The streets are busy with traffic.
Cheng Wanwan glanced at the window sill, shook his head and said, "I won't look at the list anymore. I'll wait for your good news."
There are too many people, and she will be squeezed into a meat pie.
Another one, they will go back home tomorrow. Mrs. Lu will bring people from Bishui Village to deliver fruit seedlings later, and she will have to stay in the inn to take care of them.
She stood at the door of the inn and watched Cheng Zhao and Shen Zhengyuan leave.
Just as she was about to turn around and go in, three thin figures appeared at the door of the inn.
"thump!"
The three people knelt directly in front of her.
"Auntie, this is the contract of sale for the three of us." Goudan held up three pieces of paper and said, "Auntie, please accept us."
These three people are Goudan and his two sisters. Goudan is ten years old this year, and his two sisters, the older one is about fourteen and the younger one is about twelve or thirteen years old.
Cheng Wanwan quickly helped the person up: "What are you doing? Get up quickly!"
"That eighty taels of silver is the money for selling our bodies for the three of us siblings." The eldest girl raised her head and said with a firm voice, "Three taels of silver were used to pay for dad's funeral, and one tael of silver was used to move our mother's grave again so that dad could pay for it. My mother and I were buried together. The remaining four taels of silver were distributed to the neighbors who had helped our family. Now that the three of us have nothing to worry about, I beg my wife to take us in."
Cheng Wanwan wanted to refuse, but thinking about the mess at home, she agreed.
It is indeed difficult for the three siblings to make a living in Huzhou, and she also lacks people to help her with things. These three children can properly handle their parents' funeral affairs and repay the debt they owe. They are all kind-hearted people, so it is good to take them back. No problem.
She took the deed of betrayal and said slowly: "Then the three of you will follow me temporarily. If you have a new place to go, you can take the deed of betrayal back at any time."
The three children's surname is Wei. The eldest sister is Wei Hongying, the second sister is Wei Hongyan, and the younger brother is Wei Goudan. Their eldest name is Wei Xiaohai.
Their father committed suicide to prevent his daughter from being sold at a low price. He was a good father, so Cheng Wanwan did not change the surnames of the three of them and still used their previous names.
When Cheng Wanwan entered the inn with her three children, Cheng Zhao and Shen Zheng had already arrived at the door of the government office.
It can be said that there is a sea of people here, whether they are related or unrelated people, they are all gathered here waiting for the announcement.
"Dong dong dong!"
The sound of drums sounded, and four officials walked out of the government office, holding yellow lists in their hands.
Everyone retreated, and the official carried a bucket, swiped a large amount of rice paste on the wall, and then posted the three lists.
As soon as the official left, the crowd cheered and came forward.
"First place, Cheng Zhao!"
"Brother Ziyu, you are the leader of the case, and I guessed it!"
"Oh my God, I'm on the list. I'm really on the list. After three college exams, I finally became a scholar!"
"Why am I not on the list? Why... why is this happening..."
"I'm thirty this year. I have no chance. Wuwuwu..."
Some people cried, some laughed, those who cried were ignored, and those who laughed had people coming from all directions to congratulate them.
"Brother Cheng, I'm on the list, hahahaha, I'm on the list!" Shen Zheng hugged Cheng Zhao and almost went crazy with excitement, "Ninety-eight, hahahaha, I'm ninety-eight. , I became a scholar, and I didn’t embarrass the old Shen family, hahahaha!”
Qian Hui felt very uncomfortable. He didn't expect that Shen Zheng would actually be admitted as a scholar. Could it be that, as his father said, those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to Mo are black? Because Shen Zheng and Cheng Zhao played well, So thanks to Cheng Zhao's talent, it skyrocketed?
If I had known...
Hey, forget it, I didn’t know that much.
He knocked on Shen Zheng's forehead with a fan: "Brother Cheng, I am not as excited about this case as you are. If you continue to laugh, your mouth will burst."
"You brat, how dare you knock on a newly-minted scholar!" Shen Zheng hooked Qian Hui's neck with his backhand, "This scholar is going to punish you for being disrespectful, wait and see!"
