The next day, Mrs. Xie heard that Xu He was going to Yangzhou to take the exam, so she naturally gave him a lot of advice.
Xu He's trip to Yangzhou had been planned in advance.
He asked Xu Peng to help find a waiter early and asked him to help deliver the exam.
And this time Ding Ze and his sister Juaner will also accompany them.
Because Xu He will live in the villa sent by Shen Xuan by the Slender West Lake.
Since he got the keys and the deed to the house last time, he hasn't been there even once.
Asking Juan'er to follow her, she naturally went to help with the cleaning.
In this way, on this trip to the college examination, Xu He, Xu Peng, Xiaoer, Ding Ze, and Xie Liangcai, who was joining in the fun, were five men on the boat. It was not easy to handle only Juan'er, a girl, so Xu Peng He also asked the waiter to bring his sister, so that Juaner would not be too embarrassed as she had a female companion.
When they set off, Xu He saw the waiter's girl for the first time.
The waiter's sister has no name, and her family has always called her girl since she was a child.
In poor families, the daughter has no name and has to go out to work early every day.
Looking at the girl, Xu He knew that this girl also walked on water all year round.
She has a healthy and tall figure, wheat-colored skin, and a big braid on her head that fisher girls often wear. After meeting a group of men, this little girl even dared to look at them one by one.
"Young Master, my sister has been used to playing in the water since she was a child, but you are making me laugh!" The waiter scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.
Before Xu He could say anything, Xie Liangcai interjected in a cowardly manner: "Isn't this great? The fisherman girl is bold and bold, and quite interesting!"
You're a big-headed maggot. Xu He rolled his eyes at him and drove him to the bow of the boat, because that place was farthest from the two girls at the stern.
It's not that Xu He is unkind, it's just that the handsome brother has a cool physique, and Xu He has to be on guard at all times.
After a while, Ding Ze came over to ask for permission to sail the ship, and Xu He nodded.
After a while, two pennies at the stern of the boat pointed toward the dock at the same time, and the boat immediately turned around and headed west.
Should I say it or not, it would be more appropriate to have a woman on the boat. Xie Liangcai, who is usually coquettish, also started to show off his study and hard work persona.
While everyone was watching the scenery and reading, a burst of tea smell came from the stern of the boat.
Before everyone could find the fragrance, Ding Ze's sister Juan'er walked in with a blushing face and a pot of tea.
I saw her walking in holding a pot in her left hand and a stack of large stoneware bowls in her right hand.
Perhaps because she was not familiar with Xu He and the others, Juan'er didn't dare to raise her head and said in a voice as quiet as a mosquito: "Young masters, this is the night tea cooked by my sister at home."
As she spoke, she stretched out her white wrist and placed the pottery bowl in front of everyone.
Xu He saw her wrists and sighed in his heart, some people are really born with beauty. Even in the harsh environment of the salt farm and having to do so many things every day, Juan'er is still fair and pretty. No wonder Dou Ma Tong That old pervert is still obsessed with her despite his age.
However, at this moment, even the handsome brother knows that in a place like the cabin, you still need to observe etiquette.
After Juaner finished pouring the tea, Xu He said in as calm a tone as possible: "Sister Juaner, thank you for your hard work!"
The reason why it is dull is not because Xu He wants to suppress something. It is because he knows that if he wants a person to quickly integrate into the group, the people in the group should not be surprised, and it is best to express gratitude appropriately. Too much will make the girl even more shy.
When Juan'er heard this, she felt much more relaxed than when she said the first sentence. After pouring the tea, she carried the teapot to the stern of the ship.
Today was smooth sailing, and the boat soon arrived at Slender West Lake outside Yangzhou City.
Xie Liangcai looked at the sparkling lake and smiled: "Since your poem came out last time, everyone in Yangzhou now calls this Baoan Lake Slender West Lake."
Xu He smiled and said that he never expected that the fame of Slender West Lake in this life would start from him.
