The smell was finally gone, and Lin Yuanqiu felt like he was alive again.
He could also feel that he was hungry. There was a large tank filled with water at the entrance of the alley. Lin Yuanqiu filled it with water for the next three days in a bamboo tube, then lit the kerosene stove and started cooking dried fish for rice.
After figuring out the pattern, Lin Yuanqiu used the same method for the next two exams as for the first one, that is, taking advantage of the first and second days when the smell was not too strong, to seize the time to answer the questions. In this way, on the third day, when even the curtains can't block the pungent stench, I don't have to worry about making mistakes when I face the few remaining questions.
One of the policy discussions in the third session was about how to secure the country and strengthen the army.
With such a topic, if it were Lin Yuanqiu who had written the article before, it would have been difficult for him to write the article with flesh and blood.
After all, although talking on paper may sound reasonable, without substantive arguments to fill it in, it will only make the examiner think that you are rhetorical and unrealistic.
But after three years of studying Wei Mo by myself, and collecting various materials with Zhou Zixu. Lin Yuanqiu felt that when he wrote policy essays now, it was no exaggeration to describe his thoughts as flowing like a spring.
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After handing in the answer sheet for the third session, the answering session of this year’s provincial examination is finally over.
Taking advantage of the fact that the sky was still bright, Lin Yuanqiu began to pack up his test basket. They have to stay in the Gongyuan tonight and can go out early tomorrow morning. Although he was smelly of sweat, Lin Yuanqiu felt relieved and relaxed at this moment.
Nine days and nine nights is really not easy.
After packing the test basket, Lin Yuanqiu had just put the water on the boil when he saw Zhou Zixu coming over with the test basket.
Zhou Zixu's residence is located in the "di" row, which is a bit far away from here, so this is the first time for him to come here in the past nine days.
That's why when I saw the location of Lin Yuanqiu's dormitory, the joy I felt because I did well in the exam suddenly disappeared without a trace. When I looked at Lin Yuanqiu's eyes, there was nothing but worry.
"Brother Lin, are you okay?"
Zhou Zixu originally wanted to say, why were you assigned a bad number, but he changed his words when he said it?
Brother Lin must be feeling bad at this time, so he had better not open or lift any pot.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't notice this, nodded and said, "It's okay. What about you, have you had dinner?"
Zhou Zixu shook his head. Except for some fried rice left, he had nothing else to eat.
After hearing what he said, Lin Yuanqiu poured all the fried rice in the bag into the pot, as well as rabbit meat and dried small fish, and added them all, making it a dinner for two.
Zhou Zixu was too lazy to go back to his dormitory. After dinner, he and Lin Yuanqiu held a wooden board and went to the alley to find a ventilated place to sit, preparing to chat until dawn.
There are many candidates who have the same idea as them. At this time, no matter whether they did well or not, they are so excited that they can't think of sleeping.
On August 18, as soon as the Chen hour arrived, the dragon gate was opened by the soldiers guarding it.
Lin Yuanqiu carried the examination basket and walked out of the aisle with Zhou Zixu.
When he was about to leave the alley, he turned back and looked at the dormitory in the distance with a curtain hanging, thinking to himself, with such a stinky dormitory, he would never have his turn in the future.
No, no, Lin Yuanqiu shook his head. It should be that he didn't have to come to the Gongyuan here anymore.
Lin Sanzhu and Zhou Xing had already been waiting at the gate of Gongyuan.
Seeing the tired look on his son's face, Lin Sanzhu couldn't help but squat down and let Lin Yuanqiu lie on his back.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't show any pretense and simply lay on Lin Sanzhu's back.
He really didn't have a good rest in the past few days in Gongyuan, and he barely slept last night, so his steps are still a little slow now.
When he returned to the inn, the first thing he had to do was take a shower. Lin Yuanqiu used bath beans to scrub his body from head to toe several times, finally getting rid of the stinky smell all over his body.
