Everyone in the examination room worked hard to write, and outside the examination room, Qin Xi and Ma Zi were gossiping in the courtyard.

Qin Xi paid special attention to the man in white, and asked the hemp boy beside him in a low voice, "You often run around outside, have you seen this person?" ”

"The man in white?" Ma Zi asked rhetorically, and Qin Xi nodded.

Ma Zi looked inside again, thought for a long time and said: "It seems to be a little impression, it seems to live in Dongcheng, but what is the specific origin, I can't remember it for a while." ”

"Do you want me to go out and ask now?" Ma Zi asked when he saw that Qin Xi was very serious.

Qin Xi frowned, "Don't worry, let's talk about it later." ”

"Steward Qin, the one in the brocade dress is a woman." Ma Zi looked at Yuan Hui'er and said. "Looks like you've been to our house."

"Don't ask, don't ask!" Qin Xi scolded him in a low voice, "This is the general's distinguished guest." ”

"What a blessing! can get the general's love, otherwise she won't be able to repay her name. Ma Zi sighed, "Steward Qin, you said, why is this person's luck so badly different from others." Take my hemp boy as an example, if I can be valued by the general, why don't I be a centurion now! ”

Qin Xi sarcastically mocked him contemptuously, "That's all you kid is good at." And centurions, do you know how many centurions there are under the general? ”

"How much?"

"One or two hundred!"

"Oh my God, that's a lot!"

"What do you think?" Qin Xi said proudly, "You kid is glad that he is in the mansion, at least the general still knows you, if you are really a centurion, maybe the general doesn't even know who you are." ”

Ma Zi pondered and said with joy, "It's true, it seems that I am more powerful than the centurion!" ”

"Of course." Qin Xi said.

However, Ma Zi deliberately looked at Qin Xi and said sadly, "Let's just comfort ourselves here, after all, you and I are still a subordinate?" What's the use of the general knowing what our name is! The general still knew the name of the backyard dog, and he didn't see how good the dog could be. ”

"That's the general's dog, too!" Qin Xi said unhappily.

"But if the general can't see it, he still can't eat meat, and he is often beaten!" Ma Boy said.

"Stop, the more you talk about it, the more you lose it." Qin Xi waved his hand.

One of the two candles used for timekeeping is about to burn out. At the moment, there are those who are struggling to write, those who are meditating, and those who are staring at candles from time to time, and it is a good sight to look at from the outside.

Qin Xi thought about Gao Hongyi's explanation and couldn't help but ask Ma Zi, "You say, there are dozens of candidates here, who can be the first place?!" ”

Ma Zi smiled slyly, and handed Qin Xi a bowl of water, "What does the big butler think." ”

Qin Xi was a little unhappy, "Stinky boy, you can say anything if you ask!" ”

"What are you angry about! The brother has already taken a fancy to a person, and the brother thinks that this person will be the first to be the best, but I don't know if the big housekeeper thinks the same as the brother?! ”

Qin Xi didn't believe it, "You kid doesn't come much, in such a short time, I'm afraid you can't even remember what they look like, are you sure that the person you guess can win the first place?!" ”

"Brother has this ability, otherwise my brother wouldn't be in vain in the north moat, let alone a big brother like you."

"As far as you can speak, what is the name of the person who can quickly guess?"

Seeing that Qin Xi was anxious to know who it was, Ma Zi didn't sell it, and stretched out his finger to a candidate in cyan clothes inside.

The man was meditating at the moment, and he didn't seem to know how to write. Qin Xi looked at it for a while and felt a little puzzled, "Do you know this person?" It doesn't seem to have been written a word! ”

"I don't know, but there seems to be an indescribable special thing between this person's eyebrows, but my brother can't help but want to make friends!"

Qin Xi smiled, "I'm afraid there aren't many people you kid can read, could it be that you also take a fancy to that person?" ”

Ma Zi said seriously: "The big housekeeper is wrong, it is because there are too many illiterate friends around my brother that I want to make some masters!" ”

However, listening to you, it seems that there is someone else in mind! Ma Zi smiled mischievously, "Let my brother guess, is it the one?" ”

Ma Zi pointed to Lu Jun, who was stretching his waist.

"Yes, what do you think of this person!" Qin Xi asked boredly.

