Zhuang Er has lived for more than thirty years, and he has never been in a restaurant, let alone such a big restaurant.
Just the splendid door of Deyue Tower, the calligraphy, paintings, and porcelain decorations randomly placed inside gave him the feeling that it was just the place where the emperor lived.
As soon as his left foot stepped into this place, his whole body was so stiff that he could not walk.
Now the eldest niece asks him what he eats.
He didn't know what to eat, and he hesitated and couldn't tell. In the end, the waiter was clever and helped him out.
"My guest, why don't you order some roasted eel? This dish has a strong flavor and I think it will suit your taste."
"Okay, let's have another eel."
Zhuang Keqing saw his second uncle's embarrassment and directly answered the question.
After the waiter left, the blush on Zhuang Er's face faded a little.
While waiting for the food to be served, the waiter brought people over again.
Although the faces of those people could not be seen clearly through the screen, judging from what they talked about, most of them were candidates taking part in this government examination.
"Who would have thought that in this government examination, the Tie Jing would contain content from Zuo Zhuan and Gu Liang Zhuan? I have only read through these two books, but have never memorized them. I am afraid this time I am in danger!"
"Brother Li is like this, and so are we. I can only blame myself for not studying hard enough."
You can hear their sighs and complaints through the screen.
"After the first game, I went to read these two books, just because I was afraid that I would have to take the exam later, but who knew it was... ah!"
“It’s no use of opportunism, but a waste of time reviewing other content!”
The dejection in the room next door was so strong that it almost overflowed. Zhuang Keqing couldn't help but glance at Shen Ling beside him.
This time the question was so difficult, how did Aling do on the exam?
He has never told me about exam-related matters before.
Zhuang Er was not stupid either. Although he didn't know the title of the book the scholars were talking about, their tone of voice and continuous sighs were so obvious that no one could guess how difficult this exam would be.
Zhuang Er glanced at his niece worriedly, and then looked at his niece's son-in-law.
But she saw that Shen Ling's eyes were indifferent. Although there was a little worry between his eyebrows, he didn't seem to be affected by other people's words, and he was very calm and self-possessed.
"I just don't know how Shen Ling, who took the head of the case last time, did in the exam this time."
"Who knows this? But I think that person is very arrogant. He doesn't even bother to communicate with me in the same class. He is a little too arrogant."
Zhuang Keqing's ears pricked up when he heard someone talking about Aling.
"I heard that last time Li Shoucheng from Huaiqing Academy came to visit and wanted to make friends with him, he was rejected."
"Is there anything else?"
"That's not the case!"
"This person is too unsophisticated..."
The scholar next door, contrary to his dejection when he just mentioned the test questions, accused Shen Ling of being wrong. Looking at this, he seemed to be quite excited.
"That's right, it's just a case. If you have that ability, you can even win a small three yuan. Let's see, then I will be convinced!"
Zhuang Er is an honest man. After hearing these words, he couldn't sit still.
Although his nephew and son-in-law had a cold face, he just didn't like to socialize. How come he seemed to these people to be deliberately looking down on others?
"Second uncle, nothing happened."
Zhuang Keqing pulled Zhuang Er's sleeve and quietly pointed at his other half, Shen Ling, who was calmly sipping tea with a tea cup.
He didn't even listen to these dirty words.
Not long after, the waiter served the food, and Zhuang Keqing and Zhuang Er chatted while eating. By the time they left, the scholars next door had already changed the topic and began to drink and write poems to compliment each other.
"Second uncle, let's pack our things and go back to the village tomorrow."
"Okay."
Zhuang Er answered readily.
To him, no matter how nice the outside world is, it is still not as good as his own house with leaky tiles and a thatched cottage.
Zhuang Keqing arranged for the release of the report, and the three of them left Nanzi County the next day.
Unlike when they arrived, they had to stop and go on the way back, which delayed them for a lot of time. On the day they arrived at the village, they actually had an encounter with the person who announced the good news to the government.
"I hit! I hit the head of the case!"
"Young Master Shen Ling of Erli Village has been named the first in the government examination!"
It happened to be noon at this time, the sun was shining brightly, the spring was in full swing, and the wheat seedlings in the fields were almost waist-high. Many villagers in Erli Village were working in the winery, and they all had to rush to clear the fields before the afternoon. The work is tidy, so as to leave time for work.
So even though it was noon, there were a lot of people working in the fields. At this time, when they heard the shouting from far away, everyone straightened up from the fields and looked up.
