Speaking of which, since the end of last autumn, after Wu Zhi and Xiao'e left Qinghe County for the capital, Wu Xiu and Feng Niang have been thinking about it day and night, and they have been thinking about it day and night. Feng Niang was even more worried, and her whole person lost weight.

It wasn't until the end of the month that after receiving Wu Zhi's letter of safety, the two of them were a little relieved. But Wu Xiu and Feng Niang were still worried, worried that they would not be able to eat and live well in the capital, and they were even more worried about the future of Wu Zhi's provincial test. Fortunately, during this period, Jin Lian came to visit them from time to time, and they seemed more relaxed and relieved.

In April, the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom.

Stay until the beginning of April, this day at noon, the sun is shining, the clouds are clear, it is a rare good day, because it is the busy time of farming, Wu Xiu is not at home when he goes to work, Feng Niang is doing needlework at home to subsidize the family. At this time, there were bursts of gongs and drums, suona sounds, and bursts of shouting outside the courtyard gate. Feng Niang didn't hear the noise clearly because she had something in her heart, and she only felt as if the noise was in front of her house. Curious, she quickly stopped the needlework in her hand, walked out of the door, and looked out.

When she walked through the hall and stepped into the small courtyard in front of the hall, she saw that there were densely packed people outside the door of her own courtyard, and at the front stood a middle-aged official in a green robe and a crowned hat, holding a gilded red post in his hand, and next to him stood a master in a green and brocade robe, and behind him stood a dozen officials in soap clothes, beating gongs and drums and suona sounding vigorously and blowing and blowing, and behind the officials there was already a large group of villagers and neighbors, who were noisily pointing and pointing.

Feng Niang was a little overwhelmed when she saw such a battle, and she stepped forward to open the courtyard door nervously, and came to everyone in a panic. In a panic, the official master saw Feng Niang come out, and hurriedly waved his hand, and the officials stopped blowing and beating in an instant, and the master stepped forward with him, bowed and saluted, and then asked in a loud voice: "May I ask Madam, is this the mansion of Lord Wuzhi Zhuangyuan?" ”

"Lord Wu Zhi Yuangong?" Feng Niang was shocked when she heard this, her blood and qi surged, and she almost didn't stand still, and it took a while for her mind to react, and she hurriedly responded: "Yes!" Be! This is Take-sik's home! With that, she hurriedly welcomed everyone into the courtyard.

The surprise came too suddenly, and she couldn't cope with it, so she had to ask a neighbor to help her go to the field to find Wu Xiu.

"Congratulations, ma'am! Mrs. Hexi! Ding Chou Kedian first place in the first class test, Wuzhi of Qinghe County, Enzhou, gave the champion and the first! When everyone entered the courtyard, the middle-aged official walked up to Feng Niang happily, held the gilt bonus post high with both hands, bowed down, said loudly, and then respectfully handed it to Feng Niang.

This official is Liu Zonglin, the county commander of Qinghe County, and the great writer Liu Zongyuan is just over forty years old. He had already inquired clearly before he came, and although he was an aunt, he was better than Wu Zhi's mother, of course he had to try his best to stammer.

Qinghe County can be admitted to the Jinshi in this dynasty is rare, especially the champion, which has not happened for hundreds of years! This year, Qinghe County actually produced two Jinshi, and they are the top five, and the champion also fell to Qinghe County, which is a great joy in Qinghe County, as the parent official of Qinghe County, Liu Zonglin is bright and honored, which is also one of his political achievements! Can he not be happy? And Zhuang Yuanlang is young and promising, and his future is immeasurable, can he not hug his thighs with a good fate?

Feng Niang took the good news post, and finally understood what was going on: Wu Zhi was admitted to the Jinshi, and he was the champion and the first!

Holding the wedding card in both hands, Feng Niang cried with joy and burst into tears.

The neighbors were also excited, and they stepped forward to congratulate her, and the village of the martial arts family had a champion, and they were also honored and proud.

After a cup of tea, Wu Xiu finally ran home in a hurry. When he took the annunciation post in Feng Niang's hand and unfolded it, the happy red words of "Ding Chou Kedian tried the first place, Wuzhi in Qinghe County, Enzhou, gave the champion and the first" came into his eyes, and he suddenly trembled with excitement, and muttered to himself: "The champion and the first!" The champion and the first! "Before I knew it, I was in tears.

The efforts of three generations of the samurai family have finally waited for such a perfect result, which can be described as bittersweet.

"Congratulations, sir! Congratulations to you! Liu Zonglin, who was beside him, hurriedly congratulated. From the moment Wu Xiu came in, he knew that the main lord had returned.

"Who is this?" When Wu Xiu heard this, he hurriedly recovered from the surprise, and also bowed down and asked in return.

"This is our county honorable Lord Liu Zonglin!" The master next to him hurriedly explained.

