Starting from the world of Joy of Life

Chapter 89: It’s not good to ignore the newlyweds
"So you're discouraged?" Ye Zheng said deliberately.

"I am really angry, okay?" Fan Xian glanced at him speechlessly, and then he was full of anger, "The people of the whole town."

"This kind of thing cannot be rushed. He burned down the Shijia Town where goods were transported and stored. Will he not recruit high-ranking officials in the future? Will he not support those death squad cavalry? He will smuggle again sooner or later if he has no money. I don't believe you don't have any backup plan in the north? Didn't the Cui family and the Ming family in Jiangnan send people to investigate?" Ye Zheng said.

Fan Xian stared at him for a while, then slowly moved his gaze away, looking into the void, and sighed, "Yeah, there's no rush, but the people in Shijia Town..."

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July 27
Inspection Office

Ye Zheng has been a clerk for six days.

In six days, he completely mastered the details of clerical work and the techniques of slacking off.

There is plenty of time to review the books of sages, the kind with annotations by Zhuang Mohan himself.

"Brother Ye, document number C616."

"Brother Ye, questionnaire number 777."

"... "

Occasionally, someone would come to collect documents, but it didn't take up much of his time.

The Inspection Institute will provide tea, snacks and lunch.

The secretarial office is located in a secluded corner, surrounded by peace and quiet.

Except someone came to harass him.

"All confessions and testimonies have been reported by Yang Li, and His Majesty has ordered a joint trial by the three courts." The eldest uncle finally brought good news.

"Okay." Ye Zheng glanced at him and continued to read the book in his hand. Before he could speak, he said, "I remind you that I am just a clerk now."

"Don't worry, it's nothing to bother you."

Well, it makes me happy to hear what my uncle said.

"I just wanted to tell you that Old Goldhead's daughter has returned home."

"Old Golden Head? Who is that?"

"He's a vegetable seller. The important thing is that the father and daughter are reunited."

“That sounds like a good thing.”

"... "

Autumn goes and spring comes, time passes.

In the case of attacking and killing the diplomatic envoys, the progress stopped at the weapons and it was difficult to continue.

Regarding the smuggling case, his uncle did not tell him about any progress, and Ye Zheng was happy to ignore it.

The bookstore's business has always been good.

After more than a year of fermentation, the opera gradually gained a good reputation. A small group of dignitaries in Kyoto City became its fans, most of whom were elderly, so some dirty things rarely happened.

Furthermore, ever since Ye Zheng came back from his diplomatic mission to Northern Qi, he had dealt ruthlessly with his peers from both his father's and mother's families who had invested in Baoyue Tower. Is there any other peer in Kyoto who would be so ignorant as to dare to cause trouble in the Pear Garden?

Last autumn, he took the examination and qualified for this spring's examination.

The results were announced today and the streets outside the South Courtyard of the Ministry of Rites were packed with people.

Regret, joy, grief and indignation… the air was filled with a commotion, with cicadas and crickets chattering in the air, making for a noisy mess.

On a carriage, Ye Zheng spoke calmly, and the young lady looked a little nervous.

"I hit it~"

"Brother, I got it~"

"Brother~"

"bingo!"

Fan Sizhe's shout cut through the noise, and the young lady was moved.

There was another round of chaos when we got on the carriage.

"Brother, sister, I passed, first place in the second class." Fan Sizhe suppressed his breath and uttered this complete sentence, then collapsed back against the carriage board, gasping for breath.

Ye Zheng reached out and lifted the curtain of the carriage to let in fresh air.

"Being first in the second class is not bad." Seeing that he didn't say anything, Fan Ruoruo hurriedly comforted him.

"Well, I'll go back and settle the score with my uncle. If not the top scholar, I'll have to give him the third place." Ye Zheng said with a smile.

Just from his eyes, Fan Ruoruo knew he was joking.

The list was drawn up by His Majesty, and has nothing to do with my brother, the examiner.

Seeing that he was in a mood to laugh and joke, I guess he wasn't depressed.

"The only one in the second class will be released."

This time it was the young lady's turn to worry. Ye Zheng smiled. How could he not know that there was something behind this?

