Early the next morning, Fang Zi'an got up early in the morning, washed up, and went to say goodbye to Shi Hao.

After the ceremony, a maidservant girl came to lead Fang Zi'an to the back house of the Shi family. In the small hall of the back house, Shi Hao and his wife and Shi Ningyue were there, and when they saw Fang Zi'an coming with a package on their backs, the three of them all stood up.

Fang Zi'an stepped forward quickly, bowed and saluted, "Master Shi, Mrs. Shi, Miss Ning Yue." After harassing in your mansion for many days, Zi'an was grateful. I am here to leave my post today, thank you for taking care of Zi'an. ”

Shi Hao smiled and said: "Why do you say such a thing again, you have been in my house these days, I have a wine partner and a conversation partner, which has made me have a lot less lonely time, I should thank you." ”

Fang Zi'an said: "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

Shi Hao said again: "Today is the autumn list, right?" That's a big deal. With your talent, you won't be missed. I'd like to congratulate you in advance. After winning, you should work harder, the autumn exam is nothing, and the spring exam is the key and the most difficult step. In the meantime, you have to concentrate on reading, and you can't take it lightly. Although you are a good learner, you must know who is not a hard worker? There is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the people. ”

Fang Zi'an nodded and said, "Zi'an remembered." ”

Mrs. Shi on the side complained: "Husband, Zi'an is here to say goodbye, why did you teach him a lesson again, you are really." ”

Shi Hao stroked his beard and smiled: "What Madam said is, I won't say it." ”

Mrs. Shi smiled and said to Fang Zi'an: "Zi'an, come here." ”

Fang Zi'an hurriedly stepped forward and saluted. Mrs. Shi looked at Fang Zi'an with a smile and said, "Zi'an, good boy, you have been in my house for the past few days, and we have not treated you as an outsider." In the future, you can come and go often, in front of relatives. Hey, the most regrettable thing in my life is that I didn't give birth to a son for the Shi family, so you Shi didn't even have a son to drink with him, and you have made up for these regrets in the past few days. The old body doesn't mean anything else, the old body just said, we didn't take you outside, and you don't want to see outside, often come to see you, Master Shi, and drink with him. ”

Shi Hao frowned and said, "Madam, what are you talking nonsense?" Why is it that what son is not a son? ”

Mrs. Shi said, "What's there?" What I'm saying is from my heart, if our Feng'er is alive, I'm afraid that I won't be too old with Zi Ancha. It's a pity that he died early, you often think about him, and you have regrets in your heart, when I don't know? ”

Shi Hao smiled bitterly and waved his hand: "Don't say it." Zi'an, don't go to your heart, women are Taoists, and they can't speak. ”

Fang Zi'an hurriedly said: "That's not it, Madame's words are sincere." Speaking from the heart, I have also felt the long-lost family affection in your mansion in the past few days. My parents died early, and I haven't felt this kind of family care for a long time. If I hadn't had to support myself, I wouldn't have been willing to go. ”

Mrs. Shi sighed and said, "Hey, Zi'an, this child is also miserable. As she spoke, this sensual woman was about to wipe away her tears.

In order to prevent the scene from getting out of control, Shi Hao hurriedly said: "Zi'an, it's not too early, let's go if you want to go." ”

Fang Zi'an agreed, and looked up at Shi Ningyue who was standing beside Mrs. Shi, who was also looking at herself.

"Miss Ning Yue, Zi'an has taken her leave." Fang Zi'an arched his hand.

Shi Ningyue bowed and said softly: "Gongzi Fang is good to go, I wish Gongzi Fang a bright future in Qiuqiu High School." ”

"Thank you, Miss!" Fang Zi'an thanked him and turned around, picked up the package and turned around and strode away.

The three members of the Shi family watched Fang Zi'an leave, and Shi Hao sighed: "Zi'an is not a thing in the pool, he is really a talented person." ”

Mrs. Shi said: "Why did you urge him to leave, I was about to say something, you like him so much, I also want to say that he will recognize his family with us." ”

Shi Ningyue's face turned red, and her eyes flashed with light.

