Chapter 24： No. 7 in the County Examination (please collect and read)

Chapter 24 County Examination No. 7 (Please collect and read)

Outside.

Xinghua works as a cook in the Li family. When he sees Xinghua, he will go to the Li family to make trouble no matter what.

certainly.

Wei Tu has not forgotten Li Yaozu's evil intentions back then, but it's just not the time for him to care about it now.

Which one is lighter or which one is more serious?

He can still carry it clearly.

In the eyes of outsiders, he is still a slave of the Li family who has received favor from the Li family.

Although he has lost his nationality, the "stain" of his origin cannot be washed away no matter what.

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Leading the horse through the familiar streets, Wei Tu looked at the scenery, plants and trees in front of him, and his state of mind was very different from what he had been half a year ago.

A little more leisurely and calm.

Weitu guessed that this should be related to the fact that he was recognized by the Shan family in the martial arts exam, gained confidence in the county and government exams, and... learned martial arts to kill people, and gained confidence in his own force.

"Go around the alley and you'll arrive at the front door of Li's house."

Wei Tu looked ahead and led his horse over.

However, as soon as he walked to the street where the Li family was located, Wei Tu was slightly surprised for a moment by the bustling crowds of people and cars and horses at the Li family.

The Li family started as traveling merchants a hundred years ago and established their business here. They are just an ordinary wealthy household in Qingshan County, nothing special.

Logically speaking, it would not attract so many Jin gentry to visit.

Seeing Chunlan and Caixia standing at the side door to welcome guests, Wei Tu tied his green horse to the hitching post next to the main door and walked over.

Shaoqing, after questioning, Wei Tu found out that there was such a battle in front of the door because Li Xingye was on the list when the county posted a group report yesterday.

And the ranking is not low.

Is the seventh place in the county examination!

“On the seventh test...” Wei Tu was really shocked when he heard this sentence.

There are at least nearly a thousand candidates in Qingshan County who participated in the imperial examination. It is not easy to stand out among these thousand people and enter the group examination, let alone achieve the seventh place in the main examination.

(For group cases, only the top 50 results will be taken. If you are not included in the list, you will be considered a failure.)

Li Xingye was able to enter the county examination at a young age and ranked seventh. Even though he is not as good as those prodigies and county case leaders who have always been in the county examination, his achievements are still extraordinary in Qingshan County.

In addition, being ranked seventh in the main examination is not necessarily weaker than the candidates ranked higher in terms of strength. After all, he is not ranked first in essays, and the county magistrate also has preferences in grading papers.

“If the level of candidates in Qingshan County this year is not bad, it is very likely that Li Xingye will get the title of scholar this autumn.”

Thinking of this, Wei Tu finally understood why so many carriages from wealthy families came to the door of Li's house today.

Although the reputation of a scholar is not precious, it is very different if you are a young scholar at a young age.

means that it is very likely that it will make great progress all the way, break the branches of the Toad Palace in autumn and spring, and then ascend to the Emperor's Hall at dusk...

After the surprise.

Wei Tu explained his intention to Caixia and asked Caixia to go in and inform Li Tong that he planned to see Xinghua and stay overnight at Li's house.

"After the county examination for the martial arts examination is over, I will leave Li's house and go to Fucheng."

Weitu said a specific time.

Hearing this, Caixia nodded and set off towards the direction of the inner house.

About half a quarter of an hour later, Caixia came back. She shook her head at Wei Tu and said, "Grandma is in the living room receiving the family members brought by the guests. I have been waiting for a long time, but I haven't found a suitable opportunity to come forward and talk..."

"Either, Brother Wei, please wait at the door for a while. After a while, when it comes to Youshi, the visiting guests will disperse." Caixia looked up at the sky and saw the sun and stars in the west, so she said.

"Okay." Wei Tu nodded, left the side door, sat on the tethering post where the green horse was tied, stroked the green horse's mane, and waited for the guests of Li House to leave.