"Go straight back to the Fan Mansion and stop my eldest uncle. Are you going to get married or not? If not, I will bypass the seniority order and marry you home." Ye Zheng was a little "unrestrained".

The young lady's cheeks flushed, her eyes sparkled, and she bit her lips with her silver teeth, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"I'm not talking nonsense." Although Ye Zheng still had a smile on his face, his brows were very serious. He shouted, "Let's go back to the Ye Mansion first."

The carriage moved slowly.

...

Fan Mansion
Flower Hall Back Hall
"What are you thinking? Even if you get married first, Ruoruo should still serve her parents in Kyoto." The eldest uncle wrote many books, paid off his debts, and now he has stood up straight.

Ye Zhengli glanced at the young lady, who lowered her eyes slightly.

"My father and mother sympathize with their son, who is alone and working as an official in a foreign country without anyone to serve him. It's not good to neglect the new daughter-in-law since we're newly married. So Ruoruo and I should go to the foreign country together." He said with a smile.

The young lady's beautiful eyes immediately lit up and she looked at him, then her eyes became shy again.

"Who knows where you will be exiled to? As your mother's family, I will not agree to it."

My uncle's "arrogance" at this moment is actually just taking advantage of the festive mood to make some trouble.

Ye Zheng followed him, casually glancing at the front of the flower hall, and argued in a 'unyielding' manner, "It doesn't matter whether you agree or not, I'll go and ask Old Taishan for help."

Fan Xian laughed, pointed at him, and said, "Finally you're not calling me uncle anymore, but Old Taishan now?"

"What's wrong with calling me Old Taishan?" Suddenly, Fan Jian's voice came from the front.

Ye Zheng, the young lady, the elder uncle and the younger brother-in-law stood up and saluted together.

"Okay, Zheng'er, have a few more drinks later." Old Taishan didn't need to say it explicitly. Drinking a few more glasses was already an expression of his satisfaction with Ye Zheng's ranking in the imperial examination.

Thanks to my eldest uncle, the rankings in this class were based on actual ability. From now on... it will be difficult.

"My father was just asking me to come and invite my uncle." Ye Zheng bowed again.

"Okay." Fan Jian glanced at the four people with a happy expression, stroked his beard and walked out of the back hall of the flower hall.

...

Yefu
"Come on, Zheng'er, give your uncle another toast."

Ye Zhong couldn't hide his happiness at all in his words.

In the past, many people praised Ye Zheng for his talent and poetic ability, but it is not as good as his success in the imperial examination today!
Dad's ideas are still a bit rigid.

Just as Lao Deng has always been pursuing literary fame.

Ye Zheng could understand.

He remembered that in some provinces, no matter how much money one made, in the eyes of his parents, it was not as good as becoming a civil servant.

"Cough cough."

Two clear coughs were heard from the other side through a large screen.

It’s my mother-in-law.

Old Taishan's drunken face froze. He smiled, but his laugh was a little dry, and he still drank the wine in the glass.

Ye Zheng raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.

"Happy, happy." Ye Chong tried to smooth things over.

"Don't just drink, eat some vegetables." The eldest uncle picked up some okra for Lao Taishan.

Old Taishan was overwhelmed with joy. After the drunkenness subsided, he looked at Ye Zheng and said, "Zheng'er, the official selection may take some time. We need to plan for a posting. Where do you prefer?"

Ye Zheng knew that Lao Taishan was planning to take action.

that's nice!

"Zhongzhou will be fine." Ye Zheng said vaguely.

Old Taishan said nothing.

Fan Xian continued, "Let's go to Shangzhou."

Old Taishan nodded, "What do you think of Hangzhou?"

Hangzhou is in the south of the Yangtze River, so naturally it’s a good place.

Old Taishan is really awesome!
Seeing that he was indeed interested, Fan Jian stroked his beard and nodded, "I will go to the palace tomorrow."

"Let's wait for the emperor's order." Ye Chong said.

"It doesn't matter. I still haven't given Zheng'er the reward he owes me."

The TV series releases the list of candidates for the imperial examination, including both the top three candidates and the imperial scholars. The novel is about the provincial and imperial examinations, and the imperial examination results are the top three candidates, which is very...

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