Her ears only heard two pieces of news.
One is that her third son is fine, and the other is that her third son has been promoted.
"What? San'er got a promotion."
Mrs. Lin, who realized it later, screamed in surprise. She stood up excitedly and walked towards the old house in a flash.
In the old house, Mr. Lin was sitting on a chair with his eyes closed to rest.
When I heard the sound of the door opening, I opened my eyes and saw my wife coming in aggressively, and my heart started to tighten.
The old lady kept talking about going traveling, and when she finally waited for the departure time, she was told that the trip was cancelled.
Looking at her current state, I guess she really can't go, otherwise she wouldn't be like this now.
"What are you sitting here for? Get up!"
When passing by Mr. Lin, Mrs. Lin kicked Mr. Lin's calf.
Mr. Lin felt pain, but dared not say anything.
The old woman was furious, and he was afraid of being kicked again if he made a sound.
"Still lying there, still lying there, hurry up and get ready! Really..."
Even though he didn't say anything, Mr. Lin was hit again.
"What do you want me to prepare? Haven't you already prepared your luggage and everything?"
Mr. Lin asked as he stood up.
"Why are you taking care of the luggage now? Your son has been promoted, you should prepare incense and candles to worship the ancestors, and you are still taking your time..."
When Mr. Lin, who was still slacking off, heard this, he ran into the house in a flash.
After a while he came out again: "There is nothing left at home for offerings, I'm going out to buy some now!"
"Buy some pork and fish by the way!" Old Mrs. Lin shouted at his back.
Pigs, chickens, and fish are essential for ancestor worship. We have chickens at home, but we don’t have pigs and fish.
Old Master Lin was about to run out of the village, but halfway through, he slapped his head and forgot about his eldest son's ox cart.
The villagers saw him running out of the village and then hurriedly turning back, and they couldn't help but ask him loudly what had happened.
"My third son got a promotion! I'm going to buy offerings to worship our ancestors!"
After dropping a "bomb", Mr. Lin disappeared from the villagers' sight.
The villagers were stunned by the news and did not come back to their senses for a long time.
"Hurry, hurry, tell the patriarch."
He is the village chief on weekdays, but becomes the clan leader at critical moments.
The villagers with the other three surnames in the village watched the Lin villagers walking away. Even though they could no longer see their figures, they could still hear their excited shouts.
"Mr. Lin has made great progress..."
They have used the word "envy" so much that it's overused!
When will such a great figure emerge in their tribe?
.......
The village chief's reaction was even more exaggerated than that of the two elders of the Lin family.
Those who don’t know might think that the village chief’s son got promoted.
He drove an ox cart to the county town and bought a cart full of tribute, which made Old Man Lin look particularly stingy.
Lin Anru was not at home, and neither was his son Lin Boyu.
This time, the ancestor worship was done by Grandpa Lin. The scene was a little worse than when Lin Anru was in high school, but it was still very lively.
Visitors from the village, those who came to see the doctor, had always been respectful to Lin Shiyu. Now that they knew her father had been promoted, they almost treated her like an ancestor when they were with her.
The doctor-patient relationship is extremely harmonious.
After the sacrifice, everyone realized what official position Lin Anru had been promoted to.
"He's a Tongpan, a fifth-rank official." Liu explained with a smile.
He was previously a magistrate of the sixth rank, and now he is a magistrate of the fifth rank. It's a jump of two levels in one go.
The people in the village don't understand the official positions.
In their previous understanding, yamen runners were all high-ranking officials, and they didn't know much about those above them.
Anyway, they didn't come to ask for understanding, they just wanted to ask.
"How did you get promoted so suddenly? And twice in a row?" the village chief asked doubtfully, adding casually, "Of course, I'm not saying that getting promoted is a bad thing!"
He knew more than the villagers and knew that officials had to avoid their place of origin when taking office. Their term of office was three years, with a small test every year and a large test every three years. Promotions and appointments were determined based on the test results.
Lin Anru had been appointed for just over two years, less than three years, and he was afraid that there was something fishy going on.
Knowing what the village chief wanted to ask, Liu organized her words and told him:
"The person above An Ru was promoted. Since the court couldn't find anyone to replace him right away, they chose one of the county magistrates there. An Ru was chosen."
"So that's it!" The village chief was relieved.
Being selected among so many county magistrates, An Ru must have been not just lucky, but his political achievements must also be good.
After the village chief left, Liu took out the letter written by Lin Anru and rubbed it for a long time.
This time, his promotion was indeed the one that got promoted by his superior.
But the reason why the person above was promoted was because the prefect on their side died.
The person who killed the prefect was none other than the Sixth Prince who had lived in the village for some time.
After the natural disaster, the imperial court punished a large number of officials.
It was precisely because too many officials were dealt with, resulting in a shortage of personnel within the court, that the number of people admitted in Lin Anru's exam was particularly large.
And there are almost no idle jobs after admission.
I thought that after the great uproar in the court, things would calm down for a while.
Who knew that the Sixth Prince took the sword bestowed by the emperor and toured along the way, killing many officials.
The prefect on Lin Anru's side was one of those killed.
Lin Anru did not explicitly state these things in the letter, but rather in the hidden letter within the letter.
Because he followed the Sixth Prince to the capital for the imperial examination.
In the eyes of outsiders, Lin Anru belongs to the Sixth Prince's faction. In the eyes of Liu Shi, the same is true.
Thinking of the Sixth Prince's temper of killing people at will, Liu couldn't help but worry about her husband's life.
They were afraid that he would suddenly anger the Sixth Prince and get him killed.
He was also afraid of revenge from the family of the person killed by the Sixth Prince.
"Since Mom is worried, let's go to Dad!" Lin Shiyu suggested.
It's a long way off, and there's no point in thinking so much; it will only cause you trouble.
Only by seeing it with your own eyes can you feel at ease. No matter how much outsiders persuade you, it will be of no use.
It would be better to let her go to Lin Anru.
"Your father hasn't sent any letter yet, and I don't even know where he lives. How can I go there now?"
Lin Anru sent a letter back, firstly to tell his family that he had been promoted, and secondly to tell Mrs. Liu that he was going to move to a new place.
Wait until he is settled, then let Liu and the others come over.
"Then wait another two or three months, just in time for my brother to come back, and then we can go together."
It just so happened that she still had some unfinished business.
"What are you saying? Your brother is taking an exam, so you can't say such unlucky things. If he finds out and doesn't do well, he might blame you for his failure."
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