I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Chapter 24 County Examination Seventh (for collection, for further reading)

outside.

Xinghua works as a cook in Li's house, and when he saw Xinghua, he would go to Li's house to bother him no matter what.

of course.

Wei Tu did not forget about Li Yaozu's attempt to do something wrong back then, but now is not the time for him to mind it.

light or heavy.

He can still figure it out.

In the eyes of outsiders, he is still a slave of the Li family who has been favored by the Li family.

Although he has been expelled, the "stain" of his birth is difficult to wash away anyway.

……

Leading the horse through the familiar streets, Wei Tu looked at the sights, objects, plants and trees in front of him, his mood was completely different from what he was half a year ago.

A little more leisurely and calm.

Wei Tu guessed that this should have something to do with his being recognized by the single martial arts examination when he was in the Shan family, he had confidence in the county examination and government examination martial arts, and... after learning martial arts to kill people, he had confidence in his own force.

"Bypassing that alley, you will arrive at the front door of Li's house."

Wei Tu stared ahead, led the horse and walked over.

However, as soon as he walked to the street where Li's house was located, Wei Tu was a little surprised at how busy Li's house was at the moment, filled with cars and horses.

The Li family started as a traveling merchant a hundred years ago, and they established their business here. They are just ordinary wealthy households in Qingshan County, nothing special.

It stands to reason that it would not attract so many gentry to visit.

Seeing Chunlan and Caixia standing at the side door welcoming the guests, Wei Tu tied the green horse to the horse stake beside the main door and walked over.

Shaoqing, after questioning, Wei Tu found out that there was such a battle in front of the gate because Li Xingye was on the list when the group case was posted in the county yesterday.

And the ranking is not low.

It is No. 7 of the prefectural examination!
"Trying seventh..." Weitu was really shocked when he heard this sentence.

There are at least nearly a thousand candidates in Qingshan County who participated in the imperial examination. It is not easy to stand out among these thousands of candidates and enter the group case, let alone get a good score of No. 7 in the main examination.

(For group cases, only the top [-] results will be taken. Failure to make the list means failure.)
Li Xingye was able to enter the list in the county examination at a weak age, and ranked seventh. Even though he was not as good as those child prodigies and county leaders in the county examination, his achievements were considered extraordinary in Qingshan County.

In addition, being seventh in the main test is not necessarily weaker than the higher-ranked candidates in terms of strength. After all, there is no first place in essays, and the county magistrate also likes to mark the papers.

"If the candidates in Qingshan County are not bad this year, Li Xingye is very likely to get a scholar title this autumn."

Thinking of this, Wei Tu finally understood why there were so many carriages from wealthy families at the gate of Li's house today.

Although the fame and fame of a scholar is not precious, but if it is a young scholar at a young age, it will be very different.

It means that it is very likely to advance all the way, and the toad palace in the autumn and spring will break the branches, so that it will climb to the Tianzitang...

After being surprised.

Wei Tu explained his purpose to Caixia, and let Caixia enter to inform Li Tongshi that he planned to meet Xinghua and stay overnight in Li's residence.

"After the county test of martial arts is over, I will leave Li's residence and head to Fucheng."

Wei Tu said a specific time.

Hearing this, Caixia nodded, and set off for the direction of the inner house.

About a quarter of an hour later, Caixia came back, she shook her head at Weitu, and said, "Grandma is receiving the family members brought by the guests in the living room. I waited for a long time, but I didn't find a suitable opportunity to speak..."

"Either way, Brother Wei, you wait at the door for a while. After a while, the visiting guests should leave when you arrive." Caixia looked up at the sky and saw the sun and stars in the west, so she said.

"Okay." Wei Tu nodded, left the side door, sat on the hitching post where the green horse was tied, stroked the green horse's mane, and waited for the guests in Li's house to leave.

After more than half an hour, after the sky became slightly dark, there was finally movement at the side door of Li's house.

The maidservant carrying the lamp stepped out with the gentry and noble ladies following behind, swimming like fiery snakes.

Following the rumbling of the carriages and horses, the door of Li's house returned to its usual silence, and the sound of insects gradually arose.

Wei Tu saw Li Yaozu and his wife who were standing at the door to bid farewell to Jin Gentleman. He led the horse and walked over, bowed slightly, and told the reason for his visit.

"Grandma, brother Wei came early in the morning, but you were busy just now, so I didn't find a chance to inform you." After Weitu finished speaking, Caixia also interjected.

"Brother Wei?" Li Tong looked at the young man in front of him with surprise.

Just now she saw Wei Tu standing outside the door, but because of the darkness, she couldn't recognize Wei Tu's identity at a glance, she just thought that the young man standing by the horse-hitting post was the servant of some gentry, waiting by the side.

Li Tong's lips moved slightly, ready to say something.

But right now.

With the help of the light at the door, Li Tongshi finally saw Wei Tu's appearance clearly at this time, as well as the powerful aura on him that belonged to a warrior. She thought for a while, and immediately swallowed the words in her throat.

——If it wasn't for the purple wool jacket on her body, she gave Xinghua a reward.Li Tong couldn't believe it, Wei Tu in front of him was the strong servant who redeemed himself in the house more than half a year ago.

"I've neglected you, it's because our Li family didn't treat you well." Li Tong told Wei Tu the words of the honored guests he received today.

"By the way, it's almost time for the martial arts examination in the county. No wonder you came to the county, from Shan Wuju..." After Li Tong's apology, Li Yaozu greeted Wei Tu with a smile on his face.

In his opinion, supporting Weitu himself, recommending Weitu to learn from Shan Wuju... is Weitu's well-deserved benefactor.

Since he is a benefactor, Weitu should be grateful to him as a matter of course.

A scholar dies for a confidant.

——He has to manage this relationship well.

"Yes, Master Li." Wei Tu nodded and responded briefly.

"It's a trivial matter about staying overnight. After all, you are from my Li family. You have always been loyal. I promise you this matter."

Li Yaozu pretended to be close, patted Wei Tu's shoulder, and said with a smile.

Hearing this sentence, Wei Tu frowned secretly, feeling a little unhappy in his heart.

- loyal?He intuitively felt that there was something in Li Yaozu's words.Do you still regard him as a domestic slave?

However, Wei Tu did not refute this, but hinted that he should relax.

Maybe he was too sensitive when he came to Li's house.

A gentleman doesn't care about his deeds.

After Li Yaozu moved a little away from him, Wei Tu bowed slightly and thanked him.

"Enter the inner house to eat."

Li Tongshi walked into the side door, led the way, and said kindly to Wei Tu.

As for the green horse that Wei Tu was leading, the newly hired groom of Li's house pulled the reins and dragged it to the stable in the side courtyard of the former house.

"Weitu?"

In the dining room, a young man in a Confucian shirt sitting on a stool couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he saw Wei Tu who was ushered in by Li Yaozu and his wife.

For Weitu.

Li Xingye was familiar with it.

When he was young, when his family invited a school teacher to teach him Confucianism, he also taught a few maids and servants in the house to read.

And Wei Tu was the same person back then.

At the same time, he was also one of the few playmates in Li's house when he was a teenager.

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PS: I made a mistake about the imperial examination before, and no one reminded me. It was only when I wrote this chapter that I realized that I made a mistake before.

The imperial examinations are divided into county examinations, government examinations, Taoist examinations (court examinations), rural examinations, general examinations, and palace examinations.

Only after passing the three examinations of the county, the government, and the road can one obtain the title of scholar.The township examination is to raise people's fame.The same as martial arts.After the township martial arts exam, you can get the martial arts fame.

(End of this chapter)