After sending Shen Jiaji away, Shen Kan, Shen Zhuo and Shen Xiangdao followed Mr. Qianzhai into the classroom.

Shen Kan sat on the mat in the last row, and Shen Ju sat beside him, opening the "Analects" that he had recently studied day and night, and there were dense annotations written on it.

At this time, Mr. Qianzhai came over, looked down at the book, and asked, "Meng Wubo asked about filial piety, and the son said: 'Parents are only worried about their illness.'" , Daogu, can you explain?"

Shen Kan hurriedly stood up, combined with the language of the eldest sister last night, and said: "At first glance, the sage's answer seems to be a bit of a bull's head and a horse's mouth, Meng Wubo asked what filial piety is, but the sage replied that the parents are worried about their children's diseases, but if you experience it a little, you can find that the sage is indeed different from ordinary people, his answer is actually very profound and subtle, and he still speaks slightly, which means to ask filial piety?" Think about how your parents worried about you when you were sick! In this way, we will know how to fulfill our filial piety. ”

"Well said!"

Mr. Qianzhai was very pleased, this disciple's progress can almost be described as a thousand miles in a day, I still remember the day before I asked him about the first part of the Analects, "Xuezhi", almost one question and three questions, almost did not know, it was only more than two months, and he was already able to answer the head of the Tao.

Because most of the other disciples were children who had just completed enlightenment, their studies were uneven, and their talents were different, which divided his energy, so he wanted Shen Kan and Shen Zhuo and other promising disciples to find another famous teacher.

Mr. Qianzhai's comment on Shen Kan was, "The weak crown knows mechanics at the beginning, and it is not too late to forget to sleep and eat!"

What he appreciates even more is that in addition to redoubling his hard work, Shen Kan also remembered the matter of the Japanese at a young age, organized young people to practice together, wrote inspirational slogans, etc., which are very rare, all of which prove that his talent is not limited to blindly reading.

It was his brother Shen Zhuo, who still read the Book of Poetry, and the whole person seemed to be confident about this year's township test.

"I don't listen to things outside the window, and I read poetry hard, I'm afraid I won't suffer a big loss in Shiwen!" Mr. Qianzhai secretly said in his heart, so he said: "Daozhang, you can write a poem for your parents."

Shen Zhuo said with a smile: "The line in the mother's hand, the wanderer's shirt." Before leaving, I am afraid that I will return late, who will be careless and repay Sanchunhui?"

"Speculation, it's time to fight." Mr. Qianzhai smiled dumbly, "Recently, there has been a lot of noise inside and outside the city because of the Japanese invaders, how about you write an article against the Japanese invaders?"

"Anti-Japanese?" Shen Ju frowned and glanced at Shen Kan, "I'm not a martial artist, I have no power to restrain a chicken, and I have never specialized in military books, so I'm afraid I won't let my husband down." ”

"It's okay, it's the right question in the exam room." Mr. Qianzhai's words seemed to mean something, and he kindly mentioned, "The so-called Shiwen, isn't this exact?"

"Yes." Shen Zuo immediately realized, isn't the biggest headache in the government now the widows? Especially for the six departments of Nanjing, so it is very likely that there will be a similar current language question in the autumn of this year.

"Thank you, sir, for your advice." Shen Zhuo's spirits were greatly lifted.

Shen Kan smiled and said, "Fourth brother, I know a little about the Japanese people, can I help you with the staff?"

"No need." Shen Zhuo looked extremely confident, and refused without thinking about it.

"Then forget it." Shen Kan was a little disappointed, "Anyway, you have a lot of friends, and you don't miss me." ”

Shen Zhuo smiled: "That's right, but I'll take you to meet them tomorrow, and you can talk freely then."

At the same time, far away in the capital.

Mrs. Shen sat in the room and sighed repeatedly, and Shen Peining comforted the old man for a long time.

It turned out that Mrs. Shen personally arranged a family affair for her son, and the other party was the daughter of her husband's colleague's family, who was very good-looking, and it was said that she was also very knowledgeable.

Originally, that colleague thought that Wuxing and the Shen family were good, and the two families were a good match, and he was a little moved, but he knew that one of his wife's brothers knew about it, and immediately sent someone to Shenjia Village to inquire secretly.

After getting the news, the brother told his sister overnight, and the next day he said in front of his brother-in-law: "My nephew has entered the national prison, and everyone is envious." I have heard for a long time that my brother-in-law praised the Shen family's son-in-law family history, why is he still not a showman?"

