Chapter 65: The County Examination (I)

The ancients had a cloud that "parents are here, not far away".

This is said for filial piety, and it is not necessary to observe.

Such as Xu Xiake, who was thunderous in later generations, he did not participate in the imperial examination.

His mother was still alive, and he also inspired to travel all over China, and perished with the fall of the late Ming Dynasty.

Jia Cong's use of studying as an excuse is also feasible,

Shiwen, Shiwen, and fashion are also learned.

If you want to succeed, you have to come up with the crazy rhythm of the college entrance examination.

Even with the effort, there is still the possibility of success or failure.

Put your heart and soul into it, and study the rhythm and technique of sound.

Figuring out the examiner's article preferences in order to avoid bad luck is a prerequisite.

The main thing is to depend on luck, anyway, there are only a few places.

Throw away distractions.

Jia Cong was immersed in his studies intently: since he had chosen this path, he would finish it even if he walked on his knees.

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Planting mulberry and silkworms, and reeling silk are the regular work of women in the Taihu Lake Basin.

It is said that Emperor Chongzhen of the Northern Ming Dynasty was diligent and thrifty, and admired the style of simplicity.

Queen Zhou led by example, personally leading the textile in the harem, perfectly combining the royal style with the female red skills.

Like Qin Keqing, it is nothing more than embroidering at home, who calls knitting three from four virtues.

In ancient society, knitting skills were regarded as an important embodiment of women's three obedience and four virtues.

If a woman is adept at needlework, in order to demonstrate her virtuous virtue, her virtue accounts for a quarter.

In the spring after the year, the spring rain is as fine as a cow's hair.

Sprinkled on the blue bricks and tiles, everything was shrouded in a hazy wetness.

The lavender cage exudes a faint aroma, hand scissors, kang table.

Qin Keqing bored and embroidered a piece of Xiupa, throwing away the pattern.

The pattern is a pre-cut mold, and the embroidery is done according to the mold.

Ruizhu sat on the kang opposite her and hesitated for a long time: "Girl, I have a few words to say." ”

"What?"

When Qin Keqing heard this, her beautiful eyes lifted, and she lowered her head again to make a needle.

What does this girl want to say solemnly?

Ruizhu is her confidant, and she was also married to Ning Guofu at the beginning.

According to the plot of the original Red Mansion, she knew that Jia Zhen coerced Qin Keqing.

knew that he couldn't live, so he committed suicide.

Now with Jia Cong's intervention, she naturally did not repeat the mistakes of the past.

"Third Master Cong, aren't you going to take the county exam this year?"

Ruizhu put down the needle and thread and whispered tentatively: "Since the girl is the daughter of an official family, there is no reason to be a concubine.

Our master is old again, and Uncle Zhong is young, so doesn't the girl want to rely on her in the future? ”

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

Qin Keqing's willow eyebrows furrowed slightly, but he still didn't raise his head.

"Girl.......

Baozhu opened the curtain and came in, and said a little eagerly: "We see that the third master is good to the girl, and the girl seems to be ......

In that case, why not pierce the window paper early? So as not to regret it for the rest of your life?

If the third master of Cong goes to high school again and again, he will definitely marry the daughter of an official family and a wealthy family.

Will it be Miss's turn then? How is this kind of wasted time different from the ancient Buddha of the green lantern? ”

Qin Keqing tied the knots in his stitches, stopped, looked at the two girls in a daze, and couldn't say a word.

After a long time, Fang said softly: "Am I the one who has caused you to be tired?" ”

Baozhu was stunned when he heard this, and then hurriedly said: "The girl is serious, we don't mean that........"

Rui Zhu was dressed in a red vest and Ling skirt, squatting down beside Qin Keqing.

"Girl, although Sister Baozhu said that it is not appropriate, it is also right to consider it.

We are all for the sake of the girl's goodness, and the third master is younger.

But I think even if this one is passable, there is one thing that can't be passed.

The girl married Uncle Xiao Rong first, and Uncle Xiao Rong was the nephew of the third master.

Even if today's girls are divorced and waiting to be married, it is still okay to remarry someone else.

But if you marry the third master, can the eldest lord and the eldest lady of Xifu agree?

Serve her nephew first, and then her nephew and his uncle, firstly, can the young lady endure more ridiculous gossip?

Others are bound to think that before the young lady does not get along, she will have something to do with Master Cong.......

Second, if the third master of Cong takes the soldier as an official and for the sake of reputation, will he agree? ”

After Ruizhu seriously told the pros and cons, Baozhu's nose was sour, and he lifted the curtain and went out.

Qin Keqing's needle pierced the jade finger, oozing blood.

She didn't feel any pain, she just fell into deep thought, these things.

She never thought about it in a targeted way, just because the two became sisters and brothers.

There is no such thing as uncles, nephews and daughters-in-law.

They get along better and more comfortably than ever.

Therefore, what is in front of you is not originally a thing.

has always been when he was young, she was not taboo, and the Qin family did not have any house fights.

