I want to rest for two more days, but I really can't rest, think about a lot of things to do, and if I don't do it, I feel like I can't sleep well.

Early the next morning, he personally arranged for He Xuan to go to the palace to send the gifts he said yesterday, which was prepared overnight the night before, and Zhu Yuan immediately left the lake from the back door of the mansion, and made an appointment in advance with Qian Yongren, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and Tao An, a bachelor of Hanlin, and the destination was Jinling University at the eastern foot of Hongshan Mountain.

Today is September 19.

There are only ten days before the scientific examination time determined by Lao Zhu, and since he has been appointed as the chief examiner, although many things have been done by the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Yuan still wants to arrange it in person to rest assured.

Most of the scholars from all provinces who were called to the capital to find a place to settle on their own were living in a large number of new academic buildings built by Jinling University this year.

Because it's free, the official also includes three meals.

Moreover, after the exam, most of the scholars will directly study or teach at Jinling University in the future.

Zhu Yuan had already thought about it a lot in advance.

The scholars who came to Beijing this time, as long as they were literate, were not too indiscriminate, and at the same time, they did not have any bad deeds, they would basically stay, and various arrangements would be made according to their age and qualifications.

The first one, 30 years old, is a hurdle.

Thirty and standing.

Of course, after all, the country has just been opened, and this time ...... Or in the next few years, it will not be too strict, but the rules will be gradually set.

Basically, those over 14 years old to under 30 years old will be given priority to go to school according to their test results.

Among them, the 14-year-old entry, which is based on the three-level education system of primary, middle and university proposed by Zhu Yuan to Lao Zhu before. From the age of 7 to the age of 10, elementary school, from the age of 11 to 14, middle school, from the age of 15 to 18, and at university, each stage is four years.

The initial requirements for the imperial examination were 16 years old, and then gradually relaxed, and they were 14 years old, and in terms of knowledge, they were so low that they could only be literate.

This is still Zhu Yuan's proposal.

In this era, as long as you are literate, it is very useful, and you don't need to be too knowledgeable at all.

The key is how to use it.

Then there's the content of the exam.

Mathematics must be one, and Zhu Yuan had already prepared the paper when he returned.

And then there's the strategy.

However, it is not the kind of traditional strategy that gradually emerged in the Song Dynasty, and Zhu Yuan's proposal to Lao Zhu is still two words, practical.

It is necessary to have something to say, not all kinds of clouds and mountains.

On the way back, I read those articles on the imperial examination of the former dynasty that Xue Shu picked out for him, and I didn't want to evaluate it.

In this regard, Zhu Yuan also drafted a topic, taking an excerpt from the "Edict to the Central Plains" of last year's Northern Expedition, 'expelling Hu Lu and restoring China,' and asking how to 'restore China,' and asking how to 'restore China,' and please put forward 10 specific suggestions.

There is one more requirement: within 3000 words.

You must not give me 10,000 words of verbose, and only to see the content in the last few hundred words.

Speaking of which, after reading those imperial examination articles before, Zhu Yuan also understood where the paragraph in Lao Zhu's biography that was so angry that he was beaten by more than 10,000 words came from.

Defect!

Zhu Yuan wants to limit 800 words.

Come to think of it, 800 words is not enough to write. Although this is the college entrance examination, it is not a later college entrance examination after all.

In short, this time I will take two exams, one article and one theory, as for other types of poetry and books, forget it, two subjects are enough to see the general level of scholars. No more, a waste of energy.

Inside the mansion on the back lake.

sent away his own petty officials, and a few freehand people also began to get busy.

Freehand and blank space arrange all kinds of family affairs, and Luo Shui and Qingniang are responsible for sorting out some of the artwork that their petty officials just made last night, saying that they want to build a steam engine.

The steam engine, everyone knows it.

After all, in that album, many of the manuscripts were depicted by them, and the painting skills of their own petty officials...... So so.

I used to think that those things were like artifacts.

How can it be easily made?

Last night, while talking and drawing, I also felt that it seemed that it was not difficult.

After all, it is not a one-step production of that kind of steam train, it is really difficult, if you only want to achieve the preliminary function of the steam engine, in fact, there are only a few things, a boiler, some tubes, a cylinder.

So much for.

With the help of good craftsmen, these can indeed be made by hand.

The problem is mass production.

If it can't be mass-produced, it doesn't make sense.

After putting away those sketches, Luo Shui came to a courtyard in front of the west garden, where they lived.

