Bystander

On the eve of the scientific examination, classmate Shen Qing suddenly came to see him. Zheng Qiming never thought much about the sudden visit of this classmate who usually had no relationship with him, but at this moment of carelessness, Zheng Qiming's fate changed drastically.

That day, Zheng Qiming was reading at home when he heard someone knocking on the door, "Brother Qiming, are you resting?"

Zheng Qiming opened the door and saw that it was Shen Qing, "Shen Qing? Why are you here?"

Shaking the jug in his hand, he said, "I'm here to drink with brother Qiming." Shen Qing looked into the room with his head, "Why, don't you invite me in? Could it be that brother Qiming is a treasure in the golden house, it seems that I'm here Not the time."

Zheng Qiming turned sideways to make way for him, "Where, where, brother Shen please."

Shen Qing put the jug on the table, found two teacups to fill up, and handed a cup to Zheng Qiming, "Brother Qiming, please."

Zheng Qiming sat across from Shen Qing, "Why did Brother Shen come to drink with me today?"

"Why, you are not welcome." Shen Qing picked up the teacup and drank it down in one gulp, "Well, good wine, Brother Qiming, try it."

Zheng Qiming still didn't touch the teacup and continued to ask, "In the past, brother Shen always went to drink with Mr. Zhao, but today brother Shen came suddenly, I'm really flattered."

Shen Qing filled the teacup in front of him again and said, "Young Master Zhao and I are just wine and meat friends. I wanted to talk to someone today, so I thought of Brother Qiming." Shen Qing picked up the teacup again, "Brother Qiming intends to let me Drink alone?"

Zheng Qiming thought for a moment, picked up the teacup and touched it to Shen Qing, then drank the wine in one gulp, "It is indeed a good wine."

"Brother Qiming, the scientific examination is coming soon. I feel bitter. I am not as good at learning as Brother Qiming. The scientific examination is just to let my family think about it."

"Brother Shen, what's the matter? Brother Shen is beyond learning." Zheng Qiming said politely.In essence, I also think that Shen Qing and other young masters are just here to mix basic pictures and texts in private schools, and the scientific examination is just a cutscene that they must go through in life. After the examination, those who should take over the business take over the business, and those who should go through the back door go through the back door Not a serious reader at all.

"Qiming, don't make fun of me. I still know how much I own. I can't compare to brother Qiming. Just look at the gambling games in the past few days. Now that all the major gambling houses have started, brother Qiming is the number one. Someone bought Brother Qiming's high school top spot, and I'm delighted to even put my name on it." Shen Qing drank two more glasses.

Zheng Qiming waved his hand, "Where, the folks think highly of me."

"Brother Qiming, don't be humble, you are a real talent, but then again," Shen Qing suddenly changed the subject, Zheng Qiming put down the teacup from his mouth again, tilted his head slightly, and raised his eyes to look at Shen Qing.

Shen Qing continued to say, "Science examinations have always been conducted by thousands of troops, how many people take part in each scientific examination, how many people can pass the examination, and how many of those who pass the examination have lost their connections. It cost money." Shen Qing paused, looked into Zheng Qiming's eyes and said, "Brother Qiming, don't mind if you say something bad." Zheng Qiming looked down at the teacup in front of him and didn't speak, Shen Qing understood and continued, "Like A talent like Qiming who has nowhere to go and no money is probably..."

Zheng Qiming gripped the teacup tightly, the blue veins on the back of his hand were faintly visible, Shen Qing meant that Zheng Qiming knew it.

"I'm afraid it's a pole, whether the pole is strong or not is another matter." This Shen Qing had to say all these words.

Zheng Qiming didn't argue, just fiddled with the teacup in front of him.

Seeing this, Shen Qing continued to say, "I feel bitter, and worry about replacing Brother Qiming. Brother Qiming has studied hard for decades. He is knowledgeable and talented. But if he fails the scientific examination, Brother Qiming's hard work for so many years will be in vain."

"This year, but there will be another one." Zheng Qiming said.

"But the next scientific examination will be three years later. After three years, brother Qiming must be in charge of the examination room? Why did Qiming go too far in three years? As far as I know, brother Qiming's savings are running out, right?" !"

Zheng Qiming suddenly raised his eyes to stare at Shen Qing, frowning tightly, his eyes sharp.

Shen Qing cleared his throat, "I don't intend to offend, Brother Qiming, don't be offended, it's just that Brother Qiming buys a lot less books these days, and the weather is getting colder now, but Brother Qiming is still wearing unlined clothes, besides, the unlined clothes are from last year."

"What do you mean by coming here today?" Zheng Qiming felt that Shen Qing didn't just drink by himself.

"It's nothing interesting, I just saw Brother Qiming's life is difficult, so I want to help Brother Qiming." Shen Qing poured himself another glass of wine, "Brother Qiming, think about how you will live if you fail this exam, you must live Let alone the fact that you are powerless, where to make money, even if you find a helper, where do you find the time to study, this is tantamount to giving up the scientific examination."

Zheng Qiming sat upright, straightened his back, put his hands on his knees, "What do you want to say?"

"Recently, the major gambling houses have started. Everyone bet on you Qiming Brotherhood High School. The odds are three to one. Only a small number of people bet on you to lose the ranking. The odds are twenty to one. Do you understand me when I say that, brother Qiming?" Shen Qing smiled. said.

