Chapter 1148: The county has tried, and Lin Daiyu is angry

Return to the mansion.

Su Mingzhe learned that his father Jia Zheng had taken a day off and did not go to the Ministry of Works to wait for news from him.

I feel sorry for this old father for a second.

When he arrived at Rongxi Hall, Su Mingzhe first greeted everyone and then reported on the exam results.

However, Jia Zheng was still a little worried, so he asked his son to write down the test paper from memory.

After he looked again and again and confirmed that his son had indeed answered well, he nodded comfortingly:
"You have a solid foundation, so you should be able to do it! However, you must remember that today is only the first step on the road to the imperial examination, so you must be patient and calm..."

Su Mingzhe nodded honestly:
"I've got it in mind, kid!"

"Go and report safety to the backyard!"

Jia Zheng was not good at communicating with his son, so he just waved his hand and let his son leave.

After his son left, Jia Zheng sent someone to find Jia Yucun, who had received the appointment last month but had not left Chang'an City yet, and asked him to comment on his son's test paper.

Not to mention how Jia Yucun evaluated it.

Su Mingzhe returned to the backyard and greeted Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang in turn. After he answered Lady Jia's questions, several sisters heard the news and ran over, surrounded Su Mingzhe, and asked him about the exam.

Su Mingzhe told the story over and over again in vivid detail.

The sisters were still not satisfied.

In the end, it was because Grandmother Jia felt sorry for her grandson that she drove away a few girls, allowing Su Mingzhe to go back to the front yard to rest.

the other side.

The county magistrate, the teacher and others began to mark the test papers.

Among them, those who used taboo words, made typos, had incoherent sentences, had messy handwriting, or had smudges on the test papers were all eliminated.

Out of more than 1,500 candidates, 800 were eliminated.

Among the remaining 700 people, some answered the questions incorrectly or their expressions were not clear enough, and more than 200 people were eliminated.

Among the remaining five hundred people, the county magistrate, the teacher and others first selected about fifty copies with neat and beautiful handwriting.

Among the more than fifty test papers, thirty were selected and put into a small circle as the candidates who would definitely pass the county examination.

Over the next day, the county magistrate, teachers and others dismissed nearly two hundred people from the more than four hundred people, and finally selected three hundred people to enter the big circle.

The final result was that there were thirty people in the small circle and three hundred people in the large circle, for a total of three hundred and thirty people.

The results will be announced on February 8th.

When the candidates arrived outside the county government office, they would first look to see if their names were in the small circle.

I didn’t see my name in the small circle, so I looked at my name in the big circle.

Those who made it into the circle were overjoyed, while those who didn’t make the list were depressed and decadent.

The Rong and Ning mansions sent servants to check it out.

When they saw the words "Jia Ying" in the small circle, they immediately ran back to Rongguo Mansion happily to report the good news!

Su Mingzhe, who was playing with a few sisters, couldn't help curling his lips and rolling his eyes when he heard that he was not the first in the case, and secretly guessed:

"Isn't this county magistrate giving the first case to someone else just to avoid suspicion?"

Su Mingzhe actually guessed it right.

The reason why he failed to get the first place in the case was really because the county magistrate did it on purpose.

After all, the second son of Rongguo Mansion is too famous, and being the first in the county examination does not add much glory to him, but is more likely to attract gossip and trouble.

After all, since ancient times, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts.

In order to avoid trouble, the county magistrate had to put Su Mingzhe in an awkward position temporarily.

The ninth day of February.

The first re-examination begins.

Su Mingzhe got up early again, following the same routine as before.

When the test papers were handed out, Su Mingzhe saw that the questions on the test paper were exactly the same as those on the first test paper and he laughed.

This so-called re-examination is really just a re-examination.

Even the test questions are exactly the same as the first one.

Since there were only 330 candidates left, the test papers were marked after they were handed in that day.

The next day, the tenth day of February, the results of the first re-examination were announced.

According to the rules, if students in the small circle of the first round make mistakes in the re-examination, the first round will be held responsible.

Therefore, the thirty people in the original small circle will definitely pass the re-examination.

The original 300 people in the big circle took the approach of three into one, leaving 100 people.

February 12, second re-examination.

The test questions remain the same.

Su Mingzhe naturally answered easily.

In less than an hour, Su Mingzhe handed in his paper together with the other candidates in the first small circle.

After all, everyone had passed the test, so they were very relaxed and didn't have to worry about anything. After handing in the papers and leaving the examination room, Su Mingzhe rejected the invitations of several candidates to get together, and hurried to the mansion.

