"Young master, you sleep at home all day, what should you do about the exam in Qingteng Garden? Although it is for the fat man, you also have to take the exam. ”

Not long after escaping from the two hellish snow-capped mountains, Ning Du longed to sleep for a year, when he was quarreled by Hu Ran, and shouted weakly: "Don't argue, don't argue, this is the ...... That's ......"

"Young master, I met a person when I went shopping today, and I bought a secret paper, you can get up and take a look, maybe it's this year's exam question. Master, get up quickly!"

"Okay, good, get up!"

was dragged up by Hu Ran, and as soon as Ning Du sat on the chair in the study, he collapsed, his hair was scattered, and he still refused to open his eyes.

Hu Ran was a little annoyed, raised his hand and wanted to hit the young master, but he felt that it was inappropriate and took it back. Seeing the raised hand, Ning Du suddenly woke up, and his spirit was immediately vibrant.

"Young Master, what's wrong with you?"

Ning Du looked at Hu Ran, only to know that it was a false alarm, shook his head, forgot the memory that had been extremely tragic, and said, "It's nothing, nothing." "If he had dared to sleep in the past, it would have made people shudder to think about it.

"Young master, the man said that his uncle was working as a chorre in the Qingteng Garden, and he accidentally picked up this secret question, and he didn't know whether it was important or not, but he just looked at the material and said that it was good, so he took it out and sold it. Tell me not to keep quiet, or it's a head-scratching thing. ”

Ning Du glanced at the test question twice, and said with a smile: "This is not as useful as "Two or Three Things My Mother and the Principal of the Qingteng Garden Have to Say", "The Watery Years of Me and the Daughter of the Principal of the Qingteng Garden", and "The Disappearing Qingteng Garden Women's College". "Such a lowly deception is so obvious that anyone with a little brain can see it.

Hu Ran looked at the dense scroll made of silk suspiciously, slowly believed the young master's words, and said sadly: "It's a pity, thirty taels of silver, I can go to Chen Tangji many times." ”

"Thirty taels, you're really defeated...... The fire is cool, it's so good! Okay, okay, go find your favorite dinner. ”

"That'...... Okay. Master, don't sleep anymore. I went out to inquire today, and it is much more difficult to get into the four universities than the fat man said. First of all, you have to have real talent and real learning, and at least you have to be a first-class talent in the township. Again, you still have to have that recommendation letter, this letter alone costs tens of thousands of taels of silver, and it may not be effective. In that remote area, I still have to trek through mountains and rivers, and I rushed to Tiandu three months ago. If you think about it, people who are willing to endure this kind of hardship must have some ink in their stomachs. Of the 100,000 people, only 400 people will be selected......"

"Aren't you hungry?" asked Ning Du suspiciously.

"Hungry. ”

"Can you go buy food?"

"Oh. ”

After eating the four dishes brought back from Yingfu Building, Ning Du and Hu Ran didn't want to go out today, so they sat in the courtyard.

"Young master, can you get in?"

"Nonsense. ”

"Tomorrow I will go to the 'Guoan Temple' after the Tiandu to burn incense for you. ”

"I'm not dead, what kind of incense do I burn? Does the incense that I don't spend money on now work? Does the incense that costs money work? It's better to burn two pieces of wood. ”

"Young Master, what do you say makes sense?"

"It's not that you should think about why I'm so reasonable, but why you're always so unreasonable. ”

Hu Ran smiled and said, "Since the young master is reasonable, then I don't have a reason, what do you want so many reasons, and you can't eat it as sugar." ”

Ning Du stretched his waist and looked at the thin clouds in the sky, his fingers moved unconsciously, and he said to himself: "I haven't done that for a few days, my hands are so itchy!"

"Young Master, what are you going to do?"

Secretly scolding himself in his heart, Ning Du smiled and said, "It's nothing." After waiting for a moment, he couldn't help but speak again. "Later, I'll go buy pen and paper and come back. ”

"Remembered. Hu Ran continued to knock on the melon seeds and said, "Young master, you rest early, there will be an exam tomorrow." ”

"Well, good. ”

——

The 3,000 Iron Feather Army was mobilized from the large camp in the north of the city and firmly controlled the eighteen streets dominated by Chaomingfang. Hundreds of thousands of people will pour into these streets tomorrow, and if there is no one to maintain order, the place will be flooded.

