Time is like a sword, three years passed by in the blink of an eye. 1888 was the year of Wuzi in the lunar calendar, and it was the year of the provincial examination.
An Jiang sat under the lamp, thinking about how he would have to take the provincial examination in a few days. He remembered that three years ago, he and his brother went there at the same time, but came back alone. The tragic experience was still vivid in his mind. After all, they were brothers. It was inevitable that he would feel frightened and burst into tears.
But then I thought about it, if it hadn't been for my brother's accident that time, maybe both of them would have left office at that time, and I would have already entered the official career.
At this time, Liu Yong came in and saw that An Jiang's face was still stained with tears. Liu Yong could guess something in his mind. He sat next to An Jiang and said with concern: The past is in the past. You have to adjust your mentality to be conducive to fighting again. You are depressed.
Feeling depressed is like being emotionally moved by the situation on the spot. How will such a state play out on the spot?
An Jiang wiped his tears with his hands and said: Don't worry, Dad, I will adjust my mentality and live up to everyone's expectations.
Liu Yong said again: This time Hu Gen will accompany you, so that we can take care of each other.
An Jiangdao: Let dad arrange it.
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In August, the weather in Hangzhou is very changeable. On the eighth day of the lunar month, the weather was slightly cool, so people were all dressed up. Then it was very hot in the afternoon, and the sun was as hot as a scorching sun, even worse than the three volts. There was also a red stove next to it, and people folded their clothes, which caused two
My eyes were dazed and I couldn't breathe. I entered the second game in single clothes. At midnight on November 1, heavy rain suddenly came, and I was suddenly cold. My body was stiff and my teeth were chattering... It seemed that God was also testing thousands of lucky students.
Nine days and three exams finally passed. Liu Anjiang walked out of the exam room feeling relieved.
Hu Gen was waiting anxiously at the gate of Gongyuan. When he saw An Jiang coming out, he immediately went to greet him and asked: Second Young Master, how do you feel?
Liu Anjiang said with a smile: "I just spent nine days in jail. As for how the exam went, I feel good about it. But it's not me who has the final say."
Hu Gen smiled and said: Judging from the expression on the second young master’s face, he should be on the list.
Liu Anjiang smiled and said: Just let fate happen. It has already become a fait accompli, and there is no point in thinking about it. Anyway, there are still a few days until the results are released, let's go have a meal first.
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Issuing the list in the Qing Dynasty was a complicated process.
The rural examination in the Qing Dynasty was a provincial examination, and it was also a link with a very high elimination rate. The process of releasing the results also attracted much attention. According to "Qing Bailei Chao", when the list of the rural examination in the Qing Dynasty was announced, "from the sixth place on
, to the end of the list, every time a roll is opened, it is first sent to the house official. The house official takes the name on the roll, writes two long strips in blue pen, and gives it to the supervisor for trial reading.
It is written by the officials. From morning to evening, the names are written backwards from the fifth to Jieyuan. Every time a name is written, the hall is filled with lights. At times, people are noisy, like boiling cauldrons, like fire alarms, like rioters entering the city.
, like the evening crow returning to the forest." It can be seen that this process is quite suspenseful and ritualistic. Every time a name is written, the red candles in the room have to be changed, and the onlookers outside the house waiting to see the list are even more excited.
Surging.
On the night before the results are released, all kinds of news will spread among the candidates. This night, they will stay up all night, inquiring about the news while anxiously waiting for the results to be released. It will be dark on the day when the results are released, and people will stand under the wall where the results are posted.
It is full of students waiting to see the results.
Exactly: the noisy carriages and horses are about to reach the sky, and the list of people exploring the east hall has been hung.
Thousands of miles away, gold and silver are everywhere, but Santai still borrows money from jade.
The words float on the wine and the shadows are shining brightly, and the sun shines on the clothes and the auspicious colors are bright.
On the pavilion in front of Twelfth Street, who wouldn’t look at the gods with the rolling curtains?
