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Chapter 176 The Cheng Brothers and Sisters

[There are too many things to do on the Mid-Autumn Festival, I can only have two chapters a day, forgive me!]

Registration is conducted in the examination hall, where more than a dozen rows of tables are placed in the examination hall, and officials from the Ministry of Rites are responsible for registering for the candidates.

Finally it was Fanning's turn. The examiner was a kind middle-aged official. He asked Fanning with a smile: "Is it my reference?"

“That’s right!”

"Give me your recommendation!"

Fan Ning took out the provincial examination recommendation letter issued by Pingjiang Prefecture from the book bag and handed it to the examiner.

The examiner looked at it and laughed: "It turns out that it's a boy test, you should be at the same age! How old are you?"

"The student is twelve years old!"

The examiner just asked routinely, but in fact the recommendation books were written in detail. He nodded and looked carefully at Fanning's recommendation books.

"Yes, it's actually the first place in the boy's test."

He took a bamboo tube, which was densely packed with bamboo sticks, and handed it to Fan Ning and smiled and said, "You draw a test number!"

Fanning drew a tag and spread the note wrapped around it, "No. 2,768, Examination Room A".

He handed the note to the examiner, who then took a blank floating ticket and wrote down his test number, but added the word "child" before the test number, indicating that he was a boy test candidate.

“Where is the contact inn?”

"Old Caomen Inn!"

The examiner wrote down the old Caomen Inn in the registration book.

Next, he copied the name, origin, address, appearance and other information on the recommendation book on the floating ticket, and finally stamped a check stamp and handed the floating ticket to Fanning.

"It's OK! I wish you good results."

"Thank you senior!"

Fan Ning took the floating ticket, bowed, turned around and waited for Su Liang and Li Dashou.

At this time, a figure that seemed familiar flashed not far away and entered the crowd. Although it was just a glance, Fan Ning still recognized the man's tall and thin back, which was his former rival Xu Ji.

I haven't seen each other in the past three years and I actually met him in the capital. Fan Ning couldn't help but sneer. Xu Ji must have come to see him secretly, but he still didn't have the courage to face him.

"Fan Ning, have you met an acquaintance?" Su Liang walked over and asked with a smile.

Fanning smiled and said, "Just an old acquaintance! What is your number?"

"I am No. 2,199 in the A exam room, where are you?" Su Liang asked excitedly. He was lucky and got a very lucky test number.

"I'm in the same exam room as you, I'm 2,768."

At this time, Li Dashou hurried over, "Senior Brother, I am Ding's Examination Hall, No. 26,445!"

Fan Ning smiled and said, "You are a normal test, but you can't try with the boy, but there are more than 98,000 people taking the test, and your test number is already in front."

"How about it, where to have lunch?"

"Senior brother, go back! I have no idea and want to recite it again."

After Li Dashou got the coupon, he was very nervous and no longer had the intention to eat outside.

Fan Ning didn't make things difficult for him, so he smiled and said, "Then go back and put the things in place, and then Xiao Su and I will go to the old Caomen Wazi for dinner."

The three of them immediately returned to their residence by ox cart. As soon as they got out of the ox cart, an obese young man ran out of the alley and hugged Fanning, "Are you going to sign up? Why don't you wait for me?"

Fanning broke free from his arm and then realized that it was Cheng Ze, a new friend he met in Yangzhou. He was wearing a wide gray scholar suit and soft-footed head, like a gray mole.

"So it's Brother Cheng!"

Fanning patted his arm enthusiastically, "Didn't you mean the New Year is here? Why is it coming now?"

"You need to register! The relatives from the capital went to Chengdu Prefecture, so they had to come in advance. I also said to go and register with you."

"It's okay! Registration is very simple, I'll go with you tomorrow."

At this time, Fan Ning saw Su Liang's face flushed and his expression was very strange. He was leaning his head and looking into the alley. He couldn't help but wonder, "Xiao Su, what are you looking at?"

Cheng Ze laughed, "I brought the girl too and asked her to come to Beijing to have fun. Xiao Su probably saw her."

Three black lines suddenly appeared on Fan Ning's forehead. The Cheng family was cruel enough, and it seemed that they were staring at Su Liang.

