After several people returned home, it was already midnight, but the Zhou family was brightly lit at this time, and her sister Zhou Luyun and brother-in-law Hu Zhe came to the house. Father Zhou Tie and mother Zhou He, as well as younger brother Zhou Shaocheng, everyone is smiling, so excited, they obviously have already received the news of Zhou Zhi's high school case, and are waiting for Zhou Zhi to return home.

Zhou Zhi was very puzzled, in this Ming Dynasty, there was no telephone, no mobile phone, no WeChat, etc., Baiyue Village was sixty or seventy miles away from Qingdu County, why did the family get the news so quickly.

When I asked, I found out that just before dark today, two groups of drummers from Qingdu County came to Zhou's house to report the good news. They are well-informed enough, and they don't know where to find out Zhou Zhi's address.

The two classes of drummers began to blow and beat when they entered Baiyue Village, until they entered the small courtyard of the Zhou family, and they were blowing and beating fiercely with their cheeks, making it so lively that everyone knew it. It wasn't until Zhou He's mother-in-law took out a reward of one or two pieces of silver and gave them that the two classes of drummers left happily.

As soon as the drummer left, the villagers of Baiyue Village came to Zhou's house in twos and threes to congratulate him. In the past, Zhou Zhi was ruthless and had the title of "cold-faced slaughter", but later, under the guidance of Li Shun, the Chen family and others, they thought that Zhou Zhi colluded with bandits. But thanks to Zhou Zhi, he caught the bandit and cleared his innocence.

Now they are more and more aware of Zhou Zhi, it is Zhou Zhi who taught them to grow fresh vegetables in the greenhouse in winter, although each family did not make too much money, but it is much better than the previous days.

There are too many potatoes that the government let them plant, if it weren't for the Zhou family's purchase, I don't know how many of those potatoes would have been broken and rotten, although the Zhou family would make more money by making vermicelli fans, but those who have some conscience still have to be grateful to the Zhou family.

Zhou Zhi is a student of the county magistrate, and Zhou Zhi is the head of the case in high school, this Zhou Zhi seems to be the leader of Baiyue Village, although the Yue family is still the richest family, but they believe that the Zhou family will definitely catch up in the future. The Zhou family is a good family, and if you have a good relationship with such a family, is there anything wrong with that?

Zhou Tie and Zhou He gave a warm reception to the villagers who came to the city, and they were busy until midnight before the Zhou family finally quieted down.

Zhou Tie, Zhou Heshi, Hu Zhe, Zhou Luyun, and the younger brother Zhou Shaocheng are still immersed in joy, and they are not sleepy. Father Zhou Tie looked at Zhou Zhi happily and said, "Xiaozhi has hit the head of the case, and the Zhou family has raised their eyebrows, this is all the yin virtue of the ancestors." Come, Xiaochi, I have seen the ancestors and the ancestors. ”

The Zhou family has been a farmer for generations, and Zhou Zhi really doesn't know where his father started to say this, the shadow of his ancestors? Hehe! Zhou Zhi, as a traverser, naturally would not admit such a statement. But now that Daddy is excited, Zhou Zhi will naturally not go against Daddy's wishes. He followed his father and entered the outer room.

There is a shrine on the north wall of the outer room, and the bottles and cans used to be placed in the shrine for cooking, but I don't know when, those bottles and cans have already been cleaned up, but at this time they are placed on the tablets of the ancestors.

The Zhou family has been passed down from generation to generation, and the ancestral tablets are naturally not too many. Daddy Zhou Tie grabbed Zhou Zhi and burned incense and prayed in front of the tablet, so that when the night was ugly, the family rested separately.

Early in the morning of the second day, Zhou Zhi read a few pages of the book, and another villager came to congratulate him. They naturally had their father to entertain them, so Zhou Zhi quietly came out of the house and walked along the main street in the village that runs through the east and west, all the way to the west, to Wang Ding's house.

Although the old Xiucai Wang Ding is not a thoughtful teacher, he still helped Zhou Zhi a lot when he started studying. I took the county exam, and I need to go to his home to pay a visit.

Wang Ding was moving his body in the courtyard, and when he saw Zhou Zhi coming in, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Zhou Zhi boy, the old man is waiting for you to come to the door!" The old man really didn't mistake you, someone with a heart! ”

Then Zhou Zhi was welcomed into the house.

Although the old talent Wang Ding said that he looked down on everything, he was also very concerned about Zhou Zhi. The head of the Zhouzhi County High School Trial Case has already spread throughout Baiyue Village, and even the entire Gaochang Town and Qingdu County. Zhou Zhi is now famous, and the old talent Wang Ding naturally got the news.

After sitting in the back room, Zhou Zhi expressed his gratitude to Wang Ding, and then Wang Ding asked Zhou Zhi about his study. Knowing that Zhou Zhi learned of the recommendation of the Lord of the Mansion and wanted to worship Liu Yu and Liu Daru in Lili County as his teachers, Wang Ding was even more pleased.

Baiyue Village is going to be a big talent! This week's gift is really not a thing in the pool.

Wang Ding said, "The head of the county test is bound to pass the government test, this has long become an unwritten rule, but Zhou Zhi boy, the old man doesn't just want you to pass the government test!"

In the old man's opinion, you have won the first case in the county test, this is a good start, you might as well make up your mind to come to him for a little three yuan. ”

The so-called small three-yuan refers to the small examination, that is, the county examination, the government examination, and the hospital examination are the first place. There are very few people who can take the test for the middle and middle school three yuan in Daming, and it is very difficult.

Zhou Zhixian tried to win the case, and he got his wish, he really thought of Xiao Sanyuan. But the prefect Peng Ze made it clear that although Zhou Zhi's current article is not bad, there are still many places that are not satisfactory. Zhou Zhi can be regarded as a leader in Qingdu County, but in the entire Baoding Mansion, according to Zhou Zhi's current level, it is really difficult to say.

But since Zhou Zhi had already decided to take the imperial examination, he had set a small goal at this time, that is, to work towards Xiao Sanyuan.

In front of Wang Ding, Zhou Zhi didn't want to hide his secrets, and said, "Don't hide it from the master, the kid really has this idea." ”

"Huh! Well, that's what ambition is called! The old man just likes to hear such words. Wang Ding immediately smiled, very excited.

Suddenly, his face turned pale, "The prefect wrote a letter of recommendation to Liu Yu in Nali County, but in the old man's opinion, the prefect may not know Liu Yu's temperament very well. Hehe! Although the old man is not talented, he has no close relationship with Liu Yu, but he also knows Liu Yu.

Alas! It's a long story, the old man was arrogant, and he and Liu Yu participated in the township test in the same year. The old man thought that he had read a lot and thought that he would pass the township test, but Liu Yu at that time was stupid in the eyes of the old man, so he ridiculed him several times. It is precisely for that reason that there is actually a gap between the old man and Liu Yu.

But, alas! Later, Liu Yu was the third place in the township examination, but the old man fell to Sun Shan, and then the old man also failed the exam repeatedly.

Later, the old man did some research on Liu Yu.

Liu Yu's reading and writing are particularly basic, the so-called ten years of hard work behind closed doors in the cold window, this is exactly what Liu Yu admires, he does not believe that there is any born to know, brilliant people. What he attaches the most importance to is to work steadily, step by step, perseverance, and eventually become a generation of Confucians.

You have only been studying for more than a year, and in Liu Yu's opinion, you are tantamount to a person who has built a castle in the air and has no foundation. In the old man's opinion, if you want to worship Liu Yu as a teacher, it is also difficult to have a letter of recommendation from the prefect! ”