Su Minghu, who is Su Yulong's brother, also laughed, pretending to be bold, "That's my brother's mistake, if you want to eat it in the future, just come, I will definitely entertain a few people!" ”

Su Yulong ate silently and didn't speak, but he thought in his heart that if he came a few more times, I was afraid that this family would be empty......

A few people were happy to talk and laugh while eating and drinking, and no one cared about Su Yulong, who was only immersed in eating, and inadvertently talked about some additional topics.

Su Minghu raised his wine glass and asked tentatively, "By the way, a few brothers, the county will try it at the beginning of next month, I don't know how many candidates can be mutually connected?" We might as well work together to protect yourself from the extra trouble. ”

"Oh?"

The three scholars, who had just been eating meat, paused the chopsticks in their hands slightly, and immediately glanced at each other, as if they were a little surprised.

"Hey, Brother Su, you haven't been able to settle a bond with someone yet?" One of them was amazed.

"Not yet." Su Minghu had some bad premonitions in his heart.

The man immediately shook his head slightly and sighed, "Then it's too late for you to say that we have already secured with the other two friends, but now there is no vacancy left for you." ”

"This ...... How good is that! Su Minghu's face was panicked.

This is about to register for the county exam, where can he go to find a few more trustworthy candidates to settle the insurance together?

You must know that if one of the five people who have a guarantee has a problem, it will be the same crime for all five people, and he will end up with a beheading, and he will not dare to find someone indiscriminately.

Hearing this, a person next to him said, "Brother Su may be able to find a life as a guarantee." Last year, I found Wang Yusheng from Dongji Village as a guarantor, and this year I heard that his quota was full, so I am afraid that you have to find another candidate. ”

The last person smiled and said, "I'm not afraid, I happen to have a relative who I know well, and he has a friend who is born, if you are willing to spend some money to ask him as a guarantee, it shouldn't be a problem." ”

Su Minghu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "Then there is a lot of labor, but I don't know how much this premium is?" ”

"In the past, it only costs three taels of silver, but this year it seems that there are a lot of people, and three taels is not safe. We give five taels of silver, and the other party should agree to guarantee it. The last person thought for a moment and replied, "If Brother Su is interested, we can introduce ......."

"Five taels of silver ......"

Su Minghu opened his mouth, his mouth a little dry. It's just that seeing that these friends have already signed a guarantee, he naturally can't say anything to refuse, so he can only comfort himself that although this is a little expensive, it is safe.

It's just that no one noticed that Su Yulong, who had been eating with his head buried on the side, raised his head at this time and looked at a few people with some doubts.

He only knew that the entrance examination relied on knowledge, but he had never understood these things.

After hesitating for a moment, he decided to interject and ask, "Brother, what does that mean as a guarantee?" ”

Su Minghu was stunned, looked back at him strangely, and then waved his hand a little impatiently and said, "It has nothing to do with you, eat your food." ”

It's just that a scholar on the side pointed out with a smile: "If you want to take the county exam, you must have five candidates to jointly settle the insurance or have a endowment to guarantee you, otherwise you can't participate." Why, you also want to participate in the imperial examination? ”

"This is the first time I've heard of ......" Su Yulong's face changed and he said in a low voice, and then Su Minghu, who was listening to the side, rushed to answer for him, "Don't get me wrong, this kid is not reading material at all, he has never read since he was a child, how can he go to take any imperial examination!" ”

Su Yulong lowered his head and gritted his teeth, although he knew that it was unlikely, he still said his appeal for the first time, "Brother, I also want to participate in this year's county test!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience fell silent, and everyone present cast their eyes on him.

The scholars looked surprised and excited, while Su Minghu gradually turned from surprise to annoyance, and his face gradually darkened......

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After dinner, Su Yulong was driven out to feed the pigs, feed the chickens and ducks, and prepare for tomorrow's work. In the night, when he stood by the fence in a daze, the backs of the scholars who had left and returned home in the distance were still faintly visible, and their laughter faintly came into his ears.

"That brother is really funny......"

"A cowherd baby dares to say that it depends on the imperial examination...... Haha......"

"If he really took the test, then Su Minghu would probably be a joke, no, he is already a ......"

He could vaguely hear the unbridled teasing, and in the room behind him, there was the sound of his brother throwing a tantrum at his sister-in-law and throwing dishes, nothing more than for the five taels of silver as a guarantee, and for this younger brother who caused him to lose face in front of his friends.

The candle flame behind him flickered, the figure was mottled, Su Yulong slowly leaned against the fence and squatted down, bowing his head and silently, as if he was one with the darkness.

He had already expected that his brother would reject him, but he didn't expect that he would need someone to guarantee him to participate in the imperial examination, and he would need five taels of silver as a premium! He originally wanted to secretly run to participate, but now that he thinks about it, he thinks too simply.

Five taels of silver?

Don't talk about five taels, he has to grit his teeth to save five things! Although he works a lot on weekdays, not a cent of the money he gets is his, and it goes into the pockets of his brother and sister-in-law.

Not to mention that it is no less than wishful thinking to find a endowment as a guarantee......

Thinking about it like this, wouldn't it be difficult for him to participate in the imperial examination?!

Thinking about it like this, his heart became a little lower and lower.

So much so that when he went to class in the evening two days later, Zhou Shize, who had talked to him about some knowledge, also vaguely noticed that his emotions seemed to be something wrong, as if he had lost his momentum in an instant, and he was like two people a few days ago.

Seeing that Su Yulong has almost integrated the content he teaches in terms of learning, and can even draw inferences from one another, it is expected that it should not be a trouble in learning, but a puzzle and problem encountered in life.

cherishing this rare and intelligent person, Zhou Shize did not leave immediately after explaining the problem to him after today's class, but first asked, "Recently, but what trouble have you encountered?" If it's convenient, you might as well say it, and maybe we can think of a way together......"

"Brother Zhou!"

Su Yulong was moved but also ashamed, the relationship between the two has been much closer in the past few days, and he didn't pretend to hide it at this time, so he could only sigh and say, "I may not be able to participate in this county exam." ”

"Why?" Zhou Shize was taken aback, and asked more and more suspiciously.

Judging from his level, although there are still some gaps in the foundation of Su Yulong's article after his careful teaching in the past few days, if it is just a small county test, it will definitely not be a problem.

Of course, this is because of this person's rare talent, but also because of his identity as a former champion, many questions are more thorough and clear than the old scholars in the academy, and the answers are more organized.

If he can't even pass the county test, where will he put his face?

can let a champion Lang be a teacher and guide carefully, I am afraid that this treatment may not be found in the world.

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