Chapter 929 Can’t Buy
Feng Zongping looked at her suspiciously. Before he could say anything, Yun Xinxuan, who was standing behind him, said with a smile, "The chief priest loves to ask questions from Confucian classics, but there are so many of them. Did your junior brother remember to come over?"
Manbao thought thoughtfully, "Yes, he is a member of the Kong family."
She looked at them with sparkling eyes and asked, "Do you have the questions that Kong Jijiu has given to first-year freshmen in previous years?"
Feng Zongping confirmed this and asked, "Isn't your junior brother going to take the entrance exam in two days?"
Manbao glanced at him and nodded, "Yes."
Feng Zongping stroked his chin and asked, "Do you know how to solve the strategy that Zilu asked Qiang just now?"
Man Bao thought for a moment and said, "A gentleman is harmonious but not drifting. A country has a good way, so it will not change. Let's solve it."
Feng Zongping clapped his hands, "Not bad, not bad. How does your junior brother compare to you?"
Manbao thought for a while longer, then said reluctantly, "A little better than me."
Feng Zongping smiled and said, "Then he will have no problem passing the Imperial College entrance exam. This is the end-of-year exam for my second level. I'm now in the third level. He can solve such a policy essay. Even if it's a little worse, he's still much better than those people."
Manbao's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked, "Do you know the other forty-six students? How knowledgeable are they?"
Feng Zongping looked at her but smiled without saying anything.
Manbao felt more confident, but then he became troubled again, "But I have two junior brothers."
Everyone: ...What does this mean?
Manbao looked back and forth at the four students surrounding her, her eyes narrowed with a smile. "Let me treat you to a meal. You're all grown up now, so you should know how to drink, right? I'll treat you to a drink, and then we can talk about the exam questions from previous years. You can remember them, right?"
Feng Zongping: "...both of your junior brothers will respond?"
Manbao nodded, "They are a family."
"So, you're not from the same family as them?"
"We have different last names, so how about we have dinner together?"
Feng Zongping looked around and asked, "Why don't they come in person?"
"They're being kept at home by their teacher to study. They probably won't be able to come out for the next two days. Do you want to drink? I heard there's a restaurant up the street that has some really good wine."
Yi Ziyang interrupted and asked, "Is this the Zhuangyuan Building?"
How could Manbao know what kind of restaurant it was? She didn't even know the way there, but since someone mentioned the restaurant's name, she nodded and said, "Yes, it's Zhuangyuan Restaurant."
Yi Ziyang tugged at Feng Zongping's sleeve and whispered, "Where's the wine from Zhuangyuanlou?"
Feng Zongping glanced at him and whispered, "Can you remember the exam questions from previous years?"
Yi Ziyang was silent for a moment and then said, "Are you just making up some nonsense to fool people?"
"Haven't I tried it just now? She even solved the problem in The Doctrine of the Mean. Just think about how you solved this problem years ago." So you can tell that she can't be fooled even if you use your toes to guess.
Manbao saw them huddled together and whispering to each other. Although she couldn't hear what they were saying, she could guess what they were saying by putting herself in the shoes of Bai Shan and Bai Erlang.
She sighed and said, "I see. You must not have memorized the questions, but it doesn't matter. You still have the test paper, right? You can give it to me. I can wait here for you. When you bring the test paper, I'll buy you a drink."
The four continued in silence.
Manbao understood immediately, "Well, it seems that you are just like my junior brother. Not only did you forget the test questions after taking the test, you didn't even keep the test paper."
Four people: ...Who would keep the exam papers for no reason? They would be stuffed wherever they can be.
Manbao sighed, bowed and said, "See you later."
Four people: ...
Feng Zongping couldn't help but say, "You are useless here."
He gestured for her to look at the students coming out of the door one after another. Most of them just took a look and left without staying for long.
"You saw it too. Everyone just looked at it curiously. Who would come up and sell the papers?"
Manbao asked curiously: "Why not sell it?"
Yi Ziyang said, "Because they are not short of money. Those who can live outside the school either live in the capital or can afford to rent a house outside. Who is short of money?"
Feng Zongping smiled and said, "Yes, most of the students at the Imperial College are children of officials of the third rank and above, and they basically live outside. There are only a few commoners who can pass the entrance exam to the Imperial College, but most of them live outside as well. Most of the students at the Imperial College are children of officials of the fourth rank, and those at the Four Gates Academy are children of officials of the fifth rank. Those who are really short of money and need to sell their papers live inside."
Manbao asked unhappily, "Then why did you come here?"
Feng Zongping coughed lightly and said, "I'm just curious. By the way, what family is your junior brother from? Were his ancestors meritorious officials, or..."
Manbao said: "It's his father, but I won't tell you who his father is. Okay, I found someone I know, I'll go ahead."
Manbao saw Bai Dalang, patted Daji and then went to meet Bai Dalang.
Bai Dalang saw them as soon as he went out, so his mouth was wide open with an incredible look on his face.
Manbao stepped forward and pulled Bai Dalang aside. "Brother Bai, have you found out the exam papers from previous years?"
Bai Dalang shook his head in a daze. "Time is too tight. How can it be done so quickly? But Manbao, why are you holding up the paper and collecting the papers at the door? If the doctors find out, they'll give you a reprimand."
"I'm not a student of the Imperial College, so what am I afraid of?"
Too.
Bai Dalang nodded, but even then he felt this wasn't a good idea. Just as he was about to speak to her, Manbao blurted out, "Brother Bai, why don't you go in again? Don't look for your classmates. They've only been here a few months, and they haven't even started yet. Look for the seniors in the second level. Well, those who aren't from wealthy families, who are sociable and lively. Even if they don't have the test paper, they'll definitely know who has it."
Bai Dalang thought for a moment and nodded. He also passed the exams from Mianzhou one level at a time, so he naturally knew that some bookstores secretly sold various secret papers, and these papers basically came from students in the school.
However, he used to buy the test papers directly from bookstores, or use Mr. Zhuang's relationship to get the test papers compiled by the teachers in the provincial school directly. He rarely asked the students directly like this.
So he felt a little embarrassed and his face turned red.
Manbao was very worried when he saw this, and felt that this senior brother was much less shameless than his own brother.
Manbao stuffed his purse into his pocket and said, "Brother, as long as you pay enough, there is no test paper in this world that cannot be bought."
Bai Dalang nodded unsurely, "Okay."
Feng Zongping and Bai Dalang walked over after they entered. Together with Manbao, they watched the man disappear and asked, "Is this a student from the Four Gates School? Do you know him?"
Manbao ignored him.
"Hey, young lady, this is not nice. Are you going to ignore me just because I can't produce the test paper?"
Manbao said: "The main thing is that you lied."
Feng Zongping coughed lightly and said, "Then I'll tell you something again, okay?"
The next update will be around 6:00 PM
(End of this chapter)
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