Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 155 Accident

People who are confident that they will pass the exam will not bother to use this method.

And there are really not many people who are not sure and are willing to spend two thousand taels.

After all, it's just a county examination. Even if you get bribed, you still won't be able to pass the provincial examination if you don't have real talent and practical knowledge.

On the contrary, the wealthy businessmen's children were very keen on the reputation of being a scholar.

Last year Xu Shigao asked him to find ten, and he reluctantly found a few who were fairly knowledgeable. After that, he could only find some wealthy children.

This year, he was asked to contact twenty people. Where would he find them? He couldn't have done it otherwise.

The identities of the people he was looking for were all revealed to Xu Shigao, but Xu Shigao didn't say anything, obviously acquiescing.

Now when something goes wrong, it's his fault.

"You go tell those people and tell them not to talk nonsense. If something happens to me, they will not end well. In addition, ask them to memorize the article for me. They can recite it in public outside. This can also eliminate the problem." A lot of rumors." Xu Shigao said coldly.

"Teacher, don't worry, the students will tell them right now." Feng Xihui said quickly.

"Go." Xu Shigao waved his hand and said.

……

"Aniu, how's it going outside?"

When Li An returned home, Mrs. Liu asked.

"Mom, those people have dispersed. Things will calm down in a few days." Li An said.

"That's fine, that's fine."

Liu's current mood is like winning a lottery ticket and winning a big prize.

It turned out that there was something behind this lottery draw and the grand prize might be gone.

Everyone would get angry.

Hearing Li An say this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"A Niu, it's such a big happy event for you to be the head of the case. You must go back to Lijiacun to hold a banquet to celebrate. I'm thinking of finding a date to go back and hold a banquet. What do you think?" Li Nan said.

Wealth that does not return to its hometown is like walking in brocade at night.

The so-called wealth is not just getting rich.

It means that you have achieved certain achievements and need to go back to your hometown to show off.

Li An was the first scholar in Lijia Village to pass the exam, so he naturally wanted to go back and show off his honor.

"Dad, you can just do whatever you want. I have no objection." Li An said.

He didn't care about this kind of thing, but he also knew that the ancients valued fame.

Although the title of scholar has no practical benefits, it is very popular in small places.

Just like Sun Xiucai, after he gained fame, he became the guest of the local landlord and squire in Youyang.

Whenever someone has a banquet, he will be invited to sit down.

If parents want to do it, then just do it.

"Okay, then I'll go find someone to check the date in the afternoon. Let's go back to Lijiacun tomorrow and tell your grandfather the news that you were the head of the case." Li Nan said.

……

In mid-to-late September, the weather is no longer so hot.

After lunch, Li An took a nap. When he got up, he was practicing calligraphy in his room. Cai'er came to the door and said, "Second Young Master, a guest came to the house and asked to see Second Young Master. He is now in the front hall. , the eldest young master is chatting with me, so I asked the servant to call the second young master to come over."

"I understand, go over and tell big brother, I'll be right away." Li An said.

"Yes." Cai'er responded and went to the front hall to resume her duties.

Li An was a little confused and didn't know who came to him. He washed and tidied up the brushes and came to the front hall.

"Brother Mingde, why are you here?"

When Li An saw the person coming, he was not surprised, but somewhat surprised.

He left directly in the morning. Lu Mingde is a smart man and should know that he has figured it out. "Aniu, you guys chat, I have something else to do, so I'll go and get busy first." Li Ping said.

"Well, brother, walk slowly."

Li An watched Li Ping go out, sat down, looked at Lu Mingde and said calmly: "Brother Mingde, we are all smart people. You don't need me to explain some things clearly, right?"

Lu Mingde stood up, came to Li An, bowed deeply, and said sincerely: "Zi Qian, I did have a calculating heart before, and I came here to apologize to you."

Li An was noncommittal and said nothing.

I'm not a child. If you say I'm sorry, I'll say it's okay.

Being plotted against for no reason, even if it didn't work out, he still felt a little unhappy.

Lu Mingde straightened up and said with a wry smile: "I come from an ordinary family. In order to support my education, my parents spent all their money. If I fail the exam because of my lack of talent and learning, I have nothing to say. I can obviously pass the exam but fail the exam. I am really not willing to accept it."

"Do you have anything else?" Li An asked.

poor person must have something mean.

Lu Mingde's experience is indeed worthy of sympathy, but this is not the reason for him to plot against himself.

"I know Zi Qian will not forgive me, and I don't deserve forgiveness. I came here this time just for peace of mind. Zi Qian, I'm leaving first." Lu Mingde said with a cupped hand.

"and many more."

Li An stopped Lu Mingde and asked, "Is there another change in the county examination?"

With Lu Mingde's dedication to fame, if there were no changes in the county examination, he would not have changed his attitude so quickly.

"Zi Qian is right, there are indeed changes in the county examination. The person who passed the exam this time was named Chang Zhihua. With his talent and learning, there is no possibility of him passing the exam. However, this time he just passed the exam. ”

"There are quite a few people like Chang Zhihua on the list, so there's nothing surprising about it. Master Zhizhou came forward today and persuaded all the students to go back. It stands to reason that this matter would probably just go away. But this Chang Zhihua placed a heavy bet of 30,000 taels on himself, betting that he would win the ranking. Many people felt that there was something wrong with this, and they blocked the Tongpan Yamen. This time it should not be so easy to calm down. "

Speaking of the latter part, Lu Mingde showed a smile.

Li An didn't know what to say for a moment when he heard this.

Is this Chang Zhihua a fool?

To put such a heavy bet on oneself, isn't it obvious to everyone that there is something wrong with it?

Those who closed the shop were not stupid, they must have calculated their openings.

Lu Mingde said before that there are only a hundred people who are sure to be on the list.

Counting one hundred people, if fifty people are admitted to the county examination, there is a fifty percent chance that they will win.

But the probability is not calculated like this. The probability of passing the high school entrance examination for these 100 people must be higher or lower, so the odds offered by Guanpu Store are 1 in 10.

In other words, if you win 30,000 taels, you will only earn 3,000 taels.

If you bet on those with high odds, you will be regarded as a gambler at most.

But he favored himself.

Because of the problem with the list itself, those scholars suspected that the imperial examination was fraudulent.

After doing this, who still believes that there will be no problem in this county examination?

Li An was so angry that he laughed. Now, as Lu Mingde said, it will not be so easy to calm down.

He didn't cheat, so he wasn't afraid.

But if things get serious and he has to retake the exam, won't he have to suffer again?

"Okay, let's go."

Li An came to his senses, waved his hand and said.

"Farewell." Lu Mingde bowed his hands, turned and left.

Li An didn't say goodbye, and sat there wondering what to say to his parents.

The parents probably had already thought about the menu and who to invite, but who knew that something like this would happen again.

(End of this chapter)