Chapter Seventy-Nine: Ambition
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Fang Houde's remaining hand hugged Qin Xuelian tightly, this iron-clad man, this man who used to be selfless and dedicated, also burst into tears today. ◇↓
Eight years ago, it was precisely because of the Taoist examination that the Li family was the greatest hope of Nanshan Village! The three members of the Fang family were ruthlessly driven out of Nanshan Village.
Eight years later, his son won the top spot in the county exam of the Taoist exam.
All the grievances are gone, and the only thing left is full of pride.
Fang Houde's eyes looked in the direction of Nanshan Village, and his waist was subconsciously quite serious, as if to say: "You see, my son did not enter the Taoist Hall, but my son also passed the Taoist exam, and he is still the top of the double list!"
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On this day, Beishan Village is destined to be festive.
The villagers of the whole village are busy in a laugh, cooking and cooking, setting bowls and bowls, whether it is the elderly or children in the square, their faces are full of joy,
When Fang Zhengzhi returned to the village, it was the time for the banquet to begin.
So......
When he excitedly shouted at the entrance of the village, I am back upright, except for a few birds to respond, there is no use for eggs, and all the villagers gather in the square to eat and drink.
Who would be stupid at the entrance of the village?
Fang Zhengzhi was a little depressed, he was the one who won the top of the double list, it stands to reason that the news should have also arrived, why did no one come out to greet him when he entered the village?
What's even more infuriating is that I didn't even see a little fart who reported the news.
What a failure.
After thinking about it, Fang Zheng's face was still not thick enough to shout to himself, I won the top of the double list, I'm back, you guys come and greet me and so on.
Therefore, he could only ride the silver-scaled horse home alone in great loneliness.
Then, Fang Zhengzhi was even more depressed, the house was blind with black lights, and the oil lamp on the side was not lit, could it be that he fell asleep? Not so early?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a burst of laughter not far away.
When I listened closely, I realized that it was coming from the direction of the square.
"Are they all dancing in the square...... Alright, take a look!" Fang Zheng bolted the silver-scaled horse, and walked towards the square in the dark.
After a while, I saw that the whole square was full of people.
All the villagers, both the elderly and the children, were happily talking, eating and drinking around the table, and everyone had a smile on their faces, but ......
But no one noticed the righteousness in the darkness.
"Hey, there's something to eat!" Fang Zhengzhi didn't care about this, and his eyes suddenly brightened when he saw the dishes on those tables.
With a sweep of his eyes, he found Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian sitting at the table in the middle of the square.
Fang Houde was obviously very happy today, and his face was flushed from drinking, while Qin Xuelian changed her usual posture, and magically did not dissuade her much, but just sandwiched the dishes for Fang Houde on the side.
found the father and the mother, and Fang Zhengzhi also walked straight to the table in the middle.
Along the way, I passed through a full five or six tables.
Finally, a drunken old man saw Fang Zhengzhi passing by, the old man was stunned for a moment, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and seemed to be a little incredulous.
"Why does it look like Integrity is back?"
"Old man Li, have you drunk too much? After passing the county exam, you are going to Xinhe Mansion to take the prefectural exam, how can you come back? Hurry up...... Drink it!"
"Also...... That's right!" The old man thought about it, how important it is to prepare for the government exam, how could Fang Zhengzhi come back?
Fang Zhengzhi didn't hear the discussion behind him, but came directly to Fang Houde's side.
sat down on the chair, and then, picking up chopsticks, quickly sandwiched the big rabbit leg of a green-haired rabbit in the middle of the table into his mouth.
"Sure enough, it's still the barbecue in the village!" Fang Zhengzhi said as he ate.
"Of course, I don't dare to say anything else, the most famous thing in our Beishan Village is this barbecue, which is the ingredient made by Fang Zhengzhi himself!" Zhang Yangping, who was drinking wine on the side, immediately bragged when he heard this.
"Thank you Uncle Yangping for your compliment!" Fang Zhengzhi took a sip of wine.
