The talents who participated in this year's provincial examination passed rigorous inspections one by one before going in with their examination baskets.
Shen Jiao came neither too early nor too late.
Fu Youan smiled and sent her outside the examination room on the night of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. After watching her pass the examination and enter the Gongyuan, he sighed softly and frowned slightly.
Wife, can you win this time?
no!
He had to help his wife to worship the Bodhisattva.
So without Shen Jiao's knowledge, Fu Youan took two boys and went to worship the Bodhisattva the next day, and also donated a lot of incense money to the Bodhisattva.
In the past two days, the smell of incense seemed to be smelling throughout Mingcheng. Buddhist temples have ushered in the peak "tourist" season, and novice monks are counting money every day until they can count money.
On the other side, Shen Jiao calmly sat down in the narrow examination booth.
She was quite lucky. The examination room was relatively complete, with no shabby areas, and it was not next to a toilet.
Writing an essay when answering a question is so smooth.
The inspecting examiners were stunned. They stood in front of her examination booth for a minute, and then took a deep look at Shen Jiao, who was not affected at all, before going to the next place.
There are three rural examinations in total, each lasting three days.
After taking the exam, everyone has to shed a layer of skin and lose several pounds.
This can still be sustained.
Among them, there were many young scholars who still refused to give up. Their hair was gray and they could not see clearly. They had to enter the examination room. They fell ill halfway through the examination and were carried out directly.
"Master Wife!"
Fu Youan quickly helped Shen Jiao get into the carriage, "My wife, you... look exhausted."
Fu Youan originally wanted to say that Shen Jiao had lost weight, but upon closer inspection, she didn't seem to have lost weight.
Not only did I not lose weight, I also looked extremely relaxed after the exam.
Compared with the gloomy and anxious candidates outside, Shen Jiao was like an outlier. While others were struggling to survive inside, she seemed to be just going in for a formality.
Shen Jiao stretched out her hand and took Fu Youan into her arms, "I am a little tired, but when I see my husband, I am not tired anymore. Good husband, please take me home to wash up quickly, otherwise your wife will be spoiled."
The weather in August was already hot, and the examination room was airtight. I stayed there for three days and three days, and three days and three days, eating, drinking, and eating. From this, you can imagine how great the smell was.
"I asked the kitchen to boil hot water a long time ago, so my wife can use it when she gets back."
Fu Youan said very considerately.
After returning home, Shen Jiao went straight to the bathtub. When she got out of the bath, she felt that her whole body had lost several pounds.
"Husband, come."
Shen Jiao wore her clothes casually with her hair wet, and waved lightly to Fu Youan.
When Fu Youan came over, she reached out and hugged him into her lap, causing the other person to scream in surprise and look at her helplessly with some shame.
"Doesn't the wife need to rest?"
"I'm just taking a rest."
Shen Jiao said in a lazy tone, "Are you ready to fulfill your bet?"
"Why?"
Shen Jiao played with his slightly knuckled palms and said with a low smile: "I'm very confident about the middle lift."
She raised Fu Youan's palm and kissed his fingertips, "I'm looking forward to it."
Fu Youan:......
He suppressed his blush and called her in a softened tone, "My wife, wait until my wife is in high school."
Shen Jiao laughed out loud immediately.
The two of them laughed and joked together for a while. Within two days, Jiang Mian and Du Wan sent messages to Shen Jiao, saying they wanted to visit her.
When they arrived, they happened to see Fu Youan leaving.
Jiang Mian glanced at Fu Youan, who had not yet grown up, and frowned slightly.
This looks too small, can it make Shen Jiao happy?
However, she just thought about this in her heart and did not ask Shen Jiao.
Du Wan next to her looked a little excited and gave Shen Jiao a thumbs up, "Sister, you are exactly like this."
Shen Jiao is so amazing!
Before taking the exam, they scored several questions, so they just copied and revised what they had written before.
"I will hit the mark this time."
Du Wan said confidently.
Jiang Mian nodded slightly and said, "I feel the same way, and I have to thank you, little senior sister, for reminding me."
"If we pass the exam, we will set off to the capital together. At that time, we can discuss the exam questions again." Shen Jiao smiled lightly, and she was obviously sure that she would pass.
You should know that the three of them are not very old.
Shen Jiao is only sixteen, and Jiang Mian and Du Wan are both only nineteen.
It is really rare for someone to pass the examination at the age of less than 20, let alone a fellow disciple.
If Shen's mother is still here, if this news gets out, people who want to take Shen's mother as their teacher may even be able to level the threshold of the Shen family.
The provincial examination results are stipulated to be released on September 15th.
At nine o'clock on the day when the list was released, some people started waiting in the street. The scholars' palms were sweating anxiously. They waited until about three o'clock and then eagerly searched for their names on the red list that was released.
Those who passed the exam cheered for joy, those who failed looked gloomy, and some who had failed for many years cried and fainted in the street.
The scene was a mess.
Shen Jiao did not go to the scene, but asked a maid from the Shen family to help her look. Not long after, the maid rushed back happily, "Jie Yuan! Master, you are Jie Yuan!!!"
The first place in Mingcheng and rural examinations!
Such a thing has been born in three years, and the flower has fallen into her own house. How can my maid not be happy?
"Jie Yuan?"
Fu Youan's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and then he hugged Shen Jiao happily, "My wife, Jieyuan, you are the number one!"
Where is Mingcheng?
Mingcheng is located in the Jiangnan area where the literary style is most prosperous in the country and where there are the most literati students.
Do you know what Mingcheng’s Jieyuan means?
This means that Shen Jiao will definitely win the examination next year. Not to mention the top three in the first class, at least the second class will be stable.
Compared to them, Shen Jiao herself was extremely calm. She raised her hand and pinched Fu Youan's cheek, "I remember a few days ago, my husband still didn't believe me?"
"No, I believe it. I believe in the wife."
Fu Youan quickly shook his head.
Shen Jiao said "hmm" and winked at him slightly, "Husband, when do you plan to fulfill your bet?"
When Fu Youan mentioned this, he fell silent.
How can a married man be so unreserved?
Slowly.
Speak slowly.
So Fu Youan started to act stupid.
Just when Shen Jiao was about to question him again, the official came outside to announce the good news.
Fu Youan felt as if he had seen a savior, so he quickly put a few money bags filled with silver coins and went out to meet him.
Listening to the various congratulatory words from the official, he happily stuffed the money bag into the official. After seeing them off, Fu Youan turned back to look at Shen Jiao, his eyes seemed to be shining.
"So happy?"
"I'm happy for my wife."
Fu Youxin said, fortunately his wife was capable and did not delay the provincial examination because of him, otherwise, his sin would be really big!
Shen Jiao lightly tapped the tip of his nose and led him out, "Let's go and tell my mother-in-law the good news."
Fu Youan followed her obediently, and the two returned to Fu's house together.
Fu's mother's attitude towards Shen Jiao this time was really warm.