Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

When the failed candidates were about to unite and attack the provincial school, a dozen constables hurried over.

Together with the officials who were already in the provincial school, more than 30 people from the yamen finally suppressed the restless emotions of the failed candidates.

There was another person who came with the constable.

Xu Fei.

In just a few days, this young miracle doctor from Nanhe County looked much more haggard.

A few days ago, I had a drink with Chen Lang. When I woke up, I found myself sleeping in the room of the inn, but Chen Lang was not there.

After asking around, I found out that Chen Lang was locked up by the Xiao family.

Xu Fei did not dare to be careless and hurried to the prefectural government to find his teacher, hoping that he could persuade the prefect to come forward and rescue Chen Lang.

However, after the teacher's negotiations, the prefect showed no intention of coming forward.

Xu Fei was so angry that he cursed the prefect's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.

The teacher saved your life, but you can't even say a word.

None of these officials are good people.

Xu Fei went to the Xiao family again and handed some money to the doorman, hoping that he could meet the housekeeper, or at least the manager.

As a result, the servant took the money, walked around the yard, and came out to tell him that the manager was not there.

Xu Fei was now completely helpless. After all, his reputation was only effective in Nanhe County. No one would regard him as a little miracle doctor outside of Nanhe County.

The only thing we can hope for now is that Chen Lang can pass the provincial examination.

If he failed the exam, Chen Lang would just be a student from the countryside. A prominent family like the Xiao family could do whatever they wanted to him, even dragging him to the wilderness and killing him.

Once he is on the list, he will be eligible to take the examination for the scholar. The Xiao family will also be more cautious in dealing with Chen Lang's matter, and may release him immediately.

Xu Fei squeezed through the crowd and came to the list, but did not immediately go to the list. Instead, he closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, and prayed continuously.

After praying to all the Buddhas in the sky, Xu Fei carefully opened his eyes and looked at the second list.

In Xu Fei's opinion, although Chen Lang ranked first in the county examination, that result was affected by off-site factors.

However, Chen Lang, who is in Guangling Prefecture, has an extremely bad reputation, and it is almost impossible for him to be on the list.

Xu Fei almost cried when he didn't find Chen Lang's name on the second list.

"Brother Chen, what should we do?"

"The only one who can save you now is your teacher, Sheng Juren. But it will take at least seven days for him to arrive. Can you survive until then?"

At this moment, a candidate's voice came from the side: "Oh, I was wondering why it's so chaotic here. It turns out that Chen Lang's name is ranked eighth on the first list."

Xu Fei was shocked and looked at the list in a hurry.

In the eighth place, the words "Chen Lang" were written in bold.

Xu Fei's worry turned into joy, and he laughed out loud, "Brother Chen, you are truly amazing!"

"You're two places higher than in the county exam. It seems you're born to take exams!"

Before the laughter died down, Xu Fei felt several unfriendly glances from all around.

Someone asked, "Are you Chen Lang's friend?"

Xu Fei suddenly realized that Chen Lang was now the target of public criticism. These people could not vent their anger on Chen Lang, so they were afraid that they would vent their anger on him.

Then he pointed to the fifth-ranked person on the list, also named Chen, and said, "I'm talking about him."

After saying this, he turned around and ran away without waiting for these people to react.

"Brother Chen, do you know him?"

"I haven't seen him at all."

"He's talking about Chen Lang!"

"So cunning! No wonder he can be friends with Chen Lang!"

"He ran fast, otherwise I would have beaten him up to vent my anger!"

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The results of the provincial examination were also passed to the Xiao family as soon as possible.

When the housekeeper saw the words "Nanhe County" and "Chen Lang" appearing in the eighth position on the list, his expression suddenly changed.

The housekeeper had naturally heard about the turmoil between officials from Qinzhou Prefecture and Guangling Prefecture during this period, and the names that frequently appeared in this turmoil were Chen Lang, Tang Bohu, and Sheng Chuliang.

Some people say that all the poems written by Chen Lang were written by Sheng Chuliang, because only someone like Sheng Chuliang, who was unsuccessful in his official career, could write poems that were so insightful about human nature.

But some people also believe that Chen Lang is a true literary genius and that all his poems are original. The reason is that Chen Lang came up with two poems on the spur of the moment when he participated in the Nanhe County Poetry Festival and the student gathering when he first arrived in Guangling Prefecture. Even if he prepared in advance, it would not be such a coincidence.

Especially the birthday poem, which can be regarded as the ultimate birthday poem.

Many old officials of the same generation as Sheng Chuliang believed that Sheng Chuliang did not have such level and could not write such good poems.

So Tang Bohu is Chen Lang's second name.

The housekeeper believed the former statement because he had dealt with Chen Lang several times and thought that a scholar with a face as thick as a city wall could not have such amazing talent.

As for the provincial examination, at best he would be ranked last in the second list, or even fail with a high probability.

People like this can be imprisoned by the Xiao family.

But now, Chen Lang's name appeared eighth on the list, and the situation immediately became complicated.

Because the probability of candidates on the first list of the prefectural examination passing the academy examination is at least 80%, and the probability of passing the provincial examination is at least 50%.

In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, Chen Lang is likely to become a juren in April next year!

Such a promising young man was tied up in the stable by himself!

The housekeeper was completely panicked and hurried to the stable.

This plague god must be driven out of the house immediately, otherwise there will be endless troubles.

When I arrived at the stable, I found Chen Lang sleeping soundly.

The housekeeper also truly admired him.

This guy didn't feel panic at all about being a "prisoner". He just ate and slept every day. When he was in a good mood, he would even practice boxing in the stable!

The housekeeper ignored the pile of filthy things in the corner of the stable, walked forward, squatted down, gently shook Chen Lang's shoulder, woke him up, and said seriously, "You can go now."

Chen Lang opened his eyes, yawned, and asked, "Where are we going?"

Although Chen Lang looks lazy at the moment, he is actually very excited.

Because today is the day when the results are announced and the housekeeper has changed his previous attitude, the answer is obvious.

I must have won, and my ranking is not low.

Only in this way will the butler lower his posture to talk to him.

But the same thing goes, Chen Lang is not a dog who can be called upon and dismissed at will.

If you lock me up, you'll have to pay the price.

The housekeeper's expression softened, and he said, "The old master said that you have tarnished the reputation of the Xiao family, and it's almost time to lock you up for these few days."

"You can go back."

Chen Lang stood up, stretched, and said, "The family tradition of the nobles is so important. I feel that being locked up for a few days is far from enough to make up for the mistakes I made."

"So I decided to stay until I can completely cleanse the negative impact I have brought to the Xiao family."

The gentle look on the butler's face instantly turned to ashen.

"How can you be so ungrateful, boy?!"