"Thank you Uncle Fu. I'll have my nephew bring it to you when he gets home."

Seeing Shi Zhongkui agreeing immediately and saluting him before leaving, Uncle Fu suddenly felt that it was no wonder that this disciple of the master was so valued by the master.

Daxing County Government Office is not far from the capital, and the carriage only lasted an hour. After the sky darkened, the carriage came back with three bamboo baskets.

When he opened the white cloth on the bamboo basket, he saw that in addition to peach preserves and persimmons, there were also pomegranates. A surprised expression appeared on the steward's face.

However, considering that pomegranates are resistant to drought and cold, and although the peel is bright red, many places have dried up, turned gray, and turned black, I just thought it was well stored and didn’t think much about it.

Since Shi Zhongkui can use his mind to dehydrate peaches and preserve them in space, it will be easier to make fresh pomegranate peels old.

After sending the things to the inner courtyard, Yu Honggao's wife Yu Shi looked at the preserved fruits placed on the table by her mother-in-law, directly reached out and took out a piece and put it in the mouth of a little girl about 3 years old in her arms.

"You little greedy cat, the food your uncle sent you is enough to feed you for half a year."

The little girl didn't say anything, grabbed the peach preserves and started eating them happily.

Needless to say, this must be Yu Honggao's granddaughter.

As for a granddaughter, unless both her parents are dead like Lin Daiyu, and there is no elder such as an uncle in her father's family, she will be sent to her uncle's house for adoption.

And even if these conditions are met, Yu Honggao will only send his granddaughter back to his hometown instead of taking her with him when he is an official abroad.

The natal family of Shi's wife, Yu Shi, is probably also in the capital, and she does not have to support Yu's parents-in-law.

Either Yu Honggao's parents died young, or there was an elder brother in his hometown to serve his parents on his behalf.

Otherwise, Yu Shi would not show up at the Daxing County Government Office, and only Yu Honggao's concubine would come to take care of him.

"Mom, you dote on Xi'er too much."

"What's this?"

Yu Shi said to his son Yu Tongfu indifferently, "Your father not only gave Bo Qian the notes of his and your uncles' past scientific examinations, but also the scriptures compiled by your ancestors for more than twenty years.

All comments were sent to him.

This kind of treatment is not an exaggeration to say that he is a biological son.

If you hadn't had biological sisters, your father might have recruited Boqian as his son-in-law.

And I just heard that your father expected Boqian to be a talented scholar, so it wouldn't be a big problem to pass the examination.

If Boqian passes the provincial examination first, but you fail to pass the general examination, you will suffer the consequences in the future."

Yu Tongfu curled his lips angrily, he was a genius who was selected as a scholar at the age of 15 and passed the imperial examination at 18.

If it hadn't been for the birth of a daughter after winning the imperial examination, and the joy of becoming a father for the first time coupled with the thought of working harder and having a second child in one fell swoop, I might have won the imperial examination at the age of 19.

Feeling proud in his heart, Yu Tongfu sighed again and thought that although Shi Boqian had nothing to do with his mother's natal family, he still had the same surname as Shi, so he still took advantage of it.

Coupled with his father's respect, his mother became even closer to Shi Boqian.

Of course, these preserved fruits are indeed delicious.

It’s not even worse than the fat peach from Master’s hometown.

Thinking of this, Yu Tongfu couldn't help but grab a piece of peach preserves and started eating it.

But he felt his arm being gently pulled down, and when he turned around, he saw his wife holding her infant son, winking at him.

He smiled, glanced at his mother, then grabbed a few pieces of peach preserves and quietly placed them in his wife Yu Pang's hands.

Yes, Yu Tongfu's wife Yu Pang is Pang Shitong's granddaughter. This is probably one of the reasons why Yu Honggao dared to come up with annotations.

The reason why their mother and descendants dared to live in Daxing County Yamen for three generations was to go back to their parents' home in the capital to visit their parents and younger brothers, and to prepare for the examination in February next year.

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A few days later, the results of the government examination were announced to the public again. This time Shi Zhongkui was not only accompanied by Jia Quan, who had been waiting outside the Gongyuan early in the morning, but also Uncle Fu and a few boys.

