Tian Mingwu's eyes lit up when he saw what the yamen runner was holding. He patted Zhao Yiming excitedly and said, "Catch it, boy!"
Zhao Yiming nodded at him before turning around and taking the disc from the yamen runner with both hands. He sincerely said to the yamen runner, "Thank you very much."
"Mr. Zhao, you are too polite. This is our job." The bailiff said respectfully.
This scholar surnamed Zhao was still young. He remembered that the document seemed to say that he was eighteen years old.
It is rare to see an eighteen-year-old scholar. At least he has been reporting good news for so many years, but he has never encountered one!
Such a person can be said to be a dragon among men, with a bright future. He is just a small yamen runner, so he dare not offend him easily.
Moreover, this scholar lived in the general's mansion. General Tian was a high-ranking official in the court. How could he dare to act rudely in front of him?
More importantly, he also heard that the reason why Mr. Zhao lived in the general's mansion was because he was engaged to the general's eldest daughter.
The eldest daughter of the general's mansion is Anping Xiangjun, an outstanding female doctor who conquered the smallpox virus.
No one is immune to illness in this life. He was in a better mood today, hoping to establish a good relationship with others. If he needs help from others in the future, he hopes that others will have some impression of him and help him.
When the yamen runner thought of this, the smile on his face became even wider, and he said a lot of congratulations.
Madam Xiao beside him quickly handed him the purse she had prepared in advance, "Thank you for your hard work, sir."
"Ah! This is not possible." The yamen runner refused repeatedly.
If it were any other family, he would have accepted it without hesitation, but not the General's Mansion. He also wanted to leave a good impression in front of the Lord of Anping!
"This is a happy event. It's okay for everyone to be happy and wish for good luck." After saying this, Nanny Xiao smiled and stuffed the purse into his hand.
Tian Mingwu also waved his hand and said, "Just accept it! It's not easy to make this trip in such hot weather." After that, he warmly invited the two yamen runners to sit down and drink tea.
"Have a cup of tea first, and then go back after you have lunch."
Seeing that Tian Mingwu really wanted to give him money, the yamen runner stopped refusing.
They also took a few sips of the good tea brought by the maid, and poured out congratulations without asking for anything in return. However, they did not dare to just eat.
"Thank you, General, Mr. Xiang, and Mr. Zhao, for your hospitality. We have official business to attend to, but since we have brought you the good news, we will not disturb you any further."
"It's almost time for dinner. It's not too late to leave after dinner." Tian Mingwu invited sincerely.
Ever since he regained his memory, he has become more worldly-wise than before.
Country people are the most simple and hospitable. No matter their status, everyone who comes is a guest. When a guest enters their home, a meal is the most basic thing.
However, the yamen runners only thought he was being polite and didn't dare to agree. "General, you are too polite. I still have to tell several families about the good news. I don't want to keep them waiting anxiously."
"That's true." In this case, Tian Mingwu couldn't keep them any longer, so he could only let the housekeeper personally send them out of the house.
As soon as the yamen runner left, Tian An excitedly approached Zhao Yiming and said, "Brother Yiming, quickly show me, what's the difference between this Juren's disc and the Xiucai's?"
Zhao Yiming handed the disc to Tian An without saying a word.
Tian Mingwu also came over to join in the fun, "My daughter, let Dad take a look too. I have never seen a Juren literary disc in my life!"
The father and daughter studied Zhao Yiming's disc for a long time. They looked at it so carefully that they almost dissected the disc on the spot.
Not only did the two of them watch it themselves, they also called Tian Caihe and Tian Caiping, who were standing aside and didn't dare to say much.
Only when Tian Caihe and her sister heard Tian An calling them did they dare to go over happily.
These days in the mansion, Nanny Xiao taught them a lot of rules, and they are no longer as nervous as when they first arrived.
They walked to Tian An politely, and kept repeating the blessings they had just learned from the yamen runners.
Zhao Yiming didn't say anything either. He just smiled as he watched several people gathered together and pointed at Wen Die.
Only after the novelty of the novelty wore off between the father and daughter did Tian An return the disc to Zhao Yiming.
Zhao Yiming didn't take the disc. "If you like it, keep it for yourself."
"Forget it! I'm just curious. This disc will be useful to you if you carry it with you. Why would I pretend?" Tian An said, and directly pulled his hand over and put the disc on it.
At this point, she suddenly remembered something, "Brother Yiming, after you pass the imperial examination, do you have to attend a banquet?"
She had also heard someone mention it while strolling the streets with Zhao Yiming on his way to the imperial examination. However, it had been so long that she could no longer remember what banquet it was.
"Banquet? What kind of banquet can you only attend if you have to pass the imperial examination?" Tian Mingwu said in a loud voice.
He was a military general who had earned his official position by fighting on the battlefield. He really didn't know much about these matters of the literati.
"An An is talking about the Lu Ming Banquet, right? This is a banquet held by the government specifically to congratulate the new candidates who passed the exam. It will be held at the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen and will be held the day after tomorrow." Zhao Yiming explained.
"Yes, yes, it's called the Luming Banquet." Tian An finally remembered. "It seems that attending this banquet also requires singing and dancing."
"It's singing the poem 'Deer Singing' and dancing the Kuixing Dance," Zhao Yiming corrected.
"Ah!" Tian An suddenly sighed, then turned to look at Zhao Yiming with eyes full of hope and a hint of regret, "It's a pity that I won't be able to see such a scene."
Tian Mingwu naturally didn't want to disappoint his precious daughter, but he couldn't take Tian An to the Luming Banquet.
Then, his mind raced, and he immediately looked at Zhao Yiming, "What's the big deal? Daddy can just let this kid sing that deer-calling poem and do that guilty dance for you tonight, isn't that all?"
After saying that, he stared at Zhao Yiming with a pair of eyes, as if he was going to break his legs if he didn't agree.
"Dad, it's the deer's cry, not the deer's cry, nor is it a guilty conscience, it's Kuixing." Tian An helplessly pulled Tian Mingwu to explain.
If his father really went out and said such nonsense, and those writers heard it, they would be so angry that they would point their pens at his father's head and curse him as a reckless man.
"Yes, yes, it's Lu Ming, it's Kuixing." Tian Mingwu always flattered his daughter's words and changed his words very quickly.
However, Tian Mingwu's idea coincided with Tian An's, so she turned to look at Zhao Yi with anticipation.
Zhao Yiming always responded to Tian An's requests and agreed without thinking too much.
Tian Mingwu was quite satisfied with Zhao Yiming's attitude towards his daughter.
He turned around and ordered the servants, "Tell the kitchen to cook more delicious dishes tonight, and then we can have a few drinks together."
Then he looked at Tian An and said, "Daughter, bring a few bottles of your hidden good wine to Dad tonight!"
Tian An was a little suspicious that his father just wanted to take the opportunity to trick her into giving away the good wine in her space, but unfortunately she had no evidence.
As they were chatting and laughing, the doorman came running in and said, "General, Miss, Master, someone is outside giving you a gift."
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