Since Xue Tingxiang and Xue Jun have left, Mr. Xue seems to have lost his soul.
It was the same in the past, every time Xue Qingshan went to take the exam, he would be out of order for many days until everything was settled.
"You old man is not good at learning, and he has experienced many times. Why is it still like this? The boss is fine. It's hard to be a scholar, but the boss didn't say that Juncai will end up as a child at least, so don't worry about it."
Yes, Xue Qingshan had changed his tune a long time ago, from Juncai ending as at least a scholar, to at least a child. Although the difference between Tong Sheng and Xiucai is a thousand miles away, Mr. Xue really doesn't care about this at the moment, as long as he can pass the exam.
Because after so many years, he also realized that it is very difficult to be a scholar. Of course, if he could really be a scholar, he would laugh in his dreams.
In Mr. Xue's heart, he didn't think that Xue Tingxiang was in the meeting. After all, Xue Tingxiang had only really studied for less than a year. Under Xue Tingxiang's intentional concealment, the Xue family did not know that the owner of the Qingyuan Museum was his teacher. In addition, Xue Qingshan deliberately belittled, and Mr. Xue thought that the dog was still the same dog. Even in the Haoxue Museum, he had to study for a few years. .
Mr. Xue has been lost for many days in a row, and even the people in the village know what he is thinking. Whenever there is a big exam in the county government, Xue Lianxing is like this.
Seeing that the day of the crime was approaching, Mr. Xue always felt that he had miscalculated the day. He clearly felt that it should be today, but after asking, he realized that the day was wrong.
On the day of the crime, he did the same, but he didn't have the face to ask his wife what time it was today. So when the good news came, he didn't react at all.
Until he saw Zheng Lizheng with an unspeakable smile on his face, standing at the door of his yard with the person delivering the good news.
After such a short period of time, almost everyone in the village knew that the Xue family had been caught, and they all heard the news.
"Congratulations, Hexi, old man." The good news man was wearing a red shirt with a smile on his face.
Mr. Xue didn't know when the cigarette pot fell, and walked forward with shaking hands.
Zheng Lizheng couldn't hide his sour taste: "Lian Xing, you've finally made it."
"I, this..." Mr. Xue didn't know what to say, his head was dumbfounded.
At this time, Patriarch Xue also received the letter and rushed over, came to Zheng Lizheng in front of him and said: "Yes, Lian Xing is finally in the early stage, no one in our village knows, if you are concerned about your own children and grandchildren, it is still Lian Xing. Xing, it has been like a day for decades, and God finally opened his eyes, which is also my Xue's blessing."
Patriarch Xue had an undisguised joy on his face, but he did not forget to ridicule Zheng Lizheng. The children and grandchildren of Zheng Lizheng's family have also studied, but unfortunately none of them are successful.
"Have you won? My grandson Juncai has finally won!" Zhao shi ran out of the room, and regardless of the occasion, he squeezed in front of the good news person and asked.
The good news person only used the nickname of Juncai as the chief of the case, and he was still thinking that this family would really have a name. Handsome, not young talent! He nodded hurriedly, and congratulated again: "Congratulations to the old lady, your grandson has been hit this time, and he is the case leader in our county, one of hundreds of people!"
Seeing that the grandmother of the case didn't know what a case was, the good news person also explained it specially, and said some congratulatory words, in order to make the family happy and give more money or something.
"Oh, my handsome talent is really hit!" Zhao shi shouted again. In the crowd, Mrs Yang wiped away her tears, her son was really hit.
"Okay, okay, I really don't know." Although Old Man Xue scolded him like this, his smile was full.
Next, according to the rules, the good news should be reported again, and it is also a form.
In fact, this good news is not sent by the county government, but the people in Huyang Township who specialize in eating this line of food.
In general, only the top ten are listed in the county test. Of course, there are also those who want to take the opportunity to eat. Fifty are counted, and one is counted as one. The bottom of the silver.
Since it is white to get people's money, it is natural to take the form to the full, to make people so happy that they don't know what to do, and only give enough money to reward them.
I saw the big red letter card in the hand of this newspaper gratifying person, reporting: "The good news is that Xue Tingxiang, the master of your house, and Xu, the magistrate of Mengxia County, won the first place in the Xia County Examination in the third year of Jiacheng County."
The old man Xue was smiling, but the smile on his face froze.
"Not Juncai?" he asked softly.
"Old man, we are applying for a big name. It is the master of your house, Xue Tingxiang."