What?
So what do the descendants call?
I seem to have heard Shen Xiaolang’s name?
"Medium pull! Medium pull!"
"Young Master Shen Ling of Erli Village has been named the first in the government examination!"
The young man ran closer and closer, and the villagers finally heard clearly what he was shouting.
Hit?
Shen Ling?
The first government trial case!
The name of the village may not know what the name of the government examination case is, but the two words "hit" are clear.
This means that Shen Xiaolang passed the exam?
"Dare I ask this uncle, is this Erli Village under Songling Town?"
The errand boy's face was red, and when he saw Zhang Da coming down the field in front of him, he asked.
"Yes yes yes!"
Zhang Da nodded his head in response, clamped a pair of big hands on the young man's shoulders, and asked hurriedly: "The one you just said passed the exam, is it Shen Ling?"
"Uncle, it is Mr. Shen Lingchen! Do you know where he lives so that I can go and announce the good news!"
"His house is at the end of the village. If you keep walking along this road, you can see a house with a stall."
Zhang Da kept talking and pointing for a long time, and finally slapped his thigh, "Hey! I'll take you there!"
Tian Bo was extremely happy.
He had been really lucky these past few days. He found a job reading exam results and delivering letters. As a result, not only did the candidate pass the exam, but he was still the first in the case!
This lady is so generous with her actions, she will definitely get a big reward.
Before Zhang Da could take the people away, the surrounding villagers gathered around him one after another.
"Young student, did you say that Shen Xiaolang passed the exam?"
"Yes, uncle."
People asked politely, and Tian Bo didn't mind answering a few more questions.
"Then, what does the head of the case mean?"
"The head of the case is number one, uncle."
!!!
The villagers looked at each other.
To them, passing the exam is already a rare and happy event, but who would have thought that they would still be ranked first!
Has a Wenquxing descended from their Erli Village?
Everyone was very excited.
"I will go with you to announce the good news!"
"Me too! I'm going too!"
With a burst of noise, everyone gathered around Tian Bo, shouting that they wanted to go with him. Some of the more impatient ones had already run away to the back of the village.
Are you kidding? There is a new case in their village!
This is a matter of great honor to our ancestors!
After this, Tian Bo didn't need to shout all the way. The villagers spread the word. When he arrived at the door of the banker's house, he saw a sea of people. He finally squeezed in, but there was only a middle-aged woman surrounded in the middle, smiling. Look at him.
Huh?
He remembered that the client was a young woman at that time.
"A Ling really got the head of the case?"
Qin Manzhi waved to the young man running errands and asked with a smile on his face.
"Madam, you are indeed the head of the case. Once the list was posted that day, the county went crazy!"
What Tian Bo said was exaggerated, and the villagers were surprised to hear it.
What?
The people in the county are well-informed, but they don't know Shen Xiaolang, so why are they so shocked again?
Tian Bo saw the incomprehensible expressions on everyone's faces, and felt a little confused in his heart.
Could it be that they didn't know that Mr. Shen was also the leader of the crime last time?
"Madam, Mr. Shen has won two yuan in a row!"
Tian Bo blurted out, but when he turned his head, the surrounding villagers showed no violent reaction at all.
Obviously, they don’t understand the meaning of winning two yuan in a row.
"This, this..."
Qin Manzhi didn't know how to answer the question.
She couldn't quite understand what the young people from this county said...
"Hey! Madam, what I mean is that Mr. Shen was also the head of the case last time, and was also the first! This time he won the first place again, and he won two dollars in a row!"
Tian Bo said eagerly, "Nanzi County has never produced a genius who won two yuan in a row!"
As soon as he said these words, the surrounding villagers took a breath of cold air.
This Shen Xiaolang is actually so powerful. In a county with such a large population, not only did he come first in the exam once, but he actually topped the exam twice in a row!
This, this!
"Madam, this is such a happy event!"
Tian Bo's mouth was almost dry as he talked, and the words of congratulations came out one after another, but he didn't see the host's intention to reward him with money.
But it wasn't that Qin Manzhi couldn't bear the money, but that she was so happy that she forgot about it.
My son-in-law won the first prize twice!
"Madam, are Mr. Shen and the young lady of the village at home? I also want to tell them the good news!"
Tian Bo waited and waited, he was so impatient that he had no choice but to make some insinuations.
"Ah, Ke'er and the others haven't come back yet..."
Only then did everyone remember that the protagonist had not returned to the village yet!