Anyway, Zhang Fan's life continues, reading and writing every day, and walking around the city. Mother Zhao also gets up early every day to work, sew and mend, or wash clothes for the big families in the city. The days passed unconsciously like this, and the day of the township trial list also came unconsciously.

At noon on this day, Zhang Fan came to the city again, and today he was not wandering around the city, and the paper for practicing calligraphy at home ran out, so Zhang Fan asked his mother for some money to buy paper in the east of the city. Zhang Fan knew that there was an old show in the early years of Jiajing in the east of the city who opened a shop, selling some calligraphy and paintings, and also selling some pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other four treasures of the study. Zhang Fan can't afford to buy the best rice paper, of course, there will be no one in this small shop, but even the best paper in the small shop, Zhang Fan can't buy a few pieces of paper with the money in his hand. Zhang Fan picked the most bad Shengxuan, this kind of paper process is the simplest and the cheapest, but many successful dignitaries will come to buy it. Shengxuanben has not been processed, the water absorption and water wetting are very strong, the pen is established, the ink seeps quickly, it is not easy to master, it is a good product for practicing calligraphy, not to mention that Zhang Fan bought the cheapest kind!

After Zhang Fan finished buying paper, he was about to go home, but when he went out on the street, he ran into Hu Er, who beat him a few days ago. On that day, Hu Er and the three were beaten with a lot of military sticks, and they were raised at home for these days, and the injury on their buttocks was just right. Hu Er also couldn't bear the anger in his heart, thinking of where he had been wronged in this Anhua City on weekdays, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became. The trouble between the Chen sisters and the officer Meng Yang, even if they want to find it, they don't know where they are. However, this Zhang Fan can run away from the monk and can't run the temple, so he lives in this Anhua City, Hu Er took two of his subordinates who were just injured, and the three of them came to find Zhang Fan's trouble.

"Yo, isn't this Zhang Xianggong? What are you doing today to the east of the city? Hu Er and the three stopped Zhang Fan from going and said in a weird way.

"What do you want to do in the middle of the day!" Zhang Fan stopped, looked at the three of them, and said vigilantly.

"We don't want to do anything, we just came to ask Zhang Xianggong for some money and buy some soup." Hu Er said.

"What do you have to do with me!" Zhang Fan said.

"If it weren't for you, why would the three of us suffer from that flesh and skin!" Hu Er said, and the accomplices on the side stepped forward and snatched the paper from Zhang Fan's hand. Zhang Fan was as powerful as that person, and was about to speak, but the paper in his hand was already snatched by that person.

"Wait for me to see what you are holding, holding such a treasure in your arms!" Hu Er said, took the things and rummaged through them.

"Give me back quickly." Zhang Fan was about to step forward to snatch it, but was stopped by the other two.

Hu Er rummaged for a long time and found that it was just a pile of white paper, which was not a valuable object at all, so he angrily threw the paper in the ditch on the side of the road.

Zhang Fan saw Hu Er doing this, and said: "Hu Er, you deceive people too much. ”

"Humph!" Hu Er sneered, but he was thinking about how to teach Zhang Fan a lesson, but he was just beaten and he was angry, in case it was broken, Zhang Fan was also a person with meritorious reputation, once the government traced it, the three of them would inevitably be another whistle.

There is a quarrel here, but Zhang Fan's home in the west of the city is a different scene!

It is said that today is the day of the township test list, this Anhua County belongs to Qingyang Mansion, and Qingyang Mansion belongs to Shaanxi Buzheng Division. This whole Shaanxi rush to take the exam, not to mention tens of thousands, but also thousands. Almost everyone has a kind of "he can be the champion, but the champion is also a person, not even me", not to mention that this year is the first year of Longqing, and there are more people who rush to take the exam! And the township test of the Ming Dynasty is also slightly different from the past and present, not seeking current affairs, only making articles, and the requirements for candidates are to read more books, know more messy things in the book, and the articles should be made very gorgeous.

Today's list, this Anhua county is also wide open, and no one knows where Wenqu Star will fall! Just after noon, I saw a group of more than a dozen people, each dressed like flowers, beating gongs and drums, and driving towards this small county town of Anwar. At a glance, the city guard knew that he was here to spread the good news, looking at this kind of posture, I am afraid that it is not the top few of the Shaanxi political secretary! One of the city guards immediately turned around and ran to the county government to report the county order.

