I'm taking the imperial examinations in Liaozhai

Ding Zaichang is a candidate for this year's provincial examination. His father was originally an official, but he was dismissed for some reason.After returning to his hometown for a few years, war broke out, he sold his land, started a business, and donated war money to the country.

Ding Zaichang is only 17 years old, and he has already taken care of his father's business in Jingzhou.Now that the war is over and the rural examination is reopened, he should have returned to his hometown to take the examination.However, the Ding family's hometown is far away, so it's inconvenient to come and go. Thinking of his family's contribution to the country over the past few years, the superiors specially approved him to stay in Jingzhou for the rural examination without having to travel back and forth.

The provincial examination in Jingzhou just ended a few days ago, and the results have not yet been released.Taking advantage of the Double Ninth Festival, Ding Zaichang went up the mountain to pay homage to Emperor Wenchang, the test god, and bless him with good grades in the test.

"Unexpectedly, brother Gong Jin is about the same age as me, and he is already a candidate. If the imperial examination had not stopped, he might have already entered the official career." Ding Zaichang said with emotion.

"Brother Ding, don't be humble. With Brother Ding's talent, if the imperial examinations had not stopped, I'm afraid we would have met in the examination room a few years ago." Ji Zihe offered him a glass of tea instead of wine, pretending to be real Seems like.

Ding Zaichang cooperated with his performance very well, took a sip from the big tea bowl, and sighed, "Tea is good tea when you meet a bosom friend."

The two looked at each other, and both felt that this behavior was particularly shaky.They looked at each other and smiled, and finally ended this wave of business bragging, and the relationship has been drawn into a lot.

"Today is the Double Ninth Festival, why did Brother Ding go up the mountain alone?" How could he be a rich man, why didn't he even see a servant?

"I came to the mountain with my teacher, Mr. Ye, but he felt a little unwell before reaching the top of the mountain, so I ordered my servant to send him down the mountain, and climbed the mountain alone."

"I don't know who this Mr. Ye is, who can teach you such a wonderful person." Ji Zihe laughed.

He and Ding Zaichang are about the same age, and they also talk speculatively, and after a few chats, they feel particularly appetizing.It's a bit of a confidant, but it's too late, because the confidant is talking about two people, and when you talk to Ding Zaichang, you want to give him your heart and soul, but he can take care of himself alone.If it wasn't for the reminder from the side, Ji Zihe might not be able to hear him talk about himself even if he wants to wipe out his old background.Such a person is really scary. It's no wonder that he is a 17-year-old young master who can stand alone. He is really good at communication. I don't know what kind of person can teach such a well-rounded person.

"My family teacher's surname is Ye, from Huaiyang. My father met him when he was working in Huaiyang. Mr. Ye's articles and poems are very good, and he is very appreciated by my father. Mr. is poor, so my father funded him to study. I had high hopes. It was a pity that my husband was out of luck and failed to pass the exam. Because I felt ashamed of my father, I was unhappy and became thinner and haggard. My father couldn't bear it, so he told him that when he was promoted to Beijing, he would bring him with him. He went to Beijing together and continued to sponsor him to study. Unfortunately, not long after, the husband fell ill, and he didn’t recover for a long time. At that time, my father was dismissed for some reason. Remembering his promise, he planned to take him back to his hometown. At that time Mr. Ye was seriously ill. He wanted my father to leave first, but my father couldn't bear it, so he wanted to wait for him. Unexpectedly, after a few days, Mr. Ye came to the door and recovered from his illness. My father took After Mr. Ye returned to his hometown, he asked Mr. Ye to be my wife. Mr. Ye is very powerful. When he first came, I couldn't write articles. In just one year, he was able to make me write. "

"This Mr. Ye is indeed a good teacher." Ji Zihe said.

"Brother Gong Jin just wants to ask me something else?" Ding Zaichang smiled with his eyes bent, like a confident fox.

Ji Zihe thinks he is a wonderful person, why doesn't he think Ji Zihe is a wonderful person?A businessman like him, who deals with all kinds of religions and nine streams all day long, always speaks with skill when speaking with people. To put it bluntly, he is especially good at fooling people.

Ji Zihe didn't seem like a deep-minded person, and he was such a person, which made Ding Zaichang feel frustrated.On weekdays, when Ding Zaichang talked to other people, he would be able to fool him with three words and wish to sell him to him, but Ji Zihe kept a certain distance from him from the beginning to the end, which made Ding Zaichang unable to figure it out. When I saw the little dragon, I felt that this person was very human.

Ji Zihe's golden finger bone gentleman flicked his sleeves, hiding his merit and fame.Xiaohezi's scheming is indeed not that deep, but his bones are different. First of all, he is an outsider, and the authorities are obsessed with the bystanders. This reason is easy to understand.Secondly, he is an old bone with hundreds of years of memory anyway, he still can't understand Ding Zaichang's little thoughts.

"Well, I wonder what Brother Ding wants me to do?" Ji Zihe asked.

Why did Ding Zaichang explain his wife's affairs so clearly for no reason, Ji Zihe would not think that he was a chatterbox, and if something abnormal happened, there must be a demon.

"Brother Gong Jin, do you think someone can keep their face unchanged for several years?"

"You mean Mr. Ye?"

