A little sweet through the fragrant

The general examination is the same as the provincial examination. It is the first test for admission, the second test in three days, and the third test in three days.

On the day of the exam, there were few noisy people on the streets of Kyoto, and the "creak" sound of the wheels pressing on the stone road was as clear as ears, making it even more lonely.

Yuncheng and Cunyin went back in the carriage, and Yuanyuan was already up when they got home.

At this time, the candidates in the hall should have also got the first question, and they can start the exam.

Yuncheng's nervousness and anxiety have been reduced a lot compared to before, and when the day comes, he still needs to divert his attention.

His way of decompression is to write and draw. It just so happened that the tailor shop was busy saving money a while ago, and the new storybook he prepared has been in the conception stage, and now he can start writing.

Because of thinking for too long, the content is meticulous, and the writing is very smooth. On the contrary, the speed of hand has become the biggest obstacle.

In the past few days of the exam, the weather is not good.mountain; with.Three; evening.

There will be one or two light snowfalls in Fucheng in February, and then dragging into spring.

The colder it is in Kyoto, the more snow falls.

When it snows, Yuncheng can't calm down to write a manuscript.

He went out to breathe, and when the thick cotton curtain covering the door was lifted, the cold air made him shiver, and he couldn't imagine how Ye Cunshan would endure in the examination room.

I can only be thankful that I will try to pack food and drink, and there is enough hot water.

This year I bought a hand stove for Ye Cunshan to bring, so that my hands can be kept warm.

After standing outside for a while, Aunt Pingzhi came to urge him to enter the house.

Cunyin also came out after hearing the commotion, took the embroidery pattern and sat next to Yuncheng, "It's okay, the padded coat I made for elder brother is thick, and the outer coat can be used as a quilt when you take it off, he has a good body and can resist freezing."

Yun Cheng could only nod his head, counting the days with his fingers, feeling that it passed quickly.

Enter on the ninth day of the ninth day, take the second test on the [-]th day, and finish the test by the [-]th day, which is the day after tomorrow.

The snow is heavy, relatives do not move around, and the family lives with the door closed.

Yuanyuan's fourth birthday coincided with her father's exam, so she only ate small cakes this year.

After she came to the capital, she got used to Ye Cunshan's study abroad, and she was very stable in this exam, hugging the dog and the rabbit every day, having a good time.

Yuncheng wanted to keep an eye on her homework, so Yuanyuan wrote four words to him every day, and put them in the notebook together as a souvenir.

She is a little baby who attaches great importance to appearance. When I open the book, there is a big gap between her and Ye Cunshan's handwriting. She frowns every time she sees her. When her hands are warm, she will write a few more words with a charcoal pencil to practice. .

This habit is quite good, Yun Cheng wrote it down for her, and told Ye Cunshan after the exam.

On the afternoon of the fifteenth day, Lu Ying and Cheng Wenjie came to their home and asked if they wanted to take the exam together.

This is of course the way to go.

Don't take the child with you, let Yuanyuan wait at home.

Yuncheng changed boots with Cunyin, put on a hat, wrapped around a cape, and got into the carriage.

Cunyin saw that Lu Ying was riding a horse, so he talked to him, "Cousin, if you want to ride a horse, can you ride Weifeng? It has been kept at home for too long, and it hasn't been out since it came to Kyoto."

Lu Ying asked where the stables were, and Cunyin wanted to get out of the carriage to take him there, but Wen Gu grabbed the job, "It's over here."

If someone shows you the way, you don't have to go to deposit silver.

Cheng Wenjie knocked on the car window, and Chu Yin opened the curtain.

Cheng Wenjie pointed at the horse below him with a whip, "Why didn't you ask me to ride it?"

Cuyin was puzzled, "The prestige was given by my cousin."

Yuncheng said to Cheng Wenjie, "Get in the carriage, it's cold outside."

Cheng Wenjie didn't tell them, and drove his horse forward for a while, silently refusing.

When the four of them went to the Gongyuan, someone from the Cheng family had already arrived there early.

In the previous exams, Ye Cunshan would hand in the papers in advance, and usually came out when the door opened for the second and third rounds, but today it is strange, there are wave after wave of outsiders, and they are waiting in the carriage. No one came out.

Cheng Wenhao was the first batch to come out. It was cold, and he suffered from the cold inside. The servants brought him a cloak and hand stove, and he was also shivering.

