I'm taking the imperial examinations in Liaozhai

In the afternoon, two people, one big and one young, came out of the city and headed north all the way to a temple in the northern suburbs.

The older one was wearing a pannier and dressed as a scholar.The young one had two small knots on his head, and a little baby fat on his face, holding the scholar's big hand with one hand, looking like two brothers.

"Big cousin, do we really want to live here?" Ji Zihe looked at the weeds growing taller than himself in the courtyard, "It seems that no one has lived here for a long time."

"That can't be helped. The courtyard test is coming soon, and all the houses in the city have been rented out, so we can only live in this temple for the time being." Ning Caichen patted Ji Zihe's head, "Look at the house in the south. The lock is newly replaced, so there must be someone living in it. When he comes back, we will ask him to borrow it, and temples like this will not refuse to rent it, and it can save a lot of money for renting a house.”

Ji Zihe had a clear look on his face, and Ning Caichen jumped at his head, "It's as big as a kid."

Ji Zihe covered his head, "You bullied me again, you are disrespectful, I will go back and tell my aunt!"

"I'm only in my twenties. I'm on the same level as you, so I'm not old. Besides, I'm older than you, so I should teach you a lesson." Ning Caichen said righteous words.

Ji Zihe pursed his lips, and decided not to bother with this idiot who hit his head on a big tree at the entrance of the village when he was a child.

After looking at the temple carefully, I found that the scenery here is not bad.The temple is tall and magnificent, and there are still Buddha statues sitting in it.The doors of the monk's houses on both sides of the east and west are ajar.In the east corner of the hall, there is a clump of thick bamboos, and there is a large pool under the steps. The lotus leaves in the pool are intertwined, and the water in the pool is clear and deep.Although the place is dilapidated, it can be considered secluded, and it is a good place to study.Ji Zihe came to a conclusion, and there was no resistance to living here next.

Ning Caichen temporarily put his things in the empty room on the west side, wandering around in this temple.Ji Zihe tidied up a table in the wing room, took out the Four Treasures of the Study from the pannier Ning Caichen was carrying, and began to work on the questions.

That's right, of the two, the younger one is here for the exam.Because the hospital exam was too far away from home, and the child was too young, the family was worried, so they asked the older one to accompany the exam.

Ning Caichen walked all over the temple, and finally found a plaque in the weeds outside the gate, with the three characters "Lanruo Temple" written on it.

When the sun was about to set, the owner of the house in the south of the temple came back.That person was also dressed as a scholar, and Ning Caichen guessed that he might also be a candidate for the college examination, so he approached him and saluted, explaining his intention to borrow him.

"I'm not the owner of this house, I'm also borrowing to live here. This place is desolate, if you are willing to live here, brother, if you have any doubts, I can ask you some questions." The scholar said with a hearty smile.

Ning Caichen said with a smile, "If you need anything, feel free to ask me. I have already passed the exam. This time I am here with the juniors in my family. I have experience in this."

After knowing that he could stay, Ning Caichen didn't talk too much, and went back to the West Wing to tidy up the room before it was dark.If he was alone, he could sleep with a straw mat on the wooden board, but he couldn't do it with the baby.

Three years ago, Ji Zihe had already passed the county examination and the government examination to become a student member. He wanted to take the hospital examination at the same time, but he fell ill as soon as the government examination was over, and finally missed the hospital examination.

This time, when I come to the examination hall again, my mother and wife have urged me to pay attention, and Ning Caichen naturally did not dare to neglect.

Clean up the bed in the monk's dormitory, spread the quilt I brought, at least the place to live is settled.Look at the child lying on the table writing the paper, still seriously writing the composition on the paper with a pen.When Ning Caichen walked behind him, he didn't realize that most of the articles on the paper were already completed. Although the font still lacked some style, it was also a problem with his young age. It must look different again in a few years.

As the sky was getting dark, Ji Zihe rubbed his eyes and put down his pen.Ning Caichen added an oil lamp and greeted him for dinner.

Ji Zihe put away the pen and paper, he is not the kind of person who has to work hard until the exam, there is no need to fight for a moment.

Dinner is steamed cakes and broth. The cakes and meat are bought in the city. Ning Caichen still knows how to cook this simple meal.

After eating, Ji Zihe went to bed to rest, and Ning Caichen happily chatted with the scholar from the south room under the porch of the hall.The moon is bright and pure, the light is as clear as water, and the two exchange names.

The scholar said, "Yan's surname is Chixia."

Ning Caichen was a little puzzled, "I don't think your accent sounds like a local?"

"I'm from Qin." Yan Chixia said.

Ning Caichen nodded, thinking that it wasn't a local who came here to take some kind of exam.Wait, maybe I was thinking wrong, this person never said that he was here for the exam.Speaking of which... this tm is embarrassing.

The atmosphere suddenly froze, Ning Caichen stopped talking, Yan Chixia didn't speak either, the two sat looking at each other, they had nothing to say, they were so bored, they had to go back to their respective rooms to sleep.

In the middle of the night, Ji Zihe suddenly sat up from the bed, the moonlight outside was clear, he pushed Ning Caichen who was sleeping next to him, "Big cousin, I want to go to the latrine."

"Then go quickly." Ning Caichen closed his eyes and said in a muffled voice.

"I'm scared, you go with me." Ji Zihe tried to act like a baby.

Ning Caichen sat up, opened his eyes and looked out the window.Ji Zihe thought he agreed, but he said, "The moon is so big outside, what are you afraid of, you man, go!"

After all, he lay down and rolled, and wrapped all the quilts around himself.

Ji Zihe: ...

Ji Zihe: What a shameless and shameless adult!

Ji Zihe glared at Ning Caichen angrily, Ning Caichen's head was covered by the quilt, he couldn't see, he couldn't see anything!

Ji Zihe had no choice but to put on his clothes and get out of bed, dragging his shoes and walking outside.Of course, this guy will also take revenge. When he went out, he deliberately closed the door heavily, so as not to wake up the people in the house.

After going out, Ji Zihe suddenly thought that he didn't know where the hut was.Looking at the luxuriant grass in the yard, Ji Zihe really wanted to be convenient at the door.But the house in the south is still lit for some reason, and it would be embarrassing to stand outside the grass in case someone sees it.But he didn't want to go into the grass, who knew if there would be any snakes, insects, ants and beasts in it!

Helpless, Ji Zihe could only go further.In front of the hall in the temple is a brick-paved ground, and there is a bamboo forest on the right side of the main hall. Ji Zihe trotted all the way to the back of the bamboo forest and began to release water.

After solving the major issues in life, Ji Zihe pulled up his pants and ran away.He didn't see that behind him, a puff of white smoke slowly rose from the bamboo forest, as if something had awakened.

When Ji Zihe ran back, he saw a beautiful woman of seventeen or eighteen coming out of the room.Seeing him, the woman froze for a moment, then threw a bone on the ground with her backhand.

Ji Zihe: ...

bone?He is not a dog!

Ji Zihe didn't seem to see the woman or the bone, walked past the woman into the room without looking sideways, and closed the door with a bang.

"It's strange, that guy's hard-hearted, why is this boy indifferent to the jewels turned into Raksha ghost bones?" Nie Xiaoqian bent down to pick up the thrown gold, and the gold turned into a bone in her hands. "Could it be because you're too young?"