Chapter 149 That Night of the Golden Toad
When Mr. Zhu changed into the still wet green cloth and came out of the house, the official who announced the good news outside had already approached with great fanfare.
The sound of firecrackers sounded outside the door.
"Hurry up, Uncle Zhu, hurry up, get ready, there are firecrackers outside." Listening to the crackling sound of firecrackers, the villagers couldn't help but urge Mr. Zhu to come. Officials are coming, you guys! The Zhu family’s yard has not been tidied up yet.
Without Mr. Zhu’s instructions, these people consciously started working at Mr. Zhu’s house. Some swept the floor, sprinkled water, boiled water and made tea. The young and strong ones moved the tables, which were close to home. When I got home, I brought over my own candies, melon seeds, fruits and so on. Soon, the Zhu family’s old house had a completely new look.
"Quickly, from the third child's house, you go to the second child's house to get some money and prepare red envelopes for them. All the money at home has been sent to the eldest brother." When Mrs. Zhu was preparing to celebrate the wedding, she didn't have enough cash to give the red envelopes. I couldn't help but rush to urge the third family member to go to Zhu Ping'an's house to get some money to deal with emergencies.
"His aunt is too late. The messenger is about to arrive at the door of the house. I have some money with me, and her aunt will use it for emergencies."
"I have some too. It’s more than ten cents.”
"And me, this is the private money I hid while the old lady was not paying attention"
So enthusiastic, the villagers rushed to give Mrs. Zhu their own money. Let her give red envelopes as rewards. There was even an uncle who took off his shoes and handed a few copper coins that smelled like feet to Mrs. Zhu without any explanation.
Just after the red envelope was wrapped, I heard a noise from the people at the door, and then the people made a way. The official officials who came to announce the good news entered the Zhu family's old house one after another, and came to Mr. Zhu and the others.
“Congratulations, congratulations to Mr. Zhu, your high school student. The academic officer has appointed Mr. Zhu as a junior student. In the future, the government will support you every month.”
“Congratulations to your government, Mr. Zhu. Mr. Zhu is the first in high school. Congratulations to Mr. Zhu for winning three yuan in a row and getting good news frequently."
"Congratulations, congratulations to the old man and the old lady. You and I will be waiting for you in the future. Enjoy yourself, Mr. Zhu may even win the top prize in the future.”
The officials who came to announce the good news are all well-spoken and well-informed. When they entered the courtyard of Lao Zhu’s house, they could tell at a glance. Knowing that Mr. Zhu and Mrs. Zhu who were surrounded by everyone must be family members, they walked up to Mr. Zhu and Mrs. Zhu and said their compliments and congratulations as if they were free of charge.
The villagers in the Zhu family's old house heard the good news from the official, and they were also happy with Mr. Zhu and his family. Look at what the official said, Mr. Zhu is so awesome, and he might even win the top prize in the future.
"Same joy, same joy." Mr. Zhu was as happy as if he had drunk half a kilogram of old wine. She returned the gift with her hand, and her words were already incoherent, "Old lady, hurry up, hurry up. It's not easy for people to give the wedding money to others. It's not easy for them to come all the way."
Old Mrs. Zhu seems to have returned to her role as a village beauty. In those years, not to mention how excited I was, I trembled and handed the red envelope to the officer who announced the good news.
"Haha, thank you, old man, old lady. Don't rush the red envelope or anything. Don't rush. When we read out the good news, you can put it away. This is a great event that honors our ancestors." The government officials holding the red paper were not in a hurry to receive the red envelopes. It was not too late to read out the good news first and then receive the red envelopes.
"Just be reasonable." Mr. Zhu nodded repeatedly, smiling from ear to ear.
"Congratulations to Mr. Zhu Ping'an, Mr. Zhu, who is now the admiral of Nanzhili University. He was selected as the first scholar in the Anqing Prefectural Academy Examination. He is characterized by being a student in Huaining County. Successful reports in the rural examinations are frequent, and the Beijing News has been ranked first in the imperial examination."
The government servant holding a red piece of paper unfolded the good news, coughed, and began to read it out with great emotion.
After reading, the yamen servant was surprised to find that the whole courtyard suddenly became silent. The old man opposite who was smiling from ear to ear also closed his mouth at this time, and he didn't know what he was mumbling to himself.
