The next day came quickly. The two brothers woke up early without being reminded. Without saying much, they washed up, had breakfast, and left the inn in a hurry.
As they walked out of the inn, they discovered that people kept walking towards the examination room outside the inn. The two of them followed the flow of people and walked towards the examination room, and soon people gathered outside the examination room.
The crowd outside the examination room this time was several times larger than the crowd the last time they took the exam. They were not only candidates, their families, but also servants from various prefectures. Anyone with status would send someone to pay attention to this exam.
Examination list.
This also resulted in that, although it was still early, a crowd of people had already gathered outside the examination room. The Gong Jian brothers thought they had arrived very early, but after arriving at the examination room, they discovered that they could only stand in the crowd.
of the periphery.
At this time, the door of the examination room was still tightly closed, and the place where the list should be posted was still empty. It seemed that the red list had not been posted yet. But more and more people gathered together. Seeing this situation, Gong Jian gave a
Pulling Gong Yu, who was still pushing forward, the two of them squeezed out of a passage against the flow of people and walked to a nearby shop.
There is only one shopkeeper in this shop now, and he is still looking down at his accounts. The other waiters have already crowded into the crowd to watch the excitement, waiting for the results of the examination. When they see customers coming to the door, then
The shopkeeper behind the counter quickly raised his head and was about to greet the Gong Jian brothers.
Gong Jian raised his hand to salute the shopkeeper and said softly: "Shopkeeper, don't worry, we two brothers are also here to see the list. But the people outside are too anxious, and we two brothers can't squeeze through. Alas, we can only
Let’s rest in the shopkeeper’s shop for a while, and after the list comes out and everyone has dispersed, we can go over and take a look at the list.”
When the shopkeeper heard that the two brothers were also here to see the list, the enthusiasm that had just risen immediately dropped. However, he still returned the gift politely and said as generously as possible: "Two brothers, please take your time and look at it."
Yes, you see, all the clerks in my store also ran out to watch the fun. Hey, this happens every year
At that time, there was a sea of people outside the examination room. Many people were so crowded that they lost their hats and shoes, and some were knocked down and stepped on. The two guys were really wise. They took a closer look in the store and waited outside.
After the crowd has dispersed, go out and take a look. Anyway, this list can’t be found there.”
Gong Yu had actually been trying to squeeze his way to the front of the list just now. Although the list had not been posted yet, as long as he squeezed in front and waited for the government officials to post the red list, he would not be able to get his eldest brother immediately.
There is no news about winning the election.
But he couldn't defeat his eldest brother, so he could only squeeze out of the crowd with his eldest brother. Now after hearing the conversation between his eldest brother and the shopkeeper, Gong Yu was still not willing to accept it, and he still turned his head.
Stopped and looked outside.
Seeing Gong Yu's behavior, the shopkeeper couldn't help but smile and asked, "Looking at this young man's anxious look, is there anyone in your family who has participated in this examination?"
No wonder the shopkeeper asked this question. You should know that there were quite a few people who came here just to watch the excitement. Take the two waiters in his shop as an example. Originally, the examination and results release had nothing to do with them.
None, but these two young people just felt that watching the excitement was more important.
So early today, the waiters asked for leave from themselves, the shopkeepers. They didn't just squeeze in the crowd outside and wait for the red list to come out. But people like the two of them were just watching the fun outside.
It accounts for the vast majority.
Although the shopkeeper's words were asking Gong Yu, he was currently paying attention to the situation outside and was not in that mood at all. In other words, he did not hear the shopkeeper's question at all.
Of course Gong Jian also saw it. He hurriedly spoke in this situation, but he couldn't let the shopkeeper feel that he couldn't get off the stage. After all, they both had to stay in the shopkeeper's shop for a long time.
In fact, when Gong Jian opened his mouth, he directly asked the doubts in his heart. After all, how could he speak directly to the shopkeeper and say that he was a student taking the exam and was waiting for the red list to be posted to see the results.
If that were the case, there would be more explanations needed. Why did he, the person who should be paying most attention to the list, go to such a store to hide in peace instead of pushing forward like others? It must be
You have to squeeze in front of the list and see the content of the list as soon as possible.
Besides, even if the red list outside has not been posted yet, students who can take the exam are already known as scholars. Speaking of their identity directly and loudly like this makes people feel like
It’s the feeling of showing off one’s reputation as a scholar.
In fact, Gong Jian didn't think so much. He just instinctively felt that there would be something wrong if he answered the shopkeeper's words directly truthfully. As for what the problem was, he didn't think carefully. Instead, he asked
answered the questions in my mind.
"Shopkeeper, why are there so many people outside looking at the list? Even if it is a national examination, it cannot involve so many people. This is the first time for us brothers to come to the provincial capital, and it is also the first time to see the list.
This situation. I thought we both came early enough, but I didn’t expect so many people were already standing outside the examination room. It was very difficult to squeeze forward. But I couldn’t figure out why so many people came.
Let’s look at the rankings here.”
In fact, the shopkeeper didn't have anything to do today. He was just settling accounts there just because he wanted to find something to do for himself. After all, it was a bit boring to look at such a big store alone.
Now that the two young brothers have entered the store, the shopkeeper is actually a little happy. It must be more boring than looking at the store alone, and it is good to have someone who can say a few words.
So although Gong Jian's words did not answer his own question, and the young man who asked him was obviously focused on observing the situation outside and did not hear his words at all. But the shopkeeper was still very happy, at least for this
The older brother is still talking to himself. Besides, what this person asked him about has touched the shopkeeper's heart. He doesn't know the situation very well. It can be used as a conversation starter. It's good.