Now Hong'er is almost two years old, and she looks like a little adult.
At this time, the little boy liked to ask questions the most, and when he saw that his father said to let him sleep by himself, he asked back.
"Why let Hong'er sleep by herself, I want to sleep with my mother."
"Hong'er has grown up, and she can't sleep with her mother when she grows up." Xue Tingyuan was earnest and enticing.
Hong'er thought for a while, and compromised: "Then I can't sleep with my mother, I'll sleep with my father." Then, he looked at Xue Tingxiang with small eyes, which seemed to mean that I was more obedient.
Xue Tingyan's face froze for a moment: "You can't sleep with your father either. When you grow up, you have to sleep by yourself."
Hearing this, Hong'er's little bun immediately wrinkled, looked at his father, and then went to see his mother.
Zhao'er tried to maintain a serious appearance, pretending not to see his son's request for help.
Seeing that there was no way to ask for help, Hong'er began to think about it by herself, with a very rich expression on her little face, frowning for a while, pursing her lips for a while, and seemed very worried.
"Father, you can't do this." He tried to convince Xue Tingxiang.
My father was interested and looked at him seriously: "Dad is actually for your own good."
"How can you do this for my own good? Although Hong'er is already very big, she is still a child. Which child doesn't sleep with his parents."
"Whose children do you see sleeping with their parents?"
"Da Mao and Er Mao from the house next door sleep with their mother. And Da Ni'er from the house next door sleeps with her mother."
These are the little friends that Honger has just known for a long time. He is the youngest among the few hairy children, but he is the most popular because Da Nier likes to play with Honger.
Da Ni'er is the youngest granddaughter of the Huang family next door. She is only four years old this year.
Because of Da Ni'er's relationship, Ermao, the big hair of the Liu family next door, naturally has to like to play with Hong'er, otherwise Da Ni'er will ignore them.
"A few of them are older than me, and they still sleep with my mother."
Xue Tingxiang suffocated, the child became serious, but very serious, he was speechless for a while. But he didn't intend to give up, but continued to persuade: "But Danier is a female doll, and you are a male doll, so they cannot be compared. As for Da Mao and Er Mao, do you like to play with them?"
Hong'er shook his head, he didn't like to play with Da Mao Er Mao, they were so dirty that they didn't wipe their runny noses.
But Xue Tingxiang knew what his son was thinking, because Honger had told him more than once before, and also told Zhaoer about the big hair and Ermao's runny nose and not wiping it, which was very disgusting.
"You know why they always like to runny noses? It's because they are so old and sleep with their mother."
Hong'er was so frightened that she looked at Xue Tingxiang suspiciously: "Really."
"Of course." Xue Tingxiang nodded.
Zhao'er didn't look at it, so she could only pretend to tidy up the bedding, turn her back and get busy.
"So what? I don't want to be a slug."
"So you sleep by yourself starting tonight."
Hong'er was deceived and looked downcast, obviously struggling.
Xue Tingxiang continued to persuade: "Look, it's not that you and your mother are not allowed to sleep, or that you are not allowed to sleep in a quilt. You are young, so sleep in a quilt by yourself."
"What about you, Dad?" Hong'er asked suddenly.
"Of course I sleep with your mother in the same bed."
"But why can you sleep with your mother in the same bed, Hong'er can't, isn't father afraid of becoming a slug?"
This question is so difficult to answer, Xue Tingxiang can only bite the bullet and say: "You are different from your father. You have grown up. When you grow up, you can sleep in the same bed with your daughter-in-law."
"I slept in the same bed with my mother." Hong'er corrected.
"It's not a mother, it's a daughter-in-law. In the future, Hong'er will grow up and have a daughter-in-law. Then you can sleep in the same bed with your daughter-in-law."
"But it's obviously a mother!"
Zhao'er couldn't help laughing and fell into the quilt. Xue Tingxiang was so angry that she shoved Hong'er into the quilt, and then went to blow the light on the kang cabinet, and then went into the quilt too.
In the darkness, Hong'er's eyes shone brightly.
"Go to sleep."
"Father, why don't you tell me a story." This so-called story, in fact, is to split the Four Books and Five Classics into a story, which is a weapon used by Xue Tingyuan to coax his son to sleep these days.
"Then close your eyes."
That being said, when Xue Tingxiang was telling a story, Honger still opened his eyes from time to time and looked here through the quilt. Speaking of the latter, Honger hadn't fallen asleep yet, and Xue Tingxiang was already sleepy.
After finally putting the cub to sleep, Xue Tingxiang was also very tired.
Zhao'er laughed again in the quilt, he rubbed her waist hatefully, and whispered, "This little bastard must have done it on purpose."
