Bachelor

Chapter 74 Unexpectedly

Sun Dan originally thought that he was a modern person in any way, and the exams he had experienced were unknown to others.

From elementary school to university, and then to the civil service examination, it can be said that he was killed all the way from a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.What kind of single-plank bridge has not been crossed, and what kind of forest of swords and guns has not been crossed.

Even in ancient times, he had gone through the county examination and the government examination.It should be said that there is also a certain amount of psychological preparation.

But when his body was searched by the yamen servants, and when he thought about the upcoming exam, his heart still fluttered in disbelief, his mouth was so dry that it was about to emit smoke, and a layer of goose bumps appeared on his vest.

The college examination is very important to a scholar. As long as he can successfully pass the examination, he is regarded as a real scholar. He has the privilege of exempting from corvee and paying taxes, and not kneeling when seeing officials, and he can jump into the privileged class.

It is because the college examination is so important, and the country attaches great importance to this examination. Generally, when candidates see those yamen servants with fierce faces in the examination room, they will be frightened to the point of weakness.

Look at that Sun Hao again, when he was searched by the yamen guards, he put his hands on his legs obediently, his body was as stiff as a wooden stick.This fearless boy finally knows how to be afraid today. Looking at his dull appearance, he is simply a prisoner waiting to die.

Seeing that he was so frightened, Sun Dan wanted to laugh, but couldn't make a sound no matter what.He was also extremely nervous, but he refused to show timidity in front of this little brother. If even he, the big brother, was afraid first, how would he boost his morale?

Sun Dan stretched out his hand and patted Sun Hao's shoulder, and smiled, feeling that Sun Hao's body was shaking non-stop.

Sun Hao's voice was a little trembling: "Brother Dan, I can't take it anymore, I really can't... I'd better not take the exam."

Sun Dan said: "Say something stupid. After entering the examination room, no one can get out until the gate of the Gongyuan is opened. Besides, if you just give up like this, what will others think of you, and how will you explain to your mother and family?"

Sun Hao stopped talking, and his body trembled more obviously.

"Don't talk." The yamen servant who searched him shouted in a low voice.

"This is for you." Sun Hao stuffed an object into Sun Dan's hand.

"what?"

"My mother prayed for me." His fat face lost a lot of weight because of staying up late: "Since last night, my mother knelt in front of the Buddha statue and recited sutras all night. This thing can bless me to be a scholar. Brother Dan, I won’t be able to win. At worst, I will donate to a scholar in the future, which is just a little money...but you are different, you need this fame..."

There was something sour in Sun Dan's throat. Although the Ming Dynasty had the idea of ​​donating meritorious service, it was expensive.At today's market price, plus the fact that Emperor Zhengde is using troops in the south of the Yangtze River and is short of money, each scholar quota is worth two hundred shibai.Converted into silver, it is about 400 taels of silver, which is nothing to the Sun family.

However, the merits donated are dwarfs when they meet a scholar who has passed the exam.If you want to develop well in the future, there will be stains on your resume, and you will be ridiculed.

Sun Hao is the eldest son of the family. If he does this, how will he manage the family in the future, and how will he stand up for himself?

Sun Dan didn't go to pick up the peace talisman, but looked at Sun Hao solemnly: "Brother Hao, we have prepared everything that should be prepared. If you believe me, go in and take the exam boldly. As long as you work hard, there will always be a good one." result."

"I believe in you." Sun Hao said hoarsely, "Brother Dan, I will work hard."

"Don't dawdle, the two of you are already late, hurry up and enter the examination room." The yamen servant became even more impatient, and kept looking at the things in the two people's baskets, picking out unnecessary things and throwing them aside.In order to prevent the two from being entrained, the food they brought was cut into peanut-sized pieces.

The sky had already fully opened, and a round of red sun rose into the sky, illuminating an ancient Gongyuan red and golden, so bright that it seemed like flowers.

A total of about [-] schoolchildren came to this courtyard test, and each of them was assigned a small independent room.

The room is small enough to fit a table with an oil lamp on it, and a wooden bucket in the corner for relief.

There is only one exam in the college exam, write an eight-legged essay, and then write a poem with dozens or hundreds of words.For Sun Dan, this kind of exam is not difficult, and an article can be completed in an hour.However, the college examination cannot be handed in in advance, which means that he has to stay in the examination room for a whole day.

Fortunately, the weather is nice and warm today, otherwise I would really catch a cold from the cold.

Sun Hao's room is just across from Sun Dan, and both of them can see the expressions on each other's faces.Just can't talk.

Sitting behind the table, Sun Dan saw that Sun Hao was still trembling.

Although there were more than 2000 examinees living in the entire Tribute Academy, it was silent. In this silence, one could vaguely hear the heavy panting of the examinees, and occasionally the knocking of teeth due to trembling.

The importance of the hospital examination cannot be overstated, and it is much more difficult than the county and government examinations.The county and government exams test students' mastery of basic knowledge, mostly by rote memorization.But when it comes to the college entrance examination, the examination standards are a bit difficult to figure out, and most of the time it depends on the character and luck of the examinee.

Moreover, you have to face the competition of a large number of previous students.

Many old students have been taking this test in the hospital for more than ten years, or even decades, and they have not yet passed the test with gray hair.

Let’s take the old boy across from Sun Dan as an example. Looking at his wrinkled face and snow-white hair, he must be at least 60 years old.

It can be seen that it is not easy to test a scholar.

As for donating fame, 400 taels of silver is not something an ordinary person can afford.

After sitting in the examination hall for less than half an hour, the test papers were finally distributed.

Although Sun Dan was not afraid of the exam, he was still a little nervous.

After he glanced at the exam questions, a heart that was hanging in the air finally fell down.

The exam question of this subject was just as he expected, it was "Know Yourself Everyday".

He and Sun Hao have been preparing for this topic for several days, and they are familiar with the model essays, and the selected essays are also beautiful essays suitable for the tastes of Ming Dynasty people and Wang Yuanzheng.

"The dust has finally settled for this academy exam. All I need to do is how to kill the whole day's exam time." Sun Dan thought of sitting in this small cage-like room for a while. All day long, my head is a little swollen.

He was not in a hurry to start writing, instead he picked up a piece of biscuit that was torn to pieces by the yamen servants to prepare for breakfast.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard a wild laugh.

Looking up, I saw that Sun Hao was shaking all over, lying on the table and crying: "God bless, I, Sun Hao, will be a scholar!"

Sun Dan didn't realize it.

He had already leaked this exam question to Sun Hao, and he helped him write a well-regulated model essay for him to memorize.

If the examiner hadn't deliberately made things difficult for him, it would have been difficult for Sun Hao to miss this exam.

The great joy flooded in like a tidal wave, this kid probably couldn't take it anymore, right?
(End of this chapter)