Chapter 30: The Big Exam and the Small Exam
Every time the doctor who came to change the medicine for Jiang He, he was amazed and amazed by Jiang He's extraordinary recovery ability. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Jiang He removed the gauze from his hand, and he felt a little hot.
The wound in his chest hadn't healed yet, but he knew his bones were almost reconnected, and he could even feel the itch of his flesh growing again. But Jiang He was very unhappy when he smelled the stinking ointment on his body like dog shit.
He still likes to live alone, but every day he has to bring the meals, and it is still easy to hurt his muscles and bones in and out of the kitchen and other heavy work.
It was almost noon, Jiang He was sitting in the courtyard meditating, and finally someone knocked on the door.
Jiang He opened the courtyard door, but it turned out that it was not Ergou who delivered food standing outside the door, but Hu Xiaoliu.
Hu Xiaoliu seemed to have recovered almost, but his face was still a little pale. Today he put on a white robe again, but instead of straw sandals, he stepped on a pair of blue cotton shoes.
He stood outside the door with a food box and slashed at the river with a smile.
"Mr. Jiang, I'll come to see you. ”
"There's a shopkeeper of Laohu. Jiang He opened the courtyard door and invited Hu Xiaoliu into the courtyard.
The two sat on the stone bench in the courtyard again, and Hu Xiaoliu took out all the food from the box, as well as a pot of steaming wine.
Hu Xiaoliu took out a bowl from the kitchen in the backyard and poured the wine on the table, Huang Chengcheng's wine was steaming, and there were some unknown ingredients floating in it.
Jiang He thought to himself how the two people who had not recovered from their serious injuries could drink the wine.
Hu Xiaoliu seemed to see what he was thinking, and said softly: "This is medicinal wine, which is brewed with a unique recipe to heal wounds." ”
Jiang He didn't believe his nonsense, and poured himself a bowl of hot tea, clearly expressing his willingness not to drink it.
Hu Xiaoliu was not annoyed, and drank by himself. The meals on the table were not sumptuous, mostly vegetarian food, and bowls of boiled fish soup.
Jiang He picked up a piece of tofu and put it in his mouth and tasted it, and it tasted good.
"Shopkeeper Hu's injuries are getting better? Jiang He asked after taking a sip of hot tea.
"Definitely, my physique will be better in two days. Hu Xiaoliu boasted unashamedly with the wine.
"Oh. . . ”
Jiang He felt that he couldn't go on again, it was too difficult for people who didn't play cards according to normal people's ideas, so the two of them chewed the vegetables by themselves, and Jiang He served himself a bowl of fish soup, which tasted good.
"Mr. Jiang has eaten and accompanied me out for a walk. Hu Xiaoliu proposed.
Jiang He took another sip of fish soup, and then replied seriously, "No." I didn't get it through, besides, I still want to try the Beijing exam, and I'll take the exam the day after tomorrow, so I can still register today. ”
A mouthful of hot wine squirted out of Hu Xiaoliu's mouth, and although Jiang He had reacted and retreated immediately, he still couldn't escape being sprayed.
"Ahh I'm sorry, I'm sorry, this wine is too hot. Hu Xiaoliu hurriedly apologized, took out a towel from the room and handed it to Jiang He.
Jiang He took the towel speechlessly and looked at wiping the wine off his body.
Hu Xiaoliu sat down, looked at Jiang He, and asked seriously, "Mr. Jiang, can you tell me what you want to take the test?"
"Jingkao, don't you know?" Jiang He thought to himself, is there anyone more earthy than himself?
Hu Xiaoliu shook his head and asked again: "No, I'm asking you the next sentence." ”
"The latter sentence, I said can I still sign up?" Jiang He looked at him puzzled.
Hu Xiaoliu laughed loudly, and suddenly pulled the wound on his right shoulder, and he grinned in pain.
"Mr. Jiang. Hahaha. You're so hilarious. ”
Jiang He looked at Hu Xiaoliu with a black line.
