Chapter 193 Two Years Later (Part 2) (Updated!!)

Spring has arrived again, and the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival has dissipated in the city. People in Yangzhou have begun to count the days, looking forward to February 2 coming as soon as possible.

At the end of last year, His Majesty changed the long-standing reign name from Wenhe to Jianping. State capitals across the country are preparing to hold some celebration activities on the first anniversary of Jianping to celebrate His Majesty's decision.

From Wuding to Wenhe and then to Jianping, Li Zhi, who had been on the throne for many years, seemed to want the world to know more and more about his ambition to achieve great things.

Chen Qingyue was destined to miss the excitement. He was already twelve years old, already old enough to take the county examination. Previously, because Wang Xianming felt that this son's mind was too lively, he suppressed him for several more years to temper Yue's temperament, and only today did he agree to his end.

There are children in the family who are going back to Taixing County to take the imperial examination. Even if it is just a county examination, it is a big event. After lunch at noon, the old Chen family went out together to send their children to the city gate.

There are nearly ten people in the family, plus Chen Qing and Hu Xiangheng who specially brought their husband to see him off. A row of people gathered around the carriage, taking advantage of the last moment to remind Chen Qingyue, and from time to time they looked into the city, as if they were still waiting for someone.

"Don't worry, Brother Heng has a lot of things going on right now, so he must have gotten stuck somewhere."

Hu Xiangheng saw the worry on Chen Qing's face and quickly spoke to comfort him. Mrs. Gu on the side also noticed something was wrong with her daughter. Considering that Chen Qing was pregnant now, she also advised: "Qing'er, are you tired? Why don't you go home and rest first?"

"That's right, that's right. Sister, I have grandpa and dad to accompany me, so you don't have to worry about it." Chen Qingyue is already a young man. In addition, when he was growing up, life at home was getting better day by day, and he was much more courageous than other children of the same age. . I couldn't tell how excited I was to hear that I could travel far this time. I wish I could hit the road quickly and be a swallow that leaves the nest.

How can the adults in the family not know what their children are thinking? But children, they don't bother to care. He only checked the child's belongings on the carriage. Don't mention anything else, just say that Chen Qingyue returned to Taixing to take the exam this time. The old Chen family specially hired a carriage, which shows that the Chen family is becoming increasingly prosperous.

"It's okay, mother. Didn't my brother also tell me to let me move around more when it's okay?" Chen Qing's current body is just five months old, which is the time to move around more. In this regard, Chen Heng also mentioned again and again that he should not lock himself at home, which would cause the eldest sister to miss him.

While several people were talking, a horse suddenly flew out from the city gate, passed through the gap among the crowd, and stopped directly in front of the Chen family. Chen Qingyue also knew the person on the horse. The two of them just met each other, and they were already shouting.

"Brother-in-law."

"Brother Jue."

"Brother came here specially to see you off today. Just tell me whether you are touched or not."

"Come on, it's just like you said you won't go back to Suzhou today."

Lin Jue turned over and jumped off the horse. Picking up the corner of his clothes, stuffing them into his belt, he rushed to the Chen family in three steps and then started to greet the elders.

This is the son of the prefect's family and a classmate of Chen Qingyue. Chen Huaijin and others naturally knew each other and greeted the junior with a smile. Lin Jue walked up to Qingyue carelessly, put his hand around the latter's neck and asked, "I looked around, why didn't I see my eldest brother?"

Lin Jue was half a head shorter than Qingyue. This behavior actually made Chen Qingyue quite uncomfortable. After Chen Qingyue broke free from Lin Jue's restraints, he replied, "You should be on the way here. Let's not talk about big brother. Are you sure you are going to take the exam this time? But don't let me pass the exam and you will lose your name. Then I will I’m going to laugh at you.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Jue raised his eyebrows deliberately, stretched out a hand, clasped it in mid-air, and said with confidence and pride: "I regard the name of the head of the case as easy as picking out an object from a bag, as easy as turning the palm of your hand."

