The ancient carriage and horse shop is a bit similar to the current transportation company, and the next day when the sky is light, Zhu Ping'an retreated from the guest room, and went straight to the carriage and horse shop with his luggage.

When I arrived at the carriage and horse shop, I handed over the engraved horse card I had received yesterday to the person in charge of the carriage and horse shop, and then I was assigned to a carriage. A carriage quota is to sit four people, there is already a pot-bellied businessman on the carriage, seeing Zhu Ping'an carrying his bags up, he also took the initiative to help take a hand, smiled and chatted with Zhu Ping'an, a brief acquaintance, when he learned that Zhu Ping'an was a scholar who came to Anqing Mansion to participate in the government examination, the big-bellied businessman had more respect on his face.

After a while, another well-dressed young man came up in the carriage, holding a folding fan and looking excessively drunk.

After this person got into the car, he disliked Zhu Ping'an's bag for a while and took up space, and for a while he disliked the fat businessman's body for too much

Before waiting for the fourth passenger of the carriage, the convoy had already departed. The convoy consisted of five wagons, about seventeen or eighteen passengers, each of which had a chariot and horse, and the whole convoy had five strong men who acted as escorts, and at the same time served as replacement chariots and horses for a short time.

After the carriage departed, the well-dressed young man in Zhu Ping'an's carriage complained that he disliked the carriage and horse dealership and only allocated one horse to the carriage, saying that his family was two horses and three horse-drawn carriages, and the fat merchant was just smiling casually, with a little disdain in his eyes.

The Son of Heaven drove six, the princes drove five, the Qing drove four, the doctor three, the scholar two, and the Shuren one. Two horses, three horses, who are you?

Zhu Ping'an only slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, looking like an honest reader.

The shock absorption measures of the ancient carriage were not done well, and the road was uneven, and the carriage shook quite badly, which made Zhu Ping'an dismiss the plan of reading in the carriage, but just closed his eyes and silently reminisced about the poetry books he had read.

Not to mention that the merchant is good at dancing, after walking in the carriage for less than an hour, the fat merchant Jia mingled with the young man with an overly alcoholic face, but along the way, the two chatted mostly with wine-colored women, and like modern times, men talked about this easy topic.

Zhu Ping'an is not a pedantic person, he has experienced a lot in modern times, and he does not have any sense of disgust.

The carriage travels during the day and rests at night, and of course there is a meal break of almost an hour in the middle of the night.

The chariot and horse guild will provide simple food, of course, you need to spend money to buy, you don't need to spend more, you only need five wen to divide two cakes and a bowl of broth, which can fill your stomach. After eating, he sat on the grass by the carriage, asked about the carriage, and was replied that he would rest here for most of the hour before continuing his journey.

It was still early, so Zhu Ping'an opened the schoolbag he was carrying cross-body and took out a book, and read it slowly.

"Yo, I'm still a scholar, what's the use of reading, you can't eat or spend money, look at what you're wearing like this, you must not have much money, it's really useless to be a scholar."

The young man in the same car seemed to be full of disdain for the scholar, and when he saw Zhu Ping'an sitting on the grass leaning on the wheel reading a book, he couldn't help but sneer.

Zhu Ping'an shifted his gaze from the book to the young man with an overly drunk face, glanced at it, hummed casually, and then lowered his head to look at the book again.

The young man who was overly drunk didn't seem to expect that he would say this about the young man who was reading the book, and the young man just hummed and disappeared, this kid can't be stupid to read, isn't my contempt obvious enough?

"There is a poor Xiucai near my mansion, Xiucai, do you understand, look at you like this, you know that you are still far away from Xiucai. But even if you take the Xiucai exam, what can you do, you don't have any money to do anything, what else can you do except for a stinky frame of a scholar? The people in the middle of the examination are all from famous and wealthy families, and the imperial examination is just to deceive you poor scholars. ”

"What's the use of reading?"

