Survive in the world of Red Mansions

Lin Rui's life has not changed much because of getting married. He is still newly married and newly married, but his daily study has not stopped. Lin Rui doesn't want to participate in the coming spring.

As far as Lin Rui is concerned, I don't know if it is because of his nature, except for his father, he is indifferent to everyone else, or because he is already in his 30s in two lifetimes, and it seems that it is difficult to have that kind of strong emotion after living until now.Lin Rui sometimes thinks about himself, maybe it is because he is old, and his mentality is naturally different from those who get married in their teens. For him, getting married is just a necessary process in life, without those real passion of young people.

Although Lin Rui has been here for a long time, he doesn't know much about the relationship between other people's husband and wife. When Lin Daiyu got married a few years ago, when he saw Xu Jingzhi, he felt that he should be very excited.It was the same when Sanchao returned home. At that time, he looked at Xu Jingzhi's eyes at Daiyu, the kind of tenderness, affection, and even petting. To be honest, Lin Rui was really surprised.Before they got married, these two people could be regarded as strangers. Even though Xu Jingzhi often gave some gifts to Lin Daiyu through his hands at that time, in his mind, this was just a kind of etiquette. Among the engaged and unmarried couples, the man It should be done.

It is also because of this that Lin Rui often sent some gifts to the palace after the two families were formally engaged, but when it comes to liking or falling in love, it is obviously impossible. Introduction, how could there be any other feelings, it's just a gentleman plot of a man, a kind of etiquette.

Lin Hai and his son finally don't have to worry about the affairs of the inner house anymore. It is really a good thing that they can finally let go of these trivial matters in the mansion.As long as Li Jingya manages the Lin family's inner house and human relationship well, it seems that at present, there are some deficiencies in other aspects. As long as it is not too much, Lin Rui feels that she can accept it. Anyway, he didn't have much expectation for marriage. There are no too high requirements, it is enough to take care of the Lin family's back house.

There is no doubt that Li Jingya is a beauty, and a well-educated beauty with a noble family background, but even so, for Lin Rui, not to mention that he has seen many beauties in previous lives, and there is an upcoming test, Even if Lin Rui thinks that he has learned well, he has to deal with it carefully, so he really doesn't have much mood to put his mind on falling in love with the little princess every day.

The triennial Spring Festival finally kicked off again in the capital. After last year's autumn, the candidates who stood out in the rural examination also came to the capital early, and once again made a big contribution to the service industry of the capital. .At the beginning of the founding of the country, not to mention the fame of juren, even those with the title of scholar could enter the officialdom. However, this dynasty has been passed down for more than a hundred years, and there are too many juren produced every three years. Entering an official career, if you want to go further, without a Jinshi title, it may be much more difficult than others.

Now, Juren's fame may be able to shine in the local area, and he said that if someone helps or has capital in his family, he might be able to find an official position that has not been passed away or even a jjj rank, but if he wants to go further, Then you still have to participate in the three-year examination and get good results in the general examination held by the Ministry of Rites in the capital.

The new session of the examination has finally arrived in the tense atmosphere of the entire Lin family. Of course, the whole family definitely does not include the parties Lin Rui and Lin Hai and his son. Lin Hai trusts his son, Lin Rui himself It is self-confidence in one's own level. It is not in vain to persist in learning for more than ten years.

It is obviously convenient to live in the capital to participate in the examination, and you don't have to worry about the fatigue of the journey. Sailors are not satisfied, and they have to worry about accommodation when they come to the capital. just fine.

Because the Lin family is not far from the Gongyuan, they will try this day. Lin Rui just got up earlier than usual. After getting up, seeing Li Jingya also got up, he persuaded, "It's still early, everything was packed yesterday. Come on, don't get up, I'll go out and do some activities," and said to Ruyi who just came in and stood by to wait on his wife, "You inform them to prepare hot water now, and I will take a shower later."

After Lin Rui went out, Ruyifang said to Li Jingya, "Isn't my uncle going to have an exam today? Why aren't you in a hurry?!"

