After Cheng Shi left, Li Hao said to Li Jian and Wei: "Now it seems that you might as well move to the city to live, as long as you live in the formula, let the Cheng family do other things, and you don't have to work so hard." Moreover, the temper of the An family cannot be too relieved after all, and it is inevitable that it will be inconvenient in the village, but it is better to rest assured in the city. ”

Li Jian discussed with Wei, and he also planned to do so, so Wei said: "Since this is the case, then my father and I will choose a house, and those subordinates are always not good to bring here, and arrange a road for them." ”

Li Hao said: "Yes, after all, I don't know if they are reliable now, and it is in vain to bring them over." However, since the soap workshop is about to open, let them all go into the workshop to do things, and hand it over to the Cheng family to arrange, so that the head of the Cheng family will not treat them harshly. If you buy some more here, you still have to rest assured. ”

After that, Li Jian and Wei stayed in the city and began to work on buying a house and relocating. Li Hao and Yan Jing continued to return to the moment of hard study, of course, mainly Yan Jing, after all, it was now August, and it was less than ten days to leave their hometown.

Later, Master Qin began to tutor Yan Jing individually, and Li Hao and Yan Jingwen arranged for themselves to study.

Yan Jingwen is a hard-working character, no matter what time he is, he is always in the morning and dusk, and there is never a shortage.

As for Li Hao, he took advantage of his free time to accompany Wei's family to quickly settle down the house, and finally after looking at a few houses, he chose a three-entry house not far from the academy, which was very spacious and chic, and there were some plum blossoms in the courtyard with a vassal style. It was originally a salt merchant's house, but because he was in a hurry, he bought it for nine hundred taels of silver. And the guard went to buy six new people, a housekeeper, three male and female servants in charge of sprinkling, and a coachman. In addition, he also found a scholar for Li Hao, whose name is Fu Deng, who is about the same age as Li Hao. It just looks silly, and I don't know who takes care of whom.

was busy here, and Li Hao originally wanted to see if the An family would make any moves, but whether it was the Li family's move or the soap workshop opened, the An family did not move, which made Li Hao strange.

Of course, what Li Hao didn't know was that on the day he finished talking to Master Qin, Master Qin went to the Zhizhou of Yangzhou and asked the Lord Zhizhou to write to the Hongzhou Governor who had arrived in the big house. As a result, Dafang sent a letter to reprimand this side severely, so naturally he didn't dare to make any trouble.

Time passed to the day of the township examination, because the elder brother also participated in the township examination this year, but he was in Songzhou for the Tianfu scientific examination, so the parents of the senior brother went over there, and here was Li Hao and Yan Jingwen to send Yan Fu into the examination room.

When they arrived, they saw that there was already a sea of people outside the Gongyuan. The soldiers who participated in the scientific examination, the relatives and friends, maids, and servants who sent the examination were full, and they could not leave the carriage from afar.

The three of them had to dismount, carry food and mattresses and walk forward slowly, and when they reached the gate of the tribute courtyard, it was even more crowded, and Li Hao and Yan Jingwen had no choice, so they could only protect Yan Fu to get the number plate at the gate of the courtyard and wait in line.

After seeing Yan Fu enter the examination room, the two went back to the academy, and then came to pick up Yan Fu on the third day.

There are three township exams, and they come out on the third day of each and go in the next day, so Li Hao and Yan Jingwen sent them three times in a row, but the two of them were okay, but Yan Fu was tired from being tossed, so he went back directly to rest. However, this is a wake-up call for Li Hao, every time he has to stay in the imperial examination, it is not a short time, and in the past, I heard that some scholars fainted in the room and were carried out after the end. Just in case, it seems that the matter of exercising is going to be put on the agenda, and who doesn't have a martial arts dream, maybe they are still talented after passing it.

After waiting for two days, Yan Fu came to his senses and came to the academy to visit his master. Li Hao saw it and asked, "Senior brother is not nervous now, the list will be released in a few days." ”

Yan Fu said: "I have finished the exam, and now I am fortunate to have lost my life, what is there to worry about." ”

Yan Jingwen also said: "Senior brother is very talented, if you want to pass this township test, there will be no problem, there is really no need to worry." ”

After listening to this, Li Hao said: "The second senior brother is too serious, I believe in the senior brother, just kidding." When the list is opened, let's go and watch it together, and congratulate the senior brother on the spot. ”

On the release day, in order not to be crowded with the original, Li Hao deliberately called the two of them early, sat down in the restaurant next to the Gongyuan, and then asked Chengdong to guard. After waiting for a while, they saw Cheng Dong rushing over with a happy face, and everyone knew that he had been admitted.

