Because many of the questions in the test papers are comments and analyses of certain assertions or words and sentences in several classic medical books examined. Zuo Shaoyang's analysis is the incisive judgment of later generations of doctors, and it is naturally brilliant.

Zuo Shaoyang said with a smile: "You also want a fame, and now that you are a medical examiner, I can also be regarded as a messenger." - By the way, how is Young Master Tian? ”

"The first place in the talent department!"

"Wow! I can't imagine this kid is so powerful! ”

"Yes, it's all thanks to you, their family said that if you hadn't helped him cure his illness, I was afraid that he would have fallen into the mountains."

"Hehe, it's serious, I'm just curing the disease, and I have to rely on himself to take the tribute, otherwise, so many people have all their hands and feet, how can they not pass the test?"

"That's that, that's." The father and son of the shopkeeper Wu both laughed, "The Tian family said that there are too many people celebrating at home, and they can't spare time, so when they are busy, they will come to the door to thank you." ”

"You're welcome."

Shopkeeper Wu: "We came this time, and we also came to thank you." He glanced at his son Wu Shu. Wu Shu hurriedly lifted a box and put it on the table. Shopkeeper Wu smiled and said: "This is a reward for Zuo Gongzi, please take a look." ”

Zuo Shaoyang smiled: "No need, are you still going to send me money?" ”

"No, no, it's better for Brother Zuo to order it in person." Wu Shu said with a smile, and pouted at the box and asked him to open it.

"What the hell?" Zuo Shaoyang smiled, "Could it be that you still give me more?" ”

He stretched out his hand and opened the copper buckle with a click, lifted the lid, and was stunned for a moment, only to see a box full of copper coins, estimated to be twenty or thirty. looked at Wu Shu and his son in confusion: "What does this mean?" You won't be too happy to give me so much, right? ”

Shopkeeper Wu smiled and said: "There are a total of thirty yuan in it, of which ten yuan is the reward after the negotiation is completed." The other twenty is a deposit. ”

"Deposit?"

"Yes," Shopkeeper Wu and Wu Shu's father and son looked at each other and smiled, and Shopkeeper Wu said: "The old man wants to ask Gongzi to participate in the big exam next spring for the dog." ”

In the Tang Dynasty, after passing the state and county examinations, he became a lifter, and the township tribute entered Beijing to participate in the imperial examination of the national surname, which is called the examination. It is called the palace examination presided over by the emperor himself. If you can get the first place in high school, you will be a well-known champion.

Like the three most important imperial examinations, Xiucai, Mingjing, and Jinshi, the medical examination also goes through these three levels of examinations. In the end, the first name is also called the champion, but there is no way to compare the gold content of the champion of the medical examination with the champions of Xiucai, Jinshi, and Mingjing, but it is also a fame.

Zuo Shaoyang was a little surprised: "Let me go to Beijing for the exam?" ”

"yes." Shopkeeper Wu couldn't wait to turn every wrinkle of an old face into a flattering smile, in exchange for Zuo Shaoyang's nod: "Childe enters Beijing for Xiao'er to take the exam, all the expenses are paid by us, these twenty times are the hard work of the son, even if the name falls into the mountains, there is no need to return a penny." Still to the child. If it is a spring and the first, another hundred thanks! If you can rank in the top 10, you will be rewarded with 200 yuan, and if you can be ranked third, you will be rewarded with 300 yuan! If you can rank second, thank you for 400 times. ”

Speaking of this, Shopkeeper Wu took a deep breath, his eyes shining as if he was about to smoke: "If Childe can help Son win the championship in one fell swoop and be among the champions, hehe, the old man is willing to thank Childe for five hundred times!" Never break your word! ”

500 guan, that is, 2.5 million yuan. Although it was two hundred and five, it still made Zuo Shaoyang's heart skip a beat, this was not a small amount in the early Tang Dynasty, and it could be regarded as a well-off family.

In the early Tang Dynasty, after the medical examination was passed, the highest could be awarded to the Tai Yi Jian and other medical officials from the eighth grade, and the level was still relatively high, so many Confucian scholars could not be given poetry to take the scholar and the first, but instead sought a career from the medical examination, and the competition in the medical examination was also extremely fierce.

This time, Zuo Shaoyang took a small test, and even didn't review, and won the first place in one fell swoop, although because the calligraphy was too smelly, it ranked second, which had already made the Wu family crazy, and instantly saw a brilliant avenue that led directly to the highest peak of studying medicine. So at the expense of a lot of money, I asked Zuo Shaoyang to catch the pen and replace the knife.

Zuo Shaoyang experienced the poverty of his family, and he had a deeper understanding of the important surname of money than before. He is not willing to give up anything that can make money legally without too much risk. What's more, if you can earn two hundred and five in one fell swoop, it is only a lifetime ban if you are discovered, and you can't participate in the imperial examination, this business is still done.

Zuo Shaoyang doesn't want to be an official, he doesn't want to grovel and enter the official career, especially if he doesn't want to enter the palace as a doctor serving the emperor, although how the harem lady makes people think about it, but the head is still the first important, so he made up his mind that he would never go to be a medical officer, let alone go to the palace to touch the tiger's buttocks.

