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The three-day exam was lackluster, and those questions that were obscure and limited to play made Song Nan want to cry without tears, and the results can be imagined, adhering to the good habit of reading in later generations, Song Nan can be regarded as writing the paper full of books, and I don't know if the corresponding format of the essay questions is regular, let alone any fantasy good things such as being taken by the examiner at a glance.

Song Nan thinks that he has done his best, and he basically has an understanding of the fixed pattern of the eight-strand article before the exam, as for the imitation, whether it is similar and not the same as the one has no time to take care of it, regret it is regret that he knew that he would come here, how to check a few good eight-strand articles in the library and bring them over, it can be seen that the world is unpredictable, and there is no regret medicine to buy in the world.

Out of the low house, walking out of the gate of the Gongyuan and looking back, Song Nan's only impression of this big exam was the cold-eyed inspectors in red official uniforms, and the coughing sound of the full number house, which was the consequence of stripping and searching at the door, and most of the weak talents were cold.

The efficiency of the township trial list is okay, and it only takes more than 20 days from sending the approval to the circle of the candidates, during this time, Song Nan had to stay in Datong Mansion with Li Daniu and Uncle Zhong to wait for the list; In fact, Song Nan knew in his heart that unless he was blind in the exam, he would never be able to win, but since he had already come, why did he care about the more than 20 days of waiting.

After wandering around in Datong Mansion for a few days, Song Nan was also tired of it, Datong Mansion is an important town in the northwest border, in addition to guarding against the remnants of the Mengyuan in the northeast and the harassment of the Tatar State in the northwest, in addition to the tall and strong defense of the enemy towers and city walls, there are guards patrolling and surveying the city day and night, and many places can not set foot in, can only wander on the streets.

It was late autumn, the city was gray and dusty, and there was no pleasant scenery to play, and the weather was gradually cold.

Song Nan was a little worried, the road to the imperial examination may be difficult to get through, but how to go in the future, you can't sit around all day long, think about it, Song Nan decided to use his strengths, he is a business elite in later generations, why not use this to do business and make money, the road of business may not be the same in ancient and modern times, but at least there are commonalities, with their own ability, it is not difficult to make a fortune.

So Song Nan consciously observed and screened in the bustling Datongfu market, looking for projects that could be bought and sold, looking at the shops on the street, what salt and oil, restaurants, restaurants, brothels, grain stores, cotton shops, silk shops, tea shops, iron shops, timber shops, livestock shops, ceramics shops, pawn shops, money houses, etc., none of them are familiar to him, and he is engaged in the real estate industry in his later life, and there is no place for half of it here.

After thinking about it again and again, Song Nan decided to start with the catering industry, firstly, the cost is low, and secondly, the people take food as the sky, and this industry has a foothold no matter what dynasty it is.

Song Nan began to investigate the market in Datong Mansion, and all the restaurants, teahouses, and snack bars had to go to observe and ask questions, and the result made Song Nan very disappointed, Datong Mansion alone requires a medium-sized restaurant to cost three or five thousand taels of silver, and the restaurant may not be able to open without tens of thousands of capital; Although the profits of large restaurants are OK, but the profits of low-grade teahouses and restaurants are not enough, most of the restaurants are their own real estate stores, and they can only operate without rent, and the cost of more than 1,000 taels in their hands may only be able to rent a store in that small place in Ulzhou to open a small restaurant.

Fortunately, Song Nan quickly thought of a way, the house on North Street that was recaptured from the Song Mansion happened to be facing the street, and now it is rented to others to live in, as long as it is taken back and slightly transformed, it can be used as a storefront; In this way, at least three percent of the cost can be saved, and the scale of the restaurant can be expanded, the larger the scale, the more high-end, the more profitable, this is an unknown law summarized by the later generations, I don't know if it can work in this year.

But Song Nan also has a most worried problem, originally to get back the two thousand taels of silver was intended to be kept for his mother and family not to worry about their livelihood, if they were desperate to take it to business, in case they lost all their money, wouldn't they return to the pre-liberation period overnight? The whole family has to worry about making a living? This is something that Song Nan never wants to see.

After more than 20 days of entanglement, it has been the middle of September, the Gongyuan finally posted a notice to release the list, and the talents who looked forward to the autumn water suddenly boiled, and the crowd in front of the notice board of the Gongyuan was crowded, and thousands of talents looked at the fifty or sixty names on the big red list, hoping that their names were among them.

Song Nan leaned under a big elm tree in the corner of Gongyuan Square, he didn't want to look at the list, because he knew that it was useless to see it, but Li Daniu relied on his strength to squeeze into the crowd to find Brother Nan'er's name.

Some of the talents on the list silently shed tears and raised their hands to salute the sky, some shouted and laughed like crazy, some were arrogant and waved their arms to invite guests to set up wine, and some suppressed the ecstasy in their hearts and pretended to be happy with disdain: "Everything is expected by me, what surprises are there?" ”

didn't give up if he didn't find his name, he carefully looked at the list back and forth, and finally had to accept the cruel arrangement of fate, leaving silently with a white face, and the people who accompanied him were also disappointed; Some even sat on the ground and cried, screaming and grabbing the ground, looking like they were going to die or live.

