At this time, Zou Youheng was chatting with his friends in a small teahouse.

"I said Youheng, how afraid are you of your father, and you obediently went to take the children's exam?"

Zhou Ming looked at Zou Youheng, who was sitting opposite, with unbelievable eyes.

"Alas, it's all because I'm too smart, that's why my dad expects so much from me."

Zou Youheng deliberately put on a helpless expression.

"Less, you're smart?"

Zhou Ming picked up the chopsticks angrily and knocked the cup in front of Zou Youheng fiercely.

"In broad daylight, we are nesting in this small restaurant, which is really a nest."

Lin Zucheng was a little depressed.

Since the last time there was such an incident in Fireworks Alley, they didn't dare to go again. Not only Fireworks Alley, but also the streets are rarely walked. In order not to attract gossip, they nested in a few fixed and remote small teahouses all day long, drinking tea and chatting, and their lives suddenly became a lot boring.

"Do you still say, 'Have you been miserable to me?' That Li Yan went to my father to sue him that day, but fortunately I was smart, otherwise I don't know what would have happened......"

As soon as he thought of that incident, Zou Youheng was full of resentment.

"I said Zou Youheng, even if you are the worst, then you don't have to keep praising yourself for being smart, right?"

Zhou Ming said with a smile.

That being said, the incident in the fireworks alley last time was indeed the worst for Zou Youheng, he and Lin Zucheng were basically not affected at that time, and by the time they knew, Zou Youheng had been locked up at home for nearly a month.

"But I still don't understand, your father asked you to take the road of the imperial examination and the matter of this fireworks alley. How can it be related, it's 108,000 miles away, right? ”

After taking a sip of Tieguanyin, Zhou Ming asked.

He never thought that the Zou family would let Zou Youheng go to the imperial examination. Zou Youheng is not young, and he is usually used to wandering, after so many years of eating, drinking, and having fun, let him retract his heart and pick up the books again, which is no less than putting a thief in prison who does all kinds of evil, even if his brain is good, his heart can't be recovered, how can he compare with those nerds who shrink in the study all year round?

"Alas. Anyway, I was forced to go back to school. ”

Zou Youheng pouted. Too lazy to explain.

"Huh? Your pastry maker seems to be good, and there is another shop on the other side of East Street. ”

Zhou Ming did not give up any opportunity to ridicule Zou Youheng.

"What's good? Do I have a good relationship with you but you? ”

Zou Youheng said angrily.

"Zhou Ming, forget it. It's been more than a year. Even if Youheng has something to do with the little boss of the pastry shop. It's long gone. ”

Lin Zucheng couldn't stand it.

"Tsk, you two don't talk nonsense!"

Zou Youheng rolled his eyes, too lazy to ramble with these two people.

But that Ye Xiaoyu is really good. Only a year later, another shop was opened.

Suddenly, a group of people dressed as scholars poured in, and the originally quiet small teahouse suddenly became lively.

"How?"

"Alas, don't mention it, fight again next year......"

"What about you?"

"I'm the same, alas, I thought that this year's test questions would be better, but I didn't expect it to be even more incomprehensible."

Listening to the chats of the people around him, Zou Youheng wanted to laugh a little, today is the day of the release of the list, and this small teahouse is not far from the city gate, these scholars are estimated to have come over after reading the list.

Compared with these people, he himself seems much calmer, and it can even be said that his mind is as calm as water. Although he doesn't know what his grades are, but he has taken all the exams, and it is already a fact, so what's the point of being nervous and distressed about this now?

"Hey, do you hear that? It's on the list, why don't you take a look? ”

Zhou Ming rolled his eyes and looked at Zou Youheng and said.

"There are so many people now, I'm too lazy to squeeze it."

Zou Youheng glanced at the people around him who were happy or sad, and said lightly.

"It doesn't matter if you are like this, if your father knows about it......"

Zhou Ming picked up the teapot and added some tea to his cup.

"Isn't it already determined that the test is good or bad as early as after the test, what's the use of worrying about the results now?"

Zou Youheng leaned back in his chair with a lazy expression.

The dim sum in this teahouse has been eaten for several days in a row, and he now misses the cake in Ye Xiaoyu's shop a little.

"Whatever you want."

Seeing Zou Youheng like this, Zhou Ming didn't want to pay attention to him anymore, reached out and took a hard-boiled egg from the plate, and began to peel it intently.

"Alas, another year of ......"

On a table next to Zou Youheng and them, there sat four or five men who had just come in from the city gate, shouting for Xiao Er to serve tea, and sighing.

"You're still young, look at me, how many years have you been reading this?"

A man dressed as a scholar with a goatee was a little excited.

"Old Xu, don't be sad, you are so well prepared, there will definitely be no problem next year."

