The other side.

Before Chen Chaoyan returned to the Star Tower, he went to the pear orchard to visit Chen Qiyang as usual.

Bai Shao was also in the pear orchard, she sat on one side and tinkered with medicinal herbs, Chen Qiyang was lying on the soft couch, boredly picking at the thread of the thread blanket. Hearing the sound of entering the door, the two of them looked up at the same time. Seeing them, Bai Shao's eyes were visibly relieved, and Chen Qiyang immediately shouted energetically: "Sister! ”

Chen Chaoyan sat beside him, rubbed his head, and asked, "Have you eaten?" ”

"I've eaten it early." Chen Qiyang replied happily, "Sister, haven't you eaten yet?" ”

"I've eaten it too." Chen Chaoyan glanced at the few threads he pulled out, and asked with a smile, "Bored?" ”

Chen Qiyang pulled the thread twice and muttered: "For as long as I can remember, I have followed you and my father up the mountain to dig medicinal herbs, and it has not been delayed in the wind and rain." At that time, I thought that when I grew up, I must dig up a lot of medicinal herbs and sell them for a lot of money, so that you and your father can live a good life with food and clothes. Now I don't have to dig up a lot of medicinal herbs, and I live like this, but it's really like a waste, it's too boring. ”

"If you're bored, then read a book." Chen Chaoyan said.

"Reading?" Chen Qiyang pursed his lips, "What do you do in reading, you can't do scientific research." ”

"Why not?" When Chen Chaoyan asked rhetorically, he suddenly thought of what the shopkeeper Fang said, the big mansion that Zhou Zhongcai wanted to buy was very close to the county school. Tomorrow she will definitely go to that house to have a look, and when she goes, she can take time to go to the county school to have a look.

Chen Qiyang was just ten years old, and this age was in this dynasty, which happened to be the age of going to school. I just don't know what conditions are required to enter the county school.

"Sister, you forgot," Chen Qiyang's words interrupted Chen Chaoyan's thoughts, "The yellow madman in the town just went crazy after participating in thirteen scientific examinations and not being admitted." Huang Maniac's family is still so rich that he can't pass the exam, we ......"

"I'll figure out how to do it about money." Chen Chaoyan interrupted him, "As for Huang Maniac's thirteen times and still can't pass the exam, it's because he is conservative, self-contained, and stubborn, stubborn and stubborn. ”

Chen Qiyang asked in a low voice: "Sister, what is the old way and resting on your laurels......"

"To stick to the old ways is to stick to the old ways and lack the spirit of innovation." Chen Chaoyan looked at him with a smile, "It's just like what you just said, when you grow up, you have to dig up a lot of medicinal herbs and sell them for a lot of money, so that my father and I can live a worry-free life." There are many ways to make money, but because you have been digging medicinal herbs with me and my father since you were governor, you can't think of anything other than digging medicinal herbs to make money. ”

Chen Qiyang argued, "You can make money by digging medicinal herbs, just like the Liu Wu family in the village, his family just took shit luck, and only dug up a wild ginseng, and life is better." ”

It is obviously impossible to break his preconceived thinking with a few words. Chen Chaoyan didn't bother to spend that time to change him little by little. After taking the tea handed by Bai Shao, after taking two sips, she asked him directly and rudely: "You didn't kill Song Gongzi, and you are still a witness to Song Gongzi's killing." But why didn't Lord Zhou arrest the murderer of Song Gongzi, but wanted to arrest you? ”

Chen Qiyang blurted out: "Because I don't have money." ”

"No money...... Chen Chaoyan looked at him with a smile, "Liu Wu's family is lucky to be shitty and live a good life on a wild ginseng, how is it better than Song Gongzi's family?" ”

Chen Qiyang said: "It's definitely not comparable." ”

Chen Chaoyan took the opportunity to say: "Song Gongzi's family, it is only by digging wild ginseng that they are rich?" ”

Chen Qiyang stopped talking.

