Spoilers for The Red Mansion, Daiyu’s mentality is broken

Chapter 51 The Third Master Will Be Number One in High School

In the following time, Jia Huan was not in a hurry, but pondered carefully and kept carving.

It took more than two hours to refine this article on draft paper.

This is the most satisfying article he has written so far.

Of course, it is also the longest article.

You know, in the past, when he wrote articles, he would write five articles every day besides listening to lectures and memorizing texts and materials.

Where would he have two hours to carve it out carefully?

After writing the first draft, Jia Huan felt a little urgent to urinate.

He quickly called the invigilator, and then went to the stinking room - luckily his seat was far away from the stinking room.

Otherwise, the smell may be unbearable.

After using the toilet and washing his hands, Jia Huan started to have lunch.

After lunch, Jia Huan did not write down the draft on the test paper immediately.

He rested for half an hour and then took another nap.

After waking up, I calmly wrote down the draft on the test paper.

After copying, Jia Huan couldn't wait impatiently, so he got up and handed in the paper.

Fortunately, the county examination is not so strict and allows students to submit papers in advance. Of course, they do not go out one by one.

Instead, a group of dozens of people were gathered together and released together.Then came the second and third batches.

The county exam is a full day and there is no strict time limit, but candles cannot be lit.

So at most, at dusk, when the test paper cannot be seen clearly, everyone will have to hand in the paper.

If it is a provincial examination or a general examination, the examination room will be locked.

Before the time is up, even if you hand in the paper, you won't be able to get out at all.

After leaving the examination room, Jia Huan saw Zhao Guoji waiting eagerly outside the examination room.

Seeing Jia Huan, Zhao Guoji trotted over quickly and took the test basket from Jia Huan.

"Third Master, have you finished the exam? How did you do with the questions? Why did you hand in the paper so early?"

Jia Huan smiled slightly and said, "I'll hand in the paper when I'm done. I'm too lazy to wait any longer. Uncle, let's go, I'll take you to dinner."

Zhao Guoji hurriedly said: "Third Master, don't call the villain uncle anymore. If the Third Master is in high school, he will be a scholar! If outsiders hear it, not only will the villain be punished, but it will also be bad for the Third Master's reputation. .”

Jia Huan smiled slightly and said: "This is just the first round of the county examination. Even if I pass the exam, I won't even be a boy, and I'm still far from being a scholar! Besides, even if I pass the exam, wouldn't you be my uncle?"

"Don't worry, I won't call you that in front of others, so as not to make it difficult for you. Come on, stop talking, let's find a place to have a good meal."

Jia Huan's words made Zhao Guoji's eyes turn red.

Soon, Zhao Guoji took Jia Huan and found a restaurant nearby.

Well, he is not the kind who is famous all over the capital. When he came out for the exam this time, Jia Huan brought a total of ten taels of silver with him.

Jia Huan roughly converted it using the price of rice. One tael of silver in this world is roughly equivalent to 2000 yuan in future generations.

Ten taels of silver is equivalent to 2 yuan in later generations.

Not a huge amount of money, but not a small sum either.

But living in the capital is not easy.

Prices in the capital are also extremely high. These ten taels of silver are not enough to spend in a big restaurant.

After entering the restaurant, Jia Huan only spent a little more than one tael of silver, ordering eight dishes, a pot of wine, and three large bowls of rice.

The wine was ordered for Zhao Guoji, but Jia Huan didn't drink.

Not only because of his young age, Jia Huan did not drink in his previous life.

Because he is a surgeon, his hands must be steady.And surgeons, even if they are off work, may be called back due to emergencies.

You cannot perform surgery after drinking alcohol.He didn't drink alcohol in this life. Even during holidays, he only drank a little bit of rice wine.

After dinner, Zhao Guoji sent Jia Huan to the door.

After entering the house, Jia Huan found that the house was calm, and no one among the maids and women asked about his examination status.

It seemed that in the entire Jia family, except for the people in his small courtyard, no one knew about his next exam.

Also, he never told anyone in the house that he was going to take the exam.

He didn't even tell Jia's mother, Jia Zheng, or Mrs. Wang.

Years ago, although he saved Baoyu once and restored Baoyu's reputation.

Jia Mu really disliked him for a few days, and even Mrs. Wang began to show kindness to him.

However, times have changed, and it has only been more than two months since the New Year.

This favor quietly faded away.

Noble people often forget things, Jia Huan also expressed his understanding.

As for his next exam, Jia Huan didn't bother to tell them, lest everyone feel unhappy.

After returning to her small courtyard, Aunt Zhao grabbed Jia Huan and asked nervously: "Huan'er, how did you do in the exam? Can you pass?"

Jia Huan smiled and said, "Mom, whether or not you win is decided by the examiner. How do I know?"

"Anyway, I've finished the question. As for whether I can win, I don't know. I can only leave it to fate."

In fact, Jia Huan is quite confident about this exam.

Needless to say, the second question was written by him before and revised by the master. There is definitely no bad reason.

Even for the first part, Jia Huan felt that it was not much worse than the second part.

As for the test poems, they were not taken seriously.

It really corresponds to the sentence: Today, when articles are important, there is no need to talk about the Han and Tang Dynasties.

It’s not the Tang Dynasty anymore. If you write good poems, you can pass the exam.

Nowadays, only county examinations and other small examinations still include test poems. Starting from the township examination, there is no test poem as an item in the examination questions.

Examiners mainly look at the first two questions when admitting candidates. As for the test poems, as long as they are not outrageously bad, they will not be dismissed.

Jia Huan felt that he should be able to win this time.

But what if?
He knew very well what kind of character Aunt Zhao was.

He likes to show off and brag about things he has nothing to do. If he says he did well in the exam, Jia Huan believes that it will be spread throughout the Jia family in less than a day.

There is no way for her to get into trouble in front of the old lady or the madam.

Besides, if you fail the exam, it will be even more embarrassing.

Aunt Zhao's face was filled with disappointment when she heard Jia Huan's words.

But she still consoled her: "Brother Huan, it doesn't matter, how old are you? Even the short-lived Brother Zhu didn't pass the exam when he was your age! It doesn't matter if he doesn't pass the exam. Let's go again next year Just take the exam, and you will pass it sooner or later."

Xiao Jixiang couldn't help but said: "Auntie, the third master is humble, the third master will definitely be the number one scholar in high school!"

At this time, I heard someone outside chuckle and say:
"Xiao Jixiang is right. In that case, I would like to congratulate Mr. San in advance for being the top pick in high school!"

But it was Lin Daiyu who walked in from outside.

Jia Huan smiled and said: "Sister Lin is also a narrow-minded person. Little Jixiang doesn't understand, but you are teasing me like this."

Xiao Jixiang said unconvinced: "I'm not wrong! Don't kid me, I've heard it all in the show!"

"In the Jinluan Hall, the one who gets the first place in the exam is called the number one scholar! The one who gets the No. 2 is called the second place, and the No. 3 is called the top pick. The third master is the most knowledgeable, and he will definitely be the No. [-] scholar in high school."

Daiyu suppressed her laughter and said, "Yes, you are right."

Jia Huan said helplessly to little Jixiang: "Jixiang, I have just taken the county examination now. Even if I pass the examination this time, I will still have to take the government examination in April and the college examination in August. Then I will have to pass the township examination and the general examination." , to get to the final palace examination!"

(End of this chapter)