Chapter 299： ranking

The latest website: Zhou Shuren also raised a small expectation in his heart. Who would be willing to compete for the second place if he could be the first in the test. Fortunately, he was afraid that he would be slapped in the face if he expected too much, "I will know when the time comes."

Zhulan asked, "I see that you are very calm. You really don't care about your grades?"

Zhou Shuren put his arms around Zhulan's waist, "I'm thinking about it, I just know that I can pass it, but I don't know the ranking."

Zhulan held Zhou Shuren's hand, which was not very calm, and became more and more courageous, "Let go."

Boss Zhou, "..."

He wanted to quit, but when Dad saw him, his scalp was numb, and he was depressed. Why did he meet him every time, woohoo, who made him the boss, and someone came from the family, he was responsible for calling Dad what!

He will have a long memory next time, even if the door is open, he will stand outside the door and wait for his father's approval before entering the house.

Zhou Shuren stared at the boss and went out, and then let go. Seeing that Zhulan didn't find the boss, he hooked the corner of his mouth, and his flesh was protected.

Boss Zhou stood at the door and watched his father come out, lowered his head, "Father, the second uncle of the patriarch's family is here."

Zhou Shuren gave a sigh, and said to the old Zhou Dao who wanted to slip: "Take care of your mouth."

Boss Zhou, "...Yes."

Dad didn't warn him, and he didn't dare to say it!

Because the second son of the patriarch came, Zhulan asked Li to add two more dishes in the evening, and the patriarch asked his son to come to Pingzhou just to wait for the news of the township test.

Zhou Shuren was the only one who took part in the township examination this year. The patriarch was very concerned about his family and could not help but let his son come to Pingzhou ahead of schedule.

Time passed quickly, and it was finally time for the results. Zhou Shuren sent the eldest and second child to see the results, and the son of the patriarch also followed.

Zhou Shuren didn't go to see the results in person. There must be a lot of people on this list. He doesn't want to crowd people out to find guilt. Anyway, it's better to wait at home with peace of mind. Let these two stomp their feet and turn in circles early in the morning, making people look upset, it is better to send them all out, and he can calm down.

Just after Boss Zhou and the others left, the servants of Jiang's residence arrived, "Youngest, please say goodbye to Master Juren, and congratulations to Master Juren for winning the second place, Ya Yuan."

Zhou Shuren was silent, but he still hadn't passed Wu Ming's exam. He smiled, "I'm sorry, Lord Jiang."

The servant of the Jiang residence smiled and said, "Your Excellency said that it's all due to in-laws."

The people thought, I really didn't expect that Zhou Xiucai has become a master of juren, and he will be able to go to Beijing to take the exam next year. Maybe the Zhou family will also be an official in the future! It seems that Zhou Changlian will be more polite in the future.

Even though Zhulan had the confidence given by Zhou Shuren, she didn't hear the letter of approval, so she was still thinking about it, and now she was finally at ease, she took out two taels of silver and handed it to the servant, "It's been a long trip, sticky and happy to drink. "

The servant of Jiang Mansion answered quickly, "Thank you Mrs. Juren for the reward, and the youngest will go back first."

As soon as the words fell, there were whistling and beating outside the Zhou Mansion, and the people who announced the good news came. Zhulan instructed Chang Lian, "Go out and set off firecrackers."

The servants of the Jiang residence followed after seeing it.

The Zhou family had all gone to the front yard, while Rong Chuan and Changzhi were carrying baskets of copper coins, which they used to sprinkle happy money at the gate.

The process of Zhongju and Zhongxiucai are different, and the people who announce the good news are different. There are many people who are bragging and scolding, and Zhulan gives the happy money that has been prepared long ago to the people who announce the good news.

When the people who announced the good news left, they started to give money for the good news. Today's news is very big. People in the whole street know that there is a big difference between juren and scholars. , There are more people who have been flattered by Juren.

