A few days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day when the list would be released.

The general examination is the same as the township examination, and there are also official servants who go to the residence of the priest to report the good news. It's just that because of the large number of tributes admitted, the good news officials are often too busy, especially the scholars with higher rankings, I am afraid that they will have to wait for most of the day just to wait for the good news. So in contrast, most people still prefer to go to the Gongyuan and go to see the apricot list posted on the spot in person.

The sky had just brightened, and after Gu Yunji and the others had washed up and had breakfast, they were ready to go to the Gongyuan to see the list.

Before going out, Gu Yunji instructed Xu Dong: "If you want to come to the Gongyuan today, there must be a crowd of people, and it will be inconvenient for us to go with many people, so you and Guanyan will stay and wait for the good news officer, and I, my eldest brother and Cheng Yan will go by ourselves." ”

Xu Dong has been looking forward to seeing Gu Yunji and Di with his own eyes, how can he be willing to stay in the hall and wait for the news, and when he heard this, he hurriedly said: "Third Young Master, you just let me go with me, when I think of not knowing your ranking for the first time, I feel like a cat scratching my heart." ”

As he spoke, he rolled his eyes and said solemnly: "Besides, I heard that when the list is released every time, there are many wealthy businessmen outside the Gongyuan who are secretly looking at each other, and any scholar in the picture will tie him back to be his son-in-law." Third Young Master, you look handsome and handsome, what if someone ties you back? If you have a small one to follow, it can also help you block it somewhat, so that you can take the opportunity to escape. ”

Gu Yunji couldn't cry or laugh, and reached out and knocked on Xu Dong's head: "You really want to follow me to see the list, you can make up any nonsense, right?" ”

"This is not made up by Xu Dong, but it is true." Gu Yunxiao on the side interjected, "Every time there is a trial list on the day of the list, in order to choose a promising Langjun for their daughter, the rich gentry will go out together to choose the first gentleman as a son-in-law. ”

"But Xu Dong is exaggerating, although it is 'catching a son-in-law', but it is not really forcibly tied up, at most it is just a red ribbon on the wrist. Even if there are a few reckless and arrogant people, regardless of the fact that 3721 directly snatches the scholar home, it is a very rare case. Most of the selected scholars were half-pushed, and if they were really reluctant, the rich gentry would not force them. ”

"And in order to avoid getting into trouble, rich gentry usually don't choose the children of the family, third brother, you are still relatively safe." Seeing Xu Dong's pitiful look, Gu Yunxiao was amused in his heart, and couldn't help but help him speak, "But since Xu Dong wants to go like this, you might as well bring him with you, anyway, there are still Guanyan in the hall." ”

Looking at Shang Xudong's eyes full of hope, Gu Yunji shook his head helplessly, after all, he couldn't bear to refuse: "Okay, then you can go with us." ”

Xu Dong smiled happily, and couldn't wait to go out immediately: "Thank you, Third Young Master!" Let's go now! ”

It was still early, but there were already a lot of people gathered outside the Gongyuan, in addition to the scholars and their families who were watching the list, there were also vendors selling snacks, passers-by who were watching the excitement, little beggars who were about to take the opportunity to ask for money from the first scholar after the list was released, and the rich gentry dressed as merchants were carefully observing the scholars.

After Gu Yunji and his party arrived, they had just found a good position to watch the list and stood still, when they saw that Bai Xingjia, who was thin and small, was squeezed in the crowd, so he hurriedly beckoned him over.

Finally breaking free from the crowd, Bai Xingjia gasped and bowed to a few people: "Gu Gongzi, Cheng Gongzi and Gu Dagongzi, I didn't expect to see you again, it's really a coincidence." ”

Seeing that Bai Xingjia's face was pale, and the whole person looked a little more depressed than when he first arrived in the capital, Gu Yunji couldn't help but be a little worried: "What's wrong with you?" I sweated early in the morning, or did I not adapt to the water and soil? ”

Bai Xingjia smiled weakly: "Maybe." Anyway, my body has not been very good in the past few months, and I feel weak inside, maybe I was tired from preparing for the exam some time ago, so it would be good to rest more. ”

Gu Yunxiao felt that his state was somewhat similar to that of himself three years ago, for fear that he would not be able to hold it up, so he reminded: "You'd better go to a doctor to take a look, you can't be sloppy in physical matters." ”

Bai Xingjia nodded gently: "Okay, thank you for your concern." ”

On the steps at the entrance of Gongyuan Street, two middle-aged wealthy businessmen were observing the scholars in the crowd, as if they were struggling with which one to choose later. They pouted in disgust for a while, sighed and shook their heads at the same time, as if they were not very satisfied with anyone.

Suddenly, a wealthy businessman's eyes lit up, and he pointed to Gu Yunji and the others and said to his companions: "Eh, Brother Sun, what do you think of those over there?" ”

"Where? I'll see. The wealthy businessman surnamed Sun squinted his eyes and followed his direction, "The one on the far left is short and thin, and he looks weak at first glance, so he can't do it." The guy next to him looks pretty good, but he looks like he's in his twenties, right? Most of them are already married, but not either. ”

Sun Fushang looked over one by one, and when his eyes moved to the two people on the right, his face showed a satisfied look: "...... The two on the far right are quite good, they are dignified, heroic, and they are both eighteen or nineteen years old, so you can pay attention to them. ”

Another rich businessman's eyes became brighter and brighter the more he listened, and he rubbed his hands excitedly: "I also think the two of them are good, especially the one on the left, the whole popularity is high, and it will definitely be on the list later." I'll choose him today, Brother Sun, don't rob me! ”

Sun Fushang looked very calm, and he was not in a hurry when he heard the words: "Brother Fan, don't be busy with the selection first, you can take a look at it more." There is a lot of knowledge in catching sons-in-law under this list, not only to choose a good-looking unmarried and first scholar, but also to have a relatively ordinary family background, so that people will be tempted by your family wealth. ”

"The one you chose is the only one with a servant among them, and his clothes are not cheap, so he may be the son of a princely family. If you tie him up, I'm afraid that not only will he not want to go with you, but his family will end up looking for trouble for you! ”

Fan Fushang was so frightened that his neck shrank, and he immediately dispelled his thoughts: "Then forget it, I can't afford to provoke such a noble son." ”

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Cheng Yan beside Gu Yunji, and his mind suddenly became lively again: "That one just now didn't work, this one next to him is always okay, right?" I didn't bring a small house, and my clothes were not well dressed by others, so I shouldn't be a child of a family. ”

Sun Fushang glanced at him amusedly, and teased: "You have bad eyes, and your impression of these people depends on listening to me." Later, the crowd will be in chaos, can you recognize which one you choose? ”

"Aren't you looking at this for me? What am I worried about? Fan Fushang didn't care, his eyes were staring at Cheng Yan tightly, his face was uncontrollable excitement, "As long as he is on the list today, whether he wants to or not, I will directly tie him back to marry my daughter, and when the raw rice is cooked and matured, he will have to admit it if he doesn't recognize it!" ”