239, first place in the imperial examination
239, first place in the imperial examination
It was boring for the two of them to just drink tea here, so Lu Mingfei simply set up the chessboard and played chess with teacher Zhao Lang. "I'm going to play black today."
"Whatever you like." Zhao Lang made a gesture of invitation.
Lu Mingfei picked up a white piece and placed it on the chessboard.
After the black piece landed, Zhao Lang followed suit with a white piece. He looked up at Lu Mingfei across from him and asked, "What are we betting on today?"
"How about whoever wins treats the winner to a meal?" Lu Mingfei said casually.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Lang looked up at the person who wanted to send him away with a meal, but smiled without saying anything.
Lu Mingfei knew immediately that Zhao Lang was not happy with the prize he had offered. He thought for a moment and said, "If you beat me today, how about I give you a gift?"
"That depends on what gift you give me and whether it can satisfy me." Zhao Lang placed a black piece after the white piece, glanced at Lu Jieyuan opposite him, and said.
"What if you lose?" Lu Mingfei asked unhappily, glaring at the man whose very words seemed to indicate that he would lose.
Is it not allowed that he could win? He has only made a few moves and he is already asking him for the prize. This is really too much!
"You can want anything. As long as I have it, I can give it to you. If I don't have it, I can find a way to get it for you." After saying that, Zhao Lang stared at Lu Jieyuan opposite him, beckoned to Lu Jieyuan, and motioned Lu Jieyuan to come over.
Lu Mingfei hesitated for a moment, but still put his ear close to the target. Then he heard Zhao Lang whisper in his ear, "I'd even give myself to you."
"..." Lu Mingfei sat up straight with an expressionless face. He didn't respond to Zhao Lang's words and glared at someone.
Zhao Lang sneered and thought that the serious Lu Jieyuan was very cute.
However, Lu Mingfei's chess skills were taught by Zhao Lang, who was so familiar with his style and tactics that every time he made a move, his opponent could already predict his next few moves. Therefore, every time he played chess with Zhao Lang, it was not easy to defeat his teacher.
He was also familiar with Zhao Lang's chess style. Zhao Lang's chess playing style was similar to his personality, with a bold and aggressive style that swept through all directions. However, Zhao Lang's boldness was not without strategy, but a combination of both boldness and strategy.
From Zhao Lang's chess playing style, Lu Mingfei could tell that if he led troops into battle, he would definitely be a formidable general. So every time he played chess with Zhao Lang, he couldn't help but feel a pity...
"It's your turn now. Why are you looking at me?" Zhao Lang knew what Lu Mingfei meant by that look. He tapped the boy's forehead with his hand and reminded him.
"..." Lu Mingfei looked at himself trapped on the chessboard with no way out. He put down the black piece he had raised and said helplessly, "I lost."
"Another plate?"
"good."
The two men cleared the chessboard and started the second game.
Just when they were playing the third round, they heard the sound of horse hooves outside, and then they heard the noisy sounds coming from inside.
Then Lu Mingfei heard his father's voice calling him, "Mingfei, Mingfei, come out quickly, the official is here to deliver a message, you... you passed the exam!"
“…First place in the exam!”
Hearing the last four words, Lu Mingfei stood up suddenly.
"Let's go, Lu Huiyuan, let's go out and take a look." Zhao Lang also stood up, walked to Lu Mingfei, stretched out his hand and held Lu Mingfei's arm.
Lu Mingfei turned to look at Zhao Lang, his eyes a little dazed, obviously he had not yet recovered from the surprise.
"You heard it right, you still got the first place this time, the first place in the imperial examination, Lu Huiyuan." Zhao Lang raised his hand and tapped Lu Huiyuan on the forehead, reminding him.
"!!!" Lu Mingfei was brought back to his senses by Zhao Lang's words. A look of surprise appeared on his face. He turned to look at his father who was striding towards him.
"Ming Fei, you got the first place in the imperial examination! Come on, the officials are here to deliver a letter. You should go out too, and this young master should go out with you." Lu Youtian came over and took his eldest son's hand, and led him out.
Lu Mingfei subconsciously grabbed Zhao Lang's hand and walked out with Zhao Lang.
Zhao Lang just followed Lu Huiyuan who held his hand and let Lu Huiyuan take him away.
So the three of them, one pulling the other, went out.
"Congratulations, Lu Huiyuan, congratulations, Lu Huiyuan, you have won the first place in this imperial examination." When the officials outside saw the first place winner of this imperial examination come out, they realized that the first place winner of this year's imperial examination looked so young, and they bowed to congratulate Lu Huiyuan.
"Thank you, you have worked hard." Lu Mingfei glanced at his father.
Lu Youtian caught the look from his eldest son and understood what was going on. He quickly took out his purse and handed one to each of the two officials. "Please, gentlemen, go outside and have a drink with us, my brothers."
"Please, Lu Huiyuan, go to the Ministry of Rites on time at 9:00 PM the day after tomorrow to learn etiquette. Don't forget the time." The official reminded after taking the purse.
"Okay, thank you for your reminder." Lu Mingfei bowed to the other party and thanked him.
"You're too polite, Lu Huiyuan." The two officers bowed to Lu Huiyuan and left together.
After the two officials who came to announce the good news left, Lu Youtian excitedly grabbed his eldest son's arm and said, "Mingfei, you're great! Dad is so lucky to have a good son like you!"
