Chapter Ninety-Four: Waiting for the Rabbit

In mid-August, a few days after Gu Xiao returned home, the head of the newspaper who rushed all the way from Hangzhou Mansion was holding the list high, knocking on the gong, and as soon as he entered the boundary of Shangli Town, he shouted all the way:

"Congratulations to the old man Xiao High School Xie Yuan Jingbao Lian Denghuangjia"

Went straight to the ancient mansion, the gatekeeper of the Gu family rushed in to report, Mrs. Li was full of joy, and ordered one after another:

"The reward is two hundred taels of silver for one person, and then one is fifty taels, and then twenty taels for one person."

Mrs. Zhou staggered to her feet with some dizziness, and followed behind and commanded in a loud voice:

"Carry a few more baskets of copper coins out and have a pen and inkstone"

Gu Xiao sat on the armchair with a smirk, scratching his head helplessly, Gu Yunhuan stood up and patted Gu Xiao's head with a smile on his face,

"Now you are also Xie Yuan, our family, there are three Xie Yuan"

Li Xiaonuan looked at Gu Xiao with bright eyes, and then turned to look at the jubilant Mrs. Li, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the prince of Runan, plus a prince who is just like the middle of the day, this affection, it is more than enough to change a Xie Yuan, now that this Xie Yuan is in hand, the name of a talented man is occupied, even if Gu Xiao does not win the provincial test for a while in the future, it will not be despised by people, at most he will say that he is unlucky.

If it is as he originally planned, there is a good calligraphy and painting, and he still remembers some excellent poems, and finds a few poems from the middle for him to use. How much comfortable it is to be an official, alas, people are not as good as the sky, it's a pity.

Why don't you think about it again?

Li Xiaonuan was thinking nonsense, Gu Yunhuan pushed her, and said with a smile:

"Look at it, there's a silly laugh over there, there's a silly laugh here."

Li Xiaonuan was blocked in her chest by what she said, Old Madam Li looked at her, then at Gu Xiao, and laughed, Gu Xiao's face turned red, and he didn't dare to raise his head.

Mrs. Zhou commanded the girls to rush in and out of the busy, a moment of effort, the heavy red seal shouted to reward out, Tingbo with a few foreign stewards, has carried a basket of copper coins out, a lot of them scattered out, for a while, the head in front of the ancient mansion was sensational, the crisp sound of the copper coins falling to the ground, the chaotic congratulations, I don't know where the sound of firecrackers came from, the sound of a ball, the entire Shangli Town people seemed to flock to the gate of the ancient mansion, the older people, began to talk about the grand occasion of the ancient champion Lianzhong Sanyuan, sighed that the ancient family was simply going to pull out the heavenly spirit of the two Zhejiang roads.

Poor second, third, and first people were blocked a few streets away.

Old Madam Li beckoned Gu Xiao to sit in front of her, stretched out her hand to caress his cheek, tears fell down, choked, and didn't say anything for a long time, Mrs. Zhou stood over, her face flushed with excitement, looked at Gu Xiao, but wiped her tears, as if crying and smiling, and ordered:

"Xiao Er didn't hurry up to kowtow to the old ancestor, but it was the hard work of the old ancestor."

Gu Xiao hurriedly stood up, pulled the placket, knelt down solemnly and kowtowed, Old Madam Li hurriedly signaled Zhuqing to help Gu Xiao up, and said with a smile with tears in her eyes:

"It's all your father's blessing"

Mrs. Zhou's tears poured out all of a sudden, covering her face with a handkerchief, she was speechless for a while, Li Xiaonuan signaled to Gu Yunhuan, Gu Yunhuan hurriedly stood up, stepped forward to help Mrs. Zhou sit on the chair next to her, and said with a smile:

"Look at you Gu Xiao who came back from the Xie Yuan test, why did you cry?"

Li Xiaonuan also stood up and said with a smile:

"Ancestor, madam, the people of this Manchu Mansion are still waiting to receive the reward, you have sent the outside, and you have to send the reward money from the family quickly."

Mrs. Li wiped her tears and laughed,

"Where is this crying? This is happy, when people are happy, they will also shed tears, and everyone who rewards money has Wutong Courtyard, Outer Study, Study Building and Mr. Chen's courtyard on errands, ten taels of silver per person, and five taels per person for others."

The people waiting in the room smiled and kowtowed to thank the reward, and Zhu Qing took a few little girls to bring a bath basin and waited, waiting for Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhou to clean their faces.

Mrs. Zhou was busy sending people to the capital and Taizhou to report the good news, Li Xiaonuan and Gu Yunhuan said goodbye and hurriedly went out to Cuiwei Hall to do some rewards, sacrifices and other things.

In the evening, Mrs. Li prepared a banquet and solemnly thanked Mr. Chen, who was also extremely happy and returned drunk.

Up and down the ancient mansion, because Gu Xiaozhong understood such a glorious thing as Yuan, he was jubilant and lively, and the mother-in-law went out, and the wind arose under his feet.

