At three o'clock in March 26 of the fifth year of the Great Zhou Qingfeng, in the sound of the setting sun, a long bell rang. With loud shouts and shouts, the examiners and soldiers began to collect the answer sheets. After that, the house opened, the candidates were released, and the dust settled on the most important big exam in their lives.

More than 3,000 candidates slowly gathered on the avenue leading to the gate of the Gongyuan with different expressions. Some of them looked confused, some were elated, some were calm and confident, and some were frowning and their faces were gloomy. Undoubtedly, their expressions represent their mood and also reflect their performance in the big exam. If you take the test, you will naturally be confident, and if you don't take the test, you will naturally have a sad face. But no matter what they thought in their hearts, everything was already decided. When they step out of the barn, the outcome may have been predestined.

At the gate of the Tribute Academy, the soldiers of the Infantry Division of the Guards opened the gate, so that the families and entourages of the candidates who had been waiting for three days could greet the candidates at the gate of the Tribute Academy. For a while, the street outside the Gongyuan was noisy and noisy, and it was lively like a temple venue. The people waiting outside greeted the person they were picking up and eagerly asked them about the exam. Or judge whether the exam went well or not by looking at their expressions. Naturally, I felt good about myself and laughed happily together, but I was also worried when I learned that I didn't go well in the exam. The mood of more than 3,000 tribute students is now affecting the mood of tens of thousands of people around them, and it is also the mood fluctuation of the entire Great Zhou.

The commotion at the gate of the Gongyuan soon calmed down. Those with carriages and horses left in carriages, and candidates without carriages and horses returned on foot. Some people picked up in groups, and those who were not greeted were still walking with the packages of hammers on their backs. The Gongyuan under the sunset turned from noisy to quiet and lonely after half an hour. The next noise will be three years later, and the rows of houses in the Gongyuan stand quietly, like a solemn old man quietly waiting for the next group of people who are fighting for their destiny and future, silently witnessing all this.

At the gate of the Tribute Courtyard, Lu Wu and Xiaohu, who were looking forward to it, saw Lin Jue carrying two large packages out, and rushed over with a lot of noise. The three masters and servants rejoiced unlimitedly. Xiaohu took the package and carried it to the carriage across the street, but Lu Wu pulled Lin Jue's sleeve and looked up and down, and suddenly his eyes were a little moist.

Lin Jue took her little hand and walked across the street, laughing in a low voice, "What's wrong?" Missed me? Why did you still shed tears? ”

Lu Wu pouted and said, "Seeing Childe suffering, I feel uncomfortable. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "Where did I suffer again?" I've had a good time in it for the past three days, and the questions are not difficult. The main thing is that the sugar cakes you make are delicious. I ate more than 30 sugar cakes, but I ate them clean, and there was nothing left. ”

Midori sighed, "Are the sugar cakes that delicious?" I didn't mean to eat, the boy's hair was unkempt, his beard had grown a little, and he looked very haggard. People are a little sad when they look at this. I don't let people go in to serve in this big exam, otherwise I will follow and serve, and I won't let my son become so sloppy. ”

Lin Jue laughed, it turned out that Green Dance saw that his image was not good, and he thought that he didn't know how much he had suffered inside. Indeed, after his twentieth birthday, Lin Jue consciously began to grow beards. In order not to affect his image, Lin Jue wanted to make his beard as long as he required. Therefore, the beard of the upper and lower lips is diligently repaired on weekdays. But for three days in this house, it was impossible to take care of it, so a lot of irregular stubble appeared on the lips, and it looked very decadent. As for the unkempt bun, there is no way to do it. On weekdays, Lu Wu helps comb her hair, but she doesn't have the ability to comb her 'hair' at this end, so she combs her hair in a bun and doesn't put on a hairpin. It seems that it was his sloppy appearance that made Green Dance feel a little self-reproachful.

"What is this, when I am old, I have a big eyebrows and beard, my face is wrinkled with goosebumps, and I walk tremblingly, then I will be sloppy. You'd better get used to it now, or you'll not be able to see it when I'm old. Lin Jue joked.

Green Dance pouted and said, "No, how could Childe become like that?" Childe is also a handsome old man when he is old...... Old man. As long as the green dance is there, it won't make Childe sloppy. ”

Lin Jue was speechless, and walked to the carriage with Green Dance, looking around on both sides of the street.

Green Dance was very smart, and said softly: "Childe is not found." The little lord didn't come. I thought she would come to greet Childe, but I didn't see her for a long time. But I saw the little prince, and he rode away with a team of soldiers and horses not long ago. Seems to recognize me. ”

Lin Jue sighed, slightly disappointed in his heart. He thought that the little county lord would wait for him in front of the gate of the Gongyuan, but he didn't expect her to come.

Sister Yingying didn't come either, she wanted to come, and told Xie's mother that she was going to stop performing for a day, and Xie's mother persuaded her for a long time. In the past few days, the theater has been full, the ticket price is very high, and the performance will not be fried for a day, so Sister Yingying can't help it. She asked me to apologize to my son. Hey, Sister Yingying is really tired. Midori Dancer giggled as she spoke.

