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Chapter 434: Mid-Autumn Festival in Fucheng

At this time, Bafang saw it first and shouted, "Sir, you got it! You got it! The 203rd place!"

Fan Jin quickly looked to the front and saw his name, number 203.

He secretly sweated and said, "Let's go."

There are quite a few people waiting behind to see the list. Now that you have seen it, don’t block others from seeing it.

The master and servant took great pains to squeeze out of the crowd.

As soon as he got out of the crowd, Bafang grabbed his arm with joy, "Sir, look, it's Miss Pomegranate!"

Fan Jin turned his head and looked over there, and saw that the person sitting at the tea stall was Shi Liu.
He was immediately delighted and strode towards that direction.

Only when he walked over did he see clearly that not only Shi Liu was there, but also Old Man Li and the others were there. He quickly straightened his expression and greeted them respectfully.

Old Man Li and his friends were very kind and quickly asked him to sit down.

"How is it? Are you on the list?" Old Man Li asked impatiently.

Fan Jin was a little embarrassed and replied, "Yes, but I didn't do well in the exam. I ranked 203rd."

"On the list? Oh! Fan Jin, you are amazing!" Old Man Li praised him as soon as he heard that he was on the list.

Patriarch Li and the others all nodded. 203rd place sounded like it was very far behind, but Sun Wenming, the only one from their village who had taken part in the college entrance examination, was not even on the list!
Being on the list is a talent, no matter what the ranking is!

Fan Jin felt a little ashamed and felt embarrassed by the praises from a few old men and women.

Shi Liu saw his embarrassment and quickly spoke to his rescue, "Okay, Grandpa, let's just check the list. Fan Jin has to take the exam tomorrow, so let him go back and rest early."

After hearing this, Old Man Li and the others nodded, agreeing that this was the truth. They hurriedly urged Fan Jin to go back and rest.

Fan Jin bowed and thanked him, but his eyes were fixed on Shi Liu.

Old Yuan saw it clearly, smiled, and said, "Shi Liu, let's go to the teahouse in front and sit for a while. You can see Fan Jin off."

They are already an engaged couple, so there is nothing wrong with them talking to each other alone. It is even more normal for them to be from the countryside.

Old Chen and the others all looked like experienced people and went forward without saying a word.

After everyone left, Shi Liu looked at Fan Jin, not knowing what to say. Ever since the engagement, this guy had been looking at her as if he wanted to melt her.

Didn't he know this was fake? Why was he acting like he had finally gotten what he wanted?

However, this fake show is unfair to Fan Jin, so let him look at her however he wants.

Shi Liu tried her best to adapt herself, "There's another game tomorrow, come on."

Fan Jin nodded, "I should work harder. There are only 200 places for the scholar, and my place is very high. I will try my best!"

The examinations in ancient times were more difficult than those in later generations. You can imagine that the first part of the college entrance examination was to test recitation first and then the essay. Recitation is the basic skill. If you can't even do this, no matter how good the essay is, it will be of no use.

He was already quite good at memorizing, but there were 202 people in front of him whose memorization was even better than his. It was really terrifying.

He was not a liberal arts student, but fortunately, his original body started to read and write at the age of three. Although his health was not good, he had a foundation. Otherwise, no matter how hard he tried, these three short years would not be enough.

Fortunately, he had never thought of making a splash in the exam, such as getting top three or three honors. He never dreamed of that. He just tried to proceed step by step and pass every exam.

No matter whether you are the first or the last, everyone is happy if you win.

Tomorrow he would try to squeeze in again, trying not to fall behind and get in, even if he was ranked 200th. Otherwise, he would have to wait until the year after next to take the imperial examination, and then he would have to wait even longer for the provincial examination.

The next day, coming out of the examination room, Fan Jin looked relaxed.

He was relaxed not because he was sure that he had done well in the exam. The results have not come out yet and no one can be sure. It's just that the exam is over and he has put in his greatest effort. He doesn't know what the result will be, so he doesn't need to worry too much about it.

Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, so I should think about how to celebrate it.

The night of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the city is very lively...

As soon as Fan Jin came out of the examination room, Bafang came up to him, took the examination basket and said with a smile, "Sir, Miss Shi Liu has sent someone to invite you, saying that Old Master Li wants you to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with him tomorrow!"

Fan Jin nodded without thinking, "Okay, wait for me to go back and wash and change clothes, and then we will go out to buy festival gifts and bring them to your door tomorrow."

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August 15th, Mid-Autumn Festival.

This is the first time in all these years that Old Man Li and his family will not celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with their children and grandchildren, and not at home, but in the provincial capital.

This experience is unprecedented and very novel.

It was Old Man Li who suggested inviting Fan Jin to come and celebrate the festival together. After all, when you are away from home, there are not so many rules. Fan Jin lives alone in the city and is already the future son-in-law of the granddaughter. We can't let him celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival alone, right?
So, don’t be picky!

Fan Jin came early in the morning with a festival gift, and Old Man Li and others were very happy!

He talked non-stop about Fan Jin's family affairs. He didn't know much about Fan Jin in the past, but after sitting in the same room and chatting with him, Old Man Li also liked this grandson-in-law very much.

At noon, I spent the night at home, eating steamed crabs, apricot wine, and a variety of mooncakes.

Everyone sat around a large table and the atmosphere was harmonious.

After a nap, they packed up and went out.

Shi Liu has booked a table at Yipinzhai tonight. The liveliest place tonight is Nanmen Street, where the singing and dancing performances are also taking place.

After having dinner at Yipinzhai, it is only a few steps away from the door to the place where singing and dancing performances are performed, or to enjoy the lanterns, which is very convenient.

Before night fell, Nanmen Street was already filled with lanterns and crowds of people.

Shi Liu was foresighted and took Old Man Li and the others to Yipinzhai earlier. After dinner, they went to the singing and dancing performance area, so they were not crowded around.

Tonight's singing and dancing performance is also a major feature of Damingfu this year. The one invited is a famous circus troupe from Tongzhou. Those who have money can buy tickets and have seats, while those who have no money and no tickets are crowded in the back. There are so many people, it's like dumplings being thrown into the sea.

Old Man Li and his companions were dazzled and very excited. With such excitement tonight, they could talk about it with the villagers for three days and three nights when they go back!

The song and dance performance would last for a long time. Old Man Li and his friends were so engrossed in watching it that they didn't want to go to the lantern festival. So Old Mrs. Yuan let the two young people, Shi Liu and Fan Jin, go and have some fun on their own.

"Don't worry about us. We'll just sit here and not move. When you're done shopping, come back and find us."

Although Shi Liu thought that sitting here for an hour or two was nothing, she couldn't resist the look in Fan Jin's eyes and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, then I'll leave Liang Zheng and the others here. Grandma, if you need to go to the toilet or something, you must ask someone to follow you - we'll go for a walk and be back soon."

Father Li waved his hands and said, "Go ahead, go ahead. We are not children anymore. What can happen? As for you, there are many of you. Be careful."

So, Shi Liu and Fan Jin left the singing and dancing performance and went to the lantern festival outside.