The carriage was going around and it was already afternoon when I got home.

After a few hours of travel, fortunately, there were pastries and water prepared by Butler Xu in the car, otherwise it would be difficult to buy things all the way here today.

Due to the national mourning, the stalls on the roadside have been closed. At this time, everyone would rather make less money than being caught out later and being locked up in prison.

When passing by the village head, Chu Xiaoyuan couldn't sit still when he heard the shouts of his friends. He looked at Chu Ci expectantly, but Chu Ci didn't disappoint him, so he took him out of the car and asked him to find his friends.

We've played.

Only Shen Xiuniang and Chu’s mother were there at home. Brother Chu went down to the fields after lunch. This year, two acres of paddy fields and a piece of dry land were added to the family. In March, it was time to turn over the land and plow the fields. How could Brother Chu live?

?

When Chu's mother saw Chu Ci come back, she immediately went to the kitchen to cook a few round pieces made of glutinous rice flour for him to eat. She put sugar in it, which tasted sweet and glutinous.

In fact, Chu's mother wanted to cook eggs. A few days ago, the relatives of her daughter-in-law's family came to see her, and they were all carrying more eggs. But she also heard that they could not eat meat during the national mourning period, and the common people were better.

Hiding at home and eating a little don't yell around, then no one can do anything to them.

But scholars are different. No matter what they do, others will stare at them. In case, if they are known to eat eggs during the Chuci National Mourning, then at the least they will be beaten to the board, and at the worst they will lose their fame.

For the future of their sons, the moment Chu's mother and Shen Xiuniang saw Chu Ci, they made up their minds that no meat could appear anywhere on the table while they were at home.

"Grandma, mom! I'm back!"

Before Chu Ci finished eating a bowl of rice balls, Chu Xiaoyuan's voice came from outside.

"Why are you back? But have you argued with Xiaohu and the others?" Shen Xiuniang didn't see her son for half a month, and she couldn't think so. When Chu Ci said that Chu Xiaoyuan had gone to play, she still felt a little regretful. She saw him come back now.

I was worried that he would not get along well with his partners, which was really "poor to parents in the world".

"No." Chu Xiaoyuan leaned in Shen Xiuniang's arms and carefully avoided her erect belly. "It was me who suddenly remembered that the gentleman taught us that we should "report our words and face our rebellion" and we should not worry our parents and relatives.

Where to go.”

"Every time my uncle goes out, he will tell his grandma that he never stays anywhere else when he goes home. Compared with my uncle, I am too ignorant." Chu Xiaoyuan lowered his head and looked a little ashamed.

A child who was only eight years old stood in front of everyone and said that he was ignorant, and the adults present were heartless.

Shen Xiuniang was filled with tears in her eyes excitedly. Her son had only read books for more than ten days and understood these principles. What else is she not satisfied with being a mother?

She looked gratefully at Chu Ci, who was burying his hard work. If it weren't for her brother-in-law, her son wouldn't have the opportunity to study in the county school.

Chu Ci didn't see it, but Chu's mother saw it. She patted Shen Xiuniang's hand and said, "We are a family, so we must not be outsiders."

"Yes." Shen Xiuniang took back her tears and nodded with a smile.

Chu Xiaoyuan's round pieces were also served, but he didn't eat them. Instead, he looked left and right as if he was looking for something.

"Where is Daddy? Did Daddy eat it?"

Chu's mother and Shen Xiuniang were comforted again. Why are the children not happy as elders? In addition, Shen Xiuniang was a little disappointed. The children grew up in places she couldn't see, and the feeling of being both proud and mixed with loss.

It made her heart full of sour.

"Let's go, there are some in the kitchen. Let's put some in it and send it to your father to the ridge of the field to eat together." After Chu Ci finished eating, he wiped his mouth with water, and then wiped it dry with a cloth towel.

Chu Ci was carrying a clay pot, and Chu Xiaoyuan walked up the field with two bowls and two pairs of chopsticks.

At this time, there were still many busy farmers in the fields on both sides. When they saw the uncle and nephew of the Chu family, they greeted him loudly. Some peasant women even joked with Chu Xiaoyuan, saying that he would have a great future in the future and that he was ashamed of his shame.

His face was flushed.

The Chu family's paddy fields were in the area where they were backed by. When Chu Ci and the others arrived, Brother Chu was holding a hoe and climbing over the fields. The fields had been overturned by half, and each was extremely deep, which can be seen.

Brother Chu is very meticulous in the field.

But Chu Ci felt very sad. The family actually had some extra money now, but his elder brother was reluctant to buy a cow. He took a hoe and rummaged the two acres of paddy fields deep.

"elder brother!"

"Dad!"

The two of them shouted at the same time. Chu Guang, who was working in a hurry, suddenly couldn't believe it. He stopped and looked up, and indeed saw the waiter and his son standing on the edge of the field together.

"Why are you back now? Oh, by the way, it's the national funeral that is on holiday, right?" Chu Guang said as he came up from the field. He wanted to hug Chu Xiaoyuan, but he saw that he was not dressed like before, and his clothes were clean.

The boy's shirt was compared with his thick brown short-stained mud, and he felt ashamed and his outstretched hand shrank back unconsciously.

The child may not have seen it, but Chu Ci could see it clearly. From now on, he became more ambitious. What's the use of living a good life? If you can't repay your family, this book is a waste of reading.

It's right.

Chu Xiaoyuan had no scruples. Seeing that his father didn't hug him, he rushed to Chu Guang and shouted: "Dad, I miss you so much! I also brought Yuanzi from home to you. Sweetheart

It's so delicious!"

Chu Guang couldn't stop the smile on his face. He picked Chu Xiaoyuan up and slammed it, then put it on the ground, and went to the ditch next to him to wash the mud on his hands and body.

