"Maybe Liu Xianling appreciates that person's remarks?" Du Jinning shook his head, "Anyway, after the exam, the result can't be changed, so let's do our best to obey the destiny of heaven." ”

Qi Muyuan nodded, and asked her again, "Where is your umbrella?" I saw you with an umbrella. ”

"Give Liang Xiankuan." Du Jinning said, "I was sitting in the corridor, and he was unlucky and was arranged in the courtyard. He didn't have an umbrella with him, so I gave him mine. ”

Qi Muyuan nodded.

When he arrived at the teahouse, Guan Jiaze couldn't help but rejoice when he saw Qi Muyuan take Du Jinning back, and Du Jinning's umbrella was given to Liang Xiankuan: "Fortunately, Qi Muyuan insisted on picking you up at your usual speed, otherwise you would have to run over in the rain." ”

Although I knew that Du Jinning did the questions quickly, because of the rain, I didn't know what seat she was placed in, and there was no way to estimate when she would finish the test; In addition, it was inconvenient to rain, Du Jinning brought an umbrella again, and Guan Jiaze and they all felt that it would be good to wait for Du Jinning in the teahouse. Anyway, Du Jinning knew that they were in the teahouse, and he would naturally come over after the exam.

Only Qi Muyuan estimated the time when Du Jinning came out according to Du Jinning's previous speed of doing questions, and tried to come out to pick her up with an umbrella. I didn't expect to receive it, and Du Jinning's umbrella was also given away.

Although Guan Jiaze usually competes with Liang Xiankuan, the Guan and Liang families are not mortal enemies like the Yan family, he just can't get used to each other with Liang Xiankuan. He didn't have any idea about Du Jinning giving the umbrella to Liang Xiankuan.

"I know why Liang Xiankuan didn't even bring an umbrella." He said again.

Du Jinning looked at him curiously.

"News came from Beijing yesterday that his father had been imprisoned." Guan Jiaze's expression was solemn and authentic, "The competition between the various rooms of the Liang family is quite fierce, and Liang Xiankuan was cultivated as the heir of the family owner, and each room had opinions before. At this time, seeing that his biggest reliance had fallen, those people must have jumped up and down, secretly making him stumbling in various ways, and did not want him to participate in the scientific examination. In the past, those people's various small actions have not been stopped, but they are afraid that Liang Xiankuan's father will settle accounts after coming back, so they dare not do it so obviously. Now there are no scruples. ”

Du Jinning nodded.

No wonder Liang Xiankuan arrived so late and didn't bring all his things. These big families are too complicated.

She couldn't help but be a little glad that she hadn't crossed over to such a home. Although Du Chensheng and Du Yunnian are a little annoying, they are not difficult to deal with. If she wears it on someone like Liang Xiankuan, she will have all kinds of calculations all day long, and I don't know how many brain cells will die.

Everyone asked Du Jinning about some scientific examinations, and knowing that she did quite well, Zhang Hongwen asked: "If you take the first place, will you still take the exam in the next three days?" ”

Du Jinning's mind appeared with the face of the second generation of officials, frowned and said, "It depends on the situation." ”

The rain in this spring is endless, and it is estimated that tomorrow will not necessarily be sunny. If it wasn't necessary, she wouldn't be interested in going to the county school to be abused for two more days. But if the second generation of officials wins the first place or the ranking is next to her, then she still has to take the exam, lest the county head be taken away. In that case, she would not be able to explain to the gentlemen of the college.

"What, what's going on?" Guan Jiaze asked strangely.

Du Jinning didn't hide it, told the situation of the second generation of officials, and told Guan Jiaze: "Don't tell the mountain chief about these things first, it's not too late to talk about it when the list is released." ”

Guan Jiaze nodded: "I understand." ”

Du Jinning stood up: "My mother is still waiting for me at the Xu family, I'll go over first, so as not to worry her." Saying that, Xiang Zhuang Yue said, "Shopkeeper Zhuang, borrow your umbrella for use, and I will pass by here from Xu's house later, and then return the umbrella to you." ”

Zhuang Yue smiled: "You don't have to pay it back." Because it often rains during this season, there are more than a dozen umbrellas in the teahouse to lend to those who don't have umbrellas. I don't have a shortage of umbrellas here. ”

Du Jinning stopped insisting, took an umbrella from Zhuang Yue, and looked at a few people, "Aren't you still leaving?" ”

"Let's go, we'll go back too." Everyone got up, took their umbrellas, and left through the back door of the teahouse together.

Xu's house is not far from the teahouse, Du Jinning walked with an umbrella and met Xu Chengyuan, who had just come out of Xu's house.

"Jinning, you're back, everyone remembers you. I was going to check it out, and you came back. As soon as he saw Du Jinning, Xu Chengyuan said happily, "Come into the house, see that your shoes are wet." ”

"Don't be afraid, I'm a sheepskin boot, it's not easy to get wet." Du Jinning said and followed Xu Chengyuan into the door.

Chen was fidgeting and walking around the hall, and when she saw Xu Chengyuan entering the door, she asked through the rain curtain in a courtyard, "Chengyuan, why are you back again?" Forgot something? ”

She couldn't sit still at home, and she was going to go to the gate of the county school by herself to have a look, but Xie Shi, Du Fangfei, and Xu Chengyuan persuaded her, and Xu Chengyuan told him to go. A son-in-law is half a son, and Chen did not be polite to him, so he went with him. But when he went out, he turned back again, which made Chen very puzzled.

"Jinning is back." Xu Chengyuan stepped out of the way, revealing Du Jinning, who walked behind him and entered the door.

"Mother, I'm back?" Du Jinning saw Chen anxiously looking, and hurriedly walked a few steps.

"Slow down, slow down, don't let the rain get wet." Chan shouted.

When Du Jinning and Xu Chengyuan went up the steps and entered the house, Xie Shi had already taken a cloth towel with Du Fangfei and handed it to the two: "Are you wet?" ”

Xu Chengyuan waved his hand at his mother: "As soon as I went out, I met Jinning." ”

Although Du Jinning wore sheepskin boots that did not enter the water, the hem of the ancient robe was relatively long, and the umbrella could not cover the bottom, so it was easy to get wet.

She took the cloth towel in Du Fangfei's hand, wiped the hem of her clothes, and went to the brazier to roast, while answering everyone's questions: "The exam went well, and there were no accidents." When I handed in the papers, the county lord took the school exam again, and he was quite satisfied with my performance. It should be no problem to pass the county exam. ”

Everyone was very happy to hear this.

Although Du Jinning's grades in the academy have always been excellent, it is not a problem to take the county exam. But there are too many accidents in the examination room, and today is still a rainy day, and the probability of accidents has increased greatly. Knowing that she successfully passed the exam and did well, everyone's hanging heart was put down.

"Come, eat, eat, and you will have a drink with your brother-in-law in a while." Xie smiled.

Du Jinning was very surprised: "You haven't eaten yet?" Although she didn't come out late, she was delayed in the teahouse, and it was past noon.

"Your Aunt Xu and your brother-in-law have confidence in you, saying that you will definitely come out at noon, and they will wait until you come out to eat." Chen said, "But we are not hungry, we all ate snacks to cushion our stomachs." ”