The little girl next to her smiled and said, "This shows that my uncle is sure, so I am not in a hurry."

"Pearl, tell the kitchen to prepare the breakfast quickly, and it will be served later. Your husband will use it later, so it's better to go out earlier."

Those who came to take the exam all had the mentality of rushing early rather than late, and they felt more confident when they got there early, so when Lin Rui came to a place not far from the Gongyuan, he only saw the traffic in front of him, the crowds were surging, and there was no way for the car to come back. moved on.

Seeing this, Lin Rui said to the butler, "Uncle Lin, this car is not easy to move forward, you can take the people back, I'll just walk over."

Lin Zhong also saw the situation outside, and saw that Lin Rui was about to go out, so he said to the people who followed: "Xiaobao, Gan Song, you go with the uncle, be smart and wait for the uncle, don't let people crowd look at the uncle."

Lin Rui walked forward slowly following the flow of people in front of him, and at the same time looked at these candidates for the exam with great interest.Although Lin Rui did not participate in the next year's general examination because of his age after the last provincial examination, but even after three years, Lin Rui looked very young among these examinations.There are occasional gray-haired old men who take part in the hospital examination, not to mention this test, you can see them from time to time, but the most of them are in the age group of thirty or forty, and there are very few people like Lin Rui .

The candidates who participated in the examination have continued until now. There are four to five thousand participants in each session. Every candidate must be inspected when entering the Tribute Court. All four to five thousand people have been searched, and it is not a short period of time. It can be completed, and the inspection of the general examination is stricter than that of the courtyard and the township.There is always a sequence for such a long search and inspection, and each session of the examination is held in February and March in the spring. At this time in the capital, especially in the early morning, the weather is quite cold. Standing in the cold in unlined clothes It's absolutely uncomfortable to blow those hours.

It is precisely because of this that all candidates who take the exam hope to advance to the Gongyuan. For the sake of fairness, the order of entering the Gongyuan is determined by drawing lots from the masters from all over the country. I am lucky to be the first to enter. If it is not good for Tixue adults, I am sorry, then the local students can only be ranked behind others, and they think they are unlucky.

The students in the capital were lucky, they entered the examination room in third place, because all the candidates from Shuntian Mansion were queuing up at one place, and Lin Rui also met several students from the previous year, including Luo Jianye from the Imperial College, and the two of them lined up When we arrived, we followed the flow of people forward, talking in low voices together.

Lin Rui walked to the front and saw that the search and inspection of this test was really strict compared with the township and courtyard tests, and there were some guards in full armor standing next to them, which made some Juren students with poor mental quality became nervous.Lin Rui waited in line for more than half an hour, and finally waited for the inspection. Anyway, everyone was searched very strictly, everyone was the same, and Lin Rui didn't feel that there was anything wrong or embarrassing.

The little official who searched turned Lin Rui's examination basket upside down, and even the cooking cakes in it were scratched back and forth with a knife by the little official, fearing that there might be some note in it.In order to prevent plagiarism in the exams, the exams were only allowed to wear single clothes to take the exam. Later, it was really considered that the weather was warm and cold every spring, especially in the morning and evening. Many of these exams were frail scholars, and it was difficult to withstand the cold. It was only a little bit better when the Holy Majesty granted him permission to wear a felt cloak later.

After the search was completed, Lin Rui followed the little official in front to his examination room, stood in front of it and looked it up a bit, but it was only one foot square, close to the innermost bed, facing the outer table. There is an oil lamp and a brazier on the ground, which is not much different from the township courtyard.

Lin Rui came in relatively early as a candidate from Shuntian Mansion, and there were still many candidates waiting to be checked. Lin Rui thought that there would be some time before the official start of the test, so he took the opportunity to wipe the test booth up and down with the rag he brought , the black quilt on the bed was also rolled up and piled aside. After finishing all this work, I sat down and began to wait slowly.