Zhao's 'it's not a handsome man' was silenced by the villagers' discussions.
"I said it must be a dog!"
"The two gentlemen are not lying."
The person who saw the good news didn't know how to give a reward, and the smile on the good news person's face also froze. It was Patriarch Xue who reacted, and hurriedly took out the money from his sleeve, stepped forward and stuffed it into others' hands.
"I hope you don't think too much, please have a tea or something."
The good news person weighed the silver in his hand, almost two taels, not too little, and immediately cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, old man, we are leaving now, and we have to go to another place to announce the good news."
When Patriarch Xue sent the good news, almost all the villagers left, and Zheng Lizheng left at an unknown time. He had a smile on his face, but when he turned around, he saw the stunned old face of Mr. Xue: "Why, are you not happy when the dog is hit?"
"I'm not unhappy, why are you unhappy."
"I don't care who you are, but don't be stupid."
After that, Patriarch Xue left, leaving Mr. Xue standing alone, wondering what he was thinking.
This incident was noisy in Yuqing Village for a few days before it gradually faded away.
So when Xue Tingxiang came back from the county, the people in the village were not as excited as before. When they saw him returning, they could at most say something like 'Good boy'.
Xue Tingxiang stayed in the county for a few days. Generally, after each county trial according to the rules, he needed to stay in the county and wait for the county magistrate to call.
Since the county magistrate was selected as the main test, he was considered a teacher, so how could he not be gifted. However, this kind of teacher is not as important as the teacher of the jinshi and the first, but the officialdom has always paid attention to the world, and this transition is inevitable.
In particular, Xue Tingxiang was recommended by the magistrate of Xu.
Generally speaking, the case leader of each county examination must be a scholar, no accident. The lower officials have to give Shangfeng face, and Shangfeng naturally has to take into account the face of his subordinates.
Returning from the county, I have to go to the Lin family, which is a must.
When Xue Tingxiang arrived home, the Xue family was waiting at the door. It is true that Xue Tingxiang entered the village, and some good villagers came to spread the word.
"You have made a lot of money for our Xue family." Father Xue said.
Hearing this, Xue Tingxiang felt a little complicated. In that dream, what he wanted to hear most at this time was this sentence. Later, due to some accidents, even if he finally reached the rank, he could not hear it. The regret that he had left for two lifetimes was finally complete at this time, but he did not have the happiness he imagined in his heart.
In fact, there is joy, but not as much as expected.
"This is what the grandson should do."
Old Master Xue smiled and patted Xue Tingxiang on the shoulder: "When your uncle got Tongsheng, our family set up a running water table for three days. I said at the beginning, when some of our Xue family's grandchildren pass the exam, they will definitely have to. That's it. The patriarch has already said that it will start when you come back, everything is ready, and it will be done tomorrow."
Xue Tingxiang was stunned for a moment, and said, "I still can't. Although my grandson has passed the county exam, he may not be able to pass the exam. Tongsheng and Xiucai are still unknown, so it's better not to publicize."
"I have to do it, I have to do it, as your patriarch and cousin have said, the head of the case in our county! The number one! Our Xue family is the number one in the entire Huyang Township! Everything is ready, so don't worry about it. It's okay, just wait in peace."
It's all said that, naturally, it can't be refused.
Here, Mr. Xue pulled Xue Tingxiang to speak, and over there Xue Qingshan's face turned black. On the other hand, Mr. Yang had been paying attention to Xue Juncai since a few people entered the door. Seeing that there was nothing to do now, he hurriedly took his son back to the house.
"It doesn't matter if you don't pass the test. Your father took the test a few times before you passed the test. Don't worry about your child."
"Mother, I won't." Xue Juncai said with a chuckle.
Yang scrutinized and scrutinized, and finally believed her son's words, she sighed: "You just don't think about it, mother is afraid that you can't think about it."
The flowing water mat was set up for three days.
On the field in front of the ancestral hall of the Xue family, a shed was built and a stove was built.
The so-called running water table means that there is no need to withdraw from the table all the time, and there is no need to follow the ceremony. Anyone who comes can eat it, so they can enjoy it together. This is a rare happy event for the Xue family. The patriarch sent a message, and the whole family came to help.
Many village elders from nearby villages came, as well as scholars from various villages, all wanting to come to experience the joy of the case leader, hoping to be able to take the case leader test in the coming year.
Qiao Xiucai and He Xiucai also came. As the first people who affirmed Xue Tingxiang, they were qualified to sit in the seat of honored guests.
