[Comprehensive Wear] A good brother's life

Jinling Mansion, Lin House.

When Lin Huaiyu went to the Gongyuan to wait for the announcement, Mrs. Ye and the others were anxiously waiting for the results at home.

Mrs. Ye looked at Nanny Zhang and the others as if they were looking for something in the yard, and asked suspiciously: "Mother Zhang, what are you looking for so early in the morning?" They ran under the tree one by one and stared at it.

"Ma'am, we are looking for a magpie."

"Looking for a magpie?" Madam Ye asked puzzledly, "What are you looking for for a magpie?"

"Madam, let's find a magpie to announce the good news." Nanny Zhang said, "Madam, the magpie is a bird of good news. When the young master passed the exam, there were magpies flying to the house to announce the good news."

"What else?" Mrs. Ye said with a smile, "So you guys were looking for magpies early in the morning."

"That's right, before the young master won the test three times before, magpies flew home to announce the good news." Mother Zhang suddenly thought of something, and her expression became worried. If we don’t come to our current home, what should we do?”

Peilan and the others felt that Madam Zhang was right, "That's right, we are not in Yangzhou now, and the magpie can't find our home, what should we do?"

Guizhi nodded approvingly: "No wonder the magpies haven't come yet."

Mrs. Ye was amused by the words of Nanny Zhang and the others, "You guys..."

"Ma'am, you don't know that the magpie got lost when the young master was admitted to the test case of the Zhongfu. The magpie flew here after we knew that the young master was admitted to the test case of the Zhongfu." Madam Zhang said solemnly, "This The next time we come to Jinling, maybe the magpies can't find our house again."

Mrs. Ye was overjoyed: "Hahahaha... don't you think that only a magpie can fly to announce the good news?" Why didn't she find out that Nanny Zhang and the others were so funny before. "Can't there be other magpies to announce the happy news? There are a lot of magpies in this world, and it's not only the magpies from Yangzhou who will announce the happy news?"

After listening to Mrs. Ye's words, Madam Zhang and the others felt that what Mrs. Ye said was right.

"Madam is still wise."

"If that's the case, then why didn't other magpies come to announce the good news?" Perrin looked up at the sky, and there was not a single bird in sight. "It's almost time."

Gui Zhi suddenly thought of something, and said with a terrified expression: "Maybe the magpies in Jinling don't report good news."

"Hahahahaha..." Mrs. Ye and Xiao Daiyu couldn't help laughing anymore.

The anxious and nervous mood of waiting for the announcement of the list was relieved a lot by Zhang Momo and the others, "Oh, are you guys trying to kill me?"

Xiao Daiyu smiled so much that her brows and eyes were crooked, "Mother-in-law, you don't know, on the day when the government tried to release the rankings, the magpies didn't fly to announce the good news, so Mammy and the others were looking for joy in the yard, tree by tree. I searched in the trees, but after searching for a long time, I couldn't find the magpie, and they said that the magpie was not working."

"There's still this matter, hahahaha..." Mrs. Ye couldn't stop laughing happily, "Do you feel like a magpie again now?"

Nanny Zhang smiled a little embarrassedly: "Madam laughed at me, and then the magpie flew here. Afterwards, when the young master took the exam in the middle school, the magpie flew here on time, and the magpie is still very clever."

Madam Ye raised her eyes to look at the sky, not to mention the magpie, she didn't see any other birds.

"There are no magpies flying here now, it seems..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Nanny Zhang, "Madam, the young master will definitely pass the exam."

"Brother Huai's passing the exam is no problem, but I don't know if he can pass the Jieyuan exam." Mrs. Ye said, feeling nervous again.

"Ma'am, the young master will definitely pass the Jieyuan exam." Nanny Zhang said very firmly, "Magpies will definitely fly to you later."

"Okay, okay, let's wait for the magpie together."

At this time, Ye Wenfu, who was far away in the capital, was also very nervous.When he went to the court, he was a little restless, but fortunately, there was nothing to do in the court today.

After leaving the court, Ye Wenfu and Song Xiuwen were called to the imperial study by Emperor Qinglong.

"Why, are you worried about Lin Ruhai's son?" During the court, Emperor Qinglong noticed that Ye Wenfu was distracted.

