Moreover, the cost of a family is comparable to the cost of the prime minister's family in the Sui and Tang dynasties, this account is obviously tricky, it is estimated that the housekeepers want to make a profit from it, although the purchasing power of silver in the Jiajing era is much weaker than that in the Sui and Tang dynasties, but there is not such a big gap.

Besides, I am impatient to check everything, and I will not go to the market to check the price of everything. He first took out a silver ticket of 10,000 taels of silver as a year's expenses, and then told these housekeepers that if they had anything else, they would go to Zhou Dingcheng.

Since Zhou Dingcheng volunteered to be this housekeeper, he was also happy to give him a hat of the chief housekeeper for him to wear.

Several stewards were overjoyed to see that they agreed to their bills without any embarrassment, and they deliberately made the accounts very high, in order to leave room for themselves, and if they did not agree, they could also lower it by half, and if it was particularly harsh, they could even reduce it by a third, but they did not expect that they would be happy to make a fortune if they were so easy to speak.

Besides, after dealing with the family's finances in this way, Zhou Dingcheng and Pomegranate have no objections, these two also don't know anything about housekeeping and economics, but they gasped when they heard it, but they didn't say anything, after all, those housekeepers were brought by Pomegranate, and she couldn't say anything.

Every day that passes, Sisi's anxiety is serious, and the day before the release of the list, Sisi is almost going to fall, fortunately, she takes care of her and regulates her body every day, but the anxiety in her heart is not what drugs can do, and she doesn't dare to use strong sedative drugs, for fear of encountering accidents.

Finally came to the day of the release of the list, and half of the people in the city crowded in front of the Jiangnan Governor's Yamen, waiting for the gold list to be posted.

As soon as the door opened, Wen Bin, Lian Daning, and Meng Fanjun finally came out, and at this time, there was a feeling of waiting at the gate of the prison, and the prisoner who was released after completing his sentence was of course Wen Bin.

"Wenbin. Seeing that Wen Bin was fine, Sisi ran over with a loud shout.

"How's that?" and squeezed over.

"Yes, you'll know right away. Wen Bin suppressed his excitement and said loudly.

As he was talking, another person in an official uniform came out of it, and there was a servant standing next to him, who sang loudly to the crowd: "The first place in this year's township exam: Zhou Wenbin, a student from Suzhou." Xinke Jieyuan. ”

"What, Xie Yuan!?" Sisi was so shocked that she could hardly believe her ears.

"Xie Yuan?" Even he felt a little surprised, he knew that Wen Bin would inevitably win, but he didn't expect it to be the first place.

"Well, thanks to you. Wen Bin smiled weirdly.

"It's up to expectations. Besides, he laughed.

"Hmph, do you see it, Wen Bin is angry, when will you get me one. Lian Daning walked over and said angrily.

"I heard that, if there is no name on this department, I will expel you from the door. Meng Fanjun walked over and said angrily.

Besides, his face is inexplicable, Wen Binzhongju is a great joy, but I didn't recruit anyone to provoke anyone, why are you all trying to be lucky.

"Who is Zhou Wenbin, who is Zhou Wenbin, from Suzhou, who knows him?" someone shouted.

Besides, she hurriedly pulled Wen Bin and walked out, Sisi also followed closely behind, Pomegranate was originally coming, and she was afraid that there would be more people crowding her, so she asked her to wait at home.

"Hurry up, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave for a while. Besides, he whispered.

Wen Bin understood that if he was recognized as Xinke Xie Yuan, he would immediately be surrounded by the crowd, and it was impossible to get out, everyone wanted to see what Xie Yuan looked like, whether he had one more head than others.

At this time, there are more than a dozen people riding fast horses galloping away, this is the newspaper, the unique industry of the imperial examination era, they are waiting here for the announcement of the gold list, and then immediately fly to report the good news, of course, the people in the middle of the lifting have to give good money, and it is not okay to give less.

It is said that one person can go to report the good news, but who doesn't want to get the money, so the newspaper is not one or two people but a group, anyway, the people in the middle are very happy, and it is not easy to say anything if there are a few more batches of good news, and the happy money of one or two taels of silver per person does not care at this time.

It is said that Xie Yuan's newspapers should be more, but no one expected Wenbin Hui before, so not many people know where he lives. Wenbin is well-known in Suzhou, but not so well-known in Nanjing.

Thanks to the quick response, before anyone recognized Wen Bin, the carriage was gone.

"You are really Xie Yuan, how could it be?" Sisi still couldn't believe it in the car, like a dream.

"You don't believe it, I don't dare to believe it, I always feel like I'm dreaming in it these days. Now that the list has been announced, I finally can't run. Wen Bin let out a long sigh of relief.

Wen Bin was determined not to let the fourth person know his secret, which was actually a secret, and this matter must be strictly limited between the three of them, and as for not telling Pomegranate, he couldn't care about it.

When he arrived at home, Wen Bin asked a family member who had come with Sisi to report back to the news, saying that he would stay here for half a day first, and then go home with Sisi.

