Jia Lian of the Red Chamber

The next day, the fourth day of April.

At the beginning of the day, the examinees had packed up and waited for the attendant to bring clean water and cleansing noodles, and then had a meal. At the right time, the second exam officially began.

The second test is mainly to test the ability of the candidates to write poems and essays.

This time, Jia Lian played step by step and played normally, trying to pass smoothly, not looking for splendor and astonishment.

In this exam, candidates were relatively free. Jia Lian was confident, and the amount of writing was less than that of the first day. The whole exam was very easy.

At the end of the second exam, Jia Lian was much more energetic than the first day.

That night, Jia Lian followed the same pattern and continued to meditate, without saying a word all night.

The next day.

The fifth day of April is also the third day of the exam, the third exam, the last of the three exams, and the most important exam----policy theory.

Seeing the examiner carrying out piles of examination papers, Jia Lian was overjoyed and secretly looking forward to it, Mr. Fu Yin must not change suddenly, just change his mind.

Although Jia Lian is not afraid of policy discussions now, Jia Lian doesn't like the feeling of not being able to control myself.

Because Jia Lian sat in the last row, the last test paper was in his hands.This itchy moment is truly excruciating.

Jia Lian finally got his test paper. Filled with excitement, he slowly unfolded the test paper, waiting for the topic to catch his eye: "On the poor, one should take care of one's own body; if one is rich, one can benefit the world at the same time."

Jia Lian laughed like a flower in her heart.

However, Jia Lian tried his best to hold back his temper and joy. In an instant, Jia Lian put away the redundant expression on his face, and his face was full of solemnity, his eyes were as devout as worshiping a god.

Then, Jia Lian stared quietly at the test questions just like the examinees on the field. After about three minutes, Jia Lian finished reviewing the questions, put down the test questions and closed his eyes to meditate.

This contemplation took a full half a day, and Jia Lian sank into his practice, practicing for two small weeks. When he quit the practice, there were sounds of papers being spread out and inkstones being lifted and inkstones being rubbed all around. the sound of.

Jia Lian sensed it, and there were already students in the upper class around him starting to write, and the time of waking up was just right.

Jia Lian also pretended to be a conceived model.Slowly uncover the inkstone, add water, grind the ink, and make circles slowly, all actions are done in a calm and flowing manner, just right, after a full two moments, the ink in the inkstone is the right thickness.

At this time, most of the candidates in the examination room have already started to write.

Jia Lian nodded by himself: "Well, you can start writing."

Jia Lian took a few deep breaths and calmed down, then raised his wrist and began to write slowly.He has his own ideas in mind, so he doesn't ask for speed, but only for writing more beautifully.

Because Jia Lian knew that his articles were ingenious, so as long as his handwriting was neat and the paper was clean, he would surely win the favor of the examiners.

Jia Lian was very cautious before writing, and kept improving when writing.

It took Jia Lian a full hour to write this writing, and then a waiter put a small food box in front of Jia Lian, but it was lunch time.

Jia Lian put down his pen with a smile, and started lunch. He ate a few meat sandwiches, chewed slowly, and in the eyes of others, he had a decent posture.

Then the exam continued, and Jia Lian also stuttered every word, pretending to be a model of slow work and meticulous work.In fact, Jia Lian was just dawdling, killing time.

The policy theory exam lasts for two days. Jia Lian has a draft in his chest, so he doesn’t need to scratch his head to conceive an article like others.

In the afternoon, Jia Lian's writing speed became slower and slower. Finally, Jia Lian pretended to be exhausted, stopped writing, and closed his eyes to rest.

Afterwards, the waiter brought fresh water and food again. After Jia Lian finished his meal, he sat quietly for a while, raised his hand and asked to go to the toilet once, and then returned to meditate and sink into cultivation.

The examiner inspected and felt that Jia Lian's sleeping position was special. He was either crooked or lying down. Only when Jia Lian was sleeping, his waist was straight.

