The official road of the farmer

The fulfilling life was ignorant, and Ye Junshu sprinted temporarily and indulged in the Four Books and Five Classics. He didn't react for a long time until his husband said that he had prepared his luggage and set off early in the morning the day after tomorrow.

Prepare?Set off?Ye Junshu suddenly realized, oh, it's almost time for the college entrance examination.

There are not many scholars in their county, and there are not many candidates in each exam. It is undoubtedly a waste of manpower and material resources of the court to set up a test center. Therefore, the examination institute of Fengcheng County is merged with the examination in the neighboring county.

Each session of the college entrance examination is led by the husband and two temporary teachers to lead the candidates from the county to set off ten days in advance, and to adapt to the county seat of Linfeng County first.

The brush and ink teacher for the exam has already prepared two sets, and Ye Junshu doesn't have to worry about anything else except packing his clothes and daily necessities.

Usually at home, he often has to go up to the mountains to do work. Ye Junshu's clothes are very casual, basically bunts with narrow sleeves and tight trouser legs, nothing special.

After Zilai came to live in the county seat, his teacher personally made him three sets of Confucian school uniforms, which Ye Junshu felt uncomfortable wearing.

But since he wants to take the road of imperial examinations, he naturally has to follow the habits of scholars in his daily habits. If he doesn't fit in, he will be easily rejected by other students. This is not what Ye Junshu wants to see.

So now he has to slowly get used to the difference in clothes, and at worst, he will change to other clothes when he wants to go up the mountain to work.

The day after tomorrow, I was leaving for Linfeng County. Ye Junshu had a feeling in his heart, so he talked to his husband and the others, and went back to the village by himself.

He was about to go to the college for the exam, which was a big family matter, Ye Junshu thought, no matter what, he had to go back to the village and talk to his parents.

Ye Junshu bought paper money and other things for the memorial ceremony before going back to the village.

After all, ox carts are faster to drive. Ye Junshu went around the places where passengers were parked in various villages, trying to try his luck, but he did.

Ye Junshu hurried over in surprise, "Uncle Niu, you are here! What a coincidence!" Today is not a market day, so he was pleasantly surprised to see Uncle Niu and his ox cart here.

When Uncle Niu saw Ye Junshu who looked like a different person after changing his clothes, it took him a while to recognize him, "It's Zhou boy! Why are you here? Don't you live in the county? When are you going back to the village?"

"Uncle Niu, I'll go back after the college exam is over. Are you waiting for someone here? It's not convenient for Fang to give me a ride."

Uncle Niu nodded as he listened, his face full of relief, a scholar is going to be born in their village!

"I have nothing to do here. I will go back when the village chief comes over. I won't wait too long."

"Uncle Rong?" Ye Junshu was surprised. As the head of a village, Uncle Rong would not come to the county town if he had nothing to do, but he came out today. What happened?

"The previous county magistrate, Wang Zhigao, was dismissed from office and taken to Beijing for sentencing? The new county magistrate sent by the imperial court arrived a few days ago. No, the village chiefs from ten miles and eight villages were called to recognize his face. . ” Niu Bo lives in a village, and the news is clearer than Ye Junshu.

Ye Junshu didn't hear anything outside the window these days, and he really didn't know that the new county magistrate had arrived. I hope this county magistrate is a good one, otherwise, the villagers will suffer again.

Not long after the two chatted, the village chief came slowly.

Ye Junshu was the first to say hello: "Uncle Rong."

"Boy Zhou." Uncle Rong still remembered that Ye Junshu wore a small Confucian uniform when he went to school when he was a child. Now that he has grown up, he looks the same as when he was a child, which makes him feel relieved, proud, and sad.

After going around and going around, Zhou Boy finally took the road of imperial examinations. I don't know whether it is good or bad, but children can make progress, and they are elders, so they naturally support them.

"You want to go back to the village?"

"Yes, go back and tell your parents." My father and mother had hoped that he would honor his ancestors when he was alive, and this time they finally got their wish.

"That's right." Uncle Rong nodded, "Science research is a major event, not only should you inform your parents, but you must also hold a sacrifice to inform your ancestors."

"...Would this be too motivating? Uncle Rong, I went to the academy this time mainly to accumulate experience. With my current ability, I don't have much hope of passing the exam."

"You are a member of our Ye family. The descendants of our Ye family are promising. This is a great event for our ancestors. Naturally, it should be grand."

"How about this, Uncle Rong, when I come back from the exam, if I pass the exam, I will make sacrifices and inform the ancestors, otherwise, if I fail the exam and let the expectations of the ancestors fail, wouldn't it be the younger generation's fault?" Whether the scientific examination can make it to the list, seven points depends on strength, and three points depend on luck, he hopes that he is lucky enough.

Uncle Rong thought about it, and felt that what Ye Junshu said was reasonable, so he didn't insist. He only thought that when Zizhou was admitted to the scholar, the village would hold a three-day banquet to celebrate with his ancestors.

When Ye Junshu and Uncle Rong were talking, they had already got into the bullock cart, and Uncle Niu drove the cart to the village.

The big black bull ran faster, and the car was wobbly. After getting used to it, it was nothing.

Ye Junshu asked again, "Have you seen the new county magistrate? How is he?"

Uncle Rong nodded, "The new county magistrate's surname is Jiang, and he treats us kindly. He cares about farming and is an upright official. The head of the village next door secretly gave Mr. Jiang money, but was reprimanded in public. When you speak, your temper is a bit...straight?"

Ye Junshu sketched the appearance of the new county magistrate in his mind, it sounds pretty good?I just don't know if it's just pretending to be a newcomer.However, Uncle Rong has a vicious eye, and usually he will not misjudge people, since he can get such an evaluation, he should know it well.

