Chapter 354: The day the results are released, Daiyu comes to visit
In the 16th year of Chunzhi, it was March 16th, Chen day.
The genius has just dawned, and many people have already stood in twos and threes under the red brick wall to the west of the Ministry of Rites, waiting for the results to be released. This wall is also known as the "Dragon and Tiger Wall" among the people.
The zodiac sign is dragon, and the Yin sign is tiger, so the gold list of the general examination is also called the "dragon and tiger list". The ancients said in "Man Jiang Hong": "The surname is listed on the dragon and tiger list early, and the document is sent to Silun Pavilion at night."
But these people in twos and threes are not candidates for the Jinke Examination, but professional messengers in neat clothes. Some of them are holding horses, and the sound of people and the neighing of horses are mixed together. It is so lively!
Candidates taking the exam will not look at the results in person, and will either stay at their own homes, or stay in local guild halls, inns, or other borrowed places.
They are waiting.
Waiting for the messenger to arrive.
No one knows why the candidates cannot see the results in person but have to wait for the messenger. It is just that it has been like this since the provincial examination a long time ago. It has been followed for hundreds of years and has formed a complete industrial chain. In a sense
It is the process in which the government and a third party work together to collect the wool of the successful tributes.
These messengers are all well connected with the Ministry of Rites. When the official list is revealed, they will get the name, place of birth and residence of the successful candidate from the Ministry of Rites. Then they will beat gongs and drums and throw firecrackers.
He even rode his horse to Juzi's residence to announce the good news.
After receiving the good news, the emperor who won the tribute will often reward the messenger generously, and the messengers are not only in one batch, but also in the second and third batches. If you meet a wealthy emperor,
These messengers can be considered rich. After all, the Chinese people are the most auspicious.
Even if it comes from a poor family, it doesn't matter. A person as poor as Fan Jin has to go to the street to sell chickens. Once he wins the election, all kinds of congratulatory messages will come to him. With his reputation and money, the person who reported the news will not only enjoy it.
They bought some eggs, wine, rice and other food, and in the end everyone got thousands of money. Two or three months later, Fan Jin even had "servants and maids, money and rice, needless to say," and even a new house.
, "Singing opera, serving wine, and entertaining guests for three days in a row."
The government only charges according to the ranking in the general examination, and every fifty people have a grade. The reporter first pays in advance and then opens the blind box by himself. In this way, the government guarantees income in droughts and floods, which not only satisfies the reporter's mentality of betting on dogs, but also gives money to the winners.
, it’s true that one is willing to fight and two are willing to suffer, and everyone is happy.
Therefore, never underestimate the wisdom of the ancients in striving for a sense of gain.
In the daytime, Shu Tianzhaohui.
It's good weather again today.
In the Grand View Garden, Jia Lan is sitting at the desk in his small courtyard, holding a homemade pencil and ruler in his hand and writing and drawing on the paper, leaving lines of patterns of different shades.
and text.
He seemed to be planning something, but his brows were sometimes frowned and sometimes relaxed; the corners of his mouth were sometimes pursed and sometimes curved, so that Jia Lan, who was focused on the paper, did not realize that the person standing next to him was not Qingwen.
But another person.
"What is this? Why does it look like a bath?"
A crisp and familiar voice sounded in Jia Lan's ears, and the fragrance that was different from Qingwen's body brought Jia Lan's thoughts from the paper back to reality.
When she raised her head, she met Daiyu's beautiful eyes like clear springs. There was a trace of curiosity and an imperceptible worry in her pupils.
Jia Lan nodded and smiled: "You read that right, this is indeed a bath."
Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Lan strangely, her eyes full of strangeness, as if she felt that Jia Lan was so free at this moment. Although the general examination had just passed, the palace examination was right in front of her. Shouldn't she continue to study at this time?
Academic?
Wait, could this be what this guy has been doing hiding in the courtyard these days?
After thinking about it, Daiyu pursed her lips slightly, and the worry in her brows disappeared. She raised the fan in her hand and pointed at Jia Lan and joked: "Is it possible that you failed the exam and lost your head?"
"No way? It's just that I want to find a place in Shenjing to open a bathroom and make a living."
"Huh?" Daiyu raised her brows slightly and stared at Jia Lan closely, as if to discern the authenticity of his words. After a moment, she asked: "There are countless large and small bathhouses in Shenjing City, why do you want to open one?"
