Li and his fourth son Shen Mingxin, after three days of travel, finally arrived in Tingzhou Prefecture City.

The first thing after arriving in the mansion was that the old lady rushed to the Shen family's yard and asked her youngest son Shen Mingjun and her daughter-in-law Zhou to have a long talk. She didn't come out in the main hall for two hours.

As for Shen Mingxin, he went to the new yard. His son Shen Yuan was taking the exam. He wanted to learn about the exam as soon as possible.

Hui Niang is very happy here. Knowing that Chen Xi won the top scorer, the conflicts between the Shen family are nothing. Who asked Zhou to raise a good son and make the old lady look at him with admiration?

Shen Mingjun and his wife just said they wanted to go back to Ninghua to "report the good news", but Li came to the mansion first. Even though the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the Shen family had some small disputes on weekdays, they closed the door and came to the family. At this time, she, an outsider, was not easy to get involved in it.

"The young man from the Shen family is really capable. He won the top scorer in the Jinke Academy. From now on, the people from Tingzhou Prefecture will walk out and their waists will be straightened..."

Since the news of the top scholar in Chenxi spread throughout the eight counties of Tingzhou, all day long, the aunts and aunts came to the pharmacy to talk, and the little husband of the Shen family said three words. The former golden bean has now grown into a golden mountain, and everyone is so envious.

If a child from a family can be like the young man from the Shen family, let alone the top scorer at the age of thirteen, even if a scholar came back from the same age, he would be satisfied.

But hope is just hope. Your child cannot compare with the child prodigy. I don’t know what magic pill the little man of the Shen family took and how could he have such a good understanding?

Even Feng Huaqi's new school has suddenly increased several times.

Unfortunately, the school is a "chamber of commerce children's school". As long as it has nothing to do with the chamber of commerce, it will be useless even if you pay a sky-high "school selection fee". The main reason is that the chamber of commerce is not short of that little money. If Hui Niang wants to establish her prestige, she must first follow the established rules. Since the school has already had school rules, no one can say good things.

Since the school cannot get in, I can only settle for the second best and dig out the teacher from the school. Even if Feng Huaqi is unmoved, the teacher in the school is not just Feng Huaqi, and these people have to support their families. If anyone wants to ask them to go back to be a teacher, it is difficult for them to refuse the conditions offered by them.

So in April, several gentlemen were poached in the school one after another.

Fortunately, the school’s educational ideas are the powerful tool for cultivating students. You can ask for help after the teacher leaves. With the principal Feng Huaqi, the school’s sign is still loud.

As dusk approached, Zhou went from her yard to the pharmacy. At this time, Zhou was full of red face. It was obvious that her son won the top scorer, which made her position in the Shen family rapidly improve. Even the old lady who was once picky of her had to discuss with her everything with Yan Yuese.

As soon as Zhou came, before Hui Niang could ask questions, he smiled and said, "My unscrupulous family has sent my mother to the new yard to visit Liulang. He will go to the workshop to watch the night."

Hui Niang laughed in silence: "Sister is the same, the doctor is the top scholar, you and your brother-in-law are waiting to enjoy the peace of mind. Just leave it to others for something like vigilance."

Zhou's tone was a bit proud: "This matter is one code. It is my son's business to be the son, and the unscrupulous workmanship at home is his own responsibility. Even if my son wins the top scorer, his family still needs someone to support him, right?"

Hui Niang was so envious!

Sure enough, there is a top scholar who is different. He even speaks with a tone.

These days, gentry and celebrities came to the Shen family to congratulate the wedding. The gifts they brought were piled up into small hills, regardless of whether they had anything to do with Chen Xi. They were very respectful to Shen Mingjun and Zhou. Many Feng Yanqi's students even regarded Chen Xi as a classmate, like a god, and treated Shen Mingjun and his wife as their parents.

Hui Niang helped Zhou sit down and asked, "What else did the old lady say?"