The two started fighting on the edge.
Many people gathered around to congratulate Cheng Zhao.
"Brother Cheng is indeed the leader of the case. He will definitely become the first person to be elected in August this year."
"Brother Cheng, when you get rich in the future, don't forget those of us who took the exam together."
"The most difficult part of this college exam is the last three arithmetic questions. Can Brother Cheng please take some time to give me some advice? If there is another exam next time, the rest of us won't be confused..."
Cheng Zhao is not one of those people who hides and tucks in. When people ask, he will tell the truth frankly.
However, this arithmetic is not poetry. It cannot be written down just by saying it. Even if it is written down, it is useless. It must be understood. Only by understanding can it be integrated. Once you understand it, you can understand it all.
Seeing Cheng Zhao being surrounded by countless new talents and complimenting him, Zheng Wangfeng's face in the distance looked like a pool of stagnant water.
He turned out to be only fourth.
The top three can still stand out, but the fourth, with three people weighing on him, has become so dull.
"Click."
The folding fan in his hand was broken directly, he threw the fan down and turned around to leave.
Cheng Zhao finally found a break to get away. Surrounded by so many people, he always kept a fake smile. He felt a little tired and just wanted to go back to the inn quickly and tell his second aunt the good news.
As soon as he turned around, he saw a maid in a green dress hurriedly walking towards him.
He recognized that the note the day before yesterday was stuffed to him by this girl.
Seeing the maid heading straight towards him, he wondered whether to hide to the left or the right. In public, he didn't want to be...
"Stop!"
At this time, Shen Zheng shouted loudly and stopped in front of Cheng Zhao.
He unfolded the folding fan and stared at the maid walking over. He seemed to have seen him on the stairs of the inn that day. He snorted coldly: "Tsk, tsk, I knew someone would throw myself into my arms, but I didn't expect it to be a little girl." Huan. Brother Cheng is the leader of this year's college examination and the most powerful scholar in Huzhou. You girl, you are too brave. You dare to do such a shameless thing in broad daylight..."
"NO, I have not!"
The maid kept denying it.
She was holding a letter in her hand, and when she was about to rub Cheng Zhao's shoulder, she threw the letter into Cheng Zhao's arms.
This was written by the lady herself. As long as Mr. Cheng reads this letter, he will know what will happen next... She is reluctant to send the letter, but she has to obey the lady's order.
And now, she was blocked by another young master. Wasn't there a reason why she couldn't send this letter?
The maid hid the letter in her sleeve, lowered her head and said: "I don't know the head of the case at all, how can I throw myself into my arms and say, I'm looking for our young master... Young master, where are you, young master!"
She pretended to be looking for someone, and her figure slowly disappeared from the crowd.
She quickly ran to the corner of the street, climbed into the carriage, and looked like she was crying: "Miss, Mr. Cheng has a good friend next to him. He called me shameless, and said that I wanted to throw myself into Mr. Cheng's arms, so I just drove him away. After leaving this slave, I really can’t find a chance to send the message..."
Miss Leng frowned coldly, she vaguely seemed to hear the sound of gongs and drums.
She suddenly opened the car curtain and saw a procession suddenly appearing in the square where the announcement was made, beating gongs and drums, and coming in a mighty manner.
Her face suddenly darkened, she pursed her lips and said, "Go home immediately, and be quick!"
As soon as the procession appeared in the square, it attracted everyone's attention, except for the fact that all the people in this procession were dressed in red, and the tall horse in front was tied with a big red flower. It looked like a wedding, but I didn't see the sedan chair, nor the groom.
This group of people finally stopped at the bottom of the list, and the sound of gongs and drums also stopped.
Hundreds of scholars couldn't stop talking about it.
"How is this going?"
"Is it possible that you are trying to catch your son-in-law?"
"The people who catch the son-in-law are the masters of the country. This is the first time I've seen someone catch a scholar."
"What's wrong with the scholar? Scholars are also future candidates. If you capture them in advance, you won't be afraid of being snatched away in the future."
"..."
