"Bang bang, it's time to put the list! Come and see! ”

On the already lively street, there was an abrupt shout, and the crowd exploded in an instant, and they ran excitedly in the direction of the Gongyuan.

It took three years to hold such a ceremony for the common people who lacked entertainment activities, but it was a joyful event, so as soon as the morning dawned, a large group of people were surrounded at the gate of this tribute courtyard.

In addition to the lively people, there is naturally the protagonist of this tribute, but no matter who it is, they are all on tiptoe, looking up at the position of the notice wall in front of them, even if they can only see a piece of red, they are very happy.

At this time, the candidates who can endure the crowded crowd and stand under the notice wall and look forward to it are either poor or have no bottom in their hearts.

Because of the confidence, the candidates who are conceited that they will be able to win the list are eating and chatting in the nearby "Zhuangyuan Building" or "Jinshi Building", and by the way, the officials who are waiting for the good news come to send good news to themselves by beating gongs and drums.

These people are all flamboyant and like to enjoy the feeling of being in front of everyone, but some people don't like it, such as Zhu Xi, who took a fishing rod and led the scholar to fish in the stream outside the city.

Today is the day of the release of the list, such an important event, the young master still has the heart to come out to play, so the scholar with the fish basket asked curiously: "Young master, the list will be released today!" ”

"Yes, I know!" Zhu Xi replied casually.

"Doesn't the young master care?" The scholar sat on the ground, hugged the fish basket and continued to ask.

"Nothing to care about! Anyway, I can't hit it! ”

With a bang, the fish basket fell to the ground, and a palm-sized fish quickly seized the opportunity to jump out of the basket, and then slapped its tail vigorously, and slowly jumped towards the stream one step away.

"Young master, the master said that if you fail the exam this time, your family will not allow you to participate in the next course, and you are still in the mood to fish! You..., alas, forget it, wait until you go back and eat the punishment! The boy squatted on the ground in discouragement, looking wistfully at the fish that were about to jump into the stream.

Seeing that it was about to jump into the water, the fish arched its body, gathered enough strength, jumped hard, and its body rose into the air, and then ......

"You are not allowed to eat fish tonight!"

With a bang, Zhu Xi threw the fish back into the fish basket, then lifted the fish basket with one hand and soaked it in the stream, then returned to the fishing rod, sat down firmly and continued to fish.

"If you don't eat, you won't eat, I just don't have an appetite!" The scholar sitting on the ground said angrily.

Seeing this, Zhu Xi shook his head and smiled: "You, you, always look impatient, and I didn't say that I can't get fame!" Alas, I mean I can't hit the first grade! ”

"Ah, young master, do you mean that you can be a jinshi?" The scholar jumped up from the ground excitedly and confirmed at Zhu Xi.

Zhu Xi looked at the fish that was about to bite the hook and was scared away by his exclamation, so he sighed and said: "I didn't read the military book well, so the last question was a little lacking, but the middle jinshi was still more than enough." ”

Also talking about what they don't like, there are also Wang Zuo, a few of them don't like to go to a conspicuous place such as the Champion Tower, so they have three or five friends, make an appointment, bring some wine and food, and go to Wu Mountain in the west of the imperial city.

"Brother Wang, the questions in the imperial examination this time are okay, there are no tricky questions, the foolish brother expects that Brother Wang will definitely be able to win the champion seat!"

Wang Zuo had just picked up a glass of wine, and suddenly heard him say this, so he stopped, then drank it in one gulp, put down the wine cup and said, "Brother Zhengzheng is looking down on me!" In this world, there are many candidates who are better than foolish brothers, and it is hard to say who this champion hat can fall on! ”

After Wang Zuo finished speaking, a fat man next to him said sadly: "Alas, at least Brother Wang can win, look at my brother, I have to wait for the next department to try again!" ”

Speaking of this, the fat lifter picked up a pot of wine, and without using a wine cup, he directly put his mouth to the pot and swallowed it in a big gulp.

When Wang Zuo next to him saw it, he persuaded him: "Zizheng's talented foolish brother has experienced it, so you don't have to give up, you can't say that there is still a chance!" ”

"What a chance!" Fat Juzi touched the wine stains on his lips fiercely, gritted his teeth and said: "I've heard that this tribute, this tribute, the surname Qin set a trap, this last question 'Battle of Yuncheng', is the means he used to suppress political opponents, wherever there is a place where the words of Yue Dashuai are written, no matter how you answer, they will all be dismissed, and I also heard that many people bought words from him before the exam, and some of them can buy a Jinshi with a thousand yuan directly!" ”

Speaking of this, the fat boy raised the flask again and poured two large sips of wine, and then sighed:

"Alas! The national talent ceremony has been reduced to a tool of this person, and it doesn't matter if you don't win! After finishing speaking, he fell to the ground drunk, and before he could snor, the person who had been called Zhengzheng hurriedly asked: "Zizheng, don't sleep first, tell your brother quickly, if you don't write the words of the Yue family's army, will you just use his march route?" ”

He was answered by a series of loud snorts.

In the street restaurant on the opposite side of Gongyuan Street, which is some distance away, Gou'er, Da Da Lang and Yang Xiaoxiu stayed here quietly, eating and drinking while waiting for the posting of the imperial list.

