The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

After such a commotion, they had no intention of eating anymore, so they simply separated.

Lu Xiuyuan didn't care what the old lady would do in the future, since the money came back anyway, in his hands, it was absolutely impossible for similar things to happen again.

It was past noon at this time, and he was already hungry, so he bought a few steamed buns on the side of the road and went shopping while eating. After walking for a long time, he finally found a cheap pen shop.

Now that the imperial examination has been decided, it is natural to prepare all the props needed.

At the pen shop, I spent [-] Wen to buy ten cheap Yanghao pens, and asked the boss to give me a chicken feather pen. The chicken feather pens were short and sharp, soft and weak, and I took them home just in time for Xiao Lian to follow her to learn to read.

When he got home, as soon as he entered the yard, he saw Mrs. Zhang and his sister-in-law embroidering handkerchiefs. He probably wanted to change some money to support the family.

He tactfully asked Mrs. Zhang to come to his room, then took out the 50 taels of silver from his pocket, put it in Mrs. Zhang's hand, and told the whole story again.

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but sighed, "I didn't expect that your cousin has a good personality."

Lu Xiuyuan agreed, "So reading is still useful."

Seeing Mrs. Zhang agreeing, she casually mentioned the matter of formally teaching Xiaolian to read. Mrs. Zhang quickly waved her hand, not very supportive.

"Erlang, since you have decided to continue the exam, you should put all your thoughts on the books. Xiaolian is not in a hurry to learn how to read, you can just wait."

Lu Xiuyuan said indifferently: "It doesn't take much effort to know one or two a day, and there will be a lot in a year."

Seeing Lu Xiuyuan's insistence, Mrs. Zhang couldn't say anything, "Then just look at the arrangement and don't delay your studies. It's good for the little girl to learn more."

After finishing speaking, she looked at the money in her hand again, and sighed: "Mother doesn't think you should tell your father about the money."

Lu Xiuyuan nodded, thinking of the difficult and eccentric old lady in the town, he hinted: "If this matter is not dealt with thoroughly, Dad will probably have another time."

Mrs. Zhang asked suspiciously, "Erlang, what do you mean?"

Lu Xiuyuan thought about it, if one day he was nominated on the gold list, his every move would be closely watched in the future, and in his hometown, if the old lady used his name and did something dishonorable, it would very likely implicate him!

What's more, those impeachers don't care what the real situation is, and they will be dragged into the water if they can. Therefore, he must act as soon as possible.

"Looking at the current situation, it's useless to divide the family. It's better to break off the relationship directly."

"What!" Zhang's eyes widened slightly, and he couldn't believe what he heard, "Erlang, are you serious?"

"Yes." Lu Xiuyuan's eyes were extremely serious.

Mrs. Zhang patted her chest, with a slight panic in her eyes, "Break off? Is it really possible? Will someone poke your spine and say we are unfilial? Mother never dared to think..."

Lu Xiuyuan took Zhang's hand, and slowly comforted him: "Mother, listen to me, if you keep kissing, when I become an official in the future, my grandmother will do bad things in my name, and then be caught by the opponents in the court. Losing an official position is considered light, and it is possible to lose one's head!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang was no longer afraid. What could be more important than her son?For Erlang's future, this relationship must be broken, but the headache is...

"Erlang, I understand what you mean, but if this matter is brought up by us, your grandmother will definitely not agree. If she accuses us of being unfilial, you don't have to take the imperial examination. What can we do in this way?"

Lu Xiuyuan signaled Mrs. Zhang not to worry, "It's okay, I have a way to get grandma to bring it up, mother, you just follow her when the time comes."

"Erlang really has a solution? It won't affect you, right?" Mrs. Zhang was a little worried.

Lu Xiuyuan thought for a while, "It doesn't affect me, I'll try it in a few days, the chance of success is quite high."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but praise: "Our Erlang is smart!"

Three watch lights and five watch chickens are when the boy is studying.

In the evening of dawn in winter, Lu Xiuyuan woke up at the end of the fifth watch, which is around five in the morning in modern times.

After waking up on the bed, she sat on the bed wrapped in a quilt and rested for a while, then quickly changed into clothes and went to the gate to wash up.

After winter, the weather was getting colder every day. After washing up, Lu Xiuyuan went back to his room to drink a glass of cold water, and then began to do stretching exercises in the yard.

He stretched out his muscles and bones first, then ran outside Hei Bulongdong and ran around the yard for a quarter of an hour, rested for a while, and then went back to the yard to play two sets of Wu Qinxi.

Lu Xiuyuan now wants to exercise his body. The imperial examination is a test of a person's physical fitness. Take the provincial examination he is going to take as an example. There are three sessions in total, and each session takes three days.

In that small and cramped room, everyone was allowed to eat, drink, and sleep, and they were not allowed to come out until the end of the exam.

How painful and unbearable, without a strong body, I'm afraid I won't be able to persevere.

After Lu Xiuyuan finished exercising, it was almost six o'clock in the morning, and the sky was slightly bright. He took out the writing brush he bought yesterday from his room, took a bowl of water, dipped it in the water, and practiced calligraphy on a smooth stone slab.

The font also needs to be practiced. Although the original main font is beautiful, it is too delicate but not strong enough. It may also be the reason why he can't write well, so he bought a Yanghao pen at a pen shop.

If you want to practice real skills in calligraphy, you still need to use a brush, because the brush is soft and difficult to control. It is best to exercise wrist and arm strength. This is also a way to hone your skills.

After half a bowl of water went down, Lu Xiuyuan's arm felt so tired that it didn't seem to be his own. After rubbing his arm, he couldn't help but sighed. It seemed that he had been slack recently, and his physical strength was so weak.

After resting for a while, he picked up his pen and continued to write. He didn't stop until dawn and the family members got up.

As soon as Mrs. Zhang opened the door, she saw Lu Xiuyuan rubbing his arms in the yard, and said with some distress: "Now it's late, Erlang can rest and practice calligraphy again?"

Lu Xiuyuan shook his head, "Time is precious, there's no reason to waste it." After speaking, he stood up and put all the things he had just used into the room.

The writing brush was hung up, the books on the table were neatly arranged, and Lu Xiuyuan took advantage of Zhang's cooking time to write a conversation book in a hurry.

All the money in their family now adds up to about 53 taels, except that he has to set aside 40 taels for the family's daily expenses. If he wants to live a good year in comfort, then remove another [-] taels, so that only [-] taels.

They are far away from the provincial capital. After the township has tried it, he probably won't have time to go home. It is very likely that he will go directly to the capital to take the test, so the 40 taels is far from enough.

So he can only work harder, earn more extra money, and put in more effort at this time, so that when he rushes for the exam, he won't have to work so hard.

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