In the inn, Qin Mo sat alone at a table with two side dishes and a bowl of white rice in front of him.

In this small county, it costs more than 100 yuan to eat and stay for more than 100 yuan a day, and ten yuan can meet the needs of an adult for three months at most, so you must save some money.

After all, he doesn't have any skills, and he doesn't have a way to make money, and when the money is spent, he doesn't know when he will get the next one.

Not far from the window, there were a few guys led by Xu Shao, who ordered a table of dishes, plus the most expensive pear blossom wine in the three jars, showing the spirit of the local tyrant.

His name is Xu Chengzhi, and he is the son of the Xu family, a large family in Xiayi County.

During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, the ancestor of the Xu family served as the transfer envoy of Jingdong Road, which is equivalent to the governor of a modern province, and brought many descendants of the Xu family, and the Xu family became a famous family in the county.

But after this ancestor became a scholar, the Xu family never produced a decent talent again, and gradually became a big family.

After a few glasses of wine, everyone began to pat Xu Chengzhi's ass, saying that he would definitely be able to win the first place in the calligraphy category of the county examination.

Xu Chengzhi fluttered up, and hummed vividly: "What can I do if I pass the official investigation, it still has to be the result of failing the eight exams, and if I want to steal the limelight with my son, the kid surnamed Qin is still far behind." ”

"Of course, he doesn't pee like himself. ”

Qin Mo frowned, put down his chopsticks and said coldly: "Everyone, I don't care if you pat other people's sycophants, but don't treat me as a stepping stone, haven't the adults in the family taught you, it's very rude to talk about people's rights and wrongs behind your back." ”

Xu Chengzhi turned his head to look at it and said in a contemptuous tone: "Who do I think it is, isn't this Qin Mo who made a talented talent lose his qualifications for a young man, and he just obtained the qualification to continue the exam, is it useful?"

Qin Mo confronted each other and said: "Is it useful, it doesn't matter if you say it, and it doesn't count if you say it, it doesn't count if you say it, you have to look at the list text." ”

Xu Chengzhi laughed: "Does the list have anything to do with you, have you taken the county exam seven times, have you ever been on the list?"

A guy pinched his tone and said: "Of course I haven't been on it, otherwise he would have been a child a child, why bother to take the eighth test again, the countryman's face is thick, and he doesn't know what the word shame is." ”

"Hahaha!"

Several people laughed arrogantly, and Xu Chengzhi swore and said: "Young Master Ben must be the first place in this county exam, maybe he is still a double class boy!"

Qin Mo frowned, and at this moment, someone outside shouted loudly: "It's time to post the list, everyone go and see it!"

Xu Chengzhi rushed out of the inn first, and threw down a sentence: "Keep the food for Young Master Ben, and come over to celebrate after reading the list." ”

Qin Mo finished eating as fast as he could, and then checked out and left.

One of the officials was brushing the paste on the sign, painting it very carefully, and then two officials unfolded the post and carefully pasted it on it.

Xiayi County belongs to Chi County, which is under the jurisdiction of Nanjing Prefecture, and has the qualification to enroll 100 children every year, with 25 students in each of the four courses of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

There are the least number of candidates who apply for the calligraphy, but there are more than 200 people, and the elimination rate has reached ninety, and the most popular is the piano, with a ranking rate of nearly 15 to one.

Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, calligraphy ranked third, Xu Chengzhi's eyes looked towards the third column, the name at the top of the list would be one size bigger than the people behind, the first thing he saw was a golden name, and he couldn't help but be happy.

The text is written in black ink, and there is only one explanation for the golden name, that is, this candidate has obtained a rare double top score, that is, a double top child.

But when he looked closely, he found that the golden name was not three words, but two words.

"Qin Mo!" he pronounced out the golden name, and shouted with wide eyes: "Impossible! A guy who failed the seven tests can even be a double top boy, and there is a problem with the list!"

And his name is ranked after Qin Mo, written in a normal font size.

The official stared, Taishou pointed at Xu Chengzhi, and shouted viciously: "Do you dare to suspect that the list written by the two adults of the county and Xuezheng are impatient?

Xu Chengzhi hurriedly shut up, but he was still very unconvinced, losing in the hands of a guy who failed in seven tests, it was too aggrieved.

The most important thing is that just now he made a lot of nonsense, saying that he would become a double-class child, and at the same time said a bunch of words that looked down on Qin Mo, slapping his face.

The corners of Qin Mo's mouth rose, and being admitted to the Tongsheng meant that he could enroll in the county Wendao College and learn more profound calligraphy skills, and he no longer had to worry about three meals a day.

Seeing that Xu Chengzhi chose to be a turtle with a shrunken head, the official did not pursue it further, and said in a loud voice: "The county lord has an order, and the candidates on the list will immediately enter the county government and receive the empowerment of the holy light of the Wenshi stone. ”

Those who won the list cheered, and those who lost sighed.

Qin Mo glanced at Xu Chengzhi and walked towards the gate of the county government.

