The canonization ceremony of the Empress Dowager has been busy until the end of June and finally ended successfully. The Ministry of Rites has not yet taken a breath, and it will soon face Qiu Wei again, and there will be another burst of chaos.
"My lord, this is the list of available rural examination examiners submitted by the Imperial Academy and various divisions." Xu Sheng handed Lin Qing a stack of documents.
Lin Qing nodded and said, "Put it here!"
Xu Sheng put the document on Lin Qing's table, seeing that the tea on Lin Qing's table had been standing for a while, he picked up Lin Qing's cup, went to the side room next to him to make another cup for Lin Qing, and then put it back On Lin Qing's table.
Lin Qing took two sips of new tea, then put it down, then picked up the documents on the table, and began to review them.
Although the Ministry of Rites also has six departments, compared with the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households, there is no doubt that there is much less oil and water, and it can even be regarded as Qingshui Yamen.
However, no matter how clean the yamen is, it is not without oil and water, and being an examiner of the rural examination is a very good job that can earn both fame and fortune, so every time before the rural examination, the officials of the Ministry of Rites scramble to think of this foreign business trip.
However, there are many people who want to go, but the seats are limited, so the etiquette department has to choose first every time.
Lin Qing took a stack of documents, first kicked out those who were not in the top two rankings, then kicked out the top three, and then kicked out those who had just entered the Ministry of Rites for the first three years, then sorted out the rest, and got up with his hands Said to Xu Sheng: "I'm going to Mr. Butang. If anyone comes looking for you, tell them to wait first."
"Yes, my lord." Xu Sheng replied.
Lin Qing went to Shen Ru with the selected documents.
Arriving outside Shen Ru's house, Lin Qing asked the servant at the door to pass it on, and then was called into the house by Shen Ru.
Lin Qing saw that there was no one in the room, so he directly put the paperwork on Shen Ru's desk, and said, "This is the primary selection of examiners for the rural examination, and you can choose the rest carefully!"
"It was done so quickly?" Shen Ru was a little surprised.
Lin Qing said: "I just did a rough screening and removed those who were not in the top two lists, those who were top three, and those who were within three years, and brought in the rest."
Shen Ru nodded after hearing this. This is a necessary condition for the township examination examiner, and said with a smile: "You are not doing it."
"It can't be helped. I have just entered the Ministry of Rites and I have just met the same people. I don't know anything about their conduct and learning. If I choose, if I choose a bad one, it will be a big mistake." Lin Qing said .
Shen Ru listened, and said with a smile: "You will find a reason, but it is indeed the same reason, okay, let's leave it here, I will see it for myself later. By the way, Lin Huan of your family will also take the provincial examination this time. Bar?"
"Well, if he hadn't taken the rural exam in his hometown this time, I wouldn't have kept him in his hometown." Lin Qing said.
"Then if he is lucky this time, if he passes it, he will be able to take part in next year's test. Next year will be His Majesty's first test. No matter the opportunity or the degree of attention, he will be bigger than the latter. Of course, the number of people who will participate next year There must be more." Shen Ru said.
Lin Qing said: "I also have the same idea. Your Shen Chen passed the township examination last time. You are afraid that he is not hot enough, so you will pass him a class. Should he be allowed to participate in next year's examination?"
"It's natural," Shen Ru nodded.
"That's good. It just so happened that he came back and brought Rong'er back. Her mother and I were also panicking." Lin Qing said.
"But my daughter-in-law is pregnant now." Shen Ru said.
"There is a pier on the canal next to Yanzhou. They board the boat directly from Yanzhou, and they can go directly to Beijing from the canal. They don't need to go by land, and there is no big problem. Besides, when they go to Beijing, it will be autumn, and Rong'er's pregnancy will be stable at that time." It is." Lin Qing said.
After hearing this, Shen Ru smiled and said, "You are just anxious to see your daughter!"
"How can you not be in a hurry, I haven't seen Ronger a few times since she married into your house, and now she is pregnant, how anxious my mother and I are!" Lin Qing said.
