Originally, after Shu Manyao's two children had completed the full moon, Shu Manyao planned to take them back to Yang Mansion to live. It's just that Yang Jianbai is not at home, she is also the heroine of the Yang Mansion, there is no reason not to go home all day, besides, there are people in the Yang family's old house who are staring at it all day long, and Shu Manyao doesn't want to leave anyone behind.

It's just that she didn't find a chance to bring it up at all, because at the end of March, spring began to begin. There is also a Shu Zheming in the Shu family who is going to participate in the Spring Festival, and all the people in the Shu family, from the old lady to Shu Zhehui, except for the four little dolls who are not sensible, the rest of the people are preparing for this Spring Festival.

The old lady can ask about the things in Shu Zheming's yard three times a day. Cheng's is even more five or six times a day to tell the kitchen to make some soup and water to replenish the body, the spring is not as good as the autumn squirrel, the autumn squirrel can still come out every three days, but the spring squirrel, nine days in the can not come out, a lot of people, the autumn squirrel can pass, a show or something, but most of them are brushed down on the spring squirrel, partly because of insufficient knowledge, but partly because of physical reasons.

Almost one-tenth of the people were carried out not long after entering the venue.

Shu Zheming doesn't need to be too nervous, he was raised by Shu Chengye since he was a child, Shu Chengye pursues a gentleman who is proficient in all the six arts, and if he rides and shoots well, his body is naturally healthy. It's like Shu Chengye, who is a scholar, is now nearly forty years old, and he doesn't look like he is in his early thirties.

Shu Manyu is the busier one in the family, she used to be very ordinary needlework, and now she plans to get engaged, while doing embroidery work, she also has to make clothes for Shu Zheming, although it is April, but the weather at night is still very cold, those bedding in the examination room of the Gongyuan Academy, I don't know how many years it has been used, and the function of keeping warm may have long been gone, so Shu Zheming's clothes have to be more careful, and he can't bring jackets, so he can only make a few more single clothes.

Shu Chengye came back from the yamen early every day, although Shu Zheming had his own husband, but Shu Chengye himself was in high school, and his father's teaching experience was naturally more complete than that of being a gentleman.

The family is busy, five children, Shu Zhehui, who is just six years old, is also a child, plus Cheng's twins, Shu Manyao's own twins, a total of six, all of which are under Shu Manyao's control.

Fortunately, there is also an Aunt Wang who can help on the side, otherwise, Shu Manyao will be anxious, don't look at it as just five children, but two are still breastfeeding, and two are about to hold a birthday ceremony, not to mention how difficult it is to bring. Fortunately, there are a lot of nurses and maids at home, otherwise, Shu Manyao is afraid that her hair will fall out.

In the blink of an eye, it was mid-April, and Shu Zheming, under the eyes of Shu Chengye, carried his basket to the gate of the Gongyuan for inspection, and then followed the flow of people into the examination room. Shu Chengye stood outside for a long time, waiting for the bell to ring for the exam inside before he turned around and went home.

If the Shu family was busy before the start of the exam, it is anxious now. The old lady stayed in the Buddhist hall all day long, and Cheng had to think about how to make up for his body when Shu Zheming came back every day. In the end, it was his own brother, Shu Manyu couldn't calm down every day, so he simply ran to Shu Manyao to tease the children, making the children cry every time, and then was kicked out by Shu Manyao angrily.

Nine days is not long, but it is not short.

Early in the morning, the old lady hurriedly ordered someone to prepare the car: "Hurry up, go and invite Dr. Li again, let Dr. Li follow the car over, this exam, it's really a boiling thing, although Zheming's body has always been good, but after nine days there, I don't know what it looks like." And hot water to be prepared......"

Cheng smiled and nodded: "Mother, don't worry, I have made the hot water and soup ready, Zheming's yard has just been arranged again, especially his bedroom, I have asked people to light some incense, the bedding has been paved, and the surrounding area of the yard has also been cleaned, to ensure that it is quiet and comfortable, Zheming can sleep well when he comes back." ”

Shu Zhehui shouted from the side: "I'm going to pick up my eldest brother too!" ”

Shu Manyu was also a little anxious, she was a little more worried than others, Shu Zheming was her own brother, she had to worry, this time Cai Yuheng also participated in the Spring Festival, before his father said that it was good, if Cai Yuheng can be lifted, their relatives can only be mentioned, if not...... It's a lifelong matter, how can she not be in a hurry?

"Grandmother, mother, I want to go too." After hesitating for a long time, Shu Manyu opened his mouth and said, and the old lady was about to speak, when she heard Shu Chengye's voice outside: "What are you going to do?" You don't know who you are? The girl's family thinks about running out all day long! You have learned the female precepts, haven't you? You just look at your grandmother and your mother are soft-hearted and reluctant to punish you, this time I don't care about you, next time if you are so unruly, our family law is not to be seen! ”

Shu Manyu immediately shrunk his neck and hid behind the old lady, that family law, who really suffered, who knows, is not at all unbearable for ordinary people, Shu Manyu himself is also strange, how did he endure it in the first place?

Shu Chengye came in and glared at Shu Manyu, saluted the old lady, and then said: "I'll just take Zhehui over, mother, you wait for the letter at home, don't worry, Zheming's knowledge, I am still sure, even if I can't get into the first class, I can definitely get into the second class." Besides, Zheming is young, even if it is a mistake this time......"

