Wanqing's uncle?
Zhong Yurou was surprised and quickly turned around to look over.
What caught his eye was a blue round-neck robe. After seeing this dress, Zhong Yurou felt relieved.
The green round-neck robe is the dress code for the people in this dynasty. It is naturally impossible for a person with such status to become an accomplice with a kidnapper.
Also, after her cousin arranged a marriage with the Lin family, Zhong Yurou learned a lot about the Lin family from her aunt. Naturally, she also knew that Sister Chunyan’s brother and little cousin were very good classmates, and they were also good friends. With.
Therefore, the person in front of me must be Sister Chunyan's brother.
It's just that the master of Juren is a little embarrassed at this moment. After running so much, the hair tie on Lin Yuanqiu's head had long been loosened, and her bun was scattered into a ponytail draped over her shoulders, looking a bit messy. Looking at the cloth shoes on my feet, I only have the one on my right foot, which looks a little funny.
There was a pause when Zhong Yurou's eyes fell on Lin Yuanqiu's face, with lacquer-like eyebrows, a tall nose, and handsome eyes with a heroic spirit.
Zhong Yurou always felt that she had seen this person somewhere.
But she thought it was impossible. She had never met her cousin's classmates.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't care about the others. After walking quickly to Wanqing's side, he bent down and picked her up.
"Qing'er Qing'er!"
Seeing Wanqing sleeping soundly, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but pat her face, but there was no reaction at all.
This made Lin Yuanqiu a little worried. Qing'er looked like she was being covered up, and she didn't know if it would have any impact on her body.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu hurriedly lowered his head to listen to his niece's breathing. When he heard that the exhalation and inhalation were even, he felt a little relieved.
Just thinking of the human traffickers' cruel conscience, Lin Yuanqiu didn't save any strength and kicked the two people lying on the ground hard.
Perhaps because of the pain, the two people who were originally dazed actually let out a groan.
Are you about to wake up?
In order to prevent people from escaping, Lin Yuanqiu felt that they should be tied up.
Thinking of this, he handed Wanqing in his arms to the side. Zhong Yurou did not hesitate and naturally reached out to take the person over.
As for Liu Ye, she was worried that the young lady would be unable to hold her because of her sore hands, so she hurriedly stepped forward to help her, and by the way, she helped her young lady tidy up her messy hair.
There was no need to find another rope to tie the people up. Lin Yuanqiu moved quickly and quickly pulled off the belts of the two kidnappers, then turned the people over so that their backs were facing up, and finally tightened their hands tightly. Tie tightly behind your back.
Sure enough, as soon as Lin Yuanqiu tied up the man here, the black-faced man woke up first, followed by the short man.
The feeling of being tied behind the back was not pleasant, and the wound on the head was painful. So after the two of them woke up, they quickly started writhing on the ground, and kept shouting: "Let me go quickly, or I will kill you.
" I'll kill you!"
"You bitch, let me go!"
It sounded really noisy.
Zhong Yurou pointed to the handkerchief that fell on the ground and said to Lin Yuanqiu, "This square handkerchief belongs to the two of them. It must have been dipped in medicine."
Lin Yuanqiu was not stupid and immediately understood the meaning of his words.
The black-faced man lying on the ground didn't know what was going on behind him, and he kept cursing. However, in the next moment, his mouth that kept mumbling was quickly covered with a handkerchief, and he didn't know what was going on.
Immediately afterwards, the short man also received such "treatment".
After witnessing the horror of the mystery, Lin Yuanqiu threw the veil back to the ground.
At this time, Lin Yuanqiu belatedly remembered that he had not thanked the girl yet.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu stood up straight, bowed his hands deeply towards Zhong Yurou, and then said seriously: "Thanks to the girl for being righteous today, otherwise I don't dare to think about the consequences. Lin thanked the girl for saving her life on behalf of her niece." Zhong Yurou said seriously
. Yurou hurriedly turned aside and shook her head, "Wanqing and I are also relatives. It is natural for me to save her. I don't deserve the thanks of the master."
At this moment, Zhong Yurou finally remembered why the person in front of her looked familiar. Isn't this the person standing outside the wall picking up shuttlecocks for her?
Lin Yuanqiu, after hearing what Zhong Yurou said that she was also a relative, looked at her.
Previously, Lin Yuanqiu was embarrassed to look at the girl carefully because of the differences between men and women. Now, after looking at her directly, he quickly grabbed a memory from his mind.
She has a small nose, dark almond eyes, a little baby fat on her fair cheeks, and a cinnabar mole on her eyebrows.
So, isn't this the girl who he helped pick up the shuttlecock?
She is Zixu's cousin.
The reason why Lin Yuanqiu remembered it so quickly was because the cinnabar mole between the other person's eyebrows was so impressive.
Thinking about Zhou Zixu's sister-in-law's family now in the capital, Lin Yuanqiu became even more sure that he had not mistakenly identified the person.
I really didn't expect such a coincidence.
At this time, Zhong Yurou had the same thought as Lin Yuanqiu, that is, today was such a coincidence.
It just so happened that she was on the street today and happened to encounter Wanqing being abducted. She rescued her, but then she discovered that Wanqing's uncle happened to be the one who helped her pick up the shuttlecock.
"Yuan Qiu, Yuan Qiu..."
Before the two of them could say anything else, they heard a shout coming from afar, and it sounded like Zhou Zixu's voice.
Thinking of what she had told him to report to the official soon, Lin Yuanqiu felt that it was Zhou Zixu who came here with the official.
"I think it's Zixu and the officials who sent them."
Lin Yuanqiu was about to walk to the entrance of the alley. There were many alleys in this alley. If he didn't go out, Zixu and the others might not be able to find this place for a while.
"Brother Lin, I have to go back first."
Zhong Yurou was about to leave when he heard that an official was coming. Now that she is still in mourning, the less noise there is, the better.
As for what happened today, I would definitely have to go to the Yamen, so it would be better for me to avoid it. ┆This┆Work┆Work┆By┆Si┆Rabbit┆On┆Online┆Read┆Read┆Net┆Friends┆Organize┆┆Up┆Upload┆Seeing a plain flower in Miss Zhong’s hair, Lin Yuanqiu
also Reacted quickly.
People here pay special attention to observing filial piety, "not to be filial for three years, and to be closed off from worldly affairs." Although many people will not follow it to the letter, there is still a difference between private and public, so Miss Zhong is really not suitable at this time. Show up.
Finally, the master and servant left the alley and quickly left from the other end of the alley.
Lin Yuanqiu held Wanqing in his arms and watched a snow-green figure walking further and further away, then turned a corner and disappeared from sight.
In addition to Zhou Zixu, Lin Sanzhu and Lin Yuanfeng came with the officials.
When the three of them saw the two kidnappers tied tightly on the ground, they couldn't believe their eyes.
When did Gouzi (Yuan Qiu, Brother Zhou) become so powerful that one could equal two?
Lin Yuanqiu would naturally not hide the fact that Miss Zhong saved Wanqing, but this was not the place to talk.
The joy of regaining her daughter made Lin Yuanfeng burst into tears while holding her daughter. He could not even imagine how he would live if he really lost his daughter this time.
Lin Sanzhu couldn't hold back and kicked him several times. If he hadn't been worried about kicking the person to death, he said he wouldn't have to go to jail. He wished he could have sent these two people to the West with a thousand cuts on the spot.
However, Lin Sanzhu was not in a hurry. This dynasty would never be merciful to traffickers who kidnap people, and these two people might not have a few more days to live.
