The daily life of the science master's book-wearing group

Chapter 219 The Master Who Comes to Self-Recommend [Second Update]

The villa was bustling with activity, and the Liuquan Ju sub-arena had also entered a fiery stage of fighting.

From the 510 people on the first day, after the second round of competition, there are only 120 people left.After the third game today, 64 people who can go to Wangfu Villa tomorrow will be competed for.

But this is not the most exciting and interesting part. The most exciting part this morning is the drawing of lots!
On the first day, a contestant did not come, and the number became an odd number. In this way, every day, one lucky person can directly enter the next round without the competition. Today, this person can directly get the invitation letter to enter the Wangfu Villa.

The lottery drawing method is also very simple, that is, 170 seven bamboo sticks are placed in a box, each of which has a small green flower printed on it, and only one bamboo stick has a small red flower printed on it.

The lottery bucket is placed at the gate of Liuquanju, and draws are first come, first served.

Of course, there are also people who just want to play a few more games, or who think they can win the game with their strength, choose not to draw lots.

The big treasurer of Liuquanju stood at the gate in person, and took the bamboo cards out of the box in public.

The whole street was lively for the lottery all morning. As the number of green tickets appeared more and more, the chances of people who came later to get the red tickets became higher and higher, and all the onlookers became more and more excited.

Finally, near noon, a young scholar who arrived late got a red ticket.

The audience was boiling, and some people were whistling.

This young scholar is not the son of a rich family at first glance, the clothes on his body are very shabby.

His name is Niu Hesheng, and he is the son of a tenant in the Zhuangzi of Yunyang Bofu on the outskirts of the capital.Because of his talent for reading since he was a child, he was sponsored by Yunyang Bozhang's family to go to school and studied.

But later, because Uncle Yunyang was not good at management and liked to play with antiques, but he had no eyesight, was always deceived by others, and had no successful descendants in his family, so he gradually ruined his family.

Now there is only an empty shell left in the Bofu, and there is no money to support Niu Hesheng.

Niu Hesheng's family, let alone a poor family, at least not very rich. He has passed the examination of a scholar and has no money to continue the examination. He does not intend to continue. He usually helps bookstores copy books, writes letters for neighbors, and occasionally writes for others. Write pleadings, go to court.

He didn't want to be favored by a wealthy family this time, and he didn't expect to be in the top three. He just wanted to try his luck and see if he had a chance to find a job.

It's almost autumn, and the period of the last Jinshi's political observation is coming to an end. When the spring of next year is over, many people will be sent out. At that time, there must be many people who need to invite masters. He thinks he is quite suitable. For this position, after all, he is very experienced in litigation, and has worked hard to study the laws of the Great Zhou. Of course, if any family needs an assistant, he is willing to try it.

Song Qingyue didn't know that there was such a down-to-earth young man these days. If she knew, she would definitely be willing to invite him to work in her company as a legal consultant or something.

Most of the people who came to the competition from Liu Quanju were people with no family background like him. If they wanted to make friends with the upper class, they had to find a way to win the competition in the first three days and enter the Wangfu Manor in the fourth day.

After Niu Hesheng got the red lottery, he happily rolled on the ground on the spot, causing everyone to laugh.

Among them, a child who looked not tall had already won the chess game. He came out of the game while gnawing on a chicken leg. Seeing that Niu Hesheng had drawn a red lottery, he clicked his tongue and said, "You are so invincible in winning, how about you?" Our next game?"

This kid is quite famous here, every time he strikes extremely fast, and every time he gnaws on chicken legs, the word genius is almost engraved on his shiny forehead.

His surname is Xing, and his name is Xing Guangzhi. He should be the son of a wealthy family by his attire.

Niu Hesheng knew that the champion of Chunwei last year was surnamed Xing.That Xing Zhuangyuan was not only from a wealthy family in Luzhou Prefecture, but also said to be of the same discipline as the two sons from Song Ge's hometown, and they were very close friends.Mrs. Xing is a frequent visitor of the Song family, and is often invited by Mrs. Song Ge's wife to drink tea at the house.

This Xing Zhuangyuan must have a bright future in the future!
Niu Hesheng thought to himself, could this young master be the young master of the Xing family?He wanted to make friends, so he immediately responded: "Of course, Young Master Xing is polite!"

The little boy waved the chicken bone in his hand: "Stop talking nonsense, let's go and play chess."

He stretched out his clean hand, took Niu Hesheng's sleeve and went back to Liuquanju, and told the shopkeeper, who knew who the kid was, and immediately agreed with a smile, and prepared a table for them outside, which was good for him. The people who watched the excitement at the door had a good time.

In order to find a high-paying job, Niu Hesheng put all his energy into playing chess with the young man opposite him this time. He had to think over and over again every step he made, and be cautious and cautious.

The chicken-eating kid thought he was slow, so he ordered a roasted chicken leg from the shopkeeper and gnawed on it. He was very impatient, and the surrounding melon-eating crowd were also full of ridicule, disgusted with cattle and giving birth too slowly. After Young Master Xing gnawed the second chicken leg, his expression gradually became serious. The two played for two full hours, but in the end it was a draw.

