The old lady was still angry yesterday. After Shen Xi and Xie Yuner "reconciled the house", she felt that her face had been regained and her anger gradually faded.

Xie Yuner's grandfather and father were both scholars, and Xie Yuner's father Xie Bolian also worked as a prison student in the Imperial College in Beijing. As Shen Mingwen said, Xie Yuner's background and a serious scholarly family would not insult the Shen family style.

Furthermore, Xie Yuner is in the pharmacy every month and has an income of about ten taels of silver. The money falls into Li's hands, which is of great benefit to the Shen family. She is not in a hurry to drive Xie Yuner out of the house. If Xie Yuner can spread branches and leaves for the Shen family, it would be great.

Chen Xi will be busy with academic studies and taking the imperial examinations in the future, and he needs people to take care of him the most. Xie Yuner is much better than Lin Dai, who has an unknown origin.

This is really wrong or wrong!

Sometimes Li felt happy when he thought about it, but he didn't show it on his face. He always had a stern face as if someone owed her money.

The whole family got together for breakfast, but there was no rule that women could not serve the table. Zhou and Xie Yuner were both on the table, but Shen Mingjun stayed in the room because of injuries on his body.

Shen Mingwen said: "Mom, when will the child go to the provincial capital to participate in the rural examination? Who are you going to ask to send the child?"

"As such a big person, if you go to the capital to take the exam, you must be given to you?"

Li said with a pale face, as if he blamed his son for not being able to stand on his own. In fact, Shen Mingwen was like this because he lived in her shadow.

After a while, Li said coldly, "My mother originally planned to go with you, but she had too many things at home and couldn't leave her, so she still asked her third brother to accompany you and Qilang to the provincial capital. It's better to be early than late. When you arrive at the provincial capital, find a place to settle down and study hard, and do not slackew!"

"I'll come back early after the exam. Guibang will have to wait for more than a month. Don't delay in the provincial capital."

At this time, the results of the provincial examination were different from those of the college examination. Because the papers were drafted for too long, candidates from other places could not stay in Fuzhou City for a long time and other news.

Shen Mingwen smiled and said, "What Mom said is, the child remembers it."

Chen Xi felt a little dissatisfied. The earlier he entered the provincial capital, the easier it was to be wild. The mansion seemed to be very prosperous, but compared with the provincial capital Fuzhou, Tingzhou Fucheng was just a small county town in a remote place. Just like the last time Shen Mingwen and Shen Ming had two brothers entering the provincial capital, the last one was missing, and the other returned to Tingzhou Prefecture in poverty. The reason was that he was dazzled when he arrived in the provincial capital and could not hold back.

Zhou asked, "When will I return to Ninghua?"

Li suddenly felt angry and shouted, "Are you so anxious to let Wei Niang leave? If I arrive in the capital, I can't stay for two more days? It's better to accompany Qilang and Juro. I, a grandmother, have not gotten along well with my grandson. How could they get close to me, my grandmother in the future?"

Zhou just explained: "My daughter-in-law is afraid that you will be away for a long time. She will not adapt to the environment. Besides, you said just now that you cannot live without the family affairs. Ninghua needs you to take charge of the overall situation!"

Hearing this, Li's face improved, but he deliberately made a statement and slapped the bowls and chopsticks on the table: "I won't eat anymore!"

Because Li was in a state of emotion at the dining table, the whole family couldn't have a good meal. Then Li got up and went into the wing room and sulked alone.

Shen Mingwen smiled and said, "My brother and sister-in-law, go to the pharmacy with Qilang and niece-in-law. We are there at home!"

Zhou originally wanted to go to the pharmacy shop, after all, Hui Niang was still busy with the Chamber of Commerce, and she could not do anything with only a few maids. But in the current situation, she felt like she had left a few mice in the rice jar. She was really worried when she didn't have anyone at home. Zhou replied with a smile: "Don't worry, uncle, there are 6 ladies in the pharmacy shop to take care of them."