After the two of them stood on the bow of the boat with their hands folded and watched for a while, Xu He always felt that the Slender West Lake today was a little different from the last time he was in Yangzhou.
During the last imperial examination, Xu He passed by Slender West Lake when he came to Yangzhou. When he went to the lake with Shen Xuan and others, the lake was full of painted boats, and there were many scholars coming and going.
But today, Slender West Lake is deserted, and there is not even a single painted boat.
Seeing this, Xu He expressed his doubts.
Xie Liangcai laughed when he heard this and said: "Hahaha, those who don't know you will know that you are not a scholar as soon as they hear your words!"
Xu He frowned and said, "How do you say this?"
"Don't you hear the saying: "When you come to study, there are no scholars on the streets; when you go to study, the whole city is intoxicated."
Xu He suddenly realized that this was the case.
When a scholar comes to a certain place, it is called "dismounting".
After being dismounted, the academic advisor set about arranging the examination, and one more thing was to ask the students in this year whether they had committed any crimes that required removal of their honors.
In addition, some serious academic officials will send their own officials to the city to check the local academic style.
What is local academic style?
Naturally, let’s take a look at what local scholars are doing on a daily basis!
Scholars who are usually awesome and bohemian are like a mouse seeing a cat during this period of time. They don't dare to move at home, let alone visit the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion.
If an official who is promoted to a scholar finds out, at least he will be placed directly in the [class for poor students] at school, or at worst he will be expelled from school.
It can be said that Ti Xuedao is the nightmare of all scholars below Juren. Without him, he has the power of life and death, so he has to give up!
When Xu He arrived in Yangzhou, the first thing he did was go directly to the government office to check in.
The clerk in the ceremony room looked at the check, asked Xu He a few more questions, and then tore off the check stub.
Before leaving, the clerk said: "The Grand Master will dismount tomorrow. At that time, there will be a sign announcing the exam date at the gate of the government office. Remember to come and check it out that day!"
Xu He thanked the clerk and asked in a low voice: "May I ask if Mr. Li, the judge of the government, is in the Yamen?"
The clerk glanced sideways at Xu He and said, "Why are you, a little boy, asking Mr. Li where you are? Go, go, don't delay me from checking the check. Didn't you see so many people behind you?"
Xu He was about to leave when he heard this, but the official in the ceremonial room turned around when he heard Xu He's inquiry.
As soon as he saw Xu He, he immediately stood up with a smile and said: "It's Mr. Xu. Oh, Mr. Li didn't tell us that you were coming today. Otherwise, why would you go there in person? We can just send someone there!" "
When the impatient clerk saw the appearance of his immediate boss, he asked in a low voice: "Boss, who is this?"
The official glared at him and said, "Weren't you present at the last government examination? This is Xu, the head of the government examination, our Lord Tongjian's favorite pupil!"
The people who had just queued up behind Xu He felt a little unhappy, but immediately behaved themselves after hearing that Xu He was the head of the case.
Mr. Peng, the magistrate, specially posted the article by Chief Xu at the entrance of the government office for everyone to learn from.
Now that they met the real person, these scholars suddenly lost their impatience, and each of them raised their hands in front of the impatient clerk and said hello, keeping a warm eye.
The clerk rolled his eyes at the clerk and said to Xu He with a smile: "Master Li is not in the house these days. Is there something wrong, sir?"
Xu He heard that Li Zhijie was not here, so he shook his head and said, "I wanted to say hello to the teacher. Since the teacher is not here, let's do it next time! Thank you in the gift letter!"
The official of the ceremonial room is known as [Book of Rites] among the people. Hearing this, the official approached Xu He's ear mysteriously and whispered: "Mr. Xu, reliable news, tomorrow the grand master will dismount, the day after tomorrow will be the scientific examination, and the day after tomorrow will be the college examination. , you can prepare early!"
Sure enough, there was someone in the yamen who was easy to do. Xu He bowed his hand to him, and the two looked at each other and smiled!
