There is Room For the Poor Daughter - Chapter 68

[Chapter 68, Joy]

Yan Zhigao tightly held the appointment documents and official seals in his hands. Because he was too excited, his hands trembled a little. It was not until he returned to the post that his mood calmed down a little.

“Congratulations, sir!”

Standing in front of the courtyard gate, Master Xiao bowed to congratulate Yan Zhigao when he saw Yan Zhigao.

Yan Zhigao’s mood has been tense outside, and now that he has returned to his own territory, he can no longer suppress the joy in his heart, and the corners of his mouth can’t stop rising: “Master has received the news?”

Master Xiao smiled and nodded: ” Brother Shou Nian still knows some people in the government office, so he sent someone early this morning to inform him that Your Excellency might have to go up for a while, and now seeing His Excellency’s expression, it seems like it’s over.”

Yan Zhigao covered his face Unable to be overjoyed, he said with a smile: “Come on, let’s go into the room and talk.” As soon as the

two of them entered the main room, Yan Wenxiu and the younger ones ran over.

Yan Wenxiu was older and knew that his father’s promotion was related to the fate of the family. When he heard that Yan Zhigao came back, he hurriedly brought his younger siblings over, looking a little nervous.

Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai didn’t think too much, but they also knew the benefits of being promoted, so they looked at Yan Zhigao and Master Xiao eagerly.

The most calm among the four is Daohua.

She is not a real child, after Xiao Yeyang gave her the jade pendant, and the officials in the post station treated her father with hospitality and thoughtfulness in the next few days, she had already guessed that her father would be promoted in all likelihood.

Seeing her father’s overjoyed look now, the result is self-evident.

Yan Zhigao, in the joy of appreciating the value, didn’t notice the expressions of the four little guys, but Mr. Xiao who was at the side saw the reactions of the four of them, and couldn’t help but darken to the calm Daohua again. I gave a thumbs up.

Daohua saw her elder brothers staring at him helplessly, but didn’t speak, so she could only take advantage of her young age and asked Yan Zhigao with a smile, “Father, have you been promoted?”

Yan Zhigao coughed reservedly, smiled and handed the document in question to Master Xiao beside him.

Master Xiao took the document, read it at a glance, and couldn’t help being pleasantly surprised: “Xingzhou Zhizhou! My lord has been promoted three levels in a row?”

Yan Zhigao nodded: “To be honest, when I saw the appointment document, I also Very surprised!”

Master Xiao immediately said: “With the qualifications of adults and the achievements of these years, it is enough to be promoted to Zhizhou! Xingzhou belongs to Beiding Prefecture, and Beiding Prefecture is among the fifteen prefectures of Zhongzhou Province. With the Grand Canal, the transportation is convenient, as long as the adults pay attention to people’s livelihood, they can still make political achievements.”

At this moment, Master Xiao was in an excited mood.

When he was young, due to family reasons, he lost his qualifications for scientific examinations, and he was unable to become an official for the rest of his life. It was difficult for him to display his ambitions. He has been depressed for many years.

Until the tenth year of Yongxing, he traveled to Zhongzhou Province and saw Yan County Magistrate who went to the fields to encourage farming and mulberry. At that time, he was touched by the scene of him eating and drinking with farmers regardless of his status.

After that, he took the initiative to join the magistrate Yan and became his teacher.

It’s a pity that the officialdom is complicated, the county magistrate Yan came from a poor family, and he has a literati’s nobility in his bones. He doesn’t want to join forces with some people in the officialdom, and even gets suppressed by the superiors. The county magistrate has been in office for nine years.

Originally, he thought that County Magistrate Yan would have no hope of turning around, but he didn’t expect that the opportunity would come just like that when things turned around.

When he reached middle age, he didn’t think about becoming an official anymore, he just wanted to support Master Yan who was sincerely doing practical things for the people, so that he could display the talents he had learned all his life.

Although Xingzhou can only be regarded as a lower state, it has four counties under its jurisdiction. If it is done well, Mr. Yan can still be promoted.

On the side, Yan Wenxiu and the others were overjoyed to hear that Yan Zhigao had been promoted.

Yan Wenkai: “Father is Lord Zhizhou, so is he at the same level as the previous Dong Zhizhou?”

No matter how restrained Yan Wenxiu was, he smiled all over his face at this time: “Yes, at the same level.”

Yan Wenkai smiled immediately: “Hmph, the next time you see Dong Xiangrong, let’s see how arrogant he is!”

