Chapter 464: Entering the Village to Announce the Good News
The chief of the police looked at the excited village chief and thought to himself that the old man's questions were very accurate. When he saw them coming, he asked Mr. Sun whether he had passed the imperial examination.
Not as shaky as a few years ago.
The chief official did not keep the secret and immediately shouted, "Yes, Mr. Sun Shan has passed the imperial examination. He is the only one in Huangyang County and the only one in Zhangzhou Prefecture. Congratulations, Village Chief Sun."
The chief official automatically ignored "this session" because it was not the point. It was enough to let the people know that Sun Shan was the only juren from Zhangzhou Prefecture on the list.
As soon as the chief constable's voice fell, the good news team behind him stood up and beat drums and gongs in an organized and rhythmic manner.
In order to get the wedding money, you have to work very hard.
The village chief stared at the leader of the officials. When he heard the word "pass the imperial examination", his eyes went dark and he fell straight down.
This sudden change scared everyone.
Whether it was the officials who came to announce the good news or the villagers of Sunjia Village, they all instinctively retreated quickly.
I wondered if they were scammed. How could they fall so suddenly?
After a second of thought, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they realized that the person lying on the ground was the village chief, not an ordinary passerby.
Isn't it a bit cold-hearted of them to retreat so quickly?
Sun Dingnan, the eldest grandson, was reliable. After seeing his grandfather fall to the ground, he immediately went to help him. However, the incident happened suddenly and the village chief was heavy, so Sun Dingnan failed to support him.
Then he burst out: "Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"
Sun Dingnan was also panicked. How could he faint for no reason? He was fine just now.
The experienced old man and old woman reacted, and Uncle Eight immediately shouted: "Oh, are you too happy? Are you too happy for a moment and can't bear it?"
After saying this, Uncle Qi immediately shouted, "Get out of the way, let me press the Ren Zhong."
Uncle Qi was of high rank in the village, so the descendants of Sunjia Village immediately made way. Uncle Qi was about to reach out and touch the village chief, but he didn't do it yet.
The village chief suddenly opened his eyes wide, and Uncle Qi was so scared that he stepped back repeatedly. He staggered and fell to the ground heavily like the village chief.
The villagers and the officials who came to report the good news were so frightened that they stepped back one after another. Even the eldest grandson Sun Dingnan was frightened by the village chief's staring eyes and took a step back. The previous second, they were still a loving group of grandparents and grandchildren, but the next second, they became fake grandparents and grandchildren.
The village chief stared with eyes wide open, without blinking, and asked quietly: "What did you say just now? Did Shanzi pass the imperial examination?"
The officials who brought the good news looked at the village chief with fear, suspecting that he had Alzheimer's disease.
The elders and villagers of Sunjia Village huddled together in fear, suspecting that the village chief was having a last gasp.
The officials who came to report the good news and the villagers of Sunjia Village really wanted to ask: How did the village chief manage to faint and wake up on his own?
Seeing that everyone was staring at him and not answering him, the village chief asked again: "Did Shanzi pass the imperial examination?"
The officials who brought the good news and the villagers of Sunjia Village became even more frightened when they saw the village chief's confused yet paranoid eyes.
Do you suspect that the village chief has been possessed by evil spirits?
Suddenly a hot wind blew and everyone felt very cold.
It's broad daylight and the wind is clearly hot, so why is it cold?
It was the grandson, Sun Dingnan, who was brave enough to change the fake relationship between grandparents and grandchildren back to a deep one. He ran over, squatted down, held the hand of the village chief, and said loudly with a trembling voice: "Grandpa, Shanzi passed the imperial examination. We have a juren in Sunjia Village. We have changed from a scholar village to a juren village. Grandpa, wake up!"
Sun Dingnan spoke in a particularly loud voice, trying to make the unknown wild ghost possessing the village chief leave quickly.
You shouldn't show up in broad daylight. If you have to show up, please do it at night when the villagers are asleep.
These words were like a stabilizing force, pulling the village chief back from his confusion.
The village chief quickly got up and laughed, "Ahahaha~~Ahahaha~~~Shanzi passed the imperial examination, ahhaha~~~May the ancestors of the Sun family bless you~~"
The officials and villagers looked at the village chief in a daze, and asked in their hearts: Didn't he fall just now? How did he get up so quickly? He doesn't look like an old man at all?
After a few seconds of hesitation, the professional news reporting team finally reacted.
The leader of the official police acted as if nothing had happened before and shouted: "Congratulations to Mr. Sun, congratulations to Mr. Sun... Great joy to Sunjia Village!"
As soon as the voice fell, the younger brothers immediately beat drums and gongs, and soon the banyan tree was greeted by the most lively noise in its history.
The villagers rushed to tell each other joyfully, shouting: "Shanzi from our village has passed the imperial examination. Shanzi from our village has passed the imperial examination. May our ancestors bless us~May Doctor Sun bless us~~"
The village chief strode forward, followed closely by the officials behind him, and the villagers walked enthusiastically towards the Sun family's old house.
Uncle Qi, who was lying on the ground, cried out in pain and loudly: "Don't leave yet, help me up first~~"
It’s a pity that the villagers were so happy that they forgot about Uncle Seventh. He was left alone, struggling to crawl towards the Sun family’s old house bit by bit.
There are old men like Uncle Qi who are "struggling to death", and there are middle-aged and elderly women like Aunt Li who are flexible and have sharp eyes and ears.
The moment the official told her that Sun Shan had passed the imperial examination, Aunt Li had already left, and was hurrying towards the Sun family's old house as fast as a whirlwind.
When he arrived at the door, he didn't say hello or ask if there was anyone inside.
He braked suddenly, turned right into the yard of the Sun family's old house, and saw Huang who was enjoying the cool air at a glance.
Su heard the sound of gongs intermittently. When she saw Aunt Li, she asked hurriedly, "Aunt, what happened outside? Is there a wedding?"
Mrs. Su wanted Aunt Li to prove that she did not hear wrongly and it was her mother-in-law who did not hear it.
Aunt Li had no regard for Su at all. She ran straight to Huang, quickly pulled her up, held her hand, and shouted excitedly: "Shanzi grandma, our Shanzi has passed the imperial examination. He is now a juren master, and you are the juren's wife."
Huang was inexplicably pulled up by Aunt Li. She was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise: "Mother Dali, what did you say? Did my son Shanzi pass the imperial examination?"
Aunt Li nodded quickly and shouted, "Yes, Shanzi from our Sunjia Village passed the imperial examination and is now a juren. Shanzi's grandmother, get ready, the official is coming to announce the good news."
As for how to prepare, Aunt Li still doesn't know.
After Su heard it clearly, she pulled Aunt Li over and asked anxiously, "Aunt, are you telling the truth? My son Shanzi passed the imperial examination? He, he is a juren? You are not lying to me, are you?"
Aunt Li looked at Su and nodded with certainty: "Mother Shanzi, your Shanzi is really a successful candidate in the imperial examination. You should get ready quickly. The official who brought the good news is coming to the banyan tree soon."
Huang and Su looked at each other, so happy and excited that they were speechless.
Although Huang was older, he reacted faster than Su.
He said to Aunt Li, "Mother Dali, please help me go to Zhengjia Village and call Zheng Tongsheng over!"
Last time, it was Zheng Tongsheng who helped greet the successful candidate, so it must be the right person to invite him over this time.
Zheng Tongsheng is still the most influential person in the area.
The first person Huang thought of was still Zheng Tongsheng.