Feng Xueqian could not wait to dig a hole in the ground and drill into it.
"The leader hasn't been chosen yet..." he muttered, but his voice was surprisingly soft.
"Mr. Feng, please cash in on your bet as soon as possible to avoid more and more people waiting to watch you kneel down." Liu Mo said with a smile.
Hearing this, Feng Xueqian first pointed angrily, then took out a stack of banknotes from his arms, "I can afford to lose."
Liu Mo took the banknotes, five in total, worth one thousand taels each.
He is so smart, he naturally knows Feng Xueqian's tricks.
I gave him an extra thousand taels to avoid the shame of kneeling down.
But Liu Mo didn't intend to let him go, "Master Feng, there is one more card."
"Don't bully others too much!"
"Oh? How do you say this?" Liu Mo said, "The bet was four thousand taels of silver, how could I have the nerve to accept five thousand taels from you. What if you say that I stole one thousand taels of silver from you, how can you explain it clearly! "
With that said, Liu Mo returned the extra one thousand taels of silver notes to Feng Xueqian.
At this time, a hot-tempered person in the crowd, fearing that the world would be in chaos, directly shouted: "Kneel down and admit your mistake, kneel down!"
This voice made Feng Xueqian panic. Kneel down in front of so many people in Linyang City? How will he gain a foothold in Linyang City in the future!
He refused to kneel, and the scholars who usually had issues with him refused to do so, and the atmosphere became tense for a time.
"Mr. Liu." In the end, Tan Guangyan came out to be the peacemaker. "We are all students of Linyang City, and we have to keep our integrity in mind."
Liu Mo knew it was good and accepted it, "Haha, I misunderstood, I just don't want to take more money from him. The man has gold under his knees, I have my own sense of discretion."
"Mr. Feng, why don't you thank Mr. Liu?"
Although Tan Guangyan had no official position, he had a rich family, and He Ruda, the magistrate of Linyang County, was also his disciple.
Seeing this, Feng Xueqian had no choice but to bow and salute, and walked away in despair.
"It's gone, it's gone!" The government officials who maintained order dismissed everyone.
"Master Liu, please stay." Tan Guangyan said.
"Mr. Qin, what's the matter?"
"Which gentleman does Master Liu belong to now?"
"Mr. Countryside Private School, he is not worthy of his name."
"Oh?" Tan Guangyan stroked his beard, "I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
"But it doesn't matter."
Tan Guangyan blinked, "I wonder if Mr. Liu is willing to join our Jiangyuan Academy?"
"Hahaha, thanks to Mr. Qin's love, I am very scared." Liu Mo said, "It's just that I, Liu Mo, am already nineteen years old this year, but I haven't even passed the examination to become a scholar. I really don't dare to have such extravagant hopes."
Liu Mo was telling the truth. Among the students from Jiangyuan Academy, even the worst ones were admitted as scholars at the age of eleven. It can be said to be a famous school in the Xia Dynasty.
"Haha, if you become a student of my Jiangyuan Academy, taking the exam to be a scholar is not just about picking things up."
Liu Mo immediately understood that the examiner would definitely sell you the face of Jiangyuan Academy? Even if the article is nonsense, it will be allowed.
"Replying to Mr. Jia, if possible, I, Liu Mo, would prefer to pass the examination as a scholar on my own and then join the academy."
"That's right, that's right, I'm ambitious!" Tan Guangyan was thirsty for talent and was anxious for a while, but was slightly embarrassed by Liu Mo's criticism. "The door of my Jiangyuan Academy will always be open for you."
After saying that, Tan Guangyan left.
Taking the copied paper, I came to the judging panel of the poetry competition.
"People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, the moon waxes and wanes, this is difficult to do in ancient times..."
"This word..."
"Who wrote this?"
For a while, no one commented, but someone vaguely said "excellent" while murmuring and nodding. Then the person who read the poem picked it up and read out the signature.
"The signature is, Lin Mansion, Liu Mo!"
