The next morning, Jiang Wenyuan was concentrating on reading memories in his room. I heard the shopkeeper personally knock on the door, saying that there was a distinguished visitor.

Jiang Wenyuan wondered which fellow villager he was? Immediately tidied up his clothes and opened the door. But I saw that the person who came was tall and tall, but I didn't know each other.

Jiang Wenyuan's eyes flashed, and he had some guesses in his heart, so he stepped forward and made a move. After some greetings, I learned that the person who came was actually the prince of Zhenguo.

Jiang Wenyuan hurriedly invited him into the room to sit down and let Ah Ping serve tea.

The Zhenguo Mansion started with military merits, and Yuan Yun, as the son of the Zhenguo Gong, is also the Huaihua general of Zhengsanpin.

The people in the army have always been straightforward, and Yuan Yun said straight to the point: "Don't hide it from Brother Jiang, the child you saved yesterday is the dog." He took advantage of the maid on duty to sleep, and avoided the guards who slipped out of the dog hole in the backyard. ”

"The son of the world is serious." Jiang Wenyuan said with a smile: "It is the nature of such an older child to be curious and play with skin.

I also have such a big skin monkey at home, and he followed his brothers down to the river to fish, hunt birds up the mountain, jump up and down, and was beaten by his family. ”

is all a father, Yuan Yun was interested: "Listening to you say this, Brother Jiang's family seems to have a lot of children?" ”

Jiang Wenyuan said with a smile: "There is only one parent, but there is a group of nephews, and it is more than enough to form a juju team." Yuan Yun was surprised: "That's really a thriving person!" ”

With these words, the two of them chatted all morning. Jiang Wenyuan felt that Yuan Yun was refreshing, not only was he knowledgeable, but he was not as lofty as the sons of Xungui, and he was invincible.

Yuan Yun felt that Jiang Wenyuan was obviously a literati, but he did not have the sour and rotten nature of a literati, and his temperament was also honest and hearty, and he had even more respect for the border guards.

After a conversation, the two people with very different statuses unexpectedly fell in love, and it was also a miracle that they hated each other.

Sending Yuan Yun away, looking at the three large boxes left in the house, Jiang Wenyuan opened them with a complicated heart.

The first box was satin, pressed tightly. Although he didn't know much about cloth and the like, he knew that it was not ordinary when he looked at the patterned brocade on it.

The second box is the pen and ink of the books. He flipped through them, and there were many unique ones.

There is also a side inkstone, a complete set of lake pens, and two pieces of pine smoke ink, all of which are extremely valuable. Jiang Wenyuan had only heard of it before, but this was the first time he had seen it, and he was really shocked.

The last bite of the chest is the most substantial gold and silver.

There are three levels of chests. The upper two layers are silver. The silver ingots of ten taels and one ingots are five rows in five rows. The first floor is two hundred and fifty taels, and the two floors are five hundred taels.

The bottom layer is gold. It is also eleven taels, a total of twenty-five gold ingots.

According to the exchange ratio of one tael of gold and ten taels of silver, not counting anything else, this box of gold and silver alone is enough to be a thousand taels, which really taught Jiang Wenyuan to gasp. This town is really a big deal.

These things are really hot to hold, but you can't go back.

After thinking about it, he had no choice but to take the thickest one from the bag of ginseng stuffed to him by his baby daughter, and personally chose a very beautiful brocade box to put it, and asked Ah Ping to send it to the Zhenguo Mansion, which was regarded as a return gift.

Let's say that Qu Shi, the wife of the prince of Zhenguo, who is in charge, heard that someone came to report that a man named Jiang Wenyuan sent a brocade box outside the door, saying that it was for the old lady to replenish her body.

This Jiang Wenyuan Qu clan knows, that is the benefactor who saved his son.

Yesterday, my husband also specially prepared a heavy gift to thank him, and when he came back, he talked about this person, and he was quite appreciative in his words. You must know that this Manchu Dynasty civil and military, who can enter the eyes of her husband, can count a slap.

Therefore, when he heard that such a person had sent someone to bring something over, Qu was also quite curious, and hurriedly asked people to come in.

The maid presented the box, and when Fang opened the lid of the box, Qu was shocked.

But I saw a ginseng with a child's arm thick lying in the box, with all beards and tails, and a human shape could be faintly glimpsed. Visually at least nine taels upward, at least hundreds of years old.

Qu was born in a famous family, and he has seen many good things since he was a child, but this is the first time he has seen such ginseng.

But mortal ginseng is eight taels upward, it is a treasure of heaven and earth, and it is hard to find. I never thought that today I would let her see one.

Qu stabilized his mind, closed the lid, and said to Ah Ping: "This thing is too valuable, and we can't accept it in our house." Your master has been kind to our house, how can you accept such a valuable thing again? ”

Ah Ping bowed and said, "When I came, my master said." Thanks to the love of the prince, he is just a gesture, and he really deserves it.

However, he is a poor family, and he has no long things, only this thing may be given back, and please be sure to accept it, otherwise he will be uneasy. ”

Qu Shi looked at the box in his hand, such a natural treasure, it can save lives at a critical moment. Not to mention the Zhenguo Mansion, even in the palace.

After thinking about it again, she still decided to stay, and it was a big deal to help one or two more in the future.

After rewarding Ah Ping heavily, he was sent out.

After that, I invited the government doctor to come over, and the government doctor said that it was at least 500 years old, and both the appearance and medicinal properties were the best in ginseng.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a king. Qu was even more happy when he heard this.

After going down in the afternoon, Qu told her husband about sending Jiang Wenyuan to the king for 500 years. Yuan Yun looked at the things, and then went to his father's study with the box.

