The next morning, Jiang Wenyuan was concentrating on reading memories in his room.Then I heard the shopkeeper knock on the door in person, saying that there was a distinguished guest visiting.

Jiang Wenyuan wondered if it was a fellow villager?Immediately tidied up his clothes and opened the door.But I saw that the visitor was tall and tall, and he was dignified, but he had never met him.

Jiang Wenyuan's eyes flickered, and he had some guesses in his heart, so he stepped forward and made a bow.After exchanging pleasantries, I found out that the person who came was actually the son of Duke Zhen Guo.

Jiang Wenyuan hurriedly invited him to sit indoors and let Aping serve tea.

The Duke of Zhen's mansion started out with military merits, and Yuan Yun, as the son of Duke of Zhen, is also a Huaihua general of the third rank.

People in the army are always straightforward, Yuan Yun cut to the point and said: "To tell you the truth, Brother Jiang, the child you rescued yesterday was a dog. He avoided the dog hole in the backyard by the guards while the maid on duty was dozing off. Slipped out, if you hadn't rescued him, he might not be able to please him yesterday."

"Your Majesty's words are serious." Jiang Wenyuan said with a smile: "Such an older child is just curious and playful. Those who go up the mountain to hunt birds and jump up and down are often beaten by family members."

They are all fathers, Yuan Yun was aroused interest: "Hearing what you said, brother Jiang's family seems to have a lot of children?"

Jiang Wenyuan smiled and said: "There is only one parent and child, but there are a group of nephews. It is more than enough to form a Cuju team." Yuan Yun was surprised: "That's really a thriving population!"

With this talk, the two of them chatted wildly all morning.Jiang Wenyuan felt that Yuan Yun was straightforward, not only knowledgeable, but also not as superior and arrogant as a noble son.

Yuan Yun felt that Jiang Wenyuan was clearly a literati, but he was not as sour as a literati, and his temperament was simple and honest, and he respected the border guards even more.After talking for a while, the two people whose status are so different, unexpectedly hit it off, and it's a strange thing that they seem to hate seeing each other later.

Sending Yuan Yun away, Jiang Wenyuan opened it complicatedly as he looked at the three large boxes left in the house.

The first box was satin, tightly pressed.Although he doesn't know much about fabrics, but looking at the patterned brocade on it, he knows that it must be something extraordinary.

The second box is books, pens and ink.He flipped through it, and there were quite a few unique copies among them.There is also a duan inkstone, a complete set of lake brushes, and two pieces of pine smoke ink, all of which are extremely valuable.Jiang Wenyuan had only heard of it before, but this was the first time he saw it, and he was really shocked.

The last chest is the most solid gold and silver.

The box has three layers.The upper two layers are silver.Twelve taels and one ingot of silver ingots are arranged in five rows, five rows.One floor is 250 taels, and two floors is 500 taels.The bottom layer is gold.There are also twelve ones, a total of 25 gold ingots.According to the current exchange rate of one tael of gold and ten taels of silver, not counting other things, this box of gold and silver alone is worth a thousand taels, which really made Jiang Wenyuan take a deep breath.This town government mansion is really a big deal.

These things are really hot to hold, but it is absolutely impossible to return them.After much deliberation, he had no choice but to take the thickest ginseng from the bag of ginseng that his precious daughter gave him, and choose a very beautiful brocade box to put it in, and asked Aping to send it to the Zhen Guogong's mansion. , as a gift in return.

Let's talk about Qu Shi, the wife of the son of Duke Zhenguo, who is in charge of the family, heard a report from someone that there was a man named Jiang Wenyuan outside the door who sent someone to send a brocade box, saying it was for the old lady to make up her body.

This Jiang Wenyuan Qu family knew, he was the benefactor who saved his son.Yesterday my husband specially prepared a heavy gift and went to thank him. When he came back, he talked about this person, and he was quite appreciative in his words.It must be known that all the civil and military men of the dynasty can catch her husband's eyes, and she can count them with a single slap.

Therefore, when he heard that such a person sent someone to bring things over, Qu Shi was quite curious and hurried to ask someone to come in.

The maid brought the box up, Fang lifted the lid and took a look, Qu Shi was startled.

But I saw a ginseng with the thickness of a child's arm lying in the box, with a full beard and tail, and a human shape could be seen.According to visual estimation, it is at least ninety-two upwards, and it is at least hundreds of years old.

Qu's family was born in a famous family, and he has seen many good things since he was a child, but this is the first time he has seen such ginseng.

As long as the ginseng is more than eighty-two, it is a treasure-like existence, which is hard to come by.She never thought that today she would see one.

Qu's mind stabilized, closed the lid, and said to A Ping: "This thing is too precious, our mansion can't accept it. Your master has already been kind to our manor, how can we accept such a precious thing."

A Ping saluted and said: "My master said it when he came. Thanks to the love of the eldest son, he is nothing more than a little effort, and he is really ashamed of it. However, he is from a humble family and has nothing. Only this thing can be returned. Please your family must accept it, otherwise he will feel uneasy."

Qu Shi looked at the box in his hand, such a natural treasure can save lives at a critical moment.Not to mention the Duke's Mansion, even in the imperial palace.After thinking about it again, she still decided to stay, at worst, to help out a little more in the future.

After rewarding A Ping heavily, someone sent him out.Afterwards, a government doctor was invited over, and the doctor said after the appraisal that it was at least 500 years old, both in terms of appearance and medicinal properties, it was the best ginseng.It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the three kings.Qu Shi was even more delighted when he heard this.

After going to the Yamen in the afternoon, Mrs. Qu told her husband about Jiang Wenyuan's sending him to the king for 500 years.Yuan Yun looked at the things, then carried the box to his father's study.

