"Brother Liu is right. With Brother Liu's talent and reputation, how can a mere Zhou An be compared to you? You are the leading talent in our Jian'an Academy." Bei Gan said.
"Yes, yes, even if Zhou An wins Li Yuxuan's heart, but Zhou An is not as good as you in literary talent, you will definitely win the examination, and you may even be ranked first."
"Brother Liu comes from a scholarly family, a Shili family, and Zhou An is the son of a rich man. How can Zhou An compare to you?" Liu Wanyuan said.
Zhou An is a martial arts practitioner, with sharp ears and eyesight, and he is also a martial artist with good ears and eyesight. After hearing what they said, Liu Sanbian was jealous of him, and other scholars slandered him, but he was not partial to Xu Shilin. If not, Zhou An had a very good impression of him.
However, Zhou An had another idea. Since you care so much about me talking to Li Yuxuan, then let you care. I not only chatted with Li Yuxuan, but also had a deep chat. Then the chat between Zhou An and Li Yuxuan became even more heated. .
Among them, Li Yuxuan has endless admiration for Zhou An's knowledge, Zhou An's theory of stars and universe, Zhou An's theory of human geography, and various strange customs. It really makes people feel refreshed and feels like they have entered another world. world.
She was surprised that Zhou An was only a teenager, how could he know so much, and it was so novel, which she had never heard of before. She didn't believe it at first, but Zhou An's explanation was so reasonable that she couldn't believe it. If you don’t believe it, as Zhou An’s words deepened, Li Yuxuan also gradually went deeper into the world, asking questions one by one about what Zhou An said, and Zhou An answered them one by one.
Seeing that Zhou An and Li Yuxuan were tired of being together, Liu Sanbian's eyes seemed to turn into two angry flames, and the anger spurted out from his eyes.
Baiquan County is not very far from the ancient county seat, but it is not close either. They have to pass through two county towns in the middle to reach Baiquan County. However, they have no intention of resting in the two county towns. After all, they only have these few days left.
However, the journey was not smooth. The scholars were all very weak. They had to rest after riding for a while. In just a few dozen miles, they rested dozens of times, with an average of one rest per mile. This made Zhou An very annoyed. bother.
In the end, Zhou An had no choice but to buy two carriages for them when he passed through the first county town, and hired two horsemen to let them ride on the carriages.
Zhou An's behavior made these scholars feel much better about Zhou An, but among them, Liu Sanbian looked at Zhou An with more anger.
Zhou An didn't pay much attention to these weak scholars. As long as they didn't hinder him, he would do anything.
After two days of traveling, they finally arrived in Baiquan County.
A group of people entered the city.
Different from the ancient county town, Baiquan County is very lively, with people coming and going on the streets, shouting and shouting constantly.
The scholars all got out of the carriage and were very happy to see how lively Baiquan County was. While admiring it, they walked towards the inn.
When they arrived at the inn, they found that the guest rooms were already full. They had no choice but to go to other inns, but they searched five inns in a row and all the rooms were full.
They were surprised that the guest rooms were all full since it was not a holiday. The shopkeeper gave them an explanation.
It turns out that the examination for the public examination is coming soon, and scholars from all the villages under Baiquan County are coming to participate, so the inns are full.
Now Zhou An also knows when the imperial examination in Baiquan County will be held tomorrow. Zhou An wiped the cold sweat from his face. Fortunately, he bought a carriage for those scholars. Otherwise, he would have been late to participate in the imperial examination because of his hurry. .
Really unable to find an inn, the scholars finally decided to rent a private house at a high price. They must have a place to live, otherwise if they are admitted to the Juren Examination, how will the county government find them and give them the title of Juren?
Then these scholars went out to look for a place to live. After searching all afternoon, Liu Wanyuan finally found a suitable house. The most important thing was that the house he was looking for was owned by a wealthy businessman, and the daily rent cost 100 yuan. Two silver coins.
After they all heard it, some were very happy and some were silent. After all, among the seven scholars, there were not only rich family members but also poor family members. The happy ones were the rich family members, while the silent ones were the poor family members.
