Gong Jian didn't think so much. He just instinctively felt that if he answered the shopkeeper's words directly, there would be something wrong. As for where the problem was, he didn't think carefully. Instead, he asked himself
Questions in 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.
Show off.
Therefore, the shopkeeper did not rush to answer Gong Jian's questions. Instead, he straightened his chest, closed his already fat belly, deliberately cleared his throat, and then slowly began to answer Gong Jian's questions.
"Oh, you don't know this little brother. This is your first time coming to the provincial capital, so you are naturally a little strange about this situation. But in fact, every time you take an exam and get a red list, it is like this here.
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After saying this, the shopkeeper glanced at Gong Jian and found that Gong Jian was listening to him carefully. The shopkeeper was even more satisfied.
"Of course the people here are not, they are all students taking the Juren Examination. The vast majority of people here have nothing to do with this exam."
Maybe they realized that before the time was up, the guards could not post the red list to let everyone know. Maybe it was because of the shopkeeper's voice that he finally woke up Gong Yu, who had been looking outside. At this time, he heard
When it came to the shopkeeper's last words, he asked.
"Then shopkeeper, since these people have nothing to do with these exams, why are they piled here so early, waiting to post the red list?"
Gong Yu was also very surprised. The two brothers had calculated the time, and the time they arrived outside the examination room was much earlier than the time when the red list was posted.
I thought that since they arrived early, they should be able to stand where they could see the red list at a glance, waiting for the guards to put up the red list and see the results at a glance. But who knew when they walked out of the inn?
By the time they arrived, the two brothers had already realized that something might be wrong.
Things were indeed not as they expected. From the moment they walked out of the inn, people kept walking towards the examination room on the street. The two brothers walked over, and the pedestrians on the street formed a flow of people.
They kept flocking to the examination room.
And when the two finally arrived at the examination room, all they saw was the crowd of heads. He didn't understand why so many people gathered in the examination room today. You must know that even when the examination began, those who sent candidates
Family members who came to take the exam also came, but that day there were not half as many people in the exam room as there are now.
What surprised Gong Yu even more was that they already felt that there were enough people gathered in the square outside the examination room, but there was still a constant flow of people from various streets into this crowded square.
If his eldest brother hadn't immediately grabbed him and used brute force to get out of the crowd, it is estimated that even now, no matter how strong they are in history, they would not be able to squeeze through those people.
So when the shop owner said it directly, most of the people who crowded into the square in front of the examination room were people who had nothing to do with the examination. Of course Gong Yu was extremely surprised. Since these people were related to the examination
It doesn't matter at all. Why did they come here so early in the morning and suffer this misery while being squeezed by everyone?
The shopkeeper over there was even more happy when he saw that the two brothers were completely focused on him. He just said that young people need an older person to guide them with some life experience.
Looking at the two young people in front of me, they are pretty and elegant, and they can be regarded as talents. So I might as well spend some time teaching them today and let them know the unique customs in this provincial city.
"Hey, you two guys may not know. Today is the day when the red list is released. About half of the people in this square are the kind of people who report good news. They are all crowded at the front, waiting for the red list to be posted. They
Just remember one person's name after just one glance, and immediately rush out of the crowd to report the good news to that person. The sooner you report, the more reward you will get."
After hearing what the shopkeeper said, the two brothers probably understood. It's no wonder that so many people are crowded here. After all, the reward for being able to inform the students of the success of the exam as soon as possible is naturally very generous.
It's no wonder that so many people have gathered here. After all, even if the second or third person comes to report such good news, there will probably be reward money. It's no wonder that these people have been waiting for the place where the red list is posted.
After thinking for a while, if his eldest brother also won the lottery, many people would probably come to the inn to report to his eldest brother. Gong Yu felt that those people's trip was probably in vain. After all, they live in the inn, brother.
Both of them came out. Even if the man ran to the inn to report the good news, he could not find the real owner.
Thinking of this, Gong Yu simply expressed his thoughts, "Then if the person who reported the news went to the address of the student who passed the exam to report the news, how could that student still stay there and just wait for others to give him a message?
He is reporting good news. The students must have come over to look at the board. If this is the case, then if no one can be found, who will the messenger look for to get the reward?" (To be continued)