After dinner, it was almost dark, and everyone lay down at the door of the dormitory just like last time. It was a bit hot tonight, and it always felt like it would rain.
Sure enough, in the middle of the night, heavy raindrops fell, and the candidates who were woken up from the rain hurriedly moved the wooden boards back to the dormitory.
The same was true for Lin Yuanqiu. When he saw that there were several leaking places on the roof of the dormitory, he couldn't help but feel lucky that he had passed the exam now, otherwise the papers would have been wet.
On the second day, everyone lined up and left the Gongyuan. What greeted them was the roar of people, obviously all coming to pick up the candidates.
When Lin Yuanqiu came out, Lin Sanzhu saw it at a glance. His dog looked like a bamboo pole, which was the easiest to identify.
Seeing his son's face that had lost weight again, Lin Sanzhu felt extremely distressed. This damn exam actually lasted nine days, and he didn't know who set it.
He stepped forward to take the test basket, then squatted down and said, "Yuan Qiu, get on dad's back quickly, dad will carry you!"
Lin Yuanqiu shook his head, "Dad, my son is not tired. He just wants to take a bath."
It's not easy to take a bath, Lin Sanzhu said with a smile, "The water and firewood are readily available in the house where we rent. When we go back, dad will help you boil the bath water."
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It is no easy task to mark more than 2,000 papers within ten days. The examiners who stayed in the Gongyuan were all involved in nervous grading.
As for the candidates, as the time for the results is approaching day by day, their anxiety is gradually increasing.
After all, it is related to one's own future, so there is no one who doesn't worry about it.
Lin Yuanqiu couldn't tell what he was feeling in his heart, but he was definitely nervous and expecting. But apart from these, he found that he lacked certainty. As time passed, Lin Yuanqiu became more and more unsure about the content of his answer.
August 29th is the day when results of the provincial examination are released.
Before midnight, the gate of Gongyuan was already crowded with students waiting for their results to be released.
By the time Lin Yuanqiu and Lin Sanzhu passed by, there was no room left to squeeze in. Seeing this situation, the father and son stepped back, thinking of waiting until there was a little more space before going over.
With the sound of three drums, several government officials in soap uniforms posted the red list on the wall, and the waiting people immediately crowded towards the list.
After hearing someone in the crowd shouting "hit, hit, hit", Lin Sanzhu couldn't hold it back and hurriedly pushed towards the list.
He knew his son's name, so he squeezed his way to the list and looked at it one by one from front to back.
However, when Lin Sanzhu looked through all the names, he could not see the word "Lin Yuanqiu".
Did your dog fail the exam?
After the crowd dispersed, Lin Yuanqiu also stepped forward. After looking at them one by one, he found that his name was indeed not there.
So, he did fail.
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Chapter 86 Viewing the Zhu Scroll
Like Lin Sanzhu, Lin Yuanqiu was stunned for a long time after reading the list, feeling at a loss in his heart and empty in his mind.
The reason why I feel so disappointed is because of this Qiu Wei answer question. In Lin Yuanqiu's view, he gave his best in these three exams, and Lin Yuanqiu felt that he did well in answering the questions, including poetry and law questions.
Unexpectedly, he thought he had done a good job in answering questions, but in this exam, he did not even rank on the second list. This shocked Lin Yuanqiu, and made him suddenly lose the confidence he had always maintained.
Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but wonder, if he tried his best and was still far behind compared to others, would he still have any hope of pursuing an official career in the future?
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu turned to Lin Sanzhu and said, "Dad, can we go home two days later? My son wants to read the red scroll posted in the yamen before going back."
In order to prevent fraud in the imperial examinations, the imperial court stipulated that after the completion of the provincial examinations and joint examinations, the local yamen must post all the examination papers of the successful students for analysis. Lin Yuanqiu wanted to read their articles so that he could know the gap between himself and others.
Lin Sanzhu naturally had no objection. In his opinion, as long as his dog didn't cry and laugh like others, it would be fine.
Lin Sanzhu just saw that several failed scholars were crying and laughing at the same time. It was really uncomfortable to look at them.
Lin Sanzhu remembered that he had often heard people say that so and so went crazy because they failed to pass the examination. He had not felt anything about it before, but now he could feel the same.
After accompanying his son to take the exam this time, Lin Sanzhu truly realized how difficult it is to take the provincial exam.
I stayed in the Gongyuan for nine days on a hot day, and the dormitory was so small that I had to move slowly if I wanted to turn around, otherwise I would hit the wall.