"That's true. Mr. Ding has been at my house for many years. However, his appearance has not changed at all. My father has added gorgeous hair over the years, and Mr. Ding is still young, without a single wrinkle on his face. The abnormal appearance really makes me feel uneasy.”

"It's indeed a strange thing. Brother Ding, has he ever looked for Taoist priests and sorceresses?"

"It's probably a charlatan who took money, but it's useless."

"That's really a pity, but unfortunately I don't know how to help you." Ji Zihe shook his head and sighed.

"Brother Gong Jin, why should you be self-effacing? You and I know very well that you are definitely not that kind of charlatan. I just want to find out the secrets of Mr. Ye, and I ask Brother Gong Jin to complete it. After the matter is completed, I will definitely thank you very much."

Ji Zihe put on a blank face, I really have no self-esteem, I am not a Taoist monk, I don't know how to escape armor, and I don't know how to use yin and yang and five elements, so I know what a ghost is.

Just as Ji Zihe was about to refuse, Gu Gu said, "Little Hezi, promise him, you don't understand me. I can see that this kid is not short of money, and when things are done, we will have money to eat Jinjiang The seats on the floor are up."

Hearing this, Ji Zihe swallowed the words again.It's not that he wants to eat some Jinjiang Restaurant's noodles, it's just that he really doesn't have a lot of money right now.He brought a lot of money from home, but he didn't expect the prices in Jingzhou to be so high.It can only be said that it is worthy of being the capital of the country, and it is really different from other places. Even the price of small vegetables sold for two yuan in his hometown can be doubled here.Although the money on his body was not a problem until the exam was over, Ji Zihe was a little anxious because he could only go in and out all day.

Ji Zihe immediately changed his words, "If that's the case, then I'll give it a try. It's just that I'm not very knowledgeable, so I may not be able to solve Brother Ding's doubts."

"Brother Gong Jin will do his best."

"But I'm curious why you pay so much attention to Mr. Ye's appearance. I wonder if Brother Ding can satisfy my little curiosity?" Ji Zihe asked again. He didn't pay much attention to other people's appearance on weekdays. I really can't figure it out, that someone can count whether there are more wrinkles on someone's face, I always feel a little weird.

Ding Zaichang paused for a moment, and said with his normal expression, "This is my family business, I don't want to tell you, so please don't blame me, Brother Gongjin."

"Naturally." Since people didn't want to talk about it, Ji Zihe couldn't ask, but he became more and more curious about it.

"I see, this Ding Zaichang always pays attention to people's appearance, maybe he has taken a fancy to his wife, otherwise how could he lose his mind when you asked him why just now." Bone floated to Ding Zaichang's side and teased.

Ji Zihe glared at him, what nonsense, according to Ding Zaichang himself, Mr. Ye would be his father at that age.How could he fall in love with Mr. Ye, saying that his father is more or less in love... Pooh, hey, what the hell, he was also biased by his bones.It's not like everyone is like him, and they are attracted to men. This kind of immoral thing, I'm afraid it will be tolerated by the world.

Thinking of this, Ji Zihe's tongue suddenly felt a little bitter.He tried his best to suppress this feeling, pretending to be nonchalant.

He doesn't know why he is tempted by bones, well, in fact, there is no need for a reason, such a beautiful woman who treats you wholeheartedly and stays with you every day, the one who is not tempted is a god.Once, he expressed his heart to the bones in a joking way, and that was already his greatest courage.The rejection was completely in his expectation. Although his brother looked extremely beautiful, he was definitely not someone who was willing to lie under others.If they don't break it, they can still be brothers. If they break it, they might be rejected. Now, it's actually pretty good, isn't it?

"Cousin, my father is here!" Meng'er suddenly pulled Ji Zihe, pointing and shouting excitedly.

Ji Zihe stretched his neck to look over, and after looking at it for a long time, he saw Ning Caichen's carriage. He didn't know why Menger's eyes were so sharp that he could spot him from such a distance.The sun is so high now, Ning Caichen and the others just went up the mountain, one can imagine how congested the road is.

This is a family party, and Ji Zihe doesn't want to bring outsiders to play with him.Especially Ding Zaichang, a person who can tell people and talk nonsense, if he sees his cousins ​​and sisters-in-law, if he doesn't steal their attention, then he and Menger will become outsiders.

With a deep sense of crisis, Ji Xiaogong thought carefully, ignored Ding Zaichang's strong desire to travel with him, and resolutely agreed with him on a time and place to meet in the future, and bid farewell to him.After paying the tea money, he rushed into the crowd with Meng'er in his arms, and disappeared after a while.

Ding Zaichang sat alone at the table, changed his posture, and his temperament changed suddenly.He propped his cheek with one hand, and put the other hand on the table. He tapped his fingers slowly on the table.Even wearing ordinary clothes and sitting in a simple tea stand, it is difficult to conceal the edge, and it seems out of place with the surroundings.

A middle-aged man walked over from a distance and stood quietly behind Ding Zaichang without making a sound.

"Oh, it's really boring. Find out the details of Mr. Ji for me. I don't want to meet another charlatan." Ding Zaichang stood up, left a piece of silver on the table, and left the tea with his hands behind his back. stand.

"Yes, young master." The man followed behind him, respectfully.