[Red House] Ban'er's Road to Imperial Examination

Naturally, Wang Yue didn't know Wang Gou'er's thoughts. The Tongsheng Examination was his first step on the road to the imperial examination, so he had to do it well. Wang Yue put all his thoughts on preparing for the exam, and didn't notice at all. The atmosphere has been a little strange these days.Even if they thought of it occasionally, it was only because they were nervous about the exam.

Because of the need to prepare for the children's examination, the teacher in the private school notified them in advance that students who were preparing to take the children's examination were asked to live in his house for a period of time, which was a small matter for them in private.

Hearing this reason, the family happily prepared luggage for Wang Yue even though they were reluctant to part with it.

So the next morning, before dawn, Liu Shi and Wang Gou'er got up to pack some rice, noodles and vegetables, and caught two old domestic hens to give to their husband.

Naturally, Wang Yue was unwilling. The few old hens raised by the family have always been Liu's treasures. The money they sell for the eggs laid every month is enough for the family's food, and occasionally they can be squeezed out. Some are used to pull some cloth to make new clothes for the family, or to buy some snacks and the like to satisfy the children of the family.

These old hens have always been taken care of by Mrs. Liu, but Mrs. Liu scolded Wang Gou'er for wanting to eat one several times, but now Mrs. Liu arrested them without hesitation. It is going to be given to the husband in exchange for his care of his son.

However, although Wang Yue is very favored at home, if he really talks, he is still not very effective. Liu Shi said that adults should not care about children, so he blocked him back, but after thinking about it, Wang Yue finally gave up and Liu Shi. Debate, whether it can be successful or not is another matter, and besides, those students who are also going to participate in the children's examination must also give gifts to the husband. If they all give gifts, only Wang Yue does not give gifts, it will inevitably appear that Wang Yue does not understand etiquette. It will also make the husband have a bad impression of him.

Although Mr. Yi's character will not embarrass him because he has not given a gift, but he will always give people a reputation of being stingy and ungrateful.

Scholars always value reputation the most. If someone else finds out about this matter, it will not be good for his career in the imperial examination or his future official career, so Wang Yue can only acquiesce in this act of giving gifts.

However, Wang Yue secretly vowed in her heart that she must study hard, so that her parents can enjoy happiness in the future, so that they don't have to worry about family anymore.

The gentleman in the private school is named Huang Yu, and he is an old scholar in the town, but he is much younger than the famous old scholar of the Wang family, and he is only in his 40s now, even in ancient times when the average life expectancy was short. He can also be regarded as young and vigorous, but in recent years, all his energy has been devoted to cultivating these talented and hard-working students. As for those who don't come to hang out for a while, he will leave it to his son to manage.

Wang Yue happened to belong to the person he focused on.

When Mr. Huang was very famous in the town when he was young, he was already selected as a scholar. Everyone thought that he would definitely be able to continue to go up, but who knew that his luck was not good. No matter what, I failed the exam.

Fortunately, he specially set up a private school to subsidize his family during his filial piety, because at that time he was still a well-known young talent, and many people were sent to him to study. Several scholars came out, and one of them has won the Juren Award, which made his private school very popular in the town. Even if he is only a scholar now, no one dares to underestimate him.

Mr. Huang's private school is divided into three classes, A, B, and C. Class C is only prepared for those students who only want to know a few words and learn arithmetic. Now Mr. Huang's nephew is teaching the class, and Class B is for those who are preparing to take the imperial examination. The students on the road prepared it, but they are just getting started and are managed by Mr. Huang's son, while Class A is a student who has already been able to pass the exam. Now Wang Yue is in Class A, and all the students in the class Including Wang Yue, there are only eight people.

There are three people who live in the same yard with Wang Yue. The oldest one is called Huang Siyuan, who is Mr. Huang’s cousin. He is 16 years old this year. He is not particularly talented in reading, but he is very hardworking. In terms of talent, he is not the highest, but if it is said that no one can compare with him in his level of hard work, his basic knowledge is the most solid, so the teacher said that he will pass this year, and all the students in the class agree .

The second oldest is a man named Jun Bowen, who is 14 years old this year. His family is almost the same as Wang Yue's family when he was in the middle of nowhere. It is the eight-rank pen post style of the Ministry of Industry, and other uncles and uncles are also officials of the Six Ministries or officials from other places, such as books, instructions, and teachings, and his family has been an official since the previous dynasty. The rank is not high, but it is considered a big family in Wen'an County outside the capital.

He himself has learned from his elders' tact and shrewdness, he is a very long-sleeved and good at dancing, and he is also good in knowledge, and his family is profound. Everyone says that he has a promising future.

Now he is the one who lives in the same house with Wang Yue.

The other one is the son of a rich merchant in the city, named Zhu Xuan. Because the government stipulates that merchants are not allowed to take the imperial examination within three generations, so from his grandfather's generation, he handed over the business to a side branch, and the family only participates in some dry stocks. Lived on dividends and ground rent.

Although they are no longer involved in the family business, his family is still the richest family in the town, and Jun Bowen's family is not as good as his family in this regard.

Zhu Xuan is the first generation of their family who can take the imperial examination, and he is also the most talented. He is the same age as Jun Bowen this year, only two months younger than him. The youngest, but also extremely amazing.

