RPAGF Chapter 163 Lin Jingyou Wins the First Prize
Chapter 163 Lin Jingyou Wins the First Prize
The person who was sent continued to look at the first list, one by one from bottom to top, and finally saw Lin Jingyou's name in the first place.
He shouted happily, "Lin Jingyou has won the first place in the imperial examination! Lin Jingyou has won the first place in the imperial examination!"
Hearing his shout, the crowd exploded.
"What? The first place wasn't awarded to Ouyang Caizi, but to a student named Lin Jingyou?"
"That's impossible. Everyone says Ouyang Caizi is this year's champion. How could it be that guy called Lin Jingyou?"
"Who is this Lin Jingyou? Why have I never heard of his name?"
"I know, I know. I'm from Bailu Academy in Qinghe County. Lin Jingyou and I are classmates."
"Then take a look at Ouyang Caizi. What place is he in? Is his name on the list?"
Someone continued to look at the list and finally saw Ouyang Bo's name, who was ranked fourth.
"I see, I see. Ouyang Bo is fourth. Oh, I thought he was so capable, but he's not even in the top three. Everyone, disperse!"
"What? Ouyang Caizi is only fourth? If I bet on him to win, won't I lose everything?"
"What a rubbish talent! He didn't even get the top prize in the exam. We all trusted him so much."
"That's right, he said he could pass the exam, so we bet on him. He made us lose so much money, we can't just let it go!"
"Let's go find him and ask him to compensate us!"
Someone took the lead to find Ouyang Bo, and others followed him. In a short while, only half of the people gathered in front of the list remained.
The person who first saw the rankings of Lin Jingyou and Yan Hui had already rushed to the inn at the fastest pace.
This boy was clever, knowing that someone would come up with a list to catch a son-in-law. So he hid all the way, fearing that someone would chase him and find Lin Jingyou.
When they arrived at the inn, Lin Jingyou and Yan Hui were chatting while looking outside the door.
"Congratulations, Mr. Lin, for taking first place and becoming the top scholar! Mr. Yan is also on the list, ranked 28th!" The man was panting, looking excited.
Originally, he would be rewarded because he was the first to arrive, and since Lin Jingyou passed the imperial examination, the reward they would probably give him would be even greater.
"What? You are not seeing things. My brother Jingyou is the champion, the first place?" Yan Hui reacted violently, and when he stood up, he brought the bench to the ground.
The man nodded quickly, "I'm sure I saw it clearly. The first place is Lin Jingyou. Yan Hui is 28th."
"That's great, Brother Jingyou, you are the top scorer! You are the top scorer! We won, we won!" Yan Hui patted Lin Jingyou's shoulders excitedly several times and almost knocked Lin Jingyou to the ground.
He touched his shoulder, looking helpless, "I know, I know, I'm the first."
After saying that, Lin Jingyou took out a small piece of silver from his purse and handed it to the young man, "Please run this way, this is for me to have some tea."
The man took the silver and bowed, "Thank you, Lin Jieyuan, thank you, Lin Jieyuan. This is the silver Lin Jieyuan gave me. I will keep it well when I get home and let my son touch it every day so that he can share in Jieyuan's good luck."
Yan Hui waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you can go down first!"
The man just turned around, then seemed to remember something. He turned back to look at the two of them and said, "Oh, there's one more thing. Just now when I was looking at the list, I saw someone trying to seize a son-in-law. Mr. Lin has now won the title of Jieyuan. You must be careful. Someone might come to seize your son-in-law."
Lin Jingyou nodded slightly, "Thank you for the reminder, young man."
Yan Hui turned around immediately and said, "So Brother Jingyou didn't look at the list because of this! It's really high!"
Lin Jingyou raised his eyebrows and said, "Let's go! Let's get the silver. The gambling house should have received the news by now."
"Great! It's just right. If they come to seize the son-in-law, we won't be here. Hehe. No one would have thought that on the day the results were announced, the top scorer would actually go to the gambling house with me!"
Yan Hui rubbed his hands, looking excited.
The two men stood up and walked towards the gambling house. On the way, Yan Hui began to talk non-stop again, "But then again, I really didn't expect that I could actually pass the imperial examination. My ancestors of the Yan family won their titles through military merit, and in my generation, we can finally say that we have a scholar."
Yan Hui's grandfather had also fought in the battlefield, but his father wasn't very successful, so it was thanks to his ancestors that he inherited the title. Yan Hui was considered the first generation of the Yan family to pursue a literary career.
"Well, you are very good. You performed very well in this exam." Lin Jingyou praised with a smile.
"Hehe, thank you so much, Brother Jingyou. If it weren't for Brother Jingyou supervising my studies and teaching me how to write policy essays half a month before the exam, I would have definitely failed this time."
"This is the result of Brother Yan's hard work. I can't take credit for it." Lin Jingyou said politely.
Then he added, "Let's hurry and get the money back. We need to get back to the inn early. I guess the officials with the good news will be there soon."
"Okay, then let's walk faster." Yan Hui quickened his pace and walked in front of Lin Jingyou.
The two soon arrived at the gambling house. As they expected, there were not many people there because most people had lost.
It was the same waiter from last time. Seeing them coming, he said dejectedly, "Welcome, both of you. May I ask where you are coming from..."
The man slowly raised his head and saw their faces. He asked in surprise, "It's you two? I remember you two betting on Ouyang Caizi to lose, right? Then you've won a lot this time."
As he spoke, the waiter led them inside and found the man who had collected their money last time. This man was the owner of this gambling house and helped manage it.
Seeing Lin Jingyou and the others, the gambling house owner's face suddenly turned unhappy. He said with a forced smile, "You two are here? I wonder if you two are here...?"
Yan Hui slammed the bill on the table with a "tsk" sound. "You're asking even though you already know the answer. Of course you're here to take our winnings."
The boss bowed slightly and said, "Unfortunately, there are not so many silver notes in the gambling house right now."
"Oh, everyone knows that the richest places besides money houses are gambling houses. What? The biggest gambling house in Fuzhou city, is it trying to default on its debts?" Yan Hui said sarcastically.
"I'm running a business, how could I refuse to pay? It's only less than 20,000 taels. I just don't have that much money in the gambling house today. Please come back in a few days."
"No money? That doesn't matter, just ask someone to go to the bank to get it. I have plenty of time and can wait, so just send someone to get it now." Yan Hui sat down on the nearest chair and said to the boss with a squint.
Lin Jingyou then sat next to him.
The boss winked at the person next to him, and that person quietly went out through the back door.
"Why don't we go to the backyard and have a cup of tea first?" the boss invited.
"I don't have time to drink tea with you. I passed the imperial examination, which is a great joy. I have to go back and treat my classmates to dinner. Don't waste my time." Yan Hui became even more arrogant and stretched out his legs and put them on another chair.