Bachelor

Chapter 47 Jinan House

This was Sun Dan's first visit to a provincial capital city after traveling to the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, as the capital of Jinan Prefecture and the seat of the Shandong Chief Commissioner, there are a series of messy administrative agencies in Jinan City: Jinan Government Office, Chief Secretary Office, Dewang Mansion, Hedao Office, Admiral Xuezheng Office... more than a dozen Half of Jinan City was packed to the brim with government offices and residences of nobles.

According to Mr. Li Meiting, the entire Jinan Prefecture has a population of 23 households, which also includes the population of the counties.Excluding the citizens and agricultural population of the counties under its jurisdiction, as far as Jinan is concerned, there are only 20 households and a population of [-], which is the size of an ordinary county in later generations.

But considering that there are no high-rise buildings these days, the residents all live in square meters, and the whole city is spread out like a big pie, which is surprisingly large.

Being able to visit Jinan is a rare eye-opening opportunity for the [-]-year-old and [-]-year-old children of the Sun family.In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, and many people never went out in their entire lives.Now, when they came to Jinan for the exam, and the Sun family paid for the food and drink along the way, the group of children burst into loud joy, and the pressure before the exam could not be seen from their faces.

Zouping is more than 200 miles away from Jinan. In modern times, it would take about four hours by car.But in the Ming Dynasty, where the transportation was inconvenient, it was a lot of work.From Zouping to Jinan, you need to take a boat.Although the boat was sailing along the water, it took more than ten hours to travel the two hundred miles of waterway, which made Sun Dan and the others tormented enough.

Sun Dan and the others boarded the boat at [-]:[-] am Beijing time, and they didn't see the Daming Lake Gate in Jinan until around [-]:[-] pm.The weather is not very good, the spring rain is continuous.In the rain, beside the lake, the majestic buildings of Jinan Fuxue Confucian Temple rushed towards us.There is a tall bluestone archway at the door, with four big characters "Haidai Wenshu" written on it.Those four words are full and powerful, vaguely giving people an invisible pressure.Coupled with the vast momentum of the Shangfu School buildings in the light rain, it can be seen that the national strength of the Ming Dynasty is evident.

In front of the Confucian Temple, there are two side squares on the left and right, and the fronts of the squares are "De Pei Tiandi" and "Dao Guan Ancient and Modern".

According to Li Meiting, the four big characters "Haidai Wenshu" were written by Cai Sheng, the prefect of Jinan in the tenth year of Chenghua. If there is no accident, the children of the Sun family will take the government examination here on the 25th.

Mr. Li pointed to the building and said, "When you go in and come out with your heads held high, you will be regarded as real scholars. This is the examination room for the college examination. Try to be a scholar and show me."

After the boat docked, a group of schoolchildren bumped all day, their feet stuck to the ground, and they all fainted badly, and those who were not in good health were lying on the shore and vomited.Sun Dan also felt a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, he is also used to riding in a car in modern times. These days, he eats meat every day, and his body is recuperating well, so he won't make a fool of himself.As for Sun Hao, this guy is in great shape, he yells and shouts as soon as he lands, and he is full of energy, which makes people envious.

There are thirteen schoolchildren from the Sun family who came to Jinan this time, all of whom passed the county examination last time. Linghua also allocated a courtyard of the Sun family in Jinan City, near Dewang Mansion, to this group of people to live temporarily.

When he got to the Sun family's courtyard in Jinan City, Sun Dan was surprised, it was really huge.

There are thirteen gardens in the Jinan compound of the Sun family, and a small lake like a jade belt stretches across the center of the mansion.It is said that this small lake is connected with the Pearl Spring in Dewang's Mansion by a river.It is spring, and many lotus leaves have germinated on the lake. From a distance, it is green and the scenery is amazing.

The courtyard of the Sun Mansion was built by Tianshun in the first year, and there are also two stone archways in front of the gate. The inscriptions on the archways are respectively titled "Huangge Tiaoyuan" and "Tian's Gift", which were written by Sun Jizong, the first minister of the cabinet.

At the beginning, he saw that there was a good spring here and the terrain was spacious, so he bought several hundred acres of land and built a house as a summer resort.He named the house "Tongle Yuan", which means "all people enjoy themselves together".

In addition, the family allocates a sum of money for maintenance every year. Compared with Zouping's hometown, the buildings here seem very new.The Sun Mansion is usually unoccupied, only more than 30 servants guard the house.

Speaking of which, the house here is useless, that is, when the two elders in the capital city return to their hometowns to visit their relatives, they stop here for a while.The wives of Zouping only come here every summer to enjoy the cool air and look at the lotus flowers. The real time of living here is only one or two months in a year.

Now thirteen schoolchildren live in all of a sudden, and it suddenly becomes lively.

Strictly speaking, the courtyard of the Sun Mansion in Jinan City is larger and newer than the one in Zouping's hometown.As for the yard in Beijing, it is even bigger.However, the wives and young masters still had to live in the countryside of Zouping, which made Sun Dan a little hard to understand.If it were me, I would prefer to live in big cities like Beijing and Jinan.Not to mention the smooth flow of information, there are also many daily entertainment activities.Compared with the isolated life in a small county town, it is simply heaven and earth.

Of course, the word "heaven and earth" is forbidden in modern times, so it must be carefully harmonized.

