The next day, noon.

The sky is clear, the wind is beautiful.

In front of Zhang Hongcheng's official residence, there was an orderly line of people who gave Wanmin umbrellas and 'retained' Qing officials who left office.

Zhu Chengjun, like all the people, held an oil-paper umbrella decorated with many small notes.

Han Yue beside him seemed to be waiting a little impatiently.

"Even this dog official deserves this umbrella for all people." Han Yue pursed her lips and muttered softly.

It's not easy to expose people in public. Zhu Chengjun turned his head to look behind him, and saw that everyone kept a certain distance from him, Han Yue's words should not have been heard, so he was relieved. Seeing that Xu Jing and Han Yue were exposed to the sun, Zhu Chengjun tugged on the sleeves of the second daughter, motioned for the two to come under the umbrella, and whispered: "When the sun is scorching, it's always good to have an umbrella to shade you, so as not to get tanned." ”

Han Yue covered her mouth and chuckled: "You turned out to be acting." ”

"Everybody's acting." Zhu Chengjun teased.

Xu Jing saw that the people who saw him off were sincere and sincere, and he was in love, not like he was acting at all.

"Look at them this time, they are obviously different from you."

"Uh...... They are acting in their true colors......" Zhu Chengjun smiled.

Han Yue and Xu Jing couldn't help but roll their eyes.

In anticipation, Zhang Hongcheng walked out of the door.

"Congratulations to Mr. Zhang." The county Cheng Zou Ji is a tribute.

Zhang Hongcheng bowed to everyone with a sincere face, and looked around reluctantly before stepping into the carriage.

Inadvertently saw a moving figure dressed up, Zhu Chengjun couldn't help but raise the umbrella slightly higher.

Yun Yingsleeve walked down the steps, glanced at the crowd who came to see him off, unconsciously slowed down his broken steps, and met Zhu Chengjun's eyes with water-cutting eyes, and the next moment his footsteps stopped uncontrollably.

The attendant noticed the strangeness of Yun Ying's sleeves and gently tugged on her sleeves to remind her.

In order not to lose her manners in front of people, Yun Yingsleeve hurriedly put away her miscellaneous threads and slowly walked into the carriage, a pair of bright eyes full of complicated feelings seemed to be out of her control, and she was frequently affected.

Witnessing the beautiful woman walking into the carriage, until the moving figure disappeared from view, Zhu Chengjun lowered his umbrella.

"Da ......" the horse's hooves fluttered lightly.

"Squeak...... "The wheel of the car ...... slowly turning.

Under the scorching sun, the troika drifted away.

Zhang Hong has become an image of being an honest official in the hearts of the people, and what he does is of course simple and simple for people to see.

When the people saw the lightly armed and simple county lord, they were completely shabby compared with the previous parents and officials.

With these appearances, Zhang Hongcheng's image of a clean official instantly became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Until the carriage disappeared from people's field of vision, dozens of carriages that had already been arranged in the distance were like playing solitaire, instantly extending the long tail of Zhang Hongcheng's convoy.

There is a proverb: three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver.

The officials of the Song Dynasty were treated well, even if they were honest officials who were not corrupt and bent the law, they had 100,000 taels of silver in the various bad rules and regulations that they should have in office for a few years.

As far as Zhang Hongcheng's team followed the dragon tail, 100,000 snowflakes of silver are definitely more than that.

After sending his parents to the new office, Zhu Chengjun went back with Xu Jing and Han Yue.

"Take the umbrella off, disgusting." Xu Jingjiao reprimanded.

Zhu Chengjun took a breath, and two clearly distinguishable fragrances of his daughter came into his nose, refreshing his heart, turned his head to look at Xu Jing, and sneered: "I didn't say that I wanted to shade you from the sun with an umbrella." ”

Han Yue and Xu Jing found that the two of them had almost walked next to Zhu Chengjun for a long time.

Seeing the two daughters move their feet and stagger away, Zhu Chengjun immediately put away the oil-paper umbrella and threw it aside.

"What, aren't you afraid of tanning?" Han Yue quipped.

"A play has props for a play, and if there is no audience, I will show it to anyone." Zhu Chengjun shrugged his shoulders and said.

The second daughter saw that the disgust on Zhu Chengjun's face at the moment was still worse than before, and she secretly said: This guy acts in front of people and acts like the real thing.

"Sure enough, life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills." Xu Jing couldn't help but sigh.

Hearing this, Zhu Chengjun was stunned.

The demon girl has become sentimental, can't it, is it because we have been getting along for the past few days that we have influenced her?

If it is true, it is really a great achievement, and it is better than eating two grapes.

The three of them walked side by side on the street, and saw that the people of the county were living as usual and in an orderly manner.

Passing by the grain store, the common people lined up to buy cheap rations as always.

