After Ye Chen went to the street, he found that every household was busy hanging lanterns and pasting couplets, and then he remembered that he had just crossed over and had already arrived in Layue. Now more than 20 days have passed, and there are still four or five days to go before the New Year. After arriving at the bookstore, Ye Chen first bought pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other tools, and then bought a chronicle of the Water Moon Continent to keep for careful study and study when he returned.

After coming out, Ye Chen also went to buy two big lanterns and a few couplets, planning to go home and hang them up, after all, it was also the first New Year after he came here.

As soon as Ye Chen entered the courtyard, he heard Zhang Qian calling him: "Brother, are you back, I just made dinner, and I can eat it right away." "I don't know if it's because of Zhang Lan or what, she went out to wait for Ye Chen every day, and stayed at home honestly today.

"Qian'er, I'll talk about it later, let's help my brother get some paste and paste this couplet." Ye Chen said in the courtyard. Zhang Qian came out to take a look, only to see Ye Chen holding a few couplets in his hands, and there were two lanterns next to them, and he suddenly realized that the New Year was about to begin, so he immediately went back to help Ye Chen make paste.

"A good life is comfortable, a beautiful life is happy and peaceful. Horizontal batch: auspicious stars shine brightly. Qian'er, how about this couplet. After Ye Chen posted it, he asked Zhang Qian next to him, and he still looked very satisfied. Zhang Qian touched her little head incomprehensibly and said, "It sounds good, but Qian'er hasn't read a book, so she doesn't understand these things." ”

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a little sad, this is the bad thing about this society. Not only are women unable to read here, but even men rarely have the opportunity to read and write, and even if they do, how many of them can gain fame.

"Qian'er, is it good for my brother to teach you to read?" Ye Chen said to Zhang Qian.

"Huh? Did my brother go to private school, Qian'er always thought that her brother was illiterate. Zhang Qian stuck out her tongue and said playfully.

Ye Chen couldn't help laughing and said: "Of course, my brother must be able to do anything if he is so powerful, my brother plans to take the township exam in two months, and no one will dare to bully you when the time comes, how about Qian'er want to learn from my brother." ”

"Absolutely." Zhang Qian nodded hurriedly.

"Okay, let's eat first, and I'll teach you literacy first after eating." After Ye Chen finished speaking, he habitually touched Zhang Qian's head.

"Look at it, this word reads Zhang, this word reads Qian, and together it is your name"

"Uh-huh, my brother is amazing. How do you write my brother's name? ”

In this way, Ye Chen and Zhang Qian began to stay at home without leaving home. Ye Chen reads books and practices calligraphy every day, and by the way recalls the knowledge he learned in school. Zhang Qian is carefully following Ye Chen's teachings to read and write, although she doesn't know why her brother understands so much, but for Zhang Qian, as long as Ye Chen is good to her and can be by her side, she will be satisfied.

More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and Ye Chen has spent the first New Year that has crossed over. There is no need to visit relatives and friends here. Only Ye Chen and Zhang Qian had a big meal on the New Year, and then they were studying seriously, of course, Zhang Lan next door came over a few times, but Ye Chen didn't let her enter the door at all, and the angry Zhang Lan scolded in front of the door. In the end, seeing that Ye Chen ignored her and went back, I don't know what bad ideas I was thinking again.

"Qian'er, I'll go out to the county government to sign up for the township test later. Don't come out at home, especially that Zhang Lan, don't bother with her, I'll try to come back as soon as possible. Ye Chen saw that the township exam was about to start in less than a week, and he planned to sign up today.

The official government of Qi stipulates that you must bring your own road to the county government to register three days before the township examination, otherwise you will not be able to participate in the township examination. Ye Chen carefully looked at his road guide, which is similar to an ID card, which is used to indicate his identity, and if there is no road guide, he can't leave his county seat casually. For example, Zhang Qian has nothing now, which is equivalent to a black household registration, and if this problem cannot be solved in the future, she will not be able to get out of Hexian County.

Ye Chen just went out, and Zhang Lan next door also went out after him, but he went in the opposite direction with Ye Chen.

"Stop, who is it, the county government is not allowed to trespass." Ye Chen walked for half an hour before arriving at the county office, but he was stopped by the guards at the door as soon as he walked to the door of the county office.

"I am a student from Changqing Street, and I specially came to apply for the township examination." After speaking, Ye Chen led his way over.

After reading it, the two guards immediately changed their attitudes and said: "Ye Gongzi's registration location is in the county office, you can see it when you go in, please come in." "This kind of guard is all human spirits, and now there are countless people who sign up for the township test every day, maybe that one will be admitted to Feihuang Tengda, so now when I meet the registration, I will start to please.

The county government is in the middle of Hexian County, and the area is not particularly large, but it looks particularly solemn and majestic, and it is the first time Ye Chen has seen this kind of place on the spot, so he can't help but be a little curious.

As soon as Ye Chen entered, he saw a few people who were about the same age as him signing up there, and walked straight over.

"Isn't this the Ye Chen on Changqing Street, what's wrong with him, an orphan hasn't even read a book, and he still wants to gain fame."

"Who is Ye Chen, why don't I know?"

"You don't even know this, it's the little beauty and her brother who appeared on Changqing Street not long ago."

"Oh, it's him, it's said that he can't open the pot every day, is it a delusion to come to the exam to get a fame to support himself and his sister, it's so naïve, people like us who have studied for four or five years are not sure that they can pass the exam, he has never read a single book and dares to sign up, but the ignorant are fearless."

Ye Chen had just passed over and heard these people discussing him there, as if it was because of Qian'er. "Teacher, I'll sign up too, please register." Ye Chen led his way over. He didn't pay attention to the whisperers. The old man in charge of signing up took Ye Chen's guide and didn't say much, and returned it to Ye Chen after registration. "Thank you, teacher, I'll go back first."

Ye Chen had to admit that the current Shuiyue Continent was better than any exam he knew, except for girls who couldn't take the exam, all teenagers who had reached the age of six could sign up for the imperial examination, and there was no need for any messy things such as the children's exam.

Ye Chen was walking alone on the way back, and when he walked to Shazhou Street, he suddenly saw Xiao Er of the money shopkeeper's house walking towards him.

Xiao Er looked around and shouted at Ye Chen, "Brother Ye, come here." ”

Ye Chen was a little curious and said, "Little second brother, what's wrong." ”

"Just now, the young master of the Fang family was having dinner here, and then a middle-aged woman came and called him away, it seems that he was looking for your sister, and the shopkeeper specially asked me to tell you, you go back and take a look, don't do anything."

"What?" After hearing the thank you, Ye Chen rushed back to Changqing Street. Secretly said: "The surname Zhang and the surname Fang, you'd better pray that Qian'er is okay, or then you will wait for Qian'er to be buried." ”