"It's raw!"

Wang Xian and Yinling jumped up, holding hands and jumping in front of Wang Gui to celebrate the birth of the first generation of the Wang family.

Wang Gui was covered in words and was provided by a product of Jiangshan Bar, and he couldn't stand up.

After a while, the door opened, and the maid came out with a basin of water, but Wang Gui bounced up, grabbed the maid who was walking in front, and stammered and asked, "How, what?" ”

"Congratulations to the lord for winning a daughter." The maid smiled: "Mother and daughter are safe......"

"Ah......" Wang Gui's face showed disappointment, he really hoped to have a son.....

Wang Xian and Yinling were very happy, and Yinling shouted, "Kiss the little niece, my aunt is here!" And he rushed into the house. Wang Xian couldn't go in, so he patted his eldest brother on the shoulder and said, "If you want your son to have another life in the future, your daughter is the pearl of your palm!" ”

Wang Gui thought about it, nodded at Wang Xian, and also went into the house, and saw the old lady holding her newborn daughter, he scratched his head, took it carefully, looked at the little nose and small eyes, and couldn't hold back his tears.

Outside the house, Dad finally arrived, and Wang Xian hurriedly greeted him.

"Raw?" Daddy asked.

"It's raw."

"What did you give birth to?" Daddy's eyes widened.

"Girl."

"......" Daddy looked stunned and snorted, "Two fools." ”

"Daddy......" Wang Xian smiled bitterly: "This is your first grandchild." ”

"Yes." Dad thinks that the rì son is still growing, but his expectations of holding his grandson have been disappointed, and he is a little unhappy. went in with Wang Xian to meet the Hou family.

The Hou family from the old man to the little grandson, more than a dozen people came, and they were looking forward to the Hou family giving birth to a long grandson, and laying the position of the Wang family in one fell swoop. Wang Xingye had to comfort them, saying that they would fight the rivers and lakes again......

After the perfunctory work with the Hou family, the father saw his granddaughter later, although there was some patriarchy, although the newborns were ugly, Wang Xingye still couldn't put it down, hugged and kissed and kissed, and pierced the little baby to cry.

"This child is born after our Wang family's rebirth, so let's call it Xin'er!" As the head of the family, Daddy Wang has unquestionable naming rights over his descendants.

After making out with Xin'er, it was already noon, and Wang Gui and his father-in-law invited Wang Xian and his son to the front for dinner.

Today's princes and princes, their identities and status are completely reversed, and Wang Xingye, who is an official in Fucheng, is not enough, the key is that Wang Xian, the fourth master, is the great bodhisattva that the Hou family has to offer.

It was easy to have an opportunity to get closer, and Hou Yuanwai specially invited a chef from Hangzhou to buy a sumptuous banquet. Although he failed to add a long grandson to the Wang family as he wished, he still had to celebrate his life, after all, this is also a good beginning.

When he entered the table, Wang Xingye was naturally seated, and the Hou wanted to invite Wang Xian to sit next to his father, but Wang Xian whispered and refused: "Old Hou, this is a family banquet, in the order of the eldest and the youngest." Seeing that Hou Yuanwai was still not at ease, he had to add: "I won't be angry." ”

"That's rude, it's rude." Hou Yuan confessed his crimes, and sat next to Wang Xingye with Wang Gui, but he didn't let his two sons sit on Wang Xian's head anyway. Wang Xian didn't bother to push any further, so he sat down according to him.

After the food was served, the Hou Yuanwai raised a toast and the text was provided by a product of the country, first congratulating the Wang family on the joy of making tiles, and then saying that the girl in Xin'er looked happy. I'm sure I'm going to get a bunch of younger brothers. The second glass of wine was to thank Wang Xian for helping him get the title of vice president of the Tea Industry Chamber of Commerce. The third glass of wine is to congratulate Wang Xian on his ascension......

After speaking, seeing that the faces of the Wang family's father and son were different, Hou Yuanwai couldn't help but say worriedly: "Isn't there a decree from the Qin mission today to reward the meritorious heroes......

"The fourth master is the first hero, how can he not be left behind, right?" Wang Gui's brother-in-law whispered.

"Huh." Wang Xian smiled reluctantly: "It's really falling." ”

"The fourth master is joking." Wang Gui's brother-in-law smiled: "You love to joke the most." ”

"Just kidding." Before Wang Xian could speak, Wang Xingye first said with a dark face: "No is no, can the second child curse himself?" ”

"Hehe......" Hou Yuan hurriedly laughed outside: "Actually, it's good if you don't, if you are promoted, you have to leave your hometown, how can you be an official at home?" ”

"That's it." Wang Gui's two brothers-in-law also echoed in unison: "The fourth master is now powerful, and it will not be changed for a prefect." ”

"Don't talk about the prefect, I'll change it if you give it to a prefect." Wang Xian didn't want to mess up the atmosphere, so he also made a joke, causing everyone to laugh.

It is impossible for the atmosphere not to be affected, and the next banquet is a little dull, and the Hou Yuan is also interested, saying that his in-laws have worked hard all the way, so he should rest early, so he took his son back in advance.

After the outsiders left, Wang Xingye took off his shoes, picked his feet a few times, and said in a muffled voice: "This thing is evil." ”

Wang Xianxin said that you are now an official of the imperial court, and you still haven't changed this habit?

"I asked people to inquire a while ago, and the Ministry of Officials has appointed you as the canon of Qiantang County." Dad shuddered comfortably, and said with a hellish face: "I thought that our father and son could join forces to create a big scene in Hangzhou, but I didn't expect ......"

