Shen Chenai's Different Life in Ancient Times

This meal lasted until the restaurant was about to close, and Xu Jian finally paid the bill and brought everyone out.However, the few literary youths who were deeply impressed still met at Xu Jian's bookstore after a few days.

Several people bid farewell to each other at the gate of the restaurant, and walked in several different directions. Xu Jian watched the guests pass the street before turning around and preparing to leave.

Yue Chong didn't leave, he stayed and wanted to send Xu Jian back first, he thought about it along the way, and decided to test Xu Jian's attitude first, so he asked casually: "What are you doing now? The county is trying to get it, what do you plan to do first?"

Xu Jian heard the words and said without thinking: "Of course it is to study in the county school, otherwise how can I be qualified to participate in the township examination next year."

Don't think that everything will be fine if you are admitted as a scholar, and you can study at home and prepare for the provincial examination, because the fact is exactly the opposite.

Compared with other dynasties, the county examination system of the Dagan Dynasty was not difficult, so the number of people who were selected was relatively large. People can teach more talents.

It is precisely because of this that it is not uncommon to see talented scholars among the people. The means of truly blocking the way for scholars to make progress begins with the link of the rural examination.

The Dagan Dynasty stipulated that if a scholar wants to participate in the provincial examination, he must study in the government schools of various prefectures and counties, and take the monthly examination. The monthly examination results are divided into four grades, A, B, C, and D. Only those who are A or B are eligible to go to the state capital to take the provincial examination, and if there is a C or D in the middle, they have to do it all over again.

There are requirements for the ratings of the monthly examinations in government schools. The top [-]% of the total number of students will be rated as A, the bottom [-]% will be rated as B, and the rest will be given C and D according to their scores. of.

In this way, only about [-]% of the number of scholars in each county can participate in the provincial examination.

After hearing Xu Jian's words, Yue Chong's heart suddenly turned cold. Xiao Jian is still planning to take the exam. If she passes the exam, she will be eligible to be an official. By then, who would want to be with a What if a man becomes a brother and cuts off his future?

Thinking of this, Yue Chong felt his heart churning, and various thoughts kept flashing in his mind.With his means, there are many ways to prevent Xu Jian from taking the exam, but as soon as he thinks of Xu Jian's disappointed eyes that have lost hope, his heart tightens first, and then he is reluctant to part with it no matter what. .

Yue Chong, who had something on his mind, changed his playful smile in front of Xu Jian in the past, and sent him to the gate of Jixianzhai in silence all the way. Before leaving, Xu Jian, who had already noticed that he was in a bad mood, finally couldn't help asking : "What's wrong with you, you haven't spoken all the way, is there something in your heart?"

Hearing this, Yue Chong took a deep look at Xu Jian and said, "Ah Jian, have you thought about how to live your life in the future?"

Unexpectedly, the always mighty Master Jiu would actually ask such a question. Xu Jian was a little dazed when he heard it, but he soon came back to his senses, thought for a while and said: "The recent life will definitely be based on science and technology. Exams are the main thing, as for the future, I really haven't thought about it, but if I can, I hope I can go on like this forever, run a small shop, and live a life that is not rich but not tight, just leisurely It’s a good time to live.”

Xu Jian didn't mention the question that worried Yue Jiu most in his speech, which rekindled hope in his heart, so he spoke again and asked cautiously: "If you really pass the exam, Aren't you going to be an officer?"

Xu Jian smiled and shook her head when she heard this, and said: "I know my personality, and everything in the officialdom is definitely not suitable for me. Besides, how difficult the provincial and general examinations are, we all know how difficult it is. I was able to pass the exam by luck. If you need to make up for an official in the township exam, you need at least a thousand taels of silver. How can I have so much money as a bookstore owner? It’s all over the court, I’m average in literary talent, and I don’t have a backer, so it’s hard to have a bright future. So instead of thinking about those things, it’s better to live a comfortable life in front of me.”

Yue Chong's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he grabbed Xu Jian's hand and said, "Actually, I thought so too. What's wrong with those days of intrigue and fighting? It's only a few decades for one person. , might as well live a few years at ease."

If Yue Chong's words were heard by others, he would laugh his teeth out. A man with a steel whip wrapped around his waist and a dagger hidden in his boots actually said that this kind of life is not too much?Are your original jokes?

But Yue Chong, who has already been dazzled by joy, will not care about that. He has already decided to wait for Xu Jian for a year, let him concentrate on studying in the academy, and wait for him to take the provincial examination next year. Definitely come to propose marriage right away.

While Yue Chong was ecstatic, Luo Ding and Shen Chenai, who were also walking home, had a conversation similar to the beginning, but this time it was Shen Chenai who asked first.

Luo Ding has always been a person who doesn't talk too much, but this time his silence was so quiet that even Shen Chenai, who has always been very nervous, felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly asked: " What's wrong with you? You haven't said a word since you came out of the restaurant."

