Chapter 55
Out of curiosity, Ji Zhongzi took a small step to the side, and sure enough, the old man's eyes did not follow him at all.
Instead, she still looked at the place where he had stood before, "From now on, our Dashu will be in your hands, cough cough cough cough, cough."
"Of course, mother. Now that I'm married, Dashu is my Ah Lang. I will definitely take good care of him in the future." Ji Zhongzi assured hurriedly.
These words were spoken sincerely, and the old man laughed again after hearing them, "Ahem, that's good, then I feel relieved."
After saying this, the old man patted Zhang Dashu's hand and said, "Your husband must be hungry after walking all the way. Take him out to get something to eat. I want to sleep for a while."
Zhang Dashu responded and came out with Ji Zhongzi.
"What do you want to eat?"
"All is fine." Ji Zhongzi was always a little afraid of this A Lang.
Zhang Dashu turned and walked towards the kitchen.
After a while, a bowl of egg noodles was brought out, and the golden and greasy taste immediately attracted Ji Zhongzi's greedy worms.
Under the temptation of delicious food, Ji Zhongzi felt that Zhang Dashu was not that scary.
After finishing a bowl of noodles, Ji Zhongzi looked at Zhang Dashu who had gone to serve his mother, and thought to himself that maybe the days ahead would not be so difficult.
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After resting at home for a few days, Ji Zheng resumed his usual daily routine of going to school and working.
Of course, I also go to Li Wencheng every day to check on the progress of the bread kiln.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. When Ji Zheng arrived at the academy early that morning, he found that almost half of the people were not there.
Later I found out that today was the day for the announcement of the results of the provincial examination, and many people went to the county town to see the list.
"Hey? Why didn't Ji Zheng go to see it? Didn't you also take this exam?" asked one of the classmates.
"Yeah, why didn't you go?"
Ji Zheng sat down in his seat slowly, "I can't win again."
"That's true. After all, you've only been studying for two months."
"But you are also depressed, so it is normal to fail."
"Alas, the career path is not that easy."
"It's okay Ji Zheng, there will be next time."
Listening to their chatter, Ji Zheng laughed, as if he had returned to the modern times when he had just finished the college entrance examination.
"By the way, do you think Lu Qin will be at the top of the list this time?"
"I think it's probably him."
“I think so.”
A few people changed the topic and started talking about Lu Qin. Ji Zheng felt a little bored. Normally, the teacher would have come at this time, but today he hadn't been seen for a long time.
After waiting for a while, the little student next to the teacher came and said, "Everyone, today is the day for the results to be announced. The teacher will go to the city later, so today is a day off."
After hearing this, everyone gathered in groups of three or four to chat. Ji Zheng packed up his things, talked to someone he knew, and then prepared to go home.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the gate of the academy, he met the teacher who was on his way to the county town to check the list.
What a coincidence, it was Mr. Liu who was always very caring towards Ji Zheng.
"Hello, Master." Ji Zheng bowed.
"It's Ji Zheng." The teacher glanced at Ji Zheng and asked, "Why didn't you go to see the list today?"
"I know that I don't have enough knowledge, so I will not make the exam." Ji Zheng answered respectfully.
The master twirled his beard and said, "Yes, but you don't have to worry. If you work hard now, you will have an opportunity in three years."
"Thank you for your teachings, Master."
The Master was very pleased with Ji Zheng's humble attitude.
After the teacher left, Ji Zheng went to Li Wencheng's house, but unexpectedly Li Wencheng had gone to the county town early in the morning. Ji Zheng had no choice but to return to the academy.
Since you have decided to pursue a career in politics, put more effort into it.
Although it is a holiday today, the academy is not closed. The teachers are just not giving classes, so there are quite a few people reading in the academy at this moment.
Ji Zheng returned to his seat, took out a collection of poems and studied it carefully. Poetry writing was his weak point, so he had to spend more time on it.
Ji Zheng was so immersed in the book that it was already noon when he came back to his senses.
I went to work at Xiangxianglou again in the afternoon. Today is the finale of "Journey to the West".
Ji Zheng planned to finish his story today and stop telling stories.
He plans to run the bakery he is planning to open next well, and also spend more time on studying.
Although the shopkeeper was reluctant to see Ji Zheng resign, he did not try to keep him. After all, he knew this day would come sooner or later when Ji Zheng refused to sign the contract.
Instead, it was Gu Lulu who kept asking Ji Zheng why he didn't do it.
Ji Zheng did not hide it and told Gu Lulu directly that he was going to the county town to open a shop.
When Gu Lulu found out, he immediately said, "How about I work as a waiter for you? I don't want monthly salary, just tell me stories."
Hearing this, Ji Zheng was somewhat amused and said, "I will be studying and making money by then. How can I have the time to tell you stories? Besides, you want to work with me. Does the shopkeeper agree?"
As soon as these words came out, Gu Lulu's face fell, "That's right."
After coming out of Xiangxianglou, it was almost evening, so Ji Zheng bought some things and went home.
Now he had more than one hundred taels of silver in his hands, and he was thinking about finding time to move to the county town.
