The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

three days later

The two carriages arrived at Lijia Village one after the other, and Shen Zijing and Su Yuan arrived.

"Zijing, A Yuan." Li Wen came out with the village chiefs to welcome Shen Zijing and Su Yuan, expressing their respect and welcome to Mr.After they greeted each other, Li Wen introduced them, "This is the head of our Li family village, and Li Zheng, you should have met."

"Yes, I've seen it before." The village head nodded hurriedly.

"Village Chief Li." Shen Zijing greeted Village Chief Li and Li Zheng with a smile.

It was not the first time for them to come to Lijia Village, but they had visited the village several times as guests at a friend's house before, and this time they were invited to be the teachers of the village school in Lijia Village.

"Mr. Shen, please come inside, Mr. Su." The village head and Li Zheng were very excited when they saw the arrival of the two gentlemen, and hurriedly invited them into the village.

The seats in the school are all ready, and the school in their village will officially start when the teacher arrives, and the children in the village can come to the school to study.The villagers in the village were very happy to see the arrival of the two gentlemen, so they almost crossed the road to welcome the arrival of the two gentlemen.

Li Wen personally brought Shen Zijing and Su Yuan to the small courtyard where they were provided to live.

The flowers and plants planted in the yard have already grown, and it is full of greenery.The room is spacious and bright, and all the bed cabinets and seats are ready, "Zijing, A Yuan, take a look, this is a place for you to live in, what do you think?"

"It's a nice place." Shen Zijing went into the house to have a look, but he didn't expect that Li Family Village could arrange such a nice courtyard for them.

They and Li Wen are not outsiders, they are good friends who have played together since they were young, otherwise they would not have been invited by Li Wen to come to Li Family Village as teachers.

Of course, this is only part of the reason. Another reason is that this place is suitable for them to study here, and being a teacher is just a matter of incident. Teaching children to read will not affect their reading. Prepare for the scientific examination three years later.

They can pass the provincial examination. Most of them have a good foundation. Whether they can pass the later general examination depends on their understanding.

In the past, Shen Zijing thought he was already very smart, but after he got to know Li Wen, he realized that in this world, there are heavens and people beyond people. He is better than those who are inferior to him, but he is far inferior to those who are better. .Knowing your own shortcomings is not terrible, just work harder to follow up in the future.

"It's enough for us to have a place to live. You also know that our home is in the town, so it's not convenient to go back?" Shen Zijing said with a smile.

It's only a carriage ride from Lijia Village to the town, and it's not too far away. They stayed here for the convenience of studying.

"That's right. If you need something, I'll get someone to bring it to you. You don't have to be polite to me." He will go to the capital in two days. Parents The matter is that he wants to take care of it, but he is powerless, so before he leaves, if he can arrange the affairs here, he will try his best to arrange it.

After they looked at the small courtyard, there was nothing missing in the house.

Shen Zijing asked the servants who came over to clean up the house, and they went outside to drink tea and talk a few words.

Li Wen talked to Shen Zijing and Su Yuan about his going to the capital. After going to the capital this time, it will take at least three years before he can return. He said to his two friends, "I will wait for you in the capital. You send me a letter in advance, and I will prepare a place for you to live in. When you arrive in the capital, remember to come and find me, we have been friends for so many years, whether it is now or in the future, we are friends."

He didn't want to go further and further away from his friends because of his high or low status.

He has made quite a few friends over the years, but when it comes to true bosom friends, there are actually not many.Being able to meet and get to know each other is their fate, and Li Wen hopes that their fate will continue, and persist for a lifetime.

"Yes, when we get to the capital, we will look for you." Shen Zijing understood Li Wen's meaning. He picked up the tea in front of him and said to Li Wen, "I will replace wine with tea. This cup is a toast to you." One cup, I wish you a smooth career in the future and every step of the way."

"Thank you." Li Wen picked up the teacup and said to Shen Zijing and Su Yuan, "I also wish you success in the scientific examination in three years' time."

"Okay." Shen Zijing replied.

This was their agreement, Shen Zijing and Su Yuan didn't go to the capital to take part in the test this time, they were three years behind, when they will go to the capital to take part in the test three years later, they will definitely meet again.

