It is the case going on!

Zhou's heart was already in his throat, and he saw it from time to time, for fear that the newspaper would not be able to find the door, and for fear that the newspaper would send the news to the Shen family's yard, he specially arranged a maid to go on duty.

However, news of someone who was beaten to the school outside came from time to time, but there was no news of the scholar in the Shenxi River.

"I'm really worried, otherwise I'd better find someone to wait in the government?"

Zhou finally got anxious and waited for a day, but there was no good news. In the matter of the Chinese scholar, silence is not a good sign, which means that Chen Xi failed the exam.

Hui Niang's face was full of disappointment: "Do you have to wait any longer? It's almost dark. I haven't heard the good news outside for a long time, so I've probably finished reporting it... Alas..."

Zhou still didn't give up: "Maybe the reason why the reward was delayed because of something?"

That being said, but she felt more and more disappointed. As night came, the person who reported the good news finished within an hour after noon. Nothing came from the city later...

This only means that Chen Xi really didn’t pass the exam this time!

As Zhou's endless chattering, the sky finally turned completely dark.

Shen Mingjun had not received any news from the printing workshop. He couldn't help but come back to ask about the situation while it was dark. Zhou was disappointed and asked Xiu'er to go to the back door of the medicine shop to tell him, while she sat on the bench in the back hall... When she got to the back, she secretly wiped her tears.

Hui Niang comforted her: "Sister, didn't we agree to not force it?"

Zhou wiped his tears and forced his face to smile: "Yes, that kid is still young, and there are many opportunities in the future... Oh, it's dark, so it's time to ask him to come down to have a meal."

"Oh! I don't know my parents' affection if I don't raise a child. Now I finally understand why his grandmother locked up his uncle and studied... It was for his own good... I've been waiting for the news again and again, and my head was so worried."

Hui Niang waved her hand and signaled Lin Dai, who had just entered the back hall, to go upstairs and call Chen Xi down.

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In the study on the second floor, Chen Xi knew from Lin Dai's tiptoe that the atmosphere downstairs was not good. He failed to pass the scholar, which meant he would have to wait for two years to take the exam, which was a big blow to Zhou.

"Bad guy, you lied to me. After I agreed to marry the scholar, I would marry me, but you didn't pass the exam." As a result, Lin Dai also got angry with Chen Xi. The little girl pouted her mouth, and her resentful woman looked very painful.

Chen Xi shook his head helplessly: "I have no face to see you for my husband... Alas, I can only say that I have done my best!"

Lin Dai curled her mouth and a "hum" sounded in her nose, looking extremely dissatisfied, but she immediately turned her head and said, "Go down to have dinner. You are not allowed to mess with my mother. I am reluctant to beat you now..."

"I am reluctant to beat you" means "I am willing to beat me". Lin Dai is very confident and knows that when Chen Xi failed the exam, Zhou's unhappy family may take her anger.

Just as Shen Xi and Lin Dai were leaving the room and preparing to go downstairs, Hui Niang came upstairs.

Hui Niang was worried, and she looked at Chen Xi with a slight complaint... In Shen Xi's opinion, this is a blame for his writing "Jin Ping Mei" before the exam, which is a typical tortoise.

"Dai'er, go downstairs first. Auntie has a few words to tell Xiaolang." Hui Niang gently patted Lin Dai's shoulder.

Lin Dai was afraid of Zhou, but she had a good relationship with Hui Niang. Hui Niang treated her like her biological daughter on weekdays. Lin Dai said in Shen Xi more than once that it would be great if she had been adopted by Hui Niang.

This is also a way for Lin Dai to express her dissatisfaction with Chen Xi. Because if she was adopted by Hui Niang, she would not have to be Chen Xi's child bride. Chen Xi would always answer her with a smile, Hui Niang had no son. Adopting her would only make her a maid, and the little girl always stuck out her tongue disapprovingly.

Hui Niang called Chen Xi to her room, closed the door, and said with a little disappointment: "Xiaolang, Auntie thought that your future is more important than anything else. You are distracted by the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce. Auntie owe you and your mother too much. In the future... you don't have to come here, just study hard."

