The No. 1 pick and the No. 2 pick were paraded through the streets, causing a sensation throughout the city.
The people followed the parade to the center of the street, and countless flowers fell on Zhao Sidan's head.
He was riding on a tall horse, feeling the eyes of all directions. This scene had appeared in his dreams countless times, but he never thought that it would actually come true.
When he entered the palace early in the morning, his goal was to be ranked No. 2 or above, but in the end, he was appointed by the emperor to be No. 1 on the first-class ranking.
He is not the one with the best performance, but his answers are the most original. At the same time, he is also the son of Mrs. Sui.
He understood that this was the favor given by the emperor to his mother.
When he was searching for his family members in the crowd, a bunch of flowers fell on him. He randomly picked up a few flowers and formed a large bouquet.
"Sidan, we are here!" Sun jumped up and shouted, "Look here, look here!"
Not to be outdone, Zhao Youcai shouted: "Zhao Sidan!"
Mrs. Zhao said with a straight face, "How can you call such an unpopular name Zhao Jingsi in public?"
"Yes, my uncle's name is Zhao Jingsi!" Zhao Yuezhu was riding on Zhao Dashan's shoulders and turned to look at Zhao Mochen who was riding on Zhao Ergou's shoulders, "Let's call my uncle's name together!"
Zhao Mingxuan also joined the team, and the three children shouted loudly together.
"Zhao Jingsi!"
"Zhao Jingsi!"
The sound of milky milk was different from the bustling sounds nearby. Zhao Sidan heard it and immediately turned his head to look over.
He saw his mother standing surrounded by others, his grandpa and grandma’s eyes were red, he saw his second and third uncles with proud faces, he saw his second and third aunts with joy on their faces, he saw his eldest brother, second brother and three Brother was so excited, his eldest cousin looked approvingly, and Master looked at him encouragingly. His wife and Yu Jiao were looking at him, and also at Brother Yu... At this moment, his heart was filled.
He raised the bouquet in his hand and threw it in the direction of Cheng Wanwan: "Mom, I give them all to you!"
His shout attracted the attention of all the onlookers, and countless people's eyes suddenly glanced at him.
"The number one scholar's mother, isn't that Mrs. Sui?"
"I didn't expect that Mrs. Sui would also crowd on the roadside to watch the parade like us common people."
"Mrs. Sui is indeed the Mrs. Sui of our common people. She is so approachable."
"..."
Cheng Wanwan smiled and nodded to the onlookers.
Mrs. Qi hurriedly said: "Fortunately, I prepared copper coins in advance!"
She quickly turned around and asked Cheng A and Cheng Yi to carry a large box and cage over. In the capital, as long as a wealthy family has passed the Jinshi exam, they will throw money in the street on the day when the results are revealed. This is a tradition that has been passed down for hundreds of years.
The fourth master is the number one scholar with three yuan grades, and it takes decades to get one. For such a great honor, money must be spent.
I didn't mention it before because I was afraid that I would fail the exam and disappoint my wife after mentioning it.
Now, of course, we have to make arrangements quickly.
Cheng Wanwan had heard about this custom. The reason why she didn't prepare in advance was that she felt that throwing money on the street was too nouveau riche.
But when she was in it, she realized that only by throwing money could she express her inner excitement and joy.
She immediately grabbed a handful of copper coins and threw them into the main street: "Come on, come on, everyone is happy. I wish you all the best. I wish you a daughter to marry a good man, and a son to be the top scholar..."
Mrs. Zhao and Mr. Zhao's hands were shaking with excitement. In the past, they would have been reluctant to throw away so much money in vain, but now, it seems that only throwing money can calm their inner excitement, otherwise they will faint sooner or later.
"My grandson has passed the exam and is the top scorer!" Old Mrs. Zhao held up the money and threw it into the crowd. "These copper coins are full of joy. Whoever grabs them will be lucky!"
Sun Shili grabbed a handful and stuffed it into Zhao Mingxuan's hand: "Xuanxuan, if you take the money, you will definitely become the number one pick in more than ten years!"
Zhao Mingxuan immediately handed the copper coins to Xiao Zhuzhu's hand: "Sister, I'll buy some sweets later..."
Zhao Yuezhu took it and threw it into the middle of the street. She clapped her hands and said, "It's a money grab, a money grab!"
