When Bai Banxia and the others returned to Zhang's house, everyone congratulated their second cousin one after another. Even his second cousin, who was usually expressionless, blushed in embarrassment.
"I thought I was worried that Tongshan's temperament would make it difficult to find a wife in the future, but I didn't expect that he would be the first of your children to get married." Niu said with some emotion.
Bai Banxia smiled mischievously, "Second cousin doesn't like to talk, but he has a lot of thoughts in his mind. Otherwise, all the young men from other families would go crazy and play, and he only knows how to carry girls home."
"That's right, I'm still one year older than him. The most I can do is run back and tell the Luo family a message, but I can't even think of carrying someone home." The eldest cousin also joked.
The second cousin blushed and said, "You are not strong enough."
"Tell me the truth, have you fallen in love with me since you were ten years old?" The eldest cousin smiled and punched him, and the second cousin hit him back again. It was a joke between brothers.
Bai Banxia looked very envious, her cousin and they had such a good relationship.
"By the way, I was too busy just now and forgot to ask, where is my third cousin?" She just realized that Zhang Tonglin was not there.
Mr. Niu showed joy, "He went to the county government to take the official position assessment, and we don't know how he performed. Anyway, we don't think too much about it, so we just let him gain experience and exercise."
Bai Banxia nodded, "Third cousin has his advantages, maybe he can be chosen."
While the family was talking, the courtyard door was suddenly opened, and Zhang Tonglin ran in like a gust of wind.
"Dad, Mom, I've been chosen!" Zhang Tonglin shouted excitedly.
Mrs. Niu looked surprised and hurriedly went out to greet her. As a result, her third cousin ran into the main room and bumped into his mother.
"Be careful!" Bai Banxia rushed over and helped her aunt, otherwise she would have to sit on the ground.
"Hey, why are you kid charging so hard?" Niu was startled, holding her waist and said, "Thankfully Banxia held me, otherwise my waist would have slipped."
The third cousin blushed, partly because he was hot from running all the way, and partly because he was ashamed of his recklessness.
"You are too unstable." Zhang Renshen went over and hit his son, but not hard.
Grandma hurriedly asked about Niu's condition and was relieved when she saw that she was fine.
"Tong Lin, please sit down and have a rest. Stop moving around. I'm scared when I look at it." Grandma said in a dumbfounded voice, "And you just said you were selected?"
The third cousin calmed down because most of his joy was lost due to his recklessness.
He said with shame: "I have been selected. I will go to the Yamen to report tomorrow. There will be a three-month assessment period. Only after passing the assessment can I become a formal official."
"Congratulations to third cousin." Bai Banxia smiled and patted his shoulder, "But you can't be so reckless when running errands."
The third cousin scratched his head, "I'm just too happy. I feel stable in the county government."
"I heard that the last time you went to the county government to ask for help, you rushed directly into the lobby. People thought you were an assassin. How can you still be calm?" Bai Banxia exposed him shamelessly.
"Who am I doing that for? Cousin, you are not cute anymore." The third cousin said aggrievedly.
The second cousin glared at him and said, "Speak well."
"By the way, I just heard on the way back that the Luo family agreed to the second brother's proposal of marriage. Congratulations to the second brother, he is getting a wife." The third cousin regained his energy again, "Hey, you will be nice to your wife in the future, we will
It's enough to be nice to your cousin."
Qi Zhen, who had been drinking tea quietly, raised his eyes and thought to himself: You can handle your errands well, and you don’t have to worry about Banxia.
The third cousin noticed that Qi Zhen was looking at him, and suddenly reacted and bowed to Qi Zhen, "I have to thank cousin Qi Zhen. If you hadn't rejected the county government, I wouldn't have had a chance. And the boxing skills you taught me, today
During the fist and kick assessment, I was praised by the police."
"It's a small matter." Qi Zhen responded.
Although he doesn't talk much, there is a similar Zhang Tongshan in the Zhang family, and everyone has long been used to it, so they won't think he is cold.
"Qizhen helped Sanlang and lent money to Erlang to marry him. He is really a benefactor to our family." Zhang Renshen said with emotion.
"Yes, you are Banxia's relatives, and you are my relatives." Qi Zhen said again.
There was nothing wrong with her words, but Niu seemed to hear something different. She quickly glanced at Bai Banxia and saw that the girl was still giggling there, as if she didn't notice anything?
"Who says I can't be nice to my cousin after I marry a wife?" The second cousin glanced at the third cousin, "Don't sow discord here. From now on, I will treat my cousin well with my wife, and many people will love my cousin."
Bai Banxia laughed and said, "Then I will be your favorite."
Everyone laughed. Isn't she the favorite of the Zhang family?
Afterwards, everyone asked Zhang Tonglin about the details of the assessment. Zhang Tonglin became excited again and was very excited when he talked about it.
It turns out that the county government assessment was divided into three rounds. The first round was of course physical fitness. Zhang Tonglin directly took the first place. His nickname of "Zhang Paopao" was not for nothing.
The second round was about boxing and kicking. He was a little worse in actual combat, but fortunately he used the boxing skills taught by Qi Zhen and got second place.
The third round is about the ability to detect crime scenes. The exam directly sets up individual crime scenes, and those who persist until the third round are asked to talk about what they have discovered.
"You are so careless, what can you find?" Niu couldn't help but throw cold water on him.
"Don't tell me that I really discovered something." Zhang Tonglin puffed out his chest and looked proud, "There is a real corpse at the scene. I discovered the cause of death."
Now even Bai Banxia became interested. She didn't expect her third cousin to have such an ability. The rest of the family also listened attentively.
"At that time, it was said that the deceased had no external injuries, and there was a medicine bowl next to him. Some people said that the medicine should be poisonous. I thought if it was so simple, then what else would be tested?" He glanced at Bai Banxia, "Then I don't know.
Why did I think of my cousin and how she would prick someone with acupuncture, so I wondered if this needle could kill someone if it pricked their head?"
He looked proud, "Hey, I really found a silver needle stuck in the head of the deceased!"
"You still touched the corpse?" Niu yelled, "Then you didn't wash your hands when you came in!"
"No, mother, we cleaned our hands after the assessment and fumigated ourselves with medicine." Zhang Tonglin explained hurriedly.
Bai Banxia remained silent. There was a black line on her end. Last time she told the details of the drowning made of rice paper. The third cousin asked her directly if she was the murderer?
Today, when her third cousin was inspecting the body, she thought of her again, and thought that her silver needle could prick someone to death. How could she suspect that her third cousin had already identified her as a murderer before he even became an official?
"Stop talking nonsense, go wash your hands before bragging." Mr. Niu kicked him directly.
Zhang Tonglin gave a pretentious cry and hurriedly went out to wash his hands. However, why did he feel a chill on his back? When he looked back, his cousin was smiling at him. Why was the smile a bit scary?
