Li Fuzi still likes to keep a straight face, but when he heard that Zhao Yan really passed the hospital examination and became a talent like him, Li Fuzi's face finally changed, he rarely smiled, and said: "You can have today's achievements, all thanks to your diligence in the past, the old man is just a little bit of work." Now that you have achieved the fame of a student, you must be attached to the state school before you can continue to take the exam, and after a few days, when you are free, the old man will accompany you to the state school to handle the enrollment matters. ”

Zhao Yan respected this old master from the bottom of his heart, and said gratefully: "Thank you, master." ”

Those who have passed the examination to enter the prefecture, state, and county schools are commonly known as students, commonly known as Xiucai, and also known as Zhusheng, and must be attached to the official school of origin, during which they need to be supervised and assessed by local school officials and school officials.

Among them, the local scholars, such as the professors of the prefecture school, the state school, and the county school, each have three or four instructors to assist them. And the academic and political officials in the north and south of the two direct subordinates, the title is to mention the imperial history, selected from the supervision of the imperial history of the two capitals, for the seven products. If it is in other provinces, it is to learn the Tao and do things, and it is selected from the inspection and envoy department, and it is the five products.

At this time, the students in the official schools in the Ming Dynasty were only temporarily divided into two classes, namely the students of the Liao Diet and the students of Zengguang.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was a quota for students, all of whom were eaten, that is, six buckets of meals were provided by the government every month, and such students were called Liao Shan Sheng, referred to as Di Sheng, and then the number of students who could be attached to the school increased, and the increase in the number of students outside the quota was called the increase in students, referred to as the increase in life.

The number of students in these two classes is rated, of which there are 40 students in the prefectural school, 40 in the increment, 30 in the state school, 30 in the county, and 20 in the county.

It will not be until the twelfth year of orthodoxy, that is, next year, that the imperial court will set the number of additional students as an unlimited number, and add additional attached students, which are also unlimited numbers, referred to as attached students, and there will be third-class students in the official school.

On the one hand, students can be selected as tribute students, and then enter the Guozijian to become a supervisor, similar to 'recommendation', on the other hand, they can also participate in the annual examination and scientific examination held by the provincial school officials, and then they are divided into six classes according to their results, and those who are listed as first and second class can obtain the qualification to participate in the township examination and are called imperial examination students.

At this time, the quota of students in Shenzhou State School is only sixty, and all of them are full, and the number of students in the state is at least nearly two hundred, which is embarrassing, in addition to these sixty students who have already been enrolled, and then remove some wild Xiucai who do not want to participate in the township examination, there are at least one hundred people who are eyeing the birth and growth seats in the state school, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a wolf with more meat and less meat.

If Zhao Yan is an ordinary student, it will naturally be more difficult to attach to the state school, but as the head of the county test, the head of the government test, and the third in the hospital test, this aura is enough to push him into the state school, not to mention that he still has a letter written by the Han prefect to Li Zhizhou in his hand, with this killer feature, the matter of Zhao Yan and Zhang Wenyuan's enrollment is not too simple.

Li Fuzi said that he would wait for Zhao Yan to be free in a few days before going to handle the enrollment matters, Zhao Yan originally thought that Li Fuzi just said it casually, the purpose was to let him rest for a few days, who knew that Li Fuzi really didn't talk casually.

Becoming a showman, in the eyes of the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty, is a glorious ancestor, enough to be recorded in the family tree, is to open an ancestral hall to worship the ancestors, so the next day Zhao Yan was pulled back to Tao Village by the cheap father, and when he saw the outline of Tao Village from a distance, Zhao Yan also saw the group of people who were already waiting at the entrance of the village.

The patriarch, the lieutenant chief, the eldest uncle Zhao Zhuang, the eldest aunt Wang, the third aunt Liu, and then the villagers and the clansmen from various villages rushed to hear the news.

Seeing such a big battle, Zhao Yan was a little stunned in his heart, isn't it just a talent in the examination, as for such a hard work?

After talking to everyone at the entrance of the village, Zhao Yan took the lead, on the left was the cheap father Zhao Xin, on the right was the uncle Zhao Zhuang, behind was the third uncle Zhao Quan and the elders in the clan, and then behind were a group of clansmen and villagers, and a group of people walked towards the ancestral hall.

An hour later, Zhao Yan sat in the old house and didn't want to move, it was quite simple to worship the ancestors, it was nothing more than kowtowing a few times according to the words of the singer, but the enthusiasm of the people in the clan after worshipping the ancestors made him really unbearable.

Not to mention the 'greetings' of the seven aunts and eight aunts, only to say that on the way from the ancestral hall to the old house, Zhao Yan will meet a few 'accidentally' and his 'chance' big girls from time to time, after the two meet in a narrow way, Zhao Yan in the spirit of lady first to make way for each other, those big girls must first raise their heads shyly and throw him a few flattering eyes, and then shy to take small steps to leave, that posture and look, Zhao Yan felt that he was also drunk.

In Daming, Xiucai's treatment is still very good, for example, he can be exempted from his own servitude, he doesn't have to kneel when he sees the county, the county can't be tortured at will, and he can see the county in case of business, etc., but it is only limited to officials at the level of the county.

Generally speaking, compared with the status of ordinary civilians, Xiucai can be said to be very different, because Xiucai already belongs to the group of scholars, and the emperor Laozi and scholars rule the world together, which is not a joke.

