Xiangye

Chapter 218

Yes, Gao Wen didn't know that he had lost his reputation at present, even his big enemy Huang Wei did the same.

When Du Shenghui was reviewing the papers, he blindly looked for those papers with joints to read. As for the others, no matter whether you copied Wang Chuanshan or Wang Yangming, he directly threw them into the wastebasket.

Gao Wen was very satisfied with his papers.There are too many variables in the examination room. I dare not say with [-]% certainty, but there are still [-] to [-]%.In the rural examination room, the [-]% to [-]% certainty is still very amazing.

Therefore, he has nothing to worry about, he will win the meeting anyway, and he will just wait at home for the newsletter to come to ask for money, or send someone to the list booth to read the happy news.

At this moment, when he was most worried about the postponement of the wedding, how would he explain to Shi Linsheng, that infatuated woman Shi Youyi?

For more than half a year, I was charged with an unjust case, and I was not allowed to flee to Pingliang under the anonymity of my name. It was all because Shi Youyi took care of my blind mother at home.Without her, I don't know what my mother would have become.

For Gao Wen, he felt that he owed Shi Youyi too much, and it was time to give him a title.Besides, this is what I promised at the beginning.

Seeing Shi Youyi's face several times, the words are on the verge of my mouth, and I can't say anything no matter what.

Suddenly, his mood became depressed.

There is no mother who knows her son, and Gao's mother sensed that her son was wrong, so she said to Shi Youyi: "Girl, mother has suddenly become a bit slanderous these days, can you go to the street and buy me a bottle of vinegar?"

Shi Youyi smiled and said: "Ah, mother wants to eat noodles with a knife, I will make noodles for you later. However, there is vinegar at home, so you don't need to go to the street to buy it, mother, have you forgotten?"

Gao's mother: "All the vinegar at home is locally produced. Mother wants to eat authentic old Shaanxi vinegar. If you don't have that vinegar, wouldn't it be a waste of your craftsmanship?"

Shi Youyi nodded: "That's right, but it's a bit lacking in flavor, mother, wait, I'll buy it right away." Hancheng and Shanxi are only separated by a river, and the local customs and tastes of the local people are not much different from those of Taiyuan Prefecture in Shanxi Province. The difference is that people in Hancheng are fond of noodles, and they cannot do without Shanxi vinegar for three meals a day.

There is also a lot of attention to this thing.

After she left the courtyard, Gao's mother said to Gao Wen: "Wen'er, seeing how restless you are today and refusing to speak, you must have something on your mind that you don't want your future daughter-in-law to know. Tell me, what's wrong with you? "

Gao Wen: "I...I'm fine."

"Hey, is there anything we can't say between our mothers?" Mother Gao sighed, "But Miss Tongshi, is it related to your marriage?"

Gao Wen was taken aback: "Mother, how did you know?"

Gao's mother: "You are a piece of meat that fell from your mother. How can I not know what are you thinking? Tell me, what happened?"

Gao Wen smiled wryly and said: "Mother, as the saying goes, there are three types of unfilial piety, and the worst is to have no offspring. Now the life of the family is pretty good, and the son will soon be twenty, and it is true that we should form a family to continue the blood of our Gao family. Back then, my son had already agreed with Youyi that after the Qiuwei Township Examination passed, no matter whether he passed the test or not, he would invite a matchmaker to come over, and then give Youyi all the three letters and six ceremonies, and justifiably accepted her through the door."

Gao's mother: "Youyi, a girl, likes it in her heart, as she should."

Gao Wen: "But, it's not going to happen now." Seeing his mother's face change slightly, he quickly waved his hands: "Mother, it's not that the son repents. What the son means is whether the marriage can be postponed for a year and a half."

Gao's mother was full of worry: "But what kind of hurdles or big troubles have you encountered?"

"Although Mother can't see with her eyes, her heart is open." Gao Wen said slowly: "It's not because of seeing the case."

So, he told the whole story about going to Xu Cheng earlier.

Finally sighed: "My son is going to Beijing soon, maybe it will be the day after tomorrow. I really have no face to see Miss Shi again."

"Yes, Miss Shi is really sorry for her. However, since the Long Live God has issued an imperial edict to ask the relevant people to go to Beijing to try the case, are we going to resist the edict?" Mother Gao sighed: "That's all. , Wen'er, since you are embarrassed to speak, let mother talk about this matter. Miss Shi is also a sensible person, so she must be able to understand."

