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Chapter 61- Arriving at Fucheng

Early the next morning after arriving in Fucheng, the father and son left the house and headed for the county town.

They agreed to set off on this day. The Lu family arranged carriages and servants to take Lu Zhishu to Fucheng for the exam. Shen Zijing and Su Yuan's family also arranged carriages to send them there. Only Li Wen took Lu Zhishu's carriage.

Everyone agreed to meet at the gate of the city and then walk together.

Not long after Li Wen and his father came over, the carriages of Lu Zhishu and Shen Zijing's family arrived behind them.

"Hello, Uncle Li." Lu Zhishu greeted Li Wen's father when he saw him.

They had been Li Wen's classmates for many years, and they had both met Li Wen's father. Li Wen's father would pick him up at the school gate every day and take him home. Although there were people from their home who came to pick him up, they were all servants.

When Shen Zijing and Su Yuan saw Li Wen's father, they both asked, "How

are you, Uncle Li?" His young master.

"Get in the car, let's go." Lu Zhishu was a man of few words, and they were about to leave in a hurry.

"Lu Zhishu, I want to get on your carriage." Shen Zijing saw Li Wen get on Lu Zhishu's carriage, and he also ran over, followed by Su Yuan. Without waiting for Lu Zhishu's consent, Shen Zijing climbed onto Lu Zhishu's carriage and reached out to pull Su Yuan up. The two of them occupied a position.

"..." Lu Zhishu's eyes twitched, and he turned around and said to Li Wen's father, "Uncle Li, can you get in the carriage at the back?"

"Okay, I can take any carriage." Li Shangu didn't care.

Li Wen said to his father, "Dad, go sit over there. Zhishu and I will be together. We can discuss issues on the way."

"Okay, if you need anything, just call dad. "Li Gugu got on the carriage behind and

said to his son.

"Okay."

Everyone got on the carriage. The four of them crowded into one carriage, followed by two carriages.

A group of three carriages set off towards Fucheng.

The coachman arranged by the Lu family and the steward who followed were all familiar with the road to Fucheng, and they knew where there were places to rest along the way. The day they set out was already in early April. They were rushing to take the exam. Because the time was tight, they rushed to Fucheng along the way.

Therefore, they spent a lot of time on the carriage on the way, resting for one night at an inn on the way, and then set off again early the next morning.

The journey was a bit boring, and they could only stay in the carriage all day. Fortunately, this time it was the four of them together, and the four of them would occasionally gather in the carriage to chat.

As the exam was approaching, Li Wen felt nervous for a while, but it was more of excitement than nervousness. He was looking forward to this exam. However, he quickly suppressed all the thoughts in his heart and treated this exam as an ordinary exam.

Once people care too much about something, it is not necessarily good. It is better to be normal, and you may get more unexpected results.

"Relax and don't be nervous. We will all get good grades in the exam. I believe you can do it." Li Wen encouraged everyone when he knew that he would arrive in Fucheng in one day.

After riding in the carriage for so many days, his buttocks were numb. Li Wen wanted to get to Fucheng as quickly as possible.

The road to growth is lonely, but it will be more interesting if you have a few more companions. Li Wen sincerely hopes that every time they go to take the exam, they can pass the exam together, and then they can be together next time. This reminded Li Wen of the time when he took the college entrance examination. There was a group of people who had the same dream as you, and they all studied hard together. Now that he thinks about it, it is a very beautiful thing.

"Well, you too." This time, knowing that Li Wen was also taking the exam, Lu Zhizhi was no different from usual, as if having one more Li Wen or one less Li Wen had no impact on him.

When he took part in the county examination the year before last and knew that Li Wen had no plans to end up, Lu Zhishu felt a little regretful about this. This time, knowing that Li Wen and he were participating in the government examination together, Lu Zhishu felt a little more happy that even he himself didn't know about.

The two of them went to Anlu Academy to study together, and his grades were always ranked lower by Li Wen. However, Lu Zhishu never felt the slightest bit jealous of Li Wen. He always looked for the reason in himself.

Lu Zhishu believes that only those who are not as skilled as others will fall behind. Since he lags behind Li Wen, it must be that his knowledge is not as good as Li Wen's. He had seen Li Wen's test answer sheet before, and even Lu Zhishu himself had to admit that his own knowledge was still far behind Li Wen's. This is why he studied so hard, because there is always someone in front of you, and you want to go side by side with this person, or even surpass this person.

At this point, I have to say that this young master's views are too upright.

"Of course, kid, I will try to get ahead of you this time." Shen Zijing refused to admit defeat. It was okay that Lu Zhishu was the second oldest in ten thousand years, but he was ranked third in ten thousand years, and was beaten to death by the two people above him. of pressing.

So even Shen Zijing, who originally loved to play, later became serious about studying.

"Haha, Shen Zijing, just come here." Li Wen accepted Shen Zijing's challenge. He understood that a person could not be invincible forever. It might not be Shen Zijing who could surpass him, but it might be someone else.

A person is not afraid of losing to others. What he fears most is losing to himself. Therefore, Li Wen's goal is never others, but himself!

Lu Zhishu looked at Shen Zijing with contempt in his eyes. A person who couldn't even pass the exam for him still wanted to get ahead of Li Wen? Through Shen Zijing, Lu Zhishu looked at Su Yuan behind Shen Zijing with a pair of calm eyes.

Su Yuan winked at Lu Zhishu and gave him a smile, showing two cute little tiger teeth.

Lu Zhishu turned his head silently, not looking at Su Yuan.

The other two people did not notice the exchange of glances between Lu Zhishu and Su Yuan.

Maybe Su Yuan is not as soft and cute as he seems on the surface, but he has always been around them as Shen Zijing's follower, so people around him easily ignore Su Yuan.

On the swaying carriage, sometimes they read and study in their respective carriages, and occasionally they would sit together and talk about knowledge, the future and ideals.

By the evening of the fifth day, they saw the city gate of Qu'an Mansion.

Tall city walls surrounded the entire city, and the officers guarding the gate were checking people entering the city. It was now the time for students to take exams, and there were many candidates and merchants lining up outside waiting to enter the city.

In this world, to go from one place to another, you need to show a road guide certificate, and candidates also have candidate certificates.

This was also the purpose of the imperial court to prevent peasants from running from one place to another to avoid taxes and labor. If you do not produce a road guide stamped by the court, you will probably be arrested as a refugee by the officials. At least, you will be sent back to the place where you are registered, or at most, you will be locked up and put in prison.

"Wow, Fucheng is Fucheng, and this city wall looks higher than ours." When they got off the carriage at the city gate, Li Wen looked at the tall city wall with uncontrollable amazement in his eyes.

As expected, people don't know how big the world is if they don't go out.

"It's much bigger than our place, otherwise it wouldn't be called Fucheng." Shen Zijing and Li Wen stood together and looked at the tall city wall. Among the four of them, only Lu Zhishu had been to Fucheng before, and the other three of them had come to Fucheng for the first time.

They were candidates who came here to take the exam, and each of them had a certificate stamped by the local government office.

The officials have a much better attitude towards these candidates who come to the city to take the exam. There may be an official, and they can't afford to offend them.

After showing the certificate, they entered the city smoothly.

"Zhishu, Li Wen, we are separated here. My father has arranged a place for me to live here. Su Yuan and I will go to where we live first, and then we will find you after the exam is over." They will separate after arriving in the city, Shen Zijing said to Lu Zhishu and Li Wen.

"Okay, I'll follow Zhishu. Maybe we'll meet in the examination room then." Li Wen wanted to follow Zhishu Lu. He and his father were staying at Lu Zhishu's place. Shen Zijing laughed loudly, waved his hands to Li Wen and Lu Zhishu, got into their carriage, and separated from Lu Zhishu and the others.

After entering the city, the two teams of carriages separated and went to their respective places of residence.

The Lu family arranged for Lu Zhishu a small courtyard with three entrances, where there were stewards and servants. Knowing that the young master would be arriving in the next few days, the manager had already asked the servants to tidy up and clean the house, waiting for the young master to arrive.

A carriage stopped in front of the courtyard door. The steward inside heard the sound and hurriedly asked the servant to open the door and led the servant out to greet him, "Young master, you have finally arrived. I was just thinking about these two things." "You should be here by the end of the day."

"The room inside has been cleaned. Young master, go in quickly."

"This is my classmate and his father. They are staying here with me during the exam days. " Clean up two rooms for them and come out," Lu Zhishu ordered.

"Okay, I'll ask someone to prepare it." The steward asked the servant to help move things, and led the young master inside. "Young Master must be hungry. I'll ask someone to prepare food for you."

Next. The servant hurried to the kitchen to prepare food.

Everyone was tired after riding in the carriage for several days. After dinner in the evening, they went back to their rooms to rest. After going back to the house and taking

a hot bath, he fell asleep in the tub. Li Wen got up from the tub and fell onto the bed. He was really too tired...

After riding in the carriage for several days, his whole frame was about to fall apart. Li Wen lay on the bed and didn't want to move. His eyelids became heavier and heavier, and he fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.

The father and son do not live in the same house. Li Gugu lives in the room next to his son.

Li Wen, who was asleep in the room, didn't know that his father had been standing at the door of his room for a long time. Hearing no sound in the room and knowing that the child might have fallen asleep due to exhaustion, Li Shangu turned around and went back to his own room, closed the door and went to bed.

"Have they all gone to bed?"

"Back to the young master, they have all gone to bed.

" "Well, you go down, I have nothing to do." "Lu Zhishu waved his hand and asked the servant to go down. At night, he was still sitting under the lamp and reading under the lamp.

Chapter 62 Before the Imperial Examination

He was so tired last night before the government examination that he fell asleep as soon as he returned to the room.

When he woke up on the second day, he was full of energy. Li Wen opened the door and stretched at the door. As soon as his door opened, the door to his father's house next door also opened. Li Wen saw his father, laughed, and asked, "Good morning, Dad."

"Good morning, Sanbao."

Li Shangu was used to getting up early. He woke up before dawn in the morning and heard no sound outside the house, but he continued to lie in bed. When he heard the sound of his son's door, he got up and opened the door and went out.

Li Wen usually does warm-up exercises when he wakes up in the morning, and then does a set of boxing.

Lu Zhishu stood in the corridor and looked at the man boxing in the yard. After watching for a while, Li Wen noticed him. After punching for a while, Li Wen was covered in sweat. Unknown to him, his face was red and he looked in high spirits.

When he saw Li Wen standing in the corridor, he waved to him and said with a smile, " Good morning, Zhishu, are you awake? Did you sleep well last night?"

This question seemed to be asked by Lu Zhishu as the master?

"Yeah." Lu Zhishu nodded, looked at the smiling Li Wen with silent eyes, and asked, "Do you know martial arts?"

"Haha, just hit me casually." He didn't know martial arts, Li Wen purely regarded practicing martial arts as a It's an exercise to strengthen your body. You can't even kill a cat with this punch, let alone a tiger. Showing off your fists and embroidering your legs is just to look good.

Lu Zhishu didn't think so. He found that there was something he didn't understand about Li Wen, which made him feel a little unhappy.

The cook in the kitchen has already prepared breakfast, including sticky porridge, meat buns and several exquisite snacks. They had been eating dry food for the past few days on the road. Now they had delicious and hot porridge and steamed buns. Li Wen drank two large bowls of porridge and ate four meat buns before stopping.

"Burp One" burped. He was too full.

Compared to him, Lu Zhishu was more polite and courteous when eating. At first glance, he looked like a child taught by a noble family and abided by the rules.

"Haha, I'm sorry, I'm too full." Seeing Lu Zhishu looking up at him, Li Wen smiled awkwardly. The two of them often sit together to eat. This was not the first time to watch Lu Zhishu eat. Li Wen still thought it was pleasing to watch Lu Zhishu eat.

It was already the tenth day of April when they arrived in Fucheng, and the Fucheng examination would start in a few days.

After finishing the meal, Lu Zhishu was going back to the house to continue studying. Li Wen wanted to go out for a walk. He said, "Zhishu, you go back and study. My father and I will go out for a walk and come back.

" I'll ask a servant to go with you."

"No, no, we'll be back soon after we go out for a walk. Don't worry, I'll remember the way back when I go out."

After hearing Li Wen's words, Lu Zhishu ordered. Nodding, he didn't let the slave follow the father and son out.

