Eating big melon is so refreshing

On June 27th, the results of the college examination were announced.

Early in the morning, Hongyun Inn became bustling. No matter whether you like porridge or not, you have to order a bowl of floor-high porridge today. After washing and dressing up, people go to Kuixing Tower in groups of three or five to see the list.

The child doesn't need to dress up. Just comb his messy hair and put on clean clothes, and he will look full of energy.

Jidi porridge is porridge made of lean meat, pork liver and rice noodles. It is the signature dish of every inn. Even if the chef’s cooking skills are poor, it is not bad. A small bowl costs ninety-nine coins, which is a bit expensive. Of course, compared with the pig food on the last day of the Imperial Examination Hall, it is really good value for money!

Xiao Chunya and the others were woken up early in the morning, mainly because the prepared porridge was limited in quantity. If they got up early, it would be snatched up by other candidates in a short time. It would be unlucky not to get any porridge today.

"I don't like eating rice noodle intestines." Xiao Chunya scooped the rice noodle intestines in the bowl and gave them to her mother to eat. No matter how clean the rice noodle intestines were washed, she always felt that it had a smell.

Mrs. Jiang was helpless. There was no way to change her daughter's picky eating habits. In order not to eat or feel hungry, she had been studying the pills of "Bigu Pill" these two days. If conditions allowed, she would have made the medicine in the inn!

"We can actually stay in the inn and not go out. No one will come to announce the good news for those who pass the examination for Tongsheng, but it's different for those who pass the examination for Xiucai. There will be yamen runners to announce the good news."

Xiao Chunya ate her porridge while nagging, "Dad, have you prepared the wedding money?"

Zhao Erlang said cheerfully, "I have prepared double portions, each worth one tael of silver."

A small melon jumped and leaped onto the table. No one except Xiao Chunya and Xiao Qiulin could see it.

"Congratulations to the host for getting the second place and retaining the title of the second place for a thousand years." The little melon turned into a nagging melon and kept talking non-stop. "The accompanying examiner saw that the host's test paper had an ugly handwriting and wanted to throw it away, but the chief examiner showed the host's handwriting, so your paper was preserved."

"The second place for a thousand years?" Xiao Chunya's face cracked, and she screamed in her heart, "Damn it, who likes the title of the second place for a thousand years! Even the twelfth place sounds better than the second place. My handwriting is just a little ugly, not too ugly! Is the accompanying examiner blind? I answered all the questions correctly, and he dared to throw my paper! Who is this guy? I curse him to have his teeth stuck even when he drinks cold water!"

Several people looked at each other. They all heard that Xiao Chunya got the second place in the exam, so he would be the runner-up again.

However, someone's handwriting was indeed ugly, but she had no self-awareness at all. The examiner ranked her second, and she really stood up to the pressure.

"What? He's such a jerk that he doesn't even drink two bowls of water a day? He can survive by drinking so little water. I'm really surprised!"

Xiao Chunya said angrily, "I am just an unimportant passerby. Forget it. The prefect has a keen eye for talent. I am a big pearl buried in a clam shell."

The people who heard her thoughts twitched their faces. Do you still have any shame? Don't brag about yourself! Tell me quickly, did I win?

"Guagua, did your younger brother pass the exam? You don't want to tell me and keep it a secret. Guagua is becoming less and less cute." Xiao Chunya looked up and said, "Dad, we really have to go to the teahouse to wait for news. We have a great chance of passing the exam this time."

Zhao Erlang was already feeling proud when he heard that his daughter had ranked second in the exam. Wasn't the wedding gift of one tael of silver a little too little?

By the time they arrived at Kuixing Tower, it was already packed with people. Even the Gaosheng Tower next door was full. Finally, they went to Cha Cha Xiangju, a less famous hotel that was farther away.

According to the rules, Xiao Chunya and the others had to leave their information at the government office first, otherwise the yamen runners would report the good news according to where they lived.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall slowly opened and several officials appeared. It was a familiar scene. The difference was that in the prefectural examination, there was a lawyer holding a small loudspeaker to read out the top ten names. In the academy examination, because there were yamen runners to announce the good news, the part of reading out the names was cancelled.

A team of people with red cloth tied around their bodies, one man beating gongs and drums, and three other people formed a small team to announce the good news and set off.

Soon, a team announcing the good news appeared at the entrance of Kuixing Tower, and a gong and drum sounded. Then the good news was heard: "Congratulations to Mr. Lu Fenghua for winning the first place in this college entrance examination!"

Who is Lu Fenghua? He is a legendary figure in Fenghua County. He ranked first in the county exam and the prefectural exam. On the eve of the college exam, the inn where he stayed caught fire. He was seriously injured and unconscious while trying to save two classmates, and missed the exam.

This time, he made a comeback and still got the first place, proving that he deserves the title.

“Boom boom, boom boom!”

Another team of people announcing good news appeared at the entrance of Cha Cha Xiang Ju. A yamen runner shouted in a loud voice, "Congratulations to Guangning Township Lord Zhao Chunya for winning the second place in this college entrance examination!"

The candidates in the Piaoxiang Teahouse next door stretched their necks. The great achievements of Zhao Chunya, the governor of Guangning Township, had spread in the past two months. It turned out that the tough and violent little fat girl had such solid knowledge and good luck that she got the second place in the exam!

“Boom boom, boom boom!”

The good news team gathered together, and the yamen runners shouted hard, "Congratulations to Mr. Lin Shaoxuan for getting the third place in this college entrance examination!"

“Boom boom, boom boom!”

The good news team gathered together, and the yamen runners shouted hard, "Congratulations to Mr. Zhao Qiulin for getting the 4th place in this college entrance examination!"

“Boom boom, boom boom!”

The good news team gathered together, and the yamen runners shouted hard, "Congratulations to Mr. Meng Haoran for getting the 5th place in this college entrance examination!"

The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place winners of the college entrance examination were all in Cha Cha Xiang Ju. The boss was overjoyed. This was not only the best reward for his years of hard work, but also an important symbol of the rising status of Cha Cha Xiang Ju in Qingzhou Prefecture. From today on, the name of Cha Cha Xiang Ju will surely be known throughout Qingzhou Prefecture with the outstanding achievements of these talented people.

Lin Shaoxuan and Meng Haoran, who were short of money, both gave a reward of one or two taels of silver. After hearing his daughter's voice, Zhao Erlang quietly changed the wedding money into two taels of silver.

One is second, the other is fourth! Zhao Erlang and Jiang Shi were grinning from ear to ear, looking like two fools. Hehehe, that's great! Both children are so hardworking that they both passed the exam and became scholars! This is a great honor for the family! They seemed to have seen the children wearing official uniforms and looking high-spirited. And as long as they passed the exam, they would be one step closer to entering the Xuanwu Guard. Thinking of this, the couple's smiles became brighter.

Luo Xiaopang was quite calm at first, because he knew that his ability was limited and his score would not rank among the top. However, when he heard that the list of the top 25 scholars had been announced at Kuixing Tower, he could not help but feel panic.

Every time a name was called out, he felt the time was long and the torment in his heart, as if an invisible fire was burning his chest. His heartbeat became faster and faster, and sweat gradually seeped out of his palms.