"That's right, Elder Xu, this year's test questions are not at all ......"

The rest of the table began to reassure themselves.

"Hmph, if it's really a fair test, then I don't have anything to say, but this time, it's obviously mixed with water."

A person who had been sitting quietly on the side opened his mouth lightly.

Upon hearing this, the other people at the table instantly fell silent, and even the excited goatee sat back in his chair.

"What do you mean by that, brother?"

Someone started poking their heads out and asked.

"Yes, the invigilation is so strict, where can I cheat......"

"It's just that I want several people to follow the toilet......"

Others began to talk about it.

"You're really thinking simple."

The man said, poking his head into the middle of the table.

When the others saw that he seemed to know something, they all gathered in the middle of the table.

"I think everyone should be like me, they all came back from watching the list outside the city gate, that above. Aside from the fact that we don't have our names, haven't you noticed anything different? ”

The man's voice was very low, but because it was the next table, Zou Youheng could still hear it clearly.

Because he was curious about the daily life of pedantic scholars, he seemed to be inadvertently playing with the cup in his hand at this time, but he was actually listening very seriously with his ears.

"What's the difference? I've never paid attention to the people who get in. ”

"The more you pay attention, the sadder you feel."

The scholars looked disdainful.

"It's human nature not to pay attention, and I've never paid attention to those people. But this year, among those who took the exam, there was a little strange thing mixed in. ”

As if to deliberately antagonize someone's appetite, the man stopped to observe the reactions of the people around him with every word he spoke.

"What's so strange?"

"The list is released every year. A few families are happy and a few are sad. We're all used to it. ”

The scholars began to get a little impatient.

"Well, you really are. I just saw a guy surnamed Zou on it. ”

The man continued to hang his appetite.

Hearing this, Zou Youheng paused in his heart.

Look up at the other two people at the same table. found that Lin Zucheng and Zhou Ming didn't know when it started. It's the same with yourself. I listened carefully to the conversation at the next table. Because they were too serious, they didn't even notice that Zou Youheng was looking at them.

"Is there anything unusual about the surname Zou? Many of us here have the surname Zou. ”

One of the scholars retorted with a puzzled face.

Although Zou Yu is not a native of Rongzhou, "Zou" is a big surname in Rongzhou City. Many people have the surname Zou.

"The surname Zou is not unusual, but this person is called Zou Youheng."

The man continued.

"Zou Youheng? Who is it? ”

"Does the name have any special meaning?"

"Forgive me for being so unheard, I've never heard of that name."

People are getting less and less understood.

"This person doesn't know, it's not me who said, you're really lonely."

As if he couldn't help it, the man laughed.

"Oh, I said, don't sell it anymore. Everyone is in a bad mood today, is there anything bad to talk about at once? ”

Someone started yelling.

"If you think about it carefully, our prefect Zou Yu Zou is also surnamed Zou."

The man was not affected by the impatience of the others, and still looked like he was following the path.

"Zou Youheng? Now that I think about it, the name is indeed a little familiar. ”

Xu Lao touched his goatee, frowned and began to remember.

He has been in Rongzhou City for decades, and he basically knows all the famous people in this city.

"This ...... This Zou Youheng is not ...... The son of the prefect's family, right? ”

As if remembering something, Xu Lao's eyes widened.

Hearing this, Zou Youheng at the next table lowered his head and took a sip of tea, looking indifferent, still looking out of the matter.

"What? The son of the prefect's family?!! ”

"No, I've heard of that son, and I've been loitering in the fireworks alley with those sons all day long, where is the material for reading? Needless to say, it's hard to even read and write, right? ”

"yes, how could that person get in?"

"Didn't you say that the prefect was disheartened by this son and didn't care about him anymore?!"

In a word, let these people explode again.

Leaning back in his chair, the conversation at the next table kept reaching Zou Youheng's ears, but he was much calmer than ever at this time.

"Hey ......"

Zhou Ming was a little worried and stretched out his hand and shook it in front of Zou Youheng, who was sitting opposite.

Being said like this is unbearable for anyone.

Zou Youheng shook his head with a smile, indicating that he was not affected.

"That's why I said there was a problem with this year's list."

The man's faint voice sounded again.

That's what he wants.

"People who linger in a place like this all year round and are idle, you say, how can they pass the exam? This doesn't make sense. But the fact is that people really got in, I deliberately looked at the list, and their names were still ranked first. If there is no greasy in this, no one will do anything to kill me, I won't believe it. ”

As he spoke, the man's feelings began to get excited, and his face was filled with righteous indignation.

"This brother, are you mistaken, Lord Zou doesn't look like someone who would do such a thing......"

There are still people who don't believe it. (To be continued......)