Li Wen went out with his father. Compared to others who were anxious and nervous in front of them, Li Wen was not nervous at all at this time and still wanted to go shopping outside. Anyway, the exam is coming soon, and studying is not something that happens overnight. It is not a good thing to push yourself too hard. It is better to relax appropriately.

Of course, others have to study, and he will not advise others not to study. Everyone studies. The methods are different. He has his own way of learning, and others also have their own way of studying.

"Master Li, Mr. Li, are you going out? Do you need me to arrange for someone to go out with you?

" When they went out, they met the steward at the door, and the steward asked them if they wanted to arrange for someone to go out with them.

The housekeeper didn't mean to look down on the young master as a friend.

Li Wen thanked the steward for his kindness and said, "No, no, my dad and I will be back after we go for a walk."

The father and son went out together.

"Dad, Qu'an City is so big." As soon as he walked out, he saw the road outside. It was more than two times bigger than their Qingping Town. The houses on both sides were adjacent to each other. Li Wen and his father said.

"Yes." Li Gugu accompanied his son out and held his son's hand with one hand.

The road is wide and there are many cars, horses and pedestrians on the road. The clothes on the people's bodies are more elegant and their faces look more energetic. It can be seen that the people here live a better life.

Li Wen took his father and walked around the city happily. At this time, many students came into the city to take exams, and many people dressed as scholars could be seen on the road.

Even in a big city like Qu'an, it is inevitable that there are still beggars begging in the city.

"Sir, please..."

"Sir, please give me some money to eat. I haven't eaten for a day."

An old beggar and a little beggar were begging. The people passing by seemed to have been used to it for a long time. Even so, no one helped them.

Li Wen looked sad. The child following the old beggar looked like he was only five or six years old. He touched the money in his pocket, took out a few coins, put them in the old beggar's bowl, and said, " "Uncle, please buy two buns for the child to eat."

"Thank you, thank you, young master."

"Good people are rewarded."

Li Shangu didn't stop his son from doing good deeds. He knew that his son had a kind heart.

When will everyone in this world be able to live and work in peace and contentment, farmers will have land to cultivate and food to eat, people who are sick will have money to look after, and people who have grievances will have somewhere to redress their grievances. There will be no endless taxes and corvees, and no corrupt officials oppressing the people. It seems that modern society is not so harmonious and beautiful. Li Wen found that his thoughts were a little too beautiful.

Most scholars like to gather in places like restaurants and teahouses, where they can talk loudly and express their opinions and ideas.

Seeing a teahouse in front of him, Li Wen said to his father, "Dad, let's go to the teahouse in front and have a seat."

"Okay." Li Shangu took his son to the teahouse and obeyed his son's advice and ordered one. In the corner, the father and son sat down. The waiter brought them a pot of tea and went down. Li Wen's purpose was not to drink tea, but to listen to what the scholars outside were talking about.

Those who passed the county examination were all children, and those who came to take the government examination were generally over 18 years old.

There are basically very few people like Li Wen who are not even ten years old.

"I thought the person who won the first place in the prefectural examination this time was Mr. Tang Fu Botang from Wenchang County. He won the first place in the county examination in Wenchang County." One candidate said loudly.

"No, no, no, I don't agree with your statement. I think the person most likely to win the first place in the government examination this time is Du Yuxuan, Mr. Du from Qinglian County. He not only won the first place in the county exam, Mr. Du But a person who can compose poetry at the age of eight is called a child prodigy."

These people were all blushing and necking, just arguing about who would be the first in the government examination. Li Wen also heard someone mention his and Lu Zhishu's names. The person who mentioned him said that he passed the county examination when he was eight years old.

"Li Wen is too young. I think you just happened to pass the county exam."

Moman, are you going to show me the top spot in the county exam by chance? Li Wen cursed in his heart, he couldn't get it and yet he looked down on others for their first time. Such people were really shameless to the extreme.

Li Wen found that these people had nothing to do, so he ran outside to argue with people about who won the first place. He thought that he himself might have been too busy to panic, so he ran out to listen to these people talking nonsense outside. Eight ways.

He said that these people all wished that he was the first to take the test. But if you want to be the first in the exam, forget it if you don't have the ability. If you don't study hard, it will be a problem if you can't even pass.

"Dad, let's go." After sitting for a while, Li Wen felt that sitting here was a waste of time, and he was not in the mood to continue sitting here and listen to these people's nonsense.

"Well, let's go then." Seeing that his son was going back, Li Gugu took his son and

left .

After that day, Li Wen didn't go out and wander around anymore. He just felt that the questions discussed by the candidates outside were a bit too boring. It would be better for him to read more in the room, so he was there in the next few days. Wen Shu lives in the house. Similarly, Lu Zhishu also stayed in the house to study, and the two of them only met when eating.

But in the evening after dinner, Li Wen would go outside for a walk.

Until the day before the exam, when he saw the faint layer of gray under Lu Zhishu's eyelids, Li Wen couldn't help but persuade him, "Zhishu, you should go to bed early tonight, I see you have dark circles under your eyes. Just relax and don't push yourself too hard. With your grades, you can pass the government exam easily. There will be no problem."

"Well, I will go to bed early tonight. I will ask the servant to help you. Prepare to eat, you don't have to prepare it yourself. I'll have someone call you tomorrow and we'll go to the examination room together." Lu Zhishu knew that he had pushed himself too hard during this period. When he heard Li Wen's words, his heart suddenly brightened and he nodded. said.

"Thank you, it's really troublesome for you." Li Wen was grateful to Lu Zhishu in his heart. Because of Lu Zhishu's help, the father and son had someone to take care of them when they arrived in this unfamiliar place, and they didn't have to worry about anything. All he needs to do is take the exam with peace of mind.

"Between you and me, there is no need to say thank you. You should rest early." Lu Zhishu said.

After dinner in the evening, Li Wen pulled Lu Zhishu out of the house. He saw that Lu Zhishu had not stepped out of the house

since .

When the sun sets, Qu'an City shrouded in sunset is the most beautiful moment of the day.

The willow trees by the lake are drooping, and the branches are swaying in the wind, like a beautiful girl dancing. The two people walked to the lake and stood by the lake watching the sunset. Li Wen looked at Lu Zhishu and asked, "Zhishu, do you want to be an official in the future?"

Isn't studying just to be an official? Lu Zhishu said nothing, feeling that what Li asked was strange.

"If you become an official, what kind of official do you want to be?" Li asked.

What kind of official should I be? Lu Zhishu never thought about this problem. Isn't that what being an official is like? He looked at Li Wen with doubts in his eyes. As if he knew what Lu Zhishu was thinking, Li Wen grinned. When he grinned, he remembered that one of his front teeth fell out yesterday. He quickly covered his mouth and said, "Being an official is for others, and there is also one for yourself. "Do you want to be an official yourself, or do others want you to be an official?"

"There are people who serve the people, there are people who work hard and die for the emperor, and there are corrupt officials. The latter are officials. Just for myself. Of course, I believe Zhishu will not be the last one. When

Lu Zhishu saw Li Wen covering his mouth, he reached out to hold his hand, looked at him and asked, "Li Wen, when did you change your teeth?" "Rather than thinking about becoming an official, Lu Zhishu was more curious about when Li Wen's tooth fell out.

"Just yesterday. "Li Wen didn't want Lu Zhishu to look at it. Isn't it just a matter of changing teeth? Who doesn't know how to change teeth? Lu Zhishu stared at him like this, which made him feel a little embarrassed. Thinking of this, he looked at Lu Zhishu strangely and asked,

"You When did you change your teeth? Why didn't I know you had your teeth changed? "

A smile flashed across Lu Zhishu's face, with a look of I won't tell you.

This person is really bad. Li Wen found that he didn't even notice when Lu Zhishu changed his teeth. Li Wen was a little distressed because the tooth had fallen out. It's hard for him to open his mouth to speak, and when he speaks, the air leaks out. He has just started to replace his teeth. When will he have to replace them all? He just wants to finish the exam and go home, and then go out to see people after the teeth are replaced.

The sun is slowly setting. After entering the mountains, they returned to their place of residence.

After taking a shower, Li Wen went to bed. Rather than staying up late reading, it was better to go to bed early to recharge and prepare for the next exam. I didn't feel any anxiety at all, and I fell asleep soon after lying on the bed...

Chapter 63 Government Examination

April 16th is the day when the Government Examination begins.

Li Wen went to bed early last night, probably because he didn't have much burden on his heart. He fell into a deep sleep and didn't wake up until the next day. On weekdays, I get up around this time to go to school, so my biological clock wakes up at this point on time.

"Knock knock -"

Hearing the knock on the door and knowing that there was a servant Lu Zhishu asked to wake him up, Li Wen went over to open the door and said to the person outside, "Please go and tell Zhishu that I'm up." "Okay, I'll be there later."

Li Shangu, who was next door, was thinking about his son's exam. On the contrary, he didn't sleep well last night and woke up early this morning. Hearing his son's voice getting up, Li Shangu went over to help his son dress and tie his hair.

Li Wen also enjoyed the love and care from his biological father. He found that the hair his father tied up for him was no better than the way he tied it up himself. After washing up, without wasting any time, Li Wen and his father went to the hall in front of him.

Lu Zhishu was waiting for them here, and said to Li Wen who arrived, "Let's have something to eat before going out."

"Okay."

Breakfast was placed on the table. After they had a simple meal, they set off

. Before going out, Lu Zhishu asked He said, "Have you got all the things for the exam?"

"Everything is ready. " and yours? "Li Wen asked.

"There's no problem with mine either. "Lu Zhishu's things were prepared for him by the steward at home, so there won't be any

problems .

"Let's go.

"Master, watch your step. " "

It's still dark outside and the road can't be seen clearly. In front of them are the housekeepers and servants with lanterns to illuminate the road. There are many candidates gathering in the same direction on the road. Where they live It's not very far from the examination room. It's only half a stick of incense away.

When they arrived outside the examination room, there were already many people queuing up.

"Master, in front." "The housekeeper had already asked the servants to come over and take up their positions. They can stand

in directly as soon as they arrive.

Does Ma Dan still have such an operation?! He didn't even know that, and Li Wen found that he was lagging behind. No wonder he didn't look at Lu Zhishu at all along the way. He didn't rush, and it turned out that the housekeeper at home had even arranged this for him.

"Li asked, what's the matter? "Why are you looking at him like that," Lu Zhishu asked.

"No, it's nothing." Li Wen grinned and said to Lu Zhishu sincerely, "Come on, take the exam well!" "

"The same to you. "Lu Zhishu smiled slightly and said.

The candidates in front and behind them were all older than them, so the two of them stood out here. Lu Zhishu's figure was thin and tall, and now he looked like a teenager. Li Wen had to wait until May. Their birthday is only eight years old. Among the candidates taking the government examination, both of them are relatively young.

The candidates taking the government examination this time are all children, and most of them are over 18 years old. After passing the county examination, people failed several times in the government examination. For example, Li Wen knew that Li Xiulin also came to the capital to take the examination this time, but they did not meet

in the same village . Li Wen and Li Xiulin have rarely met each other, and they are basically unfamiliar with each other.

This is also because the prefectural exam is much more difficult than the county exam, so many people have passed the county exam and are still taking the prefectural exam. I haven't even passed the examination on the way. This is just a small government examination, and so many people are stuck at this step.

The imperial examination becomes ten times more difficult as you go up. A hundred times or more calculations. The people who can pass the exam are selected from one in a hundred, to one in a thousand, and one in a thousand. The person who is selected every time is the best person in the group. Li Wen doesn't know that he can take the exam. No matter what step he takes, all he can do is try to do well in every test and prepare for the next step.

"Li asked, Zhishu, why did you come so early. "Shen Zijing came from behind. He came with Su Yuan and saw Li Wen and Lu Zhishu standing in the crowd at a glance. Li Wen was right. They met outside the examination room.

Li Wen looked at Both Shen Zijing and Su Yuan were very happy. They hadn't seen each other for a few days, but now was not the time for them to reminisce about old times, so after a few people said hello, Li Wen asked them to quickly go and line up

. Get in line, you should be able to get in soon. "Li Wen noticed the way the people behind them were looking at them. Maybe they were afraid that Shen Zijing and Su Yuan would get in the way. The way they looked at them just now made him unhappy. He saw that the queue was already at the very back, so he asked Shen Zijing and Su Yuan hurried to the back to line up,

"Don't worry, the servants at home have already taken a seat for us. "Shen Zijing pointed to the front and said.

Well, it seems that he is worried blindly!

