Longevity starts from Liaozhai

Chapter 10 Learning
After eating the roast beef, Wang Fu patted his swollen stomach, and suddenly joked: "Liu Xian, the imperial court has a clause prohibiting the private slaughter of farm cattle, so you are not afraid that the origin of this beef is unknown, and eating it with me will break the law." ?"

Indeed, the imperial court has a decree prohibiting the slaughter of cattle.However, the people of Yujiang regard beef as the best delicacy, and beef is always on the plate at all banquets, large and small.

The reign name of the emperor was Anping, and it is now Anping 39 years. When Emperor Anping first succeeded to the throne, he once targeted the slaughter of cattle and set up a big prison in the province. As a result, too many people were arrested and the entanglements were extensive.The emperor almost couldn't come down from the stage, and then an official played, explaining the reason, asking the court to release him without questioning the guilt, and Emperor Anping agreed to go down the donkey.

As a result, beef even appeared majestically at the banquets between officials of the province.

These news are known to scholars of any status.

Knowing that Qin Chuan was born in a rural area and his family was poor, Wang Fu deliberately teased him to see if Qin Chuan could still remain calm as before.

"I remember that there was a poet in this dynasty who said, 'The Chinese kitchen cooks a rich meal, cooks sheep and slaughters fat cattle'. There was also a poet in the previous generation who said, 'Cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle is a pleasure, and you will have to drink three hundred cups'. If you want to slaughter cattle It is in line with the law, but it is in line with love. Etiquette is nothing more than human feelings. If you eat beef, you will be fine. And brother Wang ate it all, but the younger brother doesn't eat it, isn't it disrespectful." Qin Chuan laughed softly.

"Haha, has Liuxian read so many poems? I haven't heard a single line. But these two lines of poems sound good. You'll have to drink three hundred cups, but tomorrow I'll have a test in the courtyard, so I won't I advise you to drink."

Most of the imperial examination scholars buried their heads in the Four Books and Five Classics before they entered the middle school, especially those who farmed and read the biography, and paid special attention to this point, for fear that their nephews and nephews would be distracted and delay the imperial examination, which is the most important event in life.

It is entertained by poetry and songs, ancient articles, or titles on the gold list to cultivate sentiment; or it is used to pass life and comfort frustration during the imperial examination.

Qin Chuan was able to recite ancient poems, Wang Fu was not only unexpected, but also felt reasonable.Because Qin Chuan was born in the countryside, there must be no one in his family to point him to these details.

But Qin Chuan is not humbled by poverty, getting along with him, advancing and retreating with evidence, is even more commendable.

Apart from failing in his studies, Wang Fu is also well-versed in human relations.

I feel more and more that this brother who is the head of the county and government examinations will definitely go further in the future on his way to fame and wealth.

The old man said that friends with potential must be respected and helped before they get rich.Youdao is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to give charcoal in the snow.

He called the butler and whispered a few words.

After a while, the housekeeper brought a book case, which was made of rosewood, exquisite workmanship, deep color, with its own fragrance. When traveling in the wild, it will not be bitten by many mosquitoes if you carry it on your back.And there is a hidden mechanism inside, with poles and curtains to protect the sun and rain, and it has multiple functions.

There was also a new set of clothes and a baby swaddle.Even the paper, ink and inkstone are brand new.There is also a silver tael among them.The housekeeper explained that Qin Chuan was entitled to [-]% of the silver for selling wolf skins yesterday, including the same.

It can be seen that Wang Fu is thoughtful, carrying such a good book case on his back, if he is dressed plainly, it will be nondescript and make people laugh, and he has carefully prepared the baby for Ying Ning, his intentions are deep enough.

"Liuxian, this is a gift from me. Whether you pass the exam or not, it's all out of my heart for you, so don't refuse."

Qin Chuan: "Brother Wang's gift, my younger brother really likes it. But the book case I brought was borrowed by Brother Zheng, a fellow from the country, so that I can take the entrance examination conveniently. I will go out to find them later. If I change the book case , doesn’t it hurt the heart of a friend. Brother Wang regards me as a friend, so naturally he doesn’t want my younger brother to do this. So I accept the book case, but after my court exam, return the book case to Brother Zheng, and then come to pick it up ?”

Wang Fu clapped his hands and sighed, "Liuxian really has the style of the ancients, I promise you that I will."

Then the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Qin Chuan took the due silver, and just asked the housekeeper where Zheng Tu and his wife lived, and then fed Ying Ning again, and said goodbye with Ying Ning in the old book case.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they left the gate of the Wang family, Zheng Tu and his wife appeared together with two apprentices, surrounded by a wooden donkey cart selling meat.

Qin Chuan said with a smile: "Brother Zheng, I was going to find you, but I didn't expect you to come here earlier and wait for me."

Zheng Tu smiled at Mrs. Zheng: "Mother, I said that Brother Chuan will definitely come out to look for us today, even though he is staying in the palace."

Qin Chuan smiled slightly: "Although the palace is good, it's not where I will stay forever. If Brother Zheng finishes selling meat today, please help me find a secluded house not far from the Fuxue Palace tomorrow, and wait for my hospital to finish the test." After that, I will rent it. For a long time to come, I plan to live in the city. Don’t worry about it.”

He can't afford to buy a house now, but with the money in his hand, he can still rent a separate and secluded house in the city.In Lingzhou city, the rent of houses not facing the street is generally not expensive.

