Even if Master Bai has not left Liuyun County, as a celebrity around the county magistrate, how could he not know what is going on outside.
Hearing this, he said: "The list of government examinations has come out, but the news from above has not been transmitted. In addition, no one from the county school who went to the government examinations has come back, so it is not known yet. If sister-in-law wants to know, you might as well pass Come back in two days. I guess then..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Cong's joyful voice came from outside.
"Sir, good news, very good news. Sixty-six people from Liuyun County participated in this government examination, and a total of eleven people won."
Master Bai heard this and looked at Li Yuan. The latter didn't say anything and just took Cheng Xuejiao's hand and walked out.
At the door, I met Zhang Captou, who was holding red paper and looking happy.
Zhang Cong knew Li Yuan. In addition to being brought by Xie Yanzhi to worship her as the leader, she later became Xie Yanzhi's daughter-in-law.
When he saw her, he smiled and narrowed his eyes.
"Brothers and sisters are here? There is good news. Your two brothers from your mother's side both passed the imperial exams and are now children. One is third from the bottom and the other is in the middle."
"real?"
Li Yuan and Cheng Xuejiao widened their eyes at the same time and asked in unison.
"Really! The list is still here. If my siblings don't believe it, just read it for yourself!"
Zhang Cong said, spreading out the red paper in his hand and showing it to Li Yuan.
Master Bai, who was a few steps behind Li Yuan, also walked over and stood three steps away from Li Yuan and Cheng Xuejiao.
When I saw the list of eleven people ticked out, I couldn't help but grin.
Although sixty-six people from Liuyun County participated in this government examination, there were fewer people from other counties.
In addition, there was no serious prefect to preside over it, so the academic officer sent by the superior said that the number of places would be reduced to eighty people.
Unexpectedly, Liuyun County accounted for eleven of these eighty people.
During this period, he read the information from previous years and learned that in the past list of prefecture examination candidates, prefectural cities accounted for 40%, and the remaining 60% were for the counties under their control.
Unexpectedly, in the first year after their elders took office, eleven children were killed in one fell swoop.
Among these eleven people, two are in the top ten.
One is the brother-in-law of Mr. Xu, the chief registrar, and the other is the legitimate son of Mr. Zhao, the county magistrate.
These two people have always been excellent in the county school, and they are also a good candidate for the scholar who wants to take the June college examination.
As for Li Jun, the dark horse, as Xie Yanzhi's brother-in-law, it is said that he has not touched a book for more than ten years.
But the county exam quota is at the bottom, and the government exam is at the bottom this time, and maybe the college exam can be at the bottom.
Shao An is indeed a talent. In just a few months, he can teach a child.
If he was given more time, maybe his two brothers-in-law could move up in the rankings.
These are all political achievements!
After Li Yuan and Cheng Xuejiao repeatedly confirmed that the names on the list were correct, their faces were filled with bright smiles.
"Come on, I'll give you money to buy wine and food for you two!"
Li Yuan, who was in a good mood, took out money from her sleeve pocket and was very generous. She took out an ingot or a tael of silver from the space and handed it to Zhang Cong.
This kind of love for money is liked by everyone in the yamen.
Zhang Cong reached out to take it, and thanked Li Yuan together with Master Bai.
Cheng Xuejiao also wanted to give Xi money, but she was in a hurry when she went out and didn't bring any money.
When he and Li Yuan left the Yamen, they were all excited and their brains were still a little confused.
Even though I saw the list with my own eyes, I still couldn’t believe it.
"Sister, is Zhengzi a child? And the same is true for Junzi?"
"Yes! Let's go back and tell the third aunt the good news. There are also me, Uncle Hua and the others. In our Li family, no one has had a baby for a long time. Hey, I have to buy some meat and cook a good meal tonight to celebrate. Ichiban.”
"It's time to celebrate, it's time to celebrate!"
Cheng Xuejiao said with a serious look on her face: "Sister, you go buy meat first, and I'll go back and tell mother. And you gave me the wedding money just now. We'll pay for the money for the meat. I'll give you the money later." Here you go. Sister, remember to buy more. Let’s buy a few tables and treat everyone to a good meal.”
Li Yuan didn't push her about the money. When she heard what she said, she replied: "Okay, then why don't you and the third aunt clean up today and go back together? There are watermelons in the field. Anyway, we have a carriage at home." , I’ll just run to the county town more often. Count how many melons there are, and I’ll give you the money when I get back.”
Cheng Xuejiao, who originally thought about going back in two or three days, did not insist anymore, "Well, okay, sister, please wait for us. How about you go back first, and we can pack up and then drive the ox cart back."
"become!"
Because it was hot and it hadn't rained for a long time, everyone was trying to find ways to get more money and food in their hands, so naturally fewer people bought meat.
Butchers in the county generally have no land and make a living by killing pigs and selling meat for others.
It was a hot day and it was hard to sell pork, but it was cheaper for Li Yuan.
It was still early, so Li Yuan came to Butcher Wang's stall and saw that the pig hadn't been sold at all, so she took care of him as a wealthy businessman.
She not only bought pork, but also bought a lot of live chickens, ducks, eggs and duck eggs.
She had all these sent to Xie's house.
When she arrived at Xie's house, she saw her third aunt smiling happily and even humming an unknown tune while tidying up.
Cheng Xuejiao, on the other hand, was counting watermelons in the field.
The two of them were a little dumbfounded when they saw her coming back and buying so many chickens, ducks and pork.
"Here, Yuan Niang, it's hot now. If you buy so much, it will break if you don't finish it."
"No, we will use part of it for cooking at night, and I will make the rest into dried meat and send it to Brother Xie. As for the chickens, ducks and eggs, Auntie, don't worry, I will take care of them before I leave. ."
After hearing what she said, Ma took out a few broken pieces of silver and handed them over.
"Yuan Niang, I heard from your third brother and sister that you gave me a couple of cents for your wedding, and this pork..."
Li Yuan glanced at the broken silver in her hand, which seemed to be about a tael, and picked two pieces from it.
"Third Aunt, this is enough. You are short of money now. When you get to Fucheng, there will be more places to spend money."
Ma saw that she only took the two smallest pieces, so he gave her all the broken silver in his hand, and said angrily: "No matter how short we are, we can't even save wedding money. Besides, Zhengzi can pass the Tongsheng test. Isn’t that because of Shao’an’s relationship? If it weren’t for his explanations and those books full of annotations, how could he have passed the exam?”
"Third aunt, stop it. Let's not talk about this for now. You hurry up and pack up. I have to go back and tell my grandma and Uncle Hua the good news."
Li Yuan said, stuffing the broken silver back to her, and asked Butcher Wang and others outside the door to help put the basket of pork on the carriage.
Ma did not continue to push Yin Qian, but when he saw that she was trying to put the chickens and ducks into the carriage, he said, "Mother Yuan, please bring the pork and eggs back, and I will bring the chickens and ducks when the time comes. Your carriage is good, the carriage is What are you doing with these things? They don’t have to stink.”
