A car accident, our family of three crossed

After the college entrance examination, the results will be announced five days later. Although it is only a few days, it is still a torment for those who are eagerly waiting.

For most gamblers, every day is like a year. They have invested a huge amount of money for this college entrance examination. They are all waiting for the government to announce the results so that they can go to the gambling house to collect their winnings.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the results to be announced, and the bulletin board at the entrance of the yamen was already crowded with people.

Even if the time for the announcement of the results has not yet come, these people have not left. They will stand in front of the notice board under the scorching sun, just thinking about being able to check the list first when it is posted.

In the crowd, apart from the servants of each family and some students who were there in person to wait for the results to be announced, there were also the gamblers.

As everyone was eagerly waiting, the door of the yamen finally opened and two yamen runners came out.

"Here it comes, the results are about to be announced."

When everyone saw someone coming out, they wanted to squeeze forward, pushing and shoving each other. The scene was chaotic and noisy.

The people in the yamen turned a blind eye to the chaotic scene. They quickly posted the list and stood aside, allowing everyone to come forward to check it out.

Li Chengan mingled in the crowd, worked hard to squeeze to the front row, and subconsciously looked towards the top three.

When he saw Hang Shuheng's name listed at the first place, he laughed excitedly three times and was almost dancing with joy.

When others saw this, they thought he had gotten a good ranking, and many people began to congratulate him.

"Oh my! My dear brother, you look so happy. You must have done well in the exam! Congratulations!"

"Well, it's not me, it's not me. It's my classmate, and he got the top spot." When he saw Hang Shuheng got the top spot, he was so happy that he didn't even have time to look for his own name!

"Oh! Are you talking about Hang Tongsheng? He is indeed worthy of being called Hang Tongsheng. He really got the top score."

"So you and Hang Tongsheng were classmates? Then you must have done well in the exam!"

Birds of a feather flock together. People always subconsciously think that if they can be classmates with excellent people, then this person must not be too bad.

Li Chengan had no time to speak politely to them. He read the entire list, name by name, from beginning to end, and then from end to beginning again. No, there was no sign of the three big characters "Li Chengan".

Although I knew before the exam that there was a high probability that I would not pass, I was still a little disappointed when I faced the reality.

Some of them squeezed out of the crowd dejectedly, only to find that there were many people who were as frustrated as him. Some of them could not even accept the fact that they failed and burst into tears.

There are also many gamblers who bet on the wrong horses and beat their chests in regret.

Seeing these people’s reactions, Li Chengan suddenly felt that it was no big deal. He failed the exam, but he had bet on the right horse!

Two hundred and fifty taels. Excluding the capital, he earned a total of two hundred taels!

His father is a local rich man. Although the family has some assets, even though he is married, the family is still headed by his father.

He did not have financial power in his hands, and two hundred taels was still a considerable sum of money for him, the son of a local rich man.

After getting the gambling money, he can also buy some nice jewelry for his wife. His wife has been coveting the jewelry in Jubao Pavilion for a long time, so he will go there to take a look later.

In the teahouse opposite the government office, Zhang Ziming and his group were waiting in a private room for the servant to look at the list, while those who were on good terms with him kept flattering him.

"There is no doubt that Brother Zhang will take the top spot."

"That's right. If Brother Zhang wins the first place, he will become the second Little Three Yuan winner in Tanzhou Prefecture, and will be as famous as Xie Yuxi."

In response to everyone's flattery, Zhang Ziming acted very modestly, and it was unclear whether he was truly modest or just pretending.

"Everyone, don't be too confident. We haven't looked at the list yet, and everything is still unknown."

Soon, the servant who went to check the list came back. When they saw the servant's unhappy face, they couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"Young Master, you passed the imperial examination, but, but..."

Zhang Ziming's face darkened and he didn't say anything. Seeing the servant's hesitation, he probably guessed that there was someone else at the top of the list.

His companion beside him was so anxious that he grabbed the boy's collar and shouted, "But what? Tell me now!"

"The young master passed, fourth place. The top of the list is a student named Hang Shuheng." After the servant finished speaking, he did not dare to look at his young master's face, and then he reported the results of several other people, "Several young masters, all failed."

As soon as these words came out, a trace of unwillingness flashed in Zhang Ziming's eyes. That person actually won the top spot, while he himself did not even make it into the top three. He was really unwilling to accept it.

"This……"

Several of his companions did not dare to look at his gloomy face and comforted him awkwardly: "Fourth place is also a good ranking..."

Although several of them also took part in the college entrance examination, they all knew their own limitations and had no hope of making it to the list. However, Zhang Ziming not only failed to take the top spot, but also fell outside the top three, which was something none of them had expected.

At this time, there was another commotion in the yamen. The yamen runners went to the bulletin board and quickly posted the top three articles.

Zhang Ziming said nothing, turned around and walked out of the private room, went downstairs and went to the notice board of the yamen. Seeing this, the others hurriedly followed him.

Outside the crowd, there were many gamblers still lingering around and unwilling to leave. Most of them were gamblers who had bet on the wrong thing, because those who had bet on the right thing would have probably gone to the gambling house to collect their gambling money by now.

"Oh man, I bet on the wrong thing. I'm going to lose big this time!"

"Who isn't? I also backed Young Master Zhang, but I didn't expect him to be so disappointing that he didn't even make it into the top three. Oh! Let's go."

"Master Zhang is such a loser. I trusted him so much, but now he has lost everything. If I had known this would happen, I should have bet on Hang Tongsheng."

"It's worth a fortune to know this earlier!"

As Zhang Ziming walked through the crowd, he heard many people speaking out against him because they had lost the bet. His expression immediately turned extremely ugly.

They were just a bunch of gamblers, and he didn't force them to place the bets, so why should they vent their anger on him?

When he finally squeezed to the innermost part of the crowd and read the top article posted, he suddenly fell silent.

His face gradually returned to normal, and the resentment and unwillingness in his heart suddenly disappeared, and he returned to calm.

He had to admit that he was indeed not as good as others. At least in the essay of this college entrance examination, there was still a big gap between him and others.

With this realization and frustration, he walked out of the crowd, not caring about his companions, got on his own carriage, and left.