Chapter 33 The Case
"Mr. Li, Mr. Wang!"
Yi Yun saluted to the two gentlemen. The three gentlemen in the academy, Mr. Yang is not from the city and has left the county town, while Mr. Li and Mr. Wang are from the local county town. It is the end of the year. The students thanked the teacher for his teachings this year, so it is normal for him to invite him to have a meal.
"It's Yi Yun, it's not bad. I heard that you have made great progress at the end of the year. You have to continue your efforts and strive to participate in the provincial examination within three years."
Mr. Li nodded with a smile. He was not in the academy now, and they didn’t act like a teacher. The most important thing is that they also learned from Mr. Yang that Yi Yun had good exam results at the end of the year.
At the end of the year-end exam, Mr. Yang did not announce everyone's rankings as in previous years. The reason is that many students will go to the provincial examination next year, but the results will not be announced, so as not to dampen everyone's enthusiasm.
The meaning of this sentence is very obvious. Mr. Yang is very dissatisfied with everyone's achievements this time, but later he focused on performing Yi Yun. However, in the eyes of Mr. Li and Mr. Wang, this praise means that Yi Yun has made great progress.
If Yi Yun won the first place in the exam, they would definitely not believe it.
"Yi Yun, who is this?"
Zhu Mingming's eyes fell on Yi Zhi, and his eyes lit up. There is no need to say more about Yi Zhi's appearance. Just like this, let alone Zhu Mingming, even Zhang Chu and others were moved.
A beautiful lady, a gentleman is a good match!
Ancient scholars were not as subtle as modern people. When they saw the girls they liked, they expressed their love without hesitation. However, today there was a gentleman here, so they were a little restrained.
"This is my sister."
"So it's Ling Mei, sit down quickly."
Zhu Mingming had already prepared a seat for him, Yi Yun was not polite, and Yi Zhi naturally would not be polite. After the brother and sister took the seat, they naturally toasted with the husband at the beginning.
In ancient times, wine was fruit wine, and the degree was not high. Yi Zhi's generous expression made Zhang Chu and his others' eyes even hot. Even Zhang Chu, who was originally hostile to Yi Yun, was much more kind to Yi Yun in his words.
"Sure enough, there is a beautiful sister, and the treatment is different."
Looking at the top scorers in the academy, they were so close and talked about their interesting stories in the school. Outsiders really thought that these people had a good relationship with them, but in fact, they couldn't say a few words to them for a year.
With Yi Zhi's vision, she didn't even like the young masters of so many powerful families in the capital, and it was even more impossible for her to like Zhang Chu and others. However, she was still very patient and chatted with Zhang Chu and others, just to learn more about her somewhat mysterious second brother.
But after chatting for a while, she also found that the information these people knew about the second brother was very limited, and they were all valuable news. Gradually, she stopped talking and sat quietly beside her and savored the snacks.
"After the Lantern Festival, Zhang Chu and his friends will also apply for the office exam. Although it is a holiday, they have to study hard and not slacken." Mr. Wang spoke, and Zhang Chu and his friends quickly expressed their opinions that they would definitely not be lazy.
"Yi Yun, and Zi Ling, you two must work hard, and strive to apply for the government examination within three years."
Zi Ling is Zhu Mingming's word, which was obtained by Zhu Mingming's father who invited a famous gentleman in the entire city.
"Sir, the students will also take the examination next year." Yi Yun replied with a smile.
"Yi Yun, you're not kidding."
"It's not a joke to take the house exam next year."
Lu Fei and Kong Wei beside Zhang Chu were both shocked by Yi Yun's words, with an incredible expression on their faces. The same was true for the two gentlemen, and Yi Zhi and Zhu Mingming thought it was normal.
Zhu Mingming clearly believed that Yi Yun had already read Haoran's righteousness. Having Haoran's righteousness with him was naturally nothing to participate in a house examination. However, because Yi Yun had told him to keep it a secret, he did not tell the matter out.
Yi Zhi would not be surprised. She had seen her brother's talent, so a house examination was naturally no problem.
"Yi Yun, stop making trouble. You have to take the prefecture examination and get the recommendation of academy. Although the quota is not restricted, not everyone will recommend academy. If you do not get a good exam, it will affect the reputation of the academy."
Kong Wei spoke out and dissuaded him. Why did the academy recommend only the three of them this time? It was because the three of them had good grades and were sure to be admitted to the government examination. And even if they were not admitted, it was just a little bit worse.
But if the academy recommends students with poor knowledge to participate, and the article is written in a mess, first of all, the school officials will be very dissatisfied, and secondly, if it is spread, people will feel that there is no one in the academy, and even such students will dare to send them to the palace examination.
"Yi Yun, it's good that you have the intention of having a home test, but you are still young and can wait for another two or three years. When you are confident enough, you will be able to go to the home test. Wouldn't it be nice to be the first to pass the list?" Mr. Wang said this very tactful, but the potential meaning is the same.
