Chapter 79 The quota for the boy examination is cancelled.
Sudden changes occurred in the Wang family, and the family was in depression. Even many students from Huating Academy left.
The news came half a month later that although Wang Juren had saved his life, he was afraid that he would have to rely on crutches to walk in the future.
"The dean needs to rest, the doctor asked us not to disturb him for the time being." He Qingxuan took back the things he brought, "I brought some medicinal materials, but they accepted them."
Chen Ping held the book and was silent for a long time, then nodded lightly, "I understand."
Ye Chongwen's eyes were complicated, but he still swallowed the words on his lips.
The entire academy is shrouded in a depressing and depressing atmosphere.
Only some poor students have no means at home, so they still attend classes in schools.
In the market place and outside the courtyard walls, ridicules and curses are heard from time to time.
Huating Academy became infamous overnight.
He Qingxuan walked out of the house and came to the small courtyard. In the past, the three of them had played in the heavy rain, but in such a short time, it seemed like they had lived in another world.
Two months later, the college’s mid-year exam will be held.
Although there are not many students left, the teachers are still not slacking off.
"Will you pass the exam?" Ye Chongwen looked at Chen Ping, his eyes slightly blue.
Chen Ping knew that he was not asking about this exam, so he nodded and said, "What about you?"
Seeing that he was calm and confident, Ye Chongwen finally showed a smile on his eyebrows that had not been raised for several months. He looked at the withered leaves on the corridor and sighed: "I will try my best."
Chen Ping didn't say much. The image of Mr. Ye asking him to destroy the sand table always appeared in his mind.
The two of them bumped into He Qingxuan running into the small courtyard. His face had turned pale and his expression seemed strange.
"What's wrong?" Chen Ping asked.
He Qingxuan sighed: "Zhao Dutou is gone."
Chen Ping recalled that on the day Dean Wang was carried back, Zhao Jin hurried over with a stubble on his face and his face was extremely ugly.
As a close confidant of County Magistrate Wang, Zhao Jin must have encountered a lot of difficulties, and it would be a matter of time before he left the county government.
"Where did he go?" Ye Chongwen frowned slightly, "Is there anything you left behind?"
He Qingxuan shook his head, "Since the person named Huang became the county magistrate, all the people who were favored by the magistrate Wang in the past have now been replaced."
"How could someone with Zhao Dutou's temperament work for a person named Huang?"
"I just found out today that on the day the Wang family ransacked his home, he had already submitted his resignation and left the county government."
In a few months, things have changed and people have changed.
The three of them were silent all the way until they arrived outside the school and saw a man in a wheelchair.
"Why are you still taking your time?"
Dean Wang was wearing a snow-white robe, with fine wrinkles at the corners of his eyebrows. He said in a deep voice, "The exam is about to start. If the three of you are still so unhurried, will you be so slack when you get to the imperial examination venue in the future?" The familiar tone suddenly sounded, and the three of them couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but they were happy in their hearts.
"I know, Dean!"
"You know, why don't you hurry up?"
Dean Wang is still so strict, but he has injected a vitality into this lifeless academy, making the three of them seem to have a backbone.
Chen Ping smiled, said "Huh", and strode into the examination room.
He picked up his clothes and sat down, looking at the snow-white rice paper on the table with a serious expression.
Ye Chongwen and He Qingxuan looked at each other and answered the questions.
Dean Wang looked at the three people by the window, stretched out his hand to touch his knees, and the cold sweat slowly ran across his eyebrows.
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After autumn, Huating Academy gradually returned to some of its past appearance.
The rumors outside gradually subsided as time passed.
The people who were looking for Magistrate Wang had already been recalled, but Dean Wang only erected a tomb for him in a deserted place in the suburbs. Only a few people knew about it.
As the weather turned cooler, Chen Ping found that his ink pad could no longer be sharpened.
Ye Chongwen walked in, looked at Chen Ping and shook his head slightly, "Although it is said that the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, if you catch the cold, you will have to pay for it."
He gave the cloak to Chen Ping, "Here, this is the one I have used before, don't dislike it. Grandpa made this cloak himself."
"It's so valuable, then I..."