Liu Sanniang stood aside and laughed.
"Brother, you are so awesome!" Lu Mingrui and Lu Mingcong jumped on both sides of their brother.
When the other people in the store saw that their eldest master had ranked first in the imperial examination, everyone had a happy smile on their face.
Today, Lu Qingfeng and Xu Yueniang both came to the braised food shop.
Seeing that everyone was so happy, Lu Qingfeng hurriedly asked, "Did we buy firecrackers? I'll go get some and light them."
"Yes, it's inside. I'll get it." Liu Sanniang said.
"Mom, let's go get it. We know where it is." Lu Mingrui pulled his second brother Lu Mingcong and ran to the backyard.
Zhang Xiaobao also followed behind.
Zhang Qi was a little worried, so he followed them in.
After a while, Lu Mingrui and Lu Mingcong came out carrying a large bundle of firecrackers, followed by brothers Zhang Qi and Zhang Xiaobao.
"You guys go to the store entrance, don't get too close here." Lu Qingfeng took the firecrackers and placed them at the door. He asked the guys following him to stay away from him, and then he lit the fuse of the firecrackers with a lit cigarette.
The fuse jumped up and a burst of crackling firecrackers rang out.
The sound of exploding firecrackers and thick smoke filled his ears, and Lu Mingfei quickly covered his ears with both hands. He looked at his happy family around him, and at this moment he also felt their happiness.
When he turned around, he met Zhao Lang's eyes and saw the corners of Zhao Lang's mouth raised, knowing that Zhao Lang was also happy for him. At this time, he saw Zhao Lang's mouth moving, knowing that Zhao Lang was talking to him, but the noise around him was too loud, so he couldn't hear Zhao Lang's voice.
But from the shape of Zhao Lang's mouth, he guessed what Zhao Lang said to him, which was "Congratulations."
"Thank you!" Lu Mingfei leaned close to Zhao Lang's ear and said loudly.
In a place where no one was paying attention, Zhao Lang held Lu Huiyuan's hand and squeezed the palm of his hand.
Hearing the sound of firecrackers nearby, the neighbors soon knew that Liu Sanniang's eldest son had won the first place in the imperial examination, so many people came to the braised food shop with gifts to congratulate them.
Here, Liu Sanniang also gave the copper coins she had prepared in advance to the maids and several boys in the house, and asked everyone to go to the door to distribute the wedding money.
"Congratulations, you have raised such a good son."
"If my son could have this ability, I would wake up laughing even in my dreams."
“…”
When the neighbors who came to congratulate saw the son of the Lu family who had ranked first in the imperial examination, their faces, eyes and hearts were filled with envy for Lu Youtian and Liu Sanniang's good luck.
Many people here have known Lu Youtian and Liu Sanniang for many years. They first saw them selling braised food on the street, and then they opened a braised food shop on the street. They also watched the eldest son of the Lu family, who started as a young man helping sell things at the stall, step by step from the county examination to the imperial examination, from a student to a juren, and soon became a jinshi.
The key point is that not only did he gain something every time he took part in the imperial examinations, but he also always took first place. The worst time he took was third place.
Many people were wondering at this time, why wasn't there any smoke coming out of their ancestral graves? Why didn't they have such a good son?!
Seeing that there were many people in their store at the moment, Lu Mingfei came over to Zhao Lang and whispered to him, "Wait for me in the backyard for a while. I'll come find you after I finish dealing with things here."
Zhao Lang nodded, took two steps back and went into the backyard.
Lu Mingfei and his family were entertaining guests who came to congratulate him at the front store. He was also stopped by the hand by an uncle he knew, who wanted to be a matchmaker for him. "Brother Fei, your uncle has a niece who is fifteen this year, and she's a good match for you in age. If you're interested..."
"Don't listen to Old Wu. My aunt has a daughter who is exactly thirteen this year, and she's the same age as you..."
"My aunt has a niece who is sixteen years old this year. She is as pretty as a flower, virtuous and kind, a good girl..."
“…” Lu Mingfei.
Liu Sanniang saw that her eldest son was surrounded by a large group of people, who were all talking about matchmaking for her eldest son. She hurriedly squeezed from outside the crowd to her eldest son's side, gave him a wink, and asked him to leave first. She would help him deal with these matchmakers.
Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief when he escaped from the crowd.
This time, without waiting for the matchmakers to catch up with him, he quickly ran to the backyard and grabbed Zhao Lang's hand, "Let's go!" The group of people behind were too scary!
Then he took Zhao Lang's hand and ran towards the back door.
After opening the door and looking outside, seeing that there was no one here, he took Zhao Lang into the alley.
Holding Lu Mingfei's hand, Zhao Lang twisted and turned in this small alley until he reached a deserted place. He grabbed Lu Huiyuan in front of him and said with an unhappy look on his face, "I heard everything!"
"..." As soon as Lu Mingfei saw Zhao Lang's expression, he knew that this man had heard what he said.
But this wasn't his fault, was it? Someone else was trying to match him up, so could he really shut them up?
Two people stood in this deserted alley. The sunlight shone down from the sky, and the alley was half sunny and half shadow.
At this time, the two of them were standing on this side of the shadow.
The two looked at each other, and Lu Mingfei's brain was spinning, organizing his words. How could he say something that would not make the unhappy young master in front of him calm down a little? 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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