These rich people's children do this. They have their servants come over to hold seats for them early. When they come, then There are so many things like asking slaves to come out and let them stand in,

so even if some people are dissatisfied and don't dare to say anything,

you can also ask the slaves at home to come and occupy them early.

After saying hello to Li Wen and Lu Zhishu, Shen Zijing and Su Yuan also went over to

line up

.

Chai shouted at the door, "The candidates are starting to enter. People in front of them are lining up and they must be checked one by one before they can go in."

This time, the person taking the exam was the prefect, Wang Zhouling. Wang Zhouling was in his forties, and he was already in office. Been sitting there for five years. If there are a few good candidates this year, and the performance evaluation this year can be rated as excellent, he will still have a chance to be promoted. Otherwise, his career as an official in this life will be over.

Before coming over, Wang Zhouling took a look at the list of this year's candidates and was very satisfied with this year's candidates.

The candidates in front began to go over to check.

The inspections in the government examinations are stricter than those in the county examinations. The yamen responsible for examining the candidates must check each candidate carefully and only if there are no problems can they be admitted. Candidates who pass must go to Mr. Wang to confirm whether they are themselves and whether there is any imposter or other incidents. If such a thing is discovered, not only will the candidates be banned from taking the imperial examination for three years, but even the guarantors will be implicated.

Mr. Wang, who was dressed in official clothes, was sitting inside the camp gate. He took the candidates' documents and compared them. He could only put them in after making sure they were his. The annual imperial examination is related to his political performance. If anything happens, he will even throw away the black gauze hat on his head. Therefore, Lord Wang also attaches great importance to the examination and does not dare to be careless at all.

"Daddy, I'm going in. You go back and wait for me. You don't have to be here. I won't come out until the exam is over in the afternoon.

"Well, take the exam well and don't be nervous. Dad will pick you up later. "

They lined up at the front of the line, and waited for about half an hour before it was their turn. Lu Zhishu stood in front, and Li Wen stood behind him, so he waited until Lu Zhishu finished checking.

The previous ones checked Lu Zhishu has already gone to Mr. Wang to confirm the candidates' information.

"Lu Zhishu? "

" It's student 0,,

"Well, let's go in." Seeing Lu Zhishu's person, Wang Zhouling nodded with satisfaction and let him in.

Li Wen followed behind Lu Zhishu and asked the yamen to check his things. The basket contained pens, inks, paper and inkstones for the exam. Oh, you cannot carry any paper or other things, but other equipment used for the exam can. bring.

The prefectural examination is the same as the county examination. There are five examinations in total, one per day. The entrance is called before dawn, and the papers are handed in immediately after the examination.

So they have to take the exam for one day, so candidates can bring some dry food to eat.

Li Wen found that this time's inspection was indeed much stricter than the last county exam. The Yamen's hands touched his body inch by inch, and his belt had to be taken off. He saw that the Yamen wanted to pull off his pants and look inside. Li Wen was so frightened that he grabbed his pants with one hand and looked at the Yamen: Brother, what do you want to do?

The shoes on his feet must also be taken off, and the yamen must touch and look at them. Even the head of the brush he uses for writing must be pulled out and looked at to check whether there is anything caught in it.

I heard that the inspections become more stringent as we get to the later exams. Li Wen's scalp feels numb just thinking about it.

"Yes."

"Thank you, brother." "

After such a careful inspection, every candidate looked like a ghost. Li Wen hurriedly put his belt back on, put on his shoes, arranged his clothes, took his basket and put it inside. Go in.

Very good, the dry food was broken up piece by piece for him, which saved him from having to bite it open himself.

After checking it before, Li Wen took his paperwork to Mr. Wang, who was in charge of the invigilation this time. "

Li asked?

"It's the students. " Mr. Wang

compared the documents in his hand with the candidates' information, glanced at the candidates in front of him, and after confirming that there were no problems, nodded and said, "Young people are scary, go in."

"Thank you, sir. " "Li Wen always kept his eyes down, looking at the bottom of his feet. He did not look directly at

Mr. Wang sitting in front. He knew that the superiors did not like others to look directly at him. This would be regarded as a form of disrespect. Respect.

After completing the last step of the inspection, Li Wen got his exam sign and compared it with the sign in his hand to find the exam room.

He and Lu Zhishu went to check it, but the exam rooms were not connected

. After learning from the experience of the last exam, Li Wen started to clean the dust inside the dormitory, wiped all the tables and chairs, and then put things down one by one, sat down in his place and waited for the exam to start

. I glanced at the candidates opposite and saw that they were all strangers.

There were also a lot of people coming to take the exam this time. Qu'an Prefecture is a relatively large prefecture, and candidates from all the counties below gathered in Qu'an Prefecture to take the exam. So there are also many students from other places coming to take the exam.

The candidates come in one by one, and when the last candidate enters, the gate will be closed.

No matter what happens inside during the next exam, the gate will not open until after the exam is over. will be turned on.

Chapter 64: Exam starts

"Dong dong dong——"

The sound of drumming sounded, and the exam started.

"Be quiet."

"Start handing out papers, and everyone should stop talking loudly. Anyone who does not abide by the rules of the examination room will be treated as cheating

!"

The examination room suddenly became quiet. No one dared to speak. The candidates sat upright, waiting for the yamen officials to say something. After taking the

papers one by one and handing them out, Li Wen quickly got his own test paper. The guards walked up and down the corridor holding question boards so that the candidates could read the questions themselves. Li Wen quickly copied down the exam questions.

Like the county examination, the first session of the government examination is the main session, the second session is the initial review, the third session is the second session, and the fourth and fifth sessions are the consecutive sessions. After each exam, the results are released, which is called "distribution". Therefore, it is equivalent to announcing the shortlisted transcripts for each test. Only those who pass can continue to the next test, and those who fail can wait until the next year to take the test again.

The content of the prefectural exam is the same as that of the county exam. They both test the content of the Four Books and Five Classics. However, the questions in the prefectural exam are definitely more difficult and the amount of questions is larger than those in the county exam.

This is also one of the harsh aspects of the imperial examinations in this era. The difficulty doubles with each level, and fewer and fewer people can pass the exam. Each round of exams is like surfing the waves. Only the best can pass. The number of people who pass each time is limited. Only if you do better than others can you have a chance to continue.

The first session is the main session, which tests four articles in the "Four Books" and tests the most basic things. Li Wen had already memorized the passages in the "Four Books" by heart. After getting the title, he went through it in his mind before he started writing.

Compared with the weather in February, the weather for the government examination is much better now. At least you won't be shivering in the wind while sitting here during the exam, and your fingers holding the pen will be very flexible when writing. The weather is neither hot nor cold, so I won't feel uncomfortable taking the exam in the examination room. It would be great if the weather in the future is this good.

Li Wen concentrated on writing the article silently. He first started drafting on the draft paper and easily completed the first draft. After typing a draft, his stomach growled with hunger. Thinking was a very physically demanding task. Taking advantage of the break, Li Wen took out some dry food to fill his stomach.

I left the house early in the morning, and I didn't eat much in the rush to get out. The little I ate was gone after I peeed.

The sun has just risen in the east, and it is early morning.

Seeing that it was still early, Li Wen didn't rush and copied the answers onto the paper. He took the ruler, pressed the paper, and began to take out dry food to eat. People are like iron rice or steel. If you don't have a full stomach, where will your strength come from? So eating is the first priority.

The examinee opposite saw that the person opposite had put down his pen and was eating, and his face was a little surprised, "Is this yellow-haired kid also a candidate here for the exam?"

He was eating there before the exam started. This yellow-haired kid regarded the examination room as an exam room. In the dining hall? I don't know how I managed to pass the county exam. It seemed like I had no chance of passing the government exam. Knowing that I was missing a competitor, the candidate lowered his head to answer his questions.

Li Wen didn't know that the man opposite him was secretly plotting against him. While he was eating, he observed the men opposite him who were answering questions seriously. They all looked very serious.

This tense atmosphere infected him, and Li Wen quickly stuffed the last bite of cake into his mouth and swallowed it with two sips of water. He also dared not drink too much water for fear that he would keep going to the toilet.

Then he packed up his things, sat upright and continued to answer questions.

He carefully checked the manuscript he had just typed and corrected a typo found in it. After checking again that there were no problems, Li Wen began to write down the answers on the paper. This time he was required to be very attentive and no mistakes were allowed.

The examination room was quiet except for the sound of papers being turned. Mr. Wang and two yamen were patrolling the examination room.

Mr. Wang looked at the candidates who answered the papers and nodded.

Li Wen didn't know that Mr. Wang stood in front of him and looked at him for a long time. Mr. Wang walked over with the yamen servant and continued to patrol down.

The sun in the east rises slowly and reaches the middle of the day. It is noon.

Li Wen finished answering the first two questions and left two more questions until the afternoon. He calculated the time in his mind and there should be no problem. After lunch, he squinted on the table for a while. After recharging his energy, he continued to answer questions.

Time passed little by little. When it was nearing the end, many candidates in the examination room became nervous.

Based on the experience of the last examination, Li Wen also arranged the time reasonably for this examination. While others were still rushing to answer the questions, Li Wen had already finished writing the last word. He took a look at his own paper and saw that it was clean and had no problems. It was perfect!

He said that this is the most abnormal aspect of ancient examinations, that is, the paper is not allowed to be dirty at all. If the paper is not neat, the entire exam will be ruined. If you write a wrong word in a modern composition, the most you can get is a 0. 5 points, how can the plot be so serious.

But he couldn't help it. Who said this was an unwritten rule here!

After checking that there was nothing wrong with the paper, Li Wen put the paper into the bag and sealed it, waiting for a while for the clerk to collect it.

"Dong dong dong -"

the drum sounded, and the first exam was over.

Mu Mumu

stayed in the examination room all day. Her buttocks were still shaking a little when she left the bench, and her feet were numb. Her buttocks had hardly left the bench all day, and she finally finished the exam. If he wanted to pass the exam successfully, he would have four more exams to take. At this point, Li Wen still had some confidence in himself.

The camp gate opened, and the gatekeeper let the candidates out.

Li Wen was one of the first batch of candidates to come out. He walked in front and saw his father waiting outside as soon as he came out. "Dad."

His father was tall and could easily see him in the crowd. .

"Have you finished the exam? Are you tired? How about dad carry you back?" Li Shangu took the things from his son's hands with one hand and put his arm around his shoulders and asked. Li Wen shook his head and said, "No, Dad, I can leave by myself.

" "Are we going back now?"

"Let's wait, the book of knowledge should be out soon. " "

Li Wen saw the steward and domestic slaves waiting for Zhishu Lu to come out at the door, and walked towards them. At this time, the candidates who had finished the exam came out one by one. They stood at the door and stared at the gate, and naturally they saw Lu Zhishu followed the crowd,

"Zhishu, here. "Li Wen shouted and waved to Lu Zhishu.

Lu Zhishu raised his eyes and saw them.

After reuniting, everyone went back together.

Food had been prepared in the kitchen, and they would have food as soon as they came back. After eating After dinner, Lu Zhishu went back to study. Li Wen walked outside to eat, and then went back to read for a while. After taking a shower, he went to bed.

The exam day was boring and stressful. As soon as one test was completed, at noon the next day, the official posted the list with the shortlisted candidate numbers. Candidates can find their own numbers to determine whether they passed the previous test before they have a chance to enter the first test. The second exam.

"The results are released, the results are released——"

As soon as the list was released outside, someone started shouting.

The students waiting outside surged forward, one by one, pushing to the front to see the results.

"Haha... I passed, I passed..."

"Why don't you have my number? It's impossible. How could I not pass?"

"I passed..."

Anyone who finds their candidate number on it knows that they have passed. , just laughing. Candidates who didn't get their number looked at the list in disbelief. They couldn't believe that they had been rejected in the first round, and they looked at the list again and again.

The people watching the list kept pushing and shoving. The people at the back wanted to get in, but the people in the front couldn't get out.

Lu Zhishu sent his servant to look at the list, and by the way, he also asked his servant to look at it for him. They could just wait at home. The slave who came back, his clothes and hat on his head were all messed up, shouted happily, "Master, I've passed...

" Mr. Li's has passed too. "

Both of them were not surprised that they had passed. It was as if they had already known that the answer would be like this or that. They were more confident in themselves.

There were more people who passed the test, and only those who passed could enter the preliminary test. The number of candidates who pass the first test is less than that of the first test, and the number of candidates who pass the first test decreases successively. When it comes to the second test, there are not many candidates left, but the reality is so cruel.