Obviously, these officials also hated human traffickers deeply. Seeing that the two of them were still awake, they asked the people who were watching in the alley, "Which of you lives nearby? Go and fetch water from the well." Someone immediately did it
. .
Soon, the trafficker lying on the ground was splashed with cold well water and was then taken away by the officers.
Lin Yuanqiu asked Zhang Gui to go there with the official and come back to report if anything happened.
Zhang Gui nodded repeatedly, and when he turned around, he couldn't help but wipe the big beads of sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.
Thanks to the blessing of Bodhisattva, the little lady is fine.
Naturally, Lin Yuanqiu and the others would not use official methods to wake the child up, so they quickly arrived at the hospital. Then Lin Yuanqiu saw that the white-bearded old doctor first opened Wanqing's eyelids and took a look, then went inside and took out a cloth bag about the same size as a sachet, and then placed it next to Wanqing's nostrils and shook it. .
After that, a surprising scene appeared. Only a moment later, Lin Wanqing opened her eyes.
"Qing'er, tell daddy quickly if you feel uncomfortable."
Obviously, Lin Wanqing was still a little confused. She remembered seeing a hawker coming over with straw handles full of small-faced figures, and wanted to buy one for each of her younger siblings at home, but it didn't take long for her to walk over. , and soon I didn’t know anything.
"Doctor, does my niece still need to take some medicine?"
Lin Yuanqiu was still a little worried. This is sweat medicine, so it's better not to hurt the child.
The old doctor shook his head, "It doesn't matter, just have a good sleep."
With the doctor's words, the expectations of the few people finally came to fruition.
After returning home, Lin Yuanqiu told his family in detail what happened today.
When he learned that the girl who rescued people was Zhou Xing's niece, Lin Sanzhu quickly remembered the marriage he wanted to tell Gouzi before.
It must be this girl.
Considering that her father is the military commander, it makes sense why he knows some boxing and kicking skills.
Since the two families didn't talk about getting married, Lin Sanzhu didn't mention it again, so as not to ruin the reputation of the girl's family.
However, for saving Wanqing, their family must be grateful. Lin Sanzhu planned to ask his son-in-law to take him to Zhong's house in a few days.
Because of the abduction, Wanqing stayed in her room for the next period of time and did not dare to go out.
It has to be said that Lin Yuanfeng was really patient in taking care of his children, and with his good temper, he quickly pulled the children out of their fear.
After that, Lin Yuanfeng took her daughter to live in Zhuangzi for a while. With Xiaoya as his companion every day, and there were quite a few rabbits raised in the village, and they pulled grass and fed the rabbits every day, the little kid had no time to think about anything else. Just like that, Wanqing became lively again.
...
May is the time when pomegranate flowers bloom.
When the branches in the yard are covered with fiery red flowers, the renovation of the house has come to an end.
After being away from home for so long, Lin Yuanfeng was naturally looking forward to going home, especially Lin Wanqing. She hadn't seen her mother and brothers and sisters for a long time.
As for Lin Sanzhu, he had no such idea. For him, as long as he stays with his dog, he can live anywhere.
It's just that the family still runs an embroidery business, so naturally he can't stay away from home all the time.
What's more, this time he had to take back the bookmark pattern drawn by his son. Otherwise, the embroidery patterns at home will not be available.
Therefore, after all the renovations of the houses here were completed, Lin Sanzhu, Lin Yuanfeng, and Wanqing left the capital and went home.
After sending his father, cousin and the others away, Lin Yuanqiu plunged into the pile of books again.
There is only more than half a year before spring, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is right before our eyes.
These days, all the students in the Imperial College are working harder on their studies, and the teaching assistants in each class have written more articles to explain.
Come to think of it, no one wants to let down these three years.
Compared with other students, those who have teachers will naturally have more questions and articles to do on weekdays.
Since last month, Qin Yu has focused on policy making, often asking Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu to discuss a policy article from the obscure Yi Jing.
The general examination, like the provincial examination, pays more attention to practical application. The content of the test is mostly the candidate's ability to judge and analyze things, as well as the ability to write official documents. After all, passing the joint examination is the palace examination, and after passing the Jinshi, you will enter the officialdom. For a competent official, these abilities are necessary.
To be honest, Qin Yu has always had his own judgment in his heart about his two disciples.
He felt that if there was really a chance of winning in this competition, Yuan Qiu would definitely have a better chance. Zixu's memory is good, but his views on things are not as penetrating and original as Yuan Qiu's.
In fact, Qin Yuyi
I have always wondered why, as a disciple who is not yet weak, every time he analyzes things, he is like a experienced and experienced old man, with penetrating insights and able to understand its inner nature and laws every time. .
After being unable to figure it out, Qin Yu could only attribute it to his family background. It is said that children of poor people become rich early, so it is normal for them to be more insightful than others.
In October, Wang Wenchang wrote a letter telling him that he had failed the provincial examination. He also said that although he failed in this provincial examination, he gained a lot.
Judging from the tone of his letter, Lin Yuanqiu felt that this perseverance was commendable.
This year's New Year's Eve, Lin Yuanqiu spent it in the capital. Because it was the first year in the new house, Lin Yuanqiu wrote many Spring Festival couplets and door couplets, which made the whole house full of joy.
Zhou Zixu also came here. Spring will be in more than a month, so naturally he has not returned to his hometown.
By the time Lin Sanzhu arrived in the capital, it was already the twenty-ninth day of the first lunar month, and there were exactly ten days left before the Spring Examination would begin.
...
Chapter 137 Examination During
this period, it would be hard to describe the Imperial Academy students as scrambling against every second.
No, there are those who hold books and study while eating in the dining hall; there are those who meditate on the way to and from class; and there are those who light oil lamps and memorize articles before dawn.
Lin Yuanqiu was certain that if they were not worried about accidentally dropping their books into the toilet, there would be many students who would not leave their books even when going to the toilet.
As for the mid-afternoon, there was a group on one side of the Octagonal Pavilion and a group on the other side of the verandah. Without exception, they were all students busy preparing for exams.
Spring is just around the corner, and everyone wants to seize the last ten days and put some knowledge into their stomachs.
However, there are also those who take a break from the busy schedule. When Lin Yuanqiu passed by the Bajiao Pavilion, he heard another student talking about yesterday's topic.
I heard a person with a slightly rough voice say: "Brother Lu is right. It seems that this meeting will definitely be Ding Dejin."
Then I heard someone with a louder voice say: "I'm afraid it won't stop. There will be a number one scholar after Hui Yuan. I think it won't be long before our Imperial College will produce a number one scholar who has passed six yuan.
" Several echoes.
"What Brother Lu said is absolutely true."
"Brother Lu said it is true."
"Brother Lu said it is absolutely true."
This is another analysis of who can win the first place in Huiyuan?
In addition to preparing for the exam these days, the most exciting thing is probably guessing who will win the first place in the exam.
As for the basis for the guess, it is naturally summarized from the results of previous examinations.
Lin Yuanqiu only recently found out that among the students in the Imperial College, there were actually five junior three-level students, and two of them even got four-level scores. They were considered Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragons.
However, among these seven people, Ding Dejin is the one that everyone is most optimistic about. After all, this is Mr. Wu Jing's disciple. Moreover, in recent years, whether it is a small test or a final test, my score has never been below the top ten.
When it comes to the results of the quizzes and final exams, some students have mentioned Lin Yuanqiu before, thinking that his quizzes and final exams have always been among the best, and many times he was even better than Ding Dejin, so there is still a possibility of winning the first prize.
