Private room in the front hall.
Ma Xuncai found the number plate of the private room, pushed open the door and walked in. He immediately saw Lu Changsheng sitting in the upright seat.
I was slightly shocked.
Since Lu Changsheng stopped doing business with him a few years ago, everyone has stayed at home and studied for this year's autumn, rarely going out, so they have hardly seen each other.
Now when I look at it, I see that the young man is still weak, but there is an indescribable calmness and carefreeness in his movements. If you didn't look at the frail face, no one would have imagined that this is an eleven or twelve-year-old boy.
"Brother Ma!"
A voice of greeting pulled Ma Xuncai out of his distraction.
Only then did he realize that there were several scholars about his age sitting around.
"Brother Zhang!"
Ma Xuncai felt a little unhappy, but he knew that the young man in front of him was not something he could control, so he simply sat on the seat next to him to see what tricks the young man wanted to play.
Then, another scholar came and occupied all the seats in the private room.
Lu Changsheng, who was chatting with a few people, then said seriously: "I think you gentlemen should be very curious. Why am I inviting you here?"
"Haha, if you have anything to say, little master, I can tell you directly. There is only one month left before Qiu Wei, so time is tight!"
"Yes! If there's anything, you can keep the story short!"
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Lu Changsheng knew their mentality, so he stopped trying to keep it secret and said directly: "Then I'll tell you the truth! There are many scholars in Xingjiao Inn, but I only invited a few because they spent a lot of time here. The longest and most likely person to win the Qiuwei boy student quota!"
The faces of several scholars suddenly softened, even the most difficult person to talk to.
"That's ridiculous!"
"Don't dare!"
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It turns out that this guy invited us here just to flatter us!
Everyone felt happy.
Lu Changsheng is not an ordinary person. He has a place where he can practice archery. It is said that he earns several hundred coppers every month. In this Xingji Inn, everyone calls him "Little Master" when they see him.
It is naturally impossible to be flattered by such a person without any slight fluctuation in mood.
Unexpectedly, the next words made several people's hearts skip a beat, and there was only one word left in their consciousness——
Arrogant!
Just because Lu Changsheng said: "I would like to ask all gentlemen, can Changsheng get fame this autumn?"
"It's hard to get fame. Although you are very talented, young master, you have to take the exam three or five times before you can do it!"
He said this in a more tactful manner.
As for those who were more headstrong, they did not give Lu Changsheng face.
"Then it depends on your ability. If you don't have enough ability, you may never succeed in your life!"
Lu Changsheng was not annoyed and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, you are still a little too conservative. In my opinion, I will definitely have a share in the position of childbirth this autumn!"
Before several scholars got up and left angrily, he sighed quietly and said: "The students in Qiuwei studied "Shu", "Jing", "Fu" and "Ce Lun", and in the eyes of the scholars, "Ce Lun" belongs to "Ce Lun" 》The most important thing is, I have 1 tael of money here. I wonder if I can ask a few gentlemen to debate with me the questions of the last policy examination?”
"Arrogant! Young people don't know the heights of the sky. Today I will teach you to reflect and reflect on yourself, so that you will not easily offend others when you go out in the future!"
Several people slapped the table and stood up, their eyes swept over the silvery white on the table, and they said with pure indignation.
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After a long time, Lu Changsheng walked out of the private room and said to the boy not far away: "Help me serve some side dishes to those gentlemen!"
With that said, he threw out twenty copper coins.
"The rest is a reward for you!"
"Okay!" The boy left with a smile on his face.
When Lu Changsheng walked out of the inn, he immediately saw Li Guanggu waiting for him. The latter was still carrying some daily necessities in both hands, but he looked a little struggling.
"You don't need to bring everything!" Lu Changsheng said with a bitter smile.
Two big bags, that's all, books, clothes, and even mats and bath towels.
A wage earner who runs away with a bucket!
"We don't lack this little money now!"
"I thought I could save a little bit. This thing didn't last long, so it's pretty good!"
Li Guanggu's face turned slightly red, and he stood there in a panic, not knowing whether to take out the things or continue to persist.
"Forget it, that's good too! Bring me something!"
Lu Changsheng smiled.
Li Guanggu immediately took two steps back, lowered his head and said, "No, no! You are our head, you can't do such rough work!"
Lu Changsheng was moved in his heart, but he said angrily: "I have hands and feet, why can't I do rough work?"
As he spoke, he grabbed a bundle of daily necessities and strode forward.
Li Guanggu stamped his feet and saw Lu Changsheng walking away quickly, so he quickly chased after him.
The two of them were chasing each other, getting closer and closer to the city gate. Suddenly, Lu Changsheng, who was walking in front, stopped.
Li Guanggu almost bumped into him, but luckily he stopped.
"Hold it for me first!"
"good!"
Li Guanggu's eyes lit up slightly, he quickly took the thing from Lu Changsheng's hand, and then trotted forward without looking back.
This girl!
Lu Changsheng smiled slightly in his heart, took out a copper coin from his body, and walked towards the other end.
"Clang!"
The copper plate fell on the broken bowl in front of the beggar, making a crisp sound.
"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!"
After being stunned for a moment, Beggar quickly knelt down to thank him.
Lu Changsheng shook his head and smiled, turned around and left. After walking seven or eight steps, he suddenly took off the bow and arrow behind him.
Nocking an arrow, drawing the bow, turning around.
Moving clouds and flowing water!
"call out!"
As soon as the beggar happily picked up the bowl in front of him, he felt a slight numbness in his hands, and a shadow flashed past him.
boom!
There was a crisp sound.
When he came to his senses, he saw no one eating anywhere. He only saw an arrow inserted into the ground not far away, with a trembling copper hanging from the end.
When he looked up again, he saw that the young man had already walked about ten feet away. Beggar was stunned for a moment, feeling angry and panicked at the same time.
If that young man's arrow was aimed at his own head, how could he still be alive?
The Montenegrin Army was busy dealing with the rebels in Chishui County and was short of manpower. The number of patrols outside the four gates was reduced a lot. If a beggar who was just living a casual life died, most likely they would not hold the murderer accountable and fine him some money. That’s all.
"Humph, this boy Lu really doesn't know how to live or die!"
Ignoring the surprised gazes around him, he jumped up, the clothes originally wrapped around him fell down, revealing a pair of sound legs, and then he ran away.
Not long after, they had entered the Sanhonggang station.
The courtyard has high walls.
A slender middle-aged man stood in the lobby, listening to the message from the people below, his originally calm eyes slightly condensed.
"Are you sure you read that correctly?"
He stared hard at the beggar below.
"No! Absolutely not! The man named Lu just turned around and shot my meal to pieces. Moreover, the copper inside happened to be caught on the arrow!" Beggar was afraid that the gang leader wouldn't believe it, so he pierced it. Tongzi's arrow was taken back.
After taking the arrow, the middle-aged man looked at it for a while and then calmly put it aside, seemingly lost in thought.
"With such archery skills, even a young child is still a big threat!"
"If he is still in the Xingjiao Inn, we can find a way to deal with him, but now that he has entered Fucheng, he is a hidden danger!"
"but…"
