Sunrise.

Zhou Dagu walked out of the room, and the little sister was still busy in the yard: "Ranran, don't be busy!" ”

"My brother is back, you will have a good life in the future, I asked Xu Dian to go to the city today to find two maids?"

Zhou Youran put down the work in his hand and walked to him anxiously: "No, I'll do it, just do this little work, what's the use of going to the maid, if the aunts in the village see it, they will say I'm lazy!" ”

Zhou Dagu sighed: "You are right, recently the county magistrate and I have discussed, after the county exam, I will enter the county school and study for a while." ”

"He has a spare house in the county seat, and promised me that we will stay for a while, and in a few days, you won't need to be so tired!"

Zhou Youran nodded: "Everything is up to the eldest brother, by the way, Sister Bai left this morning!" ”

Zhou Dagu was stunned, nodded and replied, "Let's go...... When! ”

"I left before dawn, she said she was afraid that she couldn't bear to say goodbye, so she didn't wake you up!"

"It's okay to go, it's not a road person!" Zhou Da Gu was at ease, but it was difficult to suppress his inner turmoil.

"Big brother, are you having breakfast? I'm going to heat it! ”

"I'm not hungry, I'm going to read a book!"

……

In the past few days, the gate of Zhou Wu's house has been closed.

Although Zhou Dagu was confident, he didn't dare to Meng Lang, and he kept reading at home, just waiting for the county test.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and the days go by day.

He had been nestled in his room, carefully reading the words of the sage.

The children's test is very simple, and the big winning country does not have too high requirements for children.

There are only three questions in the children's exam.

In one day, you can appear after answering.

The three questions are:

Write the words of the saints silently.

Understand the will of the saints.

Write poems according to the words of the sage.

Zhou Dagu understood.

It should be required to memorize the words of the sage, roughly understand the meaning of what the sage said, and then expand it according to the words of the sage and make a poem.

After he entered the country, his memory became more and more excellent, and the memory palace in his head became clearer and clearer, and there was no difficulty for him in the child life test.

What's more, Cai County has many martial arts, and no one fights.

There are a few classmates of Zhou Dagu in Zhu Fuzi's private school.

The purpose of their coming to the private school is very simple, in order to learn a little arithmetic, the poor children will have the opportunity to find a small shop in the city and become a shopkeeper in the future.

The children of wealthy families come to private schools for a simpler purpose, mostly to take the opportunity to get to know Zhu Fuzi, and some to rub Zhu Fuzi's name.

The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and no matter how you say it, she is also the junior brother of Du Zhoumu.

This is also the reason why Zhu Fuzi valued Zhou Dagu at the beginning.

Zhou Wu was the only one, and when he sent Zhou Dagu to the private school, he held Zhu Fuzi's hand desperately: "Master, my baby is a little older, but he is honest!" ”

"If he commits a crime, you will beat it, if you can't call me, I will fight!"

"You must discipline him well, we don't ask for a jinshi, we can take the test, and the child won't have to eat our bowl of rice in the future!"

Since then, Zhu Fuzi has been paying close attention to him.

Otherwise......

The ring ruler will not be interrupted.

The Master is also a sincere man!

The day is higher.

Zhou Dagu packed up his clothes: "Xu Dian, go out with me today!" ”

Xu Dian put down the boulder in his hand and responded happily: "Brother Gu, where are we going today?" ”

"When I went to the county, my classmates in the private school told me last night that they were going to have a big meal today in order to better prepare for tomorrow's children's exam! Invite me to go! ”

"Brother Gu, this is your scholar's business, I won't go!" Xu Dian has always been not optimistic about readers in his heart, he feels that except for Brother Gu, other readers are rubbish.

"It's not that I want to call you, I'm mainly distressed about my sister-in-law, you eat a pot at a time, my sister-in-law wants to steam a pot of rice, please, let her rest and rest!"

Xu Dian touched his head embarrassedly and looked at Zhou Youran who was standing at the door.

Leisurely and kindly explained: "Big brother, I'm not in the way, I'm used to it!" ”

"What are the habits of this, people who are used to enduring hardships will have endless hardships in this life, you are my sister, and you will be blessed in the future!"

Zhou Dagu pulled the two out of the door: "Let's go!" Let's not cook today, let's go out to eat! ”

Tethered to the door, he borrowed a donkey cart from the village.

Zhou Youran took his brother's arm and sat beside him.

