Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 76
The capital, Rongqing Hall.

"It's good to be back! It's good to be back! My Yu'er, you may feel at ease now!" Jia Mu pulled Daiyu to sit beside her, and said kindly.

Daiyu buried the worry in her heart, smiled back and said: "It's Yu'er who made grandma worry!"

Jia's mother said kindly, "Where is this! I'm just a granddaughter like you. I don't love you or anyone else!"

Mother Jia turned to Jia Ying again and said, "Ying'er, did the trip go well? Is your aunt doing well?"

Jia Ying would never mention those unpleasant things, she just said: "The trip went smoothly, and my aunt's side is also fine, but there are more mundane tasks, so it's hard to avoid!"

After hearing this, Jia's mother stopped talking about him, and just said: "According to the days, the rankings will be released soon, right? In these few days, don't run around anymore."

Jia Ying respectfully agreed.

Then Tanchun Baochai came up to him and Daiyu, talked to them, and asked about some things on the way to the south, Jia Ying smiled bitterly in his heart, this journey is extremely dangerous, where is it convenient to talk to them, Jia Ying made a speech To shirk, Daiyu looked preoccupied again, but everyone didn't know why.

Just listen to Jia Mu saying: "That's all, Ying'er and Yu'er have been exhausted all the way, so stop pestering them and let them go to rest!"

Jia Ying was able to escape and left Rongqingtang, but Jia Zheng sent someone to invite him over. Jia Amnesty, Jia Lian, and Jia Zhen were also there, so they were naturally asking about Yangzhou affairs.

Such a big commotion in the court was related to my brother-in-law Jia Zheng, how could he not know about it?
Jia Ying shared the matter of Yangzhou with several people, and then went to the East Mansion.

But he said that this day was the day when the Ministry of Rites announced the rankings. In order to show importance, the rankings for the examination were posted outside the lobby of the Ministry of Rites.

However, the posting of the list has to wait until the afternoon, and the morning is the only time for the capital to announce the good news!
Right now, the candidates from all over the country who have participated in the examination have not yet left the capital, and they are all waiting for the day when the results will be released.

Where they stayed in the capital, the Ministry of Rites also has records and records here, and the news and rankings of the list will be sent to the candidates in the form of happy news.

Therefore, all the candidates in the capital spent this morning in anxiety!

The same is true for Jia Ying. Early this morning, a group of sisters from the West Mansion had rushed over and waited with them.

Baoyu didn't evade this time, saying that "the road is far away" won't come.

After a while, Jia Lian also came.

Jia Ying asked with a smile: "Why do you have kung fu today? Didn't it mean that your errand was finished?"

Jia Lian chuckled and said, "My official is donated. It's the same as not going. Why make yourself uncomfortable!"

Speaking of this, he said with some sourness in his voice: "I can't compare to you, brother Ying, and you will be able to enter the cabinet and pay homage to the prime minister in the future."

Jia Ying joked, "Where is the sour taste coming from? Your second master Lian actually cares about this? If you really have that kind of thought, you might as well take the exam!"

Jia Lian shook his head and said, "Second brother, you still don't understand me. I don't like reading, and I don't want to be an official. Asking for an official is just to save face. It's said that fame and fame are hard to come by. Although we people are It's easy to get a false title after being honored by your ancestors, but it's hard to get fame! Why don't you let me sigh because you're such an oddball among your peers?"

Jia Ying rolled her eyes and said, "Your second child calls me second child, and you never asked Brother Zhen if he agreed?"

"Brother Ying, what do you want me to promise?" It was Jia Zhen who walked in.

Jia Ying got up and said hello, and said with a smile, "It's strange today. Brother Zhen, Brother Lian and Baoyu are all here. It's really rare for us brothers to get together like this!"

Then he said to Jia Zhen, "Brother Zhen didn't have any 'entertainment' today?"

Jia Zhen pretended to be a big brother, and said, "Brother Ying, what are you talking about? Today is a good day for a brother. How can the brother not be here?"