Zhou Dingcheng saw Wen Bin, and hurriedly walked over to ask what was going on, he was also worried, after all, he was inexplicably detained in the examination hall for several days, and his family and friends were not worried.

"Second uncle, Wen Bin has solved the yuan. Tears of joy flowed out.

"What? How is this possible. Zhou Dingcheng shook his head, he also knew Wen Bin.

"What's impossible, the gold list has come out, and Wenbin is the first Xie Yuan. Besides, he laughed.

"Really?" Zhou Dingcheng looked at Wen Bin, looking him up and down carefully as if he didn't know him.

"It's really no longer true, you don't believe it, go and see the list yourself. And unceremoniously.

In fact, it is not the official gold list that is now posted outside, the official gold list is written by Chen Yixue himself, and then a good voice official comes out to roll call, and then sends an official with good calligraphy skills to write the list, one by one written inside, followed by one by one singing, one by one written on red paper, and after all the singing, the official gold list is taken out from the inside and hung up, after which this gold list will be solemnly collected and placed in the Jiangnan governor's yamen for preservation, because of the previous township test, the president will be stationed here.

Zhou Dingcheng pulled out his legs and walked out.

"What are you going to do?" he asked.

"I have to go back to Suzhou to see what smoke is coming from the ancestral grave. "Zhou Ding became enlightened.

"Second uncle, I'm just lucky, it's just lucky. Wen Bin was so blushing at him.

"Luck? It is possible that the middle lift and the middle jinshi are lucky, and the middle solution yuan and the middle champion can never be a fluke. "Zhou Ding became enlightened.

Besides, he grabbed Wen Bin and said, "Let's ignore him and let him toss as he wants." After speaking, he pulled Wen Bin and entered the inner house.

Pomegranate also couldn't believe it when she heard it, but then she was overjoyed, holding Sisi's hand and laughing: "Now it's time for your heart to be put back in your stomach." ”

Sisi smiled bitterly: "Not yet, now everyone is floating in the air, let alone the heart." ”

Everyone laughed.

Besides, when he called the housekeeper to set up a banquet, he wanted to congratulate Wen Bin, and at the same time let the whole house eat and drink for a day, as long as it did not affect daily affairs. Yahuan's family came to thank Wenbin, Wenbin didn't bring money, Pomegranate secretly stuffed dozens of taels of silver to silk, and asked her to reward her family, which can be said to be wool out of the sheep, and finally made up for it.

"Respect for the new science and technology, respect for the future champion. Besides, he raised his glass.

"Oh, by the way, the Xie Yuan of this subject is said to be the champion of the lower department, Wen Bin, congratulations in advance. Pomegranate understood, and raised her glass.

"Don't take this seriously, you can only play it as a joke. Wen Bin smiled bitterly.

"Okay, don't dream about it, having a Xie Yuan is enough for this life. Sisi wiped her tears and said.

"That's right, but I still have to have dreams, and I believe in this prophecy. Besides, he laughed.

The four of them raised their glasses and drank dry, then they were all filled again.

"What happened inside, detaining you for several days, even the trainer and the old master were detained?"

Wen Bin told him what was inside.

Pomegranate was surprised: "There is such a coincidence? Wenbin, you are too blessed, maybe it is the blessing of Tosisi, Sisi has a typical prosperous appearance." ”

"I'm blessed by this. Wen Bin drank a little violently, and he missed it without paying attention.

"What a blessing to me, Xie Yuan is earned by your own hard work, this thing can't be fake at all. Besides, he smiled and secretly reminded Wen Bin.

Pomegranate smiled: "That's it, how can he have so many blessings, it's good for him to be able to win the game." ”

Wen Bin was not suspicious when he saw the pomegranate, so he was relieved. Sisi was also taken aback.

Besides, he talked about Lian Daning and Meng Fanjun's cruelty to him at the gate of Fuyuan: "What have these two teachers stimulated, why are they competing with me? I didn't offend them." ”

Wen Bin learned the words of these two people who were ruthless in it, and his face turned green with fright.

"Well, that's how it should be, you're too lazy all day to do anything. Now Wenbin is your role model. Pomegranate agreed.

"People have to speak with their conscience, I have been with you a few days ago, where is there any lazy leisure. Besides, he argued.

"So you didn't end up in Xie Yuan, do you blame me?" Pomegranate glared.

"I don't blame you, of course I blame me, it's me who didn't dare to end. And said with a wry smile.

The atmosphere in the room was a little nervous, and Sisi hurriedly slapped the pomegranate: "What are you doing, besides, where are you lazy, why don't I see it?" Everyone knows what he was busy with practicing medicine before, and then it didn't happen to the Zheng family, it was not a trivial matter, everyone has to breathe a sigh of relief, you are just married now, isn't he about to go to the Guozijian, he is much more diligent than others." ”

"That's it, don't say he's not lazy, even lazy has this qualification, he didn't end up this time, if he ends, this year's Xie Yuan will have nothing to do with me. It can be said that this Xie Yuan was given to me by him. Wen Bin was also busy.