"Brother Dog! Do you think you can hit this time? Yang Xiaoxiu suddenly asked.

"I don't know! Although I understood the meaning of the last question, but the first few questions, I answered not perfectly, there are so many people participating in this Kegong Examination, it is really hard to say whether you can win or not! ”

"It's okay if you don't pass the test!" Panglang took a sip of wine and comforted: "Anyway, you are also an official, if you fail the exam, you will go back to Longzhou and continue to be your briquette officer!" ”

The dog rolled his eyes at him, picked up his chopsticks and put a vegetable in his mouth, and looked out the door while chewing his teeth.

Yang Xiaoxiu next to him was an active person, so he said, "Why don't I go ahead and have a look!" ”

The dog hurriedly stopped: "No, there will be chaos in a while, so many people, if one of you accidentally steps on you, it will be bad, just wait here obediently!" ”

The waiting time is long, especially the sudden wind, which blows a large cloud over and starts, and then continues to wait, you may be exposed to the rain, but curiosity is like an itching worm, constantly biting your little nest, so the crowd of onlookers does not decrease but increases.

Just opposite the Gongyuan, in the restaurant next to the small restaurant where the dogs stayed, a young lady in her prime, holding a fruit in her hand, fed an elderly man beside her.

"Grandpa! Why are we here today! ”

The old man ate the fruit of his little granddaughter's filial piety in one bite, and replied to her with a smile: "Because today we are going to give you a list to catch a son-in-law!" ”

"Catch a son-in-law?" The little girl glanced at the crowded crowd outside the window suspiciously, and then opened her mouth and asked: "However, this tribute has just finished the provincial examination, and the palace examination has not been examined, they are not Jinshi yet, how can we catch them?" ”

The old man rubbed his granddaughter's hair dotingly, but he was disgusted by others, so he had to be embarrassed and said: "You don't understand, this provincial test is like having a fame, and the final palace test is just a ranking!" ”

The little lady blinked her eyes, as if she understood or not: "Okay, let's catch one in a while, by the way, grandpa, if I catch an ugly monster, can I let it go and catch it again!" ”

Cough!

The old man was choked by her words, coughed and cleared his throat: "No, I don't look ugly when I read these books!" ”

"Why isn't it ugly, look at that meat ball-like lift, tiptoeing looks like a toad! Grandpa, you must let Da Zhuang catch a good-looking one! Otherwise, I don't want him to play with me!" ”

The old man was really helpless to take this granddaughter, so he had to promise: "It's easy to say!" If you catch an ugly one, Grandpa will greet people with delicious food and drink, and then send them out! ”

"I don't have to!"

The little lady didn't know what to think, so she interrupted her husband and said with a wicked smile: "Grandpa, we can send him to Sister Xue'er of Zhao's family!" She's old, and she's always not married, so let's give her this ugly toad, hehehe......"

The old man looked at his black-bellied granddaughter and said, "Good grandson, you really have a good idea!" Let's do it, hahaha! ”

The grandfather and grandson clapped their hands happily, and the little lady asked again: "By the way, grandpa!" Sister Cher, are they here? Why can't I see them? ”

The old man laughed and explained: "Xue'er's grandfather, but a stupid guy, how could he have thought that he would come today, grandpa guessed, he is probably sleeping like a lazy pig at home!" ”

"Ahem, ahem! If you don't cultivate, you're a lazy pig! ”

Bang, the door of this room was vigorously pushed open from the outside, and then walked into an old and two young, the old one, although the beard was a lot white, but the red face looked at the spirit is good, he followed by the two small ones, is a pair of sisters, the older one in front of the little lady is the little lady just mentioned Sister Xue'er.

"Oh, Sister Xue'er, Sister Yu'er, why are you two here!"

"Why can't they come!" Later, the red-faced old man said unhappily to the little lady who asked: "Do you think your grandfather is a smart person?" ”

Hearing the training, the little lady stuck out her tongue, and ran to the two sisters' flowers, took their hands and replied: "Grandpa Zhao, don't be angry, my grandpa is here to catch a son-in-law for Sister Xue'er!" ”

"Hmph, what are you going to catch my son-in-law for!" The little lady Xue'er shook off her hand and said, "I heard it outside the door just now, you said that if you want to catch that ugly toad, give it to me, hum!" Sister Yue'er, I don't want to play with you! ”

"Ah, Sister Xue'er, you heard it wrong, don't be angry, I mean, don't be the same as that ugly toad!"

"I don't believe it! Hum! ”

Just when the two little ladies were fighting, the two old ones also got up.

"Old man Zhao, your dog nose is a spirit, and you actually came here when you smelled it!"

"Hey, outside Mr. Zhang, you think that all the people in the world belong to you, hehe, don't deceive yourself, you go out and see that this street is full of people in the restaurants and pavilions, hum, you are really smart!"

"You are!"

Just when the two of them blew their beards and stared, they suddenly heard a shout downstairs, and then the crowd squeezed forward desperately, and the two quickly stopped bickering and looked at it.

"Come out, come out!"

In the thick voice, a large number of scolding voices sounded, and then in a chaotic voice, a team of soldiers with guns and weapons, escorting seven or eight officials holding red lacquer trays, walked over, and the proclamator at the head was beaming with joy.