I have a fortune book

Chapter 29 Visiting Qiuxian
After a few days, Zhou Bai's popularity dropped a little. After all, he didn't show his face in front of the public, so he dared to hang around leisurely in an old-fashioned way.

In the streets and alleys, all kinds of people are talking about the county test.

"When will the red list come out? Tomorrow?"

"I heard from my cousin who works in the county mansion that the rankings are now out, and I'm just waiting for the state government to record the status of the scholars."

"Tsk tsk, that's a soldier's status, and you won't need to pay land tax or corvee in the future."

"Do you know which young masters in the mansion can win? Let me tell you..."

Walking on the road in the usual way, looking at six roads and listening to all directions, I was a little dissatisfied with the high-spirited talk of passers-by.

"Master Bai, your poems have been discussed during the two days of the county examination, so why are you talking about this class of scholars in a blink of an eye?"

Zhou Bai chewed the tuckahoe cake, and replied inarticulately: "Aren't you thinking too highly of me? Can the popularity of those poems be compared with the national affairs? Besides, the momentary popularity is nothing. What you want is long-term fame, so that you can nourish your spirit."

The old man was stunned for a while, he couldn't understand, he just felt that his young master Bai was a bit greedy.

Two days after the exam, I actually kept wandering around the county town, and I still went to those old streets because there were so many snacks and snacks.

He didn't know that Zhou Bai was so busy in his previous life that he didn't even have time to stop and taste delicious food. If he lived a new life, Zhou Bai would of course have to make up for himself.

No matter what happens in the future, at least you have to taste and see the scenery and food along the way.

"Let's go, eat and drink enough, and get down to business." Wiping the residue from the corner of his mouth, Zhou Bai strode straight to his destination.

Turn left and right all the way, cross the street and alley.

"Master Bai has never been to the county town, how can he be so familiar with the way?" The veteran was full of doubts.

In a narrow, dark alley somewhere, the damp air was unbearable. Zhou Bai lifted up his robe and stepped over the puddle to a dilapidated courtyard.

This dilapidated courtyard is different from the dilapidated one of Zhou Bai's house, the courtyard in front of him is called the residence of the low-level people.

Weeds grew luxuriantly among the stone crevices at the base of the wall, at the top of the wall, and in the corridor, and the roofs of the wooden houses on both sides were bare, because there was not even a broken tile on it, and it was unknown whether it was used to fill other houses or was blown off by the strong wind.

Only the main room in the middle barely maintained a bit of dignity, the rusted door knocker was rubbed smooth and translucent, and the hollow carved wooden windows were still pasted with cheap window paper.

Through the crack of the door that smelled of mildew, I saw an old woman in the yard. Although her hair was covered with gray hair, she didn't stop, beating the change of clothes in the basin vigorously.

Inside, there was also a mixed creaking sound, it turned out to be a young woman stepping on a locomotive in the open main room.

"Dong dong~ Is Master Chen Yue at home?" Zhou Bai thought for a while before he knocked on the courtyard door and shouted inside.

Then there was a sound of movement, Zhou Bai waited patiently outside the door, and a middle-aged man came to open the door after a while.

Zhou Bai glanced in from the corner of his eyes, and found that the old woman and the laundry in the courtyard were gone, and the main room inside was also closed with the main entrance.

The man was wearing a white robe, the background color was already hard to see, his loose hair covered his broad forehead, his temperament was not obvious.

He looked Zhou Bai up and down with a pair of tired eyes, and asked, "Who are you?"

At first glance, one would think that the man is a standard down-and-out middle-aged man, but Zhou Bai saw his straight back, as well as the unwillingness and ambition deep in his eyes.

Of course, the key is the technique of hopefulness, which is his hole card in judging people.

"The student's name is Zhou Bai. I'm a student who is taking the county examination this year. I'm here to visit you, Mr. Chen Zhongbang." Zhou Bo bowed his hands and bowed, his gesture of visiting others was very correct.

