I, my father-in-law, set off a frenzy of public examinations in ancient times

Enke, which lasted for six days and three nights, finally came to an end. The Ministry of Rites is working overtime to grade the papers. Guan Yujun is contacting the bookstore to discuss the publication of the excellent answer papers.

She also contacted the various "entertainment and leisure halls" to provide a "one-stop relaxation, entertainment and leisure" service after the exam, and launched the "Carnival Package" package, which includes the "Yangchun Baixue" version and the "Xialibaren" version;

The price of each version is divided into three levels, and it is guaranteed that during the waiting period for the ranking, you can play uninterruptedly for twelve hours a day.

Xia Xingxiao happily held a flyer, jumped into his carriage, and coquettishly snuggled into the arms of his mother who came to pick her and her brother out of the examination school, happily discussing where to go.

"Mother, mother! Let's go to this 'Yangchun Baixue Family Package' project together!

You see, our family can go to a private estate in the suburbs to pick mushrooms, enjoy spring flowers, and pick berries. At noon, the chef from Zuixianlou will come and cook according to the ingredients we picked ourselves;

In the afternoon, I went to the hot springs. During the soaking, refreshments were served, and I drank the 'pomegranate wine' that the Queen Mother's aunt praised!After running in the hot spring, there are Liubo, Shuanglu, Go and other events to play casually;
At night, there are bonfire shows, lantern shows and puppet shows! ...Mom, let's go..."

Mrs. Xia tapped her forehead with her index finger like feigning anger: "Don't you know how angry your father is? How dare you go out to play?..."

The youngest daughter of Xia Xing School pursed her lips as if pretending: "My family gave me the name, why do I go to participate, but blame me instead? ——Mom, let's go and play! Until we play until the ranking is announced..."

"What are you talking about! What if you delay your brother's preparation for the imperial examination?——"

The mother and daughter looked at Xia Risen together, but the latter was leaning against the window, looking absent-minded.

After Mrs. Xia wiped Xia Xingxiao's face, she handed a clean handkerchief to Xia Risen: "Sen'er, why are you in a daze? Otherwise, let's go to that so-called 'Yangchun Baixue' and relax together..."

Xia Xingxiao responded excitedly: "That's not it, mother! Men can play bow and shoot, watch beast fights, and compete in sword skills... We only need to spend 99 taels of silver every day, and we can play all the sports!—— "

"Sword skills, bow shooting, your brother is the kind of person who fights and kills..." Mrs. Xia glanced at her daughter reproachfully, "But then again, many wealthy families in Beijing will definitely go there... ..."

"That's it!—"

Xia Xingxiao nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and finally waited for his mother to let go, but neither of them noticed Xia Risen's displeasure, because Mr. Ma, the Ministry of Rites, couldn't find him during the second exam. There are people.

Xia Risen is not afraid of his nonsense, because this is almost the unanimous meaning of their old aristocratic families, and Mr. Ma has family members to support, doesn't he? ...

***
When Mrs. Lu was carrying a basket and waiting for Lu Xiaoyue to leave the examination institute, someone stuffed a leaflet in her hand. She didn't know many characters on it. Attracted by the first "Qushui Liushang" project...

I heard that those things are played by rich men and ladies. If Xiaoyue only spends 99 Wen to experience it, she will be happy! ...

Mrs. Lu gritted her teeth, heartbroken, and reported it!

"Sister, what are you looking at?—"

Lu Xiaoyue had two dark circles under her eyes, but she was in a very good state of mind, almost jumping out. As soon as she came out, she saw that Sister was not "waiting" for her, which made her a little nervous. disappointment.

"Xiaoyue, sister wants you to play..."

"I won't go." Lu Xiaoyue shook her head resolutely, "I still have to prepare for the imperial examination, I don't have time to toss..."

"But Xiaoyue, if you are confident that you are 'on the list', the imperial examination is just a matter of re-ranking, why not..."

"I, no." Lu Xiaoyue still said every word: "Sister, 99 cents is not a decimal, I don't want you to be troubled..."

Mrs. Lu felt sore: "You child, if you don't go, why don't you go..." Then she abducted Lu Xiaoyue and went to the most prestigious dim sum shop in Beijing.

***
Lu Xiucai is not a juren, he cannot participate in Enke, but it does not prevent him from "gritting his teeth and persevering" with those juren for six days and three nights.

He doesn't go home to teach during the day, and spends his nights desperately reviewing his homework in private schools. He strives to be admitted to the Juren in two years; ...

After finally surviving those six days and three nights, he seemed to have lost half his life. When he returned home, he saw his two daughters obediently preparing meals.

Lu Xiucai felt sore, he really didn't want to mention finding a husband-in-law anymore, but there is no man in the family, it really can't be done...

"Xiaoyue, why do you look haggard!—" Lu Xiucai looked at Xiaoyue's face and asked a little strangely.

"It's nothing, daddy~" Lu Xiaoyue always said in a cold and distant manner.

Lu Xiucai sighed lightly, not knowing what to say, so he just ate the rice silently.

The next day waiting for the announcement of the rankings is still as ordinary as water for Lu Xiucai, but those students who are well-to-do in private schools are still children at heart, they have been discussing and hearing who went where to play, and playing games again. After playing polo, I watched acrobatics.

Before the announcement of the list, the major shops and storefronts in Beijing made a lot of money in a short time. They wished that the day of the list would be postponed again and again.

But who knows that Mr. Guan is worthy of being Mr. Guan. Enke was held at the end of February after the Queen Mother's birthday, but on the tenth day, he quickly finished reading the papers; judging from the compressed number of exam questions, it will be held soon Palace examination and Qionglin banquet.

However, with the strong support of Mr. Guan, not only did it not appear hasty and simple, but it was very lively, and everyone seemed to be very happy.

Although the number of questions has decreased, the difficulty has increased; the taste of it, presumably only the candidates who have personally referred to it can find out...

This day, Lu Xiucai was leading the children to read in the morning: "Zi said: It's not easy to say that it's not easy to learn..." while shaking his head.

Suddenly there was a shout of "Publish the list, post the list" from outside, from far to near, it seemed to be coming towards their house.

"Silence! Silence!—" Lu Xiucai picked up the board, tapped on the table, and stopped the whispering children.

"What does Enke's ranking have to do with you? Don't study hard!——" Lu Xiucai glared at the children in the seat, and continued to turn over a page of the book...

"Mr. Lu, it has nothing to do with them, but it has something to do with you!—" The brat who was absent from class pushed open the door very impolitely, panting heavily on his knees, his face covered with Smiling and Lu Xiucai announced the good news.

The origin of Enke is in the Song Dynasty. It gave those students who did not rank well a chance, allowing them to take the supplementary examination when the emperor set the examination.In order to show the mighty grace of heaven, the imperial court has made great efforts to recruit Enke scholars, and there may be Enke champions other than ordinary imperial examination champions.However, Enke was not common at that time, so the probability of two champions at the same time was not high.

In the Qing Dynasty, the Enke system underwent considerable changes, mainly because the scope of Enke expanded and its frequency increased.

With a wide range, Enke is no longer aimed at a small number of candidates, but all students.The frequency is high, and Enke is always there when the royal family encounters happy events.For example, the last imperial examination in history was the Enke given on Cixi's [-]th birthday.

The Enke written by the author here is equivalent to holding another "examination", which is Chunwei.