you young couple. Back then, Master...was not as good as you!" Master Liu's eyes were a little wet, he toasted Lin Shi and smiled, and drank a glass of wine first.

Master Liu raised his glass to Zhang Qian again, and said with a smile, "Xiao Qian, I wrote a letter to an old friend of mine. After you go, visit him first. I'll ask him to be a matchmaker for you. It's time for you to settle down." .A man needs to start a family and start a business. Only when he has a family can he talk about starting a business.”

Zhang Qian blushed and agreed.

(End of this chapter)