As a result, the student who said this was quickly refuted. I don't even think about it, how could Lin Yuanqiu suddenly get the first place in the examination, not only failing to get four yuan, but even one yuan. It is true that he did very well in the small exam and the final exam, but it is not common for students like this. On weekdays, they are good at poems, poems, and essays, but then they become frightened when they go to the Gongyuan Academy. Maybe Lin Yuanqiu is like this. Woolen cloth.
When everyone heard it, they all thought it made sense. Otherwise, how could anyone do well in exams on weekdays, but get mediocre scores in weightlifting exams?
...
The spring is cold and cold, and the weather is suddenly warm and cold again.
Although it has passed the beginning of spring, the temperature has dropped a lot in the past few days, and it has become increasingly cold.
After returning to the dormitory, Lin Yuanqiu did not continue to read or write. Although preparing for the exam was important, he had to focus on it for a whole day. It was best to give his brain some time to relax, otherwise it would be counterproductive sooner or later.
Lin Yuanqiu took out the remaining bundles from the book box, thinking that he would finish them all tonight so that they could be delivered to Shopkeeper Zhu tomorrow.
Although he was busy preparing for exams these days, Lin Yuanqiu never stopped painting. Although making money is important, it is also good to use it to relieve the boring daily preparation for exams.
For those who love the art of painting, there is nothing more pleasurable than painting.
Therefore, every time when his eyes are tired and he needs some relief, Lin Yuanqiu will take out the drawing paper and paint and paint for a while, so that he can feel refreshed and earn some money at the same time. It is the best of both worlds.
Since spending all his savings to buy a house the year before last, more than a year has passed and Lin Yuanqiu has saved nearly two thousand taels of silver.
It is said that "if you have food at home, you won't panic." Lin Yuanqiu thinks this is indeed true. With money in his pocket, he felt much more at ease.
When his father came over this time, he also brought the family's income from last year, a total of one hundred and seventy taels.
Lin Yuanqiu had already made plans for the use of this money. He planned to open a shop after receiving the money from shopkeeper Zhu this time.
Yesterday, Lin Yuanqiu had asked Lin Sanzhu to visit Yaxing more often in his free time, and if he saw a suitable shop, he would make a decision.
In Lin Yuanqiu's view, no matter what dynasty or generation, buying property in the prosperous Kyoto will not make a loss.
Just like a store, even if you don't use it, it's better to rent it out to earn rent, which is better than leaving the money in your hands and turning it into dead money.
In fact, what Lin Yuanqiu wanted to buy most was the land, but it was not that easy.
It can be said that the most worry-free thing to sell here in the capital is the land. According to Li Yaqi, there are more than 20 customers waiting in line at his shop alone. Although Lin Yuanqiu also signed up, he still wants to buy it. The possibility is almost zero.
By the time I finished finishing the three pictures of Bodhisattvas, it was already Haishi. The weather would definitely not dry out so quickly now. Lin Yuanqiu used a paperweight to press them on the table, preparing to put them away when he got up early tomorrow morning. !This!work!work!by!Si!Rabbit!on!online!read!read!net!friend!organize!up!upload!After doing this, Lin Yuanqiu washed his face and hands, and then went to bed without mentioning it
.
...
Knowing that clothes with belt clips cannot be worn in the examination room, Feng specially made two robes of thick material this time and asked Lin Sanzhu to bring them over. One piece of this kind of clothing can hold up to three separate pieces of clothing, and it can also be used as a bedding when sleeping at night, which is quite good.
Therefore, when it was the day of tribute to the Courtyard, Lin Yuanqiu put on two thick robes, plus a few other unlined garments and the innermost obscene garments. This time Lin Yuanqiu wore a total of nine robes. .
Zhou Zixu wore ten pieces, and among the five people traveling together, Chen Yutang wore the most, twelve.
Lin Yuanqiu was certain that if it hadn't been for the warmer weather in the past few days, they would have worn more clothes.
Speaking of which, there is nothing we can do about it. After all, it is an opportunity that comes once every three years. It would be a pity if the test was delayed due to the cold.
When we arrived at the gate of Gongyuan, many candidates were already lining up to enter.
I heard from the teacher before that the number of people participating in the examination this year is the highest ever, with a total of more than 5,000 people.
Therefore, in order to avoid crowding due to too many people, the method of entering the Tribute Court this time was changed to entering in batches, with one hour between each batch.
Lin Yuanqiu and the others entered the scene at the right time of Haishi. Entering the venue at this point, if everything goes well, they will be able to sleep for at least three or four hours in the exam room before the exam starts tomorrow.
The inspection of the general examination is more stringent than that of the hospital examination and the provincial examination.
Take the hibiscus cake brought into the examination room for example. During the provincial examination, the inspection officer would at least cut it into small pieces for you with a knife.
But he knew how to try it. Lin Yuanqiu looked helplessly at the pastry that was almost cut into pieces. At this time, he was afraid that he would have to hold it with his hands and eat it.
Alas, if I had known better, I would have brought a wooden spoon in the test basket.
When it was his turn to take off his clothes for inspection, Lin Yuanqiu moved quickly and quickly took off all his clothes. Anyway, it would be a knife to stretch his head and shrink it, so he might as well move quickly to avoid catching a cold.
To be honest, such a body search is indeed a bit embarrassing, but on the other hand, only such a careful search can ensure the fairness of the examination.
After checking everything and everything was fine, Souzi handed the clothes and test basket back to Lin Yuanqiu.
There are still people waiting behind you, so naturally you can't help yourself. Lin Yuanqiu only had time to put on his clothes, shoes and socks, and the soldier who led the way went on his own, and Lin Yuanqiu hurriedly followed.
Perhaps he was too impressed by the bad slogans of the provincial examination. When he followed Bingwei all the way, Lin Yuanqiu was worried, fearing that he would stop by the hut.
But Lin Yuanqiu soon remembered that there was no such thing as a bad number in this exam, because the toilets were placed in each dormitory.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but want to laugh. He was frightened by the bad noise and was too nervous.
Unlike in the past where there were only three walls, this time the room was equipped with a door. The advantage of this is that it can block the wind, and the room is slightly larger. The disadvantage is that you must be careful with the candle, otherwise the consequences are unimaginable.
After Lin Yuanqiu entered the room, Bingwei locked the door and left.
At this time, the room was dark. Lin Yuanqiu took out the fire sickle and candle from the examination basket and quickly lit the candle.
After getting used to the light, Lin Yuanqiu wiped off the dust on the wooden board with a rag. There were two wooden boards in the room, one was used as a table and the other was used as a bed. Lin Yuanqiu looked at the length of the "bed". With his height, he could only sleep bent down.
In this season, there are probably no snakes, rats, insects or ants, but for safety reasons, Lin Yuanqiu picked up a candle and illuminated the four corners.
After all this was done, more than a quarter of an hour passed.
Although he knew that it would be difficult for him to fall asleep at this moment, Lin Yuanqiu still blew out the candles and got dressed and lay on the bed. There was a "tough battle" to be fought next, and it would be impossible if he did not maintain high energy.
I don't know how much time passed, but when Lin Yuanqiu opened his eyes again, there was light coming in from the small wooden window.
Then there was a rustling sound. Lin Yuanqiu turned his head and saw Bingwei putting two bowls in through the wooden window. One bowl contained four fist-sized buns, while the other bowl contained half a bowl of gruel.
The steamed buns and porridge were both steaming, and they must have been freshly cooked.
Six or seven hours had passed since last night, and Lin Yuanqiu was already hungry.
Although there is water in the dormitory, it is only a small bucket. And with the next three days, it is basically impossible to wash up every day.