After the news came out, they sent someone back to tell Yu Honggao as soon as possible.

And because Shi Zhongkui didn't have any parents, brothers or sisters, and he didn't even buy a slave, Yu Honggao was worried that he would be entangled in trivial matters, so he asked Uncle Fu to bring people over to help.

Then he was taken back to Daxing County to study. Not only did he have to pass the college examination in one fell swoop, he also had to prepare for the provincial examination.

At the same time, this is also to shorten the relationship with him.

"Da Lang, hit, hit."

The teenage Jia Quan's eyes were bright, and he saw the names of Daxing Shi Zhongkui and Shi Boqian written on the top of the list at a glance.

"Congratulations to Dalang, congratulations to Dalang."

Uncle Fu also bowed his hands and congratulated.

Shi Zhongkui was stunned for a few times, and couldn't help but admire Hong Gao. He was sure that he would pass the government examination, but getting the first place here was not only luck, but maybe there were other reasons.

He hurriedly replied to Uncle Fu, "It's a fluke, it's just a fluke."

"Da Lang is too modest. He is the first in the county trial and the first in the provincial trial. This cannot be described as a fluke."

As soon as these words came out, people around him suddenly exclaimed, "Brother Nian is Shi Boqian who won two yuan in a row?"

"Lucky, lucky", Shi Zhongkui quickly became humble, then clasped his fists and bowed to his surroundings repeatedly.

When a scholar becomes jealous, he may hate you for the rest of his life just because of a trivial matter.

There was Zhou Gongjin in the front and Wu Dalang in the back.

A writer's pen, a murderer's knife.

"Everyone, please atone for your sins in the same year. My younger brother has to rush back to Daxing to pay homage to his parents and inform me of this matter. The elders of the clan are also waiting for me to atone for my sins."

Seeing Shi Zhongkui use this reason, not only did no one think that he was neglecting them, but they also had to praise him for his filial piety.

And Shi Zhongkui obviously didn't have any serious elders, but he just didn't say that he had no relatives.

In this era where relatives must hide from each other, reporting on relatives is a sin, and family power is greater than most royal laws, the family is a constraint, but it is also a help.

If outsiders think that you have a large number of people, they must have scruples if they want to deal with you.

In addition, Uncle Fu was accompanied by his servant, acting like a domestic slave. Immediately, the surrounding staff not only sent each other off, but also congratulated him for winning two cases.

As for Jia Quan, he believed in his words now.

Jia Quan had to send him all the way to Daxing County for this year's preserved peaches.

Being entangled, Shi Zhongkui could only promise, "Brother Quan, don't worry, this year's quantity of preserved fruits will definitely be no less than last year's."

After receiving the guarantee, although it was a pity that Jia Quan couldn't make more points, he didn't bother too much. After all, Shi Zhongkui at this time was no longer comparable to him.

Moreover, the income of 3 taels of silver is comparable to his family's income in the past few months.

Besides, when the preserved fruits come on the market, maybe Shi Dalang will have more products on hand.

Thinking of this, Jia Quan prayed to God in his heart to bless Shi Zhongkui to be admitted as a scholar or even a scholar.

But for Shi Zhongkui at this time, selling a few hundred more kilograms of preserved fruit was no big deal.

If I can pass the college examination in August and pass the provincial examination consecutively, I will be eligible for the exam.

If you want to sell some preserved fruits, you only need to walk around the Tongzhou Water Transport Terminal. Even if you bring back several kilograms, you won't attract any attention.

Being sent into the carriage enthusiastically by Uncle Fu, Shi Zhongkui smiled helplessly and shook his head.

The old man only wanted to send his third son to him as a servant. It would be better if he could become a housekeeper in the future.

Shi Zhongkui actually didn't mind Uncle Fu's little thoughts, not only that he would have the opportunity to observe and test Uncle Fu's youngest son in the next few months.

It's also because instead of going to the market to buy a housekeeper, it's better to find someone who knows the basics.
Chapter completed!