The young man who was overly drunk continued to attack Zhu Ping'an, full of resentment towards the reader. This person is just like Tang Seng, chattering endlessly, and the fat businessman who was resting on the side persuaded him twice but did not persuade him. This feels like the Monkey King of the Moonlight Treasure Box saying don't smash it into the hall of the children of flowers and plants, and like the modern brother who chatters about a hundred yuan and doesn't give me good or bad for a hundred yuan, making people unable to continue reading.

So, Zhu Ping'an raised his head, looked at him quietly, and said slowly:

"The earthly world is three thousand prosperous, you can do it, I worship the peach blossoms with wine, and Ren Er Jinyu Linlang good horses are in pairs, and they are not as good as the red beans and cinnabar between my eyebrows."

The young man was stunned, puzzled.

It's strange if you understand, this is the Chinese version of the modern popular phrase "You play it, I just want to be a beautiful man quietly".

Zhu Ping'an glanced at him again, shook his head slightly, didn't give him a chance to speak, and said to himself:

"Although you have been belittling reading and ridiculing what is the use of reading, how can this hide your identity as a reader."

"That's right, it's you, looking at your slightly blackened lips, I guess you have the habit of licking the tip of the pen with your lips when you study ink and write."

"I see that there is a wear on your right sleeve, it should be worn when you are reading and writing."

"You have such a deep grudge against studying, it should be that you failed this scientific expedition."

"You yearn for and resentful of the famous family, I'm afraid that you are from a poor background, well, maybe you are still quite interested in a certain lady, but Luohua is ruthless, this scientific expedition failed, and the hope is slim."

"The smell of alcohol on the body is heavy, it should be caused by drinking to eliminate sorrows, well, there is a strong smell of fat powder, slightly pungent should not be of high quality, it is estimated that the person who has been with you recently should not be a good woman."

"The three armies can win the commandery, but the horseman can not win the ambition, where you fall, you will get up from there, and if you fail, you will come back."

Every time Zhu Ping'an said a word, the face of the overly drunk young man withered a little, and in the end, the young man took off his disguise and changed from an arrogant boy to a discouraged and depressed scholar.

"Alas, the cold window has been thirteen years, and it hurts every year." The young man who was overly drunk sighed in despair, without the slightest fighting spirit, "After falling off the list this year, a certain vowed never to touch poetry and books, and went home to sell himself to a rich man's family to have food and clothing." ”

is also a poor person who was hurt by the imperial examination, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but think of those readers who were depressed and sad when they saw the list, since they met it, they couldn't watch a scholar sell himself into slavery.

So, Zhu Ping'an got up, closed the scroll, shook his head slightly, and said, "Although I am young, I also understand the truth that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. There is always hope for success in perseverance, but there is no chance to give up. ”

The down-and-out scholar glanced at Zhu Ping'an, sighed and said, "You are still young, this is just the first time you have fallen off the list, how can you understand the pain of my eight failures." ”

Zhu Ping'an looked into the distance with his hands behind his back, and said lightly:

"Where there is a will, there is a way, the cauldron is broken, and the one hundred and two Qin passes belong to Chu after all;

The hard-working people do not live up to the sky, and the salary tastes the gall, and the three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu. ”

When the down-and-out young man heard this, he seemed to have been struck by lightning, and suddenly raised his head to look at Zhu Ping'an, and read the couplet Zhu Ping'an said silently again, and his eyes flashed again.

Where there is a will, there is a way, the cauldron is broken, and the one hundred and two Qin passes belong to Chu after all;

The hard-working people do not live up to the sky, and the salary tastes the gall, and the three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu.

"The little brother is a great talent, this time the little brother is off the list, and he will definitely be able to go to high school in the future. The hanging beam pierced the strands, and he came to Anqing Mansion again. The down-and-out scholar became high-spirited again, and bowed and thanked Zhu Ping'an.

"Where am I a great talent, but I just pick up people's teeth and wisdom, this is what I heard from an elder named Pu Songling."

Zhu Ping'an had a smile on his face, waved his hand, and said seriously.

"Then thank you little brother for your explanation." The man insisted on thanking him again.

After the carriage set off again, the atmosphere inside the carriage suddenly became harmonious.