Just as dawn broke out, the air was filled with hazy mist. Xu Xian had already withdrawn from the room and packed his luggage and set off on the road.

Xin Shisi Niang had already asked her twelfth sister to give instructions. He could only do this, no matter how many there were, he couldn't help. I hope there would be no accident.

Although it was still very early and the city gate had just opened for a short time, there was a long queue outside the city gate, and we could only enter the city after the soldiers guarding the city gate inspected it.

Among them are travelers, some are wanderers returning home; and more are villagers living near Hangzhou City, carrying loads of various fresh vegetables and crops, which are sold in the city, which is similar to those in small town markets. However, Hangzhou Fucheng is a relatively large market.

Many people who entered the city sent long queues, but fewer people left the city, and Xu Xian quickly passed the city gate.

I couldn't stay long this time when I returned to Qiantang County, and I had to come back in half a month and study hard to prepare for the autumn examination in the second half of the year.

The distance between Qiantang County and Hangzhou City is not far, and there are official roads along the way. As long as you distinguish the direction and go all the way, you don’t have to worry about getting lost.

The so-called official road refers to the road built by the imperial court. It is built of rammed earth and is not as good as the cement roads of later generations. However, it is also very solid and can still rush on rainy days. The official road is also quite wide, and two carriages can be staggered when they come in, and it will not appear crowded.

There are already many people at the city gate, but there are not many people who meet on the road far away from the city gate. It is inevitable that they will be lonely and desolate when they are alone.

Xu Xian is not a person who is sad about spring and autumn, but he wears a headscarf and carries a bookcase, looking at the vast road. He doesn't know why he suddenly remembered the theme song of a classic movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" in later generations. It seems to be particularly suitable for the situation, so he smiled and sang softly:

"The dream of life is like a long road

Let the wind and frost be left on the surface

How many directions does a beautiful dream have in the world

Find the dreamy love path that follows the vastness of people

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Happy young man on earth

Watch the sun in that rugged and rough

How many directions are there for happiness in the world

A trace of wind and rain like a dream follows people's vastness"

As soon as the song was finished, I suddenly heard someone calling his name behind him.

"Xu Xian, Xu Xian, wait!"

Xu Xian stopped and turned around to look at him. Xu Mu'e, who was dressed as a man, was galloping towards him alone on a horse, and behind her was a horse.

He quickly arrived in front of Xu Xian. Xu Mu'e stopped and turned over to the ground with a smile, saying, "It's considered catching up with you. Why did you set off so early? I thought you should be sleeping when I arrived at the inn, but the boss said that you would have checked out long ago."

After saying that, he didn't stop, holding the rope behind him and handing it to Xu Xian, and said with a smile: "As the first child of the case for this trial, my father heard that you don't have the tools to transport you, so he specially asked me to send you a horse for you to transport you."

Xu Xian was stunned.

As the first child of the government test case, and this benefit, even the scholar-official master gave him a horse? And he asked his precious daughter to deliver it to him in person.

This treatment is too good.

"This is not good." Xu Xian said.

Xu Mu'e said nothing, and pulled the horse's bridle and whip into Xu Xian's hand and said, "What's wrong with it? As a child of the mansion, it is natural to have a horse to carry, and it is not normal to have no one! Moreover, with your talent, it will be impossible to stay in the small world of Hangzhou Prefecture in the future. You must go to a farther place to study and take exams. Now you are just traveling between Qiantang County and Hangzhou City, and you can still walk. But you are going to Jinling and even Yingtian Prefecture, the capital? Therefore, it is necessary to have a horse to carry."

If the thing stuffed into my hand is delayed, it will seem too pretentious and unreasonable, so I have to bow and say, "Then I thank the Master Xuezheng for me."

Xu Zhengqing gave him a horse, obviously it was impossible for him to care for the students in the governance area just for other purposes.

Not to mention that ordinary students are not worthy of his attention like this, and a horse of such a good value is at least worth more than 100 taels of silver, so he can't afford it.

Today, he has made a good relationship first.

"That's right." Xu Mu'e smiled.

However, Xu Xian has never had any experience in riding a horse in his past and present life, this is the first time.

So Xu Mu'e taught some important knowledge about riding horses. Xu Xian had a good understanding. In addition, he was not an ordinary person now, and his physical fitness had been greatly improved and his execution ability was very strong. He mastered the key points in a short while.

Soon, Xu Xian rode back and forth with a horse whip, and went steadily, and could not see any novice on the road. Xu Mu'e was amazed and said curiously: "Xu Xian, have you also practiced martial arts?"

"That's right." Xu Xian replied.

However, Xu Mu'e used the word "Ye", which surprised Xu Xian.

Xu Xian saw that Xu Mu'e was different from an ordinary lady from a family, and always looked heroic and cool. Unexpectedly, as a girl and a scholarly family, she had practiced martial arts.

After a few more conversations, the two ended the conversation, said goodbye to each other, and left in the opposite direction.

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It is much more convenient and quick to use horses for transportation.

Originally, if you were walking, you would set off from Hangzhou City in the morning and arrive in Qiantang County in the evening. After getting a horse, it was less than noon when Xu Xian returned home. Many of the neighbors' women were washing vegetables at their doorsteps and preparing to make lunch.

Xu Xian turned over and got off the horse by the river not far from home, and instead led the horse back.

The neighbors heard the sound of horse hooves from afar. They didn't see Xu Xian's appearance clearly. They were still surprised that the young man rode a horse to this alley. As a result, when Xu Xian walked in, they shouted in surprise and joy:

"Hanwen is back!"

"Hanwen, who won the first place in the case in the government examination, is back!"

"Jiaorong, come out soon, your brother is back on a horse!"

A woman looked at the tall horse held behind Xu Xian with jealous eyes, and did not forget to specifically explain that she had returned from "riding a horse".

Next, someone said:

"Hanwen, you are really amazing now. The yamen specially sent someone to your house to report the good news. Congratulations on winning the court for the trial and giving you twenty taels of silver!"

"Hanwen, should you go to the aunt's house for lunch today? The aunt happened to make delicious food today."

"Hanwen, come to my house to eat!"

"Come to my house to eat..."

The women who were always busy with their own quiet words suddenly made the quiet alley noisy.

In the Dali Dynasty, although no one has ever said, "Everything is inferior, but only reading is high", the actual situation is not much different. Scholars have always had a high status.

If you can get into the imperial examination, it would be even more different.

Xu Xian was just an ordinary Tongsheng exam, which was also eye-catching in this neighborhood, which made many people come to congratulate him. Now he not only passed the Tongsheng exam, but also ranked first in the provincial examination. After the news spread, everyone was shocked.

Generally speaking, it is easy to get the position of the head of the case in the palace examination, and it is also easy to get the exam for a scholar without any accidents.

There have been many scholars in the streets where Xu Xian’s family lives over the years, but no juren has appeared. In the words of these women, Xu Xian is “flying on the branches and turning into a phoenix”!

Congratulations are constantly heard, and many young students who are studying are envious when they see this.

Although the neighbors are not bad for Xu Xian and his brother, and try their best to take care of him, now that Xu Xian's identity has changed, they still have to please him twice as much.
Chapter completed!