"Who called you..." The next few words were too vague for Zhao'er to hear.
"What did you say?"
In the quilt, Zhao'er blushed and pushed him: "Go to sleep, don't wake him up again."
"Are you eager to wake him up?"
"How can it be."
"If you don't want to, then you definitely want to..."
The quilt was covered, and I could only see the movement inside, but I couldn't see anything. Even the movement is small.
I don't know how long it took, Zhao'er couldn't stand it anymore, and opened the quilt to breathe. But as soon as he spit out a sigh of relief, he lost his breath.
"You, take it easy..."
"Who told me to focus just now?"
The next moment this person was blocked, the moon was thick, and the night was still long.
The closer the New Year is approaching, the more lively the capital becomes.
Not only the New Year's celebration, but also many scholars from other places rushed to the capital.
The exam is just in February, but the students who are going to take the exam have to find a place to settle down in advance, so many people will arrive early. First, to be afraid of delays on the road, it is better to arrive earlier than later, and secondly, I want to come early to inquire about the situation in the capital.
At times like this, the scholars who took the exam were very active. In addition to hanging out in various guild halls to communicate and inquire about news, it was natural that they would go around and visit senior officials.
As for who the CEO this time is, someone has long been guessing in private. Some people even published a special tabloid, which listed the officials in the DPRK and China who might become the president of this time, and even the candidates who went to the test this time also listed some people who were in the limelight.
Naturally, these people are the ones who are very likely to be jinshi in this meeting.
The tabloid is anonymous, and it is published every three days.
Xue Tingxiang is not on the list.
Without him, it is because every time a group of heroes gathers, Dachang has a lot of resources. Even if Xue Tingxiang can take Jie Yuan in Shanxi, he can also be regarded as the number one person, but when he comes out of Shanxi, no one knows him. Who. In particular, Shanxi is not considered to be the most prosperous place for literary style, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the most prosperous places in the past dynasties. When the place is rich, people have plenty of food and clothing, and naturally there are many people who read, and there are many people who read, and those who are outstanding. Also many.
There was a saying that the genius in the south of the Yangtze River was a general in Shandong, and the loess in the northwest buried the emperor.
It can be seen!
Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas have always been major provinces for imperial examinations, and the number of talented people in the south of the Yangtze River is well known both inside and outside the country. Therefore, it is understandable that Xue Tingxiang would not be on the list.
As for the other point, it was because Xue Tingxiang didn't like going out very much.
The other scholars communicated in various places. Tea parties, poetry parties, wine parties, and fellow villagers were not involved. Even Mao Badou and Li Datian could not avoid going to the Shanxi Guild Hall to get familiar with each other, but he was indifferent.
The so-called guild hall is the place where people from the same village and the same trade live and gather.
At first, there was only one type of guild hall, and it was for those who came to the capital to take the exam. These people are either because of poor family background, or because they are discriminated against because of their local accent, and because they come from thousands of miles, they will inevitably be bullied by the locals. As a result, some fellow villagers who were officials or businessmen in Beijing, out of the love between fellow villagers, established guild halls for the accommodation of those who came to Beijing to take the exam.
Of course, apart from these compatriots, since you can come to Beijing to take the exam, you can be considered a dragon and a phoenix. There are many ways to get to know more people, and to help more people create more good relationships. One hero has three gangs, whether it is an official or a business, this principle is still understood, and it can be regarded as an invisible investment.
After that, this kind of guild hall slowly reproduced the guild halls of business and gangs, which are not mentioned here. And the Shanxi Guild Hall where Mao Badou and the others went was for those who were going to take the examination.
There is a lot of gossip in this kind of clubhouse, and Mao Badou has always been a person who likes to join in the fun. Especially after being bored for a whole winter, it was really boring. Naturally, it was like a cat smelling fishy smell and was very excited.
Of course, it's not without merit, at least I heard a lot of gossip from his mouth.
For example, so-and-so went to visit a high-ranking official in private, but was accidentally bumped into; for example, someone with particularly bad morals and a high reputation; another example, someone who has a connection, can visit the president and official this time. one of the candidates.
Especially the third point, in fact, a large part of the reason why these scholars jumped up and down to haunt everywhere is because of this reason.
The imperial examination was difficult, and it was difficult to ascend to the sky.
Some people start learning from babbling, and if they get gray hair, they may not even be able to pass the exam. Some teenagers become famous, but they fall into the jinshi level. Once every three years, they will come again if they fail to pass the exam, and they will take the exam for decades. Not only the human and material resources, but also the spirit and energy have to be invested a lot.
There are thousands of candidates for each subject, but only three hundred. Those who are not selected have to go home and come back in three years.
