After transmigrating into a stepmother, I transformed my whole family to work on farming

I learned that the people in charge of the porridge stall were Qin Dadong's sister and brother-in-law.

Fan Long curiously asked the couple's names and backgrounds.

Ma Yang just felt that this person was very slick, completely different from his honest appearance, and he felt a little disliked him.

But it is not easy for candidates from other places who have just arrived, so it is normal for them to ask a few more questions.

Then he told them the names of the couple. After all, this was not a secret, and all the candidates in the academy knew it.

It also said that Liu Ji and Qi Xianguan were disciples of great Confucian scholars and were very knowledgeable.

There was a lot of admiration and envy in his words.

Ma Yang jokingly said, "Everyone privately said that Master Qi is so young, but he might win the first place in this year's exam. This really makes my uncles and I ashamed."

Fan Long's expression suddenly changed. He stopped drinking the porridge and asked with a strange expression:
"You said this Mr. Qi, could it be that he is the Qi Xianguan who is known as a child prodigy? He is the disciple of the great scholar Gong Liangliao!"

Ma Yang nodded, "Yes, his name is Qi Xianguan."

"Is he a disciple of the late great scholar Mr. Gong Liang?" Ma Yang didn't know this.

Because Qin Yao and Liu Ji never mentioned it.

Ma Yang was very surprised when Fan Long suddenly said this. He didn't expect that he could be so close to Mr. Gong Liang.

Fan Long's reaction was extremely exaggerated. He yelled, "Oh no!"

It attracted the attention of all the candidates studying in the room.

Someone warned unhappily: "We are reading, could you please keep your voice down?!"

"It's not a small matter. This matter is not a small matter! You are all in danger!"

Instead of stopping, Fan Long shouted even louder.

Everyone stared at him unhappily, but couldn't help but be attracted by his words and asked him why he said that.

Fan Long suddenly dropped the bowl of porridge in his hand as if he had picked up a hot potato.

The porridge in the bowl had not been finished yet, and the mixed grain porridge spilled all over the floor as the bowl broke.

Ma Yang's expression immediately changed, and he scolded him: "How can you waste food like this!"

Unexpectedly, Fan Long retreated two meters away, pointed at the porridge on the ground and said with disgust:

"I won't eat the food of a sinner's disciple!"

This statement really angered everyone.

Mr. Qin is kind enough to provide porridge and accommodation for the candidates, and you actually despise it?

The candidates walked out of the door and surrounded Fan Long, ready to beat him up.

Fan Long panicked for a moment and asked hurriedly: "Do you know who Liu Ji is? He and Qi Xianguan are disciples of the criminal Gong Liangliao!"

The candidates paused for a moment and then raised their fists.

So what if they are Gong Liangliao's disciples? They are kind and well-intentioned, and they are not ungrateful.

When Fan Long saw this, he was surprised that he actually wanted to beat him up.

He hurriedly reminded loudly: "You are all disgusted by him, how dare you get close to him? I kindly remind you that if you don't want to fail the Spring Examination, you'd better stay away from Immortal Official Liu Jiqi!"

The fist that was about to hit Fan Long's face suddenly stopped.

The candidates looked at each other in surprise.

Will the Spring Examination be affected by this?
After just a moment of hesitation, he could no longer raise his fist, and instead they all looked at Ma Yang.

During this period, Fan Long ran out of the encirclement and saw Ma Yang still there. Knowing that Ma Yang was living in Qin Yao's house, he hurriedly reminded him to be careful of being implicated and to move out quickly.

Unexpectedly, Ma Yang was stunned for only a moment, then raised his fist and hit his chattering mouth.

Fan Long cried out in pain. After all, his body was not as strong as that of a young man. He fell to the ground with stars in his eyes after being hit by this punch. "I don't know what noble person is. I only know that I have received a favor and I cannot let the benefactor down. Unlike you, a villain, who eats other people's food and slanders and despises them!"

Ma Yang pointed at Fan Long and cursed him, then picked him up from the ground and tried to beat him.

The candidates nearby seemed to react when they saw what was happening and rushed forward to separate the two.

Fan Long looked quite old, but he was not one who would suffer a loss. Seeing someone trying to stop the fight, he became more confident and started to hit Ma Yang with his fists and feet.

In an instant, the college was in chaos with candidates trying to stop the fight on one side and persuade them to stop fighting on the other.

In the end, Ma Yang took advantage of his position as the manager to gain the upper hand, scolded Fan Long and kicked him out!

"Get out of here! Our small temple can't accommodate a big Buddha like you. Find a place to worship your temple gate by yourself, so as to avoid getting yourself into trouble!"

After throwing Fan Long's bag out, Ma Yang slammed the door shut.

There was a knock on the door, and Fan Long's unconvinced warning.

Ma Yang pretended not to hear and went straight into the small room, covered his head with the quilt and fell asleep.

It was snowing outside. After knocking on the door for a while, Fan Long was too cold to continue.

Knowing that Ma Yang would not come to open the door again, he left a message: "Just wait, you will regret it when you fail to make the list in the Spring Examination!"

Cursing, he picked up his heavy bag and rushed into the night in the wind and snow.

The candidates in the academy didn't hear any sound for a long time. Someone bravely opened the door and looked out, thinking that Fan Long would regret coming back.

Unexpectedly, after the old scholar left Yongtongfang, he was invited to get on a luxurious carriage.

The candidates were not the only ones surprised by this.

Fan Long himself couldn't believe that a noble person would invite him to live in his house.

He walked all the way out of Yongtongfang, shivering in the wind and snow, and actually felt a little regretful in his heart.

At least we can get through tonight in the Qin Mansion. It won’t be too late to talk about it tomorrow morning.

Not only am I starving, but my body is also getting stiffer and colder. Am I going to die here?
Thinking about it this way, I regret it even more.

But just as he was about to go back, a luxury car stopped in front of him.

The person in the car said that his master admired him very much and invited him to stay at his house for a while.

Fan Long was flattered. After a moment's thought, he guessed that it might be related to what he had just done in Qin's mansion.

Could it be that the owner of this carriage had a grudge against Master Gong Liangliao and his two disciples?
Unfortunately, after he tried several times, the other party did not reveal anything.

But Fan Long at least knew that the owner of this house must have seen something in him and wanted to take advantage of him.

Of course, he didn't mind.

To be able to use such a luxurious carriage, the person behind it must be an important figure!
If you can get into this temple, you won't have to worry about not having a name on the list of candidates in this spring's imperial examination.
Inside the Qin Mansion.

The candidates were all shocked.

Fan Long was picked up by a car.

What does this mean?
This means that their every move in this small courtyard has always been under surveillance by others.

Why are those nobles monitoring this courtyard?
Is it really as Fan Long said, that anyone who gets close to Master Gong Liangliao and his apprentice will be removed from the list of successful candidates in the Spring Imperial Examination by the sages in the capital?
Someone panicked.

Ma Yang was in a daze when he heard a series of rustling sounds coming from the yard.

He got up and went out to see that the candidates were actually packing their bedding and getting ready to leave.

Ma Yang looked at the dark sky and then at the thin layer of snow on the ground. He couldn't understand why they were so scared. Didn't they even want to live anymore?
"Where are you going to move to?" An old man frowned and asked worriedly, "It's freezing cold now, and there's a curfew. We can't leave the market. Do you want to freeze to death on the street?"

The examinees said, "It's better to freeze to death than to be left out of the list after studying hard for decades!"

Everyone has his own reasons, and the old man can only shake his head and sigh. (End of this chapter)