Chapter 500

By the time the moon was halfway up in the sky, the city of Guiyang was already dark and silent. However, the Yang residence was brightly lit. Countless servants and maids walked in and out busily because their master had rushed over from Bozhou and had just moved into the residence.

Inside the rear residence, Yang Yinglong, who had finished his bath, was wearing a light robe. He lazily lay down on the official hat chair and picked up a bowl of pickled bamboo shoot chicken skin soup. He took a small sip and closed his eyes to savor the taste. Slowly, he asked, "The person I asked you to find out about, have you found out where he is?"

The steward replied respectfully, "After I received Master's message, I immediately sent someone to Tongren, but I didn't expect that person to come to Guiyang. I checked all the inns in Guiyang, big and small, but there was no news of him. He must have rented a house, which is not easy to find. However, since he came to Guiyang to participate in the Tribute Examinations, he will definitely register at the government office. I will find him. "

"Mm! As long as you find him, don't disturb him. This person is very useful to me! "

Yang Yinglong lightly knocked on the armrest and said leisurely, "Has there been any special news from Shui Xi recently?"

The steward thought for a moment and said tentatively, "Lian Xie Ji seems to be very interested in this Tribute Examinations."

Yang Yinglong smiled faintly and said, "It's not just a Tian family that cares about the Tribute Examinations. Is there anything else?"

The steward thought for a moment and suddenly laughed, "There is one more thing. It has been very popular in Guiyang recently, but Master, you may not be interested in this."

Yang Yinglong didn't respond. He only sipped his soup and listened quietly.

The steward said, "The eldest daughter of the Xia family of Red Maple Lake has always been kept at a respectful distance by the rich young master of Shui Xi. Who knew that recently, she would suddenly have two suitors. One is Young Master Ge Long of the Guoji family of Cool Moon Valley, and the other is unknown. These two have agreed to have a duel at Flower Creek to determine who is qualified to pursue Miss Xia. "

As expected, Yang Yinglong wasn't interested. He said indifferently, "Ignorant children's games. Has the Jing Zhou Yang family arrived? "

The steward of the Yang Residence smiled flatteringly and said, "Master, would the Yang Family of Jing Province dare to disobey your orders? Madame Yang has personally come, but the journey is long and she is still on her way. The Jing Zhou Yang family has already sent word that Madame Yang will arrive in Guiyang during the Tribute Examinations. "

Yang Yinglong grunted and yawned. The steward quickly said, "Yang Yinglong is, Master should rest first. Do you need someone to serve you in the bed?"

Yang Yinglong stood up and stretched himself. "No need, I'm tired."

Yang Yang Yinglong, and said.

The steward acknowledged and hurriedly stepped forward to send Yang Yinglong into the back hall with a bow.

At this time, although the Tian Mansion was silent, Lian Xie Ji Tian Miaowen's residence was still lit.

On the desk, there were a few pieces of paper with names and numbers written messily on them.

Tian Miaowen put down her brush and frowned slightly. She said in a low voice, "In this year's Tribute Examination, Southern Zhili and Northern Zhili will each take 135 candidates, Jiangxi 95, Zhejiang and Fujian 90, Huguang and Guangdong 85, Henan 80, Shandong 75, Sichuan 70, Shaanxi and Shanxi 65, Guangxi 55, Yunnan 45. Guizhou is still the least, same as last year, only 30 candidates."

Tian Miaowen gently leaned against the back of the chair, closed her eyes and gently patted her forehead. She then muttered to herself, "Thirty names. According to the usual practice, the An family will take four, the Song family will take three, the Tian family and the Yang family will each take two, and the other Tribe Leaders will take turns to share fourteen. The remaining five will be given to the ordinary Elementary Scholars.

Tian Miaowen leaned back in her chair. She closed her eyes and patted her forehead. She muttered to herself, "Of the 30 candidates, the An family will take 4, the Song family will take 3, the Tian family and the Yang family will each get 2, and the other Tusi families will take turns to share 14. The remaining 5 will be given to the ordinary Elementary Scholars.

None of these families are easy to deal with. Trying to fight for one more is like snatching food from a tiger's mouth. It seems that only by placing Xu Boyi among the ordinary Elementary Scholars will we be able to fight for one more candidate. I wonder if he has the ability to do so … "

Tian Miaowen pondered for a long time. She picked up her pen and pulled over the pieces of paper that were filled with names and numbers. She started calculating again. The lamp in her room was lit until very late …

"Hah! Hah! Hah!" Ye Xiaotian flicked his finger. A small bug silently landed on Xia Yingying's sleeve. Without waiting for it to crawl into her sleeve, Ye Xiaotian said in 'surprise', "Aiya, there's a bug!" As he said this, Ye Xiaotian stretched out his hand and flicked the bug to the ground. He then kicked it hard.

"Ha! I'm a genius! It's only been a day and I've already mastered the technique of releasing bugs. "

Ye Xiaotian thought proudly. Xia Yingying smiled sweetly at her sweetheart when she saw how considerate her sweetheart was. Her big eyes rippled with a mesmerizing light, giving off an indescribable sense of temptation.

Xiao Lu and Xiao Wei crossed their arms and stood a hundred feet away from the two of them, helplessly watching them stick to each other. However, they reckoned that these two people's good days were about to come to an end. Gorgelon had already spread the news of the Flower Stream Gathering to the entire Guiyang Prefecture. Those rich and powerful young masters were so idle that when they heard of such an interesting matter, it was as if they were injected with chicken blood, clamoring to go and watch the fun.

As the news spread, Red Maple Lake, which wasn't far from Guiyang City, would definitely receive the news as well. When Xia Yingying's twenty-odd uncles, eighty to ninety cousins, and even more than a hundred nephews rushed to Flower Creek …

The two ladies could already foresee Ye Xiaotian's miserable ending.

