February 15.

Clear.

It is advisable to take the test.

Wei Ruyi knew about the Weichen County Examination, and a few days before the exam, he made a special trip to consult Lao Xiucai, who lived in the alley, and according to Lao Xiucai's experience, he prepared a basket for Wei Chen in advance.

For example, the roll bag for the rolls, the bamboo box of the four treasures of Sheng Wenfang, as well as small items such as arm rests, paperweights, copper grids, etc., as well as a small bench that can be folded in half, so that it is convenient to sit and wait outside the examination room.

The night before the exam, except for Wei Chen, who slept peacefully, the three members of the Zhang family did not sleep all night.

Wei Ruyi got up in the middle of the night and steamed cakes and steamed cakes, with steamed sausages cut into small pieces and thousands of miles of preserved food in the box.

Zhang Xu didn't lie in bed anymore, he got up from the bed when he heard the sound of bangzi, went upstairs to wake Wei Chen up, and urged him to get up and wash up.

Zhang Ming spent a lot of money to hire an ox cart and personally drove Wei Chen to the county school to ensure that Wei Chen could enter before the fifth watch.

After Wei Chen finished washing up and had breakfast, he boarded Zhang Ming's ox cart with the test basket.

The car bumped all the way, turned the alley, and headed towards the county school.

Wei Chen lifted the curtain, only to see that the street was already full of cars and horses, each car in front of a lantern, dotted with stars, orange lights on the street into a line, winding like a long dragon.

When I arrived at the county school, there were already many people in the square at the entrance.

Wei Chen jumped off the ox cart, and as far as he could see, there was a bustle in front of the examination shed, all of them were candidates who came to take the exam, most of them were fourteen or fifteen-year-old teenagers, and there were also children like Wei Chen.

Wei Chen even saw an old man with gray temples standing trembling in the cold wind waiting for the scene, and he couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in his heart.

At the gate of the county school, the four soap officials were like door gods on both sides, with scrutiny and indifference in their eyes.

For them, the county exam is already commonplace, and a county exam is held every year, and nearly 100 students will be on the list every time, so there is really nothing to make a fuss about.

There are not many three-legged toads in Youyang County, and two-legged readers are everywhere.

Don't look at the nearly 1,000 students who are full of ambition and high spirits, and how many of them can pass the three tests of the county government and institute and achieve fame?

As for lifting people and jinshi?

That's not to mention.

These soap officials, who were accustomed to seeing big scenes, glanced at the crowd without a trace of fluctuation in their eyes, and did not intend to let them enter the examination room in advance.

Wei Chen groped around the square for a while, and finally found Sheng Changbai and Chen Jun, who had come here early to wait.

Seeing that both of them looked grim, Wei Chen was also quite emotional, and when he met the two of them, he smiled lightly: "Brother Sheng, Brother Chen, you came early enough." ”

Chen Jun smiled bitterly: "I have been preparing for so long, just watch this scene, and the sooner I wait, I can have more confidence in my heart." ”

He is the worst of the three, and if he can't pass the county exam, everything will be over.

Wei Chen patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Chen, don't be too nervous, you have a solid foundation, and it shouldn't be a problem to deal with the county exam." ”

Sheng Changbai nodded and said: "It's still a good brother's heart, the imperial examination is a major event in life, but the virtuous brother can be so lightweight, why can't he write a good article when he is about to take the exam?" ”

In fact, Sheng Changbai's heart is not easy, he was born in a scholarly family, and his parents, relatives and friends have high hopes for him.

Now that the county test is imminent, the tension in his heart is no less than that of Chen Jun, but he doesn't write all his emotions on his face like Chen Jun.

Therefore, seeing that Wei Chen can be so calm and light in the face of the county exam, he will admire it from the bottom of his heart.

Wei Chen looked at the black-pressed examination shed not far away, his eyes were far away, and he smiled casually: "Brother praises it, I just don't want to mess with myself." ”

The candidates waited for more than half an hour before the soap officer guarding the door opened the gate of the county school.

