Mr. Ding actually came back.
Qin Yao didn't receive any message at all and was very surprised.
But what was even more surprising was that Mr. Ding, Ding Shi, and Ding Xiang, father and son, all came to Xiahe Village.
When Qin Yao arrived at the door of her house, the people from the Ding family had just parked their carriages, Liu Ji had just politely helped Mr. Ding down from the carriage, and Ding Shi and Ding Xiang had just dismounted.
The second young master of the Ding family mentioned by Shunzi was actually Ding Xiang dressed in men's clothes.
Bound by rules and etiquette, she actually rode all the way to Liujia Village.
Liu Ji, who recognized the person, was secretly surprised.
At the same time, he was wondering what Mr. Ding's identity was when he suddenly came back this time.
Is it Mr. Ding, Mr. Ding, or some official?
Mr. Ding, who came back from the capital, seemed to have changed a little.
He no longer preached to his daughter not to go out of the house, and even allowed her to come here on horseback today to "show her face in public." It really makes people curious about what he experienced in the capital.
"Qin Yao!"
Everyone went in, but Ding Xiang stayed at the door waiting.
As soon as Qin Yao appeared, she immediately showed a bright smile and ran up to greet her.
When everyone in the yard heard her call, they stopped and looked back.
Qin Yao greeted him with a smile, and Ding Xiang couldn't wait to share: "I came here on horseback today!"
He raised his hand and pointed to the backyard, "That's the horse we rode together at the beginning."
Qin Yao smiled. No wonder she felt the sound of horse hooves was familiar.
"When did Master Ding come back?" Qin Yao walked into the yard and asked with a loud laugh.
Ding Shi first nodded at her, then pulled Ding Xiang, who was following Qin Yao, to his side, and warned her with his eyes not to be too happy.
Master Ding laughed heartily, looking very pleased with himself. He followed Qin Yao and his wife into the main hall and said, "I came back before the New Year and have been busy visiting relatives. I haven't had time to open the door to receive guests yet."
"After the New Year, my brother and I are eager to come to your place to pay a visit to the great scholar. I hope you won't mind my coming to bother you just now."
Liu Ji sighed, "Oh my!" "Unfortunately, Master and Senior Brother returned to the city, and I haven't had time to pick them up yet. I'm afraid I'll disappoint Master Ding and Miss Ding today."
There was indeed some disappointment in Ding Shi's eyes, but Ding Xiang didn't seem to feel that way, as she came here for Qin Yao.
But since her father was here, it was not her turn to speak.
Sure enough, Master Ding immediately smiled and said, "No problem, no problem. It is a blessing for him and his sister to meet the disciple of a great scholar."
Liu Ji hurriedly said, "No, no, no," with the corners of his mouth almost stretching to his ears.
The Ding family’s purpose is clear. Meeting the great scholar is a cover, and the real purpose is to meet the great scholar’s disciples and Qin Yao.
Ding Shi was really envious of Liu Ji's happy expression.
At that time, they both met great scholars and had equal opportunities in front of them. Who would have thought that Liu Ji, by being thick-skinned, actually seized this great opportunity.
Afterwards, he wrote a letter to his father to inform him of his regret, and his father also felt it was a pity.
Fortunately, their family has some connections with Madam Qin. If they want to meet the great scholar, it should be easier than meeting those scholars who gather in the "Jiangxin Teahouse" at the entrance of Liujia Village.
Awang settled the Ding family's servants and brought in hot tea.
"My humble abode is simple, please don't despise it, Mr. Ding." Qin Yao asked everyone to take a seat.
There were only two armchairs in the house, and the rest were wooden stools and bamboo chairs commonly seen in farmers' homes.
Mr. Ding is a guest, so naturally he has to sit upstairs.
There was one seat left. Liu Ji first looked at Qin Yao, and when he saw her nod, he sat down on the remaining armchair.
Ding Shi followed Master Ding and sat on the wooden stool below him.
Qin Yao and Ding Xiang were sitting next to them.
Mr. Ding looked at her deliberately and wanted her to sit over, but was stopped by Liu Ji.
"Master Ding, you look so happy. Do you have any good news that you haven't told me yet?" Liu Ji asked tentatively.