On this day, Li Wen arranged for Shen Zijing and Su Yuan to live in the courtyard behind the school.The villagers in the village knew that Mr. was coming. One family brought a chicken, another family brought a duck, and some people brought a bag of rice and a basket of vegetables. Everything filled the kitchen in the courtyard.

Seeing the pile of things in the kitchen, Shen Zijing suddenly felt a little dumbfounded.

Su Yuan standing behind had a slight smile on his face. He began to think that Lijia Village is a good place. The villagers here are very interesting. Maybe they will be teachers here in the next two or three years, maybe It's an interesting thing.

The seats in the school are all ready. Li Wen also asked someone to clean the blackboard and prepare the chalk for writing. Now the gentleman he invited has arrived. In two days, their school in Lijia Village will officially start. The villagers in the village sent their children to the school to study.

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Half a month passed quickly.

The days at home are leisurely and comfortable, time seems to pass in the blink of an eye, Li Wen has not recovered from the leisurely vacation, his vacation to visit relatives in his hometown is over, and he is about to go back and forth to the capital.

The day to leave home was approaching, his father and mother finally agreed to let him take his brother to the capital.After they went to the capital this time, he will go to the Hanlin Academy to work as an official. After entering the court as an official, he will work for the emperor. It is not certain when he will be able to come back in the future.

Parting is always accompanied by reluctance, and a mother is always reluctant to leave her child, but she can't stop the child from going further and on a higher road.

It is my mother's concern that my son travels thousands of miles.

"Sambo, you left home at a young age and went to study outside. Aniang failed to take care of you personally. Aniang has always felt ashamed of you." Sun Yi's eyes couldn't help but turn red. The year when the son left home, the younger son was just born and under one year old, so the eldest son has been studying abroad for so many years. Although she, the mother, was concerned about it, she never went to Nanyang to visit Ah Er once.

Only when the child comes back from afar every year can she, the mother, cook a bowl of soup for the child and take a look at the child.

"Aniang, don't say that, it's a child who is not filial. I haven't been able to honor you by the side of Aniang and grandma for so many years." Li Wen can understand his parents. With his grandma around, there are still a few workshops in the village that need to be managed. Otherwise, how could he have been able to study outside with peace of mind these years.

"Father, mother, don't worry, I can take care of myself outside alone, and brother will follow me to the capital, I will take good care of him, you don't need to worry about us." This time he will take his brother Going to the capital together, he has to take on the responsibility of being an older brother and take good care of his younger brother.

"Yes, Aniang knows that you will take good care of your brother. Your brother is still young, and Aniang and Adie can't accompany you to the capital. Your brother has a lot of things to worry about. Sambo, Aniang knows It has been difficult for you all these years, originally Aniang didn’t want your brother to follow you there, Aniang worried that you have worked too hard.” Sun Yi finally agreed with the elder son to take the younger son to the capital, she knew the elder son said That's right, it must be better for the youngest son to go to the capital than to be at home.

If it wasn't for the eldest son personally proposing to take the younger son to the capital, even if their parents would not dare to ask the elder son to take the younger son to the capital. Follow my brother to the capital.

Their eldest son was admitted to the first prize, and the younger son followed the older son. It was better to be taught by the older son himself than to stay in this small village and be with the husband and wife.If the youngest son is allowed to stay, it will delay the youngest son's life. They are afraid that the youngest son will resent them for being parents in the future.

"Auntie, don't cry, I'm outside, it's fine." Li Wen saw his Auntie's unstoppable tears, and his own eyes were a little red.Blinking his eyes, he stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on A Niang's face, but A Niang wiped more and more tears, Li Wen stretched out his hand to hold him in his arms, and comforted him, "A Niang, don't cry, we It’s not like I’m not coming back.”

"If you want to miss me and Brother, you can come to the capital to visit us with Father, Grandma and Uncle.

At some point, he was even taller than his aunt. He still remembered that when he was a child, he was held in aunt's arms, and now he held aunt in her arms.

Year after year, he has also grown up, and he has grown into a man of indomitable spirit, able to support his parents, protect his parents and relatives, protect this family, protect this village, this The place where he was born is his hometown, where there are his parents, brothers and relatives.

