On the coast of the East China Sea, in the east of Jiaodong County, there is a Songhai City.

Among them, the famous Little Sage Village is located here, the land of Qilu, as the birthplace of Confucius and Mencius, Confucianism is naturally across the east and west, and runs through the north and south.

In this era of hundreds of schools, Qilu is the key place for the Qin Dynasty to collect Confucianism.

In the land of Qilu, there has never been a shortage of various colleges, and Xiaoshengxianzhuang represents the highest level of Confucianism.

If you want to enter the Little Sage Village for further study, you must go through a strict assessment, of course, this is only for ordinary people, for the royal family, these so-called assessments are just nothing.

After all, the little Sage Village is famous, but it also has to submit to those in power, and now the Great Qin has unified the Seven Kingdoms and created an immortal legend, and it is just a flick of a finger to destroy a little Sage Village.

Even if Master Xun is fair, the reality does not allow it, and he can only submit to the feudal kingship.

Entering the city of Songhai, I suddenly felt that a wind of Confucianism spread, under the influence of the small sage village, to educate with etiquette, and the people are mostly people who know etiquette.

It is very different from other places, the people are simple and simple, and the people get along with each other in a friendly way.

Of course, this phenomenon is not for everyone, but there are always two people, like a rat poop spoiling the whole pot of soup.

Meng Yi and others came to an inn, the name of this inn said: "There is an inn", the name is also interesting, this inn looks very luxurious, it is the first inn in Songhai City, in which the owner of the inn is the first chef in Songhai.

In the eyes of Confucianism, the cook is an inferior human being, so how can he cook himself?

Therefore, there is no kitchen in the Little Sage Village, and as for the students' food, there is an inn in charge of it, and meals will be delivered at a fixed time every day.

Seeing the constant flow of diners in the inn, Meng Yi casually found a place to sit down, and ordered a few of the inn's best dishes.

After a while, the meal was already served, and Meng Yi sniffed it, a typical Lu cuisine style.

Before he could take the chopsticks, a ragged old man suddenly sat down, and when he saw that he was dressed as a beggar, he stretched out his dirty hand, tore off one leg of the roast chicken on the table, and ate it happily.

Meng Yi and Hermione glanced at each other, and a strange old man ran out of nowhere, and after he finished gnawing on the chicken legs, Meng Yi said, "Old man, do you know me?" ”

The old man said confidently, "Of course I don't know." ”

"Then you sit here confidently and eat our food, don't you think it's too much?" Meng Yi asked rhetorically.

"I'm so hungry that I've searched around the inn, and no one has seen me, an old beggar, so I've had to look for you." The old beggar said.

What kind of logic is this? Oh, people dislike you for being dirty and smelly, so you just come to me, at least ask for my opinion, even if it's just to ask, sit down, and then say these things with confidence.

"You didn't ask me, how did you know I would treat you?" Meng Yi was a little crying and laughing.

But the old beggar waved his hand and said, "Because I know that you will not let me go." ”

"Why?"

"On the street, I saw you giving two copper plates to the little beggar on the side of the road." The old beggar said.

Meng Yi understood it, the old beggar saw that he gave the little beggar money, so he had a plan, followed him to the inn to eat and drink by himself, and he was sure that he would not let him go.

Meng Yi gave a thumbs up and said with a wry smile: "Admire, admire, I've seen shameless, I've never seen you so shameless." ”

"I'm a beggar, have you ever seen a beggar have a face? If you want to be faced, you can't eat, and if you want to eat, you have to be shameless. ”

Hearing his words, Meng Yi was stunned, and said with a smile: "Well said, for your words, I must give you one." ”

As he spoke, Meng Yi took out a bowl and poured a bowl of wine for the old beggar.

The old beggar was not pretentious, he picked up the wine bowl, drank it all, and after drinking, he shouted: "Cool!" ”

Seeing this old beggar, Meng Yi not only refused, but asked the innkeeper to order several dishes, and the two talked about life.

What Ling didn't expect was that don't look at the old beggar in front of him in rags, when it comes to life principles, it is actually a set of principles, perhaps because he has experienced too much, which makes him see through the impermanence of the world.

Even Meng Yi couldn't help but express his admiration for him.

"Brother, look at your dress, you are young, you are here to study?" The old beggar said.

"How so?"

The old beggar smiled proudly and said: "I have been begging here all my life, and every year there are tens of millions of young people like you who come to study, if I can't even see this little bit of eyesight, I will really live in vain." ”

Yes, the little sage village is located in Songhai City, and the people who come to study every year are not alone? If you can't even see this, you're really blind in those eyes.

"Yes, my sister and I have come here thousands of miles to study, otherwise, who would want to leave their hometown and come to this distant place?" Meng Yi said.

