Among all the tests in the county examination, the first session is crucial.

A total of 50 students will be admitted, and twenty of them will be admitted in the first class. The remaining students who are not admitted will also choose the "recruitment" and "recruitment" after taking the exam, which is a reliable candidate.

After the last three exams, the admitted candidates finally participate in the fourth and fifth interviews to determine the candidate's ranking.

Even candidates who pass the first exam can take the next two make-up exams, just like they are not satisfied with being admitted to Tsinghua University in later generations, and want to prove themselves by taking the college entrance examination.

After the first exam on February 27th, two days later, the afternoon of February 29th, the results of the first exam will be announced.

Shen Yongzhuo reported back to the Shen family that he did a good job in the exam and should not have to worry about admission. The Shen family did not think that Chen Xi would pass the exam, so the two brothers could arrange their own time after the exam for the next two days.

At this time, Shen Mingjun began to pack up his things and was about to walk back to the city with Chen Xi after the crime broke out at the end of the month.

"Dad, you look down on your son so much? What if I pass the exam?"

Chen Xi was very dissatisfied with Shen Mingjun's behavior. He had just finished the exam. Even if he was not admitted to the exam, he still had the chance to take the second and third exams.

Now that my father is so anxious to pack things, it means that even his father is not confident in him.

Shen Mingjun answered the question irrelevantly and replied: "Your mother has been at home for a long time, so she hopes we will go back soon."

Chen Xi curled his lips and said, "I just know that mother, do you still remember Sister Xie in your heart?"

Shen Mingjun's old face was red, but he was not angry. He just looked at the door: "What are you talking nonsense? Thank you aunt, nothing."

Chen Xi did not continue this topic.

If Shen Mingjun is considered enlightened, if it were a father like him, he might have slapped him at this time.

After a while, Shen Mingjun stammered and asked, "Auntie Xie, did she mention me on weekdays?"

Chen Xi thought about it and shook his head honestly.

Xie Yuner talks to Hui Niang and Zhou on weekdays, and even her own family rarely mentions it, let alone outsiders like Shen Mingjun.

On February 28th, on the first day of the crime, the old lady Li asked Shen Mingjun to prepare a gift and took Shen Yongzhuo and Shen Xi to see Su Yunzhong.

Su Yunzhong was the enlightenment teacher of the three brothers of the Shen family. Although Shen Xi has now been studying in the city, the old lady felt that even if Chen Xi joined someone else's disciple, she should remember the enlightenment teacher's teachings.

That morning, Shen Mingjun personally took Shen Yongzhuo and Shen Xi to Su Yunzhong's mansion, presented the gifts, and asked the two brothers to kowtow to Su Yunzhong and thanked the teacher for tea.

At noon, the three of the Shen family came out of Su Yunzhong's residence, and Shen Yongzhuo's classmates came to thank the teacher.

Although the results of the county examination have not been announced yet, Su Yunzhong has basically finished teaching everything he can teach. In the future, even if Shen Yongzhuo and other disciples will not be used to take the imperial examination again, they can completely study at home. This is equivalent to thanking teachers after graduation, so many people came to the Su family to visit.

Shen Yongzhuo rarely saw his classmates, so he couldn't help but want to stay and talk about the exam with his classmates. Shen Mingjun was in a hurry to go to the printing workshop, so he had to leave Shen Yongzhuo and Shen Xi, leaving dozens of cents for the brothers to buy some food outside at noon, and reminded them to go back early in the afternoon.

Shen Yongzhuo thought that Chen Xi was a child. Even if he took the county exam, it did not mean that the two of them had a common word. Therefore, he had never discussed the content of the exam with Chen Xi.

But after meeting his classmates, Shen Yongzhuo asked more questions. As a result, several students concluded that they not only chose the same topic on the Five Classics topics, but also used all the same topics in the two articles, applied the titles, chapters, and words.

Shen Yongzhuo was originally full of confidence and thought he was sure to win this exam, but after discussing the exam content with his classmates, the smile on his face disappeared, and he turned into confusion and worry.

Shen Yongzhuo and his classmates got up and threw Chen Xi beside him and almost forgotten it, leaving Chen Xi a little speechless. In the eyes of these young people of seventeen or eighteen years old, there is nothing to say about a ten-year-old boy like him, so Chen Xi could only follow behind as a little follower.

At noon, the pedestrians ate some casually in the restaurant outside, and Shen Yongzhuo said goodbye to his classmate and returned home absent-mindedly.

"Mr. Su is a famous teacher in the city. He teaches books well. Brother, don't be too concerned. Maybe you have already prepared it?" Chen Xi didn't know what to persuade him. He seemed too dull on the road, so he had to comfort him.

Shen Yongzhuo looked at Chen Xi's eyes and continued to remain silent.

When he returned home, the old lady Li and Qian found that Shen Yongzhuo was a little absent-minded, which was completely different from his thrilling appearance when he came back yesterday, so he asked him without answering anything.

Wang waited for Chen Xi with an angry look on his face: "Xiaoqi, let's talk, what are you doing with your elder brother?"

"Dad took my elder brother and I to see my husband. When I came out, my elder brother saw a few classmates and friends, so he got together and talked about yesterday's exam, and then my elder brother was like this."

Chen Xi didn't want to explain in detail, but if he didn't explain, not only did he look at Wang, who had prejudice against him, but also the old lady Li thought that he did what he did to make Shen Yongzhuo distracted.