You said that after suffering such a thing, if you can pass the exam once, then the pain is not in vain, but if you take the exam again and again, it would be strange if you don't drive people crazy.
In fact, according to Lin Sanzhu's wishes, his son should not take the exam again in the future. Anyway, he already has the reputation of being a scholar. From now on, he can open a private school in the town for the enlightenment of children, which will also make him feel comfortable. I have lived a life of peace.
However, Lin Sanzhu knew that he could only think this way. His son had his own opinions. As a father, he should just follow his son's plan.
Since he was going to stay in the county for a few more days, Lin Sanzhu returned the expired rent. We had agreed to rent it for only one month, but if we rented it again, it would take another month. It was really not cost-effective.
After paying back the rent, the father and son lived in the inn.
After the rankings were released, many scholars who failed to win the rankings returned to their hometowns. However, there are also many people who think the same as Lin Yuanqiu, and are ready to go home after reading the Zhujuan of the successful candidates.
During the few days of waiting, Lin Yuanqiu was not idle and visited several bookstores on the streets of the county city.
In Lin Yuanqiu's view, regardless of the modern times in the previous life or the ancient times now, the products sold in big cities have always been more abundant than in small cities. For example, study materials, especially past examination papers, are not as complete as those in prefectures and cities.
What surprised Lin Yuanqiu even more was that he actually saw Wei Mo Zhiyi in the bookstore.
This is a book compiled by the chief examiners of the Provincial Examination and the General Examination. The content in the book is a collection of good articles written by students who were successful in the previous Provincial Examinations. This book was specially selected by the examiners from the exam papers. The text and The content is in line with the formula. It is a good book worth studying.
Previously, Lin Yuanqiu only knew that this book was sold in the capital, but he didn't expect that it was also sold in the county.
This is really great.
When asked about the price, it was one to two or five dollars. Lin Yuanqiu was shocked to take a breath, but he still took out the banknote and bought it without hesitation.
Good books are hard to find, so once you find them, don’t miss them.
After leaving the bookstore with the original calligraphy scroll and Wei Mo Zhiyi, Lin Yuanqiu did not go back to the inn directly. Instead, he went to several calligraphy and painting shops nearby. He wanted to see what paintings were on sale in the shops.
What Lin Yuanqiu didn't expect was that he actually saw his own painting. To be precise, one of his ink landscapes was also hung for sale in one of the shops.
Lin Yuanqiu was sure that he would not admit his mistake, because the freehand painting technique was exactly the same as his, and the name of the Taoyuanshan people was printed on the place where the signature was signed.
I don’t know how this painting ended up in this calligraphy and painting shop. Lin Yuanqiu specifically asked about the selling price, which was one or two cents, which was double the price when he sold it to Shopkeeper Hu.
Hearing the price, Lin Yuanqiu didn't feel so distressed about the one or two or five dollars he spent to buy Wei Mo Zhiyi. He felt like he was a big shot in earning money.
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On the day when the red scroll was posted, Lin Yuanqiu went to the gate of Gongyuan early.
When he got there, he found that there were many people there. Among them are many shopkeepers and clerks in bookstores. They are writing in one hand and holding a blank booklet in the other hand. They are copying the questions on the wall very quickly. I think they are preparing to copy all the articles back and then copy them. You should print copies of the magazine and sell them for money.
These people are really business-savvy.
However, their approach made Lin Yuanqiu plan to copy it with pen and ink later. When he got closer, he saw that several scholars were also copying, which showed that there were quite a few students who had the same idea as Lin Yuanqiu.
Also, the articles posted on the wall today are definitely rare and good articles. It would be a pity to miss them.
Lin Yuanqiu walked to the place where the most people gathered, thinking that the top answer sheets should be posted here.
Sure enough, when he got closer, he saw the question paper of the first Jie Yuan, then Ya Yuan, then the three Jing Kui, and the sixth Ya Kui.
At first glance, the pavilions and pavilions are all neatly constructed, which shows that the person who copied the red scrolls also put their best efforts into it.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste any time. From left to right, he read Jieyuan's question paper first. First of all, it was naturally the question on the meaning of the Six Paths of the Classic. Lin Yuanqiu found that the content explained in the question on the meaning of the other party was not much different from his, including the principles given, which were basically the same. It can be seen that his own solution to the question on the meaning of the Six Paths of the Classic was also correct. of.
