Chapter 29: The County Examination (I)
In order to save money, the county examination did not build an examination booth, but set the examination address in the county school. Although the pen %fun %pavilion www.biquge.info was not officially released until the fifth watch, but before the third watch, the county school was already crowded with people, and the entire examination room was blocked. In the flickering lights, looking at the black head in front of him, the nervous boy and the examiner who was more nervous than the boy, Fan Jin, who was a man in two lives, couldn't help but think of the scene of the college entrance examination in his previous life.
Brother Liang Pandi and Sister Hu also followed Fan into the gate of the county school, and on occasions with many people, crowded and frictional, women were easy to suffer. But in the science field, there are always fewer concerns in this regard. Hundreds of scholars get together, and if someone transfers a Western woman on such an occasion, once a public discussion is triggered, they will be besieged by hundreds of literati, and they will have to die without a place to bury.
Outside the gate of the county school, more than 20 officers and soldiers with long bodies and large faces and officials in soapy clothes and hats held sticks to maintain order. Those who participated in the county examination were not show-talents, and their personal dignity was not guaranteed much, and the search process was extremely strict, with hair buns and shoes taken off, leaving no mercy.
Sister Hu thought that Fan Jin would also suffer this humiliation for a while, and she was very unfair, "They are so angry and bullying, and after such a toss, people's faces are lost." β
"The imperial examination is a major event, so naturally you have to be careful, otherwise it will be unfair to other candidates if there is entrainment." Fan Jin comforted Sister Hu, but secretly said in his heart: As soon as he entered the examination room, it was actually unfair to other candidates. The real skill of cheating has to have a tacit understanding with the examiner, and compared with the two, with cheat sheets and other means, it is too low-level.
Since the name has not yet been called Fan Jin, Liang Pandi is beside him, doing the final inspection, and carefully advised: "Jin Zai, there are four treasures in the study room in the Kaolan room, as well as the dough cake and dog meat prepared by my sister for you. Don't be nervous inside, just treat it as an ordinary audition, don't take it seriously. β
A little ahead of them, a young man in a brocade robe snorted, "Countryman, I just don't know anything. This time, the head of the case, this son is decided! Just rely on ignorant villagers such as you, who can test in the county, and are already smoking from the ancestral tomb, how can they dare to hope to go to the head of the case? β
Liang Pandi's face turned cold, and he turned his face and was about to scold, but Fan Jin shook his head at her, and said to the man: "I'm sorry, we speak by ourselves, we don't want to offend the taboo of friends, I'm sorry." β
The man turned around, but saw that it was a scholar who was also quite thoughtful in appearance and similar in age to Fan Jin. But his clothes were far more generous than Fan Jin's, and his gaze swept over Fan Jin's face, and then fell on Liang Pandi's chest and waist. After sweeping back and forth a few times, he snorted at Fan Jin,
"One life, two luck, three feng shui, four yin gong and five reading. You hillbillies don't understand anything, and you have the blessing of Emperor Wenchang in the thorns, and you can't talk nonsense. Your words, if you ruin the fortune of this son, you can't afford to compensate for it. That woman, you are his ......"
"Sister."
"Oh, sister." The man smiled slightly when he heard this, "My son, Zhang Shilu of the South China Sea, I don't know what the girl is called?" If you talk nonsense, if you ruin my luck, things can't be settled like this, we have to be reasonable. β
South China Sea Zhangjia?
Fan Jin knows very well that the Zhang family is a famous family in the Nanhai Imperial Examination, and his ancestors have been Jinshi, and he has produced several people in a row, and he is the leading figure in Nanhai County. If there are both jinshi and lifters in the family, there will naturally be no shortage of silver, and there are also extensive fields in the countryside, even if the county order has to give some face to this kind of family.
Among the young people of the Zhang family's generation, it is said that Zhang Shilu has the best knowledge, from his name, it can be seen that his family is learning from Lu Wangxin, Zhang Shilu's family has a history of learning, and his knowledge is not bad, and it is said that he is also a famous talent in Guangzhou City. This time, Zhang Shilu and Wei Zhou's sons are both popular candidates.
In the original world of Confucianism, after Fan Jin was moved, Zhang Shilu gave some benefits, and then relied on Fan Jin to make a living, hoping to make a fortune. This person was also a half-hundred old man at that time, and he was very tricky, which was different from the hairy boy city government now.
The flapping of the butterfly's wings made the two know each other decades in advance. This Zhang Shilu is also a teenager, and his blood is strong, and it is very common for him to be interested in a mature woman like Liang Pandi. Fan Jin didn't want Liang Pandi to be remembered by such a son, so he took a step forward and crossed between the two.
"I'm Nanhai Xiaofan Zhuang Fan Jin, if you have anything to say, just say it to me. Zhang Gongzi said that one life, two luck and three feng shui, but I said that there will be no seeds, and men should be self-reliant. The Son of Heaven selects talents with articles, and my generation should devote his mind to learning, how can he put his fame on the theory of gods and ghosts. β
Without waiting for Zhang Shilu to speak, an old man's voice sounded on the side, "Two, now that you are on roll call, you still don't quarrel, so as not to invite the public and it will be inconvenient for anyone." β
Zhang Shilu followed the voice and looked over, and saw that it was an old boy standing not far from him who was standing fifty miles away. The old man was wearing a moon-white straight jacket, with a few patches on it, and he looked poor and sour, and his appearance was very eye-catching. In Nanhai County, all the literati with heads and faces, Zhang Shilu and Lu all know each other, and since this old man is eye-catching, there is nothing remarkable about it.
He snorted coldly: "A beard, still a child, he hasn't even hit Xiucai, are you embarrassed to reprimand others?" This Nanhai County big and small public, which one I don't know? Even the former magistrate is my eldest father's protΓ©gΓ©, and when I see my father, I have to respect my senior brother. I want to see which man dares to me! I said friend, you are old this year, and you are still coming to take the exam? Could it be that at this age, you still expect to enter Beijing to take the Jinshi exam and get an official and a half-job? I see that your eyes are very raw, I'm afraid you don't live in the city, right? β
The old man sang a promise and said with a smile: "The old man is fifty-six this year, but he is thirty written in the name book." At the age of the old man in the countryside, he actually looks down on fame, and he doesn't dare to think about being an official. But why did my generation come to the school? When it comes to the year of the imperial examination, if you don't come to the exam, you always feel like something is missing in your heart. Zhang Gongzi has this family education, and he wants to come to this subject to make a decision. β
"My son-in-law's talent is not the first person in the case, is there a second person in Nanhai County who can be successful?" The scholar beside Zhang Shilu glanced at the old boy with disdain, then at Fan Jin, and finally fell on Liang Pandi. "You women, you have to look carefully, our first-class talent in Nanhai County is our son. If you make friends with our son, it will be the ancestor who has accumulated virtue......"
"Zhang Shilu!"
Before the scholar finished speaking, the roll call messenger had already called Zhang Shilu's name, he proudly mentioned Kaolan, went straight to the door, said a few words to a few public officials, and only simply searched, neither removing his hair nor taking off his shoes. After the search, he said a few more words to the duke, and then he heard the duke shouting: "Fan Jin! Xiao Fan Zhuang Fan Jin stepped forward to search. β
Fan Jin, who walked towards the head of the county school, was not in a hurry, looked back and waved his hand at the two women, turned around, and hummed in a low voice, "I was really hit, I was wearing a big red robe, I swung and swayed, and I got on the Jinao Yudong Bridge...... "I walked towards the gate of the county school steadily.