Chapter 75 Red and White Happiness
Outside the county school.
The red list, as big as a carriage, was carried by eight heroes and hung on the wall of the county school where the list was posted. A festive bright red scarf with red flowers and red flowers was hung on the list to temporarily cover it.
Circle after circle of people looking at the list gathered in front of the wall. If the government officials hadn't been prepared in advance, they separated everyone first.
Otherwise, they might rush forward one after another, and they might even be able to knock down the wall.
Dang Dang Dang!
The government officials beat the gongs and kept yelling: "Back up, back up!"
"You messed up the red list, can you afford to pay for it?"
Facing the domineering government officials, the anxiously awaiting candidates and their families had no time to care, and all their eyes were fixed on the list.
When more and more people gathered and the list was hung properly, several government officials who posted the list looked at each other and suddenly tore off the red scarf covering the list.
Snap!
The red scarf fell to the ground, and there was the sound of firecrackers, crackling at the door of the county school.
The official who unveiled the list was arrogant and shouted:
"The auspicious time has arrived. The incense calendar is 871 years old. Let's release the list!"
"The top candidate, Yu Que! Where is Yu Que?"
Sounds of firecrackers and shouts rang out from the mouths of the government officials.
But at this moment, everyone watching the list had no time to listen. Their eyes were only looking for their own or their family members' names on the large red list.
When the firecrackers finished exploding, someone clapped their hands violently and laughed:
"Okay, I got it! I got it."
The sound of laughter immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the left and right.
Soon, several cheers in succession rang out among the crowd watching the list:
"My son, you are on the list!"
"Dad, you are also on the list, right at the end!"
The successful candidates and their family members jumped up on the spot and surrounded the successful candidates. They were all so happy that they made everyone around them envious.
But more of them still looked nervous, and they continued to search for names on the red list with their eyes. The more they searched, the more nervous and fearful their faces became.
It was still very cold in spring, but sweat was dripping from the foreheads of these people one after another.
Snap!
Suddenly, an old examinee scanned the red list, his eyes suddenly went blank, and without saying a word, he threw himself forward and fell to the ground.
The people around were in a commotion and quickly made room for the old examinee to avoid being trampled to death.
When the officer who posted the results saw it, he cursed, but he rushed into the crowd, raised his palm, and gave the old examinee a few big-eared melon seeds.
"Bah, there are such crazy people every year. If you can't stand it, don't come to see it."
After dropping a few big-eared melon seeds, the old examinee woke up leisurely, with a gurgling sound in his throat.
But before he could make any move, without covering his face, he quickly opened his eyes wide and looked at the red list again, looking for his name on the list.
After searching again, the miracle did not appear, and the man still did not see his name.
The old examinee's face suddenly turned pale, he couldn't take a breath, his eyes began to roll upward, and he was about to faint again.
The yamen servant next to him looked at him coldly, immediately picked up his ear scraper and was about to slap him again.
This action frightened the old examinee who was about to faint, so he quickly woke up.
He trembled, covered his face and shouted: "Don't hit me, I'm not unconscious yet!"
"You stupid thing!" The yamen officer grabbed the old examinee's clothes and hummed a few words.
After checking the person, the officer stood up again and looked at the nearby crowd to see if there was anyone else who needed first aid.
At this moment, among the people looking at the list, bursts of crying and cursing could be heard.
Among them was a young candidate who was originally very proud. At this moment, his face was flushed, he was burning with anger, and he was shouting:
"Impossible, impossible, I have already passed the third subject, why is my name not on the list! It's fraud and fraud!"
There was also a middle-aged candidate with a face full of vicissitudes of life, his face was sallow, looking at the bright and dazzling list, he had mixed feelings for a while, but in the end he just sighed heavily:
"Another miss."
The middle-aged candidate put his hands inside his sleeves, hunched over like a bereaved dog, and squeezed out of the crowd in a dejected manner.
In front of the county school, those who passed the exam were all the same, overjoyed.
Those who failed the test had different looks and different actions.
In addition to the extremely lively crowd of people watching the exams, there were also pairs of government officials at the gate of the county school. They were holding the county exam results that had been transcribed long ago, and they were also holding gongs or whips in their hands. , as well as safflower and other sundries.
After these people murmured to each other, they started shouting and running towards various places inside and outside the city.
They just wanted to congratulate the candidates who made the list, make them famous, and take the opportunity to get some luck and some reward money.
Among them, the Hexi teams with different rankings also have different numbers.
The further forward the candidates on the list are, the more people are congratulating them. The further back they are, the more congratulatory they are. They have to wait for the officials to finish congratulating everyone else before it is the turn of the candidates at the bottom of the list.
In an instant, this year's county examination list was spread to the entire Fang City and people outside Fang City at an extremely fast speed.
