Cannon Fodder [Quick Transmigration]

Wu Bai and the two were preparing to have a meal when Yanqi led a person in.

Yanqi said to Wu Bai: "Young master, the eldest son is here."

Wu Mingxuan looked at Wu Bai and the two of them and the food on the table in front of them, and said, "Little brother is really amazing, he became the champion without making a sound, if I hadn't followed you quietly just now, I wouldn't have been able to find your place."

"What big brother said, we are not as good as you, you can go to the Imperial College to study and live in the dormitory, but we can only live in this remote alley." Wu Bai retorted.

"Are you showing off to me by becoming the No. [-] scholar? To show off that you were admitted No. [-] even though you didn't go to the Imperial Academy, while I'm just a fellow Jinshi." Wu Mingxuan said jealously.

"Brother's words are really funny. You came here uninvited. If you don't come, who can I show off to?" Wu Bai sneered.

"Don't get complacent too early." Wu Mingxuan angrily shook his sleeves and left.

Wu Bai withdrew his gaze, and greeted: "Let's have dinner, some people just like to embarrass themselves."

Wu Mingxuan, who hadn't gone far outside the door, heard this and trembled with anger, but he couldn't speak to Wu Bai, so he stomped away.

The next day, after lunch, Wu Bai and Xiao Zimo came to the Hanlin Academy in a carriage, and took a three-month vacation with the head of the academy. They wanted to return to their hometown to worship their ancestors. , very happy to approve the holiday.

After leaving the Hanlin Academy, Wu Bai and the others came to Yaxing again. The lease term of the house they lived in was about to expire, and they planned to renew the lease.

The shopkeeper of the dental shop went to see the parade and recognized the identities of the two of them. The two sides exchanged pleasantries again. In the end, the shopkeeper only charged them 25 taels of silver and renewed it for half a year.

After returning, Yanshu and the others began to pack their luggage.

According to Daliang's rules, the Ministry of Rituals will arrange guards of ceremonies to escort the three of them back home, and Wu Bai and the others naturally have one this time as well.

On the second day, Wu Bai and the others came to the Ministry of Rites in a carriage, and then left the capital with the guards of honor assigned to them, amidst the noise of gongs and drums.

Logically speaking, Wu Bai should take a sedan chair, but the journey is far away, and taking a sedan chair would really delay the journey, so Wu Bai and the others refused to take a sedan chair, but chose to take a carriage, which made the people who carried the sedan chair feel grateful to Wu Bai and the others.

Going back this time, Wu Bai and the others chose to take the water route. When they left the capital, everyone headed towards the pier. Due to the large number of people, Wu Bai directly chartered a boat to Jingchuan Province.

The boat went down the river at a very fast speed, and within eight days, they arrived at the pier of Jingchuan Province.

Everyone rested in Jingchuan Province for a day, and Kaizhou Prefecture belongs to Jingchuan Province, so Wu Bai and the others naturally had to go to the provincial government office to visit the prefect. They waited until the third day before continuing to go overland to Kaizhou Prefecture.

Five days later, Wu Bai's guard of honor arrived at Kaizhou Prefecture. Wu Chengzhou was working in the government office at the time, and he was shocked when he heard that the government servant came to report Wu Bai's high school champion.

"What? Say it again?" Wu Chengzhou confirmed.

"Young master's high school champion, the guard of honor has already gone to the adult's house." The yamen servant repeated again.

Wu Chengzhou had come back to his senses at this time, and he said excitedly: "Quick, prepare your horse."

He hurriedly ran to the government office, mounted his horse, and headed towards Wu's residence.

At the gate of Wu Mansion, Wu Bai stepped out of the sedan chair, and he got into the sedan chair only outside the city gate of Kaizhou Prefecture.

The guard of honor between him and Xiao Zimo also dispersed after entering the city, and Xiao Zimo led the people towards the west alley.

Wu Chengzhou got off his horse, walked quickly to Wu Bai, and said excitedly, "Bai'er, you are really the champion!"

