Chapter 55: The Real Case
The candidates in Baihe Town naturally didn't know what was going on, and they congratulated Li Hongyu on winning the county exam, so that he would become a famous person.
"Fourth master, the results are out, Young Master Yu has become the head of this county test." Just as Li Renbo was accepting the congratulations of the students who were waiting for the results on the spot, the Li family's subordinates, who had been sent to the county school notice wall to check the list, hurried back and reported to him loudly.
"Young Master Yu?" Li Renbo, who was talking and laughing with others, was slightly stunned when he heard this, and a look of surprise couldn't help but appear on his face, he could hear it clearly this time, what the subordinate said was "Yu" not "Yi".
"Is it the second young master or the third young master?" After pondering for a while, Li Renbo hurriedly asked the subordinate, for the sake of safety, he used the rankings of Li Hongyu and Li Hongyi, so that there would be no mistakes.
"Back to the fourth master, the third young master won the first place in this county test, and the second young master ranked fourth!" The subordinate didn't know what was happening at the scene, and suddenly felt a little strange in his heart, so he replied 1510.
As soon as these words came out, the people nearby suddenly fell silent, looking at each other, they naturally knew that the second young master was referring to Li Hongyi, and the third young master was referring to Li Hongyu, no one expected that it was Li Hongyu, who was unknown in the Li family, who took the head of the case.
Due to the noise at the scene, Li Hongyi and the others, who were separated from Li Renbo at a distance, did not hear the reply of the subordinate, and a group of people surrounded Li Hongyi and asked him to treat him.
"Second son, I heard that you are the head of high school, it is really gratifying!" At this time, Wang Kuian led a group of candidates from the county town over, pushed away the crowd in front of him, and said to Li Hongyi with a smile.
"Thank you." Seeing this, Li Hongyi frowned slightly, and quietly returned the salute, very surprised by Wang Kuian's behavior at this time, it stands to reason that this guy should not come to congratulate him.
"Young Master An, it's wrong, the head of this county test is not Li Ergongzi, it's Li Sangongzi!" As soon as Li Hongyi's words fell, a candidate standing next to Wang Kuian'an said in a weird manner.
"Li Sangongzi? Who is he? Wang Kuian smiled slightly, and asked loudly with a pretended puzzlement.
"Young Master An, Li Sangongzi is the eldest young master of the Li family's third room in Baihe Town, his father unfortunately died in his early years for the family's business, and he depended on his mother for his life." The candidate replied loudly when he heard this, pointing out Li Hongyu's identity, and at the same time attracting the ideas of the people around him.
"It turned out to be that Li Sangongzi! I heard that he was pushed down the Han River by the children of his own clan last year and almost drowned, and even his personal maid was almost occupied by the children of the same clan. Immediately after, a candidate standing next to Wang Kuianan said loudly, his words full of ridicule and ridicule.
"I also heard that the grain business of the Li family's third room was robbed by the big house last year, and it seems that the old man of the Li family left the property of the eldest young master of the Li family's third room before his death, and he actually bullied the orphans and widows, which is really unconscionable." As soon as the examinee's words fell, a man hiding behind the crowd shouted at the back of his throat.
With a bang, the people at the scene suddenly made a commotion, Jiangkou County is so big, and the Li family is a famous family in the county, so every move of the family has attracted the attention of the outside world, so many people have heard about the suppression and exclusion of the Li family's third room, but no one dares to say it in front of the Li family.
"Who's talking nonsense there?" Li Hongyi now understood that Wang Kuian'an deliberately led people to find fault, so his face sank and shouted angrily at the crowd where the voice came.
"You know best whether it's nonsense, and everyone knows it, don't waste your tongue in vain." Wang Kuian ignored Li Hongyi and said gloatingly, "But there is one thing that Young Master Ben wants to tell you, Young Master Ben is now going to congratulate the real head of the case!" ”
Saying that, Wang Kuian'an walked away, leading the candidates in the county town to walk towards Li Hongyu with a smile, which made Li Hongyi stand there in confusion and look at Wang Kuian's back, not knowing what the hell this guy was doing.
"Second Young Master, you may have made a mistake just now, this time the head of the case seems to be the Third Young Master." At this moment, a subordinate walked quickly in front of Li Hongyi and whispered in his ear.
"What?" Li Hongyi's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he looked at the subordinate with a look of disbelief, and it was hard to believe this change for a while.
"Just now, the person sent by the fourth master to inquire about the news came back, saying that the third young master was the first to be the case, and the second young master was ranked fourth." The subordinate knew that Wang Kui'an was in a bad mood, so he replied cautiously.
"How is this possible!" Li Hongyi was taken aback when he heard this, his face became even more ugly, and he couldn't help muttering to himself, he never thought that the unknown Li Hongyu would become the head of the case.
As he spoke, Li Hongyi glanced at Li Hongyu who was grinning and rubbing his ass in the distance, and then ran to the notice wall in front of the county school with a pale face, wanting to see who the top of the list was.
Because he had just experienced a nightmare like kissing Zhao Xin, Li Hongyu was in an extremely bad mood now, and he couldn't have imagined that his first kiss would be so inexplicably gone.
Therefore, Li Hongyu didn't have the heart to pay attention to the situation around him when he was annoyed, so he naturally didn't know about the skirmish that broke out between Wang Kuian and Li Hongyi just now, and he didn't notice that Wang Kuian was walking towards him with someone.