After Su Mingzhe returned home, he learned that his father Jia Zheng had already returned home from work, so he had to rush to Rong Xi Tang to greet him and report on the examination results.

When Jia Zheng learned that his son had done well in the exam, he told his son that Jia Yucun had left.

He left his shift early today just to see Jia Yucun off.

Since the twelfth month of last year, Jia Yucun began to "teach" Su Mingzhe how to take the exam, and more than two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The Jia family also reciprocated by helping Jia Yucun plan for the vacancy of Yingtian Prefecture in Jinling.

Before leaving, Jia Yucun repeatedly thanked the Jia family for their help, and then set off for Jinling with high spirits.

When Su Mingzhe learned that Jia Yucun was leaving, he said it was a pity, but in fact he began to fantasize about his "Sister Bao" in his heart, wondering if she would be here soon!

In the 89 version, when Jia Yucun arrived at Jinling Prefecture, the Xue family and their group had already set off.

Calculating the time, even if the Xue family is composed entirely of women and walks slowly, they should be able to reach Chang'an City within half a month.

Of course, if we take into account the time Jia Yucun spent in Chang'an City, the Xue family might have almost arrived in Chang'an by now.

While fantasizing about the day when Sister Bao would arrive, Su Mingzhe walked leisurely to Lady Jia's backyard.

After greeting Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang.

Su Mingzhe walked towards the green gauze cabinet.

Today is February 12, the Flower Goddess Festival, also known as the Flower Festival.

At the same time, this day is also the birthday of Lin Daiyu and Xiren.

Su Mingzhe hurried back just to celebrate the two girls' birthdays.

Zijuan, Xueyan and other maids who were sitting in the outer room doing needlework, saw Su Mingzhe walk into the room and immediately shouted happily towards the inner room:

"Girl, Master Bao is here!"

"Just come if you want to, as if no one cares!"

Sister Lin was attacked by a man yesterday, and she was feeling uncomfortable. When she saw the man breaking into her boudoir, she immediately said coquettishly:

"How shameless you are! Don't you know this is a girl's boudoir? How dare you barge in?"

Su Mingzhe also knew that he had done something a bit irritating yesterday, so he immediately put on a smile:

"Good Yu'er, I'm here to give you a birthday present!"

"Who wants your gift?"

When Lin Daiyu heard that the man actually knew her birthday, she was naturally happy.

However, when she saw the man approaching her, Lin Daiyu immediately looked at him fiercely with a wary look:

"I don't welcome scoundrels here, get out now!"

"Yu'er, I've already apologized, why are you still angry?"

Su Mingzhe didn't expect that after a whole night, Lin Daiyu was still so magnanimous. He couldn't help but feel annoyed that he had gone too far last night.

However, things have come to this point, Su Mingzhe can only try his best to smile and make Lin Daiyu happy.

After a while.

Sanchun, who was admiring the flowers in the yard, heard the news that Su Mingzhe had returned, and walked in. She happened to see Su Mingzhe bowing and begging, and found it funny.

Tanchun noticed that Lin Daiyu seemed angry, so she joked:

"Second brother, what are you and Sister Lin up to? Are you playing house or worshipping each other as husband and wife?"

"Who wants to play house with him?"

Lin Daiyu's heart was touched by what she was thinking, and her fair face flushed with a layer of blush. She no longer cared about being angry with Su Mingzhe.

With the help of the three sisters, Su Mingzhe mentioned that today was Lin Daiyu's birthday. Everyone then realized it and decided to make up for it by giving her a gift.

When Grandmother Jia found out, she decided to hold a birthday party for her granddaughter.

After a lively birthday party, Lin Daiyu was made to laugh several times by Su Mingzhe, and her anger from yesterday was mostly gone.

After the banquet was over, Su Mingzhe returned to his residence and took out the gift he had prepared for Xiren.

Xiren, who thought no one remembered her birthday, was so moved by the man's sudden gift that she couldn't sleep well all night.

February fourteenth.

The county examination was held for the third time, and also the last time.

There are only sixty candidates left to take the exam this time.

Except for the first thirty people who will definitely pass, twenty people need to be selected from the remaining thirty.

In other words, out of the sixty candidates who came today, only ten failed.

After today.

The county examination officially ended.

Candidates who successfully pass the test will be able to attend the Little Deer Singing Banquet the day after tomorrow and also qualify for the provincial examination in April.

(End of this chapter)