The waiting time was long, during which Zhao Huan visited his father-in-law and determined the location of a house along the river.

Subsequently, he continued to work as his clerk.

But at this time, how can you calm down and do these delicate work.

Within two days, he poked the basket and lost money to the owner.

Zhao Huan said a lot of bad things, and he swore and cursed all over the place, and finally saved his job, but he still had to pay for the deficit himself.

When I returned home, I didn't escape the eyes of my sister-in-law, and I had to quit my job at the insistence of my daughter-in-law and raise chickens at home with peace of mind.

In the words of sister-in-law, we are in a mutually beneficial relationship, and if you don't bear your obligations, we won't play.

"Don't blame me, if you miscalculate the account again, we can't afford to pay for it. I've been at home for a few days, and if you pass the written test and have to prepare for the interview, I'll prepare you with clothes that fit. Leather shoes are not used for the time being, but new cloth shoes are indispensable, and the interview is most concerned about grooming and appearance, but it can't be ruined on this last trembling. ”

"He said filthy words, which insulted Sven. ”

Zhao Huan couldn't stand his daughter-in-law's explicit metaphor, so he turned around and chose vegetables.

"Ah, now you know how to pretend to be serious?"

Where could Zhao Huan catch this, he withdrew decisively, and walked faster and faster, leaving only laughter behind him.

Now that the list of people who participated in the first civil service recruitment examination of Jixiang has begun to spread, Zhao Huan has also enjoyed this courtesy, and has been looked at by the neighbors.

The idea is very simple, and those who can pass the screening to take the exam are already a symbol of status and status.

If it wins, then the grass chicken will become a phoenix, and the frog will become a prince.

In this case, who wants to take the risk of being put in small shoes to offend them on their own initiative.

And whenever Zhao Huan is asked by his neighbors about the test results, he can only use excuses such as 'little hope' to solve the siege, and he doesn't dare to say big things.

But the mascot still eats this set, the more humble you are, the more people think you do well in the exam.

So in the past few days, the family began to have endless fish and meat.

Sister-in-law Huan looked at Zhao Huan with a sad face, and her heart was happy.

"Don't look like you're unproductive, if you are admitted, we have a good idea of what others are thinking about, and if you can help within the scope of the principle, you can help. It doesn't matter if you can't pass the exam, don't you keep all these accounts, let's go door-to-door to give people back in the future, why bother acting like this. ”

When Zhao Huan heard his daughter-in-law say this, his brows gradually opened, and he sighed that he was really not the material to be in charge.

It's really like Sister-in-law Huan can cure him.

"The list will be released tomorrow, and today I asked someone to inquire, and the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Human Resources have not leaked any news. Tomorrow, you get up early, wait at the government council, and if you win, spend some money to buy some food and come back. ”

"I'm in a hurry, I still have an interview after the written test. ”

Zhao Huan doesn't want to be swaggering, if he doesn't pass the interview, how can he still have a face.

Having said that, he reached out and took the three gold coins, and put them in the pocket of his chest.

"I'm asking you to buy some food to send to the neighbors, one is to thank others for taking care of them, and the other is to celebrate the passing of the written test, as for the interview, you just have to tell people realistically, can you pass everyone knows in their hearts, and will not say that you are ostentatious. ”

Zhao Huan thought about it, it was really such a reason, so he responded.

After feeding the chickens and turning off the lights, the two of them began their daily homework......

Before dawn on the second day, Zhao Huan finished washing up and prepared to set off.

"The bicycle is riding, my father should not give it in vain, besides, the basket can still be loaded, get the letter to buy good things and come back early, but don't go out to eat and drink. ”

"Yes, be relieved. ”

Zhao Huan walked a few hundred meters south along Hedong Avenue, crossed the Jijian Bridge, and pedaled into Jixiang City.

After drinking a bowl of 100-meter porridge at the breakfast stall next to the east gate, and eating two pieces of egg cakes, I pushed my bicycle along Phoenix Avenue to the west.

Bicycles are rare in Jixiang City, and they are dressed as Confucians, which has attracted the attention of many people.

There are more and more pedestrians on the road, but you can see at a glance that most of them are like Zhao Huan, who came to see the list.

This recruitment is a paper issued by the cabinet, invigilated by the Ministry of Education, corrected by the Ministry of Human Resources, and finally jointly approved by the three parties.

Since the recruits are all grass-roots clerks, the royal family did not ask about it, and let the Government Council toss, only Wang Bi said that this is a major matter related to auspicious face, and it cannot be sloppy.

As if knowing everyone's mood, the human resources department has long posted the red list on the notice board, occupying a whole page.

At this time, the candidates who live in the city have obvious advantages, and they read it early.

"I said, they put it on in the middle of the night, the paste is dry, and they are more dedicated than us. ”

The content of the speech caused a burst of laughter at the scene.

It's a great pleasure to be able to make fun of government officials.

