Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 4 Shocked
It was freezing cold in the room.

The house Sanfang lived in was dark, narrow, cold and damp.This is the south, and there is no habit of building kangs. In winter, everyone can only surround themselves with charcoal basins to keep warm.Old man Du, the first room, and the second room all have charcoal fires for heating, and thick cotton curtains cover the door.Only the third room has no charcoal fire, and the door is a thin wooden door that allows ventilation.Du Jinning took off his clothes and lay down on the bed, pulled off the hard and thin quilt and covered him.It's just that it hasn't been warm for half a day.She got up and put on her clothes, and jumped dozens of times in the room. She felt her body warmed up. She didn't dare to take off her clothes again when she went to bed. The hard torn padded jacket lay down.

She lay on the bed thinking quietly, and unconsciously fell asleep again in a daze.

An hour later, Du Jinning opened his eyes.She was woken up by starvation.She is growing up now, so she is very hungry.It's just that it's only noon at this time, and they can't eat until evening when Mrs. Chen and the others come back.Unable to lie down on the bed, she lifted the quilt and sat up.

She wanted to visit the school at the east end of the village.

The original body was scolded by the elders in the family when he was young, and he developed a timid and cowardly character, and he was usually taciturn.The only thing out of line was touching my cousin's book a few days ago.Because she is eager to study, when she is not helping her mother with work, what she does most often is to wander around the school at the east end of the village.The elder of the Du family, Du Yinsheng, as a boy student, is very prestigious in the village. Whenever weddings and funerals are held in the village, he always sits at the top table.This became the existence that Yuanchen admired, and he believed that his uncle's ability to have such a status had something to do with his academic success and fame.So he is very eager to study, and wants to change his situation through this way.

Du Jinning, the traveler, agrees with Yuan Bo's point of view.Learning is valuable than anything else.Even though this is a dynasty that Du Jinning is not familiar with, the social order is very similar to that of ancient China. Scholars have a very high status in society. Only by studying can she change herself and the status and situation of their third wife .

However, if she agrees, she agrees, but her idea is different from that of the original owner.Her gender is a woman. If she really goes to take the imperial examination, once she is found out, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor, so she must not take the imperial examination.Wanting to study is just to use this opportunity to stir up conflicts in the family, so that Sanfang can break away from the Du family.You must know that studying in this era is very expensive.The reason why Yao shi always picks things up is nothing more than worrying that the elders of the Du family will change their attitude and let her study too.In this way, it is not easy for Yao's elm-headed son to study; secondly, she can also use the opportunity of literacy to earn some money.Now that she is too young and emaciated, and has no money, how can it be so easy to start a business or do something else?Taking the opportunity of studying, get a set of four treasures of the study, help people copy books, or write one or two story books to sell, at least it can change the situation of poor and poor.

Du Fangfei had to sell herself for a little medicine money, isn't it because she is penniless?

After thinking about this, she shrank her neck and went out the door regardless of the cold outside.

At this time, it was noon, and there were no laundry people by the river.Du Jinning walked timidly for a while, and after crossing the river and walking for a while, his body felt warm.

She raised her head and looked around, only to see a piece of farmland in front of her.It was winter at this time, and there were only stubbles of rice left in the fields after they had been cut off, and golden-yellow wormwood piled up in piles.

"In the beginning of human beings, their nature is good, their natures are similar, their habits are far apart..."

The sound of a child reading a book came from afar.

Du Jinning followed the prestige and found that the voice came from a building that looked like an ancestral hall not far away.She was overjoyed and walked quickly towards the ancestral hall.

She did not dare to act recklessly, instead of going in through the main entrance of the ancestral hall, she circled around the ancestral hall, finally found a more suitable window, and looked inside.

I saw a group of boys ranging in age from seven or eight to teens sitting at a table with a book in front of them.The older children at the back looked at the book with their heads down and muttered, while the younger ones were shaking their heads and reading aloud in unison.

Whether it is ancient or modern, there are always students who are not paying attention in class and like to look around.

Du Jinning was standing on tiptoe, trying to read clearly the words on the book of the student closest to her, when she heard someone calling her name: "Du Jinning."

She raised her head and met two pairs of dark eyes.

"Wang Yougen, Li Baoshu." A stern voice sounded.

The two children got agitated, turned their heads away quickly, and sat down solemnly.Du Jinning quickly shrank back and squatted at the base of the wall under the window.

"Sir, it's Du Jinning. He was poking around outside the window just now." A familiar voice sounded in the room.

Du Jinning bit his lip.This is the voice of Du Jinshou, Yao's son.The original owner just wanted to read his book, so he was punished to kneel in the yard for a day, and finally got sick with a fever.Du Jinshou's mother, Yao Shi, didn't seem to think it was enough. She kept saying all kinds of thorny things, which made Du Chensheng and his wife even more dissatisfied with the third room. They didn't care about Du Jinning's life or death, so the original owner passed away.

Although Du Jinning had a chance of rebirth, she hated Yao Shi and Du Jinshou very much.At this time, it was Du Jinshou who broke her again.

She was thinking about running away quickly, when a pair of feet wearing black cotton shoes appeared in front of her eyes.She raised her head, and was facing a face similar to Du Chensheng's.

"Uncle, uncle grandpa..." she called out in a low voice.

"Brother Ning, why did you come here?" Du Yinsheng said warmly.

Seeing Du Yinsheng's kind face, Du Jinning's heart skipped a beat, feeling that the opportunity had come.She lowered her head and whispered, "I, I also want to study."

Du Yinsheng seemed to know her situation at home.He sighed, patted her head, and didn't speak.

"I, I can memorize what they read just now." Du Jinning raised his head and looked at Du Yinsheng hopefully, his eyes sparkling.

Du Yinsheng was taken aback, looked at her, and moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it.

Du Jinning didn't wait for him to say anything, and directly recited the "Three Character Classic" that the children read just now: "At the beginning of human beings, nature is good, and nature is similar, but habits are far away. If you don't teach, your nature will change..."

"This, this is what you heard just now?" Du Yinsheng seemed a little unbelievable.

Du Jinning nodded vigorously.

Du Yinsheng pondered for a moment, and said: "I'll read it once, you memorize it, and I'll test you in a while." Then, he began to read, "The way to a university lies in clearing Mingde, being close to the people, and stopping at perfection. There is steadiness, and then you can be calm, and then you can be calm, and then you can worry, and then you can gain. Things have their origins and ends, and things have their beginnings and ends. Knowing the sequence of events is the shortest way."

(End of this chapter)