Today the county school results will be released.
Zhang Shi drove Zhang Yue, Guo Xuexue, and Guo Lin into the city together in a mule cart.
This time, it was different.
The mule's fur is bright, and Zhang Shi is also wearing a brocade robe, which looks noble.
Along the way, neighbors asked: "Where is Mr. Zhang dressed like a new uncle going?"
"Go to the county school and look at the results!" Zhang Shi said loudly.
"Didn't Sanguan become a scholar?"
Zhang Shi smiled and said, "Why don't you send his senior brother to see him too?"
"The officials are really warm-hearted."
Zhang Shi drove the mule cart all the way into the city. Zhang Yue couldn't help but said: "Brother, this is not the way to go to the county school."
Zhang Shi said with a smile: "Let's have breakfast first. After eating and drinking, we can look at the list. Anyway, the list won't go away. What do you think, Mr. Guo?"
"All high officials make the decision."
The mule cart turned a corner, and Zhang Yue finally understood where Zhang Shi was going. This was not the tea restaurant where his eldest brother was his uncle.
It really corresponds to the saying, 'Wealth and honor are not returned to someone, like walking at night in brocade clothes'.
Zhang Shi parked the mule cart, but when he came in, everyone he knew from the past came out to greet him. Even shopkeeper Xu went out and greeted him: "Master Zhang, what brought you here?"
Zhang Shi said: "Send the third brother and his senior brother to the county school to read the results, and stop here to have a bowl of mutton noodle soup!"
"Three lives are lucky, but we are afraid that when the officials become rich, they will not remember us."
Zhang Shi smiled and said: "I don't dare to take it seriously. What kind of friendship do we have? We should never forget each other even if we are rich or noble!"
After saying that, he clasped his fists at everyone.
Everyone in the store is happy.
"Great officials are righteous!"
"The official is really a person who misses old friendship!"
"The senior officials and the three officials please come in."
Zhang Shi sat down with a happy face.
Zhang Yue chuckled to himself. In the past few days, his eldest brother had made this phrase, "Wealth and honor do not forget each other" a mantra.
Zhang Yue looked at the busy kitchen. Although the tea restaurant sold some mutton, they mainly used mutton bones to make soup.
Historically, Su Shi was demoted to Huizhou by Zhang Dun and almost escaped death. Huizhou is a poor place, and only one sheep is killed in the city every day. After Su Shi finished eating the lychees, he was also craving for mutton. Since he had no money to buy mutton, he bought mutton bones and went home to make soup. Su Shi also wrote to his brother that you eat mutton every day, but you don’t know the deliciousness of mutton bone soup. Su Shi repeatedly said how delicious the mutton bone soup was and so on. The only drawback is that I gnawed all the meat off the lamb bones, and the dogs surrounding me were a little unhappy.
The same is true for the mutton soup in tea restaurants. Use a big pot to boil the mutton bones. Drinking a bowl of steaming, fragrant mutton soup with the cake is really satisfying.
As for the mutton, only so much was removed from the mutton bones that I can only taste the meat. Even so, it is not affordable for ordinary people.
After everyone sat down, diners came in one after another, and people chatted one after another.
"Have you heard? Zhao Yasi is dead?"
"Don't you know? This matter has been widely spread."
Zhang Shi and Zhang Yue couldn't help but prick up their ears. They had already heard about this.
As for the truth, various versions have been spread, such as killing people with flying swords, being poisoned by henchmen, etc.
Among the various rumored versions, the one that feels more reliable is that someone took advantage of Zhao Yasi, and in order to protect the family, Zhao Yasi committed suicide.
"These subordinate officials deserve to be killed even if they are innocent." One person sighed.
"This cannot be said here. Zhao Yasi usually has a good reputation, but his bad reputation has been blamed on the people below him. Even so, there are still cases, and it is not that no one has gone to the state to file a complaint with the criminal department, but If you can't sue him, there will be no way to reach heaven."
"Now it's settled. A letter cost him his life. Do you think Mr. Zhang Erlang is so awesome?"
Zhang Shi and Zhang Yue ate their noodles in silence. What they focused on was not the death of Zhao Yasi, but the letter.
You have time to write to Zhao Yasi, but you don’t have time to write a letter to yourself?
