The blessing of the splendid farm family is married to the world

Chapter 60

An Xu and An Chong went down to look, and saw the date at the bottom, the test was due tomorrow, so they were quite nervous.

Who knew there was something more nervous, Zong Che said, "Wait a minute, I'll go in and sign up?"

An Xu's eyes almost popped out, is that okay?
They should have arranged all the exam papers for the exam venue, so you came to sign up?Do you think the examiner can let you take the test?
An Xu waited anxiously outside, and glanced at the majestic government gate from time to time. She was careless. No matter how irregular the ancient scientific examinations were, she must sign up for each examination.

Fang Bo held a gourd of wine in his hand, and occasionally took a sip to warm himself up, and said to the two siblings standing in the snow: "Don't wait outside, get in the car."

"No," An Xu waved his hand.

If Zong Che doesn't pass the exam this year, according to what he said before, the exam is held every two years, so he will have to wait two years before taking the exam.

In two years, a newborn baby can learn to talk and walk. Doesn't it make him and his classmates widen the distance by a stage.

There was no wind, and the white snowflakes fell on the body like big pear blossoms, and a layer of snow accumulated on the shoulders in silence.

An Chong saw that her sister had been paying attention to the gate of the government office, and raised her hand worriedly to slap the snow on her shoulder.

"Sister, don't worry, if there is a reason, Master Xuezheng will be accommodating."

An Xu didn't quite believe it, feeling that this trip was wasted, and regretted not reminding Zong Che two days ago.

She was still missed by the convenient transportation and communication in her previous life, and she always felt that there was no rush to come to Fucheng again in December.

After waiting outside for about a quarter of an hour, a figure slowly walked towards the door in the courtyard of the government office covered with a layer of snow.

From a distance, even an ordinary padded jacket gave Zong Che a feeling of being in the wind.

An Xu took two steps forward, and waited for the person to go out before rushing over to give him the crutches.

Disabled people cannot be officials, which was clearly required in ancient times.In order to avoid misunderstanding, Zong Che didn't take a crutch when he went in.

"How about it, have you signed up?"

Zong Che took the crutches she handed over with one hand, and subconsciously held her wrist with the other. He was in a good mood and said, "I've revealed the inside story, so it's natural that I'll be named."

His luck was really good, the Master Xuezheng was also there, after seeing him, after hearing the reason, he asked the deputy examiner who came with him to add his name.

As for the Xuezheng who happened to be the person surnamed Gu whom he had met before, Zong Che didn't mention it to An Xu.

At that time, he did not show the attitude of knowing each other.

The three of them got into the carriage, Fang Bo put away the jug and said, "Sit down, let's go."

While turning the horse's head, he smiled and said jokingly to the car behind: "Brother Che, you don't know, just now Dani was worried that you would not be able to sign up, but she has been waiting outside. You will come out in the future, Qian Qian Wan must be nice to Dani."

Fang Bo thinks that Dani is a pretty good girl now, so he said this more.

However, An Xu in the carriage was extremely embarrassed. In fact, she recognized the gap between herself and Zong Che the first time she saw her that day. The main reason was that her age and personality were poor. what.

Zong Che glanced sideways at An Xu, and reached out to remove the remaining snowflakes from her hair.

An Xu sat back and spoke to break the embarrassment at this moment, "By the way, the exam is going to be tomorrow, shall we go to a fur store and buy you a fur coat?"

With such a heavy snowfall, how can you pass the exam if you don’t take proper measures to keep warm?

There was still an unconscious smile in Zong Che's eyes, and he said, "Let's go find an inn and settle down first. Tomorrow is the exam for previous years' scholars. I will take the exam in three days."

An Xu: Do scholars still have to take exams?
Seeing her doubts, Zong Che smiled and said: "The old scholar has to take the exam every time. If he is too bad, he will be lowered. If it is serious, he will be deposed."

It turns out that if you are admitted to a scholar, you can't lie on the merit list and enjoy it. No wonder you often hear the evaluation of a scholar as poor, and you have to study every year. How can you have the time and thought to get rich?

Uncle Fang naturally heard the conversation in the car, so he asked, "Shall we go to the inn first?"

"Okay, Uncle Fang, you have been to Fucheng and know a lot of places. Can you find a place to live near here?" An Xu asked, lifting the curtain of the car.

Fang Bo laughed, "You girl, it seems that you don't know anything about these things. The school is on Xinghua Street to the east of the Yamen, and the exam is at the school. We have to go ahead and look for it."

"Uncle Fang, the nearby inns should be full. Find a place to live on the street." Zong Che also sat down and said, "It only takes a quarter of an hour to drive there."

As soon as An Xu looked up, he saw his chin with a little stubble, and his heart moved, it seemed that he had to stuff a razor for the family.

Fang Bo didn't hear what he said, and when the curtain in his hand was pulled down, An Xu came back to his senses, and then looked at Shang Zongche's dark eyes.

"See what?" he said.

An Xu was stunned, "I didn't see anything."

