238, Imperial Examination Results
238, Imperial Examination Results
When the apricot blossoms bloomed in Kyoto, it was time for the imperial examination results to be announced. Therefore, the imperial examination results were also called the apricot bang.
Knowing that the results of the imperial examination would be announced, the officials would deliver the good news to his home, so Lu Mingfei simply waited for news at the braised food shop that day, because when he filled in the address, he wrote the address of the braised food shop.
His father and mother now live near the braised food shop. His mother is busy at the shop most of the time, and the adults in the family rarely go back to the small courtyard on Chunxi Road. To prevent the family from running back and forth, he simply wrote down the address of the braised food shop.
In addition, if there is good news, having the officials deliver the news to the braised food shop can also help their braised food shop get free advertising.
Although their braised food shop is already very famous here on South Street, what he wants is for their braised food shop to be famous throughout Kyoto Prefecture and even throughout Dayan.
If the economic situation hadn't been so bad in the past two years, their braised food shop would have opened branches long ago. However, if they could take advantage of this favorable situation, opening a few more branches wouldn't be a problem. Of course, the prerequisite is that grain prices can come down. Otherwise, with such high grain prices, those who own shops like them won't be able to afford to operate.
At this time, all the adults in the family went outside to wait for news, and only Lu Mingfei was sitting alone in the backyard drinking tea and reading.
...I'd rather read travelogues and relax appropriately.
On days like this, he himself could not read the documents and books related to scientific research.
I don’t know how long it took, but firecrackers started to sound outside.
Lu Mingfei paused while drinking tea, then took another sip and put the cup back on the table.
"Brother, why are you still drinking tea here? Why aren't you in a hurry at all? There's an official delivering a letter outside. Dad said the list of successful candidates will be announced soon." Lu Mingrui ran into the backyard and saw his brother drinking tea here. He came over and grabbed his brother's hand, trying to pull him up. "Brother, let's go outside and wait for news. You will definitely pass the exam!"
"Are you so confident in me?" Lu Mingfei didn't leave the stool. He picked up his younger brother and held him in his arms. He scratched the little guy's nose with his fingers and asked with a smile.
"My brother is the most amazing person in the world!" Lu Mingrui raised his chin, looked at his brother proudly and said, "Brother, you will definitely pass the exam!"
"Brother, let's go out." Lu Mingrui did not forget the purpose of his coming in.
"Don't worry, it won't be my turn so soon. We're starting from the bottom of the rankings now. Do you think I, your brother, am ranked at the front or the back?" Lu Mingfei picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea for his brother, and fed the tea to his brother's mouth, "Come, drink some water first."
Lu Mingrui drank the whole drink from his brother's hand, then answered his brother's question, "Brother, you must be at the front of the line."
"Do you trust me so much?"
"Yeah! Brother, you always took first place in the last few times, and I'm sure you can do it this time too."
"Haha, thank you for your kind words." Lu Mingfei held the child in his arms. He looked at his brother who had grown taller and the baby fat on his face had faded. He realized that his brother had grown up since he didn't know when, and was no longer the soft and sticky child he was when he was young.
"Have you been behaving well in the private school recently?"
"...Good, very good."
However, when Lu Mingfei took a look at the hesitant look on the child's face, he knew that the child's "good behavior" was not good.
It was a rare moment for the two brothers to spend time alone together. Lu Mingfei knew his younger brother was intelligent, and it wasn't like he was carrying memories from a previous life. It was normal for a child his age to be naughty. But he also knew that the smarter a child, the more they needed adult guidance. Otherwise, one misstep could lead to misadventure.
So he taught his brother: "When you study in a private school, you must respect your teacher and be friendly with your classmates. You are not allowed to bully others just because you are smart. Do you understand?"
"I know, brother. I never bully others, as long as others don't bully me." Lu Mingrui wrinkled his nose and said, "And I respect the teacher very much. I never fall behind in the homework assigned by the teacher. I always do my best. The teacher often praises me."
"Did anyone bully you in the private school?" Lu Mingfei heard the hidden meaning in the child's words and asked.
"...There was a little fat boy. He saw that I always did better than him in the exams and the teacher praised me, so he became jealous of me and always came to cause trouble for me." Lu Mingrui complained to his brother shyly...
He is not a kid who would tell on his brothers. He only told them when his elder brother asked him!
Lu Mingfei really didn't know his brother was studying in a private school and had encountered such a thing. "So how did you deal with it when he came to cause trouble for you?"
"I will compete with him in anything he proposes, and I will win until he runs home crying!" Lu Mingrui snorted, his little face full of pride.
