If you want to marry into the Li family, these people from really well-off families will definitely be willing.
However, they would definitely not be willing to marry into other people's homes in Sanliu Village.
The other families in Sanliu Village are not relatives of Li Qiao, they are just from the same village. They will not marry their carefully raised young master into a farmhouse just for the sake of a relationship with the same village.
Moreover, even if these families are willing to give up, whose young master is willing to marry into his wife?
These young masters are from well-off families and are in the second grade of middle school. If they are asked to marry into a farmhouse, they would be crazy to agree.
So Tao Tao picked and picked, and finally picked a young man who he liked well but whose family background was not good and who was younger than him.
The situation in the manor is better than that of Tao Tao. Tao Tao is a younger brother, and the world is very harsh on women and young men's age, but the manor doesn't have this problem, so he is not in a hurry.
Moreover, the banker is a small landowner, the father of the manor, Zhuang Wen, is a scholar, and the banker is also on good terms with Li Qiao, so many of the girls and boys the matchmaker told him are from good families.
There are so many good girls and boys. It is normal for the manor to be spoiled for choice. Getting married is a lifetime event, so you should be more selective.
"His mind is simply not on this. He is already nineteen years old. He spends his whole day either following his second uncle doing carpentry or following his grandfather to deal with various things in the village. I have never seen him look at any girl or child. brothers."
Zhou Yun continued to sigh.
"That means the fate has not yet arrived. If we get married, he must like it first."
Tao Zhu comforted her: "Don't worry, when Brother Wen wins the election, he will definitely have a much wider range of choices."
There is a big gap between a scholar and a scholar. If you win the scholarship, you will be qualified to be an official. At that time, it will not only be the daughters of wealthy businessmen and landlords, but also the daughters of officials. , little brother.
"Then I'll lend you some good advice."
When it comes to her father-in-law's provincial examination, Zhou Yun thinks it is unlikely, but she must not say this.
Ominous.
In the evening, Tao Zhu and Li Qiao lay on the bed after washing. Tao Zhu told Li Qiao what he had encountered today.
The biggest thing he encountered today was the marriage in the manor. He told Li Qiao about Zhou Yun's troubles, and Li Qiao laughed after hearing it.
"As the manor's sister-in-law, she is even more anxious than Brother Wen. She is really a good sister-in-law."
"However, the people in the manor are nice, so I don't have to worry about finding a husband or a wife."
Manor is only nineteen, but he was still a college student in his last life. This age is when he is curious about the world. There are always new things happening in Sanliu Village. It is normal for Manor not to want to get married.
Moreover, the head of the manor is sunny and handsome, and he is not a frivolous person. His family is still a small landowner. This kind of young man is very popular no matter in time and space, and there is no need to worry about marriage.
"Then do you think Brother Wen can pass the exam this time?" Tao Zhu asked.
"It depends on what problem the Holy Emperor raises this time."
With only basic skills, Zhuang Wen doesn't scare anyone.
But even he couldn't resist the Holy Emperor's irregular questions.
The rules he finally summed up were not used in the college examination. I wonder if they can be used in the provincial examination this time.
After Li Qiao worked hard day and night, the provincial examination finally came.
The location of the rural examination is Gongyuan. Unlike the Tongsheng examination, the rural examination lasts for nine days, with one test every three days. In other words, after entering Gongyuan, candidates can only come out in the evening of the third day.
During these three days, the court only distributed test papers, charcoal basins, candles, and hot water. The remaining food, pens, ink, and inkstones had to be brought by the candidates themselves.
So, Tao Zhu got up in the middle of the night to make breakfast and steam steamed buns. The steamed buns would take three days to eat. Considering Li Qiao's appetite, he had to steam more.
The weather is hot now, but if you only leave it for three days, the steamed buns will not go rancid.
After breakfast, he carried two test baskets - one of which was specially filled with steamed buns. Then Li Qiao Taozhu took Li Ershan, Li Xia, Li Chunsheng and the Zhuang family to go to Gongyuan.
The rural examination is a provincial examination, and the number of people taking the examination is much larger than that of the government examination and the college examination. In addition, these candidates bring accompanying people for the examination. Therefore, when Li Qiao, Tao Zhu and others arrived, all they saw were people.
It was still dark, so only vague figures could be seen, and humming voices could be heard.
Li Qiao had seen big scenes and was very calm about it.
But it was the first time that Tao Zhu and others saw a scene of tens of thousands of people, and their mouths were wide open in shock. There were so many people!
With so many people, Li Qiao couldn't find Meng Yue, Xu Ying and others, so he simply stood in the corner and waited.
However, he pricked up his ears and listened quietly to the conversations of the scholars around him.
No one dared to make loud noises at the gate of Gongyuan. These people didn't speak loudly, but Li Qiao had good hearing and he could basically hear sounds within a radius of thirty meters.
As a celebrity, some scholars are talking about him.
But the discussion is more about the examiner this time.
The chief and deputy examiners of the provincial examinations in each province are all appointed by the Holy Emperor. Each of them is a high-ranking official with a Jinshi background. He is not only an invigilator, but also a marker.
Because the most important part of the imperial examination is articles, every candidate must figure out the examiner's preferences.