After all the students settled down and the arrangements were made, Li Meiting went to Jinan Prefecture to visit the government officials. According to him, there was one of his age in the Jinan Prefecture, and there were several officials who he had dealt with when he was a student. of.It's also good to chat with them. First, you can get in touch with your classmates and colleagues, and second, see if you can get some words out of their mouths, and it's also convenient to ask questions.

The Sun family is bound to win this government examination. I heard that Mrs. Liu, the housekeeper's second room, is also Sun Yue's old lady who allocated 300 taels of silver from the public to Mr. Li for activities.

Of course, this kind of invisible matter will not be put on the table, and it is not something that a small person like Sun Dan can know.

As soon as Mr. Li left, Sun Hao couldn't sit still.He was originally a monkey-like character, plus he was young and rich, so when he arrived in Jinan, a world of flamboyance, how could he manage it.Then he quietly pulled down Sun Dan's sleeve: "Brother Dan, let's go for a walk."

"What are you going to do? It's getting late. We'll have dinner later. If Mr. Li comes back and finds us there, wouldn't it be bad?" Sun Dan also wanted to go out to see the ancient metropolis scenery, but he Still a little hesitant: "Besides, we are not familiar with Jinan, so if we go out and wander around, we may not find our way."

Sun Hao chuckled: "I'm not happy, I'm not happy. You and I are worth 60 taels of silver now, and we have money in hand. I'm afraid we won't be able to find a place to eat. Besides, sir, if he visits the academic officer, he will probably be detained. After dinner, I won’t be able to come back for a while. As for Jinan, I’m familiar with it, and I will accompany my mother to stay here for a month or two every summer, and I will definitely not get lost if I walk with me.”

Sun Dan was a little moved: "That's fine, let's find a place to eat something good. However, once it gets dark, there will be nothing to do. Why don't we go out until the daytime tomorrow."

"Why is there no place to play?" Sun Hao smiled strangely: "There is not only a Confucian temple by the Daming Lake, but also a painting boat. When night falls, the lights are brilliant, so Qin Huai is not allowed."

"Ah!" Sun Gui, who was poking his head out to eavesdrop, grabbed Sun Hao triumphantly, and said with a sneer, "So you're going to have sex with prostitutes, aren't you afraid that people will find out?"

Sun Hao glanced at him disdainfully: "So what if you go, maybe you still go to inform my mother. The useless thing is 14 years old, and he is still a boy. In the yard, he only knows how to pester rough people all day long." Make a servant girl. But even the lowest-ranked girl is not willing to let you stand beside her. The girls in Jinan are nourished by hundreds of springs in the city, and they are all beautiful and beautiful. If you want to kiss her , it’s worth tens of taels of silver, which is not comparable to the girls in the family. That’s all, my brother is going out to have fun this time, don’t say I don’t take care of you. If you want to go, I will pay for it for you. If you don’t go, just go Don't make trouble behind, be careful to be known by me, and take off your skin."

"Ten... taels of silver once." Sun Gui stuttered, he only paid a month or two a month, and ten taels was his pocket money for a year.Moreover, his biological mother, Aunt Jing, withheld Sun Gui's monthly money every time.Speaking of which, Sun Gui is also very poor, even more embarrassed than the girls and boys in the courtyard.It would cost twelve taels to go to a prostitute, which he couldn't imagine.

"Stop talking nonsense, are you going or not?" Sun Hao became impatient.

"I...I...I..." Sun Gui had a hundred thousand wishes in his heart, but he couldn't open his mouth no matter what.

"I won't go, you go and play by yourself." Sun Dan smiled and said to himself: These two boys are now in the period of sexual turmoil in adolescence, and it is understandable that they have a natural yearning for women.

However, Sun Dan is determined to obtain fame and become an official. Now if he goes out with Sun Hao to make a fuss, it will be bad for his reputation. This kind of thing can't be done.

"Brother Dan, go, go, don't disappoint." Sun Hao couldn't stop trying to persuade Sun Dan.

Sun Dan had a good relationship with Sun Hao, and he didn't want to read moral articles in front of him. He just smiled and said that he was used to being poor and didn't want to waste money on such things.

Sun Hao: "I'll pay for you, brother Dan, you are also a person of little wealth, why are you so stingy, brother, I really look down on you."

Sun Dan was talking again, but saw that Mr. Li came back angrily. After entering the hall, he was silent for a long time, and said angrily with a flick of his sleeve: "The imperial court selects scholars, and it's only a grand ceremony. It's like a child's play to do this. .If the old man has an official position now, he must be impeached by the memorial!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and went back to the room to sleep, leaving a group of schoolchildren in the living room and staring at each other, not knowing what to do.

Sun Hao spread his hands: "Brother Dan, we couldn't go out because of your delay just now. Let's go, let's talk about it later."

Sun Gui, who had been stuttering next to him, who was speechless, returned to normal and glared at Sun Dan: "It's all your fault, what a hypocrite!"

Sun Dan could only smile wryly. It seems that Sun Hao's suggestion of going out to prostitutes has deeply moved Sun Gui.This kid is a person who will take advantage of everything. Just now Sun Hao promised to help Sun Gui pay the ten taels of silver, but Sun Gui was naturally unwilling.

But Sun Dan's refusal just now delayed time, and when Mr. Li came back, they naturally couldn't get out.

Thinking of the ten taels of silver, and thinking of the beautiful girl on Daming Lake, Sun Gui's heart kept bleeding.

(End of this chapter)