As she spoke, she said to Xie Shi again: "Guan Shanchang said that Brother Ning is young, and his hands are easy to shake when he drinks, and he is not good at practicing calligraphy, so he is not allowed to drink." ”

"Mother, there will be an exam tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Xu Chengyuan also said.

As he spoke, he turned his head and asked Du Jinning, "Do you plan to take the exam tomorrow and the day after tomorrow?" ”

"Look at the results, I guess I have to go."

Xu Chengyuan also knew that Du Jinning was carrying the expectations of the gentlemen in the academy, nodded understandingly, patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't put too much pressure on you, you are young, it is very good to be able to pass the county exam." If the case is not the case, just do your best. ”

"yes, I know."

Although Xie heard Du Fangfei say that Du Jinning had good grades in the academy. She thought that like Xu Chengyuan, she could rank eight and nine in the monthly exam. Hearing this now, she said in surprise: "The head of the case? ”

"That's right." Xu Chengyuan explained, "Jinning is the first in every monthly exam, and the gentlemen in the academy have always expected him to come back with a county case head and a government head at the age of twelve." ”

Chen and Du Fangfei were also like Xie and were very surprised.

Because they knew that Du Jinning was not a man, they didn't care about the results of Du Jinning's scientific expedition. So they don't care about her usual monthly exam results. Every time I hear Du Jinning say that his grades are good, I am relieved, and I don't ask how many people there are.

They were so anxious before because Du Jinning insisted on participating in the scientific examination, and they hoped that Du Jinning could pass the examination at one time and just cross this hurdle. lest you be like Du Yunchang and take the exam every year. Du Jinning is a daughter, can she pass the test once, can she pass the test again and again? What if the format of the inspection changes in a given year? It's terrible to be found with her daughter. The two of them were so worried that they couldn't sleep, instead of worrying about Du Jinning's ranking in the exam.

Now I heard Xu Chengyuan say that Du Jinning is always the first in the monthly exam, and the gentleman of the academy still expects her to take the county exam, which is why I am so surprised.

"Don't care about those false names, you can pass the county test." Chen said to Du Jinning.

"It's still a good mother-in-law." Xu Chengyuan praised, "That's how you should think." ”

What is a good mindset? The old lady wished she hadn't taken the test. Chen complained in his heart, got up to help Xie and Du Fangfei serve food, and instructed Du Jinning: "Go wash your hands and eat." ”

are all from their own family, although Du Jinning is a "man", he is Du Fangfei's younger brother, and everyone has nothing to avoid, and there is no separation between men and women, sitting at a table and eating a late lunch.

Seeing that the rain had stopped, Chen took Du Jinning to say goodbye to the Xu family and hired a mule cart to return to Zhuangzi.

This Liu county order is a capable minister, and the speed of revising the paper is faster than last year's county order, but it is only three days of work, and he changed the first test paper. On the afternoon of this day, Du Jinning was about to go to see the seedlings in the field, when he saw a mule cart coming from outside the village, going straight to her door, stopping in front of her, and then sticking out a head from the car: "Du Jinning, get in the car quickly, the county government has released the list." ”

This anxious roar, Du Jinning didn't need to look at it to know that it was Guan Jiaze.

"How many of me?" She asked hurriedly.

"I haven't seen it yet, but as soon as I heard that the list is going to be released, I'll hurry over and inform you." Kwan Ka Chak said.

Du Jinning was speechless.

"Can't you wait for the list to come out and help me see it before you come and tell me? Aren't you making me anxious? She said, turning and walking home.

"Hey, where are you going?"

Du Jinning stopped, turned around and glanced at him: "I have to go back and tell my mother to go again." ”

Saying that, he entered the yard, said to the kitchen and explained to Chen, then went out, raised his feet and prepared to get into the car.

But when she stepped on the edge of the cart with one foot and the other foot on the ground, she heard the sound of a cart again, and when she turned her head, another mule cart was coming.

Du Jinning simply withdrew his feet and waited calmly for the mule cart to come.

After a while, the car stopped behind the car, and Qi Muyuan immediately got out of the car and bowed his hand to Du Jinning with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, first place." ”

"Rejoice and rejoice." When Du Jinning heard this, he was overjoyed, and a stone fell to the ground.

Guan Jiaze got off the mule cart, his face stinky.

Seeing him like this, Qi Muyuan looked at Du Jinning in wonder: "What's wrong with him?" ”

Du Jinning couldn't help but be a little funny: "As soon as he heard that the list was going to be released, he hurriedly ran over to tell me that he didn't have time to see the list." At this time, you will tell me the ranking directly, he ran this trip in vain, and he was depressed. ”

Guan Jiaze was pierced in his mind, and hurriedly shouted: "How can there be? I saw that one or two of you took the case, but I'm not, Young Master Ben is not happy. ”

"I'm not the head of the case." Du Jinning patted him on the shoulder comfortingly, "So you still have hope to get a companion." ”

"Who wants your companion anymore?" Guan Jiaze avoided Du Jinning's paws in disgust and asked her, "In the next two days, will you still take the test?" ”

Du Jinning didn't answer, but looked at Qi Muyuan: "How many people came back from other provinces?" ”

Qi Muyuan naturally knew who Du Jinning was talking about, and he also came to report the news after making a special inquiry: "That person's name is Fang Shaohua, and he won the second." ”

Du Jinning's brows furrowed, and he sighed and said, "It seems that I have to continue to take the exam." ”

Guan Jiaze also understood the words of the two at this time, and asked Qi Muyuan: "Which province came back?" The elders of the family are officials outside? ”

Qi Muyuan nodded: "From Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province." That day, he followed Du Jinning to put the first card together. I heard that Liu County Ling also praised him. ”

Guan Jiaze patted Du Jinning's shoulder sympathetically: "Keep working hard." ”

Jiang Xi's literary style is prosperous, and the teaching level is much better than that of their remote and poor province. That person took the second place in the exam, and he put the first card with Du Jinning, and the rankings of the two were so close that Liu Xianling appreciated it equally. If Du Jinning didn't take the later exams, and that guy did, he would have performed even better, and Du Jinning, the head of the county, might be in danger. So in the next few exams, Du Jinning not only has to participate, but also has to do better.

"Where's Liang Xiankuan?" Du Jinning asked Qi Muyuan with concern, "What about the other senior brothers?" ”

"Liang Xiankuan is third, Yan Kun is off the list, and Li Congyang ......" Qi Muyuan said the rankings of several other classmates who took the exam.

Hearing that Liang Xiankuan won the third place, Du Jinning was very happy for him.

Guan Jiaze said faintly: "I didn't expect Liang Xiankuan to have an accident at home, and he could still do so well in the exam." "Better than him.

"Maybe I'm stimulated, and I want to get a good ranking for those people to see." Du Jinning sighed.