Before he could finish speaking, the old lady immediately spit out twice: "What nonsense, hurry up!" My eldest grandson won't fail the test, you stinky mouth! As he spoke, he clasped his hands together: "Amitabha, the Buddha is in the presence of the Bodhisattva, those words just now don't count, my eldest grandson will definitely be able to pass the exam!" You will definitely pass the exam, you must bless my eldest grandson, if he passes, I will offer you three sheep! ”

Shu Manyu hid behind the old lady and snickered, the corners of Shu Chengye's mouth twitched, and he took the time to glare at Shu Manyu, appeased the old lady for a few words, and took Shu Zhehui out, Dr. Li was also waiting outside the door, and the three of them got into the carriage together and went to the gate of the Gongyuan.

But when I got to that street, I found that the whole street was almost blocked, with people and cars coming and going, and there was no place to turn around. Everyone was tiptoeing and stretching their necks to look inside, and the guards guarding outside were looking at the crowd outside vigilantly with their spears, and no one was allowed to approach within ten meters of the gate of the Gongyuan.

Finally waited for the bell to ring in the examination room, and the people who had been waiting for a day and were a little exhausted suddenly came to their senses and stared at the door.

Some of the candidates fainted as soon as they came out, and immediately a guard came to carry them to the side of the room, where a doctor was waiting. Whether it was in good spirits or bad spirits, whether there was anyone to pick it up, anyway, soon, everyone was scattered in the crowd.

Shu Chengye was also very anxious, but he came a little late, and the car could only wait halfway, he led two small servants to the door with great difficulty, and the candidates had already walked more than halfway. stared at the people who came out one by one, and finally found Shu Zheming in the back place, glanced at it first, saw that he was in good spirits, breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately beckoned and shouted: "Zheming, here!" ”

Shu Zheming saw it as soon as he looked up, and hurriedly came over, Shu Chengye didn't have time to speak, this person came and went, and he would be scattered if he was not careful. dragged people back to the carriage first, and as soon as they got up, they handed Shu Zheming's wrist to Dr. Li.

"The eldest young master is in good health, this time he is just a little tired, too draining, and there is no major matter." Knowing that Shu Chengye was in a hurry, Dr. Li didn't talk nonsense, and comforted him with a smile: "You don't need to prescribe a prescription, the eldest young master only needs to rest for two or three days when he goes back." ”

Shu Chengye completely let go of the breath hanging in his heart, and turned his head to ask Shu Zheming: "How do you feel?" Tired or not? Quick, drink a bowl of soup first, your mother had someone prepare it last night, and it started to stay up in the middle of the night, the most nourishing thing, drink some first. ”

Shu Zheming nodded and took the soup bowl to drink. Shu Chengye didn't ask him about the content of the exam, but comforted: "Go back and have a good rest, don't think about anything else, I'll ask someone to say hello to your husband in a while, you go back to sleep, and Ming'er will go to your husband again." ”

"Well, okay, thank you Daddy." Shu Zheming smiled, Shu Chengye rubbed his head: "What are you polite to me?" Close your eyes and rest for a while. ”

When he got home, Dr. Li quietly got out of the carriage and left, although Shu Chengye was a little reluctant, he still woke up Shu Zheming and went home with him. The old lady also felt sorry for her grandson, and saw that although her grandson was in good spirits, his face was not very good, his hair was messy, and his body smelled, so she was not in a hurry to ask, and hurriedly hurried back to rest.

Shu Zheming rested, and slept until noon on the third day. Shu Chengye simply sent someone to invite Shu Zheming's husband over, and the two of them asked Shu Zheming in the study for a long time, and then let him go to the backyard.

As soon as the old lady saw the person, she hugged her heart and cried out: "It's really hard, these days, you must make up for it, you see, this has lost a lot of weight, there is no meat on the body, it is really suffering." ”

Shu Zheming is old, he is really a little embarrassed to be hugged by the old lady like this, and his face is flushed: "Grandmother, I worry about you, I didn't lose weight, I didn't suffer, the food that my mother asked her to prepare is very good, the meat sauce and noodles, you can eat it with hot water, it's easy and delicious, those people around me, every time I eat, they are sucking saliva on the side." ”

The old lady laughed when she heard it, although Shu Zheming has always been serious and serious, in front of the old lady, he is also willing to say something funny to amuse the old man, and then he said with great interest: "The person in front of me, after entering, sat in front of me on the left, the first three days were fine, but it was to test some Analects or something, that is, to make an article, on the fourth day, it was to take the arithmetic test, that person suddenly went crazy, pulled his hair and yelled, and then was taken away by the guards, I look, he is not good at learning, I must not be able to do it to go crazy. ”

The old lady was puzzled: "You still take the arithmetic exam?" ”

"Well, let's take some simple exams, we mainly test people this time, so the questions of arithmetic are very simple. If you plan to take something else, you have to take it again. Shu Zheming said with a smile that there are actually a lot of exams in the imperial court, some specialize in arithmetic, some specialize in physics, some specialize in geography and mapping, and some specialize in river control.

There were two or three large and small examinations in the imperial court every year, and the spring festival was just more common and larger.