I have a fortune book

Chapter 22
In Wang Liangtian's respectful and joyful farewell, Zhou Bai left the continuous field in a carriage and embarked on the road to Bei'an County.

"Master Bai, is 20 taels too much? We belong to the northern border of Pingcang and produce livestock. The prices of horses and cattle are not high. If we buy a cow and open two ditches, the old farmer can earn at least [-] taels." Not long after leaving, the old-fashioned way of driving still spoke.

Zhou Bai lifted the curtain in front of the car, sat out and said, "Just let him make money. When there are more acres behind me, will more people be willing to farm for me?"

The veteran was stunned, took a deep look at Zhou Bai and said, "I haven't asked Master Bai why he likes me as a groom."

"Of course you have been in the army and have rich experience." Zhou Bai said casually as he was still watching the terrain along the way.

Not long after the enemies of the prairie were swept out of the northern border of Daxu, they may make a comeback at any time. Cangshan Mountain hides too many restless factors.

Even the caravan with the Zhou Ziqi flag was watched by gangsters.

"I thought I hid it well, and the master didn't see it. Are you afraid of causing trouble?"

"Not afraid, no, I should still be a little scared, after all, I didn't even ask your name."

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The territory of Daxu is extremely vast, even the frontier states and counties. Zhou Bai set off on February 21th and did not check into the county inn until the evening of February [-]st.

Although the Zhou family is just a villager, most of them are doing business in county towns and county towns, so they can't help with major issues, so it's okay not to ask for help to book a room.

In the Yuelai Inn, the ground-size room has bright and clean windows, and Zhou Bai is very satisfied after looking around.

"Master Bai, please forgive me, the Tianzihao rooms have been booked out one month in advance." A young and capable man rubbed his head, embarrassed.

"That's good, thank Uncle Wu for me." Zhou Bai smiled slightly, and stuffed another piece of silver into the clerk's hand.

"Then you rest first? I'll take him to the guest room below." The young man was very happy, and his work became more vigorous, and he was about to move into another separate room in the old way.

The county examination was held on February 27th, and there was plenty of time for registration and adaptation.

In the county town, the Zhou family was not considered a tycoon and had no privileges, but Zhou Bai and his second generation remembered him, and some procedures would not go wrong.

As usual, it is the personal confession, mutual insurance, and guarantee. The three insurance policies have not changed, but the guarantee requires an additional guarantor.

When Zhou Baizhong won the first place in the list earlier, a student from the county school took the initiative to come to the door. This has also been perfected.

In the end, Zhou Bai received the examination number plate with the help of the Tongsheng document, and was told that there were several locations where the meals for foreign candidates would be provided free of charge, and temporary accommodation could be applied for if there was any difficulty.

Putting the child's student documents in a general place means more respect, or that applying for a first-time teacher can be trusted, and there is no substantial benefit.

However, during the period when the county examination is held, the Tongsheng who take the examination is privileged, and the county government and the government at all levels below are not allowed to embarrass the Tongsheng, and they need assistance if they have difficulties.

Therefore, as in ordinary Chinese novels, the situation where rural scholars were embarrassed when they went to big cities to take the exam did not happen, and there were no traces of the usual street rogues or domineering young masters.

Zhou Bai went to see the help mentioned by the clerk, and the meals were steamed buns and porridge, and the place to stay was also a one-story bungalow, and the conditions were extremely rough.

This kind of examination assistance is of no use to most children. After all, the family will not be too poor if they can study in the imperial examination. But Zhou Bai also has to admit that it is such small favors that give the bottom-level scholars a glimmer of hope.

A poor family can get a Jinshi, a farmer can get a scholar, and there is an upward channel, and the intensified contradictions can be alleviated.

A few days before the exam, Zhou Bai did not study behind closed doors, but took the initiative to participate in the literary and poetry meetings organized by the candidates in the same period.

After relying on his extraordinary conversation and a few short poems, Zhou Bai rose to fame and gained a certain reputation in the county.

These few short poems spread to the ears of Juren Jinshi in the county and city, and they all concluded that they were all red poems, and some families took out special utensils to test their literary spirit, and finally a poem measured a line of golden spirit.

Although they are still popular poems, they already have the atmosphere of golden poems. If you give more time to write poems, maybe there will be golden poems born.

More people heard that Pingcang County's top talent was the top talent, and they invited him out one after another. Even in several brothels, there were rumors that a certain famous prostitute wanted to spend a good night together.

Of course Zhou Bai knew that this prostitute was just seeking fame in poetry, so he didn't go there, and he still hasn't managed to settle down.

The last poetry meeting before the exam was held at the Canglan Pavilion in the suburb of Bei'an City. This pavilion has a long history, unique and simple shape, so tall that it looks like a building from a distance.

Even the mountain where the Canglan Pavilion sits is named Tingshan because of this, but it can be regarded as a mutual achievement. The Tingshan is backed by a gurgling stream, and the peaks are beautiful and straight.

Zhou Bai went up the stairs, looking at the tall pavilion not far away, thinking silently in his heart.

The groundwork for his fame in the past few days was to let the people who held the Tingshan Poetry Club invite him, and this was related to a chance in memory.

The qi gazing technique cannot observe one's own qi, so Zhou Bai used the figure on the first page of the Qi Luck Heaven Book to observe himself from time to time. Since the county test, his foreign luck has been decreasing.

Even with the luck brought by the first place in Tongsheng, there is no trace of redness in his current luck, and the efficacy of the first stick of luck stick has been exhausted.

Zhou Bai had inquired that several prefects in Bei'an County would have his descendants to participate in the county examination, plus the descendants of the nobles in other counties, his luck could only be at the bottom.

The county qi is red, and the county qi is yellow. Which of the county geniuses is not the son of luck.

One incense stick of luck can barely get him to the top of the county examination, but it doesn't mean that two can sprint to the top of the county examination, and it is difficult without the top ten of the Qingwen list.

Qingwen needs the right time, place and people, and it is difficult to write a topic for you, and the accumulation of Zhou Bai's two generations cannot guarantee that it will be completed overnight.

What's more, the talents of scholars are limited, and it often takes a long time to save up to write a Qingwen. He still wants to rely on Qingwen to attack people and promote scholars, so how can he overdraw his talents at will.

Tongsheng and Xiucai will not involve the Daoist scriptures, but the examination of the provincial examinations will increase the interpretation of the Daoist scriptures, and then the Jinshi will take a full-text examination of the Daoist scriptures.

This is the Dao before the Dharma, learn the Dao first and then learn the specific Dharma. Once a Jinshi starts to learn the Dharma, his cultivation level will often increase greatly within a few years, surpassing the Taoist priests who have studied Daoism for decades.

Qing Wen, which is contaminated with the content of Taoism, can help him practice, Zhou Bai does not want to go fishing in a dry lake.

Inside the Canglan Pavilion, there are many people, and the sound of the piano curls up, as if the party is in full swing.

Zhou Bai didn't go in right away, but stopped in front of a stone tablet and looked at the records of the Canglan Pavilion.

In the 15th year of Daxu Yuanguang, Xingwubo set up a pavilion here, offering sacrifices to the mountain god of Tingshan, protecting his hometown, and prospering Wufeng in Bei'an...

Uncle Xingwu, a hero who opened borders, advocated martial arts, set up a pavilion to worship gods in order to promote martial arts in Bei'an County?
Zhou Bai was dumbfounded, but now the Canglan Pavilion has become a gathering place for literati, and Xingwu has become Xingwen.

"Hey, our Great Poet Zhou is here, come, let me introduce you..."

(End of this chapter)