It's just dawn.

The thin morning light reflects the earth.

It's another sunny day, and the morning is a cooler time of the day.

Su Lu turned over on the couch and heard the sound of reading aloud outside. He pulled the covers over his head, trying to drown out the sound outside.

It's a pity that the quilt is not very soundproof.

Su sat up sleepily, her hair loosely draped over her shoulders.

When Xiao Cui heard the movement, she didn't try to get Su Lu out of bed, but went directly to the bed to take care of Su Lu's black and thick hair.

The ancients paid attention to the parents of the body's hair and skin, which could not be easily destroyed, and men could generally have long hair to the waist, Su Lu is okay now, he is only seven years old, he belongs to the age of the general horn, and the hair is not too long.

The so-called year of the total horn is to tie two pinchs on the head, which is similar to Nezha. However, as far as Su Lu can see, the hairstyles of those children on the street these years are still relatively casual, some are long and some are short, some are black and thick like him, and some are shaved to the tip of their heads.

There is also one of the coolest hairstyles among children, called "full head Ji", Ji Tong bun, as the name suggests, is to tie him full of hair!

The ingenious conception of this hairstyle and the sassy shape of the bag show that the ancients were very fashionable.

In later generations, those young people with pigtails were all picking up the leftovers of their ancestors!

The most comfortable thing for Su Lu is, of course, that children even have the right to wear vests in the summer, short-sleeved or something, and even belly pockets with backs, no matter how bold they are, they don't need to wear pants, and they can run all over the street with bare buttocks.

It's a pity that Su Lu is seven years old this year, and he has to dress a little more formally when he goes out, and he can no longer wear a vest and pants flip-flops all summer, and be a Guangdong charter man with the smell of salted fish all over his body.

The years are so ruthless, grinding people's edges and corners, moving people's minds, and gradually turning everyone into the same and blurred.

In the future, if he becomes an official, he even has to wear overalls to work every day, and I don't know how many sets can be replaced.

As soon as he thought of being an official, Su Lu wanted to retire directly.

It's okay to have a little less pension, he doesn't eat much!

Su Lu sighed in a daze, and his face was covered with a warm towel. After washing his face, he woke up, brushed his toothbrush, walked out of the door to take a look, and immediately saw the culprits who disturbed his dreams: Su Shi, Su Zhe, and Zhang Shu.

Su Zhe was the first to see Su Zhen, put down the book in his hand and greeted: "Brother Zhen, you are awake, we are almost finished with morning class." "Their morning class is to read together, although they don't read the same book, they don't interfere with each other in the morning, and no one feels uncomfortable.

Su Lu got along with Su Shi and them a lot during this time, only to find that the bigwigs also worked hard when they were teenagers, they should read books, they should recite and recite, at most, they just have a better memory than others.

For this kind of talented and hard-working boss, Su Lu has always admired it, and quietly moved away.

Su Lu is seriously justifying his lazy sleep every day: "I'm still young, I need to sleep more to grow taller." If you don't read the book well, you can make up for it later; If you don't grow taller in the past few years, you won't be able to grow in the future. It's clear which is more important at a glance! ”

Su Zhe felt that it made sense when he heard it, but he didn't know how to refute it.

Su Zhe thought that Su Zhe was four years younger than Su Shi, and he was only fifteen years old this year, so he immediately persuaded Su Zhe: "Brother, you can still grow taller, usually sleep more, we are not in a hurry, there will always be fame, and it is even more important to grow up!" ”

Su Zhe shook his head and said, "How can it be so easy to test your fame? At that time, we will participate in the scientific examination with students from all over the country, and if we want to stand out, why don't we hurry? ”

Both brothers have confidence in themselves, but this confidence is built on working hard enough, and if they are lazy and lazy and still want to go to high school, it is completely a fool's dream! Even his brother, who was born out of his temper, decided to take part in the scientific expedition in two years.

Although Su Lu knew that Su Shi and Su Zhe would definitely be able to go to high school, he didn't persuade him again.

If he fanned his butterfly wings and fanned the two brothers' jinshi, the sin would be great!