When Shen Mingwen and Shen Mingtang went to the backyard to meet Li, Zhou took Chen Xi and Xie Yuner and ordered: "Wanwai, you go to the pharmacy with Aunt Xie, and go upstairs to review the books. Do you know? I will stay at home and watch today, otherwise, maybe they will bully your father!"

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Chen Xi and Xie Yuner were sleeping on the same bed for several days after their wedding. As long as Li didn't leave, the scene would continue. However, Li no longer rushed to Chen Xi's bedroom like when he "reconciled his room" on the first day.

May 12th is the day when Chen Xi and Shen Mingwen and Shen Mingtang go to the provincial capital to take the exam. The two families started preparing a few days in advance.

Li was scheming and thoughtful. In order to prevent her from leaving, Zhou would write a divorce letter and drive Xie Yuner out of the house. She especially sent Chen Xi and Shen Mingwen to the road before leaving for Ninghua. She and Hui Niang prepaid Xie Yuner's wages totaling 30 taels of silver and the pharmacy share in the next few months, thinking that this would cut off Xie Yuner's intention to use "Shen Family Money" to supplement the Xie family.

That morning, Chen Xi got up very early to clean up.

This trip to Fuzhou took more than three months. Originally, some daily necessities could be bought after arriving in Fuzhou, but Li was very busy and was afraid that there would be a shortage of things there. Not only did Chen Xi prepare clothes, but he also put all the pens, ink, paper and inkstones and books that needed to be reviewed in a large box.

Nowadays, if you are a commoner, the government must provide a guide to the road. If you walk thousands of miles, you must have a suitable reason. Chen Xi and Shen Mingwen are scholars, and they go to the provincial capital to take the exam, so naturally they don’t have to go through these cumbersome procedures. At the same time, according to regulations, they can also enjoy the right of their family to "send the exam".

Originally, the three uncles and nephews could just have a carriage, but because they had too many things to carry with them, they had to have two carriages.

Hui Niang helped to call the carriage from the Chamber of Commerce, and at the same time asked the carriage and horses to help drive the carriage and manage it along the way. Ma Jiu is one of Song Xiaocheng's right-hand men and one of the targets that Chenxi made Song Xiaocheng particularly "cultivate" and can be released to take charge of one party in the future.

Ma Jiu had the opportunity to help the boss of the Chamber of Commerce work, and he was very diligent in running up and down.

May twelve, morning.

The two families sent Chen Xi out. Before leaving, Chen Xi secretly wrote a "divorce letter" and handed it to Xie Yun'er, meaning that after he left, she could use her divorce letter to the government to change her household registration at any time. However, Xie Yun'er just put the divorce letter on her pillow and didn't see her paying much attention. She seemed to not want to be an "absent wife" as soon as she got married.

Before leaving, the saddest crying was Liu Xier. Brother Chen Xi not only got married, but also had to travel far away. He couldn't come back for a long time. The little girl was young and didn't know what reserve was. She hugged Chen Xi and cried bitterly. Finally, the old lady said "What kind of decent" that forced Hui Niang to go up and pull her daughter away.

Lin Dai stood aside with her head down. Although she was sad, she also knew that Chen Xi would "get off" Xie Yun'er when she turned around, so she still had the chance to be Chen Xi's eldest wife, so she didn't have much resistance.

When he saw him off, he was reluctant to leave, and even Shen Mingjun, who was seriously injured, came out of the room.

Chen Xi saw that his father was beaten by his grandmother and couldn't even walk steadily. He sighed in his heart that Li's method of discipline was simply a domineering old and stubborn person. In the past, he thought that as long as he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, he should take Zhongxing Shen's family and let the Shen family live a good life as his responsibility.

But now it seems that finding ways to leave this feudal and conservative big family is the most important thing.

Chen Xi knew in his heart that his mother, Zhou, was not allowed to divide the family. Even if his father disagreed, as long as he could pass the imperial examination or Jinshi, he would have enough reason to be independent. He could have divided the family without separation and take his father and mother to another place. Even if Li wanted to manage it, it would be out of reach.

