It's very good, the little three yuan and the middle one yuan, it has become a big four.

The celebratory crowd gathered around the procession to report the good news, beating gongs and drums all the way, going around the city, first reporting to the people of the city, and then going to the freshly baked Xie Yuanlang's house.

Shen An easily squeezed out of the crowd and ran home to report the news. Listening to the young master, isn't he a scholar...... Is Xie Yuan a scholar? What an honor! He was so excited, he didn't know how many cars and horses he had traveled along the way, and finally ran home first.

As soon as he entered, he said hoarsely: "Medium, medium, medium...... Finish. ”

Shen He locked the door and sat at the desk, with two thick stacks of papers in front of him. Since he got up in the morning, he has been in this position and has not moved. But this was only the appearance, in fact, he could hear his own heartbeat, chaotic, accompanied by a strong tinnitus, and the scenes of the past, like a marquee, flashed in front of his eyes...... Whether it was his failure to even try, the four walls of his family, or the life and death of the father and son later, sending people under the fence, or for life, he sold words for a living, when he was beaten on the street, he was depressed as if it was just yesterday, gloomy but far away.

All of this has quietly changed since that parting from life and death...... Shen He couldn't imagine that if it wasn't for Miss Yin who happened to be in Jiren Hall, his precious son would still be able to resurrect his soul. But he knew that if he didn't have a son, he would have collapsed, fallen, and be completely finished. How can there still be such dignity and glory as it is now?

Therefore, Shen He's heart was full of happiness for his original choice, gratitude for Miss Yin's selfless help, pride in what his son had done, and apprehension about today's result...... At first he was sure, but as time went on, there was no news. Although he told himself that the higher the ranking, the later he would be repaid, it still couldn't help but make him more and more nervous.

He really wanted to be free, and said, "Anyway, our family has no worries about food and clothing. Even if you don't pass the test, it doesn't matter! But after all, the layman who is still rolling in this earthly world does not have this freedom at all...... Just when he was very entangled, he finally heard a wolf howl from Shen An outside, Shen He's heart and liver that were like paper balls were finally ironed out, he wanted to ask, his son took the test, but his chest seemed to be plugged with a ball of cotton, choked and unable to speak, and tears kept flowing down like beads with broken threads.

Shen He hurriedly tilted his head to prevent tears from dripping onto the thick stack of documents in front of him. There is a certificate of silence from the registration of children to the previous examinations. There are also the supporting documents of the head of the county, the government, the hospital, and the section of the exam, which record the son's consistent excellence along the way.

Shen He wiped his tears, carefully wrapped the stack of documents in red silk, and put them in a pear blossom box.

As for the other stack of papers, it is the voucher of his own examination from the time he registered as a child, although it is also a thick stack, but compared with his son, it is simply a cloud of mud.

Shen He gently rubbed the top piece of paper. He has also taken the township examination three times, and this time it is the stub of Jiajing's 28th year. Thinking of his tragic experience of 'working hard several times to become a ghost and pitiful white head for fame', Shen He's old tears couldn't be stopped.

Master Shen, who was in tears, naturally would not respond to Shen An's wolf howl outside.

Chunhua hurriedly supported Brother Shen An, who was tired of a pool of spring water, and whispered: "The master may be asleep, and he shouldn't knock on the door, and he can't push it open." ”

Shen An said anxiously: "Then what should I do, everyone is coming soon!" ”

"There's no danger, is it?" Chunhua still cares about the old man.

The two were talking anxiously, and then they saw Ma Dianshi in the county, holding a gilded greeting post in his hand, and ran in and said, "The county lord has come to congratulate the old man Shen on solving the yuan in high school." After speaking, the sedan chair had arrived at the door.

Chunhua hurriedly hid in the backyard and didn't dare to come out, Shen An had no choice but to meet him, only to see the new Xu Zhixian, wearing a black gauze hat, a sunflower-colored round neck, a gold belt, and soap boots, surrounded by the county and the chief bookkeeper, and walked in in a public uniform.

Shen An hurriedly kowtowed, and explained: "My lord is changing clothes in the house, and he will come out to greet the county lord immediately." With such a big movement outside, he was sure that Shen He would not be indifferent.

The county magistrate is older than the original Li county magistrate, because he is a man from a high background, he has been working for many years to get ahead, and he has long been in harmony, not to mention that he is facing the Xie Yuan family, he is naturally very kind, and said in a loud voice: "Such a big happy event, Master Shen must have to clean up his feelings, let's wait first." ”

Facing the kind county master, Shen An was quite at a loss, but fortunately, at this time, another Shen master, Shen Jing's father, came. As soon as Xu Zhixian saw the Jinshi master of Zhishi, he was busy and wanted to make a big salute, but he was quickly supported by Master Shen, and said with a smile: "Don't be like this in the county, let's still have a relationship with each other." Then he ordered the people who brought him to start their work, and asked the county commander to come to the hall and sit down. Xu County ordered: "Thousands of people will come over later, if the house can't be entertained, you can move to the county office, don't be polite." ”

Master Shen smiled confidently: "My lord, just sit down, there is no problem." "After a toss to meet Qin Cha last year, the descendants of his family are also experienced, so they don't have to worry about it.