Lin Jue was handsome, but having such a strange accent coming out of his mouth would only make others look amused.

It’s not surprising that everyone loves beauty.

But Chen Qingyue curled his lips and said, "Don't look back. If you do a big somersault, you won't have a chance to ride a horse again." After saying that, Chen Qingyue looked at the reins behind Lin Jue with envy.

The Chen family's financial situation is much better, but it is not to the extent that they can just buy a horse for their children to play with. The value and difficulty of this thing is no less than buying a car in later generations.

It would be great if my uncle and my father could ride horses. After they had enough riding, I could also follow them and have some fun. Chen Qingyue thought in his heart, and Lin Jue also saw what he was thinking, and immediately leaned into Qingyue's ear and said: "If my brother succeeds in the Taixing case examination, when you come back, I will lend you the horse to ride for a few days."

Chen Qingyue didn't care about being called brother by Lin Jue and said happily: "Is this true?"

"Hmph." Lin Jue curled his lips, raised his head, and adopted a strange accent, "Man, I mean what I say..."

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, a voice came from behind and interrupted him.

"Lin Jue, why are you here? Aren't you going to take a boat back to Suzhou to take the county examination today?"

As soon as everyone turned around, they saw a handsome young man wearing a loose coat and long sleeves, walking towards them with his hands behind his back. Chen Heng, who is already fifteen years old, is taller and taller. He is wearing a green scarf and a blue shirt. He was dressed as usual, except that his facial features became deeper and his eyebrows became more energetic. Although he is not as good as Liu Xianglian and Xue Biao, coupled with his outstanding temperament, he is really unforgettable as soon as he sees him.

This sense of accomplishment that our family has a grown-up son makes Mrs. Gu extremely happy. Her eyes were big, Chen Qi's eyes were small, and Chen Heng's eyes followed hers. Her eyebrows were not good-looking, but Chen Qi's eyebrows were thick and dense. Chen Heng took his father's eyebrows.

It really makes people secretly happy. The child is so smart in their belly. Hahaha, hahahaha. Gu couldn't help laughing, but she couldn't say it because of her mother-in-law.

"Why are you sweating all over?" Zhou didn't have time to care about this daughter-in-law. As soon as Chen Heng arrived, her mind was on her eldest grandson. Seeing the sweat on the other's forehead, she couldn't help but take out a handkerchief and handed it to the other, "Wipe it quickly, how far have you walked?"

"Brother Heng."

"Heng'er."

Everyone was watching Chen and Lin playing before, and when they saw Chen Heng appear at this moment, they immediately shouted. Chen Heng wiped the sweat with a smile, and hurriedly explained to Jiuhou's family that he was kept in the hall by Pei Huaizhen.

After telling his family, Chen Heng stood in front of Chen Qingyue and Lin Jue, deliberately not saying a word. When these two younger brothers were studying, Chen Heng often assigned homework and checked their academic performance. After all, Wang Xianming was old, and Chen Heng couldn't bear to see the teacher work too hard, so he occasionally took on the task of teaching.

Therefore, Chen and Lin were both respectful and afraid of this elder brother. In front of Chen Heng, they all lowered their heads and winked at each other, hoping that the other party would excuse themselves.

Chen Heng saw their little thoughts, thinking that the two were about to participate in the county examination in February, and said slowly: "It's good to have a good mentality, but don't relax too much. This time I asked you to leave early so that you can prepare well. Don't run wild like a wild horse when you get to the place."

Wang Xianming and Chen Heng had suppressed them for so long, so they naturally hoped that Chen Qingyue and Lin Jue would make a big splash. In addition, the difficulty of the county examination was not great, so Chen Heng only gave a few words of advice to prevent the two younger brothers from stumbling and losing Jingzhou.

"Brother, don't worry." Chen Qingyue patted his chest and said with great momentum, like a cock with high fighting spirit, "Brother, I will not let down the family tradition when I go."

