The chains slid on the ground and made a small cracking sound, and Zhu Yikai stood up and breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the figure rushing in his sight.

Huang Ju soon arrived in front of the ruins.

Zhu Yikai said: "Huang Ju, this is too dangerous, next time" Before he finished speaking, the young man had already taken three steps and two steps into his own nest, and he didn't seem to see him, let alone listen to him

The nest was dug obliquely, and a few wooden planks were inserted on it to cast a shadow on the dead branches and grass, but this shadow did not play a role, and the ruins were like purgatory under the scorching sun, and after a long time, Zhu Yikai always hallucinated the sound of his skin being burned

"How to survive here, I know you better. Huang Ju said, glancing at Zhu Yikai through the shadows.

Zhu Yikai was silent, and immediately smelled the smell of meat, and the young man squatted in front of the nest in the ground and tore open a roast chicken How long has he not eaten meat, Rao is an adult, he can't help swallowing his saliva, everyone has relied on wild grass and wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger these days, because Huangsha Daocheng is preparing for the gentleman's test and inspection is very strict, and Zhu Yikai has no chance to enter the city.

There was a sound all around, and the other children also came out of the nest, but that's all, Huang Ju tore the roast chicken and ate it in three bites and two bites without the meaning of giving it to others, and the other children did not have the slightest intention of coming forward to ask for it, here Huang Ju ate attentively, and the children over there watched attentively.

Zhu Yikai moved his lips and finally didn't say anything, this kid is right, they have lived in such a bad place until now, and they do know how to live better than him.

The wind swept away, gobbling up a roast chicken, almost half of it disappeared in the blink of an eye, Huang Juhu raised his hand and threw out the rest of the chicken paws, chicken heads, etc., and the other children suddenly jumped out and pounced, the dust was boiling, and the shouts were loud, Zhu Yikai hung his head and couldn't bear to look at it.

"Song Yuan is here. He said, looking at the young man who had finished eating the roast chicken and squatted in the nest in the ground and turned into a stone statue.

Huang Ju opened his eyes and looked at him: "What's the matter, can you kill him?"

Zhu Yikai smiled bitterly and shook his head, he couldn't, so many people couldn't kill Song Yuan before, and now he can't be alone.

Huang Ju said: "Then what are you talking about this?" said he closed his eyes and lay down with his head.

In fact, there is nothing I just want to say, probably loneliness, Zhu Yikai laughed at himself, what about loneliness, he had no way to kill Song Yuan, although Song Yuan was in front of him, there was no way to help these children relieve their suffering, his eyes fell on Huang Ju's feet, the iron chain and the sand were mixed together, and the noise of the other children in his ears was still continuing, in fact, there were only those children who could participate in the competition, or older, or thin but flexible, and there was another girl who grabbed a chicken paw by rampage, and most of the children just stood aside and watched blankly。

Zhu Yikai sighed lightly, walked over and patted the heads of the two children who were standing on the side and were not qualified to participate in the competition, and said, "Come and drink some vegetable soup, Huang Ju dug a lot yesterday." ”

Although Huang Ju eats and drinks first, but in fact, everyone eats and drinks also depends on him, many children are too weak in this scorching heat can only rely on not moving to maintain their physical strength, digging wild vegetables, catching wild birds and hares, looking for food and drink, Huang Ju and those children with good physical strength are responsible for it.

Survive the summer, survive the winter, survive year after year, day by day.

Zhu Yikai looked up at the city in the distance, now that the city is going to hold an unprecedented event, he specially chose this place to do it so that the empress and the emperor can enjoy the thousands of people who died in the Huangsha Dao City?

"You're back! I'm looking for you. ”

Xue Qing and the others, who returned to the inn, were immediately greeted by Pang An, looking excited.

"I just received a notice that tonight Guozijian will hold a pre-exam banquet, so that everyone will go to the capital, and the adults and examiners will participate in this time. ”

Is it probably similar to a press conference? The official debut, Xue Qing thought.

Zhang Shuangtong immediately turned around and said, "Hurry up, let's go eat something delicious." ”

Pang An said puzzledly: "It's not long before the dinner, why do you want to eat?" and with some anticipation, "Besides, it's a banquet of the imperial court." "There must be a lot of good food.

