The villagers wore colorful clothes, tied red silk around their waists, and held gongs and drums or suona in their hands, beaming as if they were celebrating the New Year.

"One, two, three, come again!"

"Click-click-"

Cheng Zhongqian closed his eyes, only to feel an invisible wind blowing on his cheeks, bringing the feeling of "buzzing brain" and "ears as if they were going to be deaf".

Except for the happy Lingbao, everyone has this symptom to a greater or lesser extent.

The village chief smiled so hard that he couldn't see his eyes: "Cheng Langjun, we all know that you have taken the county exam, so we know that you must be good!" ”

Cheng Zhongqian's gaze slowly wandered to the village chief...... The village chief has dark skin and is simple, but he wears a big red flower on his head, I don't know where it was picked, and it is still bright.

"Uncle Village Chief, did you know so quickly?" Lingbao asked.

The village chief nodded, saying that some villagers happened to go to the county seat, and he couldn't wait to come back to report the news after hearing it, and then he quickly gathered the villagers, just to surprise Cheng Zhongqian.

Cheng Zhongqian: "......" is indeed quite a "surprise".

The village chief said with a little old tears: "In the future, there will be children in our village, and the ancestors will bless you." ”

Cheng Zhongqian said: "It's not a child yet, there are still two exams. ”

The village chief didn't understand, he waved his hand: "It's almost fast, Cheng Langjun, you must do it." ”

Cheng Zhongqian smiled, the villagers really trusted him blindly.

A villager pushed his child forward and said embarrassedly, "Cheng Langjun, can you touch my child's head?" ”

What kind of weird request is this?

"I want him to be a little bit smart, maybe he can know a few words in the future."

You can't be an official, but you can be someone else.

"And us, and us!"

"Cheng Langjun, and my child, you can also touch it!"

Everyone rushed up, and Lingbao maintained order: "Don't worry, everyone, line up, don't crowd, come one by one." ”

The efficiency was quickly lined up, and there was really no more crowding.

Cheng Zhongqian was silent for a moment and said, "Or, let's go in first?" ”

It's been a quarter of an hour since I came back, and I was forced to watch a song and dance, and I had to "sell my body", but I didn't even enter the entrance of the village.

The villagers hugged Lingbao's family back, and then lined up at the door, waiting to touch their heads.

Ling Bao thoughtfully brought a chair: "Daddy sit, so that you don't get tired." ”

Cheng Zhongqian: "...... Or are you filial. ”

Lingbao proudly puffed up his chest and consciously became a conductor: "Line up, don't squeeze, be polite." ”

There were two families who were robbing the front and back, and they were embarrassed to humble themselves when they heard the words.

"You come, you come."

"No, no, no, it's better for you first."

Ling Bao nodded in satisfaction.

Sitting in front of his house, Cheng Zhongqian was like a puppet, put his hand on the child's head expressionlessly, and rubbed it soullessly.

The child's parents happily took the child away, looking at the child's head as if they were looking at a golden pimple.

I don't know how long I felt like I was going to touch my bald skin, and there were more than a dozen children behind me.

Cheng Zhongqian has never felt that there are too many people in Beihe Village as he does now.

"It's finally gone." Cheng Yi said that he was tired from looking at it.

Cheng Zhongqian glanced at him, this sentence should be said by him.

Pinched his arm, Cheng Zhongqian went to rest.

He didn't know how outrageous this would go.

Two months later, the weather gradually became colder, and this time Cheng Zhongqian played very well and won the first place.

Another two months of backyard exams.

According to the regulations, when the prefect and the governor ask the school administration for relevant matters, they must be openly discussed in the court, and they are not allowed to meet in private, and they are not allowed to meet with instructors and candidates without authorization.

In addition, during the examination period, all the entourage of the academic administration are sealed in the examination room and are not allowed to go outside, and the friends hired by the academic administration must be extended 500 miles away.

The college exam was held in the state capital, and Cheng Zhongqian originally planned to come alone, but Lingbao was worried that he would encounter an accident like Zhu Wencheng again, so he had to come with him, so this time he still came with a large family.

Lingbao took the eldest brother's hand and looked left and right curiously.

She has not only been to the county seat now, but also to the state capital!

"Let's go find the inn first." Cheng Zhongqian said.

Huaifu stepped forward: "Second Master Cheng, I have already sent someone to rent a house, let's go over directly." ”

Cheng Zhongqian felt that this was too much of an advantage, but Huaifu said: "I am also for the prince of the world, if you don't go, Lingbao won't go, and the prince will naturally not go." Besides, the inn is full of people, how can you calm down and read? ”

In the end, reason prevailed.

The rented yard is not big, but it is close to the test shed, a quarter of an hour's walk, and there is a well in the yard, so you don't have to pay extra for water.

They came early, and there were still ten days before the exam.

Cheng Zhongqian immersed himself in hard study, and Cheng Yun took Lingbao and a few small ones out shopping.

There are a lot of things on the street that Lingbao has never seen, and she looks at it like a loose pony.

Passing through a certain street, all the stalls here are surrounded by people in circles and circles.

Lingbao was so lively, he just squeezed in.

There are some jade lanterns, jade plum blossoms, moths and other exquisite ornaments on the stall, as well as toys such as marquee lamps and rattles, as well as foods such as sweets and pastries, as well as live animals such as roosters and orioles.

As long as you can imagine, it's got it all.

A young man squatted in front of the boss, threw the ten copper coins in his hand into the crockpot, stared at it tightly, and shouted: "Pure! Pure! Pure! ”

Lingbao couldn't understand it, so he asked, "Big brother, what are you doing?" Is he calling others stupid? ”

Cheng Yun couldn't cry or laugh: "No, they are in Guan Pu, if there are more copper coins thrown in on the back, he can buy what he likes for a small price." ”

"What if there is less back?" Lingbao asked.

"Then you won't get anything." Cheng Yun said, "I have to pay extra money for the boss." ”

Lingbao seemed to understand "oh".

The young man snorted in annoyance and cursed, "It's another word!" ”

The back is "pure" and the front is "word".

Cheng Yun asked, "Do you want to play?" Or if you have something you want, big brother can go and try it. ”

Before Lingbao could speak, the king meowed sharply: "Lingbao is not allowed to play!" This is gambling, gambling is not good, you will go bankrupt, and your wife will be separated! Some people will be chopped off and stamped if they don't pay the money! ”

In later generations, gambling was expressly forbidden, and he was caught going to the game!

But in this era, it is not a heinous event.

Lingbao was startled and shook his head into a rattle: "Don't, don't, gambling is not good, Lingbao doesn't play, big brother don't play!" ”

Cheng Yun was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Lingbao is really smart, he can see the essence of Guan Pu at a glance." ”

Lingbao didn't even care about the praise, pushed his brothers to squeeze out, touched his and his brothers' arms and legs one by one, and put his mind at ease.

Great, no need to chop your hands and feet!