"Hey, don't squeeze me!"

"It was obviously what I arrived first!"

Outside the county government gate, there was a crowd of people. The scholars who were usually gentle and polite, for fear that they would fall behind.

In a restaurant not far away, Zhang Wenhai, Chu Ci and Chu Xiaoyuan were sitting in the private room, looking outside through the window.

"Tsk tsk, is it necessary to do this? There is still a while before the results are released. Can't you see it early and late?" Zhang Wenhai felt that the scholars were too uneasy.

"If your legs don't keep shaking like a twitch, I might believe you are calm." Chu Ci said coldly.

Who brought him to this restaurant early in the morning? Now they have been sitting for about three hours.

Chu Xiaoyuan couldn't sit still anymore. Although there were a lot of delicious food here, he really wanted to go out and take a look. In the past, he was running outside.

"The results are released!"

With this shout, the gate of the county government office slowly opened, and two rows of yamen came out, first evacuated the crowd to one side, and then the county clerk personally posted a list on the wall on the east side of the county government office.

He pasted the red paper that had been entrusted to countless people's hopes on it, and then entered the county government under the protection of the yamen.

"Hurry up... Brother Chu, look... Is there me above?" Zhang Wenhai stood up, lying eagerly at the window, his body swaying rhythmically, obviously muscle twitching caused by too much tension.

"Brother Zhang, be careful. Xiao Chengzi is staring at the bottom of the list. If you fall down, how can you participate in the next house examination?" Chu Ci hurried over and pulled him, and most of his body was leaning outside. If it really fell down, it would be fine if it really fell down."

, that's a laughing stock.

"Yes, I want to be calm, calm." Zhang Wenhai was circling around the box. He now regretted that he had chosen to wait here for pretending. If he had known that, he would have waited on the side of the lower wall. It would be better than catching him now.

Heart scratches the lungs.

From time to time, there were surprise screams of "I'm hit! I'm hit!" below, but most of them were sighs and even cries came.

Xiao Chengzi squeezed under the list, her hair spread out and her shoes were stepped off. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the list carefully to find the name of his young master.

The list text is round, with a Chinese character written in the middle, and then divided into two circles inside and outside, twenty people in the inner circle and thirty people in the outer circle. The first name is rewritten with thick ink, while others are clockwise down

Light ink and lightly painted.

"I've won! I've won! My young master has won!" Xiao Chengzi was overjoyed, pushed the person out of it, and ran towards the restaurant with a cry.

When Zhang Wenhai heard the sound, he was so happy that he clenched his fists and hit the table hard. He kept laughing, and tears burst out from his mouth.

"Uncle..." Chu Xiaoyuan got off his seat, ran to Chu Ci, and pulled the corner of his clothes.

"I'm not afraid, Uncle Zhang is so happy." Chu Ci looked at him, and he was actually a little sad. Today's scholars are too hard.

Zhang Wenhai was only twenty-one years old and had already gone to the exam room a few times. It was still early to finish at this time, but he was still ecstatic. What about those people below? They were just holding slim hopes day by year

Just a year of hard work.

If the poor people leave this imperial examination, there will be only one way to go.

"Young Master, you won! I saw that your name ranks seventh on the list, with the words "Ping'an Town Zhang Wenhai" written on it."

Xiao Chengzi pushed open the door and shouted, then saw his young master sitting there gracefully, frowned slightly: "It's just a county trial, what's the big fuss? Look at yourself, I have a tael of silver here,

Take it and buy clothes and shoes.”

He looked at Zhang Wenhai and Chu Ci in a daze. For a moment, he felt that the two people had combined into one. Shouldn’t his young master jump up and turn two circles? Why do he behave like Chu Xiucai?

"Why are you still standing there? Don't want the reward?" Zhang Wenhai was furious. After finally trying to calm down, what's going on when someone looked at him with strange eyes?

"I have to!" Xiao Chengzi took the money. His monthly silver for a month was two cents, and this was five months of monthly money. Who wouldn't be a fool? "I'll go home and notify the master and wife!"

Then, hehe.

"Brother Chu, I won! And it's seventh place! Hahaha, I won." Zhang Wenhai laughed again.