Even if you change your name, isn't the name of Lanling King Gao Changgong changed to Zaozhuang King Gao Changgong now?
But my family can’t deny it.
Zhang Yue sighed: "Brother, please tell me that my second brother should at least write a letter. Otherwise, we won't be able to give up all the gifts. I think you won't be able to accept your blessings these days. What if the second brother doesn't recognize us?" , isn’t it extremely embarrassing?”
Hearing this, Zhang Shi became angry and said: "Third brother, don't blame me alone. How many girls have you dated in the past few days? Ya Po walks around us frequently, you are already spoiling it!"
Zhang Yue couldn't help but put down his chopsticks. How about we go on a blind date? We have traveled back in time to the Song Dynasty. Am I still not allowed to understand the local customs and lay the foundation for future reforms?
Guo Lin, who was silent on the side, assisted and said: "Senior official, junior brother knows that after the second official won the Jinshi, he has not bothered to read in the past few days..."
"Senior brother, don't talk about me, think about Miao Sanniang instead!"
Hearing this, Guo Lin looked at him with a look of resentment, while Guo Xuejun's face turned blue. After a while, he sighed: "Lin'er, Miao Sanniang, our family can't afford it. Don't think about it anymore. After a while, Dad, let me tell you my family relationship!"
"Dad, baby... baby knows."
The group set out again and headed to the gate of the county school.
But I saw that the place was already crowded with students who came to see the results.
Zhang Shi and Guo Xuexue have already crowded to see the list.
Zhang Yue sat on the mule cart with a nonchalant expression, while Guo Lin was a little uneasy and even vomited on the cart.
"This lamb noodle soup is a waste!"
Guo Lin couldn't help feeling pity. Zhang Yue patted Guo Lin on the back and said, "Senior brother, you've already lost half your life before you even looked at the rankings."
Guo Lin smiled bitterly and said, "Who cares about looking at the rankings? I just missed Sanniang."
"Senior brother, it is common for life to be unsatisfactory."
Guo Lin nodded and said, "I know. In fact, I don't need to tell you. I also know that Sanniang can't reach a high level. Now she has really given up. I won't think about it again in the future."
Zhang Yue said: "Yes, sir, didn't you just say that I would arrange a marriage for you? Thinking of the good things would be a blessing in disguise."
"Junior brother, don't be sad. Although your second brother doesn't like you, he still has a senior brother." Guo Lin patted his chest.
Zhang Yue said angrily: "Thank you so much, senior brother, for the favor."
At this time, Dan saw that Zhang Shi had squeezed out of the crowd. Seeing this, Zhang Yue and Guo Lin jumped out of the mule cart.
"Where's Mr. Guo?" Zhang Shi asked.
"Didn't I watch the rankings with you, brother?" Zhang Yue asked.
"I disappeared in the blink of an eye. Sir! Sir!"
Everyone saw Guo Xuejun walking out of another place disheveled, wiping his tears as he walked, with snot bubbles coming out of his nose.
Amid the commotion, Guo Xuexue saw Zhang Yue and Guo Lin running toward him, and they looked at each other.
"Dad (Mr.)."
Guo Xuexuan suddenly squatted down and hugged his knees and cried: "Yue'er, Lin'er, you all took it! You took it all! I'm not in a dream."
After speaking, Guo Xuexuan grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, held it in his hand and murmured: "It's true, it's true."
"Senior brother, you took it, haha, we will join the county school together."
Guo Lin looked in disbelief, but saw Zhang Yue patting his shoulder vigorously.
Seeing this, Zhang Shi couldn't help but laugh. He stood next to Guo Xuexun with his hands on his hips and said, "Sir, look at these two brothers!"
Guo Xuexiu cried and said: "I, Guo Zheng, have now taught two talented people! No one will look down on me anymore."
"Sir, are you right? You are highly respected. Who dares to look down on you? Where are you going to celebrate today? I will be the host."
Guo Xuexiu said quickly: "How can I be embarrassed to bother you for so many days?"
"Sir, you are being polite to me again!"
Zhang Yue looked at Zhang Shi and Guo Xuexuan and couldn't help but thought, "We should never forget each other even if we are rich." It is true that "we should eat together if we are rich".
