Chapter 316 Don't try to be like Dong Shi

Because I couldn't bear to leave, Tuanzi looked at the big brother, who was really handsome, tall, resolute, calm and responsible. His voice was so deep and pleasant, and his hands were so big and warm that it was so comfortable to rub his head! !

Big brother is absolutely perfect without any flaws!!

Xinbao clung to his brother like a piece of taffy and refused to leave for even a moment.

The twins also took every opportunity to get close to their brother, and Mrs. Lin also spent every day caressing her sons.

In short, Brother Tang has been very popular these days and is loved by everyone.

The key is that his younger brothers and sisters would hug him, or at most cry and bite you, but his mother would scold him every day, with red eyes from time to time: "Tell me, what do you do when you raise him to this age? You hang around him every day! He's especially conspicuous when he's not at home!!"

Brother Tang: “…”

Yes, or am I a big fool? Or else, he would nag: "You see, you have been obedient and sensible since you were young, and you are trustworthy in your work. Really, if you climb the wall and go upstairs every day, I will have some peace and quiet after you leave..."

Brother Tang stood up and said, "Wait a minute, Mom. I'll go climb the wall and get to the house now."

This is not difficult!

Then he was beaten by his mother.

After crying and making a fuss, the day finally came. Xinbao was so upset that he couldn't control his tears. He held on to his elder brother and refused to let go. He cried so hard that he fainted. It took a long time of patting for him to calm down.

The whole family went straight to the village entrance, crying loudly. The old patriarch's family also cried loudly, and many people followed them out to see them off.

After watching those people leave, Mrs. Lin had cried enough at home and was able to control herself now. When they parted ways, she saw Chen Yuhua crying tenderly and suddenly she leaned into her mother's arms and seemed to faint.

Madam Lin: “……???”

No, what does it have to do with you? Why are you making a scene for yourself? This is really too much drama. The point is, he has been gone for three years. What is the point of doing such a drama? What is the point? She really doesn't understand what these women are thinking.

As she was complaining in her heart, she noticed that Tang Juanzi glanced at Chen Yuhua and fainted with a scream.

Madam Lin: “……???”

She was really speechless.

She used to hear people talk about Dong Shi imitating others, and she even complained about Dong Shi, saying that you scholars are always troublesome and love to make fun of others. What's wrong with Dong Shi? Even if Dong Shi is ugly, she can imitate others if she wants. What does it have to do with you? But when the matter happened to her, she had only one thought... If you really look like Dong Shi, then you'd better not imitate her. Really, it's uncomfortable for you to imitate Dong Shi, and it's even more uncomfortable for us to watch.

When everyone returned home, Mrs. Lin kept nagging.

The second elder brother laughed and said, "Need I say that? Chen Yuhua can't find a better son-in-law than my eldest brother. She must be unwilling to accept it! Now that everyone is crying, she might as well cry to leave a mark in the eldest brother's heart. If she can find a good one in the next few years, she will look for it. If she can't find one, she will pretend to be waiting for the eldest brother. How affectionate is that? Maybe the eldest brother will be touched."

Mrs. Lin's mouth twitched, "What does Tang Juanzi want?"

"Tang Juanzi..." The second brother laughed, "She probably doesn't know what she's after. She just saw Chen Yuhua pretending. Although she doesn't understand why, she's afraid of getting hurt, so she pretends too... Haha, so I say this family is all like this. If they don't take advantage every day, they're at a disadvantage. They scheme desperately, so they really get hurt every day. It really makes people wonder what to say."

"You know, Chen Yuhua is pretty, capable, and can read a few words. Even if she has these things in her boudoir, they are just the thoughts of a young girl. After she gets married, she will pretend to be nice and maybe she will be especially pitiful. But Tang Juanzi... is just a pure country girl. She will marry a country boy in the future. She is not good-looking. If she has this reputation, it will be really hard for her to get married."

The family was complaining behind closed doors when they heard someone outside say, "Brother Qingshan! Sister Lin? There are guests coming!"

Tang Qingshan responded and hurried out, only to see a fat old man and a young man in scholar's clothes standing outside.

Tang Qingshan cupped his hands and asked, "Who is this?"

Mr. Qiu laughed and said, "Where is Xinbao'er? Where is Tang Shirong? You are Tang Shirong's father, right? Oh, I'm talking to you. You don't even bother to check on the case. Your Rong'er is the top case! The top case in the county! You know what top case in the county means, right? It means number one!!"

He didn't need Tang Qingshan to let him in. He took his arm and walked in by himself. When he saw the second brother Tang, he talked to him again.

Xinbao was feeling down, but upon hearing this, he perked up a bit, his eyes widened: "Oh! I forgot!! I forgot the results will be announced today!"

These past two days she was only thinking about her eldest brother and had completely forgotten about this matter. Her second brother still remembered it, but this kind of thing could not be avoided if he didn't look at it, so he didn't care much about it.

Mr. Qiu laughed and sat down: "As soon as I saw you guys weren't here, I hurried over. Am I faster than the person who brought the good news?"

Brother Tang thanked him repeatedly, and Mr. Qiu asked, "Why don't you ask me how much Xiaoxiao scored?"

He was so excited that he even called out her nickname.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Even Brother Tang was amused by him: "Uncle Qiu, you should give me some room to talk!!"

Mr. Qiu laughed and patted his son on the back, causing Qiu Haochen to stagger... Mr. Qiu laughed and said, "Eighth!! My youngest got eighth!! Not bad, right? What a lucky number!!"

Xinbao: “Wow!!”

Really good, top ten in the county!!

As they were talking, the person who brought the good news arrived. Mrs. Lin quickly prepared a reward and made some noise for a while, which helped to alleviate her sadness of separation.

The old patriarch also asked Tang Qingshan if he wanted to celebrate, but Tang Qingshan refused and just said that he had to continue preparing for the exam.

It is said that in some dynasties, the top scorer in a county exam could be exempted from the prefectural and academy exams and directly obtain the title of scholar. However, Dayan does not have such a rule. Even if you are the top scorer in a county exam, you still have to pass the exams one by one.

Dayan's county examination, prefectural examination and imperial examination are held every year in February, April and August respectively, while the provincial examination is held every three years in August.

Therefore, there is not much time between the two tests, so you really need to continue preparing for the exam.

The Qiu family father and son stayed for dinner.

Qiu Haochen planned to return to the academy to continue his studies, and then set off for the provincial capital at the end of March. Generally speaking, the date of the provincial examination would be around the 10th to the 15th of April, so it would be in time to set off at the end of the month or the beginning of the month, and the carriage would arrive in four or five days.

The two agreed to meet together at that time, and Qiu Haochen also said: "I don't know when the government will hold the banquet."

Brother Tang said, "I don't know either. I think it will be in these few days."

(End of this chapter)