sunrise.
Zhou Dagu walked out of the room, and his little sister was still busy in the yard: "Of course, stop being busy!"
"Brother is back. You will have a good life in the future. Should I ask Xu Dian to go to the city today to find two maids?"
Zhou Youran put down the work in her hands and walked up to him anxiously: "No, just let me do it. It's just this little work. There's no need to find a maid. If the aunt in the village sees it, she will say I'm lazy!" "
Zhou Dagu sighed: "You are right. Recently, the county magistrate and I have discussed that after the county examination, I will enter the county school and study for a period of time."
"He has a vacant house in the county town. He promised me that we can stay here for a while. In a few days, you won't need to be so tired!"
Zhou Youran nodded: "Everything depends on big brother. By the way, Sister Bai left this morning!"
Zhou Dagu was stunned, nodded and replied: "Leave...when!"
"She left before dawn. She said she was afraid she couldn't bear to say goodbye, so she didn't wake you up!"
"Whether it's okay to leave, we're not going to be traveling together!" Zhou Dagu felt at ease, but he couldn't suppress the turmoil in his heart.
"Brother, do you want breakfast? I'll heat it up!"
"I'm not hungry, I'm going to read a book!"
…
In the past few days, the door of Zhou Wu's house has been closed.
Although Zhou Dagu was very confident, he didn't dare to go to school. He kept studying at home and just waited for the county examination.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, day by day.
He stayed in his room and read the sage's words carefully.
The Tongsheng test is very simple, and Dayingguo does not have high requirements for Tongsheng.
There are only three questions in the children's examination.
In one day, you can appear after answering the questions.
The three questions are.
Write down the words of saints silently.
Understand the meaning of the saint.
Write poems based on the words of saints.
Zhou Dagu understood.
It should be required to memorize the words of the sage, roughly understand what the sage said, and then expand on the words of the sage to compose poems.
After he entered the country, his memory became better and better, and the memory palace in his head became clearer and clearer. The Tongsheng test was not difficult for him.
What's more, there are many warriors in Cai County and no one can compete with them.
There were several classmates of Zhou Dagu in Master Zhu's private school.
The purpose of their coming to the private school is very simple. The poor children want to learn a little arithmetic and have the opportunity to find a small shop in the city and become a shopkeeper.
The children of wealthy families came to private schools for even simpler reasons. Most of them were to take the opportunity to get to know Master Zhu, and some were to take advantage of Master Zhu's reputation.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. After all, he is Du Zhoumu's junior brother.
This was also the reason why Master Zhu valued Zhou Dagu in the first place.
Zhou Wu was the only one who held Master Zhu's hand tightly when sending Zhou Dagu to private school: "Master, my son is a little older, but he is honest!"
"If he commits a crime, you beat him. If he doesn't, call me and I'll beat him!"
"You must discipline him well. We don't want to be a Jinshi. If he can be a scholar, the child will not have to eat from me in the future!"
After that, Master Zhu always paid close attention to him.
otherwise……
The ruler will not be interrupted.
The Master is also an honest person!
The day is higher.
Zhou Dagu packed his clothes and said, "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?"
"Going to the county, my classmates in the private school told me last night that in order to better prepare for tomorrow's childbirth examination, they are planning to have a big feast today! Invite me to come!"
"Brother Gu, this is your scholar's business, so I won't go!" Xu Dian has always been disdainful of scholars in his heart. He thinks that except for Brother Gu, all other scholars are rubbish.
"It's not that I want to call you, I mainly feel sorry for my sister. You eat a pot of rice for one meal, but my sister needs to steam a pot of rice. Please, let her rest!"
Xu Dian rubbed his head in embarrassment and looked at Zhou Youran who was standing at the door.
Youran kindly explained: "Brother, I'm not in the way, I'm used to it!"
"What's wrong with this? People who are used to enduring hardship will have endless hardships in their lives. You are my sister, and you will enjoy happiness in the future!"
Zhou Dagu took the two of them out: "Let's go! Let's not cook today, let's go out to eat!"
The donkey cart he borrowed from the village was tied to the door.
Zhou Youran held her brother's arm and sat next to him.
Xu Dian waved his riding whip: "Drive!"
The three of them set off towards the city of Cai County.
