There are two flowers, one on each branch. It is said that when Meng Ming came back, it was almost noon, and a carriage was hung on the stone pillar in front of the door. Meng Ming knew that his cheap grandfather was coming, Meng Ming walked into the living room to see, a rich old man sat in the right position, Dad sat respectfully on the lower left, low eyebrows and ears, mother stood on the side of Dad, the lower right is a little similar to Dad, the age should be my uncle, next to a young woman, dressed in red clothes and red dress, swaggering, needless to say that it was his aunt. Meng Ming stepped forward and hurriedly greeted his grandfather, and then his uncle and aunt. After a group of harmony, Meng Ming sat on the small round stool under his father's mother. I only heard my grandfather say: "Second brother, this time I came mainly to see Ming'er, and by the way, I took care of the tolerance, and I was relieved to see that he was fine; And then it's like letting the old family's Fu Bao (Meng Xi) come to your store as an apprentice in the bookkeeper, and you can't make trouble at home. The eldest aunt was unhappy after hearing this, her face sank, and she was about to have a seizure, but she was caught by the uncle, so she didn't make a sound. Grandpa: "Second child, what do you think?" In addition, your eldest brother wants to invest in your grain store, and the shares are one hundred taels, accounting for forty percent, and now your eldest brother is short of money, and the account will arrive at the end of the year, and the family will go to the government to go through the formalities first. Your eldest brother and your eldest nephew are going to be examined, and brothers should help each other, second, what do you say? "My mother was anxious when she heard it, my family's shop has a net profit of 200 taels a year, and only 100 taels of shares, accounting for 40%, is this a forcible robbery, and it is said so high-sounding.

Meng Ming and his father were sitting on pins and needles, and they didn't make a sound, Meng Ming and his mother spoke up: "Father-in-law, we don't need an apprentice in the accounting room, and we don't need a big uncle to join the shares, this shop was my dowry at the time, and this was filed in the government, and I have the final say." At that time, my grandfather's face was gloomy, and he stared at his father and asked, "Is this true?" Meng Ming's father replied yes. Meng Ming's mother's background is also some, Teng Qianniang has been a child, her parents died due to banditry, and she has a younger brother who is also separated, so she grew up with her uncle since she was a child. Her uncle is Bo Dingchen, the lord of Beihai County, from the Beihai Ding family, and her dowry is still given by her uncle. This is Meng Ming's grandfather who just woke up, the Ding family is not easy to mess with, although it is low-key, but it is not comparable to the Zhang family. He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it was great not to be a villain. Meng Ming's aunt was used to being arrogant, and when she saw that she couldn't do anything, she actually sprinkled it, scolded the uncle for being useless, scolded his brothers for ignoring family affection, and said that the long house was bullied. In the end, the grandfather left abruptly, and Meng Ming and his father chased him out. Meng Ming saw that there was no one else, so he said to the eldest aunt: "Auntie, my grandfather and my father are gone, it's useless for you to shout, you haven't eaten, eat first, and then shout to have strength." As soon as Meng Ming finished speaking, the eldest aunt was like a duck stuck in her neck, and her scolding stopped abruptly. Meng Ming and his mother turned around and went out. In the end, the two of them left in disgrace and did not stay for lunch.

Grandpa still stayed, seeing some remorse on his face, it was difficult for the child to have an extra bowl of water. The family finished their meal in a dreary mood and then drank afternoon tea together. Meng Ming took the time to tell them that he was going to take the county exam, they all looked at me like a monster, my father even rubbed Meng Ming's head and let him play in general, Meng Ming took out Mr. Li's book, as well as a letter of recommendation and guarantee, and they were stunned. Grandpa came back to his senses and even said yes, and his father and mother were also very happy. Moreover, Meng Ming's father squirmed and wanted Meng Ming to find Mr. Li and ask him to vouch for him, and he also wanted to take the test. In the end, Mr. Li agreed. Dad handed over all the food in the store to the shopkeeper, and he and Meng Ming entered the heavy preparation for the exam.

In the early Northern Song Dynasty, the subjects and content of the imperial examination followed the Tang system, emphasizing the importance of scholars and ignoring the classics; The Jinshi examination pays more attention to literature and poetry, and the subjects focus on the book (Tijing) and Moyi. Jinshi is ranked by poetry, and all subjects are determined to stay by writing books and ink meanings. The former is an extension of the Tang Dynasty's style of emphasizing literary rhetoric, and the latter is a legacy of the style of Sinology and recitation. The so-called post book here is similar to the filling questions in our modern test papers, and the so-called ink meaning is similar to the silent writing in modern test papers. In terms of content, this is a heavy commentary; In terms of form, it is rote memorization.

The subjects of the examination are taken from various subjects, which are: "Nine Classics", "Five Classics", "Kaiyuan Ceremony", "Three History", "Three Biography", "Pedantry", "Ming Law", etc. The Nine Classics refer to the Poems, Books, Yi, Zuo Chuan, Rites, Zhou Li, Filial Piety, Analects, and Mencius. The Five Classics refer to Poems, Books, Rites, Yi, and Spring and Autumn. "Kaiyuan Ceremony" refers to the book of rites written by Xiao Song and others during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. "Three History" refers to the "Records of the Historians", "Book of Han", and "Book of the Later Han". "Three Biography" refers to "Zuo Biography", "Ram Biography", and "Gu Liang Biography".

Meng Ming spent less time in private school during this time, most of it was at Mr. Li's house, and many of them were cramming. After memorizing the example, and then writing the experience, it is a sea of questions. Mr. Li copied the subject content of the county examination in the past few years, found some rules, and also carried out targeted guesses and rhymes according to the subjects preferred by the examiner this year, so that Meng Ming could recite and memorize. Fortunately, Meng Ming's memory in this life is strong, that is, he will never forget ten lines at a glance. No, the more obscure "Yi" and "Zuo Chuan" were all memorized, which made Mr. Li amazed and called Meng Ming a prodigy.

Meng Ming also often took some household ingredients from home, and asked Shi Niang to cook them at noon, and he didn't go home, knowing that he would go back to sleep at night. At this time, Meng Ming also saw the master's daughter Li Yuchan, with first-class cloud buns, melon seed face, Qiong nose and cherry mouth, bright eyes, and fair skin; Wearing a pale yellow skirt, there are a few elegant flowers embellished on the skirt, the whole person is like a pearl faint, beautiful jade fluorescent, a feeling of indifference. I also felt a familiar feeling, an inexplicable sense of intimacy, which made Meng Ming want to get closer. She seems to have a faint melancholy, and sometimes loses her mind. I remember that when she saw me, it seemed that a flash of color flashed in front of her eyes, and she felt that she also felt that Meng Ming was a little familiar, and she was willing to get close to him. During this time, the two became familiar with each other, and they also saw that she smiled more, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, which could not hide the girl's innocent atmosphere. Seeing the changes in her daughter, the master and the mother were also relieved, and the family finally came out of the haze. Accompanied by beautiful women, the mood of reading is very pleasant, and the efficiency is much faster.