After a few days, Zhou Bai's popularity dropped slightly. After all, he didn't show his face in front of the public, so he dared to hang out leisurely with his old tricks.
In the streets and alleys, all kinds of people are talking about the county examination.
"When will the red list be released? Tomorrow?"
"I heard from my cousin who works in the county government that actually the rankings have come out now, but they are just waiting for the state government to record the scholar's status."
"Tsk, tsk, that's a scholar status, and you won't need to pay land tax or do corvee anymore."
"Do you know which young masters can win? Let me tell you..."
Lao Bashi was walking on the road, watching all directions and listening to all directions, and for a while he was a little dissatisfied with the talk of passers-by.
"Master Bai, the two days of the county examination were spent discussing your poems. Why are you now talking about this class of scholars?"
Zhou Bai was chewing Poria cocos cake in his mouth and replied inarticulately: "Are you thinking too highly of me? Can the popularity of those poems be compared with national events? Besides, temporary popularity is nothing. I What we want is long-term fame, so that we can nourish our energy."
Laobashi was stunned for a moment, a little confused, and thought that this young master Bai was a bit greedy.
Two days after the exam, I actually kept walking around the county town, always going to the old streets because there were so many snacks and snacks.
Little did he know that Zhou Bai was so busy in his previous life that he didn't even have time to stop and taste the delicious food. In this new life, Zhou Bai would of course have to compensate for himself.
No matter what happens in the future, at least I have to taste and see the scenery and food along the way.
"Let's go, eat and drink enough, and get down to business." After wiping the residue from the corner of his mouth, Zhou Bai strode straight to his destination.
Turn left and right all the way, crossing streets and alleys.
"Master Bai has never been to the county town. How can he be so familiar with the roads?" Lao Baoshi was full of doubts.
In a cramped, dark alley somewhere, the humid air was unbearable. Zhou Bai lifted up his robe and crossed the puddle, arriving in front of a dilapidated courtyard.
This dilapidated courtyard is different from the dilapidated Zhou Bai family. The courtyard in front of you is called the residence of the lower class.
There are overgrown weeds at the base of the wall, at the top of the wall, and among the stone gaps in the corridor. The roofs of the wooden houses on both sides are bare, because there is not even a broken tile on them. It is not known whether they were used to fill other houses or were blown off by the strong wind.
Only the main room in the middle managed to maintain some dignity. The rusty door knocker was rubbed smooth and translucent, and the hollow carved wooden windows were still covered with cheap window paper.
Through the moldy door crack, I saw an old woman in the courtyard. Although her hair was gray, she didn't stop, pounding the clothes in the basin hard.
Inside, there was also a mixture of creaking and creaking sounds. It turned out to be a young woman stepping on a machine in the open hall.
"Dong dong~ Is Master Chen at home?" Zhou Bai thought for a moment before knocking on the courtyard door and shouting inside.
Then there was a sound of movement. Zhou Bai waited patiently outside the door. After a while, a middle-aged man appeared and opened the door.
Zhou Bai glanced inside slightly from the corner of his eye and found that the old woman and the laundry in the courtyard were gone, and the main door of the main room inside was also closed.
The man was wearing a white robe, the background color of which was hard to see clearly. His messy hair covered his broad forehead, and 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 was a typical downcast middle-aged man, but Zhou Bai saw his straight back and the unwillingness and ambition deep in his eyes.
Of course, the key is the art of looking at energy, which is his trump card for judging people.
"My name is Zhou Bai. I am a student taking the county examination this time. I am here to visit you, Mr. Chen Zhongbang." Zhou Bai bowed his hands in a bow, showing a very dignified attitude when visiting others.
This short sentence made Chen Zhongbang stunned several times. Would a county examination candidate appear in such a poor alley, or come to visit him?
But he would not turn anyone away. He nodded and opened the courtyard door completely and said, "No matter what, just come in first."
Chen Zhongbang walked in front, and Zhou Bai and Laobashi followed. In a few moments, Zhou Bai could see through his destiny.
There was only scattered pale white luck all around him, and further away were a few very strong chains of gray energy, tying up his luck.
Even in the gray energy chain, there is an occasional trace of gray energy that rushes into the outer luck and wreaks havoc. Although it will be eliminated in the end, it is obvious that there is even less of the pale luck left.
Perhaps due to the gray energy chain, Zhou Bai's introductory energy reading technique could not clearly see Chen Zhongbang's destiny, and could only vaguely see that it was an ordinary white destiny.
Wrong arrival? Zhou Bai was a little confused.
In his previous life, this man was the top strategist of the governor of Dingzhou, and he was outstanding in internal affairs.
When several counties in Dingzhou became independent, Governor Xiangzhu managed to keep the state's finances from collapsing, retained a trace of the dignity of the Daxu court, and even 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 his Qi-Watching Technique to a small level, otherwise he would be able to see more clearly.
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 around 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 go into the house, so as not to disturb the family."
Chen Zhongbang was stunned and wanted to say something, but when he saw the calm smile on Zhou Bai's face, he couldn't help but nodded and said: "Then I'll pour you tea, wait a moment."
"Master, what is this?" Lao Baoshi couldn't understand Zhou Bai's behavior at all, but now he couldn't help but ask.
Isn't it etiquette for guests to come into the house?
Zhou Bai just shook his head and didn't have much explanation.
He was leaving some dignity for Chen Zhongbang. From what he saw outside just now, 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 the house again? He won't be able to see the bare walls and make the guests laugh.
He was originally a man of great talent, but ended up being restricted by his household registration. As he approached his forties, his family was still impoverished.
Yes, Chen Zhongbang is a musician, and his family is a musical household designated by the imperial court, and was once one of the most humble.
Although today's imperial examinations do not discriminate against people with lower status, the Chen family is a criminal whose ancestors broke the law, so they cannot take the imperial examination unless they lose their household registration.
Talented people are all arrogant. Chen Zhongbang is such a proud person. He hates being a musician to make 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, except for the sound of silk and bamboo.
After a while, Chen Zhongbang turned around from the house with two cups of hot tea in his hand.
"I've been in a difficult situation at home lately, and there's not much good tea, so you two laughed at each other."
"No, no, it seems presumptuous of me to come here suddenly." Zhou Bai smiled and took the tea cup. It was indeed the worst tea cup on the market. It was hard to even see two intact tea leaves floating on the water.
However, Zhou Bai didn't show any disdain and drank the tea carefully as usual.
The old man took a big sip of the hot tea and quenched his thirst, not caring about the quality of the tea.
"Why do Zhou Sheng come here? You might as well say it bluntly." Chen Zhongbang's face looked much better, but he still asked directly.
When you are so polite to others, you must ask for something.
"Sir, I beg you to be very talented. Please use your plans in your mind for me!"