"Your Majesty, today is the day when the provincial examination results are released..." Although Ye Wenfu felt that Lin Huaiyu could pass the Jieyuan examination, he still couldn't help worrying in his heart, after all, such things were uncertain.

"I know today is the day when the provincial examination results are released. Are you worried that Lin Ruhai's son will fail the examination?" Emperor Qinglong glanced at Ye Wenfu and joked, "Didn't you swear before me that Lin Ruhai's son could pass the examination?" Zhongda-San-Yuan, why don’t you have confidence now?”

Ye Wenfu smiled wryly: "Your Majesty, the results haven't come out yet, and I can't guarantee that Brother Huai will pass Jieyuan's exam."

It was rare for Emperor Qinglong to see Ye Wenfu's worried look, and couldn't help but want to tease him: "If Lin Ruhai's son fails to pass the exam, I will punish you."

"If Brother Huai fails to pass the test, I will allow you to punish him."

"I will punish you severely."

"The minister is willing to accept the punishment."

Seeing Ye Wenfu's serious appearance, Emperor Qinglong said with some disgust, "I won't tease you anymore." After speaking, he changed the subject and talked about the things in Fujian.

When it came to business, Ye Wenfu immediately put aside his worries about Lin Huaiyu, and began to seriously discuss Fujian matters with Emperor Qinglong.

At the same time, under the expectation of Mrs. Ye and the others, the magpies finally flew, and there were more than one magpies.

"Ma'am, look, the magpies are flying here." Madam Zhang said excitedly, pointing to the magpies on the tree, "Ma'am, four magpies, here are four magpies."

Mammy Zhang and the others were afraid that they would make a mistake, so they counted several times, and they were sure that it was four magpies.

Four magpies stood on the branches, their heads raised and they cried loudly.

Nanny Zhang and the others bowed excitedly to the four magpies on the tree, and thanked the four magpies for their announcement of good news.

Mrs. Ye was also very excited when she saw the four magpies, and she held Xiao Daiyu's hand tightly.

"Brother Huai, did you pass the exam to understand Yuan?"

Xiao Daiyu said with joy on her face: "Back when my brother was taking the exam in the middle school, three magpies flew over. This time, four magpies flew here. It must be my brother who passed the exam."

"That's great, it's really great." However, Mrs. Ye quickly recovered her composure, "Let's not be too happy for the time being, we'd better wait for the officials to come to announce the good news." After finishing speaking, she ordered, "Mother Zhang Mom, go and prepare the wedding money. When the official comes, give the happy money to the official. "

Nanny Zhang asked: "Ma'am, how much wedding money do you have prepared, ten taels of silver?"

"If Brother Huai wins the Juren exam, he will give ten taels of happy money." Although the magpie came to announce the good news, it is not necessarily guaranteed that Lin Huaiyu will pass the exam. "If brother Huai passes the exam, he will give you 20 taels of money."

"Yes, ma'am, this old servant will go prepare now."

"The next thing is to wait for the official messenger to announce the good news."

In the tribute courtyard, the list is being released.

The release of the results of the provincial examination is different from that of the college examination.In the past, when the examination results were released, the list of those who passed the exam was directly posted on the wall, so that the candidates could see for themselves whether they had passed the exam.The township examination list is a roll call.

When the township examination released the list, the yamen servants first rolled their names from the back to the front.For example, if only [-] people are admitted in this township examination, then the yamen servants will roll their names from the [-]th, that is, the last one on the list.

The list of the township examination is divided into two lists, A and B. If only 50 people are admitted, then the A and B lists are not 30 people each.Generally speaking, there are only 70 people on the first list, and the remaining [-] people are on the second list.

The people whose names were called all showed ecstatic expressions, and some even cried directly.

Lin Huaiyu originally thought that the roll call would be slow, but she didn't expect to be called to the top list soon.

The number of people admitted in this year's rural examination is much smaller than that of the previous rural examination.It is said that in the last provincial examination, 300 people were admitted in the whole of Jiangnan, which was the largest number of people admitted since the founding of the Daqing Dynasty.Of course, this was done in order to compensate the students all over the world.

When the roll call was just called, Lin Huaiyu paid special attention to the fact that the number of people did not reach 100.The number of people in the second list is only 90, so the number of people in the first list should be only half of the second list, or even half.It seems that the number of candidates admitted in Jiangnan this year is only 30, which is less than half of the number admitted in the last provincial examination.

