Lin Jue and Lu Wu were still standing at the south corner of the square. The master and servant watched the people walking by. Some were high-spirited, some were downcast, some were ambitious, or some were staggering with tears streaming down their faces.
Lu Wu couldn't help but ask: "Master, why are they so sad? Didn't they just miss? The sky won't fall. I should continue to live my life. I really don't understand."
Lin Jue sighed: "Of course, life is still going on, but it is still a life, and you have to see what kind of life it is. Of course you can live with simple food and simple food, and you can live with fine clothes and food. You can live as a coolie porter, and you can live as a master.
If you were given a choice, what would you choose?"
Lu Wu thought for a moment and said, "As long as I'm with you, I can do anything."
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "You really can't explain this. Let's put it this way, if a person has no hope in his life, he will naturally be heartbroken. If he fails to win the Qiu Wei, his hope will be shattered. If a person is disillusioned
Hope, that is the biggest blow. For example, what do you want most in Green Dance?"
Lu Wu said softly: "What I want most is to be with the young master forever."
Lin Jue squeezed her little hand, smiled gratefully, and said softly: "What if you can never be with me?"
Lu Wu was stunned and said softly: "I understand, their mood at the moment is as if I can't be with the young master forever. There is no love in life, and life is worse than death."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Yes, I just have no love in my life. But don't worry, the young master will be with you for the rest of his life. It doesn't matter whether you want to or not."
Lu Wu smiled sweetly and was infinitely shy.
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The noise and commotion in the square is still going on, but one person's name has been quickly circulated among the crowd. All the people who crowded in front of the red list, without exception, had to take a look at the Qiu Wei poster posted alone.
Of course, among the top ten candidates on the red list, they all paid attention to the name of Jieyuan who was ranked first. The one listed separately had a name one size larger than the others, occupying almost half of the top spot on the red list.
No one knows his name.
"Jie Yuan is indeed Lin Jue. Hey, I had thought it was him. Who else could it be besides him?"
"Yes, Lin Juezhong's Jieyuan is worthy of his reputation and there is no dispute about it. His poetry and prose are unmatched. I am convinced by this Jieyuan."
"Exactly. But I heard that this man did a lot of extraordinary things for money some time ago, so I am convinced by him. As for his virtue, I don't think so. The so-called gentleman is poor, how can he do those things just to make money?
What's going on?"
"Come on, come on, don't talk about grapes when you can't eat them. I don't think you have the ability to make money. You can try selling autographs. You clearly marked the price and paid for the invitation. I'm afraid your name is worthless and it's all in vain.
It’s a joke. It’s hard to find his signed storybook, and people are queuing up to buy him. I regret it now. I would have bought a signed storybook by him. He is now Mr. Jie Yuangong, so
Signed scripts are even more precious. What a mistake."
"Yeah, it would have been better to buy a copy. Later I wanted to spend some money to get together with him, but unfortunately he suddenly announced that he was no longer invited, and he didn't want any more money. He must have been trolled by these trolls just now
I couldn’t stand it anymore, so I simply stopped dating anyone. Trolls are harmful to people.”
The discussion about Lin Jue in the crowd was generally like this. When people saw this name, they couldn't help but think of Lin Jue's recent incident of selling autographs and paid escorts. However, that incident only lasted for two days, and I heard that it caused an uproar in the city.
, then Lin Jue was forced to give up those actions. At that time, many people gloated and felt relieved, but now they are quite regretful. They are Jie Yuan. If they had obtained Jie Yuan's autograph at that time, they would have bought a copy, or they could have spent some money.
The silver and Xie Yuan Gong's banquet party, reciting poems and painting, will be a capital worth boasting in one's life, and one's face will be bright. Unfortunately, it is too late now.
Of course, there are also some nerds and people from small places who don’t know who Lin Jue is, so they can’t help but ask, ‘Who is this Lin Jue?’. Such questions will naturally lead to a lot of contemptuous eye rolls and ridicule.
Lu didn’t know who Lin Jue was. He didn’t even know about Lin Jue’s works such as “Shui Tiao Ge Tou” and “Ding Feng Bo” and the wonderful plays Lin Jue wrote for the Jiangnan Grand Theatre. How could he still be considered a literati from Liangzhe Road?
?Ask who Lin Jue is? Why don't you ask who the current emperor is? Of course, he keeps saying this in his heart, but he never dares to say it out. He can only laugh at the ignorance of these people with contempt and rolling eyes.
Although Lin Jue and Lu Wu were standing in the corner of the square, they felt the atmosphere soon after. In fact, as early as the two came to the square, people kept recognizing Lin Jue, but Lin Jue was indifferent.
This dispelled the idea of these arrogant students coming forward to get acquainted with each other. But at this moment, it was completely different.
Lin Jue noticed something strange. Some people around him were whispering and pointing at him and Lu Wu. Their eyes were flickering and furtive, which made people uneasy. Lu Wu, who was standing next to Lin Jue, did not dare to talk to him at this time.
