It was still bright, but the lights were already on during the Zhang Mansion birthday banquet.
"I am Lin Mu, who ranked 159th in the provincial examination. Congratulations to Brother Zhang for ranking second in the provincial examination."
When Zhang Yue saw the other party, he remembered the conversation when he was out of court. No one expected that the polite Lin Mu was also talking about him in a mocking way. Now that he has passed the exam, he has a different attitude. Who would have thought that before .
One hundred and fifty-nine, it seems that only 200 people got it in the provincial examination. Such a ranking is not too high.
Zhang Yue replied: "Congratulations to Brother Lin too."
The other party smiled and said: "I have long admired Brother Zhang for his talent and learning, and I would like to come and ask for advice someday."
Zhang Yue said: "I can borrow it anytime."
"well."
Huang Haoyi walked beside Zhang Yue swaggeringly.
Zhang Yue remembered that after he failed the examination, he was slightly alienated from him for a while, and it took more than a month for him to recover. Now that he passed the provincial examination, he is so happy. He just said something in front of Wu Anshi.
As for Ouyang Fa, he was also happy and was walking with Wu Anshi. The two of them had not been so close in the past.
Just now, Zhang Yue was still an insignificant person. He was dressed in dirty clothes and a long robe, and he was just a dissatisfied scholar. Among the servants in the house who only judge people based on their clothes, Zhang Yue often received cold looks.
Of course, Zhang Yue didn't have money to change his clothes, but he felt that the shabby clothes and long robes were suitable for his current status. Besides, it was shameful to pursue rich clothes and food when he was studying.
But now no one at the birthday banquet paid attention to his clothes, and there were smiles on every face.
This is not a fickle world, but the normal state of life. The quickest way to see people is through their clothes. It’s not their attitude that goes up and down, but a means of survival.
Instead of fighting with others, remembering that you glared at me yesterday or insulted me the day before yesterday, it is better to work hard to improve yourself and let them take the initiative to change their attitude towards you.
But the most important thing is not to let other people's attitudes make you forget who you are.
It was like this before, and it will still be like this after...
Zhang Yue saw Zhang Yu again, and he was calm. He tried very hard to pretend to be very happy on his face, and sincerely wanted to be happy for his nephew.
Zhang Yue said as soon as they met: "Uncle, my nephew can't forgive you."
Everyone on the side was stunned, and Zhang Yu was also stunned: "My dear nephew, why did you say this?"
"My uncle had high hopes that his nephew would get a provincial grade in the exam, but he was not talented and could only get second place. He was really disappointed. My nephew would like to apologize to my uncle here."
The people on the side had stopped laughing if they wanted to, but Zhang Yu could no longer hold back the smile on his face.
But seeing the smile fade away little by little, the originally rosy face was now a little slumped.
Zhang Yu had always had a bad impression of Zhang Yue. He remembered that when he first came to his house, the young man always had a vague arrogance about him, which was very uncomfortable.
It was Zhang Yu and Zhang Yue who were living in different places. Facing a rich and powerful uncle, it would be fine if he didn't flatter him. What else could he do with that arrogance? He had such arrogance back then, but after being smoothed by the world, he learned to restrain and fade it very early.
Therefore, he is not in a hurry. When Zhang Yue hits a wall and suffers a loss, he will come to him.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yue never found him in the three years he spent in Bianjing...
Now...how come he has gained the upper hand, ranking second in the provincial examination, which is more than twenty places higher than Zhang Dun's ranking in the two provincial examinations.
Could it be that this boy has more potential than Brother Dun in the future...?
Zhang Yue saw Zhang Yu's face and knew it. With his decades of official career, he could have such a "gaffe", which made him deeply "sentimental".
But Zhang Yue didn't necessarily think so and said: "Although Bianjing is good, for my nephew, it is still a vanity fair. But I try my best to stay here and have no intention of doing anything else. This time, it is my nephew who It's a blessing to be blessed with my uncle's birthday."
"That's right." Zhang Yu said with a smile, his face finally looking better.
The people on the side finally laughed at the right time.
The old governor was also smiling flatteringly beside him. Zhang Yue glanced at him and said with a smile: "Old governor, do I make sense in what I said?"
Lao Duguan's expression froze, and then he bit the bullet and said hard: "Sanlang, you have learned what you have learned."
"Don't dare to take it seriously."
Zhang Yue smiled, and then saw Zhang Shi with tears on his face.
This day was different for Zhang Shi. He remembered that when he was young, he had the idea of reading to enlighten his family and revitalize his family. Therefore, he studied hard and received high hopes.
But one day his father told him that he was in poor health now and that you had reached the age of getting married. It was time to find a woman to support the Zhang family.
So Zhang Shi got married, and then his father thought that his two younger brothers were still young and wanted to find a job to take care of the family.
So Zhang Shi gave up studying and took over his family's shop business. When his parents broke up when he was in his twenties, he took over the responsibility of taking care of his two younger brothers' education and life.
The relatives in the family did not get along very well before, and were not too harmonious. Zhang Shi dealt with it internally and externally, at least maintaining a semblance of peace, and then placed all his trust on his two younger brothers.
Finally waited for today...
Seeing Zhang Yue approaching, Zhang Shi said with tears in his eyes: "Third brother, your brother, I am useless and useless, and that's all I will be like in this life, but to see you and second brother like this, I really... I am really happy... so happy..."
