Chapter 403: Township Test

The streamer throws people, from the twilight season of a plough of apricot rain to the beginning of summer when the cherry shoots return to spring, the little white horse rides the streamer to ride the dust, even if you are willing to stay, time does not follow, in the blink of an eye, it is the end of summer and the beginning of autumn when the geese are far away. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The autumn tiger, who has had to turn back several times for several years, has always been menacing with his teeth and claws. This year, somehow, he was particularly obedient, and as soon as he turned around, he was still amiable, so he obediently stepped down and bowed.

After a scorching and scorching summer, it ushered in a quiet new autumn with the fragrance of plants and trees.

Although it is a matter of course, it still makes peppercorns feel inexplicably at ease.

I really haven't come out of the shadows of many years ago.

What's more, because Luo Ji and Wen Qi returned to their hometowns, their family looked back on the tragedy of that year.

It is already the time of white dew, the yin is getting heavier, the dew is condensed and white, unconsciously the weather is getting cooler, the day is still hot, and then as soon as the sun returns to the mountain, the temperature drops sharply.

In the morning, the first rays of morning light shine through the mist, as fresh as dewdrops.

It was the most abundant and pleasant Chenguang of the year, and it was so much that literati and scholars rushed to chant, but with the triennial day of the big competition, it was getting closer and closer, and even the atmosphere in the air was becoming more and more tense because of the candidates at home.

But the emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry.

Although at the beginning of July, Qin Lianbao, who was the only candidate in the family and whose treatment was comparable to that of the eighth child who had just turned over by himself at home, had already suspended the schoolwork in the school and the tutoring at night, and turned to self-study by the little boys, supervised and tutored by Wen Qi and Mai.

He started a new round of closed-door study on his own.

But it's not hard reading.

At least it's much more leisurely than the one before the child's test, which can be regarded as a dark hard reading.

In addition to the daily (daily) reading and writing, I will still tutor the little children with one or two homework, occasionally go out to meet friends, and when the interest comes, I will lead the peppercorns to walk outside, or draw two strokes casually.

Still relaxed, not the slightest bit of nervousness.

But there are many people in the family, and Father Qin and Mrs. Qin are just that.

Huajiao didn't know if the second elder was nervous, maybe she was also apprehensive in her heart, but the Tao was deep enough for her to see.

But the nervousness of Qin Lianhu and the others was almost written on their faces in black and white.

Especially Qin Lianxiong and Qin Lianlong.

The state is very different from that of the old children's exams.

Hua Jiao still remembers that the attitude of the two in the old years was the same as that of Qin Lianhu and Qin Lianfeng, and they all thought that it was just the county exam, and they could pass the exam, but if they took the exam again, there was something to be nervous about.

But this time it was different, and perhaps because everyone knew that the leather monkey in the family came from their own house, the two of them tightened the bones of the fourth and fifth cousins all summer, and they didn't let the two jump at all.

These two demon kings of the mixed world couldn't jump up, because they had led the little brothers to fight before, they had already been collected by Qin Lianxiong and Qin Lianbao in turn, so that Fang Liang, who had been apprehensive until now, naturally couldn't jump up.

Even the ghostly Lilac was obedient, and even walked quietly, and her heels were finally able to touch the ground.

It made Yao's chief breathe a sigh of relief, and finally had a little bit of what a girl's family should look like.

It was a hot summer, but the whole family, from the body to the heart, was a rare coolness.

Of course, the biggest impact is awkwardness.

The skin monkey is not skinny, is it still a monkey dog!

Sichuan pepper didn't understand it at first, but gradually, I figured out that maybe it was because of the "sweetness".

Qin Lianxiong, this is needless to say.

One step does not dare to make a mistake in running the baby care hall, so he has to take care of all the things that make people seem to be mother-in-law.

If it weren't for the drive of kindness and responsibility, not everyone would have been able to persevere in this way.

Especially Qin Lianxiong's character is placed here again, although it can be delicately down, but in the end it is used to it.

But because of this, Hua Jiao can feel that he urgently needs someone who can speak for him and speak for more people.

I hope that Qin Lianbao, who can go further, can take on more social responsibilities, can maximize his fame, and perhaps his personality charm, and use all available opportunities and resources to preach the tragic death of abandoning drowned female babies, exhort kindness, stimulate love, advocate good human order, lead the villagers, and clean up the source from the concept, and finally achieve the effect of changing customs.

For Qin Lianlong, with this change, Huajiao feels that it may have to be seen from the trip to Jingkou a few months ago.

