This is the honor of the whole village, so it must be arranged well.
Finally, a few people decided on the location of the Huiyuan Archway and built it at the entrance of the village so that anyone passing by their village could see it at a glance. What a sight.
However, when talking about the exact location of the village entrance, whether it was the clan elder, the clan leader, or Lao Lintou, they all deliberately left the section closest to the official road.
If nothing else, there is a Jinshi Archway to be built here.
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Lin Jincai's family in the east of the village.
Jin and Lin Jincai have been sitting in the main room in a daze for a long time.
Especially Lin Jincai, from the moment he heard the good news from the official mission, he sat here without moving.
Lin Jincai really couldn't understand why it was so easy for people to take the imperial examination and win the exam with ease every time.
But for several of my own grandchildren, it is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
In the county examination that just passed, the eldest grandson and the second grandson failed again. Lin Jincai sometimes wondered whether Wen Yan and Wen Qing's books had gone into the dog's belly. Just because he failed again and again, there was a need to continue to take the exam again. .
As for the younger grandson Wenjin, it was several years ago that he passed the county examination, and he doesn’t know when he will pass the next government examination.
well! Lin Jincai couldn't help but sigh. Didn't his parents prefer his family when they were alive? Why didn't they protect his family after they died?
With this in mind, Lin Jincai prepared to have a good talk in front of his parents' graves during the Dragon Boat Festival.
They and Erfang are from the same family, so the difference is probably too big.
The second brother has become an old man.
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Capital, Jiying Palace.
Lin Yuanqiu has finished writing "Water Control Strategies" and is now carefully considering the words and sentences, preparing to polish it up.
Because it was a flood control strategy, Lin Yuanqiu used the form of countermeasures when writing, and all the flood control methods he knew in previous lives were presented in the form of arguments. The entire article was eloquent and contained more than two thousand words.
After checking that everything was correct, Lin Yuanqiu took the answer sheet aside and quickly copied it.
For those who take the exam, it is essential to have good skills in the palace style. The same goes for Lin Yuanqiu. After more than ten years of writing practice, his Guange style is now quite good.
Perhaps because he was too focused when copying, Lin Yuanqiu did not notice the bright yellow figure that stayed behind him for about half a quarter of an hour.
The Imperial Examination, like other exams, requires anonymity.
So when Lin Yuanqiu raised his hand to hand in the paper, the Mi Feng officer quickly came forward, and then put his name and place of origin with white paper, and finally stamped his seal.
In this way, Lin Yuanqiu's imperial examination ended perfectly.
Next, it was ten days of patient waiting.
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Chapter 144 The Legend of the Golden Palace
From the perspective of the students of Guangye Hall, students like Lin Yuanqiu who returned to the Imperial College to continue their studies as soon as the imperial examination was over the next day were afraid that there would never be another one in the entire Da Jing Dynasty.
Although these tributes and teaching assistants had taken leave before, they said they were going back to prepare for the palace examination. But who doesn't know that this leave is just a symbolic request, because no matter how well they do in the palace examination, their official careers are stable, so why are they still studying?
Didn't you notice that those people who were originally staying in the Imperial College to prepare for the exam were still staying in the dormitory these days, or went to Yahang to look for a house to move out to, but they didn't come to the class room anymore.
So this person is really strange.
Facing the surprised looks from his classmates, Lin Yuanqiu remained calm and natural.
To be honest, the reason why he came to the Imperial College today was because the paint and paper for the Bodhisattva paintings were all in the dormitory, so he thought he would just come here to paint.
Furthermore, Lin Yuanqiu felt that no matter what he did, it was necessary to have a beginning and an end. Since he had asked for leave to leave the Imperial College before, wouldn't it be natural for him to come and cancel his leave?
As for how to operate in the future, that is a matter for later. There is no reason why you just don't come if you invite someone.
Lin Yuanqiu thinks that the reason why his classmates find it strange is not his fault. But when the unreasonable phenomenon becomes the norm, he who seems reasonable becomes abnormal.
