Reborn you are not worthy

Lu Bingxing and Xu Xi went to the shop where they bought incense-making materials last time, and walked to the counter where the accounts were settled.

"The shopkeeper?"

Hearing the sound, the middle-aged man who was lowering his head to smell the fragrance raised his head, looked at them for a moment, and then immediately smiled, "Oh, you two guests, last time I bought a lot of materials to go back, this time it's..."

Lu Bingxing raised his eyebrows slightly, the shopkeeper had a pretty good memory, he even remembered the customers who came only once.

Probably the genius Lu Bingxing was born with an extraordinary temperament, which can make people never forget it!

"See if you accept it?"

Lu Bingxing raised the package he was carrying in his hand.

"Oh, I just guessed that you must be able to make incense." The shopkeeper's smile became brighter, a little proud and complacent, showing wrinkles on his face, and nodded repeatedly, "As long as the craftsmanship is good, We have collected all of this, let me take a closer look?"

While talking and moving, the shopkeeper raised his hand, calling the waiter to clear the things on the counter in front of him, and Lu Bingxing took the opportunity to put the burden on it and untie it.

Immediately, various scents entered the tip of the nose, long and deep.

The shopkeeper immediately frowned slightly.

However, this change of expression only took a split second. He quickly regained his composure, smiled lightly and began to pick carefully, "Oh, there are so many?"

I picked it up and put it down again, broke everything down a little bit, and smelled it several times, but my expression didn't change much from the beginning to the end.

It took a long time to distinguish, and the waiter, who was listening to the orders, couldn't help but stretched his head and looked at the counter curiously.

Fortunately, both Lu Bingxing and Xu Xi are extremely indifferent and calm people, so this time will naturally not cause any change in their expressions.

Shopkeeper Qi raised his arm, and patted Xiao Er's head lightly, "Go get the fire bag."

Later, he turned his head and smiled at the two of them, "Do you mind if I burn it up and smell it?"

Lu Bingxing shook his head, he was afraid that if you didn't burn it, it would be better to negotiate the price.

Bargaining?

Thinking of this, Lu Tiantian couldn't help being a little embarrassed and humiliated. No matter when he was Lu Bingxing or Shen Zechuan, he didn't worry about making a living at all. Stuff, painstakingly, really novel and ridiculous.

However, this incense is a collection of his wisdom and Xu Xi's hard work, and it must be worthwhile for him. In life, you can do nothing, but it must be worthwhile if you do it, and your efforts must not be wasted.

Shopkeeper Qi took the fire folder from the boy, fanned the fire lightly with the palm of his hand, and lit one piece first.

When the incense was first lit, the smell was extremely strong and slightly pungent.

After the open flame is extinguished, only a wisp of thin white smoke rises, and at the same time, the fragrance becomes extremely fresh and clean.

Master Wang couldn't help closing his eyes in enjoyment.

It was obviously a warm spring day, but suddenly I smelled the cold plum fragrance in the ice and snow...

Intoxicating and sober at the same time, it's hard to say no.

What Lu Bingxing gave is a fragrance recipe that can be handed down for nearly a thousand years, and Xu Xi's extraordinary talent, whose understanding of taste is beyond ordinary people, the combination of the two, the practical results are gratifying.

The two kinds of incense flavors are mainly seasonal natural floral fragrances, one is plum blossoms that have just been sent away, and the other is newly bloomed magnolias.

It is almost instinct for a humanist poet to love plums.

And how can the girl in the boudoir of a wealthy family refuse, the tranquility and charm of the magnolia in spring.

……

After being intoxicated for a long time, shopkeeper Qi forced himself to recover.

After calming down, he tilted his head and showed some simple and honest smiles to Lu Bingxing and the others. He looked very kind and said in a gentle voice, "The craftsmanship of the two of you is really good, but there are only two kinds of fragrances, isn't it a bit monotonous?"

Xu Xi puffed his cheeks and remained silent.

The fat little guy in his mind couldn't help but roll his eyes deeply.

Live old fox...

If the shopkeeper was not talking, but reluctantly rubbing the unfinished incense in his hand, I would really believe him.

