Chapter 199: The First Scene
The test questions of the county exam are not difficult, most of them are based on the Four Books and Five Classics, even if the test stickers and Baguwen that will be tested later are relatively basic.
There are five county exams, each one day.
It was still early to finish the first question, and Song Tian drank half a cup of tea before continuing to pick up the pen.
At noon, when everyone ate their own meals with water, the makeshift latrine became lively, and students kept raising their hands to say that they were unwell and asked to enter the courtesy.
The drinking cake ordered in the inn was taken to Chen Jiali before, Song Tian sat under the porch, and the view of the dam was quite wide, and there were familiar faces among the students who wanted to enter the inn, and they wanted to stay in the same inn.
Those people were fine before, and the trouble only occurred after eating the noon meal, which must have something to do with those drinking cakes.
When I came, I still guessed, but now it's basically certain.
It's just not clear whether Song Hong was prepared for harm or improvised.
If he had been prepared, then he had seen himself before this, but had he ever met him?
Song Tian thought about it, but it didn't seem to be.
After a short break after lunch, Song Tian read all the solved questions on the scratch paper, and copied them on the paper after a silent silence in his heart.
Four questions and a seven-character poem, he wrote it in the morning.
In about half an hour, Song Tian's question paper was copied, and then he asked for another cup of tea, and began to sit in his seat.
It's still early, and no one inside or outside the examination room is handing in the papers.
Song Tian wanted to go back to rest early, but the master said before, this volume is not something you can leave after handing it in, you have to wait on the porch, every ten people come out, and the door will be opened and released when there are enough people, otherwise the door will be left open for a long time, and the noise outside will affect the students who answer the questions inside.
Song Tian thought that this seat was not bad, no worse than the small patio on the porch, so it was better to sit here and wait for almost ten people before he went out.
It's just that his tea hasn't been finished yet, and Hu Ke in the main hall actually came out to hand in the papers under the leadership of the officials.
Song Tian took a look and began to pack his things.
I thought I was bored before, but now I have someone to accompany me, but I can talk.
When the invigilator saw him packing up his things, he came to inquire about it, and when he knew that he had handed in the papers, he told him to put his things away, and the scratch paper was left on his seat, and they collected and processed it uniformly.
Soon Song Tian also handed in the papers, and when he went to the porch, he saw that Hu Ke was already sitting firmly on a long vulture.
"Brother Hu, you're really early."
Song Tian sat down and put the exam basket at his feet.
"You're not the same." Hu Ke smiled, and then asked, "How, does it feel smooth?" ”
Song Tian nodded, "The first exam, it doesn't feel too difficult. ”
In fact, he thought it was very simple, when he was in the academy, the questions given to them by Pavilion Master Li were much more difficult than this.
After all, after the county exam, there are government exams and hospital exams, and if the county master is too difficult to come up with the questions, how can he take the exam later.
However, it is not difficult, but it is not easy for your question paper to satisfy the prefectural magistrate.
The solution is simple, but there are a thousand meanings in it.
Hu Ke also said: "There is no pressure in this one, we'll see later." ”
In the Cangshan Academy, Song Tian is the first, Hu Ke is the third, and in everyone's eyes, they are all talented seedlings, and it is naturally difficult for them to take the first county exam.
The two didn't even bother to talk about it, they just sat by the door and started gossiping.
After a while, someone came out again, a young man in his early twenties.
When the man saw that the two young men had come out, they were actually gossiping, and there was some contempt in his eyes.
Thinking that most of these two people are rich in the family, they don't worry about expenses, and they make a special trip to make up for the son-in-law who practiced.
The questions in the examination room were not completed accurately, and it was really embarrassing to discuss.
The man was speechless, not with the two of them, separated by a long distance.
Song Tian and Hu Kezheng can talk energetically, who can care about what other people's eyes are.
Later, another person came out one after another, since he could submit the paper in advance, it means that he has some ability, but these people are all older, and they all have experience in the county examination.
When they saw the two fifteen or sixteen young men sitting by the door, they naturally did not come over, but chatted with the others about the exam questions just now.
Although everyone learns the Four Books and the Five Classics, and the interpretation of the meaning of the sentence is also the same principle, different people have different understandings when using it.
Those people thought that they had solved the problem perfectly, and it didn't take long for them to have a dispute.
Song Tian and Hu Ke glanced at each other, feeling a little speechless.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for the ten people to finally get together, the official opened the door, and the group of mermaids came out.
The situation outside was not much different from that in the morning, since they had come to take the exam, it was impossible for them to go back, and there were people sitting or standing everywhere under the shade of the trees and on the side of the street.
When everyone saw the yamen open, they all stretched their necks, and some of them with bad eyes even ran closer to see if they were their own.
Chen Jiali leaned against a tree and was drowsy, he suddenly opened his eyes when he heard the commotion, and then saw Song Tian and Hu Ke who were coming here with the exam basket.
"Childe!"
Chen Jiali was excited, and immediately greeted him.
Song Tian saw his sleepy eyes and asked, "Have you had lunch?" ”
Chen Jiali shook his head, he didn't dare to leave, he was afraid that when the son came out, he wouldn't find anyone.
"Alright, let's go back to the inn first."
It is not yet time to apply, and it is impossible to wait for the acquaintance in the examination room, and Master Zhang said before that he will go back to the inn by himself after handing in the papers, and he will wait there.
The master and servant were going to go back, but Hu Ke did have other ideas, he had asked Chen Jiali to help him keep a notebook, which came in handy at this time, and he took it and began to write his name on it.
I saw him write down Song Tian and himself in order in the notebook, and then asked the first batch of ten students who came out with their surnames and from which school.
Those people only felt inexplicable, but when Hu Ke mentioned that these lists were made to bet on everyone, he coughed and asked for everything.
Every year, when it comes to the scientific examination, there will always be some people who bet on the list, but the operability of the county examination is not large, and they basically wait for the last one to press who can win the top ten.
The first few games of the county exam will only announce the list of people who can be referred to in the next game, and they will not be ranked, and the list will be listed only after the end.
Therefore, many of the students who sit in the bank will record the students who submitted the papers in advance for everyone to bet on blind guesses in advance.
It also takes strength to be on the gambling list, after all, the little people who are not known will press your bets.
Those people were not disgusted when they heard that Hu Ke was betting on the bank, but they had a sense of pride, and being on the gambling list was a good opportunity to increase their fame.
However, Hu Ke's unprofessional behavior made the students who submitted the papers in advance more and more disdainful of him.
There is also the little boy with the childishness of a scholar, the son of a rich and noble family, the money has no place to spend, and he is here to make up the number, and I don't know if the previous question is a nonsense scribble, or a blank space.
The group looked at Hu Ke and Song Tian with more and more disdain.
Song Tian saw Hu Ke copying his old book, and told him to leave first.
He called a car and returned to the inn, and saw Master Zhang sitting on the first floor waiting for them, so he asked Chen Jiali to go to dinner first, and sat down with Master to discuss the question papers in today's examination room.