Lin Jue sighed and said, "I know, it's really impossible." invested tens of thousands of taels of silver, how could Sister Danhong let her stop acting. So is there scalping again? It seems that the real-name system will be implemented again like Hangzhou. But it's a good thing that the theater business is good. The capital is a place to make a lot of money, and soon we will be rich. ”

Lu Wu said with a smile: "Childe also loves money now, we used to have ten taels of silver a month, and we didn't feel short of money to spend." Now spending a few hundred taels a month is not enough. Hey, the money is spent really quickly. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "In the past, the two of us spent money on eating, but now how many people are there?" In the future, we will still have children to raise, a large family, eating, dressing and riding in the car, and the cost will be even greater. There is not too much silver. ”

When Lu Wu heard the words of giving birth to a child, her face was red and a little shy. Lin Jue said in a low voice: "Now that the big exam is over, let's hold a banquet on a certain day, I promise you that I will marry you." Do you think it's good? ”

Midori nodded slightly. The heart rejoices. After coming to the capital, the prince was torn between the little county lord and Sister Yingying, and he snubbed himself, and Lu Wu felt very uncomfortable. For so many days, he has only served his son for two nights, and Lu Wu is quite dissatisfied. Although I know that this will be the norm in the future, and there are many women around Childe, so naturally I am lacking in skills, but I always want to go back to the small mansion of the Lin family in the past, just myself and Childe, and there is no one else to bother me. But there was no going back.

However, listening to the tone of the son, the first person to officially marry into the door was herself, and Green Dance still felt a trace of pride. It doesn't matter if you're a little county lord or someone else, in short, I'm the first to marry a childe. Thinking about it like this, Careful Eyes suddenly calmed down a lot.

As they spoke, the master and servant came to the carriage parked on the west side of the road. Lin Hu was standing on the wheel of the car and looking at the pergola in the tribute courtyard with his feet on his feet, his body swaying from side to side like a monkey.

Lin Jue smiled: "What are you doing, what kind of kung fu is this?" ”

Lin Hu frowned and said bitterly: "Uncle, my father hasn't come out yet, everyone is almost done, and I haven't seen him." ”

Lin Jue was stunned and said, "Why haven't you come out yet?" When I came out, there were very few people. ”

"Yes, you see, there are not many people left, why haven't they come yet. Oops, I see, here it is. Lin Hu screamed and jumped off the wheel and rushed to the opposite side.

Lin Jue and Lu Wu hurriedly looked towards the gate of the Gongyuan opposite, and saw Lin Youde walking out listlessly with a large package on his back. Lin Hu went over to carry the package for him and asked what in a loud voice, Lin Youde shook his head weakly, looking dejected.

Lin Youde's father and son crossed the street and came to the carriage, Lin Jue saw the dejected look on Lin Youde's face, and stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Cousin Youde, what's wrong?" ”

Lin Youde glanced at Lin Jue, his eyes were full of frustration, and he sighed: "Hey! Lin Jue Gongzi, I'm really embarrassed. I wasted so much money, and I was taken care of by you, but this spring exam, hey...... Don't mention it. I, Lin Youde, am not the material for reading. Poor Hu'er and his mother are still waiting for my good news in Hangzhou, spending so much money at home, but in the end it is still empty. Knowing this, I wouldn't have come to the capital, and now the money has been spent, and it makes people laugh when they look back. ”

Lin Jue heard it, Lin Youde must have failed to do well in the exam, so he was depressed and blamed himself, and regretted it in his heart.

"Cousin Youde, the red list has not been released, how do you know victory or defeat? Why bother? I know when the list is released. Lin Jue comforted.

"Hey, you don't know. I know my own family affairs, and I know best how to take the test. Those topics...... Ay! Don't say it, don't say it. It's my wishful thinking, and I Lin Youde don't have the life to enter the office in my life. Ay! Lin Youde shook his head and sighed.

Lin Jue didn't know how to comfort him, for a person who was bent on entering the imperial examination and failed several big exams, the continuous failures were the most shocking. Especially this time, it has passed the autumn and reached the spring level. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Lin Youde's state of mind is also understandable. Lin Jue was actually not surprised by this, because Lin Youde's Qiu Yu quota was an additional place, to put it bluntly, with Lin Youde's own ability, Qiu Yu was going to be won. I wanted him to pass this level and try his luck in the capital, but he didn't expect it to bring him a greater loss. I don't know if what I'm doing is right or not.

"Hey! If you knew this, the cost of coming to the capital would be better than pulling a few feet of flower cloth for your sister and buying a few pieces of jewelry for your mother. Daddy doesn't have the ability, hey! Lin Youde sighed with self-pity.

Lin Hu suddenly jumped up and said loudly, "Dad, what are you doing?" Didn't you just fail the test? So what? Does everyone in the world have to take the imperial examination to eat? It's not right for Daddy to always hold on to this dead end, but if he fails to make the list this time, the child thinks it's a good thing. also taught Daddy to see himself clearly. It's just a matter of looking for something to do in a down-to-earth manner, can you afford to be so sad? Daddy looked at Uncle Lin Jue, he has encountered a lot of difficulties than you, and there have been big scenes of life and death, and the child has never seen him complain like you like this. Is it useful to complain? Daddy sighed like this, and it also made other people unhappy, why bother? ”