Seeing Tao Zhu's appearance, Li Qiao hurriedly grabbed his hand with both hands and intertwined with his: "It's okay if there are such rumors. Those who are clean will be clean themselves. The magistrate knows my true level. That's enough. "
"But what if the county magistrate doesn't name you as the head of the case?" How could Tao Zhu not be angry?
He could see this man's hard work!
"I don't think my level is as high as that of the head of the case. I'm not good at poetry." Li Qiao said, shaking his hand, and said with a smile: "There is no first place in literature. This all depends on the preferences of the magistrate. Qi, as long as you can get over it."
Tao Zhu: "..."
He was a little discouraged: "You're not angry?"
How could this man's good temper be maintained in this matter?
"It's okay. After all, I did get a commendation from the Holy One, but they didn't. Compared with me, they are so weak. I never care about the weak ones. I will definitely be able to pass it, so what if I spread rumors? ? I just like to see them jealous of me but unable to kill me."
Li Qiao said with a smile.
Tao Zhu: "..."
He was convinced, really convinced.
Baiyou was also dumbfounded.
He never expected Li Qiao to react like this. He thought Li Qiao would ask someone to find Jiang Zhixian, and he was ready to send a message to his father.
In the end, Li Qiao's reaction was like this?
In shock, Baiyou took Qingtuan back to the county town.
Desserts at Wangyue Tower require reservations. Since he came to Li Qiao's house, of course he had to buy some.
However, before leaving, he couldn't help but ask Li Qiao again, did he really not need him to bring a message to his father? Li Qiao could never go to Jiang Zhixian at this time, but his father could.
But Li Qiao still shook his head: As long as he can pass the county examination, he doesn't care about the case.
Baiyou could only give a thumbs up to this. This mentality was too stable.
With this kind of mentality, what big things can't be accomplished in the future?
Tao Zhu didn't have Li Qiao's good attitude, so he was still angry. However, this was a big deal and he didn't want anyone to find out, so he ate his lunch.
But after lunch, he returned to the bedroom and sat at his desk, completely unable to see the ledger.
Seeing that he was still angry, Li Qiao simply bent down and picked him up and walked towards the bed: "Let's take a nap."
Tao Zhu: "..."
After staring at Li Qiao's profile for a few seconds, he suddenly said: "Actually, you are also angry, but because there is no solution to this matter, you are afraid that I will remain angry, so you pretend not to be angry?"
Li Qiao was amused by these words: "I just feel that with my level, I am not necessarily the leader of the case. Moreover, Jiang Zhixian should not be the kind of person who will be swayed by rumors."
His goal has always been to achieve what he can.
He had never thought about the crime.
Besides, if you really take the case, it will be very stressful.
In the things he is good at, such as superpowers and getting rich, he can safely hold on to whatever honors others give him.
But in the imperial examination, he was really a bit weak.
He has already attracted much attention. If he takes the case again, what will happen in the future government and court examinations?
Tao Zhu: "..."
Just then Li Qiao put him on the bed. He simply put his legs around Li Qiao's waist, held Li Qiao's shoulders with his hands, and brought Li Qiao to the bed.
Turning over, he pressed Li Qiao under him, held Li Qiao's face in his hands, squeezed it vigorously a few times, and said helplessly: "Recognize yourself, you are very strong!"
"Okay, okay, I'm strong, but I really don't think Jiang Zhixian will be swayed by this rumor."
"Now Jiangzhi County has a very good impression of me, but in the final analysis, I am nothing. If I really let Bai Jiaoyu pass the message, it would be tantamount to questioning him, and he would definitely be unhappy. Do you think this is the case? Son?"
Li Qiao analyzed carefully.
"……ah?"
Tao Zhu was dumbfounded.
But he couldn't refute this.
After all, Li Qiao's county examination has not yielded results, and Jiang Zhixian is already a seventh-grade parent official. A young student is sending a message to a parent official. This...
Therefore, Li Qiao could do nothing about this matter and could only wait for the result.
After thinking about this, Tao Zhu felt uncomfortable, and this discomfort lasted until he and Li Qiao went to the county seat on the third day.
The results were released today, but the specific time was nine o'clock in the morning, so he and Li Qiao didn't get up until five o'clock. After dinner, they drove the ox cart and walked slowly towards the county town on the country road.
When we arrived at the county seat, it was still half an hour before the results were released.
Tao Zhu glanced at the tall city wall, his face still tense. Zhuang Wen specially asked someone to send him the message yesterday because Zhuang Wen also heard the rumors.
Shopkeeper Wang also heard the rumors and asked Xiao Wu to tell him and Li Qiao.
