prosperous age

Chapter 148 Chapter 147

"Did you see that paper?"

The discussion in the outer room faded away, and the chief examiner whispered to the deputy chief examiner.

The deputy chief examiner just nodded slightly when he heard the words, and then smiled again: "It's similar to what he said, and I also mean that. The paper should have been sent to your desk by now, take it or not, you are the chief examiner, you Make up your mind, hehe."

The chief examiner was amused by the assistant chief examiner's words, and he also laughed and said, "You always shirk and send them to me. It's not obvious that you think it's feasible. Can you shirk this responsibility?"

"Ha ha."

A few days later, Wei Guangde and other candidates who participated in the provincial examination of Jinke have become nervous from the previous relaxation. After all, the rankings may be released at any time in the future. If there is no accident, this will determine their future for the next three years. fate.

The banquet faded away because the scholars and students gradually became nervous. No one came to the inn for three consecutive days, and Zeng Yuanshu only came twice. The news about the Gongyuan, that is, the entourage they brought to the Gongyuan in waves While running, he listened to the news around the Gongyuan.

Now Wei Guangde knows that for the candidates on the list, they will worship the Confucian Temple on the day of the Luming Banquet, so by keeping an eye on the situation at the Confucian Temple, we can roughly guess the time when the list will be released.

Although there are many soldiers stationed around the Gongyuan, as long as you don't get close, no one cares about you.

On this day, Wei Guangde called Zhang Ji, and called a few other people's entourage to go to the street to bring back a lot of food, and all the students moved chairs in the backyard garden to bask in the sun.

The time has entered September, and the sun in the sky is not as hot as in summer. It is a good time to enjoy the sunshine. It is a good time to go out for an outing at this time.

It's just that because the list of the township examination has not come out, everyone is not in the mood to go out to play.

Many students choose to stay in the inn, naturally they don't just sit around like this, but gather a few tables to play money, which is also a good way to distract and relieve mental tension.

Wei Guangde and God of Gamblers Lao Kan didn't go to join in the fun, but lay on the chairs, chatting with others without saying a word.

At this moment, the two young men who arranged to go to the Gongyuan to inquire about the news this afternoon had already rushed in from the front, and when they entered the courtyard, they said out of breath: "My lord, all my lords, the surrounding area of ​​the Gongyuan and the The Confucian Temple has started to decorate with lanterns and festoons, and many people are sweeping there, it should be that the rankings are about to be released."

When he saw people running in, Wei Guangde had a premonition that if there was no news, they wouldn't rush back.

Sure enough, the result of the township examination was about to be announced from them, not only Wei Guangde and the others sat up directly, but even those who gambled stopped their movements.

"If you count the days, it's almost time to release the list."

Lao Kan next to him let out a long breath and said.

"It should be tomorrow."

Shen Liangdong, who was sitting at the card table next to him, answered, "Let the store know that the food and drinks are ready tomorrow, and we will go to the lobby to eat and wait for the good news."

One of the two attendants was Shen Liangdong's man. When he spoke, one of them immediately bowed and agreed, then turned around and went to the front yard.

Another sleepless night.

The current Wei Guangde is not as relaxed as last time. Last time Wei Guangde thought he could pass the country test, so he ate well and slept well. Although he was a little worried, he forcibly suppressed it.

But this time, naturally he was not in such a good mood, although he had already failed the rankings, but...
Wei Guangde didn't sleep well, and got up early the next morning to wash up.

He thought he was early, and when he went out, he saw that there were already many people upstairs and downstairs, and everyone seemed to be in a bad mood.

Well, Wei Guangde knew in his heart that he wasn't the only one who didn't sleep well last night. Most of the thousands of students in Nanchang City were in this state, and there were only a few top academic figures, and those who didn't sleep well. Only those who have no lungs can sleep peacefully.

While everyone saluted each other, they left the courtyard in twos and threes to the front lobby.

Knowing from the waiter in the shop that the students started to get up to wash up, the shopkeeper ordered the kitchen to prepare meals, and as people came out, delicious hot meals and drinks were already on the table.

It's just that, at this moment, everyone has no appetite for these excellent dishes. They just sit down and move a few chopsticks casually, drinking two glasses.

Wei Guangde didn't have the habit of drinking in the morning, so he asked Zhang Ji to make a pot of tea.

"Come out, come out, the messenger of good news is here."

Not long after, the waiter at the door shouted inside.

In this season, most of the people staying in the hotel are foreign scholars taking exams, and a small number of others are merchants.

But these people knew that the list might be released today, so naturally no one came to the front to join in the fun, and none of them belonged to their own place.

Most of the people living in this inn are from Jiujiang Prefecture, not only the students from the prefecture, but also the students from Pengze and Hukou counties also live here, who asked Zeng Yuanshu to arrange it.

Soon, the first team to announce the good news ran past the door without stopping.

"Those who report to the vice list, the main list will be at the back."

"Yeah, the good news for the vice-ranking list is nothing."

The students waiting for the news in the lobby comforted each other in this way. Although they knew the sub-list, they were on the list after all. Those who had the conditions could even go directly to Nanjing or Beijing. The qualifications of the list students go to the Imperial College to study, and they also have official status when they come out.

Soon, several teams passed by to announce the good news, but still no one entered the door.

Lao Kan, who received the victory report last time, was the most worried at the moment. Last time he was on the vice-list, he didn't consider going to the Imperial College at all, but chose to continue the rural examination. The purpose was naturally for a better future.

In the past few years, that is to say, there have been fewer scientific examinations. This time, I came directly to sign up for the rural examination.

While struggling, another group of announcing officers approached, this time they did not pass by the door, but looked at the inn's plaque at the door, seemed to mutter something, and then entered the door.

Soon, with the announcement of the official post, the good news that a Hukou candidate won No.3 in the vice list became known to everyone.

Wei Guangde stood up with the crowd to congratulate the examinee, well, seeing his tangled and unwilling face, but on this occasion, he could only forcefully smile and reward the official who announced the good news with money.

After the team of guards left, the inn fell into a brief silence again, but the words that were still discussing how bad the sub-list were were disappeared.

As the messengers from the two teams came to announce the good news, everyone knew that the next step was to deliver the good news. At this time, everyone saw the eyes of the officials passing by the door with a strong desire.

The results of Jiujiang Mansion's rural examinations in Jiangxi have always been mediocre. To be precise, they are at the middle-to-lower level.

However, due to the unique location of Jiujiang Mansion, the families of the examinees here are generally relatively wealthy, and there are not a few of them are businessmen, so they can book this inn which is very close to the Gongyuan.

While everyone was waiting nervously, there was another sound of footsteps outside the door, which suddenly stopped outside the door.

Wei Guangde's ears pricked up at this moment, and then he was shocked.
(End of this chapter)