Sure enough, after Cheng Dong arrived, he said: "Congratulations to Gongzi, you are ranked twelfth, and you will be ranked first in one fell swoop. Li Hao smiled when he heard this: "Cheng Dong's words are auspicious, you have to be rewarded." ”

Yan Fu smiled and said: "That's natural, your young master will add you a monthly example and go back to give it to you." ”

Then Li Hao and Yan Jingwen also congratulated in unison, and then the three of them went to report the good news to the master.

After reporting the good news, Yan Fu happily pulled the two away and went to eat. While eating, Li Hao asked, "Senior brother, when are you going to enter Beijing?" ”

Yan Fu said: "The specific date has not been determined, but it will probably be at the end of October, and then I will make an appointment with a few scholars to go to Beijing together." ”

After hearing this, Yan Jingwen said: "It's good to have more time, and I can also participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting, this thing is not to be missed." ”

Li Hao was really curious about this Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting, and he kept listening to everyone, it didn't feel like an ordinary poetry meeting, but like a literary event.

Li Hao was about to ask: "Is there any difference in this poem, it feels unusual to look at you like this." ”

I thought it would be Yan Fu who spoke, but I didn't expect that this time it was Yan Jingwen who was even more excited, and said: "The poetry meeting is still a poetry meeting, but the person who presides over it is different, this is presided over by Mr. Yongshu himself." ”

Li Hao asked: "Mr. Yongshu, it seems that he is the current governor of Yangzhou, is there anything special about him?" ”

Yan Jingwen said: "Mr. Yongshu, the literati Qingliu has created a generation of literary style, and he has also presided over the Qingli New Deal with Mr. Xiwen, who is inspirational and innovative, and should be a model for our generation. A few days ago, he made a drunken man's pavilion record, the style is unique, the whole article writes the love and scenes, purely with the pen, and chases out the 'joy of Taishou', and its musical phrases are knots. At that time, the government was clean and peaceful, and the scene of joy with the people overflowed beyond the pen and ink. How can you not know. ”

After listening to this, Li Hao was stunned and said: "The drunkard's intention is not in the wine, but in the mountains and rivers." Uncle Yong is Ouyang Xiu. ”

Yan Jingwen said: "Yes, Mr. Yong's surname is Ouyang, and his single name is a repaired character, the word Uncle Yong, don't you know." ”

Li Hao said: "Lonely and unheard, lonely and unheard, my fault, then can I participate in this poetry meeting." Li Hao thought to himself, this is the first celebrity I have seen through ancient times, and I have to recite the full text of the Drunkard Pavilion back then.

Yan Jingwen said: "Our teacher met Mr. Yongshu back then, and the poetry club will definitely go, so let's go with the teacher then." ”

Then the three of them said yes in unison, and when the poetry meeting was approaching, Yan Fu received a letter sent by his father. It turned out that Yan Fu's brother had also passed the township test, and this letter was to ask Yan Fu to rush to Bianjing to meet them, saying that they had invited an old scholar to teach in Bianjing, and at the same time, they also asked the master to explain the reason. Because the time was very tight, Yan Fu had no choice but to leave with Master Qin.

So on the day of the poetry meeting, only Yan Jingwen and Li Hao followed Master Qin to Pingshan Hall to participate. To say that Pingshan Hall can be called: the building is high and open between the ancient temples, and the best place is included in the carved column. The mountains float on the sea and the green snails are far away, and the sky turns to the south of the Yangtze River and the jasper is wide. The rain sill is shallow and small, and the wind and sake are slight. If visitors talk about the United States, they must be the first view of Huaidong.

However, Li Hao and Yan Jingwen have no time to watch the scenery, Yan Jingwen is nervous about seeing idols, and Li Hao is excited about seeing celebrities, but they see Master Qin strangely. Just because both of them are calm and objective people, such a state is rare.

fell to the top of the mountain, and asked the master to go and socialize with friends, Li Hao and Yan Jingwen wandered on the mountain, waiting for the poetry meeting to start, but they didn't wander for a while, but they met annoying old acquaintances again.