Yipin Farmer

Ting Shuang posted a big-character poster in the house, reminding that the countdown to the big exam has entered, and the time will be changed every morning.

Tingzhi was a little nervous. He had long been longing for "becoming Tian Shelang in the morning and going to the Tianzitang in the evening."

If you fail the provincial examination this time, you will not be eligible for the examination, and naturally you will not be able to participate in the palace examination. This dynasty follows the rules of the Ming Dynasty. Non-jinshi are not allowed to enter the Hanlin, and non-Hanlin are not allowed to enter the cabinet. The township examination in a month's time is the first test. If you can't even pass this test, you don't have to think about the rest.

Shen Qinshu doesn't care, he has lived so long, he just suffers every day, and reads books and enjoys flowers while he is still alive. He is talented and intelligent, and he has a good family background. His articles are very good. Now I feel that my body is getting stronger and I want to try it. It doesn't matter if I pass or not. If I pass, my father and brother will be happy.So I wrote a letter to tell my father that I planned to take the exam.

Attached is the article he and Ting Zhi had written these days. Shen Zaisi was very happy to receive the letter. After commenting on the two articles, he felt that there was no problem with the exam, and he had great hopes for the imperial examination.

He also wrote a letter to thank Ting Shuang for taking care of Qinshu, telling him that he doesn't need to worry about the food and lodging during the exam, and just take good care of the two candidates.

Ting Shuang squinted her eyes with joy when she received the letter and the pile of gifts that accompanied it. Shen Zaisi was a scholar of the dynasty, and he said that it should be good for the two of them to get good grades in the exam.When Tingzhi passed the exam and became an official, he repaired his parents' tomb and rebuilt the house, so that he could have a great time and understand old man Meng's long-cherished wish.

Ting Shuang handed over the business to Tinghui and Xiaoye, and stayed at home to supervise the two boys to study, and ordered nutritious recipes, high-egg, low-fat, high-fiber, high-fiber food, absolutely environmentally friendly nutrition to keep the brain vigorous and energetic, and strict schedule , Supervising them to go to bed early and get up early, the whole family is in a state of first-level preparations, providing a firm backing for the two candidates.

In addition to taking care of the two examinees, Ting Shuang also did one more thing, that is, she found the patriarch of the Meng family and changed the family tree. Fu Rong gave birth to a son and wrote his name on the family tree. Ting Shuang asked the patriarch to delete Fu Rong's name and put Tingzhi is recorded in Yang's name.

The patriarch didn't understand, and said, "For boys, concubines are not very important, as long as Zhizhi's high school is on the list, who cares if he is born as a concubine."

Ting Shuang had her own considerations, so she just said: "You just change it." He said and handed over two pieces of silver.

Such an inhuman mother like Fu Rong will only embarrass Ting Zhi and have a great influence on his career.Although the patriarch didn't understand, for the sake of money, he didn't say anything. He deleted Furong's name and put Tingzhi under Yang's name, so he was regarded as a descendant.

Finally, the exciting and tense autumn exam is approaching. Li Zheng, Li Changfu, the representative of the whole village, gave Ting Zhi wine for the Zhuang Xing, held Ting Zhi's hand, his old face was full of anticipation and excitement: "Fourth child, don't let your father see you." Disappointed."

The villagers saw off the examinees according to the usual practice, and sent a lot of food.Ting Shuang and Bao Qi sent them to the provincial capital to take the exam. Ting Hui was so excited that he wanted to go with him. Ting Shuang had no choice but to agree, and Ting Ke was as excited as a chicken blood and wanted to go with him.Ting Shuang yelled at him: "Why are you joining in the fun, stay here honestly and take care of the house, and prepare your affairs well."

The filial piety period of the brothers has come, and the marriage between Ting Ke and the Shi family is about to be done. Shi Jie has already set a good day for the winter when the farm is slack. Ting Shuang just took advantage of this time to go to the provincial capital to do some shopping, and asked Ting Ke to take a good look at it. Home, prepare for the marriage, and then invite Smith to stay at home to handle internal affairs and accompany Mrs. Qi. All arrangements are ready and we are waiting for departure.

Baoqi quietly told Chenguang to protect the Meng family and beware of Tianli sect attacks.