Wu Bai nodded at him, Wu Chengzhou was completely convinced that his youngest son would be the champion.

Nan Yiyun, who heard the news in the mansion, came out of the house with a face full of joy, and she couldn't be more happy: "Well, well, Bai'er really lives up to expectations."

Although the relationship between her and Wu Bai is a bit stiff, it does not prevent her from being happy about this matter. After all, the more promising Wu Bai is, the more stable her position will be.

Behind her, Ying Churou hurried over when she heard the news, but she didn't come to be happy for Wu Bai, but to see if her son Wu Mingxuan had returned, but the result naturally did not satisfy her.

Soon everyone in the Wu Mansion brought all the guards of honor into the mansion, and the servants in the mansion began to get busy.

After the guard of honor was settled, Wu Bai was called to the study by Wu Chengzhou to inquire about what happened in the capital.

Wu Bai roughly told him what happened after he arrived in the capital, Wu Chengzhou asked after listening to this: "How is your elder brother doing?"

"Now he has become a good scholar and entered the Hanlin Academy to study. Everything will depend on the 'disbandment' assessment in three years' time." Wu Bai said.

Wu Chengzhou pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "That's fine, it's better than failing."

"This time I asked for a three-month vacation from the director. Excluding the time spent on the way back and forth, I can only stay at home for one month." Wu Bai said.

"Then do you have any other plans? You will be crowned in another month, and it's time to look after your marriage..." Wu Chengzhou thought.

"I'll discuss this matter with my mother. Father doesn't have to worry about it." Wu Bai interrupted him.

"It's okay, your father is busy with official business, and your marriage can only be handled by your mother." Wu Chengzhou didn't continue to entangle on this issue.

Seeing that he didn't bring up this topic anymore, Wu Bai talked about other things: "For this banquet, I will personally go to Bailu Academy to send invitations to the masters."

"This is whatever you like." Wu Chengzhou said indifferently.

"By the way, how is your classmate Xiao Zimo doing in Beijing this time?" Wu Chengzhou suddenly remembered this.

"Zimo is the second place. This time we came back together, but he had to go home first with the guard of honor. We parted ways at the gate of the city." Wu Bai explained.

"As a father, I saw that this son is extraordinary, but I didn't expect him to be the second place. In this way, he can be your help in the court." Wu Chengzhou said happily.

At this time, the housekeeper's voice came from outside the study: "Master, please see my aunt."

Wu Bai said: "Since this is the case, the boy will retreat first."

Wu Chengzhou thought that he had almost asked all the questions he should ask, so he nodded in agreement.

Ying Churou walked into the study and asked: "Master, did you tell me about Mingxuan in the capital?"

"Say it, Mingxuan..." Wu Chengzhou said eloquently.

Hearing the news about her son again, Ying Churou listened very carefully. When she learned that her son would take three years to be appointed, she said anxiously: "Master, you must help Mingxuan."

"From a woman's point of view, Mingxuan's current arrangement is the best for him." Wu Chengzhou didn't want to talk to her, and stepped out of the study.

On the other side, when Wu Bai returned to his yard, Yan Shu approached him with a stack of red and gold-stamped invitations, and said, "My lord, these are the invitations my wife prepared for you."

"Put it on the study table." Wu Bai ordered.

"Yes, young master." Yanshu put the invitation on Wu Bai's desk according to his words.

Wu Bai went to the desk, picked up these invitations, opened them, and wrote down the names of the people to be invited.

西巷

Xiao Zimo stopped in front of Xiao's house in a sedan chair. When the neighbors heard the sound of gongs and drums, they opened the doors and looked out.

Xiao's father and Xiao's mother also opened the door. When they saw Xiao Zimo walking out of the sedan chair, they both guessed that Xiao Zimo was in high school, and they burst into tears of joy.

"Xiao Zimo pays homage to father and mother." Xiao Zimo knelt down and kowtowed.