In the alley, Cheng Yuanyuan had a pretty red face and stood behind a pile of luggage a little embarrassedly. She dressed up very beautifully, wearing a short jacket, a silver fox fur coat, a wide pomegranate skirt underneath, a double-ringed temple, a round face with delicate snow-white, curved eyebrows, and a pair of shy and timid almond eyes. Although she was a little inferior to Ouyang Qian and Zhu Pei in terms of appearance, she was also very pretty, and her figure was a little plump, with a more round and jade-like beauty.

Behind her was a little maid, who was as timid and shy as she was.

Seeing that Su Liang was so squeamish that he couldn't speak, Fan Ning smiled and said, "Go into the house to rest first, and then go for a meal."

Fanning led everyone into the alley and opened the door. He pointed to the four rooms in the outer room and said, "These houses are all empty. You can live here for the time being. We will arrange it when you come back!"

Cheng Ze laughed and said, "No problem, I can live anywhere!"

He pushed open the door of a room and put his luggage in first. Li Dashou stepped forward to help.

Su Liang secretly glanced at Cheng Yuanyuan standing at the door, and quickly pulled Fan Ning aside and whispered: "The outer rooms are all houses where the servants live, so let them live in a bad way!"

Fanning glanced at him and smiled, "I feel distressed so soon?"

"Go to you, I just feel rude."

In fact, Fan Ning also knew in his heart that the outer courtyards were all places where the servants lived, and this was a matter of agreement. Although they did not have servants, this approach was indeed impolite.

"Or you'll move to my study and free up your room for them."

"Can!"

Su Liang nodded happily and agreed, "Anyway, my room is enough."

At this time, Li Dashou walked over and said, "Senior brother, why don't I live in the outer room, I feel more relaxed and comfortable."

Fanning sneered, "Do you think I put too much pressure on you?"

Li Dashou's face turned red. Although he dared not admit it, it was true that he wanted to study hard, but his senior brother forced him to rest, which put a lot of pressure on him. Just as the Cheng brother and sister came, he could take the opportunity to live in the outer room.

He couldn't speak, and Fanning said, "If you want to move, I don't care about you."

Li Dashou didn't know how to explain, so he had to go into the house with a embarrassed face and talk to Cheng Ze.

After a moment, Cheng Ze came out and smiled at Fan Ning and said, "I'm so sorry. I'll bother you as soon as I come. Brother Dashou must give me the house. I really can't refuse. Then let my little sister live in the house of Dashou and her maid live in the outer room. Do you think it's okay?"

Fan Ning nodded secretly. Cheng Ze was a good person and knew that it would be embarrassing to let Li Dashou live alone in the outer room. It would be better to live with him. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable to drive the owner to the outer room and live in the inner courtyard by himself.

Fanning smiled happily and said, "That's it! Put the things first, let's clean the room and go to have a meal."

At this time, Cheng Yuanyuan, who had not spoken, whispered to her brother: "Brother, I want to send a letter to my parents, but I don't know where there is a hurry to hand it over nearby?"

Su Liang immediately volunteered: "There are tiles in the old Caomen next to me. I will take you there later!"

Cheng Yuanyuan's face turned red, and Yingying gave a blessing gift, "Thank you, Brother Su!"

Fan Ning rolled his eyes, and he had nothing to say to Su Liang.

Looking at the Cheng brothers and sisters walking into Wang Chuer's urgent foot shop, Fan Ning patted Su Liang on the shoulder and joked: "You seem to be one year younger than Miss Cheng! Are you embarrassed to ask someone to call you elder brother?"

Su Liang curled his lips and counterattacked without hesitation: "Li Dashou is four years older than you. He doesn't call you senior brother the same way, so how are you embarrassed?"

"When did you guy's mouth become so sharp?"

Seeing that there was no one around, Su Liang gritted his teeth and said to Fanning: "Speak ugly first and don't make my fool of yourself in front of her, otherwise I will turn against you!"

Fanning scratched her head, her eyes full of confusion, "Who is this she?"

Su Liang blushed and gently punched Fan Ning in the arm, "You asked knowingly!"

Fanning smiled, "Okay, I will take care of your face, and you can treat you to lunch!"

"I'll just ask!"

Soon, the Cheng brothers and sisters came out of the store. Cheng Ze asked with a smile: "Where are we going to have a meal?"

Fan Ning pointed to Su Liang, "I have to ask Xiao Su about this matter. He decided where we go to eat. He is much more familiar with the neighborhood than me?"

Fan Ning's subtext did not say that Su Liang would buy breakfast every day, of course he was very familiar with the neighborhood.
Chapter completed!
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