"I want to find an enlightening gentleman for my brother. I would like to ask Mr. Lin if there are any suitable ones in the county."
When they first met, she remembered that Aunt Lin asked Lin Jinglan why he was not in the academy. Later, they met at the door of their house. Lin Jinglan also had a book in his hand, which showed that he was a scholar.
For Bai Qiu to find Mr. Enlightenment, Lin Jinglan is the fastest way to find him. After all, she knows few people in this county.
"So that's it. Zhiyao, you came just in time. Jinglan is at home today, so I asked him to come out and ask."
Lin Suxin was not surprised why Shen Baiqiu didn't become enlightened until he was so old. She asked Shen Zhiyao and the others to sit in the main room for a while, then went to find Lin Jinglan.
Lin Jinglan often didn't go to the county school during this period. He had learned almost everything in his previous life and got the top spot in the examination. There was no point in going to the county school now.
He had to make some preparations in advance when he went to Kyoto to attend the Spring Festival in two years.
Lin Jinglan picked up the pen and painted with concentration.
"Jinglan, can mother come in?"
"Mom, what's the matter?"
Lin Jinglan heard Lin Suxin's voice, put down her paintbrush and opened the door.
Lin Suxin looked at his face and said with concern: "You can't always read and paint in the house, you have to pay attention to rest."
Her son was in poor health, and she was really afraid that he would get bored if he stayed in the house all the time.
"Mom, I've left you to worry about it." Lin Jinglan turned sideways and asked her to come into the house.
Lin Suxin waved her hand: "Go to the main room with mother, Miss Shen is here. Miss Shen wants to find Mr. Enlightenment for Bai Qiu, and wants to ask you which gentleman in the county is more suitable."
"Okay." Lin Jinglan crossed the threshold and closed the door.
The two went to the main room. After Lin Jinglan and Shen Zhiyao greeted each other, Lin Jinglan got straight to the point and asked Shen Zhiyao what she wanted from the teacher she was looking for.
"I hope this master has real knowledge, preferably a scholar, and has good character." Shen Zhiyao said simply.
Lin Jinglan thought for a moment and recommended: "There is a scholar named Zhao Yi. I heard that he will recruit students tomorrow. He failed to be a tribute scholar many times, so he returned to Tongfang County and opened a private school to teach. His knowledge is quite solid. , has taught several talented people over the years.”
"Where does this Zhao Yiju live and how can I visit him?"
It goes without saying that if you can succeed in the examination, you must have knowledge! Shen Zhiyao was tempted as soon as she heard it.
"His private school is in the south of the city, on Huangguoshu Street, two streets across from the county school. Anyone who wants to apply for a scholar will be given three tests. Only those who pass the test will be accepted."
Lin Jinglan had some understanding of Zhao Yi's style and requirements for accepting students.
"Brother Lin, is it better to be a scholar than to be a scholar?"
Shen Baiqiu had just learned about the benefits of being admitted as a scholar from Shen Zhiyao not long ago. Now when Lin Jinglan heard that this Master of Juren could teach scholars, he was particularly interested in the "Juren" moment.
Lin Jinglan looked at his expression. She didn't just want to understand the simple matter of lifting people up, so she said quietly:
"If you study for the imperial examination and become an official, you must first take the county examination and obtain the qualifications of a child student. Then you must take the government examination. If you pass the examination, you will be a scholar. The scholar will continue to take the examination and take the provincial examination. If you pass the examination, you will be promoted. The candidate will be qualified to be an official. The candidate will be promoted again. Going up, there is the test... When you step on this path, you will know what the test is like."
Shen Baiqiu listened with great interest and said eagerly: "Brother Lin, you know so much. Have you also entered the imperial examination?"
"Well, I'm preparing for the provincial examination."
"Provincial Examination..." Shen Baiqiu thought of what Lin Jinglan just said, his eyes showed admiration: "So, Brother Lin is already a scholar!"
Lin Jinglan hummed lightly and asked Shen Baiqiu's basics.
Shen Baiqiu said sheepishly: "My mother taught me to read some words before, and I also learned some from my sister during this time."
"No problem. The three tests Zhao Juren gave people are not all related to knowledge. When you go to visit, just complete the tests seriously."
"Thank you, Brother Lin." Shen Baiqiu thought that he would definitely pass the test by then.
After leaving the Lin family and having lunch, Shen Zhiyao asked Shen Baiqiu to take care of Yue Ya, saying that she wanted to find some mushrooms in the mountains outside the city, so she headed to the nearest mountain outside the county town with the basket she brought from Aunt Chen's house.
The nearest mountain outside the county seat is not as big as Yanliu Mountain in Lihua Village, but it seems to be sparsely populated. After walking on the mountain for a while, Shen Zhiyao didn't see any trace of people walking around.
There are a lot of mosquitoes.
Shen Zhiyao took out Liushen floral water from the space and sprayed it everywhere on her body.
Then, she continued to move forward, planning to look around the mountain to see if there was anything worth picking. Then she took the pepper seedlings back from the space, saying that she found them on this mountain.
Yes, in just one night, the pepper seedlings in her space have grown a lot visibly to the naked eye.
There is no doubt that it will not be long before the flowers and fruits are ready for eating.
After picking some fungus on the mountain, Shen Zhiyao felt that the weather was really hot and there was no one around. She immediately took out a small charging fan and a popsicle from the space.
Eating popsicles while enjoying the wind, this is the day you should enjoy.
"what is that?"
After eating the popsicle, Shen Zhiyao suddenly saw something in the grass ahead.
She immediately put the small fan back into space, picked up a branch, walked forward to the grass, and used the branch to push away the weeds.
A little old man with hair as messy as a chicken coop and arms as black and blue as if he had been poisoned came into view.
Is this person still alive?
Shen Zhiyao reached out and tried the little old man's breath...
Fortunately, still alive.
Did he eat something by mistake, or was he bitten by something and got poisoned?
Shen Zhiyao couldn't see why, and she didn't dare to move him at will, fearing that any movement would make the poison on his arm penetrate faster.
Just as she was thinking about how to deal with it, the little old man lying on the ground suddenly opened his eyes, raised his hand and yawned:
"This sleep was long enough and refreshing!"
"Hey, little girl, who are you?"
The little old man glanced at Shen Zhiyao in front of him and looked her up and down blankly.
Shen Zhiyao: "Passenger."
Shen Zhiyao pointed to his arm: "You seem to be poisoned. If you don't get treatment, you may have problems."
"This? Small problem."
The little old man looked at his arm, and without changing his expression, he took out a silver needle from his arms and pricked himself a few times. Then he pulled out a few pieces of unidentified grass from his arms, chewed them up, and applied them Upper arm.
Is this man a doctor?
Seeing that he knew that nothing would happen to him, Shen Zhiyao stopped paying attention and turned to leave.
"Hey little girl, do you have anything to eat? It seems like I haven't eaten in two days."
The little old man suddenly stopped her.
Shen Zhiyao looked at him strangely: "You didn't sleep here for two days, did you?"
Little old man: "It seems so."
How brave it is to sleep in the wilderness for two days!
Shen Zhiyao was amazed and took out a courgette from the space under the cover of her backpack: "I don't have anything to eat, I only brought a courgette."
"Courgette will do, too."
The little old man quickly took it, wiped it twice and then chewed it.
