The county exam is imminent, and the candidates have already rushed to Shicheng County. Like the group of reference students from Qingshan Academy, they had already arrived in the county seat half a month ago, in order to review their homework in advance.

Jiang Ronghua had already gone to Shicheng with everyone, but the eldest happened to have a big birthday, so he could only run back obediently. I planned to return to the county seat after the birthday banquet, but it was delayed.

Sitting in the carriage at this moment, he regretted that he couldn't leave early, and looked at everything in front of him very depressed.

"Tiger girl, you go back, remember to eat on time!"

Lin Haoran stood on the carriage, beckoned to the back and shouted loudly.

On an ox cart behind stood a little girl with a tiger's head, who also waved at him vigorously, responded loudly to him, and told him to be careful on the road.

This is undoubtedly a touching parting scene, but Jiang Ronghua was not moved, but hoped that the scholar standing outside would fall to his death! His carriage had just been stopped, and he hadn't even nodded in agreement, but the nerd climbed into his carriage excitedly.

Who does he think he is?

This person just lost his memory, how can it be like a different person, it's so shameless!

Lin Haoran reluctantly waved goodbye to Hu Niu, and a sense of nostalgia surged in his heart, but he knew that it was imperative to go to the exam this time, and he had to dismantle Gui.

Until he could no longer see the ox cart and the cute people on the ox cart, he packed up his parting emotions, turned around and got into the carriage, and smiled at Jiang Ronghua, who was sitting in the center, to deliver rice balls and said, "Brother Jiang, have you eaten?" ”

Jiang Ronghua stared at the rice ball in his hand with disgust, and said angrily: "Eat!" ”

"I said, Brother Jiang, why are you so late, last time...... Still urging me! Lin Haoran seemed to be afraid that he would really ask for it, so he immediately bit into the rice ball, which was the lunch that Hu Niu originally prepared, but he just stuffed it to him, and now it tastes very sweet and delicious.

Jiang Ronghua watched him eat with relish, swallowed his saliva and said, "There are some things in my family that have been delayed!" ”

"What's the matter? It can't be that you are intoxicated by the gentle country, right? Lin Haoran looked very close, winked at him, and showed an ambiguous smile.

Jiang Ronghua didn't want to pay attention to this person, and found that this person had indeed changed too much, but he just looked at him with a look of seeing through, and immediately said angrily: "I urge you to do it for your good!" You don't seem to have the insurance yet, do you? ”

"What is Insurance?" Lin Haoran ate the rice balls and looked up in confusion and asked.

Jiang Ronghua looked at his ignorant face seriously, suddenly smiled, and explained: "The five-person guarantee is a provision of the county examination, in addition to the guarantee of the five candidates, five candidates are also required to guarantee each other!" You don't know that, do you? ”

Lin Haoran frowned, he remembered that there was indeed such a provision, but he always thought that his predecessor had been completed, and then he couldn't help but ask weakly: "I really don't have a guarantee?" ”

This is a sadness, many things are not clear to him, the deity, but this outsider knows it well.

"Nope!" Jiang Ronghua smiled and shook his head very affirmatively.

Lin Haoran looked at him really didn't look like he was lying, and couldn't help patting his forehead, but his eyes immediately rolled, and he smiled at him: "Then let's settle the insurance together, how about it?" ”

"I've already settled the bail with other classmates!" Jiang Ronghua was a little proud, and there was even more schadenfreude on his face.

Lin Haoran looked at him, and immediately knew that even if he didn't settle the guarantee, I was afraid that he wouldn't help him. It's just that I have a deep headache about this matter, and I have to worry about this thing when I get to the county seat.

Now that the county exam is imminent, I'm afraid everyone has already settled the guarantee, where to find a gift, and where to find four candidates who do not have insurance? I thought it would be a smooth exam, but I never expected that I would encounter such a big problem just after I started my journey.

Compared to the ox cart, this carriage is indeed much more comfortable.

The carriage arrived at Aoba Town in the blink of an eye, and after a short pause, it headed towards Shicheng County. Galloping on this official road, the big red date horse seemed very excited, accompanied by the crisp sound of horses' hooves.