It's so difficult, why are so many people so happy? All because once he became a jinshi, he really jumped over the dragon gate. Since then, it is not difficult to change the family.
Since such a huge benefit is involved, it is inevitable that someone will have a crooked mind.
Not to mention all kinds of cheating methods, these sidelines are too dangerous after all, and an accidental one will end up being exiled or banned from taking the exam. Therefore, it is more popular nowadays to go through the joints, which is the so-called back door.
It's like this will try, but the people who can be selected as the CEO are those people, and after some other factors are removed, there are only a few left. Those who have connections and connections have their own methods, and those who don’t have connections will need to find connections even if they change the law.
If it doesn't work, it's going to be a big luck next to everyone. If he can get someone to help him one or two times, and that person is finally selected as the CEO, maybe he can change his fate this time.
There are also the most people in the capital, and naturally the most officials. These officials have relatives and children, and there will always be some opportunities for people to seize.
Of course, there are still a small number of people who take this kind of sidetracking, and more people are for communication.
There are three types of relationships that are the most iron-clad nowadays: fellow countryman, same year, and same teacher.
Not to mention fellow townspeople and teachers in the same class, this same year refers to those who took the exam in the same subject and were selected. Even if you take a step back, even if you can't win, but since you have become a Juren, your identity will naturally be different from before, and you are destined to have a lot of communication with the officialdom. If there are close friends who are admitted to the jinshi examination, and then become an official in a certain place, these are the capital in the future.
During the Spring Festival this year, the capital was very lively, and this liveliness continued until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, reaching its peak. As more and more people enter the capital, the capital is overcrowded, and all kinds of gossip are dizzying.
At the same time, a private gambling game called 'Xiao surname' also spread in Beijing.
The so-called Wei surname is to use the surname of the Kao Shizi as the object of guessing.
Before the bet is opened, there will be a bookmaker who sets out the rules for guessing and buying. For example, a big surname like Zhao Qiansun Li will either not bet, and if it is bet, the compensation will be very small. And the compensation for those little surnames is naturally much higher.
In fact, this kind of gamble with surnames does not attract too many people's attention. The most interesting thing is to buy a certain person.
Like that anonymous report is for this kind of thing. Those who can be famous on the list are all famous talents who went to the test this time. These people are in the scope of guessing. Of course, there are also some people who are not on the list, and they will also bet, and these people will pay a lot, and some can even lose two hundred. That is, if you buy one or two of this person, if this person really wins after the list is revealed, the dealer who made the bet will have to pay two hundred taels.
This kind of situation is really appalling, and it is very difficult to imagine that such a thing happened under the heel of the emperor.
As everyone knows, the court is also repeatedly banned, and since these dealers dare to gamble in Beijing, they must have a backstage, and naturally they are popular.
Xue Tingxiang still heard about this from Mao Badou's quarrel. This fellow couldn't bear the loneliness. Someone with whom he met took him to the place where he gambled to see the world, so he took Li Datian with him.
It doesn't matter if you go, and when you come back, I feel very upset.
Without him, he and Li Datian were not included in the bet this time, but Xue Tingxiang was there. Unfortunately, he was kept at the bottom of the box, and no one paid any attention, and naturally no one bet.
The reason why Xue Tingxiang is among the people is probably because of his reputation as Shanxi Jieyuan. Unfortunately, this Jieyuan failed in the last test, and he has no talent and name, and is rarely known to others. With filial piety in his body, he naturally gave him a great odds.
The biggest payout is two hundred for one, Xue Tingxiang is one hundred for one, just looking at his payout, you can see that he is a big upset, and the possibility of becoming a jinshi is extremely low, isn't this an obvious curse!
"How could they have the names of those who took the exam? Isn't that something the government has?" Zhao'er asked.
This is a question. Naturally, these private gambling players have access to the government. In fact, I can imagine that if there is no access, who would dare to try gambling in the capital.
After listening to Mao Badou's explanation, Zhao'er sighed: "These people are really too bold."
More than audacious!
Xue Tingxiang sneered.
Immediately, he cheered up and comforted Mao Badou: "Actually, think about it differently, the payout is high, and the payout is more if you win."
Mao Badou's mind was always quicker, and he immediately reacted: "Ting Yan, are you trying to kill yourself?" After speaking, he laughed: "Hey, why did I forget this, since you're off the court, I'm sure It will win. I will buy yours now, and let those good students who look down on others have a look."
Xue Tingyan hurriedly grabbed him: "how do you say wind is rain, even if you buy it, it's not your way of buying."
"Then what else is there to say?" Mao Badou asked curiously.
"Gambling is something that should be avoided as much as possible, but these people—" Xue Tingyan paused before saying, "I'll go out with you to have a look and then talk about it."