Zhu Xuan's family had high hopes for him, they were obedient to him, and raised him with a domineering temper. He didn't dare to bully the other senior brothers who were older than him, so Wang Yue became the target of his anger.

In addition, Wang Yue has outstanding talent at a young age, and is very valued by his husband. He often praises him in class, so Zhu Xuan couldn't help feeling jealous, and wanted to find fault with Wang Yue even more.

However, Wang Yue was not a good-tempered child, but he really didn't pay attention to a child from a merchant's family, so he directly asked a few children from the same village to beat Zhu Xuan up.

Of course Zhu Xuan refused to swallow his anger, went home to complain, but was escorted by his father to apologize.

Even though the Wang family has declined now, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the connections within the Wang family are not comparable to the richest man in a small town like him.This is not the future, the rich is the boss, and the merchants have to keep their tails between their tails no matter how rich they are.

The Zhu family has taken root in the county for nearly a hundred years. They have seen the prosperity of the Wang family ancestors. When the Wang family was at its peak, it was able to link up with the majestic county uncle's family. Although Wang Yue's great-grandfather was not of high grade Big, but the palm is really a fat job, it is by no means comparable to the small organs of the seventh and eighth rank in the Jun family.

Even if the descendants of the Wang family don't live up to expectations, the sympathy left by their ancestors is still there. If Wang Yue's father came to say that he was bullied, the person who bullied them was still a businessman. Would the old relatives of the Wang family not help?Even for the sake of fame, you have to do it!

After Zhu Xuan was escorted by his father to apologize, no one in the school dared to underestimate Wang Yue. When everyone went back and asked the old people in the town, and Wang Gouer's private publicity, everyone knew about Wang Yue. There are also relatives like the Duke's Mansion at home. Although they don't communicate often, it is enough to shock the people in the countryside.

Now the relationship between Wang Yue and Zhu Xuan is still lukewarm, but the relationship with Huang Siyuan and Jun Bowen can be regarded as very good.

This time, the master asked them to live in Liu's house. Huang Siyuan was the oldest and the most considerate. He knew that Wang Yue and Jun Bowen didn't like Zhu Xuan, so he arranged Zhu Xuan in his room for Wang Yue and Jun Bowen. live in one room.

Jun Bowen took great care of Wang Yue, but he was very measured. For example, seeing Wang Yue practicing calligraphy on the stone slab every day, he neither expressed too much surprise nor proposed to distribute his paper to Wang Yue. Instead, he pretended to be very calm about the situation and never mentioned it to any outsiders.

This makes Wang Yue like his character very much. It is also a very comfortable thing to have such a knowledgeable roommate. As if nothing happened to Huang Siyuan, even if Wang Yue knew that Jun Bowen was deliberately befriending him, he gradually developed a good impression of Jun Bowen, and the relationship with Jun Bowen was getting better and better.

Wang Yue thought that Jun Bowen made friends with him because he was ordered by his family, but Wang Yue really thought about it. Although the Wang family ancestors left behind a lot of connections, the Wang family has declined after all. The Zhu family is a businessman, and they will be afraid that the Wang family ancestors will stay. contacts, but the Jun family didn't pay attention.

Even though he thinks that Wang Yue is very promising at such a young age, he doesn't want to specifically ask the children in the family to come and befriend him. Jun Bowen's behavior is completely out of his own will.

There are only eight people in the school, and the other four are mediocre, Jun Bowen has no interest in them at all.

Although Huang Siyuan worked hard and had a teacher who was willing to teach him well, there were a few people on the road to the imperial examination who didn't work hard and didn't have talent. Those who Huang Siyuan couldn't make it far were at most just Juren.

Moreover, Huang Siyuan's reading is a bit pedantic, and he will inherit the family business to teach or do learning in the future. I'm afraid it will be a bit bumpy to be an official.

Zhu Xuan's talent is good, but he was spoiled by the Zhu family. He usually only relies on his own cleverness and doesn't study hard at all. Such a person can't go far.

The Zhu family is rich, but no matter how rich the Zhu family is, can it compare to those imperial merchants?Can the Zhu family's money send Zhu Xuan to an official position?

Even if the Zhu family really gave Zhu Xuan a path of Qingyun with all their wealth, then we have to see if Zhu Xuan can afford it?

It's fine if a person like Zhu Xuan can't get ahead, but if he can get ahead, it will only bring disaster to the Zhu family.

Only Wang Yue has shown talent at a young age, and a child who is only seven or eight years old can sit down. He does not need to be supervised by his husband when he reads every day. He does his best to do his homework well and has spare time to preview.

According to Jun Bowen's observation, Wang Yue is quite young, but he is quite round on the outside and square on the inside. He looks slippery, but he is very principled inside. This kind of person is the easiest to make achievements but not easy to overturn. It's a seedling with great potential.

Moreover, the two are classmates. If they can make friends early, they will definitely be a good helper who can help each other and improve together in their studies, and they will also be good contacts in future official careers. Come in handy.

Although Wang Yue did not guess Jun Bowen's intentions, the intention of friendship is obvious. Faced with such a kind intention, Wang Yue would naturally not refuse.After going back and forth in this way, the two gradually got to know each other, and instead became friends.

In this way, preparing for the exam will not be so boring.When the new year turned, it was already the beginning of February, and Wang Yue's first childbirth test in his life was about to arrive.