Xue Ren quickly wrote back, saying that Qin Zhao and Jing Li were welcome to visit at any time, and that the house left by A Yi's parents still had room available for them to stay temporarily.

Note, the houses in the county town all have kangs burning inside, so it will never be cold.

——After Jing Li read the letter, he could not wait to rush to the county seat immediately.

But no matter how anxious he was, there was nothing he could do. Qin Zhao still had more than ten students in the village, so he couldn't just ignore them.

Jing Li could only wait patiently and let Qin Zhao finish the "Rhythm Enlightenment" he was explaining and complete the handover with the village chief before leaving.

As for the vegetable plot at home, Qin Zhao had actually planned to go to the county town for the winter for a long time. He was eating enough of the vegetables grown in the plot, and he shared the excess with his neighbors as a way to entrust them to help him.

In return for tending the wheat in the fields.

There is actually no need to take too much care of the wheat after winter. This is just to prevent any accidents.

By the time everything was arranged and Qin Zhao and Jing Li were about to leave for the county seat, the Laba Festival had already passed.

Before leaving, the village chief came to Qin Zhao's house to deliver something.

A document stating the certificate of place of residence and a letter of guarantee from the recommender.

These two things are the documents that must be submitted when registering for the county examination.

Registration for the county examination will begin in early February, the first month of January. Qin Zhao left the village at this time, intending to come back after the county examination. Therefore, before leaving, he must bring all the documents required for registration.

The village chief said: "The late emperor originally had a law that required those who immigrated to the country to pay a small amount of grain for twenty years before applying for the imperial examination. Fortunately, there were wars on the border many years ago and many people moved, so the superiors abolished this rule and only required local villagers to take the imperial examination.

Just sign the certificate of place of origin.”

"I have already approached the township chief for you. He has heard of your deeds and is willing to sign a certificate for you."

Qin Zhao bowed his hands and saluted: "Thank you very much, village chief."

"No need to thank me." The village chief stroked his beard and said with a smile, "The recognizance letter has been signed and I will be the guarantor. When I went to see the township chief two days ago, I mentioned to him that our town has

We haven’t been elected in a few years, so don’t let us down.”

Not to mention the promotion of talents, it is not common for scholars to do so.

The fact that the township chief said this proves that he indeed has high expectations for Qin Zhao.

The village chief added: "However, you still need to find five candidates to protect each other. The candidates in our town usually recommend each other. I heard that you never attend literati gatherings. Have you thought about who to protect each other?"

Qin Zhao hasn't thought about it yet.

He doesn't care about interpersonal communication. Apart from Chen Yan'an, he doesn't know any other candidates who will take the county examination together.

Oh, there is another person.

Yan Xiu.

Ever since he was rejected by Qin Zhao, that guy had used excuses several times in the past few months, but was rejected by Qin Zhao. In anger, he began to spread rumors about Qin Zhao in the town, trying to ruin his reputation.

.

But with Fang Tianying, these rumors didn't come to fruition.

This person must not want to protect each other with Qin Zhao.

"You don't have to worry about this." The village chief said, "There are more scholars in the county. There are still more than a month left. You can get to know a few of them. I will also ask Chen Yan'an to help you search. Make an appointment before signing up.

Just meet up in the county town."

With Qin Zhao's reputation in the town, there are definitely many people who want to protect each other with him.

It’s just that mutual insurance is not as simple as signing a document. If any of the candidates under mutual insurance cheats, the other four will be punished by sitting together and will be disqualified from the exam.

Therefore, the mutual sponsor must find someone of good character and trustworthy.

Qin Zhaodao: "I understand, the village chief can rest assured."

"If it were that boy Chen Yanan, I wouldn't put pressure on him, but you are different." The village chief stopped smiling and said seriously, "Bring the case back and I will hold a big feast in the village to welcome you!"

Qin Zhao also smiled: "Qin Zhao remembers this and should do his best."

The day after the village chief sent the documents, Qin Zhao and Jing Li set off to leave Linxi Village.

Afraid that Jingli would be cold on the road, Qin Zhao rented a covered ox cart, put a charcoal basin and quilt in the cart, and wandered toward the county town.

The mountain road is steep and the carriage hood is not tightly blocked, so there is always air leakage.

Jing Li couldn't stand the wind now, and was so cold that he crawled into Qin Zhao's arms. The latter held him steady and touched his forehead. The temperature was not abnormal: "Why is it so cold? When you go to the county seat, you must ask Mr. Xue to take your pulse."

"

Jing Li responded lazily, burying her face in his arms and refusing to move.

The two set off early. Qin Zhao was worried that Jing Li would get cold in the car, so he urged the driver to speed up, and actually arrived at the county seat before Shen Shi.

