"Miss, I just got the news that the third son of the Li family and the second miss of Qin are engaged!" Zhao family, Zhao Xin was comfortably sitting in the steaming bathtub and closed his eyes to recuperate, and Lu Liu suddenly walked in quickly and said urgently,

"What? Is the third son of the Li family engaged to Miss Qin's second son? Zhao Xin couldn't help but open her eyes in surprise when she heard this, she was very surprised by this, in her opinion, the Zhao family should do their best to stop this family business.

"It's not an engagement."

Lu Liu shook his head, looked at Zhao Xin with interest and said, "Miss, you would never have thought that when the third master of the Li family was alive, he actually ordered a family affair for the third son of the Li family, but the third master of the Li family was too anxious to tell the third lady the identity of the other party, and the other party seemed to have the intention to regret the marriage for all these years, so this family affair of the second miss of Qin could not be decided until the third prince of Li was weak." ”

"Weak crown!" Zhao Xin flickered his long eyelashes, and for a while it was a little difficult to understand the meaning of Green Willow's words.

"If the third prince Li is betrothed to the third master before the weak crown comes to the door, then the marriage contract made by the third master will be fulfilled at that time." Lu Liu hurriedly explained to the Zhao family, and said with a smile, "Miss, in my opinion, there has been no news from that family for such a long time, and nine times out of ten they want to regret their marriage, and the third son of Li and the second miss of Qin will get married sooner or later." ”

"I see." Zhao Xin nodded thoughtfully when he heard this, it seems that this is a result of the Zhao family's struggle, Li Hongyu was already an adult when he was weak, and it was not so easy for the Qin family to control the property of the Li family's third room.

"By the way, Miss, I also heard that the casino has lowered the odds of Li Sangongzi, and the odds of Li Sangongzi winning the county test have been reduced to fifty to one, and it seems that there are people who bet on Li Sangongzi like Miss."

At this time, Lu Liu remembered something and looked at Zhao Xin with a smile, "Miss, if Li Sangongzi wins the case this time, we will make a windfall." ”

"The head of the case is not so easy to test, Li Hongyi and Wang Kuiju are not idle people, it is not easy to think about the two of them." Zhao Xin slowly closed her eyes and continued to close her eyes there to recuperate, in fact, she was bound to win the case this time, but unfortunately there was only one case, which was destined to go through a dragon fight.

Zhao Deyi thought he would breathe a sigh of relief when he learned about Li Hongyu and Qin Yue's engagement, but he was not happy at all, and felt extremely guilty in his heart, feeling sorry for the dead Li Renhai.

Therefore, Zhao Deyi, who was in a tangled mood, got drunk at night and decided to keep the secret of Zhao Xin's engagement with Li Hongyu, Li Hongyu and Qin Yue's relationship made him feel a little relieved in his heart, and decided to secretly try his best to help Li Hongyu revitalize the Li family's industry.

At this moment, Zhao Xin would never have thought that she was actually the heroine of Li Hongyu and Qin Yue's engagement, and the half of the blood-red jade pendant engraved with a phoenix hanging from her neck was a token of love with Li Hongyu, and the two jade pendants could fit together perfectly.

The most important thing in February is naturally the county test, and it is worth mentioning that the county test is not held every year, but is held in the same year as the township test.

The reason is very simple, the county test is not isolated, it is a part of the children's test, and there are also the government test and the hospital test later, and the three constitute the children's test.

The college examination is presided over by the provincial school officer, and the candidates are assessed in turn to the prefectures and cities to which they belong, which is why the college examination is held every three years, otherwise the college officer does not have the time and energy to run the prefecture and city within his jurisdiction every year, and the corresponding county examination can only be held every three years.

This is also why many scholars in the Ming and Qing dynasties failed to gain fame in their lifetimes, not only because of the fierce competition in the children's examination, but also because of the long interval between them.

In other words, Xiucai, like lifting people and jinshi, can only be produced once every three years, and not every year can be tested for Xiucai's fame.

On 16 February, Li Hongyu went to the county seat of Jiangkou County with the children of the Li family who were taking the exam, preparing to take the county examination to be held at the county school on 18 February.

The Li family has a separate hospital in the county seat of Jiangkou County, and after entering the county seat, everyone first went to the county school to familiarize themselves with the examination room, and then went back to their respective rooms in the other courtyard to prepare for the exam with peace of mind.

Because this is an extraordinary time, the children of the Li family stay in the courtyard in a regular manner, and no one dares to go out to have fun, no matter how they have to survive these two days, otherwise they will be served by the family law.

A son-in-law like Li Hongyu naturally has someone by his side to serve, and Rou'er can be said to be Li Hongyu's closest person, responsible for his food, clothing, housing and transportation, so that he can concentrate on taking the exam.

Jiangkou County School is located in the south of the county, adjacent to the Confucian Temple, located on the east side of the Confucian Temple, sitting north and facing south.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, local county schools were usually built together with Confucian temples, and they were all places where literature and education were revered.

The environment of Jiangkou County School is quiet and elegant, and the Confucian Gate, Wenchang Pavilion and Minglun Hall are arranged on the central axis of the county school from south to north, while the buildings such as the left and right school scholars' halls, land temples, and reading houses are arranged on both sides of the axis.

Behind Minglun Hall is the shooting garden, a courtyard with a wide field of vision, with high walls around it, rockery flowers and trees in the courtyard, and a pleasant environment.