The change of the Chen family started when Chen Heng won the first place in the county examination. Chen Qingyue still feels excited when he hears his grandfather talk about such a story today.

"That's right, brother, if you don't believe us, you have to believe you and the teacher." Lin Jue's temperament is more lively than Chen Qingyue. He really doesn't understand how the Lin family, with such a regular family tradition, can raise such a scholar who jumps out of the five elements. "When I go back this time, I will kill him and turn his horse upside down, and I will definitely take the fame to show my brother."

"I asked you to learn martial arts from Brother Liu, not to learn his accent." Chen Heng held his forehead with a headache, all because of the flying knife that broke the bird when they first met at the dock.

When Lin Jue got older, he clamored to learn martial arts from Liu Xianglian. Jia Min thought that the child would be healthy, so she followed her son's thoughts.

"Ha..." Lin Jue laughed, and when he saw Chen Heng raised his eyebrows, he immediately frowned and replied softly: "Oh."

The Chen family members next to him laughed out loud. Seeing that the gossip was almost over, Chen Gaishan, who had been waiting impatiently, urged Chen Huaijin and his son to get on the carriage quickly, because they had to go to Taixing County today.

"Grandma, uncle, aunt, mother, elder sister, elder brother-in-law, second sister, elder brother, brother Xinda, brother Yin." Chen Qingyue reported a long list of names, and finally said, "You wait for my good news at home."

A twelve-year-old boy would never worry about failure. His mind was full of quatrains from Tang and Song poems, such as "I was born to be useful" and "Youth comes naturally when the sun doesn't shine."

Chen Heng saw it and admired his brother's spirit. He watched Qingyue lean over and wave at them frequently in the carriage. The Chen family decided to go back only after they could no longer see the carriage.

Lin Jue said goodbye to his childhood friend and was about to sneak away with his horse when Chen Heng called him, "Brother Jue."

"Brother." Lin Jue smiled apologetically. He was not only afraid of Chen Heng, but also Daiyu behind Chen Heng. His sister had a bad temper. If Chen Heng knew that he rode out, she would definitely give him a beating.

Chen Heng shook his head helplessly. It was not easy to supervise him all the way back, so he had to remind him: "Ride slowly and don't hit anyone. You don't want to break your leg and be carried to the county government for an exam."

Lin Jue shuddered when he heard this. If that were the case, what would happen to his reputation? The young man was very proud and immediately said, "Brother, don't worry. I will definitely ride slowly..."

The kid had just said this, but when he got on the horse, he had already whipped the horse and ran away. Chen Heng took a closer look and saw that he was not really fast, so he just let Lin Jue do it himself.

In fact, Lin Jue's horse was just a mare, and it couldn't be fast. It was originally a gift prepared by his family for him after he passed the county exam. Who knew that Jia Min let it slip and asked him to take it out of the stable in advance and have fun today.

On the way back, there was no need to work too hard. Chen's family was close to the city gate. After chatting with his family all the way, Chen Heng sent his family back and turned to the restaurant in the city.

Today, Xue Ke and others asked him to meet at the restaurant. Before, it was the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival. Chen Heng hadn't seen them for a long time. No, he rushed to Wufulou to meet them as soon as he got the message.

Wufulou is a new restaurant opened in Yangzhou in the past two years. From the owner to the chef, they are all from Jiangxi. Their dishes are heavy in oil and spicy, which is also unique in Yangzhou.

Yangzhou is different now. There are many people coming from all over the country and provinces to seek opportunities. The taste of these people is not as light as that of Yangzhou people. Restaurants with more local characteristics like Wufulou are also doing very well.

As soon as Chen Heng walked into the restaurant, the waiter recognized him and stepped forward with a smile, "The God of Wealth is here. Please, please. Uncle Xue has been waiting upstairs for a long time."

