The results of the county exam came out earlier than expected, probably because there were fewer candidates taking the exam and less work to do in copying the exam papers.
Ling Mingyue, Ling Minghao and Shu Rui barely passed the exam. The Ling family held a celebration banquet for the three of them and then returned to their normal lives.
Unexpectedly, the matchmaker came to the door.
The old lady thought that he was looking for a wife for Ling Jiren, so she smiled and invited him in.
Unexpectedly, the other party asked her what kind of family Ji Ran wanted to talk about.
She said that many families in the county had come to her and hoped that she could help mediate.
"Old lady, I was also thinking that since your family is well-off, you may not necessarily look down on people from our small place.
But as a matchmaker, I can't not even try.
The young master of Mr. Chen's family in the county just passed the imperial examination this year and is interested in marrying into your family.
There is also the illegitimate son of Mr. Li, who manages more than a dozen shops. Ever since he passed by Miss Ling on the Lantern Festival, he has been asking who the girl was that night.
I finally found out about Qingshan Village and asked me to come over and ask what conditions the Ling family would require in order to marry Ji Ran. "
Considering Ling Jiran's age, they are indeed suitable for each other.
Many people in the village who are of the same age as her are already mothers.
But Ling Jiran had seen the prosperity of Jiangning Prefecture and had been childhood sweethearts with those young masters of wealthy families. He really looked down on the small families in Yunrou County.
But I also know that things are different now, and those playmates of the past have become unattainable.
She was unwilling to compromise, but she knew that she was of low status and could not marry into a noble family.
So I have been avoiding this issue, but who would have thought that someone would come to propose marriage today.
Ling Jiran hung his head, silent. The old lady felt bad too, and politely declined the other party's proposal.
Before the matchmaker came, he inquired about the Ling family's situation and learned that although they lived in the village, they were quite powerful in all aspects.
More importantly, he not only has a personal relationship with County Magistrate Huang, but is also related to Emperor Zhou.
When she first heard the news, she hissed, "With this background, are they going to send my daughter to the palace to choose a concubine?"
Of course, I didn’t dare ask.
After having a meal at Ling's house, he received a red envelope and left happily.
He didn't say a bad word about Ling Jiran when he went out, and when he turned down others, he used the excuse that the girl was young and he wanted to stay for another two years.
Ling Jiran's "crisis" was resolved, but finding her a suitable family became a problem for the Ling family.
If Ling Jiheng or Ling Jiyi had the potential to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi, Ling Jiran would not be bullied even if she married into a noble family.
If these two only stopped at the level of scholar or juren, this girl would probably only be able to find a man from a wealthy family.
And Ling Jiren hasn't sent any news back in half a year.
If the world is at peace, it would be a good idea to introduce a young general to Ji Ran.
Oh, it’s annoying. For women in ancient times, getting married was like being reborn a second time.
Of course, these are not things that Chi Xingyue should worry about.
He stayed in the house all day, either reading novels on the kang or playing in the room.
Life is very pleasant.
In a blink of an eye, it was time for the second provincial examination. Ling Mingyue, Ling Minghao and Shu Rui knew they would not pass, so they didn't bother going.
Master Song did not force himself and taught the village children wholeheartedly every day.
Seeing that he was alone, Ling Jiheng often invited him to his home for dinner.
Master Song and Doctor Cheng hit it off immediately and became good friends. Master Song taught the Ling family's children with even greater dedication.
On the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month, after much hard work, Father Cao finally made a walker.
He came to the Ling family with a car that was polished to an extremely smooth finish, and instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Father Cao demonstrated to the old lady: "Look, put the child in it, his feet touch the ground, he can walk forward without worrying about falling, and the adults can take the opportunity to do other things."
The old lady praised it again and again, and only in the end did she find out that the idea came from her granddaughter-in-law.
It's really expected and reasonable.
Father Cao gave the car to Chi Xingyue for free and obtained the manufacturing rights of the walker.
When it was taken to the county to be sold, it caused a small commotion.
However, not many people bought it.
After all, poor families have no money, while rich families have no shortage of servants to take care of their children. If you buy it back, it's just a toy.
Not very useful.
Even so, Father Cao made a small profit and happily bought a lot of New Year's goods.
On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, Qingshan Village received a letter from afar.
Ling Jiren, Ling Jihao, Ji Ke, Cao Dashan, Song Yuangen and other young people who left Qingshan Village expressed their longing for their families in their letters.
He also said that he was very sorry that he could not come back to fulfill his filial duties.
Geng Suhua hugged the letter and cried bitterly.
Liang Zhijun was even sadder than her, but she picked up the needle and thread and sewed a cotton coat for the child.
"I don't know if it can be sent to the front line."
No one knew that at this moment, the Zhou family army had already rushed into the Dayong Palace.
There were screams everywhere, and blood dyed the snow at the base of the city wall red.
The Qin Emperor sat on the dragon throne, half of his hair turned white with worry.
The chief eunuch rushed in and said, "Your Majesty, please flee. As long as you have the green mountains, you will have no worries about having no firewood to burn. Why bother to resist?"
How could the Qin Emperor not know this, but the war of more than a year had exhausted all his energy.
Especially when he heard that the Emperor of Zhou really had high-yield grains, at that moment, he felt that God was going to kill him.
He called Queen Qin and asked her if she knew anything about the grain seeds.
Who would have thought that the Queen of Qin was even more shocked than him and said it was impossible.
The people of the Dayong Dynasty have not had a full meal for three consecutive years, and now they don't want to struggle anymore.
Zhou Chengyu led his men into the Daqing Palace. The Qin Emperor surrendered and presented the dragon robe and jade seal with both hands, only asking Zhou's army to treat him with dignity.
Zhou Chengyu did not kill all the people, but put them in a prison car and took them to Youzhou.
Looking at the vast Shangjing City, he smiled. He smiled that he had done it, and that the world belonged to their Zhou family.
I wrote a letter to ask my grandfather when the capital would be moved.
But I stayed here to clean up the mess.
Although this is the capital of Dayong, its vitality has been completely exhausted due to several years of natural disasters and man-made disasters.
The pedestrians on the street were all thin, with numb expressions and indifferent eyes.
Even the commander of the imperial guards surrendered at the first moment. He didn't want to live this miserable life any longer.
Zhou Chengyu's arrival injected a bit of vitality into this dead city.
After a series of orders were issued, hope rekindled in people's eyes.
Some even rushed to the palace gate and asked the heavens, "Can we really grow sweet potatoes? Do we really not have to hand over all the sweet potatoes we grow as military expenses?"
Zhou Chengyu gave an affirmative answer: "No!"
The people of Shangjing cried, crying that they had finally waited for the light.
Ling Jiren and Ling Jihao felt very uncomfortable when they saw them kneeling on the ground.
He thought that if it weren't for his second brother's (older brother's) planning since they were exiled to Youzhou, would their family have suffered the same misery as the people in the capital?
The past cannot be retrieved.
However, Cao Dashan, Song Yuangen, and many Youzhou natives were moved when they saw the towering city walls.
Is this the unattainable Kyoto?
It doesn’t look that great!
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