"You're welcome...... Hmmm? Uncle Yangping...... Ah! Fang Zhengzhi!" Zhang Yangping waved his hand very casually, and then, as soon as he turned around, the whole person bounced up from the chair at once.
"Positive...... Zheng'er?!" Qin Xuelian also noticed Fang Zhengzhi who was gnawing on the rabbit leg at this moment, and her face was full of disbelief.
"Mother, I came back for two days, do you have a very pleasant surprise?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled while casually coquettishly towards Qin Xuelian.
When Fang Zhengzhi smiled casually, the entire square suddenly fell silent.
All the villagers' eyes widened as they looked at Fang Zheng, who was sitting at the table eating barbecue, and felt like they were seeing a monster.
A double list that should have been on the way to participate in the government exam......
Back to the village?!
The villagers were in disbelief, but after a moment of shock, what followed was the boiling of the audience, no matter what, Fang Zhengzhi came back, which was a joyful thing.
"Ahh
"Fang Zhengzhi is back?"
"Ugh...... What a square upright!"
One by one, the villagers immediately stood up and gathered around, some of them even gnawing on a bone in their mouths, and their speech was slurred.
Among them, the most excited is Qin Xuelian.
When she saw Fang Zhengzhi clearly, she couldn't hold back it anymore, tears rolled down, and she hugged Fang Zhengzhi into her arms with both hands, and connected to Fang Zhengzhi's mouthful of oil, tightly, completely unwilling to let go.
"Niang ......" felt the warmth in Qin Xuelian's arms, and Fang Zhengzhi could only swallow the barbecue in his mouth with great difficulty.
"It's okay to come back and stay for two days, let your mother get you something to eat, hahaha......" Fang Houde looked at Fang Zheng and smiled innocently, but the corners of his eyes were a little moist.
......
After the surprise, the villagers began to ask questions again.
They are all curious about the Daodian exam, after all, for ordinary villagers, there is no chance to enter the exam in their lifetime.
Therefore, they began to ask what questions were produced in the literary test of the Taoist exam, or asked, is it difficult, and then asked if they could eat in it, or so on......
All sorts of problems, all sorts of weirdness.
Fang Zhengzhi didn't mind, and answered them very seriously.
When the villagers had almost finished asking, Zhang Yangping also spoke.
"Integrity, although you won the top spot in the Daodian exam this time, it's better not to put too much pressure on yourself in the government exam!"
"Yes, I've heard people say that the county exam is just a threshold, and only after passing the government exam can you become a real big man, and you can get the reward of the dynasty!" another villager added.
"Well, integrity, after all, you haven't entered the Taoist hall to study, you're still young, it's okay, you can pass the county exam this time, we are all very proud of you, if you don't perform well in the government exam, our whole village will still support you, and it will be the same if you take the exam in a few years!" Zhang Yangping continued.
"Your Uncle Yangping is right, no matter what, you have already taken the first step, in the future, your Uncle Yangping will always support you, this time in the government test of Xinhe Mansion, you just do your best, don't have too much pressure......! It's very important!" Fang Houde nodded on the side.
Fang Zhengcheng understood that when his father and Zhang Yangping said this, they were probably worried that he would put too much pressure on himself.
It feels like what modern parents say before sending their children into the exam room, don't be pressured, just do your best, but don't be important......
"I think I can win the top spot again in this government exam!" Fang Zhengzhi smiled slightly, full of confidence.
"Hahaha......" The surrounding villagers immediately laughed when they heard Fang Zhengzhi's words, without any malice, just laughing happily.
"Good boy, ambitious!"
"Well, it's a good thing to be ambitious, but don't set your goals too high, the top of the double list of the government exam, Xinhe Mansion seems to have not been at the top of the double list for more than a hundred years, right?"
"Hehe, this kid is laughing, old man, are you still going to take it seriously?"
The villagers smiled kindly, no one really took what Fang Zhengzhi said just now, the county test, Li Zhuang of Nanshan Village passed it six years ago, but in the government test, he didn't even pass the first level once.