"Ahh I've seen the prefectural lord! Forgive the villain! Wu Xiucheng was terrified, and made another salute, but he was beating a drum in his heart: "My good man, the county lord personally came to congratulate us!" He instantly felt bold, and his back straightened.

When the neighbors heard that it was the county lord who came to report the good news in person, they couldn't help but sigh: "This champion has too much face!" ”

The neighbors hurriedly stepped forward to see the county lord, and at the same time gave Wu Xiu a good word.

At this time, the sound of gongs and drums sounded again, and the sound of suona was joyful, a joyful scene.

Wu Xiu slowly calmed down, after all, he had also seen the world. In addition to being excited, he remembered that the money had not yet been issued, so he told Feng Niang to go back to the room and take out ten pieces of money, and he personally distributed it to the officials and villagers.

Liu Zonglin only took a copper coin, indicating that he was pleased, and he didn't dare to accept the gift of Wu Xiu. Before leaving, Wu Zhi left twenty taels of silver for the two, and Wu Xiu exchanged them all for more than twenty copper coins. In Qinghe County, in the countryside, copper coins are better used than broken silver, and now they come in handy.

After a long time of commotion, after everyone left happily, the noisy courtyard finally quieted down.

Wu Xiu and Feng Niang looked at each other, overjoyed, both of them were still in surprise, neither sitting nor standing. Suddenly, Wu Xiu picked up the good news post with one hand, and took Feng Niang's hand with the other hand and walked towards the ancestral hall.

After entering the ancestral hall, Wu Xiu put the annunciation post on the ancestral table, lit three incense sticks, respectfully worshipped and inserted them into the incense burner, and then knelt on the ground, and Feng Niang also knelt down.

"The ancestors of the martial arts family are above, and our martial arts family is hopeful! Big brother, sister-in-law, our Zhi'er finally has a high school champion shining on the lintel! I hope that the eldest brother and sister-in-law will have a spirit in the sky, and bless us with peace and security! Wu Xiu prayed while worshipping and worshipping with Feng Niang.

A few days later, the samurai were lively again. First of all, Liu Zonglin, the county lord, sent a gift, a lot of living expenses, which was almost a hundred yuan, and he didn't dare to give too heavy a gift. Then there are some officials and gentry in Qinghe County, who have brought gifts to visit, and the old man and his wife are really happy, with a cheerful and natural expression, respectful and sincere.

Wu Xiu and Feng Niang were tired of coping, although they raised their eyebrows, they were also tired.

Looking at the room full of gifts, Wu Xiu and Feng Niang were both surprised and helpless, they could not accept these gifts or not, so they had to register them one by one, and leave them for later returns.

It can really be said that no one asks about the poor in the downtown area, and the rich have distant relatives in the mountains, and one person has ascended to heaven! Wu Xiu sighed in his heart.

Just when Wu Xiu and Feng Niang were in surprise and helplessness, the Golden Village not far from Wujia Village was also a lively scene full of lights and joyful guests.

It turned out that a few days ago, after reporting the good news to the martial arts, the county lord Liu Zonglin immediately led the crowd to the Golden Village to report the good news to the Pan Mansion.

After Pan Zhai learned the good news of the eldest grandson Pan Wei's high school jinshi and the fifth jinshi and the first, the entire Golden Village was boiling, and everyone from top to bottom was smiling.

A father and son, two jinshi! Since Pan became a jinshi in the Weimin entrance examination, Pan Laoyuanwai and Qin's never thought that their grandchildren could be admitted to the Jinshi. Because in their opinion, the qualifications of the three grandsons are too far worse than his sons, and in the past, Pan Weimin was still the last in the fourth class of Jinshi!

So when Pan Wei followed Wu Zhi to the capital to catch the exam, they didn't have much hope at all, and they just let their eldest grandson go out to see the world. But who knew that now he was the second in the second class of the high school jinshi, and the jinshi and the first, which was much better than his father! So when they heard the good news, Pan Laoyuanwai and Qin's almost turned their backs because of excessive excitement, but fortunately, the housekeeper and the maid were beside them, and when they saw this, they patted the backs of the two of them again and again, and the two of them were relieved and returned to their souls, and did not turn the happy event into a funeral.

Jin Lian was also very happy, she was happy for her brother to be a high school jinshi. But she also has something on her mind, that is, she is worried about the result of Wuzhi's exam. When she saw her brother winning the fifth place in the Jinshi examination, she was happy and vaguely looked forward to it.

Seeing the excitement of the room full of people congratulating Pan Wei High School, Jin Lian couldn't hold it back, so she had to be bold, Wan Ting walked up to Liu Zonglin, bowed down and asked crisply: "Hello Lord County!" Dare to ask adults, how did Brother Wu Zhi do in the exam? After asking, she looked at Liu Zonglin expectantly.

"Who is this?" Liu Zonglin was stunned, he didn't expect that here, someone else asked about Wu Zhi's situation.