Hearing this, Luo Ding looked at Shen Chenai, and suddenly asked, "Ah Chen, what kind of life did you live before?"

Shen Chenai was taken aback when she heard the words, and then said, "Why did you suddenly think of asking this?"

Luo Ding turned his head and said: "It's nothing, I just don't understand why some people give up their past? Since they have already given up, why do they keep searching? What can he get by doing such useless work?" That?"

Shen Chenai was caught up in his continuous sentences, and his mind hadn't come out of the circle yet, so he asked with a bitter face: "What were you talking about just now? Why didn't I understand a word?"

Hearing this, Luo Ding smiled and hugged Shen Chenai into his arms, feeling that his heart was heavy and soft, in short, it was an indescribable feeling, so he said: "It doesn't matter if you understand it or not, let's live by ourselves." This kind of life is what I've been looking forward to for many years, it's best not to have anyone want to destroy it, otherwise I won't care about his identity."

After saying those specious words, Luo Ding returned to his previous state.Now all the combined land has been planted with pastures, and the farmers have also begun to come to the farm from house to house to catch piglets according to the previous agreement. In order to ensure that the pastures in the land can get timely fertilizer, Luo Ding I started to take the pig farmers to collect pig manure, cultivate the soil and compost, and prepare to apply the farmyard manure to the land when the grass seedlings grow stronger.

Spring in Liangzhou is very short, especially in Fengcheng.The temperature here has been rising these days, but in just a dozen days, the newly sprouted willow buds have grown into small willow leaves, the grass on the ground has also grown all over the roadside, peach trees and apricots The trees had already bloomed one after another a few days earlier, and even the pear trees, which were always slow to respond, all had small flower buds on their branches.

People have already taken off their heavy cotton clothes and put on pretty spring clothes. At this time, the streets and alleys of Fengcheng are full of vitality and prosperity.

At this time, Fengcheng has passed the most busy season of farming, and the family's field is only waiting for the manure to be piled up, and it is enough to go to the field.So now everyone has time to go out for a stroll.

When there were more people in the market, the performers would naturally find them. One day when Shen Chenxi came out to collect pictures with a drawing board on her back, she was on the street of the market and found a group of people gathered there.

Shen Chenai, who is curious by nature, stretched her head and tiptoed to look in through the gaps in the crowd. There was a wide wooden platform in between. A circle was surrounded by sandbags in the middle of the wooden platform, and the banner was pulled by cloth strips when walking. It is written that the corners are dialed.

Cornering is a way of entertainment for people in ancient times, that is, two people stand in a circle and try their best to push each other out of the circle, and whoever does it first wins.It is said that the quintessence of Japanese sumo wrestling evolved from this event.

The corner resistance originated in the early Western Han Dynasty and was most popular in the Tang and Song Dynasties. The famous generals Han Shizhong and Yue Fei in the Song Dynasty all practiced the corner resistance in the army to train soldiers.

This kind of game full of the flavor of the times can actually let Shen Chenai see with his own eyes, as a former archaeologist, how this can not make him excited.

So Shen Chenai kept pushing aside the crowd blocking her, and squeezed into the innermost part from the outside.

The wooden platform has not been set up yet, and soon a guy came over and surrounded the entire wooden platform with a piece of dark linen, leaving only a gap at the entrance, and then someone moved a chair to sit in the gap Next to it, it is obvious that this is the ticket seller.

Shen Chenai understands that people who run in the rivers and lakes depend on their handicrafts for a living, so he bought a ticket for 10 Wen without hesitation.

Although the 10 Wen tickets are not too cheap, Shen Chenai still thinks it's worth it. The two guys who performed the role in it are very professional, and the people who sell the tickets are hooked.

It's just that Shen Chenai was dumbfounded when he saw that after the two men left the field, two young women came up. Looking at their attire, it was obvious that they were the contestants in the next game.

I don’t know if you have ever played King of Fighters, Mai Shiranui’s clothes are very similar to those of the two women standing on the wooden platform.While Shen Chenai was dumbfounded, the two women generously took off some clothes from their bodies and threw them aside.

This time, there are even fewer things on them, and they are almost as good as the three-point style that can only be seen at the seaside today. Two women dressed like this are writhing on the table, pulling and tearing each other. The scene is quite hot. .

When the crowd was excited, there were a few half-grown children holding copper basins and asking for rewards from the spectators in the curtain. More than a dozen texts were sprinkled into the copper basins of those children one after another.

When a child came to Shen Chenai to ask for a reward, he woke up Shen Chenai who had been in a daze all along. He hurriedly took out some copper coins from his pocket and threw them into the copper basin without checking the amount. , the man blushed and ran out from behind the curtain.

The author has something to say: Women's corners have existed since ancient times, and they were most popular in the Song Dynasty.At that time, Song Renzong once went to watch the scene, but after he came back, he was criticized by the important court official at that time, Mr. Sima Guang, on the book.