Zhang Yue had tears welling up in his eyes and hugged his brother.
Beside Zhang Qiu, his face was also full of tears, and Zhang Yue also hugged him.
After a while, Zhang Yuefang said: "Brother, Xi'er, you stay here to celebrate my uncle's birthday, and then tell my second aunt about my passing. I want to go to Gongyuan first to see the results."
"Why look at the list?" Zhang Shi asked.
Zhang Yue said: "You have to look deep into your heart to feel at ease."
Zhang Yu said with a smile: "That's right, you just stay here, uncle will arrange a guest room for you."
Zhang Yu is now eager to repair this relationship.
Zhang Yue did not agree and said: "Brother, please stay. I will go to Gongyuan first."
Zhang Yu immediately said: "Okay, I'll send the palace's carriage to see you off."
Zhang Yue didn't want to borrow Zhang Yu's carriage, but he couldn't find an excuse for the moment.
At this time, Wu Anshi said: "It's better to take my carriage to save the day. I just want to drink a few more cups of longevity wine here."
Zhang Yue glanced at Wu Anshi. To be honest, if Wu Anshi hadn't said those few words just now, even if he got married to Qi Niang in the future, he would definitely be a good 'superficial brother' with him.
But now... Zhang Yue looked at Wu Anshi and said with a smile, "Thank you very much, Mr. Wu Dalang."
Zhang Yu said with a smile: "Come back early after reading the list. Your aunt knows about it, and she doesn't know how to be happy. Don't you think so, Mr. Wu Dalang?"
Wu Anshi knew what Zhang Yu meant and couldn't help but smile. Zhang Yue came second in the provincial examination. After that, he would definitely be on the list of Jinshi, and the ranking in the palace examination was based on the ranking in the provincial examination.
Zhang Yue was ranked second in the provincial examination, and he was likely to be ranked first, or even among the top five in the palace examination.
Wu Anshi thought of this, now is the time to talk about the next step, and he would take advantage of this time to have a good talk with Zhang Shi and build up a relationship.
It’s okay for some people not to succeed, but once they succeed, it will be harmful and even ruin their lives. Wu Anshi comes from a wealthy family and has seen many such people.
The person who turned over...
In the past, those who lacked food and clothing liked to eat and drink lavishly and buy whatever they saw.
People who were short of money in the past either liked to spend money lavishly or regarded money as life.
Those who have been looked down upon in the past always want to retaliate or trample people under their feet.
As for Zhang Yue, Wu Anshi felt that he was not in the third category, but seeing how talented he looked, did he think he might be lacking in women's beauty? This is the time when you can go up into the mountains and hunt tigers.
A man?
It is common to have three wives and four concubines. Wu Anshi's own wife is Fan Zhen's daughter, and she has already enjoyed unlimited glory, but he is still not satisfied. He always wants to have the neat and tidy female servants in his family by his side.
It wasn't until Fan went to his mother to cry that Wu Anshi restrained himself and stopped doing it blatantly at home. Instead, he raised three outhouses.
Fan had no choice but to turn a blind eye to him.
This kind of thing is not uncommon in official families. As for Kui Bu, the third provincial examination king in a poor family... But he can do this, but Zhang Yue, his brother-in-law, cannot do this.
Wu Anshi decided to have a good talk with Zhang Shi.
Zhang Yue left Zhang Mansion under the watch of countless people, and took Wu Anshi's carriage to Gongyuan to see the list.
The carriage was speeding on the street, and the lights of Bianjing were passing by. However, when I looked up at the stars in the sky, they still stayed there motionless.
The joy and prosperity of the world are like the lights passing by in an instant, but the dreams in my heart are like the stars shining high in the sky. They can be seen no matter where they go and will never be lost.
Zhang Yue couldn't get it before, but now he got it, and he saw a lot in an instant.
He remembered that his senior brother once told him that successful people always work unremittingly and amplify the accumulation of success. Their gains are not linear, but leap-like. Every few years, their vision, knowledge, ideas, abilities, resources and worth will rise to a higher level.
Now he really felt the meaning of this sentence.
As the old Du Guan said, the scenery seen by people in the mountains is different from that in the valleys. You can't imagine the scenery of the mountains if you have no roads in the valley. You can only know it if you go and see it yourself.
This is also the reason why I keep working hard, because success can help me see a better version of myself.
It wasn't until this scene that Zhang Yue felt a bit of joy welling up in his heart.
At this moment, he finally arrived at Gongyuan.
In front of the screen wall of Gongyuan, most of the people who were looking at the list had dispersed, but there were still some talented people who had received the news, and they came to Gongyuan in an endless stream to look at the list.
There were many carriages coming from far and near outside the Gongyuan.
There are lanterns on the carriage, which are like fluorescent lights dancing in the night of Bianjing at night.
There is still a sea of people in front of the Gongyuan. People are looking at the list and whispering to each other. The excitement and expectation melt the chill of early spring in the Gongyuan.
Some people are clapping and celebrating, some are downcast, some are uneasy, and some are searching. All kinds of life are reflected on everyone's face.
I don’t know how many people will have sleepless nights this night.
But among the countless people waiting, Zhang Yue saw that familiar figure at a glance.
Wu Qiniang.
No need to look back, that person is also in the dim light.
