Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Zhong Yunfeng's uncle Zhong Dingren received the official letter from the Ministry of Personnel in late April. Before that, he had already received a letter from Zhong Yunfeng. The Ministry of Personnel asked him to report on his work in Beijing within half a month. Zhong Dingren and his family were overjoyed.

Since they had received Zhong Yunfeng's letter a long time ago, their family, including Zhong Yunfeng's brother Zhong Yunhai, had made preparations during this period. Therefore, on the third day after receiving the official letter from the Ministry of Personnel, they set out from Yangzhou to Shengjing.

Zhong Dingren and his family arrived in Shengjing before the Dragon Boat Festival. They didn't know how their specific positions would be transferred, so they found a small courtyard in Shengjing and rented it for a month. They would see how the Ministry of Personnel would arrange it and then make further plans.

Zhong Yunhai personally brought Zhong Dingren's visiting card to Shigu Lane. Since Mr. Cai went to Yujing Palace, Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng were still studying in the Imperial College, only Lu Tingfeng and Xing Wang were at home. When the housekeeper Dai Xing heard that it was Master Zhong's eldest brother, he welcomed him in for a cup of tea. Zhong Yunhai learned that Mr. Cai was not there and Ye Changyan and his senior brother were also studying in the Imperial College, so he left the invitation and asked his uncle to invite Ye Changyan and others to the banquet.

The Imperial College had a holiday for the Dragon Boat Festival. They learned from Dai Xing that Zhong Yunhai was coming to visit them, so they accepted the invitation and went.

Originally, Zhong Dingren hoped to invite Mr. Cai, and of course it would be even better if he could meet Mr. Cai's eldest disciple Zhu Yuchun, but only Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng came to the appointment, and Zhong Dingren did not show any neglect.

He knew from the letter sent by Zhong Yunfeng that Ye Changyan had contributed a lot to his affairs, and Ye Changyan was not only the closed disciple of Mr. Cai and Zhu Yuchun's junior brother, but also Zhong Yunfeng's future brother-in-law. Although from Zhong Yunfeng's point of view, his seniority was older than Ye Changyan, but if Ye Changyan's identity was changed to Mr. Cai's closed disciple, Zhong Dingren would not dare to say that he was of the same generation as Mr. Cai.

Currently, all of Mr. Cai's five disciples who have entered the officialdom are deeply trusted by His Majesty, especially the eldest disciple Zhu Yuchun and the fourth disciple Wang Xinkuan. Think about it, Wang Xinkuan is only 27 years old, but he is already a prefect of the fourth rank, and it is Xuyang, a wealthy prefecture on the edge of the capital. As for himself, he is already at the age of knowing the destiny, and now he doesn't know whether he can get a fourth rank position and retire to his hometown.

Zhong Dingren only brought his two sons and Zhong Yunhai. During the dinner, Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng both noticed Zhong Dingren's politeness and caution. Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng behaved in a very calm and generous manner. As they toasted each other, they gradually became familiar with each other.

Zhong Dingren expressed his gratitude to Ye Changyan. Before leaving, he placed the local specialties he brought from Yangzhou on the carriage of Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng, and asked Ye Changyan to convey his respect to Mr. Cai.

Of course, Ye Changyan naturally understood that in addition to the local specialties for himself and his husband, there was also a portion specially prepared for his senior brother Zhu Yuchun, which could be seen from the number of packaged local specialties.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, Zhong Dingren went to the Ministry of Personnel. Zhong Dingren knew that the Ministry of Personnel was notoriously difficult to deal with, but when he entered the Ministry of Personnel, he received a warm reception. When he was reporting on his work, in addition to several clerks and clerks of the Ministry of Personnel, the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Personnel's Selection Department and the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Examination were also present. All of this was within Zhong Dingren's expectations.

But what Zhong Dingren never expected was that just before he began to report on his work, an official in a scarlet robe walked into the room with a smile on his face. Zhong Dingren was shocked at the moment, because in the Ministry of Personnel, there were only three people who could wear scarlet official uniforms, and seeing that the other person's scarlet official uniform had a peacock patch embroidered on it, this person could only be one of the two vice ministers of the Ministry of Personnel.

When Zhong Dingren heard the officials in the room calling the other party "Mr. Zhu", how could he not know the other party's identity, so he hurriedly saluted to the other party politely.

Zhu Yuchun smiled and politely invited Zhong Dingren to take a seat. Then he asked the officials in the room to be ready, and then politely asked Zhong Dingren if he was ready. Although Zhong Dingren was very nervous, he nodded firmly, and Zhu Yuchun signaled that he could start.

Afterwards, Zhong Dingren remembered that when he was reporting on his work, Zhu Yuchun had a smile on his face the whole time, and the two officials beside him also had relaxed expressions. The only sound he could hear was the sound of the clerks on both sides flipping papers when they were taking notes.

A few days later, Zhong Dingren received an official letter from the Ministry of Personnel, in which he was officially appointed as the prefect of Kuizhou Prefecture and was required to take up the post within 20 days.

This result was really great news for Zhong Dingren. Although Kuizhou was not considered rich, it was very close to his hometown, Yuzhou Prefecture, and the local customs and eating habits were similar to those of Yuzhou Prefecture.

At this age when he just came to know his destiny, it would be great if he could make some achievements in Kuizhou Prefecture and move up. Of course, Zhong Dingren also knew that the possibility was very small. Without any backing, he was able to go from being a deputy for so many years to being the head of a region, all thanks to the relationship between his nephew and his eldest brother-in-law.

Of course, even if he served as the prefect of Kuizhou until retirement, it would be a very good destination for him. Originally, he did not dare to think that he could be directly promoted to the fourth rank. It seems that Yunfeng's brother-in-law Ye Changyan really helped a lot.

Since the time given by the Ministry of Personnel for taking up the post was rather tight, Zhong Dingren originally planned to thank Ye Changyan. However, Ye Changyan was a student of the inner class of the Imperial College and could not come and go as he pleased. Therefore, before leaving, Zhong Dingren asked someone to send a generous gift to Shigu Lane.

Zhong Yunhai and several members of the Zhong family also followed Zhong Dingren to Kuizhou. They knew that now that their uncle had been promoted to prefect, it would be a better opportunity for them. Zhong Dingren also hoped that while he was in charge of Kuizhou Prefecture, he could train his two sons and the nephews and nephews who had followed him for so many years and seek a better future for them.

After Ye Changyan sorted out the general ideas about the farm and business, he handed over the specific tasks to Zhong Yunfeng and Li Rongxu.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival of that year, Dalang and Erlang also followed Zhong Yunfeng to Beijing. At the beginning of the year, Dalang's wife Dong Yufen gave birth to a boy for the Ye family, and after the New Year, Erlang's newly married wife Jiang Li'niang also became pregnant, so the two sisters-in-law stayed in the countryside.

Seeing that Silang was diligent in his work, Zhong Yunfeng allowed him to stay in Wanshou County. Now Silang is the technical manager of a milk processing workshop. Erlang said that his mother is busy arranging a marriage for Silang.

I don’t know if it’s because they got married and had children that they had a bond, but from Dalang and Erlang’s words and deeds, Ye Changyan could easily tell that they had indeed matured and were becoming men with their own families.

Since Mr. Jinshi plans to let Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng take part in the autumn examination next year, Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng's schoolwork will become more onerous, so Ye Changyan asked Li Rongxu to teach Dalang and Erlang first.

After winter came, Dalang and Erlang both deeply felt the huge difference in weather between Shengjing and Yuzhou. Despite the cold weather, the two did not complain but worked very hard.