With just over a month to go before the county exam, it is already very urgent.

Although he knew that the hope was not particularly great, Cheng Zhong still didn't want to give up just like that. To paraphrase a famous quote of Ma Yun in later generations: dreams still have to be had, what if they come true?

How can we prepare for this month to increase hope?

Cheng Zhong thought about it for a long time and was ready to start from several aspects.

First of all, the word. Cheng Zhongzi in later generations also wrote well, but they were all simplified characters, and they were all hard pens. In this society, we must first learn traditional Chinese characters, so as not to make something happen because of some omissions. In addition, the word is also a key to getting the impression score, for example, if your essay is very well written, but the words are very poor, then the score is not much higher. But on the other hand, if your essay is poorly written, but the words are very good, then you can also add more impression points. In ancient times, it was more important to judge people by their appearance and words.

Then there is the familiarization of the four books. The questions for the imperial examination are all taken from the four books, and the county examination is no exception. In order not to repeat the questions of the predecessor, the examiner will become more and more obscure when he asks questions, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is looking for chapters and sentences. There are even some examiners who graft the sentences in the four books, and if they don't know the meaning, it is difficult to solve the questions.

When it comes to breaking the topic, it can be summed up as nothing more than three types: broken meaning, broken sentence and broken word. Among them, the most frequently used is broken meaning, followed by broken sentences, comparatively speaking, there are fewer broken words.

The so-called word breaking is to crack the topic word by word according to the literal meaning, which is the most helpless next step, and Cheng Zhong does not want to do it.

Third, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with Zhu Xi's relevant works. Because the imperial examination is not as simple as writing articles around the sentences in the four books, it is meant to speak for the saints. If you want to figure out what the sage thinks, you can't write it without reading a few of Zhu Xi's works. Even if Cheng Zhong wants to talk nonsense, he must be able to pull some sources.

Fourth, it is necessary to read the model text. As the saying goes, "If you are familiar with Tang poetry for 300 years, you will not be able to compose poems." Reciting more model texts is also a source of inspiration for yourself, which is very helpful.

As for basic skills such as couplets, Cheng Zhong can't take care of them now, but fortunately, he has accumulated some in later generations, and he can make up the numbers.

None of these four aspects can be accomplished. Now he can only hold on to his feet temporarily, and what Cheng Zhong relies on is his ability to adapt to the exam.

Cheng Zhong and Cheng Xueyi's gambling contract soon spread like wings, and almost the entire Guangfulin City knew about it, and it became a joke on the streets.

Most people are not optimistic about Cheng Zhong, freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and Cheng Zhong's stupid reputation is not obtained overnight. It took more than a dozen years to be recognized by everyone.

Now such a person actually made a bet with his teacher that he wanted to pass the guò county test, I'm afraid he won't be crazy, right?

Wherever Liu goes, he seems to feel like others are pointing behind his back.

Some people obviously had the intention of watching the excitement, and when they saw Liu, they asked with a smile: "Yo, I heard that your son is going to take the county exam?" If you have ambition, maybe you can enter the circle! ”

The results of the county examination were announced, and it was called the "case", and every time the case was filed, a cannon was fired and a drummer played music, which was very grand. The title of the case and the title of the gold list are different, and the names are arranged in a circle, which is called the "day circle".

Take the 50th place or less for the first lap. The circle is divided into two layers, the outer layer is 30, the inner layer is 20, and there are also 50 people who are not divided into inside and outside. In the middle of the outer layer to improve the word writer, for the first place, only write the sitting number, do not write the name, counterclockwise rowing, out of the 5o circle for the circle or out of the number, the second circle below the imitation.

"Entering the circle" naturally means high school. However, the words of these people obviously contained a sense of ridicule, and Liu could only be silent about this. The only thing that can make the Liu family feel gratified is the 180-degree transformation of his son Cheng Zhong!

Different from the laziness in the past, the current Cheng Zhong gets up before dawn every morning, and just after the New Year, Cheng Zhong wipes his face with the snow, and everyone is suddenly in good spirits. Then Liu heard his son whispering.

Liu felt sorry for his son, and wanted to add some cotton clothes to his son several times, but was stopped by Cheng Zhong, because if he wore it too warmly, people would be sleepy. Looking at his son's slightly thin but resolute back, Liu felt that there was hope for life for the first time after Cheng Xiaozhi's death.

