Misfortune and blessing are relied upon, and blessing and misfortune are lurking. The ancients did not deceive me.

Downing's left eyelid has been jumping for the past few days, and the left eyelid has finished jumping the right eyelid, and sometimes the two eyelids simply jump together.

With his exam paper, which was not unexpected, he was able to pass the exam, if he didn't know that the examiners had a heated debate about it, he would definitely wonder if there was some shady or deal in it.

This is barely a happy event.

However, it is not a complete happy event, when they left just now, the front of the Gongyuan was full of resentment, presumably there is no state trial list in any state that is so lively as Lingzhou.

From today onwards, Tang Ning's name will spread all over Lingzhou, even more than Lingzhou, and if he promotes the reform of the imperial examination system, he will be hated by countless candidates.

Throughout the ages, no matter whether the system reform is good or bad, those who reform the system generally do not end well.

Naturally, my mother-in-law didn't think so much, she only knew that Tang Ning was in the middle of the exam, and she wanted to celebrate, and celebrated greatly.

The maids of Zhongfu all went to help in the kitchen, and they were full of enthusiasm, because this month their regular money doubled, and the cook was even more motivated, and her salary tripled.

Xiao Ru went back to invite the third uncle and the third aunt to come over, this is a big happy event, Zhongfu from top to bottom, more lively than the festival, just a lantern.

The happiest thing is Fang Xiaopang, looking at her appearance, she should be preparing to stay at the Zhong family today.

Exchanging a small piece of jerky for a big meal is a good thing to not lose.

"You men, there is not a word of truth in your mouth......" Tang Yaoyao looked at him, shook his head, and turned his head away.

In him, the "average test" can be equated with the "state test solution".

"Wait a minute." Tang Ning stopped her in time.

Tang Yaoyao glanced at him, "What else is going on?" ”

Tang Ning thought for a while, looked at her and asked, "Do you have any tricks to press the bottom of the box, teach me a few tricks......

In order to go out in the future without being knocked on a stick or slapped with a black brick, he urgently needs to improve his strength.

Of course, the best thing to do is to stay at home and not go out, but just now when my father-in-law came back, I made it clear to him that this was impossible.

Three days later, the local officials of Lingzhou will hold a grand banquet for the newly promoted lifters, called the "Luming Banquet", when the time comes, the 240 lifters who have passed the Lingzhou state examination will participate, and the state examination examiners will also be present.

As Xie Yuan, he can't be absent.

This is not a deer feast at all, this is a Hongmen feast.

Because of the strategy, he had just offended a large number of scholars, and at this time, he was asked to participate in the Luming Banquet------ two hundred and forty to one, and there was no hope of winning.

"Uncle is so powerful......"

"The son of Zhao Zhixian's family has won the fifth place in the first list, and he is far worse than his uncle, and the master is very happy, drinking in the study!"

"Of course, my uncle is better than Zhao Zhixian's son, and my uncle will be the champion in the future!"

"If my uncle wins the champion, won't the young lady be the champion?"

"That Qing'er is the champion maid......"

……

Qing'er led a group of maids around the stone table in the courtyard, looking into the room from time to time.

Tang Ning sat at the table in the room, holding his chin with one hand, and had a headache for the Hongmen banquet three days later.

Putting aside the Hongmen banquet that has not yet happened, the Zhong family's banquet today, although there are not many people, is extremely lively.

My father-in-law rarely spoke when he was eating, and today was no exception, but the wine in the cup was poured into his mouth cup by cup, and when he was halfway drunk, he was helped into the room by his mother-in-law.

When Tang Ning put down his chopsticks, only Fang Xiaopang, who was eating and drinking, swept the table like a whirlwind.

The third uncle drank a lot, he didn't have any chance to drink on weekdays, although he was not bad for those drinks now, but he was used to living a hard life, and he would not suddenly change his habits.

"Back then, I knew back then, Xiao Ning, you are a Wenqu star!" His body swayed, and he said, "Isn't this what kind of yuan you won, and when you wait until the next time, you will definitely be able to win the champion!" ”

"If you win the champion, you can become a big official, right?" He looked at Tang Ning, his mouth was full of wine, and he muttered: "When you become a big official, you can have a lot of money and buy a big house, you said before, when you win the champion, you will come back to marry Xiaoru, you want to buy her a big house, buy a lot of maids......

Su Ru's face changed, and he hurriedly stood up and said, "Third uncle, you are drunk, what are you talking nonsense......

