Chapter 381： Prefecture and Township Examination

Uncle Jiang and his wife heard the newspaper singing and ran out of the courtyard quickly. They saw two newspapermen got off their horses and raised their hands to him: "Is this Mr. Jiang Yuanbao's home?"

Jiang Dalang smiled from ear to ear and nodded repeatedly: "Yes! This is Jiang Yuanbao's family, and I am his father!"

Baozi cupped his fists and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Jiang Dalang, your son Mr. Jiang Yuanbao is happy to have ranked ninth in the imperial examination!"

Jiang Dalang returned the greeting with his hands raised: "I'm so happy, everyone, thank you for your hard work. Come in and have a cup of tea."

Mrs. Zhou also smiled happily and turned to the kitchen to make tea.

Soon, the neighbors, the patriarch Chen, and the master of the school came to congratulate him.

Old man Jiang and his eldest son were busy receiving guests, leaving Jiang Sanlang and Jiang Erlang to prepare the banquet dishes.

“It’s really gratifying and congratulatory. Your family is about to produce two talented men.” The patriarch said with envy.

Forget it if his son is useless, even his grandsons are not up to par, and none of them can come back as a scholar.

Yao'er, the only smart young grandson, actually went to learn martial arts, saying that he would take the martial arts exam when he grew up.

Sigh, it’s really annoying.

Old man Jiang chuckled and said, "What the hell? I haven't even written a single word yet. I won't know until I try it in another hospital."

“I have already ranked ninth in the imperial examination. A scholar cannot stand out!” Chen Changsheng of Nishimura also came over to congratulate him and said with a smile: “After the imperial examination, we have to come and have a drink.”

“Easy to say, easy to say!” Old Man Jiang and his eldest son returned the greetings to everyone.

Ying Bao is also very happy.

Yuanbao is also very impressive. He passed the county and government examinations in his first attempt, and it seems that he has no problem in the college examination.

Mr. Wu plays an indispensable role in this.

But Yingbao still felt a little uneasy because she was not sure how long her new dynasty could last.

In case the two of the two Chaotang fought again, the talents of their brothers and Yuanbao's talents were not countless.

"Yingbao." Wen Shu came over and pulled her and said, "This time when I go to the countryside to take the exam, whatever pills you prepared for Jiang Jie, please prepare a portion for my husband as well."

Since the new dynasty was established, the emperor opened the Enko and also allowed overseas students to register here for reference.

Like Li Xu, as long as they re-apply for household registration at the local county government, they can refer to it locally.

However, when declaring household registration, five first-class households in the local area are required to provide insurance for him.

This is easy to handle. He has taught in Dongchen Village for so many years, and it is easy to find five first-class households to guaranty him.

So this autumn, Li Xu and Jiang Jie, who have re-applied for household registration, will take the provincial examination together.

Yingbao nodded: "Okay."

It is now May, and my younger brother Jiang Jie has already registered at the county government office and is about to go to the state capital to take the provincial examination.

This time, she and her father still went with him, and of course Mr. Wu also went.

Mr. Wu said that after the provincial examination, whether he passed or failed, he would take Jiang Jie back to Kangjian to have a look.

A few days later, Yingbao went to Fucheng with his two younger brothers.

Due to the recent shortage of ships, they set off in a carriage.

Yingbao and Jiang Wu share a carriage, driven by their father, while Jiang Jie and Mr. Wu share a carriage, driven by a servant of the Wei family.

Wei Zhan's family also returned to Fucheng together, with more than a dozen carriages.

Mrs. Wen did not go back, and Wen Shu could not accompany her because she was pregnant, so she asked a servant of the Wen family to drive Li Xu to Fucheng in a carriage.

Of course, with Jiang Sanlang and Ying Bao taking care of him, it doesn't matter even if Li Xu is alone.

As for Mrs. Wen and her entourage, they left as early as March and were said to have gone to the capital.

The convoy drove along fairly smoothly, and did not encounter any bandits or refugees on the road.

During the lunch break, Yingbao took out wontons from the small charcoal stove for everyone to eat.

Every time at this time, Wei Zhan always comes over to eat, but he brings his own dried meat. Yingbao had no choice but to cook two more bowls, give one bowl to him, and ask him to bring another bowl to Mrs. Wang.

 Wei Zhan was sitting next to Jiang Wu, eating wontons, and said with a smile: "I don't know why, but your food is very delicious, and my food is really delicious."

Jiang Wu Xilihulu was eating wontons and said, "Because your cook's skills are so poor."

"Yes! They ruined all the good things." Wei Zhan finished drinking the soup and wiped his mouth: "I will bring the ingredients for Yingbao to cook later."

Yingbao: "You think so, I won't be your cook!"

After dinner, Yingbao asked her younger brother and Wei Zhan to wash the pots and dishes. She took out the wheat and fed it to the horses, and also fed the three horses with Pupil Spring.

After resting for a while, the carriage continued on its way.

At night, when the convoy stopped by the roadside to rest, Yingbao summoned his two younger brothers and sent them to the cave to rest.

There are bamboo beds and quilts in the cave, allowing the brothers to have a good sleep.

Ying Bao huddled in the carriage, covered with a quilt, and fell asleep listening to the sound of frogs outside.

After walking for more than ten days, the convoy finally arrived at Fucheng.

Yingbao had a house in Fucheng, so he drove the carriage directly to the house.

Yuanbao and his eldest brother Jiang Cheng, who accompanied the exam, have been living here for two months. They were very happy to see Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu arrive.

Jiang Sanlang drove the carriage into the yard, unloaded the carriage, let the horses eat grass and rest in the stable, and then went to prepare a room for Mr. Wu and Li Xu.

Yingbao still lived alone, and took out reed hair to clean the big kang.

After cleaning, cousin Jiang Cheng had already prepared the food and called everyone to eat.

After dinner, Jiang Sanlang went out to buy rice and came back, and asked about the situation in the city.

At present, the prefect has been replaced, even the Xiao Mansion is empty, and the plaque on the door has been changed.

Zhe Chong Mansion even changed its generals, and the general in charge was Wen Fu, whom he had not seen for several years.

Of course, his name is not Wen Fu now, but Zhou Fu, General Zhou.

The amount of information was a bit large, so Jiang Sanlang didn't dare to stay outside and hurried back to the house.

After asking Jiang Cheng, I found out that the Xiao family had moved away years ago and returned to the capital.

Including brothers Xiao Mo and Xiao Chengjun were not in Fucheng.

Where they went is unknown.

Since this land and city belong to the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Xiao family, the royal relatives of the Little Zhou Dynasty, cannot stay.

Yingbao was a little surprised when her father told her about this.

So you are finally separated from the male and female protagonist of the novel?

That's great!

Let those two losers stay in the Little Zhou Dynasty forever.

It’s August soon.

Jiang Jie and Li Xu went to take the provincial examination. They had to take the exam three times in a row, for a total of nine days.

This time it was Enke, and there were so many people taking the exam, hundreds of people.

At the end of the first exam, Jiang Jie and Li Xu came out, energetic and in good condition.

At the end of the second time, the two of them were a little tired, but very energetic.

At the end of the third session, many candidates were carried out of the examination room, and Jiang Jie and Li Xu also appeared shaking their bodies.

"Sister, you've smoked me to death!" Jiang Jie frowned and said, "I was assigned to a bad cell this time. If I hadn't suddenly thought out and stuffed the pill you gave me into my nostrils, I would have been smoked to death." ”

Yingbao asked: "Both nostrils are blocked? Then how do you breathe?"

"Uh." Jiang Jie couldn't help but retching when he thought of the smell: "I can't help it, I feel like my breath smells bad."