The two of them drove to Suzhai in Deshengqiao in the same car. They still heard the sound of firecrackers along the way, and the loud sound of gongs and drums could be heard from time to time in the streets and alleys. There were even crowds of people gathering and talking. It looked like it was really a happy event.
Su Jin asked in surprise: "What day is it today? Why is the street so lively?"
Ouyang Xiu frowned and thought for a while and said: "Today is not a holiday, I am also very confused." Suddenly Ouyang Xiu slapped his thigh and said: "Oh, I forgot! Today is the day when the results of the Beijing East and West Road Liberation Examination will be released. It must be the high school for the students.
Explanation: These people are here to announce the good news and celebrate, yes! That must be the case."
Su Jin said in astonishment: "The list will be released? Didn't it mean that the list will be released on the 16th? Today... oh, today is the 16th day. I have forgotten about this. I didn't send anyone to Gongyuan to check the list in the morning, and I don't know if I won or not.
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Ouyang Xiu laughed and said: "Your brother must be in high school. Yesterday he sat at the table with Mr. Pan Guangqi, the transfer envoy of Jingdong Road. He is the examiner of this year's Jingdong East Road, and he is also in charge of the grading and judging. He said at the banquet that the standard of this year's exams is average.
In addition to previous years, there are three particularly outstanding candidates, whose poems, poems, poems, and poems are all amazing. However, they have not yet been ranked. He does not know the names of those candidates. He has already sent the test papers of the three to the Ministry of Etiquette for discussion.
Judging from the rankings, maybe your brother Su is among them."[
Su Jin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Master Ouyang, please don't cancel. Whether you can win or not is a question, let alone talk about being among the top three. I still don't want to. It is serious to marry Miss Yan home quickly. Young talents are like crucian carp crossing the river."
, don’t let others snatch it away accidentally.”
Ouyang Xiu pointed at Su Jin and laughed loudly: "Steal your wife? Does this man not want his life? Besides, which young talent has my brother's ability? Even ten champions can't compare with me."
Su Jin knew it was a compliment, but he couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed. The two of them looked at each other.
The carriage passed Shengsheng Bridge and headed towards the alley where Su's residence was located. Suddenly the carriage stopped, almost knocking Su Jin and Ouyang Xiu in the carriage against the wall of the carriage. Su Jin helped Ouyang Xiu who had fallen from his seat, while
He scolded loudly: "Xiao Zhuzhu, what kind of carriage are you driving? Are you going to kill anyone?"
Xiao Zhuzhu jumped off the carriage and opened the curtain, saying with a smile: "I'm sorry, Master Ouyang, the front is blocked and the entrance to the alley cannot be entered. It seems something happened."
Su Jin was surprised and asked hurriedly: "In which direction? Is it towards our house?"
Xiao Sui'er stood on the carriage shaft, looked ahead, and replied: "Sir, it seems to be our house. The entrance to the alley is full of people, and one block is blocking the river. You can't even get in even half a step ahead."
Su Jin was startled and thought to himself: Is this old dog like Xia Song here to cause trouble again? The family must not let anything slip. If a lot of people are killed or injured, it will be unbearable.
He hurriedly said to Ouyang Xiu: "My lord, please stay in the car for now and go down and see what happened."
Ouyang Xiu said: "I'll go see it with you." After that, he got off the car.
Su Jin couldn't resist him and followed him out of the carriage. When he looked up, it was as Xiao Zhuzi said. There was a dense crowd from the door of his house, all the way to the Bianshui River. People behind him were still gathering and pushing forward.
Don't know what happened.
Su Jin reached out and grabbed a commoner who was trotting forward and said, "Brother, what happened?"
The common man rolled his eyes at him and said, "It's nothing. It's really unreasonable for a young man like you to come to compete with us for reward money."
Su Jin was looked down upon for no reason. He was completely confused and asked hurriedly: "What kind of reward?"
"Tch! That little official named Su in the house, Xie Yuan, who is a new major in Jingxi Road's high school this year, do you dare to say that you are not here to receive the reward? Mo pulled me, and before Xie Yuangong showed up, I quickly squeezed in
Good location to go to.”
Su Jin's mind buzzed, and all of a sudden he went blank. He grabbed the man's sleeve tightly and said, "What, say it again?"
"Alas, you are a real person. Don't hold me back. You won't be able to receive the reward for a while. You must accompany me."
Su Jin let go of the man's sleeve, and the man rolled his eyes and ran forward, straight into the crowd.
Xiao Sui'er and Xiao Zhuzhu grinned happily at the side, while Su Jin stood there blankly, with mixed emotions in his heart, both happy and sad.[
"How? What I said is right. Congratulations to Brother Su. Congratulations to Brother Su. He has lived up to expectations and won the first prize in one fell swoop. Listen, the firecrackers are ringing and the gongs and drums are beating. It must be the person who brings the good news, urging you, the right person.
The master has come out to meet you, let’s go.”
Ouyang Xiu laughed loudly, holding Su Jin's hand and moving forward. The crowd was so dense that it was impossible to get in. He could hear the roar of firecrackers and the roar of gongs and drums inside, and several dedicated men outside the courtyard who were waiting to report the news and please the money sang in unison.
Nuo: "Congratulations to the high-ranking official of Su Zhai, Su Jin, who is named Xie Yuan at the top of Jingxi Road in the high school. We are here to send you a message of congratulations and respectfully invite Mr. Xie Yuan to come out and meet you."
