There are mythical animals at home to ward off evil spirits

Xu Mao finally ate a chicken drumstick and a small part of the elbow at Bai Muqiu's warm invitation.

It wasn't that he was greedy, it was mainly because Bai Muqiu forced it on him. He was not the type to refuse outright, so he ate more.

Originally, Bai Muqiu wanted to feed him more, but Bai Hao stopped him.

Xu Mao was originally a child from an ordinary family, and it was not easy for him to study. Later, his parents passed away one after another, and it was his grandfather and uncle who provided for him to study.

Therefore, he never spends extravagantly and is even very frugal, so he rarely eats meat or vegetables. He rents in an old house converted from a shack and uses a little land in front of the house to grow vegetables and eat vegetables. Occasionally, he makes some meat and oil to eat, but most of the time he does not eat it. Why does it look so fishy?

Bai Muqiu has not seen Xu Mao's past and future, but Bai Hao has. He has not eaten meat for a long time, and it is easy to get injured if he suddenly eats too much.

After Bai Muqiu finished eating, she washed her hands and came back to sit down and drink tea.

"Brother Hao, why are you here? Are you passing by?"

"I'm afraid you'll die, just take a look."

"...You are the one who died!"

"……Spit it out."

"I don't! If I eat it, it's mine!"

"Ha." Bai Hao replied expressionlessly.

Bai Muqiu proudly touched her full belly.

Xu Mao looked at the interaction between the two brothers, which was a bit warm and comfortable. They seemed to have a good relationship.

He also suddenly remembered his cousins ​​at home. Although they were farmers and did not know how to study, they were very kind to him.

[Didn’t see my reply? 】

Bai Hao picked up the tea cup and drank tea, while asking Bai Muqiu.

【ah? Oh, I fell asleep and didn’t have time to watch it. Is it my problem? 】

【Yes and no. 】

【What's the meaning? 】

[There is indeed something wrong with your spell, but it’s not a big problem. What you want is that people in need will come in when they need it, but you didn’t do it well. There is no time limit at all.

In other words, Xu Mao has nothing to ask for now, he came early. 】

[Uh...then, how to change it? 】

[The changes are completed. 】

[Oh Mo, dear brother! You are my brother! 】

Bai Muqiu looked at Bai Hao with shining eyes, full of joy.

Bai Hao lowered his eyes and drank tea without any hesitation.

"Huh? By the way, Xiucai, don't you have to study today? How come you have time to come to me?"

"Ah, I learned a lot from our conversation yesterday, and I learned a lot from my reading today. I came here to ask Boss Bai for advice."

Hearing this, Bai Muqiu felt a chill in his heart. He wanted to find someone to chat with, but not to talk about knowledge!

Bai Hao on the side was extremely interested and suddenly became chatty. Xu Mao was shocked by a few words.

After a while, Bai Muqiu put his hands on the table and dozed off with his head propped up.

Or whatever, it’s so hypnotic!

Bai Hao is not as stupid as Bai Muqiu. He simply explains. He answers questions and Xu Mao will think about it. In this way, Bai Hao doesn't say much. At least he is drinking tea very leisurely, which is in sharp contrast to Bai Muqiu yesterday.

In the end, Xu Mao thoughtfully hurried home with the scroll in his arms before the curfew.

Bai Hao closed the door and turned around to see Bai Muqiu sleeping sprawled out on the soft couch.

He shook his head helplessly, walked over and picked up Bai Muqiu.

"You're still sleeping after sleeping all day. Why are you envious of pigs?"

"Hmm... so boring..." Bai Muqiu rubbed her eyes sleepily, "Brother Hao, why are you so enthusiastic all of a sudden?"

"Don't you look at his past and future?"

"Don't look at it...it's okay to just let it happen and not know."

Bai Hao looked at Bai Muqiu who was stretching, thought for a moment, and felt that what he said made sense, so he took back what he wanted to say.

"You're fine, I'll leave first."

"Ah? You won't stay for two days?"

"No time."

"No time? Why are you in a hurry?"

"Well, a little demon stole something from me, and I'm chasing him."

"Huh? So powerful that he can steal your things?!"

"……You are very happy?"

"No, no, no, no, no, Brother Hao, you are busy!"

He is short-handed when taking advantage of others, but soft-spoken when he eats others. He just accepted Bai Hao's love, but he can't burn the bridge in front of him.

Bai Hao was too lazy to complain, so he swayed away from the light.

Bai Muqiu looked at the deserted shop again, tilted her head and thought about it, then went back to the house to continue sleeping.

After that, Xu Mao seemed to regard Bai Muqiu as half of his home, and he often came to discuss knowledge. Of course, as a reward, he helped Bai Muqiu clean the house and cook.

If Bai Muqiu hadn't sternly refused, the clothes would have been washed.

In fact, these Bai Muqiu's spells are enough, but Xu Mao is like this, it's hard for him to say anything, and it's quite lively to have one more person.

Because Bai Hao modified and perfected the formation, Bai Muqiu no longer had any guests.

one year later.

The scientific examination has begun, and Xu Mao is going to take the exam. If he succeeds in the exam, he will be promoted, and then he can go to Beijing to take the exam, which will be a Jinshi, Gongshi and so on.

It's still early to say right now, the most recent one is Juren.

Winning the exam is not just a title, it also comes with many benefits, such as a very real silver reward.

Starting from the scholar level, as long as one can pass the examination, there will be corresponding monetary rewards and some special treatment.

For example, a scholar can meet an official without kneeling, and a scholar can be called a country squire when he is elected.

In addition, in addition to rewards from the government, many local squires will provide certain subsidies to talented scholars in white who can be cultivated, which can be regarded as a kind of investment.

In short, if he is admitted to the Juren Examination, Xu Mao's life will be better. Not only will he honor his ancestors and become famous locally, he will also reduce the tax burden on his family. The spiritual and material gains will be visible to the naked eye.

Bai Muqiu didn't know whether Xu Mao would succeed or not. The longer he lived in the world, the less accustomed he was to using his natural power.

Before the exam, Bai Muqiu treated Xu Mao to a good meal and sent him to the exam room the next day.

The exam took a long time. Bai Muqiu went shopping and picked someone up when the time came.

He didn't ask how the exam went, and Xu Mao didn't mention it either.

In order to study quietly, Xu Mao temporarily lived in Bai Muqiu's shop, which happened to be closer to the examination room.

Three days later, the exam was over. Xu Mao was confident. He did not act recklessly or slack off. Instead, he continued to clean, cook, eat, and study as usual.

Bai Muqiu thinks that he is really powerful and has a good attitude. Although she doesn't know what his future will be like, Bai Muqiu firmly believes that he will not be an ordinary person.

Xu Mao also found out that Bai Muqiu was indeed very human during a year or so of getting along with him, but he never pointed it out and only treated him as an ordinary person.

Because except for Bai Muqiu's strange abilities, he is like a young man.

When the results were released, Bai Muqiu was even more excited than Xu Mao. Early in the morning, he knocked on the door and dragged Xu Mao up to look at the results.

Because there were too many people, Bai Muqiu jumped up and down anxiously. Xu Mao reluctantly held him and took him to have breakfast. After the meal, there were a lot less people. They squeezed and finally reached the front row.

Bai Muqiu looked at the dense list and didn't know where to look.

Xu Mao glanced at the list and couldn't help but smile. He patted Bai Muqiu's shoulder and pointed to the list where the top three names were enlarged.

Bai Muqiu looked up, shocked and then ecstatic.

First place: Xu Mao.