212, congratulations
212, congratulations
Running back to the door of the braised food shop, Zhang Qi saw his aunt busy in the shop. He shouted loudly: "Aunt, I got it, I got it!"
"Won it? It was Ming Fei who won it?" Liu Sanniang showed a surprised expression.
"Yes, big brother won the first place!" Zhang Qi supported his knees and gasped for breath, responding while panting.
Knowing that the results of the provincial examination would be announced today, Lu Youtian returned to the city from outside the city yesterday. Today, he deliberately did not leave the city, but stayed at home waiting for news.
Lu Qingfeng also came to the braised food shop from other stores to wait for news.
Unexpectedly, they really waited for it!
Lu Youtian and Lu Qingfeng looked at each other, and both of them showed expressions of surprise on their faces.
"Ming Fei won, and won first place! I knew this child would definitely win!" Lu Qingfeng held Lu Youtian's hand, and the joy on his face was beyond words.
Lu Youtian happily gave Lu Qingfeng a bear hug and slapped him on the back several times. He laughed and said, "It's a hit, Mingfei got it right again!"
"Still number one, hahahaha, I knew this kid could do it!"
"Yes, yes, this kid is good." Lu Qingfeng was almost injured internally by Lu Youtian's slaps. He quickly and secretly pushed Lu Youtian's hand away and stayed away from Lu Youtian, for fear of being slapped by Lu Youtian again.
Lu Youtian, who was in high spirits, did not notice this.
When the guests dining in the restaurant heard that the boss's son had passed the imperial examination and ranked first, they all came over to congratulate him.
Lu Youtian and Liu Sanniang accepted everyone's congratulations, and both of them had smiles on their faces.
After a while, Lu Youtian remembered, "I bought some firecrackers in there. I'll take them out and light them."
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, go get it out quickly and light it right here at the door." Liu Sanniang also remembered that it was such a great happy event and she wanted to light firecrackers to celebrate.
The sound of firecrackers can be heard outside. I think someone's child has passed the imperial examination and others are setting off firecrackers to celebrate.
Soon, Lu Youtian went into the house, took out firecrackers, and lit them at the door.
The crackling sound of firecrackers attracted many people's attention.
When people nearby asked around, they found out that the eldest son of the braised food shop owner had passed the imperial examination. The nearby shop owners then came to the braised food shop with gifts to congratulate him.
"Congratulations, your eldest son has become a successful candidate in the imperial examination."
"Your eldest son is only seventeen or eighteen years old this year, right? He is already a successful candidate in the imperial examination. He has a bright future, a bright future."
"The young are truly formidable."
“…”
"Thank you, thank you, everyone. It's so thoughtful of you. But we can't accept these gifts. You should take them back quickly." Lu Youtian remembered that his eldest son had reminded them that their family couldn't accept gifts from anyone casually, so he asked those who brought gifts to take the things back.
However, these people delivered the gifts, expressed their congratulations, and then ran away, refusing to take the gifts back.
They chased after him, but couldn't catch up.
A nearby shopkeeper knew about the Lu family's situation and took the opportunity to ask Lu Youtian about Lu Jieyuan's marriage situation while coming to congratulate them. "Is your Dalang engaged yet? I have a little daughter who is fifteen this year. She is very beautiful and has a good personality. She is a perfect match for your Dalang. How about our two families marrying their daughters to each other?"
"Haha, it's not my turn to make the decision on this matter. Our eldest son has his own ideas." Lu Youtian didn't dare to take on such a task on behalf of his eldest son.
Liu Sanniang also met many people who wanted to marry their daughters and nieces to their eldest sons, but she did not agree to a marriage for her eldest son who had just passed the imperial examination, and she also politely rejected other people's marriage proposals.
***
At this time, Lu Mingfei, who was looking at the list of candidates at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall with his friends, had no idea that there were a lot of families waiting in his shop to find a marriage partner for him.
It took them a lot of effort to squeeze to the front.
However, they searched the list several times but couldn't find Ye Zhuoran's name on it.
Ye Zhuoran, on the other hand, had already accepted the situation and even consoled a few of his friends who had come with him to check the results: "It's okay. If I didn't pass this time, I'll just try harder next time." He was just unlucky this time, having fallen ill in the exam room. How could he possibly pass if he hadn't even finished answering all the questions?
Seeing that Ye Zhuoran didn't break down and cry like the other failed candidates around him, Lu Mingfei felt relieved and said to Ye Zhuoran, "I'll make a new study plan for you when we get home. And you have to get up early in the morning and run and practice martial arts with us to keep your body in shape."
In the past, they would get up early in the morning to run and exercise, but Ye Zhuoran often couldn't get up because he slept in, so naturally he didn't go running and exercising with them.
This time, there were four of them taking the exam, and only Ye Zhuoran fell ill in the examination room.
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say." Ye Zhuoran knew that his laziness was his downfall. If he had listened to his friends and gotten up early to exercise, he wouldn't have fallen ill in the exam room, delaying his time answering questions and ultimately failing the provincial exam.
