The sturdy life of crossing

After finishing the exam, Father Jian felt that he was in good health, so before he came out to play, he asked someone about the places in this prefecture that were particularly worth visiting. It was the first time for him to take them to play as a husband and father. Just have fun.

I played this game for several days, wandered around the bustling area of ​​Fucheng, and then went to Dongshan outside the city. There is a Guiyuan Temple on Dongshan, where the incense is very strong. In addition, the scenery of Dongshan is pleasant, and it is often visited by rich families in the city. At that place, Jian Leyang's family of four lived on the mountain for two days, and then went down the mountain after eating vegetarian dishes from Guiyuan Temple.

Although the vegetarian food tastes good, but Jian Leyang is a person who loves meat, so eating vegetarian food for two days is already very good.

The four talked and laughed all the way down the mountain road. Some went down the mountain like them, some just came up the mountain from the city, some walked like them, and some rode horses and sedan chairs. There are only 30 to [-] maidservants and entourages. Needless to say, they are not young. The clothes worn by those entourages are no worse than those worn by Jian Leyang and his family. The gap between the rich and the poor is not ordinary!

They naturally gave way on the sidelines and let this pedestrian pass first. Ordinary people would never get any good results if they bumped into them. Jian Leyang didn't think about going against this rule, and just listened to other passers-by's comments.

Although the voices of the passers-by were low, Jian Leyang could hear them clearly. It turned out that the masters of the group of people in the carriage in the middle were actually members of the Hua family. Not long ago, the eldest son of the Hua family accompanied his mother to the other courtyard in Fucheng. Xiaozhu, I heard that Guiyuan Temple is full of incense, so why don't I come here to pay my respects.

Unexpectedly, Hua Jia came here again, Jian Leyang just listened, didn't notice Hua Jia's figure and didn't care, standing in front of Hua Jia with his appearance, he might not recognize him, so after the carriage passed, he and his parents Ji Wenyuan continued to move forward.

At this time, the curtain on a carriage was opened, and a man was looking out rather boredly, and a woman's helpless voice came from the carriage.

"Jia'er, mother heard that the host of Guiyuan Temple is very good, this time I will ask the host to show you Jia'er your marriage."

This young man is Hua Jia, and he came here to relax with his mother, but she didn't know that her mother stared at him: "Mother, you should worry less about your body. If you want me to say, it's better to live in the mountains for a few days, and you don't have to go anywhere." Think, this body will naturally be much better."

"Mother also wants to worry less, but each of you can make mother feel at ease? Not to mention anything else, this time the girl from Cheng's family is here too, so don't flirt with me on the spot, I think that girl is pretty good, if If you like a brother, the Cheng family also has a brother..."

Hua Jia was so naughty by his mother that he almost jumped off the carriage, but luckily He Zengming was not there, otherwise he would not know how to laugh at him seeing this scene.

Back in the inn, Father Jane can be described as having a red face. Li Tongsheng and the three of them worried about their grades all day after the exam. Compared with Father Jane, the difference is too big. Seeing Father Jane’s appearance makes one feel jealous Xin: "Brother Jian is still calm, not as restless as we are."

Father Jane was ashamed: "Where, no matter whether I win or not this time, it seems to me that I have thrown off a burden. If I don't go out with my family, they have been burdened by me all these years."

Li Tongsheng and the others also thought it was very strange when they thought about the strange experience of Father Jian in the past. Before, some people advised them to move far away to avoid being involved, but Father Jian went in and came out well. During the meeting, they met scholars from Xindan County, and they asked about the situation of Jane's father. They were also very embarrassed when they learned of this result.

After staying in the inn for another two days, it was time to release the rankings. Father Jian seemed to be getting nervous at this moment. Mother Jian was even more nervous than him.Jian Leyang looked amused: "Mother, I ran to the list at this time and it didn't come out, I still have to wait."

"You..." Jian Niang originally wanted to say that you know something, but thinking that Brother Yang knows more than her, she swallowed the words again, "Go early and get a good seat, so you can see the result earlier. "

Father Jane smiled and said, "Listen to your mother."

Well, the opinions of Jian Leyang and Jian Wenyuan have no reference value. The two brothers looked at each other and obediently followed after breakfast.

They were not the first ones, there were already people waiting here, after a while, I heard someone calling Father Jian from the teahouse opposite, looked up, it was Li Tongsheng who lived next door, and Father Jian took his family over to say hello.

This is the first time that Father Jian met other candidates outside the examination room. Not to mention that his "famous name" has already spread, it is rare for him to drag his family out to rush for the exam. But this time, Father Jian successfully passed the exam. The reputation of this moldy boy will probably be withdrawn.