However, Lin Yuanqiu's "abnormality" was completely opposite in the eyes of Assistant Professor Chen of Guangye Hall.
It is said that nothing can be achieved without rules. Assistant Professor Chen has always been very repulsive to the freewheeling practices of the Gongshi.
Every time these people came to him to ask for leave, they always said when they would return to Banshe.
But as it turned out, what everyone said and what they did were different. When they came back, they just took the things in the dormitory and left.
What's more, the bedding and bedding in the dormitory were all gone, and even the Imperial Academy didn't bother to come back.
I don’t know who took the lead in this practice at first. Over the years, I can’t count how many students have done this.
Anyway, Assistant Coach Shan Chen had more than 30 unsold leave notes in his hand, so it was definitely uncomfortable to say that he felt uncomfortable.
Therefore, Assistant Teacher Chen was very happy when he saw that Lin Yuanqiu still returned to the classroom and listened carefully to the class, and came to see him after class to cancel his leave.
Although he knew that this person would definitely leave in a few days, one thing should always be considered. In the eyes of Assistant Professor Chen, such a departure would be considered formal and aboveboard.
Also, who doesn’t like the feeling of being respected like this?
Looking at Lin Yuanqiu's leaving figure.
Assistant Professor Chen couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of the students taught by Mr. Qin, they are absolutely perfect in terms of rules and etiquette."
Assistant Professor Wang and Assistant Professor Zhang on the side also agreed with Assistant Chen's words.
However, it is said that nature is hard to change. Assistant Professor Wang said that this is also the reason why Lin Huiyuan has a good nature. After all, what is in his bones cannot be changed no matter what.
Speaking of Mr. Qin, Assistant Teacher Wang couldn't help but think of an interesting story from back then. It turned out that Mr. Qin was originally the number one scholar in that subject, but because of his handsome appearance, he was selected as the top prize. However, the original top prize was not as good as his appearance. Man, actually won the first prize.
Thinking of this, Assistant Teacher Wang quickly thought of Lin Yuanqiu, who was equally knowledgeable and handsome, and was also Emperor Jingkang. Therefore, he would also be selected as a prostitute by then, right?
Although he thought so in his heart, Assistant Teacher Wang did not dare to say it out loud. Otherwise, if others spread the word, he would be accused of being suspicious of the Holy Spirit.
The same speculation was also spread among the students in the Imperial College, but at this time the students were guessing who might become the number one scholar.
Most people's thinking is that whoever is Hui Yuan will naturally be the number one scholar. Isn't this the case in previous years?
Some students shook their heads and felt that this was not necessarily the case.
In previous years, there was a precedent for Huiyuan falling to the second place. The most important thing is that Lin Huiyuan was born as a farmer. Although there is no loss of elegance in farming and studying, in the hundred years since the founding of the Jing Dynasty, we have never had a champion farmer.
Upon hearing this, although everyone did not agree with it, they felt it was very convincing.
It seems that the top pick is none other than Ding Dejin.
Lin Yuanqiu naturally didn't know this.
After having lunch with Zhou Zixu and Chen Yutang in the dining hall, he returned to the dormitory.
Lin Yuanqiu felt more relaxed than ever before no longer having to read about the Four Books and Five Classics.
He opened the desk drawer and took out the drawing paper and paint. Now that he had plenty of time, Lin Yuanqiu felt that he could finish all the remaining Bodhisattva paintings before going to bed today.
I haven't been to Sibao Zhai for more than 20 days. I guess Shopkeeper Zhu is already anxious about the wait.
Also, when he goes to shopkeeper Zhu tomorrow, Lin Yuanqiu wants to talk to him about changing people to deliver paintings in the future.
It won't be long before I become a member of the officialdom. If I still go to calligraphy and painting shops often, it will be a matter of time before my colleagues meet me.
