Besides, isn't this a great event?
If it were him, he would be happy to be deafened.
After making up his mind, the leading officer waved his hand and announced the good news!
A moment later, the quiet little mountain village was awakened by the sudden sound of gongs and drums, followed by the loud sound of firecrackers.
Lin Daniu, who lived closest to the village entrance, heard the alarming noise. He quickly picked up his sleeping daughter, put his arms around his snoring son, and then shouted to his mother-in-law who was sleeping next to him, "Baby!" Mother, mother, run quickly, the earth dragon has turned over!"
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Chapter 147 A different kind of good news
Like Lin Daniu, there were several families who mistakenly thought it was an earth dragon turning over, so at this moment they all dragged their children and daughters into the yard.
Then, the sound of firecrackers stopped. The four government officials, six people playing gongs and drums, and two carriage drivers soon heard the sound of "squeaking" doors coming from the village, and a few words " There were shouts of "run, run, run".
After all, the two coachmen were used to traveling all over the country. Seeing this situation, they felt bad. If they were not smarter tonight, they would be very likely to be beaten.
Thinking of this, the two of them took a few steps back, wondering whether they should move and hide behind the big camphor tree.
In addition to those who thought it was an earth dragon turning over, there were also people who thought it was a bandit who came to rob the house.
No, at Lin Tiancai's house in the east end of the village, Tiancai's father was pulling the family's big buffalo and preparing to run out of the courtyard.
Damn it, my family has been tightening their belts for more than ten years and finally saved up money to buy a cow, but they can't let bandits take it away.
Tiancai's mother on the side was in tears now. The dead old man was looking after the big buffalo, and he didn't even care about his mother-in-law, son, and grandson. Humans are really inferior to animals.
Unlike Tiancai's father who wanted to rush out of the courtyard, more people in the village stayed in the courtyard. In their opinion, running out would be equivalent to putting meat into other people's mouths, so it was safer for them to squat in the yard.
However, the poles and hoes in each hand were held tightly. Then, they either lie on the wall or peek out through the cracks in the courtyard door, keeping a close eye on the group of people holding torches who are getting closer, and be ready to fight back at any time.
The same was true for the Lin family at this time.
Lin Deyun handed over a long wooden stick, "Dad, this stick is for you to use. If they rush into the yard later, we will beat them hard. Anyway, if the gangsters are killed, the government will not Let us pay with our lives, and maybe we can make some money!"
Although he said this, if he listened carefully to Lin Deyun's voice, he was shaking violently.
Patriarch Lin didn't answer. He didn't believe that the gangsters were coming. After living for so many years, Patriarch Lin had never seen any gangsters come to the house to steal things while beating gongs and drums.
Besides, if these people were really gangsters, they would have rushed over to kill them by now, and they would be standing there like wooden stakes.
Aren't they just wooden stakes? At this moment, several government officials had already stopped, wondering whether they should extinguish the torches in their hands, otherwise they would be the target of bricks.
Those who were beating the gongs and drums had already made no sound. Looking at the current situation, if they kept beating the drums, wouldn't they think their lives would be too long?
Seeing the group of people stop, many people in the village breathed a sigh of relief and felt that it was unlikely that they were bad guys.
In fact, the older people in the village would not think of gangsters.
Lin Dong's father is one of them. When he was young, he visited many places, including the south several times. He remembered the custom in some places that he would come to the bride's house in the middle of the night to pick up the bride.
So he felt that the current situation seemed familiar, so he couldn't help but said, "This is beating gongs and setting off firecrackers. It is very similar to marrying a bride in some places in the south."
Get married?
When Lin Dong's mother heard this, she could almost stuff a melon into her mouth, "Isn't that the same as stealing?"
Besides, I haven’t heard of anyone marrying off their daughter in their village.
And here, several government officials were thinking about whether to continue the good news announcement, when they heard someone shouting to them.
Patriarch Lin stood on the ladder, holding the wall with his hands, and asked loudly, "What are you doing at night?"
Of course, it was to send good news, although the time didn't seem to be well arranged.
As if fearing that other villagers wouldn't hear, the head of the Yamen said in a loud voice, "This villager, we are the Yamen's policemen, and we have come to your village to announce the good news today."
Saying this, the Yamen leader did not hesitate, and then shouted loudly, "Good news, good news, congratulations to Mr. Lin Yuanqiu of your village for being the top student in the high school gold list!"
State, champion? ! !
Patriarch Lin slipped on his foot and almost slipped down the ladder. Lin Deyun stepped forward and held his father's butt.
At this moment, Patriarch Lin couldn't care less about whether he fell or not. After stepping off the wooden ladder in a hurry, he ordered his son, "Quick, quick, quick, Deyun, hurry up and report the news to Dagui. Let’s just say Yuan Qiu is the number one scholar, hahahaha, number one scholar, Yuan Qiu is the number one scholar, our Lin family is the number one scholar!”
In fact, Patriarch Lin was also happy and confused. There was no need for Lin Deyun to report the news.
The Yamen and his party saw that the good news had begun, and naturally the excitement continued.
The head of the Yachai turned around and said loudly, "Brothers, light up the red firecrackers and beat the gongs and drums. This is the rare number one scholar in our Jiangzhou Prefecture. Let's hurry up and send good news to the Lin Prefecture!"
"Okay!" The people behind him said in unison.
Soon, two coachmen ran up, took the torches from the hands of several government officials, and then walked ahead to meet the road.
Four government officials, two carrying firecracker baskets and two lighting firecrackers, followed closely behind them were six people playing gongs and drums.
For a time, the entire small mountain village was filled with firecrackers and gongs and drums.
How could the villagers not be excited about such a scene?
The most important thing is that their village has the number one scholar! !
God, this is the top pick!
