It was another year of government examination, and it was not yet dawn, and the sky was not yet bright, and the outside of the Gongyuan examination shed in Xiping Mansion, Liangzhou, was crowded with all kinds of people. There are not only the officials who maintain order, the family members and relatives who send the exam, but also the passers-by and neighbors who watch the excitement, and the servants who accompany them, and there are thousands of people who are lively and lively.

Of course, the largest number of candidates are of all kinds, including students who are confident and high-spirited, children who are ignorant and ignorant who follow the trend of the first examination, veterans who are calm and silent in the examination room, and even old pedants who still have fantasies after all their beards.

All of them, whether they were restless, pretending to be careless, or talking with others, were all keeping an eye on the gates of the temple at all times. It's just such an opportunity a year, and it's about to start, so you can't delay your business.

There was only one person in the whole scene who didn't care about this, but looked left and right, shuttling back and forth in the crowd, as if looking for an opportunity to start. This is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, a shabby robe that does not fit well is draped over his body, his face is delicate, his figure is slightly thin, and his big eyes seem to be full of aura, which makes people feel close.

Suddenly, he seemed to have found the target of his attack, walked straight forward a few steps, came to a fat scholar dressed in wealth, and said, "Xiaodao Qingyang is polite." ”

The fat scholar was also followed by a subordinate with slanted eyebrows and hanging eyes, and when he saw someone standing in front of him, he stretched out his hand and pushed: "Go, go, don't block our way into the field, if you delay our young master's exam, you can't afford to be a broken Taoist." ”

I finally met a big fat sheep, how could I just let him run away? The little Taoist Qingyang stood still and didn't move, just looking at the fat scholar.

The fat scholar didn't have any prejudice against the little Taoist Qingyang, he looked at him with slanted eyes for a long time, and said, "Why are you blocking my way?" ”

The little Taoist priest Qingyang took out a yellow talisman from his arms, held it in his hand and said: "I think this son is talented and rich, he must be from a famous family." There is a spiritual talisman here, which is suitable for the status of the childe, this spiritual talisman can increase the owner's luck, bless the master's wishes, and only need fifty big coins to invite. ”

Increase your luck and make your wishes come true? How can there be such a good thing in the world? The person next to him stood up again and said: "You little liar, you have been deceived by the young master of our family, if you don't get out, believe it or not, I will send you to the government?" ”

Seeing that the man was about to make a move, the fat scholar grabbed him, turned to the little Taoist Qingyang and said, "This spirit rune can really increase luck and bless my wishes?" ”

Being scolded by that person, the little Taoist Qingyang originally thought that this business was going to be in vain, but after listening to the words of the fat scholar, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Of course, this spirit rune was refined by my master Songhe Zhenren for seven hundred and forty-nine days. ”

Confirmed by the little Taoist Qingyang, the fat scholar was also happy, reached out to take Lin Yang's spirit talisman and hid it closely, and then glanced at his subordinate and asked him to pay. The next person was a hundred people who didn't believe that the spirit rune was useful, but looking at the young master's mind, he knew that he couldn't buy it, so he reluctantly took out fifty big coins and threw them to Lin Yang.

This business was done so easily, the little Taoist Qingyang was ready to make persistent efforts, took out another crude jade talisman from his arms, and then took a small step forward, and said in a low voice: "In addition to that spirit talisman, I have an even better treasure, which is this champion talisman." As long as you get this jade talisman, you will be able to think quickly in the future exams, and if you have divine help in writing, it is not impossible to become the champion even if you become the champion. ”

The fat scholar seemed to be a little moved, and said, "How much is this jade talisman?" ”

The little Taoist Qingyang stretched out two fingers and said, "I will only charge you a cost price for this champion talisman, two taels of silver!" It's not that my lion opened his mouth, it's really that this champion talisman is too valuable, this is my master Songhe Zhenren spent several years of hard work to refine, and after the consecration, it was enshrined in front of the Sanqing patriarch for decades, and the whole Liangzhou is just like this, it is worth a lot of money, if it is really cheap, it does not conform to your identity, right? ”

The little Taoist Qingyang talked eloquently, but the fat scholar frowned, snorted coldly, and said, "Are you really stupid to me?" For Young Master Ben, fifty dollars is nothing at all, and I bought your spirit rune purely to please a good fortune, but as a result, you can still pit me alone, which is really unreasonable. Get out, while Young Master Ben hasn't gotten angry yet, hurry up. ”

The person next to him had already seen that the little Taoist priest was unpleasant, and then finally found an opportunity to attack, and pushed: "You little miscellaneous hair, if you don't roll, I can do it." ”

Seeing the other party turn his face, the little Taoist Qingyang understood that he could only do this, he didn't know how many times he had experienced this kind of thing, he was not angry at the pushing of others, he just smiled, turned around and left the crowd, and walked towards the next target.

It's just that after getting out of the crowd, the little Taoist Qingyang already had an extra piece of broken silver weighing one and a half taels in his hand, which he got from that person by using his clever means before leaving. Qingyang learned a lot of crooked ways from his master, but he didn't use it easily, and this time it was the person who repeatedly pushed and scolded himself, which taught the other party a lesson, the person who was in charge of the money for the fat scholar, and there must be more than so much money in his pocket.

At the end of the day, the candidates began to enter the examination shed, and the talents outside gradually thinned out, and when the sun was up, the candidates entered the venue, and even the people who watched the excitement left one after another, and the little Taoist Qingyang completely lost his business.

It's just that this kind of opportunity to make money is rare but not sought, and academicians only have such a time a year, and I don't know when it will be next time. He touched his arms, and the dozen or so spirit runes he brought this time were all sold out, and only one of the five jade runes was sold, but overall, the income was not bad, at least the master's wine money this year was enough.

He turned his head to look at the Gongyuan behind him, and then reluctantly left the palace city. In order to make this money, the little Taoist priest Qingyang set off to Fucheng yesterday afternoon, and slept on the street outside the Gongyuan for a night, seeing that the sun was getting higher and higher, if he didn't go faster, he wouldn't be able to get home at noon.

The little Taoist priest Qingyang and the master Songhe Zhenren depend on each other, and the two of them live in a small Taoist temple behind a hill not far from Fucheng, which is not too far from Fucheng, but the mountain road is rugged and difficult, and it takes at least more than an hour to walk.