As soon as Mr. Wang finished his words, Lin Yuanqiu saw that the classmates here looked at me and me, with expressions of supervision and precaution. Lin Youxing, who was more than ten feet away from him, even more Keep staring at him.
At first, Lin Yuanqiu didn't understand what was going on. It wasn't until Lin Youxing came over to say something after school that he finally understood.
Lin Youxing said, "Yuan Qiu, we are both Zheng Linsheng's guarantors, so we have agreed now that you and I are not allowed to bring cheat sheets into the examination room. Don't be paraded in chains in public, that would be much worse." Shame on you."
Lin Yuanqiu: "..."
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Chapter 42 Expectation
February 28th is the day of the county examination.
It was just after midnight, and Lin Yuanqiu got dressed and got out of bed. In fact, he didn't sleep much. The big exam was just around the corner, so how could he sleep. Even if I squint for a little while, all I dream about are chapters and sentences in the book.
Either the way of sincerity is the way of heaven and earth, or it is the way of integrating the outside and the inside.
This situation is exactly the same as when he was sprinting for the college entrance examination. It seems that although he has changed his body, he is still the same person.
The county examination started at midnight, and in half an hour it was time to enter the examination room. Remembering Mrs. Wang's instructions before leaving, Lin Yuanqiu opened the examination basket and looked carefully at it, including brushes, ink sticks, inkstones, fire lamps, candles, and water. , rags, and a pack of snacks to satisfy your hunger.
Today they had to stay in the examination room until three quarters past one o'clock before appearing. According to regulations, the candidates had to prepare breakfast and lunch by themselves, so this pack of snacks was Lin Yuanqiu's two meals.
After checking and finding no omissions, Lin Yuanqiu re-covered the lid of the test basket. After it was tightly closed, he gently pushed the lid in the opposite direction to lock the basket.
Master Wang asked everyone to buy this style of examination basket. As for why he wanted to buy it, Master Wang did not explain the reason, but Lin Yuanqiu could guess it. Because of this kind of mechanism lock, even if you are walking in a crowded place with the basket, Among the crowd, there was no fear that someone else would stuff a small piece of paper into the basket, because it couldn't be opened at all.
Lin Yuanqiu was flying out of the sky when he heard the door creak open, and then saw his father coming in with hot water for washing.
Because they were worried about oversleeping and missing the exam, Lin Sanzhu and the others didn't sleep last night. More than a dozen people sat in the lobby on the first floor chatting, preparing to wait until the time was almost up before going upstairs to wake the children up.
It was originally agreed that the four of us would take turns next to each other every day, so that everyone would not sleep awake, but I don’t know whether it was because they were too excited to find the bed, but in the end, a dozen fathers gathered downstairs.
At this time, Lin Sanzhu's eyelids were a little swollen, and he looked like he hadn't slept well. He was worried that his father would be waiting for him outside the examination room. Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but said, "Dad, I will send him to the examination room later." You should come back and go to bed as soon as possible, but don't wait outside all the time. Your son won't be able to leave the examination room until midnight."
"You know, you know, dad knows. As soon as dad returns to the inn, I promise to go to bed."
His son was about to take the exam. Lin Sanzhu felt that he should say something more, such as some words of encouragement, but he couldn't think of it for a while. In the end, he had to repeat what his father told him before going out: "Gouzi, It doesn’t matter if you don’t pass the exam, the worst we can do is try again next time.”
Lin Yuanqiu nodded, indicating that he understood.
He would definitely not force it. They said that the ancient imperial examination was difficult, but Lin Yuanqiu had never experienced the specific difficulty. Anyway, he had already thought about it. Since he had tried his best to prepare for the exam during this period, , if he really fails to pass the exam, then he has nothing to regret. Those who are not as skilled as others can only accept the defeat and just wait to work harder next time.
By the time the father and son came downstairs, the lobby was already full of people.
Lin Yuanqiu saw that the first and second uncles were among them, as well as Lin Wenjin, Lin Wenjin's brother Lin Wenyan, and his cousin Lin Wenqing.
This time, the three grandsons of the eldest brother of the Lin family took the county examination together, which has become a must-talk topic among the clan members after dinner. Especially this time, the grandson of the second eldest brother of the Lin family also participated in the county examination. Now, many clan members made bets. I'm guessing who will pass the exam.
However, so far, the most people guessed that the Lin family could produce two children in one fell swoop. After all, in the eyes of the tribe, Lin Wenyan and Lin Wenqing had studied in a private school in the town for four years.
As for Lin Yuanqiu, he was a little kid, so it was basically impossible for him to pass the exam.
"Dong...dong! Dong! Dong!", one slow, three fast, and the fourth update sounded.
