The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

Chapter 437 Congratulations from all parties

"Huh", Zhang Pingan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that. He finally passed, and the ranking was not bad.

"Congratulations, Ping An, I knew you could do it," Hua Wanli and Green Bean Eyes congratulated him in unison.

Classmate Luo also bowed and said, "Brother Zhang, congratulations!"

"Thank you everyone, I'll treat you to tea today," Zhang Ping'an said with a smile and a bow in return.

"That's a must. No one will compete with you for it today," the man with green eyes squinted and joked.

After exchanging pleasantries with the people on the second floor, Zhang Pingan finally had time to ask the servants, "Why did you take so long to come out? Did my two uncles win?"

The servant touched his head and said aggrievedly: "Master, there are too many people and we can't squeeze out. The smaller shoes have been squeezed off, and now I'm still wearing someone else's shoe on my left foot!"

Zhang Ping'an took a look and found that it was true. There were footprints on his trouser legs and shoe uppers.

Thinking of today's grand occasion, I can understand it very well.

He took a silver coin from his purse and gave it to the servant as a reward: "Now, go buy a new pair of shoes. You've worked hard today!"

"Thank you, sir," the servant said, smiling even more happily after receiving the silver. He then replied, "Young Master Qian also won, ranking 58th. I didn't see Young Master Qian's name, maybe I missed it!"

This is a pleasing thing to say.

Zhang Pingan knew it very well that there was a high probability that he would not win.

Fortunately, my fourth brother-in-law Qian Yu is not very old, so even if he fails, he still has many opportunities to take the exam again.

If you don't take the exam, it won't be difficult to get an official position with the power of the Qian family.

There are many ways out!

As they were talking, another servant came up. It was the boy from Luo's family. His hair and clothes were all messed up, but his face looked very excited. It seemed that he had won the lottery.

as predicted!

"Master, you got it, you got it, you're the 49th one!" The servant was very strong, with bulging muscles on his arms. It was very likely that he had practiced, and he spoke with full energy, and his voice was clear.

Upon hearing this, classmate Luo immediately put away his nonchalant expression, sat up straight, and asked, "Really?! Are you seeing things?"

"Oh, my eyes are very sharp. I looked at it three times, there is no way I'm wrong," the servant assured, patting his chest.

Then, his face beaming with joy, he said anxiously, "Master, let's hurry back. The good news will surely be coming to the mansion soon. You are the first person in the history of our Luo Mansion to pass the imperial examination. The old master must be so happy! And the master and the eldest and second young masters are also worried about us at the front. We must send someone to deliver a letter to them!"

"I really got it!" After receiving the affirmative answer, classmate Luo grinned and laughed, muttering, "The ancestral graves of my Luo family are smoking!"

With this dazed and silly look, there is no trace of the carefree and domineering attitude he had just shown when he was arguing with classmate Gu.

But everyone can only envy, no one will make fun of it.

Scholars of this age have a bright future!

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be a second-class Jinshi!

In addition, with family connections, it was easy to get an official position.

After laughing foolishly for a while, classmate Luo finally came to his senses. He waved his hand and said proudly, "Laifu, here's some wedding money. Everyone who sees it gets a share!"

"Okay, young master!" Lai Fu responded loudly, with a proud look on his face.

"Tsk tsk tsk, he is worthy of being the young master of the general's mansion, so wealthy," said the man with green eyes in amazement, holding the teacup.

Hua Wanli rolled his eyes and said speechlessly: "When it comes to wealth, your family is a royal merchant for three generations. Who can compare with you?"

"Oh, that's not the way to put it," Green Bean Eyes waved his hand and said, "You know I have many sons in my family. Even if the family fortune is huge, there won't be much left after dividing it among so many people!"

After saying this, he sighed and said, "My father worked so hard to get me a place in the Imperial College, and he had great expectations for me to pass the imperial examination. If I had passed, everything would have been fine, and I could have gotten a bigger share of the family property. But I didn't pass, ah! What a miserable life!"

Zhang Pingan looked at the two bickering and shook his head and laughed. He would later realize how precious this kind of friendship between classmates is!

Seeing the lively atmosphere on the second floor, Zhang Ping'an ordered his servants to distribute wedding money to celebrate the occasion. Then he said goodbye to everyone and left: "My family is still waiting for news. Now that the results have been announced, I will take my leave and we will meet again another day!"

"Sure, sure!" Everyone bowed in return.

There was a huge traffic jam outside right now. Green Bean Eyes and Hua Wanli didn't want to join in the crowd and planned to wait until there were fewer people before leaving.

Zhang Ping'an took his servants and left first.

When I got to the first floor, I happened to see the owner of the teahouse preparing to go upstairs.

Seeing that Zhang Ping'an was about to leave first, he insisted that he leave behind a piece of calligraphy before leaving. He bowed and kowtowed to him, and said a lot of nice things.

It was hard to refuse such a kind offer, and since it was not a big deal, Zhang Pingan agreed.

The shopkeeper was very perceptive and immediately asked the waiter to set the table and prepare writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.

The people on the first floor also came forward to watch. Since he was ranked 38th, he must have some knowledge.

Zhang Pingan pondered for a moment before writing: "The fragrance of Biluochun fills the room, a pot of clear tea brings us together. All the troubles of the world are forgotten, only the fragrance of tea and the lines of poetry remain."

The teahouse owner finished reading and said with a smile, "Very good, this poem is easy to understand and very suitable for our business. Thank you for your calligraphy! This jar of Zhuangyuanhong is a small token of our appreciation. Please accept it! I wish you a bright future!"

"Thank you, boss," Zhang Ping'an bowed in return without being polite.

After taking the servant out, I found that there were really a lot of people outside.

Zhang Pingan looked up inadvertently and found that there were twelve jars of Zhuangyuanhong in front of Xuezhuxuan opposite. It was the most on the whole street. It seemed that twelve people had already made the list.

It’s worthy of being called Xuezhuxuan!

The master and servant finally managed to break free from the crowd and walked to the parking lot.

The servant Dexi wiped the sweat from his forehead and couldn't help but sigh: "Luckily Deyi went back to report the news in advance, there are so many people!"

"It's today," Zhang Pingan said with a smile.

The driver was very happy to know that his master had won the prize, and a reward was essential for such a happy event.

When I returned home, the servants were already busy.

Some were hanging red lanterns, and some were scattering wedding candies and money in front of their doors.

Zhang Laoer, with a smile on his face, stood in front of the door with his servants to accept congratulations from his neighbors.

It looked like the firecrackers had already been set off once, and there was still firecracker debris on the ground.

When they saw Zhang Ping'an, the real boss, coming back, the neighbors gathered around him again, saying, "No wonder they say Minister Qian can become a Minister. His vision is much better than that of ordinary people. Look at this handsome and talented son-in-law. It's really amazing!"

"That's right, Lord Qian has a keen eye," someone echoed.

Even old man Zhang Laoer could hardly squeeze in.

I couldn't help but complain in my heart, these neighbors are all respectable people with status, how come they are no different from those gossipy guys in my hometown village!

Xu was a woman and it was not convenient for her to show up at the gate. When she heard that her son had returned, she was so anxious that she wanted to rush out immediately to ask about his well-being.