And why is that old lady so happy that her face turns pale?
What happened
Why is this family's reflex arc so long?
They were fine just now
How come they finish reading the good news. But he seemed to be silly with joy. Oh, yes, maybe it was because Mr. Xue Guan was shocked when he heard that the teacher was mentioned, or maybe it was because Lin Sheng’s unexpected surprise surprised him too much. After all, every year Lin Sheng only gets 4 taels of silver, not to mention rice noodles. The benefits are waiting for you.
How did the government servant who announced the good news know that ten thousand grass and mud horses were roaring in Mr. Zhu's heart? He thought that the scholar's father was so happy that he went crazy.
The yard was quiet for a few seconds before someone trembled and said something.
"Made a mistake"
Made a mistake?
Hearing this, the yamen officer who read out the good news on the red paper hurriedly lowered his head and read the good news, word by word. He didn’t read any word wrong. How could he be wrong? I even practiced it on the way. I tried it several times without making any mistakes.
"Wrong, wrong."
Similar sounds came and went in the yard, like a flock of ducks quacking.
The yamen officer blushed and read the good news again, yes! Well, we can't all join forces and joke with us. Now the people of Hecun are too interesting.
"That's wrong, they have separated their families. This is Zhu Shouren's family, and Zhu Ping'an is his nephew. "We passed by Zhu Ping'an's house just now"
Huh?
The yamen servant was stunned. Did he go to the wrong door?
In fact, I don’t blame them. Thinking about the fact that Yingtianfu postman replaced three fast horses and arrived in Huaining County overnight, time was in a hurry, and Huaining County was far away from Xiahe Village. The official in charge of signing did not expect that Zhu Ping An will be a young man.
If the town came to announce the good news, there would be no mistake. The people from the county would inevitably make some mistakes, and they were also misled by the villagers. Such a mistake occurred due to a series of factors.
At this time, in front of Zhu Ping'an's house, Mrs. Chen looked at the lively old house from a distance, and then entered the house with her insoles in despair. Out of sight, out of mind.
Why is it his uncle's house? The species has been hit. God must have been staring at me for a while before letting this kind of person take advantage of the loophole.
Ms. Chen felt unhappy and was not in the mood to continue collecting the soles after entering the yard. She planned to go back to the room to rest for a while. . As soon as Mrs. Chen entered the room and sat down on the bed, she heard the sound of playing and setting off firecrackers outside again.
It’s not over yet!
Ever since, Mrs. Chen couldn't help but frowned again. What's the point of showing off as a talented scholar! What made Chen even more depressed was that the sound of blowing and beating seemed to have entered the yard, and even the firecrackers felt like they were set off outside the gate.
What is Lao Zhai doing? There’s no need to do this to show off, right? It’s the sister-in-law’s idea, right? It was because she didn't go to the old house to congratulate her. After thinking about her moral character, Mrs. Chen gritted her teeth and counted a hundred coins from the bedside, and put it in her handkerchief, ready to give a congratulatory gift, so as to save people from being stuck. Door!
Ms. Chen just walked out of the back room and saw many people coming to the yard.
“Oh, second sister-in-law, congratulations, I just said, I had a dream the day Shi’er was about to take the exam, saying that a golden toad was jumping to your house, and I asked someone to forget about it. Hexagram, let’s just say that Xie’er has designated a high school. , As expected, Xie'er is striving to do her best. After all, she's still ranked first in high school. "
The fourth aunt took the initiative to hold Chen's hand and said congratulations, as if we are sisters-in-law forever. The appearance of not being separated.
The eldest aunt on the other side, who was surrounded by everyone, looked at the fourth aunt, her face a little deformed: The basic credit of a human being, isn't it said that the golden toad jumped into my house.
“Congratulations to Ping An’s mother”
“Congratulations to the second brother’s family, you Ping An are really up to date.”
“I can see that your Ping An is not an ordinary person. ”
Mrs. Chen was stunned for a while before she realized that this was a mistake just now. The high school student was from her second elementary school, not his uncle.
As a result, Chen's frown suddenly relaxed, the frustration in her heart suddenly relaxed, and the disappointment on her face suddenly turned into a bright and beautiful smile.
"No, no, my second child just has better luck."
Ms. Chen said very modestly, but her pride could not be concealed no matter how hard she tried...(this chapter End)