"Keep it." Without waiting for Chen Ping to refuse, Ye Chongwen raised his eyes, showing a hint of deja vu, "We have a day off today, shall we go out?"
Chen Ping was surprised, "Get out?"
"Well," Ye Chong said concisely and concisely, "go to the suburbs and build a grave."
Chen Ping understood and followed directly.
There is no one on the outskirts of the city, and the chill is chilling to the bones. Only a few acres of farmland surround the lonely tomb.
The setting sun shone on the tombstone, and the words "Wang Pingchuan" had been wiped clean. He Qingxuan leaned against the tombstone and waved and smiled.
"It's so slow, you guys."
It turns out that He Qingxuan arrived first, and there was someone beside him.
Zhao Jin.
"Zhao Dutou!" Chen Ping beamed with joy.
He stepped forward, bowed, and said solemnly: "Seeing that everyone is safe and sound, I feel relieved."
Zhao Jin also had mixed feelings when seeing her old friend again.
"Just call me by my name. I heard that something happened at Huating Academy during this period. Did Mr. Huang ever give you any trouble?"
"He doesn't dare," He Qingxuan said, "Anyway, Dean Wang once served as an official in the court and has some connections."
Zhao Jin said coldly, "He is smarter now."
The Wang family has gone downhill, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
If Huang Laosan really wants to make a fuss to death, it is still unknown whether the situation will be one-sided or both sides will lose.
Chen Ping took off his cloak and covered the tomb. When he saw paper money floating on it and the candles in front of the tomb had been burned out, he couldn't help but ask: "Brother Zhao, how long has it been since you came?"
He Qingxuan shrugged, he didn’t know.
When he arrived, Zhao Jin was already here.
Zhao Jin took off the wine gourd from his waist and sprinkled the wine in front of the grave. "I rushed to Qingsong Town before dark. I wanted to catch up with old friends, but unfortunately the Qingsong of today is no longer what it was yesterday. Everyone inside and outside the Yamen has been replaced.
Now, all my former colleagues have gone their separate ways."
"Actually, this time, I am also here to say goodbye to you."
Ye Chongwen asked quickly, "Aren't you going to go to the academy to see Dean Wang?"
Zhao Jin pressed the iron ruler around his waist, feeling uneasy, "I have no ability, but I failed to protect the county honorary and Mr. Ye at the critical moment. Now they have been framed and their stigma has not been washed away. I don't even have the county honorable's body."
Find out. What’s the purpose of going to Huating Academy!"
After hearing Zhao Jin's detailed explanation, I realized that he had been looking for Magistrate Wang for the past few months, but the huge flood was like finding a needle in a haystack, which was not easy.
Ye Chongwen said with relief: "The collapse of the river embankment was an accident. What does it have to do with you?"
"There are unforeseen circumstances, but manpower can control them." He Qingxuan said.
Chen Ping never thought that this tall and cheerful man would blame himself to this extent.
"Dean Wang has never blamed you. This matter has nothing to do with you."
There was a trace of strangeness on Zhao Jin's face, but he quickly returned to normal and changed the topic directly, "I heard from Qingxuan that you have been preparing for the Boy's Exam these days?"
"Yes." Chen Ping said seriously: "I want to enter the court!"
The Tongzi Ju was recommended to him by Magistrate Wang and was a way for him to gain fame as quickly as possible.
Therefore, in the past few months, he concentrated on studying historical literature, reading at night by candlelight, often forgetting to sleep and eat, only suffering from insufficient learning.
Even Dean Wang couldn't stand it anymore. He stared at his body that had lost a lot of weight and forced him to rest several times.
The hard work involved is difficult for outsiders to understand.
After hearing this, Zhao Jin's expression became more complicated and said: "Actually, Mr. Ye wanted you to take the orthodox literary examination at the beginning. You are still young, so there is no need to rush. Let's do it step by step."
"Why?" Ye Chongwen almost jumped up, "What a great opportunity this is, how could you give it up!"
He Qingxuan looked calm and looked at Chen Ping helplessly.
Chen Ping guessed it and asked, "Something happened, right?"
Zhao Jin sighed, "There is already another candidate for your spot in the boyhood examination!"
Ye Chongwen's expression changed drastically, and a vein popped out on his neck, "Is it because of that incident?"