"Song Gongzi's maternal grandfather is an outsider. What is an out-of-staff member? Chen Chaoyan looked at him and said, "Outside the staff used to refer to officials other than the regular members. Later, because such an official position could be donated and bought, the landlords and gentry were all called outsiders. Then the question arises again, why are they all landlords and gentry, but they still have to donate to buy such an official other than a regular member? ”

Without him answering, Chen Chaoyan replied: "Because whether it is a regular member or an official other than a regular member, they are all protected by the imperial court." Idlers, even if they are Zhou Daren, who is the head of a county, cannot be easily offended. ”

"Official positions other than regular members can be donated and bought, so how did the official positions of regular members come about?"

Chen Qiyang whispered: "You came here to study?" ”

Chen Chaoyan patted his head twice appreciatively, "It's not very stupid." ”

"But ......" Chen Qiyang hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "What if I'm like Huang Luozi and can't pass the exam all the time?" ”

"If you haven't been able to pass the ......," Chen Chaoyan tilted his head and thought about it, then teased him, "Then I can only pester the prince with a dead face, and let the prince use his identity as a prince to forcibly let you be admitted." ”

The servant went to the Star Picking Tower and didn't find Bai Shao and Yuejian, so he rushed over here. As soon as I entered the door, I heard Chen Chaoyan's words. Facing Bai Shao and Yuejian's gazes, she smiled and said, "That relationship is good, I don't need to persuade you." ”

After saying this, she looked at Chen Qiyang again, "Chen Gongzi wants to study, why do you need to go to the county school, tell the child, just go to the country to study." After learning from Guozi, as long as he is admitted to Jinshi, he can become an official directly without waiting, and as a son, he will inevitably be able to make Chen Gongzi seek a serious background. ”

Chen Qiyang still said the same sentence: "If you can't pass the Jinshi ......"

The waiter covered his lips and chuckled, "With a son, how can you not pass the exam." ”

Chen Qiyang looked at Chen Chaoyan excitedly.

The waiter also looked at Chen Chaoyan.

Bai Shao and Yuejian glanced at each other, and at the same time looked at Chen Chaoyan with understanding.

Chen Chaoyan was also very moved, but she knew that the sky would not drop pies for no reason, so she bluntly asked the waiter: "Your prince asked you to be a lobbyist?" ”

"Not really." The servant said, "Gongzi has something to look for Bai Shao, I went to the Star Picking Tower and didn't find her, so I searched all the way, and happened to hear Miss Chen's words, so I couldn't help but say a few more words." Although I made my own opinion, with the temperament of the child's love for talents, I think that as long as Miss Chen is willing to speak, the son will not refuse. ”

After a pause, she said quietly: "If Chen Gongzi wants to make a way out by studying, the best way is to be admitted to the Jinshi, but in addition to learning the Ming Scriptures, the Jinshi also needs to learn poetry. To learn poetry, you have to spend a lot of money to invite a good master to come and teach. Even so, after Chen Gongzi was admitted to the Jinshi, he still had to keep the election. The number of years to be elected is three, five, or even seven or eight years. If you don't want to keep the election, then you can only continue to take the 'Erudite Vocabulary Course' or 'Calligraphy Judgment and Exocesan Subject'. Taking these two subjects is naturally more difficult than taking the Jinshi exam, but as long as you are admitted, you can be awarded an official immediately. ”

"Of course, this is the only way for people with no background to make a way out by studying."

"If you have a family background, you can naturally avoid many detours."

Chen Qiyang said: "I'd better go back and dig for medicinal herbs." ”

"I'm afraid not." The waiter looked at Chen Chaoyan and said, "Song Gongzi was killed, although you were wronged, but the reason why you were wronged or Song Gongzi was killed in Xiaoshan Pavilion is your sister." In addition, those people your sister offended in order to save you, I am afraid that you will not be able to go back to Qingxi County. ”

Chen Qiyang looked at Chen Chaoyan, "Sister, is what she said true?" ”

Chen Chaoyan said 'um'.

"That ......"

"The only way to change all this is to study." Chen Chaoyan cut off his words, "The matter of reading should be done sooner rather than later, just start today." ”

"......"

"No, no." Chen Chaoyan cut off his words again, and asked Bai Shao to prepare a pen and ink for her.

Chen Qiyang was still muttering about all kinds of worries about not being able to get into the Jinshi exam when he saw Bai Shao bring the pen and ink, and after Chen Chaoyan wrote down the word 'Yongxue', he was so shocked that he blurted out: "Sister, when did you learn to write?" ”