Chen Xi and Ma Jiu were a carriage. The carriage was carrying a large box and the space in the carriage was relatively narrow. There were many mountains in Fujian and Guangdong, so it was not easy to walk along the way, and sitting on the carriage would be very bumpy.

In view of this, Chen Xi simply sat on the outside frame, which could not only enjoy the scenery along the way, but also make yourself feel more comfortable.

The carriage left the city from the east gate of the Fucheng City and walked along Guan Road to the southeast.

Majiu's chasing is very stable, neither hurry nor slow.

The Mayday in Changting County (equivalent to June and July of the Gregorian calendar in later generations), the climate is hot, and under the scorching sun, the temperature in Chenxi is estimated to be at least 30 degrees. Fortunately, the mountain wind is quite strong, so I don’t feel so stuffy.

Ma Jiu respects Chen Xi very much. The person he admires the most is Song Xiaocheng. Because the rise of Song Xiaocheng is an inspirational story of the rise of a small person. Everyone knows that Song Xiaocheng used to be just an errand runner, and in just a few years, he became a powerful figure in Tingzhou Prefecture.

But Ma Jiu knew that the one Song Xiaocheng admired the most was Chen Xi. In Song Xiaocheng's eyes, Chen Xi was Kong Ming's life. It was completely different. Therefore, Song Xiaocheng often conveyed a concept to his brothers that he could not listen to his words in the carriage and horse gang, but there were two people who had to listen to them. One was Hui Niang, the leader of the chamber of commerce, and the other was Chen Xi, the young shopkeeper.

"...My master, you're free. Please give me some more tips to the younger ones. If you can teach the younger ones a little real skills, the younger ones will definitely benefit you for life."

The carriage slowly moved forward on the mountain road, and Ma Jiu began to show his attentiveness beside Shen Xi. Chen Xi was not too modest and smiled and said, "It depends on whether Brother Jiu can satisfy me along the way."

When Ma Jiu heard Chen Xi call him "Brother Jiu", he thought he had become the second leader of the carriage and horse gang. He smiled and said with a smile: "That's that's it. You only need to give an order. Even if you see the thieves blocking the road and robbing, I will fight them to the death."

Chen Xi quickly said, "Don't do such an impulsive thing. It's not important that you work hard alone, don't harm us two people."

Ma Jiu was stunned for a moment, and only then did he figured it out after scratching his head. If he really met a group of bandits, he would have nothing to do if he gave money. After all, he just wanted to make money to support his family. If you really had to fight with others, you would not say that you would die. If someone had committed a life lawsuit, could he stay a living waiting for someone to prove them?

Although this section from Changting County is an official road, there is actually not much difference between an official road and a mountain road. There are big mountains and small hills one after another. None of the four people know the road. You have to inquire along the way to prevent mistakes. In addition, Shen Mingwen is very lazy and has to wait for dawn to get up in the morning before he can get up. Before the sun sets, he has to find a place to rest. It would be good to be able to walk for forty or fifty miles a day.

There was nothing wrong with Chenxi along the way, so I just took the book to read. Although I didn’t read it very clearly, I was lucky to be able to overcome the loneliness and boredom of the journey.

Ma Jiu was very curious about the books Chen Xi was reading. In the first few days, he didn't dare to talk to him. Later, he was already familiar with Chen Xi, and then asked: "My master, I'm illiterate. Tell me what's on it? I heard that there are many wonderful stories in it."

"This is a study, not a story book, and you don't understand what those who say it," Chen Xi shook his head and said.

Ma Jiu smiled and said, "So there are so many books? I saw brothers in the gang who held a book called "Jin Ping Mei" on weekdays. They looked so exciting. They said there were pictures on it. I wanted to borrow them back to see them, but they were hidden tightly than the other."

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ps: The fifth update!

Ahhhhhhh, it seems that the seventh anniversary is expected today! Brothers and sisters, why are you still waiting? Hurry up and vote for the emperor to cheer up!

The emperor has put all his energy and strength into writing. What reason do you have to slack off?
Chapter completed!