Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-One Zhang's Head and Pi Shuizhu
Zhang Yuan's home was right behind the Fuxue Palace, so naturally they were flooded with blows and blows. The little girl Tu Ting heard the sound of the blows and ran out to take a look. Then she turned around and ran towards the inner courtyard. As she ran, she screamed: "Madam, Madam, Madam!"
The young master has won, the young master has won the first prize.”
Zhang's mother, Lu, smiled and said: "This is the county examination. There are also government examinations and Taoist examinations. It's still early." She and the eldest girl Yi Ting went out to the front hall to watch. The group of drummers were full of excitement and excitement.
The sky-high price attracted several Dongzhang families to inquire. Zhang Yuan dealt with them one by one and sent the trumpeters away with a reward of one penny.
Zhang's mother, Lu, had already ordered the kitchen to prepare meals and asked Zhang Yuan: "My son is hungry, please drink a cup of hot tea first." After Zhang Yuan took a few sips of hot tea, he asked: "How did my son do in the exam?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Fortunately, Mr. Hou County has also read the test paper, and he will definitely win."
Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, was very happy.
Mu Zhenzhen came in from the outside, heard Zhang Yuan's words, and said happily: "Congratulations to the master for your high school."
Zhang Yuan looked at the fallen girl who was wearing rags and old clothes again. The cold winter was over and the weather was getting warmer. Mu Zhenzhen could no longer wear the two sets of winter clothes Zhang Yuan paid to sew for her last year. The one she is wearing now
It was an old dress that her mother wore before her death. Zhang Yuan said: "Zhenzhen, let Yi Ting take you to the cross street clothing store to sew two sets of spring and autumn dresses. In a few days, you will follow me to Songjiang. You need to dress better. There are many
People are all snobbish and only look at clothes and not people."
Mu Zhenzhen lowered his head with some inferiority, looking down at his long-sleeved short coat and long skirt. The cuffs were frayed into raw edges, and the skirt was patched near the knees. The skirt was also short, and half of her white pussy was exposed.
Tui, the fifteen-year-old Mu Zhenzhen is now taller than her late mother. Zhang’s mother, Lu, smiled and said: “Although Zhenzhen’s clothes are a little shabby, she is plump and clean every time she comes. This is better than many people.”
Ting, you can take Zhenzhen to a tailor shop to sew clothes, and you can sew a set yourself and choose the style you like."
The little girl Tu Ting was looking around with her eyes wide open. Zhang Yuan noticed her and said with a smile: "Take Tu Ting with you too. Her eyes are rolling." Zhang's mother, Lu, laughed and looked at her son.
He opened his eyes and said: "Zhang Yuan, you also go to sew two sets of new clothes. Your clothes last year were a bit short. This time you are going to your sister and brother-in-law's house. You want to dress more elegantly. 1 Xiao Wu also went to sew a set. Xiao Wu
Wu will also follow."
Cuigu came over and said, "Master, the food is ready."
Zhang Yuan was still eating when the steward Shang came and bowed and said: "Master Zhang has just left the examination room. My second master asked me to come and ask Master Zhang if his eight-part essay went well?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Thank you, Brother Shang, for your concern. This county examination went well."
The manager of the Shang family said happily: "That's good, that's good. The second master and the eldest lady are both thinking about me. I will go back to announce the good news."
Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "It's still early to announce the good news. After the results are announced, I will come to Kuaiji to meet Brother Shang."
Manager Shang said: "There is one more thing I want to report to Mr. Zhang. My eldest master has sent people from Beijing to pick up the eldest wife and the two young ladies Jinglan and Jinghui. They are going to Beijing. The second master wants to send them to Hangzhou."
After taking a boat to Beijing via the canal, we set off after waiting for Zhang Gongzi County's test results to be announced.
Zhang Yuan said: "Okay, I understand. I will come to see you off when the time comes."
After Shang's manager left, Zhang Yuan, Mu Zhenzhen, Yi Ting, Tu Ting, and Wu Ling went to cross street clothing shop to sew new clothes. There were seven sets of clothes for five people, and a total of four taels and five coins were spent on Zhang Yuan's two sets of spring clothes.
