The hall was sprinkled with scraps and cold fire, the sound of firecrackers in the early morning woke Xu Qian up, and he still had a halazi on his lips, and when he looked up, he saw himself and Deng Jian lying on the table and sleeping all night, as for Zhao Mengting, I thought she went back to the house to sleep.

The only thing special is that he has a shirt on his body, which must have been put on by Zhao Mengting for herself.

There is a big problem between men and women in this era, although he and Zhao Mengting are masters and slaves, but although Zhao Mengting abides by the duties of slaves, she has never regarded herself as a slave, so don't even think about helping Xu Qian to sleep in the room.

Deng Jian also woke up, looked left and right, and looked at Xu Qian and said, "Are we drunk?" ”

Xu Qian nodded.

Deng Jian was a little scared and said, "I didn't say anything foolish last night, did I?" ”

Xu Qian nodded again.

Deng Jian was startled and said, "What did I tell you?" What was said? Oh my God, you say it. ”

Xu Qian said: "I said a lot. ”

"Ah......" Deng Jian's face was full of shock, and he blamed himself and said in annoyance: "What did you say?" ”

Xu Qian said: "I've said everything." ”

Deng Jian was shocked and said, "I told you about the fact that I once had a leg with Widow Wang?" ”

Xu Qian shook his head seriously and nodded, "I didn't say it originally, but you said it now." ”

Deng Jian's face was suddenly full of grief and indignation, slapped himself, and said, "I'm really cheap." Then he said indignantly: "Why are you clothed with clothes, but no one is clothed in me?" I'm freezing to death. ”

Xu Qian said disdainfully: "Do you think you are a beautiful boy who is popular with thousands of girls? It is my right to have a girl dressed in the night, and you will at most hook up with an ignorant widow. ”

Zhao Mengting heard Deng Jian's indignation outside, her pretty face couldn't help but blush, coughed out, and said to Deng Jian: "You are so strong, you must not be able to freeze, Xu Gongzi is different, Xu Gongzi is about to take the county test, and recently he has to study without sleep and food, so he can't be sloppy in the slightest." ”

Deng Jian said: "I also treat you as a sister, you are so favorable, now not only your body is cold, but your heart is cold, you go and boil a bowl of lean porridge, let me warm my body." ”

Xu Qian shook his somewhat chaotic head to make himself more sober, got up and said, "I'll go read a book, call me if I have something to eat." ”

This year is a little shabby, looking at other families visiting relatives and friends, full of friends, but the Xu family is cold and miserable, except for a guy raised by his stepmother who comes to eat and drink on time every day, Xu Qian's heart is a little empty.

There seemed to be no movement on Su County's side, and the intimate relationship that had been maintained for more than a month seemed to have become estranged all of a sudden.

No one asks about the poor in the downtown area, and there are people who know the wealth in the mountains, the warmth and coldness of human affection make Xu Qian feel a little more, he is secretly slandering every day, don't let me Xu Qian make a career, once the hair grows, I want to see the faces of these people.

Since the noise of the New Year has nothing to do with him, he is more attentive and concentrates on reading as usual, and now he has to write two articles and eight shares every day, and he has made a lot of progress in the use of words, but Xu Qian's ambition is not limited to a showman, so he always feels unsatisfied.

Su County's notes, he has almost digested it, in the blink of an eye in February, the county government has already released the list of texts, this year's county examination date has been decided, the time is on the eighth day of February, only five or six days away from the county examination.

At this time, the scholars of the entire Qiantang County began to gear up, those who already had fame and hope to see what outstanding figures in the county this year, and those who did not yet have fame were determined to make an impact.

Especially those gentry families, the county examination is particularly important, these people have a lot of family members, every few years there are juniors who want to go to school, although they are admitted to the county examination is just a child, not even a show, but this is an opportunity for many people, but this is an opportunity to test the results, the gentry can gain a foothold in the county, relying on fame, some people even have three or four talents, and some even have a family out of the people and jinshi, the most famous gentry in Hangzhou is Yuyao Xie's family, which is a wealthy family recognized in Hangzhou and even the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang, The reason why people have such momentum is not because there is a champion and a cabinet scholar?

