Hearing Jia Mu's inquiry, Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "I heard that Brother Huan went out to take the exam early this morning with the exam basket!"
Mother Jia asked in confusion: "Huh? Didn't you say he didn't pass the exam in the first test? Why did he take the exam again today?"
At this time, Wang Xifeng joked from the side: "Old ancestor, Brother Huan must be so eager to honor our ancestors and want to gain fame to earn money for our ancestors. He thinks too much and is hysterical. I'm afraid he thinks he has passed the exam. It’s hit.”
After a few words, everyone laughed.
All the ladies in the house joined in the fun.
Mother Jia said: "Okay, okay, Brother Huan is a motivated person after all. How talented is he? How can he only be in high school? I think Brother Huan is good. If he takes the exam for a few more years, he will definitely win."
Everyone saw that Jia Mu didn't like them teasing Brother Huan, so they didn't dare to say anything more.
Let's say that in the examination room at this time, Jia Huan was writing an article on the draft paper.
Although there were no winning questions for today's two questions, Jia Huan's writing was relatively smooth.
In fact, how can you expect to hit every question in the exam? Failure to bet is the norm.
If you don’t know how to write if you don’t win the bet, then you shouldn’t take the exam as soon as possible.
This time, Jia Huan was the first to submit papers.
After handing in the paper and returning to Jia's house, Jia Huan was still met with ridicule.
After returning to his small courtyard, Aunt Zhao, Xiao Jixiang, Ruyi and others did not even ask him how he did in the exam.
This made Jia Huan feel puzzled.
Do they have confidence in me? still none?
Why do you feel like they look so weird?
Do you have so little confidence in me?
However, if they didn't come to ask, Jia Huan didn't bother to say anything more.
There are four county examinations in total, and two have been taken now.
Two more tests and it will be over. They will know the final results when they come out.
After dinner, Jia Huan continued to study in the study.
At this time, Lin Daiyu came to visit.
After entering the study and sitting down, Lin Daiyu hesitated several times.
Jia Huan asked, "What does Sister Lin want to ask? But it doesn't matter."
Lin Daiyu couldn't help but ask: "Brother Huan, I heard that you took the exam again today?"
Jia Huan nodded and said, "Yes, what's wrong?"
Lin Daiyu said hesitantly: "But didn't my wife say that you didn't win the first game?"
Jia Huan laughed and said, "I don't know who my wife sent to look at the list. She probably didn't see my name on the list, so she thought I didn't win."
"As everyone knows, the first test in the county examination is based on seat numbers. No one has ever asked me what my seat number is. How do they know if I have won?"
After Lin Daiyu heard this, she burst into laughter.
She couldn't help but ask: "Did Brother Huan pass the exam?"
Jia Huan nodded and said: "That's natural. The first question happened to be taught to me by Sister Lin. If I fail again, wouldn't I lose Sister Lin's reputation? Not only did I win, but I also ranked first. This Everything is thanks to Sister Lin."
Lin Daiyu smiled and said: "I don't deserve all the credit, but I still have some successes. Since Brother Huan won, and now there are rumors all over the house that Brother Huan didn't win, why didn't Brother Huan tell the difference? "
Jia Huan sighed and said, "Just let them be happy for a few more days. I see everyone is happy, so why should I ruin their mood?"
Lin Daiyu smiled again and said: "In that case, I won't expose this matter, so it's good for them to be happy for a few more days."
The time for correcting papers for the first test was four days, while the time for correcting papers for the second test was shortened by half, only two days.
Of course, it is actually easier to correct the second test paper.
Because there were more people in the first try, by the time of the second try, more than half of the people had already been swiped.
This time, Jia Huan went to high school again and was still the top player.
This greatly increased Jia Huan's confidence. This time he did not win the question and he could also get the first place in the exam.
This is enough to show that the level of this batch of candidates is not very good.
Well, Jia Huan is still somewhat self-aware. His writing ability is actually not that good, and it all relies on the support of his peers.
Next, the third trial begins, and the process is no different from the first two. Only the test questions are different.
The questions in the third test are one question on four books, one question on poetry, and one question on theory.
And this time the exam is also about food, each person can be given a bowl of noodles, or four to six steamed buns.
This time they got noodles.
The news that Jia Huan participated in the third test once again spread in Jia's house.
This time, there were even rumors that Brother Huan had gone insane.
The third test also did not bring much challenge to Jia Huan. He even became more brave as he fought and wrote better and better articles.
After three tests, also in two days, the results came out and Jia Huan once again won the first place.
Three exams, three firsts, and a case report almost completed.
Because the first game accounts for the most points in the county test, and the fourth game is almost a formality. As long as you don't make major mistakes, you will basically not lose in the fourth game.
Generally speaking, if you pass the first three tests, you have basically passed the county examination.
The fourth scene is called Mofu or Zhongfu, and contains four books and one title, silently writing the edict.
It is not necessary to write all the four book questions in the fourth test. Just write the beginning, which is basically a question and two short sentences.
As for the Holy Edict, this has been memorized since childhood. During the exam, the designated paragraph is written silently. As long as there are no mistakes, the fourth session will be completed.
In this exam, because there was no pressure to fail, the atmosphere in the exam room was extremely relaxed.
Around noon, all candidates chose to hand in their papers.
After leaving the examination room, the examiner hosted all the candidates for dinner, which was called the final drink.
There are eight people per table for the final drink, and eight dishes per table.
Of course, this drink is not for free, you have to pay for it after drinking.
Before leaving, pay the money to the examination room staff.
At the banquet, Jia Huan did not drink, influence the candidates, and had no familiar people.
Even the examiner, Jia Huan, was not very close to him.
Jia's family is a high-ranking general, so he cannot get close to civil servants. Those civil servants actually look down on them.
Of course, it may also be envy and jealousy.
…
After the banquet, Jia Huan returned home, took a quick bath, and then continued to study hard.
Well, the imperial examination is just the first step.
Next, you have to pass the government examination and the academy examination before you can be called a scholar.
Only after gaining the title of scholar can one truly enter this circle.
The next day, Jia Huan went to Zhao Mansion to attend class as usual.
Zhao Heng said to Jia Huan: "Huan'er, you have passed the county examination. However, don't be arrogant and complacent. You still need to guard against arrogance and impetuosity."
"The county exam is just the first level. It gets more difficult as you go to the next level. Next, you need to memorize more articles."
(End of chapter)
