The Life Through Books of the Salted Fish Family

The examination of the imperial examination is based on the rules.

The general scientific research sheds used by the county examination are all large and small, facing north and south. There are east and west gates in the south, surrounded by wooden fences, and there is a large courtyard. The north of the courtyard is the main entrance, called "Dragon Gate". Wait for your name to be called.

There are three more halls, with an aisle in the middle. The elder sits in the west room and faces east to roll the roll.

If there are too many candidates, they will be sorted in advance, and there will be paper-pasted light boards in the courtyard, which are easy to see.

Hu Ju followed this routine.

But Gu Fengcheng's master had other ideas.

The test shed is built in a style similar to that of the government test, with separate rooms with compartments.

In order to show that he, the elder, attaches great importance to Gu Feng's education.

But the effect is... no effect.

On the contrary, it also increased the workload of Mr. Gu Feng.

Originally, you only need to sit in the hall and scan your eyes to see the candidate's status clearly. If you want to appear close to the people, you can go down for a walk, and if you want to appear majestic, you can sit still.

After setting up these numbered rooms, he can't stay warm in the room without moving, and has to go out to make inspections from time to time, which is the duty of the examiner.

It's cold in Guanzhou, and it's unbearable in February. What's more, it's not yet the first month. Mr. Gu Feng is walking slowly in the aisle of the two rows of rooms, without any expression on his face. Instead, his face was numb from the cold...

When he reached a certain number room, he paused slightly.

In the numbered room where his eyes fell, a candidate was using a wooden stick at the end of the broom to poke vigorously at the roof of the shed.

Then look closely at the roof.

The old tiles and boards on the roof are gone, but a single piece of clothing is used to cover the head.

At this time, the examinee stabbed each other with a stick, in fact, it caused the snow to fall, so as not to pollute the number room.

The elder of Gu Fengcheng took a second look and felt that the examinee looked familiar.

After a little thought, I remembered.

This should be the second younger brother of Yan Huaiwen and Yan Hushu, the one named... Yan Huai'an.

Mr. Tian originally agreed with him, and the two exchanged positions.

Not wanting to go to Ling County to take the test ahead of time, Yan Huai'an had to come to Gufeng to take the test.

A gust of wind blew in circles, rolling the snow on the ground into the air again, and slapped towards him as soon as he saw it.

Master Gu Feng endured the blow, clenched his teeth, insisted on walking around, and quickly dodged back to the hall.

The people below winked, and quickly moved the furnace to this side.

He poured some boiling water for the old man.

Master Gu Feng poured the glass with his left hand and his right hand, and did not put it on the table until both hands were relieved.

The servants quickly changed him to tea with a moderate temperature.

"Why are you so careless about repairing the test shed?"

"Returning to the old man, it's really not the fault of the little ones. The snow is too heavy. We have gone up to clear it several times. It must have been accidentally stepped on... just those two or three places."

Who are the candidates for the county test?

Most of them are half-grown teenagers, or young men who have just passed the crown. When they enter the examination room and see this situation, their mentality will collapse...

The only one who perseveres and is still taking the exam is... that one.

The one from Huju is said to be Yan Shusheng, Yan Hushu's younger brother.

Regardless of the requirement for silence in the examination room, the servants did not get together much, but the news spread so quickly.

The old man didn't mean to pursue it.

Try it all together, it's rough and hard.

Bad luck, no wonder who came.

"See if there are enough charcoal fires prepared, if not, send some." Master Gu Feng said slowly.

He appreciates Yan Huaiwen very much.

This is the so-called Aiwujiwu.

It's okay to take care of yourself if you can.

...

The other skills of the yamen servants may be weak, but judging from the grand master's face and understanding the grand master's mind, one is stronger than the other.

No, Yan Lao Er was immediately assigned here.

Not only did they send some charcoal, but also several dry rags.

Let him wipe it off.

Others have written it, but he is still cleaning up here.

At last, the top didn't let the snow fall into the number room, and stabbed it twice from time to time, so as not to let the snow stay.

The snow in the No. 1 room was not clear, and he didn't dare to light charcoal for heating, for fear that the temperature would melt the snow and make water everywhere, so how could he write successfully.

The rag came just in time.

The piece he brought from home was torn into strips during the inspection, so he had to roll it into a ball, which was not very easy to use. He was wondering if he should take off another single piece of clothing...

When he finally wiped the tables and chairs, cleared all the snow from the number room, and lit the charcoal pot...

I can finally look at the topic.

Not to mention, after such a busy job, he was so absorbed in Qingxue cleaning the table that his nervousness was forgotten.

Wait for Yan Laoer to see the topic clearly.

My heart is steady.

...

"Come out! Dad! Here!" Yan Yu sat cross-legged on the bullock cart, when she saw someone coming out, she stood up and waved her hands constantly, for fear that her father would not see her.

Yan's second son hasn't come close yet.

Yan Yu couldn't wait to ask: "Father, how is it? Is the exam difficult?"

"Hehe!" Yan Laoer's face glowed with confidence: "It's not difficult at all, and I will be silent."