Lin Jue's body came into contact, so he had to stand a few feet away from Lin Jue, but he could not avoid the inquiring and curious eyes of these people.
"Lvwu, let's go take a look at the red list. Regardless of whether we win or not, let's go home. These people are a little strange and I feel a little uncomfortable." Lin Jue whispered.
Lu Wu nodded in agreement, and the master and servant stood up and walked towards the notice board near the Yamen entrance. However, not long after, dozens of students behind him followed suit. Lin Jue frowned and murmured in his heart. But Lin Jue
I'm not too worried. This is the government square, and there are so many soldiers maintaining law and order in the square, so I'm not afraid of what will happen. It's just that I feel a little unhappy being watched and followed by these people like monkeys.
"Uncle, uncle." A familiar voice came from the crowd at the west end. Lin Jue and Lu Wu turned to look, and saw Xiaohu shouting loudly and waving his hands, dragging a middle-aged man towards this side quickly.
Come.
"Little Tiger!" Lu Wu stood on tiptoes and smiled and waved.
Lin Hu quickly came forward, followed by Lin Youde, who was panting and complaining: "Walk slower, don't go so fast, dad can't keep up. You have to walk like a walk, hey, this kid."
Xiaohu ignored his father's verbosity and came to Lin Jue and Lu Wu and laughed: "But we found the young master and sister Lu Wu. My father and I searched in a big circle. Where did you go?"
Lin Jue patted his shoulder, but first saluted Lin Youde: "Cousin Youde, you are here too. Have you seen the list? Looking at your rosy face, I am afraid you are on the list."
Lin Youde wore a brand new blue cotton robe today, his hair was neatly combed, and his beard was neatly combed. The day when the results are released every year is a sacred day for him. No matter how sloppy he is on weekdays,
Today, he would also respectfully bathe, comb his hair and tidy up his appearance, put on his only new set of robes and come to watch the results. Although Lin Youde tried his best to keep calm at this moment, his eyes and mouth could not hide the ecstasy in his heart.
"Hey, I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I was ranked the last among the 431 in the ranking. But finally, the sky is wise, and I passed the autumn exam." Lin Youde returned the courtesy with an cupped hand.
Lin Jue laughed loudly, cupped his hands and said: "Congratulations. My cousin Youde's dream has finally come true. Now, with the qualification of Chunwei, next year Chunwei will be named on the gold list, and the lintel of my Lin family will have an extra touch of glory.
.It’s very gratifying, I will definitely celebrate grandly when I return home to announce the news next time.”
Lin Jue knew very well that this year's quota was only 430. How could there be 430 names? The extra one was the extra quota granted by the court. In other words, if it weren't for this extra
Lin Youde will also miss out on the quota this year. However, I did not intend to inform Lin Youde about this matter, which would seriously dampen this self-esteem and perseverance.
Lin Youde sighed: "I'm ashamed to say that after finishing the exam, I felt hopeless. During this period of time, I was very worried. I drank to drown my sorrows, and even had a few quarrels with Hu'er's mother. I originally planned to let Hu'er give it to me.
Just tell me, I'm going to find something to do at the boat shop, and I won't have the dream of studying and becoming an official anymore. But God opened my eyes, and I actually passed the autumn exam, which really caught me off guard, and I was extremely surprised. Thinking about it, it was still
I have to thank Mr. Lin Jue. If he hadn’t helped me in many ways, and if he hadn’t given me so many articles to study before the exam, I wouldn’t have been able to gain some insights into the policy articles. Otherwise, I’m afraid it would be another disappointment.”
Lin Youde was talking about the articles that Lin Jue recommended Lin Youde to read before the exam. Those were the articles that Fang Dunru highlighted for Lin Jue before the exam. Lin Jue recommended them to Lin Youde without reservation. Although he knew that Lin Youde would win, he also
I hope that Lin Youde can really make it to the list based on his own ability, but it is also a cover-up for the quota.
"Uncle, don't you want to celebrate in a big way? Our Lin family has won two prizes at once, and one of them is Mr. Jie Yuangong. Now, I am afraid that the whole city will envy our Lin family." Lin Hu interrupted excitedly from the side.
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Lu Wu frowned and said: "What got two? Who is Mr. Jie Yuangong?"
Lin Hu said in surprise: "Sister Luwu, you don't know yet, right? The young master won the first place, Jie Yuan. When I was helping dad find a name, I squeezed in and saw that the young master's name was ranked first.
I couldn’t find you just now. I thought you already knew the news and went home early. Everyone is talking about the young master getting Jieyuan, don’t you know?"
Lu Wu was surprised and said: "Is it true? We haven't looked at the rankings yet."
Lin Hu stamped his feet and said, "Oh, you guys are so calm. You didn't even look at the rankings until now. I won. Young Master won. The first place is Jie Yuan."
