"Huh?" Zhan Feiyu, who looked up at the list, laughed, his crooked eyebrows revealing a bit of cunning and mischief, "It's not rude to come back but not return, big brother, please do me a favor when the time comes.
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Yin Wuyan looked at the three words after Zhan Feiyu's name on the group table, his eyes as cold as if he were looking at a dead person.
After returning to the farm, Zhan Feiyu opened a large pile of articles that Gu Qingzhou had sent from the capital. They were the papers for the monthly and quarterly examinations of the Imperial College and the two largest academies in the capital, as well as the top fifty essays on art and design.
There are also poems and questions.
What Zhan Feiyu wants to do is to analyze the articles one by one, which sentence is good and what is good about it; which sentence is not well written and how to modify it. To paraphrase Gu Qingzhou's words, this means knowing yourself and the enemy and winning every battle.
"Fat girl." The study door was pushed open with a creak. Chongguang quickly ran into the study with a palm-sized gift box and placed it on the desk like a treasure. "Open it and take a look."
Zhan Feiyu put down his pen and hummed unappreciatively, "Uncle Chongguang, you are showing your courtesy for nothing!"
"It's not that my uncle was wrong. You see, the apology has been sent. Fat girl, you just had nightmares for two days. Your uncle's life is almost in danger." Chongguang cried sadly, and Master Qi gave him instructions for a few more nights.
All the bones in the body are about to break.
Zhan Feiyu pursed his lips and smiled, and opened the box. Inside was a piece of two-color jade with excellent water quality. The green part was carved into the shape of a carp, and the purple part was carved into rolling clouds.
"Here's a year's salary." Chongguang said in a showy voice. He originally planned to give Zhan Feiyu a congratulatory gift after she passed the hospital examination, but now he will take it out in advance as an apology. He has to find another one.
Congratulations.
Zhan Feiyu really liked it, he smiled and said, "Okay, let's cancel the matter."
"Remember to talk to Master Qi." Chongguang warned worriedly. Zhan Feiyu nodded obediently and stretched his sore and stiff body. "You continue reading, and I'll go catch up on some sleep."
The study became quiet again, and Zhan Feiyu continued to look at the policy questions in her hand. This time there were five county examinations, and she planned to live in the farm until the case finally happened before returning to the village.
Before leaving home, Zhan Feiyu also asked Mr. Li and Mr. Zhan not to come to the county to accompany him for the exam. Even though the sun was out, it was still a bit cold. From the village to Shangsi County, you could only take an ox cart. There was no cover, and it took half an hour.
It froze people to death.
But Zhan Feiyu didn't expect that Li and Boss Zhan would come over on the first day, accompanied by Zhan Wencheng. However, it was too dark at that time and there were so many people taking part in the county examination, hundreds of them, that the couple did not
Saw Zhan Feiyu.
Today, when the list was released, Zhan Wencheng first sent an entire oxcart of vegetables, chickens, ducks, two rabbits, and three pheasants to Taifu Restaurant. This busy work took half an hour.
"Uncle, wash your hands. I will take you and your aunt to see the list." Zhan Wencheng quickly fetched water to wash his hands for Mr. Zhan, who was helping to carry the vegetables. He smiled and said, "There were too many people when the list was released. It was crowded.
You can't even squeeze in."
"Well, don't worry." Boss Zhan still has a dull and taciturn temperament.
He only knew a few words and couldn't read the list. He couldn't let Wen Cheng leave his errands to look at the list. Although it was a little late, the list wouldn't go away. It didn't matter if he went early or late.
After a while, Zhan Wencheng, who had packed up, left the restaurant with Li and Boss Zhan. Along the way, he heard many passers-by talking about the list.
When they heard that Zhan Feiyu was first in the competition, Mr. Li and Mr. Zhan couldn't help laughing, and the couple stepped even more eagerly.
"Uncle, aunt, this is Xiaoyu's name, number one." Zhan Wencheng pointed to the name on the group table, his face full of joy and pride. The better Xiaoyu is, the more prosperous his Zhan family will be.
"Xiaoyu studies too hard." Li choked and wiped the corners of her eyes. Every time she saw Zhan Feiyu getting up before dawn, even in the winter when water dripped into ice, Li felt pain in her heart.
The little farm girl had a hard life. She had to feed chickens and ducks at the age of four or five, and she could go to work in the fields at the age of seven or eight. She didn't have enough to eat or clothes to keep warm. Previously, Mrs. Li would rather divorce her boss Zhan or break up with her old house.
Po Lian also wants Zhan Feiyu to study, not just because he wants his only daughter to live a good life.
But since Zhan Feiyu went to school, Mrs. Li realized that studying was more difficult and tiring than doing farm work. Which child in Jinlin Village could not sleep for three hours a day? He would get up to study before dawn, and stay up until the moon was high.
