"Boy Chu Ci, pay homage to Lord Mu."

Chu Ci bowed and bowed, his movements were smooth and elegant, and his posture was flawless.

"No gifts, sit down." Lord Mu looked at Chu Ci, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He originally thought that Xu Zheng's apprentice was of the same temperament as him. Unexpectedly, he looked gentle.

"Thank you, sir." Chu Ci sat down at him. He sat only two-thirds of the seat and did not dare to sit all over.

"I saw Brother Xu Nian in the letter saying, "Are you the Jinke Yuanlang of Xijiang Province? You have achieved such achievements at such a young age. It's really amazing." Mu Yuanxiu smiled slightly, with praise in his words.

Chu Ci stood up and bowed again: "Thank you for your praise, I am ashamed of accepting it. I am lucky to win Jie Yuan this time, so I dare not be proud of it."

"Okay, not only are you talented but also humble. Brother Xu's apprentice is wrong." Lord Mu stroked his beard and said with a smile. "Your husband said that your Spring and Autumn Period is good, I know he never praises others easily.

, This must be a good idea. I also studied the Spring and Autumn Period back then, so I will test you a few questions now. How about it?"

"Adults just ask questions."

"Okay, people's livelihood is hard, but if you are hard, what's the solution?"

"This sentence means that if the people want to have a prosperous and happy life, they must work hard. Only labor can create a steady stream of wealth. This sentence is to persuade the court to focus on farming, and the people who are poor will be evil and evil will be born.

, Only when the people live and work in peace can the country live forever."

"Okay, that's right! It's a pity that you are already a good disciple of Brother Xu, otherwise I would like to accept you as your disciple."

Chu Ci knew that he was polite, but Lord Mu's speech was really impressive, no wonder he could be promoted so quickly.

Mu Yuanxiu asked a few more questions, and Chu Ci answered them all in a slight manner. Mu Yuanxiu was just polite, but now he really felt that Chu Ci really had two tricks.

He wrote the Bao Shu and handed it to Chu Ci, and said with a smile: "Haha, you will be the top student in high school in the future, don't forget my recommendation!"

"Adults speak golden words. If you can win the top scorer, you will never dare to forget the kindness of your recommendation in your later years." Chu Ci also said with a smile.

"It's getting late, please stay for a meal, right?" Mu Yuanxiu said.

"The adults should not give up the food, but there is no place to stay. The young actor wants to find a place to live with the Shutong, so he can only thank the adults for their kindness first." Chu Ci is not so shameless, and the two of them are now

The friendship is maintained by Mr. Xu's visits. If you stay for dinner rashly, it will only make people look down on you.

Sure enough, Lord Mu did not invite him anymore, just said, "Since that's the case, then you can go early, so as not to delay the time too late. Next time you come to your door, you can't refuse."

"Yes, the young master said goodbye."

Chu Ci followed the servant out and returned to the gatehouse just now. The sweet fragrance in the house was filled with the room. Zhang Hu was sitting at the table, stuffing the snacks into his mouth piece by piece. At this time, three plates had already been placed on his hand.

But it’s true! Chu Ci only took a few sips of tea inside, let alone food, this guy actually ate three or four plates here!

Everyone in the Mu family stared at Zhang Hu like a show. They had never seen such a edible thing!

...

Because Zhang Hu was already full at the Mu family, Chu Ci did not go to the restaurant, but sat in a small stall on the side of the road and ordered a bowl of wontons.

The wontons are all snow-white, and are displayed on the chopping board like small ingots. The boss took a briquette and put them on a dozen and put them in a boiling water pot, then covered them with a lid, and started to put lard, salt, soy sauce and other seasonings into the bowl.

After the wontons were cooked, he lifted the lid, and the thin skin and large filling, and the crystal clear wontons fell into the bowl, and added a spoonful of hot soup. The taste was so fragrant!

Chu Ci took a spoon and put it in his mouth. It was fresh, fragrant and delicious, making people unable to stop. Every time he took a bite, a loud sucking sound would sound next to him.

