The college examination is on August 6th, and you need to go to the county town one day in advance.
Cui Weizhen brought a bamboo bookcase with him. The bookcase is divided into two layers. The upper layer contains a change of clothes, and the lower layer contains the four treasures of the study, paperweights, fire folds, pen holders, water hyacinth and dry food. These are all needed to be brought into the examination room.
If Ye Zhenzhen wanted to sell powder for money, she would definitely go to the county town, but she had an extra layer of consideration, "Mom, I'm afraid Brother Zhen won't be able to take care of himself alone in the county town. I want to go with him to take the exam, so that's okay."
Let him take the exam with peace of mind."
This move was in line with Aunt Cui's wishes. She nodded repeatedly, "That's the best. Don't worry about your family. I'm in good health now and can take care of myself. Just accompany Brother Zhen to the exam."
When I told Brother Zhen, he disagreed, "It's just four days. Living in the inn, everything is convenient. Zhen Zhen doesn't have to come with me. Mom needs more care than me."
I don't agree with anything.
Ye Zhenzhen had no choice but to set off with him early in the morning on the 5th, and then return alone after everything was arranged.
They were riding in Uncle Er De's bullock cart, and they happened to bump into Ye Shiming who was also going to take the exam.
When Ye Shiming went to take the exam, almost everyone in the family was shocked. Not to mention the eldest and second bedrooms, even Ye Boshan and Li Erniang came. They were all attentive and full of hope, and escorted each other step by step until they were taken to the oxcart at the entrance of the village.
"Okay, Dad, Mom, you all go back. My eldest brother is here to take care of me."
What?
Ye Shiming actually asked Ye Dayong to accompany him for the exam?
Only then did Ye Zhenzhen notice that Ye Shiming was lightly stepping into the battle, leaving all the bookcases and baggage on Ye Dayong's back. She immediately lost her temper and said, "Second uncle, I'd better let second aunt do this when accompanying you for the exam. I
As a big man, if you don’t know how to take care of others, it will be unsightly to avoid delaying your exams."
The entire Ye family discovered Cui Weizhen and Ye Zhenzhen sitting in the car. Ye Shiming's expression immediately dropped. Unexpectedly, Ye Dayong replied directly to her, "Daya, it's okay, it's dad."
I volunteered to accompany your second uncle in the exam."
Aunt Ye kept winking at Ye Zhenzhen, and there was something wrong with Ye Dayong's expression. How should I put it, he was like an honest person who never lied, trying his best to hold back but not being able to control his secrets...
Ye Zhenzhen: "..."
What kind of trick are these two couples playing?
Fortunately, the rest of the Ye family's attention was on Ye Shiming and Cui Weizhen, and did not notice Ye Dayong's poor acting skills, otherwise it would have been exposed.
Apart from the big family, Ye Boshan is the one member of the Ye family who most hopes that Cui Weizhen will also pass the exam. Even after trying a few words, Cui Weizhen politely thanked him, which made it impossible for outsiders to find anything wrong.
Ye Erya has always been unwilling to show his presence, and now he openly gave Cui Weizhen a sachet, "Brother Zhen, this is the sachet I made recently, with the word "Fu" embroidered on it. I hope it can bring blessings.
If you are admitted as a scholar, for the sake of my sincerity, just accept it."
The Ye family looked calm and didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with their sister giving the sachet to her brother-in-law. Li Erniang even said, "This is the sachet that Erya worked hard for several days. The eldest girl is not popular, and Erya
So I’ll let her sister do the work for her, Brother Zhen, please don’t go out."
Such a broken outlook on life.
Ye Zhenzhen probably knew how Li Erniang managed to rise to power after her sister died, and she probably had the same virtue as Erya.
"Although country people don't need to be too particular, our Ye family can be considered a farming and studying family, so we still have to pay attention to the protection of men and women."
Ye Zhenzhen pushed the sachet back, resisted the urge to roll her eyes, and sneered, "Erya hasn't said goodbye yet, so what's the point of giving the sachet to the outer bag? There's no need to ruin her reputation and say she's frivolous.
"
When the time comes to rely on Brother Zhen as an excuse, it will be disgusting.
Ye Erya's face turned pale with embarrassment and he gave her a fierce look. His eyes seemed to be quenched with poison, colder than a poisonous snake.
Ye Zhenzhen was not frightened, she looked back provocatively, wanting to seduce someone under her nose and return to her mother's womb to practice for another five hundred years.
There are some sensible people in the Ye family. After being prompted by Ye Zhenzhen, Ye Boshan and Ye Shiming both reacted. After all, they still expected to use Erya's marriage to gain benefits. Naturally, they did not want her to ruin her reputation and drove her back directly.
Already.
"Okay, it's getting late. Shiming and Brother Zhen, let's set off."
Ye Boshan said, "You are not outsiders. You live in the county. You must remember to support each other."
Both Cui Weizhen and Ye Shiming were the same. Uncle Er De drove the ox cart and finally set off.
Ye Shiming was only focused on discussing knowledge with Cui Weizhen along the way and ignored Ye Dayong. The honest man who had been holding back for a long time finally found an opportunity to whisper to Ye Zhenzhen.
"Da Ya, your second uncle spent ten taels of silver to buy something that Master Xuezheng likes."
Ye Zhenzhen was not in a hurry to ask the academic master about his preferences, but instead asked, "Where did you get ten taels of silver at home?"
Ye Dayong's eyes flashed, "Your father sold his ancestral land."
The Ye family has lived in Yejia Village for generations, and their ancestors have accumulated a lot of family property, and Zutian is one of them.
In order to study for Ye Shiming, I have sold my ancestral land several times over the years. The land has been reduced sharply from more than 50 acres to 20 acres. The output of the land can barely support a large family. Now I have sold my ancestral land again. From now on, Ye Shiming has sold his ancestral land.
Do your family want to drink the northwest wind?
Ye Zhenzhen was shocked, "How much did it cost?"
"Two acres of land, twenty taels of silver."
Ye Zhenzhen looked at Ye Shiming, who was talking loudly and without any psychological burden, and felt even more contempt in her heart.
I really don’t feel bad at all for selling my land.
Ye Dayong felt distressed. Unfortunately, he had no status in the family and his opinion was not important. Now he and Aunt Ye were thinking the same thing, hoping that Ye Shiming could pass the scholar examination this time and help the family at least, otherwise life would be really difficult.
In addition to Ye Shiming, whether their uncle can pass the exam is also very important.
Ye Dayong looked around with a guilty conscience, and then lowered his voice and said to Ye Zhenzhen, "Da Ya, I overheard the news that your second uncle bought it. He also bought a title, which is said to be for academic politics.
Your Excellency wrote it in person. There are questions for this college exam. I will go to the county later and find a place to stay. I will sneak it out for Brother Zhen to take a look at when your second uncle is not paying attention. Plus the information,
Brother Zhen has a higher chance of passing the exam."
It turned out that this was the reason why he accompanied Ye Shiming to take the exam.
Ye Zhenzhen felt a little moved in her heart, but she still said, "The college examination is so important. How could the academic master leak the questions? This is a serious crime of beheading. You can buy such an important question for ten taels of silver. I'm afraid you will be
You lied."
Ye Dayong was frightened. He was confused for a moment. He was worried that if the question was true, he would be beheaded; but he was also unwilling to believe that it was false. Wouldn't the money be wasted?
"What should I do?"
Ye Zhenzhen shook her head helplessly, "You don't have to worry, it's definitely fake. Losing some money is better than beheading."
Regardless of whether it was true or false, she would not let Brother Zhen get involved in it, lest something unexpected happen and cause all sorts of bad things.
