manynovel Chapter 258 Homecoming
Chapter 258 Homecoming
Chapter 258 Homecoming
Zhuantang Town, Yang's brush and ink workshop.
On this day, father Yang Maocai and brother-in-law Zhao Kuan were directing some workers to load goods on the carriage.
At this time, a sedan chair came from far to near, and soon came to the door of the brush and ink workshop.
This sedan chair, plus a dozen bearers, naturally quickly attracted many people outside the workshop.
Under everyone's gaze, the sedan chair stopped, and then, the curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, and a young man in official uniform came out from inside.
Yang Maocai, Zhao Kuan and others naturally also noticed this boy.
When the two saw the boy's face, they were stunned.
The "adult" in official uniform in front of him looks very much like their relative Yang Sanlang.
"Father, brother-in-law."
Zhang Qingfeng got off the sedan chair, and then yelled at the two of them.
"You, are you Saburo?" Yang Maocai stammered and asked.
"Father, it's me, why don't you recognize me?" Zhang Qingfeng said to Yang Maocai with a smile.
"You, Sanlang, why are you dressed like this?" Yang Maocai asked Zhang Qingfeng.
"I've become an official! This is my official uniform." Zhang Qingfeng said.
"Are you an official?" Hearing Zhang Qingfeng's words, Yang Mao couldn't help swallowing, and asked, "Why are you an official now? You're not making a sound."
"Let's talk when we get home! I'll come and see, are mother and my sister at home?" Zhang Qingfeng asked Yang Maocai.
"Your mother and your sister are at home." Yang Maocai said.
"That's all right, you guys are busy first, I'll go back first." Zhang Qingfeng said to the two of them.
Then he turned around and got back into the sedan again, and then asked the bearer to get up and go home.
Zhang Qingfeng's home has also moved to the town, and a large courtyard was newly built this year.
After the pen and ink workshop got on the right track, Zhang Qingfeng's mother and elder sister didn't take part in the work of the pen and ink workshop, mainly because there were too many men in the workshop, and it was inconvenient to work in it.
Now, they all stay at home and do what they can.
When Zhang Qingfeng's sedan chair was about to arrive home, he heard two footsteps running quickly in front of his sedan chair.
He opened the sedan chair curtain and saw his father Yang Maocai and brother-in-law Zhao Kuan following up.
"Why aren't you in the workshop anymore?" Zhang Qingfeng asked the two of them.
"Leave the matter to Daniel. I'll come back to see what's going on with you being an official." Yang Maocai said to Zhang Qingfeng.
Zhang Qingfeng stopped the sedan chair, and he walked out from inside.
The old man is always walking, but it is shameful for his son to sit in a sedan chair.
"Sanlang, what's going on with you? Why did you suddenly become an official?" Yang Maocai asked Zhang Qingfeng.
"Let's talk about it when we go home," Zhang Qingfeng said.
Just as the two were talking, they had already arrived at the door of the house.
Yang Maocai pushed open the courtyard door, while Zhang Qingfeng asked the bearer to carry the sedan chair into the courtyard.
At this time, in the yard, Zhang Qingfeng's mother and sister also came out when they heard the movement.
When they saw Zhang Qingfeng in official uniform, they immediately opened their mouths in surprise.
"Mother, eldest sister, second sister, Aunt Osmanthus, Aunt Zhang, Aunt Ma..." Zhang Qingfeng greeted a group of women one by one.
"Sanlang, who is this?" Mother Yang asked Zhang Qingfeng in surprise.
"Sanlang has become an official." At this time, Yang Maocai said to Yang's mother.
"Dang, become an official?" Zhang Qingfeng's two sisters were also surprised.
"Mother, these bearers are also thirsty along the way, please prepare some water for them." Zhang Qingfeng said to his mother, Yang Shi.
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away." Yang said, and hurriedly prepared water.
Next, a dozen bearers drank water. After Zhang Qingfeng settled their wages, they went back.
