The sky is getting dark.
Lu Qubing walked back to his classroom with a tired face, and all the students he met along the way bowed to him.
He could only force out a smile and return the greetings to these people.
After walking into the house, he finally stopped pretending and sat on the bed with a sad face, suddenly feeling discouraged.
"I'm tired. I didn't expect that managing a county school would be so difficult."
"No wonder those wine sacrificers in the past liked to hide in other courtyards and never go out!"
"It's okay to ignore some things, but once you have to pay attention to them, you'll be in more and more trouble."
Listening to Lu Qubing's complaint, Liu Taozi put down the book in his hand, "Can I get the license tomorrow?"
Lu Qubing looked at him and said, "You can take the exam if you are full term. If you want to take the exam if you are full term, you can indeed leave the county school tomorrow."
"But do you really want to go now?"
"You can also wait for forty days. Wouldn't it be nice to prepare for ten more days?"
Lu Qubing explained solemnly: "All matters in the county have not been affected at all, and the casual officials have not been affected at all. The number of places is limited. This examination will definitely be very intense."
"Although you and I are good friends, I can't help you with this kind of thing. Are you sure you will leave the county school tomorrow?"
Liu Taozi nodded.
"Leave tomorrow."
Lu Qubing suddenly fell silent.
"Okay, you have your own ideas, so I won't dissuade you."
"Brother Taozi, do you want to have some wine?"
"Don't eat."
"That's fine, don't delay tomorrow's affairs."
"Well, let's do this. Although I can't help you speak, I can help you review a thing or two."
"I've seen exam takers in the past and know what they test."
Lu Qubing picked up the book on the side and said, "I will test you for them first. If you fail, you can stay for ten more days. How about that?"
"good."
“It’s a deal!”
The next day.
The sky has not yet been bright, as if covered with a layer of light black silk satin.
A lone star can be seen twinkling in the sky.
The wind blew up the fallen leaves. After several rotations, they climbed over the wall of the law school and fell gently to the ground.
In the front yard, four people stood in the middle, while the other students stood around and watched quietly.
Lu Qubing held the raw cards and handed them out to them one by one with a solemn face.
Liu Taozi stood in the middle, tall and majestic, and the people on the left and right subconsciously distanced themselves.
Lu Qubing handed him the student sign indicating his identity as a 'graduate'.
His expression was quite complicated, but he didn't say anything.
After dealing out the cards to the four people, Lu Qubing looked at them solemnly.
"In two days, you can go to the county government office to take the exam."
"I hope you can pass the exam and live up to the hardships of these dozens of days."
"After passing the exam, I hope you will be a good official, treat others with kindness, and refrain from doing immoral things."
Lu Qubing bowed slightly to them.
The four returned the favor.
Liu Taozi picked up her things and left.
"Brother Peach!"
Someone immediately spoke.
The surrounding students hurriedly stepped forward and gathered around Tao Zi, with many of them reluctant to leave.
County schools and the outside world are two different worlds.
Even though there are not many old people left in the county school, Taozi's feats are passed down from generation to generation.
He took matters into his own hands and built a feudal vassal.
From that day on, the situation in the school room became different.
The law school, which had always endured the situation, raised its head and clenched its fists. No one would dare to break into the school and force them to strip and dance.
No one dares to use them as horses anymore to play the game of "man, horse, bamboo and spear".
In the current situation, everything comes from resistance.
The old students talked about this man to the newcomers and called him the liver and gallbladder of the law school.
But now, this strong liver and gallbladder is leaving.
In addition to being reluctant to give up, everyone was also a little scared.
This dream-like life will not disappear with the departure of liver and gallbladder, right?
Liu Taozi looked at everyone and said, "Read more carefully."
"only!"
Liu Taozi walked out again, Lu Qubing followed him, and the other three students who were leaving followed them.
Everyone in the law school followed and sent Tao Zi to the gate of the county school.
Lu Qubing waved his hand, "Okay, let's go back to study! It's not like he's gone and never comes back!"
The new sacrificial wine was ordered, and no one dared to disobey.
Lu Qubing followed Taozi out, and the two of them walked towards the east city gate.
"Brother Taozi, although we have only known each other for a short time, I have already regarded you as a close friend."
"I have never seen a brave person like you in my life. Having you by my side also strengthens my courage."
"Now that you are leaving the county school, I feel really sad to leave you."
Lu Qubing's words were intermittent, with no preface and follow-up words, unlike his usual eloquent style.
Taozi remained silent, just listened to his nagging.
The two of them walked to the east city gate. Lu Qubing finally stopped and looked into the distance.