In two quarters of an hour it will be time to enter the venue and get ready to go.
At this time, I saw two shop assistants lighting up the angry wind lanterns and coming out. They were meant to guide everyone. Otherwise, they would be fooling around and don't hurt anyone.
The old shopkeeper opened the door of the inn.
After letting the store clerk go ahead with a lantern, everyone filed out.
Lin Sanzhu held the examination basket in one hand and held his son's little hand in the other. The father and son followed the crowd and walked to the examination room together.
When they arrived at the entrance of the examination booth, they saw many students waiting in line. The government officials were maintaining order, and those who took the examination could only be sent here. Lin Sanzhu handed the examination basket to his son.
Unlike those around him who said, "Son, you must take the exam well, my family is counting on you." Lin Sanzhu still said, "It doesn't matter if you can't pass the exam. The worst thing is, we can take the exam again next time!"
Then, Lin Sanzhu looked at his dog and walked into the crowded crowd carrying the examination basket that was as high as his waist.
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At midnight, the gantry slowly opened and students began to enter the examination room.
A scribe took out a list and formed a group of five people into each other. Only after their names were called could they enter. Then they were first guarantored by the villagers, then searched by the government officials, and finally entered into their respective dormitories.
It was already an hour later when Lin Yuanqiu, Lin Youxing, and three other candidates from private schools in the town entered the venue.
The leading yamen officer took them to the front hall, where the magistrate and the bailiff were all there.
The noise outside was in sharp contrast to this place, and Lin Yuanqiu could even hear his own breathing.
Not long after, I heard some scribes saying, "In the year of Renyin, Zhoushan County Tongsheng Examination, Linsheng Zheng Yu guaranteed Lin Youxing of Xiaogaoshan Village, Hengxi Town, Xiang Mingyuan of Xiangjia Village, Hengxi Town, and Dahou of Shanghe Town. The village is happy and prosperous, Lin Yuanqiu of Xiaogaoshan Village of Hengxi Town, and Wang Zhiyi of Heping Village of Pujiang Town!"
After finishing speaking, Zheng Xiucai came over, looked at Lin Yuanqiu and the others one by one, and then sang along, "Zheng Yu, a native of Lin, pleads guilty!"
After pledging their support, the five of them followed the government officials to the inspection area.
First, he took off the test basket, then took off his clothes, shoes and socks, and then untied his hair to see if there were any small rolls of paper stuffed in his hair.
By the time Lin Yuanqiu got the exam card and entered his room, it was already dark.
I thought I could take a nap, but I don't have time now.
Lin Yuanqiu lit a candle and first illuminated the four corners of the room. When he found that there was nothing there, he took out a rag and wiped it. Perhaps the county government had arranged for people to clean it in the past few days, and there were no stains on the wooden boards. Not much dust.
At a quarter of the hour, the drum sound of closing the dragon gate sounded.
Then this door will only be opened again when the candidates leave the examination room at the right time.
After Lin Yuanqiu finished polishing the ink, the first test paper was handed out. This test was about Tie Jing. There were a total of twenty-four papers. Lin Yuanqiu looked through them and found that most of them were fill-in-the-blank questions. The last two questions were mainly about filling in the blanks. Zhang, on the other hand, writes silently.
There are a total of six hours from the start of the exam at Chen hour to the closing of the exam at You hour, which is twelve hours, so this time is still a bit tight.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste any time. After carefully writing down his name and place of origin, he started working on the test questions.
The examination of Tie Jing is a test of memory, that is, a test of students' familiarity with the Four Books and Five Classics.
In the past few months, apart from doing the sample test papers that Lin Sanzhu bought for him, Lin Yuanqiu basically spent the rest of his time memorizing them by rote.
Therefore, Lin Yuanqiu felt that now was the time to compete on character.
After opening the test paper, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but want to laugh. It seemed that his character was not bad, because the first question was taken from the Analects of Confucius, which Lin Yuanqiu was very familiar with.
The question is: Chen Sibai asked: "Does Duke Zhao know the etiquette? Confucius said: He knows the etiquette." Confucius retreated, bowed his shaman's horse, and came in and said: "I heard that a gentleman is not a party, but a gentleman is also a party? The king was taken from Wu, and he has the same surname..." "
This is a chapter in the Analects of Confucius. Lin Yuanqiu has memorized this article by heart.
Therefore, it is not difficult to answer the following questions related to it.
Lin Yuanqiu dipped his pen in ink and began to write on the manuscript paper: "This is called Wu Mencius. The king knows the etiquette, but who does not know the etiquette? The wizard will tell you. Confucius said: Qiu Ye is lucky. If you have made a mistake, others will know it."