After the first test, it is time to prepare for the next first test.

Every exam starts at dawn, and they can come out after handing in the papers on the same day, and then wait for the government to release the results. They all passed the next three exams successfully, and the further they got, the fewer people passed . .

During the tense exams, both he and Lu Zhishu passed the first four exams.

What Li Wen didn't expect was that he himself got the top spot in the rankings announced for the previous four exams. First, this was beyond his expectation. And Lu Zhishu was closely behind him and could pass the exam

as long as there were no accidents in the fifth exam . .

Li Wen has never met Shen Zijing and Su Yuan before, so he doesn't know if they have. But based on their scores, if nothing happens, they can pass the exam. Come here, most likely you have already passed the exam and are preparing for it.

The last exam will soon come.

The fifth exam is the most important one in the main exam. This exam is the decisive one. Will they be able to pass this government examination? This last test is about article writing. The examiner gives a question. There are certain formats and word count requirements for writing an article within the given topic range.

Li Wen got the test questions. After carefully reviewing the topic, Confucius said: "Government is based on virtue." This sentence comes from the "Four Books", "The Analects" and "Wei Zheng Chapter"? "Government is based on virtue". To say that this topic is easy to write, it is also It is easy to write, but it is difficult to write brilliantly and impress the examiner.

The last test is about the students' ability to review, solve and solve problems.

After reviewing the questions, Li Wen's mind slowly changed. He had a general direction. He held the brush in his hand and began to draft on the manuscript paper, first writing down the steps and then the article.

From dawn to sunset, the sound of "dong dong" drums sounded. The last exam is also over.

Chapter 65: The end of the government examination

The last exam is over, and the entire government exam is over.

The next step is to wait for the results to come out. At this time, most of the candidates will wait here in Fucheng until the results come out before leaving.

They had been with the Li family for half a month this time. Li Wen was worried that his father and he were out, and

that his grandma and second uncle at home would be too busy. Also, he was a little worried about him. Mom is at home. On the night after he came back from the exam, Li Wen said to his father, "Dad, why don't we go back first? I'll tell the secretary, and let the secretary tell me when the results come. That's it."

After the results come out, there's nothing else to do, just waiting for the results to come out.

Li Wen was quite satisfied with his results in one game. His results in the previous games were ranked first. If nothing unexpected happened in the last game, his results would not be outside the top three. Anyway, everyone knew that he could pass it, so he felt that it didn't matter if he waited for the results to come out, so they might as well just go back.

"You've passed all the exams. We won't miss it for a few days. We won't go back until your results are out." Li Shangu was more concerned about his son's results. He wanted to wait until the results came out before going back. Knowing what his son was worried about, Li Shangu said, "Dad, I know what you are worried about. As long as your grandma is at home, nothing will happen to you."

"Haha, I miss grandma and grandma a little bit. Okay, Since Dad said so, let's wait for the results to come out before leaving." Li Wen had no choice, so let's wait for the results to come out before going back.

After they have passed the government examination, they must also pass the college examination before they can qualify as students. In other words, only after passing the college examination can they be called scholars. The academic examinations of each province are made twice during the three-year term, which is called Jilin. They preside over the annual examinations and scientific examinations of the students, and at the same time preside over the college examinations of the students.

The college exam will have to wait until next year. Even if the college exam is held this year, Li Wen knows that he will not take part. After taking the two exams before, he felt that his whole body was hollowed out. He needed to rest and recuperate before he could take the next exam. Otherwise, if he continued to take the exam with all his strength, he would also wear out his body. That's all.

After two consecutive high-intensity exams, it really consumes a lot of mental and mental energy. At this moment, his brain is still in a state of exhaustion. It is obvious that he has overused his brain.

Lying in bed at night, Li Wen felt that his whole body and mind had relaxed. He stared at the roof and missed his mother-in-law, as well as his grandmother and relatives at home.

And the woman far away in Lijiacun is also thinking about her son and husband.

Counting the days, my son should have finished the exam. I don't know how his son did in the exam. Sun Yi touched her slightly bulging belly. The child was almost three months old. She didn't know whether the baby in her belly would be a boy or a girl. Sun Yi hoped that the baby in her belly would give birth to a boy. From now on, the two brothers will have company and can support each other.

It had been half a month since the husband and the child left. This was the first time that the child had been away from her mother-in-law for such a long time. Sun Yi missed her child very much.

Thinking that the child would grow up and leave her mother's side to go outside in the future, Sun Yi hoped that her son would be successful, but at the same time she did not want to let the child leave her mother. Thinking of this, the woman sighed slightly in her heart.

Early the next morning, Shen Zijing and Su Yuan came to the door.

"Master, there are two young masters coming to see you outside the door. One of them is Mr. Shen. I wonder if you want to invite them in." The butler said as he entered.

"Go and invite them in." Lu Zhishu said.

As soon as he heard the surname Shen, Li Wen knew it was Shen Zijing and Su Yuan. Sure enough, it was the two of them who were led in by the housekeeper. Li Wen laughed and said, "I guessed it was you. How did you find me here?" "I'm bored after the exam, so I just wanted to come and play with you." "Son. What's the point of staying in the yard all day? Why don't we go out and play while we're free today?" Shen Zijing sat down next to Li Wen politely, and Su Yuan followed suit.

Li Wen subconsciously looked at Lu Zhishu. Lu Zhishu looked into Li Wen's eyes and couldn't help but nodded and said, "If you want to go, then go ahead."

Seeing that his son was going out with a few classmates, Li Gushan He didn't follow his son, "Dad, I won't go. You and your classmates go and have some fun." After saying that, he took out a few coins from his arms and stuffed them into his son's hands.

Li Wen took them politely . He came over and said with a smile, "Thank you, Dad."

The four of them went outside. The steward of the Lu family was worried and followed them with two people. Shen Zijing and Su Yuan were accompanied by two servants, and the group went out.

The city was very lively at this time. Some of the candidates who had failed the examination had left long ago. There were also many candidates who stayed in the city like them to wait for their results, or who had not returned home for other reasons.

Restaurants and inns are full every day. During this time of the annual scientific examination, merchants make a lot of money. There is nothing better than the money of these scholars. Most of the candidates are scholars from wealthy families who are ignorant of the sufferings of the people. The money in their hands flows out like running water, and they don't know how to cherish them at all.

These scholars like to gather in major restaurants and teahouses when they have nothing to do, euphemistically calling them friends gatherings.

Today, the largest inn in the city also held a poetry conference. Many scholars gathered here to recite poems and make friends with each other.

"There are many people here. What are they doing here? Let's go in and take a look?" Shen Zijing saw many people inside and had to drag them inside.

Li Wen and his father had been to a place like this once before, and he didn't like the fact that these scholars gathered in one place to brag and talk nonsense after they were full and had nothing to do. But since Shen Zijing wanted to go in and have a look, he couldn't say no, "If you want to take a look, let's go."

He didn't care.

The other two people had no objection, so they went inside.

The waiter could tell at a glance that these young masters were either rich or responsible, so he ran over and said in an awkward tone, "Young masters, please come in."

"Is there any room upstairs?" Lu Zhishu glanced at the lobby and asked.

"I'm sorry, gentlemen, the seats upstairs are all full. Do you think there are any seats available in the lobby?" It was true that the seats upstairs were full, and there was still an empty seat in the lobby, so the waiter asked. road.

"Then let's do it here in the lobby." Shen Zijing didn't care, he just wanted to join in the fun.

Li Wen could tell that Lu Zhishu didn't like these places. He figured out what Lu Zhishu liked. Most of the time, he liked to be alone and didn't like to go to crowded places. To put it bluntly, this child was A bit withdrawn.

"Zhishu, it's quite lively here. Let's take a look and then go back." Li Wen coaxed Lu Zhishu to go in.

"Yes." Lu Zhishu reluctantly agreed.

Shen Zijing knew that Lu Zhishu didn't like this kind of place, so he didn't dare to offend Lu Zhishu now. Even Shen Zijing, the devil in the world, sometimes had to behave in front of Lu Zhishu.

A group of them went inside, and several young masters sat down. The stewards and servants who followed them stood aside.

A scholar over there is chanting poetry loudly.

"Pfft..." Shen Zijing squirted out after taking a sip of tea.

"..." Lu Zhishu, who was sitting opposite Shen Zijing, turned green.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." Shen Zijing raised his eyes and looked at Lu Zhishu, who had a black face, and apologized hurriedly, "That person's poem is really funny, what he wrote is all bullshit. Can a poem be called poetry?"

Fortunately, Lu Zhishu moved quickly and the sip of tea did not hit him. He looked at Shen Zijing with eyes full of disgust

and did not know which scholar was writing poetry. How long was it? The scholar could hear them talking here. The other party walked towards them with an ugly expression, "Brother, you said that my poems are not good, so please come and compose a poem for everyone!"

"Haha, why should I compose a poem for you? Huh?" Shen Zijing looked at the scholar standing in front of him arrogantly and said, "It's obvious that the poem you wrote is not good, so why don't you let others say that your poem is not good and you still have to let others praise you? Are your poems good? "

Child, are you so upright? You are going to offend all the scholars!" Do you know who is the most terrifying person in this world? That is the scholar who can talk nonsense everywhere with just one mouth!

Li Wen was very speechless towards Shen Zijing. Shen Zijing's emotional intelligence was usually not so low. How could this child's emotional intelligence be eaten by dogs now? He stood up hurriedly and pulled Shen Zijing behind him. He raised his hands and said to the scholar, "Brother, I'm so sorry. This friend of mine can't speak. Don't argue with him."

"Hmph. ! Don't you care? You can't make a poem that satisfies everyone today, huh! I just think that you have no ability. You just want to belittle others. In fact, you don't have any in your heart. Ink."

This brother scolded people without saying they were uneducated, and even insulted him.

Li Wen admired the ability of this ancient man to curse without using any filth. He glanced at Shen Zijing. Shen Zijing clearly looked down on this man. The poem he wrote just now was indeed nonsense. No one was allowed to say it at the moment. His bad.

When it comes to composing poetry, he himself doesn't know how to do it. He can't plagiarize other people's works, right? It's really not good, it's really

not good.

"I'm not good at composing poetry either, so I won't show off here. Why don't I come up with a couple for everyone?" But he was not good at composing poems. Li Wen still remembered a few of the couple, he said with a smile. , "I'll play the top link, let's see who can counter the bottom link."

He also gave the opponent a chance to win, and there was nothing he could do if the opponent didn't play.

"Huh, tell me." The scholar said.

"The first couplet I wrote is, The thoughts of ten people, thinking about the king, the country, and the country." Li Wen still remembers a wonderful scene in "Tang Bo Hu Spots Autumn Fragrance" filmed by the talented director, "Ten The first couplet of one of the couplets is "thinking about the king, the country, and the country."

Li Wen walked to the front of the hall, picked up a big pen, and wrote a few big characters on the white paper.

"I miss you, my country, and my country!" "

A good sentence, a good sentence."

"The handwriting is also good. I can't believe that my brother can write such good handwriting at such a young age." "

I dare to be a brother . "Taiwan University, let's make friends?"

"Think about it, this couple is not right, who came up with the second line?"

A group of scholars rushed forward, including the scholar who just grabbed them. in. Taking advantage of the fact that no one noticed them, Li Wen quickly pulled Lu Zhishu and said to Shen Zijing and Su Yuan, "If you don't want to be caught by them here, leave quickly."

The four of them walked out of the restaurant Ran out.

On the way, Lu Zhishu was still thinking about the first couplet that Li asked just now, "The thoughts of ten people, thinking about the king, the country, and the country."

What is the second couplet? Lu Zhishu couldn't think of it.

The innkeeper had the couplet hung in front of the hall and offered a reward of one hundred taels of silver if he could match the second couplet.

A group of scholars gathered in front and tried their best to come up with the second couplet.

There was a young man in black sitting in the box upstairs. From where he sat, he could just see the scene in the hall. The young man glanced at the couplet hanging up and said, "The thoughts of ten people, thinking about the king, the country, and the country?"

That's true. What a good match. The corner of the boy's mouth curled up

to see how young the child was. Unexpectedly, the words he wrote were pretty good.

After Li Wen and others walked out, the young man in black also stood up and said to the two guards following him, "Let's go."

Chapter 66 Return

"The results are released, the results are released."

