After finally finishing the county exam, Chen Xiran let go of all the psychological burdens and fell asleep until the sun was up.

After he woke up, the little bookboy dared to step forward and ask, "How is the young master's exam?"

Chen Xiran said: "Not bad."

"What about Young Master Li?"

"I don't know about this, but he handed in the answer sheet half a day in advance."

By the time he was at the table for dinner, the little book boy had already boarded the car back to the town with the others, so he had to pass the news to the old lady first.

The little book boy wanted to ask about Li Jin's exam situation, so that he could take the letter home with him, but Li Jin went out early in the morning, and then went out again after eating.

He never found the moment.

Mr. Song saw that Mr. Chen came to the door with the book boy, and knew that this was a message.

He quickly stood up and said, "How did they do in the exam?"

While Master Chen was excited, he was also a little... sad.

Mr. Song felt that something was wrong.

Master Chen asked the book boy to speak the original words of Chen Xiran.

"Master said he did well in the exam, but Master Li handed in the answer sheet half a day earlier."

Mr. Song almost broke the cup by mistake!

"Li Jin, he, he can't write?"

You know, in everyone's stereotype, most of the people who hand in the answer sheet an hour or so in advance will get a high ranking in the imperial examination.

Because it means that they have finished writing, but because they have learned a lot, they write faster than others.

And the students who wait until the last minute to hand in their answer sheets generally write in a satisfactory manner, whether they can pass the exam is another matter.

But if the answer sheet is handed in after only half a day of writing, there are only two possibilities, either the person is too good, or the answer sheet is handed in blank.

At that time, the county magistrate saw that Li Jin was handing in the paper at noon, so he secretly scanned Li Jin's answer paper, worried that this handsome young man would hand in a blank paper.

Mr. Song only got this sentence here, and he was a little disappointed. After all, Li Jin was the student he placed high hopes on.

Although Master Chen felt sorry for Li Jin, he valued his own Chen Xiran more, so his face was a little happy.

But Mr. Song obviously prefers Li Jin, who is serious, down-to-earth and intelligent.

So there was even more disappointment on his face, he didn't even have a meal that night, and he was still muttering before falling asleep: "How could Ah Jin have something he doesn't know?"

He has explained all the content of the county examination!Li Jin also wrote perfectly.

Mr. Song's wife said: "Maybe Ah Jin wrote it quickly, don't worry too much."

But even so, it didn't comfort Mr. Song very much. He didn't sleep well all night, and when he gave lectures to the students the next day, his eyes were black and blue.

Huang Xiucai received news that all three of his students performed well, so he came here to share with Mr. Song at noon that day.

The anxiety on Mr. Song's face is obvious, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

Huang Xiucai asked a few questions, but Mr. Song just waved his hands and didn't speak. Huang Xiucai couldn't continue to ask, but he also knew that it was probably because Mr. Song's students didn't pass the exam.

It's just that they don't know whether this person is Li Jin or Chen Xiran.

The result of the county examination was what everyone was looking forward to, and the expressions of the two scholars directly conveyed two different messages.

Many people who had been waiting and watching also directly made a decision to send their children to Huang Xiucai.

When the group returned three days later, the two scholars asked their students to find out that there were only three arithmetic problems in the last test!

Huang Yiling looked at her husband and thought that Mr. Song's student did not pass the exam, so she had a slightly gloating face.

Resignedly said: "Sir, Li Jin handed in the answer sheet half a day early, not because he can't, but because he got everything right."

Then he took a group of people to the teahouse the next afternoon, and happened to meet a student of a certain clerk (a top scholar) in the county who was discussing the answers to three arithmetic problems with his classmates.

When Huang Yiling heard the last word, his face turned pale.Because he has already determined that he wrote the second question wrong.

Among the five, only Li Jin got it right. Chen Xiran's answer was wrong, but the process was correct.

As for the third question, many students in the county couldn't write it down, but after an afternoon of collective discussion, they still figured out the answer.

Seeing Li Jin's unchanged expression, Huang Yiling asked him quietly.

Li Jin didn't lie, he only said that his answer was the same.

Speaking of this, Huang Yiling smiled wryly: "I don't know if I can hit it myself, but Ah Jin will definitely hit it, and he can even rank among the top."

The results of the County Examination will be released about twenty days later, after all, the subsequent 'Family Examination' has to be taken in Fucheng in April.

The county trial rankings are not written down in columns like ordinary rankings, and are arranged from high to low.It is the "round list", which only writes the candidate's seat number. The round list is written in circles like a wheel [Note], and a "中" is written in the middle of the list with cinnabar-colored ink. The top is long and the bottom is short, and the seat number at the head of the desk is above the "中", one word higher than the others.

The rest are ranked counterclockwise, with the first name just to the right of the case head.

Therefore, although the county examination is a round list, it seems that there is no ranking, but people who actually take the examination know that it is still ranked.

Huang Xiucai was slightly startled when he heard Huang Yiling's words, looking at the bunch of rituals he had received on his desk in the past few days, his right eyelid twitched suddenly.

Of course he knew that those people came to apprentice because they looked at his and Song Xiucai's faces and mistakenly thought that his student did well in the exam this year.

But if it ends up in Li Jin High School... then it may be very painful.

However, there is no round list yet, so Mr. Huang can only continue to wait.