It is said that doing more is worse than doing less. Although there is no shame in selling paintings to make money, and it may prevent others from becoming a topic of conversation after dinner, why not do it yourself.
As for sending painters, Lin Yuanqiu had no other ideas except his own father.
In fact, with the money I have saved now, I can stop selling paintings for a while.
But when he thought of his two younger sisters who were about to get married, Lin Yuanqiu felt that he had to work harder to earn more.
I heard from my father that a few days ago, Uncle Zhou mentioned Zixu and Chunyan's marriage. He said that he would arrange their wedding in May. He also said that everything that should be prepared at home had been prepared anyway, so he started planning the wedding banquet. , is not difficult.
His father also said, "You passed the general examination this time. Chunyan will naturally follow the rising tide of his brother. I think the Zhou family is afraid of long nights and dreams, so they are rushing to get married. Also, according to Dad, the Wang family might also We’ll talk about getting married soon.”
Lin Sanzhu had a proud expression on his face, "Your dad, I said that right." Sure enough, Gouzi was the only one who passed the exam, and Bi Zixu also passed the exam, so the situation was much better.
In this way, after Chunyan marries the Zhou family, her life will be much more comfortable.
Regarding these words, Lin Yuanqiu had a different idea than Lin Sanzhu, although the two sisters could straighten their backs a lot because they had an official brother. But if you want to live a comfortable life, you must have plenty of money in your pocket, otherwise it will be difficult to live comfortably. Zhou and Wang's families are both well off. If the sisters don't have much dowry to accompany them, they will definitely have difficulty in the future. You said that when you can't even get enough money to take care of your servants, how can you live a comfortable life?
It is said that dowry is the foundation for a woman to establish herself in her husband's family. Lin Yuanqiu thinks there is nothing wrong with this statement.
So he planned to take advantage of these few days to earn more money. Counting what I already have in my pocket, I will definitely be able to buy a decent dowry for Chun Yanchuncao.
Although there will also be a dowry for the public at that time.
But now and then, besides, Chunyan and Chuncao married into a different family than the eldest sister and second sister, so his brother must provide the private dowry supplement.
Lin Yuanqiu was thinking about the marriage of his two sisters, but unknowingly, Lin Yuanqiu thought about himself. And what the teacher said some time ago, Lin Yuanqiu suddenly felt that it was really time for him to consider marriage.
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After staying in the Imperial College for five days, it was not until the afternoon of the sixth day that Lin Yuanqiu, Lin Sanzhu, and Ping An left with their packed things.
Zhou Zixu and several classmates from Fu School came to see him off.
Although we are all in the capital together, it may not be so convenient to get together again.
Therefore, when they saw Lin Yuanqiu's retreating figure, Chen Yutang and Liu Qing'an felt a little sad for a moment.
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Ever since he learned that Lin Yuanqiu often sold paintings to make money, it was the first time that Lin Sanzhu saw the finished paintings painted by his son.
Therefore, when Lin Sanzhu saw the portraits of Bodhisattvas with different postures and compassionate faces, as well as many freehand landscape paintings, Lin Sanzhu felt that his eyes were not enough.
Also, his dog must be too powerful. There are so many images of these Bodhisattvas. Some are holding purification bottles, some are holding lotus flowers, and some are sitting on the lotus platform, looking at all living beings.
This is not the most important thing, when Lin Sanzhu saw the two fifty-tael silver notes and sixty-taels of broken silver handed over by the fat shopkeeper. Only then did I finally understand why, in just a few years, my son was able to buy a village, a shop, and a large house.
"Yuanqiu, don't tell anyone how much money you make from selling paintings, you know?"
As soon as they left Sifangzhai, Lin Sanzhu hurriedly gave instructions.
It is said that people's hearts are separated from each other, and it is better not to let others know some things, even if these people are your closest relatives.
Lin Yuanqiu nodded, naturally he wouldn't say it, otherwise he wouldn't have kept it a secret until now.
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