"My father told me to wait another year, but I want to give it a try next year." Xie Huaijin said, he was a little restrained when he spoke like this, and secretly glanced at Ji Xiaotang who was sitting on the side.

Second Master Ji talked to Xie Huaijin, and both Ji Xiaotang and Third Master Ji were present.

"If it ends next year, how sure are you?" Second Master Ji thought about it and asked. If it were someone else's family, and there was such a disagreement between father and son, Second Master Ji would definitely let it go.

But the other party is Xie Huaijin, and the situation is different.

"There's always eighty or ninety percent sure." Xie Huaijin clenched his fist in his sleeve and said.

Second Master Ji looked at Xie Huaijin and nodded.

"I'll discuss this matter with your father again." When Master Ji said this, he was willing to say Xiang to Xie Zhixian for Xie Huaijin's sake.

How could Xie Huaijin not be happy, and immediately thanked Second Master Ji.

"Thank you Uncle Ji, Huai Jin will definitely live up to Uncle Xie's high expectations."

"Don't thank me just yet." Second Master Ji said with a smile, "How to decide in the end depends on your father." Your father asked you to wait another year, also to be more secure. In addition, there should also be reasons why you are not worried about traveling alone. ”

Xie Huaijin wants to take the boys' test, but he can't take the test in Qingyuan County. He had to go back to his hometown to take the exam. The Xie family's original home is in Hejian Mansion, although it is adjacent to Qingyuan, but the actual distance is not close.

Xie Zhixian can't accompany Xie Huaijin back, and Mrs. Xie also has to take care of Xie Zhixian and the inner house, and she can't take care of Xie Huaijin either. And Xie Huaijin is still a teenager and has never gone far by himself. Even if he sends a stable steward to follow and serve, I am afraid that Xie Zhixian and Mrs. Xie will not be at ease.

"My father and mother are really worried." Xie Huaijin said, "In their eyes, I'm afraid that no matter how old I get, I'm still a child." I'm not young anymore, and this time I went out as an experience. ”

It is a trivial matter whether he has experience or not, and Xie Huaijin secretly looked at Ji Xiaotang again. He wanted to gain fame as soon as possible, so that his parents could give him and Ji Xiaotang's relationship as soon as possible.

Even if it takes a few years to get married, it's always better to get married early. He and Ji Xiaotang are childhood sweethearts, and their parents are not such pedantic and inflexible people. Even if they are married, they will not really not let the two of them meet.

"Well, it's a good thing to be trained." Master Ji San said casually.

When it comes to poetry and imperial examinations, Master Ji San is not interested.

"You see how old Huai Jin is, he has this ambition. If you are an uncle, you should learn from Huai Jin at this top. Second Master Ji took the opportunity to say.

Master Ji San immediately stopped talking.

Mrs. Xie and Xie Huaijin did not stay to eat, and there were still things to Mrs. Xie to take care of in the county government's back house, while Xie Huaijin was busy going back to study.

After sending Mrs. Xie's mother and son away, Ji Xiaotang and Master Ji San went to the library again.

"Uncle, I'll discuss something with you." Ji Xiaotang was solemn and authentic.

Master Ji San was used to Ji Xiaotang like this, so he immediately sat upright.

"Xiaotang, what do you want Uncle to do?"

"I really have something to do with my uncle, but I'm afraid that my uncle won't agree." Ji Xiaotang said.

"Xiaotang, what you said. You asked Uncle to do something, but Uncle refused to agree to you. Master Ji San said with a hug.

This is indeed true. Originally, Master Ji San loved Ji Xiaotang very much, but later experienced the incident of Qingxi Mountain, and he almost obeyed Ji Xiaotang.

"I want my uncle to study." Ji Xiaotang said a sentence slowly. It is not a general study, but a study for the purpose of taking the imperial examination.

Master Ji San had a bitter face.