Zhenguo Gongmeng was also quite surprised, thought about it and said, "Take it!" This is a smart man, not greedy and knows how to measure, and he can come and go more in the future.

Besides, he may not have meant to send something today. Left and right in my town, the government of the country to bring a person who is pleasing to the eye, such an ability is still there. ”

The fifth day of the fourth month of April.

The square of Zhang Bang was crowded with dense crowds.

At the beginning of the morning, a gong sounded, and the apricot list was officially opened. The crowd squeezed forward like crazy.

Ah Ping was caught in the crowd and looked down from the first place, but he saw his master's name after a while: fourth place Jiang Wenyuan of Qingzhou County, the capital of Lingzhou.

Ah Ping suddenly shouted excitedly, and his voice was a little broken: "Ah-my master has been hit!" Hit! 4th place, 4th place! As soon as the words fell, countless envious glances were cast at him around him.

With such a ranking, after the palace examination, it is at least the second class to pass Lu. If you play well, it is not impossible for Sanding Jia.

At the same time, the crowd also erupted in joy from time to time, thinking that they were all on the list.

There are also some families who are trying to catch Xu on the list, as long as they are unmarried, they will carry them and leave, regardless of whether they want to or not.

However, the joys and sorrows of people are not connected.

There are also those who broke down and cried: "Why is there no my name, why not, I have worked hard." Must be mistaken, mistaken......"

"Woo - I've been reading books for 22 years, and I've taken four exams, but I don't have ...... without me."

Every year, tens of thousands of people are raised, and only the first 300 soldiers are taken, and thousands of troops cross the single-plank bridge. Always laugh less and cry more. The crowd sympathized for a while, and that was it.

Ah Ping struggled to squeeze out of the crowd, ran back to the inn, pushed open the door and shouted excitedly: "Master, hit, hit, fourth." ”

Even though Jiang Wenyuan was sure in his heart, he was still extremely happy the moment he heard that he had won the list.

"Let's go, let's go downstairs, the newspaper should be here in a moment!"

"Okay!"

"Is the money ready?"

"It's ready, it's ready!"

The master and servant went downstairs and saw that the lobby was already full of people, all of whom were going downstairs to wait for news. Compared to the relaxed smile on his face, many people looked quite nervous.

Seeing him go downstairs, a man who had been with him several times beckoned to him: "Brother Shuyi, this way!" You're kind-hearted, and you're only coming down now. We've been waiting here all morning. ”

Jiang Wenyuan arched his hand with him: "Brother Wenchang! ”

The two sat down to talk, waiting for the newspaper to come.

After a while, the street became noisy. It was a team of newspapermen who carried the gong and began to report the good news from house to house.

Generally, it is sung first at the end of the list, and the first name is sung at the end.

The people in the lobby watched a group of newspapers dressed in red and green enter the inns, the sound of festive firecrackers sounded one by one, and the smoke rose up, and their hearts were anxious and envious.

It seems to sense the eagerness of the people in this inn, and a team of good news is coming straight here.

As soon as he stepped into the gate, he began to sing: "Li Wenchang, Li Daye, the capital of Heyue Prefecture, is the seventy-fourth tribute on the apricot list." "I sang it twice in a row.

When Li Wenchang heard his name at first glance, he almost fainted with joy.

He didn't do well in the exam this time, but he still had a bit of luck in his heart, and now when he really heard his name, he really cried with joy.

"Congratulations to Brother Wenchang High School!" Jiang Wenyuan immediately got up and said hello.

Ten years of cold window, the scientific examination is really not easy, the same is a lift, Jiang Wenyuan understands his mood very well.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" Suddenly, the inn was full of congratulations.

"Rejoice, rejoice!" Li Wenchang trembled and asked the little guy to reward the newspaper, so happy that he knew where to put his hands and feet.

As soon as the newspapers went out, the shopkeeper asked Xiao Er to pick out the firecrackers that had been prepared earlier and put them up crackling.

With the sound of gongs, the sound of firecrackers. The rankings are getting higher and higher, and there are only a few left.

Just when the shopkeeper thought that there was such a lone seedling in his inn, a team of newspapers entered the door of the inn again: "He-Jiang Wenyuan, Qingzhou County, Lingzhou Prefecture, Jiang Da Lao Ye High School, the fourth place in the apricot list."

He - Jiang Wenyuan, Qingzhou County, Lingzhou Prefecture, Jiang Da Lao Ye High School, the fourth place in the apricot list. ”

"Ah, the fourth place, that's amazing."

"Congratulations to Brother Wen Yuan, you and I are serious fellow students!"

"Rejoice and rejoice!"

A room full of congratulations. Jiang Wenyuan asked Ah Ping to reward the newspaper with a full five taels of silver, which was a great joy and a reward.

The newspaper secretly weighed the weight in his hand, and his heart was happy and surprised. I really can't see that this simplely dressed Gongshi old man lives in an average inn, and his family background is so thick.

The shopkeeper once again made people slap firecrackers, and announced that from now on, the two lords' food and accommodation in the inn will be free.

Of course, the shopkeeper will not do a loss-making business, and the move of his own inn has won the tribute, which is a great benefit to the reputation of the inn, and the reputation is good, so it is naturally a guest like a cloud, and the wealth is rolling.

The Zhenguo Mansion, which had been paying attention to Jiang Wenyuan, also sent someone to send a congratulatory gift as soon as possible.

Three days before the temple examination, he sent someone to explain to him in detail the etiquette and etiquette that need to be paid attention to in the palace examination. Jiang Wenyuan was grateful.

I never thought that the child I saved that day would bring him such a blessing. Ah Ping said that he is a good person and has good rewards.

It can be said that when it comes to the Gongshi, as long as there is no accident in the next palace test, it will be inevitable.

April 15 temple examination. The Emperor personally proctored the exam.