On this day, the government posted the results, and a group of people rushed up to see the results.

What is different from the previous times is that this time the list not only has the candidate's number but also the name on it. It looks clear at a glance, and you can see who has won the exam at a glance.

This time, five to six hundred people came to take the exam, but in the end only less than 50 candidates were selected. Those who pass at the last place are really lucky, and those who fail will have to wait until the next year to participate again.

"The first place is Li Wen."

"Who is Li Wen?" Someone asked after seeing that the first place on the list was Li Wen, a person they had never heard of.

Tang Fubo, a talented man who was favored by everyone and ranked first in the Wenchang County Examination, fell one place behind and only ranked second. Hearing that the first place was taken by a candidate named Li Wen, Mr. Tang Fubo, who was ranked second, felt a little unwilling and asked his friend who was with him, "Brother Cai, do you know where this student Li Wen is?" ?"

When everyone asked, many people didn't know who Li Wen was.

Someone still remembered the name Li Wen and knew who he was, so he said loudly, "I know, I know, this Li Wen is the eight-year-old boy who is the leader of the county examination case in Qingping County this year."

"This Li Wen " "You're only eight years old?"

If you take the government examination at the age of eight, will you give people like them a way to survive? !

Knowing that this Li Wencai who had taken the case was only eight years old, even Tang Fubo was shocked and asked, "This Li Wencai is only eight years old?"

Others said that he was only eight years old and had taken the case of the government. Li Wen was currently lying on his father's back. Before his father could squeeze into the crowd, he heard others saying that he had won first place.

Li Shangu's body trembled when he heard this, and he squeezed in with his son on his back.

Li Wen raised his head and saw that his name was at the top. Lu Zhishu was at the fifth place, Su Yuan was at the top of the dozen, and Shen Zijing was at the top of the thirties. Fortunately, they all passed. .

After seeing what he wanted to see, Li Wen said in his father's ear, "Dad, I saw it, let's leave quickly.

Once these people surround them, they won't be able to escape.

If his father hadn't come out, Looking at the results, he wanted to stay in the room and wait for Lu Zhishu to send someone to check and then tell them when he came back^ Li Wen knew that his father was anxious to know whether he had passed the exam, so he had to accompany his father out. Isn't this right? The father and son came here to look at the list.

With so many people, if there was a stampede, it would be safer to leave here quickly.

After hearing what his son said, Li Gushan took him. He was tall and bulky, so he squeezed outside with his son on his back.

"Oh, I just saw a child on the back of a man. Could that be Li Wen, the chief prosecutor of the government trial?"

"Where where? " "

Before others could react, Li Wen and his son had successfully squeezed out and disappeared from sight.

After the results of the government examination came out, they were ready to set off back to Qingping Town.

They were four He went out at the beginning of the month and didn't return until the beginning of May. It had been a whole month since he left. Even Li Wen's birthday was celebrated on the road. Li Wen himself had forgotten his birthday, but his father remembered it. One morning, his father asked the inn's cook to make him a bowl of noodles and two eggs. After eating, he realized that today was his birthday and said,

"Li Wen, I didn't know today was your birthday. I'll wait until I get back." I'll give you the birthday gift again. "Lu Zhishu didn't know in advance that this day was Li Wen's birthday. He touched his body and found only a jade pendant hanging on his waist. He couldn't use it as a gift. It seemed too casual.

"No need . No, it's just a birthday. What kind of gift should I give you? "Li Wen waved his hands and said.

Shen Zijing also said that he would give Li Wen a birthday gift when he got back. Although Su Yuan didn't say anything, he also meant the same thing.

All four of them have passed the government examination this time, and Shen Zijing is He was very happy. Although he ranked last among the four, he still passed. It made him feel

more relaxed when he went back than before. Now that the exam was over, they didn't need to be nervous . He was studying to prepare for the exam, so the four of them often played together on the way back.

Remembering the poker cards that boys had to play in the dormitory in college, Li Wen made a deck of cards and taught Lu Zhishu and Shen Zijing how to play. Just four people gathered at a table to play cards.

"This thing is so fun. Li asked how you came up with such a thing to play. Is it really so fun?" Shen Zijing played poker for the first time. He couldn't find the rules several times, but after playing a few games to figure out the rules, he fell deeply in love with the game.

Lu Zhishu was the fastest to learn it. He and Li Wen were already flanking Shen Zijing. They were quickly divided into two camps. Su Yuan was covering Shen Zijing silently. Unfortunately, there was a pig teammate, and the two of them were wiped out again.

"Haha, it's so fun.

"Let's play another game. " "

After having playing cards, the journey was not so boring. The four of them often got together to play playing cards. Li Gugu saw that his son was happy playing with his classmates. He often sat and chatted with the driver. , I won't be bored along the way.

A group of people in Fucheng searched the entire Qu'an Mansion, but they couldn't find the person they were looking for.

"Let me tell you, we have searched the entire Qu'an Mansion and found no one. No sign of Fourth Master was found. "A guard knelt in front of the young man in black and said.

Isn't his fourth uncle in Qu'an Mansion? Impossible.

According to the clues in his hand, his fourth uncle last appeared in this place.

From his It has been three years since his fourth uncle left. His father sent many people out to look for him, but they still haven't found him.

Zhao Xiangyi used his hands three years ago after learning that his fourth uncle was missing . He used the connections he could to find his fourth uncle. However, he was young at that time and the connections he could mobilize were limited, so

he didn't find any clues about his fourth uncle until this time . The last time his uncle appeared in this small town. This time, Zhao Xiangyi hid his father's secrets and led people out to find his fourth uncle. He was sure that his fourth uncle appeared here for the last time, so his fourth uncle must be leaving this place now. Somewhere not far away.

He knows his fourth uncle. If his fourth uncle doesn't want to be found, then no one can find him.

Fourth uncle, where are you?

Let him just do that . After giving up and going back, Zhao Xiangyi felt a little unwilling.

The young man in black gave the order, "If you keep looking, if you can't find it, we'll go to the next place to look."

"Yes, the young man took the order. The guard who was kneeling on the ground stood up, turned around and disappeared. "

The journey back went smoothly and there were no accidents along the way.

The return trip was not in a hurry, the carriage was moving a little slower, so it took one day longer than when we went there.

In the evening of that day, they returned to Qingping Town.

Su Yuan asked his coachman to take them back to the village, while he took Shen Zijing's carriage home.

Li Wen was not polite to them, so the father and son got into the carriage, and the driver took them back to the village, which saved them from having to walk such a long way.

The carriage entering the village also attracted the attention of the villagers. There were rarely carriages in the village. When they saw a carriage coming, someone asked curiously, "Whose house is this carriage going to?"

The carriage finally ended up in the Li Wang family. Stopping at the door of his home, Li Gushan thanked the coachman and wanted to invite him inside to have a meal before leaving. The coachman was still in a hurry to return to his hometown, so he declined politely. After dropping the person off, he drove the carriage back to the town.

"Grandma, grandma, we're back." Li Wen got out of the car and opened the door to the yard and shouted.

"My dear grandson, hey, Grandma's dear grandson is back." When Mrs. Li saw her grandson coming back, she stood up from the stool with a look of surprise on her face. Li Wen ran over to his grandma, threw himself into her arms, and said affectionately, "Grandma, grandpa and I are back."

"Hey, grandma's sweet grandson is finally back. Grandma wonders every day whether Grandma's sweet grandson will come back soon. "Li Wangshi was counting the days to think about when her grandson would come back, and finally she was able to wait.

When Li Siya saw her third brother back, she had a happy smile on her face.

Daya and Erya were both happy when they saw their brother coming back. Only Wuya, the youngest, pouted when she saw her third brother coming back.

Li Shangugu followed his son and called "Aniang". His eyes fell on his wife's body and moved to her slightly bulging belly. The couple's eyes met, and Sun Yi looked at her man softly.

The husband and wife haven't seen each other for a long time, and they must be missing each other in their hearts.

"A'Niang, haha, my dad and I are back. A Niang, I miss you so much." Li Wen saw his grandma and threw himself into his grandma's arms like a baby. His hand touched his grandma's bulging belly, huh? His grandma's belly is getting bigger?

When they left, his aunt's belly was still flat. Now when they came back, his aunt's belly was so big.

"Grandma, brother." Li Sanbao took the opportunity and touched his grandma's belly twice, which felt good. Seeing that his mother-in-law's face was rosy and she seemed to have gained a lot of weight, Li Wen knew that his mother-in-law must have been doing pretty well while they were away from home.

In his previous life, he was an only child. Ms. Song and Professor Li gave birth to a son. Ms. Song did not give him a younger brother or sister. So this was the first time Li Wen touched a woman's pregnant belly. The soft flesh of the belly was different. His mother's belly was as round as if she was bloated.

Inside his mother-in-law's belly was his little brother, hahaha...

Li Wen was so happy as soon as he got home.

Chapter 67 Back home

"I have lost weight." Sun Yi raised her hand to touch her son's face and said with tears in her eyes.

"Auntie, you must have touched me wrongly. I have obviously gained weight. If you touch me again, am I getting fatter or thinner?" Li Wen smiled and took his grandmother's hand to touch his face. , rubbing his face against his aunt's palm like a kitten.

Sun Yi touched her son's little face with her hand and couldn't help laughing, "I don't know if you've lost weight or gained weight, you little naughty boy." He's obviously lost weight, but this kid still has a lot of weight. Do you think the mother-in-law doesn't know?

"Hehe..." I haven't seen my grandma for a long time, and it feels like home when I come back. Li Wen plays coquettishly with his grandma, coaxing her, knowing that she must be missing him after not seeing him for so long. He hadn't seen her for so long and missed her.

He has indeed lost a lot of weight in the past month. This is his first time traveling far away, the long journey, and the discomfort with the environment. Once they got there, they didn't have time to get used to it before entering the intense exam stage. They came back as soon as the exam was over, without any time to rest in between.

In fact, it wasn't just him who lost weight, several of the people they went to take the exam with also lost weight. It was not easy for his father to accompany him to the exam.

"Brother, Sanbao, you are finally back. Brother, did Sanbao go well with the exam this time? Did Sanbao pass the exam?" Li Laoer saw a carriage coming into their village outside, and he wondered if his eldest brother and nephew were back. I hurried back and saw my eldest brother and nephew who were really back.

"Second uncle." Li Wen called out.

Seeing that his eldest brother and nephew were back, Li Laoer became concerned about his nephew's imperial examination. He heard that the village chief's Li Xiulin failed the exam again this time. He wondered if their family's three treasures had passed the exam.

"I passed the Sanbao exam and still got the first place." Li Gugu said.

When Mrs. Li heard that her grandson got the first place in the exam, she was stunned for a moment, then she looked surprised and laughed, "Haha, I knew that my good grandson would definitely pass the exam. My ancestors bless me, my ancestors bless me..." ' '

Li Laoer became happy when his nephew said that he had passed the exam and came first in the exam, "Haha, Sanbao came first in the exam. It's really great." Li Xiulin failed the test again this time. Our Sanbao passed the test and ranked first, hahaha..."

Second uncle, others have not passed the test, but I have passed the test. Second uncle, don't smile so proudly, It will bring hatred to me! Li Wen thought in his mind that he would talk to his father about this later, so that his family should try to keep a low profile outside.

He just passed a small government examination . , not even a scholar.

After all, the village chief is their village chief. If other people's children have not passed the exam, he is still spreading the word about it. Isn't this just rubbing salt into someone's wound? It

's not a good thing not to see their family. He will definitely talk to his mother and father about this matter when he comes back. I passed the Sambo test, that's great. "When Li Dahua heard that Li Sanbao had passed the exam again, the smile on his face seemed a little insincere. How could this happen? Li Xiulin couldn't even pass the exam, how could this kid pass it so easily? What kind of shitty luck did this have, Li Dahua thought in her heart Murmured.

Mrs. Li was happy that her grandson had passed the exam and got such a good rank. They didn't know in advance that their son and grandson would be coming back today, so there was no dinner for them at home.

Fortunately, there was still meat at home . On the second day of cooking, Mrs. Li Wang ordered, "My second brother, you go to the field to pick some beans and cabbage, cut half a catty of meat and stir-fry it, then scoop out a bowl of flour and make gnocchi

." Auntie, the second aunt can't do it alone. I'll go to the kitchen to help." Sun Yi said and went to the kitchen to help. She doesn't feel that she is more delicate now that she is pregnant. She will still do it when she is at home. Yes, as long as she doesn't do gravity work, she knows her body well.

