The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

After thanking the old beggar and giving him another jar of wine, Lu Xiuyuan returned to the yard in a happy mood.

The weather was hot today, and the two of them sat under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree for dinner. When he washed his hands and served the table, he was surprised to find that the food on the table had improved.

In the past, the bird's nest was only available in the morning, but now there is an extra bowl in the afternoon. In the evening, there are usually six dishes, but now it has been doubled and turned into twelve dishes.

Looking at the double chicken, double fish and stewed beef on the table, Lu Xiuyuan couldn't help asking questions.

"Why are so many dishes suddenly added? We can't finish it."

Shi Yunchen just wiped his hands clean, clapped his hands and sat next to him with a smug smile on his face: "It's not that the lobby brother came here to make a fuss, today I went to cause a little trouble for the other party, and by the way Stuffed things up and said something, and that's it."

Lu Xiuyuan thought that his cousin was tall and burly, plus he had a sinister mind and was not easy to get along with. He has been going out these days, and it seems that it is not good to leave the young master alone at home.

"The affairs of these big families are too troublesome. Why don't we wait two days to celebrate your grandmother's birthday, and then we can move out."

Shi Yunchen paused for a while, and said with a puzzled expression: "Why do you want to move? I just had fun living here."

"Huh? What's the fun?" Lu Xiuyuan asked.

Hearing this, the other party put down their chopsticks and said with a smile: "I discovered a secret these two days. Don't think this is my family, but it's actually poorer than you imagined. The whole family's assets are not as rich as my elder brother."

He glanced at the food on the table, a little confused, isn't this food very good?

"This is all a superficial illusion, and it was all propped up by the housekeeper's aunt, in order to celebrate my grandmother's birthday in two days, to invite more officials and wives over for dinner, and by the way, introduce the cousins ​​who have not left the court in the mansion. Let’s do it, so we can find a rich husband-in-law.”

Lu Xiuyuan thought of the discussions he heard from the girls when he came here on the first day, "Isn't there something like that, Mr. Jiang's second son?"

"How can it be done by just one Jiang family?" Shi Yunchen curled his lips, "The family's expenses are so high, and all the girls are married off, so they can barely maintain their turnover."

Ah, the big family is really complicated, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

When Shi Yunchen thought about what happened at noon today, he felt annoyed.

"It's been so long, I can count on seeing that old woman today," the young master said angrily, "Aren't they good friends? When the old woman was polite to me at noon, I directly explained the dining standards at home, and I must treat them well." .”

Lu Xiuyuan looked at the sumptuous dinner on the table, swallowed, and then doubled the food?

"Hmph, besides eating, there are also a cup of bird's nest in the morning and evening, and six or seven snacks at noon. Such a big family can't afford it, right?"

Shi Yunchen picked up the bowl and took a sip of the bird's nest, then smacked his lips, "I'm just so excited, my aunt and the others can't take it anymore."

"So we can't go yet. Even if we celebrate our birthday, we have to eat and drink here. We will stay until the end of your test, just to see how they are desperate for face and suffering, and to vent our anger by the way."

After drinking the bird's nest, the other party expressed his thoughts at the end: "This quality is average, not as good as the one brought by the elder brother."

Seeing the happy look of the young master, Lu Xiuyuan laughed, and simply let him go, anyway, he didn't care about these things.

In the early morning of the next day, Lu Xiuyuan got up and had breakfast to get ready to attend the lecture.

Now that he wants to improve his article, he urgently needs other people's comments, or listen to other people's opinions, and he will definitely benefit a lot.

Before, he just suffered from the fact that there were many powerful people in the capital, and he was not familiar with this place, and he didn't want to use up the recommendation letter that Dr. Xu gave him before, so he didn't want to use it casually, so he delayed it.

This time, through the mouth of the old beggar, I knew that there was a great Confucianist giving a lecture, and I didn't have the time to care about why the other party gave the lecture.

I just don't know if this Mr. Wu is the Mr. Wu that Dr. Xu mentioned earlier.

Lu Xiuyuan changed his clothes and searched all the way according to the address given by the old beggar. The address of this lecture is in an academy near Taixue. When he arrived, it was not too early, and there were already more than a dozen people sitting there. up.

He chose an inconspicuous place to sit down, and then quietly acted like a quail, secretly listening to the chats of the students around him, to see if he could hear some useful information.

Through the gossip of the people around him, Lu Xiuyuan probably pieced together the purpose of Mr. Wu's teaching.

Because the second prince is in the limelight now, most of the younger generation of students in the academy have been wooed, and there are only a few old people left in the court to guard the first prince's faction. Now Master Wu is giving lectures to win over talents.

Hurry up to answer students' problems before the exam, so that if the other party passes the exam successfully, they will have to accept it, and even if they are not from the First Prince's side, they will not help the Second Prince's side in the future.