In this case, he had to go back first, and two people came to pick him up, and Cheng Wenjie left with him.

Yun Cheng called Lu Ying again, "Cousin, why don't you sit in the carriage for a while? It's cold outside."

Lu Ying didn't go, "It's coming soon."

Cunyin was still muttering: "I don't seem to see Du Zhichun and Xie Yanqing coming out today."

There are many candidates, many people who take the test, and the roadside stalls are crowded, and it is hard to identify when it is crowded.

They occupied a good seat, and they could hear the names called by the test takers in front. Except for Cheng Wenhao, they didn't hear the names of other acquaintances.

He came as soon as he said anything, and when the door opened again, Du Zhichun and Xie Yanqing came out.

Du Zhichun made a high profile and invited someone to pick him up, and all the bees were full of his name.

Lu Ying called people over, Du Zhichun heard that they were here, and brought Xie Yanqing along.

Xie Yanqing had no one to take the exam this time, and in this area of ​​the capital, his family members were not around, so he kept everything simple and kept a low profile.

When the people arrived here, Yuncheng and Cunyin got off the carriage, introduced each other, exchanged greetings and asked about the exam situation.

Du Zhichun said it was okay, "I don't think it's any different from the previous exams."

Xie Yanqing also said that it was similar, "But this time, there are many talents for reference, and the quality is good."

It cannot be calculated based on the level of the usual examination.

They were all people who stayed in the examination room for a few days. After they came out, their condition was not much better than that of Cheng Wenhao. Come home and have a drink."

Cunyin asked Xie Yanqing how to go back, "Your book boy didn't come?"

Xie Yanqing said that Du Zhichun asked someone to send him off, "We made an appointment before the exam."

He has a serious problem with Lu Chi, so there is no need to worry if someone gives it to him.

Watching them leave, Yuncheng was unwilling to get into the carriage.

The difficulty of the exam is average, Ye Cunshan will not be trapped in it because he can't solve the questions.

The uncle said that the probability of being interviewed is almost zero in the provincial examination.

Because there are too many grades in marking the papers, they have to be copied and read before they are handed in, and then sent to the room examiner, which is different from the previous examiner sitting there to collect the papers.

In this way, there can only be a mistake.

The best result is that Ye Cunshan temporarily dirty the roll and is copying urgently.

Worse, Yuncheng still can't think of it.

It was getting late, and candles were not allowed in the examination room.

Those who didn't hand in the papers by the time were all helped out.

Ye Cunshan was the last of the group of scholars who were rescued.

At this time, the people outside dispersed, and the small vendors began to close their stalls.

The three of them greeted him and asked him about his situation.

Ye Cunshan said it was unlucky, "In the same examination alley, someone took a cheat sheet and wrote the same paper as someone in another examination alley. The proctor came down and led someone to investigate."

Someone was carrying her, and it was different from the first time when she entered the arena. This time, she was naked and inspected inside and out.Scratching hair and ears, not letting go of creaking nests.

The hair is a bit heavier, so I have to pull it out to see if there is writing in the crevices of the fine hair.

The walls of the test shed were ripped off.

Because other candidates are still taking the exam, they are all closed in the lane alone during the exam.

There was no movement outside, and the notice will be posted tomorrow, declaring the fate of those people.

Cunyin didn't understand: "The name is written on the paper, why should you be involved?"

Ye Cunshan: "Because he copied it himself, he can still throw it to others."

Deposit silver: "..."

Ye Cunshan looked at Lu Ying, "I'll trouble my cousin to make a trip."

It's nothing.

Lu Ying went home with them, and wanted to exchange the horses, and also had something to bring.

Soup and food were prepared at home, and Ye Cunshan explained the situation in detail after filling his stomach a little.

He is far away from the fraudsters, and the investigation is not so strict. For example, his cotton coat is still good.

Those who are close, the cotton clothes have been cut.Fortunately, it was the last scene, otherwise, in this damn weather, they would freeze to death.

As for the difficulty of the exam, he and Du Zhichun said, "The classics and righteousness are difficult, and the other questions are quite satisfactory. I followed my uncle's advice, focusing on safety and not seeking to be unique. I want the examiner to be impressed and remember me immediately." , I just hope that I can win this time and enter the palace examination smoothly."

