Chapter 117 Lu Zhi: Keep a low profile, keep a low profile.
In a teahouse near the county government office, which is usually deserted, it was so crowded today that there was almost no room to stand. Almost everyone was craning their necks to look at the bulletin board in front of the county government office.
"Are you here yet?"
"Didn't they say the results would be announced today? Why haven't they come out yet?"
"But I'm so anxious. I don't know whether he will go or not."
"The county government's duty ends at the 3:00 p.m. hour. Anything before that counts as today. You might as well have some refreshments first, so you don't get too excited and pass out later." A young man in a blue robe sat at the seat farthest from the window, calmly persuading his friends.
Someone sitting next to him couldn't stand his composure and said sarcastically, "Brother Xiao is a learned man with a top spot on the list, so he's naturally not in a hurry. How could we possibly have that kind of composure?"
"Shanfu County is full of talented people. It is too arrogant to claim to be the top of the list before the results are out. You'd better not say such things anymore." Brother Xiao slowly poured himself a cup of tea. He spoke modestly but the arrogance in his eyes was undisguised. It was obvious that he was very confident in his talent.
Although he is arrogant, he is not very talented. Although others may not like him, they have to admit that no one can surpass him in the top spot of this list.
"There are actually women participating this time. This has never made sense. Those women only know some embroidery, have long hair but little knowledge, and they actually want to compete with us on the same stage. It's really laughable!" The person who spoke said, while glancing at the place separated by a screen on the wall with the corner of his eye.
Seeing the figure reflected on the screen swaying, his arrogance became even more arrogant, and even his voice was raised a lot, as if he was deliberately speaking to someone.
"If you ask me, a woman should stay home and take care of her husband and children. That's the right thing to do! Don't you agree?"
The people at the same table responded one after another, as if they were right just because they were in numbers and had loud voices.
A few tables away, in a place separated by a screen, Lü Zhi grabbed her indignant brother and asked, "Why are you arguing with them?"
The Lu family's elder brother was worried about hurting his sister if he pushed her away, so he didn't dare to use force. He just shouted angrily, "You think you're smarter than others just because you've gained a few pounds of flesh? You're a bunch of idiots. You don't even have two pounds of knowledge! How dare you look down on my sister!"
"Brother!" Lu Zhi glared at him with a red face, "What are you talking about!"
The elder brother of the Lu family realized that such dirty words should not be said in front of his sister, and he was speechless.
Lü Zhi stood up, put her hand on his shoulder, and pushed him down onto the stool. "I'm a girl, how can I confront someone head-on? Even if I win the argument, it's fine. It's better to wait for the results to come out. Then we'll know for sure who's capable and who's not."
Since she said so, what else could Brother Lu say? He could only follow her wishes and sit in his seat sulking.
Time passed little by little, until near noon, when a group of yamen runners walked out of the county government office.
The leading scribe held a piece of white paper filled with his own writing in his hand and pasted it on the bulletin board with glue.
The yamen runner holding a gong nearby banged it loudly: "The results of the college entrance examination are announced!"
As the sound spread, the people who had been waiting crowdedly on the side rushed over there like a charge.
These are the candidates' entourage.
Those who can take part in the imperial examination on their first try must be from a good family, otherwise they cannot afford the cost of studying. Naturally, they have servants who check the list and run errands for them, so there is no reason for them to check the list themselves.
But there are some exceptions.
For example, the elder brother of the Lu family.
He waited behind the screen for half a quarter of an hour, but before the Lu family's servants returned, he got up impatiently and went downstairs. "This little fellow is really neglectful. It takes him so long to even look at the list. Wait a minute, sister. I'll show it to you!"
After saying this, without waiting for Lu Zhi to stop him, he slipped into the crowd like a slippery fish.
"Make way, make way, let me pass!"
The elder brother of the Lu family relied on his tall and strong stature to squeeze in in front of the bulletin board which was surrounded by three layers of people.
Unlike others, he was quite confident in his sister and started from the first one. Sure enough, he saw his sister's name on it - Lu Zhi.
"Ahhh, I'm in! I'm in! First place! It's first place! Let me out!" He shouted excitedly. Others didn't pay attention to his excited face and looked at him with envy and amazement.
