Chapter 150 To all my brothers, I like to talk about the promotion

【original】 Dear Brothers: On the sixth day of March, I was entrusted with the imperial examination on the tenth day of the Han and Zhan exams. I was very anxious, because I was born with writing, and I might not be able to finish the exam.On the morning of the thirteenth, when I saw the ranking list, Yu ranked first in the second class, so he was rewarded with the grace of the lotus;Extraordinary kindness, extraordinary honor, how can I report it in the future?But sometimes panic, thinking is just in case. Because of the convenience of Jin Zhuqian's southward rotation, I will return four packages of fifth-grade supplementary clothes, two crystal tops, two donkey-hide gelatin seals, two deer glue seals, and a pair of mother's earrings.When Zhuqian arrived in the province, my brother checked and collected it according to the order.Donkey-hide gelatin is a gift from Mao Jiyun, the most rare thing, and it must be used with caution at home.Zhuqian once borrowed forty taels of surplus silver, and promised to return it when he arrived in the province. The twenty-two taels of silver was used for the capital of his sixth and ninth younger brothers to study in the provincial capital, four taels for the purchase of books and pens, and six taels for his fourth brother's season. My younger brother Hengyang paid four taels for the money he paid to buy lacquer under his teacher, that is to say, he paints once a year.For Ouyang Tai's mother-in-law with four taels of gold, after the younger brother receives the silver, he can use it according to the amount.

This time when Zhu Qian arrived home, it will be after the May Festival, so I will not write everything in detail. When the discount arrives, I will write another detailed letter and return it, and I will arrive in about April and a half.My good brother is in the province. If you have anything you don't need, you can write to Beijing.The rest is not described.Guofan Hand Grass. (March 19, Daoguang 23rd year) 【Note】 ① Reward: reward, promotion. 【Translation】 Dear Brothers: On the sixth day of March, I was enshrined in the imperial examination on the tenth day of the first day, and I was very anxious, because I was unfamiliar with writing, and I was afraid that I would not be able to finish the test paper.Unexpectedly, on the morning of the thirteenth, when I saw the list of ranks published, I was listed as the second rank and the first rank. In this way, relying on the emperor's grace, I was rewarded and promoted, and I was promoted to be a minister of the Imperial Academy.

How to repay this extra favor and honor in the future?The only thing I can do is to stay in fear all the time and want to repay one ten thousandth of it. Now that Jin Zhuqian has returned to Hunan, I asked him to bring home four sets of five-grade supplementary clothes, two crystal tops, two donkey-hide gelatin seals, two deer glue seals, and a pair of mother's earrings.When Zhuqian arrived in the provincial capital, my younger brother checked the items according to the list.Donkey-hide gelatin was sent by Mao Jiyun, and it is the most rare medicine, so it should be used cautiously at home.Zhu Qian once lent me forty taels of silver, and agreed to return it when he got the province.

For the purpose of these forty taels, twenty-two taels are the tuition fees for the sixth and ninth brothers to study in the provincial capital, four taels are for buying books and pens, six taels are the gift money for the fourth brother Jidi Hengyang's teacher, and four taels are for buying paint (that is, the cost of painting the longevity material once a year), four taels is the memorial gift money for Ouyang Tai's mother-in-law.After the virtuous brother receives the money, he can pay according to the amount allocated above. This time Zhu Qian arrived home after the May Festival, so I didn’t write everything in detail. When the messenger came, I would write another detailed letter and attach it back. I can arrive in about April and a half.My brother is in the provincial capital, if you need something, you can write to the capital.The rest are not written one by one.Brother Guofan hand grass. (March 19, Daoguang 23rd year)