The entire Daxing County Ya was closed in the examination with the opening of the county exam, and these pork pancakes were naturally prepared in the previous one.

However, because the invigilator who accompanied the prefectural magistrate also used this baked cake, perhaps to take care of his own people, it was not cold when he came up, but hot. However, due to the sloppiness of the heat, it was not heated through, the outside was soft, and the inside was slightly hard.

With the tea, I was a little choked, and my mouth was reluctant.

Shen Rui had breakfast in the early morning, and he was really hungry, so he ate three baked cakes in one go, and then rinsed his mouth with tea and finished swallowing.

He swept the others with his eyes, except for the first and second two people who ate the pork pancakes with a bit of devotion on their faces, the other candidates all took their own food in the examination basket. Even if one or two people are slightly interested in the food prepared by the county government, they will try it and put it down.

Not all of them are pampered and unaccustomed to eating outside, but some people are cautious, afraid that eating meat and stomach will be irregular, which will affect the next exam, and would rather eat their own steamed buns or vegetarian baked cakes.

Waiting until the beginning of the afternoon (one o'clock in the afternoon), the county magistrate, who had been away for most of the hour, came back in steps.

His eyes swirled around the plates on each admission table, and when he saw Shen Rui's right hand, his eyes were a little cold.

It was an elementary school student at Chūn Mountain Academy, who took a bite of the pork pancake and spit it out, and the half of the spit cake tooth rested on the plate.

The first candidate used two, the second candidate used one baked cake, and Shen Rui used three.

Zhixian's gaze paused on Shen Rui's table, and his eyebrows moved.

Shen Rui had already begun to write the second essay.

When he put down the pen, he looked up and was in line with the magistrate's gaze.

The magistrate nodded to Shen Rui, and Shen Rui hurriedly bowed his head in return.

Although he told himself that it might be very small, Shen Rui couldn't help but think about it more.

He was hesitating whether to hand in the paper first, when the little classmate in the right-hand seat had already gotten up, and then there was movement behind him.

It seems that the students of Nancheng Academy have taken the lead, and the students here of Chūn Mountain Academy are unwilling, so they have to hand in the papers first.

Seeing this, Shen Rui also took the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and followed behind the two little classmates, becoming the third candidate to hand in the papers.

Still led by the officials, the three of them went to the wing room where they were waiting to open the door yesterday.

A fellow student said: "I don't know if there is any change in the ranking?" ”

Another person continued: "The county should be able to pick talents, otherwise if it is a winner, why do you have to take five tests?" ”

When the man in front of him heard this, he said with anticipation: "I hope this is the case" Speaking of this, he said with indignation: "It's just that we are a few years older than me, if we also stay up until sixteen or seventeen, where can we still take their turn to occupy the head?" ”

Before he finished speaking, the person next to him had already begun to cough, glanced at Shen Rui, and kept giving the young man a look

The young man didn't understand the intention of his classmates, and continued: "The senior brothers are ready for autumn at this age."

Shen Rui only didn't hear it, and the little boy realized that he was speechless.

He said the ages of the first and second candidates, but he also said Shen Rui, who was two years older than his classmates. He has always been arrogant, and he may not be convinced by Shen Rui's third ranking, so he turned his head away, just not knowing that he was rude.

The top 10 in the "first session" are all candidates who have been selected.

After a while, two more candidates came out, the two candidates who were in first and second place.

The five of them belong to two academies, and they don't conspire with each other, and they don't have anything to say to each other.

But fortunately, the next few candidates were not slow to answer the questions, and after waiting for two quarters of an hour, the remaining five candidates also came out.

Today's rì "out of the first card" is the top ten in the first game of yesterday's rì.

Calculating the time, it is not right now, half an hour earlier than yesterday's rì "out of the first card".

The officials who were still dressed in red were blowing and beating, and the drums were singing in unison to send the ten candidates out of the examination room.

After Shen Rui got into his carriage, he pondered the county order of Daxing County.

Daxing County is a six-grade yamen because it is a Beijing county. Although the parent official of Daxing County is called the county order, it is not the seventh product, but the sixth product.

Since he is a six-grade official, it is impossible to be directly selected after taking the Jinshi examination, and most of them are pushed up by the Zhuo Yi Department of the Wai Zhi County after his term of office expires.

To be able to be promoted to the magistrate of Jingxian County, he must have really had political achievements before, but he must have no backer, so he was arranged in this position that is easy to carry the black pot.

is also a parent official, Jingyin is a heat shortage, and Jingxian is a cold shortage that cannot be avoided.

Even if the powerful people in Beijing pull relationships and sell favors, they will go to the Shuntianfu Yamen, not the two Jingxian Yamen.

Shen Rui wanted to ask someone to inquire about the behavior of this Daxingzhi County, but he thought that there were many people in the capital, and he was now a candidate, so he extinguished his thoughts.

Let's look at the next one, Shen Rui said to himself secretly in his heart.

Back at home, although the third master also asked a few questions, he did not let Shen Ruimo write like yesterday. Shen Rui entered the top ten in the "first game", and this county test should be fine.

However, the Xu family listened to the report of the steward earlier, and knew that Shen Rui was the top ten in the "first game", and said with a smile: "It seems that the red envelope is going to be prepared, and someone will come to congratulate you tomorrow......