Just a few words, Chen Zhongbang was surprised several times. Candidates for the county examination appeared in this kind of poor alley, or came to visit him?
But he would not reject people from the door, he nodded and opened the courtyard door completely and said: "No matter what, come in first."

Chen Zhongbang walked in front, and Zhou Bai and Lao Bashi followed behind. In a few moments, Zhou Bai could see through his fate.

All around him was just scattered and disorganized pale air luck, and farther away were a few very strong chains of gray air, binding his outer luck.

Even in the chain of gray qi, occasionally a trace of gray qi rushes into the outer air and wreaks havoc. Although it will be wiped out in the end, it is obvious that there is not much pale air left.

Perhaps it was because of the chain of gray qi, Zhou Bai's entry-level qi-watching technique could not clearly see Chen Zhongbang's original life, he could only vaguely see that it was an ordinary white life.

Come on wrong?Zhou Bai was a little puzzled.

In his previous life, this was the top counselor of the governor of Dingzhou, and he was outstanding in internal affairs.

With several counties in Dingzhou becoming independent, he assisted the state governor to forcefully maintain the state government's finances, preserved a trace of the face of the Daxu court, and finally scraped together the money and food to form a new army.

It's a pity that he only has 44 points of origin now, and he is still a little short of improving the Qi Watching Technique to Xiaocheng, otherwise he can see it more thoroughly.

In a hurry, the three of them had already walked into the courtyard.

Chen Zhongbang strode forward, stopped in front of the main room, stretched out his hand to open the door, but hesitated for a moment.

Seeing this, Zhou Bai turned and walked towards the corner of the courtyard, where there were several stone benches, and shouted at the same time: "Mr. Chen, I won't enter the house later, so as not to disturb the family."

Chen Zhongbang was stunned, and wanted to say something, but seeing the calm smile on Zhou Bai's face, he couldn't help but nodded and said: "Then I'll pour tea for you, wait a moment."

"Young master, what is this?" The old man couldn't understand Zhou Bai's behavior at all, but he still couldn't help asking right now.

It's not a guest, so please come in, is it in accordance with etiquette?
Zhou Bai just shook his head and didn't explain much.

He was giving Chen Zhongbang some dignity. From what he saw outside, it was obvious that the Chen family was very poor.

If he enters the house, will he have to trouble his family to clean up again, not to mention that the house is completely empty and the guests will laugh at him.

He was originally a person with great talents, but he was bound by his household registration. When he was approaching the age of forty, his family was still impoverished.

That's right, Chen Zhongbang is a musician, and his family is a music household designated by the imperial court, belonging to one of the former lowly statuses.

Although today's imperial examinations do not discriminate against low-ranking people, the Chen family is a criminal who violated the law in their ancestors, so they will not be able to pass the imperial examination if they do not leave their household registration.

Talented people have arrogance. What a proud person Chen Zhongbang is. He hates the status of a musician who makes a living, so he never plays an instrument at home.

When Zhou Bai came over just now, there were all kinds of sounds in the courtyard, but there was no sound of silk and bamboo.

After a while, Chen Zhongbang just turned back from the house with two cups of hot tea in his hand.

"Recently, the family is poor and there is no good tea. You two laughed at me."

"Where, where, it seems presumptuous of me to come here suddenly." Zhou Bai smiled and took the teacup, it was indeed the worst coarse powder on the market, and it was hard to see even two pieces of whole tea leaves floating on the water.

However, Zhou Bai didn't show any dislike, and sipped tea as usual.

The old-fashioned way is to take a big mouthful of hot tea, shouting to quench your thirst, so you don't care about the quality of the tea.

"What's Zhou Sheng's intention here, you might as well be straightforward." Chen Zhongbang looked much better, but he still asked directly.

If you are so courteous to others, you must ask for something.

"I beg you to be a great talent, I beg you to use the plan in your chest for me!"

　The two chapters on Tuesday will be written in the early hours of the morning. Please turn to the last page tomorrow. It is about recommendation and promotion. It is difficult to compete with a small number of words. I can only ask everyone! ! !
　　


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