On the third day of the fifth month of the 34th year of Jiajing, the Shaoxing scientific expedition was called. Although this exam is only for candidates from prefecture and county schools, the number of candidates who have accumulated over the years is also extremely large, so it should not be taken lightly.

In order to avoid being disturbed by relatives and friends, Shen Mo moved to the courtyard where the guards were stationed. After a light but nutritious breakfast, he asked Tie Zhu to prepare the car and prepare to go out quietly.

According to the usual practice, Tiezhu formed a ten-man guard, and surrounded the carriage in front and back, waiting for the adults to leave.

Shen Mo asked him to quickly withdraw the people, and scolded with a smile: "I'm going to take the exam, what kind of pomp and circumstance?" Just you and Shen An will go in with me. Tie Zhu had no choice but to be a coachman himself, let his subordinates follow far behind, and drove the adults and Shen An to the Fuxue Palace.

In the carriage, Shen An honestly held the young master's examination box, sat on a small pony, and didn't dare to say a word of nonsense...... After two months of confinement and the repair of Miss Qingcui, his problems have changed a lot, but they are also much more boring.

Shen Mo teased him: "Qingcui stays in Hangzhou, you are free again, have you gone to visit the Qinglou in the past two days?" ”

Shen An said with a sad face: "My mother-in-law is too powerful, I don't know how many personal soldiers I have bribed, wherever I go now, I feel that someone is staring at me from behind, waiting to grab my handle, and go back to her to ask for a reward...... Not to mention going to that kind of place, it's a beautiful girl on the side of the road, I haven't seen it for a long time. ”

Shen Mo laughed and said, "It's right to have someone who can control you, so that I can let you out." ”

Shen An's face changed sharply and said, "Young Master, don't you want me?" I haven't made a mistake lately. ”

Shen Mo smiled: "Do you want to be a scholar for the rest of your life?" ”

"Wouldn't that be nice?" Shen An said worriedly: "I have always felt that there is no easier and more comfortable errand in the world than a scholar, if you don't dislike it, young master, I am willing to be a scholar for you for a lifetime." ”

"Don't take me as a meal ticket." Shen Mo rolled his eyes and said: "Tell you Shen An, when the exam is over, I don't need a scholar, if you have nothing to do with it, then wait to be laid off." ”

Shen An said with a sad face: "Young master, you can't be so ruthless, it's so small that you have no merit and hard work." ”

"How can I feel that your words are not only bitter, but also fragrant and tight?" Silent smiled.

"That's all in the past, the little one is now self-cultivation." Shen An's old face flushed and said, "Besides, won't you try it next year?" Master, can you let me spend this year comfortably first? ”

For this little scholar who was extremely content with the status quo and did not want to make progress, Shen Mo was completely helpless, so he had to nod and say, "Okay." ”

When I arrived at the bank of the Tsumi River, it was still densely packed with cars and boats, but fortunately, Shen Mo was experienced and left enough time, so he got out of the car and walked over on foot, but he was much calmer than last time, and he didn't squeeze out his shoes.

When I showed my exam card and entered the front street of the school palace, it was still bustling all around...... There are more than 3,000 candidates in one prefecture school plus eight county schools, and although it is not as crowded as the government examination, it is not much better.

It took a lot of effort for Shen Mo to find the lantern of Fuxue, and under Shen An's charge, it was easy to squeeze through, and only then did he reach the edge of the team of Shaoxing Fuxue.

Seeing Shen An squeezing in vigorously, the students of Youfu were not happy, so they grabbed him and said, "What are you squeezing blindly?" We learned from Shaoxing Fu. ”

Shen An broke free of his hand and said, "Of course I know that it is from Shaoxing Mansion, and my young master is from Shaoxing Mansion." The candidates looked at Shen Mo one after another, but saw that he was very unfamiliar...... There are several large and small classes every month, and the students are more or less impressed. But since the day he entered the school, Shen Mo was taken by the Tang prefect to be cultivated alone, and then he was suspended from school for a long time, and most of his childhood did not have the opportunity to participate in this scientific examination, because these classmates did not know him.

Feeling the suspicious gazes cast by everyone, Shen Mo smiled awkwardly: "Senior brothers are polite, junior brother Shen Mo has seen all senior brothers." And he bowed his hand to the people.