Lü Zhi didn't wait long in the teahouse before she heard her brother's loud voice, "Sister! Number one! You're at the top of the list!"
"I knew my sister was the best!"
His voice was so loud that it stood out in the noisy teahouse. He managed to drown out the discussions and cheers and attracted everyone's attention.
"Your sister, top of the list?!"
How is that possible!
Brother Xiao also paused in pouring tea. He pretended to be calm and continued pouring tea, but he accidentally poured a full cup of tea which was originally only 80% full.
He put down the teapot and forced a polite smile on his face. "Congratulations, your sister is very talented. If you have the chance, please come to the Wenhui for a visit."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Some people were steadfast in their disbelief, still shouting, "The list is right below. If you're going to lie about getting a facial, don't you see how long this lie can last?"
Could Brother Lu tolerate this? He was about to curse back, but was interrupted by a sudden female voice.
"Brother, the results are known, let's go back. We still have to prepare for the provincial examination, so don't waste time on irrelevant things."
Unrelated Matters
Wasting Time
Ignoring is the greatest response to contempt.
They are shouting here, but no one pays any attention to them.
The man who had been so arrogant just now suddenly turned as red as liver. The servant who was checking the list happened to come back and he grabbed him and demanded, "Tell me the result right now!"
"Master..." The servant he caught looked at him awkwardly.
"explain!"
"You, you didn't go up." The servant looked at his face and said in a low voice.
The man's facial features instantly twisted. He raised his hand to hit her, but was stopped by the person next to him, "How long are you going to embarrass yourself?"
"Tell me about the results of others as well."
The servant escaped the disaster and blurted out the ranking of everyone at the table, "Young Master Xiao ranks second..."
Cheers rang out from the screen next to them, "We won! We won!" "Let's go home and tell your dad!"
With this background noise, Lu Zhi went downstairs with her brother and personal maid.
All the way there, the Lu family elder brother kept saying, "Our E'sui is amazing! I wonder if the first place in the college entrance examination will be published in the Daqin Newspaper? Those scoundrels were able to become famous in Daqin. Our E'sui is so amazing, everyone should know about it!"
Lü Zhi helplessly held her forehead and said, "Brother, what's there to envy about those people's reputations? Besides, there are thirty-six prefectures in the world, and there are countless counties. If I can still pass the provincial examination, how can I be qualified to be included in the Daqin newspaper for this imperial examination?"
The Lu family elder brother was full of confidence, "Then wait until you get first place in the provincial examination, and then appear in the Daqin Newspaper!"
Lü Zhi: “…”
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"The answers submitted below are a bit immature, but they are full of inspiration. With a little refinement, they can become talents in their own right."
Ying Zheng handed several test papers to Wei Shengxue. The densely packed words on them made her dizzy.
"There's not even a unified font." Wei Shengxue rubbed his temples with a headache and muttered softly, "I finally understand why the imperial examinations on our home planet during the feudal period required the use of the official script. It was all for the sake of the examiners' eyes."
"What are you mumbling about?"
"I say that a special font should be specified for the imperial examination so that they can write neatly. It's a bit rigid, but it's really friendly to the eyes." Wei Shengxue complained to him.
As they were talking, the topic jumped to another one. "How about we compile a few books of excellent articles? Put the excellent answers from each county in them, and have the bookstore publish them nationwide."
She thought of the excellent composition books that everyone had when she was in school, and thought this thing was very interesting.
Ying Zheng was used to her jumping around in topics, so he started thinking according to her suggestion.
Including the outstanding articles from each county can, on the one hand, motivate talents with reputation, and on the other hand, send a signal to the world that Daqin is sincerely recruiting talents.
Some people will join in just to gain fame.
Another wave of talents from the six countries were recruited.
After thinking for a while, Ying Zheng nodded, "This is feasible."
"Put these books in the library as well. By the way, what about the public library I mentioned last time? Can it be built?"
Wei Shengxue thought of the disturbance that had occurred some time ago, and suppressed the restless urge to act.
The promotion of punctuation alone caused a stir for several days, so building a library would definitely cause a huge uproar.
"This is not a problem." Ying Zheng gave her a reassurance.
Wei Shengxue opened her eyes wide and asked curiously, "How did you convince them?"
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