Taozi picked up the package, but it still didn't affect his speed. Zhang Erlang almost jogged to follow him.
"Brother Taozi, is it true that they say the people in the city are delicious?"
"Maybe."
“Where will we live in the county?”
"You live in the Law School."
"Where is the Law School?"
"The place where you study and become an official."
"If you study and become an official, won't you disappear for no reason like the people in the village?"
"It's hard to say."
The path was still quiet, but there were many horse hoof prints on the ground, and occasionally fresh, steaming horse manure could be seen.
Knights almost don't like to walk on such a small road. They prefer to gallop their horses on the official road. It is rare to see horse hoof prints here.
The two of them actually walked all the way to the east city gate. There were no wild beasts or thieves along the way. Everything was peaceful and strangely strange.
The entrance to the east city is still empty.
After showing the proof, the knight wanted to search the package again.
Liu Taozi put the packages aside and opened them one by one. Inside were just some new clothes and new shoes.
The knight's eyes lit up and he reached out to take it.
A big hand immediately grabbed his wrist.
The Xianbei man was furious, and his face was fierce and terrifying. When he raised his head, he saw an even more penetrating face.
Taozi was staring directly at the Xianbei man at this moment, and the two looked at each other.
At the moment when they looked at each other, the Xianbei people felt chills standing on end, as if they had returned to the battlefield after a long absence.
"Brother!!"
Then a loud shout was heard, and a little man in official clothes ran out from the city gate. He quickly took something out of his arms and put it into the knight's hand.
"This is my brother, who is from a county school!"
"Don't be angry, don't be angry. This is my aqa!"
"The bitign in the city!"
The man hurriedly explained with gestures and quickly looked at Liu Taozi.
"Brother, let go, let go."
The little man separated the two people. He asked Zhang Erlang to pick up the package, nodded to the knight again and again, and then pulled the two of them into the city.
The knight put away his things, muttered a few words, rubbed his wrist painfully, and turned to look outside.
The little man wiped the sweat from his forehead, recorded Taozi's past, and whispered: "Brother, don't dare to have any disputes with these Xianbei people, the county government can't control them."
"Just be patient and bear with me."
Liu Taozi recognized this little man. He was his classmate in the law school. He should have left ten days earlier than him.
This person's surname is Tian, ​​but I can't remember his name. I just remember that this person is good at talking, gets along well with everyone in the law school, and occasionally comments on important events.
After completing the registration, this person asked again: "Brother, I'm going to take the exam today, right?"
"Um."
"That's good, that's good. Let's meet again at the county government office in the evening!"
The man said with a smile.
Liu Taozi nodded and led Zhang Erlang to continue walking in the county town.
Zhang Erlang looked around curiously.
This place is a little different from the city he imagined, except that the houses are bigger, the roads are the same muddy, the surroundings are the same dilapidated, deserted, silent and lifeless.
There seems to be no difference between walking here and walking in the village.
"Brother Taozi, why haven't I seen that man just now? Why did he call you brother?"
"I don't know."
"I don't like this guy. He doesn't look like a good person. He seems to be trying to harm others."
The two of them walked one behind the other to the gate of the county school.
In front of the familiar wooden desk, there is still an official responsible for issuing school badges.
"Hey? Aren't you from the law school?"
The official recognized Tao Zi and said, "If you don't go to the county government office to take the exam, why do you come to the county to study?"
"Give him the school license."
The official looked at Zhang Erlang beside him. Zhang Erlang put down the package and smiled stupidly at the man.
"Brother Taozi!!"
Suddenly someone shouted, and they saw a person running out of the gate of the county school. He walked very fast and hurried to Taozi's side, his mouth wide open.
The officials hurriedly bowed to see him. Lu Qubing smiled and returned the salute, and then grabbed Taozi's hand.
"I just walked through the door and vaguely saw a black figure standing outside the wall, with teeth and claws. When I came out, I saw that it was really you!"
Lu Qubing glanced at Erlang beside him.
"Is this for getting a school license?"
He immediately took out the money from his sleeve and handed it to the official, "His money is mine. Record it as soon as possible."
The clerk was frightened, "How dare you, how dare you, I'll just take care of it myself"
"It's okay. You've been out all day and you're tired. If you have extra time, just buy some fruits to eat!"
"Thank you for the wine!!"
Zhang Erlang looked at this enthusiastic nobleman in surprise and fear.
Liu Taozi pointed at him.
Zhang Erlang took a deep breath and hurriedly puffed out his chest, ready to be introduced to the noble man by Brother Taozi.
