On the third day of the ninth lunar month, at the time of the day of Yin and Chen, people surrounded the front of the Dragon and Tiger Wall of the Qinzhou Gongyuan.

Today is the release day of the township examination, the Xiao family collectively ate breakfast and came to the west wall of the Gongyuan, just to catch up with the moment when the list was released.

Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the Gongyuan, it would be completely surrounded.

Even with Xiaoxun's powerful arms opening the way, it took a lot of effort for the few people to squeeze to the top of the list.

Before the auspicious time, those who occupy a good seat will chat with each other to pass the time.

The one on the left said that his son has participated in the provincial examination for the fifth time, and he has rich experience. This time he feels good and will definitely be on the list.

The people next to her complained about her: "If you can go to high school with experience, how can there be so many old scholars who pass the exam with white beard and hair?"

The one who was complained was not happy, thinking that this person was cursing her son's name, so she cursed on the spot angrily. If there were no officials at the scene to maintain order, she would have stretched out her hand to scratch that person's head.

This side is noisy and lively, while the middle-aged man on the other side clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and babbled, "Bless Wenquxing! Taishang Laojun bless! Queen Mother bless...", almost disturbing all the gods and Buddhas in the sky. Over and over again, praying that I can be selected this time.

There are not a few people similar to him, and many people dressed as literati also look like gods, with sweaty faces and pious prayers to God and Buddha.

Xiaoruo felt that this group of people was not very normal with black lines on her face. She held Xiaozhao's face in both hands, fixed his face at an angle facing her, looked directly into his dark eyes, and said solemnly: "Zhaozhao , it doesn’t matter if we don’t win this time, don’t put pressure on yourself, you know?”

She didn't want her lovely brother to become like these crazy people.

Xiaozhao let her elder sister's hands squeeze her cheeks, her face was pouting like a goldfish, and she wanted to nod in agreement, but in the end she only uttered a "boo".

Xiao Ruo was so cute that her heart was trembling, she just wanted to hug her cute little brother and rub her hard.

Fortunately, she is still rational, knowing that this is the front of the Dragon and Tiger List of the Gongyuan, she tried her best to hold back her hands that were about to move, and preserved Xiaozhao's image of "Little Three Yuan" in everyone's hearts.

The auspicious time has come, and the scribes will write down the candidate's name and place of origin on the dragon and tiger list starting from No. 6 according to the filled draft list.

No.6 season in Tianqinzhou Zhongyue Renshi
No.7 Geng Huitu Qinzhou Chongren Family

……

Every time I wrote a name, there was a small burst of cheers in the crowd, and it was the people who passed the exam who were celebrating.

Xiaozhao's name did not appear until No.30.

After writing the last one, the scribe turned around and started writing the top five backwards.

No.5 Gu Yunli Qinzhou Chongren Family
No.4 Yu Weidao Qinzhou Shuntian family
Seeing that there is no baby brother's name here, Xiaoruo couldn't bear to look at it, her light white fingers unconsciously clenched Xiaoxun's hand tightly until the fingertips turned white.

The scribes are still transcribing.

No.3 Xiaozhao Qinzhou Ling County Renshi

Seeing the familiar name, Xiaoruo couldn't believe it, Xiaoyou cheered happily in her ears: "It's Zhaozhao! Zhaozhao, you are No.3! Sister! Zhaozhao No.3!"

After being shaken happily by her younger sister, she finally felt sure, and then her heart exploded with incomparable joy and pride.

She hugged Xiao Zhao and rubbed her face against her younger brother's forehead. Her eyes were hot and her voice was trembling: "Zhao Zhao! You passed the exam! You are No.3!"

In contrast, Xiao Zhao was much calmer, he gently hugged his elder sister back.

After Xiaoruo calmed down, she withdrew from her elder sister's arms, Xiaozhao remained calm despite joy on her face.

People around Xiao's family knew that this youthful young man was No.3 this time, and they all cupped their hands to congratulate. The old man Cen and Zheng Dongyang were honored with each other, and they also cheerfully returned the gift, "Happy and happy".

Xiao Ruo didn't even bother to see who the remaining No. 2 and No. 1 were. After the clerk finished transcribing all the names and announcing the time and place of the Lu Ming Banquet tomorrow, she couldn't wait to take her family home.

She wanted to go to the tablet of Xiao's parents as soon as possible to tell them the good news.

After returning home and leading the younger siblings to pay homage to their parents, the real busyness has just begun.

