The extensive renovations made the new house lack beauty and resembled a strict fortress, which made Rou Niang and Xiao Sui'er shake their heads.
They thought that the house should look like a house, and it was as uncomfortable as a prison. Besides, it was a new house for weddings, so even Miss Yan would not like it.
Su Jin walked around the house and found that, as they said, it didn't quite feel like a home, so he asked them how to fix it.
Rou Niang Huan Niang Xiao Sui'er discussed it for a long time, and the only conclusion she came to was: Now that the house has been built, it is impossible to renovate it, so the only thing left to do is to make a fuss about the layout; for example, transplanting more flowers and trees to cover the exposed bluestone
For example, only the observation point on the top of the tower is exposed; another example is that all the screen walls built after the second entry of the backyard to serve as a barrier against counterattacks were changed into rockeries, etc.
Su Jin agreed one by one, as long as it does not affect the overall defense measures, anything can be done.
So everyone went out separately to purchase, and transported a large number of mature trees on large trucks to transplant them in various places in the courtyard. Some even moved the whole flower beds of other people's houses, and then cleared them again in the backyard.
In a garden, cut down the original ugly jujube trees and locust trees, and plant some plants such as peach blossoms, bamboos, and grape vines...
With more people and greater strength, the house really changed a lot in one day. The ramparts that originally had a bit of a formidable air, under the cover of green trees and red flowers, looked much softer and more pleasing to the eye. Although Xiao Sui'er
He Rouniang is still not satisfied, but under the current situation, this is the only way.
On May 16th, Su Jin led people to make the final arrangements for the new house. In addition to cleaning up some waste soil and branches, they also had to quickly decorate it.
Although the wedding is on the 18th, at this time red lanterns need to be hung high, red cloth and satin carpets have to be laid, Double Happiness must be posted everywhere, all kinds of incense sticks, incense tables, and all new furniture must be purchased.
All in all, there are simply too many trivial things.
In the afternoon, Su Jin woke up from a nap and when he got up to wash up, he heard the loud clanging of gongs and drums outside. Su Jin thought they were the drummers Xiao Sui'er had invited, and went to the house to start playing some drums.
I brushed my presence, so I didn’t care.
Suddenly, I heard the thumping of someone's footsteps running in quickly. As soon as they entered the door, they shouted out of breath: "Young Master... this is amazing... this is amazing."
Su Jin put the wrung towel on the stand, frowned and asked Zhao Hu who ran in: "What's all the fuss about? What happened?"
Zhao Hu swallowed his saliva and said, "It's incredible."
Su Jin was so frightened by him that something happened to Rou Niang Xiao Sui'er and others who went out to do errands and buy things.
Su Jin became nervous and asked quickly: "Tell me, what happened."
Zhao Hu stammered: "I hit... I hit. You hit."
Su Jin said blankly: "What did you hit? You're out of your mind."
"You have been selected as Jinshi. I heard that you are still the first. A large group of officials from outside came to congratulate you. When you hear the sound of gongs and drums, they are all hunkering down in front." Zhao Hu suddenly spoke sharply.
Su Jin groaned, and a stone fell to the ground in his heart. He thought something bad had happened, but it turned out that he was passing the provincial high school examination.
Su Jin called out: "Go tell the old lady." After saying that, he ran to the front yard. After passing the second martial arts training ground, he heard the noise of people in front. Amidst the sound of gongs and drums, someone sang loudly: "
Congratulations to your master, Su Jin High School, for being the first member of the provincial undergraduate examination. Congratulations..."
Su Jin walked through the lush path to the front hall. As soon as he entered, the hot air hit his face. He saw that the room was bustling with people. Wang Chao and several maids were making tea and water and busy entertaining the guests. Not to mention, there were people outside.
The yard was still full of people, including lion dancers, people playing gongs and drums, people shouting for rewards, and it was a chaotic mess.
As soon as Su Jin entered the door, several officials sitting in the hall immediately stood up and saluted. One person said loudly: "Hey, Duke Huiyuan is here. Congratulations. I, Lao Lu, am lucky enough to come to announce the good news to Duke Huiyuan again. But
It’s like I haven’t broken my promise. Haha.”
Su Jin hurriedly cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Executive member Lu, I have to make another trip for you. I really don't feel sorry for you."
Lu Suiyuan sat forward, took Su Jin's arm affectionately, stretched out his thumb and said: "Niu, you are really Niu. I know you have lived up to expectations. As expected, you will be the leader in the provincial examination again. I, Old Lu, admire you greatly."
Su Jin hurriedly said a few words of humility and ordered to see the rewards. The hundreds of people outside and inside the door who came with the official of the Ministry of Rites to announce the good news each received a big red envelope, thanked them happily, and gradually dispersed.
