While all of the scholars anticipated their names, they were also guessing the top three in this theory examination.
As someone who had just been transferred to the River of Trust Capital, Su Jiu naturally wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity to earn money. Early in the morning, he brought a few servants and set up a table not far from the capital office.
"Guess the roll champion, you can guess the top three, the odds are more than one!" Su Jiu shouted with all his might.
A group of scholars gathered in front of the table, pulling out silvers from their pockets.
Fang Zhengzhi was a punctual person, but he wasn't someone who liked to stand in front of the roll stone and wait foolishly. Hence, only now, did he walk over shoulder to shoulder with Yan Xiu.
When he passed by the table, he also heard Su Jiu's shouts.
No matter how he looked at it, he was considered an acquaintance, and should at least go and greet him. Furthermore, he also wanted to see if there were any sensible people who would bet on him becoming the roll champion.
"I'll go take a look!" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yan Xiu.
"Alright." Yan Xiu nodded, turned around and followed Fang Zhengzhi towards the direction of the table.
Fang Zhengzhi didn't expect Yan Xiu to have such an interest, and was slightly shocked. But, he quickly understood. He heard that rich people all had the habit of gambling.
Yan Xiu was rich.
Hence, even if he wasn't obsessed, he probably wouldn't be too conservative in this aspect.
Yan Xiu's appearance naturally caused the scholars surrounding the table to very consciously open up a path. Fang Zhengzhi was very satisfied with this effect. It felt as if he was holding a high-pressure water gun and spraying it everywhere.
Just as Su Jiu was shouting to collect silver, he realised that the scholars in front of the table had dispersed, and thought to himself, could it be that the officials had come to clean up?
When he raised his head, he realised that it was Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu.
"So it's Young Master Fang, ha ha …" Su Jiu instantly laughed, but his hand quickly landed on an area in front of the table.
Fang Zhengzhi also laughed.
Because, he had already clearly seen the words in front of Su Jiu's table, and the area that Su Jiu used his hand to cover, was his own name.
Other than this, there were over ten names written densely in front of the table.
Below them, there were also all sorts of odds.
Among them, Zhang Hetong's odds for first place was the lowest, but the number of people betting on it was the highest. Next was Hua Kangan, whose odds were about the same as Zhang Hetong's, and then there were all sorts of people.
Tang Yulong and even Cai Yongfeng were at the top of the guessing list.
"Can I buy myself?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled.
"Ha ha … Young Master Fang, could you please come this way?" Su Jiu extended his other hand and gestured to Fang Zhengzhi.
Fang Zhengzhi nodded, turned and walked towards the direction Su Jiu pointed.
After a while, the three of them arrived under a tree.
"Young Master Fang, our master said that as long as you bet that you will become the champion, we will pay you double the amount you bet!" Su Jiu smiled embarrassedly.
"I just want to know, why is there a Second-class List under my name? Furthermore, the odds are so low? "Fang Zhengzhi did not answer Su Jiu's question.
"So Young Master Fang saw it, hehe … This is also to earn money, Young Master Fang, please don't blame me! After all, we have to get used to the voices outside. "Su Jiu smiled apologetically.
"Mm, no one bet on me making it to the first-class roll?" Fang Zhengzhi did not make things difficult for Su Jiu.
"No!" Su Jiu said with a face of certainty. Then, he seemed to have thought of something. "But, there is someone who bet that Young Master Fang will become the champion! I initially thought that you asked someone to buy it yourself, but now it seems … that's not the case! "
"There is someone who bet that I will become the champion?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yan Xiu, who had a cold expression on his face.
Yan Xiu shook his head slightly.
If it wasn't Yan Xiu, who could it be? Fang Zhengzhi could not understand, who else in the River of Trust Capital would have such foresight? They actually bet that he would become the champion?
"Do you think I should still bet on myself?" A smile appeared on the edges of Fang Zhengzhi's mouth.
"Our master said, however much you bet, we will pay you on the spot!" Su Jiu instantly smiled again.
"She is indeed quite generous. Forget it, help me check, who is the person who bet that I will become the champion!" Fang Zhengzhi turned and left. He had never intended to bet today. Furthermore, he felt that using such a method to earn money was akin to reaching out and asking for money from a woman.
"Alright!" Su Jiu instantly nodded.
After Fang Zhengzhi walked a few steps, Su Jiu began to mutter again. "Master is really clever, Young Master Fang really didn't bet!"
"Wait a moment, I bet a hundred silvers!" Just as Su Jiu finished speaking, Fang Zhengzhi turned back.
Su Jiu's expression instantly turned bitter.
"Young Master Fang, you really bet?"
…
With two hundred silvers in his hands, Fang Zhengzhi leisurely walked shoulder to shoulder with Yan Xiu in the direction of the roll stone.
Then, very naturally, they opened up a path.
But compared to before, there were many more sounds of discussion.
"Quickly look, Fang Zhengzhi is here, I bet that Fang Zhengzhi will enter the Second-Class Roll!"
"Brother Wang is wise! I also bet that he will enter the Second-Class Roll! "
"I bet that Fang Zhengzhi will fail …"
"Fail? Don't tell me your brain has been clamped by a door? No matter how many people there are in this capital examination, no matter how intense the competition, it is impossible for Fang Zhengzhi to fail the theory examination! There is still a place for him in the Second-Class Roll! "
"That's right, that's right, bet that Fang Zhengzhi will fail? You are really stupid! "
Amongst the crowd, a scholar who had bet that Fang Zhengzhi would fail was instantly condemned by the crowd. Instantly, he gloomily pulled out more than ten strands of hair.
And at this moment, a few result officials wearing black official robes walked out from within the capital office.
"Make way!" The leading result official gazed at the tightly packed crowd and frowned. The number of people in this capital examination had increased by five times. These few days didn't exhaust them to death.
Very quickly, the crowd opened up a path.
The result officials also directly walked in front of the roll stone. Just like in the past, the first to be released was still the Second-Class Roll.
The leading result official fished out a black seal stone from his pocket and pressed it onto the roll stone. Instantly, with a flash of light, rows of densely packed names appeared on the roll stone.
Even though the number of people participating in the capital examination had increased by five times, but, the number of people in the roll was still fixed.
At this moment, all of the scholars stretched out their necks, widened their eyes, and carefully searched for their own names on the roll stone. Not too long later, the shrill cries of the scholars rang out.
"Ha ha ha, I made it, I made it …"
"I'm also in the roll, I'm also in the roll!"
Some of the people who made it into the roll began to cheer. After all, this River of Trust Capital theory examination was too difficult. To be able to make it into the Second-Class Roll was already extremely fortunate.
Then, thinking about the special rewards of this capital examination, the crowd became even more delighted.
"Tsk, it's just a Second-Class Roll, what's there to shout about?" Of course, there were also some people who thought themselves to be virtuous and virtuous who laughed at those who made it into the Second-Class Roll.
"Won?! I won! Ha ha ha … I won! "Just at this moment, an untimely voice rang out from within the crowd.
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