After the Spring Examination, those who passed the exam stayed in the capital to serve as officials.
If you are a fellow Jinshi, you can only wait for a vacancy.
There are only so many official positions in the capital, and every one of them is vacant. If you have connections, you can get a position early.
If not, you can only go to other places to work and find a job.
Therefore, during this period, officials in the capital frequently visited their homes.
Many people came to visit the Shen family, bringing gifts and calligraphy and paintings. As long as they could catch the eye of Prime Minister Shen, they could get an official position and stay in the capital.
Everyone is working hard.
Yan Baojun Xiji's business is booming. At this time, canned yellow peaches, as well as canned pineapples, lychees, longans, and apricots have already been sold out.
The best-selling item in the store now is canned oranges, which come in small tall glass bottles. The canned orange slices are soaked in sugar water and look delicious.
Yanbao also launched gift boxes with elegant and classy packaging, making them very suitable for gifts.
For those who are planning to get a government job, the most popular item they buy is canned oranges, and the second most popular item is glassware. Both are very expensive, and if you don't have a lot of money, you really can't afford them all.
Yan Bao made a huge profit.
On Shen Shoufu's side, people who come to visit him basically cannot see him. He will not give these people the opportunity to use the back door. When he needs people, he will choose them himself, and they are not the kind who are good at scheming.
Because of Yan Bao's relationship, Yue Ting'an is currently working under Shen Shoufu and is considered to be Shen Shoufu's man.
When Junxiji canned oranges were selling well, Brother Shen wrote a letter to ask about Yan Bao and his family in Beijing. He said that both he and his wife were doing well, and their two children were also well-behaved, and they were not causing much trouble now.
The baby is due in two months, and he is worried, so he hopes that Mrs. Shen will find an experienced midwife from the capital.
Mrs. Shen knew that her eldest son was worried that something might happen to his wife, and she felt uneasy.
After all, they are twins. Not only is pregnancy difficult, but delivery is also dangerous.
It just so happened that Mrs. Shen did know an experienced midwife, so she arranged for a carriage to send the midwife over.
As for the wet nurse who couldn't leave, let Brother Shen find one locally. After all, the journey was too far. If the wet nurse was sent there, she would be a little tired, or she might not be able to adapt to the local climate and be weaned directly, which would be a waste of work.
Yan Bao lay on Madam Shen's lap, looking at her with a pair of big, expressive eyes, acting cute and coquettish: "Mom, can I go find my big brother? My sister-in-law has a difficult pregnancy. If she can't get out of it, I'm afraid something will happen to the baby."
Madam Shen raised her eyebrows.
Yan Bao acted coquettishly: "Mom, please let me go and see her. Otherwise, my little niece will be born sick and pampered for the rest of her life, unable to do anything. When she grows up, she'll be a sickly beauty who's laughed at by others. Don't you feel bad for her?"
Mrs. Shen was secretly anxious.
Yan Bao said something would happen, and it would definitely happen.
Thinking of this, Madam Shen controlled her emotions and tried not to let Yan Bao see it: "Do you miss your elder brother and sister-in-law?"
Yan Bao nodded affirmatively.
Madam Shen asked, “Want to go find them?”
Yan Bao nodded heavily: [Mom, you are amazing. Are you a worm in my stomach? How did you know I wanted to go?]
Madam Shen pretended to think, and after a while, she said, "Okay, pack up and go see your eldest brother with your second brother."
Yan Bao's eyes widened in disbelief: [Is Zundu fake?]
Madam Shen pinched Yan Bao’s little nose: “You don’t want to go?”
Yan Bao shook his head and nodded, afraid that she didn't know what he was thinking, so he wrote on her mother's palm: Go, go, go!
"Mom will pack for you and we'll leave soon. The midwife's carriage is ready." Madam Shen did what she said, so as to avoid being known by Prime Minister Shen, Yan Bao would definitely not be able to leave.
Yan Bao had nothing much to pack, so he quickly prepared his clothes, shoes, socks, etc. He also went to Jun Xiji to move a truckload of canned oranges to take with him.
He also called back Brother Shen.
When he heard that they were going to look for their eldest brother, Second Brother Shen almost jumped up.
Before noon, the carriage left the Shen family and left the capital before dark. Many people followed along the way, and their master, Master Li Quan, was also there to take care of them. Even if they encountered a petty thief, he would not be their match.
Yan Bao took Ziyun out. Ziyun was very happy. The two of them leaned on the car window, smelling the fresh air outside, and started their first long journey.
On Shen Shoufu's side, when he returned home, he wanted to tease Yan Bao. He saw that the house was quiet and something was missing, so he asked, "Where is Yan Bao? Did he go out to play again? Why does this child like to go out so much? He is busier than me as a father every day."
Mrs. Shen hesitated to speak, knowing that sending the child away and leaving her to face it alone was too cruel.
Shen Shoufu saw that something was wrong with Madam Shen: “What’s wrong?”
Mrs. Shen couldn't hide it, so she could only answer truthfully: "I sent Yan Bao and the second child to the eldest child's place and asked them to go and play for a few days. They will come back after the eldest daughter-in-law gives birth and is out of confinement."
“What?” Shen Shoufu stood up excitedly.
Madam Shen knew that he was worried about Yan Bao: "Don't worry, my husband, their master went together. With Master Li here, nothing will happen."
Shen Shoufu took a deep breath: "Why don't you discuss this with your husband?"
"If I tell my husband, will he approve?"
Shen Shoufu didn’t even think about it: “No.”
Madam Shen had a look on her face that said, "Anyway, the people have been sent out of the city, and my husband can't catch them back now. Don't worry, Ziyun is here and will take care of Yanbao. She has also arranged other people, so nothing will happen along the way."
"We're in a war now. What if we run into danger?"
Madam Shen retorted: "The place where Yan Bao and the others went is in two directions from Dayao. Even if we attack, we can't reach them."
"My husband, are you angry with me?" Madam Shen looked at Chief Minister Shen calmly: "If you are angry, I won't stay in the capital and be an eyesore. I will pack up and go find the boss."
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