Thinking of how Lin Sanzhu didn't even frown when he was facing the smelly man when he carried him on his back.
Lin Yuanqiu sighed, in this world, I am afraid that only parents will not dislike their children.
While waiting for his results, Lin Yuanqiu did not stay in the inn. Instead, he went to nearby temples or mountains to visit with his classmates from the school.
Most of my classmates live on this street, and it is very convenient for everyone to move around.
On the day when the red list was released, the four of them went to Gongyuan early. At this time, the gate of Gongyuan was full of people, and everyone was waiting for the moment when the red list was posted.
To be honest, Lin Sanzhu today is less confident than he was three years ago.
It can be said that since I learned that my son was sitting next to the hut taking the exam, I basically gave up hope on whether he would pass the exam.
However, despite this, it does not prevent Lin Sanzhu from wanting to take a look at the list.
No, after the yamen clerk posted the Gui Bang, Lin Yuanqiu didn't pay attention, and his father squeezed in again.
Seeing this, Zhou Xing kept pushing forward.
Lin Sanzhu, who got in front of the list, quickly read the names from back to front after calming down his breathing. As for why I want to start from the back, I also think that if I really pass the exam, I should be ranked at the bottom.
First there are ten sub-lists, none.
Sixtieth, no, fifty-ninth, no...
I kept looking at the 30th place, but still no one.
Just when Lin Sanzhu was disheartened and ready to give up, he soon saw Zhou Zixu's name in the 22nd place. He was about to shout loudly, but he seemed to catch a glimpse of the word "yuan" in front of him from the corner of his eye.
Lin Sanzhu hurriedly turned his head and stared at that name. Soon, the three words "Lin Yuanqiu" came into his eyes.
Worried that he had seen it wrong, Lin Sanzhu hurriedly wiped his eyes with his hands, and when he looked again, he saw that it was indeed "Lin Yuanqiu".
Lin Sanzhu was going crazy. God, his dog passed the exam. His dog passed the exam and passed the exam!
"Gouzi, you passed the exam! Gouzi, you passed the exam!"
Lin Sanzhu shouted excitedly, wanting his son outside the crowd to know the good news.
But when Lin Sanzhu saw that everyone was looking at him, he was shocked to realize how excited he was and called out his son's nickname.
Looking at this moment, everyone had already taken the initiative to make way for him, and from the looks in their eyes as if they were looking at a joke, Lin Sanzhu knew that they wanted to see who was calling Gouzi, right?
Lin Sanzhu is not stupid. His son has now been elected as a Juren. If others know that he has a nickname called Gouzi, it will be too unpleasant for people to call him Gouzi Juren.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanzhu walked out of the crowd and quickly walked towards a scholar who was waiting to see the joke.
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Chapter 97 Passed the Examination
As expected of Lin Sanzhu's head melon seeds, they are really useful. No, before he walked up to the candidate who wanted to see a joke, everyone present automatically thought that the other candidate was the "dog" character.
Soon, hundreds of pairs of eyes turned to the scholar, who was wearing a moon-white gown and shaking a folding fan in his hand. He looked like a suave and elegant young man.
But if you put him together with the name "Gouzi", the earthly aura immediately rises to the scalp, and now all the romantic and suave things are gone.
The scholar didn't know it, but when he saw Lin Sanzhu walking closer and closer to him, he looked left and right, eager to see who the "gouzi" was.
Before the excitement here was over, there were several more exclamations in front of the list. Everyone's attention was quickly attracted, and no one paid attention to this place anymore.
Upon seeing this, Lin Sanzhu immediately turned around and prepared to walk a few laps into the crowd before returning to his son.
But when he looked up, he saw that his dog was already standing in front of him, and Zhou Zixu was following him with a smile on his face.
Although he didn't know whether he had passed the exam, Zhou Zixu was extremely happy to hear that Brother Lin had passed the exam.
