The sound of horse hoofbeats sounded again. Yang Ergou glanced at it casually and estimated in his heart that with just one breath, the sound of horse hoofbeats would become closer and then farther away again.
However, this time the sound of horse hooves did not go as he expected. Instead, it got closer and closer, and its speed also slowed down. The sound seemed to be hinting to Yang Ergou.
Hearing only a "whoosh", he stood up suddenly and looked nervously at the official who announced the good news, slowly walking towards the front door of Li's house.
The officer got off his horse and went straight to the courtyard of the Li family. When he arrived in front of the front hall, he heard him shout loudly, "Congratulations to Mr. Lingshan Lingyun High School for ranking first in the ninth year of Qianxi examination and winning the title of Huiyuan..."
"Coax~"
The whole place was shocked, and everyone in the Li family yard was stunned, with faces full of disbelief.
The same is true for Ling Yun and Li Chengyou.
The first person to react was Li Chengyou. He took a deep breath, his expression was extremely shocked, and his heart was extremely excited. After digesting the contents of the official report, he immediately said in a trembling voice to Uncle Lai, "Okay, okay, Uncle Lai, please reward me with money quickly, a big reward." ."
Although Li Chengyou had gone through many ups and downs, he was quite shocked when Ling Yun got the Hui Yuan. He thought he was lucky to be in the top ten, but he didn't expect the ending to be unexpected.
I kept repeating the sentence in my heart, "My disciple is Huiyuan."
After confirming over and over again, I was convinced, and then slowly relaxed.
After being reminded by Li Chengyou, Uncle Lai came to his senses and hurriedly distributed the reward money. Each of the two messengers received twenty taels of silver, which was not a bad sum.
Speaking of Ling Yun, he has been in a hazy state since the person who announced the good news came in. It is unimaginable that he actually gained Huiyuan?
The rural examination will explain the Yuan, and the National Examination will Hui Yuan. In other words, if he comes first in the palace examination, then he will be the third Yuan and the third. What is this concept? This dynasty has never had it.
The official who announced the good news looked at the heavy amount of money in his hand, smiled with joy, and kept saying complimentary words.
The two officials didn't look at each other until they left the door, and they both saw joy in each other's eyes.
Regarding the good news, the most important thing is of course the top three. After all, the top three have the best rankings and receive the most generous silver rewards.
Of course, there are exceptions. Sometimes the person who brings good news is a child from a wealthy family who does not care about money at all and only knows how to give a reward. Of course, encountering this kind of thing is also a rare blessing. It is something that can be encountered but cannot be asked for.
Therefore, for them, compared to others, they are still happy to announce the good news to the top three. If they can't get their turn, they will definitely be as high as possible.
Li Chengyou was probably happier than Ling Yun in his heart. He was in a daze and couldn't even close his mouth. He patted Ling Yun's shoulder heavily, laughed heartily, and praised without hesitation, "Good boy, not bad, not bad. I didn't give him any money in this exam." It’s embarrassing to be a teacher, hahaha…”
Mrs. Li and Li Shuyu also kept praising Ling Yun, which showed that the entire Li family was happy for Ling Yun.
Ling Yun was very pleased to see everyone so happy, but he did not speak, because at this moment, there were no words to describe the joy in his heart. He just stood there and giggled.
The joy of being alone is not as good as the joy of everyone. Li Chengyou suddenly thought of something, looked at Uncle Lai and said, "Uncle Lai, I am so happy today. Everyone in the house has five taels of silver each."
"Yes, sir."
Uncle Lai did not refuse. Today is such a great joy and it is indeed worthy of celebration. As for the way to celebrate, it is either to hold a big banquet and invite friends over to have wine.
For the people in the house, it was simple and rude, just to give silver rewards, the more the better, five taels per person, enough for them to earn a month, so they laughed very happily, the sound was so loud that it was deafening, especially in
Pedestrians a hundred meters away could hear it clearly.
Yang Ergou quickly came to Ling Yun, danced and laughed loudly, "Master, we won, we won, first place, we are Huiyuan..."
Ling Yun nodded heavily, smiled and said, "Well, I got it!"
Yang Ergou continued, "Young master, eldest lady, big dog brother will definitely be very happy when he knows this news, and he will definitely be happy for the young master."
"Um!"
He simply lived up to expectations and finally made it to the list. To his surprise, he won the Hui Yuan, just missing the chance to pass the imperial examination.
This news, until now, still feels unreal to Ling Yun. If he hadn't penetrated himself hard just now and the pain hit him, he would have thought it was his fantasy.
Huiyuan, if he performs exceptionally well in the palace examination, he will definitely surpass the ancients and become the first Sanyuan candidate in the current dynasty. And his name, Lingyun, will surely resound throughout the entire dynasty and become a household legend.
Thinking of this, I secretly vowed to fight hard to win the legendary title of No. 1 Scholar.
No matter who it was for, he decided on the title of No. 1 Scholar.
Ling Yun suddenly ran towards the door. When Yang Ergou saw this, he hurriedly shouted, "Master, where are you going?"
Ling Yun didn't answer and just ran outside.
Yang Ergou's barking attracted Mrs. Li's attention. She also noticed that Ling Yun was running towards the gate, and couldn't help but wonder, "Master, where is Yun'er going?"
Li Chengyou looked at Ling Yun's retreating back, pondered for a moment, and said thoughtfully, "Perhaps he is sharing the joy with someone. We won't get involved in the affairs of young people. Let's just let the good boy go.
It's embarrassing for me, let him go wherever he wants to go now!"
"Right…"
Mrs. Li felt that what he said was reasonable. Looking at Ling Yun's anxious look, she might have really gone to share the joy with someone, so she didn't ask further questions.
But after a second thought, he suddenly recalled something and asked again, "Master, I remember that you mentioned before that Yun'er was Jieyuan of Annan Province. Is this true?"
When Li Chengyou heard this, he didn't think deeply. He looked proud and blurted out, "Yeah! It's absolutely true, madam. I'm not bragging for my husband. We, Yun'er, are extremely talented. Huiyuan is not a problem, just Jieyuan."
What a big deal!"
Mrs. Li looked at him with a faint smile, and said with a full smile, "Master, haven't you figured out anything?"
Li Chengyou was stunned for a moment, not understanding what she wanted to say, and then asked, "What? What exactly did the lady want to say?"
Looking at Li Chengyou who was a little anxious, Mrs. Li said mysteriously, "Jie Yuan, Hui Yuan... Master, what do you think will happen if Yun'er is not careful and wins the first place in the imperial examination?"
"Well, that's the number one scholar. Madam, I'm not talking about you for my husband's sake. You don't have to be talented to get the number one scholar. You still need to satisfy His Majesty!"
Mrs. Li shook her head and pretended to be mysterious, "No, think about it again."
Li Chengyou frowned and said in confusion, "What's wrong with this? Isn't it the title of number one scholar to come out on top in the imperial examination? Could it be that Madam has other intentions?"