Poor Family

On the seventh day when Shi Zheng and his family returned to the uncle's mansion, the old master Shi opened the ancestral hall, invited the clan elders and members of the clan to witness, and gave their family a genealogy.

After that, Mrs. Shi led Shi Zhenghe, Shi Dingxuan, and Shi Dinghao to get to know the clan elders and people, while Mrs. Shi brought Jin Yue'e, Shi Fuyin, and Shi Fuxin to entertain the female relatives of the clan.

After working until the afternoon, after seeing off the clansmen, Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi called Shi Zhenghe, Shi Dingxuan, and Shi Dinghao to the front.

"What are your plans for the future?"

Shi Zhenghe was silent for a while: "I want to find a job to do."

The old lady Shi nodded: "A man should have his own career." Then he looked at Shi Dingxuan and Shi Dinghao.

Shi Dingxuan: "Grandson knows some kung fu, and wants to take the martial arts exam."

Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi showed signs of surprise: "There are so many talented people in the capital, liberal arts are difficult to pass, and martial arts are not easy."

Shi Dingxuan nodded: "Grandson understands."

Seeing how calm he was, Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi looked at each other again.

"Okay, we got it. Kuro, what about you?"

Shi Dinghao, who had discussed Guozijian and Guozijian with Shi Fuxin, immediately said: "I want to take the Guozijian exam."

Mrs. Shi, Mrs. Shi: "."

Both grandchildren are so confident.

Mrs. Shi said euphemistically: "As the highest institution of higher education in Dachu, it is not so easy for Guozijian to get admitted."

Shi Dinghao was quite confident: "It's okay, I have special skills."

Mrs. Shi, Mrs. Shi: "."

Looking at the confident grandson, Mrs. Shi couldn't bear to be beaten, but she still said: "The Guozijian recruits special talents at the beginning of each year, but do you know what specialties are?"

Shi Dinghao shook his head honestly: "I don't know, but I don't think I have a big problem."

Madam Shi didn't want to talk anymore, this grandson was overconfident.

The old master Shi liked the self-confidence in Shi Dinghao very much, and said in a very face-saving way: "Then work hard, grandfather is waiting for you to be admitted to the Imperial College."

Shi Dinghao patted his chest: "Grandfather, just look at mine."

Uh.

It was hard for the old man to answer those words.

After Shi Zheng and his father and son left, Mrs. Shi discussed with Mrs. Shi for a while, and then called the other three sons.

"Zhenghe wants to find a job, what do you think?"

Shi Zhengmao was stunned for a moment: "Fourth brother has only been back for a few days, so there's no need to be in such a hurry to find an errand to do?"

As a concubine, Shi Zhengde was very worried that Shi Zhenghe would snatch the errand of Shifu's general affairs that he was in charge of, so he hurriedly nodded: "Yes, how long has it been since fourth brother came back, you should be familiar with the uncle's mansion and the capital, don't worry doing things."

Mrs. Shi glanced at Shi Zhengde, but did not speak.

Shi Zhengye didn't care and didn't say anything.

The old man was silent for a while, and looked at Shi Zhengmao: "Boss, your fourth brother has been on the battlefield and has been a soldier at the border for more than 20 years. Can you find him a job in the Ministry of War?"

Shi Zhengmao didn't expect that this matter would fall on him, so he said quickly: "Father, it's not like you don't know about my situation in the Ministry of War. How can I have the right to arrange errands for my fourth brother?"

"Besides, the relationship between the Ministry of War is complicated. The fourth brother doesn't understand anything. I guess he doesn't even know a few words. What can he do when he goes?"

Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi heard that the eldest son looked down on the second son and was unwilling to waste favors for the second son.

The old couple were a little silent.

When Shi Zhengmao saw it, he thought about it and said: "Father, mother, do you think this is good? The fourth brother just came back, and he really doesn't know anything about Beijing."

"How about letting the fourth brother study with the fifth brother for a while, and when he gets familiar with the capital and gains some knowledge, I'm trying to find a job for him?"

Shi Zhengde didn't expect that Shi Zhengmao would push people to him, and he didn't care whether he would offend people, so he said quickly: "Brother, I just take care of the farm and shop at home, and the contacts are either merchants or tenants, fourth brother Follow me, what can I learn?"

As he spoke, he looked at Shi Zhengye.

Shi Zhengye said directly: "Qianji Academy doesn't want martial artists."

Watching the three sons blame each other, the old man's face became a little dark.

Mrs. Shi made a voice to ease the atmosphere: "Let's put Zhenghe's errand aside for now." As she spoke, she looked at Shi Zhengye, "Lao Qi, Goro wants to take the martial arts exam, but his knowledge is too poor."

"Next year will be the three-year martial arts exam. If he wants to catch up, he will have to be too poorly educated. Can you help Wu Lang hire a master who is proficient in martial arts strategy?"

Shi Zhengye looked embarrassed: "Mother, it's not that my son doesn't want to help, but you should know that a slightly famous master has high requirements for students."

"Goro, I won't talk about his knowledge, his martial arts, are you sure he can stand out in the martial arts test where there are so many talents?"

Shi Zhengmao nodded: "The fourth brother's family probably didn't meet anyone who was too strong at the border. They thought that they had been on the battlefield and could pass the martial arts test with a little kung fu. Jianghu sects are involved, and the number of admissions is limited."

The words were not finished, but the meaning beyond the words was undoubtedly revealed.

After being rejected one after another, Mrs. Shi could hardly show a good face.

