The young man's clear voice made everyone in the hall look at him, including Qiao Xiucai and He Xiucai who were touting each other's humility.
Xue Juncai raised his head in disbelief, he couldn't believe he didn't even think of it, how could Xue Tingxiang have it.
I saw the slender young man with his hands behind his back, walking back and forth in the hall, Fang said: "If you take the bait, you will be old. If you take the bait, you will be tested.
In fact, Xue Tingxiang was not good at reciting poems, but he couldn't hold back that the person in his dream lived a long life and had a wide market. Once upon a time in Shilin, there was a long-running joke—
In other words, there was a white-haired scholar who was taking the exam, and the examiner knew that he was an old boy who failed the exam many times, so he deliberately made things difficult for him: "I will make a couplet, if you can match it, I will take it. you."
This old boy was bitter in his heart, but he didn't dare to let it go.
The examiner posed the question: "If you take the bait, you will be old. If you take the bait, you will take the exam. If you take the old exam, you will be old."
Lao Tongsheng complained to Rao Zuoyi, and replied, "One person is great, two people are heaven, heaven is big and human affection, and human affection is greater than heaven."
This flattery was exquisitely done, so the chief examiner was embarrassed to go back on it, so he could only take him as a scholar.
In fact, as soon as I heard this story, I knew it was made up. Anyone who has participated in the hospital examination should know what the situation will be. How could the examiner take the initiative to test an old boy student? The examiner and the examinee will not talk to each other, and it is also to avoid it.
Apparently, it was made up by some sloppy scholar, and it was used for chatting and comforting. Because it made people laugh, it spread in Shilin. It even extends to the fact that any official in the court is sent out as a student promotion official, or presides over a new science examination, and the officials who are close to him can't help but tell the previous sentence, but don't 'humanity is too much'.
It is a joke, but also a warning. There has always been a lot of fraud in the imperial examination. Once you go wrong, you will be wrong.
Xue Tingxiang did not expect to hear this pair here.
He didn't feel uneasy because the second couplet was borrowed, because winning Xue Juncai had always been the biggest obsession in his heart.
It is now, and it was in the dream.
In the dream, he was troubled by this for a long time, and after various efforts, he finally raised his eyebrows. It was because of his experience that he knew that this kind of obsession would affect a person's xinxing too much. He has more ambitious goals, and there are still many things to do, and Xue Juncai is just an obstacle to him now, and it is necessary for him to pass him.
As for why he would abandon the second link he came up with and choose to borrow this one. Xue Tingxiang glanced at Xue Qingshan and Yang Zhong, and regarded him as an extremely small measure, so he was ridiculing.
Apparently, only Xue Qingshan and Yang Zhong were Tongsheng, and although the pair were perfectly matched, they were obviously mocking. Old test Tongsheng, Tongsheng test to old. This is undoubtedly the biggest ridicule and curse for a person who has not been admitted to a high school student for many years.
The faces of the two immediately turned purple, but they couldn't help but hold back. At this time, He Xiucai and Qiao Xiucai had already high fives and praised it.
"Okay, that's right!"
It seems that everyone forgot about Xue Juncai, He Xiucai and Qiao Xiucai whispered a few times, and then He Xiucai announced: "After the unanimous decision of the two of us, the winner is Xue Tingxiang and Xue Xiaoyou."
"Xue Xiaoyou, I hope you can work diligently and achieve fame as soon as possible." He said to Xue Tingxiang amicably.
"Thank you for the encouragement of the two seniors, the boy will definitely work harder." Xue Tingyan bowed as a gift.
At the same time when He Qiao, the two talents, and Xue Tingxiang were talking, the villagers standing in the hall and outside the house started to discuss. Most of them are praise, of course, there are also disbelief and doubts.
Among them, the Xue family is the most unbelievable, especially Xue Qingshan. He used to endure the restraint, but he couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up and said, "Just relying on these to decide whether to win or lose, are the two seniors? Too hasty?"
Seeing that both He Xiucai and Qiao Xiucai were looking over, he shrank for a moment, and then became confident again: "I haven't made a pair yet, so the winner is decided..."
He Xiucai looked displeased and ignored him, but asked Patriarch Xue with an old face: "Could it be that Patriarch Xue also disagrees with the conclusion of the two of us?"
