A number of people from Ning'an County gathered at the gate of the County Academy of Literature. Some were relatives and friends of the students who took part in this year's scholar examination, some were scholars in Ning'an County, and only a small number of them were unrelated people.
The scholars in this county are especially enthusiastic, from the old scholars in their seventies and eighties to the little children of seven or eight years old. To them, the announcement of the imperial examination results every year is more meaningful than the Chinese New Year.
The old scholars were talking at length, recounting various interesting events from past years, and the young people were listening with great interest.
After the three gold lists appeared, there was a brief silence outside the Academy of Literature.
Anyone who has watched the announcement of the county academy's results several times will instinctively feel something strange.
"Why three gold medals?"
There are people asking questions everywhere.
"Isn't it written in big characters? There are quite a few words on Wucuo Novel Network."
"No, there are basic rules for the size of the gold list fonts. It's impossible to make them bigger at will."
"Then there is only one possibility..."
"Wait and see, don't be too happy too soon..."
Everyone waited nervously, and after the three golden lists were posted, people nearby rushed forward in a hurry. As a result, those at the front and the guards who were guarding the golden lists were pushed against the wall, their faces pressed against the wall, and they shouted with bitter faces, "Stop pushing."
The people from Ning'an County at the back didn't care about this. They continued to squeeze in, looking up at the gold list and exclaiming continuously.
“There are so many talented people!”
"I'm afraid there are forty or fifty!"
"Thanks to Wenquxing Bian and Fangxusheng, the number of candidates for the imperial examinations in Jingguo has increased, but Ning'an County alone cannot have 40 or 50 candidates, which is almost 30% of the entire prefecture. Do the students in other cities answer the exams with their eyes closed?"
"If you don't believe me, count for yourself."
"It's Brother Zhou! Brother Zhou is on the list! God rewards hard work! God rewards hard work!"
"Brother Zhou actually passed the high school entrance exam. Before he went to Qingwu Prefecture City, he said that if he failed this year, it would be normal. If he did, it must be the result of Saint Fang Xu's teaching!"
"Also, Xiao Lin also passed the imperial examination and he's only seventeen years old. He loves Fang Xusheng's poems and essays the most and studies them as if they were semi-saints' writings. He said he was just going to join in the fun this year, but who knew he would actually pass the exam!"
"Haha, my eldest nephew passed the exam and ranked 78th in the whole prefecture! Haha..."
Many people who came to see the list were beaming with joy, especially their classmates from school, who were the most excited.
"Fang Xusheng's teachings are very useful! Those who didn't come to listen suffered a great loss, a huge loss!"
"I will go back and memorize Fang Xusheng's lecture word for word, and then take the exam in September. I am at least 20% more confident than last year!"
"Yes, yes, yes. When has Ning'an County ever been so glorious in the imperial examination? All thanks to Fang Xusheng! From now on, I will go to the gate of the county government to pay my respects to Mr. Lion once a year!"
"Hehe, I heard that Mr. Ouyang from Zhengzhi Academy refused to listen to the lectures of Fang Xusheng and refused to worship Mr. Lion, who was personally appointed by Fang Xusheng, because he had a past relationship with officials of the Left Prime Minister's party. What happened? He was only a dozen places away from passing the imperial examination last year, and he should have passed this year, but what happened? Haha, he made it to the top of the list!"
"That's not the case. Maybe he firmly followed the left prime minister and used his failure to prove that Ning'an County under Fang Xusheng's jurisdiction was uneducated, and he sacrificed his life for justice!"
“Hahahaha…” The students around were amused by such harsh remarks.
Although Fang Yun sat firmly in the academy, he could hear the discussions of the people outside the door. He nodded slightly, took out his pen and ink, and said, "Mirror."
Ao Huang immediately took out a mirror and held it in front of Fang Yun, grinning and saying, "Another incognito visit? I like it. But you are not going to try all the food in Ning'an County on this incognito visit, are you?"