Good or bad, let him finish it alone.

If you really dislike the simple taste so much, let go quickly.

Lu Bingxing glanced at him indifferently, and said in a firm voice, "Smart people don't swear, these two flavors are definitely new in the market."

Shopkeeper Qi spread his hands, "A novelty is a novelty, but it doesn't matter whether you will like it or not. It's too simple and simple to just make it into a floral fragrance?"

"This means that the shopkeeper is not interested and does not intend to accept our goods?"

After finishing speaking, Lu Bingxing didn't bother to argue any more, and immediately stepped forward to repack the package, intending to leave this place.

Shopkeeper Qi's face turned pale instantly, and he quickly reached out to grab the wrapping strap.

Then, he felt aggrieved and complained, "Hey, the boss is not young. Seeing that you are still a scholar, why are you so impatient? You can still collect things. After all, the taste is still fresh and unique, but at this price, we I’m afraid we’ll have to discuss it carefully.”

"Please?" Lu Bingxing glanced at him coldly.

Shopkeeper Qi put on an old face, pretending to be simple and honest with a smile, "Recently, this business is not very easy to do, we don't dare to accumulate too much goods in our hands, so the price is relatively cheap. Let me tell you, a small shop like this Ta Xiang, I'm going to charge by the number, ten pieces are a box, and a box is [-] Wen, how about it, the price is fair enough?"

Lu Bingxing's expression became even colder.

In his previous two lives, he had a profound attainment in business and financial economics. No one can understand the use value and actual value evaluation of objects more clearly than him.

The shopkeeper dared to put his ideas on him, taking advantage of his majestic genius.

Lu Bingxing bent his fingers and tapped lightly on the counter, with a calm face and an indifferent voice, "You are so fair."

After the words were finished, he continued the unfinished action in silence, tidying up the incense, putting it in the package, and then carefully tied the belt.

Seeing this, shopkeeper Qi didn't understand what he meant, and his heart trembled.

Tsk, obviously he is just suppressing the price normally, isn't the so-called doing business just asking for the price and paying back the money on the ground?

It's not that the other party is not allowed to speak out. Next, everyone can continue to discuss with each other. Why is this guy so impulsive?

"Hey, guest officer, what's the problem, can we discuss it carefully? In the whole county, our shop is rare to be fair and easy to talk about?"

Lu Bingxing raised his eyebrows in disdain, "Fair, is it as fair as before?".

Shopkeeper Qi blushed slightly, coughed lightly, and said in a persuasive voice, "What is the bottom line in your mind? I'll give you two more papers per box, 22 papers per box?"

"Below [-] Wen, there's nothing to talk about." Lu Bingxing said directly with a calm face.

After hearing the offer, shopkeeper Qi raised his head and hands at the same time, and the word "rejection" was revealed all over his body.

"No, no, your price has more than doubled in one fell swoop. At this purchase price, how can we possibly sell it? It is bound to be paid back."

At this moment, a well-dressed scholar approached with his wife.

Looking at the incense burning on the counter, he asked in surprise, "Shopkeeper, is this a new incense? It smells really good. It has a cool plum fragrance. How do you sell it?"

Seeing this sudden situation, Lu Bingxing gave the shopkeeper a cold and ironic look, and his demeanor became more calm.

Xu Xi was beautiful and light, and his complacency could not be concealed.

Shopkeeper Qi was extremely embarrassed. This kind of scene happened in front of his eyes, which basically showed that in this business negotiation, his side had completely lost.

The old man sighed helplessly, cupped his hands, and said to the respectable scholar, "Li Xiucai wait a moment."

……

In the evening, pretending to be full of harvest, after returning to the inn, Lu Bingxing finally realized that the exam was imminent, and he had the consciousness to hug Buddha's feet temporarily.

So, he began to compete with himself and write poems.

The content of the county examination is very simple. There are five exams in total, including stereotyped essays, test post poems, scriptures and rhymes, etc.

Everything else is easy to say, only this poem, this poem, tsk!

