He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

This summer is harder than previous years, or so Lu Sheng feels. He was often too dry to sleep at night and wandered around the courtyard. He didn't know whether it was because of the heat or because of his mental state.

Lu Sheng felt that it was probably a mental problem, and Lu Yan slept well.

Don't worry about Lu Sheng saying it's okay, but he actually feels guilty himself. This exam is different from every exam before.

In the past, he studied at home and didn't care about his ranking in the next exam. As long as he won, he was gifted and talented. I have been studying in the county school for a year now. If I fail the provincial examination, it will be a big joke.

Although no one would laugh at him or blame him, everyone would come to comfort him and say things like "This is normal, don't take it seriously" or "It will be fine if you come back next time." But if he really sinks to the point of listening to this kind of comfort, it will probably be more uncomfortable than tearing out his heart.

Lu Yan quickly discovered Lu Sheng's state. She was also someone who had experienced the college entrance examination. In high school, there were not too many students in the class who were anxious before the exam. Lu Yan was used to it. At this time, you have to play the role of the class teacher and talk to him.

Lu Yan specially chose a night to have a heart-to-heart talk with Lu Sheng.

Lu Yan: "Tell me what you want to say."

Lu Sheng: "I'm very confused, but I can't express it."

Lu Yan thought for a while and said, "Then let me ask you an answer?"

Lu Sheng nodded and said yes.

Lu Yan: "Are you worried that you won't do well in the exam?"

Lu Sheng nodded: "Yes."

"But what if you really don't do well in the exam?" Lu Yan asked doubtfully, "I don't think we put any pressure on you, right?"

"This pressure is not given to me by others, but by myself." Lu Sheng said: "I know that even if I don't do well in the exam, there will be no serious problems, but I can't accept it. "

"And I don't know if I will really fail in the exam. If I knew for sure that I would not do well in the exam, then I wouldn't feel so uncomfortable."

Lu Yan probably understood, but the main reason was that she felt unsure. Unlike modern times, here there are many mock tests, and you can basically know the college entrance examination scores without even taking the college entrance examination.

But this was not the case in ancient times. Even if county schools had similar mock exam formats, the results would vary widely due to different preferences of test takers. Moreover, the previous examination was only within the scope of the county. The township examination was taken by all the scholars in Hengzhou, which was even more uncertain.

Lu Yan pondered for a moment: "Although it is impossible to predict how many places you will be able to take the exam, based on your previous results, it is basically unlikely that you will fail the provincial exam. At most, your place will not be that high."

Ranked third in the county. As long as there are no mistakes in the township examination, there is generally no big problem.

Lu Sheng also agreed with this statement and nodded: "But I still want to do better in the exam."

"Then let's talk about this issue." Lu Yan explained: "Actually, as long as you pass the provincial examination, whether you do well or not does not have that big of an impact. As long as you pass, you can participate in next year's national examination, right? It doesn't matter whether you do well or not. Doesn’t it affect your test scores?”

"As far as I know, there is only one situation where the requirements for this score are very strict, and that is the situation of winning three yuan in a row, first in the provincial examination, first in the general examination, and first in the palace examination."

Lu Sheng waved his hand quickly: "That's impossible, I didn't get first place in the exam."

Lu Yan: "That's right! Then why are you worried?"

Lu Sheng was a little convinced, but still said: "But it's better to do well in the exam."

"That's for sure!" Lu Yan said: "But to be honest, it only has one effect: good looks. As long as you don't fail, the difference in actual benefits for us is not big. But you are unlikely to fail! "

Lu Sheng thought thoughtfully: "You mean I don't have to worry at all?"

Lu Yan nodded: "Isn't this done for you to analyze? You just don't have to worry! Eat well, sleep well, stay energetic, and then you can perform normally."

Lu Sheng also felt a lot more relaxed after talking: "Okay, I feel like I can sleep well today."

After a series of conversations with the class teacher, Lu Sheng felt that his mentality had improved a lot, so he patiently continued to review.