"Well, go ahead." Wang Li responded.

"Yes, grandma, I'm going to pick vegetables from the fields right now." Sure enough, it's a grandson, but it's different. This time, it's meat and noodles. I don't usually feed them so well. Li Dahua cursed in her heart, but did not dare to say anything on her face, and walked out the door.

As soon as she left the door, outsiders looked at her and asked, "Dahua, are your uncle and Sanbao back?"

"Yes, my uncle and the others are back. Why don't you let me go to the fields to pick more? " Come back and fry the vegetables." Li Dahua was chatting with people outside, twisting the waist of the bucket to pick vegetables in the field.

There was smoke from cooking in the small mountain village, and now every household was preparing dinner.

As soon as their dinner was finished and the dishes had not been put away, people from the village came to their house. Everyone knew that Li Shangu and Li Sanbao had returned from the Fucheng exam. Everyone came to ask Li Sanbao how he had done in the exam and whether he had passed the exam.

"Everyone, sit down quickly."

Everyone was not polite and looked for a place to sit. Some people couldn't wait and asked, "You and I heard that your three treasures have passed the exam this time, but it's true."

Just now Li Dahua When that big-mouthed guy came back from a trip, everyone knew that Li Sanbao had passed the exam.

"Thanks to the blessing of my ancestors, my dear grandson got lucky this time, and I am also happy." Speaking of her grandson passing the exam, Mrs. Li Wang has lived for half her life. She knows that Li Xiulin, the village chief's family, this time She has not passed the exam, but her sweet grandson has passed it, so the old lady knows what to say.

Your grandson got the top spot in the exam, how can you call it a fluke?

After hearing Wang Li's words, everyone murmured in their hearts, but said with a smile on their faces, "I watched Sanbao grow up, and Sanbao is smart. I knew he was not an ordinary child. I will definitely do this in the future."

"I hope one of my grandsons will be half as good as yours. I will be so happy when I go to bed." Li

Wen felt relieved after hearing his grandma's conversation with others. Even without his reminder, his grandma always had a certain standard in mind when talking to people.

The only talkative person in their family is his second aunt, but considering that their family is now separated from the second uncle's family, they will be able to move to the new house soon after the new house is built.

"Daughter-in-law of the Valley family, your belly is four months old, right? It looks like you are carrying a boy." The experienced woman said with a smile when she saw Sun Yi's belly.

Sun Yi smiled and said, "Yes, it's been four months. I don't know whether the baby is a kid or not. I won't know until after he is born."

"Just give your mother a grandson, who will be like your family's three treasures. " How smart is this."

The sun sets and the tired bird returns to its nest.

Seeing that it was getting dark, the people who came to sit in their home also went back one by one, and they closed the door to the yard.

After everyone had left, Li Shangu asked his mother and son about what was going on at home while he was away. The two brothers were talking about the business. Fortunately, while he was not at home, the business was still going on and nothing happened.

It's just that his eldest brother and nephew were not at home during this period, so Li Laoer didn't go to town to sell things. He just helped out at home.

"Third brother." Li Siya finally found a chance to talk to her third brother alone.

"Fourth girl, did you study hard while my brother was away from home?" Li Wen asked.

"Yes, Third Brother." Li Siya nodded and said.

"Oh, really, then let me test you." Li Wen randomly checked the knowledge Li Siya had learned, and basically the little girl could answer all the questions. It can be seen that the little girl was persistent during his absence. Review the knowledge he taught every day.

Li Wen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, learning means constantly reviewing the past to learn new things."

"Siya knows." Li Siya smiled and rolled her eyes when her brother praised her.

In the past few years, their family's life has become better, their stomachs are full, and they have oil and water from time to time. The little girl who used to be thin and flat has now gained a little fat, is taller, and her sallow skin has turned white. It looks a lot better.

Among the three sisters, only Li Siya persisted in studying and studying with her brother. Daya and Erya lost interest in learning and are now studying female celebrities. Li Siya was not very interested in those things. When she was free, she would draw and write on the ground, practicing the calligraphy and arithmetic that her third brother had taught her.

"I will teach you new knowledge when I am free in two days." Li Wen saw the little girl's positive and studious learning attitude. He found that Siya was a smart child who responded quickly to learning. Especially in arithmetic, her mind is very bright.

It's a pity that living in this era has limited Li Siya's development.

However, Li Wen believes that as long as she does not admit defeat, the future will definitely be better than that of many women in this era. This was also the purpose of teaching Siya how to read and arithmetic in the first place. This was the only thing he could give to his sister. Even if he did not have the protection of his brother in the future, Siya would not be bullied.

Night fell, it was getting late, and everyone went back to their houses.

"Mom, stop being busy, I'll do it myself." Li Wen lit the oil lamp in the room, otherwise the room would be dark. Seeing that his aunt was still busy around with her bulging belly, he was afraid that his aunt would He bumped into it accidentally, "Auntie, please go to bed and rest quickly. If you have anything else to do, we can wait until tomorrow."

"It's going to be soon. I'll pack these clothes and go to bed. Sanbao, please lie down quickly ." Go to sleep." Sun Yi was packing the clothes of the man and his son. The man and his son had been away for a month, and even the child's birthday was

celebrated outside.

She, the mother-in-law, had always spent the child's birthdays with him since he was little. This time, she, the mother-in-law, was by his side for the child's birthday. Thinking of this, the woman sighed.

"You go and sit down. Just let me do whatever you want to do." Li Shangu came in from the door and said when he saw his wife busy with something.

"No, no, no, I'll be fine."

The oil lamp in the room was blown out, and everyone went to bed.

The man and son returned to her, and she was finally no longer alone in this room. Sun Yi finally felt at ease.

After returning from such a long time outside, Li Wen was unexpectedly satisfied when he lay down in this shabby little room at night on his familiar little bed. He fell asleep within a short while of lying on the bed.

I had a dreamless night and had a good sleep.

Chapter 68: It's better to choose a day than to hit it

The next day, Li Wen returned to the academy to meet his husband. The academy had already received the news that they had passed the government examination. This time, more than a dozen students from Anlu Academy went to take the government examination. There were six people who passed the government examination, which was more than the number in previous years. In previous years, at most two or three students had passed the exam. This year there are twice as many.

Moreover, their An Lu students won the first prize in this year's government examination. The gentlemen of the academy were very happy to hear the news.

"Student has met Mr. Li." Li Wen saluted Mr. and said.

"Sit down." A rare smile appeared on Cai Kangbo's face. Li Wen sat down in his seat. Cai Kangbo said, "Sir, I know that with your grades, you will definitely be able to pass the government examination this time. I know you will get the test this time." The ranking at the top of the government examination still surprised Mr.

Li . Taking part in the college examination.

Cai Kangbo was not surprised when he heard that his husband was preparing to take the college examination next year. He said, "Sir, you have already expected that if you pass this time, you will definitely take the college exam next year. Since you have decided, I will not dissuade you." You.

"There is a saying that I don't know whether to say or not. With your current achievements, if you continue to stay in Qingping, you will definitely be restricted. Your husband knows a little bit about the situation in your family. If your family's conditions are better, your husband will definitely recommend you to study in Nanyang. Nanyang is naturally better than Qingping. "

In a small place like Qingping Town, Anlu Academy is the best academy, and the gentlemen who teach here are only scholars. With the qualifications of this child, he has been ranked first in the case twice in a row, which is very good. There is hope that he will be ranked first in the next college examination. If he has a better teacher to teach him, he will definitely reach a higher level in the future.

"The student understands the painstaking efforts of the teacher. It has been very difficult for my father to support me in studying these years. , going to Nanyang is a long journey, and it must cost a lot. Furthermore, since the students are still young, their families must be worried about the students going to study too far away. "Li Wen could understand what Mr. Wang meant. He suggested that he go to Nanyang to study. Firstly, the level of the teachers there must be higher. Secondly, the grades of the students around him must be better. He can learn more.

But with his The family's current conditions are limited, and he is too young to leave his parents to study far away.

Li Wen's parents and elders will definitely disagree if he plans to study here for two years . After passing the academy examination and becoming a scholar, I can then make plans for the next step.

"Yeah, that's right. In this case, you can stay in the academy and study peacefully. If there is anything you don't understand, just come and ask the teacher. You have worked hard all the way to Fucheng to take the exam. Go home and rest for a few days before returning to the academy to study. "Cai Kangbo said.

"The student thanked Mr. "Li Wen stood up, saluted his husband, and said all that needed to be said. After bidding farewell to his husband, he went out. When

he returned, Li Wen would not talk to his father about what his husband had said. If he was allowed to Dad knows that he will keep thinking about this problem. Of course, Li Wen knows how good a good teacher and a good environment can be for a person's improvement, but the current conditions at home are not good enough for him. Choose the better one, so let's leave it at that.

The foundation of the new house has been laid, but because his father accompanied him to Fucheng for the exam, no one took care of the matter here, so the work was stopped for a month until they came back from Fucheng. Finally, they will continue to work.

According to this progress, they are expected to move to the new house before July.

The beds they sleep in in the old house are already old, and the one he sleeps on is still a small bed. Who still has it? Okay, in a few years he won't be able to sleep anymore as he grows taller. Now that the new house is being built, we have to hire someone to make the bed, tables, and chairs. Otherwise, when the house is built, there will be nothing in it.

Li Wen mentioned it to his father about hiring someone to make the bed cabinet, and his father agreed,

but he would be the one to draw the drawing, and

his father was still worried about whether it would affect it . When he was studying, Li Wen said to his father, "No, father, sir, let me take a few days off and let me rest at home for a few days. Just in time for me to relax and do something else.

"That's good. If you want to do it, just do it. Then we can hire someone to do it. " "When Li Gugu saw that the child wanted to help, he agreed.

There was a house being built at home. Li Wen also ran over to take a look. When he wanted to help with the work, everyone was shocked and stopped him from doing it.

Once the summer solstice passed, Summer is here before you know it, and the sun is getting brighter in the sky.

The weather is too hot, and the people working there are sweating. Li Wen can't help him when he goes back to build a house. His mother-in-law said that she asked her to make some mung bean soup. Mung bean soup can relieve the heat. It is a good drink in this weather.

However, the mung bean soup is cold and cold, and Li is pregnant now. Wen Wen told his mother to drink less mung bean soup. Drinking too much mung bean soup was bad for her health.

Li Wen found out that after he came back from taking the government examination, the elders and adults in the village treated him as a treasure of the town. Looking forward to him coming back to be a scholar in their Lijia Village, this realization made Li Wen a little bit dumbfounded.

Whose boy was disobedient? The woman whipped her boy with a whip and said, "Look at you. , look at other people's three treasures, they are more like the other people's three treasures, learn more..."

More than half of the women in the village used Li Sanbao as an example when beating their sons. Such a carefree family, and then compare it with Sun Yi who gave birth to a son. She is so promising, and she doesn't know if she doesn't compare. This comparison will make her heart explode.

Why is she giving birth to a son when someone else gives birth to a good son, and then think about Li Sanbao waiting for her tomorrow? She came back as a scholar, and this person in her family can do nothing but cause trouble. She is really angry with

Li Sanbao, Li Sanbao is Li Sanbao again!

All the boys who were beaten have a grudge against Li Sanbao, don't they? Knowing that they would not be able to escape the curse of "Li Sanbao" in the future,

Li Wen himself did not know about these things.

He did not need his help in building a house at home, so Li Wen took advantage of his free time during the holidays. The little donkey went to his master's place and stayed with him for two days. He also went hunting with his master on the mountain.

That day they caught pheasants. Both the master and the apprentice liked to eat beggar's chickens. They killed the chickens and plucked their feathers. , clean it, stuff the freshly picked mushrooms into the chicken's belly, wrap it in lotus leaves and bury it in the red-hot mud pit.

When you smell the fragrance, pull the chicken steak out of the soil. The skin is a little browned, the chicken is cooked, a layer of chicken fat is dripping, and the mushrooms inside are fragrant^

"Well, it smells so good. "Li Wen smelled the fragrance. Not only did he smell the fragrance, but the big black dog also smelled the fragrance. If the soil hadn't been steaming, he believed that the big black dog couldn't help but use its paws to help dig. "That

's it . , you dig it out. "Zhao Si sat there drinking and directing his young apprentice to work.