Due to the Qiupu Street incident, Chen Heng's reputation has also become widely known in Yangzhou in the past two years. Everyone knows that Qiupu Street, which was originally in a slump, was turned around by his hands.

Yangzhou now is very different from before. At that time, the whole city gathered around the salt merchant. Hoping to squeeze some money from the wealthy men, the whole city is biased toward service.

There are countless places like Fishing Alley in the city. But the salt farms of the salt merchants are not located in Yangzhou. The location of the salt farm is still close to the sea. Yangzhou was only the residence of salt merchants and the distribution center of salt.

Through such a comparison, we can see the benefits of Qiupu Street. Its existence not only revitalized the refugees in the west of the city, but also added many shops and workstations in the city.

I can see that the business on Qiupu Street is getting better and better day by day. The wages of the female workers in the workshop are among the highest in the city, which is very eye-catching. I don’t know who the bad guy was, but he gave Chen Heng the title of ‘God of Wealth’, and he was immediately called out.

"Stay here, stay here." How dare Chen Heng accept such words? Things between gods and ghosts must be respected and not violated. He immediately smiled and said, "I will go to the Temple of Wealth later to burn incense for Mr. Zhao. If you say this, I will be kicked out by the temple before I even enter."

"Hahaha, Mr. Chen is joking. Among the shopkeepers in the city, who wouldn't expect you to come and nod and help take a look at the business." Although the waiter is a foreigner, he has lived in Yangzhou for several years and knows Qiupu better. The street is amazing.

Chatting and laughing all the way, Chen Heng was sent to the door of the private room. The waiter got the order to serve the food and hurriedly went to the kitchen to deliver the message. Chen Heng pushed Xinda in and pushed the door open. When he saw the three people in the room, he smiled and said, "There are quite a lot of people today. Why, the provincial examination is coming soon, why don't you study hard?"

Jiang Yuanbai looked a little leisurely and replied: "I advise God to cheer up and send talents of any kind."

Okay, this sounds like I’m not sure. The examiner didn't hire me, not because I didn't know enough, but because I didn't stick to one pattern.

Xue Biao was more direct. He put the tea cup on the table and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it, let's talk about it."

Qian Dayou had a solemn face and said worriedly: "After dinner, go back to study."

Chen Heng didn't care, he smiled and took Xinda to sit down. The four of them are all two years older, and the sixteen-year-old Xue Biao is the most handsome and charming. It is a pity that there is Liu Erlang in the city, otherwise he should be the model of Yangzhou.

Jiang Yuanbai has changed the least. In addition to growing taller, he still has a slim face and round eyes. But his height is shorter than Chen Heng. I don’t know if it’s because of late development, or if it’s because I just focus on painting and lacks physical exercise. Fortunately, he didn't care about this little thing and never felt bothered by it.

Jiang Yuanbai wore a blue and white spring dress today, which was just released on Qiupu Street this year. It's not that Chen Heng is boasting about his business on the street. This dress is really beautiful in shape.

The spring clothes are embroidered with three or five winter plum blossoms, and there are freehand distant mountains and rivers. There are two other birds, one is parked on the treetop, and the other is flying with its wings spread. This painting was painted by Jiang Yuanbai himself. Because of its simple and beautiful style, it was chosen by the female workers in the workshop.

Chen Heng remembered that the clothing shop had made 10,000 pieces of this kind of clothing, and the sales were also very good. If everything is sold out, Jiang Yuanbai can get an additional twenty taels of silver, which is regarded as a reward for the painter from Qiupu Street.

Seeing that his friend kept looking at him, Jiang Yuanbai turned over his sleeves and found that there were still ink stains on them. He smiled and explained: "I was drawing at home before, so I probably got it accidentally."

Chen Heng didn't take it seriously. He just smiled and shook his head and said, "I think the paintings on the clothes are good."

