Seeing June 26, the next day is the day of the hospital examination, that is, the final results will be announced. All the candidates who participated in the second session of the college examination are theoretically likely to win, because there is an unexpected situation in which the county case leader is brushed down in the first game, so that no one dares to ensure that they will be able to show talent.

The case is different from the previous lists, the results will not be posted directly, but the newspaper will be sent door-to-door, and candidates who are not local to Tingzhou will also stay in the Fucheng Inn or rented place, waiting for the newspaper to come to the door.

Winning Xiucai is equivalent to having fame, which is something worthy of congratulations, and the newspaper also has a reason to come to the door to ask for money, and at the same time publicize the matter by the way, and make a name for the people of Xiucai.

Before the evening, the Zhou family had already asked Xiu'er and Ning'er to go to Shen's house to carry a box of copper coins out, ready to distribute the happy money when the newspaper came to the door the next day.

Zhou kept muttering, as if he was begging God to worship Buddha, and begging that the newspaper would definitely come to the door the next day.

As for Hui Niang, she was in front of the counter to calculate the accounts, but a small account was calculated over and over again, and the number calculated was always different each time, which showed how confused her heart was.

"Sister, the day after tomorrow, maybe the sister of the Xie family will come back, and I have to find someone to wait at the dock, don't forget this matter." Hui Niang suddenly remembered and reminded.

"Got it, got it."

Zhou replied, turned his head and forgot about it, and began to put a copper plate on the table to give Shen Xi Bu Ji a murderer. But she doesn't know divination, at most how to write and how to memorize......

Hui Niang shook her head, she could only hand over this matter to Xiu'er, and let Xiu'er go to the back alley after dinner at night to inform Song Xiaocheng's family, and let Song Xiaocheng arrange for people to wait at the dock.

At dinner, Zhou was still distracted.

"Sister, Xiaolang has finished the exam, didn't he say that he didn't expect him to be able to pass this year?" Qi Yuanniang herself was also worried, but when she saw the chattering appearance of the Zhou family, she still persuaded her.

Zhou sighed: "My sister doesn't know the heart of being a mother...... In the past, Shen Jiaxing's hopes were all pinned on his uncle. The old lady had all the good food and drink for the big house, and we could only work hard in the fields or work to make wedding clothes for others. ”

"But if Xiaolang is a showman, then his father and I will look forward to him having a chance in the future...... No matter how capable others are. It's not my own family in the end. ”

Hui Niang nodded, although she had no blood relationship with Shen Xi, she saw Shen Xi's future as more important than anything else, and even she couldn't understand why she remembered it like this. Even to the point of restlessness.

Shen Xi was the most relaxed of them, he ate and said, "Auntie, I have something business to talk to you about in the evening." ”

Hui Niang was already in a daze, Shen Xi said this, she looked over, her face turned red inexplicably, and her head was slightly bowed: "Okay, go upstairs after eating." ”

If it were before, Zhou would definitely ask what was going on. At this time, she was so distracted that she didn't have the heart to ask.

After eating and going upstairs, Shen Xi entered Hui Niang's room, took out a book hidden in his arms, and handed it to Hui Niang.

"What is this?"

Hui Niang took the painting, just glanced at it, immediately let go of her hand, and the thing fell to the ground all of a sudden, "This...... What is this, take it away. ”

Hui Niang, don't mention how embarrassing it is. Because of the content on the painting, two villains without clothes are "fighting", Hui Niang can't sleep these days because of the virtual fire rising from watching "Golden Vase Plum", and now she may not be able to sleep even more.