"I didn't expect that the text of the Qiantang Classics was provided by Yipin Jiangshan, and it became Hu Buliu." Wang Xian smiled bitterly. "It's not this old boy who is making trouble, is it?"

"Him?" Dad said with a disdainful face: "It's not that I look down on him, he doesn't even know where to open the door of the ministry." "Actually, Dad, I also went to Nanjing last year to run for officials, so I knew where the yamen of the Ministry of Officials was opened, otherwise I wouldn't laugh at the second brother with Lao Hu is eldest brother.

"Is that a change of mind from above?"

"No way, my friend from the ministry at that time saw your official complaint." Dad frowned and said, "Once this thing is decided, only the official book can modify it." But will a dignified heavenly official break the rules for a miscellaneous official who is not in the stream? That's hell. ”

"Well, whatever, that's the result anyway." Wang Xian resigned himself to his fate: "It's a big deal that I continue to be my secretary, which is much more comfortable than going out to be an official." ”

"Something that doesn't grow!" Dad was furious, raised the sole of his shoe and smoked: "I thought you were enlightened now, but you still be a fool if you don't want to!" Saying that, he used Wang Xian's head as a ball, and slapped it one after another: "If you miss this opportunity, you can only follow the routine and serve for nine years, and then you have to take the exam to get a confession!" Nine years from now you'll be twenty-six! If you start from a petty official who doesn't enter the stream, I'm afraid that you won't be able to rise to the history of the classics at the age of fifty! You'll be just as good as your dad in this life! ”

"Is that okay?" Wang Xian hugged his head and said, "Dad has always been my idol!" ”

"Of course your dad is a good mix." Father Wang couldn't help but buckle his feet proudly, and then came to his senses, patted his son's head again, and continued to scold: "You foolish worm who doesn't grow up, you're angry with the old man!" ”

In fact, Wang Xianzhi said, why is my father so angry. Because it is no longer the time of Taizu, there are more and more people in the world who are reading, and the path of the officials to the upper reaches of the court still exists, but it is obviously getting narrower and narrower, and it is becoming more and more difficult. Generally, after serving for nine years, you can go to the Ministry of Officials to take the examination, and after passing, the Ministry of Officials will appoint as a miscellaneous official who is not in the stream and the text is provided by the Yipin Jiangshan Bar.

The official system of the Ming Dynasty is said to be nine levels and eighteen grades, but in fact, after the nine grades, there is also a long list of miscellaneous officials who have not entered the stream, such as officials, post officers, prisons, prosecution cases, school inspectors, deputy envoys, and ambassadors, there are a total of sixty or seventy kinds of official positions, and many people have been trapped in it all their lives and cannot struggle.

And once he is appointed as a canonical history, although he is still not in the stream, he has reached the top of the stream, and he will inevitably enter the stream if he is promoted. Once he misses this opportunity, no matter how young Wang Xian is, it will be difficult to get ahead. That's why Daddy is so anxious....

"Didn't Dad say that being a sesame official is better than being a priest?" Wang Xian couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Why are you looking forward to your son becoming an official now?" ”

"I'm talking about myself, what future do I have when I'm forty or fifty? If you can't get involved, it's better to be a priest and be comfortable. Daddy Yuan glared and said: "But you are different, you are only seventeen years old this year, if you can't become a canon, even if you stay up for nine years and a liter, you can become a magistrate at the age of forty!" If the auspicious star shines brightly, maybe in the future, he can become the prefect! Dad said and almost drooled: "Then the eighteenth generation ancestors of our Wang family will wake up laughing!" ”

"It's a pity that we can't have the final say on these things." Wang Xian comforted his father and said: "I still feel at ease to be my master, go back and study hard, and see if I can take the test before I come out." ”

"Alas, it's too late to work hard now...... I still count on your son to be more realistic. "Dad didn't know the promise of the Inspector of Ludao, so he naturally had no confidence in Wang Xian. After thinking about it, he patted Wang Xian on the shoulder, got up and said, "It's not okay to sit still, I'll go to Nanjing in person, no matter how much it costs, I have to let you go up!" ”

"Dad......" Wang Xian wanted to say it, but in fact, he himself was unwilling, and the words became "How much does it cost?" ”

"It's only two thousand taels of silver to die." Daddy's tone was very loud: "You have been providing disaster relief and buying food for most of the year, can you still take out this money?" ”

"No......" Wang Xian said ashamedly: "The county can't make ends meet, how embarrassed am I to pluck the goose." ”

"Is there anyone like you?" Dad rolled his eyes and said, "I said at the time, don't take any money that shouldn't be taken." But there is still the second half of the sentence...... You should not take any less money. ”

In fact, Wang Xian is not very pure, although he has a clean sleeve and does not take anything, but Wang Gui's shares in the county salt number, that is a continuous and stable income!

"If you want money, I can borrow it from Lu Yuanwai," Wang Xian said, "I should still be able to receive a few thousand taels." ”

"Forget it, I'll give it to you." Dad said with a look of 'you stupid': "People's son is the household, Lao Tzu will make a fortune with him, I'm good, I have to supplement your text provided by Yipin Jiangshan!" ”

"Dad, ...... you" Wang Xian's eyes widened and said, "It's only been half a year, and you've saved up two jobs?" He remembered that when his father arrived in Hangzhou, he only had two hundred taels of silver.

"Ahem...... dad said a little shyly: "Disaster relief, this is the time to get rich......