Discussions in front of Gongyuan continued one after another. There were also merchants who specially came here to stay, asking everyone "Does the family have land?"
Scholars from Liangyan can be exempted from land tax on eighty acres of land.
Scholars in the county rarely own land. As long as these merchants put their land in the name of the scholar and pay half of the usual taxes and grain as remuneration, they will make money.
Several people asked Li Hui, but since both his own quota and Yan Yixin's quota were exceeded, how could it be possible for others to call over?
Finally, the gate of Gongyuan opened, and the bustling discussion stopped instantly.
Then, many people ran out of it with a loud roar. When the last one came out, they began to read out loud the top ten names for this year's college examination.
The first place is Li Hui, an acquaintance of Zhou Fei and others - Ji Peng, whose courtesy name is Yu Cheng.
When she heard the name, Cheng Xue immediately looked towards Zhou Fei, with a look of unwillingness on her face. Lian turned her head and nodded slightly at her, and she smiled in response.
Then came the second, third, fourth...
In the eyes of Li Hui and Cheng Xue, a college examination is not as difficult as the college entrance examination. Who would have thought that Gongyuan only announced the top ten, and Li Hui didn't even get a chance.
Master Chen taught a total of ten students this year, five were in the top ten, and Zhou Fei ranked eighth.
It would be a lie to say that I am not disappointed. After all, Li Hui is a top student in modern times. From the day he decided to take the scientific examination when he came here, he went to bed later than a dog and woke up earlier than a chicken every day.
After working so hard, you didn’t make it into the top ten? Is the ancient scientific examination so difficult?!
Cheng Xue saw his loss, walked up to him, gently tugged on his sleeve, and said in a low voice:
"It doesn't matter whether you make it into the top ten or not, our family is not short of that little rice."
"Yes, brother, you don't have to be born under the age of 10, growth can also be done. We are mainly taking the provincial examination, and you will be able to take the test." Xiao Qinglin also comforted in a low voice.
Li Hui looked at the notice board not far away expressionlessly, and for a moment he was a little afraid to step forward.
To be honest, on the day when the results of the college entrance examination were checked, he was not as nervous as he is now. If he really failed, he would not only fail Xiao Qinglin's arrangement, but he would also be embarrassed to face his allies and children at home.
He originally planned to talk to her after the results were released, but now he can't. He has no qualifications and no face to talk.
Looking at the people crying and laughing around me, I didn't dare to come forward.
Many old boys and girls who failed to win passed out immediately. Cheng Xue originally wanted to go up and have a look, but the Gongyuan was actually well prepared. Many doctors were here, and they immediately went to treat them when they found out.
Some people are happy and some are sad. She really wants to go up and help check the rankings, but she is afraid that if he fails, her actions will hurt his self-esteem.
Finally——
"I got it, I got it. Dad, you got it."
Hearing Li Heng's melodious voice, Li Hui and others walked forward quickly, and then...
Eleventh, Li Hui ranked eleventh.
"Pfft——" Cheng Xue couldn't hold it back and chuckled.
When she smiled, Xiao Qinglin also laughed, and finally Li Hui himself also laughed.
The children were stunned by their laughter. It was indeed a happy thing to rank so well, but why were the adults laughing so...so wrong?
"Okay, that's a pretty good name. What kind of bicycle do you want? Haha..."
Cheng Xue laughed while talking, her voice was so low that only the two of them could hear it. Li Hui sighed funnyly, and it seemed that he had to strengthen his skills when he went back, otherwise he might really fail in the provincial examination.
Looking further down, Wang Sen is ranked 35th, and Du Pingren's name is at the end, 50th.
In this year's academic examination in Pingyang County, a lot of places were given to scholars, the most since the founding of the dynasty! This is also because the titles of many old scholars were cancelled.
When Mr. Du saw that his grandson was among them, he burst into tears when he was happy. It doesn't matter whether the ranking is (mo) or not, as long as he wins, he is a hero.
So many old students with grandchildren have failed to pass the exam. How old is his grandson? Besides, a scholar can support himself and teach in an academy for two taels of silver per month!
The future is definitely promising.
He smiled and congratulated Li Hui first, and then thanked him. Wang Sen also came over to thank Cheng Xue for his treatment that day and Li Hui’s gift.
"Brother, sister-in-law, brother Qinglin. My wife went to the market yesterday and bought a lot of things. She knew you didn't want to go to a restaurant, so she stayed at my house and had a comfortable meal at home. Uncle Du and Pingren also went together to recognize the door. From now on we
Come and go often."
"Yes, big brother, come with your grandson. Let us have a good drink. Let me tell you, on the first day he went to school, I sealed a jar of wine and waited for him to open it and drink it. Originally, I didn't even think about it.
I wanted to bring him into the coffin, but I didn’t expect him to live up to his expectations. Today I will shamelessly ask him to come back to you, and none of you are allowed to refuse."
For the sake of what people say, naturally I can’t refuse.
Everyone nodded, and Mr. Du then said that he would go to their house to eat barbecue the next day. Cheng Xue couldn't stand it when he saw this, so he said he would come to their house to eat barbecue the day after tomorrow.
There are stir-fried vegetables, stir-fries, and barbecues. Xiao Qinglin narrowed his eyes as he thought about it.
"Then after I've eaten all three of you, let's go to my village. The village is close to the river, and the weather is warm. We can take a walk and relax, killing two birds with one stone."
Cheng Xue and Li Hui longed to go to Zhuangzi. After all, they were now qualified to go to Zhuangzi. Go take a look and get a few more. Anyway, they have enough money.
An hour has passed since the announcement of the results, and there are still no fewer people in front of the Gongyuan.
Before Li Hui and others got home, they saw the hostess of the Zhang family next door standing at the door.
Cheng Xue annoyed her the most, so she took Li Tian and said to Li Yue:
"I'll go shopping with my wife and let's celebrate as a family at noon."
Although they didn't say anything these days, they didn't eat well because they were worried about their grades.
When the hostess of the Zhang family saw the three of them leaving, she said "yo" and asked in a loud voice:
"Let's release the results over at Gongyuan today. It's really lively! Hey~ Tiedan, did your father pass the exam?"
Unable to talk to Li Hui directly, she chose to talk to Li Heng.
The little guy didn't get used to it, he just said "Ah" and replied:
"I won, but my father's ranking is not very good, he is only eleventh. Why do you ask? Our family has no relatives here, we don't set the table, and we don't need to follow the etiquette."
The hostess of the Zhang family originally wanted to ridicule her, but unexpectedly she got the trick. From now on... yes, there is also the Du family.
"What about the boy from the Du family? Did he win?"
"That's right, they don't seem to have a table set up at home, so you can't go out with this gift."
Listening to Li Heng's open and closed mouth "Sui Li", she was so angry. She returned to the hospital with a "hmm", and she never dared to provoke the Li family or the Du family again.
Cheng Xue did a lot of shopping today, not only buying fish but also meat, and even bought several expensive fruits. She also bought a lot of cooked food, such as roasted chicken, elbow, pork head, etc.
The plan did not change as quickly as it did. I originally planned to return to the village as soon as I passed the exam, but because several people were inviting guests to dinner, I had to be delayed again...