"Brother Taozi, I'll say goodbye for now. If you have time in the future, come to the county school to see me."
Liu Taozi nodded slightly.
"By the way, the situation at the county government is very complicated. It is completely different from the county school."
"If you want to be a rural official, you have to recruit people from the county officials because there is a shortage of people in the countryside. Otherwise, you have to wait for orders in the county government."
"It's easy to say that the officials in the county have nothing to do with you. The main ones are the officials. These people are fierce and domineering. They don't use knives to kill people. They have many ways to torment newcomers."
"You must be careful, don't be reckless, and don't be too arrogant. Anyway, be more careful and don't offend them."
Speaking of the county government, Lu Qubing was very worried. In his opinion, the gloomy and terrifying atmosphere of the county government was extremely difficult to accommodate people like Taozi.
While he was talking, Taozi raised her head and looked upward without saying a word.
Lu Qubing looked upward along with Taozi.
The cold wind blew, and the heads hanging on the city gate swayed in the wind.
From one side of the city gate to the other, it was actually covered with heads.
There are a dozen heads.
Lu Qubing was also speechless by this bloody scene.
Before he could express his feelings, Taozi quickly walked out of the city gate.
Tao Zi recognized one of those heads, the boy from the restaurant.
After walking out of the city gate, Taozi took long strides and headed towards home.
His speed is much faster than before.
If Lu Chachai was still there, he would never be able to catch up.
There was no one on the road, and the whole world was filled with a different kind of silence. From time to time, evil birds would make sounds and fly across the sky.
The weeds grew so fiercely that they once occupied the official road. The road was full of potholes and debris dropped by people could sometimes be seen on both sides.
Tao Zi took a small road, a road that few people dare to walk.
Wild beasts are out and about, and thieves are rampant.
The branches and leaves of the trees on both sides were tangled together, covering the top of the path, and various noises could be heard from the bushes on both sides from time to time.
As Taozi strode past, countless beasts appeared in the bushes.
Suddenly, Taozi stopped, jumped up, and landed on the bushes on the left. He stretched out his hand and grabbed someone from the bushes.
Taozi's hand directly covered the other person's head, almost pulling the other person out directly.
"Ouch!"
The man was in pain, "Brother Taozi! It's me! It's me!"
Liu Taozi saw clearly who was coming and then let go.
Zhang Erlang covered his head, "Brother Taozi almost pulled my head off."
"What are you doing here?"
Zhang Erlang suddenly became alert. He looked around and said, "Brother Taozi, I came here specially to wait for you. Xiao Wu said that you are coming back today, so I will hide here early in the morning."
Liu Taozi frowned and pulled Zhang Erlang into the dense forest.
"What happened?"
"A few days ago, my grandfather lost him."
Taozi was stunned and remained silent.
Zhang Erlang continued: "Like my mother and my eldest brother, they are all alone at home, and then they disappear."
"I previously suspected that the green-eyed Hu Li was responsible, so I went to look for him."
"It doesn't seem to be him."
"He followed me to my house and searched around and found some donkey dung."
"Brother Taozi, I seem to be in trouble."
Zhang Erlang glanced at Tao Zi and said timidly: "He asked me what I was doing on the second day of the Lunar New Year last month, and I said I didn't remember."
"He also asked something else. When did you leave home to study in the county? Although he didn't say it clearly, I think he meant to be detrimental to Brother Taozi!"
"So I just kept an eye on him! I saw that he went to the next county town and came back with two healthy servants!"
"But by the next day, those two people were gone."
"The Hu Li rarely goes out and is always drunk."
"Can outsiders come again?"
"Never."
Liu Taozi narrowed her eyes and pondered.
Zhang Erlang became even more panicked. He trembled and said, "Brother Taozi, I really didn't mean it."
A big hand covered his head again, and Taozi rubbed his head.
"No problem."
"Erlang, how old are you this year?"
"I don't remember, it must be less than twenty."
"Your eldest brother is the same age as me, and you are not yet fifteen this year."
Zhang Erlang was stunned, "So that's it."
"Erlang, do you want to be a local official?"
"Ah? I can't read, can I still be an official?"
"It's not difficult to learn. Or, do you have other ideas? What do you want to do in the future?"
Hearing Taozi's question, Zhang Erlang was stunned for a moment.
He had never thought about this question, and it seemed that no one had ever asked him this question.
What do you want to do?
Go out on a boat, go fishing, exchange fish with people for some food, and find a way to save it if you can't exchange it?
"I have no idea."
"I want. I want not to disappear."
"Just don't be like my grandpa, grandma, and big brother."
Chapter completed!