"Is the matter resolved?"
In the afternoon, Li Xiran suddenly asked with despair.
Chunxu responded: "Solved."
Hearing that Chunxu had solved this problem, Xi Ran should have been happy, but she couldn't be happy no matter what.
"In the future, you should stay at home. Zheng Zhui should be asked to do whatever he wants." Chunxu warned.
Xi Ran was speechless after hearing this.
"If you have to go out, ask Zheng Zhui to go with you." Chunxu said again.
Seeing that Xi Ran was still silent, Chunxu had no choice but to say nothing more.
After two months, the Mo Dynasty ushered in the biennial provincial examination.
Since the provincial examination is held in August, it is also called "Autumn Wei".
At this time, many scholars throughout the dynasty were nervously preparing for the provincial examination.
In a poor family's home in Suzhou Prefecture, Jiangnan, a scholar named Su Jinghuai was nervously preparing for the provincial examination in a few days.
"Jian Huai! It's time to eat!" My mother's voice called over.
Then, a clear and pleasant male voice was heard: "Here we come!"
I saw a man with patches all over his body hurriedly walked out of this poor family. He was a scholar from Suzhou Prefecture who was also studying hard for the exam.
Although he was wearing patched clothes, it did not affect his yellow and delicate face.
"It's time to eat." The woman's voice shouted again.
This woman is also wearing a patch.
"Mom, I understand." Scholar Su Jinghuai responded.
"Come, let's eat." I saw the woman whom the scholar claimed as my mother walking over with a full plate of hot rice.
When the scholar Su Jinghuai saw this, he couldn't bear it. He looked at the pile of hot rice and said, "Mom, you have brought so much rice. What do you eat?"
When the scholar Su Jinghuai's mother saw him, she smiled slightly and looked at Su Jinghuai with a happy face and said, "Eat more these days so that you have the strength to take the exam well."
"Then...Mom, you have cooked so much rice at once and served me so much. What do you eat?" Scholar Su Jinghuai asked.
When the father of Su Jinghuai, a scholar on the side, saw this, he smiled and said, "If you win, your taxes will be less in the future, so why worry about not having enough rice. Mom and dad are full after eating this, they are full. You eat more." "
After hearing this, Su Jinghuai's eyes were moist and tears rolled down her cheeks. She knew her parents' temperament but didn't know what to say, so she had to swallow the food with tears in her eyes.
The scholar Su Jinghuai was abandoned by his parents when he was young. Later, he was adopted by his current parents and raised him.
Su Jinghuai, who is now eighteen years old, is very sensible and works very hard in studying. She is often praised by her husband.
"Father, mother, you are full." After saying that, scholar Su Jinghuai stood up.
Seeing that their son was about to leave, Su Jinghuai's parents hurriedly put down their bowls and chopsticks.
Seeing that, Su Jinghuai's mother hurriedly chewed the food in her mouth and spoke hastily: "Are you leaving?"
Su Jinghuai nodded, but his moist eyes couldn't bear to shed a single tear.
"Try to win the imperial examination." His father's words seemed a bit harsh, but his eyes were full of love for Su Jinghuai.
"I understand, Dad."
After saying that, Su Jinghuai walked out quickly and untied the horse rope in the yard. When he was about to leave, he saw his parents standing at the door, with tears in his eyes.
"Dad, Mom, my son is gone." Su Jinghuai said.
Su Jinghuai's father and mother supported each other. They nodded, but couldn't say anything.
Su Jinghuai jumped onto the already gray-haired horse and headed towards the provincial capital.
The capital is located in Jinling, many miles away from Suzhou. By the time Su Jinghuai rode his horse to Jinling, it was already Shenshi time the next day.
Jinling City is more prosperous than Su Jinghuai imagined. The streets and alleys are full of carriages and pedestrians, with constant traffic.
The unique delicacies of Jinling City were also beyond his imagination. From one end to the other, it can be described as follows: the delicacies of the entire street are different.
But as a child born into a poor family, Su Jinghuai had no choice but to endure her hunger and walk to a bun shop.
"Shopkeeper, please have some hot buns."
"How much do you want?" the bun seller asked happily.
Su Jinghuai made a gesture.
"One?" Seeing the customer in front of him dressed like this, he must be from a poor family, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Just when Su Jinghuai was about to pay, he saw the shopkeeper bringing two steamed buns.
"Shopkeeper, I only want one." Su Jinghuai said honestly.
Seeing the personality of the person in front of him, the shopkeeper smiled slightly and said, "This bun tastes a little bit sour, so I'll give you one more."
"Shopkeeper, how much does it cost?"
"My guest, two coins is enough."
"Okay." After taking out the money and giving it to the bun seller, the young Su Jinghuai didn't forget to say thank you.
"Sir, please go slowly."
Su Jinghuai held two buns in his hand and ate them while walking. When he ate the sour buns that the bun seller said, it was beyond Su Jinghuai's expectations.
I saw that this bun was not sour. Compared with the other vegetable bun, this bun was more delicious and filled with meat.
For Su Jinghuai, who has not eaten meat for a long time, this is the first time he has eaten meat and the first time he has known the delicious taste of meat.
