At that time, there were three levels of examinations at the county, state and provincial levels, and there were also three levels of examination content.

1. The Scriptures. Write silently and fill in the blanks.

2. Essays. Make a fu, a poem.

3. Strategy. Essays on current affairs, a total of five papers.

However, at the beginning of the establishment of this dynasty, the Jinshi subject only took one examination of policy theory, and the two exams of sticking scriptures and essays were added later. Nowadays, although the proportion of essays is increasing day by day, the policy is always placed in the final finale, which shows its criticality.

Thinking of the 5,000-year history of the Celestial Empire, my own cognition of feudal society, politics, military, economy and other aspects, there may be unexpected surprises this time.

Liu Chenxing was a little eager to try, but he still took a deep breath and collected the confidence in his heart.

Then she added a handful of firewood to the hearth, and put some flammable pine resin, and the fire suddenly broke out, illuminating the surrounding fire brightly, and she greeted the warm firelight, and said: "Brother is vain!" This lack of news in the countryside is also thanks to my brother's exchange of current affairs with me every time he goes home, which has benefited me a lot. ”

It's good not to mention the strategy, but when he mentions it, Liu Qingshan only feels even more hit.

Ah Mei's village school is to teach people to memorize, and there are no people around to talk about current affairs, but every time she comes back to communicate with her, Ah Mei can point out the problem with a sharp point, which makes him suddenly.

Therefore, although he provided Ah Mei with the latest current affairs and political opinions of all parties, Ah Mei was more instructive to him.

Liu Qingshan thought of his sister's talent and hard work, and felt that it was a pity to bury it, so he put down the mutton bones that had been gnawed clean, wiped his hands with a wet handkerchief, and said with concern: "You see the problem thoroughly, and the foundation is also solid, as long as you are not nervous, it stands to reason that the county test should be no problem." So, don't be afraid, my brother will take the exam with you in the same place. ”

The son said all the words of Aya, and Liu Qianli also hurriedly put down the wine bowl and said, "Yes, don't be nervous, there is Ayah waiting for you outside the court!" But it's okay if you fail the exam, your uncle has only passed the county exam for more than ten years, and he is still stuck in the state exam, and how old are you? ”

Both father and son said, and Liu Shizi had to say: "A-Niang knows that you are diligent and have a solid foundation, but sometimes the imperial examination also depends on luck, like A-Niang's original scientific examination." So, put your mind at ease, it's okay to live or not. ”

After listening to Brother Ye Niang's persuasion one by one, Liu Chenxing couldn't cry or laugh.

Does she seem to be so bad at heart? I was worried that she would be nervous about the exam room.

And this has not even started the exam, so it has been comforted first.

But this intention was felt, Liu Chenxing picked up the hot turbid rice wine, and the palms of her hands warmed up, and then she took a sip of it, and her body and mind also warmed, she smiled with satisfaction, and said: "Well, Ah Xing knows, normal heart." ”

The son aimed for the first uncle, and dragged it out for a year or two, until this year, when he got off the exam for the first time, just to get a good ranking.

The daughter suffered from the fact that it was not easy for women to study, and it was even more difficult for the imperial examination, so she had to leave the field at the age of thirteen, in order to get results, and first block the crowd outside.

In short, the children are looking forward to achieving something in this county examination, and they are also looking forward to a good ranking.

However, with the empress's great promotion of the imperial examination and the emphasis on education, the number of people participating in the scientific examination has increased year by year, but the number of admissions has not increased.

Liu is well aware of the difficulty of today's scientific examination, and there are two candidates at home, she is afraid that her children will be nervous when they arrive, and she is afraid that her children's expectations will be too high.

"Husband, are the goods selling well today?"

Liu Qianli's brother has passed the county examination for more than 20 years, and talents like his wife and brother, they have only had a wife and brother in Qingyang County for many years, he knows how difficult the imperial examination is, and he doesn't want his children to be under too much pressure before the exam, so he followed his wife's words and said: "Haven't you been cold again in the past two days?" You lady is red and good, and the sewn fur clothes were sold out as soon as they were put out! Calculate this winter, just selling furs, there will be 30 yuan! ”

Back then, because of twenty runs, the third uncle broke his leg, and Uncle Liu couldn't bear to sell his land even more.

Now their family has an income of thirty yuan this winter!

Liu Chenxing only felt like drinking a bowl of ice water on dog days - comfortable!

Speaking of which, I really didn't expect to make money selling fur clothes back then.

At first, Ye Niang watched her get up early in winter to practice calligraphy, afraid that she would be cold, so she asked Aya to dispose of the rabbit fur she peeled off, and Ah Niang sewed it into a vest to let her wear it warmly.

She just thought about the common people living nowadays, because there is no cotton, they are all stuffed with reeds, catkins and other fillings in the sandwich clothes, but how can there be fur to keep warm? There is no fur to wear out to save face, right?

So, I asked Aya to keep all the good furs, and A-Niang sewed the finished products and sold them.

Later, I saw that the people of the county town were better than their rural life, but the living standard of the whole society was not high, and the people of the county town did not necessarily have the spare money to buy fur daji, so it was recommended to make small pieces such as vests, scarves, gloves, etc., so that the materials used were less and the price was low, and it was better to shoot.

And that's exactly what she thought.

The precious mink fur is worth thousands of gold, and the common people dare not think about it at all. The cheaper rabbit fur and rat fur in the cloth shop are all large pieces such as big ones, and the price is not something they can afford, but in the cold winter, the plush fur looks warm and expensive, who doesn't want to have one?

As a result, small fur items that are less expensive were very popular as soon as they were launched, and the family also made a lot of money.

The sweetness tasted over the years made Liu Chenxing have the heart to expand the fur business, and she pondered: "If the county has tried, my brother and I will go to Qinghe County to try it." Aya is definitely going to go too, and then he can just check it out. ”

"Qinghe County is not as good as our Qingyang County, it is the seat of governance in Beizhou, and there should be many people who can afford to spend a lot of money."

"A good piece of fur can be bought for tens or hundreds of dollars, and even if we only sell one piece in a winter, we can make more money than selling small things. Therefore, if the cost of going to Qinghe County can be calculated, you can try to sell goods in Qinghe County this winter. ”

Liu Qianli has been selling goods in the county for several years, at least once a month, and the business has also been practiced, he feels feasible as soon as he hears it, mainly because the income at home is all thought out of by his daughter, and he subconsciously believes his daughter's opinion, so he nodded and said: "This is feasible!" ”

Liu Qingshan is also a point-to-point, immediately drew inferences, and said more confidently: "Dendrobium flowers have always been sold to Du Bo, but it is not good to change the place." But wild mushrooms and mushrooms, you can take advantage of the time when Ah Xing and I go to Qinghe County to try it, and pick some and sell them. ”

In this way, a beginning, caused a lot of discussion.

A family of four sat around the hearth and talked about their own business from the imperial examination.