Chai Tiannuo rubbed his eyes vigorously, unable to believe what he saw, but after repeated confirmation, the fat man holding a basket of steamed cakes to feed the ducks was Wei Zhongxian!
Wei Zhongxian carefully broke the steamed cake into small pieces and sprinkled them evenly into the water. Mallards and pheasants gathered more and more, forming a circle and playing happily.
"Hey, when will days like this end!"
Looking at the free waterfowl, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but sigh. The fat on his body rippled like water, almost tearing his gown.
School was about to start for two days. He had had enough of the regular life here and really wanted to escape from this depressing place.
"Bang!"
"Ouch~"
A strong big hand slapped the shoulder of Wei Zhongxian who was muttering to himself. Wei Zhongxian, who was distracted, was so startled that he almost fell into the water.
Chaitino pulled him back and said funny:
"Why are you distracted? If I hadn't pulled you, you would have fallen into the water."
Wei Zhongxian looked at Chai Tiannuo with a mixture of surprise and surprise on his face.
"Eat everyone, no grabbing!"
He took out two steamed cakes and poured the rest into the water. Wei Zhongxian took the basket and walked along the water bank with Chai Tiannuo.
"Tell me how you got into the Imperial Academy. I remember, didn't you fail the examination?"
Taking the steamed cake from Wei Zhongxian, Chai Tiannuo took a big bite. It was soft and fragrant, and full of wheat flavor.
"You remember correctly, I am ranked over 300, far away from the scholar."
Wei Zhongxian nodded and took small bites of the steamed pancake. Chai Tiannuo looked at him so politely and felt uncomfortable for a while.
"Have you changed your gender or something? Why do you look like this after eating a steamed cake?"
"Shh, keep your voice down, don't attract other people's attention, there are a lot of problems here, and you are not allowed to eat anywhere except the dining room."
"Then you still eat?"
"I haven't been able to eat for the past two days. I saw that you were in a good mood, so I started to have some appetite. I had to replenish my stomach no matter what. I lost weight even though you didn't see me."
"...I really didn't see it."
Looking at Wei Zhongxian's chubby body, Chai Tiannuo shook his head vigorously, seemingly fatter than before.
"After I failed the college exam again, my father gave up on me trying to improve myself. He said that if I had to take the exam myself, I would never be able to become a scholar in my eight lifetimes."
Chai Tiannuo grinned, there was nothing wrong with what Mr. Wei said. With Wei Zhongxian's cheerful personality, it was almost impossible to become a scholar.
"So he spent a huge sum of money to buy me a Gongsheng student. In the autumn, Gongsheng students can be exempted from a large part of the examination. It is enough to pay a small sum of money and obtain the status of a third-class imperial examination."
"As for the Spring Palace, don't think about it. Those who are promoted by Gongsheng will not be able to participate in the Spring Palace unless they are very talented."
Chai Tiannuo nodded thoughtfully. In fact, he had heard of the existence of Gongsheng, but he always felt that it was not the right path.
After listening to what Wei Zhongxian said today, I feel that it is a good way for those who have poor grades but have plenty of money.
"How much money did it cost?"
"Twenty thousand taels, and I will have to pay another 20,000 taels in autumn."
"...The liberal arts college is really dark!"
Forty thousand taels of silver bought the title of a third-class civil servant. The price shocked Chaitino's heart.
"Who says it's not that, but the School of Humanities also explained that they can only get two thousand taels of this silver, and the rest will be collected into the national treasury. Don't think that they are making profits."
"Including my fifty tribute students in this class, the money alone is two million taels. It's scary to think about it!"
"...How many students are there this year?"
"That's not true. In previous years, seven or eight were enough. This year, there will be an entire class. Do you think it's a lot?"
The speaker has no intention of listening, but Chai Tiannuo shook his head gently. All directions indicate that Dahua is preparing for war. With two million taels of silver, it can really do some big things.
Chai Tiannuo also told his story. Wei Zhongxian felt envious and said with a sad face:
"It's better to study martial arts. Living outside the College is not allowed. All students can only live on campus. They must come back at night, otherwise they will be punished. There is no way to survive this day!"
Hearing this, Chai Tiannuo couldn't help but roll his eyes. He was born in the midst of blessings and knows no blessings. It's a good thing to take care of food and shelter!
The days went on the right track step by step. Chaitino, as a famous person in Shangshe, started his free activities after nodding at Mao every day.
As Li Yichuan said, even though he had never learned to use a spear before, after Chai Tiannuo got started, his progress was rapid. In just a few months, he could be as good as the one who taught the art of lifting people and spears.
The instructor sighed with emotion, saying that in three to five days, he would no longer be his opponent. He was truly incomparable to Chaitino!
Since then, Chai Damengren has gained an unparalleled reputation, and has been in the limelight for a while.
After finishing the knowledge of martial arts, Chai Tiannuo will rush to the Academy of Arts, for no other reason than to teach Wei Zhongxian, that damn fat guy!
With his current knowledge, even if he is exempted from a large part of the assessment, it may still be a bit difficult to get a quota for candidates.
After studying martial arts for five days and taking a bath, Chai Tiannuo took advantage of that time to write letters and buy calligraphy and paintings. The name of Moxiangju gradually spread around, and the business got better day by day.
In the blink of an eye, three months later, midsummer is gradually gone and golden autumn is approaching, and a cool wind slowly blows in the evening.
"Teaching, what does this mean?"
Chaitino asked in surprise, holding the canvas in his hand.
The teacher explained with a smile:
"You also know that becoming a civil servant means you are halfway into the official career, so when encountering problems that cannot be solved by the government officials, we martial arts masters naturally have to help. Who makes us martial people?"
"...but I'm just a scholar. I have the task of recruiting people, right?"
"Hey, who are you?"
"You are a fierce man like Chai Tiannuo, incomparable to Chai Tiannuo!"
"Autumn Wei and even Spring Wei are just a passing scene for you. As a great talent, it is the right thing to serve the court as early as possible."
"let me tell you......"
After being taught some vernacular, Chaitino was so excited that he hurriedly interrupted:
"Can it be considered military merit?"
The teacher nodded:
"Calculate!"
"Is there any reward?"
Chaitino rubbed three fingers while eating, and grinned. He was indeed Chaitino, and his greed for money was well-deserved:
"have."
"How many?"
When he heard that he was being paid, Chaitino immediately became energetic.
"Twenty taels for males and ten taels for females."
"Is it okay to have a bare head?"
"..."
The teacher raised his eyes in astonishment, and Chaitino hurriedly explained:
"It's easy to carry your head, but it's difficult to carry two big people. I have experience in this!"
Not long after, Chaitino left with a team of people. Everyone in the team was wearing cowhide armor and had swords and bows.
"Chief, has Chai Tiannuo killed anyone before?"
The teacher cupped his hands at the approaching mountain leader, and then asked doubtfully.
The mountain chief nodded:
"It's natural, and I've killed a lot of people. Your colleagues who have been in the killing array can all see it, but you can't notice it."