This is also to say that on the day of the release of the list, early in the morning, originally, the three Gong Jian brothers and sisters discussed, and when they went out to see the list together, they heard the lively sound of gongs and drums at the entrance of the street. The three of them didn't care at first, but when they heard the sound of gongs and drums getting closer and closer, they finally stopped at their door and didn't move.

Immediately, someone shouted congratulations from outside the door. At this time, the family knew that it turned out that a servant had come to deliver the good news. But the family was so happy that they hurriedly opened the courtyard door and welcomed Daoxi's official in.

At this moment, the small courtyard was full of people watching the excitement around, and everyone was beaming with joy to share the joy of this new talented man.

On that day, the courtyard was bustling, and after the official left, the surrounding neighbors came to congratulate him in waves. Gong Jian's parents were busy greeting guests, and the smiles on their faces never fell.

Gong Jian's father was even more rare, he was carried to the hall, and he actually entertained guests for a day, and he didn't feel tired.

In the dead of night, the family finally returned to peace. When they gathered around the table to finish dinner, they suddenly realized that their son/eldest brother was really a showman, a showman.

Gong Jian's parents' first reaction was, of course, to put on a feast and celebrate. Originally, when Gong Jian passed the children's exam, they planned to celebrate a lot, but they were stopped by Gong Jian. But now, their sons have all been selected by the talented master, so why do they have to make a big show for two or three days, inviting the neighbors around them to celebrate their eldest son who is so promising.

As soon as they said the plan, Gong Jian stood up again to stop the excitement of the two, "Daddy, I still don't plan to celebrate with great fanfare this time." ”

Looking at his father and mother's puzzled and disapproving expressions, Gong Jian said: "This year is a rare year for scientific examinations, and now I have just passed the Xiucai examination." A few months later, I had the opportunity to take the exam, which was a precious time for me to study behind closed doors instead of attending a banquet with great fanfare. ”

Hearing Gong Jian's words, Gong's father realized that his son was still planning to take the lifting exam in a few months. When he thought of this, his heart was hot, he never thought that his son would one day be able to shine in the court. But the road that his son had to take was much greater than he had imagined, and he was so excited that he didn't know what to say except for his words of promise and nodding his head.

And Gong Yu and Gong Yue, who had been beside them, were also excited. They hurriedly stood up and kept asking around their eldest brother: "Big brother, do you really plan to take the lifting exam in a few months?" By that time, our family was amazing. Everyone around here is going to envy us to death. ”

Indeed, as they said, although this county town is not like in the village, there has not been a single talent in ten miles and eight townships for decades. In the county, every time Xiucai takes the exam, many people in this county participate, and there are still a few people who can win the fame of Xiucai. But it is mentioned that it is too difficult to come down with a man.

Although Gong Jian has set a more ambitious goal for himself, but now when the family asks, he will not be full of packing tickets, saying that he will definitely be able to work hard in one go, and he will also test the fame of lifting people. He could only smile at the family and nod seriously, "I'll do my best." Strive to be able to pass the exam. ”

The fame of lifting people can be said to be a watershed for scholars, although the fame before lifting people is also rare, but it is not considered an official body, when there is a merit of lifting people, you can choose an official. Although the starting point is very low, this is the lowest level of being an official, but there is also a chance to become an official. But most scholars will not be able to reach this height in their lifetime, which shows how cruel the competition for fame is.

Gong Jian's family is now excited and excited, but also full of expectations and worries. For Gong Jian to be able to take the Xiucai test, although the family was mentally prepared before, but when it really happened, they were still very happy.

But at least they had imagined what would happen after their son/eldest brother won Xiucai, but they didn't even think about the matter of being promoted to the people. Now that I heard that my son/eldest brother actually said that he wanted to take the lifting exam and strive to win the fame of lifting people, the family didn't feel like a heart was about to jump out of the chest, and everyone was excited.

After a while, everyone's mood eased a little, and Gong Jian's mother spoke: "Then since this is the case, if Jian'er insists, we will not set up a banquet to celebrate." However, now the neighbors in the alley know that you have won the show, so tomorrow, I will work with your Aunt Wang to make more wedding cakes and scatter them to the neighbors on the left and right, so that everyone can also touch the joy of our family. ”

For Gong Jian's mother's proposal, the whole family unanimously approved. Gong Jian's father even told the family not to disturb Gong Jian to study in the next few months, and now he attaches more importance to his son's study and fame.

Their family has a simple population and a good family relationship, so they don't need Gong Jian's father to tell them, and the others have already decided that they must try to be quiet in the past few months, so that they can give their son and eldest brother a good environment for studying. In other places, they can't help Gong Jian, so they can only work silently and express their concern through some small things.

And when Gong Jian saw the performance of his family, he once again strengthened his goal in his heart. Now he is not only trying to improve his own value because he wants to be qualified to marry Miss Tian. Through his own examination of Xiucai, he can see that he has increased his own bargaining chips, and the impact on his family is also huge.

Previously, Gong Jian has been committed to improving his family's living standards, to put it bluntly, to earn more money, provide a reliable guarantee for his family's life, and improve the life of his family. Now he sees another important aspect, that is, in addition to the ability to protect himself, he must also increase his own strength as much as possible, so that others dare not underestimate him, or calculate his own family.