At the shed, twos and threes of people who looked like scholars were lining up, and a clerk who looked like a scribe was sitting in front of a desk, doing registration.
Xia Jingyun was also in the team, slowly moving forward.
It didn't take long to get to him.
"Name." The scribe didn't even raise his head.
"Xia Jingyun. The view of the scenery, the sunshine of the day."
"Hometown."
"Wanfu County, Jianning County."
"Are you a state student?"
"no."
"Who do you study under?"
"Well, self-taught."
The scribe looked up at him and said, "Is there any great scholar who can recommend you?"
Xia Jingyun shook his head.
"Is there any official recommendation?"
Xia Jingyun shook his head again.
The scribe stopped writing, crumpled up the paper in his hand and threw it away, "Then you can't enter the venue to participate, you can only watch from the outside. If you want to enter, go and seek recommendation from a great scholar or official, then come again."
Xia Jingyun wanted to say something else, but the people behind him started urging him again, so he had to leave first.
Walking out of the pergola, he scratched his head, but he didn't expect the grand plan and fell on the first step.
"Erlang, what's wrong?"
"Second brother, have you registered your name?"
Seeing him, Xia Yunfei and Xia Ningzhen, two brothers and sisters, came over.
He shook his head helplessly, "I didn't expect that people would need students from the state school, or someone recommended by a great Confucian official."
The two brothers and sisters looked at each other, their eyes filled with regret and helplessness.
With their family's current situation, where can they find such a person?
Xia Jingyun didn't give up. He chewed his teeth and thought about how to do it. With such a great opportunity in front of him, he definitely couldn't give up easily.
It's true that people doing this can't be called discrimination. There must be screening for so many people.
But who can he find?
While he was looking around in confusion, a beautiful figure suddenly appeared in his field of vision.
The figure carrying a heavy load was unexpectedly none other than Feng Xiuyun, the female official of Shang Gongtai!
His mind turned around, he immediately gritted his teeth and walked towards the other party.
...
Feng Xiuyun was looking around at Xia Jingyun's figure.
Early this morning, she was invited back by the guards of Yun Mansion.
Mr. Yun personally ordered her to find a way to get Xia Jingyun to attend the cultural gathering in her name.
Although the old man didn't say much, Feng Xiuyun, who had experienced in the harem, immediately understood that the old man or Su Daru had taken a liking to Xia Jingyun and wanted to take advantage of the cultural meeting to investigate.
Maybe this Xia Jingyun can be her key winner this time!
So, after receiving the order, she immediately went to Nantian Lane. Who knew that Xia Jingyun was not at home, saying that he was out shopping.
You only have a few dollars in your pocket, and you still go shopping!
Feng Xiuyun murmured as he hurriedly led his guards around to search.
However, as the day of Concubine De's arrival approached, Jiang'an City became more and more prosperous, and there was a feeling of being crowded with people, so she couldn't find her even after a lot of effort.
While looking around, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her, "Master Feng."
Feng Xiuyun was startled, and when she took a closer look, it was the Xia Jingyun she was looking for so hard, "Ah! You are here!"
Xia Jingyun didn't notice Feng Xiuyun's slightly strange words. He bowed his hands and said respectfully: "Master Feng, I have something to ask of you."
Feng Xiuyun was thinking about how to tell him the purpose of letting him participate in the literary meeting quietly and without revealing any traces. She hummed absentmindedly and said, "You tell me."
"The grassroots want to attend the cultural fair, but the grassroots are not students of the state school, so they need to be guaranteed by officials. I wonder if your Excellency can help?"
Feng Xiuyun:? ? ?
She was in a daze for a moment. Are you so considerate?
Come and give me a pillow when you feel like dozing off?
Seeing Feng Xiuyun's slightly surprised look, Xia Jingyun was a little uneasy. The reason why he found Feng Xiuyun was because compared to the other two adults, Feng Xiuyun had an extra layer of relationship with him, and they wanted to be closer after all. .
Moreover, people of the same sex repel each other, and people of the opposite sex seduce each other. Under the same conditions, people of the opposite sex usually talk better than people of the same sex.
He quickly added, "No need to do anything extra, just help as a guarantee. The common people will not let you down."
Feng Xiuyun came back from her brief trance. Looking at the handsome face in front of her, she became more and more happy. She suppressed the joy of completing the task in her heart and said with a straight face, "Lead the way."
Xia Jingyun looked happy, "My lord, please come this way."