Fang Yun did not answer, but used the ability of the second realm of painting in front of the mirror, combined with talent and ink, to disguise himself into a new face, and then changed into ordinary coarse blue clothes. He was not even a tongsheng, but just an ordinary scholar of sixteen or seventeen years old.
Ao Huang transformed himself into a naughty boy of five or six years old, and followed Fang Yun out with a smile on his face.
Outside, most people don't care about these two people. The College of Arts only controls admission but not exit, and there are also students from poor families studying in the College of Arts.
When they were near the gate, a soldier noticed that the two men were dressed in ordinary clothes and were strangers. He came up to question them. Fang Yun took out the official seal and said, "They are from this county."
The soldier suddenly realized what was going on and immediately stood up straight and lowered his head, watching Fang Yun and Ao Huang leave.
Walking out of the side door of the Academy, Fang Yun glanced at the front door of the Academy. A large number of people were crowded under the gold list.
The child Ao Huang wiped the saliva from the corners of his mouth, looked up at Fang Yun with sparkling eyes, and asked in a crisp childish voice: "Mr. Fang, which restaurant are we going to eat at today?"
"Lao Zhang's braised pork sauce is excellent, and the offal is even better." Fang Yun said.
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Let's eat at that restaurant!" Ao Huang began to drool again, and his ignorant eyes were completely occupied by food.
Fang Yun looked at Ao Huang with a smile. Ao Huang was only one or two years old. If calculated according to the age of the dragon clan, he was still equivalent to a baby. If he had not turned into a human, it would be difficult to mistake a real dragon for a child.
On Wenyuan Street in Ning'an City, a young scholar was walking leisurely, holding a folding fan. Behind him, a naughty boy of five or six years old was holding the corner of the boy's clothes with his chubby little hands, stepping on the mottled sunlight that came through the gaps between the leaves, and walking unsteadily with his short legs.
"Don't eat too much."
"Just eat twenty... no, thirty plates? No, not a lot of words on Wucuo Novel Network."
Lao Zhang Braised Pork is located on Changbai Street, which has a heavy flow of people. Even though it was past dinner time, half of the dozen or so tables on the first floor were occupied, and there were three people queuing at the takeaway window.
The waiter in the shop glanced at the new customers and found that they were dressed simply. He didn't want to greet them, but then he saw the boy's eyes. He just glanced at him casually, but the waiter felt that he was looking at all directions with a covetous eye, looking down on the world, as if he could destroy the enemy with a smile and bring peace to the world single-handedly.
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The waiter was startled and blinked his eyes before looking again, only to find that the boy had already scanned the store and turned into a scholar with a smile and a gentle face. Apart from looking a little more mature, there was nothing special about him.
"Sir, please come in! The seats on the second floor are all empty."
The shopkeeper behind the counter looked up and was a little confused to find that the waiter actually asked a young man in coarse cloth to go to the private room.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "Just find a table by the window on the second floor."
"Okay, I'll lead the way for you." The guy smiled and walked to the front.
The guests on the first floor were eating their own food, and some just glanced at it casually.
When they reached the stairs, Fang Yun turned around and said with a smile: "Do you want me to carry you up?"
Seeing Fang Yun teasing him, Ao Huang immediately raised his head and chest and said, "I... can do it myself! I don't need you!"
"Okay." Fang Yun went upstairs first.
Ao Huang went up the stairs step by step. It looked a bit strenuous to others, but he was actually sure to succeed. It was just that the stairs were too small, which made the waiter sweat.
After Fang Yun arrived on the second floor, he walked towards the table by the window and said, "Bring me a plate of each of the meat and vegetables in your restaurant."
The waiter was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Great! What would you like to drink?"
Fang Yun glanced at Ao Huang and said, "Since there are children here, we won't drink it. Just have the best green tea in the store."
Ao Huang was stunned and muttered quietly: "It's better to drink something. I promise I won't get drunk and act crazy."
The waiter smiled and said, "Okay, sir, please wait a moment. It will be delivered right away."
Fang Yun nodded, glanced at the street outside the window, and sat by the window. (To be continued...)