Shen Xi took two errands and came to Niu'an Fort with great momentum.

The people who had been visited by Shen Yun before were all nervous, for fear that Shen Xi would suspect that Shen Yun had stamped his fingerprints.

Feeling that the villagers were reluctant to smile because of fear and greeted him, Shen Xi suddenly felt a lot more comfortable in his heart.

Responding to the villagers' accosting in a very approachable manner, Shen Xi walked all the way to the door of Shen Yun's house, looked inside coldly, and saw that no one came out to greet him, and he felt disappointed.

However, the things that need to be done have been done, and there are only a few days left to stay in the house, and when this scientific examination is over, Shen Xi is ready to go back.

Shen Mei's house.

With Shen Xi coming over, naturally this hospitality will be a little more sumptuous. After being distressed for a long time and slaughtering a little lamb, Shen Xi and the two servants feasted like gluttony.

After eating, he wiped his hands with a coarse cloth, folded a section on the straw mat and picked his teeth, Shen Xi asked very leisurely: "Third brother, that little beast hasn't succeeded in the past few days, right?" ”

Although Shen Mei's family lives in the south of the village, she still pays attention to the big and small things in the village: "Don't worry, absolutely not, in the past two days, the two of them have kowtowed to others, but who dares to take the risk of being cleaned up by you to press fingerprints." ”

"That's good, I've been living here for the past two days, and I'll leave after the imperial examination. I want to see if a scholar without fame can still turn the sky upside down? ”

Shen Xi's pride fell in Shen Mei's eyes, and she felt indescribably depressed in her heart, but after thinking about it, she still reminded: "It's not a way to go on like this, as long as he goes to the city, he can always get some appreciation from readers, and we don't want to end up empty." ”

"Third brother, you can rest assured. As long as he can't participate in this scientific examination, when the time comes, let's find some way to let him get out of a cheap job, and he will never be able to take the imperial examination in the future. ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you. And Yan'er is also going to take the imperial examination this year, I heard that his ability is also as good as that of the state three talents, if you pass the liberation test, you need to be an uncle to help more. ”

Shen Mei's meaning is obvious, it still costs money to go to Jingshi. Although the government will bear the burden of accommodation and food at that time, after all, there will be other expenses, and for a family, it is naturally best to find someone to help.

Shen Xi is rarely generous.

"When the time comes, I will help with 500 Wen and buy a new set of clothes for Shen Yan."

Say a lot less, but obviously Shen Mei hopes that the number will only be more. However, Shen Xi opened his mouth, which was somewhat good, so he could only press the disappointment in his heart, and nodded with a smile.

What made Shen Xi happy was that these two errand officers had been staring at the gate of Shen Yun's house for several days, and they didn't see Shen Yun's mother and son go out at all.

As the time of the scientific expedition approached, this vigilance was slowly relaxed, and the two of them took turns to watch, but two days before the scientific expedition, they actually came to walk together, and they simply turned a blind eye.

The day before the expedition, at noon.

seems to feel that his country life is finally coming to an end, plus Shen Yan is going to participate in the liberation test tomorrow, and he came back today to prepare things, Shen Xi deliberately paid for a lot of game to treat everyone.

Having meat to eat is naturally excellent. The two errand servants have endured it from the morning until now, and the saliva in their mouths is about to run dry, and finally when it is time for lunch, they see that no one from Shen Yun's family has come out, and even the people in the village have to walk around in front of Shen Yun's house, which is a lot more relieved.

"Shen Hucao, don't worry, we've been staring at it so openly these days, those villagers don't even dare to approach the front of that house, nothing will happen at all. Let's finish eating it quickly, and then go and watch, forgive him for not making any trouble. ”

An errand officer patted his chest and assured Shen Xi very satisfied.

As long as Shen Yun's family is isolated, it will not be easy to clean him up in the future.

The three of them ate and drank, and although they said that they were in a hurry, they still ate for most of the hour. Savoring the mellow meat of the hare and pheasant, the two errand servants walked to the corner closest to Shen Yun's house and lay down against the shaded side of the wall.

The sun is setting in the west.

To the two officers, the day was like water, dull and tasteless. One by one, I fell asleep lying down, and when I woke up, I only felt that my neck was stiff, and it hurt to shake it.

Looking at the time, it was already early hour, thinking that in two hours the sky would be dark. A big stone finally fell in my heart.

It's just that if they go back more than two hours and they are still here, they won't be in such a relaxed mood at this time.

Shen Xi came to the village with two errand servants, and Shen Yun knew about it early on.

The reason why I haven't gone out these days is because it's unnecessary, and secondly, I want to let these guys who are staring at themselves relax. While the two servants were staring at Shen Yun's family openly, they didn't know that someone was also staring at them secretly.

This person is the third master.

