During the exam period, time always flies, and in the blink of an eye another three days pass. It was nearing noon, and the entire Huaining County was bathed in warm sunshine, the streets were crowded with people, a hustle and bustle.
In the distance, a naive teenager was surrounded by a group of people, rushing towards the direction of the county office with a helpless face.
“Hurry up, Brother An. If we’re slow, we won’t be able to get a good spot.”
“That’s right, we’re still waiting to see you on the A list again.”
“Are the swine confident in this game?”
Eldest uncle Zhu Shouren and the others clustered around the helpless Zhu Pingan, while walking around, they used a teasing tone to flirt with Zhu Pingan, and they didn’t even give Zhu Pingan the time to answer, after one person flirted with him, another person flirted with him right after, which could be said to be the same as a splitting of the head and the face.
“I,” Zhu Ping An had not yet opened his mouth to say the second word when he was interrupted.
“Brother An don’t worry, even if you don’t win this time, there’s no harm, after all, the last A list was already enough for Brother An to return to his hometown in honour.”
“Hahaha, yes, yes, yes.”
The students in the same town were all like chicken blood, dragging and dragging Zhu Pingan, all the way to the county office.
Zhu Pingan looked helplessly at his eldest uncle Zhu Shouren as well as the crowd of fellow townsmen, how is it always the emperor is not anxious too anxious feeling, and almost the same as the first time the list was issued, he is still being dragged by the crowd whistling forward, no, than the last time it seems to be even more unbearable, at least the last time on the road did not be so staggering ah.
The county office has not yet posted the second high school list, but the crowd is densely packed, seems to be more than the first look at the list of people.
“Look at Brother An, it’s all your fault for being greedy and missing the time, we’re crowded on the periphery again.” Fellow travellers couldn’t help but complain as they looked at the crowded crowd.
“A certain seconded, even if you are no longer confident, you shouldn’t be so self-absorbed.”
“Fu a move to override the list er, how can you be scared out of your wits and not dare to come also.”
Accompanying the students who participated in this examination, anxious to see the list, heard someone complaining that Zhu Pingan was greedy and missed the time, which was exactly what he wanted, and immediately followed the accusation to open.
“Don’t blame, don’t blame, a certain person on behalf of my nephew to make amends to you all.”
At this time the eldest uncle Zhu Shouren stood out, like a generous elder who helps his juniors to shelter from the wind and rain, stepped forward and took all the blame for Zhu Pingan.
“Brother Zhu is truly a kind and generous elder,” the people looked at Zhu Shouren with admiration.
Zhu Pingan really do not know what to say, this morning in the river after reading the policy along the way back, on the way did not see delicious snacks, so to the inn lobby to ask for a cheap small dishes a small dish of braised pork and a bowl of congee, not waiting to eat it, the eldest uncle, they came to have to bring themselves to see the hair list. At that time from the list of time is still early, and they just finished ordering food, naturally to eat is, can not be wasted. Just finished eating, was they like last time, dragged and dragged to bring. On the one hand, they did not let them wait for themselves; on the other hand, now the list has not yet been issued; besides, the last time I saw the list also know, the list is big enough, the word is also big enough, standing in the periphery can also see clearly.
They were really making a big deal out of it.
The person who opened the handicap last time came to open the handicap again, this time Zhu Pingan was in the booklet, only the description of Zhu Pingan in the back of the booklet was like this: this son is thirteen years old, a person from the lower river village, on the way here in the long pavilion had composed a poem: once bitten by a snake, everywhere heard the crowing birds; outside the long pavilion, by the old road, a line of egrets up to the blue sky. Now lives in so-and-so inn firewood room, gluttony sleepy, the first county exam high school A list, but according to reliable sources that this son is to take a sh*t luck. Now open the plate, said this son can be on the A list, can be on the B list, fall list
When his eldest uncle Zhu Shouren saw this, his eyes were glowing, and he put his hands into his sleeves for a while, and then felt out one or two pieces of silver and pressed them on Zhu Pingan’s fall list.
The fellow townspeople scholar all laughed and said Bo a good luck, have silver two coins pressed in Zhu Pingan on the list, more or less, but not less than a hundred Wen is it.
Under their leadership, the original is still a little bit of wait and see the unknown situation of other people, also have the money pressed on the list of Zhu Ping An. Joking, snakebite, smell the crowing bird, what ah, the first time to get lucky, this time if you can get on the list again, is not the rising sun in the west.
The person who opens the handicap sees this situation, can not help but reduce the odds of falling into the list of three times, only to be able to stop.