"Xiaotang, anything else is fine, just this one. It's not that Uncle is unwilling, Uncle is indeed not this material. ”

"It's not that I want my uncle to take the entrance examination, and he will be the first. As long as the uncle takes the exam, the master comes back. Ji Xiaotang said.

"Xiaotang, you are a person who can read, and it is an ordinary thing to take the exam as a master. I just pity your uncle and me, if I really go to take the exam, I'm afraid that I will be stuck in the children's exam and be an old boy for a lifetime. Master Ji San made a pitiful face, trying to get Ji Xiaotang's sympathy.

"Uncle, do you believe me?" Ji Xiaotang asked suddenly.

"Believe it." Master Ji San was a little confused, "Xiaotang, of course I believe you." ”

"In this case, Uncle just study hard. I said let the uncle come back with a lifter, and the uncle can come back with a lifter. ”

Master Ji San's eyes widened.

"Xiaotang, what are you going to do? …… Bribing examiners? Do you want that big brother Han to help, did you tell him something in private? …… Or are you going to take the test for me? ”

Bribing an examiner is a felony, and once discovered, the whole family will be implicated. Ji Xiaotang never thought about this kind of thing. Of course, she wouldn't go to Han-Xiao Weiwuhou for this matter. As for the substitute exam, this is even more impossible.

Xie Zhixian is the examiner, will Xie Zhixian recognize her as Master Ji San!

"Neither." Ji Xiaotang shook his head, "I want my uncle to come back with a proper exam." ”

Master Ji San didn't speak for a while.

Ji Xiaotang said this, he was not unmoved. Second Master Ji's persuasion about official status and fame, Master Ji Third listened to it after all.

For example, in his current situation, because he is a white body, if he goes to the yamen, he must kneel when he sees the official. However, as long as he can come back with a reputation for a showman, it will not be expensive to see an official.

In addition to this, many other things are also much more convenient.

Now the people of Qingyuan County respect him, and they look at the Yu Yin of Old Master Ji, and the official bodies of Second Master Ji and Third Master Ji. If he throws away the shadow of his father and brother, he himself is a white body, even if he has tens of thousands of family assets, what can he be.

Master Ji San couldn't help but think of Xie Gui and Xie An's father and son. Although this father and son are rich, they still have to look at Jiang Qingshan's face to live, and I don't know how much money is spent on all parties every year.

If you want to shelter your family, you can't just be a farmer.

"Xiaotang, if I listen to you, how can I come back with an honest exam." Master Ji San asked Ji Xiaotang with a straight face. In fact, don't raise people, as long as you can take the exam to show off and come back, Master Ji San will feel very satisfied.

"First of all, Uncle should start to study hard. Uncle can't read hard silently, he has to make a big show and let everyone in Qingyuan County know. Ji Xiaotang said.

"Xiaotang, you say, are you calculating uncle?" Master Ji San narrowed his eyes, "It's said with such fanfare, Uncle just wants to save face, and he has to hang on his head and stab something." ”

"Then does the uncle promise or not?" Ji Xiaotang ignored Master Ji San's careful thoughts, and just asked.

"Yes, I promise." Master Ji San thought about it and nodded ruthlessly.

"Then Uncle will start reading. Just ask Daddy to teach Uncle himself! Ji Xiaotang smiled.

"Xiaotang, is this something you and your father have discussed a long time ago?" Master Ji San asked.

Ji Xiaotang didn't bother to answer this question at all, but just took out a few thick piles of rice paper, and the corresponding pen and ink, as well as the four books and five classics, calligraphy and so on.

"This is what Uncle has been doing in the past few months." Ji Xiaotang said.

The pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things prepared for Master Ji San were piled up on a table.

"Uncle only needs to work hard for a few months, and if you don't talk about it once and for all, it's almost the same." Ji Xiaotang saw that Master Ji San still had a difficult face, so he encouraged.

Master Ji San doesn't like to read, but Ji Xiaotang's sentence is once and for all, but it just touched him deeply.

"If that's the case, then I'll hang my head ......"