Those who can study in Taixue are basically rich and powerful families, and then there are elites who are recommended by the provinces, and the sources of news are generally reliable.

Lu Xiuyuan didn't care about the camps in those people's mouths. He had heard the general talk about the situation in the court before. Since he and the second prince's Zhao family were at odds with each other, it didn't matter if he came to the first prince's class. .

After thinking about these things, he looked around, and now it's been a cup of tea since he came here, and there are still a dozen or so people in the room, so it seems that the number of people should be like this today.

Before waiting for a while, Master Wu, who was known by everyone, came to the front wearing a dark uniform. The moment the other party appeared, everyone in the room stopped talking consciously and looked forward.

Master Wu didn't talk nonsense, and directly started to explain the test questions of the previous township examination.

Lu Xiuyuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, isn't this just a sleepy offer of pillows? !What a coincidence!It's really worthwhile for him to come this time!

When the other party began to explain the first interception question, he withdrew his mind and devoted himself to Mr. Wu's explanation and analysis.

After finishing the lecture on the topic of the township examination, the other party began to analyze the strategy and theory again. Mr. Wu articulated clearly and used appropriate words, and he was still humorous during the lecture. Lu Xiuyuan listened eagerly for knowledge.

After the other party finished all the questions, they began to find someone in the room to come on stage to explain their own ideas and answer ideas, brainstorming, and better expand their knowledge.

Lu Xiuyuan saw Mr. Wu's gaze constantly patrolling among a dozen of them, so he quickly lowered his head in fright. He was afraid that he would be displeased if he was found out during class, so it's better not to let the other party see such unfamiliar Face.

Fortunately, he is not the only one in the room who is so nervous. When other people see Mr. Wu saying this, they will inevitably cringe a little. They have written their thoughts on the paper, so why stand up and speak out loudly? In order to avoid eye contact, Most of the people bowed their heads.

Seeing that everyone dared not go up, Mr. Wu sighed inwardly, so he had no choice but to call his students by name.

"Shen Congzhi, come up and talk about your thinking on solving the problem."

Hearing this name, Lu Xiuyuan couldn't help but look up at that person. Isn't this the Shen Congzhi from Class C that the lobby brother mentioned earlier?The other party's essays for this township examination are still in his hands.

Shen Congzhi got up and came to the steps, and began to explain his thoughts on the topic of the rural examination on the stage.

Lu Xiuyuan had studied the other party's article, and now he was explaining the idea of ​​solving the problem in front of him, so he quickly sat up and listened carefully.

After the other party finished speaking, his understanding of the article has deepened a lot, and he quickly wrote down his experience with a pen.

As the saying goes, a good memory is not as good as a bad pen. Don't look at his clear thinking now. If he doesn't write it down while it's warm, his brain will forget it after a while, and it won't be easy to remember.

After Shen Congzhi finished speaking, Master Wu added a few other ideas based on the other party's answer.

But the writing brush is really a bit slow, he was thinking that if there is such an activity next time, he must steal the young master's eyebrow pencil and use it.

This lecture lasted for two hours, it was already past noon, but Lu Xiuyuan was not hungry yet, he was excited to listen to the lecture now.

Fortunately, at the end of the day, Mr. Wu said that he would come back tomorrow, and this lecture would last about four or five days, which was really good news for him.

After the lecture was over, Lu Xiuyuan waited for most of the people to leave before bowing his head and leaving. When he returned to the courtyard, he locked himself in his room without having any snacks at noon and began to sort out the knowledge in today's class.

After combing, he came to Shi Yunchen's yard sweating profusely and began to knock on the door.

Nan Xing opened the door, and the person inside said in a helpless tone, "I was surprised, what's wrong with you?"

When Lu Xiuyuan entered the room, he said anxiously, "Achen, find out your eyebrow brush and let me use it."

"Huh? What do you want that for?" The other party was puzzled, but he still found it for him at the dressing table next to him.

"Look at these types, which one do you want to use?"

He stared at the large piece of Luozidai in front of him, and there were several processed Tongdai and Luodai beside him.

Well, seeing that they are all a bit small after processing, he was a little afraid that he would not be able to write. After thinking for a while, he reached out and touched the piece of snail, "Give me some of this."

Then the young master watched Lu Xiuyuan take Luo Zidai with a dazed expression, cut off a long piece with a dagger, and stuffed the remaining half of it into his hand. ! ! !

This is the treasure that his elder brother found for him with great difficulty!

"Lu Erlang!!"

Shi Yunchen took the big half of the snail and chased Dai out: "Stop!"

The author has something to say: the young master doesn't have thrushes, and that Luo Zidai simply puts on a good-looking show to show off his wealth.

The result was ruined by Lao Gong.

Lu Xiuyuan: Don't hit me, I just got dizzy from studying.