Looking at this delicious meat bun, Su Jinghuai didn't want to eat it, not because it didn't taste good, but because she thought of her two parents at home.
Seeing how kind-hearted the bun seller was, Su Jinghuai felt filled with gratitude.
Just when Su Jinghuai was about to put the uneaten meat buns into a paper bag, he saw a very suspicious person.
"Slow down." After saying that, the man wearing a black hat hurriedly closed the door.
The other person looked like he was already thirty years old, with a sample scroll in his hand.
Seeing this, Su Jinghuai stood up. Looking at the scene of the transaction, Su Jinghuai was curious and walked cautiously.
By coincidence, whether the middle-aged man didn't look at the road or was in a panic, when he walked into Su Jinghuai, he accidentally bumped into it and the paper in his hand fell down.
Su Jinghuai looked at the ground and saw that the words written on it were similar to the questions of this provincial examination. When he was about to pick it up and read it, the man hurriedly picked it up.
"Hey, you..." Just when Su Jinghuai was about to find out, the man had already ran away in a hurry.
Even though he comes from a poor family, he grew up in a small county where he was not wealthy, so he had heard about selling topics.
Thinking that there might have been leaked questions in this provincial examination, Su Jinghuai hurried over and knocked on the door he just saw.
Then, the door quietly opened and a head popped out: "What are you doing?"
"Examination questions. Can they still be sold?" Scholar Su Jinghuai asked.
The man looked at the well-dressed scholar in front of him and said, "What test questions? The provincial examination has not come out yet, and buying and selling these test questions is against the law. Don't you know?"
"Know."
"You know it, why don't you get out?!" the man shouted.
Before the scholar Su Jinghuai could say a word, the door was already closed.
There is still one day left for the triennial rural examination, and tomorrow is the start of the rural examination.
I thought that if the test questions were really leaked, and someone would carry the test questions to the provincial examination site, it would be unfair to many candidates taking the exam, including myself.
In desperation, the scholar Su Jinghuai fixed the horse's rope to a tree and hurried to the government office.
"Stop! There are other people waiting, don't let them in!"
Before he could tell the reason, the scholar Su Jinghuai was stopped outside the government office.
"I have something important to do with the prefect! Please let me know!" Scholar Su Jinghuai became anxious.
Seeing that the two guards in front of him were indifferent, the scholar Su Jinghuai revealed his identity: "I am a student participating in the provincial examination this time. Please report it."
Seeing how stubborn the man in front of him was, a guard agreed: "Wait."
After saying that, the guard ran into the yamen.
"Prefect. There is a scholar outside asking for an audience, saying that he is a participant in this provincial examination." The guard said.
After hearing this, the prefect Zhang Shen followed the guard to the yamen gate.
"He is the prefect," the guard said.
After seeing the magistrate approaching, the scholar Su Jinghuai began to tell the truth: "Official! Today, the students discovered that someone was buying and selling test questions, and they asked the official to make the decision for us students who have been studying hard for more than ten years."
After listening to Su Jinghuai's words, the prefect was very calm: "What evidence do you have?"
Su Jinghuai hesitated, and suddenly started to speak fluently: "The student has no evidence, but...but we did find that someone was buying and selling test questions. Please invite the officials and students to come."
At this time, the prefect Zhang Shen blinked and looked at the master beside him, and said: "I'm going to go there, please keep an eye on the Yamen."
In this way, Magistrate Zhang followed the scholar Su Jinghuai away.
The master of Magistrate Zhang walked into the yamen, looked at a person on the side, and said: "Quick, we can't let him stay there anymore."
"yes."
Magistrate Zhang followed the scholar Su Jinghuai all the way, and as they walked, they came to a remote alley.
"Where?" Magistrate Zhang asked.
Su Jinghuai walked up and knocked on the door. She expected that he would poke his head out, but was a little surprised.
I saw that I knocked several times, but no one came out.
"I think you are overly preoccupied," said Magistrate Zhang.
When Su Jinghuai saw this scene, he was very dissatisfied. He knew clearly that he was leaking the test questions, but there was no evidence.
"Officer, I..."
"That's all. Don't think too much, just concentrate on the exam. When you pass the exam, you can pay less taxes so that your family can rest assured." Magistrate Zhang patted the scholar Su Jinghuai on the shoulder.
"Officer." Su Jinghuai still wanted to persuade the prefect to stay and witness the truth.
Magistrate Zhang, who had long been impatient, smiled and said: "Maybe you are wrong. The provincial examination is about to begin, and naturally some candidates are willing to buy the provincial examination questions from previous years to familiarize themselves with it in advance."
Hearing what Magistrate Zhang said again, scholar Su Jinghuai's suspicions were almost gone.
"Excuse me, Magistrate Zhang." Su Jinghuai said.
After seeing Magistrate Zhang leave, scholar Su Jinghuai walked to his horse.
This horse is very important to my family. Now it is an old horse and is considered a member of the family. Without this horse, it would be difficult for the family to have food.
Jinling is no better than home. Although there are inns everywhere in Jinling city, they are just decorations to Su Jinghuai, a scholar with little money.
At night, the scholar Su Jinghuai leaned against the tree beside the horses, closed his eyes and took a rest.
