The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 16

Near noon, the gate of Zhang Zhou's house was still quiet.

Zhang Zhou continued to sit in the courtyard and write his cross-age reader, but he was tired and stood up to stretch.

He was still muttering: "I can't, my essays are pretty good, I gathered the memories of two people to complete such a masterpiece, and I know how to cater to the chief examiner. Could it be that Liu Ji is not the chief examiner of this year's Jiangnan Township Examination? And Wang Jia? Or did my papers get pressed down by those ignorant fellow examiners before they were placed in front of them?"

"If you don't win, you'll have to wait another three years, and you won't be able to return home."

Zhang Zhou said so, but he was still smiling, as if staying was a good choice.

After all, this era is full of opportunities for travelers.

Whether to be an ordinary person in the civilized age or a prophet in the backward feudal age is a question worth thinking about for Zhang Zhou.

"Husband, it's time to eat."

When Jiang Pingyu came out to greet Zhang Zhou, she couldn't help looking at the door.

Although the whole family knew that Zhang Zhou had little chance of passing the exam, but since they all went for the exam, how could he not have the dream of turning over overnight?

Zhang Zhou said: "Come here."

Jiang Pingyu said: "If your husband wants to know the result, you might as well go to the Gongyuan and look at the list."

Zhang Zhou sighed: "Aren't you tired after going there? Wait at home and look forward to it."

Jiang Pingyu could only smile wryly upon hearing this.

It's past noon, it's almost noon, and I'm asking you to visit the Gongyuan, just to make you give up.

Zhang Jun ran over and said, "Father, don't wait, I think you should hurry up and find a husband. I've finished my studies, and when I inherit your will in the future, I'll definitely give you an exam."

Zhang Zhou almost picked up his shoes and threw them over.

"Stinky boy, I think you haven't been on the house for three days! Your father and I are still alive and well!"

"Mom, dad hit me."

"Hehehe... Brother is going to be beaten!"

The yard is very lively.

It's just that this excitement lacks something to add to the fun.

……

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After lunch, Zhang Zhou put down the bowl and chopsticks, while the other four were still eating.

There was a "Dangdangdang" knock on the door, the sound was very soft, as if the door knocker hadn't been tapped.

Han Qing said: "Master, could it be someone who announces the good news?"

Zhang Zhou got up and said, "If it's the good news, it would have been a long time ago. You guys continue to eat. I'll go out and have a look."

Zhang Zhou arrived at the door and opened it, only to see a 30-year-old soap slave standing at the door, with his hat not on straight, holding a red-enclosed post in his hand, with a smile on his face and an oily shine on his face.

People are quite greasy, but it looks like the Annunciation.

Zhang Zhou looked out, and it seemed that he was the only one.

"Which one?" Zhang Zhou had a bad attitude.

For poor families, the government will not come to the door casually, and the visitors are not kind.

Zaoli smiled and said: "Master Zhang Zhou Zhang, right? The young one is here to report. Congratulations for being on the list."

Zhang Zhou wasn't too excited, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, he curled his lips and said, "Why did you come here? Seeing how sour you are, from Jiangning County?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Zhang is very knowledgeable, and he can tell at a glance. The young one works in the Jiangning County Yamen." Zaoli laughed along with him.

There are two Fuguo counties in Nanjing City, Shangyuan County in the north, Jiangning County in the south, the Gongyuan is in Jiangning County, and Jian'anfang, where Zhang Zhou lives, is in Shangyuan County. The good news, the two county governments must come to ask for a lottery.

Just as Zhang Zhou was about to open the happy news, he raised his head and glanced at him: "Why are you alone? Others' homes are full of gongs and drums, so you're not here to deceive me, are you?"

Zaoli became anxious when he heard it, and quickly explained: "How dare you, the young one? Master Zhang, the yamen actually knows about your situation. With your current wealth... If you come to announce the good news, then it's worth a trip for nothing. There is no difference. The colleagues in the yamen are rushing to get the good news from other people's homes. When it is your turn, I am the only one with poor legs and feet, who has shared such an errand."