Writing with wax.
Fortunately, God paid off and Xiaoyu finally passed the exam.
"Don't cry, Xiaoyu is working hard." Boss Zhan patted Mrs. Li's arm comfortingly, his dark face full of pride. His daughter was the first among hundreds of people!
Li was also emotionally excited for a moment, so she smiled and said, "Wencheng, if you want to be busy, just go and do it. Your uncle and I will just go back to the village."
Although all the dishes from Taifu Restaurant were delivered to him, Zhan Wencheng also planned to go to other restaurants and inns to ask, but he would not be polite to Mr. Li and Mr. Zhan, "Okay, uncle, aunt, I will leave first, you guys
Be careful when you go back."
There are five county examinations, but Xiaoyu got first place in the first one, and there will definitely be no problem in the next four. When he thinks that Jinlin Village will produce a famous scholar, Zhan Wencheng becomes more confident about today's trip.
, he never went to talk about business before, just waiting for the official announcement of the list. "Didn't you say that I want to make two pairs of shoes for Xiaoyu? Are we going to buy cloth now?" Boss Zhan turned around and looked at Dahong's list again.
He left side by side with Mr. Li.
After a while, a sneaky man glanced at Mr. Li and slowly followed the two of them.
Passers-by took one look and guessed that the man was probably a thief, and it was the couple in front of him who were targeted. Although it was just an ordinary cotton jacket, it was not patched, so he probably came from a pretty good family.
"My wallet!" Ms. Li shouted anxiously.
But she was not as fast as Mao Tie. In the blink of an eye, the man grabbed Li's money bag containing copper plates and broken silver and ran away not far away.
"I'll chase him!" Boss Zhan finally came to his senses, dropped his words and ran after him.
Li also hurriedly chased after him. The thief ran very fast, but Boss Zhan, who was accustomed to farm work, had good physical strength. After a while, he finally caught up with him in the alley.
He stuffed the money bag into his clothes and unexpectedly ran into a dead end. The man glared fiercely at Boss Zhan who was blocking the entrance of the alley, breathed heavily and threatened: "Get out of the way! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
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"Give back the money bag!" Boss Zhan replied gruffly.
Compared with the skinny and panting thief, Boss Zhan is not tall, but he has a lot of strength. Since there is only one person on the other side, Boss Zhan is even less afraid. He said angrily with a straight face: "Hurry up!"
"What money bag? Are you so damn poor that you dare to blackmail me? Go outside and ask, are you, Mr. Feng, the one who is short of money?" After cursing a few words with a stiff neck, Feng Er walked towards the alley in an angry manner.
He came over and said, "Get out of my way!"
Boss Zhan quickly grabbed Feng Er's arm and stretched his left hand towards his lapel, trying to snatch Li's money bag back.
"Robbing money! Killing!" Feng Er shouted at the top of his voice, and immediately started fighting with Boss Zhan. Although he didn't have much strength, Feng Er, who had been hanging around in the streets all year round, was still quite organized in a fight.
Bang! Li and a few passers-by who ran over saw Boss Zhan pushing Feng Er to his feet.
"Killing people...there is no justice..." Feng Er fell to the ground and yelled like a rogue. He covered his chest with one hand and twitched in pain for a few times, as if he was really beaten by Boss Zhan.
He was injured.
"You naughty scoundrel!" Mr. Zhan cursed loudly, stepped forward quickly, held Feng Er down, and took out the money bag he had stuffed into his lapel.
Mrs. Li quickly took it and opened the purse. She saw that the two taels of silver were still there. As for the copper plates inside, she didn't count them. "Master, it's okay. The money is all here. Let's go back."
The passers-by at the entrance of the alley looked at Mr. Li and Mrs. Zhan, and then at Feng Er, who was still sitting on the ground desperately trying to survive. Anyone with eyes could see that Feng Er was a thief, but the owner discovered him and took the money away.
The bag was snatched back.
Of course, when everyone looked at it, no one called the government officials patrolling the streets to come over. No ordinary people wanted to provoke these ruffians.
After a while, Mr. Li and Mr. Zhan left, and all the passers-by who were watching the fun also left. Feng Er, who was sitting on the ground, sighed with a sullen face and stood up while holding on to the wall.
"Hey, young man, are you okay?" A concerned voice sounded, and an old man in gray clothes walked in from the alley, quickly supported Feng Er, "I'll help you to the hospital."
"Thank you for your help, husband. I'm fine. I don't need to see the doctor." Feng Er thanked him thiefly. Taking advantage of the opportunity of being supported by the old man, he staggered a bit. As if he couldn't stand still, he suddenly threw himself on the old man, and quickly moved his right hand.