Gao Wen said sullenly: "That's the only way to go."

Just as she was talking, she heard the sound of the courtyard door outside, and Shi Youyi's happy voice came: "Mother, I bought vinegar, I'm going to make noodles right now."

Gao's mother: "Girl, wait a moment for the meeting, you come to me first, mother has something to say to you."

Gao Wen was so ashamed that he didn't dare to stay, so he went straight out and went back to his room to read.

Seeing this, it was night.

Outside, Shi Youyi's happy voice came again: "Brother, dinner is ready, come out and eat. Today's dishes are so rich, you like them all."

During the meal, Shi Youyi kept bringing food to Gao Wen and Gao's mother, and also talked about the new things outside, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Gao Wen just buried his head in eating, feeling that the dinner was worthless.

After finally waiting for dinner, Shi Youyi packed up the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash.Gao Wen got up and said, "Mother, I'm going back to bed."

Gao's mother was so angry that she yelled at him: "I told Miss Shi about the matter, why don't you follow up to give a gift?"

Only then did Gao Wen come to his senses, and chased him to the kitchen.

But he opened his mouth, but couldn't speak, so he reached out to help wash the dishes.

Shi Youyi said: "The gentleman is far away from the kitchen, you did not do this. Brother, you should go back to the house and rest!"

Gao Wen: "I, I, I..."

Shi Youyi suddenly said softly: "Brother, I know what you're going to say. My mother told me all about it. I don't blame you. It's thousands of miles away from the capital, so take care of yourself along the way. Don't worry about family matters and your mother." , I’m here. Don’t worry, big brother Jiren has his own destiny. You are innocent in that case, and you are defended by the imperial envoy mentor. When you arrive in the capital, you are just a personal certificate, and you will be fine. Also, live in the capital. In the last two years, it is also good to study your homework with peace of mind, and it will save you the trouble of going to the capital alone to catch the exam next year."

Not only did she not blame Gao Wen for breaking his promise, but instead comforted him.

Gao Wen was greatly moved by this, so he stretched out his hand to grab her hand and said, "Sister, I'm sorry. Otherwise, I will send someone to pick you and your mother into Beijing after I have something to do in the capital. We will hold the wedding ceremony in the capital." done."

Being grabbed by Gao Wen's hands, Shi Youyi's whole body went limp, and she only felt an indescribable sweetness in her heart.Blushing: "Don't say anything to be sorry, brother let go, mother is at home!"

Gao Wen simply hugged her waist, and said in a low voice, "Mother can't see."

Shi Youyi whispered: "Don't!" Feeling like falling into hot soup, "Mother can hear you."

"Then let's keep silent." Gawain kissed her lips in one breath.

They didn't separate until they were about to suffocate.

But Shi Youyi's whole body was already trembling, but she didn't know whether it was shyness or fear.

After a long time, she smiled and said, "Congratulations to the great master for becoming an official."

Gao Wen chuckled: "It's just a seventh rank, and it's not an imperial official, so it's not worth mentioning."

With Shi Youyi's understanding, Gao Wen felt relaxed.

I stayed at home for another day, and on the third day, it was finally time to release the results.

Although no one is sure that he will be able to lift people in high school, but the preparations that should be made must be done.Otherwise, once the good news came, it would be impolite not to reward them.

As early as two days ago, Shi Youyi asked someone to exchange thousands of copper coins and string them with red silk ropes, and asked the restaurant to prepare three tables of wine and food for delivery.

At the same time, she asked her second elder brother and the family servants to come and wait early in the morning.In addition, I sent a letter to my father Shi Linsheng and Yu Xingyan, asking them to come and have a lively drink after reading the list.

As a young lady of a janitor's family, she has seen this kind of thing a lot, and knows the rules, so she can do it properly.

Early in the morning, the restaurant sent two waiters to occupy Gao's kitchen and began to prepare food and drinks.

Red firecrackers with two cakes and a thousand rings were also placed in the house, so if Gao Wen didn't hit the mark, of course they didn't use it.If it hits the mark, immediately go out and hang it at the gate to order.

Her second brother, Gao Wen's big butler Shi Xiuwen, and two servants changed into clean clothes, sat in the courtyard to drink tea, and received the neighbors who came to see the excitement.