"This is Pan Zhizhou's daughter, Pan Lao's granddaughter!" Seeing this, the housekeeper next to him hurriedly explained.

"Oh! Hello little lady! Hearing that it was Zhizhou's daughter, Liu Zonglin didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly replied, and immediately added excitedly as he remembered her question: "Lord Wuzhi?" That's awesome! The champion and the first! He can see that this daughter of the Pan family is very concerned about Wu Zhi, and she is full of affection!

"The champion and the first?!" In an instant, everyone in Pan's house seemed to have been immobilized, and Mu Li was silent, and the whole room was so quiet that the sound of falling leaves could be heard. Jin Lian was also completely stunned, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

"Hahaha! All right! That's great! Wu Zhi, this kid is good! A burst of laughter broke the silence of this moment, and the old man Pan, who was standing in the middle of the room, laughed heartily, Wu Zhi, who he cared about and cared about, was also a high school jinshi, and he was also a high school champion, he was happy for his granddaughter! The golden lotus grandmother next to her, Qin Shi, was also smiling.

"yes, it's a double happiness!" Everyone finally reacted, making fun of Jin Lian and laughing. Jin Lian's heart was sweeter than honey, blinking her pretty eyes, and she didn't quarrel with everyone, she was full of joy in her shyness.

"Congratulations to Taigong! Congratulations to Mrs. Xi! Double happiness is coming! Seeing this, Liu Zonglin comprehended, and hurriedly opened his mouth to shout flattery, he finally saw that this Wu Zhi, eight or nine is not far from ten, is the grandson-in-law of this old man Pan, he is envious in his heart!

"Haha!" Old Man Pan smiled from ear to ear, the words of the county lord made him infinitely useful, and Pan Wei and Wu Zhi did give him a long face. People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and the old staff feel as if they are several years younger.

Within two cups of tea, Pan Weimin and Pan Weijun returned to the Golden Village together, and as soon as they came, the lively atmosphere was instantly pushed to a peak, and everyone was jubilant again. Pan Weimin and his wife were really happy, and they didn't expect their eldest son to be the fifth in high school, and they were inexplicably surprised.

After distributing the happy money, Mr. Pan decided to put up lanterns and feast for three days. Liu Zonglin and the officials were left behind to attend the dinner at Pan's house.

Liu Zonglin and the officials were very excited and honored, not everyone could have the opportunity to participate in the family banquet of Lord Zhizhou's family.

Although this person likes to slap horses, his temperament is not bad, but he is cunning but not treacherous. Liu Zonglin was also very happy and proud when he saw Lord Zhizhou smiling at him.

In the past few days, there has been an endless stream of people visiting Pan's house in Jinjinzhuang with gifts, and almost all the officials and gentry in Qinghe County have visited, so that Pan's house has received gifts and received soft hands, and gifts are piled up.

Old Man Pan and the Qin family were smiling all day long, and the rewards for their subordinates were a little more, and the servants were also ecstatic and felt very cordial.

After the hustle and bustle, at noon on this day, Jin Lian took a few servants and little maids, and drove a gift cart of ox carts to visit Wu Xiu and Feng Niang.

As soon as she entered the courtyard gate, Jin Lian gave Wu Xiu and Feng Niang Yingying a look: "I've seen the second uncle!" I've seen my aunt! Then he instructed the servant to carry the gifts from the cart down.

Feng Niang hurriedly helped her up and asked suspiciously, "Girl, what are you doing here?"

"This is a congratulatory gift from my eldest father who heard that Brother Lang's high school champion, please don't shirk it, be sure to accept it!" Jin Lian hugged Feng Niang's arm and said with a smile.

During the Song Dynasty, "big daddy" meant grandfather.

"Oh, you all know. Thank you! So how did your brother do in the exam? Feng Niang looked at Jin Lian helplessly, remembering that Pan Wei also followed Wu Zhi to catch the exam, and asked casually.

"My brother? He also passed the Jinshi exam, and he was ranked fifth! Jin Lian said proudly.

"Fifth place? Okay, congratulations! Feng Niang and Wu Xiu were also very happy when they heard this. In the future, everyone will become a family, and when she heard that her brother-in-law also won the Jinshi, she and Wu Xiu were of course also happy.

Seeing that she couldn't excuse herself, Feng Niang had no choice but to instruct the servants of the Pan family to move the gifts to the room, and then rewarded each of them with 100 yuan, and several servants were very happy.

Jin Lian came just in time today, and everyone in the Pan Mansion already knew the results of the scientific expedition, so she and Wu Xiu would not have to inform them.

Wu Xiu and Feng Niang left Jin Lian to have lunch with everyone, she liked Jin Lian, the seventeen-year-old prospective nephew and daughter-in-law, more and more, not only dignified and beautiful, but also knowledgeable, gentle and virtuous, and it was difficult to find a lantern.