Schedule tasks.

Previously, women made a pinyin dictionary based on "Shuowen Jiezi", and this time, it is to go one step further and make a "simplified pinyin dictionary"

What is a simplified word?

The kind that their own petty officials write every day, and those who lack pen and draw less, are it.

Zhu Yuan personally wrote too many manuscripts by hand every day, and he could directly refer to them.

It is required to be completed within one month.

After talking about things here, Luo Shui and Qingniang didn't wait to leave, and a girl came running, picking mulberries, saying that it was ...... The young lady's daughter arrived and came to visit her mother.

Seeing that the young lady was almost frozen, Luo Shui almost laughed.

Originally......

Thinking that the green tea girl was two years older than her own little official, Luo Shui wanted to laugh.

However, of course, Luo Shui, who is well-trained, will not really laugh, but just casually says that he will leave first, and the young lady can go to meet the guests.

Waiting for Luo Shui to leave, the young lady grabbed the handkerchief and rubbed for a while, or followed the mulberry picking to the west garden behind, and gave a freehand order, the green tea girl has been led here.

A daily lounge on the south side of the garden.

As soon as the young lady entered the door, a tall girl sitting at the table immediately stood up, took two steps forward, and called: "Niang......"

Seeing her daughter who had not been seen for a long time, Qingniang also subconsciously took a step forward, but paused, looked her girl up and down, and saw that she seemed to have grown taller and dressed decently...... How did it come? ”

Even if you can feel that a little man doesn't mind too much, age has always been a thorn in the heart of the young lady.

Thinking about the past half a year, and even, thinking about last night's warmth, she really doesn't want to lose all this, she doesn't want to go back to the past. And in front of ...... If it's just herself, it's okay, what will she think if she is seen by a petty official?

I must think about her past.

The green tea girl didn't seem to feel the coldness of her mother's relatives, and stepped forward a little more, holding the young lady's arm: "Cha'er came to visit her mother's ......" said and motioned to the two girls who were standing next to her: "You go out first." ”

When the others left, the green tea girl also took her mother to sit down at the table together, and asked in a greeting, "How is everything okay with my mother?" ”

Qingniang whispered, she wanted to open her mouth to say something, but she couldn't say it, her thoughts turned and turned, and finally thought of one, looked up and asked her daughter, "You...... But lack of daily use? ”

Zhu Yuan's side, because of a certain identity, Qing Niang's monthly silver is the highest, plus those jewelry, in the past six months, he has also saved a lot of himself.

If she could send her daughter away with money, she would rather give it all.

"There is no shortage of daughters," the green tea girl still pulled her mother's arm, seeing that the young lady was not very interested, she paused, but still turned to the topic, and said, "Mother, yes...... It's my daughter's marriage, and I want you to help take a look. ”

Marriage?

is related to her daughter's life, and Qingniang also had to cheer up, but she still couldn't help but say: "This, let you ...... Your aunt, you can't be wrong to help watch. ”

"What kind of insight does she have," the green tea girl muttered unabashedly with disgust, shaking her mother's arm: "Mother, actually...... Over the past year, many people have come to propose, yes, they can't look down on their daughters, you, can you let the little prince help her daughter find it. ”

Little Prince?

The young lady was lost in the lake for a while.

Who's this?

Suddenly remembered that His Majesty the Emperor had publicly recognized the identity of his petty officials, and the women privately said that when they had completed the recognition of their ancestors and returned to their ancestors in recent days, they would be officially canonized in the future, and they would be the king of the county.

County King...... Little Prince.

It's right.

After so straightening it out, Qing Niang subconsciously shook her head.

How can this be!

Qingniang hopes that her little man will never remember that she has a daughter older than him, and he will be willing to let him choose a husband for his daughter, not his own father.

After a few turns of the melon, Qingniang finally said, "Cha'er, you ...... This is not suitable, your surname is Gao, you should find your father...... This won't work, you, it's better to go back. ”

After plucking up the courage to say this, the young lady wanted to get up.

I didn't dare to look at my daughter.

I couldn't stand up because my arm was still being pulled by my daughter.

After a small stalemate, the young lady heard the sound of choking.

