After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

The next day, at the academy.

"Qin Yan!"

Wei Qinglin came over from his seat and said, "Don't go to the kitchen to eat today. I'll treat you. Let's go to Juxianglou. There's a literary gathering there today!"

"Literary society? What kind of literary society?"

"Poetry and Literature Gathering."

After hearing this, Qin Yan lost interest. If it was the kind of discussion about academic topics, it would be fine. Poetry is certainly important, but it does not account for a large proportion of the imperial examination, so he did not really want to go.

And it is not yet time for him to polish his poems.

Yu Zhenghai also came over and persuaded: "Let's go, there are many students participating in today's literary gathering, let's go and watch!"

Since both of them said so, Qin Yan had no choice but to agree.

"What about my sister? Who of you will go talk to her?"

They looked at each other, and when they thought about the little girl hearing that the three of them were going to the restaurant and they couldn't take her with them, they all felt a little...

"Haha, Brother Qin, that's your sister, so naturally you should tell her yourself, right?"

"Yes, yes, ah, the teacher is here, tell me later, tell me later!"

Qin Yan shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Ever since the little girl defeated these two men in arm wrestling, no one knows what image Zhizhi has become in their minds.

In the end, they are loved, but not to be provoked.

When it was time for dinner, Fang Nanzhi happily went to find her brother, but was told that they could not have dinner together today.

"..."

The little girl pouted, obviously unhappy, although she was pretending.

The way he looked with his hands behind his back and his head held high was so adorable that the two people watching on the side couldn't help but laugh.

"Wait for your brother to come back, and I'll give you a snack at noon tomorrow."

Fang Nanzhi shook his head: "Brother was invited, what did the person who took you out say?"

The two people behind her didn't expect that she couldn't escape even in this situation. It turned out that this little girl was extremely smart.

"Ahem, yes, yes!"

Yu Zhenghai took a big step forward and said, "We've already agreed that I'll bring you two dishes when I come back!"

Oh! This is such a pleasant surprise.

Fang Nanzhi was satisfied: "Okay, you guys go ahead, I'm going to eat."

The two of them hurriedly followed Qin Yan.

Juxianglou, almost all the people who came today are scholars, even if they are not, they have received the invitation.

Only when Qin Yan arrived did he realize that the top three in the provincial examination were also there. No wonder they wanted to come so much.

The three of them stood at the top of the stairs, bowed and greeted everyone below.

Everyone present had to sit in their own seats so that they wouldn't miss people at the table behind. Wei Qinglin and his friends were seated closer to the side, but luckily they were closer to the inside. The seats near the door would be very cold.

Today's poem is based on the scene at this moment, and I only have a quarter of an hour to write it.

It was Wei Qinglin who suggested attending the literary gathering. Yu Zhenghai was partly there to join in the fun, but he really wanted to learn something.

"How about the three of us try to write one too?"

Yu Zhenghai became interested: "Bet on extra meals tomorrow?"

Wei Qinglin was about to tell him off when he thought about how he had always been like this, doing nothing unless he was gambling on food: "Okay, okay, let's do something different today and see who can finish it faster, because this is the topic."

Qin Yan tilted his head: "Has it started?"

"Ah."

Wei Qinglin just nodded when he heard Qin Yan's voice beside him: "Don't disturb the guests in front of the building..."

A five-character poem came out of his mouth, and both of them were stunned.

“It’s done?!”

Qin Yan nodded slightly: "Just now, when I heard the question above, I thought about it in my mind. I took a shortcut."

"What's the point of taking shortcuts? You did it quickly and well, and the couplets are neat. I'll give you a treat tomorrow."

"Okay, that's just right for Zhizhi."

Afterwards, the two of them racked their brains to compose a song, and the three of them quietly commented on each other, and a quarter of an hour passed.

The first three people read out their own poems. The first one was indeed good, but the second one...

The three of them felt that it was indeed substandard.

Yu Zhenghai muttered quietly, "Why do I feel that the second-place poem is far inferior to Qin Yan's?"

Qin Yan was also puzzled, but shook his head: "Maybe it just happens that I'm not good at poetry."