A huge imperial list was posted on the screen wall in front of Jiangnan Gongyuan. People under the imperial list crowded shoulder to shoulder, vying to see it. Some students pushed through the crowd and squeezed to the front of the list. Some people found that the queen who had lost her name was looking up to the sky and sighing. Others
When the students saw their names, they rushed to tell each other with joy...
Liu Anjiang and Hu Gen also squeezed into the crowd desperately. When they saw it, the gold list said: Fifth place, Jingkui, Liu Anjiang (Liu Jinzao) of Gui'an County. Liu Anjiang and Hu Gen jumped up with joy. After a moment of pause,
Liu Anjiang said: We can go back home.
If you are promoted to high school and appointed as a talented person, you will be rewarded with a red note.
There is nothing to say in front of the door to ask for rewards. I will drink three cups today.
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Liu Anjiang and Hu Gen rushed back to Nanxun Mansion with great joy.
Everyone in the Liu family was delighted to learn that Anjiang was on the list.
Hong Ying said with a smile: I said, the girls in our Liu family are all good.
When he learned that his son was on the list, Liu Yong, who had always been steady, felt very happy, but he said: "Don't wait until you are happy. Maybe he has the same name and the same surname until he receives the list."
Hugen smiled and said: The fifth place is Jingkui, Liu Anjiang (Liu Jinzao) of Gui'an County. Is there not a few Liu Anjiangs in Gui'an County? The second young master and I will not get it wrong at the same time.
Xiaoying was even more secretly happy. She was holding Chengye's hand and standing there with her big belly smiling silently.
An Jiang's success in the imperial examination inevitably aroused the pain in Yanyan's heart. She suppressed the grief in her heart and held Chengqian's hand, saying: "This is a great joy for the Liu family. It is the virtue accumulated by the ancestors. It is more profitable than doing business."
I'm still happy that I got a big sum.
Chengqian also took Yanyan's hand and asked: Mom, my uncle has been elected, does he want to be an official?
Yanyan smiled and said: Yes, so you must study hard and become a high official like your uncle in the future.
At dinner, Liu Yong smiled and said: Today, I want to have a few sips.
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The next day, only the sound of gongs was heard, and three horses rushed into the future. The three men got off the horses, tied the horses to the tree next to them, and shouted: Please come out, Mr. Liu, congratulations to high school! Everyone gathered around
Want money.
Liu Yong smiled and distributed wedding money to everyone present.
Immediately afterwards, the second and third newspapers arrived. The hall of the Liu family was packed with people. The newspaper posters had been hung up in the hall of the Liu family.
At this time, Jin Tong and his wife also came. When Jin Tong saw Liu Yong, he bowed his hands and said: My in-laws, my son-in-law is in high school, that’s because you have taught your son well. Congratulations!
Liu Yong laughed and said: That is the virtue accumulated by our ancestors!
Even Qiu Xiancha and his wife came to express their congratulations.
Qiu Xiancha smiled and reminded Liu Yong: In-laws, don't just be happy, don't leave the messengers alone, settle them first.
Huhu, Liu Yong said with a smile: Look at me, thanks to your reminder, I have forgotten such a big thing. So, he immediately ordered Liu Qing and Hu Gen to settle the messenger and entertain the three of them.
sky.
Then he smiled at Jin Tong, his wife, Qiu Xiancha and his wife: At noon, none of you can leave. Let's have a few sips. Could it be that the Liu family's happy event is not the Qiu family's and the Jin family's happy event?
Hearing that her younger brother was on the provincial examination list, Dongmei also came to congratulate her with her 11-year-old son Jiang Ruzao.
Jiang Ruzao has been smart since he was a child. He has read the Four Books and Five Classics well. He inherited his family education at a young age and can identify the authenticity of ancient books. When he saw Liu Anjiang, he said: Congratulations to my second uncle. After ten years of hard work, your hard work pays off!
Liu Anjiang smiled and said: I will have to see you again in the future.
Jiang Ruzao smiled and said: With her second uncle as a role model, Meng Ping will definitely live up to expectations.
Liu Anjiang patted his shoulder and gave him a thumbs up.
Dongmei also had a smile on her face. This chapter has been completed!