On the evening of the eighth day of August, Qin Jian walked into the Shuntian Mansion Tribute Courtyard in advance and participated in the first session of this year's township test. Zhao Mo personally drove him there, with the banner of the king of Suning County, the road was very smooth, and when he entered the examination room, he was one step faster than others, saving the trouble of queuing and crowding with people.

While Qin Jian was struggling in the examination room, Zhao Mo was not idle. He went to Yongjiahou Mansion every day, saying that he wanted to accompany Qin Bai, an elder who had instructed Qin Jian in his homework for many years, to talk about the world and relieve boredom, and also to save Qin Bai from worrying about Qin Jian in the exam. When Qin Jian finished the exam, he could also drive himself and take people home. He had already renovated the carriage of the county king's mansion according to the standard when Qin Hanzhen rearranged his own carriage, and the whole was very comfortable, and it looked low-key and inconspicuous from the outside. On Qin Jian's way home, he could rest directly in the carriage, and he had everything he wanted to eat and drink. That way, he doesn't have to stay up at home to really rest.

These words were good, and the Qin family's room was very grateful, but they were a little puzzled, Zhao Mo, Qin Jian's good friend, why didn't he go to the long room? Qin Jian's family also needed comfort. However, thinking that Zhao Mo was already closer to Sanfang, he didn't say anything. Only Qin Hanzhen privately guessed that these good words were just an excuse for Zhao Moxun. He has a friendship with Qin Jian, but he can't afford to wait at Qin's house during Qin Jian's exam. He did this just to find an excuse to talk to her, right? Otherwise, what would he do in the Yongjiahou Mansion next room?

Qin Hanzhen couldn't help but squint at people. Zhao Mo was not afraid to let her see it, but he still had a smile on his face, and every time she looked at him, he smiled at her extraordinarily brightly. Qin Hanzhen had nothing to say, so he could only turn his head silently. Fortunately, Zhao Mo just behaved like a fool when there were no outsiders, and his words and deeds in front of outsiders were quite reliable, and Qin Hanzhen was not embarrassed. Thinking that he also had a heart for her, she didn't know it all. If Zhao Mo can find an opportunity, she is also willing to talk to him, and when she avoids people, she can also give him a little sweetness to taste.

Time passed in the blink of an eye. When Zhao Mo ran to Yongjiahou Mansion every day to get close to his fiancée, Qin Jian worked hard in the examination room. He took three exams one after another, and when he came out of the first exam, he was only a little blue under his eyes; when he came out after the second exam, his stubble came out, and his face was gray with two points; and when he finished the third exam, he was unkempt, his chin was thin and pointed, and his whole person felt extremely haggard.

Zhao Mo sat and waited on the teahouse opposite the Gongyuan early in the morning, and as soon as he saw him out of the examination room, he immediately stepped forward to help people get into the carriage. The Gongyuan was not far from the Chengenhou Mansion, but before the carriage returned home, Qin Jian fell asleep in the carriage first.

After returning home, Qin Jian said everything, so he fell asleep first, slept until the middle of the moon, only woke up, hurriedly ate a supper, and then continued to sleep, and finally slept full the next morning, got up and smelled a sour smell on his body, and hurriedly asked the girl to prepare hot water and wait for him to take a bath. When he freshened up and finished breakfast, he felt that he was alive.

Facing the relatives who rushed to see his long room and third room after hearing that he woke up, he only had one sentence: "I didn't expect the township test to be so hard, I can't sleep well or eat well after entering the venue, I don't know what will happen if I can try?"

Everyone was stunned. Qin Hanzhen preemptively said: "Brother Hall, haven't you inquired about the situation of the township examination in advance? Then in order to adapt to the exam in the future, before the start of the spring festival next year, you had better rehearse in advance how the exam will be conducted." Otherwise, I'm afraid that you won't be used to it by then, and you won't be able to concentrate on answering the exam papers!"

This seems to be saying that Qin Jian's Jinke Township will definitely be able to win. Qin Zhonghai said with a smile: "This is reasonable. I haven't taken the exam, so I'll have to ask someone about it when the time comes. ”

Qin Bai asked Qin Jian: "How did you do in the exam? Do you find the question difficult?" In the past few days, in order not to affect Qin Jian's exam, he has endured not asking this kind of question.

Qin Jian hurriedly asked people to take a pen and paper, and silently wrote out the answers he wrote in the third exam, and handed them to Qin Bai together with the articles and answers he wrote silently when he went home after the previous two exams.

Qin Bai hurriedly read it: "It's just a matter of looking at it, the questions of the four books and the questions of the scriptures are not bad, and the articles in the second scene can be solved." When I go back, I will read the content of the article and the current affairs of the third scene in detail, and then I will talk to you in detail. ”

Yao asked a little nervously: "Third uncle, I don't know if Brother Jian's article has a chance to win?"

Qin Bai smiled slightly: "Don't worry about your niece and daughter-in-law, I'll tell you when I finish reading." Although I am not an examiner, I can still tell whether I answered well or not. ”

Yao was anxious to know the answer, but he still couldn't help but ask again, and when he turned his head and saw that Qin Jian's face was thin and he was haggard, he was so distressed. Although she is also from a scholarly family, she knows that if a scholar wants to gain fame, he has to go through such a journey, but Qin Jian has been pampered since she was a child, when has she suffered such a hardship? If it weren't for her son's future, she would have asked him not to take the exam again. At this time, she couldn't say anything, she only grabbed Qin Jian, and her eyes were silently red.

