Chapter 29 I don’t know

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 29 I don’t know

The days are passing by, and the provincial examination is really close now.

The Provincial Examination, also known as Qiu Wei, is held in autumn and August. According to the custom, it is once every three years. However, if the emperor is in a good mood, one may be added suddenly for Enke.

Of course, whether it is an Enke or a normal Qiuwei exam, they are all of the same nature - a talent promotion ceremony.

The talent promotion ceremony is held to select talents for the country.

In the Ming Dynasty, being admitted as a Juren was equivalent to having the qualifications to be an official. A few decades later, a man named Hai Rui entered the officialdom as a Juren, and then made the name of Haigangfeng famous throughout the world.

Therefore, for the scholars, the provincial examination is completely an opportunity to change their destiny, and it is an examination that can turn them around.

Years or even decades of hard study will all be revealed in this exam, including honor and disgrace.

There are still three days left before the provincial examination in the 14th year of Hongzhi's reign.

This time, there are only two people in Xiajiazhuang who are going to participate in the provincial examination, Xia Yuan's uncle and nephew.

This is also related to the fact that the population of Xiajiazhuang is not prosperous. After all, the entire Xiajiazhuang has moved here, and their ancestral home is not here at all, but in Yingtianfu, Nanjing.

Like them, many of the major villages, villages, and even county residents around BJ City moved here from the surrounding areas of Nanjing.

The person who presided over the relocation work at that time was named Zhu Di, and he also had an English name - Judy.

Back to business.

In the early morning of this morning, there was a drizzle in the sky. Xia Yuan got up early to pack his things. Although their ancestral home was Yingtianfu, South Zhili, their current household registration was in Daxing County, North Zhili. The place where they took the rural examination was naturally in Shun, Jingcheng.

Gongyuan of Tianfu, and the start time of the rural examination is less than 9 o'clock.

This means that if you live in Daxing County on the outskirts of the city, it is impossible to arrive at the examination room on time. You have to stay in an inn near Gongyuan in advance to ensure nothing goes wrong.

Xia Yuan was going to take the provincial examination. As a wife, Zhao Yuerong got up early in the morning and ran around busy. She put a few clean clothes into a cloth bag and put the umbrella aside, preparing to stuff it into her luggage.

A few steamed buns were stopped by Xia Yuan.

"Don't stuff yourself with food. My uncle and I will just buy some in the capital then."

Zhao Yuerong said oh, and ran to the kitchen against the rain to make a pot of tea for Xia Yuan with hot water, "Husband, drink some hot tea to warm yourself up."

Taking the tea in his hand and stroking the slightly hot tea cup, Xia Yuan stared at the slightly damp hair on the little girl's head for a moment, then suddenly smiled and boasted: "Wait, let's see my husband give you an answer.

Come back."

"okay!"

Zhao Yuerong smiled sweetly at him and nodded heavily without hesitation.

This unfounded trust made Xia Yuan feel warm in his heart. It was true that the people in Zhuangzi had high hopes for him, but this high hope was based on the premise that he would be the first in the middle school examination at the age of fifteen.

Only this silly girl believes whatever she says.

If I was lucky enough to pass the college examination and reluctantly passed the examination as a scholar, and then I said that I wanted to take the Jie Yuan exam or something like that, this silly girl would probably believe it without hesitation.

Xia Yuan took a sip of hot tea and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to know what Jieyuan is."

"I do not know."

Village entrance.

A donkey cart parked under a tree, and Xia Ru stood aside holding an oil-paper umbrella. He had already participated in the provincial examination three times, but his mentality was still very nervous, even more nervous than in previous years.

He is thirty-two years old this year. If he fails the exam again, he will have to wait another three years, and then three years and another three years.

As he waited, the nervousness in his heart gradually turned into anxiety. From time to time, Xia Ru stood on tiptoe and looked in the direction of the village. As he looked again and again, Xia Yuan's figure holding an oil umbrella finally appeared in the rain curtain.

Before Xia Yuan could get closer, he held an umbrella and hurried forward to greet him, "Why are you so slow? Let's get in the car with uncle. We have to rush to the capital. Things are different now. The provincial examination is coming soon. Let's check into the inn.

There are so many people there that if you arrive late, you may not even be able to find a place to stay.”

As soon as he poured beans through the bamboo tube, he grabbed Xia Yuan's wrist and got on the donkey cart.

The donkey cart is extremely crude, and it can't even be described as leaking air from all sides. It has no roof at all. It is used to pull goods on weekdays, and it also serves as a bus when going to the market. There are a few small benches on it to sit on.

If it rains or snows when you are hauling goods, you can cover it with an oilcloth to keep out the wind and rain, but you can't just cover it with a cloth, and you won't die.

As soon as he got on the car, Xia Yuan huddled in the corner holding an umbrella, while Xia Ru put the umbrella under his arm and propped it up on his shoulders to straighten his clothes. "This is your first time to take the provincial examination. Uncle will tell you about it."

rules”

As Xia Ru started his lecture, the banker in a coir raincoat raised his long whip, and the donkey cart drove slowly through the rain and gradually left Xiajiazhuang.

It rained all the way, but when they entered the city, the drizzle stopped. They said goodbye to the farmer who sent them here, and the two found an inn, but it was already overcrowded. They searched several more in succession, but nothing happened.

Exceptions are all fully booked.

Xia Ru looked puzzled, "It shouldn't be like this. In previous years, when I came at this time, I should have had a guest room."

After a moment of confusion, his expression became desolate again, "This is definitely not a good omen. I'm afraid it will happen again this time."

Xia Yuan couldn't help but interrupt: "Okay, uncle, there is an inn ahead. Let's go over and ask, maybe there is one."

As soon as they reached the door of the inn, the waiter came out to welcome them, smiling and clasping their fists in greeting, "Are these two guest officers here to take the exam? What a coincidence, our hotel happens to have two good guest rooms, especially

It is reserved for the two husbands who are rushing to take the exam."

Hearing this, Xia Ru's eyes lit up, and he immediately smiled and said: "Okay, okay, we want it."

"Okay." The store clerk responded, turned around, and was about to guide the two of them into the inn. Then he turned around and said, "But sir, the price of this room may be a bit expensive."

"It doesn't matter. The Provincial Examination is coming soon. Rooms are already in short supply, so it's appropriate to be more expensive."

"I feel reassured by your words. To be honest, I have been sharp-eyed since I was a child. I just took a quick look and knew that you two can go to high school this time. You will definitely not be like those people.

I was scared away by the price of five taels of silver."

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Xia Ru's breath was stagnant, and he pressed the clerk's shoulders, "How much money did you just say?"

"Five taels."

"How many?!"

"Look, the guest officer thinks it's too expensive. You don't know something. These two guest rooms have a lot of history. Those who collapsed here in the past few years were directly successful, and even the general examination was successful."

"And our inn is the closest to Gongyuan. It can be reached in less than a cup of tea."

The shop assistant's words were full of value for money. Xia Ru didn't listen to this at all. He blew his beard and glared: "You are just raising the price!"

The shop assistant looked innocent, "You just said that it's appropriate to raise prices on the floor."

"But you"

Xia Ru wanted to scold him again, but was stopped by Xia Yuan, "Okay, uncle, we can't find any other place to live now, so just five taels, we want these two rooms."
Chapter completed!