"Uncle Shen, are you asleep?"

Taifu Wen's identity cannot be exposed. Whenever Chu Zhaoci is outside, he will call him Uncle Shen.

Speaking of the surname "Shen".

When Taifu Wen was in Heshui County, he claimed that his surname was Shen. This was not a surname chosen randomly, but was taken from his wife's surname.

Even if he couldn't find a wife, he would always remember her.

Aunt Shen asked Mrs. Wen about this and was so moved that she cried and laughed when she learned the truth. Her face turned red uncontrollably.

Recognizing that the voice outside was that of Chu Zhaoci, Mrs. Wen looked at his wife opposite, as if asking for her opinion.

Shall we meet?

Before she could change her clothes, Aunt Shen rolled up the quilt that had been laid out and nodded to her husband.

Only then did Mrs. Wen respond, "Come in."

Chu Zhaoci immediately pulled Shao Jingheng in.

After entering, Chu Zhaoci first saluted Mr. Wen and Aunt Shen, and Shao Jingheng also followed suit.

Chu Zhaoci began to talk about business.

He told Shao Jingheng that he wanted to join Taifu Wen, and finally asked Taifu Wen, "What do you think?"

Mrs. Wen guessed this when he saw them coming in.

After hearing this, I asked a few academic questions.

Recalling that he had heard on the carriage that Shao Jingheng had not yet taken the Tongsheng test, the question he asked was also a scholar's question.

If Shao Jingheng can answer it, he will consider it.

Of course, after all, it is a level of knowledge skipped, and Taifu Wen does not expect Shao Jingheng to answer all the questions correctly, just about the same.

Unexpectedly, Shao Jingheng’s answer was half correct.

At this stage, the test is mainly about the amount of knowledge, and after the examination, it is about the knowledge points for answering questions.

Seeing that his knowledge as a scholar was solid at this stage, Taifu Wen then asked him to answer a question from previous years' examination.

Shao Jingheng's answer firmly fits the topic.

Even the answers were far more comprehensive than those of the candidates back then.

Taifu Wen was a little surprised. He looked at Shao Jingheng, who was half a head shorter than Chu Zhaoci, and asked him his age.

I learned that Shao Jingheng was only 11 years old...

Mr. Wen's eyes showed deep appreciation and smile.

I think back then, he was in the Wen family and was taught carefully by his teachers since he was a child. However, it was nothing more than this. Shao Jingheng's future would definitely surpass him.

Teachers in the world like smart children.

Taifu Wen immediately recognized Shao Jingheng as his apprentice.

Apprenticeship requires an apprenticeship ceremony. Shao Jingheng didn't have anything valuable on him, so he could only kneel down and kowtow first.

He said that the apprenticeship ceremony would be made up for in the future.

Taifu Wen didn't care about the apprenticeship ceremony, so he asked Chu Zhaoci to bring two bowls of water over and give them to Shao Jingheng.

This is considered a apprenticeship ceremony.

Aunt Shen is also very optimistic about Shao Jingheng.

The two chatted with the master and his wife in the tent for a few more words before going back.

Chu Zhaoci had become Taifu Wen's apprentice before Shao Jingheng, and he even teased him on the way back.

"You will be my junior brother from now on."

"Junior brother, if you need anything, just tell me and he will definitely help you."

Shao Jingheng...

He hasn't had much rest recently, and he has been running around and studying for days. Now he is really tired and too lazy to talk to him.

In the middle of the night, everything is quiet.

The night passed quickly.

Early the next morning, everyone continued to set off.

The marching team walked continuously for half a month. It is worth mentioning that their journey was very smooth and they encountered no problems.

It was already early March.

Shao Jingheng and Xie Ji'an's exams are on March 8th.

Logically speaking, they should be preparing to head into the city now to find a suitable place to stay and find an examination venue.

Fortunately, calculating the route, they can reach outside Dongfu County tomorrow.

at dusk.

The village chief asked everyone to rest where they were and continue their journey tomorrow.

The exam is coming soon, and Shao Jingheng has no time to teach Hua Xiaonian how to read. He needs to concentrate on his own review and Xie Ji'an's homework.

During this period of hard work to make up for the lessons...

Xie Ji'an's academic performance is visibly accelerating, and the problem of passing the exam should not be a big problem.

But it cannot be taken lightly.

On the way, Shao Jingheng discussed with Wei Jiuchuan and gave Xie Ji'an a test question.

Let him do it now.

Xie Ji'an didn't like studying before because he didn't know a lot of knowledge, but under Shao Jingheng's guidance, he suddenly found that studying didn't seem that difficult.

Now I ask him to answer the questions and he responds smoothly.

Shao Jingheng was also reading beside him.

Hua Xiaonian, Yan Zhi and others have already started eating.

Wen Shuyun did not eat with them. Since the last time he told Shao Jingheng that he wanted him to teach him to study and was rejected...

Wen Shuyun felt a little wilted.

But she still rode in the same carriage with Hua Xiaonian, Shao Jingheng and others, and saw Shao Jingheng teaching Hua Xiaonian how to read...

Her eyes will always be fixed on Shao Jingheng.

It's not a look of jealousy, just admiration.

It seemed that he was admiring Shao Jingheng for being so powerful and knowing so much knowledge.

Li Shuangshuang also often stared at her.

There is a silly girl at home who doesn't know how to take care of her men. She can't help keep an eye on them. If Wen Shuyun looks at Shao Jingheng for a long time...

She immediately pretended to cough a few times.

Wen Shuyun didn't have any idea at first, thinking that she was really coughing, but Xie Ji'an couldn't bear it and said something to her.

"What are you doing?!"

Only then did Wen Shuyun realize something was wrong.

She wanted to raise her head to look at Li Shuangshuang, but as soon as she raised her head, she met Li Shuangshuang's fierce eyes, and was so frightened that she lowered her head.

However, this did not stop her from continuing to admire Shao Jingheng.

She would still see him often.

When Li Shuangshuang coughed, she also very smartly lowered her head and pretended that she had done nothing.

It's been a long time...

Wen Shuyun gradually became estranged from Li Shuangshuang and others.

Just like tonight.

While on the carriage, Wen Shuyun looked at Shao Jingheng for a long time, and Li Shuangshuang wanted to say a few mean words to shake her off.

But don't be too blatant.

She just asked her to come over and have dinner with her.

Wen Shuyun is not a fool, so of course he can't come over.

After everyone finished eating, Li Shuangshuang came to Wen Shuyun and said with a gentle smile, "I'm a little full from what I've eaten tonight..."

"Sister Shuyun, can you go for a walk with me?"

There were Aunt Shen and Mrs. Wen beside her, so she had to pretend to be gentle and harmless.

Wen Shuyun knew that she didn't like him, so he immediately wanted to refuse, but before she could speak, Li Shuangshuang continued.
To be continued...