Life is full of all kinds of things, and fate is all in the square inch of several red lists, or reversed or sunk.

Song Nan looked at all this and sighed secretly, and had to admit that in this year, he has embarked on a broad road since then, and ordinary people have no other way out, only to rely on this road to serve the emperor's job, and everything will be worry-free from now on; Sadly, I have more knowledge and experience in my belly than anyone else in this era, but I can't go down this path.

Li Daniu squeezed out the crowd and came to Song Nan with a frustrated face, carefully organizing the wording, for fear of hitting Song Nan.

"Brother Nan...... I can't find your name, I don't know how to read. Why don't you go and see it again for yourself? ”

Song Nan spit out the grass stalk in his mouth, smiled and patted Li Daniu's shoulder and said, "Don't look at it anymore, let's go back." ”

Li Daniu said: "Brother Nan, don't be sad, didn't you say it, all roads lead to that Rome, it's not a big deal if you don't win, why don't you eat." ”

Song Nan sneered and said: "You learn very quickly, don't comfort me, I'm fine, I was mentally prepared before I came, but my mother is going to be sad." ”

Li Daniu said: "Aunt Song will definitely let you study and take the exam again in three years." I think Brother Nan, you don't seem to have much interest in reading anymore, it's not the same as you used to be. ”

Song Nan said: "It's useless to study for another three years, I don't have to waste my youth, I have wasted the years, I have already thought about it, I have to be honest with my mother when I go back, I have decided to engage in business, and I will become a rich man in the Ming Dynasty in the future, isn't it good." ”

Li Da Niu became excited and said, "This is not bad, Da Niu is running errands with you." ”

Song Nan laughed, and the two left Gongyuan Square shoulder to shoulder, returned to the inn to pack their things, and rushed back to Ulzhou with Uncle Zhong.

A few days later, Song Nan and others returned to Ulzhou, and Xiaoping, the little maid of the Song family who learned the news, had already rushed to meet Li Daniu's sister Erya at the gate of the city.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, the Song family was silent, although they tried their best to cover it up, but the deep disappointment in their eyes still stung Song Nan's heart, Song's mother was as calm as ever, and made good dishes and good meals for her son who was away from home for more than a month to have a good meal, but she didn't say a word about Song Nan's failure.

After dark, Song Nan made up his mind to go to his mother's room to talk to her, and when he opened the curtain and stepped into Song's mother's room in the west wing, Song's mother was in a daze under the oil lamp, Song Nan felt a pain in his heart, although he was actually another person, but in fact, he naturally agreed with the identity of mother and son in his heart, and letting Song's mother be disappointed and sad was the last thing he wanted to do.

"Mother." Song Nan called in a low voice and stood under the lamp.

Mother Song was startled, came back to her senses, and saw that Song Nan's face was full of smiles, and she said softly: "Nan'er, you are here." ”

Song Nan said: "The child is not filial, and he came to admit his mistake to his mother, and the child disappointed his mother." ”

Mother Song took Song Nan's hand and said: "Don't say stupid words, how can the imperial examination be so easy, hundreds of thousands of students in each subject of my Ming Dynasty should take the exam, and there are only more than 1,000 people in the middle of the examination, and there are only hundreds of people who go up to the middle school, which is a difficult road." In the first few years, you were not in good health, and you didn't read good books, which is not to blame you, but to blame your mother for giving you a weak body. Besides, if you don't do well in the exam this year, study your books well, and take the exam again in three years, you are only sixteen, and some are years. ”

Song Nan was speechless, thought about it, gritted his teeth and said, "Mother, the child doesn't plan to read the book for reference." ”

Mother Song was stunned and said, "What's wrong with my son?" Reading is the right way, my mother hopes that you can glorify your ancestors, haven't you sworn before? Besides, when your father was alive, he told me to provide you with education, how can you disappoint your father as a mother? ”

Song Nan scratched his head and said, "Did I swear before?" I don't remember; It's just that I don't think I'm reading material, so it's better not to waste time as soon as possible; I've already thought about it, if we want to do business in business, let's make money and become a rich family, isn't it also good? ”

Mother Song looked at Song Nan in a daze and said: "Son, you really disappointed your mother, you finally read the identity of Xiucai, and you are also a scholar with a face, how can you be willing to fall into business?" Although a businessman can get rich, first, how can you get the experience of doing business, and second, if you are a showman and a talented businessman, wouldn't it be a joke; My mother will never allow you to do this. ”

Song Nan is still waiting to say more, Song's mother has already turned her back to wipe her tears, Song Nan is at a loss, and she doesn't know how to persuade her, but she heard Song's mother sob: "Son, my mother knows that you must be extremely disappointed in your heart this time, but you can't lose confidence, with my son's intelligence, I will definitely be able to go to high school, but the time has not come, listen to my mother, study well, and take the exam again in three years." ”

Song Nan sighed and said, "What if you don't hit it after three years?" ”

Mother Song frowned and said, "How come?" If that's the case, then I'll continue to study for three years and take the exam again, until I get in the exam, and I don't want to listen to anything like business. ”

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Song Nan had no choice but to return to the east wing, and still couldn't sleep until midnight, only looking at the dark roof with his eyes open, listening to the cold wind outside the window whining across the treetops, Song Nan's heart was also cold.