He said proudly: "Kang Da, I remembered your words, counted them twice, and the number of words is more than 600, but less than 700. Don't worry, I definitely didn't write too much."

Kang Yinli nodded with a smile: "Then this one will be settled."

Yan Laoer has a problem, others can't write, but he is very good, especially able to write, but the test is not dominated by the number of words, the first round of the county test is the main one, and the whole paper should not exceed 700 words.

"Father, why are you still taking off your clothes? Is it hot inside?" Yan Yu asked suspiciously.

"Speaking of this, girl, Dad almost failed the exam!" Yan Laoer put on the sheepskin jacket on the ox cart, rode directly on Sanbao, and threw himself on Sanbao's back regardless of what others thought.

The three treasures started to heat up automatically, and Yan Lao Er hummed softly.

"Dong Weng looks exhausted, let's go back to the inn first and let Dong Weng rest." Kang Da suggested.

"Yes, Dad, let's go back and talk about it."

...

"...Good guy, my heart was so cold at that time! I just thought that this is not a bad thing! It's all snow, and the tables and benches are all white. How can I take the exam, and I can't even put the papers in it."

Yan Lao Er came back and cleaned up easily. Except for being a little tired, everything else was fine.

Behind Kang Da's back, he secretly whispered to his daughter. During the exam, he took a bite of Huochan meat strips.

The effect is immediate!

All of a sudden, the coldness disappeared, and it was hot all the way from the throat to the stomach.

Not only to drive away the cold, but also to refresh yourself!

"Thanks to your father's steady state of mind, others have been working for a long time before I laid out the paper and sharpened the ink, but once I wrote it, hey! It's completely different!" Yan Lao Er said happily: "If there is any ink in the pen, it will be different!" God help, the words are like lining up in my mind, jumping out one after another, I just write and write, without stopping in one breath, what is this called, this is called one-stop!"

"Dong Weng, can you still answer the paper silently?" Kang Yinli asked.

"Yes!" Yan Lao Er was full of confidence this time.

After Kang Yinli read his answer sheet, he nodded to the father and daughter who were looking at him.

"Dong Weng must pass this battle."

"Father is too good!" Yan Yu cheered: "It's written in the bulletin board that Gu Feng has four exams in total. Originally, the exam was released the next day, but now time is tight, everything has to be advanced, and there will be no results tonight. , There will also be a sign posted before entering the arena tomorrow.

Then let's hurry up Dad, don't waste time, hurry up and prepare for tomorrow's match! "

"Oh, I just passed the first round of the Tongsheng exam. It's nothing to please you. Your master and your uncle have said that I am not far behind in the Tongsheng exam. This is a normal performance..." Yan's second son Smiling until his eyes narrowed, he said again: "But you're right, hurry up and prepare for tomorrow, and by the way, Xiao Er, don't forget to stuff some extra rags for dad..."

...

Yan Lao Er didn't use a rag anymore.

After a trial, his name was indeed on the list of crimes committed.

The second round of retaliation did not break away from the scope of the Four Books, but the third and fourth rounds directly copied the original questions from the math book.

Yan Laoer's answer should not be too easy!

The number of seats kept advancing, and he was lucky, and he didn't encounter any number rooms that were out of order.

until the final incident.

The name of Yan Huai'an is impressively among the top ten in the county list!

"Sixth!" Yan Lao Er was dizzy: "Xiao Er, did you see it? Your father and I got sixth in the exam!"

He mumbled to himself in a daze: "It turns out that I am actually a sixth child..."

"Daddy! Don't be dazed. Let's go back quickly. Mom can't wait any longer. I have to report to Uncle. I'll go in person!" Yan Yu was very excited, and couldn't stop chattering: "I don't know how the eldest brother is doing, he must be fine, hahaha! Let's go quickly, I will go to Huju to pick up the elder brother and stay for two days. Dad, what do you want to eat? There are cats in the forest flying in the sky, as long as you say , as long as it is there, your daughter will be back for you, we have to celebrate and celebrate, this is the first step of victory, but it is definitely not the last step, oops! Dad! Why am I so happy! Haha! I am so happy! "

Yan Laoer came back to his senses and looked at his daughter happily like a little fool.

Also followed giggle.

"That's right, hurry home and make your mother happy."

Seeing the father and daughter returning home like an arrow, Kang Yinli hesitated to speak.

It stands to reason that the top ten people in the county examination should go to visit the county priest.

It doesn't matter if you don't go, after all, Dong Weng is in a special situation, and he is only taking the exam here temporarily.

Top ten in the county, which is great, but...

He also really felt the gap between the Guanzhou Trial and other big houses.

This question... this question...

I won’t talk about the arithmetic problems in the next two games.

Wouldn't the first two games be too easy?

There is also this arithmetic question... Although the candidates are relatively young, and the county examination is mostly based on the four books, many candidates may not have touched books on mathematics, but with the original question, this Gu Feng really understands the meaning too much ...

...

According to common practice, the top ten in the county examination will come to visit the Grand Master one by one.