How could Patriarch Xue dare to offend the Xiucai Gong, or two Xiu Cai Gong. Besides, from his point of view, Xue Tingxiang's performance in this game was indeed somewhat unexpected, and he was much more talented than Xue Jun. He was an outsider, so he naturally saw it clearly, so he hurriedly scolded Xue Qingshan and asked him to apologize to the two scholars.
Xue Juncai was also full of dissatisfaction: "The boy is also unconvinced. He has never been as good as me. I just didn't prepare properly. The two seniors can ask the question again. This time the boy will definitely beat him."
At this time, a woman squeezed in from the crowd outside the door.
Her clothes were disheveled and her hair was messy. It was Yang.
Yang Shi stumbled in and cried, "My son can't lose, it must be the two of you who were bribed and deliberately harmed my son."
This is a big slap in the face, especially on such occasions when a woman rushed in and made a loud noise, not only He Qiao and the two scholars were angry, but even several village elders present were scolded for being indecent.
"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous! Did Li Zheng and the patriarch also think that the two of us were bribed?"
"The two scholars must not be angry. This woman has long hair and short knowledge. She is talking nonsense."
"Lian Xing, don't get your bitch back!"
The old man Xue on the side was so anxious that he didn't know what to do, but how could he, a father-in-law, go to pull his daughter-in-law, so he could only ask his eldest son Xue Qingshan to quickly take his wife away.
It's just that Xue Qingshan still wants an explanation at this time, how can he take care of this.
There was a lot of trouble on the field, He Xiucai wanted to leave, and Qiao Xiucai didn't want to stay longer. Patriarch Xue and Zheng Lizheng kept saying something to keep them, and at the same time they were angrily scolded to get these people away.
Qiao Xiucai sneered, and did not scold Xue Juncai, but sneered at Xue Qingshan: "You are a child, and you have taken the test a few times in the end, but you can't see the meaning of the test for Brother He, no wonder you took the test. Still a child after so many years!"
Qiao Xiucai's words were so heart-wrenching, Xue Qingshan's face turned pale. In fact, Qiao Xiucai is not usually so bitter, but only when he saw that the father and son wanted to entangle him after he lost and refused to admit the debt, he said malicious words.
"In terms of emergency response and calmness of mind, he is not as good as him." He pointed to Xue Tingxiang, and then to Xue Juncai: "You have time in the examination room to give you a chance to dawdle and give you another chance? Let's talk about that paper. , smudged, I'm afraid you don't have to read what you wrote, it's a bad end!"
At this time, Xue Juncai was already so frightened that his face was pale, and how could he react, but Xue Qingshan was struck by lightning and stopped talking.
He Xiucai and Qiao Xiucai finally stayed.
Taking advantage of the chaos in the hall, Xue Qingshan sneaked into the crowd with Xue Juncai and Mrs. Yang in a dismal manner.
Seeing that there was no liveliness, the villagers also dispersed, and as they walked home, they discussed today's affairs with the people around them.
In fact, how do they know anything, as long as they know that the last winner is the dog of Xue Lianxing's second house. It can be expected that after this incident, many people in the village will change their views on Xue Tingxiang, and they will even happily talk to others about the existence of a descendant in the village. After being praised by the two talented masters, they must have a great future in the future.
And Xue Juncai's reputation in the village is destined to be replaced by Xue Tingxiang.
Taking advantage of the crowds, Xue Tingxiang walked out of Zheng Lizheng's house.
Zhao'er had been waiting outside for a long time. As soon as he saw him, he said happily, "Gou'er, you really won, you have beaten Xue Juncai! Sister is so happy."
She was so happy that she didn't know how good it was. Xue Tingyan couldn't say anything condemning when she saw this, but just looked at her with a smile.
After being happy for a while, Zhao'er showed a little hesitation: "By the way, after you beat him, do you really want to go to the Qinghe Academy to study?"
Xue Tingxiang pondered for a while: "I don't plan to go to Qinghe Academy. Uncle Chen said that he can help me recommend Qingyuan Academy."
"Qingyuan Academy? The name seems to be quite similar to Qinghe Academy, is this academy good?" Immediately, Zhao'er laughed and said, "Yes, Uncle Chen has a lot of knowledge, so he can say it is not bad. ."
Xue Tingxiang nodded: "I plan to go to town in the next two days to talk to Uncle Chen about this."