"I'll pay for the rent, and even the food," Liu Sanbian said grandly.
"Brother Liu is so generous." Liu Wanyuan said loudly.
"Brother Liu is so generous." Bei Gan said with a thumbs up.
"Let's go to this residence now." Liu Sanzheng glanced at Zhou An with satisfaction and walked outside.
Zhou An shrugged and walked out. Such a good opportunity to eat and drink was not in vain.
They arrived at the private house. It was not very luxurious, just better than ordinary people's homes. It had two quadrangle courtyards of half a large and a small size, forming a vertical shape.
Liu Sanbian was very dissatisfied when he saw this residence. This residence was left by a wealthy businessman. It was too shabby. Then he cursed: "Damn, this yard is worth a hundred taels of silver a day. I think it's even fifty taels." It’s not even worth the money.”
"There is no way. Since those candidates entered Baiquan County in large numbers a few days ago, prices in Baiquan County have skyrocketed. An ordinary thatched house still costs dozens of taels of silver. This house is still cheap," Liu Wanyuan said. .
"It's not bad. I'm quite satisfied. I'll find a room to live in first." Liu Sanbian wanted to curse a few more words, but Zhou An's voice appeared inappropriately, and while speaking, he chose A house, open the door and go in.
"I feel good. Let's all stay here. Otherwise, I don't know if we can find another house. After all, we have the scientific examination tomorrow." Li Yuxuan said.
Li Yuxuan also found a house next to Zhou An and stayed there.
Liu Sanbian had no choice but to stay now. If Zhou An said this, he could leave Zhou An here and take the people away. But Li Yuxuan also said it, and he couldn't say anything else. He just said it out of anger. One sentence: "Whatever you are looking at, find a room to stay in, and you will live here from now on." After saying this, Liu Sanbian angrily moved to live next to Li Yuxuan's house.
The others looked at each other and found a house to stay in.
"I must teach Zhou An a lesson, he really doesn't take me seriously." Liu Sanbian returned to his house, threw the package he was holding to the ground, and said bitterly.
Liu Wanyuan and Bei Gan followed him in. Hearing Liu Sanbian's angry shouting, Bei Gan said: "Why don't we teach Zhou An a lesson tonight to make him more knowledgeable and prevent him from looking for Li Yuxuan again."
"What solution have you come up with? Tell me." Liu Sanbian said with his eyes lit up.
"Come here." Bei Gan said with a mysterious smile.
Liu Sanbian stretched out his ear, and Bei Gan whispered in his ear. The more Liu Sanbian listened, the brighter his eyes became. Finally, he patted the table and said loudly: "I will do as you say."
Zhou An is currently practicing the soul-searching finger in the house. Although he understands it, he has not practiced it yet. Once he has practiced it, he will be able to get started.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Zhou An stood upright, slowly regained his strength, walked to the door, opened it, and Bei Gan stood outside the door with a smile on his face.
Zhou An frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"
Bei Gan smiled and said, "Brother Liu is going to entertain guests at Tianranju tonight. Why don't you send me to inform Brother Zhou?"
"What time does it start?" Zhou An happened to be hungry, so it was good to go there.
"Brother Liu has already gone there and is ready to go. Let's go now." Beigan said.
"Have everyone else been notified?" Zhou An asked.
"The notice has been issued, they have already gone." Began said.
The two came to Tiantianju and were led by Bei Gan to the second floor.
Li Yuxuan, Liu Sanbian, Liu Wanyuan and other seven people were seen sitting on chairs next to three tables. The waiter was serving them dishes. These dishes included chicken, duck, fish and meat, which were very rich.
Among them, Liu Sanbian was next to Li Yuxuan. Liu Sanbian kept showing his kindness to Li Yuxuan and showing off his talents. Li Yuxuan sat there without saying anything and ignored Liu Sanbian. When Zhou An arrived, Li Yuxuan stood up. He sat next to Zhou An and started talking with Zhou An.
This scene made Liu San so angry that he vowed that he would take revenge on Zhou An and make Zhou An's life worse than death.