In fact, there are far fewer candidates taking the provincial examination this year than in previous years. If he can finish the test paper, the possibility of passing is still very high. Even if he can't get a top ranking, a lower ranking is also acceptable.
He can only blame himself for the harm he caused, not anyone else.
It’s a pity that I didn’t know it earlier.
After the four of them discussed for a few minutes, they left together.
***
When he returned to the braised food shop, before he even entered, Lu Mingfei saw that his shop was crowded with people. Needless to say, these people must have come to congratulate him after hearing the news that he had passed the imperial examination.
Just as he was about to go around the main gate and out the side door, he was spotted by a sharp-eyed acquaintance who called out, "Isn't this our Jieyuan master?"
"Our champion is back!" he shouted again.
Then, there was a moment of silence at the scene, and everyone looked at him.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Lu Mingfei could only smile, bow to everyone, and walk towards their store. The people in front made way for him, and he walked to his parents.
"Mingfei, Mingfei, you passed the exam!" Liu Sanniang held her eldest son's hand, her eyes shining as she looked at him.
Lu Youtian slapped his eldest son several times with his big hands.
Lu Qingfeng was afraid that Lu Youtian would hurt the child, so he quickly grabbed Lu Youtian's hand and whispered, "You're using too much force. Be a little more careful. Don't hurt Mingfei."
"Yes, yes, look how happy I am." Lu Youtian never dreamed that he would have such a promising son. He looked at his eldest son as if he was looking at a priceless treasure. "Haha, good job! You are worthy of being my son, Lu Youtian!"
When everyone in the store saw Mr. Jie Yuan coming back, they all came over to congratulate him.
The owner of the restaurant also said that he wanted to invite Lu Jieyuan to his restaurant for dinner, and it would be his treat.
Fortunately, at this time, an official from the yamen came to deliver an invitation, inviting Lu Jieyuan to attend the Lu Ming Banquet tomorrow.
"Okay, I will be there on time tomorrow." Lu Mingfei took the post and agreed.
Lu Qingfeng took out two purses that he had prepared in advance from his pocket and stuffed them into the hands of the two officials from the yamen.
The two officers received the reward and were very happy when they left.
Liu Sanniang was so happy that she said loudly, "We have a happy family today. All guests who come to eat here will get half price for their meals."
"Madam Liu is so generous!"
The customers dining in the restaurant all responded happily.
After accepting the congratulations from everyone in front for a while, Lu Mingfei signaled his father to come and handle the situation here.
Receiving the look from his eldest son, Lu Youtian instantly understood what was going on. He asked his eldest son to go to the backyard first, and he took over his eldest son's position to deal with the guests who came to congratulate him. "Thank you everyone, you are so thoughtful."
"We'll have a banquet some other day and invite everyone to come and have a drink."
"Okay, then you must treat us all."
“…”
Lu Youtian and Lu Qingfeng went into the backyard together after seeing off the guests who came to congratulate them.
As soon as they came in, they saw the child sitting there alone with tea placed on the table, obviously waiting for them.
"Dad, godfather, thank you for your hard work. Come and have a cup of tea." Lu Mingfei picked up the teapot and poured tea for the two fathers.
"Haha, we can do it ourselves." Lu Qingfeng took the teapot from his adopted son. It would be a shame to let his adopted son, who was now a top scholar, pour tea for them.
"I'm here. Please sit down, fathers. It's just a cup of tea. Godfather, you two can still afford this cup of tea I poured." Lu Mingfei understood his godfather's intentions. He smiled and said to the two fathers, "Whether I pass the imperial examination now or become a Jinshi in the future, I will always be your child in front of you. You don't have to be so formal with me."
"Yes, yes." Lu Qingfeng felt relieved when he heard his adopted son's words.
Lu Youtian looked at his eldest son and smiled foolishly.
Knowing that his father was happy, Lu Mingfei placed the poured tea in front of the two fathers, then turned to look at his father and asked, "Father, how is things going at the Zhuangzi these days? Has anything happened?"
"Some refugees found their way to our village. Fortunately, there is a wall around our village, so they couldn't get in. At night, someone tried to climb over the wall, but was spotted by the dog we kept in the village. When our people heard the dog barking, they went over and caught those thieves." When talking about what happened outside the village, Lu Youtian put away the silly smile on his face and returned to his normal expression.
"It's a good thing you let us build the wall two years ago, otherwise the fence we had before wouldn't be able to stop them."
Lu Mingfei nodded, not too surprised by this situation.
Thinking of the crazy woman they picked up on the road some time ago, Lu Mingfei asked casually: "Is the woman we picked up on the road last time better?"
"I sent her to the village that day and told the clan leader about the woman. The clan leader found a separate house for her and asked a village doctor to see her. I went back to the village two days ago and saw the woman. She seemed to be still not quite sober." Speaking of the crazy woman, Lu Youtian also felt a little sorry and sighed. Author's words: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support, mua! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading
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