Zhang Shuangtong said: "Just because it is a banquet of the imperial court, it must not be enough to eat so many adults, and it is not a suitable occasion for eating." "Listen to the adults, echo and concentrate on where you can eat.

Pang An reacted and laughed, but Zhang Shuangtong did not go out to eat delicious food as he wished, and the scribes of Chang'an Mansion who came back from the official office stopped him.

"The examiner of the gentleman's examination for this banquet will also come, most of the subjects of the gentleman's examination of the six arts are to be scored by the examiner, so don't leave a bad impression with the examiner, and the students of neighboring countries, everyone should not drink alcohol before the solemn banquet, and set off together on time. ”

Such an explanation.

Zhang Shuangtong frowned and said: "What I said seems to be that the examiners will score because of their personal preferences, isn't it unfair?"

This tricky young man, the scribe was stunned.

Xue Qing smiled: "It's not unfair, everyone's preferences are different, especially in the face of calligraphy, painting, writing, and piano skills, when you are in a good mood and when you are in a bad mood, you can feel differently." ”

Zhang Shuangtong said in a loud voice: "Sansanlang, what you said also makes sense. ”

Xue Qing patted him on the shoulder and said, "So try to make the other party feel better, it doesn't hurt us, sometimes benefiting others is also benefiting ourselves." ”

Zhang Shuangtong said no more to the scribe, the clerk looked at Xue Qing with a sigh of relief and smiled, very satisfied that Mr. Qingxia also asked him to pay more attention to Young Master Qingzi, what is there to pay attention to, the most worry-free thing is him.

Mr. Qingxia, who lived in the official office, heard the words of the scribe before the dinner, and the clerk came to inquire about the details of the dinner first, because Guozijian was entertaining the candidates at this dinner, and he was not qualified to enter.

"It's great that he's so young and able to soothe his classmates. The scribe praised.

Mr. Qingxia nodded, Xue Qing's performance all the way this time is indeed very reassuring, however, it is not strange that Xue Qing can appease her classmates, and she can appease her classmates, which means that her classmates will listen to her, so there is the original Shuangyuan sit-in incident This little girl, frowned slightly, and what she said sounded very reasonable, but it also seemed a little weird.

"What makes sense, what you say is a sycophant!"

Lin Xiucai, who heard this, said angrily.

"Isn't it sycophancy to make those examiners feel good enough to give us high scores? ”

Xue Qing was not in a hurry or annoyed, and said with a smile: "No, it's just a matter of facts." ”

Lin Xiucai raised his eyebrows and said: "On the basis of facts, why should you please others to judge your talents? Isn't it humiliating to grovel and beg for a good word? Xue Qing, you dared to scold Liao Cheng with unyielding poetry, that is not self-interest. ”

Xue Qing smiled: "I haven't forgotten." She said that sometimes benefiting others is for self-interest, and sometimes harming others is also for self-interest, while straightening her clothes and looking ahead, "Thank you for your advice, it's time for us to go in." ”

Lin Xiucai also looked forward, and saw that the team in front of him had already checked the number plate and entered, and now it was their turn to be a candidate from Chang'an Mansion, this Xue Qing was still young, there was a young man's reckless passion and a young man's cowardice, and there was still a chance to teach it slowly, Lin Xiucai shook his shirt and moved forward, and the topic was revealed.

The twilight faded and the night gradually opened, and the tall buildings in front of them were lit up, red as if burning, I don't know if it was an illusion, after coming to this yellow sand road, I always felt that the bright places were like fires

The building is large enough to accommodate hundreds of candidates, and it is the official office of Wong Sha Road, where the funerals of the queen and the emperor were held, so the specifications are like a royal palace.

"Number plate. ”

A slightly cold voice came, Xue Qing retracted his gaze, took down the identity plate hanging from his waist and handed it over.

A forbidden soldier looked at the number plate in his hand under the illumination of the lights, Xue Qing, fourteen years old, Chang'an Mansion on Shanxi Road, the scribe on the side looked at the document book in his hand, looked at Xue Qing, and drew with a pen.

"Let's go inside. ”

Xue Qing stepped inward, walked up the straight road, and walked towards the gate with the stream of candidates.