"Hey! The good news is divided into people, right? The people in your yamen are really snobbish!" Zhang Zhou slammed Zaoli, but he seemed to understand why this guy hit the door so lightly before, because he was afraid of breaking the door. If the ring shot is broken, I will be blamed!
Inside, Jiang Pingyu saw that Zhang Zhou had been talking to the door for a long time, but the visitor was still there, so she couldn't help but went to the yard and asked, "Master, what are you doing?"

In front of outsiders, Jiang Pingyu would not call Zhang Zhou Fujun anymore.

Only then did Zhang Zhou remember the expectations of his family, and he looked back and said, "Oh, the one who came to announce the good news has won!"

"what?"

Jiang Pingyu was so excited that she almost recited it, but she was able to maintain her rationality a little bit, and she had doubts like Zhang Zhou, feeling that something was wrong.

How can it be the same way to announce the good news in one's own family?
Just come alone?Still so low-key?

Zhang Zhou opened the happy news by himself, looked at it, and laughed "hahaha".

Zaoli didn't understand, and asked, "Master Zhang, are you alright?"

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "I'm Jie Yuan?"

"That's right. You are Jie Yuan. How can I say that this errand is terrible? If you are a slack, you will recognize it." Zaoli is also very innocent.

As a servant, he only hoped for such a thing to get some oil and water, but whenever he looked into the yard, he would feel terrible, and the loess in the yard could not squeeze out any oil.

Zhang Zhoudao: "What about Tang Yin? I mean, Tang Bohu. Do you know?"

"I know, I know, Master Tang is rushing to go there, he is Yayuan." Zaoli added.

"Hahaha, Tang Jieyuan changed to Tang Yayuan? Interesting and interesting, I will change the history too." Zhang Zhou continued to laugh.

Monk Zaoli Zhanger couldn't figure it out.

If you take the Jieyuan test, you will be happy if you are happy, but how do you think you are gloating?And it was aimed at... Tang Yin?What hatred and what resentment?They are all juren, one is first and the other is second. From now on, they are all destined to be masters. Is there such a big difference?

At this time, Jiang Pingyu couldn't care about the outsiders at the door, brought Han Qing and the child over, and asked nervously, "Master, is it right?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "Oh, it's a hit. The good news is right. Now, you go and get five cents and give him a reward... This officer, take care, go out of the alley quietly, don't speak loudly, Don't disturb the neighbors."

"Only five coins? I ran here from the Jiangning county government. It's been a hard journey. A cup of tea is worth more than five coins, right?"

Zaoli almost wanted to say, how stingy are you?
"Then ten coins, don't disturb anyone, hurry up and go away!" Zhang Zhou took the copper coin from Jiang Pingyu, urged to push the person out, and made a gesture of closing the door by the way.

But at this time, there was a loud voice outside shouting: "Congratulations to Mr. Zhang Yu Zhang, high school Wuwu Division Ying Tianfu Township Examination Xie Yuan, congratulations to Jinbang High School in the coming year!"

Looking at this posture, Zhang Zhou saw that it was people from other newspapers.

Jiangning County has sent a person, but Shangyuan County is not necessarily. If there is still Yingtianfu, it is impossible to keep a low profile.

Originally, he was going to give Zaoli ten Wen, so he took five Wen and put it in his arms, waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

Zaoli saw it, can it still be like this?
It is agreed to add five essays, is it because my colleagues come to grab business, so they want to take away my part?
"Happy news..."

Not only the second report, but also the third report.

Originally, the alley was very quiet, most of the men in the family went to work and off to the field during the daytime, and there were also women and children in the house, but because they were women and children, they couldn't help running out of the house to join in the fun when they heard the shouts reported outside. .

All of a sudden, the gate of Zhang's house was surrounded by spectators just like someone came to kidnap people that day.

(End of this chapter)