Not only that, but also Lin Miao, Boss Chen, and other students from Qingyuan Academy.
Patriarch Xue never gave up building momentum for the Xue family, and naturally he would not forget it at such a time. Zheng Lizheng was so angry that his face turned black, he turned his head and smiled to show generosity, and took the opportunity to publicize his own existence.
These days are probably the most beautiful moments in Xue Tingxiang's life. Countless praises and touts have come to him. In fact, sometimes people are so realistic. Maybe they were contemptuous of you before, but they turned their heads to see you and flattered them. Just swarmed.
There is also Chen Jian who has the same treatment. He has never sighed like this at this moment. Ting Yu is right, you don't have to be discouraged or even ashamed. When you suddenly surpass others one day, they will take the initiative to forget your embarrassment, and even wish you could forget, lest you remember that they once treated you. Horrible things done.
As if now, the people in Zhuangzi seemed to have completely forgotten that they had bullied him and his sister. His house and land were returned, even more open and brighter than before. Everyone is no longer disgusted and disgusted, but with smiles all over their faces.
Because he was the second place in the county exam, with this position, he is at least a child.
They can't afford to offend Master Tong Sheng, and they can't afford to offend scholars, let alone Juren and Jinshi.
So why should he bother with these people
He once asked curiously, Ting Yan, don't you complain
Why complain
Because sooner or later they will be trampled under your feet.
"Brother, where are we going?" Chen Xiulan asked.
"Brother will take you to meet someone."
"Are you as capable as your brother?"
"Of course, he is more capable than brother."
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Of course, Li Datian is also indispensable.
Li Datian's grandfather, Li Lizheng, slapped him on the shoulder several times with a thick slap: "I've made a lot of money for my father. I heard that the Xue family in Yuqing Village has set up a water table, and my father will set it up for you. The first scholar in our family! Saying that our Tianzi is different from other babies at first glance, you don't believe it."
The last few words were said to Li Datian's father Li Hai, Li Hai laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth and nodded again and again.
Seeing such a grandfather and father, Li Datian suddenly felt that his goal in the future could not only be placed on the top of a village, maybe even higher
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Naturally, there are also Mao Badou.
After he came back, he talked about what he had been admitted to.
In fact, the Mao family had known it for a long time, and they also knew that he only hung up at the end.
"Let you study hard, you will play around all day long. It's not ashamed to see if you're ashamed. It's okay to test a little bit forward, but it's just hanging at the end." This is Mao Badou's mother, Mrs. Hong. Mao Badou's appearance followed her. He was fair and chubby, but he could see that he was a person who loved to laugh, with fine lines at the corners of his eyes.
On the contrary, Mao Badou's father is black and thin, in Hong's words, like rolling through a pile of carbon.
Father Mao didn't care about anything at home, so he didn't know what to say when watching the mother-in-law's training, and he could only cast a sympathetic look at his son.
There is another person in the Mao family, that is Mao Badou's eldest sister, Mao Ruyu in the waiting room.
Mao Ruyu was the most prosperous person from the Mao family. He was tall and bright, and his temperament followed the Hong family. Seeing Niang Xun Adi, he didn't persuade him, but instead gloated beside him.
Mao Badou's head was dazed, and he didn't dare to retort, so he went to his room.
After a dull afternoon, I quietly came out to breathe, and I heard his mother talking to someone in the shop in front.
The Mao family's grocery store is in the alley. Usually, the people who come to buy things are the neighbors, and they can't help but talk to people. People were gossiping with her, but she would get involved with Mao Badou.
"Don't look at that kid in my family, he's actually quite sensible. He passed the county exam quietly, and he's going to go to Fucheng to take the exam in April. I don't expect him to pass, as long as he doesn't give it to me. Just find something."
The last one didn't come to announce the good news, so the neighbors of the Mao family didn't know about it. Hearing this, he was busy with congratulations, but the Hong family became humble at this moment. You came and I went back and forth, and the Hong family finally gave them a few pennies less.
After a while, the neighbors of the Mao family knew that the fat boy from the Mao family had passed the county test, so the items in the Mao family grocery store were very cheap today.
Listening to the excitement in front of him, Mao Badou smiled and patted his forehead: "I've been fooled by her again, obviously very happy."
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Just when the entire Yuqing Village was immersed in the festive hustle and bustle, something suddenly happened.
This matter is neither big nor small, but it makes Patriarch Xue's joy and joy suddenly drop to freezing point.