The examiner seemed impatient and wanted to remind him, but the sleeping position was not included in the examination norms, and Jia Lian did not hinder others, so he endured it and did not ask.In his heart, he was worried about Jia Lian. The examinee sat like this all night, and he was afraid that his limbs would be sore tomorrow, his nerves would be tired, and it would be difficult for him to persist in the exam.

The examination room has its own rules, not only the candidates are not allowed to move around at will, the examiners are also not allowed to look at the test papers of the candidates at will, let alone talk to the candidates, otherwise it will be regarded as a violation of the rules and fraud.

The examiner had no choice but to sigh and press a sympathy.

The next day, the examiner paid special attention, but saw that Jia Lian was full of energy and was not tired.

On the second day of the exam, Jia Lian was the same as before. It took him more than three quarters just to polish the ink.

Just like that, he didn't end his essay until the examinees around him were halfway away, before he wrote the last sentence and signed his name to close the pen.

Then, Jia Lian greeted the examiner: "My lord, Xiaosheng has finished writing!"

At such a time, Jia Lian realized that Jia Rong was still dawdling, and when he saw Jia Lian handing in the paper, he also hurriedly put away his pen, ink, paper and inkstone and asked to hand in the paper: "Student hand in the paper!".

The uncles and nephews waited for the examiner to anonymize their test papers, and then came to the open space in the front yard to wait for the door to open.

Jia Rong whispered to Jia Lian quietly: "Uncle, uncle, how are you? I saw that uncle didn't practice this one? What should I do?"

Jia Lian blinked his eyes brightly: "Since ancient times, the exams have been performed on the spot, so there is a talent who takes the exam outside the exam."

After another two hours, the sun was already in the west, and the April evening was also chilly, and all the candidates had just finished their exams.Waiting for the examiners to count the examination papers, a good one, then opened the gate of the government office, and the examinees came out one by one.

Jia Rong slid away with Jia Lian on her feet: "Uncle, Second Uncle, are we going to go back, or go to Wufeng Building for a tea circle, or go to Ruyi Building and wait for the announcement?"

Jia Lian raised her eyebrows and smiled freely: "The list will be announced the day after tomorrow. Naturally, I will go home first, so I can take a bath and sleep. Uncle will be the host tomorrow, and Wufenglou will still invite you."

Jia Rong suddenly had the backbone, and the uncles and nephews went out of the mansion together. When they saw Xing'er from afar, Lai Er of Ning's mansion came in person.Jia Rong suddenly became nervous: "Second Grandpa Lai, why are you here? Could it be that there is something wrong in the house?"

Jia Rong's eyes fluttered all over while talking, for fear that his father would also come.

"I don't dare to take it seriously, Mr. Xiaorong, be well!"

Lai Er bowed to Jia Rong first, then hurriedly bowed to Jia Lian and said, "My slave greets the second master Lian."

Then she stood up and answered Jia Rong: "Master and wife in the house are out to meet guests today. Before leaving, the master told the old slave to take the young master back. He told him not to let the young master wander around outside. In order not to delay going out to meet the guests because of bumps, the old slave didn't dare to appoint someone else when he heard this, so he had to come in person."

Jia Rong became flustered when she heard the words, she just glanced at Jia Lian, was she trying to force him to get engaged?

Jia Lian winked at him, told him to be safe and not to be impatient, and then bowed to Lai Er: "Brother Zhen, they went to You's house?"

Lai Er smiled: "Grandma went to You's house, but the uncle didn't. He said that some friends had a tea party, but the uncle couldn't push it, so he went."

Jia Lian whispered: "For the affairs of the Qin family? As for it? It's just a small family."

Lai Er grinned: "The second master said this, but this old slave dare not accept it."

This attitude just proved Jia Lian's guess that Jia Zhen went out for the Qin family.

The author has something to say:

Sister Feng seemed to be asleep here, she was in a trance, and her heart jumped with fright.Covering his chest, he bowed his body, and was about to raise his eyebrows to scold, but it was Jia Lian.Sister Feng was discouraged, and looked at Jia Lian and blamed: "Second Master, you don't have to scare people like this! Why didn't you go to the teahouse and come home now?"