After Chen Xi explained it clearly, the women in the family put their energy on Shen Yongzhuo and were busy asking Shen Yongzhuo something.

Because Shen Yongzhuo was very confident after the exam, this joy also infected the women at home and now he has started to prepare for the marriage for Shen Yongzhuo. But now he has not even announced his grades, and Shen Yongzhuo is like a frosted eggplant, which makes his family very worried.

After Shen Yongzhuo expressed his worries, Wang was relieved: "Silly boy, Mr. Su has a good knowledge and he has been betrayed the question. This shows that it is easy for the disciples taught by Mr. Su to pass the county examination. Do you think you can easily complete all the questions in the county examination in just a few days?"

After hearing this, Chen Xi felt that Wang was mocking him. He wanted to say that they are all disciples of the Shen family, and if you belittle me, you may not be able to upend your son.

Shen Yongzhuo wanted to explain that this time it was not Su Yunzhong who beat the question, but the test questions were relatively easy. All of them, Su Yunzhong's disciples borrowed the same Chengwen model essay. Although Shen Yongzhuo was eighteen years old, he was actually a big child. But when he saw his mother comforting him like this, he didn't think much about it.

Before the next day's release, Shen Yongzhuo and Chen Xi went to the county school. On the way, Shen Yongzhuo suddenly took Chen Xi's hand nervously and asked, "Seventh brother, if I miss this time, what should I do?"

Chen Xi was stunned by the question.

Like a father, like a son. Shen Yongzhuo's father, Shen Mingwen, had a way to escape from the matter. If Shen Yongzhuo failed the county trial this time, wouldn't he be prepared to run away from home, right?

"Brother, things should be better. Even if the first stage is going on, there will be some tricks and reversals." Chen Xi smiled and comforted.

Shen Yongzhuo had completely lost confidence at this time: "If I didn't even record my name, I wouldn't even have the qualifications to recruit me. If I can't pass the exam this year, the Lu family will marry my daughter to someone else. How can I explain to my grandmother and mother after I go back?"

Shen Yongzhuo's fists were clenched tightly, and he was only a street from the county school, but he didn't dare to walk forward any further. "Seventh brother, why not do this? Go and help me see my grades. I'll wait for you here."

Chen Xi felt a sense of laughter and crying.

This elder brother is as indecisive as his father. If he doesn't get the exam for the county's student, he won't get the exam for the first time. He won't marry his mother after failing. He won't pass the exam for the scholar three times in a row, and even made a student.

Chen Xi stopped and turned his body: "Brother, I won't help you see it. You know, I will definitely fail the exam. At that time, I was in a lonely mood. Where can I have the intention to find your name on the list?"

"By the way, by the way." Shen Yongzhuo was a little anxious.

Chen Xi narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Yongzhuo: "Brother, there are actually benefits of not winning. I heard of this lady of the Lu family. Although she was shy about the moon before, she had a plague in the first two years and had a pockmark on her face. Oh, how ugly it would be. If you pass it, marry someone back for his Lu family's dowry, you will suffer."

"ah?"

Shen Yongzhuo was shocked when he heard this, "No way? He heard from the matchmaker Song in the east of the city that she had seen Miss Lu herself, she was not only young but also beautiful."

Chen Xi thought this trick was very good and continued to make up: "The Lu family matter has been kept secret from the public. When the matchmaker went to the Lu family, the Lu family found a maid to replace him. The matchmaker just saw if there were any problems with the girl, and then looked at the age of the year, so she waited to arrange the words and take the rewards from the two families. How much does she care about you? As for the words of beauty, it is not much different from deceiving gods and deceiving ghosts."

Shen Mingjun nodded, obviously thinking that Chen Xi's comment on the matchmaker had some truth.

"Qilang, how do you know?" Shen Yongzhuo finally asked with a question.

"Brother should know that my mother has a good relationship with Mrs. Lu from the pharmacy shop. Now Mrs. Lu is the leader of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce and knows a lot of things, so I don't have to worry about it, just look at the results in the past. However, there is no substantial loss to my brother."

Shen Yongzhuo was worried before. He didn't even dare to look at the direction of the county school. After hearing Chen Xi's words, he became more confident.

"good."

Shen Yongzhuo nodded, "If I pass the exam, I will ask my mother to take me to see Miss Lu's family in person. If you are almost the same as your seventh brother, I will not accept anything I say about this marriage."

Chen Xi smiled and pulled Shen Yongzhuo's sleeve and headed towards the county school gate.

At this time, the drummer and gunner had already come out and were about to set off firecrackers and start a crime.

The yamen in the yamen was holding the rolled-up desk paper in his hand. After the cannon was fired, he blew his hands and trumpets, reminding the candidates to go over and read the list.

The case in the county trial was divided into two cases, with a total of three sheets of paper.

The first one is the final plan, and fifty people were written in a circle according to the candidate's seat number, twenty people in the inner circle were students who passed the exam, and thirty people in the outer circle were among the top, but failed.

The second and third pictures are secondary cases. There are also fifty people on the second picture, but regardless of the inner circle or the outer circle, they are all surrounded by seat numbers.

There are some names on the third picture, but they are not enough to form a circle. There are only twenty or thirty people in total. There are two deputy cases plus thirty people in the outer circle of the main case, and there are a total of a few 100 people, and they are qualified to participate in the recruitment and re-over.

For candidates who are not in the circle, the rules are called "out of the circle" or "out of the number". To put it bluntly, they have never passed the exam.

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