The old beggar glanced at Hermione next to him and said, "Your sister is full of aristocratic spirit, and you are walking in plain clothes, I'm afraid you have an ulterior secret, right?" ”

Meng Yi and Hermione were stunned, they couldn't imagine that this old beggar's eyes were so vicious, Hermione was a member of the Xiongnu royal family, and they wore Qin clothes to make it convenient.

Seeing that the two were silent, the old beggar said again: "For your sake, I will keep it a secret for you." ”

Meng Yi was still silent, if he said the word "thank you" to him, but there were no three hundred taels of silver here, so he didn't recruit himself.

The old beggar has lived for so many years, how can he not know what Meng Yi is thinking in his heart? Seeing that he didn't speak, and didn't bother to ask, he continued: "That little sage village is not easy to enter, I always call Hanako, I have seen how young people come here to study, they come with great ambitions, but they return in disappointment. If you want to enter, you will not be able to do so without the help of noble people. ”

"Noble? Isn't it possible to pass the entrance exam to enter the Little Sageon? Could it be that there are other doorways in there? ”

The old beggar's words made Meng Yi refreshed and surprised, didn't he just ask about admission? Was there a shady scene in the education system 2,000 years ago?

"If you want to enter the Little Sage Village, you naturally have to pass the exam, but how difficult the entrance exam of the Little Sage Village is, there are very few people who pass, but fortunately, you met me today, and you are lucky enough." The old beggar said.

"What do you mean by that?"

Meng Yi came with interest, so he couldn't help but ask more.

"Don't look at me as a beggar, I also have my own way, I already know the content of the exam in this little sage village in advance."

"What!"

Meng Yi was shocked, the annual exam questions of Little Sage Village were personally drafted by Master Xun and handed over to the three personal disciples for safekeeping, and no one else could know the content of the exam questions.

How did he know about being a little beggar?! Could he be the legendary scalper?

The old beggar looked at Meng Yi with a strange expression, and showed a sinister smile, he gently put his fingers on the table, stretched out five fingers, and said, "For the sake of you inviting me to drink wine and eat roast chicken, I will give you a preferential price, fifty taels!" ”

"Fifty taels?!"

"Why is it still too expensive? If it were anyone else, I would have started with a hundred taels, and if it weren't for the fact that I was in love with you, I would never have revealed it to you. The old beggar said with righteousness and awe.

"So thank you?"

"Thank you, as long as you are willing to take the money, I will tell you the exam questions immediately." The old beggar said.

Meng Yi snorted and said, "I think you are really condescending to be a beggar, a person like you who can do business, how can I become a beggar, it turns out that you are selling dog meat on the head of a sheep." ”

"Hey! This is also forced by life, I also need to eat, this kind of business is already risky, do you want me to swagger on the ground and raise the price? The old beggar said.

"That's right, since you want to do business with me, you naturally want to show your sincerity, if you deceive me, what should you do? Fifty taels is not a small amount. Meng Yi said.

"I've been living here for 50 years, and I've always had credibility first, if you don't believe it, you can pay a deposit first, and then make up for the follow-up expenses after the matter is completed; If the question is incorrect, I will return the deposit. ”

At this time, Meng Yi took out three round hole coins from his arms and put them on the table, which was considered food money, and he pulled Hermione up: "Little sister, let's go!" ”

Seeing that Meng Yi didn't mean to talk to him at all, he got up and wanted to leave.

The old beggar chased after him and hurriedly said, "Little brother, don't go, let's discuss everything, I'll charge you forty taels." ”

Seeing that Meng Yi ignored him, the old beggar was anxious, he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and said, "Twenty taels is always okay, don't ...... Don't go. ”

"Fifteen taels!"

"Ten taels!"

Seeing that Meng Yi still wouldn't leave, the old beggar said ruthlessly: "It's okay if you don't want your money." ”

Sure enough, Meng Yi stopped, he walked to the old beggar's side, the old beggar thought he had changed his mind, but heard him say: "I never eat the food that comes to me, even if you give it to me for free, I won't ask for it." ”

"If I even need to cheat to enter the Little Sage Village, I might as well not go." Meng Yi said righteously, "As for the answer you said, you should leave it to others, hum!" ”

Since you want to take the test for Xiaoshengxianzhuang, you have to rely on your true skills.

When leaving, Meng Yi said a word to the old beggar: "Remember to pay me back the food money just now, my name is Tuoba Yi!" ”

After that, he won't leave his head.

The old beggar was left alone, and when they left, he saw that the corners of the old beggar's mouth were slightly raised, and he actually smiled.

"Tuoba Yi!"

The old beggar read his name, and then disappeared into the crowd.