Chapter 149: That night, when Mr. Zhu came out of the house after changing into the still wet green cloth, the official who announced the good news had already approached.
Firecrackers sounded outside the door.
"Hurry up, Uncle Zhu, hurry up, get ready, there are firecrackers outside..." The villagers couldn't help but hurriedly urged as they heard the officials approaching outside.
Then, the villagers helped tidy up the yard, cleaned and sprinkled water, and arranged tables and chairs. Someone brought fruits, peanuts and melon seeds from home and set up a table, but the official who was waiting to announce the good news came in.
"Quickly, from the third child's house, you go to the second child's house to get some money and prepare red envelopes for them. All the money at home has been sent to the eldest brother." When Mrs. Zhu was preparing to celebrate with money, she found that there was not enough money to pack the red envelopes. , couldn't help but rush to urge the third family member to go to Zhu Ping'an's house to get some money to deal with emergencies.
"Old sister, everyone is at the door. There is enough time. I still have some left. You can use it first."
"I have some here too."
"And I......"
The villagers scrambled to grab the money they had with them and handed it to Mrs. Zhu, asking her to wrap red envelopes for rewards.
As soon as they were ready, a way was made for the people in the yard, and the government servants in black and red clothes entered the Zhu family's old house with a flurry of music.
"Congratulations, congratulations to Mr. Zhu, the head of the boy examination of Mr. Zhu High School in your mansion. The academic officer appointed Mr. Zhu as a senior student..."
"Congratulations to Mr. Zhu for ranking first in your high school. I will definitely win three yuan in a row in the future and get good news frequently..."
"Congratulations, congratulations to the old man and the old lady. Congratulations to the family. You have a noble son, and wealth is coming to your door."
The yamen servants who came to announce the good news were all sharp-eyed and eloquent. When they entered the Zhu family's old house, they recognized Mr. Zhu's family members with just two glances, and came forward to congratulate them with smiles on their faces.
Hearing the words of the official who announced the good news, the people in Xiahe Village were filled with admiration. It's no wonder that these poor officials are able to hold positions in the county. Look at what they said. Why can't we?
"We are happy together..." Mr. Zhu was as happy as if he had drunk half a kilogram of old wine. He cupped his hands and returned the gift. His words were already incoherent, "Old lady. Come on, come on, give me the wedding money. I'll give it to you." It’s not easy to come all the way.”
Mrs. Zhu seemed to be more than ten years younger. With a smile on her face, she handed the prepared red envelope to the officer who announced the good news.
"Haha. Thank you, old man. Old lady, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry. When we read out the good news, you can put it away. This is a great event for our ancestors." The government servant holding the red paper was not in a hurry to put it away. Red envelopes, if you want to announce the good news first, it is not too late to receive the red envelope.
"Okay, okay...it makes sense..." Mr. Zhu nodded repeatedly, smiling from ear to ear.
"Congratulations to Mr. Zhu Ping'an, Mr. Zhu, who is now the admiral of Nanzhili University. He was selected as the first scholar in the Anqing Prefectural Academy Examination. He is characterized by being a student in Huaining County and winning consecutively in the rural examinations."
The yamen servant holding red paper unfolded the red paper and read the good news with great emotion.
After reading it, the yamen servant was surprised to find that the whole courtyard suddenly became silent. The old man opposite who was smiling from ear to ear also closed his mouth at this time, and he didn't know what he was mumbling to himself.
What happened?
Why does this family have such a long reflex arc?
It was fine just now
Why did I feel so happy after reading the good news? Oh, yes, maybe it was because I was shocked when I heard that the academic officer was mentioned. Maybe Lin Sheng's unexpected surprise surprised him too much. After all, Lin Sheng only gets 4 taels of silver every year from the Yamen, not to mention rice, flour, oil and other benefits.
How did the officer who announced the good news know that ten thousand grass and mud horses were roaring in Mr. Zhu's heart? He thought that the scholar's father was so happy that he was stupid.
The yard was quiet for a few seconds. Only then did I hear someone tremblingly say something.
"Mistaken......"
Mistaken?
Hearing this, the yamen officer who read out the good news on the red paper hurriedly lowered his head and read the good news, word by word. He didn't read any word wrong. How could he be wrong? He even practiced it several times on the way.
"Wrong. Mistaken."
The sounds in the yard came and went...
The yamen officer blushed and read the good news again, yes! Well, it's not like everyone is joining forces to joke with us... Now the people of Kawamura are too interesting...
"That's wrong. They have separated their families. This is Zhu Shouren's family. Zhu Ping'an is his nephew. We just passed by Zhu Ping'an's house..."
ah?
The yamen servant was stunned. Did he go to the wrong door?
In fact, it’s not their fault. Think about it, the Yingtianfu postman replaced three fast horses and arrived at Huaining County overnight. The time was tight, and Huaining County was far away from Xiahe Village. The official responsible for issuing the issuance did not expect that Zhu Pingan would be a young man. .
If the town came to announce the good news, there would be no mistake. The people from the county would inevitably make some mistakes, and they were also misled by the villagers. Such a mistake occurred due to a series of factors.
At this time, in front of Zhu Ping'an's house, Mrs. Chen looked at the bustling old house from a distance, and then entered the house with her insoles in despair, out of sight, out of mind...
His uncle...
God must have stared blankly for a while before letting this kind of person take advantage of the loophole...
Mrs. Chen felt unhappy and was not in the mood to continue picking up the soles after entering the yard. She planned to go back to the room to rest for a while.
As soon as Mrs. Chen entered the room and sat down on the bed, she heard the sound of blowing and fighting outside.
It’s not over yet!
Ever since, Mrs. Chen couldn't help but frowned again.
What a show off!
What made Chen even more depressed was that the sound of blowing and beating seemed to have entered the yard, and even the firecrackers felt like they were set off outside the gate.
What is Lao Zhai doing? There’s no need to do this to show off, right? It’s the sister-in-law’s idea, right?
It was because she didn't go to the old house to congratulate her. After thinking about her moral character, Mrs. Chen gritted her teeth and counted a hundred coins from the bedside, and put it in her handkerchief, ready to give a congratulatory gift, so as to save people from being stuck. Door!
Mrs. Chen just walked out of the back room and saw many people coming to the yard.
"Oh, second sister-in-law, congratulations, I just said it was a pig. The day I was about to take the exam, I had a dream, saying that a golden toad was jumping to your house. I asked someone to tell a fortune and it was said to be a pig. It's a designated high school, and as expected, Xie'er strives to do his best, no matter what, even in high school, he's still number one."
The fourth aunt was the first to hold Mrs. Chen's hand and congratulate her, looking like a good sister-in-law.
On the other side, the eldest aunt who was surrounded by everyone looked at the fourth aunt, her face was a little deformed: "It's the basic credit of a human being. Didn't it say that the golden toad jumped into my house..."
"Congratulations to safe mother..."
"Congratulations to the second family, you are so safe."
"I've known since I was little that your family, Ping An, is no ordinary person..."
Mrs. Chen was stunned for a while before she realized. This was a mistake just now. The high school student was from the second elementary school of her family, not his uncle...
As a result, Chen's frown suddenly relaxed, the frustration in her heart suddenly relaxed, and the disappointment on her face suddenly turned into a bright and beautiful smile.
"No, my second child just has better luck..."
Chen said it very modestly, but her pride could not be concealed... (To be continued.)
