Chapter 58 County Trial Case First

The county examination is generally four to five sessions, which are determined by the county order of the main exam, the first one is called the main field, the second is called the recruitment, the third is repeated, and the fourth and fifth are repeated.

Therefore, it takes half a month to complete a county exam, but fortunately, there are two days to rest after each exam, otherwise it can exhaust people.

In this county examination, the chief examiner Liu Qingyuan chose to take five exams, so the county examination will not end until the last day of February, and according to the usual practice, the final admission results of the county examination will be announced five days later, that is, March 5.

Although Xu Jinxian's physical fitness has improved a lot, he is still relatively weak, and he has lost weight after five exams, and he has only recovered after sleeping with his head covered at home for three days, but Xie Xiaowan's tears are swirling in her eyes.

In a blink of an eye, it was the fifth day of the first month of March, which was the day when the county test results were released.

This time, there were nearly 1,000 candidates who participated in the county examination in Shangrao County, and only 50 people were able to pass the test in the end, and the admission rate was only about 6%.

"Let's go, let's go, hey. Daddy, stay tuned! ”

A tall boy in the crowd squeezed forward vigorously, and shouted in a humming voice, which immediately attracted countless rolls of eyes and scolding.

The teenager turned a deaf ear to the scolding around him, and continued to squeeze forward like a bulldozer, not forgetting to turn back and greet Lao Tzu who was following him.

"Dad, this hasn't been released yet, do you think Uncle Ten can win?" The boy squeezed to the bulletin board and asked, buzzing.

This young man is none other than Erniu from Xujia Village, and behind him is his father Xu Youguang.

This year's spring ploughing has begun, yesterday Xu Youguang and Erniu drove the ox cart into the county, and at the same time bought some new farm tools for the village, by the way, came to see the county trial list, and reported to the patriarch Xu Deming after going back.

In fact, Xu Youguang entered the county seat once after the Lantern Festival, and went to Xinjiang Academy to secretly inquire about Xu Jin, so he knew that Xu Jin was already quite famous in the academy.

Of course, fame is fame, and it is uncertain whether he can pass the county test, after all, the competition is so fierce, so Xu Youguang has no bottom in his heart.

At about ten o'clock in the morning, as usual, there were three drum beats, and in the midst of the festive music of blowing and beating, two officials came out carrying a large piece of red paper.

"All take three steps back, don't be crowded!" Two officials with knives cleared their places in front of the bulletin board, while the other two officials in charge of the poster quickly posted the list on the wall, and then the four of them guarded both sides so that the crowd would not tear the list apart.

The final result of the prefectural examination is no longer a round case, but a right-to-left arrangement, called a long case, and a total of 50 people were admitted, and all of them were qualified to participate in the prefectural examination in April.

"The head of the case is Xu Jin!"

As soon as the red list was posted on the wall, there was immediately a sharp shout.

"The first ...... of the county trial case Xu Jin, it's really Xu Ding, this guy is against the sky, it seems that he only enrolled at the end of last year. ”

"Hey, what's so surprising, Xu Ding's talent is recognized, the leader of the Cold Cooling Literary Association, Shangyuan Festival defeated all the talents of Yushan Shu County, and even the people of Futai praised him, and it is not surprising that he won the first place in the county trial."

"Who was that last time...... Li Chen also declared in public that he was the first person in the county trial, and now he has only won the fourth place, so he is slapped in the face! ”

As soon as the list came out, the scene was boiling, the people on the list were ecstatic, and those who fell off the list were depressed, and even covered their faces and cried.

"Dad, what's the case? Did Uncle Ten hit it? Erniu didn't know how to read, but he heard other people's discussions.

Xu Youguang was so excited that his breathing accelerated, and he hurriedly grabbed a scholar next to him and asked, "May I ask if the head of this county test is Xu Jin?" Xu Jin of Xujia Village, Shangrao County? ”

Xu Youguang didn't know how to read, although he heard others say that the head of the case was Xu Jin, but he didn't believe it, and he had to reconfirm it, so as not to have the same name and surname.

The scholar frowned and said, "Don't you know how to read it yourself, Xu Jin of Xinjiang Academy, well, he is indeed from Xujia Village!" ”

Xu Youguang immediately laughed, ten brothers, ten brothers, really didn't disappoint us, not only passed the county exam, but also won the first place.

"Dad, is Uncle Ten hit?" Seeing this, Erniu hurriedly asked.

"Haha, I won it, and I won the first place in the county exam!"

Erniu happily smirked: "Uncle Ten is hit, Uncle Ten is going to be an official!" ”

The scholar looked disdainful, he just wanted to be an official after the county exam, it was too early to dream, and he might not be able to get out of the ranks in the exam, he was really an uninformed countryman.

Xu Youguang and Er Niu squeezed out of the crowd, and the latter said hopefully: "Dad, the tenth uncle has passed the exam, should we go to the tenth uncle to say goodbye?" ”

Xu Youguang pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "Your tenth uncle is estimated to celebrate with his classmates today, so I won't bother him, next time, we have to rush back to the village today, and it will be too late." ”

Erniu sighed in disappointment, and the two fathers and sons got into the ox cart, carried the newly purchased farm tools out of the city, and drove back to Xujia Village slowly.