After the bearers left, Zhang Qingfeng was surrounded by the whole family.
"Sanlang, tell me, why did you become an official? What kind of official are you?" Yang Maocai asked Zhang Qingfeng impatiently.
After hearing what Yang Maocai said, Zhang Qingfeng said: "Two months ago, I met the official in Da Nei. The official saw that I was talented and appointed me as an official."
"Have you seen the official family yet? Then what kind of official are you?" Zhao Kuan, brother-in-law, asked Zhang Qingfeng.
"I'm now the Hanlin of the Academy of Painting. The Hanlin knows it, and I can see the officials of the official family at any time." Zhang Qingfeng said to everyone.
In fact, what Zhang Qingfeng said was just to fool people who don't understand.
Although Hanlin of the Academy of Painting is considered an official, it does not have any authority.
Moreover, Hanlin is not an official name, but just a professional title, just like the academicians of the Academy of Sciences in later generations, you can't say that the academicians of the Academy of Sciences are officials, right?
Up to now, Zhang Qingfeng didn't even know what rank of official he was, he only knew that he was an official, and he could still receive the salary from the court every month.
Zhang Qingfeng didn't understand the way of doing this, and the Yang family didn't understand it even more. They only knew that Zhang Qingfeng became an official and became a big man in others' mouths.
"You kid, you became an official two months ago, why are you coming home now?" Mother Yang said to Zhang Qingfeng.
"I'm busy! I just became an official and I don't know how to do anything. I'm very busy every day. How can I have time to come back?"
Zhang Qingfeng said: "No, I just got free time, so I came back!"
"Then when are you going back? Why don't you let your two brother-in-laws go with you, they can take care of you too." Mother Yang said to Zhang Qingfeng.
"I have to go back in two days. There are too many things over there." Zhang Qingfeng said: "As for brother-in-law, forget it. It's not convenient for me to take people there."
"I heard that all officials have official seals. Where is your official seal? Let me see it." Yang's father said to Zhang Qingfeng.
Hearing Father Yang's words, Zhang Qingfeng took out a wooden box from his pocket, opened it, took out an official seal and handed it over.
"Be careful, don't fall." Mother Yang reminded.
"Hey, this official seal is really pretty." Yang Maocai said with a smirk.
"Sanlang, what do you want to eat today, I'll buy it for you?" Mother Yang asked Zhang Qingfeng.
"Eat anything." Zhang Qingfeng said.
"Zhao Kuan, go to the town and weigh a few catties of meat and buy two chickens." Mother Yang ordered Zhao Kuan directly.
"Yang Xue, if you go to Tian's house, you will say that Sanlang has become an official, and ask Tian's family to come over." Yang's mother said to Yang Xue, Zhang Qingfeng's eldest sister.
Hearing the Tian family, Zhang Qingfeng had a headache and wanted to stop it, but he didn't know how to stop it.
As the "prospective son-in-law" of the Tian family, it is impossible to justify not seeing the Tian family after returning from the official position.
In the evening, Mother Yang prepared a sumptuous meal.
The Tian family was also invited over.
For the Yang family, Zhang Qingfeng can still fool around a bit, but for the Tian family, just a casual question, Zhang Qingfeng's bottom is turned upside down.
The Yang family didn't know what a painting academy was, but the Tian family did. After all, someone from the Tian family was an official in the imperial court.
However, the Tian family can only be happy that Zhang Qingfeng can become a Hanlin Academy of Painting, after all, it is better to be an official than not to be an official.
Moreover, Hanlin can often get in touch with people in the palace.
Zhang Qingfeng became an official, although he was not a genuine civil official, both families were very happy.
Afterwards, Zhang Qingfeng proposed not to study for the imperial examination anymore, and his family did not say anything more.
After all, the imperial examination is for becoming an official, and now that everyone is an official, there is no need for the imperial examination.
(End of this chapter)