Follow my mother to remarry! The God of War Baili Hongzhuang is planning to marry me!

Besides, the Chen family, who had already set out, were used to being frugal and were reluctant to hire workers or servants along the way. So the family drove three carts and rushed to the capital.

When they arrived in the capital, the weather had already turned cold, but the Chen family was still wearing thin clothes because they left in a hurry and forgot to bring cotton clothes.

The further you get towards the capital, the more expensive the prices become. A quilted jacket costs three or five taels of silver. Isn't this robbery?

The Chen family wore layer upon layer of clothes but were reluctant to buy coats. They just thought about going to the capital and finding Chen Shengda.

I never thought that it would take almost two months to travel from Jiangnan Prefecture to the capital, traveling day and night, before I arrived in the capital. It was already late autumn, which is the end of September and the beginning of October in the capital.

Most people here have already put on cotton-padded clothes. The Chen family entered the city shivering with cold, and others thought they were fleeing famine!

Chen Laoer was a curious person. He came to a tea stall, spent fifteen cents to buy a few pots of hot tea, and then asked the owner.

"Boss, can I ask you something? Do you know where the residence of the new number one scholar Chen Shengda is?"

The owner of the tea shop was a kind-hearted person. He was quite happy after selling three pots of hot tea. When he heard someone asking about the residence of the new number one scholar, he said, "Oh! That must be the residence of last year's number one scholar, Chen Zhuangyuan!"

Chen Zhuangyuan is at the second gate of Zhuangyuan Hutong, which is the Zhuangyuan Mansion bestowed by His Majesty.

Chen Zhuangyuan married the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, and is now considered a rising star in the capital. He is currently working in the Ministry of Revenue. Your Majesty has praised him, saying that he is a promising talent! "

Chen Laoer was very happy when he heard this: "Really? He is the elder brother in the family. We are here to visit him!"

The shopkeeper was surprised to hear this and said, "Oh, you are the brother of the top scholar! We are honored to be here. Here! Eat these sesame cakes with your sweet mouth!"

Chen Lao Er had never seen such a scene before. He had spent countless copper coins on shopping along the way, and now there were free things. Just by mentioning his eldest brother's name, free sesame cakes were delivered to his door.

Chen Laoer took the five pancakes back to the carriage and quickly gave the pancakes to his sick mother and father.

When Chen Laoer told his parents about what happened, the old man and old woman of the Chen family instantly became proud!

"Look... look! My son has become the top scholar. Even the tea vendors on the street have to offer him five sesame cakes. How impressive!"

Old Mrs. Chen was very proud. She felt that all her depression was cured!

The whole family went to the second gatehouse of Zhuangyuan Hutong, asking around and showing off!

Chen Laosan jumped off the carriage and put his hands into his sleeves: "Wow! This gatehouse is so beautiful! It is worthy of being a gift from the emperor. The gatehouse is so high!"

Chen Laoer and Chen Laosan, both wearing single shoes and bell-bottom trousers, shivered as they walked to the gate of the Chen residence and excitedly rang the door knocker.

Soon the people inside shouted, "Why are you knocking? Just knock twice until you hear it!"

After two creaking sounds, a middle-aged man came out. He had a small mustache and his face did not look very good.

Seeing Chen Lao Er and Chen Lao San dressed as refugees, he immediately frowned and said, "How dare beggars come to the Chen residence and knock on the door? Don't they have any manners at all?

Go kneel outside the back door and wait... I'll give you some cakes in a minute!"

Chen Lao Er and Chen Lao San got angry instantly. Chen Lao Er said, "How can you talk like that? Who are you begging for? This is my eldest brother's home. We are here to seek refuge with him. How can we be beggars?"

The steward took one look at the two men's attire and said unhappily, "Oh! Big brother's home? This is the residence of the number one scholar, Lord Chen. You are pretending to be an official's wife and you will be sent to Jingzhao Prefecture to be beaten with a stick!"

Chen Laosan was unhappy and pushed the manager: "Go! Tell my eldest brother Chen Shengda that his parents and two younger brothers are looking for him! What are you talking about?"

The manager was pushed and staggered. He felt annoyed for a moment, but when he heard that his parents and two younger brothers were coming from his hometown, he felt that something was wrong again.

"Two people come to watch them. I'll go in and report to my wife..."

Soon the manager ran in. At that moment, Pan Qiaoyun was at home, preparing thick cotton-padded clothes for her son for the winter. The weather was getting colder and colder, and her son would definitely feel cold if he went to school in the morning wearing a padded jacket!

