Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

The servant who was sent by Guo Yuanwai to the backyard to inquire soon came back to answer.

If it was other occasions, these ladies and husbands would definitely not let strange men look at them casually, but today is different, the identities of the talented men in the front yard are not strangers, they are their husbands.

In addition, they are going to Mrs. Guo's banquet today to fight for Mr. Guo's son's place for Xianggong. When it's time to stand out, how much face will they have for their husband?

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Anyway, the small place of Nanyang Town does not have such strict rules for the rich and powerful. These ladies and husbands usually have few opportunities to show their faces, so now they are naturally willing to let the gentlemen come and see.

However, considering the difference between men and women, a group of men still can't get too close, and a translucent screen is used as a cover.

Lin Ze was full of complaints in his heart. This kind of behavior is really rotten in the old society.

He Xiangfeng didn't come back because he left early to engage in business. Lin Ze was not close to the other students, so he brazenly stood next to Guo Yuanwai, which made Master Wei on the other side very uncomfortable.

Lin Ze pretended not to see Wei Hongyan's ugly expression, and from time to time he gave him a mean smile, making Wei Hongyan so angry that his internal injuries came out.

Of course, Lin Ze was more interested in his daughter-in-law than being angry with Wei Hongyan, and soon his attention was on the wife and husband in the screen.

They had just walked in the front yard for a while, and the banquet in the backyard had just begun.

Mrs. Guo was also a lady from a wealthy family, she was very graceful and capable, and she was very familiar with hosting a banquet. She observed the ladies and husbands who came here in a few words of greeting.

Because there are rich and poor scholars, the courtyard is not full of gorgeously dressed ladies as Lin Ze imagined in the TV series.

Except for a few glamorous ones, most of the bridesmaids are dressed in ordinary clothes, which shows that most of the talented men in Nanyang Town come from ordinary families.

Zhang Yu was wearing new clothes, and the cotton material was not a shame. Zheng Xiaoluo also came out wearing good clothes on purpose today. The two of them belonged to the courage of newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers. Although they came from the countryside, they did not flinch.

It's just that Xiu Cailang seldom marry younger brothers as regular wives, and today there are only a few younger brothers, so he stands out in the crowd.

"Look, Mr. Guo, the little brother over there in Tsing Yi is my husband, Ah Yu, and the one next to him in yellow is his good friend. My husband has not long learned to write, so he came to join in the fun. I will make a fool of myself later, Mr. Guo, what are you doing?" Don't joke, he's thin-skinned..."

Lin Ze is a show-off maniac, and when he sees his daughter-in-law, he can't help but show off to the people around him.

In addition, he is an acquaintance, and modern people have no class concept. Looking at Zhang Yu in the crowd, he couldn't help pulling Master Guo to start a familiar conversation.

Although he spoke modestly, his ostentatious expression was so obvious that the students around him despised him: What's so great about marrying a younger brother...

However, after the contempt was over, there was also a mentality of wanting to follow suit and show off.

Of course, everyone is not as thick-skinned as Lin Zexuan, and all their thoughts are kept in their hearts. They really envy and despise Lin Zexuan's behavior, which is very complicated.

Guo Yuanwai didn't dislike Lin Ze, he smiled and echoed Lin Ze with a smile based on the character of a friendly businessman who made money, and he didn't have any pretensions.

But soon Guo Yuanwai regretted it beating his chest and stamping his feet.

He underestimated Lin Ze's 'husband-showing ability' too much. In the eyes of this kid, his husband is a big treasure who can't even compare with the gods in the sky!

"Master Guo, look, my husband is good-looking. Although the skin is not as white as the little brother in the town, the wheat color is very healthy. We are from the village. It is normal not to be white enough. When I make money I let Ah Yu wash her face and bathe with milk every day, and it will definitely be fresh and delicious..."

"Hey, look, isn't my Ah Yu very attractive when she smiles! There are also two small canine teeth, so cute, I really don't know what luck it took to marry him, it must be a good thing I did in my previous life It's been a long time since I met my baby..."

"Master Guo, don't look at my husband as a country boy. He might be doing it. If it weren't for his limited background, he is no worse than any boy in the town. Look, I have only taught him Chinese characters for a month. He just remembers a lot and can write, my family Ah Yu is really a genius, tsk tsk tsk."

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The people around who heard Lin Ze's voice couldn't hold back the corners of their mouths.

I've seen someone who praised her wife and husband, but never exaggerated it like this. It's okay to be a genius, but are you sure it's okay to describe your wife as 'tender and delicious' to other men?Aren't you afraid of being stared at by others? !

But Lin Ze, who is addicted to showing off his husband, is really not afraid of prying eyes. Whoever looks at the people who are watching him, with his temper, he probably can quit doing anything in his life, and just beat the other party to the point of crying bitterly.

"Lin Lang's official husband, Lang, has only learned characters for a month?"

Guo Yuanwai couldn't stand his showing off anymore, he got goosebumps all over his body when he heard it, so he quickly grabbed a question and changed the subject.

Even Wei Hongyan wasn't angry anymore, he only hoped that he could say a few words less about Fulang, why didn't he realize that 'Lin Ze' was such a strange person before!

"Yes, people in the village also have to go out to work for their livelihood. It is easy to suffer if they are illiterate outside. When I was reading, my husband also learned from him. Ah Yu worked very hard. One month I have basically recognized and memorized "Three Hundred Thousand"..."

