On the ninth day of the second lunar month, when the Spring Festival began, the entire capital city seemed to be speeding up and caught in some kind of strange commotion. [26nbsp;] As the whole country's candidates and Gongsheng students gathered in the capital, all the innkeepers laughed heartily.

A poor scholar, a "rich" Juren, Juren is the best tenant. He is elegant and polite, clean and tidy, and almost never misses the rent. More than one innkeeper regrets that he only holds it once every three years, and only for a limited time.

From the ninth day of February to the fifteenth day of February, it is too short.

Also happy are the parents and elders of various families in the capital. Who doesn’t have a precious girl? People from ordinary families naturally hope to find a well-matched Gongsheng student to protect their capital and maybe make further progress. After all, who doesn’t want their daughter?

I have a good home. It turns out that if you want to get ahead, you have to marry high. Who among the rich and powerful families in the capital is not a traitor to Jin? But Gongsheng is different. Except for the children trained by big families, most of them rely on their intelligence and hard study to get ahead.

Yes, his family background is not much better, but he is definitely more promising than those dandy boys who only know how to fight cocks and lackeys. If someone has bright eyes and quick hands, they can decide on the person first. Maybe this prospective son-in-law will be able to try and make his way to the palace.

In the past, the ruled class became the ruling class in an instant. No wonder these small families valued it so much, there was a precedent in the past.

The Sheng family in the east of the city was originally a small and low-ranking family. Only one person donated a ninth-grade official to barely keep the plaque in front of the door from changing from "Sheng Mansion" to "Sheng House". But such a family is in

In the spring of the ninth year of Minghui, I don't know how many families were envied. He only supported a poor Gongsheng student whose parents were dead and didn't even have a school boy, and the ancestors showed their power to recruit him as his son-in-law. Later, he won the membership, the number one scholar, and

The Jie Yuan in Qiu Wei turned out to be the "Three Yuans in a row" that had not been seen for many years. This is a truly difficult move. You must ensure the first place in the province in the provincial examination, then the first in the national examination in the general examination, and finally in the emperor's heart in the imperial examination.

It is also the first. This requires good knowledge - reading a lot of books, quick thinking - smart mind, not a nerd who studies hard, and very good-looking - so as not to lose face to the court. This requirement is too high, you must read

There are so many books. If you don’t read them, you should be laughing, and you should also be handsome. The green smoke on the ancestral grave is not enough, it is breathing fire. So the entire upper class society in the capital was shocked by it, and Emperor Hui of Ming Dynasty was also a dragon heart

Dayue valued him very much. With this son-in-law, the Sheng family became one of the most wealthy families in the capital.

Since then, every spring has become the best stage for choosing a son-in-law. Even some famous families would keep their eyes open and choose a few Gongsheng to invest. The emperor was very satisfied. This saves worry and prevents the marriage of various families from becoming monolithic.

How unsettling.

By the eighth day of February, the son-in-law had been selected early, and all that was left was to pray. Even ordinary people in the capital could feel the tense and depressing atmosphere. Yu Zhu felt that the modern college entrance examination was child's play compared with this one.

, that the college entrance examination determines destiny is just talk, and there are various humane measures to assist the examination. Unlike now, it is really the common people who decide their destiny. The only chance to change their destiny is also the most difficult level. After all, the palace examination is just a formality.

, as long as there is no ink at all, it’s not a big problem.

As a result, the temples near the capital were overcrowded, and there were devout family members kowtowing and burning incense everywhere. Some people even kowtowed step by step, with bruises on their foreheads. They were so dizzy that they could not walk and refused to leave. It seemed that as long as they were in the temple, they could be blessed by the Buddha and protect their loved ones.

It is really disappointing to be able to get what you want.

Yuzhu also had to offer incense with Mrs. Cui. The place where officials and family members were received was not in the same place as ordinary people, which once again proved that the equality of all living beings mentioned by the Buddha could not exist in reality. Mrs. Cui knelt down and sat in the exquisite Buddhist niche.

