Wearing the cannon fodder little koi in the imperial examination essay

Chapter 284

The three of them entered the backyard one by one, and looked at the three pitiful examination sheds that were built next to the hut and facing the main room in front. Before they could express their opinions, Zhao Butou and Yu Baozong came over with a tray Yes, Song Xinglin and the others saw that there were three bamboo sticks on the tray.

Yu Baozong was holding the tray, and Catcher Zhao greeted the three of them with a smile, "Come on, come on, the three of you will smoke one each, and take your sticks and sit in front of the shed."

The three of them stretched out their hands one by one, grabbing a bamboo stick one after another.

After Song Xinglin turned the bamboo stick in his hand over, saw the words on the bamboo stick, and looked at the corresponding test room, Song Xinglin was speechless.

He is an unlucky stinky hand, and it turns out to be the stinky number closest to the latrine!
Song Xinglin looked at the elder brother who was drifting away with the tray, and he was seriously suspicious, this must be intentional by his narrow-minded elder brother!

Yu Baozong was not afraid of his unlucky brother-in-law staring at him, so he handed the tray to his wife who was watching the fun, raised his eyebrows and glanced at his brother-in-law, clapped his hands, and said sternly, "It's time, enter the examination booth."

After the voice fell, Wang Shuisheng grabbed the No. A lottery, patted Song Xinglin's shoulder lightly to express comfort, and he took the lead to walk towards the examination shed farthest from the hut;

Jin Xiaopang grabbed the number B lottery in his hand, and proudly waved it towards Song Xinglin, then hugged his bookcase, and skipped to his examination room;
Song Xinglin was left alone to look at the lonely test shed C at the end, and at the stinky hut beside the test shed that his own tenant had intentionally left without cleaning for a long time... Song Xinglin accepted his fate and strode forward with his own test basket When he went in, he had an expression of resigning himself to death, and Jin Xiaopang, who was watching, covered his hands and laughed for a long time.

But Xiaopang's schadenfreude didn't last long.

After all, compared to Song Xinglin, he, the young master who was carefully raised by the rich and powerful, couldn't bear such a crime, and even though he was in the No. B testing shed, he was not far from the hut.

It can be said that the three of them are Zhang Sanmo laughing at Li Si, and they are in the same situation. It can only be said that Song Xinglin's position is the worst.

This test lasted for three days. In order to let them experience this tasteful mock test, the three of them had to spend three days in this small and air-tight test room. The crumbled food they ate, and in the end Yusu's strict enforcement of not delivering meals, the three of them who were so hungry still pinched their noses and gnashed their teeth to eat.

Although there were no mosquitoes in the night in the early spring, they couldn't stand the cold. Even if Yu Su had said hello in advance, they were wearing thick clothes, and the night was also bitingly cold. Sany sent a bowl of ginger soup, Jin Xiaopang might be frozen into a dog.

Fortunately, both Song Xinglin and Wang Shuisheng are resolute people, and they survived no matter what for three days. Jin Xiaopang had Song Xinglin by his side for comparison. Obviously, he was about to cry several times and give up. In the end, because of the unconvinced idea in his heart, he survived the torture of the mock exam.

After three days, the three of them were all as wilted as pickled cabbage after handing in the papers, but they were very confident about the upcoming county test.

On the eighth day of February, the county examination in Tongyang County began.

Yu Su and others sent Song Xinglin to the examination room early in the morning, and picked him up in the evening. They took five consecutive exams for five days.

In the first two rounds, no matter how he did in the exam, Yu Su didn't dare to ask at all, but Zhang Luo and Song Xinglin ate the delicious food as soon as he came back, and told him to wash up, and urged him to go back to the room and have a good rest.

Yu Su insisted that the exams on the last day were over, and he picked up someone to go home. After Song Xinglin was washed and fed, Yu Su, his eldest brother, sister-in-law, and second sister, stared at the person in front of him. Ask about the situation.

"Little brother, how do you feel about this exam? Can you pass it?"

Can you pass?
Song Xinglin recalled his five exams, thought for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "Style essays, classics, rhymes, policy theory, I think it's okay, but this exam poem..."

"What's the matter with the test post poem?" Seeing that the young gentleman hesitated, Yu Su became anxious.

Song Xinglin shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Don't worry, trying to post poems is my weakness..."

As far as writing poems, it's not that his wife didn't mention it, and it's not that he didn't do hard work, but he wasn't the kind of amazing, talented and gorgeous person. It's his family Yuyu who made it to this day. The supervision and help, as well as their own efforts a hundredfold.

If anything else, he can still use water honed kung fu to make up for it with several times more hard work than ordinary people. Only this poem... can only be outstanding if he is a child of a family with a lot of background, or the kind of Zhong Min Lingxiu , and myself?
Song Xinglin shook his head, in order not to worry the guest, he still smiled gently and took Yu Su's hand to comfort him.

"But it's okay, Yuyu, don't worry, I'm sure about the other subjects, and I'll try my best to try posting poems. As for the result, it depends on God's will. It really won't work. Next time, little brother, just try harder."

