[Red House] Ban'er's Road to Imperial Examination

"Why are you here? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?" Seeing Zhu Xuan coming down the stairs with a kind smile on his face and asking questions that seemed to be concerned, Wang Yue didn't believe that he had any good intentions at all.

But on his face, he could only smile without revealing the slightest bit: "Hello, Senior Brother Zhu."

"You are also good, why didn't Senior Brother Jun and that Zhou Runxin stay with you today?"

"Senior Brother Jun and the others have something to do. They said they went out to say hello to their friends, and they will be back in a while. Why don't Senior Brother Zhu sit here for a while and wait for them to come over."

Hearing that they were coming, Zhu Xuan subconsciously glanced left and right, and was relieved to see that they were not here.

What happened when he waited for the list last time, he originally ordered the servants under him not to tell his father, but he didn't want someone to disobey his order and inform his father, so that after returning, even though he passed the county test, He was still beaten by his father.

This time when he came back to take part in the government examination, his father told him not to offend others indiscriminately, but in Zhu Xuan's eyes, Wang Yue was just a child from a poor family, and he was born in a farming family, so there was nothing to be afraid of. Naturally it was Jun Bowen and Zhou Runxin.

After being severely warned by his father once, Zhu Xuan dared to offend Wang Yue, but he did not dare to offend the two of them. When he heard that the two were coming back, he shook his hands and said, "No more! No more! I still have something to do .Say hello to both of them for me, and we'll talk about it when we meet later!"

Without waiting for Wang Yue to respond, he left directly.

Wang Yue watched him leave and didn't want to keep him. With Zhu Xuan's temper, if she knew he lied to him again, she might really be able to quarrel with him in public.

To be honest, he is really not afraid of Zhu Xuan, he is just a son of a businessman, when Zhu Xuan bullied him, he could fight him directly, so what is there to be afraid of now?

It's just for fame.

It's not that Wang Yue is timid, but that he was really scared.

In the previous life, there were very few moral rules handed down from the feudal era, and many people had no concept of traditional moral concepts.

The same is true for Wang Yue, but after he crossed over, when he was five years old, he saw with his own eyes a woman who contradicted her mother-in-law. It was obviously her fault, but after the woman contradicted her, everyone accused her that woman.

The woman was so ashamed and annoyed by everyone's pointing out that she almost threw herself into the river. At that time, he secretly told his mother why this was the case, but his mother directly covered her mouth and took her home. After that, he went through a long experience. After three hours of preaching, he realized that in this era, etiquette is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, far beyond his imagination.

After that, he became more cautious in his words and deeds. After all, he is not an aborigine. Who knows if a careless exposure of modern ideas would be against the traditional customs of this time, and would he bear a bad name?

This is not the future, no matter how bad your reputation is, you can work and earn money. In the feudal era, reputation was everything, and reputation was more important than ability. As long as you have a reputation, even if you have no ability, you can be an official, do business, and even make a lot of money. But if you lose your reputation, no matter how capable you are, others will look down on you and don't want to be with you at all.

What's more, Wang Yue's career is an official career, and this is a road that pays attention to fame. His every move should not be frivolous.

In private, he can fight with Zhu Xuan, quarrel with him, slap him in the face without any scruples, but outside, he must act respectfully, he would rather become an old master who pays attention to etiquette, and decide Can't get a reputation for being frivolous and irreverent.

Not long after, there was a noisy sound outside the teahouse, and soon Wang Yue heard excited shouts from outside: "The list is out!"

The long follower who followed Wang Yue immediately stood up and said, "Uncle Wang, let's go and see the list!"

Wang Yue nodded, and he went out quickly, and the one who stayed behind hurriedly tidied up his clothes, squeezed the red envelopes hidden in his sleeves one by one, and said: "How many years have you been serving in the mansion, little one?" I have also seen the scene when Master Zhu won the imperial examination. At that time, all the servants in the mansion had their monthly money raised for three months, and the servants in Master Zhu’s yard were especially rewarded by the old ladies. Uncles, uncles, and wives also came, and brought a lot of things. Everyone was beaming, not to mention how happy. But who knows... I never thought that the little one would be so lucky to serve you once, and this time, the servants in the mansion I'm afraid people will be happy again, it's a rare happy event, old ladies and wives will definitely be happy to reward money again!"

