I studied abroad in modern times

The lady on the couch lazily flipped through the papers sent by Butler Wu.

Butler Wu bowed his head and reported: "According to the lady's instructions, all the males aged 16 to 18 from the Zhao family servants who are near Jingzhou City have come. There are 47 people in total."

"After Mr. Shen's selection, these five papers are the ones with the best answers."

The person on the couch seemed not to hear it, only the sound of papers flipping could be heard.

After a long time.

Ding~

The knocking sound sounded again.

Butler Wu immediately said: "Among them, there is a man named Zheng Fa, who Mr. Shen thinks is the most talented one."

The person inside took out Zheng Fa's paper.

"I have checked. Zheng Fa only studied for one year in elementary school, so he doesn't know many words. Although there are all wrong words on his test paper, he remembered more than 90% of them, more than twice as many as others."

The lady on the bed stood up, put a few test papers aside, and finally spoke:

"Do you think Zheng Fa is the best?"

Her voice was even clearer and more pleasant than the sound of the gold hairpin hitting the jade ring just now.

"I am short-sighted and can only say what I can see." Butler Wu bowed his head and said: "Compared with others, he has his own shortcomings. The others are more knowledgeable, have studied for a few years, and even achieved fame. Zheng Fa can only be said to have a slightly better talent, but still needs to be polished, and is probably not useful at this time."

The figure behind the curtain nodded gently, as if he felt that what he said made sense.

But after a while, she suddenly chuckled again: "This answer sheet with the neatest handwriting and the most memories besides Zheng Fa is the one called Gao Yuan? I remember he is the only son of the second house Gao family?"

"Madam, you are wise!"

Butler Wu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat on his back.

"Okay, these three people." Madam took out Zheng Fa's answer sheet and the other two and handed them to the maid beside her: "Send them all to Xu Zheng to have a look."

"Yes!"

Butler Wu took the test paper handed over by the maid, lowered his head and slowly walked out of the small building. The warm wind outside the building was blowing slowly, but he felt a chill all over his body.

Although Madam didn't manage things much, she stayed in bed all day and didn't even bother to talk to others.

But she really understood everything in her heart, and one sentence made her tremble with fear-the second house Gao family and herself had some discord in the past, which no one knew about. After many years, she spoke for Zheng Fa, and her rejection of Gao family was due to some unspeakable little thoughts, which she thought were secret.

Madam...

Butler Wu shook his head, knowing that he was still sent by the madam to do things, so he had not really lost her trust.

...

In the waterside pavilion, the young men gradually began to talk to each other.

Being in the Zhao family compound, they did not dare to move around casually, but their young minds also made them have little patience to wait.

At first, everyone was still afraid of Mr. Shen and Butler Wu next door. Later, through the window, they first saw Butler Wu walking outside, and soon they saw Mr. Shen slowly walking away. They had no scruples in their hearts, so they gathered together and talked about the test one by one.

Because the test was just dictation, everyone actually knew the results of their own test.

Even when handing in the paper, they knew who had more hope.

At this time, half of the people surrounded a young man wearing a turban.

"Brother Gao, I'm afraid the position of this book boy is already in your pocket." Another boy bowed with a little reluctance.

"It's hard to say." The young man surnamed Gao shook his head quickly, but there was still a smile on his face that he couldn't hide: "Brother Chen's talent is not inferior to mine. Are you trying to flatter me, Gao Yuan?"

The young man surnamed Chen shook his head: "I read Confucian and Legalist books all day long. Taoist books are precious. I have never come into contact with them before. I feel that the "Classic of Purity and Tranquility" sounds difficult to understand. I am not as good as you in this aspect."

Seeing his frankness, Gao Yuan didn't know how to express his humility.

After all, he also felt that he should be the one who answered the best among these people.

Of course, the other young men also saw his confidence, and when they heard that the young man surnamed Chen, who was already the most powerful among them, said so, they naturally felt that Gao Yuan had the greatest hope.

Zheng Fa looked at this group of young men from the side. Although they were only seventeen or eighteen years old, their minds were much more mature than their peers in another world.

They surrounded Gao Yuan, flattering him a little awkwardly, and soon threw away the mentality of looking at competitors-or in other words, they woke up very quickly and put themselves in the right position in a short time.

They were very flexible.

"After today, let's go to Juxing Tower for a banquet, which can be regarded as a celebration for Master Gao!"

Some people started to call him Master.

"Yes, we took the same exam, which can be regarded as fate."

"Let's go together, let's go together!"

Huang Yu originally joined the crowd to flatter Gao Yuan, but soon he came out dejectedly and walked to Zheng Fa's side, looking at Gao Yuan who was talking loudly in the crowd with a little envy.

Zheng Fa turned his head to look at him, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Huang Yu's flushed face was a little unwilling: "They want to go to Juxing Tower to drink... Gao Yuan doesn't pay, and others will pay together. I, my family has money... I didn't bring any."

Got it.

There are also thresholds for flattering.

Zheng Fa nodded and said very naturally: "Then I can't go either. My family has no money, and I can't bring any even if I want to."

Huang Yu looked at Zheng Fa, and then turned his head to look at those teenagers who didn't take him seriously.

He thought Zheng Fa was a little pretentious before.

But now in comparison, he actually felt that Zheng Fa's face was much cuter, and he unconsciously felt closer to Zheng Fa.

"How was your answer?" Huang Yu regretted it as soon as he spoke.

Zheng Fa shook his head and said nothing.

He has always had a rule: no answers after the exam. Well, he regards this as a gambling behavior that has little profit but is extremely harmful.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Huang Yu consciously understood Zheng Fa's thoughts.

I studied elementary school for five years, but this time I only wrote less than 10%.

Zheng Fa is naturally worse than him.

It's normal to be ashamed to mention it.

"It's okay, I didn't do well in the exam either!" Huang Yu patted Zheng Fa's shoulder hard and encouraged him sincerely: "Although I may be a little better than you, but only a little! But it's useless, I will definitely not be chosen!"

After saying that, he quietly approached Zheng Fa's ear and murmured: "I have understood it a long time ago. People with the surname Gao are housekeepers in their families and are richer. If you have such good conditions, you are no worse than him. !”

Zheng Fa looked at his sour face and automatically replaced the "伱" in his last sentence with "I" in his mind, and then he understood what he really meant.

The two were chatting, and Zheng Fa suddenly saw a few people sitting upright by the window, and he suddenly felt like "the teacher is here".

Sure enough, Butler Wu's figure was walking towards the waterside pavilion.

On the side, Huang Yu also warmly invited: "Butler Wu is here. We probably have to go home together. How about you come to my house today?"

Before he finished speaking, Manager Wu had already strode through the door.

"These three people are coming with me. The others can leave first." Everyone saw that he was holding three answer sheets in his hand.

"plateau."

"Han Cheng."

Then, he paused slightly while holding the last answer sheet before speaking: "Zheng Fa."

Huang Yu turned his head blankly and looked at Zheng Fa beside him.

Zheng Fa stood up and responded to his previous invitation - with a trace of sincere apology on his face, he said in a somewhat embarrassed tone: "I'm afraid I don't have time today, how about another day?"