Where would she think about it so much, and besides, she was in the middle of the game.

Now it's broken by two girls: it turns out that I subconsciously avoided it and didn't think about it.

Now I don't know how to think about it.

The junior and younger brothers are mentally mature, and they (she) have relied on each other for their lives since they met, rescued, and known each other.

His words and deeds naturally make people ignore his age.

However, there is a fatal flaw: he serves Jia Rong first.

is already a defeated willow, if he serves his junior brother in the future.......

Qin Keqing bit her lip tightly, not daring to think about it anymore.

Thinking back to the generation of empress Wu Zetian, she served Taizong and Gaozong.

But he has been scolded for hundreds of years!

If the women of the nobles of the Ming and Qing dynasties were scolded for the "Wu Rebellion".

It can be described as extremely vicious, and it is difficult to live anymore!

When the Emperor of the Apocalypse was a child, he was almost controlled by his father's concubine Wang Xuan.

Yang Lian wrote a book to criticize the "Wu Rebellion", and Wang Xuanzhi was instigated.

Critical key.

Qin Keqing's heart is very complicated, this kind of complexity is more than the feelings of her junior brother, she can't say it.

If the bead and the jewel don't break, she will think about what to do in the future.

But he didn't think deeply about his junior brother, do you like him?

Leave that alone.

The junior brother has not yet reached the age of talking about marriage, how can he not mind her remarrying with that kind of heart?

Even for the sake of reputation, even for the sake of the future, with the wisdom of the junior brother, how could he marry her?

A dead end, a bull's horn!

Qin Keqing got into this dead end, and he couldn't get out, and the fingertips of his slender jade fingers gradually burst out of beads of blood the size of beans.

She was also unaware: "You are a little worried, I know what to do."

We simply don't see each other in the future, we can also make a living by doing needlework, and the family has a surplus of money.

Hengzhi has a younger brother to inherit, and he will not ignore me.

Only....... That's it. ”

The two girls withdrew and quietly discussed.

Rui Zhu sighed gloomily: "If the girl is sad, it is not ours." ”

Baozhu said strangely: "Sister, you are too Meng Lang, how can you stand the girl's soft nature?" ”

"What else would we do?"

Ruizhu wiped away her tears and said angrily: "The girl suffers, and we are also uncomfortable."

We will only suffer in the future, what shall you and I do?

The third master's heart, conduct, and work are all first-class.

We are girls, don't we make some way out of it, she can open her mouth? ”

Baozhu listened to her words, and finally smelled the smell, and wondered, "You already have a way?" ”

The corners of Ruizhu's mouth hooked, and he said quietly: "There is nothing difficult in the world, I am afraid that there are people who have a heart, and the methods are all thought up by people."

Baozhu girl, you said that the third master Cong could quietly save the original grandmother Xiaorong from the sea of suffering.

Can't we send the Buddha to the West anymore? It's not that he can't do it, I'm afraid he's younger. ”

"I see."

Baozhu bit his finger and nodded: "It's good to check some at this time, and by the way, let's find out if Third Master Cong has that mind."

Men are afraid of getting into the wrong business, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man, alas...... It's really easy to ask for a priceless treasure, and it's rare to have a lover! ”

Rui Zhu laughed and scolded: "Little hoof, aren't you Sichun anymore?" ”

"Phew, no good tongue."

Baozhu blushed and said, "Let's hurry up and find out the tone of the third master." ”

After speaking, he pulled Ruizhu, who seemed to be smiling, and left together.

.......

.......

When you open the sedan curtain, you can see the ancient city wall that has survived wind and frost.

It stands there quietly, silently telling the vicissitudes of history.

This is Wanping, who has encountered the war, and the buds of the weeping willows in mid-spring have soaked into the water.

The spring breeze is blowing in the face, with a faint floral fragrance, which makes people intoxicated.

Qin Keqing watched intently as his junior brother took two followers carrying bags and got out of the carriage.

Qin Ye instructed earnestly beside the carriage, and then Qin Zhong followed.

She didn't say goodbye in person from beginning to end, and the jade hand was lifted for a moment and then put it down.

"Girl, don't you say a few words? Auspicious words? ”

Ruizhu asked with a wink, and then persuaded him: "We are slaves, so we will remind a few words when it is appropriate."

The girl must not be bored again, otherwise it will not be our sin. ”

"Good sister, I am no longer the original grandmother of Xiaorong, I have worked hard for more than a year.

The junior brother will succeed, I only bless it in my heart. ”

Qin Keqing stroked the green silk and lowered his eyelids: "Let's go, let's go back." ”

Qin Ye and Qin Keqing don't plan to wait, the people who report here will report it.

Of course, only if you make the list!

And the distance between the two places is not far, they each have their own subordinates to take care of, so there is no need to worry.

Evening.

Wait for your own girl to fall asleep.

Baozhu leaned forward and whispered, "Do you see it?" Is Third Master Cong unhappy? ”

Rui Zhu frowned and said sullenly: "Third Master Cong, that person is not happy and angry, how can he see it all at once?"