Soon, Xia Jingyun appeared in the pergola again.
The scribe noticed from the changes in light and shadow that someone had changed, but still without raising his head, he said, "Name."
"Xia Jingyun."
"Didn't I tell you that you didn't..."
The scribe spoke impatiently, then raised his head, his expression suddenly changed, he stood up and said respectfully: "Feng Shanggong."
Feng Xiuyun was calm and calm, she rolled up her sleeves and whispered, "I will guarantee him."
The scribe nodded quickly, quickly wrote down the voucher, and handed it to Xia Jingyun.
After walking out of the pergola, Xia Jingyun quickly thanked him, and Xia Yunfei and Xia Ningzhen on the side also bowed.
Seeing him being so polite, Feng Xiuyun was a little embarrassed. That words helped her a lot, and now he helped her complete the task assigned by the old man, and ended up thanking herself like this.
I am not the kind of shameless person, so I still want to give some feedback to others.
So she smiled slightly and said, "I am very pleased that you are so motivated. If there is anything else you want, I can help you again."
Xia Jingyun said quickly: "I am extremely grateful to you, Mr. Labor, for being the guarantee, and I dare not have any more extravagant hopes."
"It doesn't matter." Feng Xiuyun smiled, "I really liked your words the other day, so I'll take it as a reward for you."
Xia Jingyun was also a construction site bully back then, so he was no stranger to climbing on poles. The close relationship between people relied on the familiarity and smoothness of people to go back and forth, so he rolled his eyes and said, "In this case, let the ordinary people be bold. , please do me one more favor."
Feng Xiuyun smiled and nodded, "Okay."
...
The largest gambling house in Jiang'an County is called Mingyu Gambling House.
The main reason why it became the biggest success is that it was opened by Xu County Cheng’s brother-in-law.
Therefore, it has become the exclusive betting agent for this article.
For this cultural event, they thoughtfully rented a small storefront opposite the venue to be used as a betting point.
I have to say that the customer service aspect of the casino is absolutely top-notch in the world, especially before your money has been transferred to his pocket and your smile has not been transferred to his face.
In front of the small door, there are two accounting offices busy, accepting bets from gamblers and handing over vouchers.
Outside the door, a stern-faced man in brocade clothes walked slowly towards him, holding a child of seven or eight years old.
The strong man on duty at the door saw the two of them and hurriedly ran towards them, "My boss, my young boss."
The man in brocade clothes said calmly: "While you are busy, I will just look around."
The guards retreated, and the man in brocade and the little boy stood aside, watching the gamblers place their bets.
A gambler came up and put down five dollars, "Zheng Tianyu, bet five dollars!"
The little boy looked up at a big sign hanging in front of the door and found Zheng Tianyu's name on it, "Dad, what does Zheng Tianyu's 10% compensation mean?"
The man in golden clothes smiled warmly at his son, "That is to say, if you pledge one tael of silver to Zheng Tianyu, if he captures Wen Kui, you can get back one tael of silver in total."
The little boy nodded, slowly digesting his father's words.
"With only this small amount of compensation, is this Zheng Tianyu very powerful?"
"Of course, he will most likely be the cultural leader this year."
Then another gambler came forward and said, "Zeng Jimin, bet two taels."
The little boy said, "This Zeng Jimin pays 2 for 1. Should I bet 1 tael, and if I win, I can get 3 taels back?"
The man in brocade clothes smiled happily, "Yes! My son is really smart."
While he was talking, another slender but thin young man came over. He stopped in front of the sign for a while and looked at it. He walked over, but did not place a bet directly. Instead, he asked: "This other means anything other than Anyone here can count as a winner if they win Wenkui?"
After getting confirmation from the person at the gambling house, the person took out ten taels of silver and said, "I'll bet on this and the other!"
The little boy looked at the last line and said happily: "I know, he bets others ten taels on this, and if he wins, I can get back one thousand and ten taels of silver!"
"You are wrong." The man in brocade clothes rubbed the little boy's head and said with a smile, "This means that his ten taels of silver are gone."
After saying that, he glanced at Xia Jingyun's back and chuckled. He had seen this kind of people a lot. He only looked at the money he could win, but didn't care whether he could win or not. In the end, he could only lose all his underwear.
I'm so happy. In just a blink of an eye, I earned another ten taels of silver. "Jun'er, don't you want to eat the roast chicken from Cuihua Building? Come on, daddy will take you to buy it!"
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