It was time for the triennial rural examination. A man was hurrying along the muddy path with a bookcase on his back. The August sun was so hot that he was sweating profusely.

It was estimated that there were still a few days before the trip to the provincial capital, and he didn't dare to waste time, for fear of missing the long-awaited exam.

When it was time to arrive in the provincial capital, Jiang Lingke found an inn, and the innkeeper greeted him as soon as he entered: "Master, do you want to eat or hit the top?"

Jiang Lingke touched her bosom, and replied shyly, "Boss, can you arrange the cheapest room?"

"Young master is full of travel and dust, you must have come from somewhere else to take part in the provincial examination?" The boss sized him up, "I am dissatisfied with you, except for the last few rooms in this store, the rest of the rooms are already full. You see, my lord..."

Jiang Lingke was a little disappointed, and then she cupped her hands elegantly and smiled: "Then trouble the boss, just go down and look elsewhere."

As soon as the words fell, the boss stepped forward and said: "My lord, stay away. In the past few days, many scholars and scholars have come to the city to take the exam. I think the other inns may be full of customers. In Xiaguan, the lord is pretty and has an extraordinary temperament. My humble If you are willing to make friends with a gentleman like a son, why don't you live in a humble house for a while, and I will arrange for you to live with me, and you will not be charged for the rent, how about it?"

Jiang Lingke was a little speechless for a while, he is not a stupid person, how can there be free pie in the world?Where does my temperament come from?He's just a poor scholar, and after thinking about it, he shirked: "The boss' kindness is appreciated, Xiaosheng is a scholar, unarmed, and has nothing else to ask for, please take your leave."

After leaving the inn, Jiang Lingke looked up at the sky, but his stomach growled. He didn't have much property, and almost all of his wealth was here. After the exam, he had to worry about making a living again...

miserable...

Jiang Lingke found a simple booth on the side of the road and sat down, put the bookcase on the table and called, "Uncle, here is a bowl of shallot egg noodles."

"Okay, young master, wait a moment."

The man behind the stall was dressed in coarse linen clothes, his face was wrinkled, and his waist was tied with a scarf stained with oil and dirt.

"Sir, eat slowly."

The man seemed to have some soup in his hand. Seeing Jiang Lingke's weird eyes, he wiped it on his waist in embarrassment, but Jiang Lingke picked up the chopsticks and chewed quickly, and said in a side voice: "Boss ...You...the taste of this side is really good..."

"Hehe, then eat more, eat slowly, and don't choke."

When Jiang Lingke was about to finish eating, she remembered that her place of residence had not yet been found, "Uncle, do you know that there is an inn nearby?"

The boss who returned to the back of the stall replied: "Yes, go up this street, and there is one on the left."

"Thank you, uncle." Jiang Lingke hiccupped, put down his chopsticks, took out two coins from his pocket and put them on the table, carried the bookcase on his back and walked towards the road guided by the uncle.

Sure enough, the name of the inn is Yunlai Inn. I have to say that Jiang Lingke was lucky, and there was a room at a reasonable price. He paid the rent for three days very readily, and took a comfortable bath at night, feeling safe and sound. I had a good night's sleep and had no dreams all night.

Early in the morning, Jiang Lingke woke up, washed up briefly, took out the book, and read it carefully. After all, the exam will start tomorrow, and it is always good to read a lot.

It wasn't until his stomach protested that Jiang Lingke found out that he didn't have lunch at the inn at noon, which was too expensive...Jiang Lingke went to the uncle's place yesterday to eat a bowl of noodles. The first time was raw and the second time was cooked, the uncle told him He has some fun things to do in town.

For example, which family's members married concubines, which family's son kept a brothel girl, and which family's daughter was unmarried... To him, it didn't seem to matter much?Jiang Lingke returned to the inn, picked up the books, and continued to study hard.

After reading the "Five Classics", Jiang Lingke let out a long sigh, straightened her slightly wrinkled robe, got up and opened the window, and looked out at the main street. The sun was setting in the afternoon, and the street was bustling with people. For some reason, there was a commotion in the distance, and the crowd surrounded It became a vicious circle.

Jiang Lingke thought there was nothing to do, so why not go to see the excitement, and only after she went there did she find out that she was the daughter-in-law of the Bai family in Luocheng today.

I heard that the Bai family is as rich as a country, but the entire Bai family has only one young lady and no offspring. The young lady is twenty years old and is waiting to be married.By the way, the Bai family is the most wealthy businessman in Tianluo City, and the young lady is beautiful. Naturally, there are many people who propose marriage. I never thought that all the daughters of the Bai family would reject them. , Then there is this wonderful thing today.

I could only hear the people next to me say: "I'm so sorry, why didn't I sign up for the exam?!"

"I did participate. With my little ability, how can I get into the eyes of Master Bai!"

"I heard that Miss Bai is as beautiful as a fairy!"

"But I heard others say that the daughter of the Bai family is not young anymore!"

Master Bai stood on the stage, pressing his hands down to signal silence, and there was no sound for a moment.

"You must have heard the news. I, Bai Jie, have only one daughter, Tao Li Nianhua. Because I do not want to let her go away from home, I want to choose a good son-in-law to join my Bai family. The good son-in-law will be married among the candidates in the provincial examination. The person who is the most important person is not among them, but the person who is above Li is not among them, of course, Bai is not reluctant, I will arrange to meet on the day when the list is published, marriage is a big deal, and the two of you are happy with each other, so naturally everyone is happy!"

After the words fell, applause and cheers sounded, and Jiang Lingke applauded foolishly. This kind of thing is a great thing for others. If it falls on him, it may be a disaster. Jiang Lingke gets hairy when he thinks about it. Even if he wins Juren, he will definitely not stay here again.

The question is can it...

Jiang Lingke was fascinated, but he didn't know that Master Bai was clearing the field again. He was still applauding alone. When he came to his senses, all eyes of the audience were on him. They were all stiff, and their hands were awkwardly clasped and they didn't know how to put them down. Master Bai looked at him amusedly, and teased, "I don't know if this young master has any opinions on this marriage?"

The implication is... Are you trying to mess things up?

"Ah..." Jiang Lingke's forehead was dazed, and the crowd next to him naturally gave up a little space, Jiang Lingke was really alone, he put away his expression, bowed and said: "Xiaosheng doesn't have any opinions. "

Your daughter is married, it has nothing to do with me...

Master Bai nodded and did not answer him again, but in the next speech, his eyes fell on his side again and again, many people were also curious about him, Jiang Lingke staggered, and slipped away without paying attention.

This kind of situation is really not suitable for him...

too ugly...

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