Shen He also heard the movement, quickly wiped away his tears, collected his feelings, and was about to put his documents into the pineapple wooden box, but he felt unworthy in his heart. After hesitating for a moment, he thought for a moment and said: 'He just won the top prize, and he was born to me, who am I not worthy?' Only then was he relieved, put the paperwork in the box, locked it together, put the key close to his body, and then dressed up and walked out calmly.

Shen An kept watching, and when he saw the door of the wing room open, he shouted, "My master has come out." ”

Xu Zhixian inside greeted him and bowed deeply to Shen He, Shen He is an eight-grade petty official, although he is doing things in the house, but when he sees the county commander, he still wants to kneel, and now he sees Xu Zhixian saluting himself, he is so frightened that he hurriedly kneels, but he heard the county said: "Congratulations to Brother Shen, your son's high school name Xie Yuan, this county is honored." ”

Hearing this, Shen Heben's already curled knees straightened up magically, his brain buzzed, his heart exploded with joy, and he grinned and said, "It's Xie Yuan?" It's Xie Yuan! Shen An saw that the old man was out of shape, so he hurriedly poked him secretly. It took a long time for Shen He to come back to his senses, and reprimanded him majestically: "Physique, pay attention to physique!" ”

Only then did he return the salute to Xu County, but he changed his kneeling to bowing, and his voice was gone, and he said in a panic: "Don't be polite, adults, get up and sit in the house." ”

"Brother Shen, please." The two sides pushed for a long time, and finally entered the house hand in hand, and sat down as the guest of honor, Shen He saluted like the eldest brother again: "It turns out that the eldest brother is also here." ”

Master Shen smiled and said, "You gave birth to a good son, and you have won glory for our Shen family." Shen He hurriedly said a few words modestly.

Shen An put on the tea, took a sip and put down the teacup, and Xu Xian Ling first said: "The brothers are in Sangzi, and they have always lost their closeness, which is really a big deal. ”

Shen He said with a smile: "I have been looking up to the hall for a long time, but I have no chance, and I have never visited him." "Xu County's order is just a person, but his son is Xie Yuan, after all, the title of the two lists in the future will be higher than Xu's county's order, so naturally he can't lose his dignity anymore and make people laugh.

This is the rule of the game of the Ming Dynasty - the upper and lower respects only look at the background of the field, because although he wore a unicorn suit before the silence and served as the Zhejiang patrol, but he did not have a serious background, and his father saw the county order to kneel and have to kneel. Even if he is himself, he has no status to speak of. But now once he is in high school, he will immediately be above the Xu County Order with his father's status.

Therefore, Xu Xianling didn't feel that there was anything wrong, but turned upside down and said: "I saw the inscription list just now, and the noble son Fang Shi Dongshan County Ma Gong was in the same year." Therefore, I am still a cordial brother with you. ”

Shen He's brain was rather roundabout, and he didn't understand the relationship between the twists and turns, so he had to admit casually: "The dog is lucky, it's really ashamed." But fortunately, I was under the same year, and I was really happy. ”

While talking, I heard the gongs and drums beating outside, and Master Shen smiled and said, "The good news is coming, let's go out to welcome the good news." The three of them went out together, and it was already dark, but there were countless torches lit in the courtyard, and it was as bright as day.

When the newspapers saw the three people standing at the door of the house, they knew that there must be Xie Yuanlang's father among them, so they hurriedly bowed their heads and bowed, holding up the plaque and saying: "Congratulations to Master Shen of your mansion, the Toad Palace has won the crown and won the first place!" "The 'Master Shen' here is not the two standing on the stairs, but the little Shen classmate in Hangzhou.

Shen He looked at the gold-lettered plaque, with the huge word Xie Yuan on it, and once again burst into tears. Seeing this, Master Shen and Xu Xianling hurriedly beckoned the annunciator and the happy one to sit down and start a banquet to eat and drink.

Thirty tables were set up in the front and back courtyards, and many people stood and had nowhere to sit, so they had to set up their seats in the neighborhoods...... I don't have to worry about the supply of wine and meat, because the restaurants and restaurants in the county don't need to say hello, and they will send the wine and food at a low price.

Shen He also recovered, so he toasted from table to table accompanied by the county magistrate, and when he was feasting all night, he heard a report outside: "Shanyin Lu County Decree is coming to congratulate!" ”

(To be continued)