Finally the day came for the results to be released.
Chen Mu arrived at Yelang City early, and it was already crowded with people.
During the scientific examination that day, Chen Mu thought that his answers were quite satisfactory and not amazing, but he would definitely have no problem passing the test.
As for the people below the list, most of them showed varying degrees of nervousness.
It is impossible for people to remain calm about something like this that determines the future of life, especially for these students who are from poor families and need to take the imperial examination to change their destiny.
Most people are probably tortured by worries about gains and losses these days. They are worried about what will happen if they pass the exam and how they will face if they fail.
Counting down from the beginning of the case, I finally saw my name in the middle.
Chen Mu sighed, from now on, he will be a legitimate child.
Next, we have to start preparing for the government examination in a few days.
Compared to Chen Mu's calmness, Liu Sike at home was like an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth in the yard.
The anxiety and worry on his face was clearly visible.
Although she was a woman and could not take part in the imperial examinations, it was common to hear that those scholars who repeatedly failed the exams were hit hard and were driven crazy.
I heard from people in the village that Chen Mu became abnormal when he came back because he failed to pass the exam many times.
Liu Si was worried that if today's children failed the test, Chen Mu would become like before again.
To be honest, Liu Si didn't want Chen Mu to take the scientific examination. He was living a good life at the moment, but the scientific examination had always been Chen Mu's dream.
Even if you don't want to in your heart, as a wife, you still have to support your man's dream. This is the way of womanhood.
After walking around the courtyard again, I saw Chen Mu coming back along the path from a distance.
When he got closer and saw the expressionless face, Liu Si thought he had failed the exam again, so he quickly said with relief: "Haha... The boss is fine. Not this year. Let's take the exam again next year. There will always be a year..."
"I passed the exam."
After listening to the words, Liu Si's face froze: "You passed the exam? Then why are you like this? You don't even smile. Shouldn't you be happy about such a big event?"
Now that he was admitted to Tongsheng, Liu Si was naturally quite happy.
Chen Mu walked up to Liu Si, smiled lightly and said, "Marrying you is the biggest and most important thing I have ever done in my life. Didn't I laugh at the time?"
Hearing that Chen Mu was taking the opportunity to tease her again, Liu Si's face turned red: "You are the only one who can say it."
Chen Mu hugged her into his arms. Liu Si rarely worked in the fields these days and could clearly feel that the girl's flesh had become much softer and more delicate.
Gradually, Chen Mu felt the attack and immediately picked up Liu Si with one hand.
"Celebrate?"
Liu Si hit Chen Mu on the chest, knowing what Chen Mu meant by celebrating.
Just like that, Chen Mu walked into the inner room with Liu Si in his arms, and then closed the door with a kick of his foot.
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Time passed in the blink of an eye, and soon the time for the government examination was approaching.
The eldest brother Liu Jingtang is in Bajun, so there is nothing he needs to bring.
Once autumn entered, there would be less fog in the mornings, and Liu Si saw each other all the way to the riverside.
It was still the same as in the past, and I kept asking all kinds of little things along the way. Most of them were, don't forget to eat when you go to Bajun, and it's autumn, so wear more clothes to avoid catching a cold.
They are all trivial things, but they really feel a sincere love.
The so-called love, for the most part, is not some vigorous love words and vows that make people feel numb as soon as they hear it.
In many cases, an extra bit of nagging and an extra chopstick to pick up food for you when eating are the real love.
After Chen Mu boarded the boat and walked further and further away from the shore in the river, looking at the figure that had been standing on the shore becoming more and more dim and shrinking, Chen Mu experienced for the first time what the pain of separation is.
I had never experienced this before during Yelang's exam, but now I feel deeply.
I couldn't say that I shed tears, I just felt like there was something stuck in my heart, and I suddenly felt that the world was desolate.
Looking at the rivers, lakes and seas in front of him, Chen Mu couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. He didn't know when he had become a family-loving person.
Starting out early in the morning, Chen Mu finally arrived at Bajun in the afternoon.
When they arrived, Chen Mu went to do business first.
Just like the child test, you must first go to the local government office to obtain a floating ticket.
As for Chen Mu, everything will be fine after that. If he is like other candidates, he may have to find an inn to stay.
But there is no need for Chen Mu. He still has his own business in Beicheng, so he can take the opportunity to see how big brother Liu Jingtang is doing.
Today's Sanwu Geng Bookstore has undoubtedly reached a large scale.
During Chen Mu's absence, the store has expanded to ten stores. Compared with the boundaries of Beicheng, ten stores are almost full.
Now that there is such a wave of influence in Sichuanmen, if you open a store in other places, you will naturally not be extorted by local gangs.
Dignity is only on the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon.
Strength is always the most effective passport.
Perhaps in the eyes of this kid Liu Jingtang, he still wants to be blackmailed by local gangs, so that he can become famous when he expands.
Arriving at the former Big Snake Gang's territory, Chen Mu nodded with satisfaction when he looked at the newly hung plaque - Sichuan Gate.
But just when Chen Mu was about to go in, a hand suddenly stretched out from behind and pulled him back.
It was so violent that Chen Mu was a little confused.
When he turned around, he saw a boy wearing black clothes and black trousers staring at him fiercely.
He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he was followed by two other people. They both had Tang Hengdaos hanging on their waists. Although he was young, he looked like he had a very strong Jianghu air, and he was probably still an old bastard.
"Where are you from, nerd? Can you enter this place? Get out of here!"
Hearing this, Chen Mu smiled: "I know this is Sichuan Sect. Your sect leader is Liu Jingtang, right? I'm his brother-in-law."
"You kid tried so hard to get in. Do you have any plans?"
Everyone in the Sichuan sect knows that the sect leader has a brother-in-law. In fact, the sect leader's brother-in-law is the real boss behind the scenes.
But except for those veterans, no one has ever seen him. He is a very mysterious person. I only know that the person who can convince the veterans is definitely not an ordinary person.
But it is not difficult to imagine that the person who can become a gang boss must be a gangster with an aura of gangsters. If he says that the scholar now is the mysterious boss, even if he kills him, he will not believe it.
At that moment, he took out the Tang Heng Dao from his waist and hung it in front of Chen Mu's neck.
"Brother Bing, this kid is very weird. Why don't you just send him to the sect master?"
Listening to the words of the boy next to him, the boy named Bing Er nodded, then pressed Chen Mu down with one hand and walked into the house.
At this moment, Chen Mu's heart was filled with tears, but he had no choice. With his appearance and outfit, it would be a bit outrageous to say that he was a man of the Tao.
After turning the corner and passing through the alley, Chen Mu was escorted into the courtyard. As for Liu Jingtang, he was sitting on a chair, slowly reading the Tao Te Ching given to him last time.
It's only been a few days since I last saw him, and I can clearly feel that this kid is much calmer and more mature than before. Compared with before, he no longer has the childlike aura he had before.
After these days of baptism, I have finally transformed.
It was as if his child suddenly became sensible, and Chen Mu was very pleased.