The green tea girl held her mother's arm tightly, wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief in one hand, sobbed a few times, and finally whispered: "My mother is so ruthless, she is so developed, she doesn't even care if her daughter lives or dies...... Does the mother want to see her daughter married to a random family? ”

As soon as her daughter cried like this, the young lady who had just been hard-hearted suddenly softened, raised her hand to help her daughter wipe her tears, and found that her right arm was still tightly grasped, so she could only change her left hand, took out a handkerchief and leaned over, wiping it while saying, "You...... How do you want to do it? ”

The green tea girl sobbed for a while, and finally stopped, looking at her mother with teary eyes: "Mother, daughter...... The daughter didn't want to get married, the daughter wanted to move over, serve her mother, and do some filial piety. ”

……

After arranging the daily life in the huge mansion, as soon as I returned to the inner house, I saw the young lady standing on the porch with a handkerchief, waiting for a long time.

Thinking of last night, Liubai couldn't help but feel a little sour, and stabbed: "What are you doing standing here, being a door god?" ”

Qingniang hung her head in shame, remembered it, and looked at Freehand again.

Freehand stretched out his hand and gently pinched the little white face, sent her away first, stopped while walking, and asked, "What's the matter, well, did the tea lady leave, why don't you arrange a table of meals for you and talk slowly?" ”

Qingniang didn't answer this question, and hesitated for a moment before she made her words clear.

After listening to a certain green tea girl's request, she raised her eyebrows and felt like she was going to laugh.

Still have to hold back.

Straightened his face and reprimanded: "Why did you let Hu Tu let her live in, when did you live in, she came in, do you want to stay?" ”

The young lady just hung her head.

Seeing this, Freehand also reacted, this woman had a dough temperament, what was the use of telling her this, she breathed a sigh of relief, and Freehand slowed down and said: "You go back to the inner house, and I will send the tea lady." Later...... Sister, sister sincerely advises you, go out less, and see fewer people. ”

Qingniang listened to what she said, she was not angry, but like a child who saw a parent who could make decisions for herself, she nodded subconsciously.

If......

In the future, I don't want to see each other.

Qingniang also knows her own temperament, but she is not really that stupid.

At least...... Before her daughter, she was not close to her at all, and she was sold...... I didn't see each other for the last time, and suddenly I was so close...... It's just that she is a mother after all, what can she do to her daughter?

Freehand came forward, but it was just right.

Seeing that Freehand was leaving, the young lady hesitated slightly, and couldn't help but say: "Write the mother's ......"

Freehand stops.

"Yes...... I've saved some of myself privately, can you wait a while, just give it to the tea? ”

Freehand wants to say that there is no need, and I have paid attention to this matter in private, the Gao family is not a small civilian household, there is no shortage of these, and the moment is just a girl who doesn't know how to advance or retreat and wants to climb the high branches again.

However, after thinking about it, I agreed.

After waiting for a while, he brought the silver money jewelry sent by the young lady, opened it and looked at it, picked out a few of them that were not suitable, and brought the others to the West Garden.

didn't say a few politely and sent away a certain green tea girl, but I didn't expect that the girl was also stubborn, insisting on not asking for those silver coins and jewelry, and didn't say anything rude, just crying all the way out of the house, almost making Freehand a little soft-hearted.

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However, it is impossible to let the other party in the door.

It's ridiculous.

Zhu Yuan did not come back at noon, and the women had lunch by themselves and continued to take care of various things.

And so it came to the door before the end of the day.

To be precise, it was He Xuan who returned from the palace and brought back his father-in-law and internal envoy He Shou.

He Shou is here to give it away.

Twenty eunuchs, plus twenty more beauties.

The eunuch obviously selected, they are all quite young, and when they received it freely, they couldn't help but think that this should also be He Shou's intention, after all, if he picks an old one, he is afraid that he will threaten his godson's status.

He's a smart guy.

That's it, Freehand thinks that if there are a few more calm and polite, petty officials will also need it every day. However, this is not something that she can put a beak in a girl.

Whatever is given in the palace, of course it is wanted.

This was ordered by his own petty officials.

In addition, twenty Mei Ji made Freehand even more speechless.

Mainly...... This age, intersect with the group that was named by the 'Biansai poem' of his own petty officials last time, this time, the age is ...... It's all the kind of Luoshui to Nuanniang.

The petty officials still laughed at themselves in private, what is that, weakness, weakness.

I didn't expect it.

Is this being targeted?

also asked a few more words, and when the petty officials explained before, they said that they were all from the Yuan Palace, which didn't look like it.

I asked to know that I had both.

There are palace people, and there are also sin volumes.

Anyway, they are all literate, and they are all selected to look the best, and the others, according to He Shou's original words, where do you need to be clear?