"Hehe, hahahaha." Jiang Yuanbai burst into laughter. Xue Biao rolled his eyes, turned away in disgust, and said to Chen Heng who had just sat down: "If you continue to praise me, brother Yuan Bai's tail will rise to the sky."

Chen Heng shook his robe and said, "He deserves it." As he said that, he also smiled and raised his hand to point Xue Biao, "You just put too much emphasis on painting skills and techniques and are not as simple and practical as Brother Yuan Bai thinks. He It’s a simple and beautiful picture, made with just a few strokes and splashes of ink. He painted it casually and beautifully, and it’s also easy for the embroiderers in our workshop to do it.”

Ever since he thought of hiring a painter to make the style, Chen Heng suddenly thought of it and decided to do it. Since you can't beat Suhang in terms of technique for the time being, then you should work hard on style. He worked hard to find a skilled painter in the city, select paintings, and raise people. We guarantee that every piece of clothing from Qiupu Street will be pleasing to the eye when worn.

"Brother Heng, that's well said. Let me toast you." Jiang Yuanbai was overjoyed and said as he picked up the tea cup.

Xue Tao clapped his hands and laughed, teasingly: "If you have the ability, don't ask me for paintings in the future."

"Brother Xue, I just didn't understand." Chen Heng held a half-sip of the tea cup and said with a smile: "Don't be as knowledgeable as your brothers. I will use tea instead of wine to make amends with Brother Xue."

Xue Bao hummed twice and picked up the tea cup in a pretentious manner. Before he drank, he was already laughing. The waiter who was rushing to serve food heard the movement inside the door. I can't help but think: What major world affairs are these fairy-like scholars talking about?

After the waiter finished serving the dishes, he closed the door and left. Everyone continued to joke with each other, but Qian Dayou, who was worried about the provincial examination, gave Chen Heng a new article and asked him to comment on it.

Chen Heng looked at it carefully, then picked a few questions and said one by one: "Now His Majesty has changed the reign name from Wenhe to Jianping. Brother Qian, what do you think is the purpose?"

Qian Dayou closed his eyes and thought, wondering: "Peace is all over the world, does your majesty want to build a career?"

Chen Heng nodded, and then said: "Your article is okay, but the idea is wrong."

Qian Dayou's article has no problem with word choice and sentence structure. If it is placed in the academy examination or the prefectural examination, it will definitely not be difficult to pass the exam. But the provincial examination is different. Shanzhang said that the examiners of the provincial examination are all selected by the court. When these people from the capital are setting questions, the first thing they have to think about is your majesty's thoughts.

It can't be that your majesty wants a capable minister to govern the world, but you choose a treacherous hero in troubled times!

That is the case, although the scope of the policy essay cannot be hit in one word, it will not be a problem to guess the general direction. First, your majesty wants to revitalize the country, which is one direction. Second, the border war has not yet been resolved. The two sides only stopped fighting last winter, and I don't know if they will continue to fight this year.

There are two foreign affairs here, and the questions of this year's provincial examination must be between them. But looking at Qian Dayou's article again, it is about the rise and fall of dynasties.

Isn't this the opposite of what he meant. His Majesty has clearly chosen the reign title, which implies his own thoughts. As a candidate, he insists on studying according to his own thoughts. It is not only a waste of effort, but also in the examination room. No matter how well you write, whether you can pass or not depends on the thoughts of the chief examiner and the examiner.

There are tricks to the exam, which is to compete with the degree of your own article and your grasp and understanding of the current situation. If you just follow your heart, such a person will definitely not be a good official. If you want to write flattering articles, you will easily become a corrupt official.

How to grasp the distinction between people's hearts and explain the great meaning with great sound is the subtlety of the article and the standard of a capable minister in governing the world.

This insightful view made Qian Dayou blush and realized that he had made a misunderstanding. Fortunately, it is still early now. He has enough knowledge, but lacks insight. He immediately said that he would go back and rewrite it. He added, "I'll trouble Brother Heng to help me then."

