The Ji family's carriage was indeed comfortable. Song Tuanyuan got on the carriage and slept until noon.
The carriage stopped and Daji woke up Song Tuanyuan, "Mom, Mr. Ji seems to be having dinner!"
Song Tuanyuan nodded, yes, it's time for her to go to work!
Song Tuanyuan stooped out of the carriage and saw Ji Changan sitting on a stone stool in the roadside pavilion. There were no homes around, and there were no pots and pans. How could he cook?
The Song family brought big meat buns and steamed buns with them when they went out. It was winter now, so they were not easy to spoil. Although they were colder and harder, at least they wouldn't make them hungry.
Song Tuanyuan thought for a while and asked Song Daji to give her a bag of dry food, which she took to Ji Changan.
Ji Changan didn't dislike it, so he took a bite of the bun.
When they were on the carriage just now, Song Daji put it on the stove that was boiling water in the carriage and simmered it. It was still soft but not too hard.
A man came over and sat down next to Song Tuanyuan. It turned out to be Song Fuxin.
Ji Changan raised his eyes and glanced at Song Fuxin, then asked with a faint smile: "The imperial examination will be taken in March, right?"
Song Fuxin nodded and asked, "Has Mr. Ji ever participated in the imperial examination?"
Song Tuanyuan was stunned for a moment and glanced at Song Fuxin.
This question is a bit embarrassing, just like asking someone in modern times whether they have been admitted to college. Moreover, in ancient times, taking the imperial examination was generally for the purpose of becoming an official. If he won, Ji Changan would not be a businessman.
In ancient times, merchants had a low status.
Ji Changan smiled: "I have participated!"
Only then did Song Tuanyuan remember that Mu Yundie had said that the person in charge of the imperial examination, Mr. Mu, was Ji Changan's mentor. Look, she had forgotten this!
It seems that Ji Changan was once a scholar, and maybe he went into business after failing to win the imperial examination!
It's good to be in business, but the officialdom is complicated.
Hearing that Ji Changan had participated in the imperial examination, Song Fuxin became more and more interested, and asked which class it was in and what the result was.
Song Tuanyuan couldn't help but glance at Song Fuxin and said: "Go back to eat quickly, we have to rush after eating!"
"Don't be in a hurry!" Ji Changan said with a smile, "His question reminded me of something from more than ten years ago!"
Ji Changan talked about the number of years to take the imperial examination.
Song Fuxin was stunned for a moment and asked: "I heard that there was a genius student that year named Ji Chang'an. I wonder if Mr. Ji knows him?"
Song Tuanyuan glanced at Ji Changan. Isn't it this Ji Changan?
Ji Changan smiled and said: "It's me, but from then on, I used to use Ji Shiyi outside!"
Song Tuanyuan was startled. It turned out that the name Ji Changan was not very good to him now, but he obviously liked it so much.
Song Tuanyuan was still struggling with his name, but Song Fuxin suddenly stood up and bowed to Ji Changan: "It turns out to be Senior Brother Ji, disrespectful!"
Song Tuanyuan was stunned. Ji Changan was very famous back then?
"Master Han once said that ten years ago, before he retired, he was working as a proctor for exams. When he saw a talented student, whether it was eight-part essays or official essays, he wrote everything with dexterity. In the end, he got full marks on the essay questions. This was the only time since the founding of the People's Republic of China that he
Full marks. Even now Master Han can recite the essay questions and give them to us as a sample essay to read." Song Fuxin said with admiration on his face.
Song Tuanyuan frowned, perfect score? So powerful? Then why did you become a businessman?
"Later I heard that Mr. Ji never entered the Imperial Academy, but went home to do business. After three years in business, he took the exam for the top prize and won the top prize, but he did not become an official in the court. Speaking of it now, Mr. Han is still the same
What a pity!" Song Fuxin raised his eyes and asked, "Why didn't Mr. Ji stay in the court and serve the court?"
Ji Chang'an laughed and said: "Whether I am a candidate or the number one scholar, I just take exams and have fun when I have nothing to do. Later, my family asked me to go home and inherit the family business, so I came back to do business. I have no interest in government affairs!"
Song Tuanyuan couldn't help but look sideways.
Does this Ji Changan know that speaking like this can easily lead to beatings?
He was just playing around with the exams...but because of him playing around with the exams, others lost the first place in the provincial exams and the first place in the palace exams!
But having said that, people are free to take exams, and no one has said that they must become an official after taking the exam!
Other students are not convinced, but Ji Changan has the ability to pass the exam!
Song Tuanyuan thought for a while, and it seemed that he couldn't blame Ji Changan.
But looking at Ji Changan's calm look, I really want to hit him!
Song Fuxin admired Ji Changan more and more, and couldn't help but get closer, "How did Mr. Ji get full marks? Did Mr. Ji have any predictions about the test questions this time?"
Song Tuanyuan looked up at the sky. The sky was very blue, but it seemed that she had no need to stay.
Song Tuanyuan yawned and left.
Ji Changan raised his eyes and glanced at Song Tuanyuan, who was stretching, and started talking with Song Fujin.
The carriage was about to start, and Song Fujin came back. As soon as he came back, he took a pen and leaned on the carriage to write. The carriage was shaking and he had to write, which seemed to be very urgent.
When Song Fujian and Song Daji saw Song Fujin like this, they didn't dare to disturb him. They just obediently rubbed the ink and passed the paper.
Song Fujin wrote five large pieces of paper in one breath. He blew the ink dry, looked at the content, and couldn't help shouting: "It's wonderful. Listening to you is really better than ten years of reading!"
Song Tuanyuan glanced at it, it seemed to be some kind of topic, with traditional Chinese characters and classical Chinese text, which made him feel dizzy.
"Second brother, can you let me take a look?" Song Fujian asked.
Song Fujin carefully said to him: "Don't break it!"
Song Fujian nodded, looked at it carefully, couldn't help but raise his eyes and asked: "Isn't this the test question that my husband gave me before the holiday? My second brother has been worried about it before!"
Song Fuxin nodded: "Master said that there might be flood-related exam questions in Zhanjiang last year. I wrote a few, but I always felt that they were a bit armchair talk and rhetoric. After all, I had never seen what Zhanjiang looked like during the flood.
He wrote down specific measures accurately and accurately. Mr. Ji not only went to the flood scene in Zhanjiang, but also participated in the treatment of people and the governance of Zhanjiang. He was the most influential person. Look at the items he mentioned, they are all very important.
Accurate and practical!”
Song Fujian nodded quickly: "It's really like being there."
Song Fuxin nodded: "Unfortunately, we were short of time just now, so we only talked about this. If we have a rest on the way later, I will go and ask if I can ride in the carriage with Mr. Ji, and I might as well ask for advice!"
Song Tuanyuan narrowed his eyes. Song Fuxin has been a top student since he was a child, so he naturally has the arrogance of a top student. Even Master Han from Qingshan Town and Master Taiping City have never seen him admired like this.
This Ji Changan has a great ability to win over people's hearts.
Winning over... Song Tuanyuan felt that this word was not used accurately. She was just a country woman, and she owed money to him, King Peony. What he wanted, he could just give a direct order, so did she still need to win over?
"Second brother, it's better not to disturb Mr. Ji!" Song Tuanyuan couldn't help but say, fearing that Ji Changan would be annoyed.
Before Song Tuanyuan finished speaking, the carriage suddenly stopped, and the voice of Dashan came from the front: "Second Young Master Song, our Young Master has invited you!"