Chapter 52 The Township Test is Approaching
The days that followed were actually very uneventful.
Spring is approaching, Liu Zhengqing stopped teaching Fan Qiubai first, and studied at home with his head bored. He occasionally came back to Chu Feng for a walk, and the two of them discussed calligraphy with each other, or occasionally got some simple wine and food for a drink, which could be regarded as relieving the nervous state of mind.
It is impossible not to be nervous at all. Although the township test should be a general existence for Liu Zhengqing, the exam is an exam after all, and in addition to strength, luck is also a very important part. What kind of situation will happen in the examination room, and whether he can cope with it easily, this is something that cannot be predicted, I am afraid that no one can tell except the immortals. All ordinary people can do is to do their best to obey the destiny of heaven.
Not only Liu Zhengqing, because of the approach of the township test, the entire city of Hangzhou has become more and more lively. The out-of-town scholars who came to take the examination stayed in the inn one after another, and the diners in the taverns and tea shops were much more crowded than before.
Not to mention the calligraphy and painting shops, just in a short period of time, I don't know how many pen, ink, paper and inkstones have been sold, and even some high-end goods that are not easy to sell have been bought by hot-headed scholars. To put it bluntly, everyone understands that the four treasures of the study bought with a lot of money cannot be directly exchanged for being on the list, and the reason why they are bought back is just to seek psychological comfort.
It is precisely because of this that even the birthdays of Lu's calligraphy and painting houses have risen with the tide these days. In addition to some stationery supplies, Chu Fengsi wrote a few neat and regular small letters, and put them on the table, which was really bought by some scholars and used as a book for study.
Even Liu Zhengqing himself asked for one, according to Liu Zhengqing, although Chu Feng's regular script is not good enough in terms of art, it is decent and stubborn, and it is more than enough to cope with the level of the township examination, so it is worth him to take back for study.
Liu Zhengqing also heard about Chu Feng going to copy the township test, and when he heard about it, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. This surprise did not come from the visit of the two adults, but from their own participation in the township test.
"I, Liu Zhengqing, have lived for so many years, and for the first time, I have encountered an opportunity to cheat. But in terms of my talent, there is no need to cheat in this exam...... This kind of useless work that comes with no effort at all, do you say brother, do I want it or not? ”
When Chu Feng heard this, he couldn't help but smile.
Liu Zhengqing's handwriting is relatively ordinary, and it may be very difficult to find it from the snowflake-like scroll of the township test. But if you really do some tricks and feet on the volume, and when you go to Chu Feng to copy and arrange it, with the relationship between Mr. Wenduan and the two adults, you can naturally go this way.
However, Chu Feng also understood that Liu Zhengqing's words were completely joking.
With Mr. Wenduan's character, if Liu Zhengqing really made such a request, he might agree, and even help arrange it. But after this matter is done, it will definitely draw a line with Liu Zhengqing.
In order to increase the 90% win rate of a matter to 10%, and at the cost of losing the appreciation of a character like Mr. Bunduan...... As long as it is a person in his right mind, he will probably not make a similar decision.
But Mr. Bunduan is here, and he always has to ask for advice. In any case, the other party is also a Jinshi, and those who are "experienced in a hundred battles" on the road of the imperial examination naturally have too much experience and small skills to teach.
When Mr. Wen Duan told Liu Zhengqing about these things, Chu Feng also listened to it occasionally, and admired it from time to time.
After all, he is a person who has prepared for the college entrance examination, in fact, those days are not very far from the current Chu Feng, although thousands of years have passed, but the pictures and feelings of the teachers of various subjects in the classroom who are serious about answering skills still linger in Chu Feng's heart.
When Mr. Wen Duan said it, Chu Feng couldn't help but think of the days when he was preparing for the college entrance examination. Gains and losses, cause and effect, exchanges, all kinds of intertwined and unforgettable.
From time to time, I will also interject and casually talk about the experience summarized in the examination of later generations.
Liu Zhengqing listened on the sidelines, and said with a smile that Chu Feng was just talking on paper, just a little guy, and he had never participated in the imperial examination, so it was probably useless to say this.
But obviously, Mr. Wen Duan does not think so. He carefully considered what Chu Feng said, frowned, and asked, "Chu Lang has not been examined, why does he know so much about these things?" These things that Chu Lang said...... It's not completely usable, but many points are good, just a little correction, and even the old man who has been in the imperial examination for so many years didn't think of it. Where did Chu Lang know about these things? ”
"In the early years, I went to a private school in my hometown, and although the teacher of the private school only passed the township exam, he participated in a lot of times, so he had some experience in these things." Chu Feng explained with a smile, "It's just that I was still young at that time, and my memory may not be accurate, sir, you listen to it in vain, and if there is something wrong, I hope to correct it." ”
Mr. Wen Duan brushed his head: "I see." ”
Liu Zhengqing couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this, and immediately raised his hand with a smile, and jokingly punched Chu Feng: "Then you kid is really hateful!" How do you know everything! Look at what the old gentleman means, even the imperial examination, you have a lot of experience, and there are a lot of merits? It's infuriating! It's a shame to associate with people like you! Ha ha! ”
Although he said the words "ashamed of himself", in fact, he did not reveal the slightest inferiority. This is also a very normal thing, after all, this is the era of "Yan Ruyu in the book, and the golden house in the book". Even if he is a character who is very good at calligraphy and painting, as long as he is not from the imperial examination or official background, in the eyes of the world, he cannot compare with the words "imperial examination background" after all.
Chu Feng has a talent in calligraphy and painting, but Liu Zhengqing is quite confident in the imperial examination, in contrast, the two are equally equal, and they can naturally appreciate and learn from each other.
This is the case between friends, everyone has to learn about the same ability. Otherwise, it will gradually change from an equal relationship to a subordinate relationship. It's just something that comes naturally and can't be avoided.
"There is one thing, Chu Feng has doubts in his heart, and he wants to ask for advice." Chu Feng remembered something and asked.
Mr. Wen Duan smiled and nodded: "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”
"I heard others say that this township test was originally held in autumn, so it is called Qiuqiu. It's early spring, so it doesn't seem like a proper time to hold it, right? Chu Feng remembered that the history teacher thousands of years ago had said about the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty, and he had doubts in his heart, so he asked.