The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

With the support of Nanny Rong, Qian Youyi walked slowly but steadily, with his back straight.

Zhang Pingan walked beside him, holding the child. After observing for a while, he frowned and said, "Why can't he walk properly? The doctor didn't say it was so serious before!"

"It's nothing serious. I just slept for a month and my body is a little swollen. It will be fine in a few days," Qian Youyi said calmly.

Anyway, it’s better to keep it secret for a while. She doesn’t want everyone to worry too early.

Zhang Ping'an frowned, thinking that after Xiaoyuer's full-month banquet was over, he still had to find a doctor to take a good look. How could he have reached this level just after giving birth? This was definitely not normal.

When we arrived at the yard, the seats were already half full with people coming to congratulate us.

Zhang Laoer, Xu, fifth brother-in-law Fang Ziqi, eldest brother-in-law Qian Ying and others were all helping to greet the guests.

Seeing Zhang Ping'an coming out, Xu quickly stepped forward to take the child and said, "I'll hold the child. You go and greet the guests. I'm so busy that I'm sweating all over and I'm afraid I'll say something wrong!"

After saying this, he wiped the sweat off his face with a handkerchief. It was obvious that he was very anxious.

The full moon banquet is more formal and grand than the third day bath banquet.

As the local leader and so young, it can be said that almost all the important figures in the local area and surrounding areas came to the full moon banquet.

Whether the person comes in person or sends someone else, this face must be given.

Zhang Ping'an screened the people and greeted those who really needed him to personally entertain.

Generally, I ask my fifth brother-in-law to help take care of important matters.

Those that are not so important will be received by Yang Xiancheng and others.

It's not that he doesn't respect people. If he had to greet everyone, he would be exhausted to death.

Moreover, officials need to maintain a distance from their subordinates, which is what is commonly known as official authority. They cannot let people think that they are too soft and too friendly, making them easy to bully.

There were cars and horses constantly coming and going at the door, and after the meal the servants were also busy.

The gifts received were piled up in the backyard like a small mountain.

Zhang Laoer was both excited and thrilled. His grandson's full moon party was many times more important than his son's.

More people coming means more people coming to congratulate, which is a sign of a prosperous family.

After the meal started, Zhang Ping'an and Qian Youyi followed the rules and walked around with the child in their arms, showing their faces so that those who came to congratulate them could see the child.

Everyone who has seen it praises it and says it is a lucky doll.

Maybe some of them were just polite words, but they were also very pleasing to the ears. As parents, Zhang Pingan and Qian Youyi also felt proud of it and received a lot of red envelopes.

The banquet did not end until after noon, and Zhang Pingan and his men stood in the yard to see the guests off.

It took almost an hour for all the guests to leave.

Zhang Ping'an quickly drank a large bowl of iced mung bean soup, his throat was about to smoke.

Xu and Zhang Laoer directed the servants to clear the tables and sweep the floor.

Seeing that it was no longer busy, Qian Ying stepped forward and said, "Let's go sit in the study!"

"Okay!" Zhang Pingan nodded.

After sitting down in the study, Qian Ying said in a deep voice: "I will go back to Lin'an later and talk to you for a while."

"It's already afternoon, why not rest for a night? It won't be too late to leave tomorrow!"

"No, there's still a lot of things to do in Lin'an. I can ride a horse very fast," Qian Ying waved his hand.

After a pause, he continued, "Dad hasn't contacted you since the New Year. Brother-in-law, don't get any ideas. Dad is just too proud to admit it. In fact, he has already let it go. It's good for you to be the magistrate of Ci County. It's stable!"

"Brother, please don't say that. What can I think? Dad is my elder. I will be very grateful if he doesn't blame me," Zhang Pingan said seriously.

Qian Ying heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this: "That's good!"

Then he brought up the granary fire: "The Xingyun Warehouse incident has been reported to the government, and I'm sure you've heard about it. I believe that as long as the world is not unified, the court will not be at peace. I am also very cautious in Lin'an. Let me inform you first, the court is going to increase taxes again."

"Oh, I guessed it," Zhang Pingan whispered.

"Ci County is wealthy, and many people are eyeing your position. Be careful. I heard you've been working on Annan rice and sweet potatoes, and have made some progress. If you promote them, they can greatly solve the food problem. This is a good thing that benefits both the country and the people. Now is the time..."

"What's wrong with the timing? Big brother, why don't you just say what you want to say?" Zhang Pingan said in a deep voice.