After Xiao Yao led the family out, he found a quiet corner to sit there, picked up the tea on the tea table, ate a few bites, and took two sips of the freshly placed tea to moisten his throat. Looking at the living room where several benevolent brothers who had passed the primary election stood there stiffly, chatting with the people around them from time to time to relieve the tension in their hearts.

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I don't know how long it took, Xiao Yao slept soundly, and when he was talking about his life ideals with the beauties, suddenly the beauties disappeared, and he was woken up by the noise in the hall, and he couldn't help but want to scold his mother. I saw that there were more than a dozen people standing in the hall at this time, dressed in different ways, tall, short, fat and thin.

After a while, two old men walked in from outside the door, one in front and the other on the side. After entering the house, I saw more than a dozen people standing up and saluting the two, and let the two of them pass. The two of them stepped forward and sat on the main seat facing the hall door, and everyone sat down one after another. After the two of them sat down, the old man at the head carefully looked at the people who had passed the primary election one by one.

The two old men who came in from the door and took half a step were Zhou Desheng Zhou, who was in charge of the recruitment of scholars in the morning, and the old man who came with him was the old housekeeper who was now quite prestigious in the Zhao Mansion, and even the Zhao Mansion family respected the three points. The old butler has passed the age of sixties, but his face is ruddy and energetic, and he does not look old at all. The old housekeeper's surname is Li Mingfushou, and he has followed the old lady of Zhao Mansion since he was a child, just like a brother. When the old lady was alive, he had warned his juniors more than once to treat the old housekeeper the same way as he treated, which shows the high status of Steward Li in the Zhao Mansion. But the old housekeeper has always regarded himself as a subordinate person, never pampered or arrogant, and has always conscientiously managed the chores of the Zhao Mansion.

Steward Zhou had some impression of the dozen or so people present, and when he saw Xiao Yao in the corner again, he still thought that if he had the opportunity, he would definitely say a few good words for him. And when Steward Li saw Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao happened to finish tidying up, looked up and looked forward, and was facing Steward Li's eyes, the two looked at each other, both of them were surprised, "Huh!?" How could it be him!? While Steward Li was surprised in his heart, Xiao Yao was also surprised, I damn it, it wouldn't be so coincidental, right? Is it really destined in the dark, God secretly helps, just like the male protagonist in the novel, who is always lucky? It's too bloody! I just met in the morning, and I was waiting for an opportunity to teach each other a set of Tai Chi, and I was actually the top boss in the future?! Xiao Yao's heart was beating a little faster, and of course it was a little dark. "Hehe, no wonder that master let me enjoy my life here. This has paved the way for us. "It's shameless enough.

After Steward Li observed everyone one by one, with many years of experience in the world, he still has some ways to see people. On the other hand, there is also a considerable recognition of Steward Zhou's ability to do things, after all, they have been colleagues together for decades. Steward Li took a sip of tea, paused and said: "Old man Li Fushou, Tian is the butler of Zhao Mansion, and the old man will not talk much about other polite words, everyone is here today for the same purpose." Zhao Mansion's usual recruitment work is done by Steward Zhou, but today is more special, is to choose a personal scholar for the young master, this matter is not trivial, the old man has to be cautious, choose a person who has both ability and political integrity, loyalty and righteousness, can always accompany the young master, and urge the young master to be positive. is worthy of the trust of the old lady. ”

More than a dozen people present immediately responded, echoing and complimenting, which continued to enter Xiao Yao's ears. Some swore loyalty, some were eager to try to show their talents, Xiao Yao quietly observed everyone's various states.

The old housekeeper raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, "Everyone who can come here, I believe that they are sincerely here for the Zhao Mansion, through the primary election, it is time for you to show your talents, and then the teacher who has just been selected for the young master will take the test for everyone, and finally select the young master's personal scholar, I hope you will show yourself well, of course, the people who will take the school will not let you down." ”

After the old housekeeper said this, he beckoned the family next to him to invite the teacher who had just been selected for the young master, and motioned for everyone to wait for a while.

Not long after, an old man with a long beard and a long gray and white robe came with him. When everyone saw it clearly, most people's expressions immediately became excited, admiring, and even adoring. "Ahh It's actually Master Wang! Everyone immediately exploded into a pot and talked about it, but they didn't expect that Zhao Mansion would be able to invite Scholar Wang Xu to guide the young master, which was beyond everyone's expectations. Wang Xu once worshipped a scholar, but because he was not used to seeing the darkness of officialdom and was unwilling to intrigue with others, he resigned and went home to retire. The emperor had repeatedly dissuaded him to no avail, so he had no choice but to let him return to his hometown.

After everyone greeted each other, the examination for the selection of scholars began with a couplet by Master Wang.

Today, since the old man is already An'er's teacher, he should be responsible for him, and today he will be cheeky to take care of this for An'er. Everyone listened to the couplet: "The sound of the wind, the sound of the rain, the sound of reading, the sound of the ear" After listening to it, everyone began to bow their heads and think hard.