When the group came to the city gate, one of the reporters inquired about one of the city guards, and the group opened up again and headed west towards the city. The city guards on the side all inquired about the person who had just been asked.

"Hey, I said second son, who was that person inquiring about just now?" Someone asked, and the other city guards on the side also came over to hear what was going on.

The man who was asked was triumphant, as if he had also received great benefits, and when he enjoyed some vanity, he said slowly under the urgent urging of some people: "Hehe...... The reporter asked me about ...... Where does Zhang Xianggong's family live in the west of the city? ”

"Zhang Xianggong? Which Zhang Xianggong? "Some people haven't thought of it yet.

"Stupid, this Anhua county is so big, which one is the Xianggong Zhang, isn't there just the Xianggong surnamed Zhang in the entire county!" Someone reminded.

"But Zhang Xianggong, who was beaten from behind by that Hu Er the day before yesterday?" The city guards with fast brains have already thought of it.

"Isn't that it?" The city guard who was asked by the reporter said proudly, as if it was himself who was lifted, "Now Hu Er's expression is wonderful!" He didn't know that Hu Er had stepped into the ghost gate with one foot now!

At Zhang Fan's house, Zhang's mother was doing needlework, and suddenly heard the sound of people outside the door, and she didn't know what was going on, so she got up and went out to check, only to see many people outside her door, most of whom were neighbors. Some of them don't know each other, dressed in festive red robes, look like a family is going to marry a daughter-in-law.

The Zhao family was at a loss there, and one of them stepped forward to the Zhao family, bowed and said, "May I ask if this is Zhang Fan Zhang Xianggong's house?" ”

"Exactly, what are you looking for Xiao'er? The child went out. Seeing that he was looking for his son, and he didn't look like a bad person, Zhao told him.

"It turned out to be an old lady." The man said. As soon as the people in the back heard that they had found the right place, they couldn't help but say, and they went into Zhang Fan's house and began to decorate it.

Zhao was taken aback by their movements, and stammered a little: "You guys, what are you going to do?" ”

"Old lady, don't panic." The man said, "I don't know where Zhang Xianggong is?" Can it be easily recovered? ”

"What the hell are you looking for?" Zhao was a little worried about whether his son had caused some trouble, looking at the posture, it was not a big family without salt, he couldn't get married, he fell in love with his son, and he wanted to force him to marry!

"Ahh Look at my head, I almost forgot to get down to business, and the old lady was worried. The man patted his forehead and said, "I also want to congratulate the old lady, Ling Lang Zhang Fan is still the first person in Shaanxi, and now I have to change my mouth and shout Zhang Jieyuan!" ”

Zhao Shi heard this at the beginning, and suddenly reacted that his son was in the township test, and he was still the Xie Yuan of Shaanxi! I was overjoyed in my heart, and hurriedly served tea and water, but there had never been so many people in the house, and there were not enough bowls for tea, but fortunately, the neighbors sent some bowls, so I gave up. After finishing his work, Zhao remembered the topic again, and said that Zhang Fan was going to the east of the city to buy paper, and several neighbors who volunteered ran out to find Zhang Fan.

At this time, Zhang Fan had the appearance of a master, and he was twisting with Hu Er and the three. It is said that this clay figure also has three points of fire, Hu Er and the three are so insulted, Zhang Fan really can't stand it, and he rushes up as soon as his mind is hot, and Hu Er and the three are afraid of making something good. The two parties are so stalemate and twisted into a ball, one side is not physically strong, but looking at the posture, he has no regard for life and death, and one side is a large number of people, but there are many scruples. For a while, it was quite a fight.

When Zhang Fan's neighbors found Zhang Fan, the battle had already entered a white heat, and several people twisted on the ground, and they were very happy! The neighbors were also taken aback by the situation in front of them, this Xianggong, shouldn't he be a master now, he is usually lukewarm, how can he be so impulsive today! At that moment, several people hurriedly stepped forward to pull Zhang Fan and Hu Er away.

"You have to stop it, this nonsense is too deceitful, I want to teach a lesson today." Zhang Fan was held up and couldn't move, but his mouth was endless.

"Teach me! If it hadn't left you face, it would have made you suffer a little. "Hu Er is also the master who does not admit defeat.