Next, Lin Haoran found that there were more and more problems, and fine beads of sweat couldn't help but rise on his forehead.

For example, the examination room will not provide pen and ink and inkstones, for example, his clothes are not in order, and for example, the method he tried to cheat will not work at all. Even if you bring a stone in, you will be cut in half by the scribe and inspected, not to mention relying on rice balls to get by.

The more Jiang Ronghua talked, the more proud he became, and because of his high position, he had already begun to despise this nerd in his heart, knowing that this person was afraid that he would not be able to compete with Jiang Yuebai, and it would be quite difficult to pass the county exam.

Especially when he deliberately assessed the other party, although the other party was able to avoid it very skillfully, he had already guessed that this thing might have almost forgotten about those sage books.

Sometimes he really didn't understand why that person was so powerful, why he would compare this nerd to Yuebai.

From Changlin Village to Shicheng County, it is about forty miles, but most of the distance is in the official road. At about two o'clock in the afternoon, I saw an ancient city full of vicissitudes.

The sky was overcast, the withered grass danced in the wind, and an official road ran through the withered grass into the city. At this time, the city gates were wide open, and the poor or noble people lined up to enter the city, which seemed to be orderly.

Above the city gate, there are two seals engraved with dragons flying and phoenixes dancing: Stone City.

Shicheng County originated from the Tang Dynasty, the original name was Ganshui County, and then changed its name to Shicheng in the Southern Song Dynasty, it has been nearly a thousand years, it can be said to be a thousand-year-old famous seat, and now it is under the jurisdiction of Gaozhou Prefecture.

You need to pay a fee to enter the city, which is very traditional in China. Everyone needs to pay a penny, which has nothing to do with the government and the imperial court, and is completely a benefit for the officers and soldiers defending the city.

When it was Lin Haoran's turn to ride in the carriage, the officers and soldiers were very accommodating, and directly waved their hands to let the groom out of the city.

Lin Haoran slept halfway, and at this time he had already stretched his waist and was sitting in front of the carriage energetically, looking at the people and things here, and became a little interested in this ancient city.

When I entered the city, I felt that there was a cave, and a strong atmosphere of the times came to my face.

The streets are paved with bluestone, and on both sides are bustling shops, of different sizes, some with plaques with black backgrounds, and some with brocade embroidered patterns.

The car is like water, the horse is like a dragon, the merchants here gather, and there is a dart team passing by, although the pedestrians are not silk and satin, but they are clean and fashionable.

It's a bustling county, at least what he's seen so far can lead to this conclusion.

said goodbye to Jiang Ronghua at the inn, but his good luck seemed to have come to an end.

"Full again?"

Lin Haoran asked three rooms in succession, but they were all told that they were full.

The fat shopkeeper thought he didn't believe it, and immediately pointed to the scolding boy who was sitting in the lobby and said, "That Chen Gongzi just paid three times the price, but I still don't have a house for him, you think I don't want to make more money!" The store is indeed full, and there are more candidates in your class than in previous years. ”

Lin Haoran tried his best to be unwilling, but he could only leave angrily and go to the next inn to find a place to live. He needs to settle down first, then take a shower and rest, and settle the matter of settling the bailout.

When I walked to a street, I was blowing a few pieces of paper money from the underworld, but I saw a woman and child kneeling and crying in front of me, and the family was wearing linen and filial piety, as if they were sending off their relatives.

When I got closer, I smelled the smell of charcoal, and I saw that this small area of the shop had been burned down.

From the onlookers, it was learned that this year's Shicheng County was not peaceful, and fires broke out one after another. A few days ago, the largest Penglai inn in the county was destroyed by fire, and now several more shops have been burned.

Do I have money in my pocket, and I have to sleep on the streets?

Lin Haoran sighed softly, his heart was very depressed, and his good impression of this ancient city was gone. What made him feel even more sad was that when he wanted to find Jiang Ronghua's inn, he found that he had lost his way.

"Half a restaurant?"

When he walked to another street corner, he looked up and saw a restaurant, and felt that the name was very interesting, and seeing that it was getting late, he decided to settle his stomach first.