Qin Jian comforted her in turn and said, "Mother, don't worry, you are looking at me with a bad face, right? Actually, I just didn't sleep well in the examination room, and I will be fine when I go home and rest for two days." ”

Yao asked him with tears: "Why didn't you sleep well? Could it be that you didn't have a good number room?" But I have told you to be generous when rewarding the soldiers in the examination room, and don't be reluctant to give up the silver. They are the most snobbish, and when they receive your money, they will take you into a good room. ”

Qin Jian smiled bitterly: "Why didn't I give the silver? The No. 1 room is also good, obviously newer than other places, and clean, and it avoids the wind outlet, so I don't have to worry about the wind and cold." Unfortunately, the examinees in the room next to me were snoring so loudly in the middle of the night that I couldn't listen to them. Except for the one who snored, no one in the row of people on my side could sleep well. It was also my unlucky to have such a neighbor. ”

When everyone heard this, they were all very sympathetic, but when they encountered this kind of thing, they were really helpless. Qin Jian entered early, the number room had already been set, and in the evening, he didn't know that the neighbor was such a master, but if he wanted to change the number room, it was too late. He has been holding on hard for the past few days, but if he doesn't sleep well, his spirit is poor, and it's no wonder that he is so haggard. Every time he went out of the examination room, he fell asleep when he got home, and his family saw that his face was not good, and they were afraid that he would not go well in the exam, and they did not dare to stimulate him, so they didn't ask much, but they didn't expect this to be the reason.

Qin Jian also specially thanked Qin Hanzhen: "Thanks to the third sister, I prepared ginger powder." Although I was originally prepared for the cool breeze at night, I was able to drink hot water to ward off the cold, but when I was not in good spirits, I relied on ginger tea to refresh myself and survive. ”

The ginger powder that Qin Hanzhen prepared for him was also equipped with other medicinal materials, in addition to warding off the cold, it also had the effect of invigorating the spirit, and it actually came in handy in this kind of thing.

She was a little ridiculous, and said busily: "Brother Lobby, let's rest for two days, don't be busy with homework for the time being, relax and relax first." It's been a hard time for you these past few days, and you have to recover well. ”

Yao also said: "Exactly, I will instruct the kitchen to stew soup for you." ”

Qin Jinhua also said very positively: "I learned two side dishes, can I make them for my brother?"

Qin Jian couldn't help but feel numb on his scalp, and hurriedly said: "I still have to ask a few familiar candidates, I don't know how they did in the exam, I'm afraid there will be entertainment." I haven't seen my friends much in months, and I've had to invite them to drinks and dinners. ”

Yao Shi said angrily: "You want to take the township test seriously, what are you going to pay for? Leave it alone with your fox friends and dog friends, it's serious to rest at home for a few days!"

Qin Zhonghai also smiled and said: "I just sent someone to the Tang family, and after their family Tang Han went home, he also slept a lot, and now he is fine." Master Tang has read Tang Han's article, and the Tao is a good answer, and this course is hopeful. If you want to talk to a friend, go to Tang Han, and ask Lord Tang to help you read the article to see if you are sure. ”

Yao turned her head to look at her husband and didn't say anything.

Under the persuasion of the whole family, Qin Jian still couldn't go out to find friends after all, so he had to stay at home for two days and talk about the follow-up, but he still sent a little servant to Tang Han and Cai Shizi and a few other close friends to say hello. As for Zhao Mo, he didn't need to bother with this, after leaving the examination room, he was personally sent home by Zhao Mo.

Seeing that his son was recuperating at home, Yao was finally relieved, and when he returned to Shengyiju, he hurriedly instructed his henchman Yulan to go back to Yao's house to find his mother Yao Wang's family to ask for the Wang family's ancestral hand-down, which was specially given to the exam-taking students to recuperate after the exam. If it weren't for the Yao Wang's family, the only daughter of the second master, he might not be able to get this body supplement as a dowry. Yao used to disagree with this recipe, but now that he thinks about it, he regrets it a little. Regardless of whether that recipe is useful or not, for the sake of her son's body, she will try everything.

Yulan hurriedly took the order and passed by Qin Zhonghai, who walked into the house.

Seeing that Qin Zhonghai was back, Yao Shi hurriedly smiled and got up to greet him. Qin Zhonghai sat down opposite her and asked, "Can Jinhua and the Tang family's children have the eight characters together?" I instructed you to do it as soon as possible that day, but you haven't gone out for a few days, is it possible that you haven't done it yet?"

Yao Shi was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses: "I've only been thinking about Brother Jian's exam these days, where can I think of anything else?"

Qin Zhonghai could also understand, and was not angry: "That is the case, now that Brother Jian has finished the exam, you should go and combine the eight characters as soon as possible." After saying that the township test list is released, the two children will be officially married, and if they don't go through the eight characters first, how will the next things be arranged?"

Yao was slow to respond. Qin Zhonghai noticed the abnormality and looked up: "What's the matter? You want to find another person for Jinhua again? Who are you fanciing this time?!"

Yao Shi hurriedly said: "No, no, how could I have had such a thought?" It's just ......" she paused, "When I saw Princess Qin before, she praised us Jinhua a few words, and I don't know what Princess Qin means." It seems that there are several princes in the Qin Palace, and they have not yet decided on a marriage......"

Qin Zhonghai slapped the table impatiently: "How could Princess Qin not praise Jinhua? She is Tang Han's grandmother, isn't it a good thing to praise her future granddaughter-in-law? Now that the township exam has been completed, I can move out again at any time. If you still refuse to learn your lesson, just tell me directly!"

Yao Shi was taken aback, and hurriedly apologized: "I didn't mean anything else, I just said casually, I was wrong, don't be angry, Second Master, I won't go against your will anymore." You want to give Jinhua and Tang Han eight characters, right? I'll go to ...... tomorrow."