Shen Xi picked up the painting on the ground: "This ...... I didn't draw it. I just asked Su Gongzi and them for a recurring and preparing to use it for the publication of "Golden Vase Plum". ”

Hui Niang blushed and said angrily: "I'm talking nonsense again when I open my eyes, can't my aunt recognize your painting style?" Look at the person above, replace someone else, who can draw so well? ”

Shen Xi smiled: "That is to say. In fact...... Auntie, can you see it clearly? ”

Hui Niang pointed a finger at Shen Xi's head and scolded: "Stinky boy, it's getting more and more improper, use these things to entertain your aunt." Didn't you say it, go back and ask Su Gongzi and them to bring the original manuscript to our printing workshop to print on their behalf, and hand over the things to him, and you are not allowed to show me these dirty things in the future, and you are not allowed to read them yourself...... You are not allowed to paint, and you will find someone else to paint in the future. ”

"Oh."

Shen Xi obediently answered and put the painting back into the book.

Hui Niang reminded: "I said that I am not allowed to take it with me, put it in the drawer first, and then come back to get it!" ”

Shen Xi smiled, is this what Hui Niang is ready to appreciate slowly? He didn't dare to ask more, put away the book with the spring palace painting, and went downstairs with Hui Niang.

Zhou Shi saw Hui Niang's strange look and felt a little strange: "Sister, the illness in the first two days has not been cured?" If you're not in good health, you should rest well......"

Hui Niang glanced at Shen Xi reproachfully, and then said, "My sister reminds me that my sister will drink more water at night and pay attention to rest." ”

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Before dawn the next day, Zhou came over to ask Shen Xi to get up, and Lin Dai was sleeping on Shen Xi's bed and didn't bother to go back to her room. Zhou's sudden intrusion scared Xiao Nizi a lot, but at this time, Zhou didn't have the heart to worry about her: "Hurry up, go to the pharmacy, the report may arrive at any time." ”

Shen Xi had a bitter face: "Mother, it's not dawn yet, isn't it too early?" ”

"You are as lazy as you are when you are the poor master in the yamen? Hurry up and clean up, my mother has made you a new dress, put it on today, and go to the pharmacy to wait. Remember to bring your book with you and wait as you warm it. ”

Shen Xi changed into new clothes, and then freshened up, the sky was bright, and before Shen Xi could eat something to pad his stomach, he was taken to the pharmacy by Zhou.

"You read the book first, and I'll ask Dai'er to bring you food later."

Not long after Shen Xi went upstairs to warm the book, Lin Dai took a wooden support, and was careful to the door, because she couldn't spare her hand, she had to bang the door with her forehead, and after Shen Xi opened the door, she walked in, took down the bowl containing porridge from above, and then took the dish: "Oh, eat quickly." My mother didn't cook breakfast, so I boiled some porridge with last night's leftovers, and that's all......"

Shen Xi smiled and asked, "Have you eaten?" ”

Lin Dai shook her head aggrievedly, since Zhou and Hui Niang didn't cook, she must have made breakfast, but she didn't have to eat it herself, so she brought it to Shen Xi.

Shen Xi smiled: "Good daughter-in-law, sit down, let's eat together." ”

Lin Dai hurriedly shook her head: "No, my mother will definitely scold me if I know." ”

"What's the matter, just say that I have no appetite, and if I can't finish eating, I have to pour it?"

When Shen Xi said this, the corners of Lin Dai's mouth turned up. With a bright smile, she casually moved a stool to the desk and sat down, only to find that there was only a pair of chopsticks.

Shen Xi smiled and scooped a spoonful of porridge with a spoon. sent it to Lin Dai's mouth: "Little daughter-in-law, let your husband feed you." ”

"I'm not Shilang and Yi'er, so I don't need you to feed me."

Lin Dai was a little emotional, but she still opened her mouth and took a bite, and then snatched the spoon. Hui Huang smiled, scooped a spoonful and sent it to Shen Xi's mouth, "I'll feed you." ”

"Okay."

Shen Xi didn't mind at all, took a bite, and praised, "The porridge cooked by the little daughter-in-law is really fragrant." ”

Lin Dai was praised by Shen Xi, her little face flushed, she tasted it herself, she clicked her mouth, it was really better than others...... This is mainly because she was a little fluttery after being praised by Shen Xi. Feel good about yourself. But she was a little disappointed: "If only there was rock candy." ”

Rock candy is a kind of food that Shen Xi specially survived for Lin Dai.

