One was the Fang family, who inexplicably offered their help.
One of them was the Jiang family, whom I wasn't very familiar with.
Xiao Jiang Sheng stood there, looking left and right. Her intuition told her that neither of them was easy to mess with, but her older brother's matter was urgent, and the exam had to come first.
She pursed her lips, her gaze shifting back and forth between Butler Fang and Jiang Chengyuan, finally settling on Jiang Chengyuan.
Before he could even utter the words "Brother Jiang," the bailiff Yuan standing nearby suddenly beamed with joy.
When everyone turned around, they realized that it was the Prefect of Anshui County who had arrived.
He was already eight feet tall, and now he strode like a shooting star, arriving at the entrance of the examination hall in the blink of an eye, standing in front of three carriages.
"My lord..." Yuan, the bailiff, bowed, intending to recount what had happened.
He Chengzhang waved his hand, interrupting him, "Stop talking, let the students go in and take the exam first."
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
"Postpone all other matters and let the students go in for the exam first. Don't delay the provincial examination." Prefect He's face was serious, and his voice was like a bell, directly suppressing all other sounds in the room.
Jiang Sheng felt a lump in her throat and suddenly regretted secretly cursing the prefect for having diarrhea in the middle of the night because of a few pieces of wood.
"Quickly, get to the examination hall now." He Chengzhang's voice brooked no argument.
Xu Mo and the students lying on the ground all realized what was happening and immediately got up with their exam baskets.
Sun Quanzhu was displeased and pointed at Xu Mo, shouting, "Sir, he's a murderer, a bad person! Why should he be allowed to take the exam? Why!"
"On what grounds?" He Chengzhang sneered, "On the grounds that he topped the list twice, on the grounds that he became a Xiucai at the age of thirteen, on the grounds that he was able to take the Juren exam without even participating in the prefectural exam!"
After he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.
Who would have thought that the boy, who looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, would be such an outstanding individual?
“But, but he’s the mastermind…” Sun Quanzhu was still struggling with resentment.
He Chengzhang's lips curled into a chilling smile. "Whether he is the mastermind is debatable, but you have ample witnesses and evidence to prove that you assaulted a student preparing for the exam in the street. Guards, take him to the government jail for immediate interrogation!"
Yuan, the bailiff, was filled with enthusiasm as he accepted the order, rushed forward, and swiftly bound Sun Quanzhu's arms.
at the same time.
The gates of the examination hall slowly closed. Xu Mo, who was about to enter, took one last look at his younger siblings before resolutely heading to his own examination hall.
Jiang Sheng waved her arms frantically outside until the gates of the examination hall were firmly closed before jumping back to her brothers' side.
"Thank goodness my brother is alright." The little girl patted her chest, relieved.
Zheng Ruqian touched her braid and said, "Big brother is a lucky man, and he will surely turn bad luck into good. Don't worry too much. When big brother brings back another top score, he will scare those villains to death."
Jiang Sheng nodded seriously.
Chang Yan, who was standing next to him, tried to hold back but couldn't help but interject, "Second brother, the top scorer in the provincial examination is not called 'Anshou', but 'Jieyuan'."
The provincial examination, also known as the provincial examination, was held by a person who passed the provincial examination and was called the top scholar.
After the provincial examination, one must go to Fengjing to take the metropolitan examination. The top scorer in the metropolitan examination is called the Huiyuan.
After the provincial examination, the palace examination will be held, and the top scorer in the palace examination will be called the Zhuangyuan.
If someone wins first place in three consecutive times, that's called achieving the "Triple Crown," signifying an exceptional talent, a natural-born literary genius. In the hundreds of years before the Great Yu Dynasty, only three or five such figures had ever appeared.
Those who truly understand the imperial examination system and are familiar with its arduous path would not expect Xu Mo to achieve the highest honors in all three levels of the imperial examinations.