So Lin Yuanqiu only poured water to wash his hands and rinse his mouth, and then ate breakfast.
Like the previous attempts, Lin Yuanqiu still only ate half full this time. People are more alert when they are hungry, and their brains operate more efficiently. Therefore, after eating two steamed buns, Lin Yuanqiu stopped eating. have eaten.
After a while, the questions for the first session were handed out. Lin Yuanqiu counted seventeen pictures in total, which was quite a lot to answer.
With the sound of gongs and drums at every hour, the Jiayin Annual Examination officially begins.
...
Chapter 138 Examination (2)
There is a charcoal pot in the corner of the dormitory. It is made of pottery.
Before grinding the ink, Lin Yuanqiu added charcoal to it and lit it. There are two kilograms of charcoal prepared by the government for each candidate in the dormitory, and these expenses, like the meals during the examination, are paid to the Yamen when registering for the examination.
However, Lin Yuanqiu did not use the charcoal in the dormitory. Zhou Zixu and Chen Yutang had participated in the examination, so they naturally knew the condition of the charcoal provided by the Yamen. Not only was it smokey, it was not durable, and a large handful of charcoal could not be lit. After a while, the fire quickly went out.
So when Lin Yuanqiu was preparing the examination materials, he bought extra charcoal. What he bought is the best silver bone charcoal nowadays. This kind of charcoal is like white frost in color, smokeless, difficult to burn, and not easy to extinguish. One kilogram weighs six kilograms more than ordinary black charcoal. After lighting it, there is no need to frequently put it into the charcoal pot
. Riga charcoal. However, the price of silver bone charcoal is not cheap. Lin Yuanqiu bought a pound of it for twenty taels of silver.
It is said that good steel is used in
On the edge of the knife, at such a critical time, the money is still worth spending.
The first test is about classics and poems.
Lin Yuanqiu still maintained his usual method of answering questions. He allocated seventeen question papers, six on the first day, six on the second day, and the remaining five on the third day. With a plan this way, you don’t have to worry about being in a hurry and worrying about the future.
The weather is not bad today. The sun has already come out at this time. The small wooden window is open to the south. The sun is shining in right now, making the whole dormitory bright.
Sufficient light is naturally best for using the eyes, so Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste any time and began to examine the questions carefully.
The first title read, "If you see someone who is not upright, you will be disrespectful even if you are noble; if you see someone who is dirty, you will not be respectful even if you see someone dirty."
Lin Yuanqiu quickly remembered that this was the biographies of Japanese people in "Historical Records". This means that when you see someone who is dishonest, you will not respect him even if he is a high-ranking person; when you see someone who has bad behavior, you will not be inferior to him no matter how high his status is.
Since last year, Qin Yu has taught many articles besides the Four Books to his two disciples. This biography of the Japanese has been mentioned before, so it is not difficult to clarify its meaning.
Lin Yuanqiu first wrote the meaning of the question on the draft paper, then added his own interpretation of the sentence, and quickly solved the first question.
After writing on the draft paper, Lin Yuanqiu read it carefully from beginning to end, and found that his explanation was quite satisfactory but also full of new ideas. This kind of answer was not overly provocative, nor was it bland. Just as the teacher said, it was just right. This is the most appropriate answer to the classic meaning.
After all, the meaning of the classics is different from the policies and articles that express one's own opinions. Its meaning has already been within a correct range. If it is too innovative and goes beyond this framework, it will feel like superfluous.
It was inevitable to cross the questions. After checking that they were correct, Lin Yuanqiu took the answer sheet and copied his own answers.
For lunch, each person gets two pancakes and a bowl of water.
In such weather, you can only eat it while it's hot to avoid hurting your stomach.
Therefore, when he saw Bingwei placing the bowl with pancakes on the window, Lin Yuanqiu carefully put the question papers and draft paper into the examination basket, then took the bowl into the dormitory and started eating lunch.
The pancakes are thin, about the size of a disk, and are slightly salty. After eating two hot pancakes, your whole body feels warm.
Afraid of accidentally dropping the question paper into the charcoal basin, Lin Yuanqiu did not place the charcoal basin at his feet, but moved it to a position behind him and in front. And it's not next to anything, so it's also the safest place in the entire dormitory.
There is no other way. Now I am locked in the examination room. If there is a fire accidentally, I am afraid there will be no chance to escape.
It was not that Lin Yuanqiu was trying to scare him. This kind of incident of candidates being burned to death in the dormitory had happened in the previous dynasty. Because the dormitories were adjacent to each other, more than twenty people were burned to death in one go.
It is precisely because of that incident that in the Gongyuan, there is a thousand-jin jar placed every ten rooms apart. A few days before the exam starts, the guards will fill the tank with water, so that if there is a fire, they can save it.
However, they all say to take precautions before they happen. Lin Yuanqiu said that instead of trying to make up for it afterwards, it would be better to prevent it from happening directly.
So you won’t go wrong by being careful.
One day is neither too short nor too long. After Lin Yuanqiu understood the meaning of "The minister is virtuous for the superior, and the people are for the inferior. When it is difficult, he should be cautious, but harmony is the only thing." in "Xian Youde". , it’s almost the end of the application period.
Seeing the two remaining poems and poems, Lin Yuanqiu was not worried. Writing poems and poems was his specialty. After dinner, he spent half an hour on his own and completed all six papers for today.
It is not easy to make meals for more than 5,000 people, so the way of eating is naturally as simple as possible.
Therefore, it is basically impossible to have food in the dormitory.
Dinner was the same as lunch, it also came with two pancakes, but the bowl of water was replaced by a bowl of rice porridge, and the rice grains in the porridge looked a bit soft and glutinous, so it must have been added with japonica rice.
Sure enough, when Lin Yuanqiu took a bite of the pancake and breathed a mouthful of porridge into his mouth, he suddenly felt soft, delicate and mellow.
After dinner, Lin Yuanqiu did not continue with the exam questions, but got up to eat in the dormitory. Take two steps to the left, three steps to the right, and at most one step back and forth. Although the space is small, Lin Yuanqiu feels that he is quite rhythmic.
By the time I finished writing the two poems, it was completely dark outside.
Lin Yuanqiu checked today's six test papers again to see if there were any omissions and whether there was anything missing in the name and place of birth. After finding that there were no problems, he carefully put them all into the test basket.
Although it was getting dark now, it was still early in the morning, so it would definitely be too early to go to bed. So Lin Yuanqiu took out another piece of draft paper, and he planned to take advantage of his free time to think about several other poems.
This will make it much easier when I write again tomorrow.
...
The breakfast on the second day was still steamed buns and gruel. Just like yesterday, Lin Yuanqiu only ate two of the four steamed buns.
He planned to put the remaining two in the charcoal pot to heat them up as a midnight snack just like last night.
After eating breakfast, Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste much time. After adding a few spoons of water to the inkstone, he took the ink stick and started to sharpen the ink.
Lin Yuanqiu's inkstone is a regular-shaped inkstone with a small inkstone pool. He can't write many words after just one grinding. He often has to grind the ink four or five times in a day. Logically speaking, such an unused inkstone should have been replaced long ago. It’s not like there is no inkstone at home.
But Lin Yuanqiu did not do this. Even if it took more time, he never thought of changing the inkstone. The reason is probably because his father bought him this inkstone.
Lin Yuanqiu clearly remembered that in order to buy this inkstone, his father went to the dock to carry sacks for several days.
...
The first three-day exam passed quickly. After everyone handed in their test papers at Youshi, the door lock of the dormitory was opened by the guards.