"The surname is Liu, why is it written as Lin Mansion?"
"That Lin family? Could it be the Lin family of Lin Yuan?"
Coincidentally, the county magistrate He Ruda was also there.
He suddenly remembered the person who blocked the sedan chair that day, "It's the son-in-law of the Lin family, Liu Mo!"
"Oh, I have the impression that this man was recruited by Lin Yuan as his son-in-law just ten days ago." One of the judges said.
"A son-in-law actually has such literary talent! It's too weird..."
"Could it be that you bought it for fame?"
It is not unusual for people to buy poems to become famous during poetry gatherings every year. But even if you buy it, you probably won't be able to buy poetry of this quality.
"I'm afraid this matter is very difficult to convince people..."
"Could it be that the Lin Mansion bought the lyrics in order to become famous?"
The voice was not loud, and the person who spoke only spoke in a tentative tone, but everyone could hear it. After a moment of silence, someone clearly wanted to agree: "This kind of thing is..."
"I don't think so." Tan Guangyan said, "This poem was written by Liu Mo in front of the old man. The old man deliberately tested it. He doesn't care about fame."
"It's true. The Liu Mo scholar didn't pass the exam, and... he didn't even take part in this college examination (the scholar exam)."
He Ruda, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up, "In that case, who will be the leader of the poetry meeting tonight?"
"It's decided!!!!" Tan Guangyan announced.
~~~
It was past Haishi, and Liu Mo took Lin Shiqi back to the Lin Mansion.
This night's date can be described simply.
If we were on Earth and found a reason to stay outside for a night and fight with the landlord, I'm afraid it wouldn't be impossible.
Sent to the door of Lin Mansion, Lin Shiqi was still reluctant to leave.
How could Liu Mo let go of such an opportunity? He immediately took a sip.
"Ah..." Lin Shiqi never expected Liu Mo to be so bold.
She ran into the Lin Mansion with a blushing face, but she was anxious, ashamed and happy in her heart.
Liu Mo laughed. Not only did Lin Shiqi have a crush on him tonight, she also got four thousand taels of silver notes from Feng Xue Qian.
Even if you don't do anything in Rongcheng, you can still use this bank note to pay for business.
"This peerless girl basically won, tonight is a success!"
After washing up and lying on the bed to rest, an idea suddenly appeared in Liu Mo's mind.
"Can I consider an official career..."
Everyone in the world says that businessmen are profit-seeking and have always been at the bottom of society. Although money can solve many problems and improve their status, all kinds of discrimination still exist. Every year, when there are major or minor disasters, they often have to pay for their efforts. Not a good name.
Liu Mo inquired and found out that since Mrs. Lin, the Lin family has been trying to figure out a group of literati who can at least join the ranks of scholars even if they spend money.
However, things went against expectations. Decades later, only one descendant passed the Qiu Wei (rural examination) and became a civil servant.
The Lin family also became famous for a while because of that person.
It's a pity that God is jealous of talents, and that person died young before he was thirty.
"No, no!"
I am not from the Lin family, and my son-in-law is always an outsider.
Liu Mo knew clearly that Lin Yuan's room had long been targeted by the other two rooms.
The reason why Mrs. Zhou stayed in Linyang City permanently was to frighten the other two families and stop them from thinking.
"I'm too high-profile today." He thought to himself, "It's right that I have the ability to impress the old lady, but I can't be too capable."
The old lady has experienced more than seventy years, so her thoughts are naturally different from those of ordinary people.
Since her ability was too strong, she would naturally be wary, worried that she would annex Lin Yuan's entire family, or even the entire Lin family.
The facts were exactly as Liu Mo had guessed.
At this moment, Mrs. Zhou was listening to her servant's report with mixed feelings in her heart.
"Are you sure it was Liu Mo?"
"Absolutely true."
When she heard that the county magistrate He Ruda and Tan Guangyan had designated "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" as the top one, she sighed.
"Liu Mo, Liu Mo. It would be great if you were a descendant of my Lin family."
