Three melons and two dates

Xie Huanxiu can calmly face the ridicule of Li Rao and the others, and can get along with Lin Xinian peacefully, but he doesn't want to go back to his hometown because he is afraid of seeing his parents disappointed in him.

He was even more afraid that Ji Yuan would tell him that their relationship between master and apprentice was over.

and so……

"Tianguan, when are we going home?"

The last time Xie Huanxiu came back from Dongxiang, he studied hard for three months, plus the provincial examination, and waited for the results to be announced, so he didn't go back for more than four months.Now it's Mid-Autumn Festival, Xie Huanxiu still has no intention of going back to Dongxiang, Shuyan is in a hurry.

"Brother Goudan, why don't we both go back."

Xie Huanxiu, who was originally listless, brightened his eyes after saying this, and became more energetic.

"You see, we have been in the academy for so long, and we haven't spent the Mid-Autumn Festival with everyone. Why don't we stay in the academy this time!"

In the academy, students like Lin Xinian who came from afar and from ordinary backgrounds usually only go home once a year, which not only saves time but also reduces costs.It is said that it was also very lively, and Xie Huanxiu was really tempted while talking.

"How can that be done!"

Since Xie Huanxiu went to study in the city, they had never been back to Dongxiang for such a long time. Although they exchanged letters on weekdays, it was nothing compared to seeing people. This was the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion day, and the family must be looking forward to their return!

"Anyway, I have to go back to Dongxiang tomorrow, if you don't go...if you don't go..."

"What can you do to me?"

"If you don't leave, I, I will resist you to go back!"

Xie Huanxiu: "..."

Xie Huanxiu ignored Xie Huanxiu, who just did what he said, and went to pack his luggage to go home by himself, leaving him alone.

Xie Huanxiu who was left in place: "Which one of us is the master..."

Xie Huanxiu, who was unwilling, was dragged into the carriage by Shuyan early in the morning of the second day. If there was not such a thing as the rural examination, he would have gone home a long time ago.It's not like now, I want to go home, but I don't have the face to go back.

Sorry for the first time!

The carriage sent them to the gate of the village as usual, under the moonlight, Shuyan held Xie Huanxiu who was still awkward and didn't want to go home, and walked home step by step.

Hearing the sound of the door, the Xie family couple who were originally in the house almost rushed out.

"Oh, you two are back. Why did you come back at this time this year? Your father and I have been looking forward to it for a long time. Tell me, you two won't come back if you don't come back. After staying outside for so long, you are so thin Is it too tired to study recently..."

When Li Cuicui saw her son, she touched his face for a while, held his hand for a while, and talked non-stop. It seemed a bit like reunion after a long absence, meeting in a foreign land.

Xie Jiu who was standing at the side was not as exaggerated as Li Cuicui, but he also stared at his son with a smile for a while, and then said: "Okay, let's go back to the room and talk, Tianguan and the others must be tired too."

"That's right, let's talk while we go back to the house." Before Li Cuicui finished speaking, she dragged her son into the house.

As soon as he entered the room, Li Cuicui quickly put the food on the dining table, afraid of the cold, and opened it one by one, and then checked the temperature with his hands. Seeing that it was still hot, Li Cuicui raised her head and greeted with a smile, " What are you doing standing there in a daze, come and eat while it’s hot.”

Xie Huanxiu looked at the table full of dishes and wanted to cry with guilt, all of them were his favorite food.

What they came back today did not tell the family.He knew that these must be his parents. According to the days when they went home in previous years, they prepared such a table of dishes every day, waiting for him to come back.So that he can have a hot bite when he comes back, which he likes.

Parents worked for a day and were still hungry, waiting for him day after day...

When Xie Huanxiu heard Li Cuicui asking him to eat, he forced a smile and said, "Eat, I'm already hungry."

The family of four sat down around the dining table with Xie Jiu and began to eat.

In the middle of the meal, Xie Jiu suddenly asked: "Tianguan, didn't you say that you should study hard before and take the exam? How did you do?"

Li Cuicui gave Xie Jiu an angry look.

The husband and wife heard that the provincial exam was not easy to pass, and seeing that Xie Huanxiu hadn't come back, they thought that maybe they didn't pass the exam, so they agreed that when their son came back, if he didn't ask anyone, he wouldn't ask.

Unexpectedly, the old man of hers is not deep, and he asked the question before he had eaten half of the meal. He blamed Xie Jiu in his heart, and wanted to know whether Xie Huanxiu passed the exam, so he also looked at his son eagerly, waiting for him s answer.

Xie Huanxiu, who was eating, looked at his parents, Shu Yan looked worried, slowly swallowed the food in his mouth, and put down his chopsticks.

"Well, seventh."

seventh?

This is admitted!

Xie Jiu and his wife looked at each other and nodded at the same time, just about to praise their son.Seeing that, Xie Huanxiu put down his chopsticks, "Father, mother, the child is full, eat slowly."

After speaking, he walked away without looking back.

Shu Yan, who was relieved to see that Xie Huanxiu didn't blow his hair, hurriedly put down his chopsticks, "Uncle, Auntie, I'm done eating too, you take your time."

Before the words fell, Shu Yan had already chased him out.

Normally, Xie Jiu and the others would definitely be worried about Xie Huanxiu, but now they are happy.They have always heard how difficult it is to pass the exam. For so many years, the two of them have never dared to ask when he will take the exam.

My son was the first to take the exam, and he passed the exam, and even got seventh place. Can you be unhappy?