"Brother, my two friends were admitted to the scholar in this county examination. His family was grateful to me for my careful teaching, so they gave us some things."

"Is it eating again? Unfortunately, the national funeral is now, and it will take more than ten days to eat. To be honest, my mother has given you sister-in-law a good health recently. Sometimes she can't eat everything she can't eat, so I can't eat it.

It's stronger." Chu Guang chuckled and lowered his head and pulled a big mouthful of round pieces. In fact, he didn't like to eat such sweet and greasy things, nor did he chew on it.

"It's not food, it's a two-in-one yard in the county and a dozen acres of paddy fields near Changxi Village." Chu Ci dropped a deep-water bomb and broke Chu Guang for a long time.

"Why, how could there be so many? Waiter, tell me the truth, are you lying to me? God, I must be dreaming! In fact, Waiter and Xiaoyuan didn't come back at all." Chu Guang muttered

He muttered, and put down the bowl and patted his head.

"Brother!" Chu Ci laughed, "You didn't dream, the land deed and the house deed are all on me. If you don't believe me, please see."

Chu Guang also recognized a few words. He first looked at the deed, and then took the deed and looked at it carefully. It wrote about the thirteen acres of land connected to the east end of Changxi Village.

That large piece of land is the most fertile. The surrounding terrain is flat and there is a river not far away. There is no need to worry about how to irrigate in summer. Their farmers always go to the land to see it when they have nothing to do on weekdays, fantasizing about it

How to cultivate your own land? I never expected that this fantasy would come true one day.

Chu Ci looked at Chu Guang holding the land deed and laughed, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It seemed that the houses in the county were not as attractive as those in the rural areas.

After laughing, Chu Guang said, "I remember this land belonging to Huangdizhu's family? Two years ago, I went to his place to work for a few days, so why did it become ours? After we planted that land

, no one will cause trouble, right?"

"Brother, don't worry. Since the Fang family can give me the land deed, it means that they have done this matter. Don't worry, you will definitely not cause trouble. The land deed is my name, so I'll be there for a while.

Go to the village chief to record it, and it’s considered that I’ve passed the right path.”

"Okay, I'll clean up now and we'll go right away." Chu Guang didn't care who was named. As long as the waiter asked him to grow food, he would be happy.

...

The village chief was surprised when he looked at the land deeds of more than ten acres of land. It seemed that the Chu family was really going to issue them! In addition to the three acres of land he bought before, there are sixteen acres of land now!

You should know that before his family sold the land, it was only six or seven acres.

When Chu Xiucai was carried back, the villagers said that the Chu family was finished this time. They spent so much money to provide a scholar, but they ended up losing everything. It seems that studying is really not what the peasant children should do. It is better to be

Farm honestly.

Now if someone wants to say that the village chief will spit on him, who can grow more than ten acres of land in half a year? His old woman had complained that he had sent all the young people in his family to a private school, but there was no one at home.

Now that someone is working, she should really see if she is good at studying!

...

The day after returning home, Chu Ci slept until dawn. This feeling of natural awakening was so good. Chu Ci smiled when he woke up in the morning.

The rules of the imperial examination school are not as strict as those of the Meng Children's Hall, but diligent students are often "at the third day of the day, the lights are on the fifth day of the year", as if whoever gets up earlier will have more hope of passing the exam.

Like Chu Ci, who insisted on sleeping until the sky turned white, had also received several looks of regret. Some people even said in front of him that he could not let himself fall due to his good grades.

Go down.

Chu Ci was speechless. These people were like national treasures and didn't understand what it means to combine work and rest. In the future, when my brother came out of the examination room with a heroic look, you will regret it.

After breakfast, Chu Ci locked himself in the room and was about to start working hard. Before working hard, of course he had to know which direction he was going to work hard.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "Journalist and Jinshi" is the most valuable thing for Juren, which shows that Juren is more valuable than those of Jinshi. The provincial examination can be said to be the most difficult to take in the imperial examination career.

It is not comparable to the county test, and the title types such as the nine chapters of the scriptures and the meaning of the scriptures will not be published again. They are basically based on small papers and test poems.

The provincial examination is not like the county government and court examination, which is a blessing, reduces red tape, and strives for simplicity. It follows the imperial examination system since ancient times, and is divided into three games, each exam for three days.

When he thought of the three days of eating, drinking, defecating, sleeping, and having to be in a small room, Chu Ci had a good face and was almost disgusted.

It seems that the imitation rooms in the backyard of Zhang's family still need to be useful. If you really can't close yourself inside, you can adapt to it in advance.

Of course, the environment is not the most difficult. What is saddest is that the question is strange and strange, but you also have to figure out the examiner's preferences.

If he likes a beautiful writing style, then it is not OK if you are too simple. If he is a pragmatic and upright person and you are too bold, even if the article is written like a flower, it is useless.

Some people will be angry about this and think that they are "sticking the best with literature". But this behavior is something that everyone despises everyone. As long as you still want to stand out, it is not the kind of person who is famous outside, so you should just think about it honestly.

Let's go.

The only books to read in the county examination are those, and no matter how erroneous the title is, they still cannot be separated from the books. Therefore, among the people who study hard, there are many scholars among them.

It’s different for Juren. In addition to the four books and five classics that must be read, you also have to read historical books and classics through various schools. Not only should you read Qin and Han fu, but you should not be light on Tang and Song lyrics. It can be said that you have read a lot of books. If you don’t read too much,

If the view you wrote is different from a well-known scholar, it will be in danger.

Of course, it is useless to just read books. Because the first test of the Four Books and Five Classics, the second test was the official document judgment.
To be continued...