Sisi: "Yes." One shouldn't be too certain.
Old Bai: "Yes." Old Hei.
"You two are too modest."
Niu Mingjie chatted with Sisi and Lao Bai for a while longer before saying goodbye.
When Niu Mingjie set off, Sisi brought little Gou Dan to see him off.
Little Gou Dan really likes Niu Mingjie. "Third Uncle, you need to take good care of yourself while you're out there all by yourself."
Okay. You should eat well too.
"Okay. Let's play chess together again when you come back next time."
"Okay. Third Uncle will try to lose as few games as possible."
"Hehe...Third Uncle, have a safe journey."
Seeing how well Gou Dan and Niu Mingjie got along, Niu Mingjie's mother couldn't help but think: If only she had sent Xiao Liu to her home as a child bride as soon as she arrived at the border.
Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye.
After returning to his jurisdiction, Niu Mingjie first dealt with the backlog of matters. After finishing, Niu Mingjie thought about what tasks he could get the scholars who were in the same cohort as Xu Muwan to do together.
After thinking it over, Niu Mingjie had someone bring Xu Muwan over.
Xu Muwan bowed to Niu Mingjie. "Greetings, sir!"
"Hmm." Niu Mingjie carefully observed Xu Muwan. He didn't know if it was because she always dressed as a man, or if Xu Muwan was naturally a bit heroic, but in any case, Xu Muwan gave people the feeling of being more like a man.
Niu Mingjie looked at the constables in the main hall and said, "You all go stand in the courtyard."
"yes."
After the yamen runners left, Niu Mingjie relayed Sisi's intentions to Xu Muwan. "Do you want to compete with other scholars? Or do you want to go directly to the border? The choice is yours. You don't need to answer me now. I'll give you three days to think about it."
"By the way, even if you win, you will still be punished. After all, you violated the imperial examination system."
"Alright, go back and think about it slowly."
(End of this chapter)
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