Su Lu said: "It's time for breakfast, let's go have some food together, and I'll go out after eating." ”

Su Shi immersed himself in studying for two days, and he felt a little depressed, and couldn't help asking: "Where are you going?" ”

Su Lu told Mr. Jiang and his people to Su Shi. He said: "I listened to him tell the story in "Youyang Miscellaneous", and it was really interesting. I definitely don't like to read books if you want me to read them, but he doesn't talk hard at all, and it sounds very smooth. When you are tired of reading, we can go and listen to Mr. Jiang's lecture together. ”

Su Shi has a wide range of knowledge, and he is very interested in the legendary scripts of the Tang Dynasty, and he is even more itchy when he hears Su Lu say this, and he can't wait to meet this Mr. Jiang immediately.

It's a pity that he thought that he had just come to Chengdu Mansion, and even if he made a appearance, he had to do it for a few days before speaking, so Su Shi had to give up.

The three of them went to breakfast with Su Lu.

After eating and drinking, Su went out.

It was already completely dawn, and the streets were full of people.

Su Lu let Xiaocui lead the way in front, and followed behind with his own pace.

Since Mr. Jiang was a poor scholar, he naturally could not buy a house in Chengdu Mansion, so he rented a temple near the teahouse.

These temples have the support of the imperial court, and the monks do not have to serve the conscription and do not have to pay taxes, not to mention, each temple can also get a certain share of the monk's land, and the output is all owned by the temple, and not a single copper plate does not have to be paid to the government.

Enjoying such preferential policies, the temple will also do a lot of good things to give back to the people and absorb believers, such as opening a courtyard to shelter homeless widows and loneliness, and free medicine to treat the people.

The temple also has another business, which is to open a low-rent housing business, especially to take in poor scholars.

These poor scholars had no money in their early years, but they were likely to make a fortune in the future, and then their family would be the big financiers of the monastery. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if these poor scholars have not made a fortune, they have only rented the monk's house for so many months, and there is no loss, so why not?

It is said that at that time, Fan Xianggong was so poor that he would dry a bowl of porridge, cut it into six pieces and carry it with him, and then take it out to eat when he was hungry, and a bowl of porridge could manage a day.

Su Lu walked into the temple and heard the sound of reading aloud again.

The Northern Song Dynasty is definitely a paradise for scholars, and if you fight well, you may not be able to get ahead, but as long as you read well, you will definitely have a chance to get ahead.

Of course, the best choice for scholars is to be an official, and the imperial examination of the Great Song Dynasty is more and more preferential to scholars.

The Great Song Dynasty has been in the past hundred years, and at the beginning of the palace examination, there will be a few, and later it has evolved into the practice of "the palace examination is not dethroned".

It is said that this is because they were worried that some candidates would not be able to stand the stimulation of the ups and downs, and before the blood splashed steps, the official family resolutely decided to give all the people who entered the palace examination to Jinshi or Tongjinshi for the sake of the physical and mental health of the candidates.

In addition, for candidates who have taken many rounds of exams and are already very old, the imperial court will also meaningfully give a fellow jinshi as a consolation prize, so as not to regret them for life.

Therefore, as long as you ensure that your level can pass the township exam, and your life is long enough, there will always be a chance to be named on the gold list!

If you really can't pass the exam, you can still shine in various professions, you can teach, you can tell stories, and what else can you sell words and paintings, copy and write letters, anyway, you can always find a way out.

This makes people with ambition in the world squeeze on the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination.

It's fiercely competitive.

Su Lu only felt that his footsteps seemed to be stepping on the sound of reading.

He sighed and paced to the door of Mr. Jiang's room and knocked on the door.

Mr. Jiang's muffled voice came from inside: "The door is not locked, just push it open." ”

Su Lu pushed open the door, and a strong smell of wine came to his face.

He looked inside and saw the same room that belonged to the world's literary and artistic creators: clothes, shoes, socks, and daily miscellaneous items were all over the ground, and the wine jar of waste manuscripts was also thrown everywhere, and it was difficult to find a place to stay on the ground.

Su Lu was moved.

It's good that not everyone has been forced to struggle in this power-hungry world!

In this world, after all, there is still a person like Mr. Jiang who is chic and uninhibited and insists on his heart!