Chapter 107 Surprise
The night was as thick as ink, pitch black, without any light
At this time, most people had fallen asleep, and occasionally a few rooms in the inn still had lights on. There is Zhu Ping'an who reads at night by holding a lantern. There are several books arranged in an orderly manner on the desk. Zhu Ping'an holds a copybook and leans forward slightly, close to the oil lamp, to read carefully.
It was quiet outside, with a few cuckoo calls occasionally heard, cuckoo cuckoo.
The sweetly sleeping witch on the bed opened her eyes slightly, took a look and sat firmly. Zhu Pingan, who was reading there, fell asleep again.
Zhu Ping'an, who was reading at night by the lantern, curled up the corners of his mouth slightly, and then immersed himself in the copybook again. The more times he read it, he gradually came into contact with the three flavors in the book mentioned by the old fisherman. Although it was vague, there was a touch of it. It feels so good.
As the night deepens, all the lights in the inn are turned off one after another, and the night completely controls the world.
The next morning, Zhu Pingan got up much earlier than usual. He wanted to put what he had learned from reading the copybook last night into the tip of his pen and see the effect. It was like picking up a new car and couldn't wait to get it. It's like taking it out for a spin.
The Taihu Lake was quiet and deserted. The old fishing man that day seemed to be an NPC he met by chance in the game and had gone through a dungeon once. He had met him once and never met him again.
Lay out the black board, dip it in water, put a little force on your wrist, and land the pen tip on the black board. At this moment, the brush seems to have a soul. The feeling can be described in one word, that is, writing. If there is divine help. The words that fell on the black wooden board seemed to have flesh and blood, and one by one they jumped out on the board, ready to be spoken.
That bottleneck was finally broken.
After the sun rose, Zhu Pingan put away the black wooden board and the bamboo tube for brushes, took out a handwritten book from his schoolbag, and started reading quietly against the boulder.
The second day followed the same rhythm. When the boatman's fishing call came from far away, Zhu Ping'an collected the book and put it in his cross-body bag, and Shi Shiran returned to the inn. , and was stopped by the uncle and others on the way, pushing him to look at the recruitment list again. I came earlier this time, and the list has just been posted.
My fellow villager who survived could not continue his luck this time and failed.
The fellow who failed the list was devastated, and then suddenly clapped his hands, pointing to the list with one hand and hesitating.
What's wrong
Zhu Ping'an was a little worried about this fellow, especially if he was stimulated.
"Xie'er, tell me your seat number again!"
Uncle Zhu Shouren's tone was urgent, and he seemed to be excited and unable to control himself.
"Yiyou" Zhu Ping'an repeated after hearing the words.
As soon as he said that, he seemed to have received some exciting fellow who failed the exam, but he clapped his hands again, and his mood seemed to be much better, "It's okay now, I'm not alone anymore, Brother An can return home with me Yeah, huh Ha."
"There is no one on the B list, and there is no one on the A list." Uncle Zhu Shouren stroked his beard and said with regret, "Hey, I just said that I failed the list this time, but don't be discouraged. Try to go all the way, times It’s rare for a pig to be ranked second on the list. Let’s wait until the uncle goes back to review the book with you.”
After the uncle finished speaking, he sighed again and said with emotion, “We, the Zhu family, will take a look at it this time. It's me, the heavy responsibility lies with me , I will not let you down."
Two other fellow villagers who were already children like the uncle also came to comfort Zhu Pingan and another fellow villager, saying that they would take Zhu Pingan to have a drunken night at Zuijun Tower. field.
“It shouldn’t be, I performed better this time than usual.”
Zhu Ping'an murmured to himself. At this time, he also looked at the entire list. Indeed, there was no seat number for him on the B list, and there was no seat number for him on the A list. It shouldn't be. This exam will be done by itself. Even better than usual.
“Haha, I usually see An Geer calm and calm, and I thought that An Geer would not have other emotions. This time I finally saw An Geer’s other expressions.”< br>
"An Ge'er, don't do this, everyone will fall I always say this when I'm on the list, come on, come on, just follow me and get drunk to relieve a thousand worries."
Zhu Ping'an murmured to himself in a low voice, but it was also heard by the people around him. They all comforted each other, but of course the words of comfort were not so pleasant to the ear.
Uncle Zhu Shouren and others felt that this was the normal state. They felt that the imperial examination was finally on the right track, and they seemed to be a little surprised.
Zhu Ping'an looked at the list and was still puzzled.
Everyone comforted them and took Zhu Ping'an and another countryman who failed the exam to have a drink together.
Just as everyone was about to drag away Zhu Pingan, who had been looking at the list, they heard a noise from the crowd. It turned out that the clerk who had just posted the list was pasting a bowl mouth at the center of the list. A big red paper. On the red paper is the number one on the list of charges, the head of the second case.
The seat number on the red paper is Zhu Pingan's seat number: "Yiyou".
Time seemed to have stood still. The uncle and others could not hide their disappointment and surprise at this moment. In the past, they were greatly surprised when Zhu Ping'an was ranked in the A list. This time, he was finally not in the A list, nor in the B list. However, they never expected that the case that they and others never dreamed of would fall like this. On Zhu Pingan.
Similarly, Zhu Ping'an was also surprised. He did not expect that he would also win the first place. Although he had prepared for a long time and even though he knew one of the test questions very well, he never expected that he would win the first place.
Although this first place is only a temporary case leader and does not have high gold content. After the three exams are completed and the long case is used to publish the list, the first place will be the real case leader of the government examination, but it does not The difficulty of getting the first place cannot be overemphasized. After all, more than 300 outstanding candidates who have been screened many times are vying for the title.
This dramatic turn of events made it difficult for uncle Zhu Shouren and others to accept it. Although they could not hide their disappointment, they still wanted to invite Zhu Ping'an to have a drink. You can't just say that you would like to invite Zhu Shouren and not invite him now. That's not the case. A slap in the face. But he was not in a high mood, especially the countryman who failed the exam, who had a long face.
It is probably because of the literati's contempt for each other, maybe there is also an element of jealousy, and maybe there are other more complicated factors, which is why my uncle and others dislike me.
Zhu Ping'an didn't wink, so he declined. After Zhu Ping'an refused, his uncle Zhu Shouren and others did not insist anymore and took the failed countryman to the restaurant. It seemed that he would stay all night again.
Tongcheng Xia Luoming and others who were surrounded on the other side looked at the list with disdain and chatted calmly:
"Although I don't know who 'Yiyou' is, this seat is not for you. We and others are not among the top ten criminal suspects in other counties. I think he is just a lucky guy who got lucky."
"My dear friends, please don't be discouraged. I feel that this time it is just an expression of judgment, and it only accounts for the smallest proportion among the three exams. The Four Books and Eight Parts and the policy theory are the basis for the final decision."
"What is said is absolutely true"
Zhu Ping'an, the lucky one they said had great luck, had quietly left the place where the results were announced and went looking for delicious snacks along the street. (Please collect, recommend, and ask for all kinds of things. I am so shameless again. Thank you all book friends for your continued care.)
(End of this chapter)