In front of him, he prayed sincerely. Although Yuzhu did not believe in the power of ghosts and gods like in his previous life, he still believed in his brother's ability more. He just bowed briefly and ran outside to watch the fun, which made Ms. Cui grab her as white as jade.

Her little ears laughed and scolded her as a "heartless little thing".

Going back in the evening was another struggle. There were three nine-day exams that not only tested knowledge, but also endurance. Gongsheng students and supervising students could not come out within three days of entering Gongyuan unless they handed in their papers, so they had to prepare everything.

Fortunately, Lin Yuanzhi had experienced it himself, and his guidance somewhat stopped Cui's panic.

Just after Mao Shi arrived, thousands of Gongsheng students at the gate of Gongyuan entered the Gongyuan one by one carrying lanterns. This is called entering the Dragon Gate, and it has the auspicious meaning of taking the carp leaping over the Dragon Gate and transforming into a dragon. In order to prevent cheating, every Gongsheng student must be carefully searched up and down, and every scrap of paper is written.

You can't bring them in. You can only bring books and lamps in. Each person is given three candles. After entering, the door is immediately closed and locked. Candidates answer questions inside and rest inside at night. Yu Zhu once did this in his previous life.

Having worked as a temporary tour guide in the Gongyuan, I understand best that there are tens of thousands of rooms in the Gongyuan, called rooms, which are five feet long, four feet wide and eight feet high. The small ones can only be used for people to curl up and sleep. At that time, she still sympathized with these rooms.

The poor scholar is so weak that she still has to endure such great hardships, but things are unpredictable. She actually has to send her own brother to take the exam. It is really a trick of God.

Yuzhu thought that she would have to deal with it by herself when eating inside, but she really didn't trust her brother's cooking. If she had a bad stomach, there would be no berberine to save her. So she went to her own small kitchen, where Mother Zhong and Mother Yu were still there.

The two of them took charge and put aside Yu Zhu's worries and said with a smile: "Miss, are you planning to make some cooked food for the second young master to bring in? But it will break after a long time, which is not beautiful."

"Hey, of course I know this. Let's see if we can make some small snacks. They should be light and durable, and the ingredients should be packed firmly. Wouldn't it be convenient to make them as big as a thumb, one bite at a time?"

Seeing Yu Zhu's enthusiasm, Mother Zhong couldn't refute her. She just smiled and persuaded: "It's better to ask the master and his wife first."

Lin Yuanzhi was telling his son about his experience. Hearing his youngest daughter's worries, he couldn't help but feel happy. He pulled Yu Zhu over, pinched the little hair on her head, and glanced at the eldest son who was a little embarrassed.

He smiled and said: "Silly girl, you just boiled rice and water together. What can't you do? It was also the first time for dad to cook that year. There was no trouble. And you were not allowed to bring other things. There were people there before.

It was discovered that there was a note inside the snack, and I was subsequently disqualified from the examination."

Yu Zhu suddenly had an inspiration, and hurriedly pulled Lin Yuanzhi's sleeve: "Dad, what if it is powdery food?" The more she thought about it, the more feasible it became: "The cook in Qingzhou made a snack called

Once you make a big jar of fried wheat flour, you just need to mix it with boiling water and add sugar to make it very sweet. Why don't you make some for your brother and bring it over?"

Mrs. Cui was obviously very attentive and felt that her daughter's worries were very reasonable, so she quickly urged: "Master, is it okay to bring it with you?" Lin Yuanzhi pondered for a moment and nodded: "It's in powder form. It should be tested to see if there is no note inside."

no problem."

Cui was so happy that she stood up quickly, but Yu Zhu was one step ahead of her, holding her hand and running to the kitchen, asking: "Mom, is there any wheat at home?"

Seeing the two people walking out with wind at their feet, Lin Yuanzhi and Lin Zongyan looked at each other and smiled, patting their son on the shoulder. Lin Yuanzhi showed a rare gentle smile: "Take the exam well."

Lin Zongyan's handsome face was calm, but his narrow black eyes had a warm smile that couldn't be concealed.
Chapter completed!