Qian Dayou is already 20 years old, and his style of doing things has become more mature. Occasionally, he would say something politely that only adults can. But the friendship between the few people since childhood will not change. Qian Dayou added, "I've said it before, you are not allowed to find me annoying."

"Hahaha." Chen Heng laughed and shook his head quickly, indicating that he would not. He knew that he was lucky, and that there were always famous teachers who taught students in accordance with their aptitude on the road to studying.

This was a fluke he got after working hard, and Chen Heng was glad for himself. But he would not look down on others because of this, he knew better. How many people in the world have tried their best, but have no door or teacher, and can only let the years pass by and bury their talents.

The most feared idea in this world is. What I have earned depends on my own efforts. People with this idea are easily arrogant.

Chen Heng does not want to be an arrogant person. For Qian Dayou, he will help and teach whenever he can. The headmaster's daily advice is also imparted to his friends.

The world holds an umbrella for me, I only hope that I can leave the umbrella for future generations. Chen Heng thought about it in his heart, and said: "Brother Dayou can find me anytime, don't mind."

After that, Chen Heng looked at the other two fools, "What about you? Do you really plan not to go to the provincial examination this time?"

Xue Ke and Jiang Yuanbai had not thought about this carefully. But they said in unison: "Go, we must go."

What a good opportunity, if you don't try this time, you will have to wait for another three years if you miss it, what a pity.

As for whether you can pass the exam or not, hahahaha.

Seeing that the two of them have started to laugh foolishly, Chen Heng guessed their thoughts and shook his head helplessly. What can he do? These two friends are sixteen years old and seventeen years old.

Such young scholars have more opportunities and more time in life.

Xue Ke's family background is needless to say. Jiang Yuanbai has been much more prosperous in the past two years, relying on the income of the painter in Qiupu Street and the livelihood of the newspaper shop.

At this age, it is really hard to know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing to suddenly become rich. Chen Heng was a little worried, but he didn't plan to intervene.

The relationship between people and fate is too complicated. No one knows what choice is right.

Maybe Jiang Yuanbai is destined to be a famous painter in history and live a relaxed life? Maybe Xue Ke is destined to be a rich man all his life. Should his son take the imperial examination?

Chen Heng didn't have such an open-minded idea before, and it was the old and wise Pei Huaizhen who gave him a clarification. He persuaded him with Wang Bo, who was famous all over the world at a young age but died young, that maybe your natural talent could not withstand a sneeze from God.

Pei Huaizhen knew Chen Heng's will and would not sink and waste because of such a story, so he taught him to do whatever he wanted. Shanzhang hopes that his students can learn the most important thing in life: open-mindedness.

After passing the provincial examination, even if the luck is bad, it is enough to go out and become a county magistrate. With this as a starting point, step by step, there are also candidates who will be third- and fourth-rank officials in the future. At this point, how to deal with the ups and downs in officialdom and how to keep your original aspirations in mind are what Pei Huaizhen hopes Chen Heng can learn.

Chen Heng understands this and is trying to make some changes.

Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king. Why can't this king be God?

The parties involved have already taken it for granted, and as a friend, all they can do is keep silent. If it really comes to a critical moment, they can help each other.

But in any case, there is no need to hate each other because of this kind of thing. Everyone has their own ambitions, so just enjoy yourself. Chen Heng smiled and turned the topic to Qiupu Street. There were five people at the table, four of them were walking around Qiupu Street, including Xinda, so there was no shortage of words.

Everyone talked about everything, and also talked about the literary gathering held by Qiupu Street in March. Nowadays, there are many literati and poets in Yangzhou City, and the people have money in their hands, so they inevitably pursue a better life.

This is the inevitability of economic development, and the logic is actually very easy to deduce. Qiupu Street has good business and offers high wages, which will inevitably attract more people from other provinces to come and look for opportunities.