"Good boy, get up quickly." Xiao's father and Xiao's mother hurried forward to help him up.

The Xiao family has lived in West Lane for almost two years, and they have become acquainted with the neighbors around them, so a neighbor came up and asked: "Brother Xiao, what does your kid do, such a grand honor?"

Xiao Zimo stood up and said to the neighbors around him: "Zimo is not talented, this time he went to Beijing to rush for the exam, and he was ranked second in high school. I would like to thank all the neighbors for taking care of my parents."

"Hey! High school!" The neighbors were in an uproar.

"Brother Xiao, Sister Kong, your child is amazing!" Everyone praised.

Then they embraced the Xiao family and the guard of honor and entered Xiao's house. The women in the neighborhood didn't care about talking and laughing, and hurriedly helped Xiao's mother boil water and make tea.

The news spread quickly in the alley, and more and more people around heard the news that someone from Xiao's family went to high school. They crowded into Xiao's house one after another, and surrounded Xiao's house, which was not spacious at all.

Seeing this, Father Xiao made a final decision, and Wen Wenli borrowed tables and benches to entertain everyone.

In the evening, everyone satiated with wine and food, and gradually left.

Xiao Zimo arranged for the guard of honor to stay in an inn on West Street, while he himself stayed at home.

Father Xiao said to him: "Our previous house in Linshan Town has been sold. The reason why we still live in West Lane is to wait for you to come back and let you make a decision to see where our house is suitable."

"That's right, it's best to buy a three-entry house. You are not young now, and it's time to finalize the marriage." Mother Xiao agreed.

"Mother, the child has not established a career yet, so there is no rush to start a family." Xiao Zimo evaded.

"You are already the second place in high school, how can you not be in a hurry!" Xiao's mother disagreed with his words.

Xiao Zimo changed the subject and said: "Mother, according to the usual practice, the imperial court will give me a house as a mansion. I am currently working in the Imperial Academy, and I don't know when I will be able to return to Kaizhou Mansion again, so I want to take you there together. Capital, I wonder if you are willing to go together?"

"Really? The imperial court gave you a house?" Mother Xiao doubtfully asked.

"It's true." Xiao Zimo nodded.

Father Xiao said: "In this case, we are definitely willing to go to Beijing with you, we will be where you are."

Mother Xiao nodded and said, "Your father is right."

"That's good. I will go to Bailu Academy to visit some masters tomorrow morning. Father and mother should go to bed early." Xiao Zimo said.

"Okay then, you go to bed early too." Father Xiao and mother Xiao left Xiao Zimo's room after finishing speaking.

The next day, Xiao Zimo rushed to Bailu Academy in a carriage. When he was leaving the city, he happened to meet Wu Bai and the other three.

"Brother Bai, it's such a coincidence that you're going to the academy too?" Xiao Zimo greeted him proactively.

"Yeah, I still plan to go to your house. Since I met you, I will give you this." Wu Bai took out an invitation card from the carriage and handed it to Xiao Zimo.

Xiao Zimo took the opportunity, opened it and flipped through it, and said, "The three-day banquet, I'm going to go for my brother." Then he told Wu Bai that he was going to entertain several masters at the restaurant tomorrow, hoping that the other party would come Remember to go.

Wu Bai smiled and nodded.

The carriage slowly drove out of the city gate, and the speed picked up. Wu Bai and Xiao Zimo didn't have time to talk. He retreated into the carriage and sat down. When the carriage stopped again at the gate of Bailu Academy, Wu Bai got out of the carriage.

Wu Bai and Xiao Zimo visited them one by one with the gifts they had prepared for their wives, and Wu Bai sent an invitation to the wives by the way, but Xiao Zimo didn't send any invitations, and directly invited them to the restaurant.

In this regard, several masters who taught them also agreed one after another.

After visiting a few masters, Wu Bai and Xiao Zimo walked to the gate of the academy, and Yanshu was waiting for them in the carriage.

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