No matter if you are a human or an immortal, you can still farm for me after traveling through time!

Ten days passed in a flash, and with the announcement of the results, Yuezhou City fell into a carnival. On the red list pasted high on the stone wall, the names of more than 20 successful candidates were announced amid everyone's anticipation.

The candidates whose names are on the list have a bright future. With the sound of gongs and drums, gold-plated invitation envelopes are delivered to the candidates closely following the heels of the officials who are singing the congratulations.

The Zhao family sincerely invites all candidates to attend the "Exquisite Banquet" on the second day to share the joy of being on the list.

At the same time, after sending away the person who delivered the invitation, Li Erlang closed the gate. Holding the heavy gold-plated invitation in his hand, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It was just such a small invitation card, but it showed the strength of the richest man in the city. Not to mention the complicated paper-making and ink-making processes, the paper and ink were mixed with gold powder. The gold-plated invitation card cover was also smoked with a faint fragrance, which lingered for a long time and was refreshing.

This is the invitation to the priceless feast that everyone talks about.

As the invitations were sent out, the feast became the talk of the town. It even overshadowed the announcement of the results and became the hottest topic among people in Yuezhou city.

The next day, Li Erlang and Ji Qingyue got dressed and went out at the time written on the invitation.

The feast will not begin until the night, when the place will be decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and will be very lively, showing the wealth and majesty of the host family.

The last time Li Erlang brought the elk into the Zhao residence through a side door, he took a quick glance and was unable to take a close look at the interior of the Zhao residence. It was just a remote deer park where the elk was kept, but it was luxurious enough to leave a deep impression on him.

Those invited to the feast included not only the students who passed the imperial examination, but also various dignitaries in Yuezhou City.

The street in front of Zhao's house was suddenly crowded with cars and horses. The stone road was blocked by cars and horses from various households. The lanterns and flags hanging on the corners of the cars were printed with different emblems or surnames, including many officials.

Li Erlang and Ji Qingyue carefully avoided the crowded crowd and came to the gate of Zhao's house.

Compared with the crowded streets, the wide-open gate of Zhao's residence was deserted. The carriages and horses that blocked the road were nowhere to be seen. Several sedan chairs for banquets parked in front of the door. Several people dressed as scholars lifted the curtains of the sedan chairs and walked out. The servants of Zhao's residence led the way to the banquet.

After checking the registration, Li Erlang and Ji Qingyue entered Zhao's house surrounded by servants.

Walking around the gorgeous screen wall, Li Erlang saw a bustling courtyard behind the door. It turned out that was the sedan chair hall, which was also the main reason why there were no carriages or horses in front of the door.

The sedan chair hall was used to receive guests who came to the banquet. Many guests who came by horse, car or sedan chair arrived here. The sedan chair hall was open to the public, and the servants were busy in an orderly manner. They could tell the identity of the guests by the marks on the sedan chairs, and greeted them in an orderly manner.

Li Erlang retracted his gaze and followed the servant through the sedan hall, walked along the long stone road and went straight into the main hall.

"My two distinguished guests, this is the place for the banquet, and the feast will begin at the end of the evening. The scenery in the garden is well maintained, and you can enjoy it everywhere. A new deer park has been built in the house, and two elks are raised in it. If you are interested, you can ask the maids and servants in the garden to lead the way." Passing through the curved corridor, the attendant led the two to a garden where there were already many guests enjoying the scenery.

The servant completed his mission and left, while Li Erlang and Ji Qingyue went deeper into the garden.

It must be said that the Zhao family mansion is really big. The scenery in the garden has been carefully carved by the craftsmen, and it is so amazing that Ji Qingyue and Li Erlang, who have just entered the garden, are deeply shocked.

In the newly revealed garden, the landscape constructed by mountains, rocks and flowing water is the core, supplemented by various precious trees. The pavilions and small buildings that are either gorgeous or simple are the finishing touch. Flowers, trees, grasses, bamboos, bricks, tiles, stones, jade, gold, silver and colored glaze, hundreds of kinds of objects of different materials are perfectly matched. Even a step and a doorway are impeccable. Everything is extremely ingenious. It is a pleasure to see it from a distance, and it has another charm when you look at it up close.

