The county examination is tomorrow. Sheng Yunting, who has not met for a long time, has a rare opportunity to go out as a relaxation. He just got free and didn't go anywhere else. He came to the Su Mansion and complained to Du Bai for a long time.

"How is the county trial preparation?"

At the desk, Du Bai slowly retracted the pen tip of his writing practice and looked up at Sheng Yunting, who was lying on a chair like a salted fish. The guy's face was exhausted at this moment, and he was listless as if his body had been hollowed out.

He chuckled softly, with a tone of watching the fun.

"Oh... Brother Du, don't mention it." Sheng Yunting looked bitter when he heard this and sighed, "When my father and mother took the exam for my school, I couldn't even memorize a piece of article. I was so angry that I called my second brother back in the military camp. I almost beat me to death that night..."

He subconsciously touched his back, his mouth twitching, as if he was still in fear.

"Do you think I will be able to pass the imperial examination after just five or six days of hard study? Wouldn't that be very sorry for those scholars who have studied hard for more than ten years?"

He thinks he is not a genius, but just an ordinary person.

"Who told you that you only know how to play but not how to read?" Du Bai shook his head slightly with a smile.

"Whoever loves reading can read, I don't want to become those nerds!"

Sheng Yunting looked very bored and hummed, "My brothers and sisters are all promising, can't I still support me? Isn't it a happy person every day, so why bother to think about the imperial examination?"

As he said this, he looked very contented. It seemed that he was a guy with no ambition. Du Bai had nothing to say. After all, what this guy said was indeed nothing wrong. If he did not consider his own ideals, it would be no problem for a Sheng family to raise him and a second-generation ancestor.

At this time, when Sheng Yunting twisted his body, he suddenly felt a secret bag tied around his waist. He remembered that it was something Du Bai gave him before, but he had been forgetting to ask what it was for.

He was also curious to open it and saw it. It was just a yellow talisman paper with a twisted stroke like a ghost-drawing talisman, but he couldn't recognize what the word it was.

It happened to be next to Du Bai now, so he picked up the tip and asked curiously: "By the way, Brother Du, what is the thing you gave me before for?"

Du Bai glanced at it and said his prepared remarks: "This thing is a precious treasure I got from a master of enlightenment by chance. It can prevent demons and ghosts from approaching you easily. Remember to wear it with you!"

Of course, these words were just fooling the other party. The talisman paper was just a cover, and what really worked was the instilled righteousness inside.

Sheng Yunting was not very clear about the authenticity of these things, but felt that Du Bai was very concerned about him, and was very moved. He quickly tied it back to his waist and patted it, and promised: "Don't worry, Brother Du, I will never take it down casually! Even if I take a shower, I will put it in my mouth and don't let it go!"

"There's no need." Du Bai was speechless. The demons and ghosts were not so hungry...

Before leaving, Sheng Yunting seemed to remember something and looked at him expectantly: "By the way, Brother Du, my second brother said that after I finished the exam, I will take me to hunt and play in the mountains. Will you go? My second brother and I always don't match the topic. The road is very boring. If you have you with me, it will definitely be much more interesting."

Du Bai thought about it and was a little confused: "Didn't you say you want to release animals? Why do you still like to go hunting?"

Isn't this a contradiction?

Sheng Yunting looked proud of you: "That's right, my second brother is hunting, I'm responsible for releasing animals. I will never miss it. The efficiency is very high!"

Du Bai was immediately amazed and laughed. This kid was also fortunate that he could come up with such a trick. If a monster was caught and let go, he would definitely not be grateful. He would only think that you were teasing yourself and became even more angry.

However, he recalled that he was not idle during the period after the county examination and had many things to be busy with. He probably didn't have time to mess around with this guy. Moreover, outdoor sports like hunting are not suitable for guys who are lazy.

Thinking of this, he politely declined.

Sheng Yunting secretly felt regretful and instead invited some other friends. As for whether Cheng or not Du Bai, he no longer cared about it. At least Su Zhirou turned her back on the guy and ignored her.

Yes, she is not a woman from a martial arts family. It is already a bit special to like some ghosts and gods. How could she like hunting in the mountains?

In short, surrounded by a half-joy and half-worry atmosphere, time flies, and the day of the county examination has finally arrived.

It should have been nothing to do with the Su family, but Su Wanmiao insisted on getting a good start. Two red lanterns were hung in front of the gate, which was like high school. Du Bai just smiled and didn't stop him. Just looking at the lively atmosphere like a festival, he suddenly felt a little regret in his heart.

Although I traveled through this ancient times, I have never personally come across the legendary imperial examination. I think it is indeed a bit unsatisfactory.

However, if he really wanted to study poetry and books hard, he didn't have the painstaking efforts. After thinking about it, he still felt that it would be better not to join in the fun.

What's more, in the career of officialdom, people who have married into the country have already lost their path to the imperial examination. They are scholars who worked hard in their previous careers, and now they are only a false reputation.

Compared with the joyful Su family, the atmosphere on the street outside is obviously a bit more tense.

Many young men studied hard for many years just to wait for this exam. They were full of ambitions and hoped to make a big splash in their careers and devote themselves to the country and the people. At least at this moment, many literati who have read the books of sages still have such simple original intentions.

There are also many scholars who have passed the county exam before but failed. As they get older, the pressure on their shoulders becomes heavier and their hearts become more and more uneasy. Before the exam, they are still holding a few articles to read and recite in a low voice, as if they are looking forward to whether they will have good luck to see related questions.

There are also Tongsheng who had passed the county examination before and came to the county town to prepare early, not only to see if there will be any excellent articles this year, but also to adapt to the atmosphere of the exam to welcome the upcoming palace examination, so as to facilitate exchanges with other classmates.

Of course, in fact, the county exam is just a test that tests that only test basic knowledge, and there will be no excellent articles. So the key is to look at the trend of this year's test questions and think carefully about what the subsequent exam questions will mean.
Chapter completed!