The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

After passing through this dense forest, they finally found the source of the cooking smoke.

It was a small village hidden in the dense forest. Lu Xiuyuan roughly counted the houses, and there were only about [-] families living in the village.

He looked up at the sun, it was just noon, he looked at the wild boar on the third brother's back, maybe they could use this to exchange some food with the villagers.

The two walked into the village, and Lu Xiuyuan stopped at the first door at the entrance of the village.

Through the fence made of plants, one can vaguely see the woman inside cooking.

He stepped forward and knocked on the door twice.

When the people inside heard the movement, they hurriedly stopped what they were doing and came to open the door.

When the door opened, the woman saw two strangers standing outside, and each of them was carrying a wild boar with blood on their face.

It seemed that the visitor was not kind, and thinking that her husband hadn't come back from hunting, she hurriedly closed the door.

When Lu Xiuyuan saw that the situation was about to be closed, he quickly stretched out his legs to block the door, and explained carefully to the other party with a smile on his face.

I have to say that his eloquence is still good, just say that casually, the other party opened the door to welcome them in, and even felt distressed for what happened to them.

After successfully entering the farmer's house, the other party was also kind and honest, and even put out the lunch he had just made to share.

After eating and drinking enough, Lu Xiuyuan began to inquire about the news with the other party, and when he learned that this was a small village not far from the provincial capital, he was instantly overjoyed.

Then he pointed to the third brother and asked the woman if she had seen such a man?Do you know which village it is from?

The woman had never been out, so of course she didn't know, and when her husband came back from hunting in the evening, he couldn't tell.

Lu Xiuyuan just gave up.

It's better to wait for the third brother to recover his memory before looking for his family.

After a relaxing sleep at the farmer's house, Lu Xiuyuan asked him about the way to the provincial capital.

Following the route planned by the other party, they first went to the town, then to the county, and finally rode in a carriage for a day, and successfully arrived at the provincial capital.

Linjie Province is one of the famous big provinces in the north, but it is famous for its abundant food crops, and it is a famous granary, not an imperial examination.

When Lu Xiuyuan and the others arrived, it happened to be the middle of July, and there was only half a month left before the provincial examination.

As August approached, there were scholars everywhere in the provincial capital, and all the inns, large and small, were almost full.

He looked at this scene in amazement, why so many people came?Are there no floods in other places?

In the end, he passed by the teahouse and heard the scholars inside talking about the flood, so Lu Xiuyuan managed to clear up the confusion.

It turned out that these people rushed over in May and June, just to get familiar with the environment in advance and prepare for the exam.

And for a scholar as embarrassed as he is, he seems to be the only one in the whole provincial city.

After leaving the teahouse, Lu Xiuyuan took his third brother to search around the provincial capital, but they didn't find any of Tian Si's guards, so they probably haven't arrived yet.

Instead of wasting time, he found a banknote of 100 taels in a remote alley, and accompanied by his third brother, he went to the bank to exchange it.

After exchanging the money, Lu Xiuyuan went to look for a place to stay. Since they were late for this meeting, some rooms with higher cost performance had already been reserved by others.

Now there are only some cheap firewood houses left, or the high-end houses with high prices.

He definitely couldn't bear to sleep in a firewood room in this weather, so they simply came to a Zhegui Inn with a slightly remote location.

"What? An ordinary room costs one tael a day?!"

Lu Xiuyuan was frightened, such a remote small inn dared to charge such a price.

The waiter at the door smiled and said, "Actually, compared with other stores, the price of our store is relatively close to the people."

Hearing this, he couldn't help but click his tongue: "One tael of silver is enough for ordinary people's expenses for more than half a year. How dare you say that this price is affordable?!"

Counting the few days of the township examination, he can stay for a month, and the 30 taels of silver will be gone immediately. It hurts to think about it!

Hearing such a question, the little girl was not annoyed, and continued to sell to Lu Xiuyuan: "Our store is not only affordable, but also specially arranged a dozen spies to squat in the city to inquire about the news. In addition to broadcasting the latest information about the rural examination to you every morning In addition, we will also provide the information of other well-known candidates in Fucheng, so that you can better understand your opponents..."

Well, it even provides gossip...

Hearing this, Lu Xiuyuan actually made him a little moved, but thinking that it is not easy for his family to earn some money, even if he has a lot of money on him now, he is reluctant to waste it like this.

So I took my third brother to visit several other inns, but after inquiring, it was not as good as this Zhegui inn.

Lu Xiuyuan touched his nose, and returned to the first inn in despair.

The waiter in the shop inside was very understanding and didn't mention what happened just now, but welcomed them in enthusiastically.

"Guest officer, how many days do you want to stay?"

Lu Xiuyuan calculated the time, and he will stay here for more than 30 days.

"Let's set it for a month."

He handed the money to Xiao Er, and then ordered: "First, bring a bucket of hot water over, cook a few signature dishes along the way, and then buy two ready-made clothes that match the size of our two brothers, and the rest will be used as running expenses."

Xiaoer took the silver and weighed it, and immediately smiled: "Okay! Guest officer upstairs, please~"

After they washed up and were full of wine and food, Lu Xiuyuan found a pen, ink, paper and inkstone beside him, and began to write inscriptions and practice calligraphy by himself.

He has been running around all this time, not to mention writing articles, he has no time to practice calligraphy.

Now that there is still some time before the exam, he has to do more practice quickly and strive to enter the exam state as soon as possible.

However, the inn's free pen and ink was really difficult to use. Lu Xiuyuan picked up the thin paper and frowned slightly when he saw the ink stains printed on the second paper.

The third brother next to him has been leaning on the chair after eating, squinting his eyes and staring at this side.

After the other party noticed Lu Xiuyuan's expression, he stood up and came to his side.

"What happened to brother Yuan?"

He pointed to the ink stain on the second piece of paper: "This ink is not smooth to use, and the paper is too thin. We will go out and buy new ones in a while."

The third brother nodded half-understanding: "If it doesn't work well, we'll replace it with a new one."

"Yeah." Lu Xiuyuan responded, "But we can't waste it, let's finish writing this bit of paper first..."

The ink is not good and the paper is too thin, so what is it?As long as you can write.

After all, accommodation is so expensive, how can you let go of the place where you can squeeze the wool?

After the third brother nodded, his attention was gradually attracted by Lu Xiuyuan's hand holding the pen. After staring at it for a while, he suddenly pointed out a question to him.

"Brother Yuan, you are holding the pen wrongly, you should hold it like this..."

The other party stretched out his hand and helped him adjust his position: "This way the written words will be smoother, and you won't be tired even if you write for a long time..."

Lu Xiuyuan was caught off guard by the opponent's actions, and after he was led to write a few words, he finally came to his senses.

"Third brother, you can also read?!"

The other party blinked innocently: "Huh? What's wrong?"

Lu Xiuyuan was a little surprised for a moment. At first he thought that the third brother was just an ordinary citizen, but after the wild boar incident, he found that the third brother was very good at manual labor and knew some field knowledge.

Just when he thought the other party was just a hunter, now he finds out that the third brother can still read!

This is very remarkable, especially after Lu Xiuyuan tried it, and after the other party taught him that the movements were indeed more useful, he couldn't understand the real identity of the third brother.

The author has something to say: yawn, sleepy, working overtime every day, and fired the boss after two days