The small courtyard of the Xiao family has never been so lively, and there is an endless stream of people coming to congratulate them. In addition to people who are familiar with the chamber of commerce and the bodyguard bureau, there are also many landlords and middle peasants who also come to visit with generous gifts and come to "offer land".

The so-called "offering land" is actually registering the land under Xiao Zhao's name, because after being admitted to Juren, the land under his name can be exempted from the imperial grain and national tax.

Although the land for "offering land" is registered under Xiao Zhao's name, the actual use and harvest are still owned by the landlords and middle peasants, who will give Juren a certain amount of money every year as the cost of "land offering".

Those who came to "offer land" were all politely invited out by Xiaoruo. She discussed with Xiaozhao that this tax-free land quota would be used by the villagers of Jingzhu Village as a reward for their previous care.

Xiaozhao agrees with the elder sister's thoughts on these issues. Originally, he didn't take the merit test for the little money he got from "donating land".

As the old saying goes, the kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring.It is only natural that the villagers of Jingzhu Village should use this tax-free quota to repay their care for their family.

When the discussion was over, Xiaoruo immediately wrote down the reason in the letter, and asked the village chief grandpa to count the number and location of the fields of everyone in the village, so that they could be sent to the government for registration.

After handing over the letter to the letter guest, Xiao Ruo still couldn't stop, and she started busy with Xiao Zhao's outfit for tomorrow's Lu Ming Banquet.

"How about this patterned crimson gauze shirt with bullet ink? It looks elegant and elegant, very literati!"

Raising her hand to gesture on Xiaozhao's body, she also felt that this long gown was not stable enough, so she put this one as an option first, and Xiaoruo plunged into the closet again.

Taking out another plum blossom dark pattern arrow sleeve shirt, shaking it open and examining it carefully in the sun, she nodded with satisfaction and said: "Plum blossoms are good, there are several branches of plum blossoms in the corner, and Ling Han blooms alone. Literati and poets like this."

Seeing her busily comparing and repeating, like a little hamster desperately storing food, Xiaoxun who was by the side couldn't help turning his head away, covering his mouth and chuckling.

The raised corners of his lips softened his chisel-like lines, and his sharp eyebrows stretched out, as if the ice and snow melted and everything revived.

Xiao Ruo, who was looking at this handsome face every day, was still caught by his smile and stared blankly for a moment.

Immediately came back to his senses, and secretly cast aside a word of nympho in his heart.

She pretended to be angry, and said with spring on her face, "What are you laughing at!"

"Ahem!" Xiao Xun pretended to cough twice, cleared his throat, and said, "It's nothing, I just think that you will be a good mother in the future."

The pale pink face was bleeding from the inside out, and Xiao Ruo knew without looking that her face must be very red right now.

She muttered in a low voice: "What mother, I'm not married yet..."

The indistinct voice was so small that Xiao Zhao who was standing in front of her didn't hear it, but Xiao Xun heard it clearly.

He couldn't laugh anymore, thinking of the distance between himself and the moon, the things that Jiang Ping discussed with him a few days ago came to mind.

"Ruo Ruo..." He couldn't help calling out the most familiar and closest address.

Xiao Ruo felt that her face was still hot, and she didn't dare to turn her head back. She just pretended to be busy fitting Xiao Zhao's boots for tomorrow, and replied softly, pretending to be casual, "What's wrong? Why did you ask me?"

Looking at the petite back, Xiaoxun finally said what he had been pestering him for several days: "Ruo Ruo, I have something to tell you."

Sensing that Xiaoxun's tone was not right, Xiaoruo turned to look at him, and found that his lips were tightly pursed, with a tangled and serious expression.

"Zhaozhao, go and see if Grandpa Cen's orange peel is done, if not, help him."

He found a reason to send Xiao Zhao out.Only Xiaoruo and Xiaoxun were left in the room.

Putting down the clothes in her hands, Xiao Ruo sat across from Xiao Xun, looking straight into those sincere and deep eyes.

"Axun, what's the matter with you? What do you want to tell me?"

He has looked at the face in front of him thousands of times, and still feels it is beautiful and vivid. Every time he looks at it, his heart still moves as before. But this face engraved in his heart may not be seen for a long time.

Thinking of this, Xiaoxun's heart seemed to be cut bit by bit by a sharp knife, but for the future with the moon, he had to say what he didn't want to say.

He said dryly and with difficulty: "Ruo Ruo, I'm going to Yingzhou."

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