The three brothers and Bao Qi set off for the provincial capital with Qin Shu and their masters and servants. Bao Qi told Ting Shuang that he planned to take the martial arts exam after they were on the road.

"Ah?" Ting Shuang couldn't react. Why did Baoqi suddenly want to take the martial arts exam? His identity doesn't need to be tested, but there are officials who do it. Could it be that he is just taking the exam for fun?

"I'm going to try it. A good man should go to the battlefield to make contributions." Bao Qi was afraid that he would worry and didn't want to say more.

Ting Shuang didn't care either, just thought there was one more candidate.

After arriving in the provincial capital in a few days, the Shen family has already arranged the house properly. They have rented a private residence of a senior official. There are three rooms and three rooms. It is very spacious and clean, even the master and a dozen servants can live there. All the things for the exam are also prepared.Shen Zaisi also asked someone to bring a few books, which were the previous examination papers, and the two of them had to carefully figure out some skills.

Ting Shuang also understood that this is equivalent to the key points before the modern college entrance examination, so that the candidates will not be targeted indiscriminately. It seems that old man Shen is confident in staying in Beijing and not coming to encourage his son. Don't worry.

Tinghui encouraged Tingzhi again: "Zhizhi, you have to work harder. Our father has been looking forward to the death of a famous person in our family. You are his hope, but you must be as good as you are. This opportunity will definitely Be sure, when you pass the exam and become an official, our family will be completely proud. When the marriage of the third child is released, our family will have double happiness."

"Yes, Zhizhi, you must do a good job and don't disappoint your parents' expectations. The glory of our family depends on you." Ting Shuang also served as the general mobilizer before the war.

Ting Zhi took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and worked hard to prepare for the exam.

Time flies, and August is coming in a blink of an eye, and the day of the exam is here.

"No one asked me for ten years in the cold window, and I became famous all over the world in one fell swoop."

After studying hard for many years and sweating countless times, success or failure depends on it.

In order to prevent entrainment, the size and thickness of the inkstone, charcoal and cakes used by candidates, the materials used for kettle candle holders, and the style of brush baskets all have certain standards and requirements. Everything is ready.But Ting Shuang was more nervous than the examinees, so she had to re-check several times, including the name tags for the exam, filling in the floating tickets, and the supplies for the exam room. God said she had checked several times to make sure there was no problem before she was relieved. After three years of preparation, it would be bad at the last moment.

The entrance of the examination room is guarded by soldiers, and the examinees are very strictly checked before entering the arena. Even a single thing with words is not allowed to be brought in. Candidates can only enter the dormitory after tossing enough.

There are three exams, and once you enter, you can't come out, and you are not allowed to send messages to bring things. The family members of the candidates can only wait outside.Ting Shuang hangs around outside the examination room every day, worrying about Ting Zhi and Qin Shu's body whether she can survive these difficult days. The ancient scientific examination is more difficult than the modern college entrance examination.

Baoqi's exam went very well here, and both bow and horse fighting went very smoothly, as if playing, she accompanied Ting Shuang to wander around the exam room after the exam.

After finally getting out of the examination room, Ting Shuang and Tinghui waited outside the examination room early in the morning, waiting to welcome the candidates who had worked hard.Stretching his neck and waiting for a long time, he finally waited until Qinshu came out of the examination room. Seeing that his face was pale and his spirit was good, Ting Shuang Baoqi immediately surrounded him and asked this and that. , he is not in good health, he just read some books out of interest, this exam is also a try, he doesn't care much about the result.

There were many candidates' family members and friends around outside the examination room, and the mule cart was in a mess. Ting Shuang sent servants to take Qinshu back to his residence to rest, and continued to wait for Tingzhi, but he couldn't wait.

"There are so many people outside, maybe he didn't see us, did he go back to the compound?" Baoqi said.

Ting Shuang looked at the sky, the examination room was already empty and there was no sign of Ting Zhi, thinking that he might have gone back by himself, so she had to go back to her residence, but unexpectedly, Ting Zhi did not come back. It's all empty, didn't he come out?

"Is he too tired to faint in the examination room? I'll look for it." Baoqi said and ran back to the examination room.

Ting Shuang thought that such a high-intensity exam would indeed cause dizziness. Baoqi's status was unusual, and no one but him could knock on the door of the exam room again.

Unexpectedly, Baoqi came back after a while, but said that Tingzhi was nowhere to be found after searching the entire examination room.

