Bai Lin's face flashed with a trace of solemnity, and he changed the subject and said, "Bai Hao, have you finished answering the papers? Come with me to the study room to check them later."

The third uncle also said softly: "That's right, tell me the answer later."

In the evening.

Bai Lin found Bai Zhaozhao alone: ​​"Sister Zhao, I know where my calamity is!"

Bai Zhaozhao was shocked: "Where is it?"

"In fact, I also encountered snakes!" Bai Lin said mysteriously, "There were five of them! They all seemed to want to crawl into my food box, but because the box was locked, they couldn't get in. I found them and stepped on them to death!"

Five! Even if it was bad luck, there wouldn't be such a probability, right? Was the plot master unwilling to let Bai Lin take the exam? Or was Cheng Jiayu targeting Bai Lin as well?

It’s hard to say, maybe it’s both!

Then Bai Lin bowed to Bai Zhaozhao earnestly: "Thank you, sister Zhao, for saving my career!"

Bai Zhaozhao was a little uncomfortable: "Brother Lin, you are too polite. It's my duty. I was counting on you to win the first place!"

"Uh, champion? This..." is a bit difficult!

Bai Lin thought about it carefully, and then said: "I went over the questions with my father, and I answered them very well, especially the obscure questions. And most importantly, many of the questions came from universities!

If...well, if other students didn't take college seriously, I might actually be among the top students!"

Bai Zhaozhao's eyes lit up. The other students must not have taken it seriously, otherwise how could they highlight Cheng Jiayu's awesomeness? But this time Cheng Jiayu didn't take it seriously either!

Great, she started looking forward to the announcement of the results!

Ten days later.

Many students were waiting for the results in a teahouse near the Imperial Examination Hall.

Uncle Bai also got a private room with Bai Lin, Bai Hao, Bai Zhaozhao and others.

When the results are announced, the first thing that starts is calling out the names. It is said that it will start from the sixth place. The messengers will deliver the good news one by one. Except for those who live in the provincial capital, the rest will report to the inn where the students are staying, but most of them will be intercepted in nearby teahouses.

After the top fifty names have been reported, their names will no longer be called out. The top five will be announced directly. A total of two hundred people will be admitted in this provincial examination. Those who are not called out can go to the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall to look at the list!

When the tenth person was announced, Bai Zhaozhao paid special attention and found that it was Mr. Shen!

Oh, what a coincidence!

As for Cheng Jiayu, I didn’t hear about him until the 50th name was announced. Could he be in the top five?

"The fifth place in this year's provincial examination is Bai Shihong from Hexi County!"

"Bai Shihong!" Uncle Bai excitedly ran out to stop the reporter, "Is it really Bai Shihong?"

"Really, are you a member of Mr. Bai's family?"

"Yes, yes, yes! I'm his cousin! He's recuperating at home, come with me, my wife will give you the tea money!"

After saying this, Uncle Bai happily took his people home, not caring at all that there were three children in the teahouse.

Inside the private room, Bai Lin was also extremely excited, "My dad won! He came in fifth!"

Bai Zhaozhao also admired him. She remembered that when she asked the third uncle to read those books, he just replied calmly: "I have memorized these by heart."

Now it seems that this uncle is definitely a man of great talent! What a great man! It is hard to imagine what the situation of this uncle would be if Bai Lin unexpectedly failed the exam in the original story.

"That's great!" Bai Hao was also very happy. "From now on, my father will no longer say that the Bai family is relying on me and Brother Bai Lin! Isn't this one more person to rely on! What about the fifth place? He will definitely be able to pass the imperial examination!"

Bai Zhaozhao rolled his eyes: "Cousin Hao, can't you be more ambitious? Is it difficult to pass the imperial examination?"

"It's difficult! Sister, you don't know, although I answered all the questions, I think my answers were average! If I could win, I would definitely be the last one to make up the number!"

At this time, a group of yamen runners suddenly appeared, marching through the streets beating gongs and drums. The leader of the yamen runners shouted loudly:

"The champion's surname is Bai, and he is Bai Lin from Hexi Village in Hexi County!"

For a moment, everyone was shocked. Among so many famous talents, a dark horse emerged!

Bai Lin? I seem to have heard of him, but he doesn't seem to be that famous.

Bai Zhaozhao was very happy, he got ten thousand taels!

Bai Lin's eyes widened. In fact, he was a little nervous when he reported the second place just now. He felt that he should not be outside the top 50, but he didn't dare to hope that he could really get the first place!

But, he actually got it! And what Sister Zhao said was right! Could it be that her mouth was blessed?

Bai Hao jumped three feet high: "Oh my god, my brother is the champion! I am the younger brother of the champion! No, when I return to the prefectural school, I must show off!"

Bai Zhaozhao suggested waiting until the crowd had dispersed a little to check the list, and the two brothers agreed. They were not in a hurry to go home anyway, and their family would take care of Bai Lin's success.

At this time, those who found their names at the front of the list were dancing with joy, while others were laughing out loud.

Of course, there were more people who failed the exam and did not find their names on the list. Some of them cried loudly, while others cursed the sky and the earth.

It seems that human beings do not share the same sorrows and joys.

Bai Zhaozhao kept looking and saw that Cheng Jiayu was ranked 70th, which was only considered upper-middle. It would be risky for him to take the imperial examination with such a result, but Bai Zhaozhao knew that he would definitely go.

It was not until the 200th place that she saw Bai Hao’s name. Wow, he was right. He really was the last one!

Bai Hao was stunned for a long time after seeing this, and actually slapped himself in the face!

Bai Lin patted him: "What are you doing?"

Bai Hao's eyes were blurred: "Brother, if I had known that I was so smart, I would have said that I could be in the top 100!"

"Don't think about it. The list has been posted long ago. It's the same ranking whether you say it or not!" Bai Lin comforted.

"Haha, cousin Hao, why don't you continue to take the Spring Examination and say that you can pass the exam and become a Jinshi!" Bai Zhaozhao teased.

Bai Lin was helpless and said to Bai Hao: "After all, you passed the imperial examination. Your parents probably couldn't have imagined it!"

Bai Zhaozhao also echoed, "Yes, yes, cousin Hao, I remember Third Uncle said that if you can pass the imperial examination, he will give you all his private money. Didn't you say that you would take me to the temple fair and all the expenses would be yours? And you even want to lift the roof!"

Bai Lin couldn't help but laugh: "Let's go, let's go home and lift the roof!"

On the way back, Bai Hao finally realized what was going on and was extremely excited: "Oh my God, I actually won!"

When I got home, the team with music and drums had just arrived. It seemed that they had gone around several streets. Uncle Bai and Aunt Bai had just seen off the neighbors who came to congratulate Bai Shihong, when they saw this team of yamen runners coming to the Bai Mansion, followed by many common people.

"Look, this is Bai Jieyuan's home!"

"It's really big, is this a family of scholars?"

Bai Jieyuan?

Uncle Bai and his wife, as well as Bai Shihong, were all shocked. Then they saw Bai Zhaozhao and the other two coming back and entering through the small gate of Showa Garden.

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