The four flowers in spring, summer, autumn and winter thought it was fun and came over to help spread the money.
A box of copper coins was scattered in an instant before taking a few steps.
Mrs. Qi hurriedly asked Cheng A and Cheng Yi to go to the bank to exchange money. They had to spread money this way, the more the better.
The parade lasted for half an hour, and more than a dozen boxes of copper coins were scattered out, which amounted to about a thousand taels of silver. This amount of money was nothing to Cheng Wanwan.
The highlight of the parade is to look at the list. This is the imperial list, with Zhao Jingsi's name written on the first line.
After reading the rankings, the scholars could not go home. They had to attend various banquets held by the court and could not go back until evening.
The people of Lao Zhao's family didn't go home after seeing the excitement. Instead, they went to a nearby restaurant and the family entertained themselves and celebrated.
After returning home, countless people came to congratulate me.
Mrs. Shen and Shen Dongming were waiting at the door, and the two families congratulated each other.
"Our ancestors really blessed our Xiaozheng to become a Jinshi." Mrs. Shen sighed, "I think back then, five years ago, it was difficult for Xiaozheng to even take the exam. After living in Dahe Village for a while, he recognized As a godmother, after making a good brother like Cheng Zhao, he started to have good luck. People just learn from good people and learn from good people."
Shen Dongming also sighed, and because there were visitors again, the Shen family's mother and son left.
Queen Qin came over and informed Cheng Wanwan about today's palace examination.
"Today's test is about the relationship between Dayu Kingdom and its affiliated countries. Everyone can speak freely. What Zhao Jingsi said is particularly different. Of course, he is young and has not been exposed to court affairs, so there must be unreasonableness and omissions in what he says. But he was courageous, dared to speak, and had novel ideas, so he was appointed as the number one scholar by the emperor's brother." King Qin said with a smile, "Because the Hanlin Academy has Master Situ and Master Cheng as sons-in-law, plus Zhao Jingsi. What my brother said was a bit outrageous, so the emperor directly sent Mr. Cheng to the Zhan Shi Mansion, where he was promoted to the fifth rank, and Zhao Jingsi was appointed editor of the seventh rank of the Hanlin Academy."
Zhan Shifu is the place where things are done for the prince.
Cheng Zhao had only been an official for three years. According to normal procedures, he was promoted once every three years, which could only be a mere seventh rank.
But now, because Sidan passed the exam, the emperor directly promoted Cheng Zhao several levels... This was a real plan to boost her power, and the rewards were unambiguous.
King Qin congratulated him and left, followed by the Lin family, Zhang family, Ruan family, Jin family, Li family, Situ family... they all sent people to congratulate him.
While she was receiving guests here, Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Wen and Mrs. Sun were studying the banquet banquet.
To the people in the village, being admitted to the top prize is a matter of smoke coming out of the ancestral graves. If they don't set up flowing water mats for a few days, they won't be able to live up to this reputation.
Mrs. Zhao even took out her pension money: "Here are three hundred taels of silver, use it all to make wine."
Wen also took out money: "I also have three hundred taels here, which can more or less cover the amount."
Although Mrs. Sun was reluctant to give up, everyone took money, so she couldn't be stingy, so she also took out three hundred taels of silver.
Lu Yingxue happily took out a thousand taels of silver and said: "We, Old Yu, are all dirty. The Yu family is not suitable for holding a banquet. Even if it is a banquet, there are no guests to invite, so we will go with Sister Wanwan. Sister Wanwan, don't be dissatisfied." We don’t have much money, so take it quickly.”
Cheng Wanwan was a little moved.
The old Zhao family gave a total of nine hundred taels of silver, which was undoubtedly a huge sum of money for them.
Moreover, during this period of time when they came to the capital, the business at home had also stopped, resulting in a lot of losses, and the expenses were so huge that she was afraid to take the money.
However, Mrs. Zhao did not give her a chance to refuse: "Boss, wife, hurry up and draw up the guest list. Old man, you choose an auspicious day to serve the wine. Dashan's wife, Chunhua, Cheng Fang, the three of you will draw up the menu. Finally, So that I can use all my special skills..."
Under the arrangement of Mrs. Zhao, the whole family got busy.