Yesterday, it was reported that the granary was flooded, and all the grain was burned, so everyone panicked all day.

When people woke up the next day, they saw that the designated grain sales points were still open as usual, the price of grain had not changed, and the grain was still piled up in spikes. From the mouth of the official who maintained order, it was learned that the county lord had transferred enough grain from other places to eat the summer harvest. Upon hearing the news, people said that the Wanmin umbrella was not given away in vain.

"Look at these people, they don't think about you at all." The drudgery was done by Zhu Chengjun alone, and the credit and good reputation all made Zhang Hongcheng's dog official go, and Han Yue felt indignant about this.

Zhu Chengjun smiled indifferently, turned his eyes to look at Han Yue, and quipped: "Han Nuxia has practiced martial arts for many years, and now it seems that she has only learned to kill one person in ten steps, and she is ruthless and decisive for thousands of miles, but she has not learned to do things, and she hides herself and her name freely." ”

"You ......" Han Yue was speechless by Zhu Chengjun, and turned his face away angrily.

"You've done so much, you really don't have anything else to do?" It is the nature of businessmen to value profits, not to mention this treacherous and resourceful young man, Xu Jing did not believe that Zhu Chengjun would have a bodhisattva heart anyway, and he was willing to endure the pain of cutting meat and feeding the eagle.

Once you pay, you always want to get a corresponding or even more than expected return, and it seems that everyone has this commonality.

Since the county dominated the Fang family, and then the later Qian family has declined one after another, with the resources in his hands and the power under his control, he is definitely the first strong in Zhongli County, and it is just an easy matter to harvest the wealth of the people in the county. Zhu Chengjun knows that violent harvesting can only be taken once, and if you want to profit from the people for a long time, creating a harmonious and stable environment is the key.

Glancing at the second daughter, Zhu Chengjun said casually: "Only if they are good, can you be good, I am good, everyone is good." ”

What is the answer?

Xu Jing, Han Yue didn't know why, but she seemed to feel that this sentence was rich in meaning, and she couldn't help but be stunned.

Zhu Chengjun left the stunned second daughter and walked home with brisk steps. The two major bullies in this county have been eliminated, and the other families are not a threat at all, and this time they can finally live a few days of peace.

The next day, the dawn broke.

"Husband, it's time to get up."

Luan'er's voice in the morning was infinitely delicate, and her slender jade fingers gently drew small circles on Zhu Chengjun's chest.

"The hour is still early...... We...... Sleep again......" Zhu Chengjun tightened his arms, and the little bird was still in his arms.

"Squeak...... Boom......"

From the outside, Luan'er in the hollow and semi-transparent hibiscus tent looks like a female knight who never gets tired.

Although she had the experience of serving with the bed, Lan'er was still inevitably shy, tiptoed to the bed, and called softly: "Husband...... Today is the day of the list...... My sister asked you to go over now. ”

"Uh......" I couldn't tell whether it was Luan'er's soft groan or Zhu Chengjun's impatient reply.

Lan'er knew that the two of them needed to take a break afterwards, and it was not good to be there to disturb them too much.

"Early." When he came to the living room, Zhu Chengjun's greeting was the same as usual.

Rui Jinxuan raised her eyes slightly, seeing that Luan'er seemed to have inconveniences in moving, she had long been accustomed to this.

"Today is the day of the list, since the two sisters are unwell, they don't have to go with me to accompany their husbands." As she spoke, Rui Jinxuan's gaze settled on Luan'er, who was flushed, somewhat warning.

"Concubine...... Listen to my sister. ”

Although Lan'er and Luan'er were slightly unwell and couldn't share the joy of their husband's title on the gold list for the first time, they were still a little disappointed in their hearts.

"I don't think I'll go, it's boring."

If you are on the list, the person who announces the good news will come to congratulate you, so why do you need to go by yourself.

"Husband doesn't look forward to the title of the gold list at all?" Rui Jinxuan seems to have unusual confidence in Zhu Chengjun, and believes that her husband will definitely be on the list this time.

"If one falls on Sun Mountain, won't he run in vain." Regarding the results of the state examination, Zhu Chengjun did not look forward to it.

"Phew...... The husband is not allowed to say these unlucky words. ”

Wives and concubines speak in unison, and it is rare for everyone to say the word.

It was not good to brush off Rui Jinxuan's meaning, and Zhu Chengjun reluctantly stepped into the carriage.

"Husband is nervous?" Rui Jinxuan saw that her husband was happy.

Zhu Chengjun was silent, opened the small half of the curtain, and saw that all the students were rushing to the emperor's list.

There is still some time before the announcement of the imperial list, but the front of the list wall is already crowded with nervous candidates.