"Oh, I'm just getting ready. Li Wen took a stick and dug out the two pheasants inside. Once dug out, the smell became stronger. He found a large plate to throw the chickens in and asked, "Master, smell it." No? Doesn't it smell good? "

Seeing the wine bottle that his master put aside, Li Wen went over to smell it, then picked it up and took a sip.

"Does it taste good? "The brat even stole his wine and drank it," Zhao Si asked with a smile in his eyes.

"It doesn't taste good. I don't know why you like to drink this stuff. I'll make sorghum liquid for you to try another day." Li Wen opened the lotus leaf, revealing the chicken inside, pulled out a chicken leg and gave it to his master. Shu threw a chicken wing to the big black dog, "General, come!"

The big black dog jumped, held the chicken wing in his mouth and walked away.

"Sorghum liquid?" Zhao Si became interested as soon as he heard it and asked.

"Hey--lu--lu--"

"Hey, fifteen, what are you doing? Why are you eating grass and joining in the fun." Even this donkey stretched out his head to join in the fun. I wonder if it has been too long since I last saw him. He noticed that the donkey had been clinging to him ever since he came back. Li Wen pushed the donkey's face away with his shoulders, grabbed a chicken leg and took a bite, saying, "Well, it's delicious."

"Sorghum liquid is used. You've never drunk sorghum wine, right?" Isn't there sorghum wine? Li Wen didn't know, but there must be some. After eating a chicken leg, he grabbed a chicken wing and ate it.

"I don't know if it's possible. I'll know if I try it."

They used to do everything in the laboratory. Li Wen saw that his senior brother had made alcohol himself, and that senior brother also gave him a general introduction to wine making. How to make wine? To put it bluntly, making alcohol and making wine are similar in approach and result in similar results.

But I haven't tried it, and Li Wen doesn't know if he can do it. He will know when he has time to try it. It shouldn't be difficult?

In this era, private brewing is not allowed by the government, but they secretly get some to drink, who can control them, right?

"There's no need to change the date. " It's better to choose a day than to hit it. Let's take today. Tell me what you want and I'll get it for you. " As soon as Zhao Si heard that the young apprentice he had accepted could even make wine, he couldn't wait to try the delicious wine that the young apprentice said.

He had never drunk good wine before coming to this place. Everything about this place is good, but there are He felt very distressed that money could not buy good wine.

"Now? "Li Wen raised his head and looked at his master with an expression of "Are you telling the truth?"

"That's it now. Zhao Si told his apprentice that he was not joking, "You might as well go together."

"Xiao-"

Zhao Si put two fingers into his mouth and whistled. A big brown horse ran over from the other side of the mountain. Zhao Si picked up his little apprentice and threw him on the horse's back.

"Hey..." Master, let's discuss the arrangement. It won't be too late to go tomorrow, right? The sun is almost setting now. Li Wen didn't even have time to resist, so he was thrown onto the horse by his master. This was not the first time he saw Lightning. He even said hello to Lightning while lying on the horse.

Lightning is a beautiful brown-red stallion, which is his master's mount.

Li Wen still remembered that he was almost thrown off by lightning when he sat on it for the first time, but luckily his master was there to stop him. Fortunately, after we met him a few times later, the horse probably knew that he was one of its own, and was not so repelled by him.

"Let's go and come back quickly."

"Master..." We won't be able to eat the chicken after a while! Li Wen shouted in his heart.

"Drive_"

Zhao Si clamped the horse's belly and rode away with his little apprentice.

"Shaanxi - Lu - Hui -" The little donkey turned its head and saw its little master being taken away, and ran a few steps behind.

The big black dog followed.

Chapter 69: Passing by by mistake

: "Wait for us here, we will be out soon."

In a place with few people outside, Zhao Si took the young apprentice off the horse, patted the horse's butt, and the horse turned around and walked away. . The two masters went to the town and bought a lot of things. When they came out, Zhao Si took the young apprentice and rode back. The trip back only took the blink of an eye.

The two masters and apprentices did not know that after they left, a group of people on horseback arrived in the town, led by a cold-faced young man in black.

"Guests, do you want to eat or stay in a hotel?" When the sharp-eyed waiter saw the guests arriving, he hurriedly went out to greet them.

"A guard at the hotel came forward and said.

The group checked into the largest Ruyi Restaurant in the town and entered the Tianzi room upstairs. Zhao Xiangyi stood by the window and looked outside, and said to the people behind him, "This is the last time. One stop, if we can't find it again, let's go back.

"Yes, little master. " "The guard said.

"Knock knock——"

"Who is it? "

Outside the door was the waiter who brought the food. He brought the food to the table in the room. The waiter didn't even dare to glance at it. After bringing the things, he bowed and went out. The

master and the apprentice finished shopping that day . Li Wen hasn't been to the town since.

These days, Li Wen is staying at his master's place. In order to prevent his family from worrying about him, he will ride a donkey back to his house and spend most of his time there. On the master's side, he practices martial arts with his master every day, and then both master and apprentice focus on wine-making. It is also the first time for Li Wen to do this, and

he doesn't know if he will succeed if he doesn't do it . He is the kind of person who wants to do his best in whatever he does, so now that he is doing it, he wants to do it well.

"Is that all you need? "In the past few days, Zhao Silian has no intention of going hunting. He has been watching his young apprentice making wine for him all day long. How can wine be brewed like this?

"How can it be so fast? It has to be kept for twenty or thirty days. Master, if you want to drink good wine, you have to wait patiently. "Li Wen opened the lid and saw a large amount of wine in the jar. He poured clean water into it, stirred it, and sealed it.

It seemed that he was half successful, but he didn't know whether the second half would be successful.

"Master, you have to stir the contents in this jar every three or four days. Remember to seal it after stirring. Then leave it for about 20 days. When the wine inside becomes clear, it means the wine is ready. At that time, we will filter the wine out. Master, don't drink it secretly before the brew is finished. "Li Wen looked at his master suspiciously, thinking about taking the jar home, fearing that his master would drink it all before the wine was ready.

As far as he knew, his master didn't have any hobbies. Except for one who loves drinking and the other who loves eating meat.

As if he knew what the young apprentice was thinking, Zhao Si took the jar away and said, "Okay, I understand.

"Hey, Sanbao, you haven't gone to the academy to study in several days. Are you going back to the academy to study? " "Zhao Si knew that his little apprentice had passed the government examination again this time, and he still got the top position in the government examination. He couldn't tell that his little apprentice had two skills in studying.

He is not good. He has been in the government since he was a child. He didn't like studying, and he was beaten by his father

many years ago. Now he couldn't beat him even if he wanted to. Fortunately, Zhao Si found a young apprentice outside. You won't feel lonely even if your little apprentice is with you.

"Master, what are you thinking about? "Li Wen saw his master's rare distraction, and stretched out his hand to wave in front of his master.

"Hey! No matter how it shakes, it makes my eyes dazzled. " Zhao Si grabbed the dangling little paws and

threw them away in disgust.

"Master, I was just going to tell you that I will go back to the academy to study tomorrow. I will come to see you after a few days of rest. "Li Wen was about to talk to his master about this. He stayed with his master every day after he came back for vacation.

After working hard for several days, he finally managed to get the wine out. He didn't know if it would be successful or not. I didn't know until a month later.

"Yeah, go ahead and study hard. "Zhao Si didn't care.

When you need someone, you call them Sanbao. When you don't need them, you drive them away. Masters are the worst!

After leaving the house, Li Wen rode his little donkey back home. .

Zhao Si, who was standing outside the door, looked at the young apprentice who left with a smile on his face. He found an interesting young

apprentice and

his life was not so boring these days. , so he did not take the prey to the Ruyi Restaurant in the town to sell it. If Zhao Si wanted to go hunting and sell it in the town, he would definitely bump into someone who came to see him

when he returned to the house . Zhao Si went over to open the jar and smell the things left by his apprentice, but he thought that he could not open them casually, so he had to give up. They had been looking for his fourth uncle

for three days.

, Zhao Xiangyi couldn't help but wonder in his heart whether the clues he got were wrong from the beginning, so he couldn't find his fourth uncle all the way here.

The guard kneeling on the ground reported, "Little Master, my subordinates failed. Find the fourth master and ask the young master to punish him.

"Get up. " "I heard this sentence said countless times by my subordinates. Now that I heard it, he felt very calm in his heart

. "Let's go back early tomorrow morning. " said the young man standing by the window with his back to his subordinates. The city gate of

Mumushui

had just opened in the early morning, and the shops on the street had not yet opened. A group of people left this remote town on horseback.

"La la-- "

On this day, Li Wen was going back to the academy to study. Early in the morning, his father drove him to the academy in a donkey cart. When he saw someone riding a horse, Li Gugu, who was driving the donkey cart, pulled the donkey to the roadside and let others Go first.

Li Wen subconsciously raised his eyes and saw the young man in black who was riding on horseback. From his angle, he could only see the side of the man's face, and he seemed to notice that someone was looking at him from the corner of his eye. He glanced at it and passed by. Behind him were several guards in black clothes. The group of people rode out of the city gate, followed by smoke and dust.

They passed each other. Neither of them thought that they would meet again in the future.

"Dad, let's go. "Li Wen didn't care too much. He withdrew his gaze and said to his father, "Dad, if you have to be busy at home, just stay home and do your homework. You don't have to send me to pick me up. How troublesome it is. I know this road and I can walk it myself.

"Go, go. " "Li Gugu took the donkey and drove the donkey cart to send his son to the academy to study. He said, "It won't take long to send you back and forth. Dad is worried about you coming here alone." "

It's not like he didn't know that when his son first walked to town to study, the soles of his feet were covered with blisters. When he got home, it was different. They said that the blisters on the soles of his feet were rotten and suppurative. It was only the child's mother who was careful that she discovered it. For a while, Li Gushan carried his son to the town to study.

Later, when he made a little money at home, he bought this donkey. He drove the donkey to send his son to the academy to study, and then picked him up afterward. Go back.

After all, he is his own son. No father does not love his own son, and this man is no exception.

"If you don't want me to give it to you, tell your grandma. If your grandma agrees, my dad won't give it to you." There was no other way, so Li Shangu had no choice but to move out.

Li Wen rubbed his face and saw that his father was silent. He still wanted his father to stand by his side and help him convince the two women in the family. He couldn't even deal with his father. Hey, forget it! He couldn't even convince his father, let alone his grandma and grandma.

Not long after, the car arrived at the entrance of the academy.

"Go in.",,

"Thank you Dad, Dad, I'm going in." "

"Um. "Li Gushan watched his son enter the academy gate, and then drove the donkey back to the village.

Every day before dawn, fireworks were set off in the kitchen stove, and they didn't stop until dawn.

The salesmen who went out to sell goods early in the morning I would first go to their house to get the goods I ordered the day before. After I got them, I would carry them to the town and nearby villages to sell them. The children in the nearby villages were used to having sellers come to their villages to sell things.

Although it is a bit hard work, the men who are not afraid of hard work can still make some money to support their families.

After the goods are shipped out, some of them will be kept for themselves . Li Shangu and Li Laoer drove the donkeys to sell them. If they walked faster, they could get there before everyone at the dock finished work at noon. Go sell it, so you can sell a lot of things in one day.

When he arrived at the academy, Li Wen also received gifts from Lu Zhishu and Shen Zijing,

"I don't know what you like. "The piece of hanging jade Lu Zhishu prepared for Li Wen was of clear texture and looked like a good piece of jade.

Although Li Wen didn't know much about jade, his family, Ms. Song, loved these things in his previous life. He knew that

a small piece of jade was They range from a few thousand to tens of thousands. When he saw that the jade Lu Zhishu gave him was not a bargain, he did not reach out to take it and said, "No, Zhishu, this gift is too heavy, I can't." want. "

Shen Zijing and Su Yuan gave him a set of the four treasures of the study, so he accepted it.

But was Lu Zhishu's move too rich? Li Wen didn't dare to take it.

"You just take what's given to you. If you don't want it, just throw it away. "Hearing Li Wen's refusal, Lu Zhishu's face sank. He grabbed Li Wen's hand, put the jade into his hand, and said.

"..." Li Wen, why is this person so domineering!

"Okay, okay, I'll just accept it, thank you Zhishu. " Seeing that Lu Zhishu was angry, Li Wen had no choice but to accept it. To him it was a valuable thing, but to Lu Zhishu it was probably a very common thing, so he had no choice but to accept it.

Seeing that Li Wen accepted it , Lu Zhishu's expression softened a little.