"Boss, let's have another bowl."

"Master, I'm not hungry." Zhang Hu said awkwardly.

"You have to eat if you are not hungry!"

"Thank you, sir, sir!" Zhang Hu laughed, his silly look, very much like the little black bear Chu Ci saw in the zoo before.

After eating a bowl of warm wontons, the two found a carriage to Wenxingfang, and rented a separate courtyard for seven taels a month through Ya Ren, which had three bedrooms and a kitchen.

The most expensive advantage is that the yard does not need to be cleaned, and everything inside is complete, so they can just move in with their luggage.

After making the contract, Chu Ci took the newly released rental certificate and took the carriage from the time he came back to the Xijiang Guild Hall.

Chu Ci entered the house, packed the package and wanted to leave. Unexpectedly, Zhang Hu rolled up the quilts on the beds quickly, tied them with a rope and carried them on his shoulders.

"Wait, Dahu, what are you doing? Isn't there any place we live in? They are all new, I've seen it."

"Master, these quilts cost a lot of money. I just covered them for one night and I don't want them. What a pity?" When his elder sister got married, she cried because she couldn't accompany her two new quilts as dowry!

"That's right, just take it away if you want to. I don't like to cover the quilts that have been covered with, and I don't like to cover them with others."

When Chu Ci went out, he felt a gaze as if there were nothing. He walked out calmly, why couldn't he bring back what he had spent money? After a year or two, he gradually became a thrifty farmer.

The good habit of saving is no longer as generous as before.

After sleeping in the rented house for a night, Chu Ci made up for all his sleep yesterday. The environment here is quiet and quiet, and those who come and go are all knowledgeable people, probably the ancient version of high-end communities.

After settled down, Chu Ci wrote a letter back. The letter was full of things, which were packed in a thick stack of envelopes, and the post station asked them to add ten cents before sending them out.

After sending the letter, Chu Ci took the letter of guarantee and the Juren document to go to the Ministry of Personnel to register information. A month before the examination, he had to come over to receive the sealed documents, and then took them to take the examination.

Only after that can you take the exam.

This subject is similar to the annual test, and it is all about examining whether the students have read books seriously. Some juren have not encountered books for several years. In order to get the title of a disciple of the emperor, they came to participate in the exam specially.

.In order to reduce the burden on examiners to approve papers, a group of people who join in the fun will be eliminated in the subject examination.

In the days that followed, Chu Ci worked hard at home and did things at home. The capital was too far away from his hometown, and the gentlemen could not urge him. He could only restrain himself and not be confused by the colorful world of the capital.

Zhang Hu originally wanted to work hard with him, but Chu Ci asked him to play with his familiar book boys. After he got back, he could tell him what he saw and what he heard.

"Master, I went to Xiliang Bridge with them today. There were sugar sellers and bowls and cakes there..." At the dinner table, Zhang Hu tried hard to tell Chu Ci what he saw today.

The convention is always talked about from food.

After talking about what he saw for a day, Zhang Hu breathed a sigh of relief, obviously he was tired. Chu Ci laughed, okay, letting him go out to play has become a task!

"Master!" Zhang Hu suddenly screamed, then stood up in a hurry and took out a wrinkled invitation letter from his clothes.

Chu Ci opened it and saw it, saying: Brother Chu personally opened it, but a "Plum Blossom Club" was set up in the plum blossoms north of the city on the first day of December. Therefore, all talented men are invited to visit together to communicate with each other.

The invitation letter was signed by Rossi. Chu Ci didn't know him very well, so he asked Zhang Hu who this person was. Zhang Hu frowned and thought for a long time before saying, "He is the young master of the Awen family."

Awen Chu Ci remembered what Zhang Hu had been talking about these days, and remembered that Awen should be from Shandong Province, so this Luo Xi should be a student from Shandong Province.

"Is it him who wrote to you?"

