Chapter 69: Falling off the list, frustration, and making a living
On this day, it was the ninth day of the second month, which was the day to participate in the examination, Yunxiao got up early, and soon got ready, and took a lot of things to take the exam and went straight to the Tribute Academy of the Ministry of Rites with the flow of scholars. www.biquge.info The Ming Dynasty scientific examination is divided into three levels: township examination, meeting examination, and palace examination, and the township examination is three years. This examination is held in February of the second year after the township examination at the Ministry of Rites Tribute Academy, and only those who pass the examination have the opportunity to take the palace examination, and the palace examination is only a ranking of those who pass the examination. The palace examination is divided into three grades, one is three first, the first name is the champion, the second is the list eye, the third is Tanhua, and the first is given to the Jinshi; the second class is a number of people, the Jinshi is born; the third class is a number of people, the same Jinshi is born, and the first, second and third are called Jinshi. In fact, the success or failure of the scientific examination depends on the examination, and if you can succeed in the examination, you can win the title of the gold list and return to your hometown. So at this moment, I believe that the students who are taking the exam are excited and nervous, and they are eager to try, and they are looking forward to this moment to be able to write flowers, win the gold list, and become famous in one fell swoop!
This will be a test of three times, the first test is the four books and five classics, Yunxiao has long been familiar with this, so the answer to the test is a pen dragon snake, there is a way to deal with it; Table, although Yunxiao is not as good as the Four Books and Five Classics in these aspects, but it is also easy to deal with, no problem; to the third examination of the history of the current policy, that is Yunxiao's specialty, as soon as he got the examination paper, Yunxiao only groaned slightly, then put down the pen like a god, see him leaning on the horse, in one go, after a short time to finish the paper, repeatedly considered it again and again, very satisfied, then signaled the examiner to hand in the paper first.
He walked out of the examination room, feeling more relaxed, and at this time he felt that all the burdens had been removed, so he just sat back and waited for the unveiling of the list to miss it.
Finally waited for the day of the release of the list, and the scholars all gathered in groups, all of them excitedly and loudly went to Chengtianmen to see the list, Yunxiao got up alone without hurrying, and only went to Chengtianmen without hurrying. Although this is just a small test, no matter what the result is, he will not take it to heart, but after all, this matter is related to the future, and he is inevitably still a little nervous!
When he came to Chengtianmen, he saw that some people were happy and some were worried, the joy was the spring breeze of the person who was on the list, and the worry was the frustration after falling off the list. And with Yunxiao's talent, should he be happy or worried? The answer is no, he is very worried, because he actually failed to make the list.
"Although he is responsible for governing the world and the country, is he really destined to have no fixed inch?"
He sighed and slowly turned around and left, he was thinking about whether it was really unrealistic to enter the imperial examination, he was thinking about what he would do next?
He walked down the street like a lost soul, and slowly walked back to the Sancai Inn, during which someone bumped into him, and he didn't feel anything, the man was a little beggar, and there was a mole on his face that was very eye-catching. Yunxiao didn't care much, just looked at him distractedly and continued to walk.
When he came to the Sancai Inn, he hurriedly packed his luggage and led his skinny horse to check out and leave. He went straight to the front hall to find the shopkeeper to settle the bill, the shopkeeper looked at him, knew that he was off the list, didn't say anything, and calculated that the food and accommodation in Yunxiao these days are a total of 11 taels and 3 dollars of silver. After all, the capital is not as expensive as the countryside, and food and accommodation are quite expensive, but Yunxiao has been preparing for a long time before coming here, and he has made enough money, spending back and forth, and eating and living expenses are all in the budget. Although the eleven taels and three dollars are a little expensive, they can still afford to pay.
It's just that he took out the silver in his arms, but he didn't take it out, and he touched it all over his body, but he didn't have it, this is a hurry, his silver has always been carried with him, how could it disappear for no reason? Could it be that it has fallen?
"I was still there when I went out to look at the list this morning, and I was always careful that I wouldn't drop it!" but where would it go?" he thought about it again and again, 'Ah, yes! I just ran into a little beggar on the way back, and he must have stolen my money bag. Ay...... It's a blessing, and there is no one-way street!"
The shopkeeper saw that he was touching all over his body, and he didn't take out the money to pay the bill for a long time, so he only said: "What? Do you objectively suspect that I have miscalculated? Then I'll do it again and show you!"
Yunxiao apologized: "Shopkeeper, that's the case, I went to see the list in the morning, and when I came back, the silver was accidentally stolen by a thief, how is this good?"