"I wasn't drunk, and I didn't talk nonsense!" The third uncle waved his hand and said dissatisfiedly: "He has been talking about this sentence for more than ten years from novel to adulthood, can I remember it wrong?" ”

"Shut up!" The third aunt stood up, dragged him up from his seat, looked at Tang Ning and Zhongyi, and said, "He's drunk, I'll take him home......"

Su Ru also looked at Zhong Yi apologetically and said, "Sister Zhong, let's go back first." ”

Tang Ning stood up and said, "I'll send you." ”

"Let go of me, I'm not drunk!"

"I can have two more drinks!"

"Let me eat another elbow!"

The third uncle was very reluctant to be dragged away by the third aunt, Fang Xiaopang held an elbow in each hand, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang Ning sent them back to the house, and when Su Ru walked to the courtyard, he looked back at Tang Ning and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao Ning, congratulations." ”

Tang Ning pinched her face and said, "Family, what are you talking about." ”

"This is Brother Xiao Ning's dream all along......" Su Ru said with a smile: "Xie Yuan, Hui Yuan, Champion ......, when Brother Xiao Ning is the champion in high school, everyone in the world will know your name, and at that time, Brother Xiao Ning's family will find you." ”

In this world, there will always be such a person, no matter when, he will think about him wholeheartedly and regardless of any return.

Tang Ning gently took her into his arms, patted her thin shoulder, and said, "You are my family......"

……

Sitting on the steps in the yard, I talked to Xiaoru about a lot of things when I was a child, of course, most of the time, it was Tang Ning who asked, she said.

When he returned to Zhongfu, it was already late.

He pushed open the courtyard door and found that the light was still on in his room.

Tang Ning walked into the room, saw a few dishes on the table, and liked to sit at the table with one hand on his cheek, looking at the flickering candle flame in a daze.

It wasn't until Tang Ning came in that she came back to her senses, straightened up, and said, "I saw that you didn't eat much for dinner, you must be hungry now, I made a few more side dishes, you can eat them while it's hot." ”

Tang Ning really didn't eat much for dinner, because when he was eating, Fang Xiaopang was sitting on his left, and the third uncle was sitting on his right, and he had just picked up the chopsticks, and the dishes in front of him were empty.

Tang Ning sat down across from her, looked at him lovingly, and said, "Congratulations, high school Xie Yuan." ”

Tang Ning picked up the chopsticks and skimmed her, "We don't have to be so polite between us, right?" ”

Zhong Yi looked at him and asked rhetorically, "Then you have been hiding from me for so long?" ”

Tang Ning knew that she was talking about the first place in the three lists, looked at her a little innocently, and asked, "If I said that I always thought that I should be on the list, do you believe it?" ”

"Faith." Zhong Yi nodded, without hesitation.

She looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Will you be the top student in the exam?" ”

Tangning shook his head.

First, it is easy to test the solution yuan, but it is much more difficult to test the champion, the champion is appointed by the emperor's imperial pen, and it is not enough to have strength, but also to rely on luck.

Second, he was admitted to understand the yuan, at best, he is a person, there are not many people who are officials, he is admitted to the champion, and being an official is a certainty, the reason why he participated in the state examination is very simple, that is, he doesn't want to disappoint Xiaoru, the champion is not in his life plan, and when the time comes, he will take the test for the worst and other tributes, only make a book in the ministry, and don't need to fill the real gaps, isn't it beautiful?

The servant of the ministry is Fang Xiaopang's uncle, and when the time comes, tell him in advance, don't send him an official......

Zhong Yi thought for a while and said, "Xiaoru really hopes that you can go to high school." ”

Tang Ning shook his head and continued to eat, women, you can't always get used to it, just coax it when the time comes.

Zhong Yi pondered for a moment and said, "I ...... and hope that you can pass the exam." ”

Tang Ning continued to eat vegetables, coaxing one is coaxing, coaxing two is also coaxing.

Zhong Yi was silent for a long time, finally raised his head, and continued: "If you can pass the top prize, I will promise you a condition. ”

Tang Ning was stunned and asked, "What conditions?" ”

Zhongyi stood up, walked over to him, bowed down, and whispered in his ear.

Let's go.

The chopsticks in Tangning's hand fell to the ground.

He thought about it, looked at Zhong Yi again, and said seriously: "Although it is difficult to get the top prize, in order to live up to your expectations, I decided to give it a try." ”