Opening a bakery definitely requires investment, so buying a house is not an option, but you can rent one.
When he got home, Ji Hean was writing big characters. He had been writing characters with Mu Ya all day these days, and now he knew quite a few characters.
Seeing Ji Zheng coming back, his eyes lit up. He threw the pen in his hand and rushed towards Ji Zheng like a small cannonball.
Ji Zheng naturally opened his arms and waited for people to come over.
"How many words have you recognized today?" Ji Zheng kissed Ji Hean's forehead and asked.
"Ten!" Ji Hean was very proud.
Ji Zheng laughed, "So amazing."
He smiled sheepishly, "It's mainly because Mu Ya taught me well."
"No, I think our family and An are too smart."
The two of them walked towards the house while having a meaningless conversation.
The two hadn't seen each other for a day, but they were still talking to each other.
After dinner, Ji Zheng thought about it and decided that since he was moving out of the village, he should talk to the village chief.
Of course there is one more thing, and that is the maintenance fee from the original owner's parents.
It is impossible to come back after moving out of the village in a short time, so you have to give a sum of money to the village chief and ask him to help pay it to the original owner's parents regularly every year.
As for whether the village chief would be corrupt, that is impossible. Firstly, he knows the amount on his side. Secondly, the village chief is the most respected person in the village. He values his own face and status the most. He cannot decide on such a small amount of money.
Carrying a box of cakes, Ji Zheng went to the village chief's house.
Under the warm hospitality of the village chief, he explained the purpose of his visit.
Not surprisingly, the village chief agreed.
Ji Zheng gave the village chief twelve taels of silver. Ten taels were for the maintenance of the original owner's parents for the past five years, and the remaining two taels were for the village chief's help.
After finishing his work, Ji Zheng planned to go to the county town to look at houses tomorrow, and of course he would bring Ji Hean with him.
After all, it is a home for two people, so naturally both of them should be satisfied.
What's more, Ji and An haven't been out for a long time, so this time it can be considered as taking him out for a trip.
When Ji and Anke learned that they were moving to a new house, and that they were moving to the county town, they were very happy. They were so excited that they tossed and turned in bed at night and could not sleep. Then they were beaten up by Ji Zheng.
Early in the morning, Ji Hean put on his best clothes and asked Mu Ya to give him a nice hairstyle.
"Tsk, our daughter He An dresses up so beautifully when she goes out. I don't want to let you go out." Ji Zheng teased.
Ji Hean smiled sheepishly, "Because I don't want to embarrass A-Lang."
Ji Zheng felt warm at the words, and couldn't help but stepped forward and kissed Ji He'an, "He'an will never embarrass me no matter what."
The two of them were in a sweet and sticky mood again. Mu Ya, who was waiting outside, sighed, thinking that they really had enough dog food to eat every day.
When he arrived in the town, Ji Zheng planned to ask for leave from the academy first.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into the academy, he found that the people in the academy looked at him strangely, which made him think that there was something on his body, but after checking, there was nothing.
At this time, the teacher's little book boy came and said, "Ji Zheng, Master Liu wants you to go to his room."
The little boy also looked at him with a very strange expression.
This made Ji Zheng even more confused. He came to the master's room and asked respectfully, "Master, you are looking for me?"
The teacher's smiling face widened when he saw Ji Zheng. "Ji Zheng, you kid, do you know that you passed the exam?"
After the teacher finished speaking, he stepped forward and patted Ji Zheng on the shoulder, his tone very gratified, "I told you that you are smart."
At this moment, Ji Zheng stood there in a daze, his eyes a little confused, and he couldn't believe what he had just heard.
Seeing Ji Zheng's dazed look, the master slapped Ji Zheng on the back and said, "Hahahaha, you are too happy, kid."
After coming back to his senses, looking at the teacher's wrinkled smiling face, Ji Zheng still didn't believe it, "Master...what did you just say?"
The teacher was not annoyed by Ji Zheng's question and repeated it again, "I said you passed the exam this time!"
"Master, are you sure it's me?" Ji Zheng still didn't believe it. With his level, how could he pass? Then could it be that the examiner who read the paper had a problem with his eyes?
He thought that the teacher must have made a mistake due to his old eyesight.
"Although I am old, my eyesight is very good. How could I be wrong?"
After leaving the academy, Ji Zheng was still confused and felt unreal.
Seeing his own A-Lang looking distraught, Ji Hean rushed over to him and asked, "What's wrong?"
Could it be that the teacher didn't give him leave?
Ji Zheng hugged Ji Hean and waited for a few minutes before saying, "It's okay."
Just now he thought about it, he still didn't believe it, and decided to go and see the list himself.
Arriving at the county town, Ji Zheng took Ji Hean and headed straight to the place where the government announced the results.
There were not as many people looking at the list today as yesterday, so Ji Zheng easily brought Ji Hean to the front.
Then he saw his name at a glance. Ji Hean naturally saw it as well, because his name was in a very conspicuous position, the last one.
"Alang, is this your name?" Ji Hean's eyes widened and he pointed at Ji Zheng's name.
The facts were right in front of him, and Ji Zheng had to believe that he had passed the exam, even though he was ranked last.
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