48. Floating cinnamon

On the day of the release, Miao Fan waited at home for Qin Sheng and Li Sheng to come over and go to the Gongyuan together, his expression was calm and flat, and there was no nervousness and expectation of ordinary scholars, and he even practiced a set of Arhat Fuhu Boxing in the morning, and then went to the kitchen to cook porridge before calling Qianqian to get up.

"Hmm-" Qianqian lazily lay on the pillow, pouting dissatisfied, "You can't sleep by yourself, forget it, why make noise...... Dislike! ”

Miao Fan put her clothes on the pillow and said, "Then you sleep, release the list today, and I will go to the Gongyuan later." ”

"What!" Qianqian bounced up violently, "Today's list?" Why didn't you say it earlier! ”

She hurriedly dressed up, complaining while wearing: "I knew that I wouldn't sleep last night when the list was released, and you didn't say anything about such a big thing in advance, so I don't want to miss the red list with your name written on it, stay monk!" ”

"If I win, I'll just go home and tell you. Why do you have to look at the list? He said he couldn't understand it.

Qianqian poked a finger into his head: "Stupid! Of course, it's because I'm going to be the first to congratulate you. ”

Even this kind of thing she has to fight for the first place......

Miao Fan rubbed his forehead and said helplessly: "Then you move faster, it's time to go out soon." ”

It is the beginning of September, and the osmanthus flowers are fragrant. Therefore, the autumn release list is also known as the laurel list, and the scholars flocked out, stepping on the fragrance of osmanthus flowers to come to the gate of the Gongyuan, waiting for the results to be posted.

Qianqian ate a big bowl of white porridge with osmanthus honey at home, and then Qin Sheng and Li Sheng came, so they went out together.

Miao Fan didn't see Feng Shenglai twice, and he was very strange: "Why don't you see Feng Gongzi?" ”

Qin Sheng waved his sleeves and sighed: "Don't mention him, he has been dismissed as a student, and he has already packed his luggage and returned to his hometown." ”

It turned out that Feng Sheng still bought the invitation in the hands of Steward Chen, and Zhan Liantai thoroughly investigated the Xu Mansion, except for the candidates who directly colluded with Lord Xu, he refused to let go of these small fish and shrimps, and caught them all. Feng Sheng borrowed debts everywhere, and finally scraped together two hundred taels to buy the post, not to mention that it was not of much use, and because of the East Window incident, he was charged with fraud in scientific examinations, and was directly dismissed, and the court will never hire him. He felt faceless, and quietly left Jiangzhou in the dead of night, and slipped away.

Qin Sheng shook his head and regretted: "He was also blinded by lard for a while and went astray, but now it's good, the future is hopeless!" ”

Miao Fan said: "He used to sow the cause of evil, but now he bears the fruit of evil, and he has to eat the fruit himself." ”

Li Sheng has always been arrogant, and said disdainfully when he heard this: "This is to make a cocoon and take the blame for himself, he deserves it, and he can't complain about others." ”

In contrast, Qin Sheng was much more humane, and said: "Eh, Brother Li, don't say that, he is pitiful enough, we are all fellow villagers, let's go see him when we go home." ”

"What do you see him do? If you and I are on the list, he will only think that we are showing off, and it is better not to see each other, so it is better to avoid it. Li Sheng turned his head and asked Miao Fan, "I heard that Feng Sheng once asked you to buy a post together?" ”

Miao Fan admitted: "Well, but I didn't agree. ”

Li Sheng patted him approvingly on the shoulder: "Fortunately, you didn't agree, otherwise we wouldn't even be friends." ”

Li Sheng said this critically, and always had a kind of arrogance from above, as if it was a great honor to be able to associate with him. Miao Fan was broad-minded, and he didn't mind hearing the words, so he went with him.

Qianqian didn't say anything all the way, which made Miao Fan feel that she was very abnormal, so she turned her face and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with you?" ”

She seemed to think of something, and only after a long time did she say "um" and raised her head: "What's the matter?" ”

"I asked you what's wrong, absent-minded look."

