The county examination is the first of five consecutive examinations.
Except for the makeshift team of Cuiwei Academy, this is a very important day for other academies.
For example, this year, several students from Qingzhu Academy, represented by Mu Yunchuan, took the exam.
Before the results were announced, the headmaster saw that the students were all worried about their own or their classmates' grades and were quite absent-minded. Also, the next day was a holiday for the academy, so he gave everyone half a day off in advance.
Everyone went to see the results, and Wei Shu went to look for Mu Yunchuan.
The county examination was only held in the county town, so although it was hard, Mu Yunchuan's condition was not affected. When Wei Shu went to find him, Mu Yunchuan was still reading, preparing for the next examination in April.
"Yunchuan is as patient as ever. I think you are the only one in the academy who doesn't care about your grades."
Wei Shu walked in with a smile, and Mu Yunchuan raised his eyes from the book and said in a daze, "Is today the day for the results to be announced?"
He smiled nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter. There are a lot of people here now. My classmates have all gone. I'll know when they come back."
Since the emperor was not as anxious as the eunuchs, Wei Shu was too embarrassed to mention the idea of catching him to go with him to watch the announcement of the results.
But Wei Shu was not one to let things get to his mind. Thinking about going to see the results, he could not sit still. He simply stood up and said, "That brat Wei Xi hasn't been home for a few days. I'm free today, so I'll go to Shuiyun Village to see him. Do you want... me to tell you something?"
Wei Shu originally wanted to invite Mu Yunchuan to go back to the village with him, but he thought about how Mu Yunchuan had been working so hard for the first county exam that he hadn't even returned home for the New Year. The second provincial examination is in April, so he naturally would not be distracted at this time. Therefore, when the words came to his lips, he changed them to whether he wanted to help pass the message.
Mu Yunchuan raised his eyes and thought for a while, "No big deal. At most, I'll tell you that everything is fine here, and I'll go home after I pass the prefectural exam."
It was just a few words and there was no need to write them down. Wei Shu nodded in agreement and immediately left the academy.
After leaving the academy, Wei Shu still felt a little itchy, so he turned in another direction and went to see the results announcement.
——He can choose not to watch it, but the Mu family, especially Mu Yunchuan’s wife, will definitely want to know.
There were crowds of people in front of the list. No matter they were scholars or not, they were all there to join in the fun. It took Wei Shu some effort to squeeze in.
Unsurprisingly, Mu Yunchuan's name appeared at the top of the list, and he was the top scorer in this county examination!
As for the other students who ended up in the same year as him, no one cared about them. Everyone was talking about Mu Yunchuan.
Wei Shu felt proud of it. After listening to everyone's praises of Mu Yunchuan for a while, his steps as he left the city became lighter.
Because he spent a lot of time at the announcement of the results, it was already getting dark when Wei Shu arrived at Shuiyun Village.
He had only been here once before, so he was not particularly familiar with the road. Only when he saw the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village did he quicken his pace.
However, just as he walked around, he saw a little light under the tree. Looking more closely, he saw a human face reflected in the light!
Wei Shu was not a person who believed in ghosts and gods, and he was also at an age full of vigor and vitality. After being frightened, he looked carefully and quickly recognized that the face was not someone else, but Wei Xi.
"You little brat, what are you doing squatting under a tree so late at night?!" Wei Shu slammed his folding fan shut in annoyance.
Wei Xi heard the noise, looked up and saw him. He did not do anything else, but put his index finger to his lips, making a gesture of silence, and then waved to him.
Wei Shu didn't understand why, but he still did as he was told and walked over to squat next to him.
After squatting down, Wei Shu discovered that Wei Xi had a candlestick next to him and a book on his knees.
Affected by the atmosphere, Wei Shu lowered his voice and asked him jokingly: "What are you doing here with the allusions of drilling holes in the wall to steal light and using fireflies to reflect the snow? Why don't you go read inside?"
Wei Xi didn't say anything. Wei Shu thought about it and his face turned stern. "Is it because Yun Chuan's stepmother treated you badly?"
As they were talking, Shen Cui came out from the village.
She didn't come out alone, she was holding Mu Erpang's ear in her hand.
Previously, she had coaxed the system into arranging a free daily routine for her for half a month, earning her 750 shopping points.
The system was as cunning as ever. Today was the sixteenth day, and once the half-month deadline was over, she was asked to cook again.
This time she didn't go to the old house, but cooked it in the kitchen at home.
She used the method she had thought of before, buying ingredients for dumplings at 40 shopping points and then cooking a pot of soup.
Unexpectedly, just as she finished, the little people in the academy started moving together.
She quickly put the soup aside and went out to catch the man, but as soon as Lao Buyu and the two children left the academy, they were naturally not on the map.
Zhou was collecting clothes in the yard when she saw Lao Buyu leading the two children out. Chen Cui followed behind and asked curiously, "Just when I came to collect clothes, Master Lao came out to use the toilet. When he saw me, he asked me why I wasn't cooking. I said you were busy in the kitchen and I would wait for you to finish before doing anything else. Soon they left and I thought they were going to eat at home today. How come they didn't see you?"
