No wonder Dean Qiu and Master Jiang were so excited. The rural examination is held every three years, and is hosted by each province and held in the provincial capital. Fulin County can only produce one or two people who pass the examination in each rural examination. To catch up with the bad years, it is difficult to pass the exam. There were also situations where the entire army was wiped out in the De Academy.
Only one or two candidates can be trained in three years, and each person who succeeds in the examination is rare to Tiande Academy. Tiande Academy is the best academy in Fulin County, but among the actual teachers in the academy, there are only two academics, Dean Qiu and Vice Dean Li, and the rest are all scholars.
If the students succeed in the exam, they will be awarded academic titles, and the Ministry of Household Affairs will issue a flag plaque and 20 taels of silver. Even if you fail in the next joint examination, you still have the opportunity to become an official. You can hold positions such as promotion officials, general judges, and county magistrates in local governments. Passing the exam means officially entering the officialdom and achieving a class jump.
Dean Qiu has entered the age of destiny. He already has money, status, and academic qualifications. He does not want much for the rest of his life. He only hopes to train a few more candidates for Fulin County. As for the next step of passing the examination to become a Jinshi, Dean Qiu will Nagahara didn't dare to think about it, but now he looked at the examination papers on the table and ignited hope in his heart.
If Gu Xiao can really pass the Jinshi exam one day, he will have no regrets for the rest of his life.
Master Jiang also understood the significance of a successful election and was as excited as Dean Qiu.
Dean Qiu: "Please tell me in detail what is going on with this child."
Master Jiang looked embarrassed, "I don't know much about this. I only know that he was recommended by the county magistrate. He has never studied in an academy before and found a job copying books in our Tiande Library."
Dean Qiu suddenly became angry, blowing his beard and glaring, "Nonsense! How can you underestimate such a talented person? He should be sent to the academy early to study. What on earth are his family thinking!"
Even a country person understands the importance of a good scholar, and the whole family must support him in studying. Dean Qiu was puzzled, how could this family be so confused!
Dean Qiu couldn't sit still. He was eager to see Gu Xiao. What kind of person is he? Why didn't you come to the college to study before? And how to learn to get full marks on the papers he gave?
Dean Qiu put away the papers, "Where is this student now?"
Master Jiang guessed, "They should be copying books in Tiande Library."
Dean Qiu stood up and said, "Wait for me here for a moment. I'll tell your wife, and you and I will go to Tiande Library to find him."
Master Jiang knew the character of Dean Qiu. He was a man who valued reading and learning very highly, so he was not surprised that he immediately went to look for Gu Xiao.
Dean Qiu came to the backyard. Before he entered the bedroom, he heard bursts of coughing coming from the house. The coughs became more and more frequent. He must have heard the footsteps of Dean Qiu. The sounds in the room gradually decreased. It was obvious that the people in the house were trying their best to suppress it.
Dean Qiu sighed silently and pushed the door open. The room was filled with a strong smell of medicine. A woman in her 40s was lying on the couch. Seeing Dean Qiu come in, she squeezed out a smile.
The woman is already old, but she can still see that she was a beauty when she was young, with a gentle and gentle temperament. Due to lung disease, her complexion is not good, with an unhealthy blush on her face. She looks at Dean Qiu with tender eyes.
Dean Qiu came to the couch, held the woman's hand, and said warmly: "Huixin, if you feel uncomfortable and want to cough, don't hold it in."
Fang Huixin smiled and said, "I felt better after coughing a few times. I didn't feel so uncomfortable anymore. But you, guarding me every day, looked haggard." As she spoke, she raised her hand and touched Dean Qiu's gently. face.
Dean Qiu looked at his wife with infinite tenderness in his eyes, "There is a rare and good student newly admitted to the academy. This child's talent is really rare. I need to go out and come back after I finish my work."
Fang Huixin knew her husband's temperament, and knew that he must be like an ant on a hot pot at this moment, "Go quickly, you don't have to guard me, don't delay the business."
Fang Huixin is the wife of Dean Qiu. Her family is a wealthy family in Fulin County. She is ten years younger than Dean Qiu. She married Dean Qiu, who was still a scholar, when she was a teenager. The two have a close relationship and respect and love each other. For more than 20 years, we have a deep relationship.
In the winter of 3 years ago, Fang Huixin was infected with wind and cold. Her body was already weak and she was cured in the past month. However, the wind and cold disease was cured, but she still suffered from coughing. She fell ill from time to time. This year, she fell ill again before winter started. I have a cough, and the symptoms are getting worse year by year.
After Fang Huixin was sure that Dean Qiu was far away, she couldn't help but cough again, until she almost couldn't breathe. She beat her chest with her hands and her face turned red. Her body knew best that the disease was sudden and violent this year, much more serious than in previous years. She was afraid that the situation was not good.
Dean Qiu and Master Jiang drove a carriage to Tiande Library. Because it took a lot of time to correct the papers, it was getting late when they arrived. They did not see Gu Xiao as expected. They learned from the director of Tiande Library that he had already died. He and his wife returned to the village.
Tiande Library is an affiliate of the academy. Director Liu of the library is equivalent to the direct subordinate of the dean. When he saw Dean Qiu coming, he rushed to entertain him. Dean Qiu asked him about Gu Xiao's situation, and Director Liu answered everything he knew.
Director Liu: "Gu Xiao, a young man, has been copying books in the library for 2 years, rain or shine. He doesn't talk much on weekdays and focuses on copying books. He is a serious and diligent person."
Director Liu had a very good impression of Gu Xiao. He was low-key, diligent in copying books, and the quality of his products was high.
But he didn't expect that Dean Qiu frowned after hearing this answer, and felt even more regretful in his heart. After copying books for more than two years, if he had spent all this time studying in the academy, he might have already gained fame.
Master Jiang was puzzled: "I have been copying books for more than two years. It's time to save some money. Why don't you come to the college to study?"
It is not uncommon for children from poor families to work part-time and study part-time. This is how Master Chiang came to be.
Director Liu sighed, "Not long after Gu Xiao came to copy books, someone came to ask how much money he earned from copying books every day. I heard that he was the son-in-law of the second son of the Nie family in Qinghe Village. He probably married into the Nie family. There was nothing at home. The right to speak, the money for copying books must be handed over, and the grandson of Nie’s parents, Nie Wenye, is studying in the academy. It seems that the Nie family cannot afford two scholars. Of course, I am just guessing. "
Director Liu runs the library. Compared with the masters who spend all their time in books, he has a clearer insight into the world and can basically guess most of the reasons. But he didn't know about the reconciliation between Liu Yan and the Nie family, and thought that Gu Xiao lived in the Nie family.
Nie Wenye, Dean Qiu and Master Jiang all knew each other. He was very talented and hard-working, and he was a good youngster. There was some hope of passing the Qiu Wei examination, and the college attached great importance to him.
But Gu Xiao, he didn't just have some hope. Based on this perfect score paper alone, Dean Qiu was confident that he would win the exam. At this moment, in his mind, the two of them were ranked first.
Let Gu Xiao copy the books, but let Nie Wenye come to the academy to study, isn't it like losing the watermelon and picking up the sesame seeds!
Dean Qiu sighed three times, "Confused, confused, confused!"
"Let's go to Qinghe Village."
He couldn't care less that it was getting late. He must meet Gu Xiao and his family today and explain to them the importance of supporting Gu Xiao's study.
