To Rule in a Turbulent World

You Miao had to pass the township examination for three days. You Miao was lazy by nature, but since she came to Jiangbo Villa, she suddenly found that she really had nothing else to do except study.

Let him farm?

Impossible, when you used to follow him to study, You Miao always liked to idle around, wandering here and there, just didn't want to go to school.

But now that no one cares about him, he feels very uncomfortable and always wants to find something to do.

Or go to study the imperial examination.

For a while, You Miao was thinking about Zhao Chao, and always hoped that she could help him.

Secondly, we can't just go on like this. Although Shen Yuan is good and Li Zhifeng beside him is also good, staying at home for the rest of his life is not a problem.

So he spent the past few months re-reading some books and preparing for the exam.

This year, the township examinations were moved forward by two months. I don't know why. Some people are guessing that the Enke will be opened next year, and some people say that it is because the border is unstable and the court is short of manpower.

Qiao Jue went to Jiangcheng Mansion to help You Miao with money, and said she was a scholar.

The other end naturally knew You Miao's identity, so he asked him to come to the township examination in June, and said that the other side of Biyu Villa also helped him greet the township examination officer, and You Miao knew as soon as he heard that You Hange should also go, but I have only read the books for the past few months, so I don't know if I have fully recognized the Three Character Classic.

On the sixth day of June, You Miao led Li Zhifeng into Jiangcheng on horseback. The weather was very hot, and a heavy rain was quietly brewing in the sky.

You Miao just stood alone under the eaves looking at the dark sky.

"are you ready?"

Li Zhifeng asked.

You Miao said:

"What's so difficult about the rural exam, it doesn't bother me at all."

Li Zhifeng laughed, couldn't help stretching out his fingers, and pinched You Miao's face.

You Miao squinted at him, and said angrily:

"What are you laughing at?"

Li Zhifeng shook his head, couldn't help smiling, and said:

"Compared to a year ago, you have changed a lot."

"Is there?"

You Miao said inexplicably, looking back on herself, it did seem to have changed a little bit, when did it start to change gradually?

He thought for a while, then casually said:

"That's because you are with me, a good teacher and helpful friend."

At the examination room of the township examination, Youjia's carriage was parked outside, and two bookboys invited You Hange down. After You Hange came in, he asked something first, and You Miao was dumbfounded when he saw it.

Didn't this person just start learning to read a few years ago?

When I came to the villa for the Chinese New Year, I couldn't even read the characters on the screen wall.

"younger brother!"

You Hango came over to greet him with a smile and said:

"I knew you would come."

It was Qiao Jue who found someone for You Miao in the township examination. Although Biyu Villa also helped You Miao, You Miao didn't bother to say anything, so she said:

"Are you coming to catch the exam too?"

When You Miao saw him in this kind of place, it was indescribably funny. You Hango felt embarrassed and said:

"I used to follow my mother and learned a little bit. My father asked me to take the exam. I should try to see what's going on."

You Miao also really admires the old man and this cheap brother. He thought to himself that you have read the characters for six months. There are endless flowers.

If you use money when approving papers, wouldn't You Hango win the prize?

Thinking of this, You Miao's face immediately sank, but fortunately, You Hango didn't look like someone who wanted to cheat.

You Hango ordered the bookboy to take out a wooden box and said:

"Here, my brother gave it to you."

You Miao took the wooden box, saw You Hango's expectant gaze, and couldn't give him any face for a while, since You Hange had been giving him things since he left home, either money or these gadgets , he opened it and took a look, and saw that inside was a set of Yixing purple clay pots and four cups.

"I didn't bring you anything..."

You Miao felt a little uncomfortable, but fortunately at this moment the bell was rung in the township examination room, and the children entered the arena one after another. You Hange was at the other end and said:

"younger brother!

Take the test! "

You Miao nodded and entered the examination room. Li Zhifeng stood outside and said:

"Take a good exam."

You Miao went over with a smile and hugged Li Zhifeng. The examiner looked at him and said:

"Your brother is also taking the exam today?"

You Miao poked his thumb towards Li Zhifeng who was outside, and replied:

"The one waiting outside is my brother."

You Miao took out a pen and paper, and the examiner took out a bamboo tube from his sleeve, gave him the sealed questions, locked the door outside, and the township examination officially started.

Zhang Ernai is from Jiangnan, and the township examination is in Yangzhou Mansion, while You Miao and You Hange, who are from Jiangbei, are in Jiangcheng Mansion. The test will last for three days. They eat, drink and eat in the test room. They live in one room, fully equipped, and eat from outside. Pass it in through the small window.

There is also a bowl of steamed eggs in You Miao's daily meal, and I don't know where Li Zhifeng got it.

During the period, the magistrate of Liuzhou would personally visit the examination room twice a day. Once, he stopped outside You Miao's examination room and asked Li Zhifeng a few words. Li Zhifeng only answered briefly.

Three days later, the examination room opened, and all the scholars came out exhausted. You Miao seemed to have lost weight, and said:

"Hurry up and go home...

go home. "

You Hange wanted to come over to say hello, but the examination room was in a mess. You Miao waved to him and said:

"No more!

Let's talk about it when we meet again! "

Li Zhifeng smiled and said:

"How did you do?

Can you pass the exam? "

You Miao said:

"Choice is a must, you should ask me if I can win three yuan in a row!"

Li Zhifeng said:

"What did you test for?"

You Miao said:

"The way to university lies in Ming Mingde."

Li Zhifeng:

"don't know."

You Miao:

"Hey, I don't think you understand, the Han Chinese saying, the first sentence in "Great Learning"."

The two chattered and went back to Jiangbo Mountain Villa, but Zhang Er came back first, so You Miao made tea in the study, chatted with Zhang Er about the exam questions, and finally didn't care about it, just waiting for the results to be released .

You Miao had studied in the Imperial College of Beijing. At the time, the master advocated Confucianism, and he was also a famous Confucianist in the whole country.

You Miao didn't like Zhu Xi's way of thinking very much, and she couldn't help making jokes every time she was in class, but now that she thinks about it, although she doesn't quite agree with what the teacher said, it is still very practical when it comes to the test paper.

The way of the university lies in Ming Mingde. You Miao's understanding is that if a person wants to achieve erudition, he should demonstrate his character. This is Zhu Zi's interpretation of "knowledge before acting".

Zhang Er's understanding is that self-cultivation and Mingde are called "learning". The two talked about the scriptures for a while, and they both felt that they had their own reasons.

You Miao joked:

"You are actually right in saying that. If both of us can win the exam, there will be only two of us in the family."

Zhang Er helplessly smiled and said:

"It's certain that the young master will win the exam. I think I'd better stop wishful thinking and help collect the food."

The past few days are in the harvest season, and the rice is heavy on the branches. The second day after You Miao came back, all the tenants in the entire villa were dispatched, wearing straw hats, and harvesting rice under the poisonous sun.

The rice ears were piled up like a hill, and You Miao insisted on following them. Firstly, this was the first harvest on his field, and secondly, there were rents to be handed over to him.