The elder will also give a few words of encouragement, and most of them will also give money.

Among these ten people, even if one person can continue to pass the exam, it is his meritorious achievements in education, and he will be promoted to a higher level in the annual review.

Nine people came and went.

Master Gu Fengcheng waited for the tenth person to arrive.

He compared them and compared the one who didn't come.

It was Yan Huai'an who was sixth in the county examination.

Master Gu Feng felt relieved at once.

He said to himself, "It turned out to be him!"

He thought for a while, and he found out the reason for not coming.

Yan Huai'an took the test temporarily, probably because he was too embarrassed to take his gift money.

Thinking about it this way, he felt pity instead.

The dignified Master Gu Fengcheng, is he short of this money?

He had read Yan Huai'an's test papers, the first two rounds were correct, and the last two rounds were correct.

It can be described as quite satisfactory.

It should be that the exam questions are too simple to show his true level.

Master Tian's student, Yan Hushu's younger brother...

If he is selected as a scholar, even if it can't be counted as Gu Feng's achievements, it doesn't matter if he makes a good one or two in advance.

What's more...he has other thoughts.

The little thought in Mr. Gu Feng's heart rose again.

Thinking about it, if the Yan family's uncles and nephews can pass the exam this time, then the Yan family... is a top three scholar!

Yan Huaiwen is such a talented and capable official, maybe someone will fall in love with him, and they rush to marry his family without waiting for him to be elected.

No, he couldn't wait any longer.

By the time Yan Huaiwen becomes the Juren master, it will be too late!

...

Yan Yu dragged the roe deer to Huju.

She felt that there was no problem with the big brother county test, so she went directly to the celebration process.

Unlike Gu Feng, Huju took five exams.

Four games and five games are actually random, and the examiner is the master.

Because of the many exams, Yan Yu came at the right time.

Today is the day of the incident.

"Brother? Have you passed the exam? What rank did you pass? Come and tell me!" Yan Yu jumped off the sledge and rushed over when he saw Yan Xiangheng.

When Yan Xiangheng turned his head, he saw her running round and round.

There was a smile in his eyes.

Before Yan Xiangheng could answer, Yan Yu saw it.

"Wow!" She exclaimed, her eyes widened: "Brother, you took the first place in the exam, and you are the first! The county case leader!"

She was full of joy: "Brother, you are amazing!"

When Yan Xiangheng saw the people around him looking over in unison, he was a little at a loss, and the roots of his ears began to turn red.

He hurriedly dragged Xiao Er to leave quickly.

After running all the way back to the residence in the official office, Yan Xiangheng let go of his sister's hand.

Asked: "Didn't you go to Gufeng with your second uncle? Why did you come here? It's... Second uncle finished the exam? How did you do? But passed?"

Yan Yu then told about his father's grades.

"The old master of Gufeng City gave two original calculation questions, and my father is familiar with them, and the first two are also easy, haha, my father got sixth in the exam, we are all very happy!"

This we are talking about the female family members of the Yan family represented by Li Xuemei.

The family knows their own affairs.

It was not easy for Yan Laoer to pass the exam, and they didn't even dare to think about getting into the top ten.

Yan Yu sighed: "Thanks to those two math problems, otherwise, even if Dad could pass, it would not be so easy."

Her father has even gained confidence in the exam, and he is very interested in the next exam, looking forward to it.

He also made a bold statement, saying that if the ratio is still the same, half of arts and sciences, he can survive in the end!

"Father told me to pay more attention to the subject of arithmetic, and I guess it will aggravate such problems in the future." Yan Xiangheng said seriously to Yan Yu: "Don't forget to tell the second uncle when you go back, so that he knows what to expect."

Yan Yu smiled and said: "Don't worry big brother, Uncle Kang also said the same, my father will save it."

"That's right, brother, I'm here to pick you up." Yan Yu looked around the room, where the father and son lived together and it was very clean.

In addition to the necessary living things, there are also many piles of pots and pans.

She took the roe deer off the sledge and went to look at the big tank at the door.

"Brother, what have you and my uncle been eating lately? The meat in this tank hasn't gone down yet!" Yan Yu muttered dissatisfied.

Turn out all the meat in the tank and check to see if it is damaged. Seeing that it is still hard and showing no signs of melting, I feel relieved.

Yan Yu simply cleaned out the big tank.

After cleaning, spread it again with a layer of meat and a layer of snow.

Stuff around the corners.

What a mess.

Finally put half a roe deer packed at home into it.

Huh~ I'm too tired~ This day, I've been busy from morning to night!

The house mother is a warm little old lady, relatives are here, the schedule is full, me? I don't have a mouth, I just need hands and feet, to be honest, I'm more tired than Riwan~

Hey, I almost wanted to ask for leave, but I thought about asking for it yesterday, and I won’t change it today~ I was afraid that you would send me blades, so I used the card point method again~

Please don’t be surprised when you see repetitions, it’s fine to refresh every ten or eight minutes, calm down, let’s calm down~o(*////▽////*)q~