The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 81
At this moment, outside the gate of the Confucianism Department, there are crowds of candidates waiting for the case to be committed. Some look anxious, some have serious expressions, and some even kneel down on the ground, clasping their hands together in prayer, praying for their ancestors to show their spirits.

This time, five members of Jia Clan Studies participated in the county examination. Jia Jie, Jia Chen, Jia Tong and Zhou Zheng all came and waited eagerly among the crowd, except Jia Huan.

At this moment, Jia Chen couldn't help but said, "Jia Huan must have overslept, right?"

Jia Tong said with a smile: "It may also be pretending to have overslept."

Jia Tong's words were a bit off-putting, he was clearly implying that Jia Huan knew he couldn't pass, so he simply didn't look at the list, so as not to lose face.

Jia Yu and the others had a smile on their lips. Jia Huan only started writing a month before the exam. In their view, it was normal to fail the exam. The master may have missed his mark this time.

However, the smiles on the corners of their mouths froze before they dissipated, because Jia Huan was walking this way calmly at this moment, as calm as ever, without any anxiety, let alone any timidity, and the new servant Jin Shu followed behind him step by step.

Seeing this, Jia Yu and the others murmured in their hearts. They wondered whether Jia Huan had a well-thought-out plan or an attitude of indifference. Well, it should be the latter. After all, he is only eight years old and still has a lot of opportunities. It would not be too embarrassing to fail this time.

"Sorry, I'm late. I studied until late last night, so I got up late in the morning." Jia Huan greeted Jia Jie and the others with clasped fists.

Jia Tongyan smiled insincerely and said: "Master Huan is calm and relaxed, it seems that this match should be well planned."

Jia Huan smiled lightly and said, "I'm just running with you this time, let's do whatever happens."

Jia Yu and the others looked at each other, secretly thought that it was true, this kid didn't care at all, no wonder he was so calm.

At this time, the crowd suddenly became commotion, and someone yelled loudly: "The case of this county examination is here, everyone, let's make room, don't block the way."

Huh?Who is so insolent?Dare to claim to be the leader of the case before the first county examination?
Everyone stared angrily, but most of the candidates quickly changed their expressions, and some even showed a natural expression.

Jia Huan raised his eyes and found a group of scholars in uniforms striding forward. They were very impressive. It turned out to be the scholars of Diecui Academy, about twenty people. The leader was Liu Yi and Liu Shouzheng.

"I wonder who it is, it turns out it's Liu Shouzheng, and it's really possible that he's the one who's at the top of the case this time!" Jia Chen resentfully said.

Although Kuangsheng Hou Renjie was annoying, but Liu Shouzheng was well-known, and he was a hot topic before the exam. In addition, he was modest and treated people with politeness, so he was very popular. When the candidates saw him coming, they all stepped aside and greeted him friendly.

In addition, Pinnacle Academy has a very good reputation. Last year, about 20 people participated in the county examination, and more than half of them passed, so it is quite prestigious in the academic circle.

At this moment, the door of the Confucianism Office finally opened, and several clerks walked out carrying a few pieces of red paper.

Obviously, this is about to happen!

The originally noisy scene fell silent in an instant, and everyone held their breath and stared at the red list in the hands of several scribes, as if they wanted to choose someone to eat.Those clerks were obviously very experienced, they quickly posted the list on the wall, and then quickly slipped away without stopping at all.

In the next second, a group of examinees rushed forward like a tide. Jia Huan was pushed forward involuntarily by a huge force, and he couldn't help being shocked. Grandma, it's just a list, do you need to work so hard?If I had known earlier, I would come back later!
Fortunately, Jin Shu, the servant, did his duty well. Seeing Jia Huan being pushed forward by the crowd, he hurriedly opened his arms to protect him, otherwise Jia Huan, who was short in height by a little, would suffer.

"Great, I'm out of the circle, I'm out of the circle, No. 40 and five in the outer circle." Jia Jie waved his fist excitedly, and a smile bloomed on his face.

Jia Chen, Jia Tong and Zhou Zheng expressed their congratulations with envious faces.

It is said that there will be a case in each county exam, and it will be in the form of a group case. The group case is divided into an inner circle and an outer circle. There are [-] candidates in the inner circle and [-] candidates in the outer circle.

The results are out of the circle, which means that the candidate has a great possibility of passing the county examination, especially the twenty candidates in the inner circle, even if they abandon the next few exams, they can still pass the county exam and are allowed to take the government examination two months later, but the thirty candidates in the outer circle are not necessarily.