The Discipline and Education Department is located at the back of the shooting garden, which is a courtyard of its own, and the environment is more secluded and quiet.

Of course, not all the county schools in the Ming Dynasty are as magnificent as the county schools in Jiangkou County, only those prosperous and wealthy counties have the ability to build county schools of this scale, and the county schools in the rest of the states and counties are much simpler, after all, it costs a lot of money, and it is also related to whether the local style of study is prosperous.

On February 18, before dawn, Li Hongyu was shouted by Rou'er, yawning and dressing and washing under Rou'er's service, and after breakfast, he went to the front yard to meet the children of the Li family, and there was still a bright moon in the sky at this time.

This time, it was Li Renbo who led the team to the county seat to participate in the county examination, and before going to the county school, he gave an impassioned speech to the children of the family to boost the morale of everyone.

Among the children of the Li family who participated in the county examination this time, Li Hongyu was the youngest, and the oldest was one of Li Hongyu's cousins.

After Li Renbo finished speaking, he led the people carrying lanterns to the county school, and many dogs along the way were awakened and tore their throats and barked.

When Li Hongyu and his entourage arrived at the county school, there were already many candidates who had come to take the exam outside the county school, and they gathered in groups of three or five to whisper.

There are fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys like Li Hongyu in the crowd, and there are also old people with gray hair, which shows the fanaticism of the scholars for the imperial examination, and it can be said that this is their only spiritual sustenance in this world.

Due to the large number of people participating in the county examination, it is necessary to follow a certain order when entering the county school, otherwise it will not be convenient for everyone to check the identity of the candidates.

Therefore, the candidates for the county examination get together in townships and towns, and once the county school opens, they enter in a hurry.

As the largest and most affluent town in Jiangkou County, candidates from Baihe Town were arranged to wait at the position on the left side of the county college gate, and the right side of the county college gate was the county seat candidates.

In the queue of candidates in Baihe Town, Li Hongyi was surrounded by the stars like a moon, and those people patted his ass on the back, thinking that he was the first person in the county test, which couldn't help but make Li Hongyi feel quite proud in his heart.

Li Hongyu didn't join in the fun, and stood silently behind the crowd with his head down, trying his best to keep the outside world from noticing him.

"Congratulations to Brother Li, you hugged a beautiful woman." Not long after, a figure came to Li Hongyu's side, bowed his hand to him and said with a smile.

"Brother Zhao." Li Hongyu looked up and saw that it was Zhao Xin, his tablemate at Baihe Academy, so he bowed to her and stood there in silence after bowing back to her.

Seeing this, Zhao Xin smiled disapprovingly, looked up at the sky, and the sky was already showing the white of the fish belly at this time, and it would not be long before the gate of the county school would open.

Originally, Zhao Xin stayed with Li Hongyi and others, but she couldn't stand the praise of Li Hongyi by those people, so she wanted to find a place to be quiet, and inadvertently saw Li Hongyu standing alone behind the crowd, so she walked over, and stayed with Li Hongyu, who was isolated by people, her ears could definitely be cold.

It didn't take long for a sudden commotion to come from the front of the crowd, and Li Hongyu looked up and saw that the candidates on the left and right sides of the gate of the county college were suddenly arguing.

Vaguely Li Hongyu heard the words "case head", and after pondering for a while, he reacted, nine out of ten two groups of candidates broke out in conflict over the selection of the county test leader, you must know that Li Hongyi and Wang Kuiju, who have the highest call for the head of the case, are from Baihe Town and the county seat respectively, and it is easy to cause a war of words among the candidates who are strong in blood.

"Boring!" At this time, Li Hongyu heard Zhao Xin next to him whisper, and the corners of his mouth suddenly showed a smile, this kind of battle of will is really boring, in his opinion, there is no meaning, it will only increase the psychological pressure on Wang Kuiju and Li Hongyi in vain.

"The examination room is heavy, no noise, and the offender will be disqualified from taking the exam!"

This conflict did not last long, with the cheers of a county official who was maintaining order at the scene, the candidates who were arguing with each other suddenly quieted down, and glared at each other unwillingly, no one wanted to be disqualified from participating in the county examination.

Li Hongyu's only gain from this brief conflict was to see Wang Kuiju, who was named after Li Hongyi, a medium-sized young man with a Chinese character face, standing in the crowd with a serious expression.

According to the news that Li Hongyu obtained, although Wang Kuiju is a child of the Wang family in Jiangkou County, he belongs to a very remote side branch, and his family has been poor since he was a child.

Li Hongyu knew in his heart that compared with Li Hongyi, Wang Kuiju was under more psychological pressure at this time, and Wang Kuiju knew very well that everything he was currently coming from the head of the Wang family, so he wanted to repay the head of the Wang family with the success of the imperial examination, and at the same time, it was also the dilemma of getting rid of the embarrassment under the fence in one fell swoop.

Relatively speaking, Li Hongyu's state of mind is much calmer, he does not necessarily have to win the head of the county trial, and naturally he does not have the psychological pressure of Li Hongyi and Wang Kuiju.

Zhao Xin's situation is similar to Li Hongyu, in fact, she is more relaxed than Li Hongyu, and the purpose of participating in the county exam this time is just to prove to Zhao Deyi that she is not inferior to men.