Chapter 69
Bai Zhiqing overheard the two young men walking out of the bookstore chatting while walking:

"There's only one month left before the county test starts, can you be confident this year?"

"Of course there is! I must pass both the county test and the prefectural test this year to become a child. What about you?"

"I don't have the confidence you have. I will practice my hands first this year, and then work hard the next year."

"Come on you, don't pretend in front of me, the master said that you are the most capable of his students who have passed the children's test."

"..."

The two young men walked away jokingly, and Bai Zhiqing couldn't hear what was said later, but he heard the keyword Tongsheng.

He already knew that becoming a Tongsheng was the first step on the road to the imperial examination, and if he wanted to become an official in the dynasty, he had to take the imperial examination.

It's just that according to Bai Zhiqing's knowledge, the Tongsheng exam doesn't seem to be held every year. If you miss this year's exam, you can't say it will take place in the next year as the young man said.

Looking up at the signboard of the Moke Bookstore, Bai Zhiqing decided to go in and have a look, and it was impossible to find someone to learn more detailed information.

After spending an extra penny to buy a piece of oil paper, wrapping the candied haws and storing it, Bai Zhiqing stepped into the bookstore.

There were six or seven people standing sparsely in the Moker Bookstore. Bai Zhiqing observed it carefully, walked directly towards a gentle middle-aged man with a mustache, and began to strike up a conversation.

In a few words, Bai Zhiqing asked the other party to open the chat box, and eloquently passed on the previous experience of taking the Tongsheng test, so that Bai Zhiqing learned a lot of things.

First of all, the county exam and the prefectural exam are generally held twice in three years, both last year and this year.

Then this year's county test was held on February [-], which is less than a month away.Now the government has posted a notice and registration has begun.

It's just a little troublesome to sign up. Five candidates are required to guarantee each other, and there is also a need for a student to confirm the candidate's identity before the county government will issue the candidate's examination qualifications.

Bai Zhiqing thought that it would not be difficult to find five candidates as bailouts. He could go to the clan study and ask Master Lu to see if there were any students for reference in the clan study this year, and if he made up five, he could form a team.

It is not difficult to find a witness to testify. According to the middle-aged man, as long as the candidates’ identities are not falsified, many students are willing to accept money to testify. In this matter, Lu Fuzi can also help to introduce them.

The most difficult point for Bai Zhiqing at present is that the preparation time is too short. He knows almost nothing about the test-taking knowledge in ancient times and needs to learn from scratch.Even if his brain development is far beyond that of ordinary people, he has really caught up in just one month, not to mention that he is distracted to make money and pay off debts.

Moreover, there is a lot of content involved in the exam. The Guangxian exam has to take five exams, and the content of each exam is different. Bai Zhiqing is under a lot of pressure just thinking about it.

But if he waited another two years, he would have to let his family suffer with him for another two years, which Bai Zhiqing did not want to see.

After thinking about it, Bai Zhiqing decided to win a blog!
Since you want to win, you have to invest first.

When Bai Zhiqing came out of the Moker Bookstore, in addition to plain silk and candied haws, there were a bunch of cheap ink, paper, ink, and two books in the basket on his back.

These things cost him nothing of the money he made today.

The two books were the most expensive, costing four taels of silver.

Bai Zhiqing was fortunate that the original owner still had some books left at home, otherwise he would have to owe a considerable amount of debt just to prepare these materials for exam preparation.

It's just that after buying these things, it's one step closer to paying off the debt as soon as possible.

……

Outside Dongcheng County, on the mountain road leading to Baijia Village, Liu Sanbao and his two brothers who were gangsters squatted in the hay by the roadside.

One of the rather fat men was playing with the ants on the ground boredly and said, "Jun Saburo, we have been waiting for so long, why haven't we seen anyone yet? Is your news accurate?"

Liu Sanbao's phoenix eyes squinted and said: "When did I, Yumian Sanlang, make a mistake? I know this person, Baijia Village, and he will definitely go this way. I will see it in a while. Put it on his head and do it again. It will be up to the brothers in a while."

The fat man patted his chest and said in a voice like a bell: "It's easy to say! Lord Saburo, don't worry! This is our housekeeping craftsmanship, one set is accurate!"

Another lean man rolled his eyes a few times and asked, "Are you sure this man really has money on him?"

Liu Sanbao: "It's definitely not wrong! I saw with my own eyes that Zhang Zhang from the Taotie Restaurant weighed him a lot of money, a full nine taels! It's an old rule, this is mine, the two of you account for [-]%, and the rest. It's all mine."

The fat man replied: "Jun Sanlang, are you still worried that we have been brothers for so many years? You don't dare to break the rules of the rivers and lakes."

"Don't worry, I'm naturally at ease with you, I'll just say it casually." Liu Sanbao smiled and nodded with a proud face, but he didn't think so in his heart.

In the past, they collected protection fees together, no more than one or two a day at most, so little money would naturally not tear their faces, but today's order is a big one for them.

After spending so many years in the rivers and lakes, although Liu Sanbao has seen real men who cut swords for his brothers, he has seen more real villains who see money and profit and forget righteousness.

He didn't fully believe these two people. If he wasn't afraid that he would be unable to subdue Bai Zhiqing by himself, and he was even more afraid of being recognized by the other party, Liu Sanbao would not have asked these two people for help.

"Shh, be quiet, someone is coming." The lean man looked at the way he came and said in a low voice.

The person who came was Bai Zhiqing, who had returned with a full load of food. He was walking briskly on his way home. When he was here, he heard a rustling voice coming from the hay on the road not far ahead.

If you listen carefully, you can still hear someone talking, but the volume is not high enough that Bai Zhiqing can't hear the content of the conversation at all, but it still arouses his alertness.

After all, where would a normal person hide in the grass beside the road in the cold, not to mention that it was all men who listened to this voice and hid.

Bai Zhiqing's eyes narrowed, and several big men hid in the grass together, either in a hurry or in ambush.

If rushers are in a hurry, they will usually find a hidden place farther away from the road to solve the problem, rather than gather a crowd and squat next to the road to solve the problem and chat.

So there must be someone in ambush!
However, the county town is not far from here, and ordinary bandits should not have the courage to block the road and loot here.Then the person who set the ambush should not be the robber who committed the crime at random, but intercepted someone with a clear purpose. Thinking of this, Bai Zhiqing thought of Liu Ahua's younger brother.

You and other rats are not worth talking about.

Bai Zhiqing hooked his lips with a light smile, and continued to walk forward in a hurry.

Liu Sanbao excitedly said to the two beside him, "Here, he's here, get ready."

"Are you sure it's this person?!" The lean man looked at Liu Sanbao in disbelief, and said angrily, "Why didn't you make it clear that this person is your brother-in-law Bai Yulang!"

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(End of this chapter)

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