The only Xiu in Tao Village before was Chen Dao, he was a foreign surname and did not belong to the Zhao clan, and the Zhao clan had not even had a child since the founding of the country in the early Ming Dynasty, so this time Zhao Yan was able to take the Xiucai exam, and the people of the entire clan would be so excited and make the scene so big.

After staying in Tao Village for five days, Zhao Yan finally escaped back to the town with his cheap father, and the villagers were so enthusiastic that Zhao Yan was a little overwhelmed by the enthusiasm.

Now I only passed the exam, and if I win the promotion in the future and get the right to exempt land taxes, I don't know if I will be eaten by the clansmen and villagers when I go back.

Before the father and son could catch their breath when they returned to town, there was a knock at the door, and a fat woman pushed the door and walked in.

"This is Zhao Xiaoxiucai, looking at this appearance, he is not a mortal, he must be the stars of the world, otherwise how could he be a Xiucai at such a young age."

Zhao Yan looked at the uninvited woman and was a little confused, and Zhao Xin, the cheap father, had already said: "Sister-in-law of the Zheng family, what a coincidence that you came, Xiaolang and I just came back." ”

Zheng is well-known for being able to speak in Shili and Eight Townships, and her profession is the legendary matchmaker, Zhao Yan has been here twice before she came back from Fucheng, in order to naturally talk about matchmaking, but she was pushed by Zhao Xin.

"Second Brother Zhao, this is not a coincidence, I have come to you every day to take a look these days, if you and Xiao Xiucai don't come back, I want to go to Taocun to find your father and son." Zheng's round face smiled like a chrysanthemum, and his two small eyes stared at Zhao Yan as if he was looking at some rare animal.

"Huh." Zhao Xin laughed and muttered in his heart, this sister-in-law Zheng came twice a few days ago, without exception, she was a matchmaker for Zhao Yan, and she came again today, and I don't know which girl took a fancy to Xiaolang.

The first time I said it was the daughter of the butcher's family of the king of Zhoucheng, and the second time I said the daughter of the merchant family in the town, one of the two families was domineering and the other was treacherous, Zhao Xin knew a little about it, so he directly refused with good words, but I didn't expect this sister-in-law Zheng to come again today.

Zhao Yan was furious by Zheng's eyes, so he entered the house in the name of making tea, but Zheng's voice was very loud, and the words could be heard clearly through the window lattice.

"Second brother Zhao, the Yan family has a female name like jade, I came to ...... this time"

Zhao Xin didn't wait for her to finish speaking, and said: "Sister-in-law of the Zheng family, I know your intentions, but Xiaolang is not too old, and it is not too late to talk about this family affair in two years." ”

In the past few days, Zhao Yan has already discussed with his cheap father, and he plans to prepare for the township exam, so he is not in a hurry to get engaged in advance, Zhao Xin fully respected his opinion and readily agreed.

Zheng said with a smile: "Second Brother Zhao, Xiao Xiucai is good, but not everyone is worthy of it, I am not here to talk to Xiao Xiucai this time, you listen to me." ”

Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment, didn't you tell my son about the matchmaker, could you not have come to visit the door?

Zheng continued: "The Yan family has a girl named Ruyu, who is twenty-nine years old, and she has promised to marry someone before, but she didn't even enter the cave room when she got married, and the groom official of that family was killed at the wedding banquet. This was not supposed to do the affairs of the Yan family's daughter, but the people of that family insisted on saying that she was hard to kill, and sent the person back to her parents' house that night.

The Yan family is doing some silk business in the state city, and it can't be said to be rich, but it can be regarded as a wealthy family, and the dowry is absolutely indispensable. The daughter of the Yan family has also read books such as "The Female Commandment" since she was a child, and she not only knows how to be reasonable, but also does a good embroidery job.

When I came to talk to Xiao Xiucai a few days ago, I learned that the second brother Zhao is now a widower, so I paid attention to it, and recently I was entrusted by the Yan family to find a good family for their hard-working daughter, so I ...... This time, I came to be a matchmaker for you, the second brother Zhao. ”

Zhao Xin has been widowed for many years, and it is the first time that someone has told him to be a matchmaker, not to mention dumbfounded, but he is also a little dazed, and it took a while before he smiled dryly: "The sister-in-law of the Zheng family said that she laughed, not anything else, but only said that I was much different in age from the little lady of the Yan family, which is not appropriate." ”

Zheng smiled and pulled his hair and was about to speak, when a voice on the side had already preemptively spoke: "What's inappropriate, one is a widow and the other is a widower, I think it's quite appropriate." ”

Zhao Yan smiled and put the teacup on the wooden table beside Zheng's side, and said, "Aunt Zheng, the freshly brewed tea is a little hot, it's best to dry it before drinking." ”

Zheng looked at Zhao Yan with a smile, and muttered to himself in his heart, he was admitted to Xiucai at a young age, and it is common sense to be arrogant, blame me for not thinking clearly, where can the daughter of Wang Butcher and Li Lang's family be worthy of others, although this little Xiucai is not handsome, but it can be regarded as a clear eyebrow, at first glance, he does not look like an ordinary boy from the countryside, and he may be able to be admitted to the lifting and jinshi in the future, it seems that I have to go around the vicinity of the state city after I go back, maybe there is a family with a foreign eye.