Xiao Yao has promised the eldest aunt to work hard, so naturally he can't let the eldest aunt down. Although he wants to be a low-key person, Xiao Yao really has no interest in these so-called selection and assessment, and just wants to end it as soon as possible and go home to rest. After Mr. finished speaking, he saw that everyone was meditating, and casually said: "Family affairs, national affairs, world affairs, everything is concerned" This kind of couplet is easy to come to primary school students in the previous life, and they are usually used as a casual joke, and the talented people in front of them actually bow their heads and meditate.

Everyone didn't expect that someone would be able to pair up with Master Wang so quickly, and for a while, everyone's eyes were focused on Xiao Yao, who was sitting in the corner, and they couldn't help but feel a little helpless when they saw Xiao Yao. What to look at, you are stupid, don't look at my brother with this kind of alien eyes, my brother's body is reserved for beautiful women to appreciate, muttering in his heart, but he is unmoved on the surface.

Bachelor Wang didn't expect to see a talented person here, and he was a little happy. praised it, and then came out again: "Snow Reflecting Plum Blossom Plum Reflecting Snow", the difficulty increased slightly, and he looked at Xiao Yao with a smile after speaking.

As soon as everyone heard the couplet, they investigated and dealt with the key to it, this couplet is a palindrome inverted couplet, which is a more difficult couplet, and they are even more frowned.

Xiao Yao picked up the teacup, blew it twice, took a sip, put down the teacup, and said to it unhurriedly: "The warbler should be willow and the willow should be the warbler."

Everyone thought about it and nodded, seconds, the battle was neat, this Xiao Si still has some talent......

This time, not only Bachelor Wang was impressed by Xiao Yao, but even Steward Li and Steward Zhou on the side couldn't help but be surprised, I didn't see that the young man still had such talent, rare, rare! The two old men actually coincided in their thoughts.

The current scene is a bit unexpected by everyone, I thought it should be a scene of multi-person competition and showing talent, but it seems to have become a special session for Mr. Wang and Xiao Yao. While some of the people can't help but admire Xiao Yao, there are also comrades who are anxious, envious, jealous and hateful, if they go on like this, how can they still have a chance. Several people felt that their faces were dull, they swore before, one by one, they were suave and suave, superior to others, but they didn't expect the two couplets to come down, and they were actually compared to the nameless junior in a corner who was inconspicuous and inconspicuous, which was really unbearable! Uncle can bear it, but aunt can't bear it! Sad and angry, I secretly held my breath in my heart, waiting for the next time Mr. Shanglian came out, he must be the first to go to the top, so as to earn back a little face!

Before a few people's anger was full, after hearing the next link from Master Wang, it was like climbing a high mountain alone, and there was still more than ten meters to reach the top of the mountain, and he accidentally stumbled and fell to the bottom of the valley all of a sudden!! made everyone feel devastated, but they were helpless, and they even wondered if they were really so unbearable? Or did you go out and didn't look at the yellow calendar, is it strength or luck? I can't get any of them right! Of course, that's all for later.

When Bachelor Wang heard Xiao Yao easily say his two uplinks, he immediately put away his heart for the examination, and his face was full of satisfaction, and he looked at Xiao Yao with a frequent smile. This son will be **, and there will be a day when he will get ahead.

"Okay, good, good, I didn't expect the old man to meet such a talented man on the first day he came to Zhao Mansion, it's not in vain, little brother, listen to the old man's connection" Bachelor Wang seemed to be aroused to be competitive, and was ready to test Xiao Yao again.

"The Hakka house guards the cold window, and the window is empty and lonely," Mr. Wang swept his beard and paced two steps, and chanted outside the door.

Although everyone here is not talented, they have read books for a few years, so they naturally hear that this couplet is more difficult. The few people who swore just now, holding their breath and preparing to grab the right one, also wilted, their expressions were sluggish, and a layer of sweat appeared on their foreheads. Completely gave up......

Xiao Yao originally wanted to end the boring assessment as soon as possible and go home to eat and sleep, but he didn't expect to arouse the old man's love and competitiveness, and he felt helpless for a while. Hey, I'll call you a mouthful! I call you high-profile! Tell you to pretend to be B! I can't wait to pump myself with a big mouth.

Xiao Yao saw the old man's thoughts, and stopped talking. Pick up the pastry on the table, close your eyes, and eat it with relish. The expression of enjoyment made everyone want to run over and strangle him. Everyone wanted to show themselves in front of the scholars, but they had too little ink in their stomachs, and regretted why they didn't start studying hard in their mother's womb! Steward Li and Steward Zhou also had a black line on his face at this time, what is this called! Wang was still waiting for your next link when he was in college, but you didn't care about eating and drinking by yourself. Eat it, eat it, and your expression is still so bad! It's as if a starving ghost has never eaten dim sum in his life, and in front of so many people, he was embarrassed and thrown to his grandmother's house.

Xiao Yao had already read everyone's expressions and attitudes in his eyes, but on the surface, he pretended to be casual, drinking tea and eating snacks at the same time. It's not that my brother doesn't answer, it's really that my brother wants to keep a low profile, I'm here to be a scholar to read, and I'm not here to meet friends with you in writing, and there are no beauties around, so I'm showing off something.