Chen Xi hurriedly said, "Auntie, I can help with some things."

Hui Niang looked apologetically on her face and shook her head: "I have been relying on you too much in the past few years. I want to discuss anything with you, which has delayed your study... No matter what happens in the future, my aunt will deal with it by herself. You can feel at ease to read the book, and your mother... You have to be filial, it is not easy for her."

Chen Xi thought Hui Niang would blame him for writing "Jin Ping Mei", but unexpectedly, Hui Niang didn't mention it at all, but took the responsibility of not being admitted to the scholar.

Chen Xi didn't pass this college examination, and it was impossible for him to say that he was not disappointed at all, but it was indeed too demanding to make him a scholar at the age of eleven. It would be better to accumulate a few more years of knowledge.

In the past, Chen Xi always felt that he had learned enough in his two lives, and that there should be no problem with dealing with the imperial examination. But after experiencing this college entrance examination, he realized that the difficulties and obstacles encountered in the imperial examination were far beyond his imagination. This time, he failed the exam, which was a warning to him.

During dinner at night, Zhou had no appetite at all. She sat by the table, and didn't even notice that the bowl in her hand was tilted and the rice porridge was sprinkled out.

Hui Niang reminded: "Sister..."

"Um?"

Zhou came back to his senses and realized that the porridge had been sprinkled. He sighed softly, "If it sprinkles, sprinkle it. Let the land king take a few bites to bless my son to become a scholar." In just one day, Zhou seemed to have been ten years old. Chen Xi felt very sad when he saw it, and lowered his head sadly.

Hui Niang gave Zhou another bowl of rice porridge: "Sister went back early after dinner, and I asked my brother-in-law to tell him to come back to accompany you in the evening."

Zhou was in a state of swaying spirit again and didn't hear anything Hui Niang said.

After dinner, Zhou went to feed the child first, and then took the two young people home. As for the younger son and daughter, they were left in the pharmacy and were taken care of by Mrs. Hu and the maid.

After leaving the back door, he walked straight to the original old house in the back alley. When he arrived at the door, he wanted to open the door and go in. Chen Xi quickly pulled her: "Mom, we've moved. This is where Brother Liu and his wife live."

Zhou looked up at Men Mei, frowned: "Is that true? When did it happen... Oh, it seems that this is really the case. Alas!" Finally, he sighed.

Chen Xi felt a cramp in his heart when he saw it!

On the surface, I said I don’t care, but how can I not care? This is the first time that my son failed the exam, which has hit her very hard.

Chen Xi sighed again, where is the smooth sailing of the imperial examination? Many famous officials and great scholars who have been recorded in history often fail the exam several times, so they will get used to it...

When he returned home, while Shen Xi and Lin Dai were washing, Zhou was sitting on a small stool beside the ancient well in the front yard. He muttered: "There is a leap month, two years are twenty-five months, one month is thirty days, and one day is twelve hours..."

Chen Xi was really afraid that Zhou would have something wrong with him.

Soon, Shen Mingjun came back from the printing workshop. He comforted Chen Xi and Zhou, and then helped his wife to the room.

After Chen Xi wiped his feet, he poured the foot wash water into the eaves. Lin Dai's angrily scolded him: "Bad guy. You are not a gentleman without trust."

As soon as the little girl said this, Chen Xi suddenly felt that she had become a sinner in her family.

When he entered the intermediate yard and returned to his house, Chen Xi was lying on the bed and tossing and turning, unable to sleep. This time, Luo Di was the biggest blow he encountered after coming to this world. Just as he was thinking about something, Lin Dai came over with a small pillow, and did not discuss with Chen Xi. He put down the pillow, reached out to push Chen Xi inside, and then got into the quilt. But he turned his back to Chen Xi, as if he was angry.

Chen Xi put his hand over and hugged her, and was about to speak up when the little girl scolded, "Pick away your dirty hands!"

Chen Xi smiled bitterly: "Grandma, since you are here, why do you show off my face?"