Su Jin also ordered people to seal a dozen silver coins wrapped in cloth and hand them to Lu Suiyuan and the dozen or so officials from the Ministry of Rites who were accompanying him.
Lu Suiyuan refused to accept it this time. Not only did he not accept it, but he winked, and everyone accompanying him took out gifts or silver coins to give to Su Jin.
"What is this for?" Su Jin was a little confused.
"A congratulatory gift, Mr. Su's high school reunion, how can we not have a gift to congratulate you? It's such a small thing, but I still invite my subordinates."
Su Jin hurriedly waved his hand to refuse, but Lu Suiyuan pretended to be angry and said: "If you like me, Lao Lu, please accept it. If you don't like these things, just use them and hit the beggar."
As soon as he said this, Su Jin had to accept it. Lu Suijian saw that Su Jin looked a little embarrassed. He came up and said in Su Jin's ear: "You deserve this gift. Do you know? Huang Shilang of the Ministry of Rites opened the hand.
, I, Lao Lu, didn’t bet on anyone, so I bet on you, Master Su, and I won as expected. I bet on one hundred taels and came back with six hundred taels. I lost so much that Huang Shilang almost took off his pants. Haha, you said it wasn’t you, Master Su, who was so good.
How can I win this money? It’s reasonable to send some congratulatory gifts, so don’t take it to heart.”
Su Jin rolled his eyes and thought: It's weird to believe you. Who is stupid enough to open such a handicap? There are so many knowledgeable people in the Song Dynasty, even Jieyuan has more than a dozen, how to open a handicap? Besides, even if
It's a handicap. How could you tell me about the internal gambling in the Ministry of Etiquette? It's probably because after being a Jinshi in high school, you will be an official in the court, especially if you won the Huiyuan, you will be even more prosperous in the future. This gift
It's just a meeting gift."
No matter what, it is always a good thing to have someone give you a gift. After receiving the gift, Su Jin sat down and chatted with Lu Suiyuan and others in detail. Only then did he realize that this time it was the emperor who appointed Hui Yuan. The results were only announced in the morning, and everyone from the Ministry of Rites was outside the palace.
Hou Zhi has been waiting all morning.
Su Jin thanked Su Jin for his hard work again, and Lu Suiyuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "It is our honor to run errands for Su Huiyuan. Many officials will come to congratulate him soon. I will take my leave first. I also remind Su Huiyuan that tomorrow morning,
The imperial court will send troops and horses to escort all the new scholars into the palace to take part in the palace examination. You should go to bed early tonight to avoid feeling exhausted tomorrow."
Su Jin was surprised and said: "Do we still need to take the imperial examination?"
Lu Suiyuan smiled and said: "Yes, the emperor himself set the questions and answered the questions on the spot. The one who gets the first place will be the number one scholar in the undergraduate course. That is the person who is envied by everyone. But I think that others will not be able to do it."
If you have the opportunity, it will be in vain if you take it.”
Su Jin said: "What?"
Lu Suiyuan glared and said, "Isn't this clear? Tomorrow, the number one scholar in the imperial examination will be none other than Su Huiyuan. The others will be just foils. Su Huiyuan is a sure winner. Oops, I thought.
Get up, go back and have another bet with Huang Shilang and the others, this time I have to bet a thousand taels, and I have to win Huang Shilang and take off his pants."
After that, he laughed heartily, held his hands in his hands, and said goodbye.
Su Jin was so happy that he rushed to the back hall to report the good news to Mrs. Wang. Before his buttocks were warm, the officials outside to congratulate him arrived one after another; this time more people came than the last time when Zhongjie Yuan was there.
Many officials who did not even know him came to congratulate him, and the congratulatory gifts were as generous as the others.
Su Jin secretly lamented that he had accomplished several important things such as grain management, but he had never received such courtesy. Now he was just a high school for the scientific examination. There was an extra halo around his head, and he was treated differently from before. This shows that the imperial examination
Being an official is indeed a benchmark for everyone to measure others. What matters these days is not what you have done, but what status you have and how much courtesy you will receive.
After a busy afternoon, the guests were finally greeted and sent away. The officials seemed to be sleeping well. They all knew that the palace examination would be tomorrow, and they all expressed that Su Jin had arranged a banquet in the evening and it was not suitable to do so tonight.
After seeing off the people, Su Jin sat down on the chair and gasped. He realized that it turned out that greeting people with official greetings was more tiring than handling food services. The difficulty was that he knew that everyone was telling lies.
, but also believe it and show sincerity.
Su Jin's mouth was a little sour, and the fake smile was a bit hurtful if it lasted for too long. She secretly sighed that her skills in appearance were still far behind. If she continued to work in the officialdom in the future, she would need to practice more frequently to be able to look like her.
Everyone at the table was able to do it with ease; this is also a skill, and it seems to be a required course.