“Brother An, come and place your bets as well, hahaha, know your enemy and know yourself, well, yes, at least you can still have some silver as compensation if you fail to get on the list, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.” When the fellow scholars surrounding the board saw Zhu Pingan walking over upside down to place a bet as well, they couldn’t help but open their mouths and laugh in a dawning realisation.
“This youngster, this handicap is going to stop.” The man who opened the disc thought that Zhu Pingan was still going to bet on the falling list and was worried about losing all his capital, so he could not help but open his mouth and say.
“Oh, that’s a pity, I was going to place a bet on the High School A list.”
Zhu Pingan sniffed, shook his head and said indifferently.
Hearing that Zhu Pingan was going to bet on the A list, the man who opened the disc had a joyful look on his face, finally someone was going to bet on high school, so that he would not lose too much money.
“Although we have to stop the disc, but who told you and I to be so fortunate to meet each other for the second time, just make an exception.” The man who opened the disc called out to Zhu Pingan with a familiar look.
“Thanks a lot, three taels, A list.” Zhu Pingan gently placed an ingot of broken silver on the plate opening A list and arched his hand in thanks.
“Ai, swine child, thou let uncle how to say thou” Eldest uncle Zhu Shouren saw Zhu Pingan put three taels of silver down on his high school’s A list, couldn’t help but shake his head and sighed at the family’s misfortune.
Others also laughed at Zhu Pingan’s swollen face.
Just at this time, a gong sounded, posting a small official in the yamen flanked by officials carrying the list to come.
The crowd was clamouring, staring intently at the official posting the list, urging with their eyes for the list to be posted quickly.
True to the crowd’s expectations, the list was quickly posted.
With the posting of the list, the people who read the list again, either joy or sadness, and even some people crying out to the sky, tears.
“There is no ‘ding ugly’ word, really no” fellow townspeople stared at the list and studied half a day, joy on the eyebrows.
“Well, haha, five taels of silver into my hub carry on.” Under the five taels of silver in Zhu Pingan fell on the list of students, one to one odds can also earn five taels of silver it, suddenly overjoyed.
“Hush, rest assured, we rest to yesterday’s rut, a list and the top of the list has not yet posted also.”
The key time, and is the eldest uncle Zhu Shouren stood out, a calm and collected look, remind everyone not to step on the dust of the last time, learn from the previous experience.
“Me.”
Zhu Pingan called out to the crowd and opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted before he could open his mouth.
“Brother An don’t be sad, let’s wait for the A list.” Someone with a happy face consoled Zhu Pingan.
Zhu Pingan looked helpless.
A short while later, only to hear another gong sound, another small official came to post the list.
Eldest uncle Zhu Shouren and others are again a burst of careful study, over and over and over again, and finally how a person can not stop the colour of joy, twitching the corners of the mouth said:
“see, there is no ‘ding ugly’.”
A word out, all around the jubilation.
Eldest uncle Zhu Shouren also nodded his head uncontrollably.
There is no “Ding Chou” on the B list, nor is there “Ding Chou” on the A list, nor is the head of the case “Ding Chou”, which means that Zhu Pingan has failed the list.
Zhu Ping An has failed the examination.
I made a wish in the temple and waited day after day for it to come true.
Eldest uncle Zhu Shouren and all the other scholars were almost left with tears of happiness. Although, this time to participate in the second examination of the six fellow townsmen also have the same three people failed, but Zhu Pingan also failed ah, we at least still have all the silver to earn it, Zhu Pingan he is not only failed, but also lost all the family money it.
“Brother An, do not be sad, well, this time at least have experience.”
“That’s right, An brother don’t cry, this time homecoming road fee is wrapped in a certain body.”
“Swine don’t cry, there is uncle here.”
Eldest uncle Zhu Shouren and others surrounded Zhu Pingan, have comforted up, there are persuade long experience, there are packages home travelling expenses, the eldest uncle is also some kind and generous elder appearance.
People’s consolation boils down to one sentence: Ange’er don’t cry, stand up and jerk.
It’s okay to hear the sound, but what the hell are you laughing at?
At this moment, the eldest uncle Zhu Shouren and other people in Zhu Pingan to find enough superiority, the mood is not to mention how beautiful.
Just when the crowd was in a state of great joy, they only heard a timid sentence:
“Ahem, that, that, my seat number for this exam is ‘A Xu'”
A Xu?
Wait a minute.
Nima.
Everyone looked up, only to see the word “Kaxu” on the A list is exceptionally eye-catching as if it had turned into two whistling slaps.
Listen to the sound of a broken heart.
People covered their chests and looked down in disbelief at the naive young man surrounded by his own people.
Heartbreak face pain, pit ah, you changed the seat number why not say earlier!