Poetry is an art, which first requires talent and aura, followed by knowledge accumulation and life experience.

This made Lu Bingxing very dissatisfied, because the scientific practice he most agrees with shows that a high IQ does not mean a high artistic talent.

However, the so-called "familiarity with three hundred Tang poems, even if you can't write poems, you can chant."

Although Lu Bingxing himself majored in science, he had also received compulsory education in the Eight Classics of Children and the Eight Classics. He had read all of Tang Poetry and Song Ci. According to the rhyme format, how can I imitate a few beautiful poems.

However, once he thought of this, he felt inexplicably humiliated, because it is impossible for anyone to surpass him in other subjects, but in terms of poetry, maybe there are those natural romantic poets in this scientific examination, in case... despair ...

Not to mention far away, Wang Rui, who has just met, is extremely knowledgeable. In the previous life's scientific examination, he even composed several superb poems.

If he can't take the first place in all subjects, and is far ahead, what kind of qualified county leader is he?

That's right, Lu Bingxing never thought that he would be ranked in the examination other than the head of the case, otherwise it would not be called humiliation, it would be called cheating in the imperial examination.

Xu Xi watched as he splashed ink and wrote a bunch of messy, paper piled up, writing more than usual in ten days and a half months.

Not only did he complain slightly in his heart, but when he was at home, he never listened to Gu Ping’s reading, but now he knows he’s working hard, he’s such an adult, he doesn’t have any self-control at all, he’s still like a child of a few years old, immature at all !

……

And when he went to bed at night and found that Gu Ping'an was still touching him non-stop, Xu Xi became even more convinced of this.

Oh my god, the scientific examination is about to take place in just a few hours, and Gu Ping'an is still thinking about this kind of thing. If he can pass the examination, is there really something wrong with him?

Tsk, even the temporary hug in the afternoon seems fake...

At dawn the next day, Lu Bingxing went to the county government examination room alone with his book basket on his back.

When he walked to the entrance of the examination room, before dawn, there was already a sea of ​​people. Lu Bingxing's sharp eyes saw his old Mr. Qin, who was not a repairman, sitting in a corner with a small stool and yawning. There were several students of different ages standing.

Those were the people who made an appointment to take the same exam with him. They were all undergraduate candidates, they also studied in Master Qin Academy, and they were his former classmates.

The five people entered into an insurance policy to guarantee that the other party would not pretend to be a member of the public, would not hide in the funeral, would not have a substitute, and would not use a pseudonym. They would guarantee their innocence.

In addition, among the five people, once one person cheats, the five people will sit together.

In addition, the county's granary students are also invited to provide insurance, which is called "guarantee insurance". The granary students are those who have passed the examination of scholar and ranked in the top ten of the current class.

And it costs money to ask the lin students to help as a guarantee. The default price in their county is five taels of silver for each student.

When Xu Xi learned of this information, he was even a little jealous. It is really useful to study well. This year, he can earn 25 taels once a year.

"Good morning, everyone." Lu Bingxing was the first to say hello.

Natural selection, survival of the fittest.

In order to make a living, Lu Bingxing has also transformed from an arrogant and ruthless genius into a hypocritical scholar who knows both books and etiquette.

"The disease-free state looks good."

The one who spoke was the janitor who was his guarantor. Everyone called him Zhao Xiucai. He and Mr. Qin were classmates and had a very good relationship. Gu Ping'an once asked him to help as a guarantor in the county examination a few years ago.

Goodbye today, Zhao Xiucai couldn't help praising him seeing his bright eyes and full of energy.

Gu Pingan didn't say a word, but bowed his hands deeply to him, without saying anything.

"Wuji don't go in standing up today, come out sideways!" Master Qin patted his mustache and laughed very proudly.

Even when Zhao Xiucai understood Master Qin's virtues again, he couldn't help but change his face when he heard such unlucky words before the exam. He raised the folding fan in his hand, tapped him on the shoulder, and cursed, "You old man!" Don't fix it!"

Lu Bingxing was also speechless.

