The world worships me as the White Snake Immortal

Chapter 3 No Name on the List
"Master, please drink!"

Liu Baocai flatteringly picked up a glass of wine and handed it to the county magistrate.

The latter also gave Liu Baocai some face, raised his glass, touched it with Liu Baocai, and drank it all in one gulp.

"This wine is dense and mellow. It is truly a good product. Mr. Liu has good taste!"

"This is the daughter's red that I specially buried in the ground on my son's birthday. It has been 12 years now. If the master likes it, the remaining jars will be sent to your house another day."

"Hey, it's already beyond the rules for me to come to your house for a banquet before the big exam. How can I still accept your things? It's inappropriate, it's really inappropriate!"

The county grandpa waved his hand and refused, but Liu Baocai pressed harder: "The grandpa is worried about the people. As a son, of course I have to be filial and filial. A little drink is nothing. Besides, no one will know!"

There is no need to go into details about the quarrel between the two. The county magistrate immediately smiled and said: "Since Mr. Liu's kindness is difficult to refuse, I reluctantly accept it, but I have agreed first that I can only accept one jar of this wine. I can't accept it." Take away people’s love!”

"I understand. Don't worry, Grandpa. The county exam will be held in a few days. Grandpa, please don't overwork yourself. You still have to put your health first!"

"Well, I've been really busy during this period. Oh, by the way, didn't you say that you have a relative in Nanshan Village? You don't know, but that guy is really smart. The post he was asked to write when signing up was neatly written and well-worded. It looks like he can go to high school!"

Liu Baocai rolled his eyes and immediately understood what the county magistrate meant, and said flatteringly: "That guy is really smart. I thought he could do it early in the morning. Grandpa, please drink first, and I'll be back soon!"

"go Go!"

The county magistrate waved his hand casually, and Liu Baocai walked quickly to the backyard as if he had been granted amnesty.

The housekeeper of the Liu Mansion was a thoughtful person, and he also got up and followed Liu Baocai to the backyard.

"Check where Nanshan Village is. How many people came to the county to take the exam this time!"

At this time, Liu Baocai changed from the flattery he had shown at the banquet. He looked like a poisonous snake hiding in the dark, exuding a cold aura all over his body.

In fact, he has no relatives in Nanshan Village at all, and even the name Nanshan Village is very unfamiliar to him.

The reason why the county magistrate mentioned it at the banquet was because he had sent the county magistrate a full 100 taels of gold two months ago, which was his entire year's savings.

Under the temptation of money, the county magistrate agreed to help him find a poor boy with literary talent but no background, and let his youngest son replace him.

I think the Nanshan Village candidate mentioned by the county magistrate is this unlucky guy!

The housekeeper seemed to have remembered something. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Hey, I remember, I remember. Do you still remember that a few years ago a traveling hawker told you that there were several wealthy villages in the mountains to the south? Did you still remember that? I asked two young men to check it out. What are they called? By the way, the second and third sons, they left and never came back!"

The housekeeper's mind was very good, and he quickly thought of what happened five years ago.

After his reminder, Liu Baocai also remembered.

A few years ago, a salesman traveling across the mountains told him that there were several extremely wealthy villages in the mountains.

But at that time, he was busy bullying men and dominating women, so he didn't pay attention to it. He just asked two losers to check, but the two people never came back.

Liu Baocai has a large number of men, and the absence of two people is not noticeable.

So in the past few years, they have completely ignored the second and third children.

Thinking of it at this time, Liu Baocai couldn't help but touch his chin and said: "That's really fate. Regardless of whether this Nanshan Village is poor or rich, I must take it down this time, so as not to make trouble again!"

After that, he looked at the housekeeper and said: "Go and check. Since they are going to take the county examination, they must come to stay in the county in advance. If they find out, don't act rashly. When they come out of the examination room and return to the mountains..."

Liu Baocai made a gesture of wiping his neck, and the housekeeper immediately understood.

After arranging everything, Liu Baocai returned to the banquet and continued to exchange glasses with the county magistrate.

"You have arranged everything, but you can't cause trouble for me!" The county magistrate was already a little drunk at the moment, and he raised his glass and said to Liu Baocai.

The latter immediately held the county magistrate's arm flatteringly and said with a smile: "Don't worry while I do the work!"

……

Three days later, the county examination will end, and five days later, the county examination results will be released.

The children and their husbands from Nanshan Village spent the night at the place where the rankings were posted, just to see if the children were on the rankings.

But the two of them read the blood-red paper carefully for a long time and didn't see the child's name.

What's even more surprising is that the youngest son of Liu Baocai's family, who is ignorant and has no skills, topped the list in this county examination!
The child was confused, and the husband was even more confused.

This is just a county examination, not a government examination or a township examination. It is relatively not that difficult. What is more tested is the student's ability to memorize documents.

His students know it themselves, and the husband knows very well that the children have memorized the books by heart, and it is impossible for them to not even be on the list.

The child turned back to look at his husband and asked with tears in his eyes: "Sir, am I too stupid to pass!"

The gentleman slowly shook his head and said angrily: "Impossible, I am just beating the drum to complain, but I want to ask the county magistrate what is going on!"

After saying that, the gentleman grabbed the hem of his robe, strode up the steps of the county government office, and sounded the drum of injustice.

Unexpectedly, he had just knocked twice when several government servants came out of the county government office and forcibly took away his drumsticks. They pushed and shoved him out of the government office.

"What are you doing? I have been wronged and I want to file a complaint!"

The husband scolded him sternly, but the police officer just said calmly: "Master said that the county examination has ended and the results are correct. You should leave quickly!"

"When did I say that my grievances were related to the county examination? Well, it turns out that this dog official was behind it!"

The always elegant gentleman couldn't help being furious at this moment and cursed loudly in front of the county government office.

"Hey, you old guy, you're looking for death, right?"

The policeman came forward and dragged Mr. into the Yamen and beat him twenty times.

The poor old gentleman was weak and anxious, and he fainted after the seventh session.

The child who was stopped outside the Yamen and witnessed all this cried like a tearful person. When his husband was thrown out, he lay on top of him and cried loudly.

"Sir, I don't study anymore, I don't study anymore, please wake up..."

No one paid attention to a child and a dying old man, but there was an old man who couldn't bear it anymore and threw a few coins to the child to comfort him and go home quickly!
The child wiped away his tears and finally carried his husband back to the inn where they were staying, only to be told by the boss that the room could no longer be accommodated for them and all their belongings were thrown out.

A child, holding a donkey in front of him with a bow, could barely carry a seriously injured gentleman, and he really couldn't help but bark every day.

At this moment, the child has only one thought, and that is to go home.

Even if he had to stay in that small village farming for the rest of his life, he accepted it. He never wanted to study again!
So he wiped away the tears on his face, helped his husband to lie down on the donkey's back, and he led the donkey and walked towards home step by step with his luggage on his back.

Little did he know that the moment he stepped out of Laiyang County, thieves were already targeting him.

There were also several strong men on the mountain road ahead with swords waiting for him to fall into the trap.

(End of this chapter)