While they were discussing in low voices, a man who looked like a scholar approached their table and greeted them as soon as they met.

"You three look young. Are you also candidates for this provincial examination? Oh, my last name is Chang."

Of the three, only Wei Qinglin gave his last name. He shook his head slightly and said, "The three of us are still studying at the academy. We just came here to see the world."

Chang Shusheng suddenly realized: "So you are students after all. What a coincidence! Have you three bought the examination book? I have many questions written by great figures here, which are perfect for scholars to use in preparing for the exam. Are you interested?"

Qin Yan frowned slightly, wondering: What a coincidence? Is this kind of question so easy to buy?

Their dean, Mr. Zheng, was able to get the test questions early after the imperial examination because he was a juren and had extensive connections, but someone had already taken them and sold them everywhere?

The three of them were students from Songhe College and were very cautious. Wei Qinglin spoke directly: "In that case, we have to wait and see before making a decision."

Chang Shusheng thought for a moment, took out two copies from the bookcase and handed them to them.

Qin Yan and Wei Qinglin each took a book, and Yu Zhenghai leaned next to Wei Qinglin to read together.

As Qin Yan was flipping through the pages, he realized something was wrong, but he didn't show it on his face.

"It seems quite good. I'd like to ask, how many volumes of this exercise book do you have?"

Chang Shusheng was shocked: "You are..."

"Oh, nothing, I just want to do more questions to get a feel for it. How much do you have? Give me a reasonable price."

Chang Shusheng was overjoyed. He immediately put the bookcase on the table and opened it: "This is everything. Do you want them all?"

"You name the price first. I need to see if it's suitable and whether I have any of these."

The other party hesitated for a moment and said, "Two taels, how about two taels?"

Qin Yan pretended to reach out and flip through them, looking as if he didn't care about the money. "They're not expensive. Okay, I'll take them all. But leave your bookcase to me too."

"well!"

How could I not be happy when a big customer asked for it? It's just a bookcase, made casually, and not worth much money.

Qin Yan didn't even bargain, but just threw two taels of silver to him. Chang Shusheng was overjoyed and took the silver and left.

After they left Juxianglou, Wei Qinglin, who had been looking puzzled, finally spoke up: "Why did you waste all this money? It's still a long way from the end of the exam, right? The next county exam will be in three years at least. Is this question really that good?"

Qin Yan just waved his hand: "Eat, I have something to do after I finish eating."

Wei Qinglin also realized that something was wrong, so he quickly invited Yu Zhenghai to dinner and asked the restaurant to make two more dishes so that he could take them back to the little girl Zhizhi.

When Qin Yan returned to the academy, he separated from Wei Qinglin and the others, saying that he was going to deliver food to his sister.

"Ah, brother!"

Fang Nanzhi had lived with him for so long that she was used to the sound of the wheelchair and could hear it from a long distance away.

It was not yet time for the afternoon class, but she came out skipping and jumping, staring at the lunch box in his hand.

"Here, you have to return the lunch box tomorrow when you're done."

Fang Nanzhi nodded: "I'm full at noon, take this back and we'll eat it together in the evening!"

Qin Yan touched her head and said, "Okay, I have something to tell the dean."

"OK, got it."

She put the lunch box back into the house and turned to leave.

When Mr. Zheng saw Qin Yan coming in, there was a book box hanging on his wheelchair. He heard the brother and sister talking, but he didn't know what they were about.

Qin Yan told him what happened today at the Donglai Restaurant and handed him a book: "Dean, you will understand after reading it."

Mr. Zheng opened the so-called question book, and the more he looked at it, the more his brows furrowed, but he still went through all of them.

"how so!"

He slammed the test booklet down on the table.

"The dean also thinks there's something wrong. It seems I'm not just being overly suspicious. After looking through all the questions in this booklet, I can actually find a lot of similar questions from this imperial examination. I don't think this is a coincidence."

"Also... this question book doesn't look like someone created it after the fact based on the imperial examination questions. Being so secretive and covert makes it even more suspicious."

The dean looked serious and thought of four words.

Want to cover up.