"Hey, what Li Banxian said is right, our heavenly officials are destined to be high officials, Wenqu Xing descends to earth!"

"That's right, our son is destined to be a high-ranking official, and he will give you some kind of life in the future. We will also sit in a sedan chair when we go out."

It's not the first time Li Cuicui has heard Xie Jiu talk about these things, but now it feels completely different. Now Xie Huanxiu has won the Juren, that is, the "Master".In the eyes of their husband and wife, Xie Huanxiu's appointment as an official is an immediate matter, and her imperial order and sedan chair will naturally follow.

Li Cuicui, who was beaming, suddenly remembered that Xie Jiu asked Xie Huanxiu about the exam just now, and she smiled, "You still said, didn't you say it's okay to ask, your son didn't even eat two bites, and you asked, why didn't you feel a little deep? After he finishes eating, he will ask what he can do!"

Xie Jiu didn't take it seriously, "I asked Mrs. Ji before, and he said that our son is designated to pass the exam, otherwise I wouldn't dare to ask."

Xie Jiu and his wife haven't had a good night's sleep since they found out that Xie Huanxiu took part in the township examination.So Xie Jiu went to ask Ji Yuan behind Li Cuicui's back.

In the past, when their family had important matters, they used to ask Li Banxian, no matter whether they were right or not, they used to ask the last question, just to be sure.After Xie Huanxiu worshiped Ji Yuan as his teacher, the couple converted to believe in Master Ji, and Li Banxian was released.

At that time, Ji Yuan's original words to Xie Jiu were, "Since the heavenly official is willing to study hard, it is not difficult for him to pass the provincial examination, so don't worry too much."

What Ji Yuan didn't say is that it's not difficult to pass the exam, but the difficult thing is the ranking.If he just passed the exam, it would be fine for Xie Huanxiu to go directly to the provincial exam the year he was admitted to Tongsheng, but his ranking was low.

In Ji Yuan's eyes, there is no difference between being late in the ranking and not being able to get Xie Yuan.

When Li Cuicui heard that Xie Jiu had asked Ji Yuan, she said oh, then she raised her eyebrows again after thinking about it, "Then why didn't you tell me! You made me worry for so many days."

Xie Jiu glanced at her, "I'm telling you, you're still worried." Besides, telling you is more troublesome than not telling you, why don't you pester me every day to ask what Master Ji said, why did I put so much effort, it's just these words You can't just tell Li Cuicui to listen.

Li Cuicui thinks about it too, but...

"That's not okay, you can't hide anything from me in the future!"

"Okay, okay." Xie Jiu agreed perfunctorily, and the two continued to eat.

And Shuyan followed Xie Huanxiu all the way to the river, he saw Xie Huanxiu sitting by the river, throwing stones into the river in groups, his back was indescribably frustrated.

He wanted to come forward to say something to comfort him, but he didn't know what to say.

In his opinion, it is something to be happy to be able to pass the exam, and the ranking is also very high.Before the results came out, Shuyan was really worried, and went to ask others about the list of candidates. Hearing that Xie Huanxiu was on the list, he was so happy that he didn't know what to do, and wanted to celebrate him.

But Xie Huanxiu didn't look like he was laughing at all. He was depressed and lacked the slightest energy. He still got up early every day to study, but he often wandered away.

The two of them were like this, sitting for a while, standing for a while.Until Xie Huanxiu felt cold, rubbed his arms, got up and prepared to go back.

When he turned around, he saw Shuyan standing stiffly not far from him, without any surprise.It's just that the posture has been maintained for a long time, and the legs are a little numb. He moved slowly, walked to Shuyan, and said, "Let's go home."

The two spent half the night in poverty, and it was almost noon when they woke up the next day.

When Li Cuicui saw her son came back, she wanted to give him more supplements, so she didn't go to the field and stayed at home to cook. Shu Yan looked ashamed and walked around Li Cuicui to see if there was anything she could do to help.

But Xie Huanxiu took it for granted, seeing that lunch was not yet ready, he went straight to the yard, sat on the stone bench, looked up at the sky, and was in a daze.

When Xie Jiu came back, lunch was just in time, Li Cuicui urged Xie Jiu to change clothes for dinner, and at the same time tried to wake up Xie Huanxiu who was sitting like a stone sculpture.

Xie Huanxiu, who had the appearance of three souls and seven souls, had a mouthful of rice that he didn't have.

Xie Jiu and his wife looked at each other, but they didn't know what evil he had bumped into.I wanted to ask Shuyan, but the moment Shuyan met the couple's eyes, they hid their eyes and ate sullenly.

"Ahem, heavenly official, are you going to stay at home for a few days?" Xie Jiu cleared his throat and asked.

"It's not decided yet." Xie Huanxiu didn't raise his eyes, swallowed the food in his mouth, replied Xie Jiu, and continued to eat.

When Xie Huanxiu came back from the Mid-Autumn Festival in the past, he would stay there for four or five days.This time, he didn't intend to go home for the festival, and he was dragged back by Shuyan without saying hello to the academy. As for staying for a few days, he hasn't thought about it yet.

"Then let's stay at home for a few more days." Xie Jiu simply made a decision for Xie Huanxiu, "I discussed it with your mother when you went out yesterday. There has been no happy event at home for a long time, just in time to return to your exam. Already, I plan to hold a running water banquet in the next few days, and we will have a lot of fun together."

Xie Jiu said happily, but Xie Huanxiu, who was originally dull and slow, seemed to be frightened suddenly, and his whole body exploded...

"What?!"