Shen Ru nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back and write a letter, and ask the doctor to show it to my daughter-in-law. As long as she is healthy, I will let Chen'er go to Beijing with her. Now you can rest assured!"
After hearing this, Lin Qing was immediately very happy.
Lin Qing was thinking about buying a house last time, so he asked: "The original left servant, Hua Lao, who has retired, do you know where he is?"
"I'm back in my hometown, do you need to find him?" Shen Ru asked.
Lin Qing told Shen Ru about wanting to change the house, Shen Ru heard it and said: "Your children are grown up, the house you bought at the beginning is really not suitable, but you don't want to think about Hualao's house, although He resigned and returned home and never came back, and his eldest son was not in Beijing, but the sons below him studied well, and they would definitely take the imperial examination path in the future, soIt's definitely not for sale. "
After hearing what Shen Ru said, Lin Qing knew it was over. Since his son wanted to take the imperial examination, he would definitely want to be a Jinshi. With this thought, he naturally wouldn't think about selling the house, so he asked, "Then what are the places around you?" Is there a suitable house?"
Shen Ru thought for a while, and said, "Go and ask me about the third house on the west side. His family turned out to be Qian Gu's predecessor. He had been in office for many years, and he planned to keep it for his descendants to settle down in the capital. But after so many years, There are no promising descendants, so it has been vacant. A few years ago, the descendants came to Beijing and planned to buy the house, but at that time he asked for a high price and failed to sell it. If you really want to buy it , I¡¯m afraid it will cost a lot of money, but Mr. Yuan was an elegant man back then, and he also spent a lot of energy in order to make his house elegant.¡±
Upon hearing this, Lin Qing was very pleasantly surprised, and said, "It's okay to spend a little more money, as long as the house is good."
"There should be an old servant watching over his house. If you really want it, you can go and see it yourself." Shen Ru said.
Lin Qing listened and nodded, he also had the same intention.
When it was time to leave at noon, Lin Qing couldn't wait to go directly to Yuan Lao's house in the carriage.
Lin Qing got off the car in front of Mr. Yuan's house, looked at it from the front, and found that it was indeed not small, it should be a seven-entry house, nodded, and asked the coachman to go forward and knock on the door.
Following Lin Qing's instructions, the coachman ran directly to the gate, buckled the knocker, and knocked twice.
"Who is it?" The door creaked open a gap, and a very old man poked his head out from inside.
Seeing someone, Lin Qing walked up to the door and said with a smile: "Old man, I heard that this is the house of Mr. Yuan, the former right servant, isn't it?"
"Yes," the old man nodded, and asked, "When is this master?"
"I'm planning to buy a house. I heard that the Yuan family plans to sell it, so I came to take a look. Grandpa, is it convenient for you?" Lin Qing said.
The old man shuddered when he heard what Lin Qing said, then glanced at the house behind him again, sighed, then enlarged the door a little, and said, "Come and take a look!"
Lin Qing nodded to the coachman, asked him to watch the carriage outside, and then followed the old man in.
The old man closed the door, and then led Lin Qing inside. While walking, he introduced the layout of the interior to Lin Qing with some displeasure.
Lin Qing looked at the old man very reluctantly, so he couldn't help asking: "What is the old man dissatisfied with me?"
The old man glanced at Lin Qing, and said honestly: "That's not the case, it's just that the old man has been the concierge of Yuan's house since he entered Yuan's house. It's just sad. I think the old man was such a powerful person back then. He passed away a few years ago, but left no one who can support the Yuan family. Now, even this house is about to be replaced. Alas, the descendants are not virtuous, and the ancestors left behind How many businesses can't keep up"
Lin Qing listened to the old man's chanting, looked at the house in front of him which was cleaned but still looked lonely, couldn't help feeling a little sentimental, and secretly made a decision:
He must educate his children well, not seeking to honor his ancestors, but to keep his foundation. After a hundred years, he will not let his concierge express the same emotion! (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com