"Hmph, who cares about you? I'm just afraid... I don't dare to sleep alone..."

Lin Dai's mind is not yet mature. Recently, she has heard some ghost stories from Chen Xi, such as "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Painted Skin", "A Pair of Embroidered Shoes", etc., which scared the little girl very much.

Chen Xi said with a bitter face: "Don't you care about me? Humph. I love you so much, but you don't appreciate it... Alas, I'll just become a monk in the future."

When Lin Dai heard this, she turned her head and stared at him: "You dare!"

Chen Xi smiled. He closed his eyes and wanted to sleep, but Lin Dai pushed him: "The "Mr. Zombie" you talked about that day has not ended yet!"

"I still want to hear it, I'm not afraid?"

Chen Xi looked at Lin Dai, and Lin Dai shook her head firmly. For her, the story must be listened to in full. In addition to talking about "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", Chen Xi also talked about some movies I had watched in my previous life. She has been telling Lin Dai about "Mr. Zombie" these days. It is now about the fact that Uncle Jiu's apprentice Qiu Sheng was fascinated by the female ghost Xiaoyu. The good or bad luck is uncertain, and Lin Dai is worried.

Chen Xi forced himself to keep telling the story. Just when Shen Xi said that the zombies that Mr. Ren and Mr. Ren became biting villagers everywhere and slapped the villagers' heads, a sound of "beef scattered beef scattered" suddenly came from outside.

The little girl was scared and buried her head in Chen Xi's arms. After a while, she realized that it was not the zombies outside, but someone was ringing the gong.

"Ha, aren't you afraid?" Chen Xi smiled,

Lin Dai punched Shen Xi's pink fist. After thinking about it, she quickly got up and went out with her little pillow, and went to her room next door.

If there is any movement outside, Zhou will easily come to Chenxi to check it out. If Zhoushi finds her running to Chenxi's room, she will definitely be punished.

But this time I came up to check it out was Shen Mingjun. I heard the sound of the gong ringing at the door of the Shen family, as if I was sincere in disturbing the tranquility.

"Is this Mr. Shen's home?" A sound came from the gate of the courtyard. Shen Mingjun opened the door and saw that there was a bright light in front of the door. There were many people coming, holding lanterns and torches.

Shen Mingjun thought for a while and went forward to open the yard gate.

At this time, Chen Xi put on his clothes and asked Lin Dai to come to the yard in front. Zhou also sorted out his clothes and walked out, looking at the people in front of the door with unknown origins.

Shen Mingjun asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"Of course it's Mr. Chen, it's him. Congratulations to Mr. Shen, the mansion, for entering the second place in the student body. I'm here to congratulate you." The visitor finally explained his purpose.

When Zhou heard this, he suddenly felt unhappy and was about to fall to the ground. Chen Xi and Lin Dai quickly stepped forward to support her.

"What did you say, how many?"

Shen Mingjun couldn't help but be amazed. It was the first time he had come to report the good news this night.

The Shen family has produced a scholar Shen Mingwen, and they still understand the basic rules for reporting good news. If you want to report good news, it is best to bet on the yang energy at noon, and the neighbors can come out to see the fun. Reporting good news at night can also alarm the neighbors, but it is suspected of disturbing people's dreams.

The gate of the next yard opened, Xiu'er looked outside and immediately went back to report to Hui Niang. Soon Hui Niang also came out, and she was in a hurry and couldn't even comb her head.

"Do you guys?"

"You little doctor!"

Suddenly, the gate of Shenjiayuan became noisy. At this time, Zhou had not yet come to his senses from his surprise, and he didn't even say a word clearly for a while.

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ps: The fourth update is here!

The emperor is currently conducting activities on the website, and he will vote for one monthly ticket in the early morning of the 28th to count two. In order to express the emperor's sincerity in canvassing votes, a big explosion will begin tomorrow!

Please note that it is a big explosion, which means that the emperor will do his best and will devote himself to typing every minute and every second, so that everyone can enjoy reading it!
Chapter completed!