Before the exam, Grand Master Cheng reminded him again, asking him not to be greedy for merit.

Ye Cunshan has already passed the Jieyuan examination, so there is no need to say more about the yearning of the students in the world for Da-Sanyuan.Members will be tested out, and when entering the examination room, it is inevitable that they will want to give it a try.

He is fine, he is not strong enough to try to be the first.

After asking all the questions that should be asked, Lu Ying said goodbye to them, and said to Ye Cunshan, "Uncle asked me to tell you, before the results come out, you can arrange it yourself, remember to see Mr. Peng, other things are optional."

After this exam, Ye Cunshan couldn't do other efforts.

If he fails to win, he will be able to prepare for the next round of the exam from the moment he is out of the list.

In the next round, the undergraduates will come up with questions, those who fail the exam, and those who have excellent grades can go to the Imperial College to study.

If they can win, Ye Cunshan's final result is not something they can control.

There is only one thing that can be guaranteed, the palace examination is for the ranking of Jinshi, and they will not be dismissed.

Whether you win or not, there is a definite number, so you can go to play.

Cunyin followed to see Lu Ying off, and Yuncheng told Ye Cunshan not to eat too much, "I boiled some hot water, you can take a bath later and add some."

It's cold, Yuanyuan will sleep on the kang for a while in the afternoon, but she hasn't woken up yet.

After Ye Cunshan finished tidying up, Yuanyuan should get up, and he could still coax his daughter.

Ye Cunshan stared at Yuncheng for a long time, and Yuncheng said that everything was fine, "This time, I'm not as anxious as before. It gets dark early in winter, and I have something to do. I came here in a blink of an eye these few days, and nothing happened."

He had conceived the storybook for decompressing and writing it for several months, and it was written to prepare for the opening of a branch of the storybook shop, and he didn't fool around casually.

Take the kids and chat with Cunyin about the tailor shop's plans for the spring. His schedule is full.

"The most worrying thing is today."

Speaking of this, Yuncheng still said that he didn't believe what he said was all right, "It's really all right, why is it the last one to come out?"

Ye Cunshan was helpless, and asked Yuncheng, "Do you still remember the location map of my Xishe?"

Two days before the exam, the Tribute Academy will post a picture of Xishe, and candidates can go to see it by themselves to find their own seats.

Yuncheng saw it twice before and after, and even drew it. Ye Cunshan is in the innermost part of Kao Lane.

"Oh, you are far away."

Ye Cunshan explained that Yun Cheng wanted to understand, so he smiled.

Ye Cunshan served him a bowl of soup, "You still don't believe me."

Yun Cheng gave a silly laugh and asked him, "How will the cheater be dealt with?"

When I took the exam before, I could see some scholars wearing shackles outside the Gongyuan, but I didn't say anything this time.

Ye Cunshan took a sip of soup and sighed, "I heard that he will be sent back to his hometown and demoted to a commoner."

After ten years of cold window, all achievements fell short.

This path is narrow, even if it is not entrained, but memorized, if the examiners happen to recognize the source of the article, they will be punished as cheating.

If you are admitted to Juren, you can be called "Master", and you can also be an official, but there is no guarantee that you will be able to do so, it is just that you have a name in the Ministry of Officials.

When there is a shortage, I will pick from them.With so many people, who knows when it will be their turn to get a job as a small official?

But the exam is held every three years, which is too exhausting.

The higher you go, the less it is worth cheating and the greater the temptation to take risks.

Once you get a Jinshi, you will be in the bottom of the ranking, and you will be settled.

Having nothing on the one hand and achieving success on the other, this is the real gamble.

He stopped eating, took a change of clothes and went to take a bath, and asked Yuncheng to see why Chuyin hadn't come back yet.

If Yun Cheng didn't go, he was afraid of Lu Ying now, so he would ask him if he had told Third Aunt when they met.

It's hard to say whether there is such a person in Huaicheng, what does he say?

"Cunyin has a plan to ask Xiuniang, maybe he is asking his cousin for help."

Ye Cunshan shook his head and said nothing.

He walked forward, came back after depositing the silver, and said to Yuncheng: "I asked my cousin to take Weifeng away. After I have finished my work, I will take Weifeng for a walk when I have time."

Yuncheng said that's fine too.

The weather is too cold, there are nearby streets where you can ride a horse, but you can only walk slowly, just like at home.

