After the county magistrate left, Du Shaoqing asked Li Zhen and his group to enter the inn's back house, leaving the five servants to clean up the lobby outside. He was beaten like this, and it was probably impossible to open the door in the past or two days.

"You guys talk first. I'll find something to eat. I set out from the inn early in the morning, and I'm almost hungry now." Cheng Chumo said and walked towards the inn kitchen.

"Let Shaoming take you to find some food." Du Shaoqing shouted.

"No, I'm still familiar with you here." Cheng Chumo waved his hand without even turning his head.

In the living room of the back house, Li Zhen brought another man in official uniform in the past, "Brother Du, a few days ago, Xiao Mo and I gave you a secret recipe for steamed buns to your Majesty. His Majesty said on the spot that he would reward you with a thousand taels of silver. We have already brought you there."

Du Shaoqing, who was carrying a teapot to pour boiling water for the two of them, almost stood firm, opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "How many? One thousand taels?"

Seeing this behavior, the official next to him frowned slightly, but did not speak. Li Zhen nodded and said, "That's right, Your Majesty said that you can't treat patriotic people badly, and make the people who have made contributions feel disappointed. So you must accept it this time, otherwise you will resist the order."

Du Shaoqing laughed and said, "Customize, why don't you? Our family is so poor that they sell houses. How can I beat the swollen face and be fat again?"

This sentence made the officials next to him lower their views on Du Shaoqing. He didn't know that Li Zhen and Du Shaoqing were familiar with each other, so they just spoke casually.

"Also, Your Majesty heard that you are a talented person, so there is another special approval to give you the opportunity to enroll in the Imperial College and contribute to the country in the future.

This is Song Zhuan, the Imperial College Superintendent sent by His Majesty to assess your knowledge. You must perform well. After passing the assessment, you will be able to study in the Imperial College. You will have a great future in the future.” Li Zhen introduced.

Du Shaoqing was shocked again, feeling a little embarrassed: "Entering the Imperial College? Wouldn't you go to Chang'an? Brother Li, is there any misunderstanding? I am at this age and I still have to go to school?"

The Song chief clerk snorted coldly: "What? Are you reluctant? Do you look down on our Imperial College? I know that you have failed the exam three times, but if you feel lazy or resentful because of this, then your mind is not good.

Your Majesty’s gift is to give you the opportunity to contribute to the country in the future. With such an opportunity, no student in the world can even be sought after by a poor student. How about you, don’t you want to go?

I think you are only ten years old, so why don’t you have to go to school? Kong Yingda, the priest of the Imperial College, is still working tirelessly until his sixties. What are your abilities?”

After being scolded by this man, Du Shaoqing's original good mood became particularly bad. He forgot that this was ancient times, and education was different from modern times. There were many people who had been studying in their old age, and it was definitely a common phenomenon to enter school at the age of 20.

But he was suddenly told to move to Chang'an to study. Du Shaoqing never thought that after all, he had to take care of his family and had a daughter to raise, and he had no interest in learning the classics and Confucianism.

Li Zhen next to him smoothed out and said, "Don't get me wrong with the boss Song. Brother Du was probably excited for a moment. His patriotism is still admirable. He will never have any intention. You should just say that you are serious and start the assessment. If you have passed the exam for his knowledge, you will know."

The man nodded and stopped entangling, so he spoke, "The Imperial College is now divided into five subjects: Imperial College, Imperial College, Four subjects, Calligraphy, and Calculation. I will take the exam one by one. As long as you can pass one of them, you will pass it.

The Imperial College is the main study of the Five Classics, so you can recite two articles of "Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Period".

Du Shaoqing really wanted to curse, where did this guy come from? What big cloves of garlic? I don’t want to go to Chang’an at all, and I have to answer these classical and historical questions when you ask these questions.

Not to mention how Du Shaoqing accepted the assessment in the living room, let alone Cheng Chumo, who had just gone out to find food.

Now that the inn has reopened, I eat more than just white steamed buns. In the morning, Du Shaoqing also fried two side dishes, leaving some for the drunk Zhang Chuchen in a bowl in the kitchen. Cheng Chumo saw what it smelled so fragrant? I have never seen this dish before. After a bite, my eyes lit up. It was delicious.

So he took out three or five large white steamed buns from the cage and started to feast on them.

"It's delicious, it's really delicious. When did this inn have such skills? This man surnamed Du is really hidden.

But it’s a pity, this kind of good dish is not accompanied by fine wine.”

Thinking of this, Cheng Chumo started searching again. Not to mention, this kid was lucky. There was really half a jar of good wine in the kitchen. It was half a jar that Hongfu girl Zhang Chuchen had not finished last night. Cheng Chumo smelled the rich aroma of wine and saliva flowed down. After taking a small bite, the smell was completely destroyed.

At this time, a voice came from outside the kitchen door: "Boy Du, have you kept me food? It's the first time I've been walking in the world for so many years... "

Cheng Chumo, who was in the kitchen, felt nervous when he heard this voice, and quickly put the small wine jar on his chest. He was not stupid. He had never seen such good wine in Chang'an for so many years. He often drank the imperial wine in the palace, but none of them could compare to the small half jar. The Du family didn't know where this thing came from. It must be treasured. It was luck that he could drink it secretly. People would not take out this treasure and let others drink it.

So this guy was clever and took the wine jar away in his sleeves. No matter what, he would give him the rest. At worst, he would just compensate them for money afterwards.

Just after stuffing the wine jar, when he looked back, a red figure appeared at the kitchen door, his eyes facing each other, and the two of them exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

Cheng Chumo felt his legs weak and he stammered and said, "Zhang, Aunt Zhang???You, you..."

"Oh? The boss of Cheng Zhijie's family? Why did you come here?" Zhang Chuchen asked in surprise.

Facing this boss, Cheng Chumo dared not hide anything at all. He said the matter at the fastest speed and the most concise words. Zhang Chuchen nodded, "Well, so that's it. OK, go back quickly after finishing the work. I'm afraid your father will be thinking about it after he has come out for a long time."

This was obviously a way to drive people away. Cheng Chumo did not dare to refute and nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, we will leave after we finish our business."

But as soon as he walked to the kitchen door, Cheng Chu recalled the question in his heart, and turned around and asked with a bold attitude, "I wonder why my aunt is here so coincidentally. Are you going back today? Are we going all the way?"

Zhang Chuchen thought that the child of Cheng Yaojin was really smart. He looked honest and confused, but he was actually not stupid inside. He knew how to test himself. So he snorted coldly: "I don't go back, I'm so tired of staying in Chang'an. I missed my life in Green Forest and I came out to relax. I will never go back in a short period of time.

By the way, your boy's mouth is tighter. If my identity is revealed, my mood will be damaged and I will deal with you carefully."

Cheng Chumo's neck shrank, and he kept saying no, he bowed and turned around and walked towards the back house quickly.

"Xiao Zhen, Xiao Zhen, come out and I have something to tell you."

Cheng Chumo called out Li Zhen in the living room, leaving Du Shaoqing and the Song Chief Archman.
Chapter completed!