On the day of the announcement of the results, Han Ze and his son arrived at the announcement place early. At that time, the announcement place was already crowded with people who wanted to check the results.
Two scholars from the town's private school, along with a group of students and their families, arrived earlier than Han Ze and his son. They were all eagerly waiting. Even if they had not performed very well in the exam, they still held on to a glimmer of hope, just in case they were lucky enough to pass.
Han Chengming and his son went to Han's house almost every day these days to try their luck. They didn't know if they were too unlucky or they had no affinity with Han Ze's family, but they never met Han Ze and his family at home. So when they met Han Ze and his son, Han Chengming and his son felt a little unhappy. Han Chengming complained, "Brother, what are you busy with all day? Can't find anyone every day?"
"After Shubo finished his exams, I took him out for a walk. It was so hard for us to come to the county town, so I bought some things to bring back. What do you want me to do?" Han Ze replied indifferently.
Han Chengming choked and thought to himself, you have a lot of money, so you are right.
Han Jixue took a step forward and looked at Han Shubo: "Shubo, are you confident that you can pass the exam?"
Han Shubo blinked and shook his head.
Han Jixue smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you fail the exam this time. You are young, you can take it again next time."
Han Shubo: “…”
He felt that he had done well in the exam. But there are always people who are better than you. He didn't know how other people did, so he couldn't be sure if he would pass the exam. Anyway, the results would be announced soon, so he would know.
Han Ze glanced at Han Jixue, patted his son's head, and smiled: "Jixue is fourteen years old this year, right?"
Han Jixue nodded and looked at Han Ze, not understanding why his uncle asked about his age at this time.
Han Ze hummed, then said thoughtfully, "I remember that the imperial examinations in this dynasty are held twice every three years. There will be one in February next year. If you fail to pass the examination, you will not be able to take part in the imperial examinations next year. This waste of time will take two or three years..."
At this point he looked at Han Jixue and smiled, "After two or three years, Jixue will be seventeen years old. It's time to talk about a wife, right, Chengming?"
Han Jixue blushed, and then thought of what his uncle meant by that. If he failed the exam this time, then his dream of becoming a scholar before getting married would not come true. How could he find a wife with a good family background without a good reputation
Marrying a peasant girl? How can that help him? Clenching his fists, he will definitely pass the exam, definitely.
He raised his head and looked at Han Ze, thinking of how good his uncle was to him when he was a child. He lowered his head and showed a gloomy sneer on his face. No matter how good he was, he was not his biological son. Now that he had a healthy son, he abandoned him...
Han Chengming was stunned for a moment, and looked at his son. It was possible that Jiwen would fail the exam, but Jixue had always been better at studying than Jiwenxue. How could Jixue fail the exam? He looked at Han Ze and said, "Brother, don't worry about these two boys of ours. Worry more about Shubo. After all, he is the youngest here."
I am young and have only been in school for a few years, so I am not at an advantage.
Han Ze smiled and ignored him. Although he was young and had less time to study, it didn't mean that he had learned less.
Han Ze didn't say anything, but the teacher in the school couldn't help but say, "Although Shubo is young, he has solid knowledge. Don't look down on him just because he is young."
Han Chengming's face was a little stiff. He didn't expect the teacher to speak for Han Shubo, but he didn't think much of it. He thought that he would know when the results were announced. What he didn't know was that the teacher was not speaking for Shubo, but was telling the truth.
At noon, the official posted the list on time. As soon as the official left, people who wanted to see the list came rushing over. Han Ze pulled Han Shubo and said, "Don't worry, let's take a look later."
Han Chengming looked at him with disdain: "Brother, you really don't have to worry. It's rare for Shubo to participate in the Tongsheng exam at his age."
"Just shut up." Han Ze said impatiently.
Han Chengming laughed contemptuously and decided to shut up. He thought Han Shubo would not pass the exam anyway. Thinking of this, he pulled his two sons and said, "Let's go and take a look."
As soon as he arrived, he heard someone reading the list. First place, Han Shubo, second place... He couldn't hear what the second place was, so he quickly pulled Han Jixue to ask, "They were talking about Han Shubo just now. Did I hear it right?"
Han Jixue's face was very ugly. Of course his father heard it right. He shook his head with a sullen face, "Dad, you heard it right. Han Shubo did get first place in the exam, the top scorer in the county!"
Grit your teeth and you’ll get... good results on the test!
If he had gotten first place, what would he worry about
Han Chengming glared and said angrily, "How could that little idiot get first place?"
Han Jixue glanced at him. It didn’t matter whether the little fool got first place or not. What mattered was what place he got.
He said, "Dad, you are tall, come and see where Jiwen and I ranked in the exam."
Someone nearby heard what he said and sneered. He was a little annoyed and glared at the man. The man was not afraid of him and sneered, "You still know where you are in the exam. It's still unknown whether you passed the exam or not, but you are quite confident."
Before Han Jixue could speak, Han Chengming glared at the man unhappily and asked angrily, "What did you say?"
Han Jixue pulled his arm and said, "Dad, don't pay attention to him. The more important thing is to look at the list."
Han Chengming snorted. His son was right. It was important to look at the list.
Before the father and his two sons could squeeze to the front, a classmate from the town's private school came out and saw Han Chengming and his son. He smiled and said, "Han Jixue and Han Jiwen both passed the exam."
