Chen Jianfang spoke with sincerity, his expression was honest, and every word seemed to be engraved with the blood in his heart.
Words, those spoken words, are truly the most wonderful things in the world.
This thought suddenly popped into Xianjin's mind: words are light and once they are spoken, they will dissipate with the air and time, leaving no trace in the world, and nowhere to be found.
But words can carry the heaviest weight in this world.
Chen Jianfang paused slightly, as if waiting for Xianjin's answer.
Xianjin's silence made him feel uneasy for no reason.
"I've already told my grandmother." Chen Jianfang suddenly felt anxious. Perhaps it was because of Madam Qu? ! Was Xianjin afraid that Madam Qu would not agree?
Chen Jianfang said anxiously, "Grandmother has already nodded."
These six simple words conceal the blood and tears he shed over the past six hours.
Behind the closed door of Bi Ma Tang, he said: "Grandmother is arrogant and unbridled. Even if my grandson passes the imperial examination and becomes an official, his future will be ruined by unrest in the harem. It would be better for me to have self-awareness from the beginning and return to Xuancheng to become a rich farmer."
He said: "The Chen family is rotten from the very beginning, because of your idle grandfather, your tyranny, and the extravagant behavior of your fifth and sixth uncles. Although I want to fix it, I am powerless to change it."
He said: "I studied hard, in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer, without delay. I studied for the Chen family, but the Chen family was trying to trip me up and play dirty tricks behind my back - I'd rather not read this book!"
He said: "The imperial examination in March is an opportunity beyond my destiny. I don't want this opportunity."
His grandmother was crying bitterly, and he knelt down below her, but he held his head high and felt his back relaxed and his mind clear.
So what if I pass the exam?
Xianjin is gone.
His father was lucky enough to hold on to his own ray of sunshine in the gloomy haze.
Why doesn't he have this blessing?
So he said: "If Xianjin is not cherished, I will not take the exam next year, three years later, or six years later. I would rather join Master Qin and be an idle teacher. Xianjin makes paper in the lower reaches of Longchuan Creek, and I teach in the upper reaches of Longchuan Creek. We complement each other and express our feelings through the flowing water."
He can only destroy himself.
In front of Madam Qu, he had no ability to negotiate terms, his only asset was himself.
And he is the only capital of the Chen family.
He is gambling.
It is hard to believe that Mrs. Qu’s selfless and fearless dedication is actually due to her own strong desire for control, or is it really for the Chen family.
He won the bet.
My grandmother covered her chest with her hands, burst into tears, and finally gave in.
He rushed to the East Courtyard without stopping. He wanted to tell Xianjin the news personally. After Qiao Hui came back, he always had a feeling, an extreme sense of loss that something was leaving him forever.
Lights burst.
It's a good sign.
Chen Jianfang came back to his senses, firmly grasping the comfort and support brought by metaphysics. The gentleman had never spoken so eagerly before, "Xianjin, you can completely trust me now. I will immediately rent a place for your uncle and you. It's in Yingtian Prefecture, far away from Xuancheng. You don't have to worry about grandma playing tricks behind your back!"
"Your current household registration is indeed in the Qu family. When the teacher comes back, we will complete the paperwork together to finalize this matter."
"Xianjin, believe me." Chen Jianfang's eyes became deeper and deeper, and his tone was very low. "My father never had a concubine in his life. I knew from a young age that the best family tradition is for husband and wife to be of one mind."
"I will give you all the money, people, and social connections in my family... I will work hard. If I can pass the exam in the top two this spring, I will have the opportunity to stay in the imperial court. I will grant you an imperial decree and a phoenix crown and a bridal robe."
Chen Jianfang's voice gradually became lower.
Talking shows off your wealth.
Xianjin, say something.
Chen Jianfang hid his hands in his sleeves, and his clenched fists became more and more powerful little by little, and his panic was about to shatter all his fantasies.
finally.
Xianjin raised his eyes slightly, with a sincere look and a gentle expression. He smiled at Chen Jianfang and finally spoke.
"Erlang, let me ask you, how much do the 'Fubai' and 'Xuantian' papers cost?"
After Chen Jianfang heard it clearly, he was stunned for a moment, and finally remembered that this conversation also happened under the same moon when they first spoke.
Under the moonlight, the little girl who had just lost her mother asked him, "Do you know how much paper costs at home?"
His face flushed as he told the little girl that he had been with his father all year round, either in the capital or in Sichuan, and had never paid attention to the price of paper in his family's shop.
Now.
now.
Thousands of soft moonlight shine through the window lattices.
The girl, who had grown into the real boss of the Chen family's business, asked him again with clear eyes and a sincere expression how much the paper in her family's shop cost.
Chen Jianfang slowly loosened his clenched hands in his sleeves.
He doesn't know.
He never knew how much the papers were sold for.
Chen Jianfang seemed to understand what Xianjin wanted to say, the explicit words and the implicit meaning. He vaguely understood the meaning in between. He raised his head with a sad look and saw Xianjin's eyes and expression, but still said, "I will know tomorrow. No, no, I will know immediately."
Xianjin shook his head slightly, "You have three years to ask."
And you didn't.
In fact, in these three years, you have never really asked her about the interesting, difficult and important things in business, and you have never discussed with her the interesting, difficult and important things other than eating, drinking, housing and transportation.
"The Imperial Examination, the Four Books and the Five Classics, the twelve subjects, the students take the exam to become scholars, the scholars take the exam to become juren, the juren take the exam to become jinshi..."
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