Woolen cloth?"
In the past, Daiyu would have disdained these jobs that were tainted with the smell of copper, but now Daiyu was curious and couldn't help but ask more questions.
She knew that although Jialan sometimes behaved a little erratically, most of the time he was well-aimed. Although he looked lazy sometimes, after being in contact with him for a long time, Daiyu often had the feeling that on the surface, Jialan
He has always maintained a calm expression, steady without a trace of ripples, but there seem to be many secrets hidden under those dim and uncertain eyes.
He was a little anxious.
Although it is now difficult to feel this emotion with Jialan, Daiyu still clearly remembers the overwhelming sense of urgency in the half-year-old child who had the temerity to come to her to learn poetry.
Jia Lan invited Daiyu to sit down, then sat up straight and said with a smile: "I have already considered this. My purpose is not to open the bathroom, but to build another object."
"What object?" The smile on Jia Lan's lips was undoubtedly saying that this was a good thing, which made Dai Yu more and more curious.
"Aunt Lin, please wait a moment..." Jia Lan stood up and took out a small box from the wooden cabinet on the side and handed it to Daiyu. The latter eagerly took it and opened it, but when she saw the contents of the box, she was filled with excited curiosity
It quickly turned into disappointment.
"I wonder what kind of strange object it is, isn't it soap?" Daiyu plopped the box down on the desk and looked at Jia Lan with a faint look, her beautiful eyes twinkling as if to say, "That's it? Are you kidding me?"
Jia Lan explained with a smile: "This soap is different from others."
"What's the difference?" Daiyu disapprovingly picked up the soap and looked at it carefully: "It looks square and doesn't look very good, and it smells pungent, but it feels quite moist when it's warm in the hand.
, is there a flower printed on the front? Is this... hibiscus? "
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Daiyu, who was a little disgusted by the smell at first, saw the hibiscus pattern and raised her head to look at Jia Lan, her eyes flashing. He seemed to be asking something.
Seeing this, Jia Lan smiled softly and did not respond directly. Instead, he went to the other side of the drawer and took out an object and handed it to Dai Yu.
"Grate?" Daiyu was puzzled: "Why did you give me this?"
"Alas~" Jia Lan scratched the back of his head and sighed: "I took the exam for three days in a row, and I didn't even take care of my hair..."
Daiyu immediately spat: "Who are you kidding! You love cleanliness the most. You bathe every three to five days, even more frequently than the ladies in the house! That slutty Yun'er even said that you... ..." At this point, Daiyu burst into laughter.
"It's probably nothing more than saying that I don't look like a brother who washes and washes things all day long, but more like a sister." Jia Lan responded with a smile.
"Yeah!" Daiyu nodded and pursed her lips again, but when she saw Jialan's delicate and delicate face, she couldn't help but smile again.
Not to mention, most of the men in the Jia family are fair-skinned. Jia Lan, whose childish look is gradually fading away from his face, is different from the wealthy Jia Baoyu. He has sharp edges, and he has long hair that reaches his shoulders. He is fair and has no beard. She does look like a sister.
Daiyu chuckled.
Jia Lan was not angry at all. On the contrary, he felt that being able to tease each other was the humane side. In fact, not only Xiangyun, but also the servants and mother-in-law of Jia's family had discussed it privately, but Jia Lan didn't mind. On the contrary, he When he hears it, he will make some jokes, although he knows that it is not all a joke, because there is no pure joke, and all so-called jokes have serious elements in it.
I'm afraid, some of them may have some malicious intentions.
But life is like this. You can't ban all gossip, even if it is warned in the "Disciples' Rules": "Don't expose people's shortcomings. Don't talk about people's selfishness."
No matter good or bad, you have to face it calmly, this is life.
After talking for a while, Daiyu rolled her eyes, put down the fan in her hand, and pretended to be dignified: "Well, since Jie Yuanlang begs you, I, as an elder, can do my best to help."
Jialan laughed and turned around.
Seeing Jia Lan's rude look, Daiyu couldn't help but make a face at him. Then Fang gently spread Jia Lan's hair, picked up the grate and started raking it for him.
But after only three or five grates, Daiyu suddenly let out a "huh" sound, as if she had discovered something strange.