301 Sun Yat-sen’s Choice
Capital city.
There will be three spring examinations on February 2, each lasting three days.
Nine days later, Sun Yat-sen left the examination room and returned to his house with his follower Chunshan. He did not wait for Wang Qing, as Wang Qing had his own servant.
This house is not far from the examination hall. It takes only fifteen minutes by car and an hour to walk there. It is a two-courtyard house. It is not big, but it is very compact and has a good location. It is not far from the eldest son's villa and it is also convenient to go to Baicaotang.
This house was given to him by the eldest son a few years ago, and he had no choice but to accept it. Now the price has increased a lot.
Wang Qing has been living with him these days. Wang Qing's father has also come and is looking for houses on the street, but he has not found one that he is satisfied with yet.
When I returned to the house, I heard from my wife that Mr. Wang had just gone out to pick up Wang Qing.
Sun Wen laughed. Wang Qing had agreed that his father didn't need to go to pick him up, but he still couldn't help laughing. One could feel the love of parents all over the world.
Xu didn't ask whether her husband did well in the exam. Passing the exam was already very good. She hadn't been to the academy to listen to the teacher's lectures for many years. In her opinion, her husband's intelligence was rare in the world.
The couple had already agreed that even if he passed the imperial examination, they had no plans to become officials again. Her husband is already thirty-five years old this year and is used to his freedom. There is no need for him to start as a minor official.
The eldest son treated him like a brother, everyone in the Sun family respected him and called him sir, and his annual salary was more than one thousand taels, which was higher than the annual salary of an ordinary official.
What's more, over the years, Ping An gave part of the dividends from the alcohol to her family, and also the braised food business. Adding all these together, his annual income has exceeded ten thousand yuan. He has houses in Yong'an and Beijing, and has also acquired some properties over time.
Life like this is carefree and comfortable. As an official, he might be assigned to a remote town. She has to take care of her son, so the couple will have to be separated for a long time.
There's nothing good about this kind of life.
After Sun Wen finished washing up, Wang Qing and the others came back. Wang Qing looked very tired, so Sun Wen asked them to go back to their room to wash up and rest, as dinner would be ready soon.
These days, the meals are prepared by the cook, but everyone eats separately, with one in the front yard and the other in the back yard. It is convenient and comfortable.
Sun Wen was relieved to see that Wang Qing was fine and slowly walked back to the backyard.
The eldest son and Ping An set off in May. In three months, it will be a full year. Good news keeps coming from the front, so they should be coming back soon.
Thinking of Ping An, he became extremely anxious.
I’m afraid Ping’an hasn’t even read a book this year, and in the college entrance examination in August next year, I’m afraid he won’t get the top three honors.
Without the small three yuan, there will naturally be no six yuan.
It’s such a pity that a rare academic genius in a century was delayed because of this war.
Xu put out the food and waited for her husband to eat. Seeing his gloomy face, she asked, "What's wrong? Is Mr. Wang okay?"
"What could possibly happen to him? I am thinking of Ping An. It has been almost a year and I am afraid he has not even turned the page of the book. The entrance examination will be held in August next year."
Xu sighed. She didn’t understand why her husband was always concerned about the small and big top three. Wouldn’t it be enough for him to just pass the exam?
"Husband, why must it be next year? The college entrance examination is held every three years. Ping An will only be fourteen next year. Isn't the year after next also the college entrance examination year?"
Sun Wen's eyes lit up: "That's right, I am obsessed with appearance. Even if I took the examination at the age of fifteen, I was still very young."
He picked up the chopsticks with a smile on his face, which made Xu shake her head.
"The results will be out at the end of February, and the palace examination will be in early April. Madam, if I am lucky enough to pass this time, after the palace examination, once the ranking is announced, I will refuse the position. Are you willing?"
Xu smiled and said, "Does it matter whether I am willing or not? Just refuse. You are thirty-five this year. You can work for the eldest master for another ten years. After ten years, you can stay at home to raise the grandchildren, grow flowers and vegetables. It is better than being an official. If you become an official, you can let your son go."
Sun Yat-sen smiled.
He thought so too.
But my lady doesn't know that he still has some regrets in his heart, but they are not many.
Such days are indeed beautiful.
The eldest master really cannot do without him for the time being, and the people he has trained cannot be used for low-level tasks.
The eldest son is a good student and is already a scholar. It should not be difficult for him to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi before he is thirty years old. The second son is a little too playful. Maybe his wife spoils him too much.
This time when the couple went to the capital, they entrusted the child to Lao Ge. If he really passed the imperial examination, they might be able to bring the child to the capital to study.
Chang family in Beijing.
Since the brother-in-law returned, the Zhang family learned that their son's life was actually saved by Sicheng and Ping'an, and that Ping'an played a big role, and they treated Chang Chunfeng, their son-in-law, better.
Chang Chunfeng didn't quite believe that his son's medical skills were so good.
He has only studied medicine for five years, how good can he be? It is possible that the eldest son is trying to make Ping An proud in front of his brother-in-law and to bring Ping An closer to the Zhang family.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was true.
This is good. When we return to the capital, I will ask my father-in-law to teach Ping An well. He is very knowledgeable and most people cannot compare to him, including himself.
At the end of last year, he was transferred to the Ministry of Personnel. His rank did not rise or fall, but compared with the county magistrate and other Beijing officials of the same rank, his rank was already one level higher.
Zhang Jinyu came over with her big belly, and her daughter Jin'er followed her. She pushed Jin'er and said, "Jin'er, recite a poem for your father. Husband, Jin'er can recite several poems now."
Chang Chunfeng looked at his daughter with a smile. His daughter was almost three years old, very quiet, not very talkative, and not very close to him. Occasionally, he would see the shadow of Ping'er in her.
He rarely got close to his daughter.
He knew that he was not a good father. "Jin'er, turn your head back and let daddy hear it."
The little girl lowered her head and hid her body behind her mother.
"Forget it, she's still young, you don't have to rush her to recite poetry, she's not a boy, just take your time."
Jin Yu touched her belly. She was already five months pregnant. This baby was said to be a son. She also wanted it to be a son. Her husband was in his early thirties and she was almost thirty. It would not be good if she didn't even have a biological son.
When the eldest brother came back from the border town, he praised Ping An to the point that he was the best in the world. My husband smiled so hard that his mouth was crooked.
She was very grateful, but at the same time she felt a little envious and jealous. These little thoughts were wrong, so she didn't tell anyone, including her father.
"Mr. Ping'an has finished his exams today. I want to invite them to my house tomorrow. Please prepare a nice meal."
"Okay, tomorrow is your day off, I'll see if Dad and Big Brother can come."
Chang Chunfeng nodded and said that this was okay.
"It's February now, and I don't know when Ping An will be able to come to Beijing. He promised in the letter that he would come this year. I saw him when I was seven or eight years old, and he is already thirteen this year. I haven't seen him for more than five years, and I haven't been back to visit my parents' graves. I think it's meaningless to be an official."
Zhang Jinyu smiled and said, "You don't like being an official, so why do you want to take the imperial examination safely?"
Chang Chunfeng glanced at his wife indifferently. This woman was good in every way, but she still didn't care enough about Ping An, even though Ping An saved her elder brother.
"There are not many people in the world as smart as my son. He has great medical skills at such a young age. Studying medicine is so difficult that it takes up most of his time. Even so, he still got first place in two exams. This intelligence is inherited from me."
Zhang Jinyu felt inexplicably jealous again: "My husband, this baby in my belly must be as smart as his brother. Maybe he can even win the third place in the imperial examination in the future."
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