The four soap officials looked fierce, shouting and checking the test baskets carried by the candidates, and Chen Jun was even ordered to take off his robe for the soap officials to check.

Chen Jun took off his coat as ordered, and let the soap officer's dog paws touch him at will, trembling with anger.

"Insulting Sven! Insulting Sven! ”

The soap officer didn't hear Chen Jun's muttering, his face was indifferent, as if someone owed him money, and continued to work up and down.

When it was their turn to inspect Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai, the soap officials only symbolically inspected the bamboo basket, and then dodged and let them go.

Wei Chen, the appearance of these students who are favored by the county lords, the soap officials have long remembered it in their hearts, and it is not interesting to go to ask for themselves.

Wei Chen successfully entered the county school, looked around, and saw that the temporary examination shed in the courtyard was built of bricks and stones, and it was also sealed with thick thatch, and he was immediately relieved.

At least shelter from the wind and rain is no problem.

Wei Chen secretly rejoiced in his heart, fortunately he was born in Jiangnan, which is rich in the world, if it were those remote states and counties, it would be too miserable.

I heard that there are not even the most basic tables and chairs, and the candidates have to carry a bench over the mountains and mountains to the county seat for the exam, and sometimes find a door panel or stack two bricks to use as the examination table, and the bitterness is really indescribable.

After all the candidates have passed the search, Feng Zhixian, the chief examiner of the county examination, will make a grand appearance.

I saw Feng Zhixian wearing a crown of Erliang Dynasty, wearing a green and red robe, a silver leather belt around his waist, a glazed jade pendant hanging on his belt, a lower hood covering his knees, and his feet on black and white-soled official boots, standing on the stone steps quite majestically.

For a while, the audience was silent, and everyone was looking forward to welcoming the county lord to deliver an important speech before the exam.

Eh, ......the content of the speech, of course, is basically nonsense, it is nothing more than to preach the way of the sage first, and then praise the emperor who is far away in the capital, and then announce the discipline in the examination room, etc.

Wei Chen listened drowsily, and only remembered the most useful exam time and session in his heart.

After the county lord finished his speech, the five-room scribe began to roll call, and whoever was called would come forward to verify his identity, and then issued a test paper, and the position and seat of the examination room were written on the seal of the paper.

As a person favored by the county lord, Wei Chen naturally didn't have to wait too long, after about seven or eight candidates entered, it would be his turn.

The scribe in charge of distributing the papers smiled kindly at Wei Chen, and gave him a piece of test paper: "Go in and take the exam." ”

Wei Chen was assigned to the "Xuaner Xuanyou", which ranked tenth in the sexagesimal system arranged by the heavenly stems and earthly branches, and the second Xuanyou is sixty plus ten, that is, the seventieth examination room of Xuanzi.

Wei Chen took the examination basket to find his examination room, and found that it was close to the side hall of the county school, and there was a corner door, and there would be a breeze blowing from time to time.

"This place is not bad, if you encounter obstacles, there is a breeze to help your mood."

Wei Chen nodded with satisfaction, then walked into the examination room, looked around, and found that there was nothing but a few cases that could be disassembled and a small stool.

Wei Chen took out the things in the exam basket one by one, put the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on several cases, and then began to close his eyes and recuperate.

There is still some time before the start of the exam, so taking a break during this time will help you calm down.

This is the exam technique that Lin Yan taught Wei Chen, but only candidates who enter the examination room early can use it.

Those candidates who came late, some of them didn't even sit on the buttocks, and the exam questions were sent down, so naturally they were inevitably busy with their hands, and it was not without precedent for them to faint directly if they were not in a good mood.

After waiting for about half a pillar of incense, all the candidates finally entered the venue, the gate of the county school was closed, the cloud board in the hall was loudly struck, and the examination room was silent.

The first step to determine the fate of countless readers, the county examination, has officially begun.