In the past few days, Nan Xiang has been in a particularly happy mood every day.

Because she felt that the bad brother she used to be had disappeared.

And now this brother is very good to himself every day.

Not only would he buy her snacks to eat when she got out of school, but he would also sometimes take her to the river to hunt game.

Nan Xiang likes such days when there is eating, drinking, and people are in pain.

Although Zheng He is indeed very poor and very picky, he is really good to Nanxiang.

In order to replenish Nanxiang's body, Zheng He went up the mountain more frequently every day after school.

Because that little fool in his family was waiting to be fed every day, he needed to keep looking for food for her.

And Zheng He's desire to make money is getting bigger and bigger.

Because his current definition of silver is not just the cost of entering Beijing, but has evolved into the legendary breadwinner!

No one expected that the young scholar who used to be searching seemed to suddenly have the consciousness of being a parent overnight.

Nan Xiang has been very happy with Zheng He up and down the river these days, and you can hear her giggles from morning to night.

Zheng He looked at her and smiled, and he laughed with her.

Until the day the township test arrived.

Zheng He was happy but suddenly nervous at the same time.

Although Zheng He is very confident that he will be able to win this time, every scholar will always be more or less worried when he takes the exam.

Nan Xiang also saw his nervousness, so she didn't dare to disturb him even quieter.

She held the toy that Zheng He made for her, and obediently sat aside to play.

Zheng He was pleased that she was gradually sensible.

On the day of the township test, Zheng He, as usual, sent Nanxiang to the children's office.

He said to Nanxiang, "You stay with the children for a few days, and when your brother finishes the exam, he will pick you up immediately, okay?" ”

Nan Xiang nodded "mmmmmmmmmmmm "Good~"

She also learned a few festive words from the housekeeper, and said sweetly to Zheng He, "Brother, I wish you to be on the list and enter the department as soon as possible." ”

"Poof." Zheng He listened to the immature voice, and his eyebrows and eyes smiled.

He raised his hand and pinched Nanxiang's little cheek, and his heart was warm. "Okay, my brother will definitely do his best."

Before parting, Nan Xiang was still a little reluctant to him.

So she suddenly stretched out her hand to hug Zheng He, and said reluctantly, "Brother remember to come early to pick up Xiangxiang~"

Zheng He hugged her back with a smile and a smile, he kissed the top of Nanxiang's hair softly, and promised her, "Okay, my brother will come to pick you up early." ”

The steward smiled and came to pick up Nan Xiang in.

After Nan Xiang waved goodbye to Zheng He, she entered the children's house with the steward.

Zheng He looked up at the sky, and came to the Tribute Academy for the exam all the way with trepidation.

After entering the examination room, he let out a long "exhale" at the sky.

Then I settled down and began to work on the test questions seriously.

There were three township trials this time, each of which lasted three days. Food and accommodation are in the examination room.

Zheng He didn't have much money to take care of, and no one sent him food at noon. So he brought a large bag of dry food with him, and he ate it more casually.

Fortunately, he has a good foundation, and he can hold it up.

Nan Xiang waited for five days in the children's house, but Zheng He didn't come to pick her up.

She was calm at first, but as time went on, Nanxiang began to lose her breath.

In fact, Zheng He also taught her to count the days, and she followed it every day.

It's just that the panic of not seeing the parents, only the children can feel it themselves.

The steward knew that Zheng He was trying in the township, and explained to Nan Xiang with a smile. "You, don't worry, your brother is going to take the exam, you just wait for him to come back to pick you up."

"Loaded and gone?"

Nan Xiang has learned a new idiom.

The steward smiled and smoothed his white beard, "Yes, if you win the lift, then you will be half an official." In the future, maybe he can be picked to be the county magistrate. ”

When the steward talked about being an official, his old face was full of excitement.

After all, today's men are full of admiration for the imperial examination.

Many poor people are pointing to this path to get ahead.

Therefore, people nowadays have an inexplicable admiration for the top prize.

Nan Xiang couldn't understand, but she could also feel the yearning of those scholars for official positions.

Nan Xiang felt that her brother also liked to be an official, so she hung her head and sat obediently in the courtyard waiting for him.

After waiting for another four days, Zheng He still didn't come to pick her up.

So Nanxiang began to be unable to sit down.

While the steward was chatting with others, she sneaked out the back door.

She ran out into the street, looked at the street stalls, and felt in her pockets. All right... She has no money...

This is what Zheng He taught her, he said that whether it is to eat or buy things, it costs money, and if there is no money, people will not give it to you.

"So, if you have money, you can go to the stall and buy things from people, you know?"

Nanxiang knew, so she withdrew her greedy eyes and began to look for Zheng He.

But halfway through it, she remembered that she didn't know where the township test was.

Fortunately, she still knows how to open her mouth to ask people.

"Grandma, do you know where the township test is?"

She heard them say that the township test was the township test every day, and she naively thought that the place where her brother went should be called the township test.

Fortunately, Grandma really knew, because her son was also taking the exam in it. And she's going to have to bring lunch to her son.

When the grandmother saw Nan Xiang alone, she thought that she was also looking for her family, so she was happy to take her for a ride.

"You've met the right person, I'm about to bring food to my son. Come with me. ”

Nan Xiang nodded, "Thank you, mother-in-law." ”

"You're welcome, let's go." Then the two walked together one after the other.

Nan Xiang saw that the grandmother was carrying food in her hand, and wondered if she also wanted to prepare something for her brother?

But her pockets are empty, where should she go to get food?

So thinking about it, she went away...

The grandmother just turned around to call her, but found that the person was gone. She also wondered, "What about people?" ”

The grandmother couldn't see her left and right, she couldn't, she could only go in first.

Zheng He came out after the exam, and he was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

He came out of the tribute courtyard, shook his neck, stretched his arms, and then reactivated his muscles and bones on the spot.

He glanced at the sky and felt that the time was just right, and it was quite smooth.

He has played well in the past few days, and the exam process is not panicked.

Zheng He smiled at the corner of his mouth, and he was in a good mood all the way.

When he walked to the snack shop, he also bought a bag of dried sweet potatoes for Nan Xiang.

I hadn't seen that little guy for a long time, and I didn't know if she missed herself.

As soon as Zheng He arrived to see the children's center, the person in charge hurriedly came to him and asked, "Zheng Xiucai, where is Xiangxiang?" Did she go to you? ”

At first, after the steward found out that Nan Xiang was not there, he hurriedly went out to look for it.

But he couldn't see anyone when he searched for it, so he panicked. immediately called his son and daughter-in-law to look for it together.

It wasn't until noon that they met an old woman, the aunt who was on the road with Nanxiang.

The steward grabbed her and asked, "Old sister, have you ever seen a beautiful and silly girl?" It is long and white and tender, and it is very sweet. ”

The aunt directly thought of Nan Xianglai, "Oh, I met a girl with the kind of appearance you said." ”

"In the morning, she went to the Gongyuan with me, and I guess she went to find the candidates inside."

After the steward listened, a heart finally fell.

But the next words of the aunt made him hang high. She said. "But the girl disappeared before she could follow me to the Tribute Courtyard."

"I looked for her for a while, but I didn't see anyone."

When the steward heard this, he was confused: "This... This, this, this. ”

How can this be good, Zheng Xiucai will end the exam today, if he can't see Nanxiang when he returns, then how can it be good...

The steward was sweating in a hurry, and he hurriedly took his son and daughter-in-law to look for it again, but he didn't see Nan Xiang.

In the end, they had no choice but to go back to the children's center first, and then ask someone to find it.

After all, the children's house also left people.

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