The next day, Jin Zhiyang rushed to Shangli Town, congratulated Gu Xiao's high school, and it was a lively scene, and in the next few days, the same state and county, neighboring states and counties in the same department, some of them met Gu Xiao and had a relationship, and some just admired it, rushed to Gu's house, and congratulated Xie Yuangong who visited this subject.

The Gu family was full of people coming and going for a while, and it was very lively.

A few days later, the steward who went to the capital to report the good news rushed back in a hurry, bringing back the congratulatory gifts from the Ninghou Mansion and the Runan Mansion in the capital town, and also brought a message from the Runan Palace, Cheng Ke had already set off to personally come over to congratulate Gu Xiao's high school.

During the stewardship, Ai Ai's report that the young master was fighting with someone again, and this time he came over to congratulate him, and by the way, he also avoided the limelight.

Mrs. Zhou was stunned, why did Cheng Ke become more and more uneasy the more he grew up? In addition to being stunned, she was glad that her Xiao Er would not be so in trouble

Within a few days, Cheng Ke took many guards and more than a dozen big cars into Shangli Town, Zhou Jingran actually followed inseparably again, Mrs. Li was surprised but a little puzzled, Zhou Jingran has become a parent, has his own mansion, and is also a family person, why did he come over again?

Coming with Cheng Ke, there is also the most famous Xiyun class in the capital, Cheng Ke and Zhou Jingran talked to Mrs. Li seriously, the two specially invited this Xiyun class to come, and they wanted to sing a few plays to congratulate Gu Xiao, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhou looked at each other and cried and laughed.

Mrs. Zhou had no choice but to command the servants to take care of the affairs, and set up a stage in the front yard overnight, Zhou Jingran and Cheng Ke pulled Gu Xiao and accompanied the lifters who came over that day to watch a morning of plays, and in the afternoon, the two suggested that Gu Xiao accompany the lifters to go to Yunshuijian to meet the text, saying that it is also good to let the old lady and the ladies and ladies in the house watch the play and have fun.

Gu Xiao agreed repeatedly, feeling that the two of them were thoughtful, Gu Yun was eager to try, wanting to see this well-known troupe in the capital, but was blocked back by Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Li.

The next day, there were more people who came to Mu understand the name of the Yuan Gongwen and the name of the Xiyun class, and the ancient mansion became more busy, and there was a banquet every day, entertaining the people who came far or not far, for the first time or twice or three times.

Mrs. Zhou is full of spirit, sitting in the Cuiwei Hall from morning to night every day, directing the mansion up and down, lest the hospitality be inadequate, which makes people underestimate the champion mansion of the three yuans in the company, Gu Yunhuan has no choice but to follow Mrs. Zhou every day, working hard to stay in the Cuiwei Hall, busy together.

Li Xiaonuan retreated behind with interest, and only accompanied Ruixuan Hall every day, quietly copying books and planting flowers, and gossiping with Mrs. Li.

By the end of August, the troupe had been singing for seven or eight days, and in two days, it would be over, Gu Yunhuan counted the days with her fingers every day, alas, she had always looked forward to Cousin Ke coming, this was the first time, and she was looking forward to him leaving the ancient mansion quickly, going back to the capital as soon as possible, taking this troupe away quickly, and letting her rest for two days

On the first day of September, Mrs. Li went to Lingying Temple early in the morning to make a vow, Li Xiaonuan sent Mrs. Li away, free, lazily lay on the bed, and slept for a while, only to get up slowly and eat half a piece of snack, drank a cup of tea, dangled in the yard, calculated, meow, and was not well prepared, I didn't expect these two scourges to bring the troupe, and I haven't left until now, the book at hand has already been read, and the book building is not daring to go, and I am tired of copying books every day, so where to go?

The back garden should be the emptiest at this time, and everyone up and down is busy with the banquets and stages in the front yard, how can anyone have the time to visit the garden? Pity the lotus flowers that fill the lake, for whom is it bright and for whom, or, go and see those lotus flowers now? At this time, the lotus flower has come to an end, but the lotus canopy is a good time, Li Xiaonuan's heart is moving, these days, she is paying attention, that Cheng Ke and Zhou Jingran run out almost every day, go out for a walk today, but after a while, how can it be so coincidental, well, go and go back quickly

Li Xiaonuan turned around and returned to the house, called Cicada Wings over, changed into a plain dress, and took Lan Chu to the back garden.

On the study tower outside the garden, Cheng Ke stood in front of the window with one hand behind his back, slowly shaking the folding fan, frowning, with a hint of anxiety, looking at the back garden of the ancient mansion separated by a wall from the library.

Zhou Jingran lazily lay on the rocking chair, holding a plate of grapes, slowly shaking the shaking chair, while eating grapes and said:

“…… I've been watching it for seven or eight days, I tell you, don't look at it, let's go back, that girl is smarter than you, she will definitely not come out this time, you better hurry up and die, I told you a long time ago, a little girl is just a little girl, that is, good-looking, interesting, you want, but a word, why spend such energy? You are really idle, looking at that broken garden every day, and you can watch it for seven or eight days in a row? It's a brain-wrenching."

It's a little unexpected today.,It's even later.,There's another chapter.,I'll come up later.,Kiss everyone and thank you for the pink that flew yesterday.,Xiao Xian's heart is warm.