The Wu family has been prominent for hundreds of years and has countless branches. There are quite a few lawbreakers, not only Wu Xiude is finished, but also many Wu family children have also suffered.
I don't know how many victims were applauded.
In Chengyang County, there was joy.
And Wu Xiude is crazy, he doesn't know if he is really crazy or not. But it is said that he ate the prison uniform on his body, bumped his head against the wall, and giggled when he saw people.
Unkempt and stinky.
Although I don't know if he is crazy, but according to the evidence collected, he is a death row prisoner who was beheaded. As soon as the document was sent to the court, he was asked to be executed.
All in all it's a delight.
Chen Guhong was the only person in the Chen family who was happy, because from the beginning to the end, Chen Guhong did not tell his sister, brother-in-law, and Yuanyuan the meaning behind this incident.
But even if they knew, they probably wouldn't care, because the day to publish the list had arrived. Although the yamen will issue notices, the scholars on the list will be notified specially.
The day just dawned, the family got up. Chen Xiuxiu took out the red paper that had been prepared earlier, wrapped five red envelopes of one tael of silver, and many red envelopes of ten copper coins.
The big red envelopes are for the officials who announce the good news, and the small red envelopes are for the children of the neighbors.
Chen Xiuxiu has done this kind of thing since the younger brother was twelve years old when he took the first exam. He failed every year, but he still enjoys it and is full of longing every year.
And this year I am particularly confident in soldiers, our little brother is a celebrity, isn't he
Chen Xiuxiu was cheerful, and had already completely forgotten the loss and pain she and her husband had suffered not long ago.
According to the rules of the county, the sky will be bright this morning, and it will be time to announce the announcement in an hour. After the family is ready, it's almost time to have breakfast.
Yuanyuan moved a small bench and sat at the door, propped her plump chin with her hands, and sat watching cheerfully. Chen Xiuxiu and Wang Zhengzheng were also extremely nervous. They walked up and down in the courtyard, refusing to rest.
Only Chen Guhong is always calm and composed, but seeing the concern and yearning of his family is extraordinarily sweet.
The waiting time was extremely difficult, but not long after, the gong finally sounded.
"Crackling!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Accompanied by the sound of firecrackers, the smell of gunpowder, and listening to the ear-piercing sound, a team of five people came to the front of Chen's house.
Yuanyuan stood up, Wang Zheng rushed out, and Chen Xiuxiu took Chen Guhong's hand and walked out. The whole family looked at the servants, and Chen Xiuxiu's eyes were red and she shed tears.
"My little brother is finally promising."
The leader is the old government servant, in his fifties, very kind. He bowed his hands to Chen Guhong, and handed over a document from the county government, and said kindly, "Mr. Chen, this is a document from the county government, please keep it."
Chen Guhong smiled, and reached out to take the document. Before it was too late to thank, Chen Xiuxiu had already sent out red envelopes and thanked her repeatedly.
"thanks, thanks."
Almost incoherent.
Looking at his sister's appearance, Chen Guhong felt for the first time that even if it wasn't for the fairy road, it would be good to be a scholar. It's good for the family to be happy.
"Hehe." The old yamen servant and a group of yamen servants accepted the red envelope with a smile, and then apologized. Just ran to the next one. At this time, the firecrackers stopped, and the gongs and drums were gone.
The yamen servants also left, but the front of the Chen family's house was very lively.
"Oh oh oh, brother (uncle) Chen has become a husband."
I saw that the doors of the neighbors' homes were all open, the adults came to say congratulations, the children clapped their hands, and their little faces were all red. They are small, but they know that there is a red envelope at this time, and they work extra hard.
Chen Xiuxiu and Wang Zheng smiled and distributed red envelopes to express their gratitude to their neighbors. The child's voice is crisp and clear, and the child is having fun. The front of the Chen family's gate was extraordinarily lively, just like Chinese New Year.