"No, it was given to us by Awen. He said that if you want to go, you will have to pay a liang of silver to join the company. Master, are you going?"

"Go, it's not good if someone invites me for the first time. Find out my fox fur and I'll wear that one the next day."

The north wind blew in the capital these two days, and it was blowing all day long. As soon as people went out, their hairstyles and clothes were blown away. It seemed that in addition to fox furs, they also had to wear a crown the day after tomorrow.

As Chu Ci expected, on the first day of December, the wind was still blowing outside, but it was not as strong as the previous two days. The sky was gloomy, as if something was pressing on it. Chu Ci felt that

It should be snowing in two days.

Zhang Hu went out and called a carriage. The two of them sat towards Meilin. After getting off the car, Chu Ci took out a wooden sign for exchange for one or two silver and handed him to the servant guarding the gate of the garden.

"Please come in, please."

Chu Ci nodded slightly, then walked inside. He walked into the garden gate and passed a long corridor with many patterns engraved on the corridor, which looked very exquisite.

At the end of the corridor is a moon gate. Walking in a little further, you can smell a clear and elegant fragrance.

It turns out: the plum is three points whiter than the snow, but the snow is only one bit less fragrant than the plum.

The garden is extremely large, with about hundreds of plum trees inside, each with different shapes, and is dotted with various colors of plum blossoms, intertwined with red and white, which has a more flavor than a monochrome garden.

He paused for a moment at the door, then walked in. He wore a snow-white jade crown and a red fox fur. His face was like a jade crown and a star. His eyes were as slow as walking in the garden.

The noble and elegant appearance makes many students feel a little ashamed of themselves.

"Dare you ask me about this brother's name, Taigao? I am a student from Qionghai Province, with his surname Zhao and Rui, and his name is Zhonglian." A student couldn't help but come forward and get close to him.

"Hello, Brother Zhao, I am a student of Xijiang Province, Chu Ci, and my name is Huaijin."

"Brother Chu's name is like his own person, but he is actually a gentleman from Duanfang, and Huai Jin and Yu are the ones who hold Yu."

"Brother Zhao praised it. My hibiscus is a hibiscus, but it is actually a lump of elm and cannot bear the reputation of Jin Yu." Chu Ci smiled and humbled himself.

"Oh, it turns out that someone else has beautiful jade in his heart, and you have plants and trees in his heart. Isn't this...haha." A few people walked out from behind Zhao Rui, and the one who spoke was similar to Chu Ci's appearance, but at first glance, they had tied their hair.

There is still a big difference in the jade crown.

When Chu Ci first came in, there was the man who pushed the Yuguan, and he nodded his mouth to signal him to look over. With the same dress, the man lost a little in both appearance and demeanor. In his heart, he felt that

I was not happy, so after hearing Chu Ci's humbleness, I deliberately misinterpreted his words.

The others understood his unfinished intentions and laughed, but they laughed implicitly and had no malice. They didn't smile like this person, like an old hen who had just laid eggs.

Chu Ci also understood, he was just cursing him for being a fool! He just humbled himself, but he could even bring ridicule. He was so stupid every year, and this year there were a lot!

Although Chu Ci insulted him passionately in his heart, his face did not show his smile and asked with a smile: "Dare you ask this brother, Taigao's name?"

"I am Xie Xiangfei, Beiding Prefecture, and my name is Shenghui." The man said loudly, obviously very proud.

Chu Ci felt disgusted for a moment, Xiang? Still flying? Fortunately, he was not born in modern times, otherwise why would he be embarrassed to go out with this name when the word Xiang had been ruined?

But he didn't work hard on the word Xiang. He was a mean person, so why are other people named Xiang?

"Oh, you're fat! The plump appearance of the Pavilion is very suitable for this word." Chu Ci nodded seriously.

"What are you talking about?! My name is Shenghui! I will take the wings and rise, and the Xiangyu will turn around." The man was furious when he heard his strange accent.
To be continued...