Chapter 327 Xu Laosan: A Fighter Among Juren
Xiangyi Prefecture, the prefecture city is located on Linyao.
The results of the provincial examination in the 13th year of Yongping are finally announced!
Xu Yuanxu from Anshun, who had just won the first place in the examination, achieved another success and became the first place winner in the provincial examination of Xiangyi Prefecture.
When the list was announced, even Xu Laosan himself found it hard to believe.
He had also thought about winning the top three prizes, but because this provincial examination was a last-minute decision and his preparation was somewhat insufficient, he had no hope of winning the first place.
Xu Laosan once suspected that his second uncle had tampered with the documents, but the person who reviewed the files was appointed by the imperial court. Although his second uncle was the prefect of Xiangyi Prefecture, he definitely did not have such great power.
In other words, he really won the title of Jieyuan based on his own ability.
Or maybe some luck!
Xu Laosan was very happy in his heart, but he remained humble on the surface.
My dad taught me that no matter what time, I should not be arrogant.
Of course, the most important thing is that the master is watching from behind, so as a disciple, he still has to pay attention to his image.
"That brat does have some skills!"
Uncle Lu was quite surprised.
Frankly speaking, he really had never thought that Xu Laosan could pass the imperial examination.
"Hehe, it's all thanks to Master's good teaching!"
After being praised by his own master, Xu Lao San quickly flattered him.
"That's bullshit!"
"I haven't taught you a single word about studying!"
"You scholars, you never speak the truth. You're just talking nonsense all day long. You're so hypocritical!"
"I……"
Xu Laosan suddenly doubted his life.
What did he say? Wasn't he just exchanging pleasantries, expressing his respect for his master? Isn't this a normal pattern of human communication?
Xu Laosan felt very aggrieved, but he didn't dare to say anything.
There’s no way, this is my master.
Of course the most important thing is that we can’t win.
After passing the imperial examination, Xu Lao San quickly became a prominent figure in Linyao City. Today he invited this person, tomorrow he invited that person...
In addition to the banquet invitations from these fellow examinees, one also has to pay a visit to the chief examiner from the Ministry of Rites and prepare a thank-you gift of some size.
As the person who presided over this provincial examination, all the successful candidates were considered to be his disciples and could be called teacher and student.
This person, who was personally chosen by Emperor Yongping to serve as the chief examiner, must have been favored by the emperor.
Therefore, the choice of this gift must be made with extreme caution.
It can't be excessive, nor can it be insincere.
Xu Laosan was troubled by this for two days, until Shen Wansheng sent someone to deliver a gift, and Xu Laosan finally solved the problem.
After Xu Laosan paid his respects to the chief examiner, he found an opportunity to pay his respects to Shen Wansheng, and then he went home and returned to Anshun County.
…
In fact, as soon as the list of Xu Laosan's successful candidates was announced, the yamen runners from the provincial capital rode their horses at full speed to Lingshui Village to report the news.
The Xu family was not surprised that Xu San passed the imperial examination.
But the fact that Xu Laosan passed the exam and became the Li Yuan really surprised everyone.
Even Fubao was a little surprised.
Before, she thought that her third brother, the so-called scholar, was not worthy of his reputation and was a bit of a name without merit, but she never thought that this third brother would make such a big splash.
The top scorer!
This is the head of a prefecture, or in later times, the provincial top scholar.
"Wow, my third brother is so showy!"
Seeing the excitement of his family, Fubao was also very happy. After all, his family had a talented scholar. Maybe his third brother would even become the top scholar in the imperial examination in the future.
The top scholar, if this happened in a TV series, it would be like the coming of the God of Literature.
Of course, when watching TV, I didn’t encounter this scene. Fubao was thinking, there is a top scholar every two years. How many Wenquxing are there in the sky? Why does one come down every two years?
But now, Fubao still wants his third brother to be known as the incarnation of Wenquxing.
After all, it sounds very impressive.
As the family of Wenquxing, they will definitely benefit from it.
As for her, God's favorite child, she only needed to hide quietly behind and pray or curse from time to time.
etc!
When she achieves mastery of her magical powers in the future, won’t she be said to be the incarnation of the star Wu Qu?
This is fun!
The more Fubao thought about it, the happier he became.
…
And when everyone was happy for their third brother, no one thought there was anything unusual about Fubao's Coke.
If someone in the family passes the imperial examination, or even becomes the top scorer in the provincial examination, it must be celebrated with great fanfare.
So, let’s have a feast!
Buffet!
In the village, in the town...
Old Master Xu seemed afraid that others would not know that his third son had made great progress, so he held this banquet for seven days until Old Master Xu returned from the provincial capital.
Mr. Wang was also very happy when he learned that his son-in-law was Li Yuan.
After having a celebratory banquet at Old Xu's house, we returned home and set up a buffet outside his house for the whole day, treating the neighbors to good wine and food, and we had a really good time.
In the past, many people thought that Old Wang was too old and had poor eyesight, and chose a peasant as his son-in-law. Haha, now facts have proved that his vision has always been the best.
Wang was naturally very happy that her husband had passed the imperial examination and even won the top spot in the provincial examination.
During this period, many of Wang's former sisters came to Lingshui Village to visit her. In the past, these people laughed at her, and even when Xu Lao San passed the imperial examination, their attitude only slightly changed.
But now, Wang’s former sisters are no longer calm.
Regardless of whether they really wanted to come and see Wang's smug look, they all came.
Some people even started to establish relationships with Xu Laosan and Wang's children, hoping to arrange marriages with them.
Wang, who had been smiling and welcoming the young sisters, immediately lost interest in continuing to entertain them after learning that these people were targeting her two children.
She ended the topic on the grounds that these matters required the decision of her husband, father-in-law, and mother-in-law, and then quickly found an excuse to send away wave after wave of young sisters.
"My husband, what do you think we should do?"
At night, Wang lay beside Xu Laosan and asked in a low voice.
"Don't worry about it. From now on, you can push all these things onto me. I want to see if they have the courage to say these things in front of me!"
After passing the imperial examination, Xu Laosan is now a respectable man.
Although Jieyuan is also a Juren, he is a fighter among the Juren!
This is absolutely a different status!
Xu Laosan was full of confidence, but he soon discovered that there were really a lot of shameless people, and you couldn't imagine how shameless they were.
The first person to approach Xu Laosan was not his classmate, but, uh, his brother-in-law!
Wang's half-sister had married Chen Yaozu, the eldest son of a wealthy Chen family in the county town, and was now the head of the household. Her husband, on the other hand, was the head of the family, living a comfortable life thanks to the farmland and shop passed down from his ancestors.
Strictly speaking, Chen Yaozu and Xu Laosan are indeed brothers-in-law.
But there was no movement between the two sides before.
But now, Chen Yaozu acted like a brother-in-law, as if he and Xu Laosan had a very deep friendship.
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