It's late autumn in the blink of an eye.

Tomorrow is the autumn township test, even if he is as lazy as Xiao Tingchen, he will sit under the eaves and look through the subset of scriptures and history.

An osmanthus tree in the corner of Mingde Courtyard has many thick golden osmanthus flowers the size of rice grains, crowded among the green branches, fragrant throughout the small courtyard.

Su Jiu wore a carnation white shirt skirt, orange and apricot yellow half arms, carried a small bamboo basket, and slowly picked up the osmanthus flowers scattered on the ground.

The autumn breeze blows, with an orange tenderness.

The fragrance of cinnamon lingers on the little girl's slender white fingertips, and the pale pink nails that have not been painted with dancôme are clean and clear, like green onions.

She looked sideways at the young man under the eaves.

In the moist and dark eyes, the young man's serious reading posture is reflected.

He had an excellent memory, turning the pages of the book with a dizzying speed.

The skin that is fairer than the woman is full of color, the red lips are lightly pursed, the tip of the nose is clean and delicate, and the low-hanging peach blossom eyes are full of lines of ink.

Two traces of Xuanyue eyebrows, the eyebrows are warm and moist, just like the distant mountains in spring.

As if sensing her gaze, the young man raised his eyes, and the dimple on his right cheek was deep, "What does Xiao Jiu'er think of me?" I drank a lot of tea, and my mouth was bitter. Go, get me some candy and give me a sweet. ”

At this time, in the palm of Su wine's white and tender red, a few golden osmanthus grains were lying quietly.

She clenched her little hands and said softly, "If you eat too much sugar, you will feel tired." Little brother, if you can get the first place in the exam, I will make you sugar osmanthus to eat. The stuffed sugar osmanthus is wrapped in glutinous rice flour to make glutinous rice balls, which is also delicious. There is also a fragrant and fluffy osmanthus cake, which is sweet......

"So little brother, you must take the first place!"

The girl's eyes were full of light.

Xiao Tingchen got up, walked up to her and squatted down.

This little girl, thinking that he was a child, actually coaxed him with those snacks.

But

But inexplicably, his heart was sweet.

There is no need to eat sugar, and the astringency of bitter tea in your mouth has long disappeared.

The autumn wind was blowing, and the osmanthus rain fell all over the trees, falling on the two of them.

The young man touched Su Jiu's little head, and his tone was more serious than he had ever been:

"I promise you."

Following.

The sky is still hazy, and the vicinity of Jiangnan Gongyuan is already crowded with students rushing to take the exam.

Su Jiu carried a bag on his back and came to Xiao Tingchen with a serious face.

She carefully advised: "This is the dry food I made, enough for my little brother to eat for nine days." ”

There are three examinations in the Qiuqiu Township Examination, which are the scriptures, Moyi and the question.

Each exam takes three days, so an autumn festival has to be carried out for a full nine days.

There is a water tank in the examination room, but you have to bring your own dry food.

Xiao Tingchen flipped through his dry food and saw that the varieties were quite diverse, not only common pastries and pots, but also fried rice, fried noodles, dried meat, pickles, etc.

A little smile appeared in the young man's peach blossom eyes, "The little wine is so grand, I don't know that I thought I was going to a picnic." ”

Su Jiu blushed, "These are specially made by me, and they can be stored for many days." If you just eat bread and pots, a picky person like the little brother will definitely be in a bad mood. If you're in a bad mood, you won't be able to pass the exam. ”

Xiao Tingchen sighed wordlessly and rubbed her little head.

As the gate of the Gongyuan slowly opened, Su Jiu also looked in curiously through the gap in the crowd.

You can vaguely see that the number of the examination is all lined up in the south, there are nearly 100 long rooms, and there are 50 or 60 short rooms, and there is a certain number of big books at the door of the alley.

I heard that each building is six feet high, four feet deep, and three feet wide, and is equipped with a lamp and a water tank, and the desk is the bed board, and when night falls, the desk can be pulled out to make a bed.

During the exam, there are also examiners who move around to supervise.

The conditions can be described as very difficult.