Ji Qingyue couldn't help but praise.

Li Erlang explained: "It is said that the Zhao residence is nearly a hundred acres in size. This garden is just the tip of the iceberg. The scenery deeper into the garden is even more beautiful."

The deeper you go into the garden, the more stunning the scenery becomes.

This is not something that can be achieved simply by having money. It also requires the craftsmen's unique aesthetic level to integrate the scenery of the four seasons into the garden.

When aesthetics and practicality are on par, it is impeccable.

The precious botanical herbs seem to be placed randomly, but no matter how you look at them, there is no sense of incongruity. The uncarved rocks and bizarre shapes are combined into many stories that require careful appreciation to discover. The pavilions and towers never dominate the scene in terms of shape or color, stealing people's attention.

The garden is so large that there are scenic spots everywhere. With the perfect amount of blank space and divisions, it is enough to accommodate different guests to visit and enjoy. As a result, the two of them seldom ran into other guests along the way, but they heard many sighs and exclamations from their fellow visitors.

Ji Qingyue and Li Erlang walked into a small hexagonal pavilion that extended into the depths of the lake. The pavilion was surrounded by flourishing flowers, leaving only a view towards the center of the lake.

The breeze is coming, and the water waves are not happy.

"Oh my God... this is too big..." Ji Qingyue sat down as soon as he entered the pavilion, leaning against the pillar of the corner pavilion and looking out at the lake.

After walking around for so long, I haven't even finished half of this garden, let alone visiting other gardens.

Li Erlang stood behind Ji Qingyue and also looked at the lake: "Why don't you take a rest for a while and go to the Deer Park later?"

Ji Qingyue nodded: "Okay, let's go and see the two deer you hunted."

The wide lake shore was not the only pavilion where Ji Qingyue and his companions were staying. There were many other buildings that were hidden in the trees, some hidden in the rocks, and some higher. There were many styles of pavilions: four-cornered, six-cornered, eight-cornered, single-eaved, double-eaved, long pavilion, half pavilion, and nested pavilion. When these styles were combined, no two pavilions were exactly the same.

"Isn't that the young master of the Zhao family?"

In a double-eaved pavilion not far from them, Zhao Liuguang was enjoying the lake scenery with a girl. Although the two were not close and had servants following them, it was not difficult to guess their relationship from the girl's pretty and shy face and Zhao Liuguang's intentional approaching and teasing actions.

Li Erlang had noticed Zhao Liuguang a long time ago, and immediately guessed the identity of this girl.

He did not want to disturb Zhao Liuguang: "Yue Lang, let's find someone to take us to the Deer Park to have a look..." Before he could finish his words, someone shouted: "Xiang Lang--!!"

They can see Zhao Liuguang, and Zhao Liuguang can also see them.

Now I can't just pretend I didn't see it and sneak away.

As soon as he entered the pavilion, Zhao Liuguang came up excitedly and hit Li Erlang: "If I hadn't called you, you would have left!"

"Master is busy, how dare I disturb him."

Zhao Liuguang embraced Li Erlang: "I heard that there is no need to be so formal. Why call him Young Master... Eh? Who is this...?" Zhao Liuguang looked at Ji Qingyue behind him.

"Sir, this is my friend who went south with me, Ji Qingyue."

After the two of them exchanged greetings, Zhao Liuguang introduced them, "Hui Niang, this is the man who helped me hunt deer, Li Changxiang, whom my uncle specially allowed to join the camp."

The governor of Yuezhou is named Chu, and this is the governor's daughter Chu Hui who is about to marry into the Zhao family.

Chu Hui nodded and smiled as he thanked Li Erlang: "Deputy General Cao has a unique vision and a good way of training soldiers. He has helped us accomplish our mission. You must thank him well when you return to the barracks."