Everyone will leave the examination room early tomorrow morning, so now is everyone's free time.
Chapter 139 Although I can move freely, I can
only
allow Candidates were walking in the aisle in front of their dormitories. Otherwise, if more than five thousand people were wandering around, the Gongyuan would be in chaos.
Lin Yuanqiu also left the dormitory. It was good to stay in there if he had something to do. Otherwise, he would be like a wooden person and he would not be able to stay. Besides, he had been in the dormitory for three days.
Perhaps it was because there were still two exams to be taken, and fearing that it would disturb their minds, everyone tacitly agreed not to mention the exam, and did not ask each other how they went or how they answered.
Furthermore, testing the meaning of the scriptures is not a test of the scriptures, and there are correct answers. The answers to classic questions are different for everyone, so even if you ask them, there is no standard answer.
The halls in the tribute courtyard were arranged according to the thousand-character script. Lin Yuanqiu and his group's row was marked with the word "leap". There were more than fifty rooms in total. At this moment, everyone was standing in the aisle, looking at the number of people.
Since they don't want to talk about test questions, the only person they can talk about is themselves. The candidates introduced themselves to each other, including their last names, where they were from, and their ages.
It can be said that they are "destined to be of the same age". If they are lucky enough to go further this time, they will be "of the same age" in the officialdom in the future.
When I think about it this way, it naturally becomes more cordial.
A few chatted with each other so well that they even left each other's home addresses with pens to facilitate future correspondence. If there was no paper, they would lift up the hem of their clothes so that the other party could write directly on their clothes.
Lin Yuanqiu learned from the introduction that the candidate in the dormitory to his left was from Qufu, Shandong Province. He was already 30 years old. According to his own words, this year was his fifth time to take the examination.
When he said this, Lin Yuanqiu could clearly hear the melancholy in the other person's words. Also, the exam is taken once every three years, and five times is fifteen years. From a green young man who was not even qualified to the exam to the age of thirty, the sadness in his heart is naturally not something that ordinary people can understand.
What Lin Yuanqiu thought of was the other person's decades of hard study, regardless of severe cold or scorching heat. It was very tiring to think about it.
Lin Yuanqiu tried to bring it in, but then felt that he might not be able to persist like this.
When he heard this person say that he was still planning to take the exam if he failed this time, all that was left in Lin Yuanqiu's heart was admiration.
…
In the middle of the night, it started to rain lightly outside the dormitory.
Now is the time when the winter wheat begins to turn green. It is raining now, which is very suitable for the food in the fields. Don’t they all say, “When there is rain, crops will be good, spring and spring are a treasure”, so for farmers, this is the joy of expecting a good harvest.
However, for the candidates taking the examination, rainy days are not so beautiful. There are still two exams left for the general examination. If you accidentally get caught in the rain and get cold during the period, then this general examination will basically be ruined.
Thinking like this, the candidates who were not sleepy at first were even more unable to sleep now. They all stood up and looked out through the wooden windows, hoping that the rain would stop as soon as possible, otherwise they would have to leave the examination room in the rain later.
Lin Yuanqiu had also gotten up, but instead of going to the small window, he lit a candle and carefully checked the dormitory to see if there was any leakage.
Fortunately, I could only hear the "tacking" sound on the tiles, and no rainwater was seen falling. I guess the court had people repair the dormitory before the trial started.
Even so, Lin Yuanqiu prepared a piece of oilcloth in the examination basket after leaving Gongyuan, just in case.
In the early morning, the rain finally stopped.
Everyone who had been up all night breathed a sigh of relief. It stopped raining. Then when they left the Gongyuan later, they didn't have to worry about being drowned.
Lin Sanzhu and Zhou Xing had been waiting outside the door for a long time. They came over as soon as the curfew was lifted.
Seeing his son coming out of the dragon gate, Lin Sanzhu put the umbrella under his arm and walked forward quickly. After taking the test basket from his son, Lin Sanzhu took out the oil paper bag covering his chest and said, "Here, this It's the meat buns that dad bought for you. They're still hot. Eat them while they're hot!"
Then Lin Sanzhu thought of something again and hurriedly said, "Dad has asked Mrs. Zhang to buy fish. Let's make braised pork for lunch. Fish to eat."
Seeing this, Zhou Xing hurriedly took out an oil paper bag from his clothes and handed it to Zhou Zixu.
Originally, when Zhou Xing came out, he never thought about buying meat buns for his son. After seeing his in-laws buying them, he remembered that his child must be hungry after staying in the dormitory for one night, so he was busy. Followed and bought.
Zhou Xing had to admit that he was not as careful as his in-laws when it came to taking care of his children.
So after hearing Lin Sanzhu say that he would make braised fish for lunch, Zhou Xing immediately decided to let his son have lunch at Lin's house before going back.
There is no reason why Lin Sanzhu shouldn't do it. After all, this is his son-in-law, and it's too late for him, the father-in-law, to like him.
Besides, if he is good to his son-in-law now, he will definitely be good to Chunyan in the future. By the way, as parents, don't they always worry about their children when they come and go?
...
After arriving home, Ping An quickly brought hot water for bathing. He came to the new house half a month ago.
Ping An is now fourteen years old. Lin Yuanqiu's purpose in asking him to come here is to arrange for him to work as an errand boy in the new house if possible.
As for Lao Zhangtou and his wife, they were still the same as before, one guarding the concierge and the other busy working in the kitchen.
In fact, the family still lacks a lot of manpower, but now Lin Yuanqiu can't spare the time to hire more people, so he'd better get through this period first.
Mrs. Zhang's cooking skills are very good, and today's braised fish cubes were very delicious.
After finishing the meal, Zhou Zixu, who was busy going home to catch up on his sleep, quickly said goodbye and left.
Lin Yuanqiu was also very sleepy. During the past few days in Gongyuan, although he slept in the dormitory, he lay on a wooden board like this with nothing else except taking off his outer shirt as a bedding. Why? Maybe sleep comfortably. Therefore, in the past few days, Lin Yuanqiu has been half
Half asleep.
But it wasn't time to go to bed yet, and he had to go to the Gongyuan again at Haishi tonight, so he had to sort out the test basket before he could rest assured.
Lin Yuanqiu took a new piece of ink stick and put it into the examination basket. There was only half of the original piece left. And candles are also essential. In addition to these two things, Lin Yuanqiu put in a new brush.
As for the oilcloth, it is available in the warehouse in the back room. This was bought specifically to cover the wooden beams and rafters when the house was being renovated last year. I bought a roll directly, but in the end there was still a small half of the roll left.
Lin Yuanqiu asked Ping An to use scissors to cut a piece. It didn't need to be too big, just three feet square.
When Lin Yuanqiu packed up his things and was about to go back to his room to sleep, he saw it started to rain again. Moreover, it was raining heavier than last night. After a while, the raindrops dripping from the eaves formed a line.
After being stunned for a moment, Lin Yuanqiu was too lazy to think about it anymore. Anyway, he is not the only one who has to face the exam on a rainy day, so there is nothing to rush about. He should go catch up on his sleep first, otherwise he will not have enough energy to deal with the next exam.
With this in mind, Lin Yuanqiu went back to his room to sleep.
Compared to Lin Yuanqiu's calmness, Lin Sanzhu was much more anxious. It was raining so heavily, and it would be useless to just hold an oil-paper umbrella. Thinking about when I was at home, I would always wear a raincoat on rainy days. That thing can cover the rain and keep warm, so it is suitable to wear at this time.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanzhu quickly took the money bag and went out.
...
When Lin Yuanqiu woke up, he found that his father had already prepared rainproof clothing for him.