Ting Shuang looked at the sky outside, it was completely dark, where else could he be if he wasn't in the examination room?Could it be that he was kidnapped by bad guys after leaving the examination room?Well, he's good looking, and it's possible he's been tied up by the bad guys.

"Don't worry, we'll look for it separately, and if we can't find it, we'll report it to the police." Bao Qi comforted him when she saw that his expression had changed from anxiety.Soon, several people sent out together with the servants of the Shen family to find someone.

Qin Shu was exhausted after taking the exam for several days, but when he heard that Ting Zhi was missing, he was too worried to rest, wondering where Ting Zhi would go?After much deliberation, Qin Shu's brain lit up, thinking of a place, and hurriedly ordered his servants to prepare a mule cart to go to Meng's old house.

On the Golden Wind Bridge, a thin figure crouched alone on the bridge, looking at the old house from a distance.

It was very dark, the moon was covered by clouds, and there was only a dim moonlight, and the figure could not be seen clearly, but when Qin Shu saw the figure, he decided it must be Tingzhi, and ran over quickly.

"Zhizhi, why are you here?" Qin Shu ran over, saw that he was fine, and sat beside him with some relief.

Tingzhi looked at the old house sadly, and said: "This is my former yard. My father and mother have lived there for more than ten years. My father came out of the countryside and worked hard for many years to earn a share of the family business. A fire wiped everything out, and the house was sold to someone else. My father’s greatest wish in life is for his son to be able to obtain fame and glory in the exams, but..."

Qin Shu was quick-witted and expected a little, so he put his arms around him: "What? Didn't pass the exam?"

"I'm really useless." Ting Zhi's tears flowed down her face.

"Don't say that. Although you have suffered some blows, what is it compared to the blows you suffered before when your family was destroyed? You didn't do well in the exam this time. Let's take the exam next time. Don't be sad."

Tingzhi cried even more sadly: "Once my family fell into ruin, my brothers worked hard to support my education, hoping that I could bring hope to this family. In my dreams, I always wanted to be admitted to an official position, proud of my family, and bought it back home. I have no face to go back, no face to face my brothers, as long as I go back, their hopes will come to naught, I dare not face them."

Qin Shu took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears.He persuaded in a low voice: "If you didn't pass the exam this time, you can take the exam again next time. You are still young, healthy, and have a brighter future. Why should you care about failing once?"

"Give me one more chance, I will definitely seize it, when I think of the disappointed eyes of my brothers..." Ting Zhi cried so much that she couldn't continue.

Looking at him, Qin Shu felt very uncomfortable. He held him in his arms, patted him on the back, and softly persuaded him: "It's not serious enough to die. You can get through it only if you live. All successful people have experienced it." A life of failure, a life without suffering, is not a real life in my eyes. Living in this world will experience more serious setbacks than this, if you can’t even bear this blow, how can you do it.”

Qin Shu seemed to be comforting a child, hugging him and patting him on the back. Ting Zhi felt a little better after being comforted by him.

"However, when I think of my brothers' hopes turned into disappointment, I feel uncomfortable. If I pass the exam and become an official, the last time my eldest brother was framed and his family property was confiscated will not happen."

"My brothers will be more worried if you are so sad. You definitely don't want to make them feel bad, right? Divide your sadness into mine, are you better?" Qin Shu took his hand. "Okay, let's go back."

Only then did Ting Zhi remember that he couldn't bear to see his brother's disappointed face, but forgot that he was hiding in the side and was sad. If they didn't go back so late, they must be very anxious.

Ting Shuang and Ting Hui wandered around in a hurry, and they were relieved when they saw that Ting Zhi and Qin Shu had returned safely, and hurriedly asked what was going on.

Ting Zhi lowered her head, not daring to look at them.

Qin Shu held his hand tightly and gave him an encouraging look.Tingzhi has the courage to face the difficulties bravely. Escaping is not the answer, and sooner or later she has to speak out.

"I failed the exam." Ting Zhi plucked up the courage to say something and then lowered her head, tears rolling in her eyes again.

Seeing that he was about to cry, Ting Shuang understood what was going on, and said comfortingly, "You didn't perform well this time, just take the test next time, it's okay, just eat something and have a good rest."

