After Xu Xian entered the house, Li Xu immediately asked Xu Xian to put away his luggage and pulled him to see a bunch of gifts.

These gifts are worth no less than one thousand taels of silver together.

Xu Xian was a little inexplicable, thinking that Li Xu had received gifts from some businessmen who wanted to have a relationship with him, so he said: "Sister, don't accept gifts from others in the future." If you accept someone else's things, you owe someone else's invitation, and you will have to pay it back in the future. ”

"Hanwen, I understand what you say, and your brother-in-law reminds me from time to time." Li Xu said, "However, these gifts were not given by those people, but from a ......girl named Cen Biqing's family."

"Miss Cen?" Xu Xian couldn't help but be surprised.

Li Xu saw that Xu Xian really knew Xiaoqing, and immediately laughed happily: "Yes." Biqing, a child who is very sensible, she is grateful and gratitude, and specially brings gifts to thank her. ”

Next, she began to say that Xiaoqing was good, that Xiaoqing's background was pitiful, and she kept selling Xiaoqing to Xu Xian.

Xu Xian was embarrassed, but he didn't expect that Xiaoqing had already visited his house once, and he had obviously won the favor of Li Xu's family.

"Stop, stop," was pushed by Li Xu's ears to buzz, Xu Xian had to stop, "People just came to thank her, is it necessary to say how good she is?" ”

"Boy! Do you not understand, or do you pretend not to understand?! Li Xu crossed his waist, glared, and hummed.

Xu Xian suddenly lost his temper.

Li Xu said fiercely: "Xu Xian, you listen to me." You are eighteen years old, and it is time to start a family and have children, continue the descendants of our Xu family, and spread the branches. ”

"If your father and mother were still here, you would already have a daughter-in-law and a child. I only hate that I have no ability, and I haven't been able to find a good daughter-in-law for you until now......" As she spoke, she wiped her tears and cried.

Xu Xian was one head and two big, and hurriedly comforted: "Sister, don't cry, don't cry." Marrying a daughter-in-law is a matter of fate, and besides, I am now focused on my studies. When I pass the Xiucai exam, are you still worried that I don't have a daughter-in-law? ”

"So you promised to marry a girl from Biqing after being admitted to Xiucai?" Li Xu stopped sobbing, raised his head and said with tears in his eyes.

When Xu Xian heard this, he almost wanted to hit the wall, did I mention Cen Biqing for half a word?

However, Li Xu was wiping tears at the moment, so he had to say in a roundabout way: "Sister, it's not so easy to take the test." Don't look at me now that I have won the first place in the county exam, but if I am not careful, I will fall off the list and become a joke. So, I have to give it my all and not have any distractions. ”

Li Xu was immediately frightened. quickly wiped away his tears and said nervously, "Brother, my sister is wrong." You take the exam well, and you will wait until after the exam to marry your daughter-in-law, and your sister will not force you. ”

Seeing Li Xu like this, Xu Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't deny that he had a good impression of Xiaoqing, but he thought more about Tang Wanrong in his heart.

As for the White Lady, he has already given up. As soon as the case of the loss of the treasury silver was solved, it was expected that the white lady had left the Qiu Wang's mansion, and he was a scholar, and it was impossible to find the white lady flying around.

Of course, the most important thing at the moment is to go all out to get into the show.

On the second day, Xu Xian packed his luggage and books, and walked out of the East City Gate under the escort of Li Gongfu and Li Xu.

"Hanwen, you must be careful on the road, after arriving in Lin'an City, you must take care of yourself, don't be cold and hungry......" Li Xu grabbed Xu Xian's hand, crying and admonishing, very reluctant and uneasy, and refused to let go for a long time.

Li Gongfu persuaded: "Okay, Hanwen is such a big person, he will take care of himself." Besides, Lin'an City is not far away, and with a whip of the horse, it will be there in one day. I've been to Lin'an City so many times, why don't I see you like this? ”

"You have to take care of it!" Li Xu scolded Li Gongfu, stopped crying, and let go of Xu Xian's hand.

Li Gongfu told Xu Xian: "Money should not be exposed, you must pay attention." Also, if you encounter something in Lin'an City, remember to write a letter to your family. In addition, when encountering urgent matters and interests, go to the six doors to find their second catcher, Li Youzong. He is from our Qiantang County, and he used to be my brother-in-law's old boss. This is my letter asking him to take care of you, and you should keep it carefully. “

As he spoke, he took out a letter and handed it to Xu Xian.

Then, he said: "Hanwen, no matter what the exam is, you have to keep in mind that your sister is waiting for you at home." ”

"Han Wenwen is white." Xu Xian said seriously.

He could hear that Li Gongfu was worried that he would commit suicide if he failed to make the list.

Bidding farewell to Li Gongfu and Li Xu, Xu Xian got into the carriage and went to the front to gather with his friends who were taking the same exam.

He went to Lin'an City to take the exam this time, not alone, but with several close classmates and friends from Muyang Academy.

After the people arrived, they finally set off officially, and six or seven carriages started in turn, looking at Anseong.

In addition, five or six guards with knives followed on horseback. These guards were the homes of two of the well-to-do candidates.

It took two days for the thick and tall walls of Lin'an City to finally appear in front of me.

Before dark, Xu Xian and the others entered the city smoothly, and then settled down at the most famous Zhuangyuanlou Inn around the examination room.

Zhuangyuanlou Inn mainly receives candidates who go to Lin'an City to take the exam, covering a large area, many rooms and thoughtful service.

Although the rent is expensive, there are many benefits that other inns do not have, such as the gathering of elite candidates from various counties to take the exam, which can be described as a stormy meeting, and all kinds of news about the prefectural examination are spread from here. Also, if you want to be famous, build your own fame, and let the examiner notice you, this is also the first place to go, because even the chief examiner of the government often pays attention to this place.

Xu Xian spent fifteen taels of silver to rent a medium-sized room for a month and a half.

Although the room layout is a little simple, it is relatively spacious and bright, with desks, chairs, pen holders, etc., and even bookshelves, which is very convenient for candidates to stay in the room for a long time to study and prepare for exams.

Xu Xian put away his luggage and books and sat on a chair to rest for a while.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and at the same time, the shouts of classmates and friends who went to the exam together sounded: "Brother Hanwen, Brother Hanwen......"

"Here we are." Xu Xian replied with a raised voice, got up and went to open the door.

When I opened the door, I saw six classmates standing outside the door.

These six classmates are called Li Tongzi Zhongmou, Liu Fangzi Boyang, Ji Shengzi Xuande, and Zhang Jizi Haoran...... Wait a minute.

"Brother Hanwen, have you packed up? We went to dinner together. Li Tong said, "Brother Berwyn, who arrived before us, held a banquet, and our candidates from Qiantang County who have already arrived here all gathered together. ”

Li was a few years older than Xu Xian, and his family was wealthy, and four of the six guards who followed him on the road belonged to his family.

As for the brother Bowen he mentioned, his name is Tang Xuan, the word Bowen, is one of the talented people in Qiantang County, although he is not a student of Muyang Academy, but his talent is very high, and he ranks third in the county examination, and he is one of the popular candidates for talent in the children's examination.

Xu Xian knew the importance of this meal, and immediately nodded and said, "Let's go eat." ”