Perhaps for other candidates, these are the three most important days in their lives. As the saying goes, the wedding night is the time when the candidates for the gold medal are named. But if you can't even pass the exam, what's the point of being named for the gold medal?
And in fact, many scholars who are not so stubborn only have the goal of studying to be successful. Having the qualifications to be an official is enough.
Jinshi, that's not something anyone can win.
In addition to studying hard in a cold window, you also need to have talent.
Apart from talent, you also need to have incredible luck.
In fact, these scholars who are self-aware of themselves and wait for their turn after winning the imperial examination early in life often develop well in the end. Unless those candidates in the same year can pass the imperial examination within more than ten years, they will not be considered officials.
, and may not be able to catch up with them again.
The topic has gone a bit far.
For other students, Lu Fang was extremely relaxed about solving the extremely important test.
There are three exams, and the three papers are submitted first.
And it was at least an hour earlier than the second place submission time.
If it weren't for the fact that the examination was divided into examination rooms, Lu Fang would have become famous because of this. But even so, the officials from the Education Department who invigilated the examination in this area would probably remember Lu Fang.
Whether it's stable or not, I don't know.
It's fast anyway.
At the end of the day's poetry test, Lu Fang returned to the Jiedushifu office early. He never thought that he would bump into Li Xiaocai at the door.
As the recorder of Tanzhou Prefecture, he joined the army. His official office was not here. Obviously, he should have come to see his father-in-law Pan Nanzhang. However, this had nothing to do with Lu Fang, so Lu Fang just glanced at him lightly.
Just a Phoenix man.
Maybe he had his own reasons, but that didn't stop Lu Fang from looking down on him.
Just because of what he did to Chen Youxi, he is not considered a man.
"Master Lu!"
However, Li Xiaocai called him out loud.
Lu Fang was slightly stunned, "Huh?"
Li Xiaocai said sarcastically: "Can I lend you a few steps to talk?"
Lu Fang frowned, but still walked to the side.
Go further away.
"Lu..."
Li Xiaocai just opened his mouth.
Lu Fang interrupted him and said directly: "If you want to ask about Youxi's situation, don't do it. She must be living better than before."
Li Xiaocai's face turned red instantly.
Then he said: "I know, it's me who can't help her, and it's me who has caused her trouble."
Lu Fang curled his lips and disagreed.
If apologies were useful, there wouldn't be so many sad people in the world.
Li Xiaocai added: "It's just that I have no choice. My family is in a very remote mountain village, and the whole village supports me when I study. If I don't fight for my background, I won't be able to live up to my family and my fellow villagers."
They."
"So you let her down and let her be bullied by your mother-in-law."
Lu Fang sneered.
Li Xiaocai's face actually showed a bit of ferocity, "I know what Pan Kui's temper is, but I have no choice."
It's just that the sound is very low.
Even in this secluded place with no one else, he was always cautious when speaking ill of Pan Kui.
Lu Fang couldn't help but look down on this guy even more.
Then, Li Xiaocai's expression became a little depressed again, "I also thought about helping her leave Feixian Tower, but I can't do that. If I help her, Pan Kui will only hurt her even more."
Lu Fang frowned, "What exactly do you want to say?"
He didn't have much free time to listen to what Li Xiaocai said.
To him, Li Xiaocai was just a passerby.
Moreover, what Li Xiaocai told him was of no use at all.
"Help me apologize to her!"
Li Xiaocai said.
Lu Fang chuckled, "She doesn't care about this anymore."
Li Xiaocai was slightly silent.
Then he said: "I know that her heart is full of you now. But please tell her that after I repay the kindness of my fellow villagers, I will repay the debt I owe her in the future."
These words really surprised Lu Fang.
I didn't expect this guy to have some backbone.
"Why?"
he asked.
Li Xiaocai chuckled a few times with a complex expression, "I just don't want to owe anyone. I'm here to help you, sir."
After that, he bowed his hands to Lu Fanggong and left.
Lu Fang watched him drift away.
I pondered for a long time. Judging from Li Xiaocai's demeanor and tone just now, it shouldn't be a lie. Moreover, there is no need for him to lie about such a thing.
Ah……
white collar guy from a working-class background.
He is a Phoenix man with a lot of backbone.
Li Xiaocai's last words really impressed him.
I just feel ridiculous.
Li Xiaocai has a grateful heart and the pride of not owing anyone, but at the beginning, he chose to marry Pan Kui for the sake of his future. This is... he is so proud, but his back is broken by life?
If you think about it carefully, it's actually quite sad.
In this era, it is very difficult for students from poor families to get ahead.
After all, the imperial examination in Dayu still cannot cover everything. In the end, only a handful of people can transform into dragons through this path. Most of the scholars who are successful in the examination and are on the gold list are from aristocratic families.
He turned around and returned to Jiedu Envoy's Mansion.
Go to the yard.
Chen Youxi and Zhu'er were already not surprised by Lu Fang's early entrance exam.
The two women who were talking and laughing saw Lu Fang and just smiled and asked, "How did you go in the exam?"
"Okay!"
Lu Fangdao.
Then he looked at Chen Youxi, thought about it, and held back.
He planned to tell Chen Youxi what Li Xiaocai said. However, he was not in a hurry at this time.
He is also a man, and he doesn't want Chen Youxi to have any more troubles in his heart. Therefore, it is better to wait until the evening for some things to be whispered between them.
This has nothing to do with self-confidence, nor does it have to do with trust or distrust.
It's just human nature.
…
That night.
The noise in Lu Fang's room began to subside.
Chen Youxi was dripping with sweat and her face was rosy.
It's been quite a while.
Lu Fang gently stroked her waterfall-like black hair and said, "I bumped into Li Xiaocai when I came back today."
"oh……"
Chen Youxi's reaction was the same as he expected. First he was slightly silent, and then his tone was indifferent.
Lu Fang added: "He asked me to apologize to you on his behalf. He said that he owed their fellow villagers too much, but he couldn't help it anyway. When he repays those kindnesses, he will repay what he owes you."
Chen Youxi was silent again after hearing this.
Half a moment.
Suddenly said: "I don't care."
Then he added: "Why do you want to tell it to me so that you don't worry about what I will think about him again?"
"Ha ha."
Lu Fang chuckled, "I'm a hundred times better than him. Are you willing to let me go?"
Chen Youxi's eyes wandered, "I can't say for sure."
"Hey!"
Lu Fang suddenly hugged Chen Youxi into his arms, "Are you sure?"
"Alas!"
Chen Youxi shouted softly, "It's just, it's just finished!"
Lu Fang snorted, "My place is a den of thieves. It's my fault that you were tricked into coming in in the first place. Even if you want to leave now, it's too late. I won't let you leave easily."
Chen Youxi glared at him gently, "I'm just talking."
She seemed a little emotional and put her head in Lu Fang's arms, "Whatever he wants to do is all his business. I don't even have any resentment towards him. In this life, I just want to be your little woman."