"No. 40 in Jiabang..."

Starting from No. 40 in the first list, it seems that only 130 people will be admitted to Jiangnan Juren this year.This result made the candidates present who were not named suddenly tense up like never before.

Lin Huaiyu found that many people closed their eyes, folded their hands together and prayed to the sky, chanting words such as "God bless", "Buddha bless", "God bless" and so on.

Those candidates who have been named are very relaxed at this time, and everyone's face is filled with joyful and happy smiles.

Whether it is the second list or the first list in the exam, they are all candidates.What it means to pass the exam means that you open the door to a new world, and the door to this new world is called "power".

There is a world of difference between a scholar and a scholar.Although there are many advantages to being a scholar in the examination, a scholar cannot be an official, but it is different to be a scholar.You can be an official if you pass the exam, even if you don't pass the exam later.

In fact, many officials are from Juren, not Gongshi or Jinshi. After all, there are not many people who pass the exam.

When raising someone to be an official, you can't be a high-ranking official at first, you can only be a small official, but you have opportunities for promotion.Like many local prefects in the north, all the adults are from Juren.

The yamen servants continued to roll their names, and they had reached the top [-] on the first list.

Lin Huaiyu's mood became tense little by little.Not only him, but other candidates who have not been called have also become very nervous.Many people were so nervous that their faces turned pale and their bodies trembled.Some people were even so nervous that their legs went limp and their whole bodies shook slightly.

Among the candidates waiting for the roll call, there are many middle-aged people, and there are also many old people with gray hair.Their mood is more tense than that of young people.

The yamen servants began to list the top fifteen names.Lin Huaiyu felt that the air suddenly became tense and thin.

It is difficult for the person whose name is called to make an excited sound, and can only laugh with his mouth covered, or cry with his mouth covered.

The yamen servant began to count the top ten lists, and Lin Huaiyu's heartbeat became faster and faster, and the beating sound became louder and louder.

When No.7 was clicked, the yamen servant suddenly stopped.Next, the examiner began to roll the roll.

"Akui..."

Yakui is No.6.

After calling Yakui's name, the next step is to call Jingkui's name.

No.5 to No.3 are called Jingkui.

After waiting for Jingkui, Lin Huaiyu still didn't hear her name, and her heart was in her throat for a moment.

"Yayuan." The examiner said loudly, "Yayuan Liu XX."

Yayuan is not him, Lin Huaiyu quietly relieved in his heart and became extremely nervous at the same time.

Dongdongdong...... The heart was beating violently, and Lin Huaiyu felt that her heart was about to pop out of her body in a second.

At this moment, his mood was tense, anticipating, excited, and at the same time extremely disturbed.

Lin Huaiyu's hands were already wet with sweat, and he was afraid and uneasy that he did not pass the exam.Although the possibility of Juren not passing the exam is very small, it is not impossible.

"Jie Yuan!" The examiner's voice suddenly increased a lot, attracting everyone's attention.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became very quiet, and everyone's breathing could be heard in shock.

Lin Huaiyu unconsciously held his breath when he heard the word "Jie Yuan".

The chief examiner said loudly: "Xie Yuanlin Huaiyu!"

When Lin Huaiyu heard his name, his mind went blank, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, and he immediately relaxed.

At this moment, he can only feel fortunate that he passed the exam to know Yuan.

After the results of the township examination were released, the chief examiner announced that a "Luming Banquet" would be held in the evening.The originally quiet scene suddenly became lively and festive.

Lively and joyful are the candidates who passed the exam.Candidates who did not pass the exam, some howled their heads, some knelt on the ground and beat the ground, some passed out, and some went crazy.

Knowing that he failed the exam again, the gray-haired old man first laughed wildly, and then ran away insanely.Everyone is not surprised by this situation, after all, this scene will be staged in every imperial examination.

Lin Huaiyu was a little hungry and decided to go home quickly for lunch.After lunch, take a good night's sleep, so that you can have the energy to participate in the "Luming Banquet" in the evening.

After attending the "Luming Banquet", they can leave for the capital.Next, it is time to prepare for the general examination and palace examination next year.

Liu Jinu was waiting at the gate of the Gongyuan. Seeing someone coming out, he hurried forward to find out who this year's Xie Yuan was.When he learned that Jie Yuan was his young master, he jumped up happily.