And that's exactly what happened.

That time, Qin Lianlong accompanied Qin Lianbao to take Luo Ji Wenqi to Jingkou, the main purpose was that at a critical time, Qin Lianlong, who could be a police officer by his side, would help him.

But I didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

Although Brother Lobby and the first party of the plan had already left Beijing, Qin Lianbao had not yet taken out the name card given by Mrs. Fang, and the matter had been resolved smoothly as roughly negotiated before.

Wen Qi successfully set up an orphaned household, and all the properties that the Wang family of Sanhuaitang had been named, including ancestral houses, houses, fields, and shops, had also successfully passed the deed.

According to the plan immediately pondered by the chief steward of the Fang family, the dilapidated ancestral house was retained, hundreds of acres of land, more than a dozen shops, and more than 30 houses, which were directly entrusted to a reliable person who came forward to ask for the plan.

It is also a local noble family, and the trusteeship lasts for seven years, and after Wen Qi is crowned, it will be recovered and disposed of by itself.

And in the past seven years, Wen Qi not only didn't take a penny, but also had to paste some silver out to get it.

After all, the dozen or so shops and more than 30 houses have been abandoned and severely damaged since the disaster of that year. If you want to use it, it will come in handy or even make money to make up for it, and you have to repair it first.

Small repairs, not to mention the current depression in Jingkou, plus the location is not good, it can't be said to be three years and five years, it can't be of great use.

As for the hundreds of acres of land, although it is a large number of acres, it has been abandoned for so many years. To tell the truth, even if it was originally a high-quality field, it has become a wasteland that can no longer be barren, and you have to ask someone to open up the wasteland first.

In this way, at least three and a half years can be profitable.

This pile, one by one, is a small matter of labor and money, and a lot of effort is a big matter.

People are willing to help take care of it, and it is already for the sake of the Fang family's golden face, which is a great favor.

What Wen Qi and his own family did should naturally be done in front.

What's more, there is also the Qing guest and steward who Brother Lobby has explained before, as well as the wardens in the yamen, this cadre, etc., all have to be sincerely entertained.

Qin Lianbao and Qin Lianlong were also prepared, and they went out with enough money.

But in addition to opening the way with silver, Qin Lianlong saw it really on the side, Qin Lianbao's identity as a showman, whether it was a high-ranking family or a eight-character gate, not to mention that he could eat, but he could also walk.

That is, if you can get closer, you can take a step back for the rest of the things, and naturally there is nothing that cannot be impossible.

There is nothing more intuitive than seeing it with his own eyes, how Qin Lianlong doesn't want Qin Lianbao to go further.

What's more, he is the one in the family who is most optimistic about Qin Lianbao. Qin Lianbao picked up his books again and embarked on the road of the imperial examination in the year of his establishment, which he was the first to put forward and strongly advocated.

Even more faith than Roche, who was a wife.

After all, as for Roche, she is more worried than confident.

I was worried that Qin Lianbao Township would not be able to take the test, and I was worried that Qin Lianbao would endure hardships from time to time.

I can only bring fennel and peppercorns, and redouble my efforts to give Qin Lianbao what he needs to go out, so that Qin Lianbao can be comfortable when he goes out.

After all, in these years, just going out is almost like moving home, not to mention Qin Lianbao has to stay in a humble tribute courtyard for nine days and seven nights.

Since it is an exam, you are not allowed to bring books, and if you can bring it in, you will do the exam-related examination tools.

The test basket is still the purple bamboo test basket made by Daddy Qin himself during the previous children's test, and Roche believes that this test basket that has been poured into Daddy Qin's hard work has accompanied Qin Lianbao to successfully pass the children's test, and will definitely accompany him to pass the township test, and even the test.

And the curtain is still the one carefully embroidered by Luo the year before last, and every stitch and thread on it carries her expectations.

After the plum blossom, Roche took out the test baskets and curtains that were collected in the box after cleaning in the old year and cleaned them to dry.

In late June, I began to make some pen, ink, paper and inkstones, and in addition to a dry study room, I had to prepare a roll of bedding, which included a small quilt three feet square, and several sets of clothes for replacement.

This is all Roche with fennel and peppercorns, a needle and a thread of new intake.

Then there are five watch chickens that are easy to cook and boil water and carry around, as well as rice bowls and tea cups, chopsticks and spoons, tea leaves, silver frost charcoal, candles, fire folds, toilet paper, oilcloth and so on.

