Chapter 333 What a grand ceremony
The carriage left Feishui Village with a rumble, and the horses' hooves were brisk as they soon arrived at Ping'an Town.
At the gate of Yucai Academy, Qi Mo had already hired two large carriages, and a dozen students who were taking the college entrance examination gathered around him.
It seems that he intends to take these students with him personally.
Yin Qianxue asked the driver to stop the car and got out to say hello to Qi Mo.
Qi Mo remained calm and politely saluted Yin Qianxue, thanking her for taking care of his students.
Yin Qianxue was also quite satisfied with this gentleman. He knew when to advance and retreat, and was neither humble nor arrogant. He must be a man of integrity and had seen the world.
After saying hello to Qi Mo, Yin Qianxue got on the carriage, and the carriage started moving steadily again.
However, before she had walked far, Baoya heard a commotion outside and wondered what had happened.
She curiously lifted the car window curtain with her little hands and took a look outside.
Not far in front of their carriage, there was another carriage, which was decorated quite gorgeously.
The car window curtain was opened, and a woman in a silk shirt and a lily of the valley hairpin was leaning out of the car window, scattering melon seeds and candies to the crowd of onlookers.
As she spread the seeds, she said, "Fellow townspeople! If you're passing by, don't miss this! My son is going to take the imperial examination today! If he passes, he'll be a successful candidate!"
"Everyone, come and share in the good news! And by the way, congratulations to my son on getting into high school and getting his name on the honor roll!"
As handfuls of melon seeds and candies were scattered, the onlookers immediately came over to grab them, and those who got the melon seeds and candies also gave her face.
But they all said half-jokingly: "Congratulations in advance on your success! If you pass the exam, don't forget to treat us all to a meal!"
"That's right! Auntie is so generous! I wish you all the best in advance!"
Baoya frowned as she listened. The woman's voice sounded so familiar.
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw the woman bringing her precious son over and holding him against the car window to greet the onlookers on both sides of the road.
The young man was obviously very embarrassed, but under the pressure from his mother, he could only force a smile and wave to the people on both sides.
Baoya felt that the man looked familiar and stared at his profile.
Suddenly, the man turned around and looked in her direction.
Chen Chengcai?!
Baoya: ...
The woman just now must be Zhou Cuihua.
What's this all about? Such a grand display?
Zhou Cuihua made quite a scene, and the onlookers joined in the commotion. Yin Qianxue and the others in the carriage heard everything clearly.
Yun Chengfu frowned: "Zhou Cuihua is ignorant. I'm afraid she will make a big fool of herself this time."
As he was speaking, a gust of wind suddenly blew and lifted the car window curtain on his side.
Some onlookers outside saw him and immediately started talking about him.
"Hey, am I dazzled?" asked an aunt on the roadside.
The sister who was chatting with her nearby pushed her with her shoulder and asked, "What's wrong?"
Auntie: "This carriage should be the one that belongs to Mr. Chen, the magistrate, who came to our town a few days ago, right?"
The sister quickly looked up and down the carriage and nodded, "Yes, that's right! This is the carriage! Madam Chen and her little maid are riding in it!"
"That's strange. I seemed to have seen the eldest son of the Yun family." The aunt wondered.
"In this car?" The sisters were also shocked. "Is this... the prefect's wife personally sending him there for the exam?"
Hearing her say this, the aunt's eyes widened: "I've heard that the Yun family's eldest son is very good at studying. I think he's safe this time, right?"
Otherwise, why would the prefect's wife send him off in person?
As they were talking, they heard Zhou Cuihua's shouting again and immediately became interested.
"This young master Chen looks quite decent. I don't think I've seen him before. I wonder who's more capable, him or the eldest son of the Yun family?"
As soon as the aunt said this, her sister slapped her on the forehead and said, "You are getting old and confused! What young master Chen! Isn't this the boy who always skipped classes at Yucai Academy?"
"It's him?!" the aunt was shocked. "It doesn't look like him. He seems... dressed up a lot more handsomely than before? Maybe he's working harder."
"I don't know about that." The sister shook her head. "Let's wait and see. The results will be announced in three days after they finish the exam."
"Okay, let's make a bet!" The aunt made up her mind. "I'll bet on the desserts in the Yun family's new food shop. I'll side with the guy surnamed Chen. Whoever loses will treat the other person to a month's worth of food!"
"Okay!" The sisters were delighted, "Then I'll support the eldest son of the Yun family!"
In addition to these two people, many people on the street saw Yun Chengfu and started to block his way.
There was a man who ran a gambling house who even set up a stall and seriously asked everyone to come over and place their bets.
"Bet on the Chen kid, bet on the Yun kid! Ten times the bet! Dare to bet and win!"
The atmosphere outside was lively, but inside the carriage, Zhou Cuihua, who had been deceived by Chen Chengcai, was still immersed in the dream that her son was about to pass the imperial examination.
He kept dragging Chen Chengcai to show off to the people in the town.
Chen Chengcai was so embarrassed that he almost wanted to die.
A few days ago, Zhou Cuihua heard from somewhere that the students of Yucai Academy were going to take the college entrance examination. When she came back, she kept asking him when they would go, and he just gave a few perfunctory answers.
But when his stupid mother heard about the academy examination, she thought he was going to take the exam for a juren degree, and she even borrowed money to hire a carriage and took him around the streets.
Haha, if he could pass the imperial examination, even a pig could become the emperor!
Forehead……
Something seems wrong.
But he was very upset now and didn't have the energy to think about it anymore. He had to think about how he would get out of this situation when he failed to even pass the exam to become a student.
It only took half a day to travel from Ping'an Town to Lintianfu, the capital of Cangchen Prefecture, and Yin Qianxue and the others arrived in the evening.
The deputy invigilator of this college entrance examination was actually Chen Huan. In order to avoid suspicion, Yun Chengfu declined Yin Qianxue's kindness and went to meet up with Qi Mo, staying in an inn with his classmates.
The remaining four children were invited by Yin Qianxue to live in the Chen Mansion, where they were safe.
The next day is the day to take the exam.
Early in the morning, Baoya, Yunhua, Yunyue and Yun Chenglu got up early. After washing up, they went to the inn to find Yun Chengfu under the leadership of Xia He.
The five people had just arrived downstairs of the inn when Yun Chengfu had just finished packing and was coming out of the inn. When he saw his four younger brothers and sisters, his face was filled with smiles.
Wen Caichuan, who was standing next to him, was filled with envy. He placed a hand on his shoulder and said sourly, "Jinzhi, it's great to have brothers and sisters. It would be unacceptable if you didn't take first place."
Yun Chengfu smiled and said, "I have no problem with that, but you better not fail the exam again this time."
"Tsk," Wen Caichuan curled his lips, "If I don't pass the exam this time, I won't take it anymore! If I can't even pass the qualifying exam, what's the point of studying?"
Seeing that he was a little annoyed, Yun Chengfu didn't say anything else.
Baoya blinked her eyes and said, "Brother Caichuan, don't be discouraged. You are so smart, you will definitely pass the exam like your big brother!"
When Wen Caichuan heard this, he felt relieved and said proudly, "Jinzhi, look! Your sister is really good at talking!"
Yun Chengfu: ...
"Then you should be thankful for your face."
"What do you mean?" Wen Caichuan was confused.
Yun Chengfu pursed his lips and smiled, "Bao Ya doesn't praise everyone. She looks down on those who are ugly and disdains to praise them."
Wen Caichuan:......
He subconsciously touched his face.
Hiss, this face that has been covered for more than ten years is actually still useful?
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