Lin Ze nodded with a flamboyant tone, and he also felt that Zhang Yu's learning of characters was indeed worthy of praise.

Because of the pinyin, Zhang Yu learned to recognize characters very quickly. Coupled with his own hard work, it is not a problem to know and memorize "Three Character Classics", "Hundred Surnames" and "Thousand Characters". After all, these three books add up. There are only more than 2000 characters, and the main time spent is learning pinyin.

As for a deeper understanding and use, you need to study and learn again, but it is really not difficult to simply recite it.

But just the degree of "knowledge" is enough to surprise everyone. You must know that according to the learning progress here, it will take at least half a year to finish "Three Hundred Thousand", which can already be called a genius.

"It's an exaggeration! How could it be possible to read "Three Hundred Thousand" in a month? It's ridiculous!"

Wei Hongyan is a professional educator, and he didn't believe Lin Ze's words even more. He believed that he was talking big, so he swung his sleeves and drank a little angrily.

Now even Guo Yuanwai was a little skeptical and didn't believe him, because it was so unbelievable.

"Mr. Wei, ever since I left the private school and knew that I had no hope in the imperial examination, I devoted myself to the study of teaching methods. I wanted to imitate Mr. to make a difference in the education career. This time, I taught my husband to use my research on secret methods. In January It is not impossible to learn "Three Hundred Thousands."

Lin Ze's tone also became serious, with a sage expression of 'you can question me, but not my knowledge ability'.

Wei Hongyan was choked. People said that he had become a success in the education industry after learning from him. He couldn't refute and say, 'You are so incompetent, I don't believe it! 'Hit it, that shows how narrow-minded his master is!

Regardless of whether Lin Ze's words were true or not, the students around looked at Lin Ze a little differently when he said those words.

If what Lin Ze said is true, then Lin Ze's status in Nanyang Town will change soon. To be able to develop a set of quick literacy methods can only be done by a great Confucian. Lin Ze really has this ability?

Guo Yuanwai also turned serious, "Officer Lin Lang, are you serious?"

"Is it true that Mr. Guo just watched my husband's performance? In fact, I didn't study this secret method. I learned it by meeting an old gentleman by chance. That old gentleman is a disseminator. I want to open a private school to benefit the common people..."

Lin Ze was modest and did not take the name of the inventor.

Without diamonds, don’t say that the porcelain work is done by yourself. A lie needs countless follow-ups to be fulfilled. Sooner or later, it will be exposed. He is not so greedy to take credit.

Guo Yuanwai finally looked at it squarely, "Oh, Mr. Lin Lang really wants to open a private school?"

"I'm still thinking, there are a lot of things to prepare, don't worry, when the time comes, please invite Mr. Guo to take a look, let's see my husband and the others first, it's a rare interest that you can't miss..."

Lin Ze whetted his appetite and cut off the topic with a smile on his face.

Such an abrupt end really made the hearts of everyone interested in listening to it even more like a cat's paw, especially Wei Hongyan's spirit was instantly lifted, how could he be calm when a colleague came to grab business?

But no matter how much he asked, Lin Ze just killed him and stopped talking.

Guo Yuanwai couldn't force him to continue asking, so he could only press down his curiosity with everyone, and focus on the ladies and husbands who were showing off their talents on the other side of the screen.

I have to say that as the wife and Lang of a talented scholar, he would not dare to show his face on such an occasion without two brushes.

Although in Lin Ze's opinion, most of these ladies and husbands have lower education except for a few who are better educated since childhood, but they are much better than ordinary people here.

Mrs. Guo's question is not difficult, the first two questions can be said to be very simple.

The first question was for everyone to silently write a thousand-character essay. The ladies and husbands present had no problem, and Zhang Yu also passed the test easily, but his handwriting was too ugly because of the short learning time, which made Mrs. Guo particularly "deep in memory".

The second question is to ask everyone to recite an article within half a stick of incense time, about [-] words.

This is mainly to test the skills of endorsement. After all, the number of books and articles that scholars have to memorize is astonishing. Without skills, memorizing by rote is very hard. Most people have their own set of memory methods. teach.

This level has wiped out a lot of people, some of them have memory problems, some of them are not serious about following Xianggong, and some of them are not good enough.

Zhang Yu was very lucky to pass the customs. Originally, he was useless. He had just finished learning to recognize characters. To recite the article, he needed to understand the content of the article to memorize it better.

Unfortunately, when Lin Ze taught him Pinyin, he taught him a set of "modern learning and memory methods" to help him learn to recognize characters faster.

In modern times, there are many institutions that specialize in the study of memory methods, and many of them have opened training schools. The two old scholars in the family have extensive connections in education. Lin Ze went to this kind of training school when he was studying. The memory method is not comparable to that of ordinary people in ancient times. .

Therefore, even though he was struggling to recite and didn't know what the article meant, Zhang Yu still passed the test, and the magical black horse broke out, making everyone who knew that he was a little brother from the village unbelievable.

The scholars outside the screen were even more shocked, but Lin Ze said that his husband only studied for a month!

When the last math question was tested, everyone stared at Zhang Yu who gave the result in less than half a minute, and everyone had only one thought: Lin Ze must be lying, right?lie?

And Lin Zele was in full bloom, tsk tsk, why did Mrs. Guo pass all the tests of his family's Ah Yu, and she didn't take the test if she couldn't, it was really embarrassing.