A raincoat and a pair of oil boots.
Lin Yuanqiu, the coir raincoat, knew that this thing was made of brown sheets and could be worn to protect the body from wind and rain. On heavy rainy days, such an outfit should be the best choice.
As for oiled boots, they actually apply a layer of tung oil on the shoe shaft and upper. With shoes like this, you don't have to worry about your socks getting wet in the rain.
"When Dad arrived at the grocery store, there were not many raincoats and oil boots left. Dad took a look and found that those who bought the raincoats today should be the candidates taking the exam this time." Obviously Lin Sanzhu's guess was right. Lin Yuanqiu waited
for When he arrived at the gate of Gongyuan, he saw many candidates wearing raincoats and holding umbrellas like him. There were also a few students who simply put a bamboo hat on their head, which was much more convenient than holding an oil-paper umbrella.
Zhou Zixu was also wearing a raincoat and oil boots, which Lin Sanzhu also bought for him. Lin Sanzhu bought two copies today, and Zhou Zixu's was given to him after buying it.
Looking at Zhou Zixu who was in a very good mood, what Lin Yuanqiu was thinking was, now that your father-in-law and uncle are treating you so well, if your kid dares to bully Chunyan in the future, don't blame your father-in-law and uncle for treating you badly. polite.
It has to be said that it is indeed much more inconvenient to do things on a rainy day. By the time Lin Yuanqiu completed the inspection and entered the dormitory, it was already midnight.
...
The second exam was about essays and arithmetic, with a total of nineteen question papers. This amount of questions was much higher than the previous exams.
However, when Lin Yuanqiu saw the proportion of arithmetic questions, the sense of urgency in his heart suddenly disappeared.
Especially after seeing several arithmetic problems similar to those of a chicken and a duck in a cage, Lin Yuanqiu must have been lying if he said he was unhappy, because he was already familiar with this type of problem.
Lin Yuanqiu had already polished the ink in the inkstone. After taking the draft paper, he began to write the question paper.
...
Chapter 140: Exam Result Released
Outside the dormitory, the rain continued to fall, but Lin Yuanqiu, who was concentrating on answering the questions at this time, did not pay attention to it.
It was rare for Lin Yuanqiu to solve the problem without thinking, so Lin Yuanqiu naturally didn't want to be distracted. Don't stop thinking about answering the questions then, or you will miss this rare good luck.
Isn't it just good luck? Although he has been in Da Jing Dynasty for more than ten years, Lin Yuanqiu is still very good at using quadratic equations of one variable.
Therefore, it can be said that Yu Lin Yuanqiu is very familiar with these arithmetic problems that are difficult for others.
And there are four questions like this in a row. This is four questions. It is simply unimaginable what it is like for an imperial examination where the results may be completely different if the score is different from the previous question.
Therefore, it was not as beautiful as Lin Yuanqiu thought. He could be sure that with these few arithmetic questions, he would be equivalent to leaving most of the candidates behind.
And if I can do as well in the next exam as I did in the previous one, then I still have a very high chance of passing the exam this time.
As for the ranking, to be honest, Lin Yuanqiu originally had expectations. He thought that he would be in the second place, but he must not fall into the same rank as the Jinshi.
But since he heard the candidate next door say that he had taken the exam five times, Lin Yuanqiu no longer had too many thoughts.
He also thought about it, even though his ranking was pretty good in every quiz and final exam. But this year there are more than 5,000 candidates participating in the examination. Among these people, there must be many people who are knowledgeable and talented.
The total number of people selected for the general examination is only 270 or 80. Under such circumstances, it is lucky to be selected. If you still hope for a good ranking, you will be overestimating your capabilities.
Although it is a good thing for people to have confidence, they should not be too blind.
Because of the rain, when lunch was delivered today, Bingwei shouted "Here comes the meal". The reason why he did this was to prepare the candidates in the dormitory.
And this operation, when entering the examination room today, the curtain officer informed everyone in advance.
On rainy days, the soldiers and guards all held oil-paper umbrellas in their hands. When they approached the dormitory, the rainwater falling from the eaves would hit the umbrellas. If you were not careful at this time, it would most likely splash onto the answer sheet.
After hearing the greetings from the soldiers and guards, Lin Yuanqiu did not waste any time. He quickly put the brush on the brush mountain aside, followed by the answer sheet and draft paper. After Lin Yuanqiu carefully moved them to the wooden board where he slept, he stretched out his hands. He took action and brought in the lunch.
Today's lunch is still pancakes, or two per person. After eating it for so many days, it is impossible to say that I am not tired of the taste, but today's pancakes are different. When Lin Yuanqiu took a bite, he immediately felt different from the previous times. The taste is that of eggs. When it's time to mix the noodles, I beat the eggs into the noodles. It's quite fragrant when chewed.
Perhaps because he was in a good mood today, Lin Yuanqiu felt unfinished about the food in the examination room for the first time. - Thinking - Rabbit - Net -
After eating for a while, Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste any more time. He picked up his pen and continued to take the exam, reviewing and answering questions, carefully considering every word and sentence, and he sat there until the end of Shenshi.
The rain was still falling, but it was lighter than during the day.
Lin Yuanqiu found the fire sickle from the examination basket and lit a candle. The light was poor on a rainy day, and it was already a little dark in the dormitory.
Doing the questions went very smoothly today, but at this point, the last essay on several question papers has not been copied.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to light the candle, Lin Yuanqiu stretched his legs and feet, and then neatly copied the polished article on the draft paper onto the answer sheet.
Compared with policy essays, essays should be short and sophisticated. As long as you clarify the argumentativeness and image of the article, it is not difficult to write well.
It can be said that after practicing writing frequently in the past few years, Lin Yuanqiu has summed up a good method of writing essays.
The small wooden windows are about one foot square. In this case, there is basically no ventilation in the dormitory. Therefore, the faint smell emanating from the toilet in the corner became particularly obvious.
However, compared to the previous stench, Lin Yuanqiu felt that he could completely ignore the stench at this time.
After receiving all the answered question papers into the test basket, Lin Yuanqiu took the oilcloth and covered the entire test basket tightly. This way, even if the roof suddenly leaked, there was no need to worry about getting the test papers wet.
...
The third exam, which is the last exam, mainly focuses on policy essays, and there are also a few poems and poems.
When Lin Yuanqiu saw the sentence "Be prepared for danger when you are in peace, thinking makes you prepared, and you will be prepared for no danger." and then asked to use this sentence to write a thousand-word policy to protect the country and secure the country, the word "Guo Ran" quickly jumped out in his heart.
In recent years, most of the policy questions in the general examination have been focused on "the foundation of people's livelihood" and "policies for safeguarding the country." Therefore, candidates will not avoid these two questions when writing policy essay questions.
The same goes for Lin Yuanqiu. It can be said that one-third of the policy essays he wrote during preparation for the exam were all related to people's livelihood and Anguo.
Therefore, the arguments and arguments for such articles are ready-made.
But even though he won the bet, Lin Yuanqiu didn't feel lucky. Presumably all the candidates in the Gongyuan at this time had the same idea as him, because everyone had won the test question, so it was the same as not winning.
And if you want to stand out among thousands of articles on a topic that is so familiar that you are no longer familiar with it, and you have written about it many times, you will naturally have to compare whose arguments are more persuasive, whose wording and sentence making are more exciting, and Whose argument is more novel.
If you want to be novel, you should naturally try to be as fresh and unique as possible in your ideas. You should not repeat the ideas that others have used, and you should avoid copying what others say.
