manynovel Chapter 259 Release of List
Chapter 259 Release of List
After a good sleep, Jiang Youzhen was awakened by a knock on the door early in the morning.
"Junior brother, are you still sleeping? Today is the day of the case, let's go and grab a seat, otherwise we won't be able to squeeze in to see the list."
Wen Ruyu knocked on the door anxiously. Jiang Youzhen usually got up early, so why did he get up so late today?
Jiang Youzhen woke up suddenly, took a look at the sky outside and found that it was already daybreak.
"Brother, wait for me, it will be ready soon!" Jiang Youzhen quickly put on his clothes and started to wash.
"There are a total of 588 candidates this time. I don't know how many of them will pass the exam."
"It is said that only fifty people will win this time. Whoever wins will be truly outstanding, and his ancestors will be so proud!"
"It's over! I definitely won't win. It is said that this time there is Wen Ruyu, who is known as a child prodigy in Yang'an Town, and Ke Zhenqiu, who has won many battles in Luohai Town. There are also several other famous students. Do we still have a chance?"
"Alas! What a bad time! If I had known I would have taken the exam again next year. I didn't expect to be up against these people."
"That's right! It's such an unfortunate coincidence. If I knew they were going to sign up, I wouldn't have signed up."
When Jiang Youzhen and his friends arrived outside the examination room, it was already crowded with people.
Jiang Youzhen was very interested when he heard the discussion among the crowd, and when Wen Ruyu was mentioned. He didn't expect that Wen Ruyu was quite famous and many students knew him.
"Hey! You are all old-fashioned. There will definitely be another great figure in this county exam." At this time, a candidate next to him said mysteriously.
"Oh? Who is it? Is there someone more powerful than them?" Everyone became interested.
"Whether he is better than them, I don't know. But this boy has been unknown before, but he has come to the fore since last year. I heard that he is very powerful. If there is a student in Yang'an Town who may be very familiar with him, it is Wen Ruyu's junior brother, Jiang Youzhen!"
As he spoke, the man raised his sleeves with a smug smile on his face.
Uh... Jiang Youzhen feels like he's eating the melon at home.
Wen Ruyu immediately looked at Jiang Youzhen, who was a little embarrassed. His junior brother had been competing with him in literary duels since last year and had already become somewhat famous in Yang'an Town.
But later, Master Jiang said that he was afraid that Jiang Youzhen would become arrogant after winning many battles, so he forbade her to participate in literary battles, otherwise Yang Anzhen would have been exposed long ago. After all, after becoming famous at a young age, people with unstable minds will inevitably be ruined.
"How can this Jiang Youzhen compare to Wen Ruyu? Anyway, I think Wen Ruyu will be the first in the county case."
"That's right! Besides, there are other talented people who have been famous for a long time, such as Ke Zhenqiu. I haven't heard of this Jiang Youzhen, so let's see who will win the first place!"
There were many different opinions at the time, but everyone was more optimistic about Wen Ruyu and Ke Zhenqiu. As for Jiang Youzhen, only a few people knew her.
"Junior brother, don't worry about it. They haven't read your article either." Wen Ruyu was afraid that Jiang Youzhen would be unhappy, so he hurriedly explained.
Jiang Youzhen naturally didn't care about these things. She smiled and said, "Brother, you don't have to comfort me. Your performance is obvious to all. Junior brothers should follow your example and work hard to make progress."
"Here they come! Here they come!" Everyone got excited when they saw the yamen runners coming.
Cannons were fired and there were also trumpets, which was quite lively and spectacular. When everything was ready, the yamen runners came forward and began to post the list.
"Let's go and take a look!" Wen Ruyu pulled Jiang Youzhen and started to squeeze forward.
However, at this time everyone couldn't wait to see if they had won, so naturally they all rushed forward.
At first, Jiang Youzhen was pulled by Wen Ruyu's sleeve, but after a while, the two of them were separated.
As soon as he saw the crowds of people around him, Jiang Youzhen immediately regretted squeezing to the front at this time.
"Who stepped on my shoes?" an angry shout came from the side.
"Don't push it, just stand back, you will see it eventually."
Jiang Youzhen heard people around her calling for people not to squeeze, but who would listen at this time? She was forced to move forward, and she couldn't retreat even if she wanted to.
Jiang Youzhen finally took advantage of a gap nearby and quickly squeezed over, leaving the crowd and standing under a big tree.
She heaved a sigh of relief. When she saw the crowds of people in front of the list, she was immediately glad that she didn't squeeze in. She had a special status, and although she had taken protective measures, it was inevitable that she would bump into things when she was squeezed together.
Wen Ruyu pushed through the crowd but didn't see Jiang Youzhen.
"Junior brother? Junior brother Jiang?" Wen Ruyu shouted anxiously, but no one answered. He was pushed forward by the people behind him and could only sigh helplessly.
The list could be seen in the front row, so Wen Ruyu stopped looking for Jiang Youzhen and started looking for his and Jiang Youzhen's seat numbers from the inner circle.
"Huh? Is that Junior Brother Jiang? Why didn't you go to see the list?" Fu Kuan immediately came up to him when he saw Jiang Youzhen standing under the tree.
"It's Brother Fu. There are too many people. It will be the same when we go to see the list later. Brother Fu isn't going either, is he?" Jiang Youzhen smiled when he saw Fu Kuan.
"I know myself well, and I know I can't possibly pass it. But I heard that Junior Brother Jiang is very famous in Yang'an Town, so I guess he has a plan in mind, right?"
"Thank you! Thank you! It's just an empty honor. I also want to thank Brother Fu for the cakes and dinner he invited me to yesterday. After the exam, my senior brother and I will treat Brother Fu to taste the delicacies of Wen County."
"Of course that's fine! But don't take the treat to dinner to heart, Junior Brother Jiang. I like to make friends with like-minded people. Especially Junior Brother Jiang, who has brilliant literary talent and a good personality. When I saw him yesterday, I wanted to make friends with him."
Huh? Jiang Youzhen suddenly thought of the "first sight favorability" skill awarded by the system. Could it be that because of this, Fu Kuan felt that she looked familiar and his favorability increased?
It seems that this skill cannot be ignored. When maintaining relationships in the future, it will definitely be beneficial for making connections.
"Huh? Who is this number six? He's the one at the top of the list!" A puzzled voice came from the crowd.
"Number A-6 is definitely not Wen Ruyu, because Wen Ruyu was sitting opposite me at the time. It was number D-13."
"It's definitely not Ke Zhenqiu. I'm right next to Ke Zhenqiu. We are all in the B category."
"Then it's Lin Zhou?"
Everyone was guessing and the crowd was noisy. Jiang Youzhen was standing under a tree and heard a familiar seat number. Suddenly, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Although she doesn't care much, after all, she is still young. But she likes to do more with less and doesn't like to do repetitive things.
She was confident that she could pass the county exam, but she was not so sure about getting first place. If she did not handle the first essay well and offended the examiner, she would only be given a pass at best, and her ranking would not be that good.
Fortunately, she had inquired about the personalities of the teachers and the county magistrate before, so she took the risk. Now it seems that taking an unconventional approach and surprising everyone was the right path.