According to the previous county test registration location, there are indeed two places, one is the county government's ceremonial room, and a registration point is set up in the county school gatehouse, where the vast majority of candidates have to register. The other is to directly find the county to learn and teach Qu Renbin to sign up. Of course, those who went to Qu Renbin to sign up were all Confucian children who Qu Renbin looked up to, and they were very talented.

This year's county exam, Qu Ren Bin just said that Zhou Zhi could come to him to sign up, one reason is that Zhou Zhi is the most talented Confucian boy he has met since the last county exam. Another reason is that Qu Renbin also wants to take this opportunity to give Zhou Zhi some guidance.

Zhou Zhi and Jiang Bin talked and laughed and walked into the gate of the county school in the envious eyes of everyone, directly crossed the registration location of the gift room, and went to the backyard to find Qu Renbin. Yang Jinshan stared at the backs of Jiang Bin, Zhou Zhi and Fan Jin, and secretly ruthless, Zhou Zhi, wait for it, I, Yang Jinshan, will definitely retaliate. and Jiang Bin, who doesn't give me Yang Jinshan's face too much, do you think that you can run rampant in Qingdu County by relying on the magistrate?

Hmph, there is an uncle in Qingdu County, and it is still the world of our Yang family.

Speaking of which, although Yang Tong has four wives and concubines in the county, Yang Tong is also in the prime of life, and he works hard every day, but his wives and concubines are very unhappy and give birth to seven or eight children, all of whom are girls, which makes Yang Tong very angry. The absence of a son has always been a great pain in his heart. Yang Tong, who especially likes boys, pinned all his love and hope on Yang Jinshan, the only son of his brother Yang Qing.

This Yang Jinshan has been pampered since he was a child, and he was born in the largest wealthy family in Qingdu County, so he naturally became an authentic gentleman. Carrying cages and racking birds every day, oppressing the good, and occupying the women of good families, it can be said that there is no evil. However, under the persecution of his father Yang Qing and uncle Yang Tong, he really read some books and could write some words. Seeing that he was twenty years old, Yang Tong arranged for him to participate in this year's county examination.

Zhou Zhi met Qu Renbin under the guidance of Jiang Bin, Qu Renbin had just finished lunch and was closing his eyes in the study to recuperate, and when he saw Zhou Zhi coming in, a smile immediately overflowed on his face.

Qu Renbin first asked the instructor Qiu Cai to go through the registration procedures for Zhou Zhi, and Fan Jin signed and drew on it, and after everything was done, he asked Zhou Zhi about his current reading and writing.

Zhou Zhi replied truthfully, saying that he has not slackened off these days, sharpening his guns in battle, and has only done four books of essays on small topics in recent days.

Qu Renbin then gave a careful guidance and teaching, and Zhou Zhidu kept them all in mind.

In the end, Qu Renbin's eyes lit up, he looked at Zhou Zhi very excitedly, and said, "This year's county exam is very different from the past, and the county magistrate has already made up his mind to rectify the exam."

The county test is to learn with real talent, and over the years, among the Confucian children you have seen, you are the smartest one. Zhou Zhi boy, the old man is looking forward to your county examination being the first to come out, you can't let the old man down! ”

Qu Renbin paused a little when he said this, then changed his words, and continued with concern, "But as far as the old man knows, many of the Confucian children this year have passed the county and government examinations in the past, and they have given up their previous fame and are all running for the head of the case.

Yue Shuzhen of your Baiyue Village is one of them, he came to see the old man a few days ago, his composition is very similar to yours, you can't take it lightly in the days before the exam! ”

Zhou Zhi had seen Yue Shuzhen's articles before, and he was indeed very free and easy, and he was new, and listening to Qu Renbin talk about him at this time showed that he was his biggest competitor in the county exam.

There is pressure to have motivation, and Zhou Zhi did not have the slightest timidity and nervousness at this time. After all, it is a traversal from later generations, and I have experienced countless exams, and I still have a lot of experience in the exam.

After thanking Qu Renbin again and again, Zhou Zhi and Fan Jin said goodbye.

Out of the gate of the county school, there was still a long queue outside the door, and Yang Jinshan was still among them, he had a purple face, and when he saw Zhou Zhi and the two coming, he hurriedly turned his head over.

Although he had already learned about Yang Jinshan's background from Jiang Bin's mouth, his uncle Yang Tong had already offended, and Zhou Zhi, who offended such a small character as Yang Jinshan today, didn't care at all.

These days, I have read more books and essays, and I have experienced more things, and my heart has become more open and open-minded, my vision has been broader, and my ambition has become greater. In a fashionable modern sentence, although Zhou Zhi is now a very small bird, he wants to play with the whole sky.

The delay at Sect Qu Lao's place was not short, and it was already past noon, Zhou Zhi and Fan Jin were hungry and hurriedly found a tavern to eat.

Having eaten and drunk, the two left the tavern and hired a carriage to go home.

There are still eight days left before the county exam, and in these eight days, Zhou Zhi no longer reads, but only does a small question every day, and spends more time thinking about how to solve the problem, and recalling the books and essays he has read before. It can be regarded as a review before the exam.

In a blink of an eye, it is the ninth day of the first month of February, and tomorrow is the county test.

Baiyue Village is sixty or seventy miles away from the county seat of Qingdu, so Zhou Zhi has to go to the county seat today so that he will not delay tomorrow's exam.

On this day, Zhou Zhi got up early, and his mother, Zhou He, was already busy in the stove.

She is the most ordinary woman in the countryside, but she heard out of nowhere that she will only go to high school if she eats Gelao cake to take the exam. I don't know where she learned the craft, and she made a big basket of old cakes for Zhou Zhi early in the morning.

"Come on, eat the next cake first! If you eat this cake, you will be in high school! Zhou He saw Zhou Zhi and said anxiously.

The mother's thoughtfulness naturally accepted it happily, and hurriedly took a piece of old cake, sat down at the low table and nibbled on it.

There is a lot of meat oil in the old cakes, and there is a hint of saltiness, which is very delicious.

Seeing the sweetness of Zhou Zhi's food, his mother-in-law Zhou He smiled happily and said, "Xiaozhi, the more you eat this cake, the better the test, Xiaozhi must eat more."

Hehe, my family has to show off! As a mother, I look forward to Xiaozhi being able to pass the exam at one time! ”

"Don't worry, Xiaozhi will definitely take the exam hard!" Zhou Zhi said confidently.

Daddy Zhou Tie then entered the house, and naturally he also gave Zhou Zhi some advice and expectations.

With his father's entrustment, Zhou Zhi packed his luggage and the four treasures of the study, let Qi Yanwu carry it, and the two came out of the house.

After this period of recuperation, Qi Yanwu's injuries suffered a long time ago have long healed, and his body is much stronger than before. At this time, as Zhou Zhi's scholar, he followed Zhou Zhi behind, and he was even more energetic and very happy.

If Zhou Zhi can succeed in the imperial examination in the future, then he will also follow the rising tide, and he has always been proud to be able to settle in such a warm family as the Zhou family.

After leaving Baiyue Village, they hired a carriage at the entrance of the village, and the two of them embarked on the road to Qingdu County to take the exam.