"What sir teaches me."
Yi Yun did not argue. Anyway, he asked Mr. Xu to ask the dean for a quota, so there is no need to explain too much here.
However, Yi Yun felt it was troublesome and didn't want to explain too much. Yi Zhi, who was standing beside him, put down the snacks in her hand, her face suddenly bulged, and she looked angry and said, "My brother is very powerful. I will definitely pass the house exam next year."
Yi Zhi's behavior was like a sister who admired her brother. When she saw someone saying bad things about her brother, she immediately became unhappy.
Yi Yun's heart skipped a beat. He felt that his sister was going to be a witch.
"You must be jealous of my brother's talent. I don't know how good my brother's poems are written." Yi Zhi looked angry with her face, but when she saw Kong Wei and others, she felt a little nervous.
"Miss Yi Zhi, with poetry, even the three of us have just started to contact each other, and they dare not say such words. Your brother may not be even more capable."
Kong Wei was the first to speak first, and Lu Fei immediately agreed: "A poem requires a deep literary background and inspiration. No one dares to say that his poem is very powerful."
"You are just jealous. If you are not convinced, then compare with my brother. I will write poems based on what you can see now..."
"Sister, stop making trouble." Yi Yun interrupted Yi Zhi's words. If he didn't use it as a polite, he wouldn't be able to write poetry, but he remembered only a few poems in his nine years of compulsory education. One poem would be less than one. Each poem had to be used on the blade and could not be wasted here.
"My sister is talking nonsense, which makes everyone laugh."
Yi Yun gave Yi Zhi a warning look. No matter what the sister had in her mind, he didn't plan to cooperate.
Understanding Yi Yun's warning eyes, Yi Zhi was even more alert. Her second brother was so calm. She was obviously talented but deliberately hiding her weakness. She was a little afraid now. Let this second brother return to the capital and will things get out of control.
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"It seems that something has happened downstairs, and the inspector's staff are here, too." Zhu Mingming, who was by the window, suddenly spoke.
A noise suddenly came from the street. When Yi Yun heard Zhu Mingming's words, he walked up and found that many people gathered in the street downstairs, and the people from the inspection department were also on the scene. Yi Yun also saw the constables who found him on the mountain.
"Go down and find out what's going on."
Zhu Mingming greeted Shutong, and soon Shutong came back to report, "Young master, there are two vendors below who quarreled over a bag of silver. They all said that the bag of silver belongs to theirs, and the inspectors are under trial."
"Is this silver bag unmarked? Do both of them know the amount of money inside?"
"The silver bag has no marks, and the amount of money inside is as accurate as both of them, so it is difficult for the inspectors to judge. I guess the director of the inspection department will come in the end."
Hearing that he wanted to invite his third uncle, Yi Yun thought for a while and stood up from the table and said to the two gentlemen: "Sir, the student wants to go down and take a look."
In fact, it’s not just Yi Yun, but even Zhu Mingming and Zhang Chu are the same. Young people just like to join in the fun.
"Go, I'm going back too."
Mr. Wang and Mr. Li also stood up, and Zhu Mingming quickly arranged for the servants to prepare a carriage to take the two gentlemen back, while the group rushed to the fun.
Among the crowd, two vendors were arguing at the moment, and their stalls were also next door, one selling spices and the other selling charcoal. They all looked in their early fifties.
"Sir, this silver bag belongs to mine. How could he, a charcoal seller, have so much money?"
"You're talking nonsense. I'm going to use this money to buy New Year's goods. It's clear that you peeked at the number inside while I was calculating the money."
What both of them said makes sense. Old Chen was a little embarrassed and looked at Ye Xiao beside him, "I'm afraid this case will not be difficult to stop, so I have to take it back to the yamen for trial."
"If you bring it back to the yamen, these two vendors will not be able to do business this day, but they will suffer a considerable loss."
Ye Xiao shook his head. It was not a few days before the Chinese New Year. These vendors made some money by making some money in these few days. One day they would lose a lot of income. The most important thing is that it would be difficult to take it back to the yamen.
Since the fake one dares to fake, they must be prepared. It is useless to not act as a punishment and rely on intimidation alone. But if the punishment is carried out, wouldn’t that really suffer a loss? If a battle is defeated, at least this year will not be a good year.
"Constable Chen, what's wrong?"
Just when Lao Chen and Ye Xiao were in a dilemma, Yi Yun walked in from the crowd. Lao Chen and Ye Xiao naturally knew Yi Yun, and now briefly introduced the situation.
While Old Chen was talking about the situation, Yi Yun also looked at the two vendors, pondered for a moment and said, "If you go to the yamen, you will not be able to figure it out. I have an idea for you to refer to."
Chapter completed!