In the next few days, even ordinary people will temporarily focus on this exam. Such a spectacular scene is as good as that of the spring festival.

Tonight, there are many people who have stayed up all night, and there are countless readers who have watched candles, and there are not a few who toss and turn, and there is no shortage of people who ask God and ghosts, all waiting for the dawn to come.

In the midst of tonight, there is also a news quietly spreading.

Pang Jiushan took the entire Xuanhe Gate and Pan Yunqi's penny to bet on whether he could be admitted to Qingteng Garden!

There have been countless bets on exams over the years, but such a bizarre gamble is unheard of, which is much more interesting than a gambling game that costs millions of taels.

In the deep courtyard of Yicai Hall, Pan Yunqi's family was eating around the table.

The third aunt gave Pan Yunqi a bowl of "snowflake soup", and said with a smile: "Yunqi, I heard that you made a bet with the fat man of Xuanhemen?"

Pan Yunqi buried his head in eating and nodded subconsciously.

"Come, eat a bowl of soup. ”

Pan Yishi, who was in the prime of life, snorted and said, "I haven't thanked your third aunt yet." ”

Pan Yunqi still didn't dare to raise his head and said, "Thank you, third aunt." ”

"Oh, oops, the family has a meal with harmony, why do you always keep a straight face?" said the second aunt in a coquettish voice.

"That's it!" the fifth aunt also said in a long voice, glanced at Pan Yunqi, and said, "Yunqi, this kid has made a winning bet with that fat man, what kind of Qingteng Garden can that fat man be admitted to?"

"Even if we get in, what can we do, we will only lose a penny!

The five aunts all laughed and leaned back, thinking that the fat man was a complete fool.

Pan Yishi angrily slapped the table, stood up and walked away.

The five aunts looked at each other and said, "Yunqi, my aunt has embroidered a dress for you, and you will come and see it when you finish eating." ”

......

At this time, the lights had already been turned off in Xuanhemen, and only a lone lamp was still lit in a study room in the depths of the compound.

The tall but slightly hunchbacked Pang Zhixing was looking at the latest accounts, and after carefully reviewing and confirming that they were correct, he closed the account book, closed his eyes lightly, and called, "Old Mountain." ”

"Father. Pang Jiushan stood in front of the table and bowed his head slightly, so that he could speak so that his father could hear.

"Stand up straighter, I'm not deaf, I can hear. ”

"Yes, father. ”

"Qingteng Garden, how do you think about it?"

"At present, entering the Qingteng Garden is the most useful for our family, and I must enter. I don't fit there, though. ”

Pang Zhixing coughed lightly and said, "You are the head of the Xuanhemen, and you should consider Xuanhemen." However, you should also think for yourself. In the old mountain, people can't completely abandon themselves, even for the sake of Xuanhemen. If you are confined to this small Xuanhe Gate, only in the shadow of your predecessors, it is really useless. Thankfully, you don't. ”

"Thank you, father. ”

"Since you dare to make this bet with Pan Yunqi, where are you sure?"

"The guy I found. ”

Pang Zhixing restrained a smile on his face and said solemnly: "Old Mountain, I know that you can't be admitted to the four universities. But are you sure this person can get in? You didn't have any eyebrows three days ago, which means that you found this person in these three days. Three days of knowing people, too much heart. The human heart is the most difficult thing in the world to see. ”

Pang Jiushan told his father what he saw and heard in Gualiu Hutong that night, and then told Ning Du's comments about the four universities one by one, and finally talked about what happened in the Hu Spicy Soup Restaurant.

After pondering for a moment, Pang Zhixing said with a little appreciation: "This person is a ghost, and he will enter the Qingteng Garden." Odd goods can live. ”

Pang Jiushan was silent.

"What's wrong, Old Mountain?"

"Father, I don't agree with you. Ning Du is not a strange commodity, he is my friend. ”

"Friend?" Pang Zhixing's face was stacked with a lot of emotions and past events. After a long time, he beckoned to his son.

Pang Jiushan walked over and was held by his father's hand.

Pang Zhixing looked at his son seriously and said, "Old Mountain, you will definitely surpass your father." ”