Seeing the two people coming, Lin Sanzhu didn't have the intention to go around a few more times. He grabbed one of them and said excitedly: "I have seen both of your names. Zixu, you are number 22, Yuan Qiu is... "
Lin Sanzhu then remembered that he had been so happy that he had forgotten to take a look at Gouzi's ranking.
Lin Yuanqiu was about to say that we would go over and take a look when the list became a little clearer.
But before he could say anything, he saw his father happily running towards the list again.
And Zhou Zixu, after hearing that he also passed the exam, wanted to jump up on the spot, "Brother Lin, we both passed the exam, hahahahaha, it's great."
"Uh-huh."
Lin Yuanqiu nodded, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up. After six years of studying hard, he finally passed the threshold of being a candidate.
When Lin Sanzhu squeezed out of the crowd again, Zhou Xing followed him. Although his hair was messy and his clothes were wrinkled, the smile on his face was really bright. If you look closely, the corners of his eyes were still a little red. Seeing it is caused by excitement.
Lin Sanzhu also learned to be smart and did not raise his voice. He quickly walked towards Lin Yuanqiu and said excitedly, "Sixteenth place, Yuanqiu, Dad has seen it clearly. You got sixteenth place in this provincial examination!"
Lin Sanzhu said the last few words almost choked with sobs.
He, Lin Sanzhu, was so virtuous and capable, but he had achieved such great blessings in his life. To have a good son like Yuan Qiu, he was not only filial, but also very up to date.
Speaking of striving for success, Lin Sanzhu couldn't help but think of the time when people in the village often called him a second-rate son. At that time, everyone laughed at him for being hopeless, and said that when his parents left in the future, he might take his wife and children to the streets to beg for food.
Nowadays, when people in the village see him, he is always kind and friendly, and the clan leader and elders often praise him for his ability to raise his son.
Lin Sanzhu knew that he was not good at raising his son. All of this was due to Gouzi's own hard work.
Over the years, from being a child to a scholar, and now to being a scholar, Gouzi, as a father, has seen all the hard work he has put in.
Seeing Lin Sanzhu's red eyes, Zhou Xing said narrowly, "You were laughing at me just now. Why, it's your turn to cry so soon?"
Lin Sanzhu refused, "I'm just happy."
Who wouldn't be happy? Zhou Xing felt that he had lived to be in his thirties, and today was probably his happiest day.
After the crowd had dispersed, Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu also went to look at the list.
"Brother Lin, look, Jieyuan is Ding Dejin!" Zhou Zixu couldn't help but said while pointing to the red list.
Lin Yuanqiu also saw it.
He said in his heart, it is true that a famous teacher makes a good disciple.
As for who Ding Dejin is, Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu don't know him, but they know his teacher.
After arriving in the county town, I often heard people talking about who was most likely to win Jieyuan, and among these people, Ding Dejin's name was included.
Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu also found out later that the reason why others thought Ding De was more likely to enter Zhongjie Yuan was because he had a good teacher, and this good teacher was none other than Mr. Wu Jing.
To be honest, Lin Yuanqiu was very envious of having such a teacher. This envy is not just about the teaching of famous teachers. It's because, in ancient times, the meaning of a teacher was completely different from that of a modern teacher.
It is said that the king of heaven and earth is the master, and this is the relationship between master and disciple in ancient times.
The saying "once a teacher is always a father" was not something casually said in ancient times.
Here, the teacher is like a father to the students and has all the power of the father. In the same way, teachers will treat their students as their own children. Not only will they impart knowledge to them, but they will also use all their social resources for their students.
As for Mr. Wu Jing, many of his social resources may not be accessible to the people at the bottom of his life.
With these resources, you can find many more shortcuts than others, which naturally saves a lot of energy.
Lin Yuanqiu is not a philistine. This society is like this. Things that others can easily handle may not be able to be solved by some people who put all their efforts into it.
