The Luming Banquet is a banquet prepared by the governor to celebrate the candidates. Li Jin, as the villager's solution to the yuan, must attend.
Moreover, he had to arrive early to meet the chief examiner and deputy examiner of this autumn season.
According to the rules, Li Jin was their hand-picked Xie Yuan, and even if they were half a student, they would naturally receive polite and thoughtful thanks.
When Li Jin went to the city where the Gongyuan was located, the official who delivered the good news also sent Ningxing to Hongyan Village.
Li Jin first met the examiner, but the examiner probably didn't want to accept apprentices, so he just let Li Jin put the ceremony aside and leave.
This is also in Li Jin's mind. Although the examiner is a royalist, his teacher is firmly on the side of the prince. The examiner himself does not know how to make a choice. In order not to affect other students, he simply closed Can't get out.
In the afternoon, the other two deputy examiners met with Li Jin, but they did not have the right to accept students for the time being. In addition, they also admired Li Jin's articles and current strategies, and they were quite friendly towards him.
After that, the next day was the Luming Banquet, and Li Jincai met the examiner at this banquet.
His name is Xiang Baixuan, he is not confused when he is old, he has a beard on his chin, and he has a refined temperament and a very literati demeanor.
The new imperial examination people during the banquet looked at him, and they all wanted to go up to meet him, but they were all stopped by the officials behind him.
"The adults are unwell, and we will not accept toasts for the time being."
That being said, Li Jin and his party still stepped forward and said some words of thanks, and then they retired after drinking.
The governor said to the lord Xiang: "That Li Jin is like a person, very well behaved."
Xiang Baixuan talked to the governor in a low voice: "Well, I have a wink, know how to advance and retreat, and the future is limitless."
"You evaluate him so highly, why don't you keep him under the door?"
"Don't you realize that he doesn't want to be a teacher at all?"
Governor: "… "
After all the new imperial examinations people finished their toasts, everyone began to recite poems. Li Jin, as Jie Yuan, was the first to come forward to write a poem.
He changed his simple style, and on the festive days, the poems also made a lot of flowers and piled up a lot of rhetoric.
Fortunately, Li Jin now reads a lot of books and covers a wide range of subjects, and this poem has also won a lot of prizes.
Later, someone said that Jie Yuan was well written, so Li Jin took the initiative to ask Ying to record the poems at the banquet.
He got up, walked to the long case opposite all the examiners, and picked up a pen to write.
Everyone present was a scholar, and everyone had been holding a pen for at least ten years, but when they saw Li Jin's actions, they couldn't help but shout "Okay"!
This is not to say how unique Li Jin's starting style is, but it is very pleasing to the eyes with his appearance and posture.
But Li Jin couldn't keep recording. After he wrote for a while, Ya Yuan took the initiative to replace him.
During the banquet, Li Jin was still drinking a lot of alcohol. Fortunately, he drank the wine soup in advance and ate some steamed buns to support his stomach, otherwise he would have to be put down immediately.
However, even so, after the banquet, the figures in front of Li Jin's eyes were heavy.
He groped to his room, there was still a ray of clarity on the spiritual platform, and he fell asleep after locking the door.
Although there was nothing of value in the room, he was also worried that a girl or a brother would suggest a pillow seat. When they woke up, the two would be on the same bed, and they would not be able to wash them if they jumped into the Yellow River.
This is not Li Jin's narcissism, mainly because there has been a precedent before.
Wan Yun knew that Li Jin had a good relationship with his husband, and specially reminded him to lock the door before going to bed at night, and it was best to block the door with a table.
Li Jin's hands and feet are weak when drinking and drinking, so he can lock the door or rely on his last remaining sanity.
Thanks to the locked door, Li Jin woke up the next day and everything was safe. On the contrary, there are two more beautiful girls in the arms of the two people next to him.
Seeing their flushed faces, Li Jin just nodded slightly to say hello.
It stands to reason that this kind of 'being drunk' is of course prohibited, but it can't hold back everyone's sneaky hookup. In the end, according to your wishes, no one will report it, then it is not a big deal.
But if someone, like Li Jin, doesn't want to marry a wife and take concubines, it will be very embarrassing.
After the Luming Banquet, Li Jin returned to Ningxing House.
Qin Muwen has packed his bags and returned to the village with his two children and Xiaocha.
In the end, it is different, and since he is still Jie Yuan, it is necessary to return to the village to worship ancestors.
Otherwise, it will take at least a month to go back and forth on the road in the future when I go to the capital to participate in the exam next year, and it will be difficult to come back again.
This time back to the village, the waterway was still the way to go. During this period, Xiao Baozi showed his curiosity and fear of water to the fullest.
- He likes to stand near the bow of the boat, watching carefully how the boat cuts through the waves and moves forward slowly.
But the little bun was afraid, so he kept holding his father's hand, and the little claws used a lot of strength.
Xiao Cha didn't understand the reason, and praised Xiao Baozi for being brave.
The little bun's face was slightly red, and only the fact that he held his father's hand exposed his guilty conscience.
The sky was beautiful, and it only took a whole day for the boat to float to the mouth of the town.
But it was too late when the family went ashore, and it was too dangerous to walk back to the village at night. Li Jin's family chose to live in an inn, but because the inn in the town had small rooms and small beds, Li Jin and Qin Muwen could not squeeze a bed with their two children.
Li Jin booked three rooms and took care of Xiaoshan Leopard by himself, Qin Muwen slept with a small bun, and Xiaocha slept alone.
In the early morning of the next day, Li Jin hired an ox cart and the family set foot on the road back to the village.