"Hey, Ren Yuan actually passed the written exam, this kid is well hidden. ”

"Yes, he is honest on weekdays, like a stuffy gourd, and he can 'serve the people' like this?"

"How many are he?"

Someone cares about his ranking.

"There is no ranking, as long as it is the top 200 on the list. ”

Someone explained.

"But this time only recruited more than 150 people, how did you admit 200?"

Some people are puzzled.

"You're out of stock, you're not on the list. ”

Someone quipped.

"Well, you mean. ”

"Isn't there a written test here, so naturally a quarter will be eliminated. ”

When Zhao Huan, who had just arrived at the destination, heard this, there was a sudden rush in his mind, and he began to lose his heart.

"Obediently, there are a lot of Jixiang City on the list this time, and Hedong Jianye's is also okay. ”

"Well, it's the difference of blessings. ”

"Whoever called Laifu is a new town, where there are mostly merchants and farmers, and there are still a few scholars. ”

Everyone is an idle lord, about sixty percent of the people who watch the list are candidates, the rest are their relatives, and there are a very few people who are just watching the excitement.

The middle one naturally cheered, then 'calmly got up', talked happily with everyone, and finally saw the opportunity to sneak back to report the good news.

Those who fell off the list, some frowned, some laughed at themselves generously, and some didn't say a word, shook their heads and turned around and left.

Zhao Huan squeezed in with great difficulty, and according to the order of the strokes of the surname, he finally saw the words 'Zhao Huan of Jianye Seven Villages and Four Groups' on the penultimate line.

That's right, he is the only one in the four groups whose surname is Zhao, and he is from Great Xia.

Holding back the excitement in his heart, he took five deep breaths before turning around to buy some food and go back to even, but was interrupted by the words of two acquaintances.

"Brother Zhao?"

"Uh, Brother Li. ”

That person was a candidate in the same examination room, and he was older than Zhao Huan.

"Hey, Brother Zhao will accompany the two of us to drink a few sips to relieve our sorrows?"

The candidate surnamed Li suggested that the person next to him had a flat face, and his dispensable expression was obvious.

"No, the family is still waiting for me to bring her food, another day, another day. ”

Zhao Huan looked embarrassed, and shirked with his hands and feet, and his daughter-in-law's advice was to be listened to.

Moreover, drinking early in the morning is out of place.

If you accidentally get drunk, then the fun will be great, and there may be some rumors.

"It's not that Brother Zhao also looks down on me, it's just that I didn't get it, and I'll take the exam again next year. Besides, there is a real 'imperial examination' in the middle of the year, and I, Li, may not be able to win. ”

The person surnamed Li was obviously hit hard by the fact that he was off the list, and he was still in the stage of complaining.

"That's right, Brother Li's talent is above Zhao, this time the horse missed the front hoof is an accident, if it is in the middle of the imperial examination, Brother Li may be my boss in the future, but I need to take care of my brother. ”

Zhao Huan said with a smile.

The person surnamed Li thinks so.

"Hey, it seems that Brother Zhao has passed the written exam, and with Brother Zhao's talent, the interview should not be a problem. Brother Zhao Jiyan, if he is lucky enough to win the imperial examination half a year later, he will abide by today's appointment. Since Brother Zhao has something to do, he won't bother, and we will have a period later. ”

After the salute again, the two sides parted ways.

Imperial examination, hehe!

The imperial examination is based on officials, not officials.

Although the officials can be officials after the qualifications and achievements, they can be officials after assessment, but they are born with a lower background.

Let's put it this way, the background of the imperial examination is like being admitted to a prestigious university in the third year of high school, and the background of the civil service recruitment examination is like the previous students taking the junior college examination.

It is true that the auspicious royal family does not value the background, but it does not mean that the auspicious officialdom does not value it.

With the continuous development of auspiciousness and the continuous attraction of immigrants, there will be more and more 'outsiders' in the officialdom, which will inevitably deviate from the original style of acting, which will take time to run in and assimilate.

In order to maintain stability and harmony, the cabinet will definitely turn a blind eye to this, and the bad habits of the Great Xia officialdom will more or less affect the auspicious officialdom.

It is not surprising that the scene of seniority has appeared.

This incident has already appeared in auspiciousness, and even officials with auspicious backgrounds agree with this matter, let alone others.

After passing the civil service examination, he just stepped into the officialdom.

Whether you can stand out among many colleagues is indispensable in terms of time, place, people, and most of the time, you need a little luck.

And in the imperial examination, it will be difficult.

It is said that there are only three copies of the examination paper, and the examination cycle is as long as three days.

There are only a dozen people admitted every year, and as long as they pass the examination, they can be appointed as adjutant of the real power department at the town and district level.

The classmate surnamed Li has not even passed the lowest-level 'unified examination', and the scientific examination can only be just talk.