Lu Ying's family has a large martial arts arena, Wei Feng can run around there a few times without going out, it is more comfortable than staying in a stable.

It's just that this horse has spirituality, and he was reluctant to save money, so he coaxed him at the door for a long time.

In the evening, I saved silver to cook, and said that I would add two side dishes to Ye Cunshan to accompany the wine.

Yuncheng said that the soup base is ready, and asked the kitchen to prepare side dishes, and eat hanging pot at night.

"It fills my stomach, I can eat something delicious."

Save silver and cook the soup base.

After sitting for a while, Yuncheng felt that he was almost ready, so he went to the bathroom to find Ye Cunshan and wash his hair.

The two didn't make a fuss, so hurry up and pack it up.

When she came out, Yuanyuan was up, sitting on the sofa and yawning, obviously not getting enough sleep.

When she looked up and saw the two fathers walking towards her, she rubbed her eyes, not to mention how cute she looked.

Ye Cunshan called her, and Yuanyuan jumped off the sofa, ran over and hugged Ye Cunshan's thigh, "Father!"

Now she has reached a new stage, she loves to speak with accent, and feels that such speech is powerful and adults will listen to her.

Because the voice is still milky, and the person is soft and easy to laugh, and the accent does not seem fierce.

Ye Cunshan talked to her and asked her if she was behaved at home recently and what she did.

Yuanyuan is used to this way of communication. She has practiced this way since she was able to speak short sentences. Now her speech is becoming more and more organized, and she can count with her fingers like Ye Cunshan.

He played with Dabai and Xiaobai, taught him how to recognize people with air, learned how to thread needles with Dongtao, practiced calligraphy every day, practiced the stories he had learned to tell, and asked Ye Cunshan if he wanted to hear them.

Ye Cunshan wanted to hear, so Yuanyuan started to give a speech, and put her hands behind her back in a decent manner. Because her arms were too short and her clothes were too thick, her two little hands could only stick to her waist.

She was also serious, imitating the tone of the gentlemen's lectures, shaking her head and not learning the essence, and after finishing a sentence, her pigtails swayed from side to side, looking very pleasing.

Ye Cunshan recalled Yuanyuan's appearance when he was raised at home earlier, and now he looked at the bold and straightforward appearance of talking and laughing, and felt that his education line was quite stable.

From being quiet and obedient to being lively and generous, she has her own principles, she only listens to good things, looks silly, and is very clear about the people and things she actually hates, and she won't turn her head to get along with people.

She can also educate her happily for two or three years. The current short stories are all conceptual shaping, so that she can gain something when interacting with adults.If you get older and your temper is fixed, you can follow the teaching methods of everyone's ladies, and learn poetry, songs, piano, chess and paintings by picking.

Enlightenment also takes two to three years. You don’t need to teach deep things. It is enough to be able to read and write squarely.

When he talked about children's education, Yuncheng would touch his stomach, "It's a bit strange, why don't we have a second treasure?"

Ye Cunshan also reached out and touched it, "Maybe it's a matter of thinking? Before you were pregnant with Yuanyuan, we both wanted a baby, but later we both said it was not a good time to have a baby."

Although there is nonsense, I still feel in my heart not to come too early.

Yuncheng doesn't believe this, if this is the case, what kind of contraceptive measures are needed, just say "I don't want to get pregnant, I don't want to have a baby" in my heart.

And after they settled in Kyoto, the time came.

He decided to go to the clinic to feel his pulse another day.

After Yuanyuan finished telling a story, both Yun Cheng and Ye Cunshan praised her vigorously, which made her smile, and all the previous sleepiness disappeared.

When eating at night, she acted a little bit coquettishly, she wanted to boil this dish and that dish, Yuncheng made it for her, and she asked for Ye Cunshan's, and after Ye Cunshan, she looked at Cunyin eagerly.

A four-year-old baby can eat slightly spicy food.

She tasted something different today, and was pampered, so she was in a great mood.

After playing around in Yuncheng's room for a while at night, he fell asleep again and was sent back to his room.

Ye Cunshan huddled in the test shed for a few days, and lay down on the kang at night. He felt his bones were sore. The kang was roasting on the bottom, and his husband held him in his arms. He would move from time to time, stretching his arms and legs.