Shi Hao frowned and said, "Madam, why are you talking nonsense early in the morning?" Although Zi'an is very good, he may not be a good husband, do you want to marry Ning Yue to him? Ning Yue may not be happy in the future. Fortunately, you didn't say it, otherwise if I refused, wouldn't Zi'an be embarrassed? ”

Mrs. Shi was surprised: "When did I say that I was going to marry Ning Yue to him?" Zi'an doesn't even have a fame, and he doesn't have a family foundation, how can Ning Yue marry him? My family Ning Yue must be a big family looking for the right door. I mean, let your husband take him as a righteous son, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds? Where do you think you've gone? ”

Shi Hao was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said, "It turns out that you mean this, but I will be mistaken." That's it, my fault. I'm going out, but I don't have time for this gossip. Hey, Ning Yue, what are you staring at your father? ”

Shi Ningyue really bit her lower lip and glared at Shi Hao, her face flushed.

"Daddy turned out to be a fake love talent, and he praised Fang Gongzi as a flower to his face, but behind his back, he said that he was unbearable and hypocritical." Shi Ningyue put down this sentence, stomped her foot and turned to leave.

Shi Haoleng stayed in place and said with a wry smile: "This girl, where is Daddy hypocritical?" I didn't say that Zi'an was unbearable. Zi Anxin has great ambitions, so this life will inevitably be ups and downs, turbulent and uneasy, and the people around him will inevitably be frightened. Am I wrong? This girl is inexplicable. Madam, I'm leaving, you go and explain to Ning Yue. ”

Mrs. Shi didn't seem to hear what Shi Hao said, and her expression was thoughtful.

……

According to the agreement with Qin Xiqing, Fang Zi'an first went to the Gongyuan to see the autumn release list, and Qin Xiqing then rushed to meet at the Gongyuan Square to go to the new house. So after leaving the alley where Shi's house was, Fang Zi'an went straight to Gongyuan Square.

On the Gongyuan Square, students have come to gather since the early hours of the morning, and when Fang Zi'an and others arrived, it was already crowded with people. Thousands of students gathered here to welcome the most important moment of their lives. People who are confident talk and laugh loudly, those who are not sure are frowning and restless, and more people are full of expectations, looking anxiously in the direction of the gate of the Gongyuan from time to time, waiting for the officials who put up the list to come out and post the list.

Fang Zi'an chose a corner with few people in the southwest corner with a large package on his back and stood still, his eyes wandered among the crowd near and far, he was looking for Qian Kang and Zhao Changlin. These two should have returned to Lin'an the day before yesterday or yesterday, Fang Zi'an was worried that they would go to the old mansion in Sanyuanfang to find themselves, that place could not be casually gone now, and it was likely to cause trouble for them.

But soon, Fang Zi'an saw Qian Kang and Zhao Changlin shuttling through the crowd, and the two of them were also looking around, as if they were looking for someone. Fang Zi'an raised his hand and greeted loudly, and the two saw Fang Zi'an running from a distance laughing loudly, and the three of them were overjoyed to see each other.

"Oh, Brother Zi'an, you can make it easy for us to find, where have you been? There was no one at home in Sanyuanfang, so we went to the noodle shop to ask my sister-in-law, and she actually said she didn't know. You're a dragon who can't see the end. Qian Kang complained loudly.

"Have you been to Sanyuanfang?" Fang Zi'an asked nervously.

"Yes, we returned to Lin'an three days ago, and we went to look for you every morning and evening. But it's always General Iron who watches the door. The yard was a mess, as if it had been arched by a wild boar, and the ground was turned over, and I don't know what was going on. When I asked the neighbors in the alley, they didn't answer as if they had seen a ghost, but they also closed the door and bolted it, and they didn't know what was going on. What the hell is going on? Qian Kang said.

Fang Zi'an smiled: "That house has been abandoned, and I have already bought a new one." By the way, no one has been bothering you these days, has it? ”

"Trouble us? Brother Zi'an, what happened, you must have something to hide from us. Zhao Changlin said.

