Xu He, who originally comforted Xie Liangcai, is receiving psychological counseling from Xie Liangcai.
"Bright color, who can have smooth sailing in the imperial examination?"
"Who didn't pass the exam in several subjects and just passed the exam?"
"Don't look at the sixth place I am now. Three years ago, yes, three years ago, it was so miserable. My eyes were swollen from crying on the way back!"
"Brother Dev, I didn't want to cry..."
"I'm more worried about you if you don't want to cry. You must vent out what's on your mind, otherwise you'll get sick!"
"..."
Xu He is sick, a disease that makes a scholar think you are sick.
In the end, he became impatient and simply lay down on Xie Liangcai's bed, turned his back and read.
Xie Liangcai stared at Xu He's back and sighed, turned around and said to Gao Guoguang and Ouyang Jun who were coming over: "You gentlemen with bright voices, you don't even want us to see you cry!"
"yes!"
"That's right!"
I really can't stand these three idiots.
In fact, if Xu He said he was not disappointed at this time, it would definitely be a lie.
After all, last year had been smooth sailing, with three consecutive wins in the imperial examinations for primary and secondary schools, which was simply unlucky.
But he also knows that it is impossible to always have smooth sailing in this life. There is still a long way to go and he is still very young, so he does not care much about this defeat.
But the only thing that made him wonder was, was the examination room experience he summarized useless?
Also, was his guess about the character of the examiner Gu Shouyuan wrong?
It can't be possible...
Just when Xie Liangcai and the others thought that Xu He was sleepy and wanted to rest for a while, suddenly, a large group of people came outside the door.
Professor Gao Bi and the shopkeeper of Zhuangyuan Building hurriedly walked in front.
Gao Guoguang thought something had happened?
He asked his father nervously: "What's wrong? Dad? What happened?"
Gao Bi's face turned red and he was so excited that he could not speak coherently.
On the other hand, the owner of Zhuangyuan Building on the side received students rushing to take the exam every time, so he could still say calmly: "Congratulations to Xu Jieyuan, congratulations to Xu Jieyuan, Xu Jieyuan High School Nanzhili is the first in the Jinke Provincial Examination, you are our Wenqu star in Nanzhili !”
Gao Guoguang: "..."
Ouyang Jun: "..."
Xie Liangcai: "………………………………"
Only then did Gao Bi and Jiao Ze breathe more fully, and said excitedly: "Light voice, hurry up, hurry up, the person bringing the good news is outside, come out and have a look..."
Xu He sat up from the bed long ago, feeling an unreal feeling in his heart.
He pointed to his nose and said, "Me?"
Gao Bi and the people in the courtyard nodded desperately at him.
Xu He stood up from the bed, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down.
But how could he be calm about such a huge happy event? As soon as he stood up, he felt a little staggered. He quickly supported the corner of the table, and finally the energy slowed down.
From the perspective of everyone in the hospital, Xu He's face was as calm as ever, and he didn't seem to have the joy of being triumphant in the spring breeze. He was standing by the bed slowly, as if he was thinking about something important.
The shopkeeper of Zhuangyuan Building turned to his son and said, "Did you see that? I want to learn from Xie Yuanlang. What is this called? It means being calm during big events, otherwise he would be a Wenquxing!"
When everyone in the courtyard heard this, they nodded repeatedly and secretly admired him in their hearts.
Xu He didn't know everyone's misunderstanding. He straightened his clothes before walking out of the room.
Along the way, he felt that everyone was smiling at him and saying congratulations to him. Some people even wanted to pull him, but they seemed to be scolded by Gao Bi and others.
He didn't know how he got to the front lobby. He only felt that all the sounds were as if he heard them underwater, blurry and unclear.
It also feels like everyone’s faces are blurry, they are all smiles, all kinds of smiles.
But when he came to the door, a "bang" sound of gongs exploded in his ears.
For a moment, he felt as if he had woken up from a dream, and the whole world came alive.
"Congratulations to Mr. Xu of Hailing County, Yangzhou Prefecture, for ranking first in the Nanzhili Township Examination of the high school, and for being listed in the "Huangjia" in the Beijing News!"
The messenger had just finished his happy words, and his brothers were arranged in a fan shape on both sides of him like a row of yamen. Each one held a three-pronged blunderbuss in his hand and fired it into the sky at the same time.
The sound of "boom, boom, boom" was deafening, and smoke filled the air in front of the gate of Zhuangyuan Building.
This sound attracted the attention of the surrounding people, and more and more people gathered around.
"What's going on here?"
"Hey, what else can be done? After the provincial examination, we have another candidate in Nanzhili! I just don't know why there is so much noise!"
"This is not an ordinary civil servant, this is our Xinke Xie Yuanlang from Nanzhili!"
"Oh, Jieyuan! The number one Wenquxing!"
"For such a young master, Wen Quxing is quite handsome!"
…
Do you think it’s over after the three-eyed gun is fired?
The team that announced the good news finally got the opportunity to announce the good news to Jie Yuanlang, but they didn't have to play around.
I saw those big men put the three-eyed guns back into their gun bags and carried them behind their backs, and then grabbed many firecrackers from their horses.
Suddenly, the crackling firecrackers exploded, and the festive atmosphere suddenly filled the surrounding streets.
Everyone looked at the ground rats and the three strings again, causing a crackling battle on the sea, land and air, and they were envious of Xu He.
Maybe they may not be able to make it to the top of the list in their lifetime.
Maybe in the rest of my life, I may not be able to stand under the same roof with Xie Yuanlang again, watching the excitement like the leader of the Spring Festival.
After this period of tossing, for half an hour, the firecrackers alone were enough to deafen people's ears.
The shopkeeper of Zhuangyuan Building had already brought out the table and placed it at the door, letting Xu He sit high and watch.
As soon as the firecrackers were over, Xu He's ears were buzzing, and Gao Bi loudly said something in his ears.
Xu He didn't know until he saw his and the others' gestures that they were asking him to reward him with money.
Xu He was usually helped by Wu Decao in such small matters, so he never thought of preparing money.
He took out the twenty-tael instant silver note that Sister Gu had prepared for him.
The lead reporter's eyes lit up when he saw the banknote.
Seeing this, Xu He simply took out three pieces and stuffed them directly into his hand.
The newspaper man was overjoyed when he saw this, and all his men knelt down with him.
"Thank you Master Xu for your kindness!"
"Thank you Master Xu for your kindness!"
The price is sixty taels at a time. In previous years, I have never received such a big deal.
Their thanks were sincere, and they only needed a few more kisses.
The shopkeeper of Zhuangyuanlou stepped out of the crowd at the right time, came to Xie Yuanlang's side and said, "Mr. Xu, please inscribe a plaque on the shop. Let's congratulate you on being the number one scholar in high school next year!"
Xu He thought for a while after hearing this, then took the brush handed over by the shopkeeper and waved to write.
While everyone was watching, they chanted: "The best flavor in Jiangzuo"!
After reading this, everyone applauded!
"Okay, word number one!"
“Number one in the store!”
"Mr. Xu ranked first in both the provincial examination and the general examination!"