Ting Hui was puzzled: "Why didn't you pass the exam? Master Qi and Master Shen said that your level is good, and there is no problem in getting a place. Why did you fail the exam? What happened?"

"Okay, don't ask any more." Ting Shuang stopped him.

"I can't sleep if I don't figure it out." Ting Hui still wanted to figure it out, then turned to Ting Zhi and asked, "I'm not blaming you, I just wanted to figure it out. If you fail the exam, you must not pass?"

Ting Zhi said dejectedly: "I entered the examination room, I was very nervous, my hands were shaking, and I was sweating. On the last day, I started to have diarrhea, and I didn't finish the last paper."

Ting Hui completely lost hope, and imagined that the examiner's old eyes were dazzled, and he thought that even if his essay was not old enough, it might win him, but it was really useless if he didn't even finish the examination paper.

There was nowhere to vent his disappointment, and he vented it on the innocent examiner: "His grandma's dead examiner, why don't you extend the time so that someone can finish the paper."

"Nonsense, it's none of the examiner's business. There's no reason to extend the time for an examinee. Go to bed." After sending Ting Hui away, Ting Shuang advised Ting Zhi: "You were too nervous so you didn't perform well. Work harder next time." That’s enough, you’re still young, and you’re not afraid of failure when you’re young, so take it as an experience.”

Ting Zhi wiped away his tears, Qin Shu took him back to the room to wash his face and rest.Tingzhi soaked her face in the washbasin, washing away the endless tears, crying so sadly that she dared not speak out.

Ting Shuang sat alone in the courtyard, the cold moonlight shone like frost on the ground, Bao Qi walked over and sat beside him, and advised: "Don't be too disappointed, Zhizhi has done her best."

Ting Shuang sighed: "I'm not disappointed, I'm regretful, and it's all my fault."

"Why are you blaming yourself again? He didn't do well in the exam. What does it have to do with you?"

"Many people, including me, are putting pressure on him invisibly." Ting Shuang thought of the countdown to Dou Da posted on the wall at home, the constant encouragement from himself and others, the great expectations, and the general mobilization before the war. All turned into invisible pressure on Ting Zhi's weak shoulders, the more I thought about it, the more I regretted it, I really wanted to slap myself.

Baoqi understood what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Do you still remember the first time you and I went hunting with Uncle Zhang?"

"Remember, we met a wolf."

Baoqi recalled the past: "I think I have excellent archery skills, and I can shoot Xiangtou from a hundred paces away, but when facing a wild wolf that is close at hand and can launch a fatal blow at any time, I miss my aim. You said that this is because of psychological quality. The problem."

"Yes." Ting Shuang also recalled the past with him, "Uncle Zhang said that to practice archery, you must first train your mind. Only good archery without strong psychological quality is not enough. Later, you changed a lot. Facing wild wolves and tigers is very difficult. Calm down."

"Yes, psychological quality is very important in the face of tests. Your family Zhizhi is good at learning, but her psychological quality is not good, just like a delicate flower in a house, it can't stand the wind and rain, and it can't survive an exam. This setback, he will be tempered and will become stronger in the future. This is a good thing, you don't have to be sad and you don't have to blame yourself."

Now Baoqi's language skills of comforting people have also improved by more than a few levels. Hearing what he said, Ting Shuang felt a little more relaxed, and was ready to go back to sleep.

But when passing by Ting Zhi's house, I saw Ting Hui squatting at the door pulling her hair and sighing. Seeing them coming, she pointed to the door. Ting Shuang was puzzled, and put her ears on it. Frowning, she wanted to push the door in, but Bao Qi held him back, and whispered, "It's not a bad thing to let him cry."

Ting Hui said, "Shall we take him out to play tomorrow?"

Bao Qi said: "No, Qin Shu must have already arranged it, and I promise to help him."

Sure enough, the next day, Qinshu took Tingzhi to visit Daxiangguo Temple, visit the Dragon Pavilion, eat snacks, enjoy chrysanthemums, and had a great time.

Relieved, Ting Shuang lay on the bed with Bao Qi at night, and said, "Master Shen is really a good man."

"Yes." Bao Qi, who was next to him, agreed, "He is very good to Zhizhi."

"Yes."

"Did you understand what I mean?" Baoqi felt that he hadn't understood, got up and poked him, and said, "I said that he was very kind to Zhizhi, very kind, you don't mind? "