The father and his two sons were delighted. Han Jixue quickly asked, "How many places did we get?"
"Han Jixue ranked 180, and Han Jiwen ranked 169."
"Did you see that?" Han Jixue asked with a sullen face. How could he only rank 180th? It would be fine if he couldn't compare to the little fool. After all, the little fool's performance in the school was obvious to all. How could he not do better than Jiwen
Han Chengming also asked from behind: "Yes, did you see it wrong? Don't say anything nonsense."
The classmate was also annoyed and waved his hands: "Yes, I was wrong, you can see for yourself."
Han Chengming and his son glared at him. Han Chengming said, "You must have seen it wrong. What kind of person are you? You are still talking nonsense!"
Classmate: “… ”
Han Jiwen stood there in a daze. He didn’t think his classmate had seen it wrong, but he just couldn’t believe that he had scored better than his brother.
Han Ze and his son also knew that Han Shubo had ranked first. They smiled at each other, and the teacher next to them said, "There is a rule in this dynasty that the top scorer in the county exam can directly become a student, and does not need to take the prefectural exam in April. He can take the academy exam next year."
Han Ze knew about this. Although Shubo was able to get first place in the exam, it would be impossible for him to become the top candidate in the county without real talent and knowledge.
It's a pity for Han Shubo, he wanted to take a few more exams to hone himself, but when he thought about having his parents accompany him to every exam and tiring them, he decided to give up. He could hone himself at any time and there was no need to tire his parents out.
A total of 200 people were admitted to the county exam this time. Twelve people from the school took the exam, seven of them passed, and one of them was the top of the county exam. The two teachers stroked their beards with satisfaction. The results of their town school in the county exam were the best since the establishment of the school. How could they not be satisfied
Of course, the five who failed the exam were a little disappointed, so the two teachers comforted them, "Don't be discouraged if you didn't pass, just try again next time."
This is the only way I can comfort myself. What else can I do
Han Jiwen felt a little proud after seeing the list. He suddenly laughed and asked, "Dad, Master, did I really rank 169th?"
The teachers were a little surprised that Han Jiwen passed the exam. They smiled and said, "Yes, he passed."
Han Chengming looked at his second son with great satisfaction. He did not expect that his second son would make him so proud and scored better than Ji Xue.
"Haha... haha..." Han Jiwen smiled foolishly, "I actually did better than my brother in the exam?"
Han Jixue's face turned dark. He didn't expect that he actually ranked 180th. How was this possible
Han Jiwen didn't notice his brother's expression and continued to smile foolishly: "I finally surpassed my brother for once, hehe... hehe..."
Han Jixue's face was not only dark now, but also gloomy and gloomy, and he wanted to cover his mouth.
Han Chengming didn't think it was a big deal. He liked whichever son was good at studying. Han Jiwen used to do worse than Han Jixue in every exam, so of course he would criticize him and praise Han Jixue. Now Han Jiwen did better than Han Jixue, but Han Jiwen just laughed it off. What's the big deal
Han Ze glanced at the three of them, father and son, and felt that there was something wrong with Han Chengming's education and that something bad would happen sooner or later.
When Ge Hongbu got home and heard that her son had ranked first in the exam, she burst into tears of joy and hugged her son, "You really made me proud..."
Han Shubo grew up and was not used to being held by his mother. He looked at his father and blinked for help. Han Ze spread his hands, indicating that he could not help. Boy, that's your mother, just bear with it.
Han Shubo: “…”
He coughed, stretched out his little hand and patted his mother's back awkwardly, stumbling to comfort her: "Don't, don't cry, in the future, I will earn a living for you..."
It would have been better if he didn't comfort her. Once he did, Ge Hongbu cried even harder. She didn't count on her parents in this life. Even Han Ze had changed his attitude towards her. She never thought of counting on her husband. But her son was hers, so she could count on him. No one could say anything.
Han Shubo froze. Why did she cry even harder? He looked at his father for help again. Han Ze raised his eyebrows again, saying that he could do nothing to help. Whoever is the mother should comfort her.
Han Shubo: “…”
He wanted to say, isn't my mother your wife? Shouldn't you coax her
"Dad..."
Han Ze interrupted him: "I just remembered that I still have things to do in my study. I'll leave first."
After saying this, without waiting for his response, she strode to the study.
Han Shubo looked at his father's back in disbelief, while his little hands kept patting his mother's back. He couldn't help but think, I've been here for such a long time and I haven't seen you enter the study once, what could you have not done
The next day, they began to pack up and prepare to go home. In the county exam, the officials would not come to the house to report the results, so Han Maode and others did not know whether Han Shubo had passed the exam. It was not until they came back that they learned that Han Shubo had taken the first place, and they could not help but cheer again.
Han Maode clapped his hands fiercely, "Kill a chicken, oh, no, kill a pig, I want to invite the whole village to celebrate..."
Han Ze quickly stopped him, helpless and amused: "Dad, Shubo has only taken the county exam, let's wait until he passes the exam, as for killing the pig, just kill it."
Anyway, even if we don’t invite the villagers, our family members will have to eat too.
Han Maode felt a little disappointed. It was rare for a happy event to happen in his family and he could show off, but why didn't his son let him
Han Ze advised, "Dad, don't be sad. When Shubo passes the exam next year, we will definitely treat him to a meal, okay?"
Han Maode then said, "Don't interrupt me when the time comes."
Han Ze assured: "Definitely not."
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