Zhao Huan didn't think much about it, went to the vegetable market to buy fruit and some rice noodles and put them in the back seat of the car, and then went to the pastry shop to buy some children's food and put them in the basket of the car, and then returned the same way.

Along the way, you can see large purchase convoys everywhere, and I think someone in the family has passed the written test, which is to prepare for the celebration.

The interview will be held three days later at the Government Council.

According to the calculation of 150 admissions, basically 150 families need to hold a banquet to celebrate, and some ingredients are not prepared in advance, and they may not be able to buy them at that time.

Nowadays, people also love to compare, and it's not good to lose face.

As soon as he arrived at the end of the road, Zhao Huan saw his wife staring at this side in the door, and his heart was hot.

"Yes. ”

"Good. ”

The wife took the ingredients and pastries and began to divide them, which was to give some to each family.

It's not much, but it's also the intention.

What's more, Zhao Huan has passed the written test, even if she can't pass the interview, she is still a potential stock, and she is not afraid that people will show her face.

After dinner, Zhao Huan went out to visit the team leader, he had to go to the village chief's house tomorrow, and he had to go to the town mayor's house the day after tomorrow to sit down, which was all knowledge.

Sister-in-law Huan took a gift and went out to the Liu family in the east of the village to give a gift.

"Sister-in-law Liu, thanks to your care these days, there are some snacks for the children here, don't dislike it. ”

Sister-in-law Huan's eloquent speech, clear pronunciation, and in-place expression make Sister-in-law Liu very useful.

"You said you, what are you giving away? Don't mention anything that doesn't take care of it, didn't that kid in my family also learn from Huanzi for a while. ”

At this time, Sister-in-law Liu remembered the matter of winning favors, but she was not like this on weekdays.

I saw her continue: "When this Huanzi first came, I saw his rich and noble face, although his temperament was straighter, but it was upright. The notices in the village have been spread all over, Huanzi is in the middle, I was thinking of coming to the door to please the joy, and I was afraid of disturbing the purity of the two, so I delayed it so forward, waiting for you to come to the door to deliver gifts, which is reasonable. ”

Sister-in-law Liu is not a fuel-efficient lamp, this mouth turned the situation around, and Sister-in-law Huan was not good at interjecting for a while, so she had to laugh with her.

"Our village seems to be in the middle of the fun, and the other three are a pity, otherwise it won't be smooth for us to go out to do things in the future." ”

At this point, Sister-in-law Huan took the opportunity to interject and said: "Look at what you said, isn't there an interview yet, I heard that one of the four has to be eliminated, and our Zhao Huan may be brushed down, but I didn't think that I would have that blessing." Let's just count on taking the test a few more times, accumulating more experience, and we will be content if we can wear that dress in the next year. If it doesn't work, we will die of this heart, work honestly, and don't worry about eating or drinking anyway, so ah, sister-in-law, don't say that, so as not to make people laugh in vain. ”

"I look at you, you are humble, even if you don't win, you will win next year. ”

Sister-in-law Liu took Sister-in-law Huan's hand and patted the back of her hand from time to time, which was not as heavy as before.

"Then drag you to Jiyan, if my Zhao Huan really passes this level, I will invite you to eat and drink. ”

"That's good, we have to be notified in advance, and our whole family will keep our stomachs and go with joy. ”

"That's it, you're busy, I've got to go back. ”

"Cheng, it's okay, let's hurry up. ”

"I can't hide anything from you, Sister-in-law Liu. ”

"Haha~"

Sister-in-law Huan was busy for half a night before she finished sending the favor between the neighbors.

"It's nothing. ”

Zhao Huan asked.

"Whatever can happen, even if it's a little unpleasant, it's all over. ”

Zhao Huan thought about it, after all, he had stepped into the officialdom with half a foot, and now it is the rising period, how can there be any hurdles in the neighborhood that cannot be overcome.

"Thank you. ”

Looking at his daughter-in-law's slightly tired face, Zhao Huan took the initiative to go over and beat her thigh, which was not as stiff as before.

"I'm also taking precautions, our auspiciousness is different from that of Daxia, I heard my father say that being an official here with us, a bad reputation will affect the future. ”

"So you use this method to ease the relationship? Besides, I'm still far from the 'official'. ”

Sister-in-law Huan looked proud, "Why, this is no confidence." Let me tell you, the effect of my trick is not ordinarily good, as the saying goes, the mouth of the eater is short, the hand of the person is short, how can they be embarrassed to arrange our no. ”

Looking at his daughter-in-law's smug look, Zhao Huan felt pity in his heart, as if he had met for the first time.

"Sure enough, people are seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, if I still be an ordinary clerk for others, I'm afraid that some people won't give you a good face, after all, I usually speak sharply, so many people can't get off the stage......"

Zhao Huan wanted to blame himself, but his daughter-in-law gagged him.

Well, it's gagged with your mouth!