He couldn't sleep now, so Yuncheng told him to lie on his stomach, put on his jacket again, took two crutches, and stepped on his back for more than a dozen times, only then did Ye Cunshan feel refreshed, and he spoke with lazy nasal voice.

"Thank you Cheng Cheng."

Yuncheng took off his coat and continued to sleep, "Why are you so polite?"

Ye Cunshan rubbed against his face, saying that he wanted to sleep in.

In the past few years, his days of complete relaxation are few and far between.

In his opinion, the exam is over, but it is not over yet. No matter what, the book still needs to be read, and he cannot relax.

Because of the uncle's words, he knows that he can rest now, and the tense strings are released.

Yun Cheng touched his face in the dark and kissed him, "Go to sleep, I'll sleep in too, let's go together."

Ye Cunshan kissed back, hugged her husband and closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The winter has not yet passed, the bed is warm, and when the eyes are closed, there is a sense of weightlessness, and soon fell asleep.

He has been used to getting up early for many years, and with his biological clock, his eyes open in the morning.

Seeing that Yuncheng was still nestled in his arms, there was not much light coming in from the doors and windows, and listening carefully to the movement at home, there was no sound coming.

Ye Cunshan opened his eyes and stared blankly on the kang for a while, then closed his eyes again and went back to sleep.

This time he fell into a deep sleep, and when he woke up again, Chu Yin and the others had already had lunch.

Ye Cunshan woke up from hunger. He didn't have the habit of sleeping at home during the day. After dressing neatly and washing up, he yawned all over the place after eating, and was driven into the house by Yun Cheng.

Really sleepy, he sat in a daze for a while, he decided to indulge for a while, and woke up again, it was late at night.

As soon as he moved, Yuncheng woke up, "There is soup and pancakes on the stove, you can eat them after rinsing your mouth."

After the first day of the exam, Ye Cunshan fell asleep and woke up twice to eat.

It wasn't until the next day that I regained my energy.

Cunyin had already inquired about gossip and came back, "There are actually 13 people who cheated! Among them, five were recruited, and the other eight were bribed by them. I can't see the list, but I've heard people say that these five will no longer be Juren masters, just like me, just ordinary people. The other eight will go to prison."

If there is one, there will be two. Who knows if it is one or two this time, and there may be surprises after another trial.

Cunyin gave Ye Cunshan a chicken leg, "I heard someone complain that a petty official threw the cheat sheet to him, and he didn't cheat. Many people scolded him, saying that he really didn't cheat. Report instead of hiding the cheat sheet and copying it on your own paper."

Ye Cunshan asked what else, and Cunyin said that the business in the shop was better, "The scholars who went to the examination room in cotton clothes said that the clothes were warm and they were not cold."

They are all masters of Juren. After the exam is over, there may be Jinshi and No. [-] scholar among them. If they talk, the common people will follow suit.

It is very similar to the "advertising effect" mentioned by Yuncheng, which has the effect of "endorsement".

The topic suddenly jumped to this point, Ye Cunshan was stunned for a while, and when he recovered, he asked Cunyin to remember to thank Du Zhichun.

Cun Yin knew, "I've already prepared the gift, and I'm just waiting for you to see if I go by myself or you come with me."

Ye Cunshan said together, "I don't pick a date anymore, I'll go in the afternoon, in case he has a rest and holds a poetry meeting again, and can't find anyone."

Yun Cheng didn't follow. After lunch, he took them out to practice calligraphy with Yuan Yuan.

After the exam, the atmosphere in Kyoto is much better than Fucheng.

It may be that the people who come to take the exam are all Juren, some are obsessed with being an official, and some think that it is good to have a Juren fame.

There are sad people, most of them are emotionally restrained, and few are wailing loudly.

The most lively thing outside now is the fraud incident, and the "betting" every three years.

Bet on who will win the championship in one fell swoop, and who will be the dark horse in the palace examination.

Juren who was able to go to Kyoto to participate in the general examination did not miss the task of figuring out the examiner's preferences along the way.

It was Ye Cunshan who didn't cater too much to the examiner, but also worked hard to refine his personal style.

The chief examiner of the palace examination is the emperor, and the emperor's reputation for being diligent and pragmatic is well known throughout the country. When it comes to the palace examination, it is no longer the world of beautiful articles.

The writing is too fancy, maybe even get a comment of "embroidered pillow".

In fact, there are many variables.