The shirts are the most expensive, one set is azure color, the other is willow green color, both are fine Huluo silk shirts.
In the evening, Zhang Yuan went to see Zhang Bishuang, his uncle of the Xizhang clan, and recited two articles about the craftsmanship in the county examination to Zhang Rushuang. Zhang Rushuang said happily: "Such fine craftsmanship in the county examination is rare. I don't know what the county magistrate will do."
He won't pick you as the leader of the case, maybe he considers putting you as the second one to avoid suspicion, and that's okay."
Zhang Yuan also said that after the results are released, he will go to Qingpu County, Songjiang Prefecture to celebrate the birthday of his brother-in-law Lu Tao. Zhang Rushuang frowned and said: "The prefectural examination is in early April, can you come back in time?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Brother-in-law Lu's birthday is on the seventh day of March, and my grandson will return from Qingpu on the ninth day of March. He will definitely be back by the end of March."
Zhang Rushuang nodded and said: "Well, be careful on the road. You also need to ask the county magistrate to issue a road guide. Although the road guide inspections are not strict now, having a road guide will reduce unnecessary troubles. When you have it next year,
Once you get the honor of being a student member, the world will let you do whatever you want."
Under the Hongwu ancestral system, people in Lijia had to apply for road guidance from the government before they could travel more than a hundred miles away from home, but those with honorary titles such as Shengren or above were not subject to this restriction.
On the day of the county examination, the county magistrate told Zhang Yuan that the results would be announced in three days, but he could not finish reading more than 5,000 eight-part essays from more than 2,500 candidates in three days.
Look, later I only read the article "Isn't the State Owned?" If it was unclear in the arts and sciences, I didn't bother to read the second article and just dismissed it. Then I only read the opening and closing of the first article. Of course, County Magistrate Hou reviewed the papers.
Still very serious, he asked Sun Jiaoyu and Zhu Xundao to read the examination papers that he had dismissed again, so as not to miss out on talents due to his negligence. In this way, the case was not issued until the morning of February 15th.
, a total of 408 people were selected, which is almost one out of five. There is no limit on the number of places for the county examination. As long as you are proficient in arts and sciences, you can be admitted. It doesn’t matter if you admit a few more. Anyway, it doesn’t cost the county government a penny, that is, registration.
Just look at the roster. On the morning of January 15th, Zhang Yuan's family came to a distant visitor named Lu Dayou. He was a member of the Lu family who was sent by Zhang Yuan's sister Zhang Ruoxi to take Zhang Yuan to Songjiang. He was in his forties.
He was quite capable. He had followed Lu Tao and Zhang Ruoxi's husband to Shanyin many times. When he saw Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, she kowtowed to greet her and presented her young mistress Zhang Ruoxi's family letter. Mrs. Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, was very happy and said: "Zhang Yuan is here."
Waiting for the results of the county examination to be released, he will be ready to leave once the results are released."
They were talking about the release of the county test results when they heard Zhang Dingyi running in from outside the bamboo fence door shouting: "The results are released, the results are released, Brother Jie has won, Brother Jie has won, and his name is right on target."
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Zhang Yuan said to his mother: "Son, let's go and have a look." He strode out. Although passing the county examination was expected, he still felt excited when he heard the news of the results.
Zhang Yuan asked: "Dingyi, what is my ranking?"
Zhang Dingyi said: "I don't know about this. Anyway, I won. I saw Brother Jie's name written in the middle, so I hurried over to report the good news. There is a reward, right?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and asked Wu Ling to give Zhang Ding a few tens of pennies. He strode towards the county government office. When he arrived at the square in front of the county government office, he saw hundreds of people gathered in front of Jingshan Pavilion.
There were so many people shouting "So-and-so has won, so-and-so has won" that Zhang Yuan couldn't squeeze through, so he asked loudly: "Has Zhang Yuan won?"
With a "swipe", the heads of those who were vying to see the county trial case list turned around. Those who recognized Zhang Yuan shouted: "Case Chief Zhang, Case Chief Zhang is here!"