When this was mentioned, before Mr. Ding could say anything, Ding Xiang had already told Qin Yao that her father had passed the imperial examination and was about to take them and their siblings to the capital to take up their new post.
The official position that Mr. Ding got was called the Supervisor of Trade.
Seeing Qin Yao's puzzled look, Liu Ji, who had already been forcibly indoctrinated by Gong Liangliao into the official system of Sheng State, immediately leaned over and whispered in her ear,
"The Supervisor of Inter-trade Market is under the Supervisor of Inter-trade Market of the Sixth Rank. He is a lower-rank official of the Eighth Rank, in charge of foreign trade. He is a junior official among junior officials."
"But the teacher said that this job is lucrative and a good one."
"If no one promotes them, a Jinshi from a remote and poor family like the Ding family will probably have to stay in the Imperial Academy as a student first, and only be appointed as an official after passing the Shihe exam. If they fail, they will have to wait another three years to take the Shihe exam again."
In the prosperous country's imperial examination system, passing the Jinshi examination only qualified one to become an official.
Among them, the top three first-class Jinshi, also known as the first and second place scholars, can directly enter the Hanlin Academy as officials.
The top scholar will be awarded an official position of the sixth rank, and the second place will be awarded the lower sixth rank or the upper seventh rank, depending on the circumstances.
The remaining first-class Jinshi can be appointed as county magistrates, county magistrates and other officials in various places.
Those who ranked second or below would enter the Imperial Academy and become reserve officials, and had to pass the Shihe test before they could be appointed to an official position.
If you are lucky and pass the examination, you can get a seventh or eighth rank official position in the capital.
Or maybe if he has connections above him or his family is powerful, it wouldn't be difficult for him to use his connections to become a county magistrate in another place.
If you are unlucky and fail the exam and no one is promoting you, then you will just have to wait it out in the Imperial Academy.
Liu Ji said that Qi Xiangun once told him about an unlucky guy, who passed the imperial examination at the age of 35 and entered the Imperial Academy, which was considered a rare talent among ordinary people. However, he took the test for official position six times, but still could not get an official position until he was 67 years old in the Imperial Academy.
Finally, when he was seventy years old, his roommate could no longer bear it and gave him a reminder, asking him to write a poem for King Feng.
The accumulation of seventy years was perfectly displayed in this poem. The whole poem consists of 1,251 words, all of which are gorgeous words of praise. He was successfully appreciated by King Feng and was then released from the Imperial Academy.
But on the way to the appointment, the weather was cold and rainy, and he caught a cold and died.
When Liu Ji heard this, he immediately realized that the junior brother was pointing fingers at him.
In this world, the only way out for students who are not even from a poor family is to write beautiful poems, and then find the right time and the right person to brag about him/her!
Didn’t we see that he won a study room with the song “Beauty Yao”?
It turns out that this is a bright road!
It's a pity that the unlucky guy realized the truth too late and wasted decades of his life in vain. Liu Ji thought in his heart with gloating and complacency.
Qin Yao didn't know what Qi Xianguan's expression was when he heard Liu Ji's opinion.
But at this moment, her temples were throbbing, and she just wanted to dig this man's brain open to see what kind of garbage was inside!
This is a serious tragic story of the Qixian official family, but Liu Ji could actually distort it to such an extent.
Liu Ji blinked at Qin Yao without noticing anything, then turned around and said to Master Ding with the eagerness of a fellow traveler, "Congratulations, Master Ding! Congratulations, Master Ding!"
"Oh no!" Liu Ji slapped his own mouth lightly and said pretentiously: "I should call you Lord Ding now! I hope you can support me in the future!"
Mr. Ding was startled at first, then he laughed and quickly replied:
"No, no, I am just a small official. If the Yue family hadn't taken a fancy to me as a son-in-law, I would still be in the Imperial Academy."
"But you, Mr. Liu, are different. You are surrounded by noble people and are a disciple of a great scholar. I don't know how many officials in the court are waiting to recommend you. I hope you can give us more guidance."
Ding Shi and Ding Xiang, who had never seen their father flattering someone so much, widened their eyes in shock. So this is this kind of father!
Qin Yao frowned. Master Ding's words, "If it weren't for the Yue family's preference for me as a son-in-law," seemed to contain a lot of information.
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