Lin Yuanqiu thought to himself that if this question was about Mo Yi, then he could also answer it.
Because the interpretation of this passage was recorded in his class notes. Every time Mr. Wang explained the article to everyone, Lin Yuanqiu would write down what Mr. Wang said in his notebook, and then write these coherent interpretations into writing. Read it as a story, which will deepen your memory of the article.
Although spring has begun, it is still very cold. After a while, the hand holding the pen was already freezing.
Lin Yuanqiu placed the brush on the brush mountain and rubbed his hands together. He was a little lucky that although his hands were covered with frostbite, the skin had never been broken. Otherwise, it would have been very inconvenient to take the exam at this time. .
The amount of questions in this session was a bit large. In order not to waste time, when it was time for lunch, Lin Yuanqiu only ate a few pieces of hibiscus cake and then continued to answer the questions.
In his previous life, Lin Yuanqiu was not a passive person, so he did not want the answering time to be rushed, thereby failing to guarantee the quality of the answers.
The candidates were concentrating in the dormitory, while outside the dragon gate not far away, there were many family members accompanying the examination, standing, sitting, leaning, and squatting, all chatting softly while waiting.
Lin Sanzhu and Lin Deyun were also waiting there. They were all catching up on sleep at the inn, but they got up again less than an hour after falling asleep. After finally having lunch, the group started running non-stop. Rushed this way.
When I arrived at the entrance of the examination room, I saw that the number of people standing guard outside the examination room was not much less than the candidates queuing up last night.
So Lin Sanzhu and the others joined in excitedly. While waiting for their children to leave the examination room, they also heard a lot of things that they didn't know before, or had never paid attention to.
For example, there are more than 800 students taking the county examination this year. For example, if you pass the examination as a child student, you can directly go to the county school to study, and you will be free of tuition. In addition, you don't have to pay for food and accommodation.
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As the sun set, with the creaking sound of the gantry door opening, the first exam was over, and the candidates who had been at their desks all day came out one after another.
Although there was a crowd of people, of course he could see his baby at a glance. When he saw his son walking out of the dragon gate with the examination basket, Lin Sanzhu hurriedly walked over, took the examination basket, and then took a closer look at his son's condition. , Well, it's not bad, there is no slouching, Lin Sanzhu is finally relieved. Just now he saw that several candidates were walking unsteadily.
Touching his son's little head, Lin Sanzhu smiled and said, "You must be hungry in Yuanqiu, don't worry, we will have dinner when we get to the inn later. Daddy ordered your favorite braised fish today." .”
When Lin Yuanqiu heard that he was eating braised fish, his stomach growled unsatisfactorily. It seemed that his stomach was as hungry as him.
The second test is Mo Yi. The so-called Mo Yi is a simple written test on the words and sentences of the scriptures and an explanation of the meaning.
Just like Tie Jing, if you want to test Mo Yi well, you need to read the scriptures and commentaries thoroughly.
Compared with yesterday's post, Lin Yuanqiu was much more troubled by today's Mo Yi. Fortunately, although he didn't remember it deeply, he could still remember what he had learned before if he thought about it carefully.
By the way, since Lin Yuanqiu came here and became younger, his memory has improved a lot. No wonder children are said to have the most amazing memories.
When they left the examination room this time, the faces of the candidates were not as relaxed as in the first examination.
After the third round of lectures, many candidates were almost dragging their feet. In addition to being tired, they were also unsure of their answers.
And among the seventeen children of the Lin clan, several have begun to drop golden beans.
Lin Sanzhu secretly looked at his dog out of the corner of his eye, but saw no sign of sadness, let alone relaxation.
The brat didn't fall asleep in the exam room, right?
The last poetry test was still the same as the first three. Zi Shi entered the examination room and Chen Shi started the test.
As Lin Yuanqiu had previously expected, the poetry propositions in the imperial examinations were basically based on lyrical scenes.
For example, the title of this poem requires two seven-character quatrains with mountains as the theme.
For Lin Yuanqiu, he had written many poems with mountains as the theme in his previous life, but the wording was less clumsy, so he had to pay more attention today.
With this thought in mind, Lin Yuanqiu took up the pen and started writing word for word on the manuscript paper. He first made the intention clear, then paid attention to the rhyme and rhyme, and then paid attention to the changes in sentence structure.
After revising it over and over again, I finally wrote two quatrains.
It was already the time of application, so Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste any more time and quickly copied two quatrains onto the answer sheet:
"Visiting Friends"
The wind caresses the clouds in the quiet valley of the smokey mountains,
The ancient woodcutter and tile eaves leave a sound.