Huang Yiling didn't count on it anymore. Xu Zifan had passed the county test before, and there was a high probability that he would pass this time. Huang Xiucai only hoped that Xu Zifan could get a good rank this time.

As for the top case, Huang Xiucai didn't even think about it, could they still be the top case in this small town?how can that be possible.

However, Huang Xiucai told those people who came to the Huang Mansion to learn from them in advance: "Mr. Song's two students also did very well in the exam this time. You'd better make a decision carefully."

When Li Jin returned to the village, Qin Muwen waited for him for nearly ten days, when he heard the sound of the courtyard door, he came out of the kitchen with a cooking shovel.

"A Jin."

Li Jin didn't care about putting down the basket, and stepped forward to hug him, but Qin Muwen said, "I'm cooking, and my body is dirty..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Jin hugged him: "I miss you, Wenwen."

After eating, the village head heard that Li Jinhui was coming, so he came over to ask him how he was doing in the exam.

Li Jin smiled and said, "It's okay."

Seeing the smile on his face, the village head knew that the exam would not be bad, and said, "The petition letter you left with me..."

Li Jin said: "Burn it, the villagers have accepted him."

"it is good!"

Qin Muwen didn't know what they were talking about, he concentrated on taking care of Xiao Baozi in the back room.

Xiao Baozi recently had another tooth pointing out, and occasionally muttered '嘿嘿' in his mouth.

During Li Jin's absence, Qin Muwen taught Xiao Baozi to call him 'Daddy' when he had time, but Xiao Baozi obviously hasn't reached the month of learning Chinese yet, so he can call him after a while.

Li Jin had been out for ten days, and it was rare for Xiao Baozi to remember him when he came back, and started laughing when he held him in his arms.

Li Jin couldn't hold back, and kissed his cub on the cheek.

The little bun yelled, "Yeah!" At the same time, he stretched out his hand to pull Li Jin's hair.

Li Jin has long hair now, and a strand of hair was pulled by Xiao Baozi's chubby claws without paying attention.

However, this child was not skinny, and he didn't directly pluck his father's hair, but it was not much better, because he directly stuffed it into his mouth.

Qin Muwen hurried over to save Li Jin's hair, and at the same time gave him the small cotton toy that was sewn for Xiao Baozi.

Little Baozi's attention was still attracted by Li Jin's hair, and he tried to grab it again, and he was not at all afraid of his serious father.

Li Jin held the soft little creature in his arms, and finally, before Xiao Baozi was about to cry, he stuffed his hair into Xiao Baozi.

Qin Muwen looked at all this, protected Xiao Baozi's paws to prevent him from eating his hair, and said helplessly, "Ah Jin will spoil Baozi to heaven."

Which family's children can grab the hair of the head of the family so presumptuously?

Furthermore, the contemporary generation is generally intergenerational, that is to say, as a father, he must be serious to his children, let the children submit to his majesty, and must not disobey at all.

On the contrary, if you are a grandparent, you can pamper your grandchildren more.

Li Jin said: "Baozi is my first child, I watched him born, how can I not pet him?"

Moreover, this child has a cinnabar mole between his eyebrows, handsome and lovable, making people want to hug him and kiss him.

Next, when Xiao Baozi's second tooth came out, he finally waited until the announcement.

Qin Muwen couldn't go to town with Li Jin because he had to take care of Xiao Baozi. Li Zhuzi also knew the importance of posting the rankings, so he drove the ox cart to pick Li Jin up early that morning.

Li Jin was the only student in the entire Hongyan Village who took part in the county examination. If Li Jin could pass, the village chief would also be rewarded, proving that he was a good village chief.

However, in the eyes of the village chief, rewards are secondary. It would be a great honor for Hongyan Village to produce another scholar!

When Li Jin arrived in the town, the yamen servant in charge of publishing the list had already arrived, but the whole list was covered with a piece of red silk, and it would not be released until Sishi.

There were three circles inside and three circles around them, and even if some of them were not family members of the examinees, they were here to celebrate.

The bookboy of Chen Xiran's family saw Li Jin and quickly pointed him to Chen Xiran's position.

"Master Li, my young master is waiting for you at the teahouse opposite, and you can directly see the announcement of the list after a while."

Li Jin looked up and saw Chen Xiran facing him, "Ah Jin, come up."

Li Jin talked to Li Zhuzi before preparing to go upstairs.

After Li Jin drank about three cups of tea, the yamen servant who announced the results began to beat the gongs and set off firecrackers. It was very lively.

Afterwards, the yamen servant twisted a corner of the red silk, from bottom to top, waved his arms——

"The list has been released!"

The crowd shouted: "The list is released! The list is released!"

Chen Xiran held his breath, looked at the circle of test numbers, tightly squeezed the teacup in his hand, the tea inside was still full and did not move.

Li Jin was also very excited. Although he was not a native of ancient times, he could find other ways to make a living even if he didn't take the imperial examination.

But at this moment, he couldn't help but put down his teacup and stared intently at the one-meter-long list.

By the way, what is his examination number?

130 II.

Li Jin looked around, his heart pounding, but he hadn't seen his examination number yet.Over there, Chen Xiran had already thrown down his cup and started cheering and jumping.

"A Jin, Ah Jin, I hit it! I hit it!"

Li Jin was silent for a while, and said, "Congratulations."

Chen Xiran then cheered: "A Jin, you are the case! Why are you so calm?"

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