After a few days, Zhou Bai's popularity decreased slightly, after all, he did not show his face in front of the public, so he dared to hang out leisurely with an old style.

In the streets and alleys, all kinds of people are talking about the county exam.

"When will the red list come out? Tomorrow? ”

"I heard from my cousin who works in the county government that in fact, the rankings are out now, but I am just waiting for the state government to record the scholars."

"Tut, that's a scholar's status, and I don't need to pay taxes to serve as a servant in the future."

"Do you know which sons of the house can win? I'm telling you......"

The old style walked on the road, looking at the six roads and listening to all directions, and was a little dissatisfied with the high-minded talk of passers-by for a while.

"Young Master Bai, this county test has been discussing your poetry for two days, so why do you talk about this show in a blink of an eye."

Zhou Bai chewed Poria cake in his mouth, and replied inarticulately: "Are you looking too highly of me, can the popularity of those poems be compared with national events?" Besides, the momentary popularity is nothing, I want long-term fame, so that I can nourish my qi. ”

The old man was stunned, a little incomprehensible, but he felt that he, the young master Bai, was a little greedy.

After the exam for two days, I have been walking around the county town, and I still go to those old streets, just because there are many snacks and snacks.

How did he know that Zhou Bai was busy settling down in his previous life, and he didn't even have time to stop and taste the food, and he had to compensate himself for his life.

No matter what happens in the future, at least you will have to taste and see the scenery and food along the way.

"Let's go, eat and drink enough, and get down to business." Wiping the residue from the corner of his mouth, Zhou Bai strode straight to the destination.

Turn left and right all the way through the streets and alleys.

"Young Master Bai hasn't been to the county town, why is he so familiar?" The old man was full of doubts.

In a cramped, dark alley, the humid air was unbearable, and Zhou Bai lifted his robe and stepped over the puddle to a dilapidated courtyard.

This dilapidated courtyard is different from the dilapidated courtyard of Zhou Bai's family, and the courtyard in front of him is called the residence of the people at the bottom.

Weeds grew in the middle of the stone cracks in the walls, the walls, and the corridors, and the roofs of the wooden houses on both sides were bare, because there was not even a single broken tile on them, and it was not known whether they were used to fill other houses or were blown off by the strong winds.

Only the main room in the middle barely maintains a bit of decency, the rusted knocker is smooth and translucent by rubbing, and the hollow carved wooden windows are still pasted with cheap window paper.

Through the crack in the moldy door, I saw an old woman in the courtyard, although her hair was gray, but she did not stop, pounding the change of clothes in the basin vigorously.

Inside, there was a squeaking mixture, and it was a young woman stepping on a machine in an open hall.

"Dong Dong ~ Is Master Chen at home?" Zhou Bai thought about it and knocked on the courtyard door and shouted inside.

Then there was a sound of movement, Zhou Bai waited patiently outside the door, and a middle-aged man came to open the door after a while.

Zhou Bai glanced in lightly, and found that the old woman and the washed clothes in the courtyard were gone, and the main entrance of the hall inside was closed.

The man was wearing a white robe, the background color was already difficult to see, and the loose hair covered the broad forehead, and the temperament was not obvious.

He looked Zhou Bai up and down with a pair of tired eyes, and asked, "Who are you?" ”

At first glance, you will think that men are standard down-and-out middle-aged, but Zhou Bai saw his straight back, as well as the unwillingness and ambition in the depths of his eyes.

Of course, the key is the art of looking at qi, which is his hole card for looking at people.

"The student's name is Zhou Bai, the student who took the county examination this year, and I am here to visit you, Mr. Chen Zhongbang." Zhou Bai bowed his hand, and his posture of visiting others was very upright.

In just one sentence, Chen Zhongbang was stunned several times, did the county examination candidates appear in this kind of poor man's alley, or did they come to visit him?

But he would not refuse people to leave the door, nodded and opened the courtyard door completely: "No matter what, come in first." ”

Chen Zhongbang walked in front, Zhou Bai and the old trick followed behind, and in a few moments, Zhou Bai's luck was seen through.

All around him was just scattered pale luck, and in the distance were a few very strong chains of gray qi, binding his foreign luck.

Even in the chain of gray gas, there is occasionally a trace of gray gas rushing into the foreign transportation to wreak havoc, although it will be consumed in the end, but there is obviously less pale white qi luck left.

Maybe it's because of the gray qi chain, Zhou Bai's introductory qi hope technique can't see Chen Zhongbang's natal life clearly, and only vaguely sees that it is an ordinary white life.

Coming to the wrong place? Zhou Bai was a little puzzled in his heart.

In his previous life, he was the top strategist of the governor of Dingzhou, and he was outstanding in internal affairs.

In the case of the independence of several counties in Dingzhou, the governor of Xiangzhu maintained the financial integrity of the state government, retained a trace of face of the Daxu court, and finally scraped together the money and food to form a new army.

It's a pity that he only has forty-four points of origin now, and he is still a little short of improving the Qi Hope Technique to Xiaocheng, otherwise he can see it more thoroughly.

In a moment, the three of them had already walked into the courtyard.

Chen Zhongbang strode forward, stopped in front of the hall, stretched out his hand to open the door, but hesitated for a moment.

Seeing this, Zhou Bai turned around and walked to the corner of the courtyard, where there were several stone benches, and shouted at the same time: "Mr. Chen, I won't enter the house later, so as not to disturb the family." ”

Chen Zhongbang was stunned and wanted to say something, but when he saw the calm smile on Zhou Bai's face, he couldn't help but nod and said, "Then I'll pour you tea, wait." ”

"Young master, this is?" The veteran didn't understand Zhou Bai's actions at all, but at the moment he couldn't help asking.

Isn't it etiquette for guests to come in?

Zhou Bai just shook his head, not explaining much.

He was leaving some dignity for Chen Zhongbang, and what he saw outside just now was obviously that the Chen family was very poor.

If you enter the house, will you have to trouble his family to clean up, saying that you can't see the four walls of the house, and let the guests laugh.

was originally a talented person, but as a result, he was bound by household registration, and he was close to the age of not being confused, and his family was still poor.

That's right, Chen Zhongbang is a musician, and his family is a musician designated by the imperial court, and he belongs to one of the former lowly families.

Although today's imperial examinations do not discriminate against lowly status, the Chen family is a criminal whose ancestors have violated the law, so they are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination without leaving their household registration.

Talented people are arrogant, Chen Zhongbang is such a proud person, he hates being a musician who makes a living, so he never plays a musical instrument at home.

Zhou Bai came over just now, and there was any sound in the courtyard, but there was no sound of silk and bamboo.

After a long while, Chen Zhongbang turned around from the house, holding two cups of hot tea in his hands.

"Recently, the family has been embarrassed, and there is no good tea, so the two of them laughed."

"Where, where, it's my presumptuous decision to come here all of a sudden." Zhou Bai took the teacup with a smile, and it was really the worst coarse powder on the market, and it was difficult to see two pieces of complete tea leaves floating on the water.

However, Zhou Bai did not have any dislike, and tasted tea as if he usually drank tea.

The old style takes a big sip of hot tea and exhales to quench your thirst, how can you care about the quality of tea.

"What does Zhou Sheng mean by coming here, you might as well say it bluntly." Chen Zhongbang's face looked much better, but he still asked directly.

If you are courteous to others, you will ask for something.

"Please be talented, please plan in your chest for my use!"