As he smiled, he suddenly stopped and said, "Oh, I don't know if anyone from the Jinyang family is looking at the list. Xiao Chengzi probably didn't have the energy to find his name just now. If Jinyang really doesn't win,

What should I do?"

"Let's go down and take a look. A lot of people have dispersed at this time." Chu Ci said.

"Well, I'll go down now!" After Zhang Wenhai said that, he ran downstairs as if he was flying, and rushed towards the wall of the list.

"Uncle, he hasn't paid the bill yet!" Chu Xiaoyuan was a little unhappy. He had clearly said that he had treated him and asked them to eat more, but the person disappeared when he paid the bill.

His father had a friend like this before, who coaxed his father to go and have a drink together. As a result, the wine was ready, and no one was seen in his carrying the wine pot, which made him unhappy those days.

"It's okay, let's pay this time first. Next time, Uncle Zhang will definitely not forget it."

"Okay." Chu Xiaoyuan nodded, and then he thought for a while and said, "Actually it doesn't matter if he doesn't pay. Uncle Zhang is pretty good. We don't collect money when we live in his house. Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Zhang also gave it to him.

I have a lot of delicious food.”

"Xiaoyuan is really sensible. In the future, when dealing with friends who truly make friends with you, you should also think this way."

"Isn't that true?" Chu Xiaoyuan learned from it.

"Take him to death." Chu Ci left this sentence, then paid the bill, and took Xiaoyuan toward the wall.

Before he got there, Zhang Wenhai ran over with excitement, "Jinyang, Jinyang has also won, he is ranked as Sun Shan!"

"The end of Jie Yuan is Sun Shan, and the wise man is even outside Sun Shan."

Because of this poem, later generations used "fame to fail" to describe the candidates who failed the exam. However, they did not expect that in order to protect Fang Jinyang's last exam, Zhang Wenhai made a fool of himself and said, "ranking in Sun Shan", which made people laugh.

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"Let's go and tell Jinyang this good news." Zhang Wenhai suggested.

Chu Ci nodded, and then the three of them walked out from the left of the county government. Fang Jinyang's house was in Guihua Lane, not far from here.

"Kuozhi, Brother Chu, are you here to see me? There is another friend who is Brother Chu's nephew, right?"

Fang Jinyang was sitting on a chair in the yard reading a book. This was not the same yard as yesterday. I guess it was because it was too different, so I changed my residence.

His expression was much better than yesterday. Because he knew the truth and felt that there was hope, he would no longer be as depressed as before.

"Jinyang, you must not know what good news I will tell you later!" Zhang Wenhai looked mysterious.

Fang Jinyang also smiled: "You passed the exam, right? I did the questions yesterday, and you should be able to pass the exam, so congratulations first." There was only blessings in his words, no other emotions.

"No, it's you, you've passed the exam too! You're ranked in Sun Shan!" Zhang Wenhai laughed loudly, waiting for Fang Jinyang to show a surprised expression.

Unexpectedly, Fang Jinyang smiled bitterly: "Don't make fun of me. I missed a question, so how can I win? I have only heard of the fact that I failed, so how can I be ranked in Sun Shan?"

"Don't believe me, it's posted on the wall of the list! Your name is lined up with the head of the case! I wrote a letter to Fang Jinyang, Yong'an Town, isn't this you? Is there anyone else who calls Fang Jinyang?"

Fang Jinyang's eyes widened, he turned his head to look at Chu Ci, and when he saw Chu Ci, he smiled and nodded, he truly believed it.

"Haha...hahaha...I'm hit! I'm hit!" Fang Jinyang smiled even more exaggeratedly than Zhang Wenhai. Shitou was so scared that he ran over from the side, wondering what's wrong with his young master.

After venting for a while, Fang Jinyang went into the house to wash, and then returned to his usual appearance when he came out.

"Thank you two for telling this news. I'm here today, let's have a few drinks."

"Not busy." Chu Ci advised, "The next day, it will be a house trial, so you should prepare more. And Brother Fang, you are in good health, so it's not advisable to drink."

These somewhat disappointing words made Zhang Fang and others look at Chu Ci gratefully. Only real friends would consider them like this.