"Master! Master! Master!" Liu Jinu finally saw the figure of his young master, and immediately waved his hands and shouted loudly.

Lin Huaiyu walked towards Liu Jinu, and Liu Jinu congratulated him very cleverly.

"Congratulations, young master, for passing the Jieyuan exam! Congratulations, young master, for passing the Jieyuan exam!"

His voice was so loud that other candidates could hear him.Everyone looked at Lin Huaiyu one after another. They were first surprised by Lin Huaiyu's appearance, and then congratulated him one after another.

This is Xie Yuan!

Congrats of course!

Many people came forward to talk to Lin Huaiyu, inviting Lin Huaiyu to eat and drink.

Lin Huaiyu declined everyone's invitations one by one, saying that his family was still waiting for him to go back.He also said that he would have a good chat with everyone at the Luming Banquet in the evening.

Hearing what he said, the candidates didn't invite him to dinner and drink.

After getting rid of other people's invitations, Lin Huaiyu quickly got into the carriage and asked Liu Jinu to drive the carriage away quickly.

The official messenger who announced the good news was faster than Lin Huaiyu, and he had already arrived at Lin's house to announce the good news before he got home.

When the official said that Lin Huaiyu had passed the exam to understand Yuan, the entire Lin residence fell into ecstasy.

Mrs. Ye asked Nanny Zhang to give the official 20 taels of happiness money she had prepared, and at the same time invited the official to come to the mansion for a cup of tea.

This cup of happy tea is to be drunk. After drinking the happy tea, the official will go to the second house to announce the good news after taking the happy money.

After the officials left, Mrs. Ye asked Nanny Zhang and the others to gather together, and they will have a good celebration today.

Thinking of celebrating, Madam Ye remembered that they forgot to buy firecrackers.

"By the way, hurry up and buy some firecrackers, and set them up when Brother Huai comes back."

"Madam is still considerate, so the old slave will send someone to buy it."

"Wait, buy some fireworks and come back. Let's set off some fireworks to celebrate in the evening." It is a great joy to pass the exam, so of course we should have a good and lively celebration.

"Yes, ma'am."

Mrs. Ye ordered again: "Hurry up and hang up the red lanterns." It is a great event to pass the exam and get rid of yuan, and red lanterns must be hung at home.

"Ma'am, I'm going to hang up now."

"Ma'am, do you want to hang red silk?"

Madam Ye thought for a while and said, "Don't hang the red silk, just hang the red lantern." After she finished speaking, she told Pei Lan, "Hurry up and ask the kitchen to cook some more of Brother Huai's favorite dishes."

"Yes, ma'am."

The Lin residence suddenly became lively.

Nanny Zhang and the others were waiting at the gate, and when they saw their carriage from a distance, they quickly set up the firecrackers.

After a while, the carriage arrived at the gate of Lin's house.

As soon as Lin Huaiyu got out of the carriage, she saw Nanny Zhang and the others kneeling on the ground.

"Congratulations, young master, for passing the Jieyuan exam! Congratulations, young master, for passing the Jieyuan exam!"

Neighbors who came to see the fun also expressed their congratulations to Lin Huaiyu.

When Lin Huaiyu got off the carriage, the servant lit the firecrackers.

Crackling, very festive, and very lively.

Lin Huaiyu walked into the house surrounded by Madam Zhang and the others.

"Brother." Xiao Daiyu rushed towards Lin Huaiyu happily, "Brother, congratulations on passing the Jieyuan exam."

"Thank you."

Madam Ye stepped forward, hugged Lin Huaiyu, and said excitedly and joyfully, "Brother Huai, congratulations on passing the Jieyuan exam!"

"Thank you mother!"

Led by Nanny Zhang, the servants in the mansion once again congratulated Lin Huaiyu for passing the Jieyuan exam.

Mrs. Ye generously rewarded each servant with five taels of silver, which made Aunt Zhang and the others even happier.

"Are you tired?" Mrs. Ye personally brought tea to Lin Huaiyu, "Hurry up and have a sip of tea."

Lin Huaiyu stood up quickly, took the tea from Mrs. Ye with both hands, "Thank you stepmother." To be honest, I was really tired and thirsty after standing in the tribute courtyard for a long time.

"Just now I asked the kitchen to cook a few more dishes. It will take a while to have lunch. If you are hungry, eat a few pieces of dim sum to fill your stomach."