So many people have heard the rumors and don’t know what the outcome will be today...
After entering the city, they headed straight to the examination shed.
The specific place where the results will be released is outside the examination booth.
When the couple arrived, many people had gathered at the entrance of the examination shed.
Basically no one in the county knew Li Qiao, but the candidates and their families gathered at the entrance of the examination booth.
These candidates naturally knew Li Qiao.
Seeing Li Qiao coming, all eyes immediately focused on him. After a brief silence, they started pointing.
Although Li Qiao had received a commendation from the Holy Emperor, he was still a commoner. In addition, they could not control the jealousy in their hearts, so they did not care whether they would offend Li Qiao and directly discussed it with the people around them.
"Oh, it's good to get a commendation from the Holy One, it's like a recommendation."
"Who says it's not the case? As long as Li Qiao takes part in the childbirth examination, not only will he pass all three examinations, he will also be able to get the first prize and win three yuan in a row. This is so exciting."
"Tsk, what's so exciting about this little three yuan? There's still Li Qiao waiting for him. He can win the number one prize when the time comes!"
…
Li Qiao had a good ear and heard these discussions clearly. His expression did not change. The so-called literati looked down upon him. In addition, these people were jealous that he had received a commendation from the Holy Emperor, so he could not suppress his ugly face at this moment.
He was not angry and sat on the bullock cart talking to Tao Zhu.
With so many people looking at him, if Tao Zhu gets angry, then that's what these people want.
Tao Zhu understood this, so he followed Li Qiao's words and talked about the spring plowing of his family's 200 acres of land.
This land was purchased late and cannot be used to grow winter wheat, but it can be used to grow spring wheat.
Two hundred acres of land can harvest a mountain of wheat.
As the couple talked, Tao Zhu calmed down a lot. After a while, Xu Ying, Shen Hua, and Zhuang Wen arrived at the same time.
Immediately afterwards, Meng Yue also came. These people all knew about the rumors and offered words of comfort to Li Qiao.
Meng Yue, Xu Yingdu, and Li Qiao had discussed knowledge. Except for Li Qiao's poetry, which was weaker, the rest of his projects were very strong. If Li Qiao really took the case, they would be convinced.
While they were talking, several government officials came over.
One government official was banging a gong in his hand, another was setting off firecrackers, and two other government officials were holding trays with the results of the county examination on them.
The scene suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at the government officials.
Banging the gong and setting off firecrackers, it was so lively.
After the sound of firecrackers ended, a government official painted a layer of paste on the wall of the north door of the examination room, and then posted the results of the county examination on it.
There are two pieces of paper with results written on them, one white and one yellow. The white list is the one that failed, so the one posted first is the white list.
Although the names on the list were written as large as possible, because there were so many people, it was difficult to see clearly from a distance, so Li Qiao got off the carriage and squeezed into the crowd with Meng Yue and Xu Ying.
Meng Yue was a strong man, holding Li Qiao with one hand and Xu Ying with the other, and squeezed to the front in a few seconds.
The person who was squeezed saw that it was Li Qiao, and his dissatisfaction with Li Qiao became even more intense.
"Why are you squeezing? Hasn't the case been settled long ago?"
"You act anxious and unsure, are you doing it on purpose to show everyone?"
…
Li Qiaoquan pretended not to hear these strange words and looked at the white list in front of him.
Only the top 30 people were admitted in the county examination. There were more than a hundred people taking part in the county examination this time, so there were quite a lot of names written on the white list.
But he had good eyesight and quickly scanned the list.
It's fine without him.
He passed this county examination.
"Hey, no me!"
Meng Yue looked at it three times in a row to make sure that his name was not on the white list, and her tense brain finally relaxed.
Xu Ying on the side also smiled: "There is no me either."
"Congratulations," Li Qiao said with a smile.
"Rejoice together and rejoice together."
Meng Yue and Xu Ying spoke in unison.
The three of them were having a great time, and the rest of the people who didn't get on the white list were also happy, but the people who didn't get on the list were unhappy, crying and howling, and a year's hard work was in vain!
Soon, the yamen posted the yellow list on the wall.
Those who failed the list stopped howling and closed their mouths. Those who were on the yellow list also opened their eyes wide and stared at the upper left corner of the yellow list.
The officer who posted the yellow list moved slowly and deliberately, holding the upper left corner of the yellow list with his hand.
I attached the remaining three corners first, and then photographed the upper left corner on the wall.
As his hand withdrew, sharp-eyed people immediately saw the name ranked first.
"Is it really Li Qiao?!"
