Travel through the farmhouse leisurely

Chapter 431 The future is decided marriage (2)
Erlang sat down on the chair again, he was so nervous at the moment, and he didn't have the time to argue with his sister, "I'm not nervous!"

Chen Xuewen sat alone on the couch, as if he was studying a chess game on the small table, and after hearing Erlang's words, he smiled and waved to him, "Erlang, come and play chess with me, and let yourself be quiet." Calm down!"

How could Erlang be in the mood to play chess at the moment, he waved his hands and said, "No! No! I am so nervous right now, how can I have the heart to play chess!" He hooked his head and looked outside the door, but there was still no movement. "Hey - this waiting process is really exhausting. If you hand in the paper on the spot, you can know the result on the spot! It's not like now, I feel very nervous, like hanging a bucket!"

Seeing his impatient appearance, Chen Xuewen frowned slightly, and couldn't help preaching a few words, "Anyone who does great things must be able to hold his breath! You are so anxious, how can you do it? The more difficult it is, the more you have to stabilize yourself, if you mess up, how can you come up with the regulations..."

After listening to Chen Xuewen's teachings, Erlang gradually calmed down, and at the same time felt a little ashamed of his impatience, Dalang also became more stable, and the two brothers really sat down calmly and played chess.

Seeing that the two brothers could adjust their emotions so quickly, Chen Xuewen couldn't help nodding in satisfaction, what a child can teach!
At three o'clock, as a string of firecrackers exploded outside, Lin Xiaoqiao and the others finally received good news.

"I've won! I've won! The eldest son of the Lin family, the second son have both won—" The young man who went to inquire about the news shouted happily and ran into the backyard.

As soon as Lin Xiaoqiao heard the sound, he stood up abruptly, ran out, grabbed the boy who reported the letter, and asked excitedly, "Who has been hit?"

On the contrary, the two brothers Dalang and Erlang, because they had only been taught by Chen Xuewen, although they were equally eager in their hearts, they tried their best to be patient on the surface, and even slowed down their steps on purpose.

The boy was running with his face flushed, and he could tell he was running in a hurry. At this moment, he stopped abruptly. He could only bend his waist and pant heavily.

Seeing this situation, Widow Zheng said softly to him, "Don't worry, wait until you're out of breath!"

Just now, the boy shouted so loudly that anyone in the mansion with ears could have heard it, but Lin Xiaoqiao still wanted to confirm it himself.

The boy who reported the letter took a few breaths, and then he recovered, and said excitedly, "The eldest son and the second son are both on the list!"

After getting this sentence, Erlang couldn't control it no matter how depressed he was, he hurriedly stepped forward, stared into the boy's eyes and asked, "Where is the ranking? How many places did I get? Did you see it clearly?"

The servant nodded very positively, "The list posted just now is thanks to the slave who went early and took a favorable seat at the front, otherwise it would still be crowded! The slave can see clearly, The eldest son is ranked No. 160, 130th, and the second son is slightly ahead of the eldest son, ranking No. [-], No. [-] and fifth! The slave is afraid that he has made a mistake, so he deliberately put the rankings of the first and second sons, I copied it all down, it's right!"

As he said that, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and Erlang snatched it away. Seeing that his and his eldest brother's rankings were clearly recorded on the board, he was finally convinced.

The two brothers studied hard for several years and finally got rewarded. The joy and excitement are beyond words.

Chen Xuewen watched from the side with a smile. The two brothers were so excited that their hands were trembling. They walked forward, patted the shoulders of the two, and said calmly, "It's time to prepare for the imperial examination. There are still half a year left. In less than a month, those books should be reviewed again!"

The two Dalang Erlang brothers quickly responded with 'yes', they actually planned to go to the study to study immediately, Chen Xuewen grabbed the pair of brothers who were over excited, and said with a smile, "Why should I be in such a hurry, I just That said, it is just a reminder to you! Besides, the palace examination is not as tense as the general examination. It is just an article for His Majesty to judge the rankings. Generally speaking, the rankings of the palace examinations are actually not too different from your current rankings. Big difference!"

After hearing this, Widow Zheng said in response, "Since the family has welcomed such a big happy event today, we should be happy for a while! After the palace examination, we have won the final ranking, and we can discuss it again." How to celebrate!"

Lin Xiaoqiao nodded happily, expressing his support for Widow Zheng's words, and glanced again from the corner of his eyes. The boy who was still standing still knew that he was waiting for a reward, so he readily took the money from his purse. I gave him three taels of silver as a reward.

The servant accepted Lin Xiaoqiao's reward with a face full of joy, knelt down and kowtowed to thank him, squeezed the silver coin in his hand, couldn't help smiling at Lin Xiaoqiao even more flatteringly, really worthy of being number one One ran back.

Widow Zheng looked at the boy's happy face, and suddenly remembered that she didn't reward the servants in the mansion, so she smiled and ordered that all the servants in the mansion, regardless of their grades, would be rewarded with two taels of silver each. At the same time, the food for dinner has been improved, and each person will add two dishes of meat dishes.

When the servants got the news, the whole house was elated, Steward Hai led the servants in the house, and kowtowed to thank him again.

In the evening, Widow Zheng ordered the kitchen to tidy up a table of wine and food, and only her family sat around to celebrate.

The next day, Dalang and Erlang brothers started again, shutting themselves in the study to study hard.

More than ten days later, the two brothers successfully participated in the palace examination, and the final results were as Chen Xuewen said, without much change. Dalang's ranking remained the same, still the second best, 160th and 130th, while Erlang's ranking Instead, it was raised one more place, becoming the second best, [-]th and fourth.

When the final ranking was determined, Widow Zheng celebrated by setting off [-] firecrackers outside the gate of the Chen Mansion. The "cracking" sound lasted for a quarter of an hour before disappearing...

Marquis of Wu'an Mansion and Zheng Mansion also sent people to send He Yi over, besides that, some neighbors who lived in this alley also sent people to congratulate and express their hearts.

Dalang Erlang went out to socialize all day, and he was too busy to touch the ground. They would only come back after Lin Xiaoqiao fell asleep.

For five or six days in a row, Lin Xiaoqiao realized that she hadn't seen her two older brothers for several days.

Going out to socialize like this did not stop until nearly half a month later. At this time, it was already May, and the three Lin Xiaoqiao brothers and sisters also began to discuss with Widow Zheng about the return trip. It is scheduled to depart on the eighth day of May after the Dragon Boat Festival.

(End of this chapter)