The day when the results are released is so important, it is strange to say that Gao Wen got up late.After washing his face and brushing his teeth slowly, after eating breakfast, he said to Xiaoying who was waiting outside: "Little Ying, let's go out with me."

Shi Youyi: "Brother, do you want to go to see the list? No, no, Mr. Yu Shiyuan Yu brought a letter earlier, saying that he has already gone to see the list, and he will come as soon as he has news. If he wins, he will stick it out. If not At any rate, I can ask for some wine and food."

"Shi Yuan has also come to Xi'an. What did this guy say that he won't pass the exam? It's unlucky!" Gao Wen was quite confident about this provincial examination. Yes, if even Wang Fuzhi couldn't pass a mere Shaanxi provincial examination, that would be hell up.With a smile, he said: "I have other important things to go out, not to go to see the list." He said the address of the place he was going to, and said, if there is anything, he can go there to find him.

Shi Youyi was shocked: "Brother, what's the matter with Qiu Wei? Hey, hey..."

Before he finished speaking, Gao Wen had already left the gate of the courtyard, and she could do nothing but chase after him.

After going out, Xiaoying asked Gao Wen suspiciously: "Today is really important, where are you going, sir?"

Gao Wen said indifferently: "Isn't it just the release of the rankings in the provincial examination? In my eyes, it is no different from the past. However, it is different to some people. By the way, what happened to Huang Wei and that beast in the past two days?"

"What else can I do? It's like mourning a concubine, and I'm in constant fear." Xiaoying sneered a few times: "The man surnamed Huang probably knew that his time was numbered, and he was lying on the bed dying. The reason why he refused to die was because he thought that Gao Linghan would soon I'm about to come out, and I can back him up. Mister, is he going to arrest the thief?"

Gawain nodded: "Exactly."

Xiaoying: "Okay, sir, let's go to the imperial envoy Xingyuan immediately, and bring troops and horses to arrest people."

Today is the day when the results of the Shaanxi Provincial Examination are released. Early in the morning, the examinations in the city are like a tide, and people rush to the Gongyuan with their schoolboys and servants in chariots, horses, or sedan chairs.

The sound of rumbling carriages and horses can be heard all over the city, and the streets are very crowded.

There is a pavilion outside Xi'an Gongyuan, named: Bangting.There is a large stone slab standing inside. After the names of the forty candidates in Chinese style are written on the Guibang, they will be pasted on the stone slab of the pavilion.

There are more than 4000 candidates, plus the accompanying escorts, there will be tens of thousands. With so many people rushing past, who knows what it will be like.This is one of the reasons why Gao Wen didn't look at the list.When I went there, I could see nothing but people.It's okay if you don't win, but if you win, probably before you can squeeze into the booth, the announcement of the good news will come to the door first.This is a fat job that the yamen servants have waited for for two years. They have money to take, and each of them has turned into a god-line taibao.

Not to mention going to the Gongyuan, just walking on the street like this, Gao Wen and Xiaoying were squeezed uncomfortably, and it took a long time to arrive at the imperial envoy's office.

When they got to the ground, they saw Xu Yu wearing a bright red court uniform, leading a dozen brocade guards and a group of soldiers out in high spirits. The scene was so solemn that he seemed to be going to the early court.

Gao Wenyi saluted: "The student has met his teacher, where is the teacher going?"

"Where else can we go? Naturally, we have to wait for Gao Linghan at the gate of the Tribute Court." Xu Xuan let out a loud laugh, and said again: "Erzhi, the list is released today, don't you go to the Tribute Court to see the list?"

Gao Wen said: "The place is probably very crowded. Even if the students go, they can't squeeze in, so they simply don't care. If they win, they won't be able to get away with the fame. If they don't win, it means that the students don't have enough knowledge. They need to study for two more years. Just take the exam again."

Xu Xuan nodded: "You have calmness in your chest, and your energy-raising skills are at home."

Gao Wen: "The students came to my teacher's place to bring people to arrest the criminal in the Ma Zheng case, Bo Huangwei, the boss of Han City."

"Don't eliminate the evil, of course it should be." Xu Yu looked at Diao Hualong, Yu Yi and Zhao Qianhu behind him, thought for a while, then pointed to Zhao Qianhu and said, "You take the men and horses and Er Zhi to go and get people, Hugh told the thief to get away."

Zhao Qianhu cupped his hands: "Yes, I respect the orders of the Imperial Envoy Grand Master!"

(End of this chapter)