Lin Yuanqiu did not rush to come up with an idea for the article. Instead, he silently wrote down the entire "Zuo Zhuan. The Thirty-One Years of Xianggong" on the draft paper.
The sentence on the question paper, "Be prepared for danger when you are in peace, and be prepared for danger. If you are prepared, you will be safe." This is where it comes from.
It means: Think about danger when you are at peace, so that you will be prepared. If you are prepared, there will be no disaster.
It is said that if you know its meaning, you will know its intention, plus the purpose, arguments and general ideas that have been listed in the exam preparation. Soon Lin Yuanqiu had the finished draft of this policy article in mind.
Just as thoughts were pouring out, Lin Yuanqiu spread out his draft paper, dipped his pen in ink, and wrote an article eloquently:
Worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, while leisure and relaxation can destroy one's body. This is the natural principle. Therefore, it is so prosperous that none of the heroes in the world can compete with it. However, people in the world often "think about danger" and then "forget danger". There are countless people who fall into danger again after becoming successful... There is
already a draft in mind, and writing will naturally follow the mind and hand. An hour later, an An Guo policy of nearly 2,000 words was written.
Then according to the requirements of the proposition, Lin Yuanqiu began to consider, revise and polish every word and sentence, and finally reduced the number of words in the entire article to less than 1,000 words.
After checking that there were no errors or omissions, Lin Yuanqiu copied the answers onto the answer sheet in neat fonts.
It is said that the current policy is the most important part of the general examination. Only when the policy essay is written well can the entire exam have a perfect ending.
Therefore, after Duan finished writing the entire article, Lin Yuanqiu felt that he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
No matter what the final result is, I can consider myself to have successfully completed this exam.
…
I thought it would rain for a few more days, but I never expected that when I left the examination room, the sky turned sunny.
The long-lost sunshine penetrated the clouds, casting a radiant light across the sky, and also reflected the faces of the candidates with different expressions.
There are those who feel happy when they feel they have done well in the exam, and there are also those who are disappointed that they did not do well on the exam.
As soon as Chenshi arrived, the gate of Gongyuan was slowly opened by the soldiers guarding both sides.
Then there was the sound of a cannon, and then the candidates who were waiting in line came out of the dragon gate one after another.
Among the crowd, Lin Yuanqiu was walking slowly and slowly, holding an examination basket in his left hand and a raincoat under his right arm.
Looking at the other candidates around me, many of them were like this. If it stopped raining, they would have to carry their raincoats in their hands.
However, there are also those who find it too troublesome and just leave the coir raincoat in the examination room rather than take it home.
After three days in the small dormitory, looking around, there is no one whose clothes are not wrinkled and whose hair is not messy.
Seeing that everyone around him looked like he was barely holding up a chicken coop, Lin Yuanqiu had no doubt that he was doing more than he should.
Before entering the venue this time, he forgot to put the washed wooden comb back into the examination basket. Therefore, in the past three days, Lin Yuanqiu had not combed his hair properly except for brushing it with his hands a few times.
Thinking of how "beggar-like" he was at this time, Lin Yuanqiu finally couldn't hold it back. After tucking his coir raincoat onto his legs, he used his free right hand to tuck the loose hair behind his ears.
Thinking of his unwashed face for days, Lin Yuanqiu raised his sleeves and wiped his face again and again.
I thought that with so many people present, no one would notice me. Little did he know that his fast and coherent movements were caught by Lin Sanzhu, who had already seen his son.
Lin Sanzhu couldn't help but turn up the corners of his mouth. His dog was quite ugly.
"Yuanqiu, dad is here!"
Lin Sanzhu waved to his son, raised his feet and ran over, and then he was ready to take the exam basket and raincoat.
"Dad, it's up to the son to get the test basket himself." Lin Yuanqiu just handed over the raincoat.
Lin Sanzhu didn't force it. His son was already an adult. As a father, he couldn't take advantage of him and grab everything without explanation.
Besides, he was at the gate of Gongyuan right now. If he, a father, had his hands full, but his tall son was relaxing at the side, others would definitely talk about him.
After a while, Zhou Zixu also left the Gongyuan. Because they were all anxious to go back and wash up, they went home without talking for a while.
Ping An was waiting in the concierge. When he saw the master and the young master coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward to help carry the things.
Lin Sanzhu was naturally satisfied with such cleverness. He wanted to praise him, but when he thought that he was a master, if his servant did a small thing, he would praise him, which seemed unsteady.
Therefore, Lin Sanzhu only smiled and nodded towards Ping An, without saying anything else.
After taking a shower and eating a large bowl of fish fillet porridge, Lin Yuanqiu went back to his room to sleep.
In fact, Lin Yuanqiu really wanted to go to the Qin Mansion first so that he could tell the teacher about his essay about the test. It's a pity that today is not the day for the teacher to have a rest, and we can only wait for a few more days.
Lin Yuanqiu fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up again, it was already midnight and it was already dark.
Before he could get up and light the oil lamp, Lin Sanzhu heard the movement in the room and quickly opened the door and walked in.
Seeing that his son was a little stunned, Lin Sanzhu hurriedly put the oil lamp in his hand on the table, and then reached out to Lin Yuanqiu's forehead. When he found that it was not hot, he felt relieved and said, "Dad, seeing you sleeping so soundly, he couldn't bear to part with you." Call you, how are you? Are you hungry? There is ready-made food in the steamer in the kitchen. It must be still warm at this moment. How about daddy go bring it to you now?" Lin Yuanqiu shook his head, "Wait for your son to get up and go there by yourself
. Eat."
It was so dark that Lin Yuanqiu didn't worry about his father serving food and rice, so he wouldn't accidentally fall.
"Why are you up? It's late at night and there's nothing else to do. Wouldn't it be nice to go to bed after dinner?" As he said that,
Lin Sanzhu lit another oil lamp, then walked out quickly with it, " Don't worry, there is a food box in the kitchen, just bring it over here."
Unexpectedly, Lin Sanzhu just stepped out and saw Ping An standing on the porch. Perhaps because he was worried that he would startle the master, Ping An even cleared his throat first to let the master know that someone was standing on the porch.
"Master, I'm going to go to the kitchen and get the young master's food!"
After saying that, Ping An turned around and was about to run out.
"Hey, wait!" Lin Sanzhu hurriedly stopped the person, "Here, take the oil lamp and watch the road at night. Don't fall." "Hey!" Ping An
took the oil lamp and went to Went to the kitchen.
Lin Yuanqiu naturally heard the conversation outside, and at the same time he made up his mind to let Ping An stay in the house here.
Everyone likes a servant who has a lively eye. Lin Yuanqiu plans to teach Ping An how to read some words when he has free time, so that he can do something for him.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't listen to his father and sat on the bed to eat dinner. He was not a patient, so there was no way he could eat on the bed. However, he didn't go to the outside room. There was a small round table in the room, which was suitable for eating.
Ping An quickly brought the food over, a plate of steamed sea bass, a plate of plain-cut chicken, a large bowl of tofu soup, and a bowl of fried dried pumpkin.
After sleeping for most of the day, Lin Yuanqiu was already hungry. After his father helped him put the rice in his hands, he started eating.
After eating pancakes for several days in the Gongyuan, the food was not ordinary delicious, not to mention the fish that I like to eat here.
Seeing the dog devouring the delicious food, Lin Sanzhu took a sip of saliva, looked at the pair of bowls and chopsticks Ping An Duo brought, and then, without holding back, he also filled a bowl of rice and started eating.
In the end, the father and son ate all the vegetables and rice, and then they felt their full stomachs and couldn't help but laugh. They hadn't eaten so happily in a long time.