Ye Xiaotian looked at Xia Yingying's sweet smile in fascination and said, "You're still smiling? I'm going to duel with that gorilla in eight days, aren't you worried that I'll be killed by him?"

Xia Yingying said sweetly, "How could that be? I'll be watching. If he wants to kill you, I can't bear to."

Ye Xiaotian rolled his eyes and said, "Actually … we're already in love with each other, what does it have to do with him? You don't even like him, why don't you tell him there's no need to duel. "

Xia Yingying smiled sweetly and shook her head, "You've already promised him, it'll be too embarrassing to cancel the duel now. I heard from Xiao Lu that the entire Guiyang Prefecture knows about this. If we cancel the duel, you'll be laughed at. "

Ye Xiaotian hurriedly said, "I don't mind being laughed at."

Xia Yingying widened her eyes and said, "But I mind! If you're laughed at, I'll lose face. I'll definitely be very angry. "

Ye Xiaotian sighed helplessly and said unhappily, "In other words, we have to duel no matter what."

Xia Yingying gently tugged at his sleeve and said in a sweet voice, "What's wrong? Are you angry?"

Ye Xiaotian took advantage of the situation to pretend to be angry and said with a straight face, "In the end, don't you just like to see two men fight for you?"

"That's not it."

Xia Yingying smiled sweetly and her voice became sweeter. She gently pulled Ye Xiaotian's sleeve and said softly, "I just like to see you fight for me. Ah! Look, look over there … "

Xia Yingying jumped happily and pointed to the front of the slope. Ye Xiaotian was already used to her surprise. He looked at where she was pointing and saw three cows, two males and one female. The two bulls with huge horns were 'butting' at the front of the slope, so he said, "What are you looking at?"

Xia Yingying said, "Look, those two bulls are fighting for the heifer. You're a man, are you not as good as a bull?"

If Ye Xiaotian did not see the two bulls, he might not be able to recognize the gender of the three cows. But thinking that she was a local village girl, it was not strange for her to recognize bulls and cows, so Ye Xiaotian was relieved. But he did not know that Xia Yingying's standard to identify bulls and cows was actually based on their body shape. And these two bulls were already adults, more than twice as strong as the heifer that had just grown up. Coincidentally, she guessed correctly.

The duel between the two bulls ended with one side losing. The defeated bull ran for about a mile before it came to a halt on the hillside. The victorious bull proudly mooed and rushed to the heifer that was eating grass. It raised its two front hooves and suddenly stood up like a human. It put its two front hooves on the back of the heifer.

This adult bull was very strong. The strength of this rise and fall was also very strong. The heifer was pressed down by him and immediately knelt on the grass. The bull also slipped and fell to the side. The heifer mooed and struggled, as if it wanted to run away, but the bull suddenly jumped up, raised its two front hooves, and put them on the back of the heifer again.

This time, the prepared heifer stood firmly, and the adult bull stood firmly on its two hind legs. It raised its head and let out another "moo". That incomparably big fellow, which was as long and straight as a rolling pin, but a bit thicker than a door pole, stabbed forward with all its might.

Xia Yingying's eyes were wide open, and her two small hands were clenched in front of her chest. She was so nervous that she could not breathe, "Look, look! That big fellow is not fighting for the heifer. It is bullying whoever it catches. It is really too bad. Aiya, look, it is poking that heifer with its big meat stick. How painful is that! "

Xia Yingying frowned her delicate eyebrows, and her little face wrinkled. She was in pain for that heifer. Ye Xiaotian's eyes widened. He looked at the two bulls that were mating, and then looked at Xia Yingying, who did not even blink and had a face full of righteous indignation. His cheeks twitched a few times.

Xiaowei and Xiao Lu quickly ran over and pulled Xia Yingying away with red faces, "Yingying, come quickly. I found a lot of mushrooms in the forest over there."

"I am not leaving. That big bull is so hateful. I want to see injustice …"

"Forget it, forget it. Don't meddle in the affairs between animals …"

"Hahahaha …"

Ye Xiaotian could not hold it in anymore. He hugged his stomach and laughed wildly. He felt that this little wife of his was quite cute. It seemed that he would not be lonely for the next twenty years.

At this time, in the Red Maple Lake's Xia Mansion, a burst of unrestrained and rough laughter sounded.

Master Xia put his hands on his waist and laughed majestically, "How is it? How is it? I said, with my precious granddaughter's fairy-like beauty, how can there not be a man who likes her? Unless that man is blind. In the past, you guys have been watching her too closely. Look, I only let her go out alone twice, and there are people fighting for her. If I let her go out two more times, there will be people who will light the beacon for her, hahahaha … "

Xia Tianyan, the great hero who successfully gave birth to a precious daughter for the Xia family and ended the Xia family's history of masculinity, complained, "Father, in the past, when Yingying went out, you were worried and had eight or ten people follow her. How did it become us watching her too closely? Also, the beacon teasing the feudal vassals, that is not a good metaphor. "

"Get out of here!"

Master Xia glared at him and gave his son a swift kick, "You're the only one who has studied! Don't show off in front of me! I want to go to Guiyang. I want to see, other than Ge Long, whose child has such good taste to fall in love with our Yingying. "

When Xia Tianyan heard this, he hurriedly advised, "Father, don't go, you're already so old …"

"Get out of here!"

Master Xia kicked his son's buttocks again, "My mother can even weave a net to catch fish. What's wrong with me going out? I must go. All of you, come with me. If everything goes smoothly, I will be able to bring home a grandson-in-law, hahahaha …"