The climate this year is completely different from last year's.
Last year it was terrible, this year it is excellent.
The fields in the village, whether good or poor quality, had very impressive harvests in the first quarter of this year.
According to the villagers, the land this year is particularly sensible and the crops grow on their own as soon as they are planted.
The joy of harvest once again appeared on the faces of the villagers. In previous years, no one complained about the hard summer harvest, but this year there was no complaint at all.
It was at this time that the Lin family received a letter sent by Lin Anru, who was far away in the capital.
"My Lady, it's a letter from Daddy!"
Lin Boyu immediately ran home with the letter sent by the escort agency.
From a distance, Liu heard his shouting.
A group of people followed him, obviously attracted by what he was saying and came to watch the fun.
Seeing that more and more people were coming, Liu knew that it was impossible to read the letter secretly, so she simply waited for other people from the Lin family to come before opening the letter.
We were all from the same village, so everyone arrived soon.
The two elders of the Lin family were illiterate, and it was not convenient for Liu, a woman, to stand out at this time, so the task of reading the letter fell on Lin Boyu.
The letter began with Lin Anru reporting that she was safe, followed by greetings to her family and her situation in the capital.
The last part is the key point of the letter.
"Dad passed the exam, although I'm a little disappointed that I wasn't in the top three."
All of a sudden, the expressions on everyone's faces changed. Their mouths and teeth told outsiders how excited they were.
"Dad said that he was supposed to go home to worship his ancestors before taking office, but due to some special reasons, he had to go to take office early, and the ancestor worship was organized by the village chief."
Why didn’t Lin Anru write it? It might be because of some taboo reasons that couldn’t be written down, so she didn’t write it.
"We really need to worship our ancestors. Leave these matters to me. Boyu, you can go and burn incense on behalf of your father." The village chief happily agreed.
Finally, an official emerged from the Lin family, so not only did they have to worship their ancestors, but they also had to do so in a grand and lively manner.
"Where did your father take office?" Old Master Lin always asked.
Because the letter was too long and some of its content was specifically written to his mother and sister, Lin Boyu did not read it aloud, but read it selectively.
Hearing this, he had to ask. Lin Boyu looked down at the letter again and replied, "In Hong County."
"Where is Hong County?"
"What kind of official position do you hold in Hong County?"
"What rank is he?"
"How much money do you earn per month?"
......
Before Mr. Lin could ask again, the villagers asked first.
Every word from each person is like hundreds of ducks quacking in your ears, making your head feel dizzy.
Lin Boyu read the letter carefully from beginning to end again, and finally spoke:
"Hong County is a county in Jiangling Prefecture, and it's quite far from here."
In fact, it’s not particularly far away, just one city away from their capital.
In modern terms, they are separated by a province, but not as far as poles apart.
The reason why Lin Boyu said it was far was entirely because he was speaking based on the current mode of travel.
Lin Boyu: "My father went to be a county magistrate. Does the county magistrate know where he is? He is a seventh-rank official."
The villagers didn’t understand the officials’ ranks, but the county magistrates did.
To them, the county magistrate was a very high-ranking official. They never expected that someone around them would suddenly transform into a high-ranking official one day.
This feeling...
Why does it feel unreal and vague?
"As for how much silver my father makes every month, he didn't write it down, so I don't know!" Lin Boyu scratched his head.
This question cannot be answered, next one.
Before he could continue answering, the villagers came to their senses and immediately asked a wave of questions.
Lin Boyu was surrounded by a sea of questions.
While everyone's attention was on him, Lin Shiyu used her size advantage to get close to Lin Boyu and snatched the letter from his hand.
Lin Boyu watched helplessly as his sister took the letter away, then called his mother into the house, leaving him alone to deal with the villagers who seemed to have lost their minds.
Lin Boyu: ...
In the end, I took it all on myself.
In the room.
After closing the door, Liu couldn't wait to ask Lin Shiyu:
"What did your father say in the letter that shouldn't be heard by outsiders? When I heard your brother read the letter, it was always disjointed."
Lin Shiyu glanced at the letter and then looked at Liu: "Are you sure you want me to read it out loud?"
Liu understood immediately and took the letter.
In a short while, Liu's face turned redder than a cooked shrimp.
It's so embarrassing.
Why did Lin Anru write everything in the letter, and it was even seen by her two children at home?
Fortunately, the son knew not to read these words out loud, otherwise Liu might want to die on the spot.
Lin Anru didn't know what Liu was thinking.
If he knew, he would definitely cry out loudly that he was innocent!
He specifically instructed that this letter be shown to Liu, but who knew that the entire village would come to watch?
"Mom, can you give me the letter first?"
Seeing that Liu wanted to crush the letter, Lin Shiyu had to remind her.
"What are you looking at? There's nothing written for you." Liu refused to give it to him.
Although Lin Shiyu had seen it before, he still felt ashamed to let her watch it again.
"Who said no? This... see? This is what is written for me."
Liu looked carefully and found that there was indeed a sentence written to Lin Shiyu.
But this sentence... Liu looked left and right, why did she feel that this sentence was incompatible with the content of the letter?
Lin Shiyu took the letter and tore it open.
Tear apart?
Liu never thought she would do this, and she tore it off without any attempt to stop her.
"You tear..."
Liu shut up because Lin Shiyu took out another letter from the torn letter.
She asked why the letter was so thick, and that was the reason for the relationship!
"What did your father write to you?"
Liu was curious, but no matter how curious she was, she didn't stretch her neck to look together.
"It's just about what happened in the imperial court. Take a look at it yourself, mother."
Lin Shiyu handed over the letter.
These things are not suitable to be discussed in front of outsiders, but there is no problem among family members.
After reading the hidden letter, Liu became worried about Lin Anru again.
All the people admitted in the same batch as Lin Anru were sent out.
Go out and fill the positions of those officials who were demoted.
Those officials have been rooted in those places for who knows how long. The power there is complicated and intricate, and now there is a state of disarray.
What role could new officials like Lin Anru play in the past?
Especially those officials who have no power, no influence and no backing, they will probably be eaten to the bone if they go to those places.
"Mom, you're imagining nonsense again." Lin Shiyu looked at her disapprovingly.
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