Xu Dian waved the horsewhip: "Drive!" ”

The three of them set off towards the middle of Cai County.

…………

The county seat of Cai County, in the Piaoxiang Building.

Several burly men sat at the square table.

A slightly chubby and squinting man spoke first: "Everyone, after today, we will graduate from the private school, and we get together to celebrate that everyone can have a better future!" If you have a good business in the future, don't forget Hou. ”

"Hou Shao is right! Whether you are a shopkeeper or go to business is a bright future, remember to help each other! ”

"Zhang Shao's words are different, I want to take the Xiucai test!"

"Phew! Serious people who take the Xiucai, last year's children's exam, there are two Xiucai in our county, one is crazy, and the other is now in our house as a shopkeeper, and there is a fart for reading! ”

"Qiao Shao's words make sense, serious people who study to take the Xiucai exam, do you want to take the Xiucai exam?"

The young man standing at the door shook his head: "I don't take the test!" ”

"Then do you take the test?"

The old Confucian who was squatting on a small stool at the door raised his head: "So, I think I can try!" ”

"Hahaha, you're so confident, you're forty years old! After taking the exam for thirty-five years, from Fan Xiaozi to Fan Laotou, he still hasn't accepted his fate? ”

"I think I'm a literati, and what I ask for is to show off my talents!"

"Hahaha, you want to be a showman, but the showman doesn't want you to be! If you want me to say that there is only one person in our county who is most likely to be a talent this year! ”

"You mean, Zhou Dafu? He is even more unlikely! ”

Squinting his eyes, Hou Shao spoke: "Our family has business dealings with the grain merchants of Qingxue Mansion, you all know about the Wang family a few days ago?" ”

"I heard from the people of Qingxue Mansion that they found out that Zhou Dagu did this!"

"He's just a military household, can he have this ability?" The doglegs on the side obviously didn't believe it.

"I don't believe it either, but the people in Qingxue Mansion are so domineering! They have already determined, why do you need evidence, I heard that the invigilator of this exam was sent by them! ”

"Zhou Dagu ruined their good deeds, they will definitely come to punish them!"

Dogleg laughed: "I heard that our county magistrate admires Zhou Dafu very much, and he shouldn't let outsiders play conspiracy!" ”

"The official face is much darker than our business, and we may not be able to talk about this matter!"

Old man Fan put his hands together: "I think Zhou Xianggong is very poetic, and he can be admitted to Xiucai!" ”

"Poet? Talented and useful, it's a pity that he didn't have a good life to be born in Xiangzhou, these ten years, the imperial court doesn't pay attention to my Xiangzhou Confucian Temple, we Xiangzhou has several ceremonial exams, at most there are only two C-level Tongjinshi, we are a state, not a county! ”

Hou Gongzi stuffed the verses in his hand into his cuffs: "That's right! We people, there is a use in studying, who can look up to us, it is better for me to go home and be my profiteer, and you go to work as your peddlers! ”

"After tomorrow's children's exam, everyone will not see each other!"

Old man Fan shook his head: "No, I can't take the exam this year, I still take the exam, I can't take the exam next year, I still take the exam!" ”

"Stubborn, you are the only one in your family, do you have to pounce on the county test for the rest of your life?"

Old man Fan's face was bitter: "I promised my mother, I want to take the exam and go home!" ”

"It's your business that you can't pass the exam, I'm already on Confucianism and Taoism, wasting the first half of my life, and I'm not afraid of wasting the second half of my life in the county test yamen!"

Hou Gongzi looked at this old classmate: "It's not that we don't want to study, it's that the imperial court didn't give us the opportunity to promote Xiangzhou students!" ”

"We were born to defend the court and block the cannon fodder of the demons!" This is the true portrayal of the hearts of most people in Cai County.

Approaching Yumen Pass, the demon barbarians attacked, and the first one to fall was Cai County.

It's not that they value martial arts over literature, it's just that martial arts are easy to achieve, and it's easy to survive in the tide of demons and beasts.

Those in scholarly robes on the second floor were depressed.

If you can register for the prefectural exam, you have been in a private school for at least three years.

No one wants to waste these three years, who doesn't want to take the top exam, ride around Kyoto, and laugh at the prince!

However, they are like state students, how can they win the top prize?

"Oooo A knock on the door interrupts their mood.

Xiao Er pushed open the door: "Young Master Hou, Zhou Dafu is here!" ”