"Head cantilever cone thorn strand." Ji Xiaotang reminded Master Ji San.

"Yes, it's okay to stab the cone on the head of the cantilever beam." Master Ji San clenched his fists, indicating that he had been able to persevere.

"That's good." Ji Xiaotang saw that he had persuaded Master Ji San, so he nodded with satisfaction.

In the fifth year of Longqing, several major events occurred in Qingyuan County, among which one incident that happened in the autumn of this year is the most talked-about.

The third master of the Ji family in Qingyuan finally got the hang of it and wanted to study for the exam.

There is a lot of discussion on this matter in the streets and alleys, especially among the readers.

"After all, it is the descendant of the Ji family, with such Lao Tzu and brothers, this third child will not be far behind. It's just that the opening is late, and this opening is just afraid that it will be a blockbuster. ”

"No matter what, I'm afraid it's too late. You know, this reading is important to be a child. ”

"If you talk about Tong Zigong, the third child of the Ji family is not later than you and me, and his father and brother teach, which is better than us. This is a natural good life. ”

If Master Ji San really only started reading now, then he would have to wait a few years to take the exam. However, Ji Xiaotang didn't have time to wait. Fortunately, although Master Ji San doesn't like to read, he was enlightened early, and he has been studying under the supervision of his father and brother all these years.

In the eyes of everyone, Master Ji San is a person who doesn't like to read, and he doesn't read much.

Readers are sure, they don't like to read, they don't read well, these people are just hearsay, except for a few gentlemen who have taught Master Ji San, no one has personally confirmed it.

Thirty years in the east of the river, thirty years in the west of the river. Since Master Ji San is enlightened, where will it still be the former Wuxia Ameng.

The Ji family arranged for someone to let out the news, and then, the second master of Ji really supervised the third master of Ji to start reading.

Three more sleep, five more up.

Master Ji San began to read hard, and Mrs. Ji was first relieved, and then felt distressed. Needless to say, all kinds of supplements are sent to Master Ji San like water every day. Mrs. Ji also specially called the two brothers to come and inquire.

"The third child is willing to study hard, this is the old lady has a spirit in the sky. Your willingness to teach him is also a piece of your heart as a brother. Mrs. Ji said earnestly to the second old man Ji, "It's just that I see you studying these days, isn't it too hard." ”

"Since the third child is willing to study, it is better to come slowly, so that he will be tired again."

"Old lady, I'm not tired." Master Ji San showed his white teeth and gave Mrs. Ji a big smile.

"I look very distressed." Mrs. Ji insisted very much, "Although I don't have much knowledge, I used to hear your father say that this ...... Take your time, not in a hurry. ”

"If you want to hurry, you can't get there." Second Master Ji caught Mrs. Ji's words.

As he spoke, Second Master Ji glanced at Ji Xiaotang, who was sitting next to him.

According to the meaning of Master Ji, although he does not dote on Master Ji San like Mrs. Ji, he also feels that this matter cannot be achieved overnight. What is the knowledge of Master Ji San, others may not know yet, but Master Ji Er knows it very well.

Participating in next year's children's exam is too reluctant for Master Ji San.

If Master Ji San can continue to study hard according to the current momentum, in another three years, he may be able to give it a try.

Master Ji Er also mentioned this to Ji Xiaotang.

But Ji Xiaotang shook his head.

The third master of Ji is really down-to-earth, relying on real talent to learn to take the imperial examination, it is too difficult and takes too long.

What Ji Xiaotang wants is to achieve it overnight.

The Ji family does not necessarily need another Confucian talent, but if Master Ji San wants to become another pillar of the Ji family, he very much needs a fame to protect himself and walk in the world.

According to the calculation of time, Ji Xiaotang can't wait another year.

But she couldn't wait.

Master Ji San must participate in next year's children's examination, and pass the government examination and the hospital examination all the way next year, and gain fame in the examination.

The reason is very simple, Ji Xiaotang only remembers next year's exam questions! R1152