Young Master Xing laughed, nodded and said in affirmation: "It's really a good idea for you to delay like this! The rule is two hours. As long as you maintain a tie within two hours, it's a strategy. I didn't think of it at first!"

Niu Hesheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, bowed to Young Master Xing and said, "Young Master, Niu made you laugh."

The child waved his hand grandly: "What is this? You should be patient when you play chess. My father always said that I have more than enough talent but not enough concentration. Brother Niu can ignore so many people's ridicule and taunt, and calmly settle down. This is where Brother Niu excels."

Niu Hesheng asked: "Dare to ask, is your father Xing Shangqian, Xing Zhuangyuan?"

The child nodded: "No, there are not many people with the surname Xing in this capital."

Niu Hesheng scratched his head in embarrassment, and asked, "My father... Your father will be appointed as an official next year, right?"

The child shook his head: "I don't know, and I don't know what the arrangement is."

Niu Hesheng brazenly recommended himself: "I'm not talented, I have passed the examination of a scholar, and I don't plan to continue the examination. However, I have passed the law and helped people fight many lawsuits. If your father needs to hire a teacher, you may wish to consider it next time." .”

"Really!" The child was a little surprised, a little surprised: "Yes! When will you be free? Today? How about coming to my house for dinner? The potato oil stuffed chicken made by my cook is delicious!"

Just like that, the child pulled Niu Hesheng out of the crowd. A servant of the Xing family was waiting here. Seeing the young master pull out a scholar, he asked gently, "Brother Zhi, is this a new friend?"

Obviously this is not the first time, Niu Hesheng thought that Xing Zhuangyuan is famous and many people want to make friends with him.

The child nodded: "He said he wanted to be a teacher for Dad."

"Oh, that's a good thing!" The visitor suddenly laughed.

Niu Hesheng clasped his fists and announced his family name: "My surname is Niu, and my name is Hesheng."

"Young Master Niu is polite!"

It can be seen that this servant has also been educated, his speech is clear, and his conversation is good. After asking, he knows that this is not a servant of the Xing family, but a distant cousin of Xing Guangzhi, named Xiang Rongfei. Jing is preparing to take the Chunwei exam next year, and is staying at Xing Zhuangyuan's house for the time being. Even though he is plainly dressed, he is actually a master!
"Why doesn't Brother Xiang take part in the chess game?" Niu Hesheng asked.

Xiang Rongfei smiled and said: "I have already made a marriage arrangement, so I won't join in the fun, so as not to think too much over there."

Niu Hesheng cupped his hands: "Brother Xiang Gao Yi."

Xiang Rongfei waved his hand: "It's not a matter of righteousness. My wife who has never been educated is from a small family. She has never been to the capital. There are so many high-ranking and dignitaries here. She is inevitably thinking too much. I can't call him again." She couldn't eat or sleep well."

Niu Hesheng laughed: "That's also Brother Xiang, you have deep affection."

In his heart, he admired Xiang Rongfei from the bottom of his heart. It was not easy for him to remain so indifferent in this bustling and charming capital.

In the evening, Xing Zhuangyuan returned home from the imperial court, and heard that his son met a new friend at the chess meeting, and said that he wanted to recommend himself to be a master, and he was immediately happy.

This is really a coincidence, Xing Zhuangyuan is really worried about finding a master, the Ministry of Officials has already sent a notice, and there is a high probability that he will be sent to Shandong as the county magistrate in the first spring of next year.

One night, the Xing family became very lively because of the arrival of Niu Hesheng. The three of Xing Zhuangyuan, Xiang Rongfei, and Niu Hesheng had a great chat, and they didn't rest until late at night.

On the second day, Niu Hesheng was so sleepy that he couldn't get up, so he didn't want to go to Wangfu Manor to join in the fun.

Anyway, the future employer has already been found. The Xing family is a big family in Luzhou Prefecture in Nanzhili.
But Young Master Xing refused to do it and insisted on dragging him along.

Niu Hesheng was very embarrassed and said: "I don't have any decent clothes, why bother to go to a place where noble people gather to make a fool of myself?"

"It's easy, you just wear my father's clothes!" Young Master Xing is about to drag Niu Hesheng to find his father for a decent outfit.

However, Xing Zhuangyuan probably had good nutrition since he was a child, and he was much taller than Niu Hesheng, so his Taoist robe looked ridiculously big on the black and thin Niu Hesheng.

In desperation, Young Master Xing took Niu Hesheng to borrow money from Brother Xiang. Xiang Rongfei was only a little taller than Niu Hesheng, and he was quite slender, but he didn't have any particularly good clothes.

Niu Hesheng said embarrassingly: "I have a black face and I need to go to the fields to help with farm work. I don't need to wear such good clothes. You can just lend me an old one. Otherwise, if you accidentally damage it and get dirty, I don't even know what to do."

In the end, Xiang Rongfei simply gave him a new Taoist robe of fine Gebu, with moire patterns woven on the collar. Although it is not a precious material, it is better in workmanship. shabby.

(End of this chapter)