“Don’t cause trouble!” Yan Wenxiu glared at Yan Wenkai, “We have already reconciled with Dong Xiangrong, and Dong Zhizhou has already accompanied him in a courteous manner. Let’s meet in the future, don’t mention this matter again.”

Saying that, Yan Wenxiu also looked at Daohua and Yan Wentao.

Yan Zhigao and Master Xiao watched from the side, both showing satisfaction.

Master Xiao smiled and said: “Young master is becoming more and more like an elder brother!”

Yan Zhigao didn’t speak, but he agreed with him.

At this time, the boy ran in and said that an official came to see him.

Yan Zhigao and Master Xiao quickly glanced at each other.

“In Fucheng, the news spread really fast!”

Yan Zhigao turned around and ordered Yan Wenxiu to take Daohua and the others down, and then greeted him out with Master Xiao.

In the next two or three days, the courtyard where Daohua and the others lived was never free, and officials came to visit Yan Zhigao every day, regardless of whether they knew each other before or not.

The little ones were lying by the window watching Yan Zhigao and Master Xiao with great interest.

Daohua: “Brother, are we going back?”

Yan Wenxiu nodded: “Father has a limited time in office, and he has to go back to hand over, it should only be these two days, you should also prepare, don’t be busy when you leave Do n’t come.”

Daohua asked again: “By the way, big brother, have you written to mother to tell her about her father’s promotion?”

Yan Wenxiu smiled and nodded, “I’ll write the letter back the day my father gets the paperwork. Yes, mother should have received the letter by now.”

At the same time, the county government of Linyi County.

Mrs. Li took the letter to Old Mrs. Yan’s Songhe Courtyard with a full face of excitement. The people from the second room and the third room also hurriedly followed after receiving the news.

“Mother, I’m overjoyed! Master, he has been promoted to the magistrate of Xingzhou!”

Mrs. Yan was thinking about some rice flowers. When she heard this, she stood up abruptly: “Really?!”

Mrs. Li quickly handed over the letter written by Yan Wenxiu: “It’s absolutely true, look, This is a letter from Wenxiu!”

“Brother is really promoted?”

Yan Zhiyuan heard Mrs. Li’s words as soon as he entered the yard, and immediately ran into the room in three steps and two steps, and quickly moved to the old lady Yan’s side.

Mrs. Yan was holding the letter and reading it word by word. Since she didn’t know many words, she read very slowly.

Yan Zhiyuan thought it was slow, so he wanted to snatch more letters: “Mother, give me the letter, and my son will read it to you.” The

old lady Yan glanced at Er Er, but seeing her daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter were all anxiously waiting. , and then dumped the letter to Yan Zhiyuan.

Yan Zhiyuan first read the letter by himself to make sure that his elder brother had really been promoted, and then he read the letter to everyone with a happy face.

“Good, good, good!”

After hearing the letter, the old lady Yan said several good words, her eyes were a little red: “Zhi Gao is a fifth-rank official, and I will have the face to see your father after I die.”

Seeing that the old lady was crying with excitement, Mrs. Li hurried forward to comfort her.

Sun smiled and said: “Mother, where is this? In the future, the elder brother’s official position will definitely become bigger and bigger, and there are Wenxiu and the others. You just wait to be the old Fengjun!” The

old lady burst into laughter : “You are the only one who can talk, then I will wait!”

Mrs. Li saw that the old lady was well, and then said: “Master has a period of time in office, and he should be back in a few days. I think we will start to clean up now.” Keep it in mind , lest you don’t have enough time later.”

Yan Zhiyuan agreed with an expression on his face: “Sister-in-law said that Xingzhou is still a little far away from us.”

After talking for a while, everyone came out of the old lady’s yard, and then went back to their respective places. The room is tidied up.

Shuangxin Courtyard.

“Did you find out? What happened? Why is the old lady’s yard so lively?” Aunt Lin asked her maid.

The servant girl shook her head: “I didn’t dare to get too close. I just know that the uncle wrote a letter and came back. Seeing that the second master and the second wife are so happy, it should be a good thing.

” After a few reproaches, I saw my younger brother rushing into the yard.

“Why are you here?”

Master Lin said with joy on his face, “Sister, I’m overjoyed, my brother-in-law has been promoted from the fifth rank Zhizhou, and I skipped three levels in a row!” Hearing

this, Aunt Lin was surprised at first, and then ecstatic: “Really, Who did you listen to?”

Master Lin suppressed the joy in his heart, and said excitedly: “Now the county government has spread the word, you know, Zhu Jiaoyu’s family has connections in Fucheng, he came here to say, it must be true.”

(end of this chapter)