"I don't understand." Zheng Qiming looked serious.

Shen Qing smiled and accepted three points, "There is no way to control high school, but it's okay to fail the exam. Do you understand me when I say this, Brother Qiming?"

"I don't understand." Zheng Qiming looked displeased and frowned slightly.

Shen Qing's smile froze for another three minutes, "I bought you for 100 taels, and we can add two to one to make five, do you understand?"

"I don't understand." Zheng Qiming replied firmly.

Shen Qing put away his smiling face, "If you think about it, will you be able to go to high school? But if you fail the exam, you will have 1000 taels of silver. If you want, you can take the 1000 taels and continue to take the scientific examination after two or three years. At that time Go for the door, not to mention the top of the list, it is certain to be in the test list, if you are not willing to continue the test, with this 1000 taels, you can open a teahouse, and you can be elegant." Shen Qing saw that Zheng Qiming didn't have any reaction, Continue to say "1000 taels, do you know the concept of 1000 taels? How much do you spend a year, and how much is your clothes worth?" Qiming patted Shen Qing's hand away, and Shen Qing covered the back of his hand and continued, "Why don't you dare, with your current expenses, you can't spend two lifetimes, so you can do whatever you want? If you like reading and writing, you can read and write. You like to spend money every month, and you spend money every month, isn’t that why you became an official in the scientific examination?"

"No, I became an official in order to serve the imperial court."

Shen Qing seemed to have heard some funny joke, "Serving the court, this kind of talk is just used to fill up the scene, what is the purpose of becoming an official in the court, everyone is clear in their hearts, don't pretend to be a wolf like me."

Zheng Qiming squeezed a few words between his teeth, "Have you read all the teachings of Confucius and Mencius into the dog's stomach? How can you insult people who study like this, and also insult yourself."

Shen Qing flicked his sleeves, "Don't pretend to me, everyone is a scholar, and they know everything in their hearts. Look at the people who are officials now, who are not making money, otherwise you think that the reason for being an official is to spend so much money to get away with it." Serving the country? Shit, only a fool would think so, it’s all for making money, otherwise the money from the door will be in vain, and I haven’t heard anything about it.”

"You drank too much, go back." Zheng Qiming issued the order to evict the guest.

Shen Qing was unmoved, as if he hadn't heard it, "You listen to me, I guarantee you have money you can't spend, so if you fail the ranking, I'll give you 1000% of it, how about [-] two hundred taels?" Shen Qing looked forward to it.

Zheng Qiming sighed, stood up and pushed Shen Qing out of the door, "You drank too much, I will only treat today's matter as a drunken nonsense, and you will forget about it tomorrow."

"Think about it again, brother Qiming, think about it, if you don't agree, if you fail the exam, you will have nothing, and life will become a problem."

Zheng Qiming didn't want to say too much, shut Shen Qing outside the door, lay on the bed in a daze, and let Shen Qing shout outside the door.

Zheng Qiming said to Shen Qing that the face of 200 taels was not indifferent, but the morality in his heart, years of Confucian and Mencius studies made Zheng Qiming unable to do what Shen Qing said, every word in the book told him to be magnanimous , for the husband.

Shen Qing outside the door was tired of shouting, and gave up, "Zheng Qiming, don't regret it, this money was given to you for nothing, do you really think that you will definitely pass the exam?"

Zheng Qiming didn't leave him, turned over and fell asleep.

Hearing this, Chu Yao wrote on the table, "Why don't you pretend to agree to him, so that if you pass the exam and become an official in the court, even if you fail the ranking, you will still be rich, and he doesn't know whether you failed the ranking on purpose or really."

Zheng Qiming sighed and said, "To tell you the truth, it's not that I haven't thought of you before, but how is it different from a villain and a liar? That's not what the books of Confucius and Mencius taught me."

Chu Yao pursed his lips and thought, "This Zheng Qiming is not an idiot after studying." But he also expressed too much, and continued to listen to Zheng Qiming's narration.

After that day, Shen Qing didn't find Zheng Qiming again until the scientific examination, Zheng Qiming thought that Shen Qing was really drunk that day, or he was thinking about it, and he didn't say a word about that day.

On the day of the scientific examination, Shen Qing and Zheng Qiming were allocated an examination venue. The two were sitting in front of each other, with Zheng Qiming in front and Shen Qing in the back.

In the first two exams, Zheng Qiming was in good condition, and his answering speed was much faster than others. I don’t know who revealed the situation in the exam room. More and more people bought Zheng Qiming High School, and the odds dropped to [-] for [-]. On the other hand, the number of people who suppressed Zheng Qiming's failure has not decreased, but the odds have risen to [-] to [-].

In the last exam, Zheng Qiming was full of confidence, writing vigorously, and suddenly a ball of paper hit him in front of him, Zheng Qiming was stunned suddenly, thinking that something was wrong, maybe someone cheated and the paper ball was still in the wrong place, so he quickly collected it The ball of paper was hidden in the sleeve, and cold sweat was already breaking out on his forehead.

"What are you doing? What are you hiding in your sleeve?" An examiner suddenly shouted, Zheng Qiming looked up, and the examiner was clearly walking towards him.

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