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Chapter 213 It’s Not Easy to Be the Richest Man in Ming Dynasty 25

The students were eagerly waiting for the imperial edict, and the soldiers who brought the good news were also staring at the imperial edict.

There were more and more teams beating drums and gongs, and the Shen family welcomed the crowd that came to announce the good news.

"Congratulations to Mr. Shen Yujin of Hangzhou Prefecture for being the new third place in the imperial examination!"

Shen Rong emptied the silver in his purse and gave all the two hundred taels of silver to the soldier who brought the good news. His servants brought over a basket of copper coins and distributed them to the people around who were watching the excitement.

The congratulations were endless. The Shen family's genealogy can now have a separate page. This is the foundation and the highlight moment of the Shen family.

Shen Rong's face flushed with excitement. This was a great honor for the family! The Shen family had risen from humble beginnings and finally made a name for themselves.

Just for this reason, Shen Rong felt that his original wife deserved to be the first to be honored! She was the Shen family's number one contributor!

Next, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed officials to the three people he had selected. Shen Yujin was appointed editor of the Hanlin Academy, a seventh-rank official.

The horse-riding parade was also fun. Although the top two scholars were good-looking, they were both in their thirties or forties. Only the third place scholar, Shen Yujin, was a handsome young man.

So Shen Yujin was targeted by the girls. The purse and handkerchief were just basic operations. All kinds of fruits were thrown at Shen Yujin. Shen Yujin kept his eyes and ears alert, and the soldier who was escorting the horse next to him was in trouble.

There are all kinds of things hanging on her body, which is also a kind of income. But the girl who threw the melon, don't run away, the soldiers' heads are buzzing with pain.

After praising the officials in the Imperial Street, it was time to attend the Qionglin Banquet hosted by the Emperor. Then all the newly-appointed scholars had a three-month vacation, which was the time given by the Emperor for them to return to their hometowns to worship their ancestors.

If you don't return to your hometown when you are rich and powerful, it is like walking in fine clothes at night. Shen Yujin wanted to go home and bring his grandfather to Nanjing. No matter what, the old man had to live with the eldest son's family.

Shen Rong left the old housekeeper to look after the house and rushed home with everyone to celebrate.

Shen Fu had already received the good news from the county. Shen Fu's crying baby ran straight to the ancestral hall and started crying in front of the tablets of his parents and wife.

No one in the family dared to persuade them. The Shen family had experienced too much over the years, from obscurity to prosperity, then to the confiscation of their property, and then to Shen Yujin's sudden rise.

The ups and downs of the story are enough to write a book. Shen Wang finally persuaded the crying Shen Fu: "Dad, this is a great thing, why are you still crying?

There are a lot of things waiting for your decision now. The Jinshi Memorial Archway has not been erected yet, the banquet has not been arranged, the family luggage has not been packed, and the family property needs someone to look after it."

Shen Fu jumped up and suddenly remembered the heavy responsibility he had. He needed to solve these problems by himself and had no time to be sad.

The responsibility of looking after the family must be placed on Shen Wang, and only Shen Wang can make Shen Fu feel at ease with this huge industry. This is the foundation of the family.

Shen Fu told Shen Wang: "I'm handing over the whole situation at the Second Brother's house to you. I only ask you to buy more sacrificial fields, which are the foundation of our Shen family.

I've brought all these people home under my watchful eye. You just need to take care of your hometown. I'll take your children with me, and they'll learn to be ambitious from Jin Ge'er. Your wife will also have to go to Jinling, and he'll have to take charge of the children's marriages.

"Take steady steps and bide your time. I'll leave the Shen family's assets to you."

Shen Wang was quite depressed. His whole family was taken away and he was the only one left to make a living by guarding the pile of silver.

Shen Yujin returned to the old house he had been away from for a long time. Seeing the family happily welcoming him, his eyes were moved to tears. People are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless?

Shen Yujin really felt the true feelings, and then he offered three kinds of animals to worship his ancestors. The Shen family ancestral hall welcomed the first plaque of a successful Jinshi.

Shen Fu held a three-day banquet to entertain the officials and gentry who came to the Shen family. These were all gifts brought back over the years. Now these people looked up to the Shen family.

From now on, the Shen family can say that they are a family of scholars and have successfully crossed the class barrier to become members of the upper class.

The Shen family was busy hosting guests for more than ten days before they set off for Jinling. When they arrived in Jinling, they were busy arranging equipment and allocating housing, which was also a hassle.

It is not easy to live in Jinling. The Shen family now lives in Jinling, where everything costs money. The expenses are rising. The land prices in Jinling are also ridiculously high, and it is not easy to buy a farm there.

What Shen Fu is worried about now is Shen Yujin's marriage. Ever since Shen Yujin graduated from high school, there has been an endless stream of people coming to the Shen family to propose marriage.

Shen Fu was ambitious and always wanted to find a good marriage for Shen Yujin that had all the advantages. The Shen family really needed a capable mistress of the house.

Shen Yujin's marriage was delayed due to the overwhelming choice.

Shen Fuchou's teeth ached because of this. His eyes and Brother Jin were first-class in every way, so why was it so difficult for him to find a marriage?

Shen Yujin's excellence attracted the attention of a man named Xin Guogong Tang He. Tang He's eldest granddaughter Tang Lan was betrothed to someone in her early years. However, the girl was unlucky and fell off a horse and broke her neck at the age of sixteen. She died on the spot. The sixteen-year-old Tang Lan became a widow.

Tang He was also troubled by this matter. After the three-year mourning period, Tang Lan had become an old girl of almost twenty years old. The men who were suitable for her had already had many wives and concubines, but Tang Lan still had no place to go.

This time, the newly-minted Jinshi Tang He set his sights on Shen Yujin, a young man of suitable age and handsome appearance. Although the Shen family was a little less well-off, it was still a respectable family.

Tang He sent someone to inquire about the situation in Shen Yujin's room and learned that the Shen family had never arranged for a maid to sleep in the room, and that the room was extremely clean. Tang He was even more satisfied.

The granddaughter was already so old and it was too late to delay, so Tang He asked Xu Da, Duke of Wei, to be the matchmaker and asked about the Shen family's intentions. Marriage is not about making enemies, so of course both parties must be interested before further discussions can be held.

Shen Fu was just worried about this, when a piece of pie fell from the sky. Xu Da, who was supporting both families, did not hide Tang Lan's situation and asked the Shen family directly if they had any concerns.

Shen Fu shook his head like a rattle: "Old Duke, we have all experienced the shitty world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, so there is nothing to worry about. Although my Yu Jin is a scholar, he is really not pedantic at all.

Our family is in need of a mistress, and we have not concealed anything from the old Duke Shen family. As long as the child enters the family, we will definitely treat him sincerely."

This matter was almost entirely decided by the parents and the matchmaker, so Shen Yujin stated that the elders in the family would make the final decision, and the matter was settled.

Shen Yujin's marriage to a man of high status was a little beyond the Shen family's expectations, so Shen Fu hurriedly found the most famous official matchmaker in the city to propose to the Tang family.

They are not young anymore, so they need to hurry up. Shen Fu, the matchmaker and the betrothal partner, used his own private money to arrange a marriage for Shen Yujin. Shen Rong had no say in the matter. The Shen family gave a betrothal gift of 8,800 taels of silver, but in fact, Shen Fu stuffed a lot more in the box when he delivered the betrothal gift.