Zhou was very happy: "I didn't say anything. My mother came to the palace and just visited our couple, met Juro and Yier, and then went to the in-laws for a walk... Her old man meant that Yun'er was a good thing to go to the capital, and it would be best to have a grandson as soon as possible. My son was an official in the Hanlin Academy for one or two years and would be appointed as a magistrate. At that time, the children of the Shen family would have a place to join..."

Li did a lot of homework before rushing to the capital city, but what she learned was not comprehensive. Even if there were knowledgeable people in Ninghua County, they only knew how to get promoted to a Jinshi. They had no idea about winning the top scorer, including Shen Mingwen.

Hui Niang smiled and said, "Sister, have you told you that the magistrate is a seventh-rank official. Xiao Lang is now a Hanlin editor of the sixth-rank. Even if he is released, he will not be a magistrate... If this is the case, wouldn't it be a demotion?"

Zhou suddenly remembered that it seemed like this, but she was a little confused: "It is not better to be a magistrate than to be a Hanlin editor? Everyone admires it. If you do well in the future, you may be able to be a magistrate or even a magistrate... My mother has no high requirements for Xiaolang, and she can become a fourth-rank official. If you can become a magistrate, no matter how high it is, you will easily fall."

Zhou used to be respectful and afraid of Li. Even if she was the main force in the Shen family's money-making, she was a woman after all and had no say at home.

Now it’s different. In order to show the harmony between the Shen family, Zhou’s words are all the same as my mother-in-law and my mother-in-law, just as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have always been intimate.

Hui Niang didn't quite understand the concept of the Shen family. Chen Xi started out as a Hanlin official of the sixth rank. If he only set his target on the fourth rank prefect and the fifth rank Tongzhi, would he be too short-sighted?

In Hui Niang's opinion, since Chen Xi wants to do big things, it is best to stay in the capital. Only the emperor's feet are where Chen Xi realizes her ambitions. When she is placed outside, she is really a dragon swimming in shallow water.

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When Li arrived at the mansion, he was very polite to Shen Mingjun and his wife in the youngest house. He wanted to return the care he had previously owed to the couple.

The next day, Li and Shen Mingjun and his wife were preparing to visit Xie's house. However, it was just a normal walk between the in-laws, but it became a major event in Tingzhou Fucheng.

That day, a few big red firecrackers were set off at the door of Xie's house to wait for the Shen family. There was a banquet in the courtyard, and neighbors came to congratulate him.

Xie Bolian was in prison for several years, but after she came out, she lost her confidence in practicing medicine. She still had to rely on her daughter to support her when she was old. It was the most downturn in life. Who would have thought that she would suddenly become prosperous? In the words of some jealous people, the Xie family has really lost their luck.

First, Lu Sun and Shen Zhou were very caring for Xie Yuner, but later, somehow, they married their daughter to the Shen family's young man.

Such an uncoordinated marriage was not favored at all, but who knew that the Xie family was lucky. The young man from the Shen family was smooth sailing on the road to the imperial examinations and was promoted step by step. After a few years, he actually passed the three yuan. The fortune teller quickly came to join in the fun. After all, he said that the Xie family's Feng Shui was good, and the Xie family's daughter was a noble person. She had to go through hardships to be happy and prosperous for her husband.

In general, Chen Xi's success is closely related to Xie Yuner's fortune.

This kind of nonsense is to deceive people. If you make people happy, you can get some rewards. But after hearing too much, Xie's family gradually believed it. In addition, the neighbors praised you, your daughter is really lucky. When she married into the Shen family, she would be the top scholar. In the future, she would be willing to be the wife's decree.

Although the Xie family was once glorious, they had always had hidden worries, especially when they knew that the old lady of the Shen family had been from Ninghua County to the Fucheng from afar. She also asked to visit her in person.

Before welcoming the Shen family, the Xie family held an urgent family meeting and asked the family to be strictly guarded. Li must not say in front of everyone that the marriage between Xie Yuner and Shen Xi was just a fake marriage, and Li must not ask him to break the engagement.