The Fang family was a little depressed by what happened yesterday. They never thought that being too kind to others would affect their descendants, and they couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

Xiao Cui has been crazy since confessing yesterday. Now she has been sent to the Crazy Tower and her mother has also been sent to take care of her.

It’s not that they are too cruel, but that the future of people is like killing their parents. Today they can ruin Jinyang’s future for this reason, and tomorrow they will dare to poison their lives due to opposition. Such poisonous snakes are just entrenched in the dark and they cannot let go.

After all, they could only complete the relationship between master and servant for more than ten years, and handed over twenty taels to the guards of the Crazy Tower, so that they could survive in the world.

Today, when I heard that Fang Jinyang was awarding the opportunity, the family's smile returned to their faces.

...

On February 14th, Chu Ci took Chu Xiaoyuan to the Mengtong Pavilion with a large bag. Today, there are particularly many children aged seven or eight, and occasionally you can see those around ten years old.

Mr. Shen and several other masters sat there. Every time a student came, they handed over a card and a key to their parents. The card reads the shed number, and they have to find the house according to the shed number.

There are six people in a school in Mengtong Pavilion, but the conditions are not very good. Chu Ci saw a little fat man crying and pulling his father out, claiming not to be here.

Seeing this familiar scene, Chu Ci couldn't help but smile knowingly. In modern times, when he went to high school from the community where he lived, he would pass by a kindergarten on the way, where he cried like a slaughterhouse every day, and there were various reasons for not entering.

"Uncle, it's our place." Chu Xiaoyuan pulled Chu Ci for a moment. He found that his uncle stared at a fat man and smiled for a long time. He couldn't help but feel a little savory. Does his uncle think he is too thin?

"Mr. Shen, Chu Yuan has come to report."

"Oh, Brother Chu. The mountain chief has said hello to me. Take Chu Yuan to the school in the imperial examination class. And, the Shushu in the Mengtong House will be paid for every March, with a total of six taels of silver.

”

Then, the Mengtong Pavilion costs two taels of silver a month. Chu Ci was a little shocked, but the enlightenment was so expensive. It was indeed a county school. The private school in the village only costs 200 cents a month, and it can also be paid for by grain, firewood and grass. .However, thinking about the quality of teaching, these two taels of silver are indeed worth it.

Chu Ci paid six taels of silver, then received a set of books from Mr. Chen, and walked towards the imperial examination class.

When Shen Xiuniang learned that Chu Xiaoyuan was going to school, she sealed a solid cloth bag for him. At this moment, he was carrying a cloth bag full of books, his face was full of joy, and his hands would touch him from time to time.

The teacher is not in charge of the imperial examination class. In addition to the Master, they also have teachers, who are responsible for teaching students to read aloud and check and endorse, and the Master is responsible for explaining the contents in the book.

In modern terms, the Master is probably a professor, and the teacher is almost a profession as a counselor and a class teacher.

The imperial examination class was five taels per month, and it was also one day in March. In the past, Chu Ci was able to enroll for free, but Master Qin talked about his relationship with the academy. Master Qin paid half of it and the academy was exempted half of it. The school house was five cents per month, which was It includes miscellaneous fees, including laundry fees.

Chu Ci is not in a shortage of money now, so he naturally has to pay it all. He paid fifteen taels of silver for tuition and three taels of silver for accommodation before he took the cards and two keys to find the school.

There are four people living in a school in the imperial examination class. Chu Ci and their name are Zhuxiangshe.

By the time Chu Ci and the others arrived, there was already someone in the room.

Butler Xu walked over with a look of surprise: "Oh, Xiucai Chu, what a coincidence! Do you and Nephew Ling live in this school? Young Master, come and see Uncle Chu and your classmates, and you will go back and forth. When studying together, you must listen carefully to Uncle Chu's words."

"Hello Uncle Chu, hello Brother Chu." Zhong Liyu said hello timidly. After he knew that he was going to go to school alone, he had cried twice at home. After all, he persuaded him to bring him over, but his eyes were still red now.

Chu Ci looked at the young master with rabbit eyes in front of him and couldn't help but hold his forehead.

He looked at the old fox who was smiling and asked you, why did you say it was a coincidence against your conscience!!

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