Shi Zhengye couldn't bear his old mother's worries, so he hesitated for a while and said, "Mother, I'll go to the academy to ask, but I can't guarantee whether the master is willing to accept Wulang."

Mrs. Shi's complexion improved a little, and she waved the three of them back.

As soon as the man left, the old master Shi snorted heavily.

Mrs. Shi sighed: "It's not unreasonable what Zhengmao and the others said. If it's really not possible, let Wulang study in the school in the mansion first, and you go to the master yourself and ask him to make up for Wulang."

The old man Shi nodded: "I'll go later, since Wu Lang wants to take the martial arts exam, we have to support one or two anyway."

Shi Fuxin was bored: "Sis, I want to go out for a stroll. Shall we go find brother and go with Jiulang?"

Shi Fuyin did not immediately agree, but looked at the servant girl Fuman: "The girl in the house wants to go out, do you need to ask for instructions?"

Fuman replied: "Just get Madam's approval."

Shi Fuxin: "That is to say, as long as my mother agrees, we can go out?"

Fuman nodded: "However, if the girls want to use the carriage, they have to inform the eldest lady."

Shi Fuxin smiled and said, "We don't need a carriage, so we'll just go out for a walk." Then, she dragged Shi Fuyin to the second courtyard.

Hearing that the two daughters wanted to go for a walk, Shi Zhenghe thought for a while and said to Jin Yuee: "It happens that we are free, so let's go for a walk too."

Jin Yue'e naturally did not object: "Should I go and talk to my mother?"

Shi Zhenghe stood up: "Let me go and talk."

When Mrs. Shi heard that the second son's family wanted to go out for a stroll, she agreed with a smile: "Originally, I planned to let your elder brother or seventh brother take you out for a stroll when they were resting, but since you want to go out today, Then go, I will let Boss Shi accompany you."

Shi Zhenghe hurriedly said: "No need, Mr. Shi has a lot of things to do, so we can just go out for a stroll by ourselves."

Mrs. Shi did not agree: "The capital is no better than other places, let him lead you. When you get familiar with the capital in the future, I won't bother to care about you."

Shi Zhenghe could only respond: "Yes, mother."

Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao knew that there were public carriages on the street, so they didn't ask the mansion to arrange carriages, and the family walked directly out of the West Corner Gate.

Shi Zhengde just came back from the outside, saw them, and asked with a smile: "Fourth brother, what do you want?"

Shi Zhenghe smiled and said, "We want to go out for a stroll."

Shi Zhengde's eyes flickered, and when he saw Boss Shi following him, he said with a smile: "It's time to go shopping, the fourth brother and the fourth sister-in-law go out, so I should accompany you, but I still have something to do. "

Shi Zhenghe said indifferently: "It's okay, the manager will accompany us sometimes, you can do your work."

Shi Zhengde nodded: "That's fine, I won't delay you." After speaking, he turned sideways to watch Shi Zheng and his family go out, and then turned back to his yard.

Seeing her husband coming back so early, Fifth Madam Liu Xinyu asked in surprise, "Why did you come back so early today?"

Shi Zhengde: "There's nothing going on in the farm and the shop, so I'm too lazy to run outside, so I came back." He said with a smile, "When I came back, I met the fourth brother's family and said that I wanted to go out for a stroll."

Mrs. Shi Wu looked over and asked with a smile: "It's your fourth brother after all. It's the first time you go out, and you don't want to accompany me?"

Shi Zhengde sneered: "The elder brother and the seventh younger brother, who are all compatriots with his mother, are not with him. What should I do to accompany them, to show embarrassment by accompanying them?"

On the other side, under the leadership of Manager Shi, Shi Zheng and his family had already walked to the main street.

In the inner city, all kinds of businesses are flourishing, and the shops are adjacent to each other, which is a scene of prosperity.

"Director Shi, is the West Market very close to here?"

"It's very close, just a few streets away."

"I heard that the West Market is very lively. We want to go and see it. You can take us there."

Manager Shi responded with a smile, and led Shi Fuxin and others towards the West Market.

When the group was about to reach the West Market, a group of cavalry in black riding horses and galloping suddenly appeared on the main road.

"No, it's from Special Examinations."

Seeing the person coming, Manager Shi's expression changed drastically, and he quickly motioned for Shi Zhenghe and the others to back off.

The people around also evaded again and again, with fearful expressions on their faces.

The black-clothed cavalry was extremely fast, and when Shi Fuxin and his party passed by, the leader suddenly glanced in their direction.

Manager Shi's heart trembled when he was watched, and he didn't notice the expressions of surprise and surprise on the faces of Shi Fuxin and his group beside him.

"Scared me."

Looking at Mr. Shi, who was patted on his chest, and the people around him who were obviously relieved, Shi Zheng and his family looked at each other with puzzlement on their faces.

Shi Fuxin asked: "Boss Shi, who were those people just now? Why did you get so scared?"

Manager Shi calmed down and said, "That's from the Special Investigation Division. The Special Investigation Division is a department that was established after the current emperor ascended the throne."

"As soon as it was established, countless relatives of the emperor and ministers of the court were executed successively. In the past two years, the capital was stained red by the blood of the people killed by the special inspector. Everywhere these people went, there was a bloody smell. "

"Ye Yucheng, the director of the Special Investigation Department, is known as a ghost, but none of the people captured by him has ever survived. As long as he brings someone to the door, the family will be sentenced to death."

"Nowadays, when people in the capital see them, they all take a detour."

Shi Zheng and his family were astonished when they heard this.

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