In the homes of the people inside and outside the city, some Manchus were celebrating and secretly rejoicing, while others were mourning and sighing endlessly.
However, among the many houses, one house had the weirdest atmosphere. This family is the Fu family!
When the list was released, the Fu clan people nearby widened their eyes and immediately sent people back to tell the clan members.
So the news of the list began to spread within the Fu clan, causing many Fu clan people to talk about it.
This kind of discussion reached its peak when the people of Hexi stepped into the door of the Fu clan.
I saw a team of eighteen people, carrying a gilded plaque in their hands like "the first in the county examination" as if they were carrying a sedan chair.
At this moment, everyone walked into the gate of the Fu clan with noisy gongs and drums, just to present the plaque.
"Congratulations to the nobles, congratulations to the nobles!"
"There are still many children from the aristocracy, and they ranked first in the high school and county examinations. You are the first in the list!"
The yamen servants and helpers were drinking loudly, and there were other people behind them, as well as people from other clans who were joining in the fun.
These people poured into the Fu clan today, almost breaking the threshold.
After everyone shouted several times, they couldn't find Yu Que, so under the guidance of the good-hearted Fu clan members, they rushed directly to the Fu clan's ancestral hall.
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"Children of nobles, there are many who are at the top of the list, let's shine on the lintel!"
The yamen servants and helpers continued to shout until they reached the ancestral hall, then they looked at each other and stopped shouting.
Because today, the Fu clan's ancestral hall has soul flags hung inside and outside, and paper money is scattered. It is a miserable place, and all the clan members who come and go are wearing hemp and mourning, showing sadness on their faces.
In addition, two coffins are placed at the entrance of the ancestral hall, so that people outside can see them at a glance.
Today is the day for Yu Que to release the results, and it also happens to be the first seven days for Fuling and his son.
Although in specific terms, the first seven days of Fuling and his son were still more than half a day apart, it is appropriate to lump them together into one day.
Red and white, the happy crowd and the sad crowd collided together at this moment, which looked extremely strange.
Among them, even the most experienced government officials did not know for a moment whether they should move forward and send the plaque of "No. 1 in the County Examination" into the ancestral hall, or they should look back and not disturb the people in the ancestral hall. Funeral.
"The Fu family has never thought that one of their own children might be on the list? It shouldn't be."
Some people kept muttering and commenting: "Good guy, the funeral can't be held at any time, but it has to be today."
"Wait a minute, this is the Fu family, but this year's number one is named Yu!?"
Gradually, everyone who was congratulating and sending good wishes came to their senses and shouted again:
"Yu Que ranks first, where is Mr. Yu Que?", "Damn it, are you taking the wrong path!"
"It shouldn't be. This is the location written on the document. You should also take a look."
There were loud noises in front of the Fu family's ancestral hall.
The envious expressions on the faces of the other families who originally looked envious suddenly turned into expressions of people watching a show and watching a joke.
At this time, it was inside Fu's ancestral hall.
The patriarch, Fu Jin, turned his back to everyone and was kneeling in front of the densely packed memorial tablets in the ancestral hall.
On the left and right sides are the coffins of his wife and son.
Today's first event is hosted by Fu Jin himself, as a husband sends his wife and a father sends his son.
From midnight last night to now, he has not had a grain of rice or a sip of water, and the pressure has doubled.
Now hearing the noisy sound outside the ancestral hall, the patriarch Fu Jin suddenly knew that this year's top spot fell to Yu Que's hands.
His expression and body, which were still able to remain tense, suddenly started to tremble.
There was ghost energy surging in this man's body, and his face was twisted and livid, full of hatred.
Fu Jin finally roared in a low voice:
"Shuzi, why are you bullying me and bullying others too much!"
You must know that he only sent a letter to Yu Que, asking him to come to the ancestral hall to gather in person after he won the election, but he did not ask Yu Que to send congratulatory people directly to the ancestral hall.
But regarding this point, Fu Jin was wrong.
The clan residence that Yu Que left in the county school was submitted early in the morning when he registered for the exam.
At that time, Yu Que's family was still living well in the Fu clan, so the address he filled in was naturally within the Fu clan.
But now, Yu Que is not in the Fu clan, but in the Alchemist Academy.
He Xi's government servants and helpers didn't know about this either. They failed to correct it in time along the way and ran away to the Fu clan.
Suddenly, outside Fu's ancestral hall.
When a government official saw that no one had come out to greet him in the ancestral hall for a long time, he suddenly shouted impatiently:
"Hey! Nobles, don't be too stingy. Even if you don't accept the plaque, you still have to come out and give me some reward."
Seeing that the other generation still wanted to reward the Fu family, the patriarch Fu Jin heard this and suddenly became furious and shook his body.
Wow, this person spit out a mouthful of blood and sprayed it into the brazier in front of him...
(End of chapter)