"Mother-in-law, I'm not very hungry." Lin Huaiyu handed the teacup to Guizhi, "I'm just thirsty."

Guizhi quickly poured another cup of tea for Lin Huaiyu, "Master, please use tea."

Lin Huaiyu drank three cups of tea in a row before feeling less thirsty.

"Didn't you have tea when you waited for the list to be announced?"

"No, nothing." Although it was September, the weather in Jinling was still very hot.When the list was released, because I was too nervous, I didn't care whether I was in the sun or not, and I didn't care whether I was thirsty or not.Now that I am back, I suddenly feel very thirsty.

Mrs. Ye looked at Lin Huaiyu, and found that the child's reaction was too calm, which made her feel a little strange.

"Brother Huai, why is Zhiyuan the same as usual after your child passed the exam?" They all had happy faces, but the person involved was calm. "Aren't you happy that Xie Yuan passed the exam?"

Lin Huaiyu was taken aback by the question, then smiled and said, "I'm happy."

"Really?" Mrs. Ye looked suspicious, "Why didn't I see it?"

"Mother-in-law, my brother is like this." Xiao Daiyu said, "My brother was not very happy when he passed the junior Sanyuan exam."

"It's my younger sister who understands me." Although it was a great joy to get Jie Yuan in the exam, it was nothing special. "Besides, I just passed the exam to understand Yuan, and there are two more Yuan who failed the exam."

When Lin Huaiyu learned that he had passed the Jieyuan exam, his first reaction was relief, not excitement.In the past two years, he has been studying crazily in order to pass the exam.It was only natural for him to pass the exam and get Jie Yuan.But if he doesn't pass the exam, he will be hit hard.Furthermore, winning the Jieyuan test doesn't mean anything, because he still has to pass the Huiyuan and Number One Scholar.The revolution has not yet succeeded, and he still needs to work hard.

Mrs. Ye understood Lin Huaiyu's meaning, shook her head and said helplessly, "You child is too old."

Lin Huaiyu smiled and said: "What's wrong with being old? If you get carried away with joy just because you passed the exam, that's not good."

"Do you know that you are the youngest Xie Yuan in the Daqing Dynasty?"

Hearing this, Lin Huaiyu said lightly, "Oh."

Mrs. Ye originally thought that Lin Huaiyu would be happier when she heard this, but she still didn't.

"You kid..."

"Mother-in-law, compared to the youngest Xie Yuan, I hope I can become the youngest Liu Yuan next year." Lin Huaiyu said seriously, "I should be very happy by then."

"Okay, I won't talk anymore, you should write a letter to your adoptive father quickly, otherwise he won't be able to sleep well during this time." Mrs. Ye still knows her husband very well.

"I'll write a letter to the foster father right away." The foster father should also be anxiously waiting for the results of his rural examination.

"You go and write now, and when you're done, you'll almost have lunch."

"Okay." Lin Huaiyu's letter to Feige to Ye Wenfu only had two "Xie Yuan".

During lunch, Lin Huaiyu and Mrs. Ye had a small celebration and drank some wine.Lin Huaiyu didn't drink too much because he was going to attend the Luming Banquet in the evening.

After lunch, Lin Huaiyu didn't rush to take a nap, but took a walk in the yard with Xiao Daiyu to digest.

"Brother, your adoptive mother is very happy that you passed the test of Jieyuan."

"I know."

"You know, you should be happy." Xiao Daiyu shook her brother's arm, "You are not very happy."

Upon hearing this, Lin Huaiyu immediately gave his sister a bright smile: "Is this all right?"

"Okay, brother, you should smile like this when you pass the exam." Xiao Daiyu asked curiously when she thought that her brother was going to attend the Luming Banquet at night, "Brother, is there anything special about the Luming Banquet?"

"There's nothing special about it. It's just that a group of people who passed the exam complimented each other, and then flattered the examiners in various ways." Lin Huaiyu sighed slightly, "If it's possible, I really don't want to participate."

"Can't you not participate?"

"No."

"Brother, please be patient."

The siblings took a walk for a while, and then went back to their respective rooms for a lunch break.

Lin Huaiyu didn't wake up until the afternoon nap.After waking up, he freshened up and went to the Governor's Yamen to attend the Luming Banquet.