What else doesn't Chen Cui understand?
Lao Buyu knew that she was cooking today, so he ran away with the two children!
Chen Cui was not in a hurry, because it only took two quarters of an hour to cook the dumpling soup, so she had plenty of time for the task. Besides, Lao Buyu was timid and didn't dare to walk on the village roads at night. Besides, although he was a bit of a scumbag, he would not be so unreasonable as to take the two children to a far place late at night.
Chen Cui opened Lao Buyu’s data panel: Mood value: 70 (Nervous).
There was a map in the academy, so she didn't need to look for it. She subconsciously walked towards home. As soon as she pushed open the door again, she saw Lao Buyu's mood change from nervous to extremely nervous.
Smart people always think that the most dangerous place is the safest one.
Chen Cui didn't go out anymore. She turned around and went back into the house, and pulled out Lao Buyu who was hiding in Mu Erpang's room.
Then it was Mu Erpang's turn. His mood was quite stable, but he was in a state of fatigue.
Her fat son had to rest for several minutes every time he entered the city, so Shen Cui quickly caught him in an open space a few steps away from home.
Wei Xi, on the other hand, was a bit difficult to deal with, as his mood was very stable, making it impossible to guess.
But Wei Xi is a more honest person and would not really hide in a place where no one can find him.
Chen Cui thought of the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, which was the place where Wei Xi and they met.
Holding Mu Erpang's ear, I walked over and saw a warm candlelight from afar, and I really saw him under the tree.
Wei Shugang was still reading a book, but when he saw Chen Cui and Mu Erpang coming over, he closed the book and stood up.
Mu Erpang's ears were twisted, and although his mother didn't use much effort, he still unconsciously tiptoed and tilted his head, changing his walking posture into one with uneven shoulders.
When Shen Cui saw Wei Shu was there, she loosened her hands that were twisting Fatty's ears.
Mu Erpang covered his hot ears, walked forward and gave Wei Shu a proper scholar's salute.
Then he squeezed to the side of Wei Xi, helped him pick up the candlestick on the ground, and whispered: "Junior brother, the teacher asked us to hide, why are you still carrying the candlestick? Aren't you afraid that my mother can't find you?"
Wei Xi pursed her lips, smiled and said nothing.
In fact, he had no intention of hiding, but after Lao Buyu suggested escaping dinner, he and Mu Erpang started moving together, and it would seem a bit out of place if he did not participate, so he followed with the candlestick in his hand.
Shen Cui was chatting with Wei Shu, and after hearing this, she said unhappily, "Xiao Xi's vision is poor at night, so why don't you hold the candlestick? Are you hoping that he will fall into the pit again?"
Mu Erpang then remembered this incident - although he had always known that Wei Xi was in poor health and could not see at night, they had been eating and living together for half a month. Wei Xi did not have any headaches or fevers, and he made rapid progress in reading under candlelight at night. He and Lao Buyu had both forgotten about this incident.
Without waiting for Mu Erpang to apologize, Wei Xi pursed his lips and smiled, "Thank you for your reminder, Senior Brother. Next time I will know not to bring a candlestick!"
He didn't care. Mu Erpang didn't treat him as an outsider, so he didn't say anything like sorry. Instead, he patted his chest and said proudly: "Then you can eat less, and I will help you eat half a bowl!"
Wei Xi chuckled again.
The two of them walked in front with candlesticks, while Wei Shu and Shen Cui walked behind.
Wei Shu initially thought that Shen Cui had treated Wei Xi badly, which was why he had to hide under a tree to read late at night. He just heard Wei Xi and Mu Erpang chatting for a few words. Although he didn't know what happened specifically, he roughly guessed that they were just joking.
It was even said that Wei Shu laughed several times in a short period of time. Shen Cui also remembered that he had poor night vision. It seemed that her younger brother was living very well here.
Wei Shu naturally couldn't bear to see his younger brother not having a good life. But Wei Xi seemed to be living very well, which made Wei Shu feel very strange.
Not long after walking, they arrived at the academy.
When Wei Shu entered the room, he saw the cheap-looking plaque. Although he was surprised, he did not show it on his face. He just continued politely: "It was still early when we left the city. I didn't expect that after a while, it would get dark so quickly. I wonder if it would be convenient for me to stay overnight?"
Anyway, the academy was closed the next day, and since he had questions in his mind, he naturally decided to stay and explore them.
The investor had spoken, so how could Shen Cui disagree? She smiled and agreed, "As long as Master Wei doesn't mind."
At this time, Zhou had already put dinner on the table. She knew that Wei Xi had an older brother who looked very similar to her husband and was a good friend of her husband.
So when she saw Wei Shu coming, Zhou immediately said, "I didn't expect Master Wei to come back. I'll go cook a few more dishes."
Wei Shu came here to check out his brother's living conditions, and he claimed that he was not a greedy person, so he waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I'll just eat whatever I want. The food here is very good."
After saying this, Wei Shu clearly felt that the smiles on Lao Buyu and Mu Erpang's faces became forced.
Did he say something wrong?
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