HLnovel Chapter 345 The official came to announce the good news
Chapter 345 The official came to announce the good news
In addition, Bai Jingzhou also got the latest news from Su Yunzhan - regardless of whether he could make the list or not, his grandparents were planning to arrange a marriage for him when he returned home this time.
If he had passed the imperial examination, his marriage would naturally become easier, but he failed due to weather reasons. Once this news spread back, others would probably add "bad luck" to his list of shortcomings.
He didn't want to marry a wife who was incompatible with him just to have children and continue the family line, but in his current situation, it was obviously difficult to find a girl who could meet the requirements of both him and his elders.
Bai Jingzhou heard him sighing and sighed too. Su Yunzhan was curious and asked him why he sighed. Bai Jingzhou took the opportunity to mention his younger brother and sister.
He said to Su Yunzhan: "You know, my father is a country doctor, and my family didn't have much wealth before. If it weren't for some adventures my husband and I had, I'm afraid we would still be living a poor life by tightening our belts."
"But my husband and I took a big step forward with our family, which made it very difficult for my brother and sister to choose a suitable candidate for marriage."
"My brother is fine, he's still young, but my sister is a bit worrying."
Although Su Yunzhan was drunk, his clever little head still maintained its original operating speed. Although Bai Jingzhou only said half of his words, Su Yunzhan still understood his deeper intention.
The handsome yet childish young man's eyes widened slightly. He didn't expect that Bai Jingzhou would be interested in him as his brother-in-law.
Since the day they met by chance, he has been in frequent contact with Bai Jingzhou, and naturally he has also met Bai Jingxin.
Although he was a gentleman who knew etiquette and did not have the hobby of secretly staring at the women in other people's families, he still had some interactions with Bai Jingxin, more or less, especially when they were traveling together and did not need to pay attention to so many etiquette and manners.
In the past, he strictly observed etiquette and never thought about it in this way. But now, after hearing what Bai Jingzhou said, Su Yunzhan couldn't help but blush.
Of course, marriage is not a trivial matter. He can't just do anything rashly just because he thinks the girl is good in appearance, personality and ability. Even if he has this intention, he has to discuss it with his family first.
Of course, Bai Jingzhou would not be too hasty. Su Yunzhan could take his words just now as a hint or as a simple expression of his emotion. If Su Yunzhan did not mean that and Bai Jingzhou had not said it clearly, the two of them would not have been unable to continue to be friends because of the embarrassment between them.
After everything was done, Bai Jingzhou and others got up early on the third day after the banquet and left the city to return home.
At the same time, the state and county officials also received the lists of people who passed the imperial examinations in their states and counties respectively, and the runners from the state and county yamen once again started reporting the good news.
Baijia Village produced four juren at once, a number only slightly less than that of the county town. Other towns and villages could not compare with it at all. Therefore, in order to get more rewards, the officials rushed to Baijia Village.
Li Fan had the highest ranking, so the first place the officers went to was Li Fan's home near the school.
After receiving the news, Bai Lizheng was both happy and unhappy. He was happy that their school had indeed invited a good teacher with real talent and knowledge, but he was unhappy that Li Fan's surname was Li, not Bai, and there was a great possibility that he would leave Baijia Village after passing the imperial examination.
But soon, he put that little unhappiness behind him. As a responsible village head, the old man immediately brought his wife, nephew, and niece-in-law to help Li Fan's mother and wife entertain the messenger who came to announce the good news.
At the request of Li Fan's mother, Bai Lizheng immediately sent young people from the clan to inform Uncle Li Fan of the good news, and invited them to come to Baijia Village to help Li Fan's family.
What made Bai Lizheng completely happy was that after receiving the wedding money from the Li family, the officers actually asked his nephew Bai Rong about the families of Bai Jingzhou, Bai Jingshan, and Gu Wenhai.
Bai Lizheng heard them asking about the location of the three families, and immediately rushed over, anxiously and hopefully asking: "Excuse me, gentlemen, did Jingzhou and the other three also pass the exam?"
The leading official clasped his fists towards Bai Lizheng and said, "You are right. Your Baijia Village is truly blessed with talented people. Four juren have passed the imperial examination in just this one subject."
Bai Lizheng was so happy that he didn't know what to do. Although his grandson failed the exam, his Bai family now had two juren!
The old man smiled with wrinkles all over his face. He raised his hand and pointed at his cousin who was also dumbfounded. "Erzhu, Sanzhu, Ah Shui, the three of you quickly go to Jingzhou, Jingshan, and Wenhai's house to tell them to get ready. Tell them that the officials will be coming to announce the good news soon."
Bai Lizheng was an experienced man and would not rob the officers of their opportunity to make money, so he only asked his cousin to notify the three families to make preparations in advance.
The officer who brought the good news secretly praised the old man for his good conduct, and all stood up, "No need to go through so much trouble, we brothers will follow these three brothers to report the good news."
Bai Lizheng also knew that these officials wanted to get the wedding money as soon as possible rather than drink tea and eat snacks, so he said: "Then when you are done with your work, I will accompany you to have a good hot meal."
Some of these officers were old acquaintances of Bai Lizheng. Bai Lizheng had won them over with small favors over the years and was usually polite and courteous to them. They were also happy to make more friends with Bai Lizheng, so they nodded and agreed.
According to the request of these servants, the three members of the Bai family first took them to Bai Jingzhou's house, then to Bai Jingshan's house, and finally turned back to the end of the village and went to Gu Wenhai's house where a banquet had been prepared in advance.
The servants who received four generous gifts of wedding money were in a very good mood. Accompanied by Bai Lizheng, several village elders, Mr. Gu, Gu Yongming, Mr. Bai and Bai Chong, they had a good meal.
After eating and drinking, they insisted on leaving, so the Gu family arranged a carriage and a male servant who knew some martial arts to take them back to the county government office.
The group of officials were so happy that they felt honored and praised Baijia Village and the families of the four successful candidates.
They left, but the Gu and Bai family members, who had been busy for several hours, had not yet had time to rest.
When the news spread, the village was in an uproar and the villagers felt like they were dreaming.
Wow, their Baijia Village actually produced four juren at once!
Everyone was very excited and rushed to the Gu family to ask Bai Lizheng, the Gu family, the Bai family and other insiders for news.
Bai Lizheng was also very happy, but after sending the official away, he couldn't help feeling a little doubtful.
What about his grandson? Bai Jingshan and Gu Wenhai, who were not as knowledgeable as his grandson, both passed the exam, so why didn’t his grandson pass?