Jia Yu got 45th place in the first test, which happens to be the sixth from the bottom of the outer circle, that is, the group at the bottom of the crane. If he does not perform well in the next few games, he may be squeezed out by others.

There is also a sub-list at the back of the group case. A total of more than 200 candidates are admitted. These 200 people have passed the first round and can continue to take the next second exam. After the second round, about half of the candidates will be eliminated from the sub-list, and the rankings on the group case will also change.

By analogy, after the four exams, all the people on the sub-list will be eliminated, and the 50 people who are still on the group case will pass the county exam, so the competition is quite fierce and cruel.

Jia Huan's eyes quickly scanned the group case, but he didn't find his seat number, so he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, and hurriedly looked for the sub-list, but after more than 200 people on the sub-list, he still didn't see his seat number, he couldn't help but wonder, there is no reason, how could he not even be on the sub-list?
Jia Huan didn't give up, and started searching again. This time, he finally found the words "Hong Zi No. 3" in the bottom third of the round case. He couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He had missed it just now. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm. Not only did he pass the first round, but he also got out of the circle.

Jia Huan originally thought that he could enter the top [-] of the sub-list at most, because the two articles in the first round were very ordinary, but he did not expect to be out of the circle in the end. It seems that the five-character six-rhyme test post poem written by himself should be brilliant, so he got extra points and squeezed into the top [-] in one fell swoop.

Jia Huan's results are undoubtedly quite impressive, because there are almost 800 candidates who participated in the county test this time, not to mention that Jia Huan only started writing a month before the test, and it was a rush to get on the shelves. In the first test, he actually got No. 40 in the county.

At this time, Jia Chen, Jia Tong, and Zhou Zheng all found their names on the sub list, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"No. 20 on the sub-list, lucky, lucky, I still have a chance to fight." Jia Chen patted his chest and said, with a slight color on his face.

Jia Tong and Zhou Zheng expressed their congratulations with a somewhat unnatural expression. Although they both made it to the sub-list, their rankings were both outside the top [-] of the sub-list. It would be very difficult to get into the group case, unless they played very well in the next few games.

Jia Jie got out of the circle in the first round, obviously in a good mood, and said to Jia Chen, "Brother Chen got No. 20 in the sub-list, and if he performs well in the second round, it is entirely possible to get out of the circle, keep working hard!"

Jia Chen happily said: "Brother Chengyu, I wish you a good word, I wish you will squeeze into the inner circle next time, pass the county test in advance, and I will definitely treat you to a drink then."

Jia Jie laughed and said, "Brother Chengchen is auspicious, but I don't dare to think about it in the inner circle. I will be satisfied if I can keep this ranking until the end. By the way, how many people did Huan Sanye get in the exam? Are you on the list?"

As soon as this remark came out, Jia Chen and the others turned their attention to Jia Huan, waiting to see the joke.

Jia Huan smiled and said, "It's lucky to be on the list."

Everyone couldn't help being stunned, Jia Huan actually made the list, which was beyond their expectations.

"You're actually on the list?" Jia Tong blurted out, but immediately blushed, coughed lightly, and said in embarrassment: "I mean to congratulate the third master Huan on the list, I wonder how third the third master is on the deputy list?"

Jia Huan shook his head and said, "Not on the sub list!"

Everyone was stunned again, and Jia Tong couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Master Huan, are you kidding us? Didn't you just say you were on the list, why do you say you weren't on the list now?"

Jia Jie's heart moved, and he tentatively asked suspiciously: "Master Huan doesn't mean to get out of the circle?"

Jia Huan nodded and said, "It's a fluke to get out of the circle!"

"What! Out of the circle!" Jia Tong and others lost their voices almost at the same time.

Jia Jie couldn't help shaking, and hurriedly asked: "Inner circle or outer circle?"

"No. 40 and eight in the outer circle, behind Brother Yu." Jia Huan said with "regret" on his face.

Jia Jie couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was three places lower than himself, otherwise his face would have been swollen, but even so, Jia Huan was too much against the sky, and he was out of the ring in the first test. The key is that he opened the pen only a month before the exam. Such a result can only be described as a monster.

Jia Chen, Jia Tong, and Zhou Zheng were blushing at the moment, and their hearts couldn't be more shocked. They were thinking of watching Jia Huan make a joke just now, but they didn't expect to become a joke instead. He was only eight years old, and he was out of the circle for the first time.
The gaffe reaction of Jia Yu and others caught the attention of the surrounding examinees, and they all cast their eyes over. When they learned that Jia Huan, an eight-year-old boy, had actually left the circle, they couldn't help but exclaimed, some were envious, some admired, some were skeptical, and so on!

(End of this chapter)