"Has Jilang ever been to the Deer Park?"

"I haven't been there yet, but I just wanted to go there."

"Hui Niang, I think Erlang has a way..." Zhao Luguang looked at Chu Hui, who was just leaning against the long railing of the pavilion, fanning herself gently, staring at the lake with her side face. She seemed to have just noticed what Zhao Luguang was waiting for her to say, and then smiled faintly and said, "We've been there several times, but the deer didn't give us face. Let's just give up today."

In this case, Zhao Liuguang no longer mentioned wanting to go to Luyuan, but just patted Li Erlang on the shoulder and told him not to mind.

The official lady had a cold attitude, as if she had encountered something unpleasant in the Deer Park.

The two men had no choice but to leave the lake and ask a servant to lead the way to the deer park.

The deer park was built in the back garden. A large area was turned into a habitat for elk. The scenery in the park was specially imitated from the wetland where they had been active before. The bay, swamps and mud pits were connected together, and water plants were everywhere. At this time, two elk were by the water, looking for food with their heads down.

The place for viewing deer is a pavilion. The pavilion is high above the lake and has a wide space, overlooking the entire deer park.

The pavilion was crowded with people who came to admire the elk. They all wanted to see the legendary elk with their own eyes and hear the ethereal calls of the elk with their own ears.

"Why haven't I heard them roar for such a long time..."

"Is this really an elk? The two beasts did roar earlier, but their roars were as vulgar as the roars of pigs."

Two elks were grazing by the lake in the courtyard pavilion, ignoring the people's dissatisfied whispers.

The servants who were taking care of the elk were so anxious that they had to send fresh fruits to the garden to please the two deer in the face of the guests' constant questioning. But no matter how they teased or coaxed them, the two deer just ignored them and even made disappointing pig-like roars.

Since these two deer moved into the deer park, no pleasant calls have been heard from them, which makes it hard not to be suspicious.

Ji Qingyue leaned forward and stared at the two huge beasts.

Whether it was an elk or not, it was the first creature he had seen.

"Has Yuelang ever seen an elk before?"

"Maybe I've seen them in a wildlife park, but at least I don't have any impression of them now." Even if I have seen them, they are not as lively as those living in the wild. The two elks, one male and one female, are very well taken care of. Living in this intentionally created landscape, they are a landscape in themselves.

"You wait."

Ji Qingyue turned sideways to look at Li Erlang in confusion, only to see him clenching his hands into a gesture and putting them to his mouth.

As a high-pitched and long whistle sounded, everyone fell silent instantly.

Li Erlang blew another breath.

"Look!"

Ji Qingyue turned his head and looked where everyone was pointing. Two elks had raised their heads from the water, showing a slightly alert posture, as if they were identifying the location of the whistle.

When the second whistle sounded, the male deer with huge antlers began to anxiously stretch its neck and howl, urgently responding to the call of its companion.

Yo Yo Lu Ming, the Ping of the Wild Food.

Everyone was immersed in this sound that was not like anything in this human world, and was shocked beyond words.

There really is such a high-pitched, long, ethereal and melodious voice, which is better than the sound of immortals.

The long whistle echoed on the lake, startling a flock of water birds. After the sound had died down for a long time, the crowd who were watching the deer suddenly burst into roars and cheered excitedly.

"Amazing! It's really amazing!!"

"I wonder how this guy knows the sound of an elk and knows how to use this method to make an elk roar?" After all, many people have tried to use sound to attract the attention of elks and make them resonate with them, but the problem is that they have no idea what an elk sounds like, and as a result, they get the roar of an elk by using the cry of a pig.

Before Li Erlang could explain, someone guessed, "This must be the young man who followed Master Zhao to hunt deer!"

"What a young man with so much to offer!!"

Faced with everyone's flattery, Li Erlang pushed them away while silently pulling Ji Qingyue out.