The person who came to look for Zhang Fan saw this scene and said loudly to Hu Er: "You don't know what to do, this Master Zhang has to be promoted now, you dare to be so presumptuous." Then he turned his head to Zhang Fan and said: "Master Zhang, now that the reporter has arrived in your hometown, and he still cares about what Hu Er does, go home quickly!" ”

"What if I am lifted, I will teach this ...... a lesson first" Zhang Fan didn't react at first, but suddenly heard that he was lifted, but his heart suddenly calmed down.

"Lift...... Raise people ......" Hu Er and the three of them heard Zhang Fanzhongju, thinking that they had beaten him a few days ago, and they were humiliating Zhang Fan like this today, and they suddenly felt bad. After all, if you win the lift, you have the qualifications to be an official, thinking that the three of them actually insulted and beat the court officials on the street, they were suddenly half frightened to death, and quickly knelt down, and were about to apologize to Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan ignored it and hurriedly walked home. He is not anxious about his own lift, but he is worried about his mother at home, and if he is lifted, he will inevitably attract others to watch, afraid that his mother will be bad.

When Zhang Fan returned home, he saw that there were people standing in front of his house, and the Ma County Order had also arrived. Zhang Fan didn't see his mother waiting for him, regardless of everyone's congratulations to him, he hurriedly pushed away the crowd and entered his own door, and saw his mother sitting on a chair, safe and sound, but his expression was a little excited, and Zhang Fan was relieved.

At this time, the reporter on the side bowed to Zhang Fan and said, "Congratulations to Zhang Xianggong for winning the promotion." After speaking, he pointed to the top of the living room in Zhang Fan's house.

Zhang Fan raised it and threw it, only to see a banner hanging in the center of the small living room in his home, which read: "Good news for the lord of your mansion, Zhang Zhenfan, the first place in the Shaanxi Township Examination in Shaanxi Township, and the Beijing Newspaper even appeared in Huangjia." Zhang Fan smiled at this time.

Ma County's commander on the side also came over to say congratulations: "Congratulations to the virtuous nephew for winning the promotion, or this kind of Xie Yuan, congratulations!" ”

"Thank you, my lord, thanks to my late birth!" Zhang Fan is still neither humble nor arrogant, and Ma Xianling is also very pleased to see it. After all, Zhang Fan is also his junior, and he is very happy to see Zhang Fan like this, and he is not like some poor and crazy people who suddenly get rich overnight.

The reporters on the side hugged Zhang Fan, and his mother had never seen this battle, so he didn't know what this meant, but Zhang Fan knew that he was asking for gift money, but he was helpless in his own family, how could he have extra money for them, but he lost face if he didn't give it. was in a hurry, but Ma County's order was a person who came over, and he knew what was going on, so he had already asked his subordinates to prepare a few thousand copper wallets, and sent those reporters away, so he gave up.

Zhang Fan saw the newspaper reporter leaving, first worshiped his mother, and then saluted like Ma County's order. Zhao's today can be regarded as a boiled out, he worked hard to raise Zhang Fan to grow up, among which he understands the bitter taste best, but he can't say it, today's son is successful, at this time, his heart is mixed with all kinds of tastes, and he cries with joy, as if he wants to cry out the bitterness of more than ten years! Zhang Fan was startled when he saw his mother crying, this is a good and happy event, he doesn't know why his mother is in pain, and it will take a while to ease his mind and comfort his mother.

Ma Xian Lingben still had some things to say to Zhang Fan, seeing Zhang's mother like this, he had to wait for Zhang Fan to comfort his mother, but he went out. He called a messenger and asked: "Didn't Zhang Juren go to the east of the city to buy paper just now, why did it take so much time to find his people, and his body was also disheveled, you went to inquire about what happened." ”

The yacha responded and went to find the neighborhood that went to find Zhang Fan, and asked what happened. At that moment, those people said all at once that they were going to find Zhang Fanshi, and when the yacha heard it, he didn't dare to slack off, and quickly returned to the Ma County Order.

Ma Xian Ling was furious when he heard this: "It's unreasonable! A group of market splashes dare to beat up the court to raise people, you quickly lead people to go and arrest that group of people in prison! Hmph, it's lawless! ”

When the yacha saw that the county commander was angry, he immediately brought a team of arresters to arrest people.

Zhang Fan was still comforting his mother in the house, but the crowd of onlookers outside the door was gathering more and more.

It can be said that "no one asks about the cold window for ten years, and the township is like a city"!