"Dad, why don't you ask your son how he did in the exam?"
"If you don't ask, dad will just wait and see the red list." "
Dad, what if my son doesn't pass the exam this time?" " If he doesn't
pass, he won't. Just pass the exam, anyway, Gouzi has let his father live in a big house and become a master."
Lin Sanzhu said that it would be okay not to take such a tiring exam in the future.
Lin Yuanqiu: "..."
Suddenly he felt that what his father said made sense.
By the way, Lin Yuanqiu suddenly remembered something. Now that we are just two people, isn't it the time to talk about this matter?
However, for safety reasons, Lin Yuanqiu walked out of the house and took a look.
Lin Sanzhu was wondering what his son was doing in the yard at night, when he saw his son return to the house, turn around and close the door.
"Dad, my son has something to tell you."
Lin Yuanqiu thought whether he should say it directly or in a more tactful way.
"What's the matter?"
Lin Sanzhu felt furious when he heard his son's sudden serious tone. The brat wouldn't tell him that he wouldn't marry a wife in the future, would he?
Lin Sanzhu had always kept in mind that his son had no idea of marrying a wife. Although his son said he would wait a few years before talking about it, he was nineteen now and he had never mentioned the idea of marrying a wife. Therefore, this was too unfair. Normal.
Lin Yuanqiu naturally didn't know what his father was thinking.
He picked up the oil lamp and walked to the window, then tapped his toes on the ground, "Dad, my son buried money here." "
What! Silver! Buried money?"
Lin Sanzhu stood up suddenly. , wondering if his ears heard it wrong.
Yes, Lin Yuanqiu nodded, and then whispered the origin of the silver.
When he heard that the buried silver amounted to twenty-six thousand taels, Lin Sanzhu was so shocked that he almost jumped three feet high. This
night, Lin Sanzhu hardly slept a wink.
So I got a pair of black eyes on the second day, and then I stayed in the room where the money was buried, unwilling to go anywhere else, for fear that the money in the room would be known to others.
Lin Yuanqiu regretted a little. If he had known it earlier, he would have stopped talking about it for the time being.
Fortunately, two days later, Lin Sanzhu returned to normal and said to Lin Yuanqiu, "Gouzi, no matter how much money we have, we will treat it as nothing and don't tell anyone." The
money came from a wrong way. If others or the government find out, my dog will probably get into trouble.
Lin Yuanqiu nodded, he would definitely not say. To be honest, if it weren't for his trust in his father, he would definitely keep this matter in his heart.
…
The three-day vacation passed in the blink of an eye, and soon Lin Yuanqiu returned to the Imperial College.
Even though he passed the college entrance examination, as long as he didn't leave the Imperial College, he still had to continue taking the classes he was supposed to take.
It's just that whether he is a teaching assistant or a student, his thoughts during this period are all tied to the list that has not yet been released.
For teaching assistants, they naturally want to know how the students they teach are doing, and the students here refer to those whom the teaching assistants have accepted as their disciples.
As for the students in the Imperial College, apart from busy discussing the examination questions, they were also anxious about whether they could pass the exam this time.
There are many students among them who, while caring about themselves, also analyze other potential classmates.
Especially when I saw the confident faces of those students who usually had excellent knowledge, they even ranked the top ten candidates on the list.
There is no doubt that Huiyuan must be Ding Dejin. Didn't you notice that he has been walking with wind in the past few days? He must have done well in the exam.
Needless to say, Ding Dejin did really well in this examination. After leaving Gongyuan that day, he told all his answers to the teacher. At that time, Mr. Wu Jing directly gave him the word "yes".
This made Ding Dejin very happy, and there was a lot more smile on his originally cold face.
Compared with the "busyness" of his classmates, Lin Yuanqiu's busyness is reflected on the drawing paper.
Now that there is no need to prepare for exams, there is naturally a lot of time for painting. Taking advantage of the free time in the afternoon and evening, Lin Yuanqiu painted a lot of paintings, including single Bodhisattva portraits, five-part Kang screen paintings, and freehand paintings. I also painted some ink landscapes.
When Lin Yuanqiu sent these paintings to Sifangzhai, shopkeeper Zhu was overjoyed.
...
In the busy schedule, time always flies by, and in a blink of an eye, it’s the day when the test results will be released.
Perhaps because there were too many candidates and I was afraid something might happen, this year's results release was very different from the past.
In previous years, all the candidates could go to Gongyuan by themselves, or wait for the good news to arrive at the inn.
But this year, I can only stay in the inn.
A few days ago, the yamen issued a notice that candidates taking the examination were not allowed to go to Gongyuan to check the results. They could only listen to the results nearby.
Lin Yuanqiu could understand the court's approach. There were more than 5,000 people. Not only would there be a stampede due to crowding, but also if there were bad people taking advantage of the chaos, it would be difficult to tell them apart.
This is the capital of one dynasty, no matter how cautious you are, you should be cautious.
Unlike other scholars who waited for the good news in an inn or at home, the place where the students of the Imperial College waited for the good news was in the Imperial College.
At three o'clock in the morning, there were many guards under martial law on the Pengcheng Road leading to Gongyuan.
The Imperial Academy was not far from Gongyuan. As soon as the clock arrived, the students waiting at the Taixue Gate heard the sound of cannons.
"Is this the announcement of the rankings?"
A whisper from the crowd made everyone's hearts suddenly rise to their throats.
The same goes for Lin Yuanqiu. His heart is pounding at this moment. Han Chuang has been studying hard for more than ten years. Today is the moment to decide his own destiny. How can he be calm?
Compared to Lin Yuanqiu and the others, the teaching assistants sitting opposite were a little more calm.
After a while, everyone saw Master Jijiu and Master Siye coming this way, and heard the sound of the cannon being released.
All the students hurriedly bowed and saluted.
There is also a Jixian Gate in front of the Taixue Gate. When everyone stood up straight and was about to sigh and offer sacrifices to the wine master, he also came to listen to the list, when he heard the sound of running in front of him.
Are you here to deliver good news?
Everyone looked up and saw an official in soap uniform rushing in to Jixian Gate.
Perhaps to highlight that today was a happy day, Lin Yuanqiu saw that the official uniform was still brand new.
After passing through Jixian Gate, the officer held up the good news in his hand and shouted loudly, "Good news, good news, congratulations to Mr. Zhang Chengyong, Mr. Zhang, for being the 278th in the audition!
" Singing ahead, judging from this ranking, it seems that there are less than 300 people who will be included in the audition this year.
Corresponding to the shouts of the officials, there was an exclamation from the crowd, and then Lin Yuanqiu saw a middle-aged student in his mid-thirties walking out with a happy face.
When the official saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I would like to congratulate Master Zhang!"
Upon hearing this, "Master Zhang" was excited and quickly rewarded the piece of broken silver in his lapel with body temperature still in it. past.
This was only a tael of silver, and the official was immediately overjoyed. After thanking him repeatedly, he ran back happily. This is an errand for which you can get a reward of silver, so naturally you have to grab a few more.
Before the envious eyes of the students were gone, they heard the official's loud voice of congratulations again, "Good news, good news, congratulations to Mr. Wang Zhihuan for being the 264th in the examination!" Before anyone arrived, the voice came first
. to.
Upon hearing this name, Lin Yuanqiu immediately remembered that this person was the Xiao Sanyuan that everyone mentioned earlier.
Thinking that a little Sanyuan could only get such a low ranking, Lin Yuanqiu suddenly didn't dare to think too much.
The good news continues, with a few more bad news