At this time, the elk called out anxiously again, diverting everyone's attention in a timely manner. Only then was Li Erlang and Ji Qingyue able to successfully squeeze out of several layers of the human wall.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but smile at each other.

"Li Changxiang? Is that Li Changxiang from the mountain town of Ganzhou?" A man in luxurious clothes raised a fan and stopped the two men.

Ji Qingyue was shocked. Although they had never actually seen this man, they knew him.

The man waved his fan and knew the answer from Ji Qingyue's expression.

"Mr. Zhou, how are you?" Li Erlang and Ji Qingyue bowed respectfully.

This person is Zhou Mengsong, the son of Zhou Lanjian, the former magistrate of Shanshan County and now the magistrate of a county in Yuezhou.

Zhou Mengsong guessed Li Erlang's identity accurately: "When my father was still working in Shandan, I heard about Li Langjun's bandit suppression several times. At that time, the county magistrate Wu praised Li Langjun highly. The story of sneaking into the bandit's lair and rescuing a child was widely circulated among us scholars! It's a pity that no one introduced me to Li Langjun..."

Li Erlang bowed politely and said, "I was forced to do this and just followed the situation. I don't deserve such high praise from Master Zhou."

"Of course, of course! Not to mention that Li Langjun is worthy of the title, this Ji Langjun beside you is even better than him!"

Some people nearby didn't understand. It was fine that Zhou Mengsong showed respect to the bandit-suppressing hero Li Changxiang, but why was he so polite to an ordinary person?

It seems that Zhou Mengsong knows their identities very well.

Ji Qingyue imitated Li Erlang and bowed to show humility: "Mr. Zhou, you are too polite."

Facing his friends' doubts, Zhou Mengsong enthusiastically explained: "Weren't you very interested in Shan Dan's "Building a Bridge in Ten Days" before? Now that you have met the real owner, you are wondering why I took the initiative?"

"What?!!" Zhou Mengsong's friends were shocked. The person involved in the story of building a bridge in ten days that was widely circulated in the south turned out to be such an unknown young man? !

"Is it really him?!!"

"Oh my god! How on earth did you come up with the idea of ​​building a flying rainbow bridge?!"

……

The voices of this group of students became louder and louder, gradually attracting the attention of other deer watchers.

Ji Qingyue quickly raised his hand to signal everyone to be patient: "Everyone! Everyone!! If you want to know the details, please find a place where I can explain it to you slowly."

Zhou Mengsong pointed in a direction with his fan: "Why don't we move to the pavilion where we had tea just now?"

Ji Qingyue made a "please" gesture, then raised his eyes and looked at Li Erlang. Li Erlang stood behind Ji Qingyue with his hands behind his back, like a stabilizing force. One look from him calmed Ji Qingyue down.

When Zhou Lanjian was the county magistrate in Shandan, he had neither a stain that the people would blame nor outstanding achievements. His four years in office could only be described as mediocre, not outstanding. When Li Erlang had made contributions in suppressing bandits, the county magistrate said he would recommend Li Erlang for merit. He thought it was just a casual remark from the county magistrate. For such a long time, the county government had no intention of rewarding him, and Li Erlang had already given up. He never thought that it was not the county magistrate who did not mention it, but the county magistrate who did not care.

Li Erlang, who entered the barracks and trained under Deputy General Cao, gradually learned some officialdom principles that he had never understood before. Although Shandan's geographical location is very important, it can only be regarded as a medium-sized county. The so-called "medium-sized county" is based on the population size. A county with a population of 20,000 to 30,000 households is a medium-sized county, and the magistrate of a medium-sized county is a seventh-rank official.

The wealthy Jiangnan area was densely populated, with many counties having a population of up to 40,000 households, known as "Shangxian". The rank of Shangxian magistrate was one level higher, from the sixth grade.

It is not easy to be transferred from a remote area to a wealthy place. Zhou Lanjian, who had mediocre political achievements, not only did it, but also was promoted to a higher position. One can imagine how much effort the connections behind him made.