The shopkeeper said, "Alas...... It's not that I don't know that there are a lot of people who can't eat, and you usually have to be careful when you go out, why are you so careless? This money is not much, you can look for it again!"
Yunxiao said: "Shopkeeper, my ...... The money is all on my body, and now it has been stolen, and it is indeed gone, can you give me a lenient period! I ...... it."
The shopkeeper was furious, and said angrily: "What? Grace and grace, you want to come and eat white food, see that you can't pay the bill at all, and what kind of money was stolen by thieves, I have seen a lot of people like you, and I want to leave if I don't pay it off today!"
The scolding attracted many diners, and they all turned to look, and a few shopkeepers also ran over!
Yunxiao pleaded: "Boss, I really don't have any money, why don't you introduce me, where will I go to work, and I'll pay you when I have money!"
The shopkeeper said fiercely: "No, who are you going to run away to pay the bill, no, no!"
This is really a hero who has no money, even if Yunxiao feels that he is full of talent, he has no money at the moment! He said sadly: "I really have no money, what can I do?"
The shopkeeper said, "Okay, let's see what valuable things you have on you?"
What can Yunxiao have anything valuable? In addition to the thin horse that has accompanied him for three years, there is only a piece of jade that he wears closely, but that jade is said to be the only thought left to him by his parents, he has not seen his parents since he was born, and that jade is simply more important than life, two pieces of jade, one he gave to Tonglingzi, and one piece is left on himself.
Yunxiao doesn't want to give up these two things, but what should he do now? How can he get through this......?" That's all for now!"
Yunxiao reluctantly took out the jade he brought, and said reluctantly: "Boss, I will discuss with you, my piece of jade is very important to me, but I have no other way now, I will put it here with you as a mortgage for the time being, please keep it well, and I will redeem it when I have money!" Yunxiao held the jade in his hand and was extremely reluctant to hand it over.
The shopkeeper actually snatched the jade with one hand, took a closer look, and was shocked, but he frowned and said: "Your jade is not a good jade, but it is definitely not worth the eleven taels of silver!"
Yunxiao said: "This jade is simple and high-quality, not inferior jade." Although jade is not worth a few dollars, it means a lot to me! It may not seem worth much to others, but it is a priceless treasure to me. So boss, I beg you to take it for me, I must come to redeem it!"
The shopkeeper said: "Okay, good, so let's do it! Look at this jade, it's not worth five or six taels of silver, and look at your thin horse is also worth about five taels, it adds up to just right! This jade and the horse will stay here, and you will redeem it when you have money." ”
Yunxiao thought about it, this shopkeeper will not give an inch, and this is the only way for now, but he must get some money and redeem these two beloved things as soon as possible! Nodding helplessly, he said, "Okay! That's it, I will come back as soon as possible to redeem it, you can ......"
Before he finished speaking, the shopkeeper was already tired of it, so he said, "Okay, okay! I only accept your jade and horses, who else wants? You have to take the money to redeem it early, and I will keep it for you for the time being." It's really verbose!"
Yunxiao was so helpless that he had to endure the pain and cut his love, and temporarily mortgaged the jade and the horse. The shopkeeper told Xiao Er to lead the horse, and Yunxiao went with him. Touching this partner who had been with him for a long time, he was really reluctant, and couldn't help but say to the little er: "Little brother, I think you are a good person, please help me take good care of it!"
Xiao Er said: "Well, okay, don't worry! This shopkeeper is very picky, and he is short of a horse and camel, and it is just right to have you!"
Yunxiao said again: "My horse is very spiritual, as long as you are good to it, it is also good to you, please take care of it, don't let it go hungry for three meals a day!"
Xiao Er said: "You can go with confidence, it's on me." Alas...... Who hasn't had a hard time these days!"
Yunxiao cried with a sad face, and the horse was really reluctant, and stroked the horse's head again and again, but he couldn't bear to leave.
The little second looked unbearable, and said: "I see that Gongzi has no place to go away from the inn now, you might as well go to the Longteng Temple outside the city to have a look, I heard that the royal annex is being built there, and it is recruiting workers, and the salary is still a lot! You can go there to work and make a living, and then redeem Ma Heyu when you earn enough money!"
Yunxiao said: "Okay, then I'll go there and have a look, and the horse will leave it to you!" After saying that, he took a deep look at the little er, and finally made up his mind to turn around and leave. The horse let out a mournful cry, as if he could not bear to be separated, until the clouds were far away, and the voice was still wandering in the wind!
The jade horse is extraordinary, and it will be useful in the future. We'll see what happens next!