But he has his own strength, so he doesn't care about these things at all. He just glanced at the old man coldly, and didn't give any further response. Mr. Qin is the kind of person who, the more you pay attention to him, the more energetic he becomes.

Soon, the gong rang three times, the examination room was opened, and the county magistrate came out leading a row of yamen servants.

The Jiangnan culture is very strong, and the number of candidates is astonishing. Hundreds of candidates in this subject are divided into several rows, with about 50 people in each row, carrying a test basket, walking one by one, and entering the hall by roll call.

There were five county examinations, and each session lasted only one day. Therefore, Lu Bingxing only put a few pancakes in his examination basket besides pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Lu Bingxing frowned slightly, his face was frosty, he had been touched by a hand, and he didn't want to eat.

Probably because Lu Bingxing's expression was too resentful, the fat yamen inspector thought there was something weird about his pancakes, so he broke them a few more times, and in the end it almost turned into scum.

provoke……

The fat yamen servant looked up again, and seeing the colder expression on his face, he wished to pick up the pancake and break it a few more times, but unfortunately he couldn't do anything at this time, because the pancake was too broken to be picked up.

Lu Bingxing found his seat according to the seat number on the test card, and then his eyes were so cold that they almost dropped ice.

Dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty, there are not only all kinds of unknown traces left on the tables and stools, but also insect eyes of different sizes!

Hey, in order to get ahead, Lu Tiancai has been wronged a lot in this life...

There are five county examinations, the first of which is the main one.

They follow the usual practice in this subject, with two articles in the four books of the school and one poem in five-character and six-rhyme test posts. ) shall not exceed seven hundred.

For Lu Bingxing, it was not difficult at all, especially the title of the poem. When he was trying to write it himself yesterday, he just figured out a piece that he was most satisfied with in recent days.

Before it was time for lunch, Lu Bingxing had already finished transcribing the poems and essays, confirming that they did not offend the temple taboos, royal names, and holy taboos of the dynasty. Afterwards, he sat on the seat with his nose covered in a daze.

The fat yamen servant who broke his pancakes walked past Lu Bingxing a few times while patrolling the arena, and saw that he neither wrote nor looked down at the topic to think.

Secretly proud of himself, he just felt that this guy was really good-looking and not useful, he was here to make up for it, and he would put on a bad face just because he was good-looking.

In the evening, the gong sounded again.

Lu Bingxing didn't want to be crowded with others, and he was the first to jump up and hand in the paper. His eager attitude really made it difficult for people to have any expectations for him?

The examiner sitting at the top took the test paper and shook his head helplessly. This child...

When he lowered his head and saw that the test paper was neat and clean, with silver hooks painted on iron, he couldn't help frowning even deeper. It's a pity that this good handwriting is so unmotivated, it's really...

There are five county exams, and the results are issued once in each exam. Only those who pass the first exam can continue to take the second exam.

Lu Bingxing was not in a hurry when the first round of examination papers was approved and the rankings were posted, and he took Xu Xi to watch the announcement of the rankings in the evening.

Xu Xi only thought that Gu Pingan failed the exam consciously, and was afraid of embarrassment and embarrassment when he met someone he knew well and asked about his ranking, so he deliberately picked such a time when he was out of the way.

Really well-intentioned.

The two walked along the street and walked slowly to the list.

The place is no longer the bustle of the early morning, it is deserted, there are hardly any people to be seen, only one guard is there, lest any ignorant troublemaker will tear down or tear up the list.

Scanning away, no surprise, Lu Bingxing saw his seat number at the center of the inner circle.

Genius will only have a beginning and an end, and there can be no accident.

Xu Xi saw that Gu Ping's installation was calm and breezy, and it was rare for him to think about embarrassing him, so he deliberately asked, "What's your seat number?"

"you guess?"

Lu Bingxing raised his eyebrows, his expression was indifferent, but his eyes showed some complacency inadvertently.

Xu Xi glanced at the case intently, feeling inexplicable in his heart.

In the Jiangnan area, the literary style is very prosperous, there are many scholars, and the imperial examination competition is more fierce and difficult than other places. Only the most intelligent and hardworking can stand out.

