Chapter 231 Less Trouble
Shi Zelan listened to Xiao Yingzi's words, thought about it, and shook her head at her.
Xiao Yingzi looked at Shi Zelan and said enviously: "Xiao Lanzi, you are so lucky."
Shi Zelan nodded in agreement. They went to the river to wash the herbs and then returned to the foot of the mountain to continue picking them.
In the evening of that day, they returned with a full load.
In the evening, Xiao Yingzi said to Aunt Liu, "Mother, can I take Xiao Lanzi's master as my master?"
Aunt Liu looked at her and said, "Don't dream. No one will accept you as an apprentice. You don't have the spirituality of Xiao Lanzi."
"Mother, can't you comfort me?"
“If I coax you, will others be willing to coax you?
Stop overthinking and live your life in peace. ”
On the day when the imperial examination results were announced, neighbors would meet up to go and see the list.
When Shi Zelan saw Xiao Yingzi again, her eyes were much calmer.
Shi Zelan looked at her and said, "Xiao Yingzi, have you been working very hard these days?"
Xiao Yingzi shook her head: "No.
I just figured it out. Everyone has their own destiny and there is no room for forcing anything. ”
Shi Zelan smiled after hearing this. If those who practice cultivation really believed in fate, they would not be able to continue practicing.
"Xiao Lanzi, you don't believe in fate?"
Shi Zelan thought about it seriously and said, "I've heard people say that everything is arranged by fate, so I believe that good luck is destiny."
"Ah, you can still think like that."
Xiao Yingzi thought about Shi Zelan's words seriously and looked at her: "Xiao Lanzi, you are really as my mother said, you are a spiritual woman."
The place where the government announced the results was crowded with people. Shi Zelan and Xiao Yingzi took the initiative to stand on the corner of the street.
"Xiao Lanzi, do you think that brother will be on the list this time?"
'I feel very hopeful. I heard that he studies very hard. “
"The police are here, make way for them."
The crowd retreated, and Shi Zelan pulled Xiao Yingzi back a step.
"Xiao Yingzi, why didn't Xiao Qiuhua come out to see the results today?"
“There were too many people, and my mother originally didn’t allow me to come out to watch the fun.
Only after I said I would be with you did my mother allow me to come out. ”
Shi Zelan originally wanted to sit in a nearby teahouse, but when she passed by, she saw that the teahouse was full of scholars.
"Ah, I saw the first place is Jiangnan Talent."
Shi Zelan and Xiao Yingzi listened carefully to the noise in front of them, until they heard the family's surname, then they hurried back.
When they arrived, the person who brought the news had also arrived at that house. As the fireworks were set off, the doorway of the house suddenly became lively.
When the family gave out the wedding silver, Shi Zelan and Xiao Yingzi also stepped forward to take some and held them in their hands.
The yard was full of people. Shi Zelan and Xiao Yingzi stood at the gate of the yard and looked around, then quickly retreated.
When the two were walking back, they happened to meet Xiao Qiuhua and her friends. They asked happily, "Did that brother make the list?"
After Shi Zelan and Xiao Yingzi nodded, they all laughed and said, "Three years later, no matter whose brother takes the imperial examination, we will still go and send them to the examination room, right?"
Xiao Yingzi glanced at them and just smiled and talked about the excitement in that house.
After the two sides separated, she whispered to Shi Zelan, "Three years later, everyone's marriage will be settled.
They now say that they will send their neighbors’ brothers to take the imperial examinations, but will they be able to fulfill their promise then? ”
Shi Zelan glanced at her. She hadn't heard anything wrong with the neighbors these days.
Xiao Yingzi seemed to become mature and realistic all of a sudden. Shi Zelan saw the door to her yard and said to Xiao Yingzi with a smile, "I'm going in."
Shi Zelan did not invite Xiao Yingzi to sit in the yard, but Xiao Yingzi looked at Shi Zelan's back and remembered her mother's words.
"Xiao Yingzi, you are different from Xiao Lanzi. She is more spiritual than you, and you are luckier than her."
Xiao Yingzi didn't dare tell her mother that she actually envied Shi Zelan who traveled around with her master.
Shi Zelan knew about the friendship between Xiao Yingzi and her, so she gradually backed off.
When Xiao Qiuhua passed by the gate of her yard, she would casually call out, "Xiao Lanzi, do you want to go to the well to wash clothes?"
"No, I got up early and took a shower."
Shi Zelan walked out of the courtyard gate and saw Xiao Qiuhua carrying a basket of dirty clothes: "Aren't there many people at the well at this time?"
"A lot. I thought I could chat with you while I was washing clothes."
Shi Zelan watched Xiao Qiuhua walk away from the gate of the yard with a look of joy on her face. She returned to the yard and said to Shi Xiaoliu, "It seems that the family was only lively for two days."
"Those who make the list will have to take part in the palace examination."
"Xiao Liu, should we go to the teahouse to listen to the news?"
Shi Xiaoliu looked at the expression on Shi Zelan's face, thought for a moment and said, "Let's go tomorrow. It should be too late at this hour."
The next day, the brother and sister and Xia Yu went to a teahouse. As expected, there were many scholars in the teahouse. Everyone was guessing whether the top scorer would be the number one in the palace examination.
"We went to see Huiyuan, and it turns out that the physique of the Jiangnan scholars is not as strong as that of the northern scholars."
"Young ladies like the looks of the talented men from the south of the Yangtze River."
Shi Xiaoliu glanced at Shi Zelan, and seeing the excitement in her eyes, he whispered to her: "Do you want to go see Huiyuan?"
Shi Zelan immediately shook her head: "I'm very busy, I don't have time to spare."
The three of them sat in the teahouse for a while, but did not hear any new news. Instead, they smelled the sour smell of some scholars.
In the evening, they sat under the eaves and chatted, and Xia Yu was touched: "At this time, smart scholars are all reading behind closed doors.
Only those scholars who think they are smart would gather outside to discuss academic matters. ”
"If scholars from other places who are on the list want to learn about government news, they will also look for some safe places and will never act in a high-profile manner."
Shi Zelan listened to them talking about this news and glanced at Xia Yu: "Xia Yu, has your father and uncle sent you any news recently?"
“Yes, they would come back and stay for a day or two the day before the parade.
We will leave the capital on the third or fourth day of the parade. ”
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan exchanged glances. Xia Yu looked at the two of them and said, "Wanyu sent me a message. They encountered some troubles in the south."
"Are you going to the South to help?"
Xia Yu quickly shook her head: "I asked my uncle, and he said we don't need to go.
The problems that Wanyu got into were all minor ones, which her master could handle. ”
"Wanyu is a person with a very strong presence. No matter where she goes, she leaves a deep impression on people."
Shi Zelan was very touched. Xia Yu looked at her and said, "Do you think this is a good thing?"
“It depends on the person and the situation.
She is a little impulsive and has a bad temper, but she is not vicious. ”
Xia Yu looked at Shi Zelan and sighed, "I think your personality is good. It will save you a lot of trouble."
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