Rock sugar is also known as frosted sugar, invented by the monk Zou during the Tang calendar, Su Dongpo once had a poem "ice tray recommends amber, how like frosting beauty", Song Yingxing in the sixth volume of "Tiangong Kaiwu" "Sweet Appetite" described in detail the method of making white sugar and rock sugar. Although Shen Xi's technique of boiling rock sugar is not very clever, with pear juice and chrysanthemum juice, the boiled sugar is very delicious. There were too few ingredients, Xiao Nizi had only eaten it once, and her own share was snatched away by Lu Xi'er for two pieces.

Shen Xi smiled: "Then I'll go back and ask my aunt to buy some white sugar and come back, and then make it for you to eat." ”

Lin Dai's little head moved twice quickly. The smile is like a flower, and it is even more cute.

Shen Xi turned around and wanted to continue writing his "Golden Vase Plum", but found that writing such a mundane thing in front of Lin Dai's innocence was simply a blasphemy, so he put away the half-finished manuscript paper.

"What are you writing about? Can I learn? Lin Dai asked curiously.

"I can't learn. It's all advanced knowledge, and when you grow up, your husband will naturally teach you everything. Shen Xi said with a smile.

Lin Dai didn't know the bad thoughts in Shen Xi's heart, so she nodded with a smile, her teeth exposed.

After the two of them finished sharing breakfast, Lin Dai got up and cleaned up. Some reluctantly went out. As soon as she walked to the staircase, Zhou's voice came: "It's been so long for you to deliver a meal, and you can't go down to help pick up medicinal herbs." ”

Shen Xi shook his head, the Zhou family is finally a daughter-in-law and wants to discipline the future daughter-in-law well, with her pungent and arrogant character, Lin Dai will be offended in the future.

In the morning, Zhou went upstairs to take a look, and when he got to the back, he simply stayed upstairs and didn't go down, and kept muttering in front of Shen Xi: "Why haven't you come yet?" ”

At the slightest movement outside, Zhou would poke her head out of the window, and she didn't have the heart to take care of the pharmacy's business. Originally, Xie Yun'er was not there, and the pharmacy relied on her to support herself, but now she would rather let a few maids be in charge and wait for news upstairs with peace of mind. At last she simply stood by the window, condescendingly, to see if there was a newspaper around the corner of the street to deliver the message.

The government reported the good news from the case, and it only started in the afternoon.

After Hui Niang got the news, she hurriedly rushed back to wait with Zhou.

Zhou was a little sullen: "I've been anxious all morning, why didn't I report until noon?" The government is too inconsiderate. ”

Hui Niang smiled: "How can the government know that my sister is so anxious that she forgets to do anything?" ”

"Huh!? yes, I've lost my business, I'm going to go down and take a look, Xiaoyu occasionally miscalculates accounts......"

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Because of the hospital test, the streets are very lively, and occasionally you can hear "Li Gongzi in the east of the city has called the student" and "Xu Gongzi in the north of the city is the sixth student"......

Zhou in front of the counter was so anxious that he finally stomped his feet and said, "Sister, let's just go to the yamen and wait." ”

A guest who came to grab the medicine smiled and said, "Mrs. Shen, you are too anxious, I heard that the better the grades, the lower the back, maybe Ling Lang is at the top?" ”

This time Zhou muttered in her heart, she didn't dare to ask Shen Xi to show talent, and now she also said that Shen Xi ranked high, the more she thought about it, the more she felt unreliable, but the more unreliable she was, the more she hoped that it was true.

Hui Niang was relieved: "Sister's peace of mind is, this is not the top score, there is no first-class, second-class, third-class statement, and the list is in no particular order." ”

Zhou frowned and asked, "What is a first-class second-class?" ”

Hui Niang didn't know anything about the imperial examination before, but after having Shen Xi, a scholar, by her side, she made up a lot of relevant knowledge. But at the moment, she couldn't explain to Zhou, after all, Shen Xi was only a talent test, not a champion.

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