For Shen Yun, the descendant, the third master can't be said to be spoiled, after all, he still has his own grandson under his knees. But since he pressed his fingerprints on Shen Yun, he can be regarded as putting all his net worth on Shen Yun.

If Shen Yun can't participate in the scientific examination, and the matter of his fingerprint is spread again, his family's good days will come to an end.

To say that you don't regret it is false.

But since the fingerprints were pressed, there was no reason to take them back. So far, I can only help Shen Yun take the imperial examination, and then, as much as possible, pass the examination. When he learned that there were nobles in the city who helped Shen Yun, the third master couldn't mention how happy he was.

But Shen Xi's arrival was undoubtedly a huge pressure on him.

Like Shen Yun, he was afraid that these two officials would prevent Shen Yun from going to Chengji County. Therefore, these days, he has been staring at the official errand and delivering news to Shen Yun across the wall.

As soon as the two officials left at noon today, the third master went out for a walk. After confirming that the official had gone to Shen Mei's house for dinner, he hurriedly informed Shen Yun. And Shen Yun, who had already cleaned up and stopped, took advantage of this vacancy, so he climbed over the backyard wall and walked out of the village on the path.

Along the way, of course, there are people who see it, but who wants to run over and complain. Anyway, Shen Xi's stingy temperament will not give a reward.

came and went, and when the two servants were sleeping with their heads covered, Shen Yun had already arrived in Chengji County and found an inn to live in.

It's a night worth tossing and turning and having trouble sleeping.

Shen Yun's heart was also a little excited, however, in order to have enough energy for the next day's scientific expedition, Shen Yun still chose to count the sheep and urge him to sleep. The third watch was more leaky, and in the small room, there was a slow breathing sound.

Three quarters of the hour.

In the army, this is the time to assemble the troops and point out the exercises. And in the middle of the court, this is the time to wait in the court room and wait for the early court. For the scholars of the scientific expedition, this is the time to rush to the Tribute Courtyard to wait for the inspection to enter the Tribute Academy.

Shen Yun prepared food and pen and ink inkstones yesterday and put them all in his portable book. After settling the money with the shopkeeper, he went to the Gongyuan.

Along the way, he touched the darkness, but met many scholars with the same purpose as him. Although they can't see each other's faces clearly, and they don't even know each other, these scholars still wish each other when they meet people: "I wish my brother to be on the list." ”

After repeated wishes, when I arrived at the gate of the Tribute Courtyard, it was even more lively.

It's just that Shen Yun has already said that he has already dried his tongue, so he has no choice but to buy tea and drink a few sips at the tea stall next to him before he can continue.

The sun is coming out.

The scholars also gradually saw clearly who was standing beside them. Now the previous blessing has become a mutual friendship.

Shen Yun felt that he was also a character who was difficult for anyone to know, how could he know that there was really someone here who knew him.

"It turned out to be Brother Shen in person, I wish Brother Shen to be on the list." Suddenly, a few people gathered around him, and they sincerely blessed him, which made Shen Yun stunned for a while, and then he came to his senses and greeted him very humbly: "I also wish a few brothers high school, and they have a promising career in this regard." ”

"Seeing that the identity is about to be checked, Brother Shen feels, what will be tested in Jinke's strategy?"

"Yes, Brother Shen also guesses, let me wait for a preparation in my heart."

This is roughly the same as the guessing question on the eve of the college entrance examination in later generations, but for Shen Yun, the memory of the only scientific examination was still obtained from the predecessor, and there are so many Confucian classics and so many national events, this thing is not easy to guess at all.

Shen Yun smiled bitterly: "But I disappointed your brothers." This speculation also needs some basis in the end. Shen Yun has been living at home since the beginning of the year, and you must know more about national affairs than me, so I must not be able to guess the policy at this time. ”

As for the scriptures, it is necessary to see who the examiner of the question is. In the previous imperial examination, the current affairs policy was the question of Shi'an Gong, but the theory of scripture and righteousness was the study of politics. This year, one of these two has moved to the right, but I am not familiar with the two newcomers. ”

The sincerity of what Shen Yun said made these people nod a little, and they also had a lot of good feelings towards Shen Yun.

"What Brother Shen said is true. Now this scholar has only lectured once in the state school, and I have no chance to listen to the lecture when I am an idle scholar. I hope the question is not too biased, so that I can have a chance to wait. “

"Speaking of which, it seems that those guys from the state school haven't come yet."

"Hey, that's a no-brainer. After all, people are state schools, not only do they not need to protect the book for the scientific examination, but they can also leisurely get ready for state school, come over together, and be checked in advance. It's the inspection, and it's very sloppy, where it looks like I'm waiting, it's like sweeping the floor. “

Saying some unfair words, several people gradually turned the topic to the question of how many people can pass the solution test in this year's state school. Shen Yun can only express his sidelines, after all, for him, the state and county studies, he seems to only have the three talents of the state school and Shen Yan as acquaintances, and he doesn't know anything else.