Tang Ning returned to the Zhong Mansion, just in time for dinner.

The meals in the past few days have been extraordinarily rich, Chen Yuxian saw him come in and said, "Ning'er, let people go to the county government to ask your father-in-law to come back for dinner, when is this happening, is he busy and forgetting ......?"

I didn't see anyone in the courtyard, the county government was next door to Zhongfu, just a few steps, Tang Ning simply went over by himself.

Yongan County Ya.

Zhong Mingli looked at the official in front of him and said in surprise: "Chen Xundao came over this time, but what is the matter?" ”

The instructor is the official of the state school, managing the education affairs of a state, and now the state examination is approaching, although the main examination and the same examination are sent from the capital, but the officials of the state school should also play a great auxiliary role, and should not be so idle.

The middle-aged official looked at him and said with a smile: "This time, this official is here for Uncle Zhongfu." ”

A hint of doubt appeared on Zhong Mingli's face, and he asked, "What's the matter, Chen Xundao said it's okay." ”

"Lord Zhong also knows that industrial and commercial miscellaneous, prostitutes and untouchables, etc., cannot participate in the imperial examination." Chen Xundao looked at Zhong Mingli and said: "There is also a provision in "Chen Law", anyone who has a son-in-law is not allowed to participate in the scientific examination, and this official only noticed that Tang Ning's identity was different from the past when he reviewed the candidate's hometown, and acted according to the law, I hope Lord Zhong will not mind ......."

"Lord Chen is on business, and this official naturally won't mind." Zhong Mingli nodded, and suddenly asked, "But Ning'er's identity as a son-in-law, who did Master Chen listen to?" ”

Chen Xundao was surprised: "Doesn't he live in Zhongfu?" ”

"If you live in Zhongfu, you're a son-in-law?" Zhong Mingli turned around and said to a servant, "Go and get the household registration of my uncle and young lady." ”

After a while, Chen Xundao looked at the household registration of the two of them, and confirmed that Tang Ning's household registration was not transferred to the Zhong family, but Zhongyi's household registration was transferred to the new household, and he arched his hand to Zhong Mingli and said, "I'm causing trouble to Lord Zhong......

Zhong Mingli smiled and returned the salute: "Lord Chen is polite......

After sending Chen Xundao away, he looked at Tang Ning who was standing at the gate of the courtyard and asked, "When did you come over?" ”

"Just came over for a while." Tang Ning looked at him and said, "Lunch is ready, my mother-in-law asked me to come over and ask you to go back to eat......"

"I'll go back." Zhong Mingli nodded, took two steps, and paused again.

He didn't look back, put his hands behind his back, and said indifferently: "Prepare for the exam with peace of mind, I ...... for other things."

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Although his father-in-law is known as the "cold-faced Hades", he almost never shows a smile on weekdays except when he beats his mother-in-law's back and pinches his shoulders.

But Tang Ning knew that he was actually cold-hearted, and many times, some things they didn't feel didn't happen, but were blocked out by him.

Just like today.

At the dinner table, Chen Yuxian habitually picked up dishes for Tang Ning, and said: "Reading is very laborious, Ning'er has to eat more these days, fortunately, the state exam is only one day each, and when the provincial exam comes, you have to stay in the house for three days and two nights, and you will definitely not eat well or sleep well......

Since deciding to take the state exam, Downing's treatment has skyrocketed.

The meals on the table were almost all the ones he liked to eat, and they were much more abundant than usual.

Knowing that he is easy to get hungry when he reads, Zhongyi and Xiaoru will send him food several times a day, and even Tang Yaoyao will turn over from the wall when he is free and bring some pastries and meals.

The most incredible thing for him was that Fang Xiaopang was willing to give him all her snacks to eat, although she also said that when Tang Ning's exam was over, she would be invited to eat a lot of delicious food as a repayment......

It seems that there is only one thing left in his world.

State exam.

Although I have already had the experience of the college entrance examination and the postgraduate entrance examination, in terms of difficulty, these two are far from being comparable with the imperial examination.

Fortunately, Chen Guo's imperial examination did not take the Bagu Wen.

Of course, even if Baguwen has not yet appeared, but after so many years of the imperial examination, some routines and formulas have also been developed, and Tang Ning's time is limited, and when it comes to writing ability, it is natural that it cannot be compared with people of this era.

Although he can understand those things, he can't write them, and this is not something that can be learned in a short time.

