In the study of Ding Mansion, Danshan County, an old man of half a hundred years was painting. Next to him, there was a beautiful middle-aged woman, grinding an inkstone for her.
"Something big seems to have happened recently." The old man was drawing, and suddenly this sentence came out of his mouth.
"Master, are you talking about the announcement from the county government?" asked the beautiful middle-aged woman.
"Well," the old man hesitated for a moment, then said truthfully: "The announcement says that young men under the age of fifteen will be selected from the entire county to go to the court to study."
"What are you studying for further studies?" the beautiful middle-aged woman asked with a frown.
"I don't know about this. The people in the government are so secretive that even I won't reveal it!" The old man shook his head and sighed.
The beautiful woman looked anxious and shouted: "Master, you only have such a son! How could you let him leave without knowing anything? Then isn't Mr. Li your old friend? Let him think of a way for us.
I don’t want Yun’er to go far away!”
"It's useless!" The old man still shook his head and said slowly: "Do you think I haven't looked for him? No one can stop this, but Master Li did reveal a message to me, saying that if I am selected for this trip,
That’s a huge opportunity!”
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" The beautiful woman said doubtfully: "What kind of great opportunity can it be that I can achieve enlightenment and become an immortal?"
The old man smiled when he heard this and said, "You are too whimsical!"
He thought for a while, then suddenly clapped his hands, and servants came in immediately outside the door.
"Go and bring Ding Yun here. By the way, let him wash up, dress neatly, and don't leave any feminine scent on him." The old man ordered lightly.
"yes!"
The servant responded, turned around and walked out.
Not long after, a short, fat, fat-faced rich man followed the young man into the study.
"You kid, are you fooling around again?" When the old man saw "Ding Yun", he immediately blew his beard and shouted angrily.
"How dare you? I'm practicing calligraphy in my room!"
"Ding Yun" said with a slight smile.
At this time, the beautiful woman pinched the old man from behind and said angrily: "You have a son who is going to die, and he is going to be sent away soon. Can't you say a few nice words? You have to scold him as soon as you meet him!
"
The head of the Ding family, who was over fifty years old, also had a son at an old age. He was just a single child. Although he often taught him a lesson, he was always arrogant. In fact, he valued his only son more than anything else.
After hearing what the woman said, he felt soft in his heart. He waved his hand and said, "That's all. I'll let you do whatever you want to do on weekdays. But now there is an opportunity. The imperial court has come to select people for further study. You should work hard."
Come back and see if you can be selected."
"Ding Yun" seemed to have been prepared for it. Hearing this, he smiled slightly and said: "I will do my best. Even if I am not selected, I will not lose the face of my 'Ding family'."
The old man nodded and said: "Don't bring so many maids. Taoxiang, Juxiang, Lixiang, Meixiang, these people are all well-educated people. You can choose at most two from them to bring."
"Ding Yun" shook his head and said: "I am no longer young, and I can no longer tangle with these maids. What's more, if others take a look at the selection of the maid this time, they will think that I am a flamboyant libertine. When the time comes,
It just fell into place."
"Huh?" The old man was slightly stunned at first, then laughed and said: "The brat finally became sensible, good! Good! Good!"
The old man said hello three times in a row, then clapped his hands and told the housekeeper outside the door: "Take the young master to the county government office. Remember to bring more money to take care of what needs to be taken care of, you know?"
"My subordinate understands!"
An elderly housekeeper stepped in and bowed his hands slightly to several people.
"Go for it!"
The old man waved his hand, and the housekeeper took "Ding Yun" back from the study, left Ding's mansion directly, and walked towards the county government office.
Liang Yan used the "Yuanmu Dao" spell to change his body shape and take on the appearance of Ding Yun, and then used this identity to participate in the recruitment of disciples of the Qingyu Sword Sect, hoping to sneak into the Qingyu Sword Sect.
He looked at his chubby little hands and found it quite funny. This Ding Yun was short and fat, which was completely different from his previous image.
But as long as the goal can be achieved, these are nothing.
"arrive!"
At this time, an old voice came, it was the old housekeeper Ding Shan who was leading the way.
Liang Yan turned his eyes and saw that there were already people in twos and threes entering the gate of the government office. Most of them were from poor families. Their parents came with their children.
There were almost no people like him surrounded by more than a dozen servants and guards cheering each other around.
When the officer in front of the government office met the old housekeeper Ding Shan, he was also very friendly and asked with a smile: "What? The only son of the Ding family is here to join in the fun?"
Ding Shan smiled and said: "I'm not here to join in the fun, but I have to come. I didn't expect the county magistrate to name our young master. It doesn't matter if I don't think about it."
The officer smiled without saying anything, and directly ordered the others to make way and let Liang Yan in.
Someone immediately stepped forward to guide Liang Yan and led him to a hall. As for the old housekeeper and others, they were taken elsewhere.
After Liang Yan entered the hall, he saw hundreds of young men and women waiting inside. Most of these people were children from poor families, but there were also some wealthy businessmen and gentry.
It's just that all these identities have no difference in this place today.
Liang Yan looked at it silently for a while, then sat down in a more conspicuous position in the hall.
Not long after, two people suddenly came from outside the hall. The first one stood tall and graceful, dressed in green clothes, carrying a sword on his back, with his long, silky hair tied high behind his head. He looked heroic.
This woman is none other than Wen Yanhan, who was rescued by Liang Yan before. As for the person behind her, it is a disciple named Xu who came to help her complete her mission.
Most of the young men and women in the hall were thirteen or fourteen years old. They were in their prime of life. When they saw Wen Yanhan's dress, they seemed to have thought of something and stood up one after another with excitement on their faces.
"Two adults, do you want to recruit people to join the army? I, Tieniu, have been looking forward to this day!" A boy wearing coarse linen clothes spoke out loud.
Most of the poor children present had this idea in mind. Instead of starving at home, they might as well join the army and maybe become a general and return home in glory.
Only those young people from wealthy families would show a trace of sadness on their faces. Who would want to go to the army and endure hardships if their family has good food and fun?
However, Wen Yanhan just smiled slightly, reached out and took out a crystal clear ball, and said lightly: "You can take turns putting your hands on this ball."