Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

When Long Zai heard that his name was not on the list, he felt dizzy for a while.

Impossible, impossible, these two wastes must have made a mistake.At this moment, Long had only one thought in his mind.

He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and asked: "Duan San, Lu Si, you two are also subtle people, can you see clearly?"

"Yes, yes, tell me quickly." Several other servants of the Long family also asked loudly, and then turned their eyes to Duan and Lu.

"No, no, how could the villain make a mistake?" Duan San wiped his tears and took out a large roll of paper from the pocket, "Master, there are more than 200 names on the list, and the villain is also afraid of getting it wrong. I specially copied a list and brought it back, but your name is indeed not on it!"

Seeing that he had copied the entire list, Su Mu and Wu Juren were not in a hurry to leave.To be honest, they were also a little concerned about who got the exam in this subject, and these people were all Su Mu's classmates.After the list is released, it is inevitable to visit and get acquainted, and then invite them to meet the master and Fang Shi together.

These 200 people will be Su Mu's most reliable social relationship in the future, sharing weal and woe and helping each other.

Only at this stage can we talk about establishing our own relationships and laying down our contacts among the people, scholars and officials.

Long Zai could not continue his calm and composed performance as before, he stood up abruptly and snatched the bulletin in Duan San's hand.

A servant came over with a lantern, illuminating the paper full of words white, and Long Zai's face was also pale.

Because Duan San and Lu Si are not scholars, even if they can write and draw, their handwriting is very scribbled, which seems to be very difficult.

He probably wanted to make sure whether his name was on it or not. Seeing that Su Mu moved his head closer, the others didn't say anything.

The list copied back was on a three-foot raw rice paper, which was very long. Soon, Su Mu read it from beginning to end, and didn't see his name until the bottom left corner at the end.

As for the front, I didn't see an acquaintance.That is to say, among the five people who went to Tongzhou to take the provincial examination with him, none of them passed the exam except himself.Even Mu Sheng and Sun Chen, who had the best grades on weekdays, were no exception.

Su Mu couldn't help shaking his head: In terms of writing essays, my understanding of stereotyped essays may be better than Sun Chen and Mu Sheng, but in terms of the foundation of Chinese studies, it is still a bit worse.Both of these two people are named Luosun Shan, which shows how fierce the competition in this provincial examination is. I, Su Mu, can squeeze into the top [-] this time, which is already smoke from the ancestral grave.I don't want to have this experience again.

However, this dragon is a bit higher than me in terms of the quality of Chinese studies and the level of composition.Regardless of personal grievances, Long Zai's level is still top-notch, how could he miss it?

Huge doubts rose from Su Mu's heart, and there was no time to think about anything else.

Looking at Long Zai again, the hand holding the paper began to tremble uncontrollably. ,

"Crack!" A drop of water dripped on the paper, and then spread quickly.

This sound was very clear in the silent night.

Then came another drop of water.

And then the tenth drop.

The words on the list were so soaked that they became a tuo.

Su Mu raised his head in astonishment, only to see that Long's handsome face was already covered with sweat, and it was as blue as an indigo in the light.

He muttered in his mouth: "Impossible, impossible, it must have been copied wrong, it must have been copied wrong."

Before Duan San could speak, Lu Si cried out: "Young Master, you can't be wrong. I'm so considerate, how dare you be sloppy when you're young. After Duan San finished copying, the villain also corrected each name. Your name. I came back so late, I can't believe my eyes!"

"Bastard, the two of you must have copied it wrong. My name, Long Zai, must be on it. I must have won the first name, Jie Yuan." Speaking of this, Long Zai suddenly giggled, and his face was full of kindness. : "Duan San, Lu Si, you have worked hard, get up. Hehe, I know that you are joking with me, and what I want is to give me a surprise. Okay, okay, stop joking, take it out, I will reward you a lot later."

"Take...what are you taking..." Duan San and Lu Si knelt on the ground, lowered their heads, and did not dare to lift them up again.

"Okay, let's take a look at the real list that you copied, and see where I am?"

"Master." Duan San and Lu Si cried at the same time: "No, there is no list, just this one."

"Impossible, impossible, it must be a joke, if it continues, I will be annoyed!" Long Zai screamed, and with his hands, he tore the piece of paper to pieces: "Damn slave, damn, If you can copy two hundred names wrong, what use do I need you for?"

Among the flying confetti, the servants of the Long family dodged aside in panic, and even Duan San and Lu Si on the ground quickly crawled away.

……

Suddenly, Su Mu sympathized with Qi Long.

This dragon was the proud son of heaven half a month ago. He is excellent in both poetry and poetry, and his articles are gorgeous and meaningful. He has already ranked among the top celebrities in the world.It's just that, a few days ago at the Zhangfu night party, he failed miserably in poetry, and the aura of a young talent has completely faded.This time the provincial examination did not even pass the exam, and they came to the north with great fanfare, but in the end it was such a result.

Su Mu is now an enemy and not a friend to him, so naturally he will not pretend to be a saint, saying comforting words such as "there is no name on the list, but there is a way under your feet".

It is good for a gentleman to report complaints directly, not to add insult to injury, and to speak sarcastically.

However, seeing how pitiful this kid is, if I give him a stab in the heart now, although I would like to be kind and enmity, it seems that I, Su Mu, have no courage.

Su Mu couldn't help shaking his head, feeling that the bad breath that had been accumulated in his heart for a long time was completely relieved.

Long is taking the initiative to provoke him, Su Mu, and now he is fine, both poetry and fame have been completely defeated.

Su Mu couldn't help crying out in his heart: Happy, really happy!

With a smile, he turned back to Wu and celebrated with Xiaodie and Wu's father and daughter.

Unexpectedly, Wu Juren suddenly said to Long Zai: "Mingqing's victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. My generation of scholars study Mingli in order to improve our self-cultivation and gain the way of sages. If you are successful, you will benefit the world, and you will be poor." Don’t change your aspirations. Like you, you are so focused on the imperial examinations that you want to become an official, and you only use reading as a stepping stone, but you are far away from the teachings of saints!"

After all, he is Long Zai's father, seeing how depressed the young master of the same year was after failing the exam, he couldn't help but beat him up.

Hearing Wu Laojuren's words, Su Mu secretly called out: Troublesome, this Long Zai is simply a person who doesn't listen to reason, why are you talking nonsense?

Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, Long Zai turned his head and looked at Wu Juren fiercely: "Who are you, it's your turn to teach me a lesson? Get lost!"