When the Xu family father and son returned to Xujia Village, it was already evening, and the news of Xu Jin's examination for the first place in the county test soon spread throughout Xujia Village.

When the patriarch Xu Deming heard Xu Youguang's return, he was so excited that he stood up suddenly, stomped on his crutches and said in a trembling voice: "Great, Brother Jin is in the middle, my Xu ancestor has appeared, there is light, you immediately convene a meeting of the clan elders, worship the ancestral hall tomorrow, comfort my Xu ancestor, every family must have a male present!" ”

Xu Youguang said puzzledly: "Patriarch, the tenth brother just passed the county test, so there's no need to be so exaggerated, right?" ”

Xu Deming said with a spring breeze on his face: "There is light, you don't understand this, although Brother Jin has only passed the county test, he is the first in the county test, the first in the county, the first in the county, not to mention our Xujia Village, even if it is the first time in the nearby ten miles and eight townships, and, according to the convention, the county test must be passed by the government." ”

Xu Youguang suddenly realized and said happily: "So, the tenth brother has already obtained the status of a child?" ”

Xu Deming stroked his beard and said with a smile: "That's right, well, I'll invite Guo Fuzi to eat and drink tomorrow!" ”

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Xu Youguang hurriedly ran to inform all households that there was money to contribute, grain to pay, and chickens to prepare for tomorrow's sacrifice and banquet.

"Wen Xu, you gave birth to a good son!" Xu Deming sighed on crutches, his mood was inexplicably good, and his faint old eyes were shining.

It's no wonder that Xu Jin is not yet fifteen years old, and winning the first place in the case test means that Tong Sheng has already arrived, if he passes the college examination in August this year and obtains the fame of Xiucai, Shangrao Xu's will be equivalent to a prodigy, which is a great honor.

Let's not talk about how the people of Xujia Village prepare to pay tribute to their ancestors, Xu Jin got up early this morning as usual to practice and read, and then returned to the academy to study, close to ten o'clock in the morning, it is estimated that the list has been released, so he closed the book and prepared to go back to the city to read the list.

For Xu Jin, after the first exam, he had already passed the county exam, so the next four exams were very easy, and he felt that he played very well, as for whether he could get the first case, he didn't care too much, he could get the best, and he couldn't and didn't force it.

So he can't find guilt so early, after all, there are too many people watching the list, and the government exam will be held in mid-April, and there will be a hospital exam in August, the time is very tight, and his goal this year is to get the fame of Xiucai, and he can't relax for a moment.

"Senior Brother Xu, you are really calm, everyone else went to the county office early to wait for the release of the list, you are very good!"

As soon as Xu Jin walked out of the lecture hall, he met the senior brother Wei Yang, as well as the Fei brothers and Han Chuang.

Han Chuang said with a smile: "I heard Cai Yuanhao say, Senior Brother Xu won the first place in the round case in the county test, this county test is a must, and I am not in a hurry." ”

Fei Maoxian asked, "Brother Xu, are you going to go to the list?" ”

Xu Jin nodded and said, "Exactly!" ”

Fei Maozhong said with a smile: "That's right, let's go together, if Brother Xu picks up the case, Linjianglou won't be able to run this time." ”

Wei Yang smiled: "That's exactly how it should be!" ”

Han Chuang even groaned: "Three or two peach blossoms outside the bamboo, the prophet of the plumbing duck in the spring river." Artemisia is full of short reed buds, which is the time when the puffer fish wants to eat. Senior Brother Xu, you know! ”

Fei Maozhong laughed and said: "Spring in March, it is a good time to eat puffer fish, I heard that the puffer fish banquet in Linjiang Building is a must, the taste is delicious, but the price is a little hot." ”

Everyone laughed!

Xu Jin smiled bitterly: "Dare to love you are here today to eat a big family, and the poorest person present should be me!" ”

Han Chuang said with a smile: "No, no, Senior Brother Xu's five-spice mutton grocery shop is doing business now, it can be said that it earns 10,000 dollars a day, and it is a proper big household!" ”

Since the literary comparison between the two academies on the Shangyuan Festival, Xu Jin's fame has risen to a higher level, although he is not a household name, but the ordinary people of Shangrao County have also heard of it, after all, there are many citizens who visited the academy that day, and Xie Xiaowan's brilliant performance has won the love of many women.

Therefore, Xu Ji's five-spice haggis business also boomed immediately, and there was an endless stream of guests every day, many of whom were sent by the boudoir lady to pack and take away.

Of course, it is an exaggeration to say that tens of thousands of dollars are earned every day, but there are still thousands of dollars a day, and sometimes there are seven or eight thousand yuan, and the daily profit is about two or three taels of silver after excluding the cost, so Xu Jin also specially hired a helper, otherwise Xiaowan and the little slave would not be able to cope with it.

Xu Jin said with a smile: "Han Shoucheng, I won a few lanterns from Lingzun during the Lantern Festival last time, I dare you are ready to eat all the losses back today!" ”

Han Chuang said with a bitter face: "Hey, don't say it, because of this incident, I have eaten pickles and tofu for a month, and today I not only have to eat back the loss, but also make money!" ”

"Then you have to ask God to worship the Buddha and bless me to get the head of the county test!" Xu Jin is serious and authentic.

Everyone laughed again, went down the mountain into the city together, and went straight to the county government in the north of the city.