…………
Caixian County, inside Piaoxiang Building.
Several burly men sat at the square table.
A fat man with squinting eyes spoke first: "Everyone, after today, we will graduate from private school. We are gathering together to celebrate that everyone can have a bright future! If you have a good business in the future, don't forget Hou."
"Young master Hou is right! Whether you are a shopkeeper or doing business, you will have a bright future. Please remember to help each other!"
"Young Master Zhang is different from what he said, I want to be a scholar!"
"Bah! No serious person can take the scholar exam. Last year, there were only two scholars in our county. One is crazy, and the other is now a shopkeeper in our house. Studying is useless!"
"Young Master Qiao's words make sense. Any serious person studies to be a scholar. Do you want to be a scholar?"
The young man standing at the door shook his head: "I don't want to take the exam!"
"Are you taking the exam?"
The old Confucian scholar squatting on the small stool at the door raised his head: "Someone, I think I can give it a try!"
"Hahaha, you are so confident. You must be forty this year! After thirty-five years of exams, from Little Fan to Old Man Fan, you still haven't accepted your fate?"
"I feel that I am a scholar, and what I want is a scholar!"
"Hahaha, you want to be a scholar, but the scholar doesn't want you to be! If you ask me, there is only one person in our county who is most likely to become a scholar this year!"
"You mean, Zhou Dafu? He is even more impossible!"
Young Master Hou narrowed his eyes and said, "Our family has business dealings with the grain merchants of Qingxue Mansion. Do you all know what happened to the Wang family a few days ago?"
"I heard from people in Qingxue Mansion that they found out that Zhou Dagu did this!"
"How can he, just a soldier, have such ability?" The loser on the side obviously didn't believe it.
"I don't believe it either, but the people in Qingxue Mansion are so overbearing in their affairs! They have already confirmed it, so why do they need evidence? I heard that the academic administration supervisor for this exam was sent by them!"
"Zhou Dagu ruined their good deeds, and they will definitely come to punish him!"
The dog-legged man praised: "I heard that our county magistrate admires Zhou Dafu very much, and he probably won't let outsiders play tricks!"
"The official situation is much darker than our business. We may not be able to decide what's going on here!"
Old Man Fan put his hands together: "I think Mr. Zhou is very talented in poetry and can be admitted as a scholar!"
"Poetic talent? There is no point in being talented. It's a pity that he was born in Xiangzhou. In the past ten years, the imperial court has not paid attention to our Xiangzhou Confucian Temple. We have held several rites examinations in Xiangzhou, and at most we only have two C-level Jinshi. We are a state, not a county!”
Mr. Hou stuffed the poem in his hand into his sleeve: "That's right! For us people, studying is useless. Who can look down on us? It's better that I go home and be my profiteer, and you go and do your work." Vendor!”
"Everyone will see each other after the Tongsheng test tomorrow!"
Old Man Fan shook his head: "No, if I can't pass the exam this year, I will still take the exam. If I can't pass the exam next year, I will still take the exam!"
"You are stubborn. You are the only one in your family. Are you going to spend your whole life focusing on the county examination?"
Old Man Fan looked miserable: "I promised my mother that I would pass the exam and be a good candidate!"
"It's your fault if you fail the exam. I've already wasted the first half of my life on Confucianism and Taoism, and I'm no longer afraid of wasting the second half of my life on the county government exam!"
Mr. Hou looked at this old classmate: "It's not that we don't want to study, it's because the imperial court didn't give us Xiangzhou students a chance to be promoted!"
"We are born to defend the imperial court and stop the evil cannon fodder!" This is the true portrayal of the hearts of most people in Cai County.
Approaching Yumen Pass, the demon barbarians attacked, and Cai County was the first to fall.
It’s not that they value martial arts over literature, it’s just that it’s easy for warriors to become successful, and it’s easy for them to survive in the tide of monsters and beasts.
All the people wearing scholar robes on the second floor were dejected.
Those who can register for the county examination must have studied in a private school for at least three years.
No one wants to waste these three years, no one wants to get the top prize, ride a horse around Kyoto, and smile like a prince!
But, how could they, Xiangzhou students, win the top prize?
"Thump thump thump!" A knock on the door interrupted their mood.
The waiter opened the door: "Master Hou, Zhou Dafu is here!"