Wu's house is not far from Zhulan's house. There are two Juren in this area, one is Jie Yuan in the first place, and the other is Ya Yuan in the second place. Many people think that this area is good for feng shui!

Bamboo orchid is far away and can still hear about Feng Shui!

The Zhou family went back to the yard, Zhou Shuren took Chang Lian and Chang Zhi to receive the male guests in the front yard, Zhu Lan went back to the back yard, looked at Li Shi and smiled: "Li Shi, what are you doing with a pestle, why don't you hurry up and buy it? Wine to buy meat?"

Li's face was flushed with excitement. Her father-in-law had become a candidate. She knew that her father-in-law would definitely succeed, so she responded very loudly, "Mother, I'll go right now."

Mrs. Zhao was also excited. Father-in-law could become an official in the future. She saw how proud Mrs. Dong would be in the future. "Mother, I'll go to the kitchen to make a fire and boil water."

Zhulan saw that Mrs. Zhao glanced at Mrs. Dong, and Mrs. Zhao had a grudge against Mrs. Dong in her heart, "Go ahead."

She doesn't want to care about the conflict between the two, as long as they don't step on her bottom line, they can do whatever they like, just don't bother her.

Dong's impact is the biggest. She is different from the elder sister-in-law's firm father-in-law who can pass the exam, and she is not like the second sister-in-law who expects her father-in-law to pass the exam. In fact, her heart is the most contradictory. Some, she didn't want her father to pass the exam, because she knew that her father would be rushing to take the exam. Once she passed the jinshi, she would have an orthodox official background, unlike her father who was always not orthodox, and her advantage in the Zhou family would be lost. .

She doesn't need to worry about it now, her father-in-law is in the middle, all she has to do is to please her mother-in-law, lest her father-in-law will go to the capital in the future and not have a third room. I feel very excited when I think about it. More reliable too!

Xuehan got up and asked, "Mother, what can I help with?"

Zhulan pinched her daughter's little nose, "Just be with your mother obediently."

When Mrs Dong came back to her senses, she was left with a daughter-in-law, "Mother, I'm going to help the second sister-in-law."

Zhulan said: "You don't have to go, there will be female relatives coming to the door, you help me to entertain."

With Dong shi in her, she can also relax. This is what Dong shi is good at. Boiling water is too good for her.

A smile appeared at the corner of Dong's mouth. Mother asked her to accompany her to the reception, but she finally stopped being angry with her, "Hey!"

Zhou Shuren was chosen, not only the neighbors came to the door to be happy, but also the nearby merchants came to the door. After a while, the Zhou family received a lot of gifts.

Although the second to tenth places were all Ya Yuan, Zhou Shuren was ranked second. The genuine second place, plus the Zhou family and Jiang Mansion, Xu Jinshi were all related, so naturally they were willing to come to the Zhou family to congratulate him.

Moreover, Zhou Shuren's age also has an advantage Zhou Shuren's age is not optimistic about being a talented person. Who knows how many years he can pass the examination, but this age is very different. Juren around forty years old, It is more secure not to mention mature thinking. Don't look at Zhou Shuren as the second place. In fact, compared with Wu Ming, many people are more optimistic about Zhou Shuren.

Especially knowing that Zhou Shuren only passed the exam once, it can be seen that Zhou Shuren's ability, some small officials in Pingzhou City, although they did not personally come to the door, they sent people to give gifts.

Zhulan and Mrs Dong were too busy with reception in the backyard. Originally, Zhulan wanted to celebrate with her family, but unfortunately the male guest in the front yard did not leave. Zhulan asked Mingyun to ask Zhou Shuren what he meant, and asked Zhou Lao Er to go to a nearby restaurant. The restaurant is booked.

In the afternoon, Zhou Shuren took people to the restaurant, the protagonist Zhou Shuren left, and the door of Zhou's house was finally closed.

Zhulan rubbed her cheeks, she was exhausted now.

Li shi said excitedly: "Mother, come and have a look, today's gifts are filling up the house."

(End of this chapter)