The actual examiner of this provincial examination in Yuanhe Province is Zhao Youzhi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who is a third-rank official.
It was Zhao Youzhi's first time as an examiner. The talents from Yuanhe Province really didn't know what his preferences were.
Master Zhao's status is too high, and the status of these scholars is too low, completely out of reach.
Li Qiao listened for a while, but didn't get any useful information. However, the person who could be sent by the Holy Emperor to invigilate and mark the papers must be the famous person in front of the Holy Emperor.
Dasheng was different from the previous dynasty. In the previous dynasty's imperial examination papers, except for the palace examination questions, all other questions were written by the cabinet bachelors.
But Dasheng is different.
The imperial examinations in Dasheng and even the small county examinations were all set by the emperor himself.
The Holy Emperor values the imperial examination so much that the examiners he specially sends to various places must be people he trusts.
Therefore, Lord Zhao must be the same as Magistrate Jiang and Magistrate Ming. He will prefer whatever the Holy One prefers.
Moreover, Xing Xuezheng had already revealed to him what the examiner focused on when marking papers, so he didn't have to worry about Mr. Zhao's preferences.
He only needs to worry about this policy issue.
Soon, the government officials came.
However, in addition to the government officials, three prosecutors also came.
Different from the Tongsheng Examination, all the procedures of the Provincial Examination are very strict and there are dedicated officials in charge.
These officials can be roughly divided into two categories. The ones who invigilate examinations and stay with the candidates all the time in Gongyuan are called inner curtain officials, and those who are responsible for the affairs outside the examination room are outer curtain officials.
For example, the body search step is handled by the prosecutor inside the outer curtain officer.
They were about to queue up to enter the tribute courtyard, so Li Qiao asked Tao Zhu and others to go back.
It would be three days since he entered. Tao Zhu could not wait outside all the time.
"You eat and drink well. When I come out, don't let me notice that you have lost weight. Otherwise, I will definitely have to worry about the next two exams."
Taking Tao Zhu's hand, he gave serious instructions.
Ever since he got married to Tao Zhu, he had never been separated from Tao Zhu for so long.
Three days.
In these three days, he only needs to concentrate on answering questions, but Tao Zhu will definitely miss him and shed tears.
Tao Zhu was indeed feeling a little uncomfortable at the moment.
Three days apart, it was terrible.
But this man had to do business, and he couldn't let him get distracted.
So he nodded seriously: "Okay. I will eat well and drink well, and I won't lose a pound of meat."
"Then let's make an agreement. When I leave the examination room, I will pick you up for examination." Li Qiao said again, with reluctance in his voice, and his slender fingers were intertwined with Tao Zhu's.
Tao Zhu smiled when he heard this: "Okay."
There was reluctance in his voice and on his handsome face.
Seeing this, Li Qiao resisted the urge to hug him, but just held his hand tightly.
well.
Without his arms, Brother Zhu will not be able to sleep well tonight.
Waving goodbye to Tao Zhu, Li Qiao took the exam basket and went to line up.
After all, Tao Zhu is the younger brother, and he can only enter a battlefield like the imperial examination by himself.
The stringency of the examination in the rural examination was exaggerated. During the child examination, the yamen officer who searched the body only had to touch the candidate from head to toe. However, during the body search in the rural examination, the examinee had to take off his clothes and let the yamen examine him.
Regarding this kind of body search, Li Qiao could only sigh again that it was not easy for candidates in ancient times.
Stripping naked in front of everyone is terrifying!
When it was Li Qiao's turn, whether it was the prosecutor, a few government officials, or the candidates behind him, their gazes on him suddenly became intense.
There were so many eyes staring at him that he almost dug out a Sanliu Village on the spot.
Being a celebrity is not only stressful, but also embarrassing at this time!
After finally getting through the body search, the next step was to draw lots to select his cell.
After drawing lots, he carried the steamed bun test basket and another ordinary test basket and walked into Gongyuan.
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The search place was between the main gate and the second gate of Gongyuan. After Li Qiao entered the second gate, he passed through a dragon gate and then walked through Mingyuan Tower. This was when Li Qiao truly entered the Gongyuan.
Mingyuan Building is the dividing line between the inner curtain and the outer curtain. After passing Mingyuan Building, only the candidates and the officials and servants accompanying the examination can be in this area, and other idlers cannot get close to this area.
The dormitories are located in the east and west of Mingyuan Building, each with sixty rows, and each row has sixty rooms, all arranged according to the "Thousand-Character Classic".
The one Li Qiao drew was Dong Wenchang, number 18 in the Tianzi ranking. He went east to find his number.
The Provincial Examination does not require all the candidates to line up neatly and salute the examiner like the Tongsheng Examination. There are too many candidates and the space is too narrow, so this step is omitted. The candidates can just find their dormitory directly after entering the Gongyuan.
The dormitories were very small, like pigeon cages, without doors, densely packed and neatly arranged, and the distance between rows was only more than one meter, which made Li Qiao frown secretly.
It's so depressing.
In addition to the overcrowding of dormitories, these dormitories are also somewhat dilapidated. Even though they have been repaired before the exam, the corners, brick joints, etc. all reveal traces of time, wind and rain.
