webnovelfull Chapter 170 Return to Daqing Village
Chapter 170 Return to Daqing Village
Uncle Zhong took the fake account book and at night he brought men in black to hand the little monk over to a beggar, and asked the beggar to lead the little monk to the door of Juhonglou.
The madam was initially annoyed when she saw the young novice monk and tried to drive him away. However, after being reminded by another woman, she realized that the young novice monk looked somewhat like Hongxiu.
So she quickly asked someone to notify Hongxiu to come and pick up the little monk.
It was midnight yesterday when Hongxiu got the news that the young monk was being hunted. As soon as she got the news, she sent people out to look for the young monk, but they couldn't find him the whole night.
Fearing that she would be blamed by the governor, she did not dare to tell him. Until tonight, when the little monk was sent back, she finally felt relieved when she saw the account book in the little monk's hand.
However, after just turning a few pages, she felt a surge of despair in her heart. She pinched the little monk's shoulders, shook him, and asked, "Where is the account book? Where is the real account book? Who took you away? Who is it?"
The young monk shook his head in fear and said nothing. He was still young and didn't know who those people were.
"It's over, everything is over!" Hongxiu collapsed on the ground. The little monk stepped forward and wiped her tears.
The next morning, when Lin Jingyou and Yan Hui set out for home, they saw many soldiers coming and going in a hurry on the road. They didn't know what they were searching for on the streets.
Fortunately, they got up early and just as they left the city, the city gate was closed. It was said that an assassin had tried to kill the governor in the middle of the night, and now the governor had ordered a search of Fuzhou City.
After walking a little further, Lin Jingyou and Yan Hui separated on the official road. Yan Hui returned to Beijing with the account book, while Lin Jingyou returned to the county town with the several thousand taels of silver he had won.
Have a safe journey.
Sure enough, Governor Huang was busy looking for the account books and had no time to take care of the two of them.
After a tiring journey, the first thing Lin Jingyou did after returning to the county town was to go to Mingyue Tower.
Before reaching the door of Mingyue Tower, Mo Xi, who had just sent a guest out, saw Lin Jingyou and hurriedly shouted inside, "Uncle, the Third Master is back! The Third Master is back!"
Mo Xi stepped forward, took the bag from Lin Jingyou's hand, and led him in.
Hearing Mo Xi's shout, Lin Jingce hurried out and patted Lin Jingyou's shoulder happily, "Third brother, you are finally back? How is it? Did you pass the exam?"
Lin Jingyou smiled slightly and nodded, "I lived up to everyone's expectations. I passed the exam and got first place!"
"What? First place? That's the top scorer!" Lin Jingce became even happier and screamed.
The guests in the lobby heard their conversation and stood up to congratulate them.
"Congratulations, congratulations to this young man for winning first place!"
"Young Master has great literary talent. He will definitely become the top scholar in the future!"
"Young Master is not only talented in writing, but also extremely handsome. I wonder if you can arrange a marriage?"
As soon as she came out of the backyard, she heard everyone congratulating Shen Wanning and said with a smile, "Today, my third brother passed the imperial examination, which is a great joy! Everyone here will get a 50% discount on tea! Let everyone share in the joy!"
"Okay! Okay! Thank you, boss!"
Most of the people who come here are regulars. When they hear Shopkeeper Yang always calling Shen Wanning like this, the others naturally know the reason and start to call Shen Wanning like him.
"Wan Ning!" Seeing Shen Wan Ning coming out, Lin Jingyou's eyes lit up and he shouted.
"Third brother! I knew you would pass the imperial examination! You're amazing!"
The two walked towards each other and stood in the middle of the lobby, their eyes meeting.
Lin Jingyou nodded. "Yes, I have lived up to your expectations. I will have to work harder next time."
Originally, there were some things he wanted to tell Shen Wanning right now, but now, he suddenly felt that he was just a small juren, and he still had to be the top scorer.
"Then let's go back early and tell our parents the good news. They will definitely be very happy." Shen Wanning stared at Lin Jingyou with sparkling eyes.
Lin Jingyou raised his hand and slowly approached Shen Wanning. At this moment, he really wanted to hold her in his arms.
"Hey, be careful." Seeing a child behind him holding an empty bowl, running around in the lobby and almost bumping into Shen Wanning, Lin Jingyou pulled Shen Wanning into his arms.
It was a hot summer day, and the two of them were only wearing light clothes. They were so close that they could feel the heat from each other's bodies.
A faint scent of ink emanated from Lin Jingyou in the heat.
It was the first time that Shen Wanning was so close to a man. Her whole body felt numb as if she had been electrocuted, and her legs were so weak that she could hardly stand.
Shen Wanning suddenly felt embarrassed and raised her head slightly, and the strands of hair on her head gently rubbed against Lin Jingyou's chin.
At this moment, I don’t know whether it is my chin that is itching or my heart that is itching.
"Thank...thank you...Third...Brother, my legs are a little weak." Shen Wanning said as she gently pushed Lin Jingyou's chest.
Seeing that the guests in the lobby were all looking at them, Lin Jingyou took a step back and supported Shen Wanning with both hands to help her stand up.
"Is your leg feeling better?" Lin Jingyou asked.
Shen Wanning released Lin Jingyou's hand, stood up, and replied, "Thank you, Third Brother. I'm fine."
"Well, that's good. Be careful in the store next time. Some kids are noisy and run around without looking at people. Be careful not to get bumped by them." Lin Jingyou warned.
Shen Wanning nodded. "Okay, I'll remember that. Third brother, go to the backyard and have a drink of water and rest for a while! You must be tired after riding in the carriage all the way, right?"
"I'm not tired. I had a good rest last night." Lin Jingyou shook his head slightly.
"Okay, then I'll call my eldest brother and we'll go have lunch first. I'll leave this here to the others later, and we'll go back after lunch so that Mom and Dad won't worry about us."
"It's okay. Let's go back after we finish our work and pack up in the afternoon. It won't take a while." As he spoke, Lin Jingyou walked to the backyard and washed his hands.
Shen Wanning also washed her hands and called Lin Jingce to have lunch together.
In the afternoon, Lin Jingyou helped in the milk tea shop. After selling the milk tea, they packed up and returned to the village.
As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, Lin Jingce jumped off the carriage and shouted to the courtyard, "Mom, my third brother is back. He passed the imperial examination! He got first place! He's the top scorer!"
When Aunt Zhang, who was still cooking in the kitchen, heard this, she stuffed the spatula in her hand into Xu's hand and ran towards the courtyard gate.
Lin Dashan was smoking in the yard while doing carpentry work with Lin Jiang, occasionally taking a knife to cut a few times.
He stood up first and walked to the gate. Aunt Zhang, who had just come running, pushed Lin Dashan aside.
"Third brother, third brother, did you really pass the exam? And you got the first place?" Aunt Zhang was so happy that when she smiled, there were several more wrinkles on her forehead than usual.
Looking closely, there were faint tears in Aunt Zhang's eyes.
"Mom, I passed the imperial examination and was ranked first in the provincial examination. From now on, I will have a salary, and you and Dad will no longer have to save money to pay for my tuition and travel expenses." Lin Jingyou said softly in a gentle voice.