There was another thing. Lu Zhishu didn't know how to tell his classmates and friends that he

had received gifts from others, and Li Wen was thinking about what to give . It's good to go back and give it to others as a return gift.

Chapter 70 Making a deal

"Dad, please stop in front. Don't we need someone to make the bed cabinets in our house? Let's ask this." In addition to being busy making wine for his master in the past few days, Li Wen was not idle either. He used his spare time to draw pictures of their bed cabinets.

In addition, they have to find someone to order the doors and windows of their house, which will be installed when the house is built.

"It's okay, dad. Let's ask first. If it's not suitable, we can find someone else to do it." Li Wen seemed to know what his dad was thinking, and Li Wen said.

"Sure." Li Shangu had no choice but to stop the donkey and get off with his son.

The father and son were about to walk in when they met someone walking out.

Li Wen glanced at the other party subconsciously. Isn't this Huang Xiaopang's biological father? Huang Xiaopang's appearance and body look exactly like his father's, and he also has an air of nouveau riche that no one can ignore. The father and son are indeed a family.

"Hello, Uncle Huang." Li Wen had met Huang Wanli, so he naturally remembered him. He stepped forward and saluted him and greeted him.

Huang Wanli is fat and round, with a general belly, making it very difficult to walk. Boss Huang couldn't remember who this child was for a while, but the servants accompanying him reminded him, "Master, he is the young master's classmate."

"Oh, he is my Kang'er's classmate. What do you want?" Seeing that he was his son's classmate, Huang Wanli's attitude immediately became more conciliatory and he asked.

"Uncle Huang, this is my father. We want to make some cabinets and beds at home, so we wanted to come here and ask if we can make them for us." At this moment, Li Wen didn't know that Huang Wanli was the owner of this shop. Thinking what he was doing here, when the other party asked, he mentioned it in passing.

"Oh, I'll go in with you."

When the shopkeeper saw that their boss came in again just after leaving, he rushed forward and asked, "Why is the boss back again, but what's the matter?"

"Wang Shopkeeper, this is Kang'er's classmate in college. Their family is coming to our shop to order beds and cabinets. I happened to meet them at the door, so I brought them in. " Huang Wanli was about to leave, so he thought to himself. It was Kang'er's classmate who wanted to come to the shop to make something, so he stopped by to take a look before leaving.

"Please take a seat, please take a seat." The shopkeeper invited people to sit inside, asked the servants to serve tea, and asked, "What does this gentleman want to do? Don't worry, our shop has been open here for more than ten years. The masters in the store are all the best. Whatever you want to do, our masters can make it for you."

Huang Wanli, the boss, sat on the upper seat, and the chair suddenly seemed too small when he sat down. .

Only then did Li Wen realize that this was Fatty Huang's shop. This would be easy!

With a slight smile, Li Wen took out a few pieces of paper from his arms, spread one out on the table, and said to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, this is the cabinet I want to make. I wonder if your master can make it?

" Modern furniture design elements are incorporated into it. For example, the door of this wardrobe can be slid, and the inside is divided into several spaces. Clothes can be hung on one large side, and quilts and large objects can be placed on it. The fan is a small compartment that can be used to store small things. There are also two hidden cabinets inside that can be locked to store more valuable things.

The bed is not the current square bed, but a modern modular bed that is simpler and has more functions. It has a bedside table and four drawers on the four sides, where you can put clothes and sundries inside.

Li Wen spread out a drawing of a wardrobe and told the master how to make these cabinets.

Considering the transportation problems at that time, all these large bed cabinets can be disassembled and spliced ​​together. When the time comes, just transport the wooden boards back and let two workers go over and splice them together. It seems simple, but it is very clever.

"Wonderful, wonderful, this cabinet is so wonderful. This is the first time in my life that I can do this when I see a cabinet." Shopkeeper Wang has been a carpenter for half his life, and the way he made this cabinet completely overturned him. According to past knowledge, he had lived half his life and still didn't know that a wardrobe could still do this.

"Is it really that good? Shopkeeper Wang, bring it here for me to see." Even though Huang Wanli is so fat that he can't walk, he has a very good business mind. Hearing that even shopkeeper Wang praised it, he couldn't help but I got curious.

Shopkeeper Wang took it over and showed it to his boss, and explained in detail the ingenuity of this wardrobe.

Huang Wanli couldn't help but nodded. After he finished listening, he looked at Li Wen and his son with completely different eyes, and asked, "Did you come up with this wardrobe yourself?"

"It was Xiao'er who came up with it. "Li Shangu was surprised when he first heard what his son said, but his son said it was really good to make these tables and cabinets this way. His son said he would ask the master to do it this way, so he agreed.

It would be better to say that he, as a father, would do what his son said most of the time. In fact, their family gradually got better because of his son. Therefore, many times when Li Shangu had any problems, he would

talk to his son first. Discuss and discuss.

No one in Lijia Village was a carpenter, and they couldn't find a master to do this in their own village, so they came to the town. It's just that he didn't know how much silver it would cost to make such a set of things. Li Gugu was a little worried about this. It didn't matter if the goods were good or the money was too much, they wouldn't make them.

At this moment, Li Shangu didn't even know what his son was thinking.

"Back to Uncle Huang, I just figured it out on my own when I had nothing to do. I also have the drawings of the bed and seats. Uncle Huang, do you want to take a look?" Li Wen had a bright smile on his face. When the fish took the bait, he raised a few drawings in his hand and asked with a smile, "Why don't I tell you about it?"

"Okay, tell me, tell your uncle." Huang Wanli is a businessman, a businessman Zhuli, when he saw this clever cabinet, his eyes lit up as if he saw Yinzi waving to him.

"Uncle Huang, let me go over and talk to you." Li Wen sat down next to Huang Wanli and told them in detail about the tables, cabinets, and the style and construction of the beds.

After Huang Wanli listened, if he had looked at Li Wen sideways just now, now he was looking at Li Wen with eager eyes, and his attitude had undergone a huge change, and he started to fight with Li Wen. The relationship was established, "You are Kang'er's classmate. If you call me uncle, it stands to reason that I should also call you nephew."

It was easy to talk, so Li Wen nodded with a smile. It was not that he didn't see what Huang Wanli was trying to do with him. Could it be that he was playing tricks on the other party?

"Nephew, can Uncle Huang discuss something with you?" Huang Wanli asked with a smile on his face, "Look, you painted these things yourself. If you don't want to give these to others, just sell them to you, Uncle Huang." Do you agree? You make a bid.

"Oh, it depends on how much uncle can afford. I have many more in my mind." Li Wen added silently in his mind, "How much do you want?" .

Huang Wanli made a gesture and said, "Look? Is it feasible? If you still have this thing in the future, let's talk about

Li Wen again but laugh without saying a word. It turns out that we bought it out with him at a fixed price, but the price was too low?

This Huang Wanli is indeed a profiteer. How come Fatty Huang doesn't inherit any genes from his father? Li Wen found it funny when he thought of the little fat boy who always wanted to bully him when he was a child, but was always bullied back by him.

"Uncle Huang, this business is about sitting down for a long time. If you only care about the small profits in front of you, how can you make the business bigger and more long-term? Are you right?" Li Wen refused without even a word. He asked,

"Yes, yes, my nephew is right." Huang Wanli nodded and said.

The two of them sat together and started talking. It's just that Huang Wanli wants to get these designs of his for free, and if he has them here in the future, it's best to give them to them at a very low price.

There is no business without treachery, and Huang Wanli is a master who knows how to do business.

Li Wen is not a master who is bullied. If he wants to bully him, haha...

It doesn't matter. He doesn't have to do business with anyone. He doesn't necessarily have to go to this one.

When you eat meat, you must at least give me a bowl of soup to drink. If you eat meat and are reluctant to give me even the soup dregs, then there is no need to do business with such a person. This is Li Wen's true inner thought. He was determined not to let anyone else do the business, so wouldn't it be better to find an acquaintance to do business with?

Li Shangu sat there and watched his son discuss business with others like an adult. The man looked at his son as if he had met his son for the first time.

"Master Li, Mr. Li, let's go slowly."

When the father and son walked out of the shop, Li Wen signed a contract with Huang Wanli. To show his sincerity, Boss Huang gave them a new set of furniture as a gift.

The agreement between him and Boss Huang was that within this month, he would give him three new sets of drawings, and then he would produce a new design drawing for them every month. However, all the drawings he drew were not directly sold to Boss Huang. He could get a 10% share from them in the future, which he negotiated with Huang Wanli with great difficulty.

However, during the cooperation period, all the drawings he produced were only given to Huang Wanli and were not allowed to be sold to anyone else.

He negotiated the contract because he was young, and the signature and seal were signed by his father.

The donkeys outside the door were humming impatiently. When they saw their masters coming out, the black donkey trotted over and hit them with the stove.

"Okay, okay, it's our fault. We shouldn't have gone in for so long and kept you waiting. Can I

take you ?" Li Wen comforted the donkey before sitting down with his father. Got the donkey cart.

"Take this, Dad." Li Wen put the signed and stamped piece of paper away for his father. He was not afraid that Huang Wanli would deny his account. It was not certain who would cheat whom!

In fact, Li Wen had thought about finding a master to do the work himself before, but finding so many carpenters was a difficult task in itself, which was not a good idea. It's better to take the design drawings to a boss who has a group of carpenters. He only needs to be responsible for using his brain.

When he takes the next step in the scientific examination next year, he thinks there will be many people who want to have a relationship with his family. Now he has presented the opportunity to Huang Wanli, hoping that Huang Wanli will be able to grasp it.

When it comes to doing business, if one company doesn't work, just switch to another. If it's difficult, it's difficult. He can be his own boss.

"Let's go back. The family has been waiting for a long time." Li Shangu took it and silently stuffed it into his arms and put it away.

The father and son drove the donkey cart back home.

When Huang Wanli returned home, he saw his son sitting at the table eating heartily and not waiting for his father to come back. When the fat woman saw that the master was back, she hurriedly invited him to sit down and have dinner together. They only had such a precious son in the family, and the whole family loved him very much, and they were never willing to beat or scold him.

When Huang Xiaopang saw his father coming back, he just raised his eyelids and called out, "Dad."

"You also know that I am your father. Eat, eat, eat. I know how to eat all day long. I can't even eat by myself ." Wait until dad comes back." As soon as Huang Wanli sat down, he put the chopsticks in his hand to the big plate of chicken, picked up a piece of chicken and stuffed it into his mouth, and then asked, "Kang'er, you have a man named Li. "Li Wen

? Dad, why are you asking him?" Huang Fukang looked at his father with a strange look in his eyes.

"Just ask dad, tell dad about your classmate." Huang Wanli put a large piece of pig's trotters in the bowl he returned to his son and said impatiently.

"Dad, go to Anlu Academy and ask around. Who doesn't know about Li Wen?" Huang Fukang told his father about Li Wen with a proud look on his face.

They were in the same class before, but now everyone else has been promoted to Class D. He studied in Class A for three years, and then his husband reluctantly let him go to Class B. He didn't want to be promoted to Class D. He was counting on it, and he felt a little sad when he thought about it^

When talking about Li Wen from their Anlu Academy, Huang Fukang still had infinite pride in his heart. He talked endlessly to his father, and finally told His father said, "Dad, I heard that he also got the first prize in the government examination this time. He will definitely be admitted as a scholar in the future."

Hey, he couldn't even pass the first test of the county examination...

In the past, he He also bullied Li Wen, and even now he can't even lift his head when he sees Li Wen.

"Kang'er, is this kid you're talking about really so powerful?" Huang Wanli was secretly shocked after hearing what his son said. He also said why he didn't get any advantage from a child today. It turned out that he met a little prodigy.

"Yeah!" Huang Xiaopang nodded vigorously, and then turned his grief and anger into appetite and ate fiercely.

"You two, father and son, hurry up and eat. The food will be cold in a while. What you want to say will be said later. Kanger, eat more meat. I see that you have lost weight recently. Are you studying too hard? How about you? It doesn't matter if we don't read it, you can do business with your father." The fat woman on the side was still eating meat for her son, as if she was afraid that he would be hungry.

"What are you talking about! It took a lot of effort to send Kang'er to Anlu, but you have to know nothing about it all day long, and Kang'er will make you angry." Huang Wanli rolled his eyes at his mother-in-law and said unhappily.

The fat woman didn't dare to say anything to stop her son from studying. She just coaxed her son to eat more.

It can be seen that a family of three got this shape from eating...