Wearing the cannon fodder little koi in the imperial examination essay

The announcement of the rankings in the general examination is no different from the hospital examination and the rural examination.

The official errands who announce the good news are all from high to low to announce the good news. The good news staff who have already prepared the money to please them are ready to go. After getting the latest news, they sing and dance excitedly, just like the people rushing to the list booth to see the good news. Spread the word one after another.

Song Xinglin and the others in the private room on the upper floor listened all the way, and when they passed half of the list but couldn't wait for their own, their complexions became worse and worse. Even Wang Shuisheng, who was the most determined, couldn't bear it now. .

He picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip of tea. Holding the teacup in his hand, he looked away from the lively crowd downstairs and looked at his junior brother who looked calm and had a much better mentality than himself.

"Second brother, are you sure about this test?"

Song Xinglin, who was being questioned, heard the words, looked away from his wife who was lying on the edge of the window watching the excitement, looked at Wang Shuisheng and shook his head lightly.

"To be honest, I have given up hope a long time ago! I'm not afraid to tell you that I actually failed the first test..." Song Xinglin said this with great regret.

This time, the resumption of the examination, due to the urgent need for talents, the imperial court relaxed the admissions at its discretion, from the previous year's [-] admissions to [-], an increase of [-] tribute students, this is good news for all the candidates in the world .

But right now, seeing that more than half of the roll calls have been made, but there is still no name for the two senior brothers. Song Xinglin knew that he had little hope, but he couldn't help but feel anxious because he couldn't wait for the good news from his senior brother and sister-in-law. Wang Shuisheng is also in a hurry.

It is said that Han Chuang studied hard for more than ten years, and once he was named on the gold list.

I, a scholar from a poor family, came to this day in order to change my family, to honor my ancestors, so that my parents, sisters and brothers can live a good life, and no longer be looked down upon and bullied...

What's more, at this moment, the simple girl who is crowded by the window with the second sister-in-law to watch the fun, I am still waiting for the eighth high school sedan chair to marry her!

Thinking about it this way, Wang Shuisheng couldn't help but feel disappointed as long as he thought that he failed the ranking this time.

Song Xinglin thought about it, seeing that his sister-in-law looked bad, he hurriedly comforted him.

"Don't worry, don't worry, the roll call has reached [-] now, and there are still [-] left, don't worry, sister-in-law, I believe you, maybe it will be you in a while, let's wait."

Wang Shuisheng hurriedly regained his energy, "Yes, the second brother is right, maybe someone will come to announce the good news to us in a while, let's wait, wait..."

As if answering their words, when the two senior brothers were comforting each other, suddenly, there was a shout of fame at the front booth.

"Congratulations to Yuezhou Prefecture, Wuzhong County, Xiayanshanchong, Tongyang County, Wang Shuisheng, Master Wang, the 430th fifth Jinshi in the high school examination; Congratulations to Yuezhou Prefecture, Wuzhong County, Tongyang County Xiayanshanchong, Wang Shuisheng Wang Master, the 480th fifth Jinshi in the high school examination..."

Three consecutive bell-like voices exploded under the booth, and the surrounding people followed, and the voices immediately spread one after another. The two sisters-in-law who were lying on the window and looking around immediately cheered in unison.

"Wow, that's great, that's great, brother Shuisheng (sister-in-law), you've won, you've won..."

At the same time, because it was the day when the results were released, all the candidates who came to the street outside the Gongyuan were waiting for candidates, or their family members. When the four of them entered the restaurant, the shopkeeper of the restaurant personally came to guide and entertain them, and asked them The name and place of birth are for the purpose of congratulating the newly promoted jinshi lords for the first time, and adding luster and blessing to their restaurant.

This is a common practice, and they naturally have nothing to do, so they said it at the time.

The shopkeeper who prepared the firecrackers and happy money early was very shrewd. As soon as he heard the roll call, he didn't wait for the yamen who announced the good news to arrive. cheer.

"Master Wang is here, Yuezhou Mansion, Wuzhong County, Tongyang County Xiayanshan Chong, Master Wang is in our shop, in our shop!"

As the shopkeeper yelled, people around, no matter whether they were on the street or inside and outside the shop, all cast their eyes on the shopkeeper, congratulations came and went, and the servants who announced the good news also went to the restaurant with drums and gongs. come.

