prosperous age

Chapter 57
After dinner, Wei Guangde and his two elder brothers went out to the county government office to read the list, while his father and uncle stayed at home and waited for the news. After all, they were close by, and as soon as the list came out, the news would reach here soon.

Walking outside the county government office, the place is already crowded with people, not only the hundreds of candidates who participated in the county examination gathered here, many of them also brought their family and friends, and there were also street vendors selling goods everywhere. The front of the county government office, which seemed quiet and solemn on weekdays, turned into a bustling city.

Along the way, Wu Dong and Wei Guangde knew many people, so naturally they kept handing over.

With the strong Wei Wencai, Wu Dong has also cultivated a good body in the Bengshan Fort this year. The three of them squeezed in while greeting the people around them, and soon squeezed outside the yamen.

There is no list yet, so most of the people are just standing there, chatting in twos and threes, but they are clearly divided into two circles.

As they got closer, Wei Guangde also noticed two groups of people, both of whom he knew.

A long distance away, when Wei Wencai and Wu Dong were still squeezing the others away, one of the group on the right had already stood up and bowed to them from afar.

This person is naturally Zeng Yuanshu. He and Wu Dong have a very close relationship, not only classmates, but also the same subject.

Although he also knew that Wu Dong would no longer take the imperial examination, but this was his fate. He did not have any brothers, so he was doomed to enter the military service and take over from his father in the future.

And the group on the left is naturally from the Zhang family, and Wu Dong took them directly to Zeng Yuanshu's side, and he would not give the Zhang family any embarrassment.

That Zhang Haochu didn't come today, but the other two young masters of the Zhang family came.

"Brother Zeng, please stay safe."

Wu Dong approached, and clasped his hands to Zeng Yuan.

"You went to Bengshan Fort, and you haven't found anyone drinking this year."

Zeng Yuanshu said to Wu Dong with a smile, and said hello to Wei Wencai and Wei Guangde.

"Why do you also come to see the list?"

Zeng Yuanshu was very curious. Wei Wencai had lost his books a long time ago. He knew this at the wine table last time. There is no hope for the imperial examination in five years.

"My cousin Guangde also participated in this subject."

Wu Dong laughed, and said proudly with his hands on Wei Guangde's small shoulders.

"Guangde also participated in the county examination, which is good, how did the examination go?"

Zeng Yuanshu was also very surprised to hear that Wei Guangde had participated in the county examination two days ago.

To be honest, at the wine table back then, Zeng Yuanshu knew the identities of the two brothers of the Wei family, especially when he heard that Wei Wencai had no intention of fame, so he looked down on the two brothers.

Although Wei Guangde later asked them to borrow articles, Zeng Yuanshu still generously lent them out, but it was all for Wu Dong's sake, since he has been friends for more than ten years.

"Generally, my husband just asks me to try my luck and get familiar with the county test."

Wei Guangde said with a shy smile.

"I'm Peng Ze who just came back yesterday afternoon. You and my brother are in the same subject in this subject."

As he spoke, Zeng Yuanshu pulled out a boy standing behind him, who looked a little younger than Wei Guangde.

"Guangde is thirteen this year, right? This is my brother Zeng Yuanrui, who is 12 years old this year. You can get closer in the future."

After speaking, Zeng Yuanshu introduced his brother Zeng Yuanrui to them.

"You are studying at Jiujiang Academy. How was your exam this year?"

After seeing the ceremony, Wu Dong asked Zeng Yuanshu about his itinerary for this year.

This year, after Wu Dong left Pengze County to go to Bengshan Fort, Zeng Yuanshu also went to Jiujiang Academy to study through connections.

Originally, government schools did not have the turn for children to study, but the family was rich, and even though he did not have formal student qualifications, it was the same to be an auditor. Moreover, Zeng Yuanshu was still young, only 20 years old, and he was still young in the academy.

The family is rich, and Zeng Yuanshu is also generous, often entertaining those scholars.

After all, these people have passed the college examination, and their knowledge is also extraordinary. As for why they didn’t go to other places in Jiangxi, especially the academies in Nanchang, well, Zeng Yuanshu was embarrassed to go everywhere before he got the honor of being a scholar. Run, maybe if he is a few years younger, he can still go shopping.

Time passed by while chatting, and while everyone was chatting, the gate of the yamen was opened. First, a few yamen servants with water and fire sticks dispersed the students crowded in front of the door and cleared a path. He walked out the door with a big red list.

The actions of the two clerks were quick, and with the help of the yamen servants, they quickly posted the list of the county examination, which is commonly known as "the case", and the red list is the seat number of the candidates in the two circles.

Because the county test is a continuous test, in order to avoid cheating and let people know who they are, the names of the candidates will not be revealed before the county test is over, only their seat numbers will be recorded, and the candidates will remain the same. The seat number judges whether he is on the list or not.

There are two circles of seat numbers on the list, the inner circle has [-] seat numbers, the outer circle has [-] seat numbers, and a big "中" character in the middle.

After the list was posted, the crowd behind couldn't stop pushing forward, but a few servants of the Zeng family tried their best to prevent them from bumping into their young master and their friends.

"I hit it, the upper right of the outer circle."

While Wei Guangde was still nervously looking at the seat number on the list, looking for his own position, Zeng Yuanrui who was beside him suddenly shouted excitedly.

"congratulations."

Wei Guangde bowed to him habitually, and Zeng Yuanrui's elder brother Zeng Yuanshu was also overjoyed when he heard the words.

Amidst the many congratulations, Wei Guangde read the 12 seat numbers in the inner circle, but he didn't have his own No. [-] number plate.

To say I'm disappointed, I wouldn't say so.

Wei Guangde had made up his mind a long time ago that if he couldn't enter the inner circle, there was no need to continue the next few exams after the first round. Anyway, he could take the government exam anyway, so it's better to study hard and prepare for the second round in two months. take an exam.

This is actually Wei Guangde's self-consolation. Although he doesn't even know whether he can make the list, he still thinks so long ago.

After reading the inner circle, the next step is the [-] positions in the outer circle. I looked at it with anxiety, one by one in a clockwise direction from the twelve o'clock direction.

"Second, what's the matter, have you seen your number plate?"

After the elder brother congratulated Zeng Yuanrui, he also turned his attention to his brother.

I forgot to ask him what his seat number was before, but now I don't know what to look for, "What's your number plate?"

"I'm looking."

Wei Guangde replied in this way, the line of sight of both eyes has moved from twelve o'clock to six o'clock, half of the outer circle has been read, and he does not have his own number plate.

No.

why not.

Wei Guangde was shouting in his heart, and continued to read along.

"I hit it, I hit it."

(End of this chapter)