More than half an hour later, after the sky became slightly darker, there was finally movement at the side door of Li's house.

The maid holding the lantern, followed by the gentry and ladies, walked out like flaming snakes.

As the carriages and horses rumbled, the doorway of Li's house returned to its previous silence, and the chirping of insects gradually began.

Weitu saw Li Yaozu and his wife standing at the door to say goodbye to Jin Shen. He led his horse and walked over, bowed slightly, and told his purpose of coming. "Grandma, Brother Wei came early, but you were not free just now, so I didn't find a chance to inform you." After Wei Tu finished speaking, Caixia also intervened.

“Brother Wei?” Li Tongshi looked at the young man in front of him and looked surprised.

Just now she saw Wei Tu standing outside the door, but because it was dark, she could not recognize Wei Tu's identity at a glance. She only thought that the young man standing next to the horse post was a slave of some gentry, waiting nearby.

Li Tongshi's lips moved slightly, ready to say something.

But at this moment.

With the help of the light at the door, Li Tong finally saw clearly Wei Tu's appearance at this time, as well as the fierce aura unique to a warrior on his body. She thought about it and immediately swallowed the words in her throat.

—If it weren’t for the purple woolen jacket material she was wearing, it was she who had given it to Xinghua. Li Tong couldn't believe that the Wei Tu in front of him was the strong servant who redeemed himself in the house half a year ago.

"I'm neglecting you because our Li family didn't entertain you well." Li Tong told Wei Tu what he had to say about the distinguished guests he was entertaining today.

"By the way, it's almost time for the county martial arts exam. No wonder you came to the county and came from the single martial arts exam..." After Li Tongshi finished his apology, Li Yaozu greeted Wei Tu with a smile on his face. Say hello.

In his opinion, he supported Wei Tu and recommended Wei Tu to learn skills from Shan Wuju... He was Wei Tu's well-deserved benefactor.

Since he is a benefactor, Wei Tu will be grateful to him.

A scholar dies for a confidant.

—He has to manage this relationship well.

“Yes, Mr. Li.” Wei Tu nodded and responded briefly.

"It's a small matter to stay overnight. After all, you are from my Li family and you have always been loyal. I promise you this."

Li Yaozu pretended to be close, patted Wei Tu on the shoulder and smiled.

Hearing this, Wei Tu secretly frowned and felt a little unhappy.

—Zhongchen? He intuitively felt that there was something in Li Yaozu's words. Do you still regard him as a domestic slave?

However, Wei Tu did not refute this, but hinted that he should relax.

Perhaps he was too sensitive when he came to Li's house.

A gentleman does not care about his deeds.

After Li Yaozu was a little far away from him, Wei Tu bowed slightly and said thank you.

“Enter the inner house to have a meal.”

Li Tongshi walked into the side door, led the way, and said kindly to Wei Tu.

As for the green horse led by Wei Tu, the reins were pulled by Li Zhai's newly hired stableman and dragged to the stable in the side yard of the front house.

“Wei Tu?”

In the restaurant, a young man in scholar's shirt sitting on a stool couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly when he saw Wei Tu being introduced by Li Yaozu and his wife.

For Weitu.

Li Xingye is naturally familiar with it.

When he was young, his family invited a private school teacher to teach him the Confucian classics. He also taught several maids and servants in the house how to read.

And Wei Tu was a person from that time.

At the same time, he was also one of the few playmates in Li's house when he was a boy.

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PS: I wrote wrongly about the imperial examination before, and no one reminded me. When I was writing this chapter, I realized that I had written wrongly before.

Imperial examinations are divided into county examinations, government examinations, Taoist examinations (college examinations), rural examinations, as well as joint examinations and palace examinations.

You can obtain the title of scholar only after passing the county, prefecture and road examinations. The rural examination is about promoting people's reputation. Same as martial arts. Only after passing the rural martial arts examination can one obtain martial arts merit.

(End of this chapter)