Chen Guhong is a well-deserved protagonist, with Chen Xianggong on the left and Chen Xianggong on the right. Chen Guhong is twenty this year, but he is not married yet. One is to live with my brother-in-law's house, and the other is to make a living.
No matchmaker has ever come to the door, and at this time, three aunts and six wives who heard the news came to inquire about the news.
All in all, it was lively.
At noon, Chen Xiuxiu and Wang Zheng spent a lot of money, set up several tables of banquets, and invited the neighbors to eat together. Chen Guhong and Wang Zheng were responsible for accompanying the wine, and they were a little dizzy from drinking.
It was already very late after dinner, Chen Guhong drank a little too much, he wanted to take a nap in his room. In the end, she was dragged out by her sister, and the family picked up their hoes and machetes and went to the east of the city.
There is a cemetery not far from the east of the city, leaning against the foot of the mountain. Chen Guhong's parents were buried here. There is no time to deal with the weeds and shrubs on the grave mound. When he came to the grave of his parents, Chen Xiuxiu asked Chen Guhong to kowtow respectfully, then he also knelt down, clasped his hands together, and said with sobs: "Father and mother, my younger brother is promising. After a few days, I will ask the matchmaker to find him a Wife, if you clean up the old house, you will start a family and start a business."
"Father and mother, don't worry, our Chen family will surely flourish and have descendants everywhere."
After speaking, Chen Xiuxiu kowtowed, and Chen Guhong followed suit. Wang Zhengzheng also knelt down and kowtowed to his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
After the kowtow is finished, incense is offered, offerings are placed, and old wine is poured. During the process, Chen Xiuxiu was full of thoughts, her eyes were red, and she couldn't help wiping away her tears, but she was also full of happiness.
"It's time to add joy to happiness." Looking at the happy appearance of the family, Chen Guhong wanted to take out the money that Brother Kun gave, and Tian Zhai came out.
When Chen Guhong got home, he took it out.
For this fortune, Chen Xiuxiu and Wang Zhengzheng were very surprised.
"One hundred thousand taels of silver? Field houses inside and outside the city?" Chen Xiuxiu widened her eyes and said in shock.
"How can there be so much money?" Wang Zheng's jaw almost dropped.
But the first feeling of the two is not joy, but fear, deep fear. "Little brother, where did you get the ill-gotten gains?"
"Throw it away, throw it away soon. Our family is the gate of goodness, we don't want those who are rich." Chen Xiuxiu said hurriedly, very anxious, my younger brother has just been selected as a scholar, so it is best not to cause any trouble.
"It's okay, sister." Chen Guhong smiled, and then explained softly: "Sister, have you forgotten Mr. Wu Zhengchun, the fourth friend of Suihan? The Wu family in Datong is tyrannical, no more than the Wu family whose house was ransacked a few days ago." Poor, he and I are brothers, and this money was given to me by him."
"A friend you haven't met a few times is a brother? Just give away so much money?" Chen Xiuxiu couldn't believe it.
"Students have a lot of loyalty and have the meaning of making money. The Wu family has been extravagant for generations, and most of them are floating money. He usually counts pocket money in ten thousand taels. One hundred thousand taels is nothing to him, and he even gave me some money." I refused the orders from the servants and slaves." Chen Guhong said with a smile.
Scholars have the meaning of making money, and Chen Xiuxiu knows this. But with so much property, she is still dubious, but she also trusts her little brother very much.
In the end, I reluctantly accepted it, but I was still half happy and half worried.
"This house in the city is very useful. I will arrange it in a few days. Then go to the shop to buy some servants and servants. You are a husband now, and our Chen family is also considered a squire, so we can afford it. Such a power can also be used to ask for a house. A better daughter-in-law. But one hundred thousand taels of silver is a hot potato. Maybe some green forest robbers will be brought in."
Chen Xiuxiu said worriedly.
Chen Guhong laughed, and said: "Everything is up to me, this one hundred thousand taels of silver, sister, don't worry, just keep it."