Fortunately, there are three state exams, and when you calculate it, you will only examine writing in the third one.

The first test is comprehensive, involving scriptures, laws, arithmetic, etc., this exam covers a wide range of ......, but most of them are objective questions, mostly fill-in-the-blank and short answers, the answers are fixed, and there is not much freedom to play.

In the second test of poetry, according to the practice of previous years, it is generally a poem, which stipulates the rhythm or theme, and other candidates can play freely. This Downing can't write it, you can copy it.

The third test is Downing's shortcoming.

It's not because he doesn't understand, he has rich historical experience, and the strategy is not a problem, but he can't write a splendid article.

However, he also understands the general routine, and if the first two games can be passed smoothly, the third game should not be eliminated......

These days, he reads books every day in addition to reading, and the time will soon enter September.

On the ninth day of September, the first state test.

Before dawn, Tang Ning had already gotten up, and when he opened the door, he found that Zhong Yi and Su Ru were already in the courtyard.

Zhong Yi handed him a small burden and said: "I am not allowed to bring pen and ink for the state test, I have already sorted out the things to be prepared, put them in it, don't forget it." ”

Su Ru handed over a food box and said, "I made some pastries, all of which you like to eat, Brother Xiao Ning will take them and eat them at noon." ”

The state exam is a relatively strict exam, pen and ink, etc., are not allowed to carry, and what Downing needs to bring is only things to prove his identity, as well as bring his own meal.

The examination venue is the Gongyuan outside the city, and the Lingzhou Gongyuan will probably accommodate nearly 5,000 students from three states, and they will have to check their admission very early.

Tang Ning took the things that Zhong Yi and Su Ru had prepared, and put away the peace charm that Tang Yaoyao had given him by climbing the wall last night, and when he walked out of the Zhong Mansion, Peng Chen was already waiting for him by the carriage.

He got into the carriage, waved his hand to Zhong Yi and Su Ru who were standing at the door, and said with a smile: "Wait for me to come back." ”

When there was still a long distance from the Gongyuan, the carriage was not allowed to pass, and Tang Ning got out of the carriage and walked over.

Before the Gongyuan, there was a large group of people who were pressed by the black, and this kind of battle was not much different from the college entrance examination in the previous life.

He lined up to enter the venue, and after a rigorous search, he got his seat number and found the examination room.

This kind of exam for one person and one examination room, Tang Ning has experienced it for the first time, the space is a little cramped, it is okay to sit, but it is a little aggrieved when lying down.

There was a pen and ink inkstone in the number room, and when the gong sounded, an errand officer handed out the test papers and manuscript papers, and Tang Ning checked it, and there was no problem, so he began to answer the questions directly.

The questions of the first exam were not difficult for him, which was equivalent to an open-book exam that delineated the scope of the exam, and Tang Ning had firmly memorized all the contents of the exam in his mind for nearly a month.

It is nothing more than filling in the blanks, short answers, paraphrasing nouns, supplementing the provisions of the law, and solving several multivariate equations......

The question is not difficult, but the amount of questions is very large, and Tang Ning still has a small half of it to write, and it is already time for lunch.

He rubbed his wrist that was a little sour, put the test paper aside, and opened the food box, in order to prevent entrainment, the pastries made by Xiao Ru had been cut by them, but fortunately, it did not affect the taste, Xiao Ru and Zhong Yi did not say that Tang Fairy should learn more......

His writing book was a little slower than others, his time was limited, and after eating the pastries, Tang Ning didn't rest for long and continued to answer the questions.

I don't know who came out with the test paper, so many questions, by the time he finishes writing, the time is almost up.

After sorting out the test papers, it didn't take long for the gong to sound again, indicating that the papers could be handed in.

There is still an hour from the beginning of the handing in to the complete clearance.

Tang Ning had already answered all the questions, and when he walked out of the Gongyuan with his things, most of the candidates were still writing hard in their rooms, and many people walked out with him, but the expressions on their faces were different.

"Brother Shen, come out so early, have you finished answering the question?"

"Who can finish this first exam, anyway, I can't answer the rest of the questions, I just want to come out earlier, so that I can have more time to prepare for the next ......"

"Hey, that's what I thought too......"

"It's like this every year, why do you have to ask so many questions when no one can answer them all......

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Tang Ning looked at them in surprise, and said in his heart, this first exam, few people usually finish answering, there are more questions, but it is not difficult......