When he returned to the capital this time and became an official, he had to be careful with every step he didn't take in the future, because every step he didn't take would be related to his family and the future of the village.

"Wuwu, Auntie, I can't bear you." Li Haopeng saw Aunt crying, his eyes turned red, and big tears fell down, and he opened his mouth to cry loudly, and said as he cried, "Aunt , I will not leave with my brother, I will stay at home with you."

When the little son made such a fuss, the woman's tears stopped, and she took the little boy in her arms with red eyes, patted the little boy on the back lightly, coaxed the little boy to stop crying, and said, "What are you talking about?" Nonsense, you and your elder brother go to the capital to study, and when my mother and your father are free, I will go to the capital to visit you and your elder brother."

"Really?" Li Haopeng asked A Niang with snot and tears on his face and tears in his eyes.

"Yeah, it's not that you don't have a holiday when you study. When you have a holiday, my brother will send you home. When my father and mother are free, I will come to the capital to see us with my grandma and second uncle. At that time, we will take our parents and them to the capital to play around." Li Wen felt a little helpless when he saw his mother and younger brother crying so hard that they couldn't help themselves, since it's not like they won't see each other again, why they cried as if they were parting from life and death.

But he can still understand his father and mother's heart, knowing that they are reluctant to leave.Traveling far away in this era is too difficult. He has been away for so many years, running back and forth between the two places, and he has gradually gotten used to the days away from home. Because he knows that he will come back in the future, he has expectations in his heart.

After comforting his aunt and younger brother, Li Wen went to say goodbye to his grandmother, saying, "Grandma, you have to take care of your health. My grandson can't be filial in front of grandma. I hope grandma will forgive my grandson. This time grandson I will go to the capital to work as an errand, and I will come back to visit you when my grandson is free."

"Grandma can understand that Grandma's good grandson is the best. When you come back, come back and see Grandma." The old lady has been getting old year by year. She loves her eldest grandson the most. During the years when the eldest grandson was not with her, the old lady cared about her grandson very much.

Knowing that her grandson is going to be an official in the capital this time, the old lady is very happy about it, and of course she also feels reluctant to give up her grandson.

At this age, she didn't know when she would stretch her legs and leave. The old lady was very satisfied to see her grandson get the first prize. When she went to the underworld to see the dead old guy in the future, she would also be very happy. Their old Li family has an explanation.

"Well, grandma, don't worry, grandson will." Li Wen's throat was a little choked. Since he was a child, his grandma loved him the most. Over the years, he was studying outside, running back and forth, and every time he came back, his grandma loved him. It's a good grandson calling him a good grandson.

Obviously his younger brother was raised in front of the old lady, Li Wen knew that his grandmother loved him the most.

Knowing that his son was leaving, this time the eldest son was going to the capital with the younger son. Li Shanshan held back his tears. Men have their own way of doing things. He said to his son, "Dad, don't say anything." , as long as your journey to the capital is safe and smooth, when you get there, send a letter to your family to let them know how you are."

"What's the matter with you over there, if you are short of money, tell your family, Dad will send it to you.

"Father, don't worry, what can we do over there? I still have the silver you gave me last time. You don't have to worry about us. But you, Auntie, and grandma are at home, so take care of yourself. "Li Wen stepped forward and gave his father a hug, knowing that his father was also worried that they were outside.

Li Shanshan was hugged by his son, and the man looked a little embarrassed.

Before leaving, the carriage at the door was already waiting for them outside.

Zhao Xiangyi led his horse, and stood outside the door waiting for Li Liuyuan. Beside him was Xie Yunfei, and behind him were the soldiers he had brought. They were going to escort Li Liuyuan to the capital.

Li Wen took his younger brother out of the house and let the child get into the carriage.

After leaving the house, Li Wen's eyes turned red. He knelt down on his knees and kowtowed to his parents and relatives.Father Li and the village head went up to help the child one after another, saying, "I can't do it, I can't do it."

"Grandma, Dad, Mom, brother and I are leaving, take care." Li Wen bid farewell to his parents and family members one by one, as well as his second uncles, as well as the village chief and Li Wen. Yes, there are also the patriarch and the elders.

"You all went well."

"good.,,