After returning, Li Daniu and Li Zhuzi's daughter-in-law came to help Qin Muwen and Xiaocha clean up the house, and quickly wiped up the dust.
After noon, more people came to visit, and Xiao An also brought her children.
Although Xiao Baozi was born in Hongyan Village, he went to Fucheng with his two fathers before he was a year old, and he basically had no impression of the people here.
Even seeing Uncle Xiao An, Xiao Baozi's eyes were completely unfamiliar.
Xiao An smiled softly and gave Xiao Baozi a small bag of caramel: "Baozi has grown so big."
Xiao Baozi took it with both hands: "Well, Baozi (Xu) is five years old, thank you uncle."
Seeing Xiao Baozi taking his small gift, Xiao An breathed a sigh of relief. Although Xiao Baozi was taken care of by him when he was young, the child is too beautiful now.
Just looking at this child outside the crowd, Xiao An felt that he was like a shining gem, making people unable to take their eyes off him.
He was really afraid that the little bun would not see what he sent.
Xiao An's other hand was holding his son. The child was three years old and four years old, the most naughty age.
Xiao An was worried that her son would be too skinny and bullied Xiao Baozi. Therefore, before meeting Qin Muwen's family, he made a special trip to warn him, but many children of this age ignore the words of adults.
As a result, when it was time to see brother Xiaobaozi, the son of Xiaoan's family stood there obediently. The little bun took the initiative to greet him, but the usual leather monkey blushed and didn't say a word for a long time.
"Don't be shy, eat candy."
It was the first time that Xiao An saw a blush on the face of her son, who had been tanned, and had the illusion that her own child was out of pocket.
The village chief had been talking to Li Jin in the study, and he was talking about the situation a few days ago.
Five days ago, the official who delivered the good news had already visited the village and was greeted by the village chief and Li Zhuzi.
Originally, they thought the official would leave after a few words, but the official said, "Dare to ask where is the tomb of Master Jie Yuan's mother?"
Afterwards, the village chief led the way with Li Zhuzi, watching the official post without the slightest impatience, as if this was a normal good news.
At that time, the idle people in the village followed behind, watching such a scene in a hurry.
Li Zhuzi thought that when the woman first died, Li Jin, who had been in a state of confusion, was willing to lend her money to buy a coffin, dug a deep pit, and buried her.
At that time, Li Zhuzi felt that Li Jin was not so hopeless.
Thinking of this, Li Zhuzi couldn't help but redden his eyes, he cried, "Aunt Yun, your son finally has something to do, he has something to do..."
Many people present recalled the life of this woman, all of which were the same as Li Zhuzi's thoughts. Her son is in his early days, I hope she can see it below.
The old Li family had a family of filthy people. Li Jin was actually very sensible when he was young, but since he fell into the well when he was seven or eight years old, he lost his spiritual energy.
Fortunately, when Baozi was born, Li Jin finally turned his back on the prodigal son.
The official messenger was only responsible for delivering good news, not worshipping, and then rode away.
After listening, Li Jin said, "Thank you, the village chief."
"Thank you, you are now a master, and we should do these things for you."
Li Jin smiled and didn't speak. The village chief could do this because he was kind. Otherwise, because he had no relatives, there would be no such smooth sailing.
In general, their village has a good atmosphere, which is also due to the village chief.
The village chief looked at Li Jin with the same attitude as before, and he didn't feel superior because of Jie Yuan in the exam, and he couldn't help but say more: "We haven't had a few juren masters in our town. Now, when it's time to go back to the town to teach, the descendants of our village will all go to you to apprentice. I didn't expect that after only five years of hard work, you will become a master of juren... "
He paused and asked, "I heard from the official before that, after the jurisprudence is the Gong Shi, and then the Jin Shi, are you going to go to Beijing next year?"
Li Jin nodded: "Yes, in general, it is the end of this year."
"Then your husband and child, do you want to go to Beijing with you?"
Li Jin knew what the village chief wanted to say when he thought about it. He said, "I'm not familiar with the place in the capital, so they won't follow me for the time being. This time I'm looking for you, and one more thing is to register Xiaoshan Leopard's place of origin."
Xiaoshan Leopard has been around for six months, and finally got a big name.
At this time, the little mountain leopard who knew nothing about these leopards was awakening faintly.
Even if the mountain leopard was resting just now, Qin Muwen didn't feel relieved to leave the child alone in the house. After all, the house was close to the mountain and would not be populated for a long time. Even in the village, some animals would occasionally come to build their nests.
Adults are naturally not afraid, but if a child is not paying attention and is bitten by something, it will not be worth the loss.
Therefore, even if Qin Muwen was talking to Xiao An, he kept looking after Xiao Shan Leopard.
Xiaoshan Leopard woke up, his eyes widened like his father, and the first thing he saw was his father.
Then he turned his head to look for his brother. Usually after waking up at his house in Fucheng, his brother always came over and smiled at him. Xiaoshan Leopard is used to the company of his brother.
But when he turned his head, Xiaoshan Leopard was shocked - where did the black skinned man want to snatch his brother from him!
Immediately, the cry of 'wow' was loud, and Li Jindu stopped talking to the village chief, and went to see what happened to his cub.
Xiao Baozi also hurriedly went to kiss his younger brother: "Brother doesn't cry, brother is here."
The little mountain leopard twitched and wrapped his two small arms around his brother's neck. When Little Heipi came to see him, he gave him a very fierce look.
Qin Muwen had a panoramic view of this scene, he thought, a small mountain leopard in the cub stage is no different from a small milk cat, how can it be fierce.
Sure enough, Little Heipi said, "Wow, he's so pretty even when he's crying."
The author has something to say: Little Mountain Leopard: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (fortunately I don't understand)