Regarding this servant's words, Wang Yue just smiled and didn't have the nerve to refute that he was only a relative of Jia's mansion, not the master of Jia's mansion. The people who came to serve him will never reward all the servants in Jia's mansion like Jia Zhu did in the past.

But fortunately, he will definitely have a share of the reward, so let him be happy for a while.

After waiting for a short time, the servant who was going to see the list stumbled in and shouted excitedly, "Master, sir, you won No.1! You are number one on the list!"

"Really?" Hearing this news, Wang Yue couldn't sit still anymore. He was confident in his grades, and he also felt that according to the unspoken rules of officialdom, he could occupy the top three positions no matter what. Dare not to underestimate the wisdom of the ancients, there are many people who can surpass him in reading, and he dare not be arrogant.

But he didn't expect that the most surprising thing actually happened. Even though he secretly thought about it occasionally, he still couldn't believe it when it really happened in front of him.

"That's right, the little one looks real, absolutely right!"

"Master, hurry back to the house to announce the good news!" The servant who followed Wang Yue hurriedly reminded, but before Wang Yue could react, the yamen servant who came to report the news had already come.

They beat gongs and drums and shouted loudly: "Congratulations to Master Wang Yuewang of Wangjiacun for winning the first place in the ranking!"

Facing the yamen servants who came to announce the good news, even though he knew they were making money, Wang Yue still waved his hand and shouted: "Look at the reward!"

Of course, the servants of the Jia family prepared a lot of rewards. After pinching the red envelopes they got, the yamen servants immediately smiled and spit out flattering words from their mouths, and the little bosses in the teahouse followed suit. Congratulations came up, the red envelopes flowed out like flying, but Wang Yue didn't feel bad at all, at this time, he was naturally rich and self-willed!How come you are happy!

"Congratulations, Brother Wang!"

Those scholars who had isolated Wang Yue also realized at this time, they simply forgot their neglect just now, rushed forward, said congratulations, and got close to Wang Yue, they have already seen it now, this The eight-year-old child has already soared into the sky, and the advantage of his age makes him more promising than them. As fellow villagers, they were natural allies in the same year. If such excellent contacts do not come forward to make friends, could it be that they are fools? ?

Everyone chose to forget by coincidence, and Wang Yue also did not change his expression. He calmly pretended that what happened just now did not happen at all, and greeted them with a smile. This attitude made these candidates feel relieved, and they felt more and more fond of Wang Yue. Yes, after all, people who are tolerant are of course more likely to be liked.

Regarding the proposal of inviting him to drink, Wang Yue directly declined in the name of going home to announce the good news. After all, this time without Jun Bowen and Zhou Runxin blocking him, who knows where these scholars will lead him?

If it was brought to certain occasions, could it be that they were drinking and having fun and just watched?It's true that they are also embarrassed, and they are also embarrassed.

What's more, there is an exam tomorrow, if someone gets drunk, it is difficult for him to go to the exam room drunk.When the time comes, he will be kicked out on charges of disrespect, let alone the first place in the exam, even if he is the examiner's own son, it is useless!

Fortunately, everyone seemed to remember that there was an exam tomorrow, so they just mentioned it, and gave up after being rejected. Soon, other news came out, and Wang Yue also congratulated many people. Time passed, the excitement of the crowd finally subsided, and everyone was able to say goodbye to each other and go back to their respective homes.

The author has something to say: In the afternoon, my mother went to the vegetable garden to pick a lot of sweet potato stalks and came back. She said she wanted to fry them and brought a lot of lantern fruits. An extra catty, I was really speechless at the time, this thing is really everywhere in the countryside, and I don't think it's very tasty, I really don't know what people in the city think!