After being exiled, the lucky cub who was dropped from the bag came back

Chapter 154
The villagers wore colorful clothes, tied red silk around their waists, and held gongs, drums or suonas in their hands, beaming as if celebrating the new year.

"One, two, three, come again!"

"Boom - click -"

Cheng Zhongqian closed his eyes, only to feel a gust of invisible wind blowing across his cheeks, bringing the feeling of "buzzing in the head" and "as if the ears are going to be deaf".

Except for the cheerful Lingbao, everyone more or less has this symptom.

The village head smiled so hard that he couldn't see his teeth: "Mr. Cheng, we all know that you have passed the county test, so we know you will do it!"

Cheng Zhongqian's eyes slowly moved to the head of the village chief. The village chief was dark-skinned and simple, but he wore a big red flower on his head. I don't know where it was picked, but it was still bright.

"Uncle Village Chief, did you find out so soon?" Ling Bao asked.

The village head nodded, saying that a villager happened to be going to the county seat, and he couldn't wait to report back after hearing it. Then he quickly summoned the villagers, just to surprise Cheng Zhongqian.

Cheng Zhongqian: "." It was indeed a "surprise".

The village head was crying a little while talking: "In the future, there will be children in our village, the ancestors bless you."

Cheng Zhongqian said: "It's not a child yet, there are two exams."

The village chief didn't understand, so he waved his hand: "Hurry up, Hurry up, Mr. Cheng Lang, you can do it."

Cheng Zhongqian laughed, the villagers really trusted him blindly.

A villager came forward pushing his own child, and said shyly, "Cheng Langjun, can you pet my child's head?"

What kind of weird request is this?

"I want him to have some of your cleverness, maybe he will be able to recognize a few words in the future."

I can't be an official, but I can be something else.

"And us, and us!"

"Cheng Langjun, and my child, you can touch it too!"

Everyone rushed forward, Lingbao maintained order: "Everyone, don't worry, line up and don't crowd, come one by one."

The queue was lined up quickly and efficiently, and there was really no more crowding.

Cheng Zhongqian was silent for a moment, and said, "How about we go in first?"

It's been a quarter of an hour since I came back, and I was forced to watch a song and dance, and had to "sell my body", but I didn't even enter the village entrance.

The villagers hugged Lingbao's family back, and then lined up at the door, waiting to be touched.

Ling Bao moved a chair considerately: "Daddy sit, so you won't be tired."

Cheng Zhongqian: ".You are still filial."

Lingbao proudly puffed up his chest, and consciously acted as a conductor: "Line in line, don't squeeze, be courteous."

There were two families who were scrambling for the front and back, and they were embarrassed when they heard the words.

"You come, you come."

"No, no, you go first."

Lingbao nodded in satisfaction.

Sitting in front of his house, Cheng Zhongqian, like a puppet, put his hand on the child's head expressionlessly, and rubbed it soullessly.

The child's parents happily took the child away, looking at the child's head as if they were looking at golden bumps.

I don't know how long I touched it, but I felt that my hands were going to be bald, and there were more than a dozen children behind.

Cheng Zhongqian has never felt like now that there are too many people in Beihe Village.

"It's finally over." Cheng Yi said, he looked tired.

Cheng Zhongqian rolled his eyes at him, it was his turn to say this sentence.

Squeezing his arms, Cheng Zhongqian went to rest.

He still doesn't know how outrageous this matter will be spread.

Two months later, the government examination, the weather gradually turned cold again, Cheng Zhongqian performed very well this time, and won the first case in the government.

Another two months backyard test.

The college examination is much stricter than the county examination and the government examination. The school administration is appointed by the emperor. According to the regulations, when the magistrates and prefects ask the school administration for relevant matters, they must have an open discussion in the hall. They are not allowed to meet in private. Candidates.

Moreover, during the examination period, all the attendants of Xuezheng were sealed in the examination room and were not allowed to go outside. The students who were hired by Xuezheng to review the papers had to be invited five hundred miles away.

The college examination was in the state capital, and Cheng Zhongqian originally planned to come alone, but Lingbao was worried that he would encounter another accident like Zhu Wencheng, so he insisted on coming, so this time, a large family came here.

Lingbao held his elder brother's hand and looked left and right curiously.

Now she has not only been to the county seat, but also the state capital!
"Go to the inn first." Cheng Zhongqian said.

Huaifu took a step forward: "Second Master Cheng, I have sent someone to rent the house, we can just go there."

Cheng Zhongqian felt that this was too much of an advantage, but Huaifu said: "I am also for the sake of the son. If you don't go, Lingbao won't go, and the son will naturally not go. Besides, the inn is full of people, how can you be quiet?" Are you ready to study?"

In the end, reason prevailed.

The rented yard is not too big, but it is close to the test shed, a quarter of an hour's walk away, and there is a well in the yard, so there is no need to pay extra for water.

They came early, ten days before the exam.

Cheng Zhongqian buried himself in his studies, and Cheng Yun took Lingbao and his children out for shopping.

There are many things on the street that Lingbao has never seen before. She is like a runaway pony, rattling around.

Passing through a certain street, all the stalls here were surrounded by people circle after circle.

Lingbao was so lively that he forced his way in.

On the stall are some exquisitely crafted ornaments such as Yuzha small ball lamps, jade plum blossoms, and moths. There are also toys such as revolving lanterns and rattles, as well as foods such as candy and pastries, and live activities such as roosters and orioles. things.

As long as you can imagine, there is everything here.

A young man squatted in front of the boss, threw the ten copper coins in his hand into an earthen pot, stared at them closely, and shouted: "Pure! Pure! Pure!"

Ling Bao couldn't understand and asked, "Big brother, what are you doing? Is he calling others stupid?"

Cheng Yun didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "No, they're in Guanpu. If he throws in more copper coins, he can buy what he likes at a very low price."

"What if there are fewer backs?" Lingbao asked.

"Then you won't get anything." Cheng Yun said, "You will have to pay the boss Guanpu extra."

Lingbao gave an "Oh" half-understanding.

The young man let out an annoyed "嗐啦" and cursed, "It's another word!"

The back is "pure" and the front is "word".

Cheng Yun asked: "Does Lingbao want to play? Or if there is something you want, big brother can try it."

Before Lingbao could speak, the king meowed sharply: "Lingbao is not allowed to play! This is gambling. Gambling is not good, you will go bankrupt, and your wife and children will be separated! Some people will have their hands and feet stomped if they don't pay the money!"

In future generations, gambling is expressly prohibited, and if you are caught, you will go to the police station!

But in this era, it is not a heinous event.

Lingbao was taken aback, and shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, gambling is not good. If Lingbao doesn't play, big brother shouldn't either!"

Cheng Yun was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Lingbao is so smart, he can see the essence of breaking through at a glance."

Lingbao didn't even care about boasting, he pushed his brothers to squeeze out, touched the arms and legs of himself and his brothers one by one, and felt relieved.

That's great, you don't have to chop your hands and feet!

　The part of the court examination comes from "Historical History of Imperial Examination", and the part of Guan Pu comes from "Daily Life of Citizens in the Song Dynasty"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)