"It's not a big deal...... It's all in the past. Qianqian pursed her lips, met his clear eyes with hesitation, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "You don't allow me to lie to you, then I'll tell the truth, in fact, the last time Feng Sheng asked you to buy a post, you didn't agree, he went out and met me, I ......"

Miao Fan was not too surprised, and asked, "You also bought it?" ”

Qianqian shook her head: "No." ”

He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Since I didn't buy what you were worried about, I don't blame you." ”

"Although I didn't buy it, but ......" Qianqian felt that it was better to take the initiative to confess than to be grabbed by him by the pigtails, and thought to herself that she had worshiped the church and become a parent, he was her rightful father-in-law, and he couldn't run away, so he poured out the truth in one go, "I asked Uncle Lu to make a batch of fake posts, and all eighty-one taels were sold." Then I took one of them and took you to Xu's mansion...... Birthday. ”

Miao Fan was shocked, dumbfounded and speechless: "You! ”

He still underestimated her, this little girl's deception methods were far more clever than he imagined, she was simply ...... There is no cure!

Qianqian saw that he seemed to have signs of anger, and hurriedly pulled his arm to be coquettish: "Xianggong is good Xianggong - I was wrong, I won't dare to do it in the future, I will change it, you will forgive me this time, okay?" ”

Miao Fan was so worn by her that she couldn't do it, and her heart softened and she was relieved: "Okay...... Anyway, you really can't deceive people anymore in the future. ”

She held up three fingers and swore, "I promise!" Never do this kind of business again! ”

He nodded in satisfaction, took her hand and continued to walk forward, her little daughter-in-law following behind, smiling secretly all the way.

If this kind of business is not done, there is another way, there is no endless way, and she has a way to make a fortune.

The gate of the Gongyuan was opened, and the official came out with a wooden barrel, brushed the paste on the wall, and then posted the red list. The soldiers who had been waiting for a long time suddenly flocked to the top, crowded with people, scrambling to see the names on the list, and many people were crowded to the point that their clothes were scattered, and even their shoes fell off.

The first of those who had good deeds squeezed to the bottom of the list, and then read out loud the names on it.

"First place, Chang Yanyang! Chang Yanyang won the first place! ”

"Chang Yanyang? Where is Chang Yanyang? You've got the answer! ”

"Who is Chang Yanyang?"

“……”

Miao Fan protected Qianqian and hid behind the crowd, holding her tightly in his arms, and the crowd around her was surging, and the two of them were almost squeezed apart. He was like a big tree firmly rooted in the ground, she was a weak little flower under his wings, she struggled to raise her head, and urged him to go to the front to see the list: "Leave me alone, go and see how many places you have taken." ”

He didn't say or take a step, but shook his head.

More people crowded over, and she shrunk more and more, hiding in his arms, pricking up her ears to listen to the good deeds in front of her. Finally, she heard his name!

"Ninth place, Tan Miaofan!"

"Hit, hit! Xianggong, you've won! ”

Qianqian shouted happily, stood on tiptoe and held his face and kissed him fiercely: "I'll just say that you can win, it's great!" ”

Compared to her ecstasy, he seemed calm and self-controlled, calmly hugging her and squeezing out of the crowd, with an inaudible "um".

She wondered, and bent down to his eyes: "You're not happy?" Don't think the ranking is good? ”

"Nope." He led her to her way home.

She became more and more puzzled: "Then what are you doing with a face?" You see everyone else dancing. ”

Miao Fan explained: "For me, participating in the Autumn Festival is not out of my wish, since there is no wish, there is no hope, there is no hope, there is no hope, there is no hope, so it doesn't matter whether I am in or not." ”

Qianqian was depressed: "It turns out that you don't want to be lifted at all, so it's all in vain for me to do so much......"

"Not really. Although I didn't look forward to it before, I am still a little happy in today's middle lift. Miao Fan smiled slightly, and the osmanthus flowers floated in the wind, and a few golden grains fell in the thousands of hairs. He stretched out his fingers and picked them out one by one, with a gentle expression: "Because I have fulfilled your wish and made you happy, I will be happy." ”

On the corner tower of the Gongyuan, someone stands there, this is the place where the examiner stays when the scholar takes the exam, ascending to the top of the eye, can clearly understand the situation in hundreds of examination sheds, at this moment Zhan Liantai stands high here, and sees through the life at the door of the Gongyuan at a glance.

