A desk and a bunch of paperwork are basically things that accompany Zhou Mingxuan every day.

There is no way, the patriarch "has all the opportunities" and can't be idle.

But in Zhou Bai's opinion, this is the habit that Zhou Mingxuan developed when he was a priest when he was young, as the head of a clan, if he is still distracted by small things, how can he master the rudder.

Of course, Zhou Bai, who has no right to speak now, will not say much, just stand aside and wait quietly.

After the tea effort, Zhou Mingxuan stopped writing, he gently pulled up a rope next to the table, and immediately a deacon came in to take out the things that had been completed.

Zhou Bai's eyesight is good now, and he caught a glimpse of a few lines of words, and what he just gave instructions was the arrangement document for the specific matters of a certain manor?

"You are very patient, and the master of the clan has also praised your study of the Four Books and Five Classics, but I didn't expect that Qifang would grind out such a seedling as you, which is stronger than this batch of candidates in the clan." Without waiting for Zhou Bai to complain in his heart, Zhou Mingxuan had already spoken out.

"The patriarch is overrated." Zhou Bai bowed.

Zhou Mingxuan stood up, waved his hand and said: "I haven't finished speaking, you are in a hurry, the heart of fame and fortune is too heavy, why rush to end at the age of fifteen, and if you precipitate for another three years, you can impact the fame of Xiucai in one fell swoop." ”

Urgent? He is really anxious, anxious that his life is missing, and his life is difficult to protect.

Not to mention the catastrophe a few years later, he urgently needs to gain a position and accumulate strength.

But Zhou Bai couldn't say it directly, he could only show his self-confidence, so he was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "The sage fifteen is interested in learning, although Bai does not dare to compare himself with the sages, but he has also tied his hair, and he should pursue it." ”

Carrying out the saint, what else could Zhou Mingxuan say, but he was obviously a lot colder, probably feeling that Zhou Bai was stubborn and did not listen to the persuasion of his elders.

"Well, this is your mutual and contractual insurance policy, and the county government will use this as a voucher to issue you an examination card." Zhou Mingxuan took out a stack of deeds, took out two from the bottom and handed them to Zhou Bai.

Even Zhou Mingxuan did not avoid suspicion, but spread out these deeds on the table and let Zhou Bai browse.

The mutual settlement policy is to arrange five people to take the same test, write a five-child mutual settlement policy, and the cheater sits five people together.

The settlement policy is to ask the county to have insurance, which is called subscription.

Ensure that he does not impersonate, does not hide his funeral, does not take a stand-in, does not have a false name, ensures that his net worth is innocent, and he has not committed a crime.

Originally, when the imperial examination was just emerging, there was a non-prostitute soap official descendant who could apply for the examination, and later a Confucian with a bad background flew to heaven as an official, so this article was abolished.

Otherwise, Zhou Mingxuan's secretary would dare to say otherwise, after all, the secretary is not a product, and he is also a soap official in the strict sense.

Zhou Bai did not shy away from checking the mutual knot and the settlement policy in front of Zhou Mingxuan, and all the information on it was fine, even the insurance subscription students were the same.

There is no difference in information, but Zhou Bai's two insurance policies are one thing less than other people's policies.

Other people's insurance policies have red circles on the page, only Zhou Bai is empty, and there are two red circles on the three-room Zhou and Yun.

Zhou Mingxuan originally thought that Zhou Bai would be puzzled and questioned, but who expected that Zhou Bai just bowed and thanked him, and then took the insurance policy and left.

In his previous life, Zhou Bai himself had two red circles, and he didn't know what this was.

The red circle at the top of the insurance policy page originated from the examination papers reviewed by the imperial examination examiners.

If the answer is good, the examiner will draw a red circle, and then pass it to the next examiner for review, and at the end of the marking, the candidates will be ranked by the number of red circles.

Later, the mortal court joined the Qi Luck Screening Order, and families at all levels learned to use red circles to indicate Qi Luck.

Generally speaking, only families above the county tycoon are qualified to do so, and in recent years, such as the Zhou family, which is close to the county tycoon, is also imitating.

However, the red circle of the Zhou family has very little effect and is only used as an ideographic symbol.

The red circle is drawn by the patriarch himself, and each red circle will be attached to the family luck, but the real county lord can divide the family fortune if he draws it, but Zhou Mingxuan does not count it.

Only the blessing of the ancestral spirit once every three years can truly bless the family fortune on the candidates for the imperial court to screen and use.

The county hao family can be divided by the patriarch every year to bless the clansmen, and the Zhou family is reincarnated every three years, Zhou Mingxuan's red circle is really just a circle, and the control of the clan movement is all controlled by the ancestral spirit.

The county hao family is likely to show off every year, while the township family is only possible in three or five years, which is why the gap between the family classes is so big.

Zhou Bai knew that the villagers were not in the flow of the entire Daxu, and only the county hao, who had the control of part of the clan movement, really stepped into the threshold of the gentry.

But how difficult it is for the county hao, the ancestors of the Zhou family are as diligent as Zhou Mingxuan, but in the end, they can only use the "red circle" to show the strength of the Zhou family close to the county hao.

As everyone knows, this kind of practice is just a tiger that does not become an anti-dog, and is laughed at by the county of Pingcang County in vain.

Zhou Bai strode out of the door, just in time to hear Zhou Rui and others arguing.

It looks like the candidates for this county examination, two young people with two veins and several branches are clustered around one person, wearing colorful felt cranes and moire brocades, but there is a little dissoluteness between the eyebrows, and his demeanor is quite frivolous.

This is Zhou Chang's son Zhou Heyun, the youngest generation's most promising lineage to gain fame.

If Zhou Bai had enough energy, he might still be angry, but he didn't even look at Zhou Mingxuan, so where would he look at Zhou Heyun.

"Zhou Heyun, do you think you will be able to pass the exam? Why are you arrogant here? ”

"What do you know, Yun Shao is the person who has been blessed the most by the ancestral spirit this time, even Xiucai."

"Hmph, the imperial examination is not just about luck, the family still has the first candidate, and the farmer can also raise the master!"

"How many people are there? Is it you Zhou Rui? ”

"You, you're ......!" Zhou Rui was unable to argue with Confucianism after all, and his face was flushed with anger.

Zhou Bai shook his head lightly, stepped forward and said, "I am afraid that the patriarch will not like to be so frivolous before he has achieved fame." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's hearts were cold, and they all shut up and relented, even if they were admitted to the middle school, if there was no support from the patriarch, it would be difficult to continue in the future.

Only Zhou Heyun felt that he had lost face, and when he walked past Zhou Bai, he said softly and provocatively: "I still want to pass the exam without the clan movement, in the next life, I remember the matter of Zhou Datian." ”

It turned out that the three-room relationship attached to Zhou Datian was none other than this young master.

Zhou Bai ignored Zhou Heyun's words, and pulled Zhou Rui away, without even turning his head.

Zhou Heyun was even more angry, his face was gloomy, and he didn't know if he was scolding silently.

Walking out of the group hall, Zhou Rui said worriedly: "That kid is usually not bad at learning, and he has received the most blessings this time, so it is not a problem for children to be admitted to the examination, even if he is a showman, he has three percent hope." ”

"What's the matter, they are all members of the Zhou family, what about the talent in the exam? Even if I am the head of the family, he will send me to the manor at most, and the joy of the countryside is also what the great Confucian wants. Zhou Bai's words are natural and full of a sense of openness.

Zhou Rui looked at Zhou Bai carefully, and always felt that this childhood playmate had changed a lot, and he didn't refute it for a while.

"Let's go, go to the county seat to sign up early, the process of the yamen is not simple."