With more people, the housing prices in the city will inevitably rise. With rising housing prices, the wealth of the people in Yangzhou will increase out of thin air, and they will naturally not feel sorry for spending money. One wants to buy some nice clothes, and the other wants to buy some calligraphy and paintings to decorate the family style.

Such increases and changes are natural phenomena of economic development and will not be transferred by human will. It is difficult to judge whether it is good or bad.

Some people complain that the prices in Yangzhou are also rising, but the old farmers in the countryside think that it would be better if they rise more. Everyone understands the principle that low grain prices hurt farmers, and the difference is just the emphasis on choice.

But no matter what, this is a process that every city that has risen due to commerce must go through. As a balancer in cutting the cake, the government office can only grasp the right degree. It is necessary to take care of the interests of the old farmers and the difficulties of those who make a living in the city.

Chen Heng has never been a stingy person. He told these truths to his friends bit by bit, but unfortunately only Qian Dayou took a pen and tried hard to remember them. Now that I think about it, Qian Dayou was the most motivated one when Su Zhao went to the border to serve the country.

"I heard that the weaving bureau seemed to be blocking our original cloth. Is it true?" Xue Ke suddenly asked.

Chen Heng nodded. There is no wall that is impenetrable in the world, not to mention that Baoqin is now an important figure in Qiupu Street. But it is not early now. He has something important to find Chen Qi when he goes home today. He said: "It will come sooner or later. The iron must be hard. But this matter is a long story, let's talk about it later."

Then ended today's gathering. Take Xinda and walk home together.

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After Chen Heng returned home with Xinda, he immediately invited Chen Qi to the lobby. The father and son chatted for the first time in a long time. Chen Qi was also wondering what his son was going to keep secret, so he sat down and asked, "Heng'er, what do you want to say?"

The family suddenly lost three men, which made it less lively. Chen Yin went to bed early today. He was upset that he couldn't take the exam. But he was only nine years old, so Wang Xianming still wanted to suppress him. Although Chen Yin studied hard, he was still much worse than Chen Heng in comprehension. He was determined to be the eldest brother, and Wang Xianming couldn't change his mind, so he had to suppress him.

Chen Heng laughed, "Dad, I want to ask you. Do you want to start a business?"

This was something new, Chen Qi joked, "God of Wealth, is he thinking of his own family?" He shook his head again, "You don't know your dad yet. I can still say a few words to you and your mom. I don't want to say a word when I'm out."

Chen Qi has been a craftsman all his life, and he has also supported his family with it. It's no joke for him to change his career at this age.

"Of course I know." Chen Heng smiled. It was because he knew Chen Qi's character that he had held it in until today, "Dad, don't panic. The business I thought of for you is not only suitable for your appetite, but also can make a lot of money every day."

The more Chen Qi listened, the more strange it was. Gu came in to clean up the housework. He pulled his wife to sit down together and asked his beloved son, "There is such a business? Why didn't you say it before?"

"I will take part in the provincial examination in August this year." Chen Heng smiled and gave his own explanation. This was something he had agreed with Pei Huaizhen, and the latter also wanted to let his students show their skills.

Chen Qi didn't understand, and didn't know how these two things were entangled together.

In fact, this matter is simple and complicated. It's different now. Before, the old Chen family didn't have a magic needle to stabilize the sea. Chen Heng had talent and intelligence, and he could get a temporary peace and quiet by relying on the relationship with outsiders, but he had to owe the favor of the eldest brother.

Now he has the successful example of Qiupu Street in front, and the provincial examination is imminent. When he gets the title of Juren, it will be no problem to keep some wealth for his family.

Adapt to local conditions and act according to the times. If there were no such things, the old Chen family, which was poor and white, would be ruined by others in the next step.

Golden eggs are not rare, but the hen that lays golden eggs will be so rare that everyone will think about it.

"Then what do you want to do? Tell me." Chen Qi was also interested and wanted to see what his son could come up with.

Eight thousand words already, done in one go!!!