In their minds, being able to pass the exam smoothly, pass the examinations all the way to become a Juren or Gongsheng, and then enter the imperial court, is already like fighting your way out of a fierce battle, and its difficulty is comparable to farming with bare hands.
But Xiao Jiang Sheng didn't think so. In her heart, her elder brother was the most powerful person in the entire dynasty, even more powerful than that damned Wenquxing (a star associated with literature and scholarship).
"Big brother will definitely become the top scholar, and maybe even achieve the triple crown!" The little girl clenched her fists to encourage him.
Chang Yan and Wen Zhiyun pursed their lips and remained silent.
Jiang Chengyuan couldn't help but speak up, "Winning the triple crown is incredibly difficult, little ginger, you should stop dreaming."
Jiang Sheng stared wide-eyed.
She really wanted to argue with this person. Her name wasn't Ginger or Ginger Slice; her name was Jiang Sheng.
But thinking that his second brother still had to do business with Youranju, and that this person was the owner of Youranju, he reluctantly shut his mouth.
She only muttered softly, "Jiang Sheng believes in her eldest brother. He's the most amazing."
Zheng Ruqian went over and patted her head, a smile spreading across his thin face. "I also believe in my older brother."
“We also believe in our elder brother.” Chang Yan tilted his head and said in unison with Wen Zhiyun.
Jiang Chengyuan stood there, completely baffled.
Passing the imperial examination with top honors is already incredibly difficult, but achieving the triple crown is a once-in-a-century occurrence. Have these siblings gone mad, blindly believing in such a fantastical story?
Unbeknownst to him, deep within his heart, a faint envy was slowly growing and gradually expanding.
At the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.
As the students entered, after the gates of the examination hall were closed, a dozen or so yamen runners, armed with long swords, imposed martial law around the area.
This measure can both protect the examination hall and prevent malicious individuals from creating noise and disturbing the students who are taking the exam.
Most of the students' families left, looking back every few steps.
A small number of people who were unwilling to leave took a few steps back and waited a little further away.
Jiang Sheng didn't want to leave either. Zheng Ruqian hadn't had breakfast yet, so she pulled her brothers along and found a wonton stall to sit down.
Just like when Xu Mo took the imperial examination, his siblings and he sat outside eating wontons while waiting. They didn't know how the country had been unified, but there was always a wonton stall at the entrance of the examination hall.
After filling his stomach, Zheng Ruqian remembered the roast duck he had gone through so much trouble to bring back.
"I have to go to Youranju." He jumped up, not forgetting to pinch Jiang Sheng's little braid. "You all come with me."
Anyway, Xu Mo has to stay inside for three full days for this exam. They can wait outside, but they can't just wait.
Jiang Sheng and her two older brothers had no objections.
And so, they met the impeccably dressed Jiang Chengyuan again at Youranju.
When he first saw Jiang Sheng, he was pleasantly surprised, thinking that this little Jiang had come to find him.
After putting down my things and getting closer, I realized they were looking for Manager Hao.
"Uncle Hao, my second brother worked so hard transporting this roast duck, he's become so thin and unrecognizable. Have you received this goods that he went through so much trouble to bring back?" Xiao Jiangsheng asked, gesturing with her hands and feet.
Shopkeeper Hao stroked his beard with a chuckle, "Received, received."
He also praised Zheng Ruqian, saying, "Your idea of chilling it was so clever. I originally thought that roast duck wouldn't last long, but I didn't expect it to still be so fresh."
Zheng Ruqian clicked his tongue.
That was incredibly shrewd. A hundred roast ducks cost only four taels of silver, but half a cartload of ice cost a full ten taels of silver. It was enough to make one's heart ache.
But he couldn't say that.
From a business perspective, he agreed with Manager Hao that each animal would cost two taels of silver, and that was it. Any extra profit would be his, and any costs incurred would also be his responsibility.
Moreover, this trip to Danyang County has helped him grow and understand a lot.
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