In the afternoon, Fan Ning was invited to Zhao Xiuwen's official room in Luming Academy, and as soon as he walked to the door, he heard Zhao Xiuwen's voice coming from the room.

"Go first! How to deal with it will be decided after the county study research. ”

In a moment, the door creaked open, and Akihito and Mingli walked out with dejected faces.

They glanced at Fanning, shook their heads, and walked away listlessly.

Fanning knew that the two of them were in big trouble, and the county professors were not stupid, their usual performance was so bad, and they performed well all of a sudden, how could the county school not doubt it.

Fan Ning walked into the room, only to see Zhao Xiuwen sitting at the table looking at the two test papers, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Students see professor!" ”

Zhao Xiuwen glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Fan Ning, I really didn't expect this kind of thing to happen, it will be difficult for me to do it!" ”

Zhao Xiuwen's last sentence made Fan Ning suddenly see a glimmer of hope, is there still room for maneuver?

He didn't say much and continued to listen to Zhao Xiuwen.

Zhao Xiuwen put the test paper on the table, "The professor who reviewed the test paper made a little mistake, and he didn't take into account the usual situation of these two people, so he directly rated them up and down, and he didn't raise any objections in the review."

It wasn't until after the county examination list was announced that some students complained that the two of them had abnormal test scores, which attracted the attention of the county school, and the county school was now very passive, so they directly threw this matter to me and let me deal with it, what can I do? ”

"Does the professor think they're cheating?"

Zhao Xiuwen nodded, "Obviously, no matter how many reasons they have, based on my understanding of them, I think they should have known the question in advance and asked someone to help answer the question, so it is obvious that the answers of the two of them were made by one person." ”

"But there's no evidence, right?" Fanning seized the opportunity to point out this key issue.

Zhao Xiuwen did not avoid this question, he said calmly: "There is indeed no evidence, and the school has also issued a list, according to the school rules, the school can no longer deal with them, so the school asked me to deal with it, to be honest, I don't know what to do?" ”

"Since there is no evidence of cheating, then Xuezheng can't always rely on his own feelings to make decisions, there is no school rule that says, I think they cheated, so it is determined that they cheat, Xuezheng, such a decision will only make people unconvinced."

Zhao Xiuwen laughed, "Do you think I'm old-fashioned, sticking to principles and unwilling to compromise?" Of course, I want to be overall, and the key is that their affairs do not harm the interests of other candidates, which is very important. ”

"Then what is Xuezheng going to do with them?" Fanning asked nervously.

"That's one of the reasons why I came to you, the two of them need a guarantor, if you are willing to vouch for them, I can no longer pursue this matter!"

"I'm willing to vouch!"

Fanning said without hesitation: "If I find any evidence that they cheated, I am willing to bear joint and several liability!" ”

Zhao Xiuwen took out a guarantee and put it on the table, "Sign and draw the pledge, and then press your fingerprint, this matter is over!" ”

Fan Ning took the pen to sign his name and pressed his fingerprint, he pushed the guarantee to Zhao Xiuwen, and he was still a little puzzled in his heart, is it that simple? How can your own guarantee have such a big effect?

Zhao Xiuwen put away the guarantee along with the test papers, and then said lightly: "Not everyone can make this guarantee, first, you are their relatives, and their interests are closely related: second, you are a county taxi recommended by the county, which is more convincing than ordinary students; Third, the two of them were admitted to the county school with your help, and you can't get rid of their performance. ”

Speaking of this, a smile appeared on Zhao Xiuwen's face, "Of course, I don't want to be this villain myself, so give them a chance." ”

The last sentence is the key, if Zhao Xiuwen really wants to embarrass them, he will solve the problem by retaking the exam once, the key is that he has a good impression of Mingren and Mingli, and it has not harmed the interests of other students, Zhao Xiuwen gave them a chance, otherwise it would be useless to guarantee ten Fanning.

Fan Ning hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Thank you Xuezheng for your magnanimity!" ”

Zhao Xiuwen waved his hand and said: "Don't talk about the two of them, let's talk about your affairs, your grades have been very good in the past two years, you have always been the first in Luming Academy, everyone looks at you in their eyes, and they have a high evaluation of you, in the competition list of the four counties, you are ranked sixth, this position is more embarrassing, it is very likely to win the tribute priesthood if you work hard, but if you regress slightly, the people behind will surpass you, I want to know your plans for the next two months, how did you arrange it?" ”

Fan Ning scratched his head and said for a while: "I don't have any special arrangements, I still want to read more books, read and review as usual, I don't think there is any need to deliberately prepare anything." ”

Zhao Xiuwen didn't force Fan Ning to attend any cram school, he just wanted to remind Fan Ning.

"Over the years, there are not many county school students who have been directly admitted to the exam, and most of them have a greater chance after a few years of going out from the county school.

The fundamental reason is that the county school students have a narrow field of vision, and the countermeasure questions are more disadvantaged, I hope you have time to go out more and have a deeper understanding of people's livelihood, which will be of great help to you in writing countermeasure questions. ”

"Students understand!"