He took the old man's money bag away with him.
It took no effort to find it even after wearing iron shoes! It was him who Feng Er was eyeing from the beginning. The old man ate a bowl of shredded pork noodles at the noodle stall early in the morning and added a braised egg. He paid the bill
When I was there, I was spotted by Feng Er.
But who would have expected that after staring for half the street, the old man disappeared as soon as he turned around. Feng Er felt unlucky at that time and had worked in vain. Who would have expected that he would see Mr. Li and Mrs. Zhan.
In addition to being quick, a thief must also have a sharp eye.
Feng Er knew from the complexions of Mr. Li and Mr. Zhan that they were farmers foraging in the fields. Especially Mr. Zhan’s hands were definitely good at farming. The couple were wearing thick cotton clothes, indicating that they were living a good life. Feng Er
Naturally, the target changed.
But he didn’t expect that although Boss Zhan was a farmer, he was very courageous and dared to chase him! Feng Er was familiar with the road conditions and could have avoided it, but on the way to escape, he saw a government officer patrolling the street. Feng Er had no choice but to
I ran a different route.
But it was unlucky to have water stuck in his teeth, and there was a carriage blocking the road on the other road. After a lot of trouble, Feng Er ran to this dead end, and Boss Zhan blocked him and took away the money bag.
"Old man, I'm fine. I'll leave first, otherwise my mother and son will have to worry." The money bag stuffed into his sleeves was heavy. Feng Er couldn't wait to go home and count the money, so he left very quickly.
The old man looked at Feng Er who was leaving with a gloomy look, smiled with the corner of his mouth raised, but walked towards the end of the alley.
Pointing his toes, the old man crossed the wall and disappeared into the alley. Except for Feng Er, who had just left, no one saw the old man coming to the alley.
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The second session of the county examination is also called Zhaofu. The content of the examination is almost the same as that of the first session. That is, the topics of the Four Books and Five Classics and the examination poems are different.
The ten candidates who took the hall number sat and answered their papers under the nose of the examiner. There were five tables on the left and right sides of the lower hall. Zhan Feiyu was the first table on the left, and the second place Qian Pingchao was on the right.
At the first position on the side, ten people sat down one after another.
After three clicks of the cloud board, the exam began.
Time passed little by little. Qian Pingchao glanced at County Magistrate Chen who was sitting in front of the court. His eyes changed complicatedly. Mr. Chen was good at poetry, but what he valued more when grading papers was
Craftsmanship.
During the first exam, he shouldn't have focused on the test poems, otherwise why would Zhan Feiyu take away his first place? And in this round of defiance, Qian Pingchao planned to write the test poems first.
Yes, spend more time on the topics of the Four Books and Five Classics.
The ten people who were promoted to sit in the hall stood out among more than 300 candidates. They all had real talents and practical knowledge. Therefore, even if they were taking the exam under the watchful eye of the examiner, the ten people were a little nervous at the beginning. At this moment, all ten people were answering the papers seriously.
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At noon, Zhan Feiyu raised his hand to indicate that he had to go to the toilet. After receiving the order, the yamen servant and the fat aunt who had searched him came over and accompanied Zhan Feiyu out.
"My stomach feels a little uncomfortable, please wait a moment." Zhan Feiyu said awkwardly, and then quickly entered the toilet.
Because he was still taking exams, most people eat, drink, and go to the toilet very quickly. Zhan Feiyu did take a little longer to go to the toilet this time.
County Magistrate Chen returned to the court from the examination booth and glanced at Zhan Feiyu's table. The examination paper was still blank, but the manuscript paper was densely filled with writing.
After only a few glances, a look of satisfaction flashed across County Magistrate Chen's majestic and solemn face. The little girl was not very young, but she wrote good articles, and her topic was particularly clever. She was worthy of being a disciple of Bachelor Gu.
Zhao Jiaoyu took a look outside and wondered why Xiaoyu hadn't come back yet. Could it be that he had a bad stomach?
Fortunately, Zhao Jiaoyu didn't need to worry too much, Zhan Feiyu came back quickly, sat down and began to answer the paper seriously and attentively.
An hour later, Qian Pingchao raised his hand to hand in the paper.
Standing up, Qian Pingchao glanced disdainfully at Zhan Feiyu, who was still writing furiously. Submitting the paper in advance proved that his writing skills were much better than Zhan Feiyu's.
Qian Pingchao saluted with his hands folded, with a humble attitude, "I sincerely ask you to review me in class, student..."
The nine candidates who were sitting below were dumbfounded, and the examiners Zhao Jiaoyu and others who were sitting above the court were also stunned.
Just as Qian Pingchao was saluting, a paper ball flew out of his sleeve and accidentally hit Magistrate Chen in the face.