When the gong of the Gongyuan sounded, Lin Rui guessed that it would be Si time anyway. The guards standing in front of each examination room closed each wooden fence and buckled the chains, so that no one could get in or get out.A small official carried the test papers, and the assistant chief examiner followed behind, distributing the test papers one by one.Candidates are not allowed to bring in any paper, so this roll is not only filled with test papers, but also high-quality case paper, even a stack of draft paper.

The general examination is the same as the rural examination, it is also divided into three sessions, but the difference between the general examination and the rural examination is that you can only leave the Gongyuan after completing all three examinations. These reference students are not only a test of intelligence, but also a test of endurance and physical strength. A big test.

I got the reel for the first round, three questions and three policy theories, none of which were some uncommon questions I found specially. There is a lot of time for a three-day exam, so Lin Rui feels that there is no need to worry at all, just take your time up.

So when many candidates were writing and writing, Lin Rui closed his eyes and meditated. When it was almost lunch time, he ate some pancakes with clear water, and closed his eyes for a while in the afternoon. I wrote down what I thought in the morning on the paper, checked it carefully, and changed some places. I didn’t find any words and sentences that should be avoided, so I started to transcribe. into the reel.

Early in the morning of the second day, Lin Rui washed himself with the fresh water sent by the Gong Yuan, and he was not in a hurry to start doing the questions. Do more, and stop when you feel a little hot on your body. This is not like being at home, where there are people waiting behind you at all times, and hot water is already prepared for your own use.

The guards who got up early and patrolled looked at Lin Rui's movements with curiosity on their faces. Although it was not good to stand in front of the door all the time, they definitely patrolled in front of Lin Rui's test booth a few more times.Lin Rui ignored these people, even if many people looked at him, he didn't care. These nine days were not easy, and he tried his best to follow his habits in the mansion. As for what others thought, he really didn't care about it.

Lin Rui has been insisting on the strategy of stereotyped essays like this for many years. He writes every day, and the more he writes, the faster the speed will naturally be.Because I already had a rough draft in my mind, I finished the remaining two questions the next day. After careful inspection, I finally checked the name and place of origin and the like, and confirmed again and again that there was no problem. Put these into the roll and put them aside, ignore it, and sit in the test booth by yourself to meditate.

On the third day, after noon, most of the examinees had already packed up the scrolls, and when the application time came, the gong sounded, and the little officials in the tribute courtyard came to collect the scrolls.As for the unfinished ones, I can only blame my own level, and begging will not help, so I can only wait until the next session.

Three exams, a total of nine days, by the time they finally appeared, almost all of the students who took the exam were unkempt and embarrassed.Lin Rui took the basketball test ahead of time and walked out with the flow of people. After meeting a few acquaintances and saying hello, he didn't stop much, and went straight out of the Gongyuan.

The outside of the tribute courtyard was the same as when they entered the arena. There was still a lot of traffic and crowds, even more than the people who entered the arena that day. Many candidates' book boys and servants were waiting in front of the tribute courtyard early, waiting for their families.Lin Rui saw that many candidates walked out of the tribute courtyard with the help of others. He also saw that some candidates were supported by their family members who came to pick them up. Those who fell to the ground and were immediately dragged into the car by their family members to seek first aid from a doctor, all kinds of situations, and so on.

It's really rare for someone like Lin Rui to walk out of the Gongyuan easily by himself, and his face remains rosy, but it's Lin Rui's displeasure that makes people afraid to approach him.

Lin Zhong also took a few people to wait outside the tribute courtyard. When he saw Lin Rui coming, he wanted to show it, but not to mention that the uncle has always disliked people getting close to him. He just took Lin Rui's test basket, "Master, there are too many people here, and the car can't get in. It's parked in some places in front, sir, will you come back now?"

"Go back!"

Li Jingya also had someone prepare hot water and food, just waiting for Lin Rui to return home.

After returning home, Lin Rui persisted in washing himself from top to bottom, and then ate something, before falling into sleep before his hair was dry.