After the few people were seated, they heard Jia Zhen say: "Yesterday, I gave orders to go down. The mansion will hang red shawls today to celebrate the brothers. Let outsiders see it, and it will appear that our East Mansion has face." , Just now I went to the gate of the mansion to take a look, and there was nothing! I only found out after asking Rong'er and Qiang'er, it's brothers, you don't want to hang up."

Jia Ying sighed helplessly in her heart. The apricot list has not been released yet, so there is such a big fanfare.
However, he also knew that the Hou Men's mansion like Jia's mansion lived on the word of face, and Jia Lian donated officials like this. In order to have the face of the long house in front of him, Jia Zhen had to embarrass herself and change her way of life. .

Right now, it's the same.

Jia Ying said: "Brother Zhen has such a heart, brother is naturally grateful. If you really want to wear the red cloak, then you have to wait until you get it."

Outside, a big red horse with big red flowers and wrapped in red silk drove into Ningrong Street, causing the people along the street to give way.

But I heard the official messenger on the horse start shouting from a long distance: "Happy news! Congratulations to Master Jia's high school apricot list!"

The messenger shouted all the way to the gate of the Ning Mansion before stopping, and the people along the street also gathered together to watch the excitement.

"My little one has announced the good news to Mr. Jia in the family! Congratulations to Mr. Jia on the high school apricot list!"

The two brothers Jia Rong and Jia Qiang, who were guarding the gate of the East Mansion, heard this, and hurriedly sent someone back to report, and then hurriedly asked: "How is my second uncle's ranking on the list?"

I just listened to the official saying: "If you go back to the uncle, the small one is just the first report, only the good news, and there will be the second and third reports later! If you want to know the details, you have to wait for the third report!" Then he looked at Jia Rong and the two with a flattering expression.

Jia Rong naturally knew what he meant, turned around and said, "Come here! Let's see the reward!"

When Jia Ying, Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, and Baoyu came out of the mansion, the second round of good news came!

As for the Daiyu sisters who want to watch the excitement, they can only stay at the gate of Yi and wait and see.

"Congratulations to Mr. Jia in the family, Yuying, the high school apricot list! Which one is Mr. Jia, congratulations to you!"

Enjoying the envious eyes from the people around, the brothers looked happy, and Jia Rong ordered someone to reward the official who announced the good news!

As a party involved, Jia Ying naturally couldn't let the mansion issue a reward. Although Ning's mansion didn't care about such a small amount of money, there was quite a lot of money rewarded to the officials who announced the good news. One person was about two liang of bare silver. My sister's monthly allowance is nothing more than this.

It's just that when Jia Zhen saw this, she put on a look of contempt, so Jia Ying gave up, but at this moment of great joy, there was no reason to take back the money she took out, so she asked Xi'er to give it to the two Officer, each person will be rewarded with one or two!
The faces of the two officials who announced the good news were almost bursting with laughter, and after they announced the good news, they got three taels of silver, which was enough for their family's expenses for a year!
Together with the third report, there are also several drummers, beating gongs and drums and playing suona, and the instruments are also covered with red silk, so festive!
Strictly speaking, the person who announces the good news in the third round is the person who reports the good news.

There are usually two or three reporters in the Ministry of Rites. In order to get more rewards, they are divided into several teams. Over time, it has become a regular system.

The drummers are hired by themselves at their own expense. On a big day, it’s a festive occasion. If the atmosphere is warmed up, the host’s family will naturally reward them a lot!
Of course, there are also some unlucky people who have encountered poor families and failed to get the rewards they wanted.Of course, they will never lose money.

　Thanks to the book friend "59 Hurricane" for the five recommendation tickets!Thanks to the book friend "Baguashan Ertiao" for the three recommendation tickets!Thanks to the book friend "One shot through the rainbow" for the three recommendation tickets!
　　


(End of this chapter)