After the morning reading, Cheng Zhong ate some porridge prepared by Liu and went to school. In the past, he was always the last to arrive, but now he is often the first.

Cheng Lian, who is accustomed to arriving early, was the first to see the difference between Cheng Zhong, although his handwriting is still a little immature, and his language is not so concise and beautiful, but his agile thinking, not to mention the stupid Cheng Zhong in the past, is that he himself is sometimes ashamed of himself.

Cheng Xueyi has returned to teach ethnology. But to his surprise, Cheng Zhong didn't seem to have any problem with him. I often ask questions from some books, and my attitude is respectful.

It wasn't until many years later that Cheng Xueyi had the opportunity to meet Cheng Zhong and asked such a question: There was such a big dispute between the two, and even Cheng Xueyi was a little embarrassed to meet again. How did Cheng Zhong, as a half-grown child, manage to be so comfortable in his words and deeds as if he had nothing to do?

For such a question, Cheng Zhong only said one sentence: "Will you bother with the ladder?" ”

That's right, Cheng Zhong just sees Cheng Xueyi as a ladder, a ladder for him to climb on the road of life. Now that it's a stepping stone for you, why bother with it? Isn't it too much to look at?

Cheng Xueyi slowly filled half of the lamp oil into a can, thought about it, added another spoonful, and handed it to his wife Huang: "Go, give this can of oil to Cheng Zhong." ”

"Why?!" As soon as he heard that Cheng Xueyi was going to give the lamp oil at home to a child who had just contradicted the teacher, Huang was anxious: "Our lamp oil doesn't need money, or what?" You really don't want money and can't give it to him? Huang shouted, in her opinion, her husband was completely evil!

"Women, what do you know?!" Cheng Xueyi scolded: "How many times have I told you?" Think long-term! Although Cheng Zhong has a reputation for being stupid, how can he still look stupid from what he said and did recently? Not only that, but his city is so deep and his scheming is so heavy, not to mention the children who are as good as him, even I sometimes feel that I can't keep up! He is a hidden dragon, as long as the wind and rain come, it will definitely soar into the sky and make a splash. ”

Although Huang usually talks back to his husband, he is still very convinced of Cheng Xueyi. said at the moment: "Are you saying that Cheng Zhong's idiot will have a future in the future?" ”

Cheng Xueyi shook his head, sighed, and said, "Have you ever seen him, in order not to let yourself fall asleep, you just rubbed the snow with ice ballast on your face!" A person who is so cruel to himself is still not offended. ”

Sending lamp oil can be regarded as Cheng Xueyi's mending of the relationship between the two families, no one knows that Cheng Xueyi, who has the "upper hand", has actually quietly softened.

The light in his son's room was still on, and Liu gently pushed open his son's door with a cotton robe. The wooden door creaked, but his son's reaction was not heard.

It turned out that Cheng Zhong had fallen asleep on the table. There was also a basin of cold water with ice slag in his room, which he had prepared to keep himself awake.

The son studied so hard, and the mother should have been happy, but she was a little distressed.

Liu carefully draped the cotton clothes on Cheng Zhong's body. Although Liu's movements were very gentle, Cheng Zhong still woke up.

In the trance of "Niang ......", he seems to have returned to the afterlife, back to his mother's side, if it weren't for the dim lights and simple walls to remind him, Cheng Zhong, who had just woken up, might even call this "mother" "Mom".

"Zhong'er, if you are sleepy, rest early, this book is not read in one day. It's freezing, be careful of catching a cold. Liu persuaded him.

Cheng Zhong's eyes were moist. The mother of the later generations also said similar things. It seems that in the mother's heart, the child's future and getting ahead is not a big deal, and they only love their son.

For a long time, since the death of his mother in later generations, Cheng Zhong has never heard such simple and caring words again, and has never experienced such selfless and subtle care again. I didn't expect that after crossing over, I could get such a relationship again, Cheng Zhong's heart was very complicated, there was happiness, nostalgia, weakness, and a little weakness.

Cheng Zhong took a deep breath, suppressed all kinds of emotions stiffly, and said in a hard voice: "People live for a lifetime, and plants and trees for an autumn, it is too short. If you don't fight hard and fight once, then when you get old, you will keep the mediocrity of your life, and the only thing left is chagrin and regret. Mother, when my son grows up, my son will definitely work hard, no matter what, my son must let you live a good life, definitely! ”

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