The result of the county examination can be said to be both unexpected and reasonable.

But it's a joy to come out on top.

The Xu Mansion was filled with a joyful atmosphere, and Xu Huaiyuan was even more proudly smiling.

"My son is really a Wenqu star, and if he has a son, what more can he ask for?"

finally came up with a seedling of reading, Xu Huaiyuan naturally got up, and he naturally attributed all this to himself.

"Hey, being able to give birth to such an excellent son is enough to prove that the old man is also a talented reader. It's a pity, it's a pity, I knew that such an old man was still in business? ”

By the time of Jiajing, the folk customs of the Ming Dynasty had already changed from the simplicity of the early days to the extravagance, and everyone pursued enjoyment. Naturally, the status of businessmen who make easy money has also greatly improved.

But no matter how much you improve, you can't compare to a reader, especially a scholar with a reputation.

"Dad, don't keep praising me. This is just the county examination, and then there are the prefectural examinations and the hospital examinations. Only if they all pass can they get the fame of Xiucai. ”

Xu Huaiyuan couldn't stop, patted Xu Yan's shoulder and said, "My son must not be arrogant." You are the head of the county exam, how can you compare with other candidates? If you can't pass the government test and the hospital test, doesn't that mean that my Dinghai County will be wiped out? ”

Belch... Daddy's logic, it seems... There is nothing wrong with that.

"My son just needs to prepare for the exam with confidence, and leave the rest to my father. By the way, what would you like to eat tonight? ”

Xu Huaiyuan was in a good mood and patted his chest and promised.

"Dad, my son wants to eat wonton noodles."

Faced with this request, Xu Huaiyuan was obviously a little surprised: "The delicacies of the mountains and seas, birds and animals, my son can satisfy whatever he wants to eat for his father." But you just want to eat a bowl of noodles? ”

"My father didn't know that when his son was studying in Hangzhou, every time he was tired from studying, his teacher would order someone to cook a bowl of wonton noodles for his son to eat. After eating wonton noodles, my son was in good spirits and could fight for a few more hours. ”

Seeing Xu Yan say so, Xu Huaiyuan suddenly realized: "I see, no wonder." For my father, I ordered me to go down and make you a pot of wonton noodles at night. ”

A pot? Isn't this a rice bucket?

Xu Yan couldn't cry or laugh, but he couldn't brush off his father's kindness, so he nodded: "Father, the child is ready to start reading." ”

Now in Xu Huaiyuan's mind, his son's reading is the top priority, and he immediately nodded and said: "My son studies hard, so I won't bother as a father." ”

said that after Xu Huaiyuan left, Xu Yanfang breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, he is feeling a lot of pressure from his family now. Not only his parents, but it seems that the whole Xu Mansion regards him as proud. It's a nice feeling of being seen as the hope of the whole village, but it can also be stressful, for fear that a mistake will bring shame on the family.

Today, Zhao County Ling had a chat with him, which still allowed Xu Yan to get a lot of useful information. The most important thing is that so far the imperial court has no intention of sending scholars to Zhejiang, so Xu Yan must seize the opportunity to pass the college examination as much as possible. Otherwise, when Lei Li, an old pedant, takes office next year, the difficulty of the college examination will definitely increase a lot.

In this way, it is necessary to win the government examination and the hospital examination in one go.

Good habits can't be lost, Xu Yan looked at the annotations of the four books and chapters as usual, and then wrote an article according to the questions given to him by Mr. Qian.

It turns out that practice is much more important than theory, and the more articles you write, the more you will naturally become proficient.

At the rise of Xu Yan's writing, Shuangxi quietly appeared behind Xu Xiaolangjun, and said with a smile: "Young master, it's a great event." ”

Xu Yan was taken aback, turned around and glanced at the little scholar and said, "How many times have I told you, you must make a sound when you walk." I almost scared the hell out of you. ”

Shuangxi pursed his mouth with an innocent expression.

Xu Yan shook his head and asked, "Anyway, what kind of happy event?" ”

"I just heard that the people in the house actually bought back a white turtle. Originally, he wanted to stew soup to replenish the young master's body, but he was stopped by the old man and said that it was auspicious. ”

White tortoise?

Xu Yan was stunned when he heard this.

To say that there are really a lot of auspicious Rui in the Jiajing Dynasty, manna, Ruixue, white deer, white rabbit, white turtle, and white magpie emerge in endlessly. Emperor Daojun also liked these auspicious rui, and often rewarded his courtiers who offered auspicious rui. The most famous is Hu Zongxian's dedication to auspiciousness, which won the joy of the Son of Heaven.

But is there really a white turtle in the world?

He immediately became interested and asked, "Where is this white turtle now?" ”

"It's raised in the kitchen, who would dare to kill if the master doesn't speak?"

Xu Yan nodded, got up and walked out. The little scholar asked while chasing, "Young master, where are you going?" ”

"Go see the white turtle!"

said that Xu Yan came to the kitchen in a hurry, and everyone in Xu's house was startled.

It is said that the gentleman is far away from cooking, and the master will never allow the young master to come to the kitchen, if the master sees them, they will not be scolded.

Xu Liu, the kitchen manager, said with a bitter face: "Young master, why did you suddenly run to the kitchen." If you want to eat something, why do you have to come in person......"

Xu Yan waved his hand and said, "I heard that the people in the house bought a white turtle, so I came to take a look." ”

Xu Liu was a little embarrassed: "There is indeed such a thing, but ......"

"But what? Can't this young master watch it? ”

was pushed by a steward, Xu Yan really couldn't bear it. No matter how he used to be a gentleman, he didn't even have this deterrent power.

Sure enough, Xu Liu's eyes flashed with fear, and at this moment, he seemed to see the shadow of the previous young master again, and hurriedly said: "Look at what the young master said, how can there be anything in this mansion that the young master can't see." Young master, please come here, please. ”

Xu Yanxin said that this is almost the same, it is really good to be bullied, and it is not bad to be evil once in a while.

There are dozens of people in the Xu Mansion, and dozens of mouths want to eat, and the kitchen is naturally not small.

Xu Liu walked in front with a hunched waist, Xu Yan followed closely behind, and the little scholar followed in the same direction as the young master.

said that Xu Liu walked to a huge wooden barrel and stopped, nodded inside, and said, "Young master, please look, this is the white turtle that was purchased in the mansion today." ”

Xu Yan looked over and saw a white turtle swimming slowly in the barrel.

This turtle is not significantly different from ordinary turtles in appearance, but its body is white and exquisite, which is very stunning at first glance.

Xu Yan knew that the white turtle was an individual formed after the albino of the ordinary turtle, which was essentially a genetic mutation phenomenon. But the people of the Ming Dynasty would not think so, in their opinion, the appearance of the white turtle is a great auspicious, and its rarity crushes what Ganoderma lucidum, white sparrow, white deer, and nectar.

There is also a saying that the white turtle is out, and the saint is present.

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