After the classics and meanings come the laws and essays, and then the poems.
After Lin Yuanqiu carefully read the policy essay written by the first name Jie Yuan, he realized that his own policy essay in which he felt good about himself was simply not enough in front of this one.
It's not that my writing is bad, but when compared with Jieyuan's writing, the shortcomings are immediately highlighted.
First of all, although my whole text closely adheres to "governing the country and ensuring peace" and "the way of kings and ministers", it does not express it as fully as others in terms of the necessary "work with words".
Furthermore, compared with the other party, although my own policy statement was strong in rhetoric and rigorous in structure, it lacked details.
This is like two girls with the same regular facial features. One of them has a rosy complexion and full skin, while the other is skinny and shriveled. When others look at it, they naturally think that the former is more eye-catching.
And my own article is the latter, so no matter how fluent and eloquent the writing is, it will not catch the eyes of the examiners because it lacks the basic "flesh and blood".
However, Lin Yuanqiu also knew that it was not easy to know these "flesh and blood".
For example, right now, after reading Xie Yuan's article, he realized that this policy article could be laid out from another angle.
But before that, I was completely in the complacency of a frog in a well without knowing it.
I was still thinking that I had done a good job with the strategy this time.
Alas, after all, it is still due to the lack of breadth of knowledge.
Lin Yuanqiu was certain that if he hadn't had the breadth of knowledge of more than thirty years in his previous life, it would have been difficult for him to be a boy now, let alone take the provincial examination.
However, although the experience of the previous life is useful, it also needs to be complemented by the knowledge of today's society.
But Lin Yuanqiu knew that some of these insights could be gained from social experience, while some candidates might not be able to figure out the other part throughout their lives.
Because this part of the knowledge comes from the guidance of famous teachers. Without the guidance of famous teachers, it is difficult for ordinary students to realize it on their own.
But what to do? Lin Yuanqiu was certain that as a poor boy, his chances of becoming a famous teacher were basically zero. Not to mention famous teachers, even those who teach in government schools will never accept disciples easily, unless they are really suitable for each other. The most important thing is that the student must be talented and will not ruin his reputation. Otherwise, he will accept someone who cannot be cooked. If you hold a pig's head in your hand, you won't see ghosts.
Lin Yuanqiu thought that he was definitely not a pig, but he definitely didn't have any extraordinary talent.
So he should just stick to his own stupid methods.
Isn’t it said that reading can broaden one’s horizons? Reading more good articles must also have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.
What's more, there is a lot of content in these articles that can help you improve your understanding of this society.
Therefore, next, Lin Yuanqiu plans to use all the good articles he has access to as model essays, and refer to them to read more and practice more. Just like before, I repeatedly took the test papers from previous years. This is definitely how the phrase "practice makes perfect" comes from.
After having this idea, Lin Yuanqiu went up to talk to the shopkeepers who copied the examination papers.
After knowing that these papers would be sorted out and sold soon after they were copied back, Lin Yuanqiu prepared to stay in the county for a few more days.
After all, these red scrolls were only posted today. It would be impossible for him to copy down all the policies and texts in one day.
So you’d better spend your money to buy it. The shopkeepers and clerks have just said that the Provincial Examination Examination Papers will cost 50 cents each. Jieyuan and Yayuan’s are slightly more expensive, and Jieyuan’s 100 cents will be sold. The Asian dollar ones sell for 80 cents, and the ones on the side list cost 30 cents a piece.
Lin Yuanqiu did the math. If he bought all the sixty main lists, twenty deputy lists, and eighty policy articles, it would cost about four taels of silver. It doesn’t seem to be that expensive, and it’s well within my capabilities.
Besides, this is a wealth of knowledge. It only cost four taels of silver, which is a great deal.
For Lin Sanzhu, of course his son comes first in everything.
However, thinking of another possibility, Lin Sanzhu couldn't hold it back, "Gouzi, you won't delay returning to the village just because you didn't win the exam, right? If that's the case, dad will have to talk to you carefully, we didn't What are you afraid of in the exam? Isn’t it that we can still take the exam in three years? Besides, even if we don’t take the exam, it won’t be anyone else’s turn to make fun of us. Besides, we are still scholars, and dad has always been proud of the dog. Woolen cloth!"
As he said this, Lin Sanzhu's heart and face showed the expression that my dog is the most capable. Lin Yuanqiu was a little bit dumbfounded, but more importantly, he was deeply moved.