They had already agreed with Mr. Xue in advance to meet at A Yi's pharmacy.

The bullock cart stopped directly in front of the alley where the medicine shop was.

The coachman helped unload the luggage from the car, while Qin Zhao wrapped Jingli in his robe and helped him out of the car with half a hug and half a hug.

There were customers in the store buying medicine, A Yi was busy at the counter, and Xue Ren was bored and sitting in front of the drug store smoking a pipe.

When he saw the two of them looking like this, he was happy: "A few months ago, he was the one who supported you, but now you are the one supporting him. What's wrong with you two, one of you always gets sick?"

Qin Zhao shook his head: "Sir, you are joking."

Seeing that Jing Li's face was not good, Xue Ren didn't waste any more time and hurriedly led them in.

"What's wrong with Jing Li? Are you sick?" A Yi saw off the guests and came over to ask worriedly.

Jing Li froze in the car for most of the day, his hands and feet were frozen, and he didn't want to say a word.

"It's too cold on the road, I'm freezing." Qin Zhao asked, "Is there any ginger soup?"

A Yi nodded: "Yes, I'll cook it right away."

Xue Ren added: "My dear grandson, put in more herbs to keep out the cold, as I taught you. They both have to drink it."

A Yi: "I know Grandpa Xue."

The temperature in the county town is higher than that in the small mountain village, but although the medicine shop is small, the room is warm enough. Jing Li and Qin Zhao squeezed into a chair and sat for a while, their limbs numb from the cold gradually recovered.

He leaned in Qin Zhao's arms and sighed: "This is the most difficult winter I have ever lived."

Before traveling through time, he had never felt so sleepy in winter. Although his body was cooler than ordinary people, he was not that afraid of the cold.

It must have been the original koi that caused the damage.

Qin Zhao rubbed his hair soothingly, while Xue Ren was smiling and smoking a pipe beside him. The smoke drifted to the two of them. Jing Li suddenly felt sick when he smelled the smell, so he tilted his head and coughed twice.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Xue Ren quickly put out his cigarette bag and came to Jing Li's side, "What's wrong with you? You can't even smell the smoke?"

"It's been like this since the twelfth lunar month." Jing Li said aggrievedly, "Sometimes the smell of the charcoal fire is uncomfortable."

Xue Ren raised his eyebrows.

Qin Zhao also said: "He has lost his appetite for several days, but can't find the reason. He was just thinking of coming to see Mr. Xue for a pulse diagnosis."

Xue Ren grinned: "Mr. Qin, you're trying to offend me. Your medical skills are no worse than mine, and the medicinal materials listed are of great help. You can't diagnose the problem. What can I diagnose?"

Qin Zhao shook his head: "I'm just doing my own thing, far behind Mr. Xue."

Xue Ren was made happy by his words, and said: "Okay, I see Xiao Yu'er is really uncomfortable looking like this. Stretch out your hand, Grandpa Xue will feel your pulse."

Jing Li reluctantly stretched out his hand from Qin Zhao's arms. Xue Ren placed a wrist pillow on the small table at his hand and asked Jing Li to put his hand on it.

Xue Renkou checked Jingli's pulse for a moment, then looked at his mouth, tongue, and eyes, and asked, "Have you lost your appetite recently and are feeling cold?"

Jing Li: "Yeah."

"Do you still feel sleepy and can't smell pungent smells?"

Jing Li nodded: "Yes."

Xue Ren let go of his hand and fell silent.

After Qin Zhao heard what Xue Ren said, he felt a little strange in his heart. He put Jing Li's hand back into his arms and stroked the back of his hand thoughtfully.

What does this symptom sound like...

"It looks like I'm happy." Xue Ren said the answer leisurely.

Qin Zhao: "..."

Jing Li: "???"

"How could I—cough cough cough!" Jing Li was so frightened by him that he coughed repeatedly, sat up straight, and said incoherently, "But I clearly...I am a man, how could I—"

Qin Zhao also said: "I have checked his pulse in the past few days, and the pulse is not..."

"I just said it looks like it, but I didn't say it must be the case. Xiao Yu'er's pulse is indeed that of a man, not a twin. Can I still tell?" Xue Ren turned his head and glanced at the inner room. A Yi was still there.

After boiling ginger soup in the backyard, he lowered his voice and said, "You can fool A Yi, but you can't fool me."

Shuang'er is no different from men in appearance, but their physiological structure is completely different, so there are also slight differences in the expression of pulse conditions.

This difference is not easy to judge, and an inexperienced doctor may not be able to tell it for a while.

Therefore, A Yi still thinks that Jing Li is also a twin.
To be continued...