A few days later, Jiang Hao and the others' ship arrived in Lanxi. The passenger ship docked at the pier, and Zhu Guang paid the fare, deliberately adding two extra taels of silver. The boatman thanked him profusely.
Jiang Hao's original carriage had been left in Jinhua Prefecture, so they could only travel on foot. Bringing Lychee along was somewhat inconvenient, so when no one was around, Jiang Hao directly put her into the Purple Gold Gourd to cultivate.
When they reached the Lanxi County yamen, Jiang Hao and Zhu Guang exchanged a glance. Both of them were quite familiar with this place. Back then, Zhu Guang had made Magistrate Wang restless day and night.
Entering the bailiffs' office, the clerical official glanced at Jiang Hao and said in an indifferent tone, "Scholar, what business do you have at the county yamen?"
Petty officials were always difficult to deal with. Jiang Hao did not take it to heart.
"This is my examination certificate."
Jiang Hao handed over the document issued by the examination compound confirming that he had passed the scholar examination. The clerk's attitude immediately softened somewhat when he saw it. But when he saw the name and ranking written on it, his expression changed again. He promptly stood up, his face breaking into a smile as he looked at Jiang Hao.
"So you are Top Scholar Jiang. A few days ago, we heard that this year's top scholar was from our Lanxi. This is truly wonderful news. The magistrate even had a red proclamation posted at the city gates." The clerk said.
For the county to produce the top scorer in the entire province was also a credit to the magistrate. It showed that he had succeeded in educating the people, adding another merit to his official evaluation.