"Quickly get out of the way and let Mr. Zhang take a look at the case list."
Zhang Yuan heard these people call him the head of the case, and knew that the county magistrate still chose him as the head of the case without avoiding suspicion. Naturally, he was very happy. Although the county examination only seeks to pass, who doesn't want to be first?
Zhang Yuan separated from the crowd and walked to Jingshan Pavilion as if he were a drop of water. He saw a large piece of paper attached to a large wooden sign. On it were densely packed names of people. The list was in the shape of a circle, arranged in a clockwise direction.
Go around in a circle, and the name in the middle of the circle is written very big, which is the word "Zhang Yuan". This is the case of the Yin County Examination in Guichou Year. Several groups of trumpeters heard the news, and one of them grabbed Zhang Yuan and surrounded Zhang
Yuan Chui Chui Da Da went to Zhang Yuan's home to announce the good news. Zhang Yuan couldn't walk away and thought helplessly: "Why do you have to report the good news twice for passing the county examination? Next time I will not come out with the top score and stay in the examination room longer."
a while.
A group of trumpeters surrounded Zhang Yuan and came to Dongzhang. This time it was a real announcement of good news. They played extra hard to get more reward money. The onlookers crushed the bamboo fence gate of Zhang Yuan's house. These trumpeters were very good at it.
He said auspicious words and congratulated: "Good omen, good omen, if the bamboo fence gate is squeezed through, it means that it is time to change the family. The prince of your house will go to high school, become a scholar, promote people, Jinshi, and get promoted and make a fortune."
After quarreling for a long time, Zhang Yuan gave them three coins as a reward, and then left happily.
Zhang Yuan said to his mother: "Most poor people cannot afford this reward."
Lu Dayou on the side laughed and said: "As long as you make up for your merit as a student, someone will send you money and gifts. If you are successful, it will be even worse. If you give away land and register as a slave, you will have to squeeze through the door of the young master Jiezi."
If you take part in the scientific examination once, you will be the top scholar, and next year's scholar will definitely win. I have never heard that the county's top scholar cannot be a scholar, and the great master has to give the county magistrate this face."
This continent has a lot of experience and knows a lot.
The whole family was naturally overjoyed. After hearing the news, Luyungu by the Wulu Bridge immediately came to congratulate Zhang Yuan. Fan Zhen, Wu Ting, Zhan Shiyuan and others from Xi Zhang who often studied with Zhang Yuan also came
They came to congratulate Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan was about to invite these congratulators to a cross street restaurant for a drink. Two brothers, Zhang Dai and Zhang E, came. They first congratulated Zhang Yuan and then said that the eldest father had invited Zhang Yuan to a banquet in Beiyuan. Lu Yungu, Fan Zhen and others
The people then said goodbye and said they would come back to bother me some other day. They would treat Zhang's case to a banquet that day. Zhang Yuan followed Zhang Dai and Zhang E to Xi Zhang. Zhang E said, "Jiezi, you are really going to make a big splash. Even the eldest brother didn't get the first prize in the county examination."
Pass."
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Lucky, lucky."
Zhang Dai said: "Two of Jie Zi's craftsmanship have also been posted. I just took a look at them. They are indeed better than me. Jie Zi is a genius of eight-legged writing."
Zhang Dai did not feel jealous because his family background was stronger than his. Zhang Dai, who wrote "Tao'an Dream Memories" and "West Lake Dream Quest", was an open-minded, cheerful, persistent and affectionate person.
When Zhang Rushuang saw Zhang Yuan, she said happily: "My Shanyin Zhang family has won the top prize, and today we have the first prize in the county examination. It is worth celebrating."
A banquet was held in the north courtyard, and Zhang Rushuang and her grandchildren had a great time.
After the banquet, Zhang Dai and Zhang E sent Zhang Yuan back to Dongzhang. Zhang E heard that Zhang Yuan was going to Songjiang in two days, so he said: "Then he is going to see Dong Zuchang. Jiezi, you have to be careful, don't let him."
beated."
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "The Dong family is in Huating, and I am going to Qingpu. It has nothing to do with it."@.