Fang Zi'an said: "I'll tell you when I go back, I can't say a word or two." By the way, the two brothers look at this crowd, there are only 600 lucky people in 9,000 students, I was full of confidence, but now I feel a little hairy. ”

Zhao Changlin said with a smile: "Brother Zi'an, you are not steady, so wouldn't we be even more unsteady." ”

Qian Kang waved his hand and said: "What about more than 9,000 people, I will treat them as 9,000 pigs." Our brothers' skills are here, and how can they compare. Certainly, rest assured. If you don't hit it...... I'm ...... I'm ......"

"What are you doing?" Fang Zi'an said with a smile.

Qian Kang said loudly: "I demolished this tribute courtyard, because it must be an insider, it must be because they are wrong and playing favoritism." ”

Fang Zi'an and Zhao Changlin both thought that Qian Kang would say something cruel like 'I will hit my head and die, hang myself, and jump into the river and drown'. Who would have thought that he would say such a thing, and it was the responsibility of the court to not be emotionally successful. They all burst out laughing.

The three of them talked and laughed and laughed without feeling the torment of waiting, and I don't know how long it took, they suddenly heard the commotion of the crowd in the square, and the students rushed to the direction of the gate of the Gongyuan. Someone shouted while running: "It's a list, it's a list!" ”

Qian Kang shouted: "Come on, let's go quickly." "Then he pulled his legs and ran.

Fang Zi'an hurriedly grabbed him and said, "What's the hurry, the list is already there, the dust has settled, and it won't run away." What's the difference between going early and going late? Why bother so many people to sweat? And so on. ”

Qian Kang turned around and came back and said with a smile: "Yes, I'm an anxious child." Wait a minute. ”

The large sign on the east side of the gate of the Gongyuan is crowded with people. After the gate of the Gongyuan was opened, hundreds of officers and soldiers came out surrounded by several chief examination officials, followed by more than a dozen miscellaneous servants holding wooden boxes with sealed lists in the direction of the billboard. The students crowded and blocked the road, and the examiner scolded him with an indifferent expression, and when the reprimand was ineffective, he ordered the whip to be used. Dozens of leather whips crackled in the air and landed on the heads of those crowded students, and suddenly there was a sound of ghosts crying and howling. Many people were beaten on the head and bled out, but before they saw the list, they got a full house first.

Finally, under the whips of the officers and soldiers, order stabilized slightly. Surrounded by soldiers, several chief and deputy examiners finally arrived at the sign. The soldiers guarded them in a half-circle. The examiner, who was in his thirties, gave an order, and more than a dozen handymen began to unpack the wooden box, took out the list of Qiu Yu laurels written on red paper, and began to paste them in confusion.

"Don't be noisy, don't be crowded. This is the list of high schools in today's Laurel List. I, Wei Shixun, am the main examiner of the Lin'an Mansion exam. So far, the undergraduate autumn examination has ended. Ladies and gentlemen, this official has some advice for you, whether you are in or not, don't be arrogant and discouraged. Those who are in the middle should continue to work hard, and there are still spring and palace exams behind, and there is a long way to go. The court needs you, and you have to work harder to have a chance to serve the court. For those of you who are not in the middle, you should reflect on yourself, be brave after being ashamed, and strive to rise again. Don't complain because you don't win, because you don't work hard and have nothing to do with others. This official warns you that anyone who has a strange yin and yang atmosphere insinuating and slandering the big examination and arguing about the imperial examination in vain will be brought to justice and severely punished. ”

The examiner looked indifferent and reprimanded loudly in the face of the thousands of expectant faces of the students. At the same time, more than a dozen red notices had been posted on the large bulletin board behind him. It's densely packed with lists.

The last red list was posted, and there was only one big name on it, and that was Xie Yuan, the first place in the undergraduate autumn exam. Only the first place Xie Yuangong has such an honor.

The name was so big that there was no need to go up and see it, and after it was posted, someone had already recognized it more than twenty steps away. Suddenly, the crowd began to talk as if they had exploded.

"Huh? It's him? The first place is actually him? ”

"Who is this, why don't I know it?"

"You're so lonely, don't you know him? I really didn't expect it to be him! However, it is also reasonable, who else can he be. ”