"These are my packages on him. Let them be put in your house first."
"good."
Lu Qubing was also very straightforward, "Leave this to me and go to the county office quickly. The time is coming soon, don't delay."
Liu Taozi nodded, turned around and left.
Lu Qubing, on the other hand, led the confused Zhang Erlang into the county school with a smile.
The county school is not very far from the county government office.
This was not the first time Taozi walked this road, but this time, the road was full of soldiers, and he was stopped and searched after only a few steps.
Holding a county student ID card indicating her identity, Taozi spent half an hour before arriving at her destination.
As soon as Taozi walked to the door, an old official stopped him.
Old official Xu looked him up and down, "I remember you. Did you lose anything?"
"No, come and take the exam."
"Oh, the officials are not here. Go around here. There is a small door on the side. Just go in and wait inside."
Mr. Xu thoughtfully showed him the way.
Liu Taozi walked eastward along the courtyard wall, then went around to the other side, and finally saw the small door that the old official mentioned. The door was ajar.
Liu Taozi strode forward, opened the door, and walked in.
This is a small courtyard built with an outer wall. The interior is quite simple, with only a few stone tables and many pits. There are seven or eight people in the courtyard, all of whom are silent.
"Brother Peach!"
Several old acquaintances from the law school saw Liu Taozi and excitedly came forward and surrounded him.
The few in the distance were strangers, looking at them suspiciously at the moment.
"Isn't it said that you can take the exam only after you have been disciplined for a long time? What's going on with these people?"
A classmate asked in a low voice.
"Perhaps he has been punished before, or perhaps he spent some money."
They exchanged ideas, but Liu Taozi didn't care much about it.
They arrived much earlier than Taozi, and they were full of expectations for the next exam.
During these days, Lu Qubing spent a lot of time teaching them, and everyone made good progress. At least in the discipline, they had great confidence.
But Lu Qubing has always emphasized the difficulty of taking the exam, which makes everyone look forward to it and fear it at the same time.
The two emotions were intertwined and were constantly amplified during the long wait.
After waiting for a long time, finally, a middle-aged man walked out from the back door, holding something in his hand, and walked unsteadily in front of everyone.
Those with sharp eyes have already begun to take the lead in saluting.
The man looked tired and didn't even look at these people. He just motioned for them to come closer and then randomly stuffed the things in his hands into them.
"That's it, you can write it now."
The student looked blankly at the blank paper in his hand, "What are you going to write on this?"
The man suddenly became angry.
"How do I know what to write? The people responsible for these things are not here! I can write whatever I like!!"
He waved his hand and turned around angrily and returned to the back room.
The students looked at the white paper in their hands and looked at each other a few more times, feeling confused and at a loss.
Liu Taozi sat down at the desk, wrote his name and place of origin on the paper, and then wrote some more names and examples of the law, then stopped.
This is an unusual assessment, with no supervision, no time limit, and even no test questions.
Everyone wrote something. Most people wrote some laws silently, and some of them were creative and wrote about their good people and good deeds in the past to show their noble moral cultivation.
Everyone finished writing quickly, at least filling up the white paper, and the scene fell into silence again.
The people in the law school looked a little disappointed.
They had been preparing for so long, but in the end, they just had to scribble something on the paper?
Everyone waited for a long time, but no one came in to collect the papers.
The chirping of cicadas sounded again and again, and there was almost no shade from the sun in this empty courtyard.
Everyone was sweating profusely, the chirping of cicadas became particularly harsh, and irritability enveloped everyone.
The scorching sun gradually sets, and the sky becomes gloomy and dark little by little.
Finally, the classmates couldn't sit still any longer, and several of them looked at Taozi.
"Brother Taozi, what should I do now?"
Taozi had been closing his eyes to rest his mind. At this moment, he stood up and walked towards the house opposite. Everyone remained motionless and just looked at him.
Taozi opened the door to the back room, and the man just now, buried in the pile of paper, raised his head in surprise.
"You? What's the matter?"
"It's written."
The man was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, "Oh, take the exam."
He stood up, walked out of the back room, asked everyone to hand him the written paper, and waved again.
"Okay, okay, you've passed. You've all passed. Go to the west courtyard to find He Xingseng as your servant. He will distribute clothes and official badges, and arrange accommodation and meals."
"Congratulations."
The man grabbed the papers, said perfunctorily, turned around and walked into the back room again, closing the door.
The courtyard is empty.
There are only a group of low-level casual officials who have just passed the selection. They stand here in despair, without the joy of successfully passing the exam.
"well"
Chapter completed!