At the door, Han Dynasty's Mahan was blocking the door to prevent anyone from entering. Huan Niang stood in the middle and explained with a smile: "My young master has not come back yet. Please wait a moment. The reward is being prepared. All of you fellow countrymen are indispensable."
Someone shouted: "Su Jieyuan is so lucky. Mrs. Jieyuan is also a prosperous husband. In the future, Mr. Jieyuan will surely rise to the top."
Huan Niang was mistaken for Mrs. Jieyuan, and her face turned red. She just said: "Thank you all my neighbors and fellow villagers. Please be patient. I will send someone to look for my young master right away."
Seeing that there were so many people gathered and waiting for a long time, Su Jin didn't come back for a long time, and the Dynasty was a little anxious; what the Dynasty was most worried about was that when there were a lot of people, someone would secretly follow and cause trouble. After the incident at Yuzhang Tower, the Dynasty kept adding more and more people.
Be very careful.
"Miss Huan Niang, why don't I go find the young master? Brother Zhao Hu, Zhang Long and other brothers are here to take care of you. Don't let anyone enter the house. If it doesn't work, just give the reward first."
Huan Niang said: "But it's up to Brother Wang to decide. You go to find the young master. He went to Ouyang Zhongcheng's mansion. Don't take the wrong path."
Chao Chao said: "I can spare it."
He turned around and said a few words, then stepped on the firecracker paper on the ground and squeezed out; just after squeezing out a few steps, he heard Xiao Sui'er's voice shouting from the outside of the crowd: "Brother Dynasty, we are such a young man, we can't squeeze in outside."
Come in, get us in quickly."
Chao Chao was overjoyed and quickly turned around to call Ma Han and Zhao Hu over. The three of them crushed them all the way, earning many looks and curses, and finally fought their way out to join Su Jin and others.
"Everyone, please give way. Mr. Xie Yuang is back, please make way." Someone recognized Su Jin and shouted. The crowd suddenly became commotion and turned their heads to look around.
Dynasty's Ma Han and Zhao Hu formed an iron triangle to protect Su Jin and others. Xiaozhu stood up bravely and took the lead with a whip in hand. Several people squeezed in and soon became the focus of everyone's attention.
"That's Mr. Xie Yuangong, that's Mr. Xie Yuangong. Yes, I know him. I pass him in this alley every day." Someone shouted loudly.
Su Jin cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Fellow fellows, Su Jin is polite. Thank you for your love. How about you please make way for me? Don't step on me, don't hurt me. Thank you very much."
The crowd responded one after another: "Mr. Xie Yuangong, congratulations, congratulations."
Su Jin smiled and said in return: "We are happy together, thank you."
The crowd finally made a way spontaneously, and Su Jin and Ouyang Xiu finally reached the door safely. Huan Niang breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest and said, "Master, you are back."
Su Jin patted her hand to express comfort, turned around and said to everyone in and out of the alley: "Fellow fellows, everyone who meets you will have a share, and everyone will be rewarded, but my humble house is too small to invite you in to drink tea. So, I
I ordered people to take you to Linshuiju and open dozens of tables. Please take a seat for now. Don’t leave at noon if you like me, Su Jin. I’ll cover everything upstairs and downstairs in Linshuiju. You can eat and drink as much as you want. Chicken, duck, and fish.
After you have eaten and drank enough, how about a red envelope for each person before going out?"
Everyone applauded one after another. They were rewarded with money and had a big meal. Mr. Xie Yuang was very generous. Besides, soon the official official would send an official notification from the Ministry of Gifts. By the time the official official arrived, he and others would no longer be popular.
So they all agreed.
Su Jin asked Zhao Hu to take everyone to Linshui Residence, wrap up the table top and bottom, and hold a feast to reward the neighbors.
After seeing everyone off, Su Jin breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at the people at home. Everyone looked at each other and laughed, and everyone was in high spirits.[
Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "It seems that there is no way to send the betrothal gift today, and I will have to wait a few days to become a matchmaker."
Su Jin said: "Why don't you go? It's still early in the afternoon, and the betrothal gifts are ready. Let's go right now."
Ouyang Xiu laughed and said, "Can you still leave me? In a moment, officials from the Ministry of Etiquette will come to deliver official documents from the high school, and in a while, officials who are familiar with me will come to congratulate me. How can you leave?"
Su Jin said in astonishment: "This is really not the right time to solve Yuanzhong. I have made an appointment with the Yan family."
Ouyang Xiu rolled his eyes and said: "Others are trying to get into high school, but today you are the top one in the high school entrance exam and you are still complaining. If those who failed the exam hear it, you will be drowned in spittle. Let's do this, you are entertaining guests at home.
, I’m going to help you with the matchmaking with the betrothal gift. If you don’t show up, the Yan family won’t care too much, but just ask someone from the family to follow me.”
Su Jin cupped his hands and said, "Well, thank you for your hard work, sir. I will ask Huan Niang to follow you. Huan Niang is a member of my Su family. She can make the decision if anything happens."
Ouyang Xiu laughed and said: "Today is your brother's day of double happiness. As the saying goes, 'the wedding night is the night of flowers and candles, and the time when the gold medal is named.' Your brother has the two great joys in life today."