Xu Chengzhi gritted his teeth angrily, but there was nothing he could do, and he also walked to the gate of the county government.

Qin Mo reported his name, and the official immediately became respectful, hugged his fists and said: "It turns out that it is this year's Shuangjia Tongsheng, please come in!"

The people who can be on an errand at the yamen are all good at observing words and feelings, and since they are the objects valued by the two adults of the county and Xuezheng, of course, they should be polite.

"Thank you. Qin Mo returned the salute humbly, and then walked into the door.

Xu Chengzhi followed behind, proudly reporting his name, thinking that the first place received such a high-standard courtesy, and my second place should be the same.

The official squinted at him and snorted, "Go in!"

He was stunned, this is the end, what about the kind words?

Seeing that he refused to go in, the official said very politely: "What, are you still waiting for the county lord to come out to greet him in person? It's just a child who has just passed the exam, and the shelf is already so big, and you won't be able to reach the nostrils until you pass the exam, so get out of here if you don't enter." ”

The Xu family is a big family, but the official took office with Xu Hao last year, and he didn't know Xu Chengzhi at all, so it's strange to be polite to him.

His angry chest swelled, but he had to put on a modest appearance, after all, he had not yet obtained the Tongsheng degree, and if he clashed with the official before this, he would leave a bad impression in front of the county order and Xuezheng.

With a cup of tea, all 100 new children arrived, divided into four queues with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and lined up in order of ranking.

Qin Mo stood at the front of the calligraphy candidates, holding his head up, from this moment on, what failed in the seventh test, what county test the most familiar faces, all of them were wiped out by the title of Shuangjia Tongsheng.

With a pleased smile on his face, Xuezheng He Chang said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, congratulations on your official entry into the gate of the Wendao Science Field, and I hope that you will continue to work hard in the county Wendao College in the future and achieve better results! ”

Xu Hao took out the exquisitely carved mahogany box, and He Chang hurriedly reached out to open the lid of the box, revealing the inscription stone contained inside.

The stone is the size of an egg, with a slightly uneven surface, with a luster similar to white jade, and it looks crystal clear under the sunlight.

It comes from the sacred stone placed in the Tokyo School Palace, and it is connected with the artistic conception of the sacred stone, Xu Hao took it out and held it up with both hands on his chest.

"Fellow newcomers, please get ready!" he said in a deep voice, and at the same time put Wen Li through his palm, and walked towards the Wen Position Stone.

At the same time, the children all closed their eyes and raised their foreheads slightly, ready to receive the Holy Light empowerment.

Shout!

After the abnormal sound, a white light emitted from the Wenwei Stone, shooting straight into the sky, and then scattered on the heads of a hundred new children, showing different colors.

The holy light is divided into four colors: white, yellow, gold, and violet, and the purple light is also known as the divine light, and different colors represent different effects.

White light can only make people produce or upgrade the star of the rank, yellow light can increase the power of the text, the golden light can raise the cyclone in the palace by one level, and the purple light can raise both the star and the cyclone by one level.

Most of the people's heads are white light, and a few are yellow light, including Xu Chengzhi.

Only Qin Mo is golden light, which is very dazzling and stands out from the crowd.

He Chang's eyes widened, as a person who has to preside over a county exam every year, he has not seen this kind of thing for a long time.

Xu Hao was equally surprised, but he couldn't be distracted, he just glanced at it, and then focused on the Wenji stone.

Qin Mo clearly felt the changes in the Wen Palace, a blue-gray wind rolled up, and four cyclones flew in the wind, and after a few seconds, all the winds converged in one direction until they turned into a materialized ball, with a diameter of about one foot.

This is the star of the scribe's rank, it stays quietly below the star of the holy path, all four cyclones rise one level, [with the pen as a knife] directly upgraded to the star, and the other three cyclones change from one inch to three inches, revolving around the star of the rank.

When the stars of the Wenli were in place, the light above their heads immediately dissipated, and they changed from candidates to real children.

Xu Hao took back the Wenwei stone, walked towards Qin Mo, stretched out his hand to adjust the scribe towel on his head, and said: "Tongsheng Qin Mo, when you arrive at the Wendao Academy in the future, remember not to slack off, this official expects you to shine in the government and academy examinations." ”

Among the crowd, Qin Mo's attire was the most ordinary, most of the others wore expensive Dongpo scarves, and only he tied his hair with a gray linen.

When Xu Hao was a scarf, he did not show the slightest disgust, but paid attention to it.

He Chang also walked over and said, "Tong Sheng Qin Mo, from now on you are a member of the County Wendao College, and you will report on time in three days, and this college is personally handling the admission procedures for you." ”

The county order is crowned, and the school is encouraged, which is the honor that can only be enjoyed by the first place in the county examination.

Qin Mo nodded and replied loudly: "The students will live up to the expectations of the two adults, work hard to practice literature and Taoism, and win glory for the county." ”

Behind him, Xu Chengzhi gritted his teeth, originally these honors should have fallen on his head, instead of letting this guy who failed the seven tests occupy the magpie's nest.