At this time, there was no one who wanted to sleep. The entire small mountain village, except for the young men and the elderly people with limited mobility, almost all followed the procession of announcing the news and went to Lin Dagui's house.
Halfway down the road, I saw a few people running faintly in front of me.
Seeing this, the two coachmen holding torches were about to retreat, but they heard the person in front ask, "Are you here to deliver good news? Did our family pass the imperial examination in the distant autumn?"
"Are you here to bring good news to our family?"
It was the voices of Lin Yuanfeng and Lin Yuansong.
It turned out that after hearing the sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums in the village, the Lin family woke up immediately. The sound was so familiar, so they wondered if it might be bringing good news to their family, but thinking of this big At night, I thought it was unlikely, but Lin Yuanfeng and Lin Yuansong couldn't wait to come here.
More than just a Jinshi.
Lin Deyun said excitedly, "Yuan Feng, Yuan Qiu won the first prize!"
Number one? ! !
The fifth brother actually got the top prize!
Lin Yuanfeng, Lin Yuansong, Lin Yuanhuai and Lin Yuanbai were all a little stunned.
When the leading officer heard that he was a member of Lin Zhuangyuan's family, he stepped forward with a smile and said, "In this palace examination, Mr. Lin Yuanqiu of your mansion is delighted to have been selected as the number one scholar by the emperor. Today, on the order of the magistrate, I specially sent you the good news."
After saying that, several yamen officials stood up together, cupped their hands and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Lin Yuanqiu Lin of your mansion for winning the top prize on the gold list!"
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Wu felt that tonight was probably the most generous time in her life.
Twelve messengers, twelve big red envelopes, two taels for each of the officials, and one tael for the others. This was sixteen taels, but Wu didn't even frown, she was so happy.
This is a great event in the distant autumn, and it is also a great event for their family. Besides, they sent the good news in the dark, so I can't be stingy.
Thinking that it was still late at night, although the villagers didn't mind, it still disturbed everyone's sleep. Old Lintou smiled and greeted the villagers, "When my family comes back from the distant autumn, everyone will be invited to my house for a wedding banquet!"
There was no reason why the villagers should not accept the decision. They all smiled and nodded, and they would definitely come over to enjoy the joy of the No. 1 Duke.
The good news was delivered and the reward was received. The people who brought the good news were also happily preparing to leave. There was an inn outside the city, and they could rest there tonight.
Thinking that this time they finally had the county government officials behind them, when they left, several government officials walked with wind in their eyes.
By the time everyone left, it was already midnight. Except for a few people in the family who were dozing off in their arms, no one else in the family was sleepy at all.
Especially Mrs. Feng, she couldn't stop crying from the moment the good news was delivered. She was really proud of her mother.
Chunyan Chuncao was stroking her mother's back. The two sisters were now seventeen. In addition, they had been raised well in the past few years, and their appearance looked more beautiful than before.
"Old man, if you pass the Jinshi exam in Yuanqiu, then our family will move to the capital soon."
Wu suddenly remembered what Yuan Qiu had said before about moving the family to the capital.
Old Lintou nodded, and seeing everyone in the room looking happy, he hurriedly warned, "Don't tell anyone else about this first."
Everyone agreed.
Old Lintou originally wanted to discuss with his two sons how to arrange the fields and mountains at home.
Lin Dazhu said, "Dad, let's wait until Yuan Qiu comes back to make decisions on these matters. Anyway, we all listen to him."
Lin Erzhu also meant the same thing, "Father, mother, Yuan Qiu is the number one scholar. He must think about things more carefully than us. Let's just listen to his arrangements."
When Old Lintou and Wu heard this, they couldn't help laughing. Looking at the other people in the room, they all had the same meaning, and they felt relieved.
A family is most afraid of everyone having their own thoughts, so that no matter how big the plate is, it will only be a plate of loose sand.
No one can guarantee that a family will live in harmony from generation to generation, but for now, their children, including their daughter-in-law and grandson-in-law, have nothing to say.
The good news from the county government was delivered the next day. When I came here, I had to blow and whistle all the way, which was very lively.
What surprised Lao Lintou and Wu was that this time Wang Xiancheng also came with them, specially coming to congratulate them.
The wedding date of Wang Wenchang and Chuncao is on the same day as that of Zhou Zixu and Chunyan. Although there is a saying that you cannot marry two daughters in a row within a year, it is okay to have the wedding date on the same day. This is called double happiness.
Originally, Chunyan and Chuncao's marriage was scheduled for the second half of this year. It was also after the examination results were released that the Zhou and Wang families came up with the idea of moving the wedding date forward, so that on the day of the wedding, Lin Yuanqiu, a senior scholar who was a Jinshi, My uncle can be there.
Otherwise, it won’t be so convenient to come back after passing the Jinshi exam and getting a job.
Chunyan and Chuncao definitely hope that their brother will be at home when they get married. Therefore, when the groom's family proposed to move the wedding date forward, the Lin family naturally agreed.
But now, this brother-in-law was actually selected as the number one scholar by the Holy Emperor, which made the Zhou and Wang families even more happy.
Within three days, word spread in Hengxi Town, Zhoushan County, and even the entire Jiangzhou Prefecture that Lin Yuanqiu had won the first prize in the examination.
Next, people came to send gifts almost every day.
No matter how much Ren Lao Lintou and Lin Dazhu refused, they couldn't get them to take the things back. Looking at the various gifts, Old Lintou thought to himself, let's wait until Yuanqiu comes back.
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By the time Lin Yuanqiu returned to Xiaogaoshan Village, it was almost ten days later.
Speaking of which, because we were on an official ship this time, it took a little longer than an ordinary passenger ship.
Lin Yuanqiu felt much more at ease when he thought that when he returned to Beijing, his family would take the official ship with him.