"Let's find a place to sit." Zhu Chengjun turned to Xu Xiao and instructed, "Second brother, help me take a look." ”

In the attic by the window, Rui Jinxuan's mood seemed to be the same as that of all candidates.

"That's why you want me to go on a career path?" Zhu Chengjun took a sip of loose tea and asked casually.

Rui Jinxuan blinked her bright and moving eyes and said: "Learn and excel, take the road of being an official with the talent of your husband, and do the work of benefiting all the people." ”

Zhu Chengjun shook his head and asked himself: Are we the piece of material that is an official?

"It's coming!" The tense moment that candidates were expecting has finally arrived.

"Hit! I'm in! ”

"That's my name, thirty-eight!"

"I've got it too!"

…………

Candidates carefully search for the location of their name against the royal list.

Of course, some people are happy and some are sad.

In the crowd, Zhu Chengjun saw a familiar figure, it was Fan Jin, who had a relationship with him, he was clasping his hands, and his eyes moved from the emperor to the right one by one. Zhu Chengjun suddenly remembered that this old boy still owed him silver, but he didn't know if he still wanted to get up.

"Father is there." Zhu Chengjun saw that Zhu Hanmo was walking like Fan Jin, walking on his legs as if they had been filled with lead, and leaning to the right step by step, the more to the right, the lower the ranking, Zhu Hanmo didn't dare to have much hope for the top list.

"Haha...... On the Sun Mountain...... I'm in! Second to last! ”

Fan Jin suddenly went crazy, trotting all the way to the carnival, and jumping from time to time.

Seeing Fan Jin's actions, Zhu Chengjun couldn't help laughing, Fan Jinzhong lifted, the characters in the textbook finally saw it alive, and sure enough, as described in "The History of Confucianism", the situation and the bridge are almost exactly the same.

Zhu Chengjun's gaze returned to his father Zhu Hanmo, and saw him standing motionless in front of the list, similar to a stone statue. Zhu Chengjun suddenly had a hunch that his name fell to Sun Shan? I don't care about being on the list, and it's impossible for Zhu Hanmo, who has read books for half his life, not to care. Lao Tzu is unhappy, the whole family is unhappy, Zhu Chengjun is thinking about how to appease this cheap dad for a while.

"I'm in! The position of Sun Mountain! Zhu Hanmo seemed to be suppressed for a long time, and suddenly jumped up, fortunately, he didn't act as crazy as Fan Jin.

"My father was ......," Rui Jinxuan was also happy for him.

At this time, Xu Xiao walked up to the attic dejectedly.

Seeing Xu Xiao's expression, Zhu Chengjun suddenly became angry in his heart, hating Lu Zuan very much, taking our benefits and not doing anything, bastard! Bastard! Zhu Chengjun scolded Zhang Hongcheng, the dog official, this is what he said, the marking officer was full of praise for our article? Now our name is Sun Mountain, play me!

"Big brother...... There is only one place left that has not been announced......" Xu Xiao said with his head down.

The top of the state test list - Xie Yuan.

What kind of material are you, is it possible that Xie Yuangong will fall on us?

"It's okay...... Husband will be a ...... this time" Rui Jinxuan really couldn't find a better word of comfort.

Zhu Chengjun's face was gloomy, we don't care if they are famous on the list, but we can't forgive corrupt officials who take money and don't do anything. A dog officer who has no faith in his words! Wait! Lao Tzu remembered this account.

"Xie Yuangong!"

………………

In anticipation, the name of Xie Yuangong, the top of the state exam, is about to be revealed.

Zhu ...... Yes...... Jun! ”

"Who is Zhu Chengjun? I haven't heard of it. ”

A group of candidates exchanged heads with onlookers, and most of them knew that most of the famous talents in the county knew that now Xie Yuangong was actually picked up by a little-known boy.

"Is it Brother Zhu?" Deng Yue was a little incredulous.

"The name is the same, you can't be wrong!" Shi Qian said.

"What did you say, this son? Xie Yuangong's name is Zhu ...... Yes...... Jun? ”

Zhu Hanmo seemed to be even more excited when he heard this name than he was on the list.

"Big brother...... You heard me? You've won first place! It's Xie Yuangong! ”

"Second brother, hurry! Go down and take a look...... Is it really ......" Rui Jinxuan was so excited that she was incoherent.

"Yes! Sister-in-law! Xu Xiao couldn't wait to put on his wings.

Xie Yuan is us? Let's play big.

We don't want to be in the limelight yet.

"Sure enough! It's Zhu Chengjun! Lao Tzu's son! ”

Zhu Hanmo pulled his throat, eager to let everyone know.

Xu Xiao soon went and returned.

"That's right! It's the name of the big brother! ”

"Congratulations, husband! ……”

Rui Jinxuan cried with joy.