Just when Jiang Zhixia transferred the group arranged by Uncle He and Aunt Zhang to prepare all kinds of things for the winter, the day of the autumn release came.

On the first day of September, early in the morning, the alley was full of people.

Aunt Li and Wei Zhuxian hired a carriage together to go to the Gongyuan to see the list. Lord Wu and Lord Fan also arranged for their servants to take a carriage to the gate of the Gongyuan to wait for the poster.

Jiang Zhixia, as a neighbor, naturally has to be concerned. So I arranged for Uncle He to pay attention to the movement outside the door, and no matter who was moved, he would hurry back to report the good news, so that she could send a congratulatory gift.

Jiang Zhixia even prepared a congratulatory gift, the four treasures of the high-grade study in triplicate.

At the end of the day, Uncle He asked Aunt Zhang to come in and inform Xia that Wei Xiucai was off the list.

When Uncle He heard Aunt Li's crying at the door and saw Wei Xiucai's crying face, he knew that he had fallen off the list. He didn't dare to look at it more, so he quickly and quietly closed the door.

Wei Xiucai fell off the list, and Zhixia naturally didn't want to congratulate him again.

Soon after, news came one after another, and the sons of Lord Wu and Lord Fan's families also fell off the list.

I heard that it was because of the double happiness in the palace this year, and the emperor was in a good mood. Therefore, in order to make the emperor more impressed by the spring of next year, there are a lot of shadows and supervisors in this autumn.

As a result, children of ordinary families like Wei Xiucai, who are not particularly outstanding in their talents, naturally fell off the list.

It was rare to be quiet in the alley for a few days.

Not only are the children in the alley detained at home and not allowed to go out to play, but even the children are naughty, and the sound of adults beating the children is much quieter, for fear that it will provoke these three frustrated people.

This is not only the case in the alleys, but also in the shops on the streets.

Except for some large families that have nothing to do with the scientific examination and will buy all kinds of things unscrupulously, other families with candidates are not very happy to go shopping and buy things.

Jiang Zhixia was worried that Zhu Cuilou's business would also be affected, and she didn't worry about letting others inquire, so she went to Sheng'an Street to secretly check the situation.

Zhu Cuilou's business is indeed somewhat affected, but on the whole, it is okay, after all, the jewelry sold by Zhu Cuilou is mainly the wife and lady of the noble minister's family. They were very little affected by the imperial examinations.

And Zhu Cuilou also informed in advance that new jewelry will be launched after a while, which also ensures that the heat continues.

Just when the alley was quiet, Chu Mufeng next door rested again.

The alley, which had been quiet for several days, suddenly became noisy. Because Chu Mufeng is a single man, when he is resting, he calls friends and drinks more often.

After Chu Mufeng heard that the three candidates in the alley failed the test and had been depressed at home, he shouted a table at home, went to someone's house, and semi-forcibly invited the three Xiucai to his house to drink.

At the end of the drink, all three of them cried a lot, but their hearts were all opened, and they were able to go out to meet people.

Jiang Zhixia couldn't laugh or cry when he heard those children talk about this at the door.

Sure enough, it is the simple way of simple people that cures not simple hypocrisy.

Isn't it hypocrisy? It's just that I didn't do well in an exam, my life is very long, and I have a lot of roads, so won't I live in the future?

"After my little uncle fell off the list, my mother didn't let me talk loudly at home." The kid from the Wu family first snorted angrily and said, "My little uncle has been staying in the house for several days. My grandfather and grandmother were in a hurry, but they didn't dare say anything. My mother said that it was for fear of irritating my little uncle. This time, my little uncle drank at Uncle Chu's house, and after coming back drunk, he went out of the room by himself, and said that he would study hard again in the future, and then go to fight again after three years. The kid of the Wu family then said with a smile.

"Yes, yes. My big brother is like that. Thanks to Uncle Chu, otherwise, not only would I not be able to go out to play now, but I would not be able to speak loudly at home. It's suffocating me. The kid from Master Fan's family also chimed in.

After the children played noisily at the door for a while, they each took a pack of snacks given by Jiang Zhixia and went home happily.

Jiang Zhixia was about to close the door, but saw the little girl from Master Fan's family secretly running back and grabbing her skirt.

"What's wrong?" Zhixia squatted down and asked softly.

"I overheard my mother talking to my grandmother. My mother said that Grandma Li was looking for the official media to say goodbye to Uncle Wei. The little girl from Master Fan's family said softly, "My grandmother also said that Uncle Wei is twenty-five years old this year. also said that Grandma Li originally thought that Uncle Wei would pass the exam this year, so she would marry an official lady. As a result, Uncle Wei didn't pass the exam, so Grandma Li asked the official media to say goodbye. However, my mother and my grandmother both think that Sister Jiang is very good, and it would be good if you married Uncle Wei. Sister Jiang, will you marry Uncle Wei? ”

After the little girl finished speaking, she stared at Zhixia with big eyes shining and asked.

Jiang Zhixia couldn't cry or laugh.

"No, it won't. My sister didn't want to get married, and Aunt Li didn't want to kiss. Niu Niu's mother and grandmother think too much. Niuniu doesn't have to care, don't talk about this outside. Zhixia still whispered softly.

"En. Niuniu doesn't tell others, she only tells her sister secretly. Thank you sister for the refreshments. Seeing that the question was answered and her curiosity was satisfied, Niuniu ran back shyly with a snack.

Jiang Zhixia saw that Niuniu had run away, and shook her head with a smile and stood up. When she turned around and was about to go home, she saw Chu Tiankuo standing at the door of Chu Mufeng.

Zhixia was stunned at first, afraid that what he said to Niuniu would be heard by him, so he immediately looked at the distance between the doors on both sides and was relieved. It's so far away that you shouldn't be able to hear it.

Chu Tiankuo saw that Jiang Zhixia had discovered him, so he saluted her.

Jiang Zhixia hurriedly returned a salute.

After each of them finished saluting, Zhixia was hesitating whether to enter the door directly, when she saw Chu Tiankuo walking directly towards her, Zhixia had no choice but to stand up.

"I haven't seen you for a while, how is Miss Jiang?" Chu Tiankuo first greeted.

"It's fine. Is Gongzi Chu Xiu Mu? Zhixia had no choice but to reply.

"Yes. Recently, the army has not been busy, so there are more days to go out. I heard that Mu Feng was drunk yesterday, so I came over to take a look. Chu Tiankuo explained, and then probably wanted to smile, but after many years on the battlefield, his face was relatively stiff, and he just pulled the corners of his mouth.

"Yes, Brother Chu is anxious for justice and righteousness. I heard that Brother Wei and they fell off the list, so they explained. Zhixia complimented him twice, and he really felt that there was nothing to say, so he wanted to say goodbye and leave.

Chu Tiankuo's mouth squirmed, but he didn't say anything. Just watched Zhixia turn around and enter the door.

Jiang Zhixia, who turned around and entered the door, could still feel the eyes behind her staring at her, which felt a little strange.

However, Zhixia thought about it and didn't expect anything special, so he let it go.