Companion Jun is like a companion tiger, he studied the history of Chinese medicine and knew how many doctors were killed by the emperor, the most famous is the divine doctor Hua Tuo, just because he said that he wanted to do a craniotomy on Cao Ying, the uncrowned king at that time, which was originally a good intention, but he was beheaded. I don't want to be Hua Tuo's second. Therefore, I don't want to participate in this imperial examination, and I don't want to grovel to look at people's faces, since I don't want to participate in the imperial examination, then it is not a way to make money for others.

Zuo Shaoyang thought for a while and said, "I only care about the exam, don't care about anything else?" ”

"Of course! Don't worry about anything else. ”

"When are you going?"

"New Year's Day."

"How long will it take?"

"Including the journey, it will take about twenty days."

Even if you can't pass the exam in 20 days, you can earn a guaranteed 20 times, which is consistent for a day, and you can't earn it by practicing medicine at home. If you can pass the exam, you can earn 100 yuan, a small fortune, if you can plant a champion, you can earn 500 yuan, then it is a big fortune. It's still worth it. Zuo Shaoyang was about to agree, but Bai Zhihan, who was listening, coughed lightly a few times, then turned his head to look, only to see Bai Zhihan winking at him and mouthing at the outer house.

Zuo Shaoyang knew that she had something to say, presumably related to the imperial examination, and she didn't listen to it, but she couldn't bear it, so she got up and arched her hand and said: "Wait a minute, I'll ......, I'm a little anxious, and I'll be back in a moment." ”

The father and son of the Wu family hurriedly agreed.

Zuo Shaoyang went out of the door, and Bai Zhihan also followed. The two walked down the hallway to the waiting room, where there was no one. Zuo Shaoyang said: "What are you doing with me?" Let me not say yes? ”

"yes." Bai Zhihan turned his head to look outside, and said in a low voice: "If the substitute examination is discovered, then you will not be able to participate in the imperial examination for life!" ”

"So what? I didn't want to participate in the first place. ”

"I don't want to do it now, what if the situation changes in the future, and the young master thinks about it again?"

"No, it won't."

"What if! For example, what happened to you, the change that you had to be an official to solve, or did you change your mind and think it was better to be an official? Besides, the first step in the medical examination is to be a medical officer, not a county commander, and in addition to treating the people, the medical officer must also teach medical skills and organize local medical education. These are all things for the benefit of the people, even if the young master is unwilling to enter the palace, he can do these good things for the benefit of the people in the local area. ”

"You don't need to say it," Zuo Shaoyang frowned, "I don't want to be an official, whether it's an administrative official who manages a local place, or a medical officer who treats and teaches, I'm not interested." Therefore, I will not participate in the imperial examination. ”

Zuo Shaoyang turned around and walked out, walked to the door and stood again, although he didn't look back, he could guess that the expression on Bai Zhihan's face behind him must be very distressing, and he couldn't help but feel a little unbearable, so he added: "Besides, if this matter is done in a hidden way, it shouldn't be discovered!" ”

"There are no impermeable walls in the world! The examination of the Beijing meeting is much stricter than the state examination. The Wu family is a pharmacist in a state, but I'm afraid that he doesn't have the ability to buy the invigilator in the capital. What if it gets revealed in the future? ”

"It's okay, I asked, even if the capital will take the test and be found to take the test on behalf of others, it will only be banned for life. Although I don't want to be an official, the imperial examination is still very interesting, I am interested in seeing and seeing, and I have never been to the capital, it happens that someone pays for travel, and it is good to visit the capital. Taking exams for them can not only make money, but also increase their knowledge and experience, which is good! ”

As he spoke, Zuo Shaoyang paced back to the room with his hands behind his back. Bai Zhihan looked at his back, and Danfeng's eyes were full of helplessness and grievances that hatred of iron could not become steel.

Zuo Shaoyang returned to the house and told the Wu family father and son that he agreed to take the exam on behalf of him, and the Wu family father and son were very happy and thanked him.

The only thing to worry about now is Zuo Shaoyang's calligraphy, the test is the national elite, if the calligraphy is too stinky and falls into the mountains, it is too wronged, fortunately, there is still half a year before entering the Beijing examination, so the two sides agreed that Wu Shu used various calligraphy styles to transcribe medical books as Zuo Shaoyang's calligraphy during this time, that is, at the beginning, Zuo Shaoyang practiced calligraphy according to Wu Shu's words.

In view of the fact that this would delay Zuo Shaoyang's practice of medicine and make money, the Wu family took the initiative to add another 30 yuan as compensation for losses. Make up for the loss of delaying the practice of medicine in the past six months because of practicing calligraphy.

In this way, even if Zuo Shaoyang fails in the substitute exam, he can earn a total of fifty yuan, Zuo Shaoyang originally wanted to practice calligraphy well, and now he still has money to earn from practicing calligraphy, which is really good.

A few days later, the Tian family really came to thank him, and gave Zuo Shaoyang five times as a reward. Zuo Shaoyang was very happy to see that his treatment had helped a student realize his dream.

―――――――――― the hot and stuffy nearly two months, the business of Hezhou Qingxiang Tea Shop is getting better and better day by day, because it has entered midsummer, the weather is hot and hot, and they all want to blow the river breeze cool and cool by the riverside tea shop.

The grass in the rice fields outside Hezhou has grown almost as tall as rice seedlings, and it is impossible to distinguish where is rice and which is grass. All the people sighed, saying that it was a pity that so many seeds were sown, and they could only not be harvested.

Sang Xiaomei was busy with the business of the tea shop, and her custom-made tea cup was unanimously praised by the tea customers. The income is also growing every day.

(To be continued)