Chapter 170: Drunken Ears
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"It's really good wine!" Jiang Liao praised.
Cuihua had already cleaned up the table, re-arranged the plates, wine bowls, and all kinds of new vegetables, and lined up the table. The beef and mutton are steaming, and the aroma of wine mixed with the aroma of meat wafts in the small courtyard, which makes people can't help but move their index fingers.
According to the proper rules, men and women are not allowed to be present, and even if they are present, they cannot sit at the table, but just stand next to them, add tea and pour wine.
Wang Cuihua didn't pay attention to these at all, sat down with a big grin, rolled up her sleeves and ate. His daughter-in-law, Jiang Liao knows it very well, so of course he won't care.
Xu Feng was a human being in two lifetimes, and he originally despised this kind of rule of male superiority and inferiority of women, and Li Ke was born as a gangster in the streets, where he cared about these, besides, even if he cared, he was not qualified to care.
The inferior people in Zhabei are not particular about eating and drinking. When drinking, take a palm-sized porcelain bowl. Xu Feng lifted the wine jar and poured it into the four wine bowls on the table in turn. He said proudly: "Brothers and sisters, come, let's make this bowl of wine and eat!"
Boom!
The four porcelain bowls touched each other, and each drank it down.
A cultivator, as long as he mobilizes the true element, no matter how much wine he drinks, he will not get drunk. But that's like taking a bath in cotton clothes, which is not only to deceive yourself, but also not to be happy.
In terms of the real amount of alcohol, Xu Feng's alcohol consumption is really average, but when the brothers met, Xu Feng was happy, so he decided to let go of the drink.
Li Ke had drunk a lot, but it was the first time he had sat and drunk on this comfortable autumn night.
It takes a lot of courage to leave the Burning Star Tower, leave the familiar Li Jiazhuang, leave the brothers who fight every day, and follow Xu Feng without hesitation, all the way to the south.
It takes courage to choose, and for Li Ke, choosing Xu Feng is choosing Xu Feng's potential. Xu Feng is also very clear about this.
Once a person steps into the world, there is no friendship for no reason.
Just like Li Ke said to his father before leaving, he wants to return to his hometown in fine clothes, and he also wants to get ahead. Beneath the surface of the philistine's banter, there is actually an extreme desire for fame and fortune.
Tonight, Li Ke no longer suppressed his mood, took the initiative to raise the wine bowl, and toasted frequently.
"Brother Jiang, come, I salute you with a bowl, I salute you...... Hero boy!"
Jiang Liao smiled, raised the porcelain bowl, and drank it all.
Li Ke poured Wang Cuihua again, and said leisurely: "Sister-in-law, I also salute you with a bowl, I respect you...... Respect you women and don't let you shave your eyebrows. ā
Wang Cuihua also drank it all, and when he looked at Li Ke again, his whole body had collapsed, his hands were hanging down, but his head was lying on the table, and he was snoring.
A jar of old Hengshui wine was quickly drunk.
Xu Feng was a little drunk, but Jiang Liao and Cuihua were full of interest, and the more they drank, the more energetic they became.
When he returned to Hengshui, he came to Jiang Liao's house first because he wanted to agree on something as soon as possible.
For example, the itinerary to Yingdu a few days later, for example, how to jump out of the round-up of the sect, such as how to choose Tsing Yi to try.
On the night when the autumn breeze was rising, Xu Feng and Jiang Liao talked a lot, talking freely about the various adventures in the past two years, the situation of cultivation in the world, and the important thing is their current plans and future expectations.
Say that you are happy, sing on the altar, and dance with your hands. When the wine is hot, there is a lot of pain to drink 3,000 cups, and the momentum of the world is light.
Xu Feng picked up the tender mutton, dipped the hot and spicy seeds in the plate, and said, "Wine and meat, wine and meat." Wine and meat are eaten together, and it is enjoyable!"
"This mutton has the same taste as the one in the school back then. Jiang Liao said with a smile.
Jiang Liao's words made Xu Feng recall the interesting scene of meeting in the kitchen of the school back then.
"It is said that you Jiang Liao is loyal and honest, but I know that you ...... You're also a trickster......" Xu Feng said with a smile.
Jiang Liao was speechless, recalling the school years when he couldn't eat enough, so he could only take a bite of the wine bowl.
