The new jade becomes the old jade, which is originally a problem that has plagued countless scammers. And this problem has long been solved in ancient times, and in later generations, various physical and chemical methods are even more extraordinary. In the final analysis, it is a matter of the culture of the liars.

Shen Ao pretended to be a fake, and he did not do less depreciation, and when he saw the examiners asking, he had already thought of the method of transforming the new jade into the old jade in this era, and said with a slight smile: "The person who made this fake must have stuffed this jade into the cattle stock, so that even if it is a new jade, it will become an old jade after a year." ”

Shen Ao would not try this kind of technique, but he had seen a colleague dig out a piece of Hetian jade from the butt of a cow, which was thick and thick, as if it was another world. The friend said that the counterfeiter cut the butt of the cow, put the new jade in it, and then sewed it on, and the old cow ploughed the land, often rubbed, and the pulp was accelerated to form, and in this way one year is equal to a thousand years.

In this era, many new and old methods are not used, but this ancient method is quite time-saving and labor-saving.

When Shen Ao said this, several examiners were stunned and couldn't help laughing, and one of the examiners brushed his beard and said: "Yes, the old man has indeed heard of this method, Shen Gongzi is talented, but this jade is not small, how can the cattle stock be dressed?" ”

Shen Ao glanced at the examiner, pursed his lips and chuckled very purely, this question has already involved biology, and it is even a little disgusting. Shen Ao had no choice but to say with a firm jaw: "It should be dressed up." ”

"Oh? Could it be that Shen Gongzi was once involved? "The examiner was unrelenting, and the question was very sharp.

Shen Ao was in a dilemma for a while, if he said that he had done this thing, he was afraid that he would be made fun of by these examiners. But if you deny it, don't you say that you are just hearsay, and you can't do it true? He said: "If the adults don't believe it, you can ask someone to try it." ”

The examiner said: "Shen Gongzi is so clever and articulate, yes, this jade is indeed a fake imitation of Zhou Shi Panlong jade, Shen Gongzi's eyesight is outstanding, and the half-pillar incense has not yet arrived to distinguish the authenticity, and the old man admires it, this jade test is excellent." ”

Shen Ao hurriedly said, "Lord Xie." ”

Another examiner said: "Shen Gongzi doesn't need to say thank you, I just choose talents impartially." As he spoke, he picked up the teacup and drank it slowly.

Shen Ao knew that this implied a send-off, so he hurriedly got up and said goodbye, and came out of the examination room, feeling quite relaxed, these four exams were finally completed, and the results of the jade exam were excellent, presumably the qualification for the palace exam must have been obtained. In three more days, it will be the palace test, and for Shen Ao, the palace test is the real beginning.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly, the painting test had to face Zhao Boqiao's provocation, but the biggest enemy of the book test was Cai Lun, who didn't know the depth of strength, Ruan tried his own score was only third, and the first two extremely powerful characters were the last jade test, but the eldest prince who had never met didn't know what his strength was!

In the four palace exams, each opponent is very strong, and it is not easy to stand out.

He stretched out his waist tiredly, and decided not to think about anything, but to take advantage of these few days of leisure to rest for a while.

When I returned to the Qiguo Mansion, I first went to the Buddha Hall to accompany my wife to salute the Buddha, and then tiptoed out to get the two books borrowed by Tang Yan and went to return them.

Borrowing books, returning books, borrowing and returning again, Shen Ao felt quite funny, but he understood the mind of Lord Tang, and he pity the hearts of parents all over the world, Tang Yan only has one daughter, and the most worrying thing is only his daughter's marriage.

In this era, when a woman reaches the age of double ten, she is already a leftover woman, if she is older, no matter how outstanding Miss Tang is, I am afraid that there will be fewer and fewer matchmakers.

Lord Tang is in a hurry to marry a daughter, but Tang Mo'er can't look down on the men in Bianjing, this arrogant Miss Tang, the husband she is looking for is a quicker than her, and she is even more proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics; Otherwise, with the mouth full of pearls of a talented Tang woman, who will listen to the dumb riddles she said?

Shen Ao felt that Tang Cainu was somewhat similar to the doctoral women of later generations, if she was looking for a woman with a lower education, what common language did the husband and wife have, instead of being so painful, it was better to continue to stay in the boudoir.

Mrs. Tang squatted on the patio in the courtyard to choose vegetables, and when she saw Shen Ao coming, she put down the work in her hand and opened the door for Shen Ao excitedly, and said, "Shen Gongzi, why are you here again?" Oh, your master has gone to meet today, but I'm afraid it will be a while before I come back. ”

She deliberately said the word very seriously, as if to say, I don't welcome you very much, but her face was clearly rippling with laughter, very courteous.

Shen Ao knew this Mrs. Tang's intentions, and snickered in his heart, he didn't expect that this Mrs. Tang was still a little cautious, and hurriedly said: "The student is here to return the book." ”

"Returning the book?" Mrs. Tang pretended to be puzzled and suddenly woke up: "Oh, the old body remembers, Shen Gongzi has borrowed a book, come in, come in." He also complained: "You don't have to rush to return this book, look at you, you look at you, you look like a dusty man, even the bags under your eyes are full of black circles." ”

Shen Ao smiled and said, "The students have benefited a lot from reading this book, but the model texts in this book are already familiar with their chests, and I don't know if there is another volume." ”

Mrs. Tang said happily: "Yes, yes, a whole big box." ”

So much? Shen Ao was secretly happy in his heart, it seems that this book has to be borrowed at least dozens of times to finish, it is enough for half a year, Lord Tang really deserves to be Lord Tang, put a long line to catch a big fish, this line is too long.