Seeing that the young man was so open-minded, and didn't say that he might fail the exam and be devastated, Yu Su nodded and felt relieved. Even the elder brother Yu Baozong who was secretly watching at the side also nodded secretly to express his satisfaction.

The family talked for a while, knowing that Song Xinglin was tired even after five exams, so Yu Baozong waved his cheap brother-in-law to rest, Song Xinglin went to rest, and the family fell silent.

But they calmed down, and there was a place in the city that couldn't calm down.

The magistrate of the county yamen, at the moment, is reviewing the last test papers of the students overnight with the teachers, teachers and other officials in the county.

After the exam, Mr. Wang and the others hurriedly waited for three days until the big event was settled. The night before the announcement of the rankings, the magistrate Wang finally went home to rest. While waiting for her husband to change into her regular clothes, she asked with a smile.

"My husband has worked hard, my husband, what is the result of this county examination? I heard that that boy Xinglin also passed away this spring. How is his grade? But he succeeded?"

Speaking of Song Xinglin, magistrate Wang thought of the time he was in the yamen during the day.

During the day, they worked till the end, waited for the final results, and then put out the test papers of the first four exams to delineate the list, everyone argued, and the object of the debate was actually their favorite people.

County Magistrate Wang felt his forehead hurt from the quarrel, so he simply waved his hand and asked someone to take Song Xinglin's five test papers and read them one by one. Finally, his eyes fell on the kid's most controversial test post poem. Seeing the content, County Magistrate Wang felt worried He even tore off two beards, but in the end he still made a decision, and with a big stroke of a tick, he took Song Xinglin's honor, making Song Xinglin successfully listed as a scholar of this spring.

"That brat, everything else is good, except for the test post poem, Madam, you don't know, that kid did it, tsk tsk tsk... I can't bear to look straight at it! But the other four doors, no matter what Whether it's stereotyped essays, classics, or even policy theory, the answers are all in line with my wishes."

"So, husband, you didn't take that kid?"

Magistrate Wang shook his head, "That's not true."

Thinking of the accusations he taught them during the day, County Magistrate Wang felt dizzy again.

"Everyone debated for a while whether to take that kid on the list. The decree said that a talented person must be proficient in everything and must not have fatal shortcomings. After brushing it down, let alone the college test. The master said again, if there is a short board in a bucket of water, the water will not be full no matter what, and I don’t agree with the brat who wants to be ranked! Madam, you don’t know. At that time, I was worried about my husband, you said that my husband gave that brat so many books, why didn't he learn how to compose poetry?"

Mrs. Wang looked at her husband's forehead hurting, she was amused, and stretched out her hand to gently rub it for her husband, Mrs. Wang said.

"Husband, this can't be blamed on that child. Others don't know, don't you and I know? What is the background of that child? What kind of background is the child admired by the teacher and the master? From the very beginning, that child Xinglin was not as good as There are many people of the same age. It is already very rare for him to be able to get to where he is today, and to be brave enough to take the exam! Another thing, others don’t know, but husband, you should have a deep understanding. That elegant poem, you want to do well , unless it is the kind of genius favored by the heavens, or a junior with a family background and a famous teacher, but what do we have in Xinglin? He has nothing! Enlightenment is still so late..."

"Yeah, he has nothing! Not only nothing, but to be able to get to this point, that child must have worked hard."

"So, husband, you should hurry up and tell my concubine whether you want that child on the list or not?"

County Magistrate Wang smiled, turned around to look at Mrs. Wang, stretched out his hand to pull down the catkin that was still pressing on his forehead, and patted it gently.

"Madam, don't say that this child's hard work is worth giving him a chance for my husband, just say that the kindness of the young couple to our Wang family is also worth making an exception for him. After all, if it wasn't for that child Su Yu, you Whether my husband and wife can still stand here today is unknown..."

Speaking of this, I thought of all the things that happened three years ago, and thought of the catastrophe that my family was about to encounter. It was only thanks to the help of the young couple that they were able to escape. My husband and wife can't help but think about their love. This is the most fundamental reason why I always like their husband and wife, miss them, and treat them like lucky stars.

The couple had a tacit understanding and looked at each other. Mrs. Wang smiled and raised her hand to press her husband again.

"My husband is doing business, I can rest assured, but my husband, since the child's poems are not good, I will call both children to the mansion later, and then you can teach him when the time comes, after all, the mansion exam is coming soon. , if the child fails the government examination and does not take it, your husband will not look good, will you?"

When his wife said that, County Magistrate Wang didn't know what his wife meant, so he laughed and nodded at his wife.

"You, you, all right, after these few days of busy work, I will trouble my wife to post a post, and let the two children come over and sit down. When the time comes, my husband will keep an eye on him, insisting that he write a hundred and eighty posts." Poetry is impossible!"

Otherwise, I'm sorry for myself this afternoon, I have resisted all the opposition, and I am determined to take him as a scholar, let alone put this kid's house to try to embarrass myself!

When the rankings were released the next day, Song Xinglin, who saw his own name on the side and had already exchanged hands with Wang Shuisheng, who was also famous on the side, didn't know this. Now, the two of them had to coax the famous Luo Sun Shan next to him, pouting Fatty Jin who wants to cry!
(End of this chapter)