Xu Feng and Jiang Liao were almost drunk. Wang Cuihua sat sideways, watching the two brothers eat and drink, occasionally drinking two glasses together, her face was flushed, and her eyes became brighter and brighter the more she drank, but she did not show the slightest drunkenness.
"It's July now, and the school is going to compile and report the list of candidates for the Tsing Yi exam, what do you think?" asked Xu Feng.
"Idea!" Jiang Liao took a sip of wine and said, "From the first day, I had only one idea. That is to join the army, if I successfully pass the Tsing Yi test, I will choose Tiance Mansion. ā
Jiang Liao, Jiang Liao's father, has always had this idea. The Jiang family wants to produce a great general who fights for the country.
This is very much in line with the idea of the general people of the Xia Kingdom, especially the poor, to learn martial arts, goods to the emperor, and at the same time to be glorious and rich, and to glorify the lintel.
Over the years, there are only three options to pass the Tsing Yi test: Zhongyi Hall, Tiance Mansion, and Taixu Palace.
The people admitted by Zhongyitang are all capable officials who dance and write and make suggestions.
What came out of Tiance Mansion was a soldier who fought on the battlefield and defended his family and country.
Poor people have no conditions to read through history books, and they do not have extra money to buy pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and poetry to endow them with vassal elegance.
Moreover, the people of the empire knew that the scandal - Zhongyitang needed to open the way with silver. The admitted people were all royal nobles, high-ranking officials, and local gentry and celebrities, and few poor disciples were able to walk in.
This is the reason why most of the poor disciples choose Tiance Mansion.
The third path is the most difficult.
In the Middle Earth Continent, hundreds of millions of people, seventy-two counties in four states, and countless young talents participated in the Tsing Yi test, and those who could enter the Taixu Palace were only in single digits. If it is customary in previous years, the entire empire, admit six people.
What kind of people are qualified to enter the Taixu Palace?
Emperor Taizu, who killed the Quartet and pacified the Lingnan Rebellion, is said to be a disciple in the Taixu Palace!
As a disciple of Taixu Palace, he can study in any hall of Dongcheng Academy, can walk at will in the Sanqing Dao Gate, read countless cultivation resources and exercise secrets, and is the top master of the entire Great Xia Empire.
These few rare figures are destined to become legends in the cultivation world, or become a sect master, or become an elder of the Dao Sect, or even the God Emperor of the Dao Temple.
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The night is getting deeper, and the iron-striking stove in the north of the courtyard has not yet been sealed, and from time to time there are bright red flames rushing out from the hearth, and the faces of Xu Feng and Jiang Liao are red.
Those who pass the Tsing Yi test with their real skills are all young talents who are one in a million, and no one can determine whether they can be admitted if they can be admitted until the moment of the competition.
Moreover, the Tsing Yi Exam has not been held for many years, and some cultivators who have been famous for a long time should also take this opportunity to prove their strength, or get more resources and benefits. In this way, the competition this year is more intense.
There are too many unknowns on the road ahead, and it is these unknowns that make people full of courage to challenge. For Xu Feng, there are still many unsolved mysteries and more difficulties to face.
The wine was drunk deeply, and Jiang Liao and Xu Feng both fell into deep thought. The flickering fire reflected the crowd, and there was a long silence, as if all the words to be said had been spoken.
The night is not young, and the cups and plates are in disarray.
Xu Feng and Li Ke lived in Jiang's house.
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Hengshui School, built on the mountain east of the Heng River, the mountain is not high, but the situation is very dangerous.
In the morning, clouds and mist rise from the mountain peaks, decorating the entire school like a fairyland on earth. The sun gradually rose, the morning fog dissipated, and the few students in the school were in the hall in twos and threes, reviewing their homework.
Ma Youcai, who has not appeared in the school for many days, came to the school early this morning. The Tsing Yi test is approaching, and the children of these wealthy families generally invite private schools to teach at home, and they don't go to the school to listen to the lectures.
Some disciples of the academy stepped forward to greet each other, but they learned the news: Xu Feng, a big man who has been circulating for a long time, has returned to Hengshui.
"That Xu Feng who killed Huang Silai!"
"Oh, that silly boy who was bullied every day at first and fell ill twice in three days. ā
"Don't say that, Xu Feng is very different now, you'd better be careful when you speak!"
There was a lot of discussion, and even Xiaoying, who was reading on the grass by the cliff, heard it......