Father Jian took Wen Yuan to talk with other scholars, Jian Leyang stayed with Jian Niang, when she heard the noise from below, Jian Niang tugged on Brother Yang's sleeve, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Yang, what are you doing down there?" Woolen cloth?"

Jian Leyang listened attentively, and the corners of her mouth curled up: "Mother, they are betting, who will win the first place this time, by the way, among them is Tang Shuangli who was mentioned on the boat, mother, you said we want Don't you want to place a bet on Dad?"

"...that's great..." Although Jian Niang didn't have much confidence in what she said, her eyes showed it. She was obviously eager to try it out. It was rare for Jian Leyang to encounter interesting things, and she didn't care about the poems that those scholars talked about. Not interested, he grabbed his mother's arm and walked out, saying: "Mother, it's okay, just help daddy, we can spend the money as we like."

"Okay." Jian Niang, who was not firm in her will, was immediately persuaded, and the two squeezed to the betting place downstairs. There were several names on it, among which Tang Shuangli's reputation was quite high, and the others I just heard them mention it above.

"Can we only bet on these few people? What about the other candidates? How do we count?" Jian Leyang squeezed to the front and asked.

The person who opened the market said: "Yes, write down the name, and you will lose ten."

"Okay." Jian Leyang wrote down his father's name, took out ten taels of silver and put it on, betting that his father was the chief case.

When he and Jian Niang left, the others looked at them with insane eyes, because the money had no place to spend and was thrown into the water for nothing, but the dealer had no objection.

"Who is this Jian Dong? A name I've never heard of before."

"No, maybe I just want to try my luck."

When the two returned upstairs again, Jian Wenyuan ran back and asked what mother and elder brother were doing. When Jian mother came back, she was so excited that she almost walked on the same foot. This time, she told her son to place a bet for his father, and the bet was At the head of the case, Jian Wenyuan's eyes widened, mother and elder brother are so optimistic about father?Even my father dare not be so confident!

"It's on the list! It's on the list!"

Someone yelled outside, and the people who had just been very focused on discussing poetry and papers all rushed to the window at once, looking very unreserved. Sure enough, the other party's official office door opened, and some officials started posting papers with paper in their hands. Many people crowded in front of the official wall, and it was blocked into a human wall in a blink of an eye. It was not easy to squeeze in.

"Father, I'll go down and have a look!"

Jian Wenyuan turned around and wanted to run, but Jian Leyang grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, Jian Wenyuan couldn't run anymore, turned around and saw that it was his brother's hand, and said anxiously: "Brother, let me go, I won't be able to squeeze you any later." went in."

"You can't squeeze in even with your small body, and you'll be crushed if you squeeze in." Jian Leyang is not optimistic about his younger brother.

"Yeah, listen to your brother, it doesn't matter if Dad knows at the party, don't go down, there are too many people." Jane's father is also worried about letting his youngest son go.

"That's right, it won't be too late to go after people leave." Although Li Tongsheng was also very anxious, he also echoed Jane's words.

Jian Leyang pulled his younger brother to the front window, reached out and tapped his head, and pointed to his own eyes: "Your brother's eyes are sharp, take a look later."

"Really? That's great, there's no need to squeeze." Jian Wenyuan didn't doubt his brother's words at all, as long as his brother said it, there was no lie.

"I saw your names, the seventh from the bottom Tangxing, the 18th from the bottom Liao Fan, and the 20th from the bottom Li Ming." When the report came out, Jian Leyang himself was surprised. He didn't expect to be with his father. These three scholars are all on the list, but his father's name is from the back to the front, and his father is not in the posts.

All three of them were dumbfounded all of a sudden, is it true or not?Father Jian cupped his hands at them and said, "Congratulations to the three who are on the list and successfully passed this year's college examination, Tang Xiucai, Liao Xiucai, and Li Xiucai, brother Yang will never be mistaken."

"Really? Really! Haha, that's great, brother Yang's eyes are too sharp, what about your father?"

The last list finally came out. Jian Leyang's eyes lit up when he saw it, and immediately pulled his younger brother around and walked out: "Father, you are the top of the list, Wen Yuan, let's go down to get the money, parents, you are waiting on the top."

This time it's Father Jian's turn to be stupid, and so is Mother Jian, Li Tongsheng, oh no, the newly promoted Li Xiucai and the three of them looked outside in disbelief, brother Jian is really the top case in high school?