Lu Sheng's incident reminded Lu Yan. Lu Yan remembered the miserable situation of booking a room before the county examination and decided to go to Zhoucheng to book a room a month early.

The state capital is much further away. Soon it was July, and after taking seven days off, the two of them drove the donkey cart to Zhoucheng. They ran like this for three days before finally reaching Hengyun City.

Hengyun City is worthy of being a state city, and its city appearance is different from that of the county town. The roads in Hengyun City are half as wide as those in the county town. The streets are spacious and bright, and there are almost no hawkers. The vendors are neatly arranged in designated locations, and there is no problem of occupying the road at all.

Hengyun City has its own Gongyuan. The two of them rushed towards Gongyuan and looked for the inn next to Gongyuan.

There are quite a few inns next to Gongyuan. Lu Yan was not short of money now, so she went in and asked. The man warmly welcomed the two in.

Lu Yan came up and asked directly: "Man, I would like to ask if we still have the rooms from the seventh to the sixteenth day of August?"

The clerk chuckled: "You just said it was during the provincial examination? Sorry, our apartments are really in short supply during the rural examination days. All the houses in Tianzihao have been booked, there is still one in Herringbone, and there are many in Datongbu."

Lu Yan thought about it and realized that Datong Shop would definitely not work, and she was not at ease letting Lu Sheng live here by himself, so she politely refused and prepared to check out the next one.

However, the situation in several other inns was similar. After walking around, there was nothing particularly satisfactory.

Lu Yan sighed: "Why don't you live here by yourself while I find another place?"

Lu Sheng pondered for a while and said, "Can we go to Yaxing and rent a nearby yard? If not for a short period of time, we can rent it for a month. Then I will go to the county school to ask Song Bowen and Xue Zhuoyuan if they have a place to live. , if not, you can still try with us."

Lu Yan slapped her thigh: "What a great idea! Let's go!"

The two found Yahang, and sure enough, there were other scholars asking about renting a yard. The yard in August was obviously very popular, and it was a rare thing to live in, which made Yaren accidentally think about it.

Yaren smacked his teeth: "You all have to look for a yard, and you only rent it for August. If you want to say whether it is available, it must be available, but I can't rent it like this. You all know that we usually rent for half a year, you I’m renting this place in August, and I can’t rent it out for half a year, so you have to pay the rent for this half year.”

The other scholars didn't seem to be in good condition. When they heard this blatant blackmail, they suddenly became furious: "Aren't you extorting money? We have to pay you half a year's rent for one month's rent. How can you ask for such a price?"

Yaren was calm: "If you like to rent, don't rent."

Several scholars turned around angrily and started talking.

Lu Yan and Lu Sheng watched silently. Seeing that the two of them were not leaving, Yaren turned his head angrily and said, "Did you hear what I just said? The same goes for you."

Lu Yan nodded expressionlessly: "I heard it. How much does it cost to rent you for half a year?"

Yaren chuckled, stretched out his hand and gestured: "The cheapest one is forty taels."

Yaren thought the price would scare Lu Yan, but Lu Yan still had the expressionless look on her face: "How long is the walk from the courtyard to Gongyuan? How many houses are there in the courtyard? Is there a kitchen or a well in the courtyard?"

Yaren then looked at the two half-year-old children and said seriously: "There are several yards not far away. I can show you. Are you sure you want to rent?"

Lu Yan took out a fifty-tael gold ingot (equivalent to fifty taels of silver) from her arms and threw it directly on the counter of the dental store: "Since you want to charge for half a year, then I will rent it for half a year. Money is not a problem, as long as Find it for me based on this number. I want it to be no more than two-quarters of an hour’s walk from Gongyuan. There must be a well in the courtyard, the kitchen can be used, and the environment is clean. It’s up to you!”

Yaren picked up the gold, his eyes sparkled, and he smiled brightly: "Yes, yes! I'll show you right now!"