He also often heard people say how hard and tiring it is for everyone to study.

Therefore, for someone as stupid and lazy as Gu Ping'an, [-] to [-] will not pass the exam. It is absolutely impossible for him to have his seat number on it.

However, Gu Pingan ran over specially and put on a show, as expected, he was so arrogant to save face!

Xu Xi glared at him, and said extremely indifferently, "I don't guess."

He turned and left directly.

Lu Bingxing couldn't help squinting his eyes slightly, the daughter-in-law is really cold!

……

The next four county exams were taken in turn, and everyone gradually discovered that No. 1 in the inner circle of each exam seemed to be the same seat number.

It is now clear that they have produced a remarkable candidate this year, the first candidate for the county examination, and I am afraid there will be no surprises.

What is even more surprising is that Nanling County is located in the Jiangnan area, and it is also considered a major county for scientific examinations. There are many and excellent students, and each of them specializes in different subjects and is good at different subjects. There is no doubt that he can get the first place without any shortcomings.

With such an obvious advantage, it is very possible to win the top spot in the subsequent hospital and government examinations, and even the prospect of small and medium-sized three yuan is in sight.

The inn where Xu Xi and the others stayed was also crowded with many candidates. After dinner, everyone would inevitably gather to discuss this matter.

When Xu Xi heard it occasionally, he also felt that this person was very powerful.

Then, I couldn't help but take a look at my incompetent family. It's not as good as others' natural brains. They don't study hard all day, are lazy, and only pester him to think about messy things.

Hey……

However, it was not easy for Gu Ping'an. After all, he survived the long county examination with all his strength. The first few times, every time he was carried out in the first round?

It's a pity what's the use, only grow the body, not the head?

……

On the day when the final county trial list was released, the entire county was crowded with people and it was very lively.

But Lu Bingxing and Xu Xi had already returned to their home in Changqing Village from the inn in the county seat, and both of them agreed by coincidence, neither of them mentioned that they wanted to go to the county seat to read the list today.

Xu Xi was taking care of his face, afraid that Gu Ping'an would feel ashamed, so he started messing around again.

But Lu Bingxing didn't intend to join in the fun at all, because there were documents at the top of the case, and there would be official messengers who would come to announce the good news, so he didn't want to huddle with people. He didn't have style, so he might as well stay at home and watch Xu Xi make incense .

The incense produced in the previous two times sold for a good price, so Xu Xi became more and more interested in incense, and even for this reason, he even took the initiative to communicate with Lu Bingxing, exchanging some benefits, in order to learn more relevant knowledge.

It's so sad.

When he talked to his wife, he still had to smell the incense. Who was Xu Xi married to?

……

At noon, the village suddenly became lively.

"bang bang..."

When the sound of gongs and drums sounded at the entrance of the village, the two sitting at home could also hear it very clearly.

Lu Bingxing's expression remained unchanged.

But Xu Xi couldn't help being a little puzzled. In Changqing Village, it seems that only Gu Ping'an and Jiang Jiabao participated in the county examination this year?

Could it be that between the two of them, there was someone else who got hit?

Tsk, Lu Bingxing's passing the exam makes people puzzled, but Jiang Jiabao's words are purely annoying!

"Master Gu, dare to ask about Master Gu Pingan's house, but you live here?"

"Great joy, great joy...Master Gu..."

Two people dressed as government officials with red cloth strips tied on their bodies and holding gongs and documents shouted happily.

The neighbors on the left and right, seeing the bustle and movement, came out one after another to watch.

Lu Bingxing got up calmly, walked to the door, and said loudly, "I'm Gu Ping'an."

"Master Gu is overjoyed! Congratulations to Mr. Gu Ping'an, the leader of the high school county examination case!"

Xu Xi had just stepped out of the lobby threshold when he heard this astonishing shout.

作者有话要说：感谢在2020-05-0108:56:43~2020-05-0123:48:49期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: 1 bamboo shadow leaning on the building;

Thanks to the little angels who irrigate the nutrient solution: 5 bottles of fat elbows; 2 bottles of Fengyu;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!