Pan Qiaoyun is a widow. Her husband died in the battlefield three years ago. She has been living in her parents' home with her son. Last year, she met the newly crowned top scholar Chen Shengda by chance.

It was she who expressed her feelings to her father, the Minister of Revenue Pan Song. After her father discussed it with her eldest brother, her eldest brother came forward to make friends with him. That day, he was invited to their home for a drink, and her father asked about his family affairs. As a result, Chen Shengda said that he had not yet married.

She met him again in the back garden and she fell in love with this handsome man at first sight. Pan Qiaoyun deliberately panicked and fell into the lotus pond, but that humble gentleman jumped into the pond to save her!

The two of them hugged each other in the lotus pond, and when their eyes met, it was truly love at first sight!

Because of this incident, the man knelt down before his father and brother and begged to marry his son, who did not dislike him at all. This incident became a good story in the capital!

They loved each other dearly after marriage. Pan Qiaoyun gained weight due to happiness. The man was more gentle than the man who died before, but he was not satisfactory in bed. Maybe he was a scholar and was more restrained in that aspect!

Pan Qiaoyun was discussing with two maids how to make cotton-padded clothes when suddenly the manager came running over!

"Madam, there are two men outside the door. They say they are our master's two younger brothers and their elderly parents who have come from their hometown!"

Pan Qiaoyun frowned: "Poor relatives of your family? Didn't I give them money and bring it back? What are they doing in the capital?"

Pan Qiaoyun had no idea that the 1,200 taels of silver she gave to Chen Shengda, asking him to take it home to comfort her family and tell them not to contact the capital anymore, was actually used by Chen Shengda to build connections.

Chen Shengda is now a fifth-rank Zhongcheng in the Ministry of Revenue. Although he is a disciple of his father-in-law, he has to accumulate experience here and has to please people every day. He is not stupid and knows how to be an official.

Chen Shengda felt that he needed to use money frequently to maintain relationships with his colleagues, so whenever something happened at home, he would go to give gifts. Occasionally, he would also buy some gifts to please his superiors. Only in this way could he do his daily work better.

However, his salary as a fifth-rank official in Beijing was so low that it was not enough for him to spend. He had no money here and could only spend his wife Pan Qiaoyun's money.

He was born into a scholar family, and was a little embarrassed to ask his wife for money. After all, he would be laughed at by outsiders for being a gigolo.

Chen Shengda actually didn't love Pan Qiaoyun at all, but she was the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, and he had to be rude to her and hug her in the lotus pond. This was also a helpless move...

Pan Qiaoyun said unhappily, "Let them go to the side yard and clean up the rooms there! Since they are here to ask for money, they may have to stay in the mansion for a few days."

Pan Qiao Yun simply changed into a brocade cloak, and took two old women and maids to wait at the gate of the side courtyard.

Soon three carriages rushed in from the back door, and a group of people got off.

Pan Qiaoyun...

These people were dressed like refugees fleeing famine. It was already early October, and they were all wearing only a single piece of clothing and pants, and single shoes. They were shivering and stamping their feet, and the ground was smoking and gurgling!

Pan Qiaoyun took two steps back with a look of disdain. The old woman from the Chen family was still putting on airs in front of the carriage: "Ahem... Is that Shengda's wife? Why don't you come over and greet her?"

After shouting for a long time, Pan Qiaoyun didn't come forward. She stood far away with her handkerchief covering her nose, looking at the Chen family with a bad face and said: "Didn't I ask my husband to bring you money so that you can live well at home? What are you doing in the capital? You are only embarrassing your husband!"

Chen Laoer's wife couldn't stand it anymore. She jumped off the carriage, hugged the child who was already a little feverish from the cold, and said angrily: "You are the eldest sister-in-law? The eldest brother emptied out all the family's wealth, passed the imperial examination, and married you as his new wife. Now you actually look down on us poor relatives! Bah!"

Pan Qiaoyun was furious: "How dare you, a country woman, teach me a lesson? Who are you?

This is really absurd. Someone, go to the Ministry of Revenue to find the master and ask him to come home as soon as possible to deal with these poor relatives of his!"

After saying that, Pan Qiaoyun turned around and left the side courtyard with a gust of fragrant wind!

The Chen family was really confused by Pan Qiaoyun's harsh words and stinginess, and the whole family collapsed on the spot!