In particular, it is necessary to prepare a set of tools such as hammers, nails, ropes, etc.

It is said that this is because it may have to be renovated or even repaired by yourself.

It's the first time I've heard of peppercorns.

And Qin Lianbao also heard about this from the first people of the plan on the boat during the test of the old year's court, and bought tools in the provincial capital to bring them to the tribute court.

In the end, the Fang family is a family, and even the capital of the plan is very sophisticated and took a hammer out and demonstrated it to Qin Lianbao and the lobby brother.

Tell them that the Gongyuan is not the same as their ceremonial room in Lianxi, although it is also a south-facing "prison" type house.

Each building also has three brick walls, one of which is empty. There are two planks about four feet long in the house, and there are brick brackets on both sides of the wall.

During the daytime exam, two wooden planks are placed on the upper and lower brackets to build a simple table and chair, and when it is time to rest at night, the upper planks must be removed and put together with the lower level to form a simple bed, and the candidates have to curl up on this small bed to make up for sleep.

This has to be done by the candidates, but due to the age of the house, it is inevitable that it will be old, difficult to disassemble, or unstable.

In this case, you need tools to knock and beat, and try to install it properly according to personal habits or heights.

But it is precisely because of such a simple house, but it is such a season, there are especially many mosquitoes, snakes and ants, and the medicinal powder used to disperse the poison is indispensable.

This time, in the blink of an eye, it will be the end of July.

Luo Zhi was thinking about the days, and began to make some dishes for Qin Lianbao again.

There is no food in the Gongyuan, except for the day of the eighth half, by the emperor's grace, some side dishes and mooncakes will be given to the candidates to eat, and the Futai scholars also have rewards, and the rest of the days are self-sufficient.

Although food and drinking can be handled by the "army" arranged by the government, such as cooking rice and making tea on behalf of others.

But in addition to the clean drinking water prepared by the Gongyuan, rice noodles, dry food, and side dishes have to be prepared by themselves.

Roche prepared a stack of reed leaf packets as early as May 5, which were used to glue the reed leaves layer by layer and can be used as a container for side dishes.

The melon and soy sauce, vegetable mackerel, fish sauce, and meat that can be preserved cheaply on a hot day are packed in four large bags, and the duck egg strings made of pepper and bay leaves are woven with colorful cotton thread, and more than 20 salted duck eggs are carried in the pocket.

This is the dish during Qin Lianbao's exam, and before he set off, in addition to a small bag of white rice, Luo Zhi prepared a large bag of pancakes as dry food.

Tie the examination basket into a load with a green cloth jacket, but this is the candidate's own back to carry into the tribute courtyard.

It is strange to say that when you take the exam, you have to wear a shirt, but you have to dress up in a short dress.

Lilac stared at Qin Lianbao, who was dressed up and put on the test kit on his back.

couldn't help but circle around him twice, and said in surprise: "Third uncle, how do you look like a porter?" ”

Qin Lianbao laughed when he said it.

Stretched out his hand again and touched the corner of the pepper that was also laughing: "Pepper is obedient, Daddy will be back at the end of August, at most early September." ”

Hua Jiao nodded heavily, and grinned: "My brothers and sisters and I wish Daddy a famous laurel list, and the star dance at the Luming banquet." ”

Only on the day of departure, Hua Jiao followed Luo to send Qin Lianbao and Qin Lianlong, who was also going to accompany him, to the entrance of the village, and stopped.

Even if they are reluctant, they understand that they can only stop here.

Qin Lianbao has already made a name for himself, and the occasion of seeing him off has to be left to the people on the scene.

For example, the department that came from Fang's house was in charge, such as Qian Yunren, and Li Inspector......

Even the shopkeeper Guo in Jingli, as well as the shopkeeper of Datong Wang San, wrote a letter before this, wishing Qin Lianbao Guibang High School.

Even the Qing guest who Qin Lianbao went to Jingkou last time to make friends also wrote poems to cheer up Qin Lianbao.

And this Li Inspector and others even personally performed and presented Cheng Yi.

Especially Inspector Li, he also brought his own son, a burly half-sized son.

In Qin Lianxiong's white eyes, he introduced his eldest son to Qin Lianbao with a smile.

The little dark-faced boy hurriedly stepped forward to bow to Qin Lianbao, and stumbled before holding his breath and said, "The kid hereby wishes Uncle Shi a victory and success." ”

Qin Lianbao glanced at Li Xunjian and accepted his salute with a smile.

Qian Yunren watched from the side, and let out a long breath in his heart.