Of course, Qin Chuan already had a way to make money in his heart, and he just waited for the hospital to try it out before starting to do it.

Zheng Tu wants to sell meat in the city for a long time, so he naturally plans to rent a house. Of course, his goal is to open a butcher shop, preferably one facing the street.

As for helping Qin Chuan find a house, it is naturally convenient to do the two things together.

What's more, Qin Chuan and Wang Fu got along very well, and they could stay overnight, just ask Wang Fu to give Qin Chuan whatever order he wanted.

Qin Chuan did not look for Young Master Wang, but him, which shows that Qin Chuan is definitely not someone who forgets about wealth and honor.

Zheng Tu patted his chest and said: "Tomorrow I will go to do this for you early in the morning. You can just go to the exam during the day, and Yingning and my wife will take care of it."

Qin Chuan naturally thanked him.

It is the beginning of August, and the night is breezy, not too cold.

Qin Chuan, Zheng Tu and others stayed overnight in an open space near the vegetable market. Even if it was an open space, they still had to pay.Of course, in the third and fourth shifts, there are vegetable vendors and butchers who start preparing at the stalls.

Qin Chuan meditated cross-legged all night and dealt with it easily.

When it got dark, we started to set off.

Today is the college exam, and there are many candidates going to the exam room.When we arrived outside the examination room, there were already 200 people gathered.

Because of Qin Chuan's plain clothes, he was particularly eye-catching among the young students in fresh clothes.

Some people also recognized him as the head of the county and government examinations, and said that Qin Chuan came from a very poor background, from a small village in the countryside.

Some people revealed the fact that Qin Chuan was the head of the case and offended the Huang family.

So one after another alienated, no one cares.

The tolerance guarding the examination room next to him couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"The young people nowadays are too snobbish. After all, everyone is a reference child. They don't talk about hypocrisy and politeness, and they don't even bother to be perfunctory."

Soon it was time to enter, surrounded by servants, Wang Fu appeared on the stage.

When he saw Qin Chuan, he laughed loudly, "Liu Xian, let's enter the examination room together."

Whoever enters the examination room is the first to be followed, originally to call their names, and enter one by one.However, Wang Fu directly gave the registered official a silver ingot, and the two were called by their names first, and entered the examination room before the others.

But in the examination room, someone actually arrived earlier than the two.

Wang Fu recognized the other party, knew that the other party was Huang Meng from the Huang family, and said in a low voice: "Liu Xian, don't pay attention to this person. Let's find a place first."

Qin Chuan keenly felt that Huang Meng gave him a slightly unfriendly look.

He asked himself that he had nothing to do with the other party, but searching his memory, he found that before he awakened, he had met this person in the county and government examinations.

Qin Chuan knew it, and after seeing the matter of the person coming from the premise school, he might have something to do with this person.

He thought, it must be the trouble caused by the chief of the case.

But this time in the courtyard test, he couldn't release the water.Otherwise, the article will be unconvincing, and the county magistrate and prefect will be slapped in the face.

The same is to offend people.

As a long-lived species, he doesn't want to cause trouble, but he is not afraid of trouble.

After all, the soldiers come to block, and the water comes to cover it.

After all the candidates arrive, the exam questions will be announced, and the exam will officially begin.

The exam questions in the college exam this time are really difficult, they are two essays, which belong to the small questions in the scientific exam, and the angle of the questions is very tricky and weird.

As soon as the exam questions were announced, there were many candidates crying.

On the contrary, Wang Fu did not sigh, which was a bit unexpected to Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan didn't pay too much attention to it. Anyway, if Wang Fu failed the exam, he would still be the eldest son of the Wang family. In the future, if he donated money to a supervisor, he would be able to take the provincial exam directly.

He concentrated and began to solve the problem.

For several lifetimes, he has been familiar with classics, and he has accumulated a lot in this lifetime. With his transcendent thinking, he can write stereotyped essays with ease.

Before noon, Qin Chuan had successfully completed the papers.

Since he finished answering, staying in the examination room was just killing time, why not go out early to get some air and wait for Wang Fu to come out.

Because the college examination was vague, the academic officer obviously didn't know Qin Chuan. He saw the words on Qin Chuan's paper, his eyes lit up, and he was immediately attracted by the articles in the paper.

Qin Chuan left after handing in the papers. He just noticed that the teacher's reaction was a bit strange. After a little thought, he understood:
I think my font is not much different from before awakening, but it is more neat and powerful. If you have seen the papers of other county and government exams, you can probably recognize them.

As soon as Qin Chuan handed in the paper, Huang Meng followed suit and did not leave in a hurry.

Tixue read Huang Meng's paper again, and asked Huang Meng softly, "Huang Meng, the person who handed in the paper just now must be Qin Chuan."

"How did your lord know?"

Tixue smiled slightly: "A Tongsheng from Lingzhou Prefecture, he can only do better in writing than you. However, for the sake of the Huang family, you will be the leader of this examination. It's just his Article, I really don't want to be dismissed, and I will feel ashamed to be listed under the first class."

Huang Meng looked gloomy, "My lord, please let me see his test paper."

Tixue then showed Huang Meng Qin Chuan's test paper. Huang Meng was known as a child prodigy. When he saw the test paper, he glanced over ten lines at a glance, and his face turned pale after a while.
"My lord, you can give him the head of the case."

(End of this chapter)