Section 96 County Examination (II)
Pinching the thin page of letterhead, he couldn't calm down for a long time, he thought that Mr. Shen was a reckless doctor who didn't understand the world, but now he realized that he was wrong...... It turned out that Mr. did not enter Beijing angrily because of a brain fever, but after careful consideration, he arranged everything properly, and then waved his sleeves and resolutely went north!
It is not commendable to do it without knowing it, and it is really heartbreaking to know that it cannot be done!
"I'm not as good as my husband!" Shen Mo was finally convinced, he had always believed that the scholar's outspoken words concealed a private purpose of fame. Shen Lian's impassioned impassioned heart didn't move him, and a letter full of pain and worry made Shen Mo's eyes red.
"What's wrong?" Shen Jing smiled and asked, "What is written in the letter?" Only then did he recall the silence from his trance, he took a deep breath, shook his head and said, "It's nothing. Then he took the letter in his bosom and said softly, "Let's go." ”
Shen Jing knew that if Shen Mo didn't show him, there must be his way, and he didn't ask, so he got up and went out to meet the account, and when he finished settling the account, he remembered something and said: "I almost forgot, you locked Shen Zhuang in the dock to do coolies, do you need to say to my father?" said with some schadenfreude: "Others don't care, it's that my eldest lady has always regarded the third child as her heart's meat, if she knows, I'm afraid she will go directly to your house with a knife." ”
Silent smiled indifferently: "It seems that I can't go to your house for a while, so you can help me bring a word." ”
"What?" Shen Jing asked.
"You tell your father the ins and outs of the matter first." Shen Mo commanded softly: "Then say to him this: 'People will permanent, and then they can change.'" Why? must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, and empty their bodies, so they are tempted to endure their surnames, and they can benefit from what they cannot. ”
"I know, these are the words of Mencius." Shen Jing said happily: "Since the sage said so, then there is no problem. ”
"It's not easy." Shen Mo smiled bitterly and said, "I still know that it is Mencius." So they went their separate ways.
Pressing Shen Jing's head, he just said that Shen Mo returned to the old mansion and handed over the deed and pawn ticket to his father, Shen He was happy for a while, and then said with a bitter face: "There is less than a month to go to the county test, but Shangfeng asked me to go to Nanjing for two months, and I will come back at the end of April." ”
Shen Mo was surprised: "What happened? ”
"I guess I'll be taught how to make a master book." Shen He said depressedly: "You said that this appointment, if you don't come sooner or later, you want to catch up with the first two of your child's exams," he gritted his teeth and said, "Why don't I ask for leave?" ”
"How's that going to work?" Silent and silent, he said: "It's not officially appointed yet, you have to go anyway." ”
Shen He was puzzled: "But what should you do when you eat?" What should I do if I sign up? What about the exam? ”
Shen Mo had no choice but to comfort him: "It's not the first time that the child has applied for the exam, and he still knows the process." He smiled confidently: "As for the county test, I also looked at Cheng Mo in the past years, it is really commonplace, if you can't pass the test, it is better to find a piece of tofu and kill it." ”
"Beware of arrogance and rashness!" Shen He's face straightened, but his heart relaxed a lot...... He knew that his son had always said seven out of ten, and he never said anything full, and since he said so, it seemed that he was nine out of ten. He was worried: "Then what are you going to do with these words?" "After moving back to the old house, it was during the New Year's vacation, father and son, you make a meal, I cook a meal, I don't think it's a problem. Now that Shen He is leaving, he begins to worry about whether his son will be too lazy to cook, hungry and full, starving his body, and delaying the exam.
"I'll move back to the shop, I think Aunt Yao won't pick me up." After thinking for a while, he said silently: "And our house is too dilapidated, the south gable and the west wing are about to collapse, so we have to overhaul it...... It's better to take advantage of the fact that both of us are not at home, and ask someone to renovate it from the inside out, and it will be comfortable to live in the future. ”
Shen He also had this intention, and nodded when he heard this: "Let's do it." The father and son didn't know much about this, so they discussed finding a foreman in the county, and all the contractors and materials went out, and they didn't dare to ask for a price.
Because he was about to leave the next day, Shen He wanted to go to someone to negotiate today, but was stopped by Shen Mo and said, "This kind of thing should be handled by the people in the yamen." After speaking, he explained softly: "Now only the people in the yamen know that you will become the master bookkeeper, and the outsiders don't know what you do. ”
"Big New Year's trouble for others. I'm so embarrassed. Shen He's mind was still at the stage of a small official, and he didn't realize that he was already the second official of the county.
"Father's words are wrong." Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "You handed over your private affairs to your subordinates, in the eyes of your subordinates, you treat him as 'your own person', this is undesirable for them, how can you feel troublesome?" Silence followed the temptation.
Shen He pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "Then I have to find someone I can look at." Only then did he know that it was still the honor of his subordinates to do private work for his superiors.
He smiled silently and said, "Father is wise. ”
Early the next morning, Shen Mo appeared at the dock again, sent Shen He to board the passenger ship to Nanjing, and his father babbled on the precautions for applying for the exam and exam, until the boat opened and said loudly: "Don't forget, your grandfather's name is Shen Yannian, your grandfather's name is Shen Lu, and my father's name is ...... You won't forget that. ”
"I can't forget it." smiled bitterly and waved goodbye to her mother-in-law's father, but her heart was warm.
When the boat was far away, he turned and walked back, passing by the team carrying the work, when suddenly a dirty coolie threw down the sack, rushed to Shen Mo, knelt down with a puff, hugged his legs tightly and said: "Ancestor, I don't dare anymore, you can spare me......" Then two more beggar-like guys ran over, and shouted: "Spare me." "On the other hand, he also kowtowed to him.
The silence was startled, but the overseer caught up and pressed the three guys to the ground, and the whip fell down with the head and face. They all know this Shen Ye now, he is a figure who is also flattered by the big boss, if he is unhappy, he will not be able to eat and walk around.
Thinking of this, the whip is heavier......
After looking at it silently for a while, he sighed and said, "That's it." Then the flogging stopped.
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Chapter 2, tickets! Collect! There is a third chapter in the evening!