Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 45 Going to the Academy

Zheng Lin's family has no land, but he has a lot of strength and has learned a few skills from others. When he was young, he worked in the county bodyguard bureau. After he recovered, he was left with a disability. He walked with a limp, and his left hand was also inconvenient, so he couldn't do farm work.He bought a mule cart with the silver sent by the escort, and used it to carry it back and forth, earning a few hard-earned money to make ends meet.

Zheng Lin's money is fair, and everyone who goes to the county only charges five cents for the car, so the business is still passable.

According to the original owner's memory, Du Jinning went to the bridge in the west of the village, and saw a mule cart parked there, but Zheng Lin was not there.

She was not in a hurry, and went directly to the courtyard surrounded by mud walls, and shouted loudly, "Uncle Zheng, are you at home?"

The door was opened, and Zheng Tao'er's face stuck out from inside.Seeing Du Jinning, she was quite surprised, and asked with a smile: "Brother Ning, what are you looking for with my father?"

"I have something to go to the county, and I want to trouble Uncle Zheng to make a trip."

Zheng Taoer was even more surprised.

She and the sisters of the Du family are the best friends. How could she not know what the situation of the third bedroom is like?That is to eat a penny of salt, and Chen has to go to carry wood for others to earn it back. On weekdays, his pockets are cleaner than anything else, so how can he have extra money to ride a car?
Moreover, what did Du Jinning do in the county?
Just as she was about to ask, Zheng Lin opened another door with a bowl of corn paste, and smiled at Du Jinning, "Brother Ning is going to the county? Wait for me for a while, I'll finish the mouthful of this paste." Then, just take the bowl and pour it into your mouth.

"Uncle Zheng, take your time, don't worry."

In fact, Du Jinning is still quite anxious, but eating is the biggest thing in the world, and she is not good at urging people to eat.

Fortunately, Zheng Lin did things simply, and finished the corn mush in a few mouthfuls. The leftover piece of pickle squeaked in his mouth. He passed the bowl to Zheng Taoer's hand, wiped his mouth with his hand, and went out, saying: " Walk."

Du Jinning was a wealthy man in modern times, and he was always generous; even in ancient times, Du Jinning became a poor and white country tomboy with little money in his pocket, and he didn't become tight-fisted.Zheng Lin didn't say how much it was, nor did she say that she would wait for a few more people before leaving, so she didn't say anything either.

Zheng Lin untied the mule's rope, put it on the cart, sat on the shaft of the cart, and yelled: "Get in the cart." Seeing Du Jinning get into the mule cart, he shook the rope, "Drive." The mule cart slowed down. Start slowly and run towards the county seat.

Du Jinning was worried that Zheng Lin would ask her why she went to the county seat, so she had already thought of an excuse in her heart.But Zheng Lin seemed to be very professional. He didn't ask about such private matters, but asked about her physical condition, and said, "It's cold and windy, you sit down, I'm going to hurry up." , shut up and stopped chatting, but drove the mule cart fast.

Because of this, entering the city this time was faster than when Du Jinning and Mrs. Chen hired a car back, and it didn't take long to enter the city.

Du Jinning said: "Uncle Zheng, do you know where the Boyue Academy is? If you know, you can drive the car directly to the entrance of the academy, and I'll give you the money."

"I know. It's okay, it's not far away, and there's no need to add money." Zheng Lin smiled.Due to the large number of people in the city, he deliberately slowed down the speed of the car.

After a while, the mule cart stopped at the gate of the academy.

Du Jinning jumped out of the car and asked Zheng Lin, "How much?"

"Five texts."

Du Jinning raised his eyes and looked at Zheng Lin, who still had a scar on his face and looked a little fierce: "Uncle Zheng, I have money, so you can charge as much as you want. Otherwise, I will be ashamed to take your car next time. "

"It's less confiscated. It just so happens that I'm also going to the county. I still earn five cents for taking you along the way, otherwise it's a waste of time to run with an empty car." Zheng Lin laughed.

Du Jinning knew that Zheng Lin took care of her.Due to the lack of people, he always had to wait for three or five people before making a trip to the county.If there are few people, it will cost six or seven fen.Sitting alone like her, and it was delivered directly to the designated place in the city, it would definitely not work without ten cents.

She felt warm in her heart, but she didn't reject Zheng Lin's kindness. She took out five Wen coins from her bosom and handed it to him, saying, "Thank you, Uncle Zheng."

Zheng Lin didn't say anything, just smiled at her, and drove the mule cart back.

Only then did Du Jinning raise his head and look towards the gate of Boyue Academy.

This Boyue Academy was built on a small hill beside the county seat, and the gate also stood along the slope, like the archway that Du Jinning saw in later generations.

At this time, the gate of the academy was closed tightly, even the side doors on both sides were also tightly closed.Next to the side door was a small room, presumably where the gatekeeper stayed.

Du Jinning walked over and knocked on the door of the hut.

After a while, the door opened, and an old man in his fifties walked out.He looked Du Jinning up and down, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Du Jinning saluted and said, "Master Guan Qi in the academy invited me to come and find him."

"Oh?" The old man raised his eyebrows.

If it were someone else, he might not report it.After all, the child in front of him was young and dressed in rags. He didn't look like a member of the Guan family or a servant at all. He was afraid that he might be looking for Qiufeng's poor relatives, because the Guan family didn't allow them to come, so he came here.

But it was about Jia Ze, so he didn't dare to neglect it.This academy was built by the Guan family, and the head of the mountain is also from the Guan family.If the kid was really called by Young Master Guan Qi, then if he didn't report, the gatekeeper's position would be unstable.

Anyway, it was the lunch break at the academy, and the seventh young master Guan never stopped to give an announcement, but it was just an errand, not a big deal.

He said: "Just wait." He locked the door of his hut, opened the corner door to enter, and closed the corner door smoothly.

Du Jinning found a shelter from the wind and waited outside.

Thinking that the academy is relatively large, it takes time to go in and come out. After about a cup of tea, the old man opened the door, but he didn't come out right away, but smiled and gestured respectfully to the inside. Guan Jiaze was dressed in a A stone blue muslin cotton robe came out from inside.

Du Jinning quickly trotted over.

"Huh, it's you?" Guan Jiaze obviously still remembered Du Jinning. He was a little surprised when he saw her, but he soon cheered up. "Is there a new script?"

Du Jinning took out the storybook from his pocket and handed it to Guan Jiaze.

Guan Jiaze took it and planned to read it, but looked at Du Jinning, changed his mind, and asked her, "How much?"

"Umm... this storybook is a bit long, about three books in length. I've only written a part of it now, which is what you're holding. You can see if you want to buy it." Du Jinning said.

(End of this chapter)