The Xie family's worries are reasonable. Because they didn't know the scene of Chen Xi and Xie Yuner in front of Li, they kept saying that their daughter had not yet met Shen Xi after marrying into the Shen family, and it seemed reasonable that the Shen family wanted to break the engagement. But the Xie family obviously was too worried, and Li had no intention of breaking the engagement at all. On the contrary, the old lady wanted Xie Yuner to get pregnant early, and it would be best to pass on the family line for Chen Xi.

Now that Chen Xi is just starting a family, but has no descendants, Shangguan will still treat Chen Xi as a child. How can he feel at ease to entrust him when he is vacancied in the future?

At the 1st of the morning, several members of the Shen family came in a sedan chair, and firecrackers that were several meters long began to set off, resounding throughout the city. Then a large number of people surrounded him, either for the sake of pleasure or for the sake of meeting the top scholar’s ​​grandmother and parents.

"In-laws, in-laws, in-laws... Come on, please come inside."

The Xie family came out to greet the people, except Xie Bolian, his wife also showed up.

It is rare for a family of male and female hostess to come out to welcome guests at the same time. It was Xie Bolian who considered that there were two women coming to the Shen family. If he was the only man to come out to greet him, it would inevitably be insufficient courtesy.

The two families gathered in the yard. The banquet had already been set up. The lively level was no worse than when Chen Xi and Xie Yuner returned to the door three times that day.

As soon as I sat down, before I could greet me, someone came to pass the newspaper outside, saying that Mr. Liu and Mr. Xia from the city came to visit him specially.

Liu Yuanwai and Xia Yuanwai are both famous landlords in Changting. One is a Juren and the other is a scholar. They have tens of acres of fertile land in our prefecture, nearby Ganzhou, Jiangxi, Chaozhou, Guangdong and other places, as well as dozens of tea houses and orchards. They are wealthy families in the prefecture. This time, I heard that the Shen family was visiting and took the opportunity to come and join us.

Before the sedan chair of Liu and Xia Yuanwai arrived, the gifts arrived first, and they were carried with a load. Not only were there gift boxes, but there were gift boxes, and the tied silk and satin were all made of each piece. These gifts were worth at least seventy or eighty taels of silver. It can be seen that everyone has a great career and it is absolutely not a waste of gifts.

Mr. Liu arrived first and saluted Xie Bolian as soon as he arrived: "Brother Xie, I have been outside for a long time to manage the farmland and sericulture. I don't know anything when you will return. I'm late this time, so please forgive me."

Xie Bolian smiled and greeted her, just like an old friend who had known each other for many years.

Only Zhou looked at Mr. Liu. In the past few years of business, she knew the temperament of the wealthy families in the city. Mr. Liu was famous for despising the poor and loving the rich. The Liu family and the Xie family used to have a bit of friendship, but when Xie Yuner returned to her hometown, she did not even show her face... People think the Xie family is not of class enough!

Now, what is the saying "I'm late this time"? How can I have only been five or six years later? If Xie Yuner hadn't been the top scorer's wife, I'm afraid Mr. Liu wouldn't have set foot in the Xie family in this life.

Mr. Liu just arrived, and Mr. Xia also arrived.

These two gentry said they were visiting Xie Bolian, but in fact they were mainly to meet the Shen family, especially the Li family, who is the head of the Shen family.

The widow of Li's family took care of her son, and now her grandson has won the top scorer. Now the government office is discussing that in addition to establishing a top scorer arch for Chenxi, she also needs to establish a chastity arch for Li's family, demonstrating her spirit of ambition to be honest and educate her descendants, and becoming a model for Tingzhou to educate the people.

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ps: The second update is here!

It was Sunday, and relatives came to the family. Two little nephews ran back and forth in the study where the emperor wrote, making noises, which made people feel upset!

This chapter is completely unthinkable, so let’s take a look!
Chapter completed!