"You also know that the county government servants died and were arrested. Mr. Jiang only brought a master and an attendant, and the rest were his husband's and children's attendants. The county government is in urgent need of manpower. The master suggested that we recommend some Talent supplements manpower, and I won eight places for our village."

The people from other villages saw that those people died so badly a few days ago, and worried that something like this would happen again, so they were naturally unwilling to push their own villagers out, so they blamed each other.

If Uncle Rong hadn't seen that the new county magistrate and master were not bad-tempered, he wouldn't have asked for so many places.

Ye Junshu naturally thought of Uncle Rong's plan, and thought that Uncle Rong really did his best to plan for this village, and he admired him even more.

As for how to allocate the quota at that time, Uncle Rong must have already made up his mind.

Uncle Rong said something about the village again, and he arrived at the entrance of the village without knowing it. Ye Junshu said goodbye to the two of them, and went directly to pay respects to his parents, and then went home to meet Xia Ming's mother before returning to the county.

When he went to Linfeng County, he was away from the children for a long time. It was impossible for Ye Junshu to take them there, so he had to tell the children again and again.

Fortunately, the children are already sensible, and even the twins patted their small chests to promise that they would be obedient.

Ye Junshu forced himself to let go of his worries, and embarked on the journey with his husband.

There were 22 people who went to take the college entrance examination this time, including him and his seniors. They were of different ages, most of them were around 20 years old.

Ye Junshu is relatively young among them, but he has been growing fast recently, with a slender figure, broad shoulders and narrow waist, he is much taller and healthier than the weak scholar who only knows how to bury his head in reading all year round. The face looked a little immature.

This shows how poor and backward their county is, and how weak the teacher education is. In the entire county, it is only Mr.'s private school that can cultivate young talents.

The husband rented a carriage, and the family has a small amount of money to bring their own transportation. There are a total of six carriages, each of which can accommodate four or five people, and they have to bring their own luggage, which is still a bit crowded.

Fortunately, the distance was not too far, so I hurried on the road unhurriedly, walked for a day and rested for a night, and arrived at the county seat of Linfeng County at a quarter to three in the afternoon of the next day.

As one of the wealthy towns under the rule of Yongzhou Prefecture, Linfeng County is worthy of this name. The city gate is the facade of a county seat, and it is built tall and majestic.

It may be that the college entrance examination is coming soon, and there are many people entering the county. When Ye Junshu and his party got out of the carriage and lined up, they saw candidates wearing Confucian uniforms like them sandwiched in the long queue in twos and threes.

Ye Junshu looked around unobtrusively.

He realized that he was a veritable bumpkin. He had been to Linfeng County when he was taking the boy student exam, but that was several years ago. At that time, he probably was nervous about the exam, so he didn't have much memory of it.

Looking at it now, he feels that this is the real ancient times. Linfeng County is worthy of being a famous transfer station.

Merchants can be seen everywhere, large quantities of goods, rich and diverse products.

Scholars are romantic, and the common people are in various attitudes.

It was as if the scene of the Qingming Riverside Scene in his memory spread out in front of him, and the scenery outlined one by one stroke materialized, dynamically becoming everything in front of him.

Ye Junshu's heart was agitated, and his mood was ups and downs for a while. It was a pity that he couldn't go out for a walk in a remote place like Fengcheng County, which seemed to be forgotten. The world was completely different from Fengcheng County. What a pity it would be.

"Zizhou, why are you so dazed? We're almost here, let's go!" Qin Yaoliang tugged at Ye Junshu's sleeve.

Ye Junshu came back to his senses, as time went by, they gradually came to the front.

He noticed that the city guards had different standards for city fees. Individuals who entered the city needed two cents, and those who brought goods into the city were charged according to the value of the goods.

Ye Junshu thought to himself, with so many people coming and going every day, the entrance fee alone is very generous, but the fee standard should be within the range of people's tolerance, not too exaggerated, otherwise it is impossible not to cause trouble.

Ye Junshu made a special observation, and it was true that the collection was not too much.

Soon it was Ye Junshu's turn. After they paid the fee, they walked to one side under the leadership of their husband.

After a period of time, the hustle and bustle of people faded away, and the location here is relatively secluded and the environment is beautiful.

Mr. stopped at the gate of a house, and a temporary teacher knocked on the door. After a while, an old man with gray hair came to answer the door, "You are here."

The teacher stepped forward and said, "Excuse me." The other students saluted politely together.

The old man smiled, his eyes were gentle, "Don't bother me, I've been waiting for you for a long time, come in quickly."

So, under the command of the master, some people led the carriages and entered from the backyard, and some of them entered the gate with their bags. Obviously, they settled here during their stay in Linfeng County.

The room allocation is for two people, of course Ye Junshu and Qin Yaoliang share one room.

The two put away their burdens, and Qin Yaoliang slumped on the bed and sighed: "The exam is so troublesome and tiring!"

Ye Junshu laughed and said, "Mr. has arranged everything, but you still feel tired?"

"You don't understand." Qin Yaoliang sighed old-fashioned.

Ye Junshu shook his head, lowered his head to tidy up his small box, and put away his usual brushes.

"Hey, Zizhou, let's go out for a stroll!"

Ye Junshu squinted, "Didn't you say you were tired?"

"You won't be tired if you go for a walk." Qin Yaoliang said confidently.

What absurdity is this?

However, Ye Junshu was really curious about Linfeng County, so he didn't object too much, but said, "I don't know if the other brothers want to go out, so go and ask first." Everyone came together, it's better to act together, Ye Junshu was originally with other fellow villagers The students are not familiar with each other, and they are just nodding acquaintances, and if they are further divided, they will be even less gregarious.

"I'm going to ask!"

Qin Yaoliang jumped up, quickly got off the bed and rushed out.