Mrs. Tang's hands were wet, and she said with a smile: "Shen Gongzi will go and sit down first, and I will make tea after I choose the dishes, by the way, let's stay here today." ”

Shen Ao put the book on the windowsill under the eaves, rolled up his sleeves and said: "Since the students are here, what a good teacher's wife chooses the dishes, and the students come to do it for them, and the teacher's wife is there to supervise it." ”

Mrs. Tang smiled: "What do you do as a scholar, you and that Lord Tang are both noble people, and you still have to do such things." When she said the three words of Lord Tang, she deliberately lengthened her voice, and she didn't know where Tang Yan offended her.

Shen Ao had no choice but to laugh and say, "Then I'll go in and sit." He was not polite at all, and entered the small hall converted into a wing room, there was no one in the hall, so he found a stool to sit down, but saw a book of poems on the case, Shen Ao picked it up and looked at it, and couldn't help laughing.

This book of poems is the collection of Suiya poems from the previous issues, and it is obviously a pirated version of the inferior quality; However, the Tang family's family is not well-off, even if it is very tight to buy pirated copies, the genuine poetry books are a few times, and they are sold out as soon as they are released, where is the Tang family willing to buy them.

He flipped through it casually, and the quality of the poems in the recent Suiya poetry book has improved a lot, and there are many poems written by famous people in Bianjing, which are applauded by people.

Since the printing and sale of the Suiya poetry book, the quality has been getting higher and higher, and at the beginning, it was only led by Shen Ao, with a group of sons with some skills moaning without illness. Later, many talented people also joined in, after all, their poems and texts were printed into books that were quite attractive to the scholars of this era, so that the quality was constantly rising due to the continuous addition of high-level talents.

"Shen Gongzi is also good at poetry?" I don't know when, Tang Mo'er came over, she was wearing an ordinary Luo skirt, her clothes fluttered, her gait was light, her eyebrows and nose were trimmed under her clear eyes, and pear vortices appeared on her cheeks, revealing a dignified smile.

Shen Ao smiled, looked at Tang Mo'er and said, "Look at some occasionally, just pass the conversation." After a perfunctory remark, he couldn't help but say, "Didn't Miss Mo'er sleep well last night?" Why do you have a bad face? ”

Tang Mo'er's face looked a little pale, and there was a faint black shadow under her beautiful eyes, and she said a little tiredly: "It's nothing, it's just that some things make people feel uncomfortable." ”

Shen Ao saw that she was distracted for a while, and knew that she was going to talk about her heart, and couldn't help but think in her heart that Miss Mo'er was willing to confide in her heart, and she regarded herself as her closest friend; Hurriedly sat up, waiting for Tang Mo'er to continue talking.

Seeing his appearance, Tang Mo'er asked suspiciously, "What is Shen Gongzi doing?" ”

"Listen to what you're thinking." Shen Ao pursed his lips and smiled.

Tang Mo'er couldn't help but say coldly: "Who said I want to confide in my heart? ”

Shen Ao was embarrassed for a while, and his judgment was wrong! It seems that the level of observation of words and emotions has decreased slightly.

Tang Mo'er smiled again: "Okay, I'll confide in you a little bit of my heart!" ”

The peak loop has turned! Shen Ao received the lesson just now, made a look of honor and disgrace, and said, "Please show Miss Mo'er." ”

Tang Mo'er said: "Shen Gongzi will follow me to the backyard to see." ”

She stood up, led Shen Ao through the back compartment, opened the back door, and there was an open space, like the front yard, it was also fenced off, and the neighbors were the houses next door, this backyard was not big, but it was planted with a lot of flowers and plants, the spring breeze was swaying, and the fragrance was fragrant.

Tang Mo'er walked to the eaves along the root of the wall, and when Shen Ao looked, he saw a bird lying in the hay laid out and dying, this bird's feathers were white, and the feathers were slightly dyed pink. posterior occipital with a long willow-shaped crest; The skin from the forehead to the cheeks is bare and bright red.

"This ...... Is it a crested ibis? Shen Ao was slightly shocked, he had only seen this rare bird in the film festival, and the crested ibis was also endangered in later generations, such a bird was very precious.

Then I thought about it, but in the Song Dynasty, the crested ibis was only afraid of a lot, so he pouted, but he didn't care.

"Last night, two urchins killed a male bird, and the female bird wailed all night on the ridge of the roof, and now it falls on the windowsill of my house, and I look for water and rice to feed it, but it doesn't eat, which is really painful." She carefully stroked the crested ibis bird, which had been caused by her insomnia last night.

Shen Ao walked over and squatted down, rubbed shoulders with Tang Mo'er to look at the dying crested ibis, and said: "This bird is called the crested ibis, this kind of bird is the most loyal, and it is common for the male bird to die, and they are martyred for it." ”