Madame sneered: "What kind of family history, it's just that your brother-in-law listens to and believes it." The day before yesterday, I asked a daughter-in-law of the Shen family, saying why didn't your young master take the exam in his hometown? People actually said that they heard that he refused to go, you look at such a face, but there is growth? It's a pity that your niece, who is so smart and beautiful, is worthy of a nerd, alas, I'm afraid that it won't delay her for a lifetime. ”

When my colleague heard this, he was surprised and inexplicable, and hurriedly said: "Haven't you been admitted to Xiucai yet?" How is it possible, I heard that the Shen family has produced a lot of talents! Who in officialdom doesn't know?"

"That's the other brothers, but your future son-in-law, who hasn't even entered the door of the county test, is not even a child." Madame sneered.

"Is there such a thing? He, he Shen Jiamo deceived people too much!" Colleagues were furious.

In this way, this family affair was blown like this, and even Shen Jiamo offended his colleagues, so Shen Jiamo was angry and ashamed, and almost broke off the father-son relationship with his son in anger.

Originally, according to Shen Jiamo's understanding, since Shen Kan was going to study, he would inevitably participate in the children's examination in February this year.

The so-called children's test is actually the test of Xiucai, and the test is divided into three levels: the county test, the government test, and the hospital test. In the Ming Dynasty, only students who passed the county and government examinations were generally qualified to be called children.

And Shen Kan made a big mistake, at first he took it for granted that the boys' test was nothing more than a group of children going to the city to test a few pairs, writing an essay, a bit of cultural foundation, relying on the name of the Shen family, and they could pass casually.

As soon as I inquired, I had to take five consecutive exams for the county examination alone, respectively taking the eight strands of literature, trial poems, scriptures, laws and policies, etc., and at least four people from the village and one Xiucai were required to be eligible to participate in the examination.

Of course, there are other conditions, such as not being a prostitute, which is not a problem for Shen Kan.

With his current level, he naturally can't pass the test, and he can't even understand traditional Chinese characters. I don't want to try my luck, such as a shock to the tiger's body, write a shocking poem or article, and then be shocked by the county lord who presided over the exam......

In fact, it is impossible at all, and you must not have the attitude of trying your luck, because when the list is released, if Shen Kan of the Shen family is ranked in the last few by then, it will not only make the person who jointly recommended him lose face, but he himself will become a big laughing stock in the local area.

So he directly refused this year's county exam, but he didn't expect it to be crooked, and a marriage was ruined.

At this time, it is April day, sunny and bright, flowers and willows are in rows, and the scenery is everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiao Niang was very bored because Shen Jiamo personally led Shen You and Shen Qi and other children to participate in the children's examination, and she was not at home for several days, and her son Shen Qi had successfully passed the county examination, and now he is preparing for the government examination in Suzhou City.

Jiao Niang and the ladies and ladies of the inner house were speechless, and one person was too bored, and suddenly remembered that there was a two-story pavilion in the garden, and he could see the wild scenery outside.

It is said that when I arrived by boat that day, the two young ladies were seen by a group of men on it, so the lord did not allow me to go over, for fear of being looked at by outsiders.

So Jiao Niang wanted to take her henchman Xiaoqing to the garden to relieve her boredom, and after making up her mind, she sat in front of the dressing table, reapplied the incense powder, and then ordered rouge, and deliberately changed into a beautiful dress, dressed up with flowers.

Holding a tooth bone palace fan in his hand, he called Xiaoqing to staggered all the way to the garden.

When she entered the garden, she had no intention of playing around, and went straight to the two-story pavilion. When I arrived at the place, I pinched my skirt and went up to the second floor, and asked Xiaoqing to move a stone flower drum and sit and admire the canal outside.

The weather is sunny, the willows on both sides are shady, and the grass is green. Even if there are rumors of Japanese robbers, it does not reduce the interest of the locals, and there are many pleasure boats on the river......

For a woman like Jiao Niang, who is deep in the inner house, it is also very pleasant to be able to see the scenery outside and visitors.

And the young people on the cruise ship outside had much the same idea as her, at this time they didn't study hard, they all came out to see other people's daughters in the name of playing.

She can see outside, and she can be seen from outside.

The young people who passed by by boat or walk saw a beautiful woman upstairs, and because of the distance and backlight, they thought it was a stunning beauty at first glance, and they all envied the owner of the house.

But even if they didn't know that this was Wuxing Shen Mansion, they knew that it must be the family members of the official eunuchs, and most young people didn't dare to peek too much, for fear of causing trouble.

As the boat swayed by, a shadow remained in their hearts from then on, with a hint of melancholy, and went back to think about it.

There was a young man who sat in the boat like a fly seeing blood, looking at Jiao Niang motionlessly.

"Stop the boat!"