Seeing Zong Che's attitude, An Chong was worried that his sister would feel uncomfortable, so he hurriedly said, "Sister, the exam will take three days, and you haven't prepared anything for Brother Che?"

An Xu: How does she know this?
In her mind, an exam is only two hours at most.

"Let's go around tomorrow and buy some."

Zong Che said: "You still need to bring water and a face towel—"

Knowing that she wouldn't know, he said everything that might be used in the examination room.

It was only then that An Xu realized that he was going to be locked in a small room for three full days in this hospital exam.

In her previous life, she had visited the examination numbers of the imperial examination era, but she only thought that she would only enter that room when she passed the examination to a high level.

It was not easy, An Xu gave Zong Che a sympathetic look.

The inn Fang Bo was looking for was not far from the Fuxue, and it was almost full of students who came to take the exam, leaving only the last two rooms.

Fang Bo said that he could live in the Datong shop, and they could live in two rooms.

Probably out of good intentions, the name of this inn is Guixiang, and the decorative paintings hanging on the four walls of the lobby are also related to the titles on the gold list.

Two rooms and one Datong shop cost 820 Wen a day and a night.

It was almost a tael of silver, and An Xu didn't feel heartache when he paid the money, but he deeply understood how difficult it is for a peasant family to produce a famous person in this era.

The greed of the original owner's old father seemed to have an explanation to make him less despicable.

The rent had to be paid for three days all at once, and the meal was not included, and a "deposit" of fifty cash was required to prevent them from damaging the things in the inn during their stay.

After paying the money, Xiao Er came out with two wooden basins and led them to the room with a smile.

The lobby was gradually filled with people, all of them were scholars, some came down with books and sat down and started reading, and some ordered food to eat.

Follow Xiao Er to the two innermost guest rooms next to each other. Once in, An Xu knew why so many people went to the lobby.

The room looked like an ice cellar, and there was no charcoal brazier.

"Is there no charcoal basin?" An Xu asked.

Xiaoer, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, smiled shyly: "The charcoal has to be bought with money. Look at so many people, we can't afford it for free."

An Xu: You don't even have a charcoal basin for a luxury room of [-] yuan a night, which is too deceitful.

"How do you buy your charcoal?"

"Ten cents a catty," Xiaoer said, "If you need it, I'll order it and deliver it to you later."

"Okay, give us three catties of charcoal for each room. You don't have to order it all at once. Bring the charcoal and we'll add it slowly."

Xiao Er happily agreed, explained the items in the guest room, and then went down to prepare the charcoal basin.

This guest room is not small, each room is [-] square meters, divided into inner and outer rooms, the bedding on the bed is very clean, just looking at these, I feel that the [-] wen is not in vain.

There is a table with four stools in the outer room. There are teapots and cups on the table, as well as matching tea leaves, and an iron candlestick. The candlestick made of wire circles is very simple.

There is a slightly yellow candle on it, and there is no spare next to it, so if you use more candles, you have to pay for it?

An Xu looked around, and then said to An Chong: "Why don't you sleep in the same room with me at night, so that Brother Che can have a good rest."

An Chong agreed: "Okay, I'll sleep on the floor, and my sister will sleep on the bed."

Zong Che frowned and said, "You are not too young. Sleeping with your sister will give her a bad reputation. I will tell Xiao Er later that I can add a bamboo couch in the next room. I will go to the exam in three days, so I don't need it." room."

An Chong looked at this and that, and said, "I can do whatever."

Finally, a bamboo couch and a bedding were added in the next room, because they bought a lot of charcoal, and it seemed that they would use a lot of charcoal in the next few days. The owner of the Guixiang Inn provided the bedding for free.

On Uncle Fang's side, An Xu mentioned it, and the other party added a quilt in a good-tempered manner.

The asking price of this inn is relatively dark, but it is quite good in other respects.

When the four of them were eating in the lobby, An Xu said this in a low voice, and Zong Che said with a low laugh: "I don't know which one will become the master in the future, so naturally they dare not offend."

Don't offend anyone, but you still have to seize this rare exam wave to make a fortune, so these people can't be said to be good.

An Xu shook his head.

The lobby of the inn was warm and bright. When it got dark, unless they were especially wealthy students rushing to take the exam, they basically all came out of the guest rooms, and the entire lobby was full of voices.

Those who read in a low voice and those who talked eloquently merged into one, and it was as lively as a vegetable market.

Then suddenly, a voice full of sarcasm suddenly came out loud, "What kind of inn can you stay in if you don't have money? The Town God's Temple outside the city can let you stay for twenty yuan. Go away, don't be an eyesore here."

An Xu turned his head and followed the voice, and saw a little boy about eight or nine years old. Although the blue cotton padded jacket on his body was neat, it was patched with several patches. Maybe it was stuffed tightly with porcelain to keep warm. The appearance of less cotton wool.

This also made the little boy look chubby, rolled to the ground after being pulled by the arrogant and disgusted scholar.

(End of this chapter)