In the noisy Shaoxing Mansion School team, it was quiet, and all the candidates gasped, turned their heads one after another, stared at Shen Mo with wide eyes, until a lazy voice said: "I said everyone, Lord Shen, who you hate to see all day long, is here, why is it wood?" ”

As soon as everyone heard that it was Shen Dacaizi's best friend, Xu Dacaizi, they couldn't make a mistake until this time, so they hurriedly saluted Shen Mo together, and shouted in their mouths: "Students meet adults." Shen Mo hurriedly held on and said: "I can't help it, I am just a student member of the government, and you senior brothers must not be killed." ”

He was low-key and humble here, but everyone was in high spirits, surrounded him like a moon and stars, and asked excitedly: "Are you really last year's little Sanyuan, Shen Dacai?" ”

Nodding silently and modestly, someone else asked, "Are you really Mr. Qingxia's great disciple?" "Is it really Zhejiang Patrol Prison Military Road? Is it really a good friend of the Governor? ”

Shen Mo nodded modestly again and again, and then someone asked: "What do you think about Shen Xiaoxia's inability to participate in the township test, as his junior brother?" ”

"This question is very acute," Shen Mo scratched his head and said: "At present, Hu Zhongcheng and the political envoy and the envoy according to the inspection, as well as our Tang Mansion Yin and Niu Xianzun, have jointly signed a letter, asking the imperial court to restore Senior Brother Xiaoxia's right to participate in the imperial examination, I believe that considering the surging morale, the imperial court will make concessions." ”

"Can you catch up with the recording department?"

"It's a big deal." Shen Mo nodded and said, "I will definitely do my best to not delay Senior Brother Xiaoxia's township test." ”

When this question is solved, the questions of the crowd become more and more out of tune, what' color do you like?' ''In addition to reading, what other hobbies do you have?'' ''Do you have a marriage or a crush on you?'' And so on. It's not okay to answer these bullshit questions, and it's not okay to be perfunctory, because it's his classmates who ask questions, and the most reliable reliance in the future, how can he be offended lightly?

When he was silently tired of parrying and miserable, a crisp gong sounded, and then someone shouted: "Start roll call, no noise!" Only then did the candidates let him go and stood in line.

Shen Mo was relieved at this time, stood side by side with Xu Wei, and scolded in a low voice: "You guy, you don't know how to break the siege, and you are still on that seedling, you are really not a son of man." ”

Xu Wei said with a smile: "Actually, I also have a question, I wanted to ask you a long time ago, can you answer me?" ”

Shen Mo glared: "What's the problem?" ”

Xu Wei whispered: "Miss Lu is a good woman with both talents and appearances, why did you abandon her like a piece of?" ”

"I've never worn those shoes, so why discard them?" Shen Mo rolled his eyes and said, "Fuck, I knew you were interesting to her." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, that's my student." Xu Wei whispered: "Do you already have a sweetheart?" ”

"Nonsense." Shen Mo said angrily: "Didn't I tell you that I won't marry Miss Yin in this life?" ”

"Isn't she already a monk?"

"Who made the rumor?" Silent eyes breathed fire.

"You said that." Xu Wei said depressedly: "I really didn't plan to make you angry. ”

Shen Mo remembered that he had said it to him, and said helplessly: "Brother Xu, Uncle Xu, just spare me, just when I was talking nonsense...... Shall we stop here? Saying that, he gritted his teeth and said, "If you fail the exam later, see how I clean you up." ”

Xu Wei saw that he was about to go crazy, and hurriedly said, "Forget it, I'll talk about it after the exam." ”

Roll call and all the best. Shen Mo sat in a good position, and waited for the paper exam. After all, the scientific examination is only a preparatory exam, there is not so much red tape, only a whole day of exams, three big questions, the test questions are very correct, not difficult at all.

Before the exam was over, the school was there to hurry up and mark the papers. Because of the large number of candidates, and he is a person who marks the papers, although the master is a first-class jinshi, he is a master of writing eight-strand essays, but at the same time reading so many texts, it is inevitable that he will be dizzy and have leg cramps, so the attention given to each exam paper is only a dozen breaths, look at the first few sentences, feel bored and do not take it.

Only when he sees a familiar name, or a particularly good article, will he read it for a while. So at this time, the rolls of celebrities and acquaintances are very cheap...... The cost of obfuscating and transcribing names is too high, and only the township test will be used, so the adult can see the candidate's name.

When I saw a scroll of dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, the adults of Tixue saw that this word was too beautiful, and couldn't help but light up, as if a long drought was in the rain, and quickly looked at the candidate's name, and saw that it was 'Shanyin Xu Wei', like thunder. Master Tixue read Xu Wei's scroll with his heart, and said unhappily: "What do such words say!" No wonder he couldn't even pass the exam. ’

He threw it aside and stopped looking.

When he saw a lot, he saw a fresh volume, and when he saw the words with the true meaning of the old words, he smiled in his heart: "The junior brother's skills have made great progress, but this time he is not sorry to be the head of the case." ’

(To be continued)