Those with a good family background and poor families have different trainings, and the exam questions of the palace exam also have an impact.

Until the end, no one can say who the champion will be.

After listening to Yuncheng, he was silent for a while, and became more confident that Ye Cunshan could pass the imperial examination in one pass.

Be more confident, Ye Cunshan can get the best ranking, be hand-picked the champion, and his name will go down in history.

Then this bet, isn't it only this year that you have the opportunity to participate?

He went to get ten taels of silver and asked Wen Gu to bet on it.

"Bet on Cunshan, five taels of silver members, five taels of silver champion."

Aunt Pingzhi laughed beside her, "Could it be too little?"

Yun Cheng said a lot, "It's a small gamble for fun. He didn't go out to show off at the poetry meeting, so the odds should be high. We focus on participating, and winning a table of wine and food is enough."

Yuanyuan was listening, she didn't know how to gamble now, Yun Cheng explained to her that it was her dad Dashan who was competing with others.

Yuanyuan has the concept of winning and losing, and she is still very generous to her father. She took out two of the small cards she worked so hard to save, and wanted to bet on Ye Cunshan to win.

Yun Cheng took it with a smile, and added two taels of silver to Wen Gu, "It's Xiao Yuanyuan."

The results of the general examination will come out in about ten days, and the results will be released at the end of the month, which is similar to the rural examination.

During this period, people will be more relaxed, and the trend of poetry clubs will flourish again.

Ye Cunshan was free and didn't go to play. After inviting friends home for a drink, the family of four went to visit Mr. Peng's house the next day.

Xie Yanqing is still staying at Mr. Peng's house temporarily, and will stay there until the end of the imperial examination this year.

He didn't relax at all. When they came, Xie Yanqing was still studying.

When I came to visit today, I talked a lot. Like my uncle, Mr. Peng didn't ask about the imperial examination questions, so relax.

Stayed at his house for a day, stayed for lunch, and met wave after wave of relatives who came to see the situation.

After Xie Yanqing lived at home for a long time, Ye Cunshan still came to the door from time to time, and the whole family came, these unscrupulous people began to beat their hearts, and when they laughed and talked, the contempt and disdain weakened a lot.

After sending off another round of passengers, it's Yuncheng's turn to leave.

Mr. Peng stopped Ye Cunshan and asked him to come back less, "It's far away, and you are busy too. I don't have anything to teach you here."

Of course Ye Cunshan didn't agree.

He knew that Mr. Peng had his own arrogance, so he didn't insist on coming with him. He said that he was busy now, so he seldom came here.He still has a lot to learn, and he will never forget Mr. Peng's kindness of teaching in the past few years.

Mr. Peng waved his hand, "Go back."

In the next few days, they officially visited the homes of their close relatives.

Needless to say, the Cheng family entered through one gate and met with several families.

This time the second uncle also went to the courtyard, he still looks like a good old man, amiable.

If everything goes well this year, Ye Cunshan and Cheng Wenhao will be in the same year, and they will go to worship the chief examiner as a teacher, and they will be members of the same faction in the future.

Apart from encouragement, he also expressed the meaning of being close, asking Ye Cunshan to come and go with Cheng Wenhao more often.

Because Cheng Wenrui received the errand early, he was able to handle everything well. He did not take the road of imperial examination. He graduated from the senior class of Guozijian and entered the court directly as an official.

Today's Holy Majesty attaches great importance to talents who can do practical things, which is fully reflected in Cheng Wenrui.

In the later period, he didn't go to the Imperial College, and he also graduated with an exception, and he was still an excellent graduate.

He and Ye Cunshan are not on the same side.

Ye Cunshan listened respectfully, and no one could tell whether he let it go or not.

When he came to Kyoto to attend the wedding of Wen Rui's cousin, Ye Cunshan wrote a space-time letter deposit.

When he came to Cheng's house this time, he took it away and told Yuncheng that after the imperial examination, the family would take it apart to see if the wishes written a few years ago had been fulfilled.

Yun Cheng had to forget about this. Space-time letters were not implemented in detail, and few people mentioned them later, so his impression was only shallow.

Recalling himself at that time, he said to Ye Cunshan: "My wish at that time should be that your imperial examination would be successful, Yuanyuan's complexion would turn white, and the tailor shop for depositing silver would open."

As for himself, he didn't have deep expectations.