I heard shouts from below: "Who is Jian Dong, the case is Jian Dong from Xindan County!"

"It's really Brother Jian. Congratulations to Brother Jian for winning the first case. Brother Jian is overjoyed!" The three of Li Xiucai heard it clearly this time, and they no longer doubted Jian Leyang's vision.

"Congratulations, congratulations." Father Jian also beamed, and Mother Jian excitedly grabbed the sleeve of the husband. The husband has really become the case. She couldn't help wiping the corners of her eyes with her sleeve. It has been difficult for the husband these years. , Once the case is hit, I can finally wash away the bad luck of the past.

The others were dumbfounded, they didn't expect to be taken the top spot by an unknown person, no, not an unknown person, this person's previous reputation was really bad, even though they boasted that scholars are not superstitious about ghosts, they also I feel that such a name is very unlucky, and I don't want to get half of it, but who would have thought that someone would take the lead in the case!

Tang Shuangli's face in the crowd was the ugliest. At the beginning, he also persuaded Li Ming and the others to move out, but now it was bad luck, and it was obviously good luck. All three of them were on the list.

The banker who placed bets at the opening couldn't believe the name of the head of the case that was exposed outside, and asked people to look again, but the head of the case was still the unknown person Jian Dong. At this time, Jian Leyang brought Jian Wenyuan to him, and handed over the previous documents Past: "Silver."

The banker found out that this brother was betting on the unknown person, and he was the one who hit him. He couldn't help asking curiously: "Young master, who is this new boss?"

"My father, if you want to bet, of course you will bet on your own."

The onlookers were in an uproar, this natural tone was really infuriating, but they won the bet, and the banker shook his head, thinking that Jian Leyang was a blind cat who ran into a dead mouse, but this time the others bet all wrong, so He couldn't lose his money, but he still made money, so he gave Jian Leyang 100 taels of silver, and Jian Wenyuan rushed to hug him, happily squeezed out of the crowd and went back upstairs.

At this time, the news about Jian Leyang's betting on his father to win the case was also spread upstairs, and the two brothers received many strange looks all the way back. If this matter had to be spread before, I don't know how many jokes it would attract their eyes, but Unexpectedly, he won the bet, and picked up 90 taels of silver for nothing.

Jian Dong's name spread quickly, including the fact that he failed to pass the examination room threshold, which was cited as a strange story.

The same scholar from Xindan County beat their chests and stamped their feet, knowing that the boy was born to rush for the exam, none of them dared to approach him, and even joked about him behind his back, but now they had to lick their faces and approach.

"Brother Jian, I'm overjoyed. The case of the court test this time falls in your Xindan County, and this person has the same surname as Brother Jian. I don't know if Brother Jian knows this person?" Send Jian Wan to Fucheng. Waiting for Jian Guirong, who will send someone to the Hong Mansion tomorrow, to hear someone come to congratulate him.

Jian's third child's brows twitched, and he had a bad premonition: "Who is it?"

"Haha, I heard that this person used to be a famous student in Xindan County. He was repeatedly unable to enter the examination room due to various accidents. This time luck came. If you don't take the exam, you will be the case. This person's surname is Jian and his name is Dong. He's also a farm boy." The visitor didn't see Jian's third child's expression at all, and he talked about the interesting things he heard outside.

Jian Guirong's face was gloomy, it really was him!He actually ran out to rush for the exam without making a sound, could it be...impossible!He couldn't possibly know!

"Brother, have you heard? The second brother actually came to rush for the exam, and got the top case?" Jian Wan rushed out, how could this be possible?Her useless second brother could still be admitted to the head of the case and become a probate student?

"The case is actually Brother Jian's elder brother? Haha, Brother Jian didn't say it earlier, the Jian family is indeed a family of farming and studying." The visitor congratulated.

"Where?" Jian Guirong burst out two words from between his teeth, trying not to show his emotions, and when he sent the person out of the door, he turned around and said to Jian Wan, "What are you doing out here? Concentrate on waiting." Let's go through the door tomorrow, and you don't care about that person's affairs."

"So it's true? The second brother really came to rush for the exam, and became the case?" The second brother didn't even say a word.Jian Wan's mood is completely different from that of Jian's third brother. Although she is not happy that Jian's father came to rush for the exam without saying a word, it is beneficial to her to be the head of the case. The second brother is a scholar, and the third brother is also a scholar. It gets more attention in the husband's house.

She had a good idea, the old lady of the Hong family heard that someone reported the incident, and felt that Jian's family had good geomantic omen, and hoped that Jian Wan would come in and give birth to a smart grandson for her.