"Haha, you little smart guy." Lu Mingfei could imagine his younger brother relying on his cleverness to crush others with his IQ, and he couldn't help but find it funny again.
Just as the two brothers were talking here, their father and his adoptive father came in from outside.
"What are you two brothers talking about? You look so happy?" Lu Youtian asked when he saw his eldest son holding his youngest son in his arms, the two brothers chatting and laughing. Knowing that the results of the imperial examination would be announced today, he deliberately stayed in the store and did not go anywhere else, just to wait for good news from his eldest son as soon as possible.
Lu Qingfeng also came to the braised food shop from another shop today to wait for good news from his adopted son.
"Dad, godfather, you must be tired of standing outside. Come and sit for a while and have a cup of tea." Lu Mingfei stood up, picked up the teapot and poured tea for his two fathers. "Mingrui and I were just joking." He did not tell the adults at home about his brother playing pranks on others in the private school.
Lu Mingrui's expression tensed for a moment, but when he saw that his brother didn't tell his father about his bullying, he immediately looked relieved and gave his brother a look that said "We are the best."
"I'll do it, I'll do it." Lu Qingfeng hurried over to take the teapot and pour tea himself. He didn't feel comfortable asking the adopted son who was about to become a Jinshi to pour tea for his adoptive father.
"Please sit down, my adopted son. I'll take care of it." Lu Mingfei avoided his adoptive father's hand, poured tea for the two fathers, and asked them to sit down and drink tea.
"Please sit down. We're all family. Don't be polite." Lu Youtian invited Lu Qingfeng to sit down and drink tea. He looked at his eldest son sitting next to him and said anxiously, "We don't know how long it will take for them to be delivered to us. They just delivered over 200 people."
Lu Youtian didn't doubt his eldest son's chances of passing the exam, but he wasn't sure where he would rank. He'd always placed first in previous exams, and the worst he'd ever been was third. He had no idea where he would rank this time.
At this time, Lu Youtian and Lu Qingfeng had the same anxiety in their hearts. They were worried that the officials who delivered the good news would not come to them, and they were also worried that the officials would come too early.
"When it's time to come, it will come naturally. Father, godfather, don't be so anxious." Lu Mingfei, the person involved, was able to persuade the adults in the family not to worry.
Although he himself was a little, just a little, concerned about whether he could pass the examination and what place he could get.
However, after the provincial examination, there is also a palace examination.
The ranking in the Palace Examination is the final ranking. The ranking in the Joint Examination may be changed during the Palace Examination.
However, if one performs well in the palace examination and the policy essay written wins the emperor's favor, one's ranking can be pushed up. On the contrary, if the policy essay written displeases the emperor, even if one ranks high in the provincial examination, he or she may be thrown to the back in the palace examination.
If you rank in the middle or lower range in the joint examination, your ranking in the palace examination will be similar to that in the joint examination. The biggest difference is between the top ten candidates on the joint examination list.
After drinking a cup of tea in the backyard, Lu Youtian couldn't sit still and stood up, "No, I have to get up and walk around."
"I'll go with you." Lu Qingfeng couldn't sit still and stood up.
So the two of them put down their teacups and went out together again.
"Brother, I'm going to go outside and take a look. I'll come back and tell you if I have good news." Lu Mingrui couldn't sit still and ran after him.
Finally, Lu Mingfei was left alone here, drinking tea and reading. But this time, he sat here for a while, listening to the noisy sounds outside, and he stood up and walked around in the yard.
Hearing footsteps coming in, he turned around and saw that it was Zhao Lang who came to see him with a different face. He couldn't help but laugh and asked the man, "Why are you here?"
"I just happened to pass by and heard that you were here, so I came in to see you." Zhao Lang walked up to Lu Mingfei and looked at him with a pair of smiling eyes.
Lu Mingfei waved to the maid who brought someone in from behind. After sending her out, he personally invited the young master to sit down and poured him a cup of tea. "Our tea is not very good, so just have a sip." In fact, he knew very well that Zhao Lang came here specially today to wait for news with him.
"The tea that Lu Huiyuan poured for me personally must be better than the best Junshan Yinzhen tea." When Zhao Lang took the teacup handed to him by Lu Mingfei, he hooked Lu Mingfei's finger with his hand.
"..." Lu Mingfei glared at the man who had touched him so carelessly and said, "It's too early for you to say that. I'm not Lu Huiyuan anymore."
The first place in the imperial examination was called a member, and the rest were called tribute scholars.
Just because he got first place in the previous exams doesn’t mean he can get first place this time.
"You will be here sooner or later, I believe you." Zhao Lang gave Lu Mingfei a look that said "I believe you."
When the two people looked at each other, Lu Mingfei smiled. 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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