His character has been honed and shaped by the pain of his previous life, he is resilient, but more of it is easy to adapt to the situation, and he has a good adaptability.

The strong enterprising spirit was only stimulated when the Huaben shop opened by mistake, and Yuanyuan's complexion stagnated again when she was two years old, and did not change for a long time.

He wants to make the shop bigger and give Yuanyuan a share of the family business in the future.

Ye Cunshan led him to walk in the veranda, and said to Yuncheng: "Let's not be in a hurry, I know you, you like others to control you, when I finish the exam, I will control you, you can do what you like."

Yun Cheng was sweet in his heart, but he shook his head and refused, "My small shoulders can already bear the burden. How about living a life? You have your tasks, and I have mine. I'm really locked up at home, and I am too. I'm not used to it."

He has already taken the most difficult step, from social fear to eloquent talk, from talking on paper without working, to leading the development of an industry.

After stepping out, I feel the openness, and the soul jumps out of the small bottle. This is the freedom of the soul.

He never thought that he could do one thing so big and so well.

He used to be a "parasite" and needed someone to raise him and take care of him. In order to please him, he learned a lot of things and tried a lot. Because of his body, he was confined to the surrounding area. He had seen a lot of scenery and met a lot of friends through the network cable. But when the network cable is pulled, he is still alone.

It's different here.

He told Ye Cunshan: "To be more emotional, at first I didn't have any expectations. Later, I would be very happy to see my progress, and thank you very much. At first, I was illiterate and never read a book. I said I wanted to write a storybook. You didn’t say or do anything to hurt me when you even went out with money to find someone to take dictation and transcribe.”

Speaking earlier, before he taught Ye Cunshan the art of papermaking, he made waste paper into new ones at Liu Yun's house.

Before that, Ye Cunshan also cut down a tree for him and came back to deal with it, willing to accompany him to try.

He has really grown up a lot, and Yuncheng himself feels that he was too silly and sweet in the past.

Even when he knew Ye Cunshan for a few months, he dared to be honest about his background.

Ye Cunshan squeezed his hand, "You didn't say I was too poor to be enlightened, but you told me not to waste money, why don't you just buy a few more acres of land."

Yuncheng laughed when he heard that, "I can't let you buy land, I don't know how to plant it, and I can't bear the hardship. Then you will work alone, and I will feel guilty. Going to the land to help you will be a disservice. The whole village knows that you married a useless husband."

What is this called.

Ye Cunshan said to him: "If you really want to cultivate the land, I won't let you do it."

Yun Cheng believed him.

At that time, the family was poor, and he couldn't even get angry, and Ye Cunshan didn't give him much attention.

The vegetable garden at home was planted for a few days after Ye Cunshan went out, under the guidance of Liu Yun.

After Ye Cunshan came back, he seldom did rough work.

The two walked slowly all the way. After leaving Cheng's house, they wandered the street without getting into the carriage, talking and buying some snacks. Like modern young couples, they bought all kinds of snacks along the way.

Yuncheng didn't have a big appetite, most of them had a bite or two, and the others were from Ye Cunshan.

Passing by the medical hall, Yuncheng paused, and Ye Cunshan said to go in and have a look.

Yun Cheng didn't want to go, "Maybe we didn't work hard enough? We were not like this before Huai Yuanyuan."

Ye Cunshan stared at him, Yun Cheng looked back, his posture looked not a bit guilty, but his cheeks became more and more red, and soon burned red, Ye Cunshan laughed straight at the sight.

Yun Cheng pinched his arm, "No, let's work hard first."

Try not to pick the time, sleep can get things done.

The problem is that persistence has an impact, because the test results are posted on the list.

There were only a few people in his family, and he couldn't invite familiar bodyguards in the capital. Ye Cunshan was very calm and said to wait at home to see if anyone came to announce the good news.

Candidates in Kyoto, except for the locals, live in densely populated areas.

After the hanging firecrackers sounded, the sound of gongs everywhere, the loud voices of the announcers, and the common people who joined in the fun, all the voices were mixed, and you could feel the joy from a long distance away.

Both Cunyin and Yuncheng prepared red envelopes and firecrackers in advance.

Here in Kyoto, the silver rewards are given more than once, and people will always come to announce the good news. The reward silver can be given less and less, but it has to be given.