Although the county examination is small, it is the first step to the government examination and the hospital examination, which is of great significance, and some of the gentry with names and surnames have made sufficient preparations, and at the same time they are looking at this year's opponents and began to make layouts.

However, these have nothing to do with Xu Qian, Su Xian Ling lost the news all of a sudden, but it made him settle down, just study hard every day, and prepare for the final sprint. It's just that his father hasn't come back yet, which makes Xu Qian a little worried, but at this time, it's inconvenient for him to ask more.

On the eighth day of the new year, Xu Qian put on a new dress early, and Zhao Mengting put some exam supplies in Xu Qian's test blue, pen and ink inkstone are essential, in addition to this, you also need to bring enough food, I don't know how long this exam will take, although the county exam is not a formal exam, it is more like a county-wide survey, but it must also be cautious.

After the things were ready, there was a knock on the door outside, Xu Qian opened the door, but saw a strange and familiar face appear, this person laughed, reached out and patted Xu Qian's shoulder, and said, "Xiao Qian'er has grown so big." ”

Xu Qian hurriedly said: "I've seen my uncle." ”

This person is also a member of the old Xu family, the head of his hometown, called Xu Shen, and a well-known rich family in the Xu family, at this time Xu Shen looked Xu Qian up and down, and said: "Your father has something to do, but I am afraid that I will not be able to come back, so I specially asked me to send you to take the exam, boy, I didn't expect you to become a scholar, hey, this world is really messy." ”、

Xu Qian's impression of Xu Shen was suddenly a little not good, this guy didn't hide his mouth, he hadn't seen anything in the world at first glance, such a person was only a lieutenant by relying on a little floating wealth, and he might have some prestige in the township, but he would be nothing if he was put in the county seat.

Especially the sentence that you have become a reader, this world is really messy, and one sentence made Xu Qian a mess.

Xu Qian couldn't help asking, "What about my father?" ”

Xu Shen said: "This time the Xu family was angry, many people smashed their jobs, and the old lady almost fainted, Xu Bantou ...... Ah no, your father is anxious now, and he is trying his best to give everyone an explanation, just don't worry about these things, your father is doing this, isn't it just that you can take a reputation and become a master? This time, you take the test well, our Xu family has never produced a talent in eight lifetimes, and now this hope is all on you. ”

He straightened his face again and said: "To tell you the truth, if you pass the exam this time, it will be fine, at least you can give the old lady a hope, but if you fail the exam, the entire Xu family will lose a lot of livelihood for this, I am afraid that the old lady will not be able to bear it, and she will have to lose her soul in anger, and your father will ...... at that time."

At this point, he actually learned to be smart this time, and he didn't say any more, and patted Xu Qian's shoulder again and said: "I don't want to do this, anyway, I try my best, those people are confused and don't know the benefits of changing their nationality, but I know, do you have all the things?" Let's go to the exam room. ”

Xu Qian knew in his heart that the Xu family's change of nationality was a catastrophe for many Xu family members, but this Xu Shen Xu Uncle is different, he is a rich family, and he has always been looked down upon because of his low status, and now that he has changed his nationality, it is equivalent to increasing his worth, and his family is rich, and his nephews can also follow him to study, which has an additional channel for rising, and it is no wonder that Xu Shen is so enthusiastic about him.

Originally, you need to be guaranteed by the chief to enter the examination room, but you can also go to the yamen to apply for a note, but now that Xu Shen is here, Xu Qian does not plan to apply for a household registration slip, and goes straight to the examination room with his uncle Xu Shen.

Xu Shen helped Xu Qian carry the examination basket, and talked about the affairs of the township with great interest, but Xu Qian was faintly worried in his heart, smashing people's jobs was like killing his parents, and his father was afraid that he would suffer a lot of crimes in the township.

He sighed, and then thought, it's useless to think about this now, the old man would rather smash the job of the same clan than make a name for himself, and he will fight hard this time, this is not only for the old man, but also for the Xu family, let them know that Xu Chang's son has a bright future in the future, and only in this way can he suppress those dissatisfied feelings.