"What are you waiting for these two days, let's go now."
Xue Tingxiang didn't expect Zhao'er to be so urgent, so he couldn't help but hesitate.
Zhao'er said again: "The house must be in chaos at the moment, let's avoid the limelight and talk about it."
He immediately understood the meaning of her words. With the temperament of a big family and the Zhao family, who had always been partial, he didn't know what the chaos would be like at home.
The two avoided the crowd and left the village. Because they didn't encounter the mule cart, they took the ox cart to the town.
When he arrived at Dongliju, Uncle Chen happened to be there. Xue Tingxiang explained the matter, and Uncle Chen agreed that he would go to his classmate tomorrow. After that, the two didn't go back, Xue Tingxiang continued to copy his unfinished book, while Zhao'er continued to clean up the pile of clothes she had not finished.
It was not until the evening that the two returned to Yuqing Village.
The Xue's yard was quiet, with smoke from the chimney, and the kitchen seemed to be cooking.
Zhao Shi stood in the yard and saw the two walking in from outside, she had a cold face and scolded without naming her name: "People say that we enjoy the blessings of our children and grandchildren, but we have become old servants, and we haven't seen anyone for a day. , I opened my mouth to eat when I got home, I owe you in my last life!"
Mrs Yang came out of the east wing: "Mother, the meal for the third siblings is ready, let's set the table to eat."
Zhao Shi snorted coldly, turned around and entered the main house door. Yang didn't even look at the two of them, and went in after him.
Zhao'er took a look at Xue Tingxiang.
Xue Tingxiang looked at her: "What are you looking at?"
Zhao'er groaned and muttered in a low voice, "Don't pay attention to Grandma, she's just too eccentric."
"Ok, I know."
While the two were cleaning up the house, there was a sudden loud noise in the courtyard, not only the voices of Father Xue and Xue Qingshan, but also a familiar voice.
Zhao'er looked out the window, and it was Yang's father, Yang Zhong.
Yang Zhong was a native of Niujiaoling nearby. Because he was a boy, he was considered a prominent figure in Niujiaoling. Like his son-in-law, he opened a private school to make ends meet. However, this person is flamboyant, good at putting on airs, relying on the old to sell the old, and most of all, he is not happy.
Yang Zhong seemed to have eaten too much wine somewhere, his steps were staggering, and his fat face was flushed.
The couple in the big room greeted him, as well as Mr. Xue.
Mr. Xue looked a little embarrassed: "Old in-law's family, because of my family's affairs, I have to make you run several times. This is because you have eaten too much. Come in and sit."
Mrs Yang complained, "Father, you too, why are you drinking so much wine?"
"It's not that Zheng Lizheng is so hospitable. After eating this wine for so long, is your father still drunk?" Yang Zhong looked a little smug, and said to Old Man Xue: "It's nothing, so is Juncai. My grandson, I am a grandfather, how can I not come and call the shots for him."
This made Mr. Xue even more embarrassed. He also had a few things in his mind that morning, so it must not be so easy to end. He accompanied him with a smile and said, "Let my in-laws laugh. If it wasn't for the family's financial difficulties, this kind of thing would not have happened..."
The voices of the two gradually decreased, and they entered the room together.
Zhao'er glanced at Xue Tingxiang: "Fortunately, I bought a few buns when I came back. Well, I don't have to eat dinner this time."
In fact, no one asked them to eat, because Yang Zhong suddenly came, and the entire Xue family was tossed around.
This Yang Zhong used to have a temperament that likes tossing people, and likes to take airs. The key person has the identity of a child, and Mr. Xue also respects him. Every time he comes, he greets him with good wine and good food.
The Xue family had not been wary of Yang Zhonghui coming at this time before, and they just cooked some meals casually. This kind of meal is not good for entertaining people, and it has to be remade.
Zhao'er didn't care about the outside world, went to the kitchen to pour some hot water, and went back to the house to eat buns with Xue Tingxiang.
After eating the buns, it was already dark outside.
Zhao'er stood in front of the door and saw that the lights in the main room were brightly lit, obviously he had already eaten.
She was about to go to the stove to boil water to wash her feet, when Xue Tao'er hurriedly walked out of the main room and said, "Sister Zhao'er, Grandpa called Gouer over."