Chapter 330: The Unmarried Young Man

Zhou Shuren,

No hope!

Seeing Zhou Shuren's expressionless face, Zhulan curled her lips and said, "You don't have to answer. I understand."

Zhou Shuren,

He didn't want to answer. He was just sad. What does a top student fear the most? The top student is a genius student. Wu Ming is a genius student with a very active brain. No matter how the fate of the big guy changes, he is still the big guy!

In Wu Ming's carriage, the servant was extremely nervous. To ease his nervousness, the servant poured a cup of hot tea for the young master, "Young master, Mr. Zhou and the mistress of the Zhou family are so kind to you."

The servant had experienced too many calculations in the backyard of the mansion and was the most distrustful of human nature. However, his concept was broken in the Zhou family. Mr. Zhou and the young master were rivals, and the Zhou family not only did not frame him, but also took care of the young master meticulously.

What he didn't expect was what the Zhou family's mistress had taken into consideration. This time when she was guarding the list, she was afraid that the young master would catch a cold again, so the carriage was tightly packed and the young master's cloak was newly made!

He was on guard in vain!

Wu Ming held the teacup, and not only his hands were warm, but his heart was also warm. The Zhou family gave him the warmth he desired most, and also made him realize that people's hearts are not all black, there are good ones too.

He performed better in this imperial examination than in the provincial examination, all thanks to the care of his aunt. He will always remember this kindness.

Time passed little by little, and soon the first ray of sunlight shone on the earth, and the sky finally brightened.

Zhulan drank a lot of ginger tea, but there was no other way. The wind outside was very cold, and the temperature in March was not very high. The carriage was not very warm, and Eryue, who was guarding outside the carriage, was so frozen that he kept moving on the ground!

The closer the time for the results to be announced, the more tormented the people waiting become. The time for the results to be announced is fixed every year. When the gong sounded, Zhulan concentrated her mind, "The results are announced."

Zhou Shuren held Zhulan's hand and said, "You wait in the car. The boss and I will go down to take a look."

Boss Zhou huddled in a corner like a quail. He actually wanted to stroll outside with Eryue. Ever since he and Li kept running into his parents hanging out, his parents no longer avoided them. To be more precise, they just pretended they didn't exist!

It was a pity that his body was too delicate to withstand the cold wind outside, so he could only huddle in one corner of the carriage to avoid the cold.

After hearing what his father said, Boss Zhou hurriedly got off the carriage.

Zhulan shook her head, "I want to go too. I want to witness this honor with you."

Zhou Shuren, "Okay."

What a shame to witness him come in second!

Zhulan tied her cloak and wrapped herself tightly, then followed Zhou Shuren out of the carriage. The two of them joined Wu Minghui and went to look at the list. Wow, the list was full of people. Zhulan was not tall and was quite far from the city wall, so she could not see the names on the list clearly and could only see the moving heads.

Zhulan was speechless. When the results of the imperial examination were announced, could the court be more generous and write the names larger? One hundred and fifty people were selected each year, one hundred and fifty names, but they were only written on two pieces of paper, which were no more than one foot long and half a foot wide. Zhulan seriously suspected that it was a bad taste.

There are so many people under the list, mostly servants and other low-class people, with guards with strong backgrounds clearing the way!

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren looked at each other and decided to wait for a while.

Fortunately, the number of candidates for each exam is limited. After waiting for a while, those who failed the exam left one after another. Those who passed the exam either shared their joy with their family and friends, or waited on the side to see who would be the first place winner!

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren arrived at the list and looked confidently at the name at the top of the first sheet of paper.

The servant of Wu Ming's family was literate, and he said excitedly, "Sir, you are the champion."

Wu Ming loosened his tightly clenched hands, turned his body and said, "My nephew has lived up to the care of my uncle and aunt."

Bamboo orchid,

Actually you can let it down, really!

Zhou Shuren saw his name just below Wu Ming. Except for the first place who was the champion, the others were tribute scholars. The ranking was really unimportant. What was important was the result after the palace examination.

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "My nephew has won the first place in the imperial examination at such a young age. We must celebrate today."

Wu Ming smiled and said, "I, your nephew, also congratulate your uncle for winning the title of Scholar."

When the tribute scholars who stayed behind met Wu Ming, they all had complicated expressions on their faces.

Because among these people, except for the contributors who were born with cheats and are younger, the others who rely on themselves are all over 30 years old, and the oldest is around 60 years old!

Wu Ming won the first place in the imperial examination at a young age. While some people were envious and jealous, some people were also confused.

A tribute scholar in his forties came forward and said, "Sir, are you looking for a wife? I have a daughter who is only fourteen years old. She is good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. I think she is a perfect match for you!"

Once the first one starts, there will be a second one.

Zhulan watched helplessly as Wu Ming was surrounded. Although Wu Ming was mature despite his young age, he could not handle such enthusiasm. His face flushed and he didn't know how to start talking.

Zhou Shuren looked happy, he also wanted to vent his anger for getting second place in the exams several times. Hey, young man, this is just the beginning!

Zhulan saw that Wu Ming couldn't bear it anymore, so she tugged at Zhou Shuren's sleeve and signaled him to stop watching the show.

Zhou Shuren coughed and stepped forward, "Marriage requires the consent of the parents and the matchmaker. We appreciate your attention. How about we talk about it after the old lady arrives in Beijing?"

Wu Ming exhaled, bowed and said, "I appreciate your kindness, but the marriage will be decided by my grandmother, so please forgive me."

Zhou Shuren continued, "It's getting late. We have other things to do first."

A contributor stopped him and said, "Please leave your address so we can visit you later."

What a good son-in-law, we can’t let him go like this.

Zhou Shuren left his address with a smile. These people who could make it this far were all capable people. No one could predict what the future would be like. Well, more friends are better than more enemies.

When Zhulan and the others returned to the carriage, they all knew that Huiyuan was a young man, and an unmarried one at that.

Boss Zhou was sitting in Wu Ming's carriage. Zhu Lan and Zhou Shuren were in the same carriage. Zhu Lan pulled Zhou Shuren's beard and whispered, "Our family can't stay quiet this time. Wu Ming has become a hot commodity. I see that many servants of officials are eyeing Wu Ming. I'm sure we'll be overwhelmed with visiting cards tomorrow."

Zhou Shuren laughed, "This is nothing. The results of the palace examination are really scary."

Zhu Lan's eyes sparkled, "In the play, there is a scene of catching a son-in-law from the list. Will anyone really catch a son-in-law after the palace examination results are announced?"

Zhou Shuren said, "It doesn't happen in this dynasty, but it did happen in the previous dynasty. The previous dynasty had loose control over merchants, so merchants especially liked to arrest sons-in-law. In this dynasty, some officials took a liking to their sons-in-law and summoned them based on their official status, so no one dared to join in the fun, so arresting people under the list did not happen."

Zhu Lan was quite disappointed, but then she was happy again, "I just looked around carefully. There are not many young people on the list of 150 people. The tribute scholars from official families are probably engaged even if they are young. Among those from grassroots families, it seems that Wu Ming is the only young man!"

Zhou Shuren was silent and said, "Zhao Bo is not married either."

Zhulan, "I think I forgot something. We forgot to look at Zhao Bo's name. I didn't seem to notice Zhao Bo just now."

She and Zhou Shuren were so engrossed in watching Wu Ming that they completely forgot about Zhao Bo.

Zhulan continued, "I only looked at the first and second positions, not the ones after that. Did you look at them?"

Zhou Shuren, "No."

Zhulan was speechless. Well, neither of them paid attention to Zhao Bo.