Zhao Xiuwen said again: "The Gao County Order suggested that you be concentrated and strengthened for two months, but I discussed it with Zhang Jiaoyu again, and I felt that this method may not be effective, we still give you full freedom, from now on, you can arrange your own time, whether you are willing to listen to classes, or willing to go to extracurricular activities, the county school will not interfere."

Of course, the opinions of the high county order should also be respected, in the first half of the imperial examination, you ten county scholars should be concentrated in the county school, and finally intensive training for half a month, this is necessary, and then I will arrange someone to inform you of the time and place of class. ”

"The student remembers, if nothing else, the student takes his leave!"

"Go ahead!"

Fan Ning saluted, turned around and walked out the door, and when he walked to the door, Zhao Xiuwen smiled: "By the way, tell Mingren and Mingli that their tent-style mosquito nets are very good, thank them for their kindness!" ”

.........

Fan Ning came out of Zhao Xiu's office, but saw Mingren and Mingli hiding outside eavesdropping, the two were about to ask Fanning, but Fanning grabbed the arms of the two and said, "Let's go downstairs with me first!" ”

He dragged the two downstairs and asked them with a smile: "Did you send mosquito nets to Zhao Xuezheng?" ”

Akihito scratched his head and explained, "I didn't send it directly, I just gave him a trial for a few months, and the professor and several chief professors also gave them a trial, and the response was good, and they all liked it." ”

"No wonder the school has a good impression of you, if you are lucky, I guarantee you that Zhao Xuezheng will no longer pursue your cheating."

The two brothers immediately cheered, and the school did not pursue it, which meant that the two of them could also be called Xiucai and gave their parents an explanation.

This is even happier than when they are admitted to the exam, and the exam will only appear in a dream, but the title of Xiucai is really obtained.

"A-Ning, thank you for your help, we'll treat you to dinner tonight!"

.........

Early the next morning, Fanning, Mingren, and Mingli returned to Mudu Town, and in fact, after the county examination results were issued, the students left the county school one after another to go home, and after spending a few days at home, they returned to the county school and went all out to prepare for the imperial examination in September.

However, for Akihito and Mingli, the examination is no longer meaningful to them, their ambition is not to take the imperial examination, they need to continue to explore the surrounding market, and sell their tent-style mosquito nets.

At noon, the boat slowly docked at the wharf in Muduzhen Town, and from afar, Fan Ning saw his father's Fan's medical hall, which was diagonally opposite the wharf, a room of more than 50 square meters, and the monthly rent cost ten yuan, even so, Fan Tiezhou planned to rent the second floor again and open a general medicine clinic, but it was still in the preparatory stage.

"A-Ning, let's go to the house for lunch!" Mingli warmly invited.

"Go first! I'll go to the store and I'll get back to it. ”

Fanning hadn't been to the Strange Stone Pavilion for almost two months, and he was really a little worried.

"Then we'll go first, and you can come by yourself later."

Akihito and Mingli waved to Fanning and walked briskly home.

Fan Ning went up the stairs and came to his father's medical hall, where he met the medicine boy Aqing at the door, "Aqing, is my father here?" ”

Aqing and Fan Ning are the same age, the difference between the two is only one month, Aqing is relatively thin, half a head shorter than Fanning, he has followed Fan Tiezhou for more than two years, has officially become Fan Tiezhou's apprentice, and last year he performed the apprenticeship.

"Yo! The little official came, the master happened to go out, the father of Zhou Yuanwai in the west of the town twisted his foot, the master went to see it in person, and he came back soon, and asked the little official to go upstairs and sit for a while? ”

Fanning glanced up at the second floor and said with a smile: "The second floor is rented?" ”

"I just rented it two days ago, and I'm still sorting it out, and I'll go upstairs to see internal medicine."

"Has the internist been recruited?"

"It seems to have been recruited, it's an old doctor in the book collection town, and he'll come over after sorting it out here."

"I know, tell my father, just say I'm in the Strange Stone Pavilion, if there is anything to find me over there, I'll go home by myself if it's okay."

"I know, don't worry, little official! I will definitely tell Master. ”

Leaving the medical hall, Fanning walked quickly towards the strange stone hall, the town is basically unchanged from two years ago, it is still those people, it is still those shops, everyone is doing their own work in a hurry, and the pace of life is very slow.

Fanning won the top spot of the county magistrate two and a half years ago, and it has long been forgotten by people, and when he met a familiar face, everyone smiled and nodded, but they couldn't remember that this young man had been in great glory two and a half years ago.

Walking across the Zhao Zhuangyuan Bridge, you can see the side of the Strange Stone Pavilion on the bridge, but at this time, Fan Ning accidentally found that there was a gorgeous carriage parked in front of the gate of the Strange Stone Pavilion, and this carriage was so familiar.

Fanning's heart pounded suddenly.