Ma Zi was quite serious, pondered for a moment before saying: "Although this person has shown his strength in front of the general, he is too high-minded. I heard that even Mr. Li can't look down on him, and the big housekeeper thinks that even if such a person is highly educated, Mr. Li will choose him as the first place? ”

"What you kid said has some truth, but I'm afraid your ability to mix up friends won't work, Mr. Li is not an ordinary person, if Lu Gongzi is really a talented person, and above others, he will not choose Lu Gongzi." Qin Xi replied confidently.

Ma Zi smiled, "How about you and I bet?" If Mr. Lu wins the first place, the brother is willing to pay you three months' money. But if the brother guessed that the person won the first place, you. ”

"Stop, I won't pay you three months!" Qin Xi hurriedly interjected.

"That's natural, you use a lot more money than your brother every month, how can your brother pit your brother." Ma Zi said seriously, "If your brother wins, you only need to give your brother half a month's money." ”

"It's a deal." Qin Xi calculated in his heart that he didn't lose much if he lost, but if he won, he would win a lot. And he also believes in Lu Jun's talent in his heart, Ma Zi is an illiterate half-hanger, what he knows, it's pure nonsense.

"Then it's a deal." Ma Zi said happily.

By this time, the second candle was already half-lit, and the hour had come for the candle to run out.

Some people have already come out of the examination room, and they all look like they are determined to win.

After a while, Yuan Hui'er had already gotten up.

At this time, Li Xian came out of it and beckoned Qin Xi to go over and make arrangements. The two quickly stopped chatting, and Qin Xi hurriedly ran over to listen to the instructions.

Originally, he was asked to send the completed test papers to the side room for Li Xian and Gao Hongyi to invite several recognized talents and scholars from Beihu to immediately review them, so as to select candidates for the afternoon examination as soon as possible.

Qin Xi went in with Li Xian and saw that many candidates were ready to get up. Carefully went to the empty table, put away the rolls, sorted them out, and sent them to a few prepared gentlemen in the side room, and Li Xian also came in at this time.

Several people bowed to each other, and then tacitly sat down in the middle and began to review!

Qin Xi noticed that Mr. Li was much more serious than usual, and he looked like a different person. He knew the importance of this recruitment examination, and he was even more cautious, for fear of disturbing Li Xian.

The hour was fast coming, and the candidate in blue and the man in white were the last to get up, and they were reluctant to stand up after almost hearing the sound of gold.

Qin Xi walked over quietly, first put away the test papers of the Tsing Yi candidates, and secretly glanced at them, there were only a few words on them, and he was secretly happy.

When he walked up to the man in white, the man in white didn't know what was wrong, and suddenly fell backwards, and the frightened Qin Xi hurriedly went to help him. Fortunately, he was quick to keep the man from falling to the ground.

The man in white just fainted, it was no big deal, and thanked Qin Xi gratefully.

Qin Xi was afraid of disturbing the reviewers, so he helped him outside first, and then arranged for Ma Zi to take care of him, so he sent all the test papers that had just been collected over.

In this way, time passed little by little, and I saw that the time for the afternoon exam was approaching. The gentlemen had just reviewed all the test papers, and Li Xian let out a soft breath and sat down in his chair.

At that time, he had been sitting here for two hours, and Qin Xi saw that they were tired, so he brought the prepared hot water over and asked him to clean his hands.

After Li Xianjing passed his hand, he said tiredly: "You have worked hard, but I have to trouble you in the afternoon!" ”

Several gentlemen were also tired, but they still said that they were fine.

Li Xian nodded, and then handed the two pieces of paper to Qin Xi, "One for the general, and one for immediate announcement!" ”

Qin Xi hurriedly took the paper and strode out.

At that time, those candidates had already eaten in the living room and were anxiously waiting in the courtyard.

After Qin Xi came out with the list, there was a commotion among the candidates in the courtyard, scrambling to squeeze in front of Qin Xi.

Seeing that everyone was clamoring and shouting, Qin Xi motioned for them to calm down first. Then he found the hemp boy who was busy on the side, leaned into his ear and said, "My brother gave you a big gift, and you now take this list and send it to the general." “

Ma Zi nodded excitedly, hurriedly took the list, and ran to Gao Hongyi's yard.

At the same time, Qin Xi read out aloud the candidates for the exam!