The fragrance of the cinnamon wind was sweet, and even the air was sweet and intoxicating, and there seemed to be an impassable wall standing in front of him, which cut him off from this joy and sweetness.

He was elegant and handsome, but his eyes were heavy, and he couldn't see his emotions clearly. He raised his hand and pointed with a folding fan and asked Ruan Qi behind him: "Ninth, what do you think?" ”

Ruan Qi naturally also saw Miao Fan and Qianqian who were mixed in the crowd, and said: "I don't know how his talent is subordinate, but he has an unusual relationship with that woman, and it should be ......" He didn't continue, but intuitively felt in his heart that Miao Fan and the liar were accomplices, and they should also be imprisoned for questioning.

However, Zhan Liantai handled the fraud case in the imperial examination, and single-handedly suppressed thousands of things, without mentioning a word, which seemed to have the intention of covering up and exculpating her.

"The ninth place is what I mean, in fact, I wronged him." Zhan Liantai suddenly smiled, "He is very interesting, he has the fearlessness and persistence of this age, and he also has the open-mindedness and calmness of an old man." I deliberately sharpened this piece of jade, so I gave him this rank to frustrate his spirit, so as not to be complacent, and at the same time, to give him a chance to test in the spring. In the coming year, the Golden Palace will face the saint, do you think he has a chance to win the top three? ”

Ruan Qi was puzzled: "My lord, why are you helping him like this?" ”

Zhan Liantai paused before speaking: "Probably...... It's a reminder of when I was younger. ”

Ruan Qi was even more confused, but Zhan Liantai didn't say anything more, turned around and went down the corner tower.

The scholars in the autumn will go to Beijing to participate in the examination in the spring of the next year, and after the examination, it will be the palace examination, and the top three of the palace examination are the champion, the list eye, and the flower, and the ranking is determined by the saint himself. This time, Miao Fan won the ninth place, and everyone was happy for him, and Qianqian immediately made a decision, and immediately moved his family to Jingshi, where he spent the New Year, and prepared for the exam by the way.

Qin Sheng did not win, but Li Shengzhong did, and both of them had to go back to their hometowns to inform their families of the results, so they said goodbye to Miao Fan, and Li Sheng also agreed with him to meet in Beijing next year.

Since you are leaving, all the belongings in Jiangzhou City will have to be disposed of, and the house you live in now is easy to say, it was originally rented, but the house in Zhuzhi Lane was bought for eight hundred taels, and it was not so easy to sell it for a while. If you make a hasty move, you will definitely lose money.

Xiaohe persuaded Qianqian not to sell in a hurry, but Qianqian said that the sooner the better, just called the tooth man to come to see the house, and the next day seven or eight buyers came, scrambling to buy a house, and it was all cash.

Of course, Qianqian chose the highest bidder, and there were two deals, and there were many of them. The man paid a high price and smiled from ear to ear, while those who didn't buy it were all depressed.

Xiao He was extremely puzzled, and smacked his tongue: "Are these people brains broken!" At the beginning, I thought it was expensive for eight hundred taels, but now that it has tripled, why does he still feel like he has taken a big advantage? ”

Qianqian smiled while counting the money: "It's not simple, this house is now a Jiwu, didn't you see that they are all scholars?" Of course, I want to get lucky. ”

Xiaohe was stupid: "Huh? ”

"Don't you know that Zhuzhi Lane has changed its name now? It's called Longmen Lane! Qianqian picked up the silver ticket and asked Xiaohe with a smile, "Did I do a good job in the carp leaping dragon gate?" ”

Xiaohe suddenly realized: "It turns out that you asked me to buy carp for this?" Girl! Aren't you afraid that Tan Gongzi will be angry with you? ”

Qianqian said indifferently: "What are you afraid of, I promised him not to deceive people, and I didn't say that I wouldn't make money." Besides—"

She smiled shyly: "I'm not afraid that he will punish me, but I'm afraid that he won't punish me!" ”

The author has something to say: love the little goblin! ╭(╯3╰)╮

Uncle Wine went out for a trip and came back to spoil the little goblin!