In the same state as Li Hongyu, there was also Zhao Xin with crimson cheeks, Zhao Xin was in turmoil at this time, biting her lip tightly and standing there, she knew that this kind of thing would happen, so she would not pull Li Hongyu to the stone, and as a result, she became a laughing stock of people.
"Congratulations to Li Gongzi for the head of high school, in the future, Li Gongzi can raise his eyebrows in the Li family, and he doesn't have to be scared anymore." Under the gaze of everyone at the scene, Wang Kuian came to Li Hongyu and said loudly with a smile, not so much congratulatory as sarcastic.
"Case-head?" Li Hongyu came back to his senses when he heard this, and looked at Wang Kuianan in amazement, suspecting that he had heard it wrong, wasn't the head of the case Li Hongyu, why did Wang Kui'an say that he was the head of the case? Could it be that he was annoyed and angry after losing the head of the case, so he was making fun of him and embarrassing the Li family?
Zhao Xin also heard Wang Kuian's words, and looked at the scene in front of her with some surprise, although she didn't know what was going on, she felt that Wang Kuian'an didn't feel like he was joking.
"Li Gongzi, you are the head of the county test this time, but you want to set up a wine and treat you." Wang Kuian saw that Li Hongyu hadn't reacted yet, so he said to him with a smile, "As for your second brother, he is only ranked fourth, which is far worse than you." ”
Li Hongyu understood it now, and his face couldn't help but show an unbelievable look, thinking that this joke was too big, and even the name of the head of the case could be mistaken!
However, then he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, although there were some twists and turns, but the development of things was still according to his prior plan, and this case was always in his pocket.
"He's the head of the case!" After hearing Wang Kuian's affirmative reply, Zhao Xin looked at Li Hongyu who was standing there in a daze, and muttered a sentence in his mouth, this is really unexpected, who would have thought that Li Hongyu would stand out in the county examination.
"Let's go, Young Master Ben is in a good mood today, and those who want to drink will follow Young Master Ben."
Wang Kuian glanced around at the people who were whispering at Li Hongyu, a smug smile flashed on the corner of his mouth, and he swaggered away after greeting the surrounding candidates.
He was very satisfied with the sarcasm he had just made to the Li family, and now it seems that the effect is quite good, even if Li Hongyu wins the case, then the Li family will be blocked in their hearts because Li Hongyu was bullied.
Maybe he knew Li Hongyu's situation in the Li family, although he won the first place, but the candidates from Baihe Town gathered around him had scruples, and no one stepped forward to congratulate him, but just stood there talking in each other's ears, which made the situation at the scene a little embarrassing.
"Congratulations, you won the first place in this county test." Seeing this, Zhao Xin's willow eyebrows frowned slightly, stepped forward and rushed forward with a smile, and bowed his hand to Li Hongyu, and said in a loud voice.
To be honest, although Zhao Xin failed to become the head of the case this time, she was very happy for Li Hongyu in her heart, and she was not jealous of Li Hongyu at all, after all, she was not interested in the head of the case, and the reason why she took the exam was just to prove her ability to Zhao Deyi.
In Zhao Xin's view, Li Hongyu, who is timid and cowardly and even a little wooden, is an out-and-out weakling, she is very sympathetic to Li Hongyu's experience, so she also hopes that Li Hongyu will win the championship, perhaps this is what people usually call motherhood.
However, Zhao Xin would never have thought that this seemingly cowardly Third Young Master of the Li Family was actually a very wise person, and his compassion was used to the wrong person.
"Undertaking ...... Concession! Hearing this, Li Hongyu hurriedly pretended to be flattered, and returned the salute to Zhao Xin with a flustered expression.
"Yu'er, Zhao Xin, let's go and see the list together." At this time, Li Renbo led a group of people over and said to Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin with a smile.
Although the next person has already reported the ranking on the list, as the saying goes, seeing is believing, and hearing is false, so it is better to witness the ranking of the list with your own eyes.
Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin naturally did not object, the two bowed to Li Renbo and followed Li Renbo's side, and the people along the way already knew that Li Hongyu had been hit by the case, and they all dodged a way out of the way.
Li Renbo was in a very comfortable mood at this time, chatting and laughing with people along the way, this time Baihe Academy shined in the county examination, not only five of the top ten were from Baihe Academy, but also won the first and second places, which was really beyond his expectations.
Before the county exam, Li Renbo didn't expect that Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin would be able to stand out and defeat Li Hongyi and Wang Kuiju, the two top candidates in the county exam in his mind, which really surprised him.
In particular, Li Renbo felt quite pleased that Li Hongyu unexpectedly won the first case, not only did the glory of the ancestors make the Li family famous in Xiangyang Mansion, but more importantly, no one dared to bully the Li family's third room easily in the future, otherwise it would inevitably lead to condemnation from scholars, after all, how could Li Hongyu be bullied by businessmen if he had fame?
Moreover, if Li Hongyu is lucky enough to be able to take the exam, he will have the qualifications to serve as an official in Huguang and become a reserve official in Huguang, as long as he spends money to operate, he can get an official position and become a Ming official, which is exactly what the Li family wants, and he will definitely treat the Li family with a different attitude.