Hu Xiaoliu couldn't help laughing when he saw that he looked serious and serious. "Mr. Jiang. I always thought you were a cultural person, but I didn't expect it. You're from the mountains, just like me. ”
Jiang He didn't know what Hu Xiaoliu was talking about, so he put the towel aside and looked at him.
Hu Xiaoliu laughed for a long time, finally stopped, and then looked at him and said seriously: "Mr. Jiang, don't you register for this Beijing exam now, you won't even take the township exam, right?"
Jiang He was stunned, as if he had heard of this word.
Hu Xiaoliu couldn't hold back his smile again, but he still endured it and explained to Jiang He in detail: "The township examination is the first pass of the Beijing examination, which was held last year, and the general examination will be held this spring. ”
Jiang He's face was stunned, no wonder he didn't see too many candidates in this capital, according to his thinking, this Beijing exam can be directly registered, this Kyoto city has long been occupied by candidates from all over the world.
"I really don't know. Jiang He shook his head, thinking that this procedure was too complicated. He thought of the small test again, and asked Hu Xiaoliu, who was laughing at the moment, "Then is this small test also a township test?"
Hu Xiaoliu was stunned when he heard this, and then explained: "This is not different, this small test is jointly organized by the Protectorate and the Ministry of Rites, and it is held every three years, and anyone under the age of thirty can participate in the exam, and people who are not from the south can also participate, so it is often a grand event in the world." ”
When Jiang He heard this, he silently calculated in his heart, the day after tomorrow is the big test, which means that in five days it will be the day of the small test.
Hu Xiaoliu poured a bowl of wine again, drank it, and said, "Mr. Jiang, is he willing to take the exam?"
Jiang He shook his head and said, "I have nothing to do with the Cultivation Dao. ”
Hu Xiaoliu put down the wine bowl, and then said: "It's okay, the students recruited by this Protector Academy every year don't have to be able to cultivate, in addition to the unreachable inner courtyard, there are still many ordinary people in the outer courtyard who are just studying ordinary design or academic research. ”
Jiang He thought for a while, and then said: "Then why don't you go to the Protector Academy for the exam, with the strength of the shopkeeper, it is not a problem to enter the backyard." ”
Hu Xiaoliu's hands stiffened, and he smiled a little embarrassedly: "I have been expelled from the National Protectorate." ”
Jiang He was stunned for a moment, looking at the student in front of him who was "expelled" from the National Protectorate, he was very puzzled.
"Hey, my temperament was so high-flying back then, and I almost killed a nobleman's son in a fight in the Protectorate's Courtyard, so I was expelled from the courtyard. Hu Xiaoliu's eyes were a little embarrassed, but he could see that when he mentioned the name of the Protectorate, there was still a strong look of respect in his eyes.
"I was simply appreciated by the adults and helped me suppress the matter of that nobleman, and later joined the White Dragon Gang. ”
Hu Xiaoliu indifferently told his past, with few words, but it still made people feel that it was a wonderful story.
Jiang He still can't help but think of Hu Xiaoliu standing on the bridge back then, flying and talented, no wonder this Hu Xiaoliu is a hooligan leader, but there is always a faint literati atmosphere, this mottled and complicated past is fused into his body, forming a current Hu Xiaoliu.
Jiang He took a sip of tea and found that it was already a little cold, so he put down the bowl and said, "Then I will bother the shopkeeper Hu to take me to the Ministry of Rites to report later." ”
He decided, or to see this little test and the Protector Academy, although he has no chance with the Tao, but it does not mean that he can't broaden his horizons, life is in a hurry, always do something to make himself feel funny, old age has some memories to look through.
Hu Xiaoliu put down the wine bowl and replied: "No problem, you cultivate first in the past two days, I will ask the guy to help you do it, and I will take you around in two days when you are well." ”
Jiang He thanked him, and Hu Xiaoliu waved his hand, he didn't like these complicated and cumbersome etiquette things.
In the end, under Hu Xiaoliudi's invitation, Jiang He still drank a bowl of wine that was not very hot.
Although it was a big test and missed it, this small test can also be tried, Jiang He sat on the edge of the bed with a book in his hand, thinking inwardly.
Life is like this, if you don't try things you haven't seen, you will inevitably regret it.