Before the day came, they all said that this was a broken rule and it was too much money.

When the day came, there was only anxiety left in my heart, and I almost shouted: I have all the money ready, give me a chance to spend it quickly!

It didn't take long for this opportunity, Wen Gu hung his neck in front of the door to watch, saw a group of people running towards their house, immediately retreated to the yard, and told the master's house.

Aunt Pingzhi had inquired that Ye Cunshan was the only examinee in this alley, so he could only come to his house.

Those people ran quite fast, Yuncheng and the others just got up when they entered the yard.

They are all here to get the first prize, so don't say much, just say congratulations first, and talk about their names and rankings together.

Ye Cunshan took No.1 in the examination.

The higher the ranking, the more people came to announce the good news.

Someone came in after him, and Aunt Pingzhi immediately recruited people to give them rewards. They were not wrapped in red envelopes, and the strings of copper plates made a crisp sound, which was beautiful and weighty.

After reading the list, the Cheng family and the Lu family also came to congratulate them when they heard the news.

By the way, I brought some guards over so as not to overwhelm the family members.

Cheng Wenrui came with him today, and his entourage prepared a box of stringed copper plates for rewarding Aunt Pingzhi.

He patted Ye Cunshan on the shoulder twice, "You did well in the exam."

It was beyond everyone's expectations, and Ye Cunshan was not too sure about the ranking.

Cheng Wenrui asked him if he could remember the imperial examination articles, "Keep silent and let me have a look."

Ye Cunshan's memory is very good. When he couldn't afford paper, he was reluctant to make notes on the book, so he memorized everything by rote.

Later, Yuncheng taught him several memory methods. In the past few years, there has not been a day when he has not read or memorized, and his memory has been trained better.

There will be three exams, and there will be seven stereotyped essays on the first day, and he can only go silent after he leaves the exam room.

When most people came out, their brains were all muddy, and it would be good if they could remember one or two articles. Ye Cunshan wrote them all silently.

Of course, he didn't write it now, he wrote it after the exam and rested.

Just like that, Cheng Wenrui looked at him several times.

Ye Cunshan's writing style was fixed from the very beginning. When the reading volume was low, he made use of his strengths and avoided his weaknesses. He abandoned the beautiful rhetoric and used his own advantages.

In the next few years, he went from refining his answering skills to simplifying the complex skills. He entered and exited the circle several times, and then broke out again. He has reached the point where he understands the questions in his heart.

The surge in reading volume and vocabulary is useless, not only for rhyming, but also for him to have more and more precise expressions.

At this point, his writing style is completely stable, with a heavy sense of tranquility.

Words can convey emotions, and his calligraphy is pure, he doesn't use extreme rhetoric to sensationalize the public, he doesn't use fancy writing to show off his skills, and he doesn't hide his dryness and utilitarianism between the lines.

I didn't think it was amazing at first glance, but after reading it at first glance, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that there was something in this article.

It's no secret that the imperial examination is the first performance. If you pay more attention, the common people can say a few words.

However, in the actual marking process, the comprehensive examination paper will be considered.

Just like the township examination, those who passed the first test would pass the second or third test, and the papers would be submitted to the main examiner.

Getting to the main examiner is the part that determines life and death.

Unless the first art is so amazing that others can be ignored, this is just a stepping stone.

Ye Cunshan's performance was very stable, and Cheng Wenrui said after watching it all, "It's well deserved."

The exam questions are held in the Gongyuan. The day before the exam, all the examiners will turn over the book and write out the questions together. The chief examiner will make a decision before printing the papers.

The chief examiner announced it late, unlike the academic envoy, who would hang up a card to announce it when he went to various places.The main examiner of the general examination will be appointed to enter the examination room about seven days before the examination.

They didn't publicize it to the outside world, so they could only guess one by one based on their status and qualifications, and then figure out the examiner's preferences.

Ye Cunshan didn't ask a single question this year, he really didn't pay attention.

Round after round of firecrackers were set off outside. The local annunciators had experience and knew that the general family did not have enough stock, so they actually brought their own firecrackers to the door.

In these background sounds, it is difficult to speak properly.

Cheng Wenrui took Ye Cunshan's imperial examination papers away, and said that he would show his grandfather and father when he went home, "After you are selected, you can prepare for the imperial examination as usual, so don't be too nervous. There are entertainments that can't be turned away, you