However, there are still some clues, I have tested Xiao Qin Xianggong.

The girl's attitude has been cold recently, and the third master has asked, and he is still concerned about it. ”

"That kind of concern, I'm afraid it's not because he and the master are teachers and students who care?"

Baozhu tilted his head and thought about it, and immediately grabbed two pigtails, worried.

"Not really, not to mention that you and I have never experienced this.

Even if she was a girl, she had never tried love.

At the age of Third Master Cong, how could he have tried it?

Maybe even he himself may not know, ignorant. ”

Ruizhu blinked his eyes and smiled quietly: "Sister Baozhu, I guess this matter is at least Zhang Ersi Hongliu." ”

"Can there be sixty percent?"

Baozhu's eyes lit up, and he snickered: "There is hope, in a few years, we have to let him think of a way, won't you and I become matchmakers at that time?" ”

In ancient times, if there are four points, red must be added.

Six-point cards have three-threes, two-fours, and the latter have red.

Ruizhu uses this red six as a metaphor for sixty.

These boudoir girls are all proficient in card skills.

It is a jewel that you can understand as soon as you hear it.

Ruizhu said seriously: "Whether it's a matchmaker or a green bead, now it's out of trouble."

If we don't think about ourselves, we also eat the master's food.

The girl treated us like sisters, and I made up my mind that I would go wherever she went. ”

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Qin Keqing's attitude towards himself was indeed much colder.

God is pitiful: Jia Cong really feels inexplicable.

Although he is a human being in two lives, it can be summed up.

He has only been a man for more than 30 years in two lives, and he is far from being a veteran in the love field.

It is said that a woman's heart is a needle under the sea!

Jia Cong pondered for a while, and he and Qin Keqing obviously got along very well.

How could she suddenly "take revenge"?

Is it really that strange for a woman?

Could it be ....... Has she been here for this time?

That's not right!

According to Qin Keqing's temperament, he didn't do much before.

Jia Cong's prophet was limited to the Red Mansion, and other things.

There are not many prophetic advantages, at most some modern insight.

Other things, such as the imperial examination, the scholar's path, and the relationship, all need to be explored step by step.

It's a little depressing, but it's harmless.

He won't worry about these trivial matters, how can he have time to worry about the sky.

Jia Cong is now wholeheartedly concerned about fame and fortune, and he has been waiting for this day for a long time.

As for any behavior Qin Keqing showed, he chose to respect others.

Maybe she's starting to taboo again, and she's already twelve.

After all, this is a feudal society, and she needs to avoid suspicion.

Jia Cong can understand, feudal women are a vulnerable group, aren't they?

Moreover, he also thought about when Qin Keqing would marry again......

Whenever she had this thought, Jia Cong would feel like she was missing.

This may have something to do with his lack of father's love and mother's love in his previous life.

So he also found one point: in his own heart, he still treats her as a senior sister a little more.

But Qin Keqing's smiling and smiling style, voice and smile, he was really moved.

However, he refrains from this idea of emotional nascentness, on the one hand, considering the current age problem.

On the one hand, there are more other problems, I don't know what people think of themselves?

Bro?

Penis?

Still is...... Uncle?

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but shudder, and was moved by his nephew and daughter-in-law who had been in the same generation?

You can't get past the secular rites alone, let alone this kind of behavior?

What is the difference between Jia Zhen and Zhu Xi and others?

So....... Shameless? Selfish? Shameless?

Well, they do.

Yes is yes, no is no.

There is no need to be a sanctimonious hypocrite who wants to cover up.

Jia Cong believes that he has an advantage: he dares to look directly into his heart.

Get rid of those cranky thoughts.

Jia Cong and Qin Zhong first went to the ceremonial room of Wanping County Ya to fill in the confession.

To participate in the children's examination (county examination, government examination, and hospital examination), five children must be mutually insured.

It is called mutual knotting, and once cheating and other things occur, five people sit together.

Or, ask a first-class student of the county school to be a guarantee before you can enter the exam.

But the reasons are complex, and finding someone to guarantee is not so simple.

With Liu Hua's "friendship", Jia Cong and Qin Zhong don't have to worry.

Liu Zhixian had already arranged it, and a student named Wang Hao was willing to be a guarantor.

In the county examination in February of the Chu Dynasty, there were five exams.

Each day, a four-book question, a trial poem.

Although it is said that there are five exams, in fact, only one test is required, and the last four are voluntary.

Wanping Township and Jingshi Xicheng are densely populated.

In front of the examination booth in the city, a long queue like a swimming dragon was formed.

As soon as Qin Zhong saw this battle, he was nervous from his heart, and his legs trembled: "There are so many people, Jingzhi, I'm afraid I won't be able to pass the exam." ”

Jia Cong said calmly: "I'm half timid before I set out on the expedition, you look at the old man."

Thirty years in Hexi, thirty in Hedong, don't bully the old man to be poor! ”