There were congratulatory sounds all around, but the shopkeeper didn't care about it, calling the waiter to get busy.

"Hurry up, set off firecrackers and spread happy money!"

In fact, this year, my family was unlucky, and there were many masters living in the store. As a result, the roll call was over halfway, and my restaurant didn't even get a hair.

Just when I couldn't help being disappointed, finally, I finally got the good news. Although I am not a hotel guest, it doesn't matter. Once I enter his door, I am his person, cough cough...

"Then what, you guys, hurry up and serve wine and food to Mr. Wang in the Xiahe Hall on the second floor. The first table is a table. This is a small gesture from our store to congratulate Mr. Wang on his great happiness. Hurry up, go!"

All of a sudden, firecrackers blared outside the restaurant, copper coins flew, and the store was very lively. The shopkeeper brought the waiter to serve the dishes, and when the yamen brought the good news, Yu Su and Song Xiahe also prepared the happy money.

There was a lot of harmony, congratulations, and after sending the happy money, Wang Shuisheng gave the shopkeeper a word and sent everyone away, and the small private room became quiet.

Today, their consumption in the private room is all free. Faced with a table of good dishes, everyone is happy, eating and drinking, and the roll call below has changed from more than 400 to more than 500, more than 600, more than 700... It seems to be coming to an end.

In the end, among the four people in the private room, three of them couldn't help but changed from the excitement just now to the silence at the moment.

Everyone couldn't help but look at the person who was calm and composed, as if nothing happened.

Yu Su looked at the dishes in his bowl, which were just like the hills, and they were all dishes brought by the young man. Looking at the young man's expression, and listening to the noise outside, Yu Su looked at him with concern and cared about his eating and drinking. The leaderboard seems to be someone who doesn't care.

"Little brother, you, are you okay?"

Wang Shuisheng next to him also had concern in his eyes, and he said nervously, "Second brother, you, are you okay?"

Even Song Xiahe, who was so focused on her fiancé, couldn't stop worrying, "Yes, second brother, are you okay?"

Facing his family's concern, Song Xinglin smiled, "What's the matter with me? Don't worry, Yuyu, I'm fine!"

He calmly put the elbow meat caught on the chopsticks into the bowl of the guest, put down the chopsticks, and looked at the guest, sister, and brother-in-law who cared about him. Song Xinglin first smiled gently at his guest, and then raised his eyebrows to look at his sister and brother-in-law.

"Okay, don't worry, I'm fine."

The more he was like this, Wang Shuisheng and Song Xiahe felt uncomfortable, especially Wang Shuisheng.

One must know that without those precious books from his senior brother, he might not be able to go to high school this time, but now that he has passed, his senior brother and uncle are very likely to fail the exam. The feeling in his heart is indescribable.

Although the brother-in-law didn't care about it and looked like he was thinking about it, but in his own opinion, it was nothing more than the brother-in-law's stubbornness. At this moment, he couldn't tell how uncomfortable he felt. In pain, I couldn't help but make a sound of comfort.

"Second brother, don't be discouraged, the roll call is not over yet, although your answer in the first round was not ideal, but there are no absolutes in the world, maybe..."

"Ha ha……"

Being comforted by his sister-in-law, Song Xinglin chuckled lightly, not taking it seriously, but interrupted the other party's cautious comfort.

"Brother-in-law, brother! I have said that I don't care. I know how much I have. I am not as knowledgeable as you. I have come all the way before, thanks to my wife, senior brother, and Mr. Wang. A lot of help and care, it can be said that I have had shit luck to get to this point... If I fail this time, I will not be disheartened, I am still young, at most I will continue to take the exam in three years, sister-in-law You don't have to comfort me, I'm fine."

Seeing that his brother-in-law was telling the truth and not lying at all, Wang Shuisheng felt relieved.

However, just as Song Xinglin himself expected, his name was still missing after the roll call reached [-]. Sure enough, as he expected, he failed the ranking...

My sister-in-law won, but I failed the exam. Three of them came from Tongyang County to take the exam, and one of them had already shown his face when the roll call began.

Song Xinglin had to admit that although his brother was not a very good person, his knowledge and luck were really good!
And the person who is being missed by Song Xinglin at this moment is facing the biggest crisis in his life, oh no!More precisely, it should be an opportunity...