That night, Xu Wen did not go back to Yuemuxuan with Qi Zhengze, but stayed in the Ziyi Office.

As a rule, the public office provided a place for all the candidates to live, and most of them could only live in the old houses in the south of the city, and Xu Wen was given the opportunity to live on the shore of White Horse Lake.

Qi Zhengze was a little uneasy, and told Xu Wen for a long time before leaving, and before leaving, he stuffed a purse for him, which was full of copper coins and broken silver.

"Use it when you need it, don't save it. Qi Zhengze said the same thing to Xu Wen several times, and finally didn't give up until Xu Wen accepted the purse and stuffed it into his arms.

"I'll take the cat away for you, you live in the public house, and it's not convenient to keep it. Qi Zhengze said.

Qiuqiu was sleeping in the carriage, when he heard Qi Zhengzheng's words, he swooped down from the carriage, jumped onto Xu Wen's shoulder, and wrapped it around his neck like a fur collar.

"It's okay, it's not picky, it's easy to raise. Follow me. Xu Wen smiled and touched the root of the tail of the ball, looked up and said.

Qi Zhengze was a little helpless, but since Xu Wen had already decided, he didn't object anymore.

"You cat......" Qi Zhengze left, and the little butler on the side looked at Xu Wen's shoulder and said with a frown.

"Can't you keep cats in the public office?" asked Xu Wen.

"Not really...... But you'll have to watch for yourself, don't let it bother people. The little steward reminded.

"I know, don't worry. Xu Wen smiled and stuffed a piece of broken silver into his hand.

When he received the money, the little butler's eyebrows immediately loosened. He smiled and led Xu Wen inside, asking as he went, "Is this your father or your master?" ”

"It's an uncle of mine, and it's really good to me. What's your brother's surname?"

"The surname is Zhang. ”

"May I ask Brother Zhang, how do you live in the public office now?" Xu asked without detour, and inquired directly.

"The White Horse Lake Office is not a big place, and there are eighty-three candidates living there. The little steward gestured and said.

"Eighty-three, it is the head of each prefecture ......" Xu Wen instantly understood.

"Pretty clever. That's right, it's the head of each of the eight mansions and ten categories, and the year before last year was mixed together to take the exam. Ten rooms, one for each category, you live in the A-shaped room, and live with other candidates in the carpentry category. Steward Zhang babbled and said very clearly.

The heads of the ten categories are counted separately and are not connected. Xu Wen is now learning carpentry, and of course the people who compete with him on the same stage are also the heads of other carpentry categories.

But hearing this, Xu Wen suddenly paused and stopped.

"What's wrong? Your room is in front, and it's all bunked, so don't be in bad condition. Steward Zhang turned around and called him.

"Living with the other owners?" Xu asked again.

"Yes, you are the only one this year, and there are eight more, six from last year, and two from the year before that. By the way, you Tong and last year's head are also there, so you can be affectionate and affectionate when you go back. Steward Zhang said.

Last year's Kiriwa ......

"Brother Zhang is really meticulous, I remember it clearly. Xu Wen smiled, stepped forward again, and praised.

"Yes, everybody says that. Zhang Xiao was very proud, and then told Xu Wen some idle things, Ziyi Gong's usual work and rest, room and board time, etc., although trivial, but very useful.

The candidates' residence is not in this three-entrance courtyard, but in a row of wooden houses built next to the backyard workshop.

Steward Zhang took him there, pointed to the first room on the left, and said, "That's it, go there yourself." Then he lowered his voice and said, "Be careful and keep a low profile, don't conflict with your classmates." People have a bad temper and endure it, just for a few days. ”

Even for the sake of the reward, this is true. Xu Wen showed a smile, thanked him sincerely, and took out another piece of broken silver.

This time, Zhang Xiaoste didn't accept it, pushed it back to him and said, "Don't be too tight, don't be too loose, after all, you are out of the house." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand and left, Xu Wen was stunned for a moment, and suddenly smiled, and his heart that was hanging because of the news just now suddenly fell.

Xu Wen walked in the direction of the house, and when he walked over, he saw two people standing around the corner, talking—not loudly, as if they were very personal exchanges.

There is only one way to enter the A-shaped room, Xu Wen politely stopped, ready to wait for the other party to finish talking before going over.

As a result, the other party was very alert, and as soon as he got closer, he found out, and immediately raised his head, and his face immediately changed.

When the other party looked up, Xu Wen also saw his face, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable - who else was there besides Cen Xiaoyi?

Xu Wen then noticed the person standing opposite Cen Xiaoyi. He was dressed in a scribe's robe, holding a fan in his hand, and he didn't look like the kind of person who would appear in the Ziyi Gongfu.

Why is he still a little sneaky, plotting with Cen Xiaoyi or something?

Cen Xiaoyi quickly smiled, hugged his fist towards Xu Wen, and said, "Senior Brother Xu, I haven't seen you for a long time, I heard that you won the first thing again in this government test, congratulations." ”

Xu Wen didn't reply, and he didn't even give Cen Xiaoyi one more look.

He walked forward with the cat in his arms, passed directly past Cen Xiaoyi and the man, and walked into the A-shaped room.

Cen Xiaoyi's face changed again, and the scribe on the other side asked, "This is Xu Wen?"

"Yes, it's the Kiriwa head of the year we just talked about. Cen Xiaoyi said.

"There are some of them that don't seem to be the same as the rumors. The scribe looked in the direction Xu Wen had left.

"Some people do not meet as well as famous......"

"Does he have a feud with you?" Cen Xiaoyi was interrupted by the scribe in the middle of his sentence.

"Nope. I didn't have a relationship with him before. Cen Xiaoyi flatly denied it.

"Then he really doesn't look down on you. The scribe chuckled.

Cen Xiaoyi's face instantly flashed with a touch of greenness, and his eyes became gloomy. But the look was only fleeting, and in the intervals that no one had noticed, he had returned to normal, with a faint smile on his lips that was as flattering as ever.

"yes, that's a shame. He said lightly.

"But it doesn't matter, the important thing is that you must get the head of this college exam. We will do our best to help you, but as I said earlier, the chief examiner can't help anymore, and the deputy examiner can only help a little, not a lot. Ultimately, it's up to you. The scribe's words were crisp and clean, not at all muddy.

"I understand. I'll get it. Cen Xiaoyi pursed her lips and said.

"There are two days left before the main test. The scribe held up two fingers and chuckled softly, "Tell me what you want." ”

"I understand. Cen Xiaoyi said again.

The scribe had nothing more to say, turned and left.

Cen Xiaoyi stood in place for a while, lowered his head, and suddenly saw a few black hairs on the ground, which were animal hairs.

He was stunned for a moment before he remembered that it was Xu who asked the cat, bringing the cat to the exam, was it a teenager's heart or was he too confident to act willfully?

He bent down, picked up two hairs, and rubbed them twice on his fingers.

When no one was around, he sneered.