Zhen Guo Gonggong Meng was also quite surprised. After thinking about it, he said: "Take it! This is a smart man, he is not greedy and knows how to measure, so he can come and go more often in the future. Besides, he may not have nothing to send today. This means that we still have the ability to influence my town government to support someone who is pleasing to the eye."

The fifth day of April.

The square where the list was posted was crowded with dense crowds.At the beginning of the morning, with the sound of a gong, the apricot list was officially published.The crowd pushed forward like crazy.A Ping was caught in the crowd, looking down from No.1, but after a while, he saw his master's name: No.4 Jiang Wenyuan, Qingzhou County, Zero Prefecture.

A Ping suddenly shouted excitedly, his voice cracked: "Ah - my master has won! He has won! No. 4, No. 4!" As soon as the words fell, countless envious eyes were cast on him. .

With such a ranking, after the palace examination, he would be passed on to Lu as the second best.If it plays well, it is not impossible for the Three Tripod Armor.

At the same time, cheers erupted from the crowd from time to time, presumably they were all names on the list.There are also some families who are trying to catch Xu under the list. As long as they are unmarried, they will go away with them, regardless of whether they want to or not.

However, the joys and sorrows of people are not the same.

There are also those who collapsed to the point of crying: "Why is there no name, why not, I have worked very hard. I must have made a mistake, I must have made a mistake..."

"Woo--I read the entire twelve books, and took the test of the Four Realms, but there is no me, no me..."

There are tens of thousands of candidates every year, and only the top three hundred scholars are selected. It is nothing more than thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge.Always laugh less and cry more.Everyone sympathized for a while, that's all.

A Ping squeezed out of the crowd with all his strength, ran back to the inn, opened the door and shouted excitedly: "Master, I hit it, I hit it, No.4."

Even though Jiang Wenyuan was confident in his heart, he was still extremely happy when he heard that he had won the list.

"Come on, let's go downstairs, the newspaper will be here soon!"

"okay!"

"Is Xiqian ready?"

"It's already ready, it's fully prepared!"

The two master and servant went downstairs and saw that the lobby was full of people, all of them came downstairs to wait for the news.Compared with the relaxed smile on his face, many people looked quite nervous.

Seeing him coming down the stairs, a man who had met him a few times waved to him: "Brother Wen Yuan, this way! You are kind, and you are only coming down now. We have been waiting here early in the morning."

Jiang Wenyuan cupped his hands with him: "Brother Wenchang!"

The two sat down to talk while waiting for the newspaper to arrive.

After a while, the street became noisy.It turned out to be a team of newspapermen, carrying the gong and starting to announce the good news from house to house.

Generally, the bottom of the list is sung first, and the top name is sung last.The people in the lobby watched teams of newspapers in red and green entering the various inns, the sound of festive firecrackers sounded one by one, and the smoke billowed up, feeling anxious and envious.

As if feeling the eagerness of the people in this inn, a group of good news came straight here, and they started to sing as soon as they stepped into the gate: "Master Li Wenchang, Jing County, Heyue Prefecture, Xizhong No. 70, the fourth place in the apricot list Gongshi." Sing it twice in a row.

When Li Wenchang heard his name for the first time, he was so happy that he almost fainted.He didn't do well in the exam this time, but he still had some luck in his heart. Now that he really heard his name, he really wept with joy.

"Congratulations to Brother Wenchang's high school!" Jiang Wenyuan immediately got up to congratulate.

Ten years in the cold window, the journey of the scientific examination is really not easy, and Jiang Wenyuan understands his feelings very well.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" Immediately, the sound of congratulations filled the inn.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" Li Wenchang tremblingly asked the boy to reward him with a reward, so happy that he knew where to put his hands and feet.As soon as the newspapers went out, the shopkeeper asked Xiao Er to pick out the firecrackers that had been prepared earlier, and set them up crackling.

With the sound of gongs, the sound of firecrackers.The rankings are getting higher and higher, and only the last few are left.Just when the shopkeeper thought that there was such a single seedling in his inn, a group of reporters entered the inn door again: "Hey——Jiang Wenyuan, Qingzhou County, Lingzhou Prefecture, No. 4 tribute in the apricot list of Mr. Jiang Senior High School. He——Jiang Wenyuan, Qingzhou County, Lingzhou Prefecture, No. 4 tribute in the apricot list of Mr. Jiang Senior High School."

"Yeah, No.4, it's amazing."

"Congratulations, Brother Wen Yuan, you and I are serious fellow students!"

"Happy together!"

Congratulations from the house.Jiang Wenyuan asked Aping to reward him with five taels of silver. This is a great joy and he should be rewarded.

Baozi secretly weighed the weight in his hand, feeling joy and surprise in his heart.I really can't see that this plainly dressed Gongshi master lives in an ordinary inn, and his family is so rich.

The shopkeeper let someone set off firecrackers again, and announced that from now on, the two masters will be free of charge at the inn.

Of course, the shopkeeper will not do business that loses money. If the inn's selection is won by a tribute, it will be of great benefit to the reputation of the inn.

The Zhen Guo Gong Mansion, which has been paying attention to Jiang Wenyuan, also sent someone to send a congratulatory gift at the first time.Three days before the palace examination, a special person was sent to explain to him in detail the etiquette and etiquette that should be paid attention to in the palace examination.Jiang Wenyuan was extremely grateful.

He never thought that the child he saved that day would actually bring him such blessings.A Ping said that he is a good man with good rewards.

It can be said that at the stage of Gongshi, as long as there are no accidents in the next palace examination, it is inevitable to become a scholar.

Palace examination on April [-]th.The emperor personally supervised the examination.

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