Shen Rui has also heard of this custom before, and the county government will arrange for people to go to the candidates' residences to "congratulate them" for the top ten candidates in each session.

Shen Rui said: "A bowl of hot water and fifty tea fees, more than two hundred candidates received them one by one, and it is more than ten yuan, not counting the dim sum sold in the examination room... I don't know if this is the case or not? There is also this 'congratulations, red envelopes, and the county government exam, but it has gained a lot......"

Xu said: "The custom is like this, the county test is held every year, every time it is ten years of effort, if there is no little oil and water, the people of the county government are not happy...... If there are really children who are destitute, they will also turn a blind eye and not dare to extort too much......"

Shen Rui thought that the butcher boy didn't bring any money and was almost forced to go into debt, so he knew that the Xu family had overestimated those people.

The young man was a sincere man, and he was bent on repaying him the forty pennies.

Although Shen Rui didn't despise the young man, he would really have the kung fu to wait for the young man to repay the money outside the examination room

Early in the morning, not long after the eldest lord went to the yamen, the team of the county ya's "congratulations" arrived.

It is the people who sent Shen Rui and others to "come out" the first two times, looking at the dress, the main job should be the county government officer, and the guest drummer.

They went all the way into Renshoufang, followed by a lot of lively helpers and naughty children.

When they arrived at the alley of Shen Zhai, the drum music became louder and louder, and the neighbors were alarmed.

The third master brought Shen Rui forward, thanked everyone for their "congratulations", and sent "tea money".

Even if it was Shangshu Mansion, the officials held their breath and condensed, but they did not relent when collecting the "tea money", and after receiving it once, they sang the drums in unison, until the third master sent a "tea money" again, and the leader was full of auspicious words, and took the officials to the next house.

was troubled by this team of officials, and everyone in Renshoufang knew that the son of Shen Shangshu's family took the county exam this year and won the red list.

The eldest man is kind, and the Xu family has always acted thoughtfully, these two people are in charge, and there is no red face between the neighbors.

I didn't know what to do before, but now that I know that Shen Rui is taking the exam, the ladies of all families come to the door to congratulate them.

Now that the county test is not over, where is Xu so congratulatory from everyone? The family persuaded them to go back, only to say that now the child is taking the exam, and he can't see anything, so he doesn't spare the neighbors, and if it goes well in a few months, he will invite everyone to eat and drink.

When everyone heard this, they knew in their hearts that this was about the hospital test, and they were all interested, so they only said that they were waiting for Xu's post.

When Shen Luo was there, the county test was also on the "red list", and the Shen family also put wine after the hospital test.

Now that there are successors to the Shen family, some people inevitably think of Shen Luo, who has died, compared with the two brothers. Back then, Shen Luo was heroic and a good child, but in the end, he was a nephew and not a son, and his behavior was not similar to Shen Shangshu and Xu's.

Now this heir is acting with Shen Shangshu, although he is silent in front of people, he looks polite, but he seems to follow Shen Shangshu's wide and xìngzi.

It was the Xu family, and because the team of the county government reported the good news, they remembered Shen Luo's mood and were a little depressed.

In the evening, the eldest man came back to see that his wife was different, sighed, and said, "But do you think of Brother Luo?" ”

Shen Luo is the boy test that Hongzhi participated in for ten years, the second in the county examination, and the government examination and the hospital examination are the "first case".

Even if he doesn't like the second master and the second wife to behave, Shen Luo is worthy of being a descendant of the Shen family.

Xu Shi was silent for a while and said, "Today, February 17th, if Brother Luo is still there, he will also take the test after the exam...... It's all fate, and now Sister Ying has also gone south, I just hope that the children are all well......"

Although the husband and wife were pleased with Shen Rui's studious self-improvement, they thought that this was the first step in their career in the imperial examination, and they were faintly anxious.

Others don't know, only the husband and wife know in their hearts, the eldest lord was promoted to Shangshu last year, although it was a happy event for the Shen family. But the palm print Shangshu is not as good as the previous squire, and the official duties are also heavy. Although the Partial Criminal Department ranks second to last among the six departments, all the case files involve the life of the lawyer, and they must not be neglected, and the eldest master is a very responsible person.

Even if it is an ordinary person, when he reaches the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, his physical strength will be exhausted, not to mention that the eldest master's body and bones are weaker than ordinary people.

In the past six months, the eldest man has been tired enough, and he has been sick twice since the beginning of winter last year.

"Brother Rui is a strong child, and if you push yourself hard, you will be able to hold on in a few years......" The eldest man comforted his wife.

Although the Xu family feels sorry for her husband, she also knows that the second master of the Shen family is now released from Beijing, and his nephew is still young, and he is all supported by the eldest master, and it is delusional to call the eldest master to recuperate, so he will no longer be verbose. It's just that his heart is so sour, but he doesn't want to show it in front of his husband, so he turned his head and said in a low voice: "Fortunately, I chose Brother Rui...

Although she felt sorry for Shen Rui, she couldn't wait for me, but she couldn't help but force Shen Rui to grow up quickly.

Otherwise, I'm afraid it's too late......