Chapter 305: The Imperial Master is urging me to update
Not long after, when he read to the last page, Mu Yihan realized that he was so distressed that his eyes were red.
He was not satisfied yet, and stroked the little girl in the painting, his eyes fixed tightly.
"What a lovely child, why let her suffer this hardship."
"Fortunately, there is the Jiang family, which gave her the warmth of her loved ones. I hope that a family that is kind will have more blessings." Mu Yihan's voice was rarely gentle.
Perhaps he thought of his own flesh and blood.
Mu Yihan looked at the little baby in the painting, and always felt inexplicably emotional, feeling pity and love.
He really wanted to know how the little girl lived in the future, rubbed his eyebrows, and called Ah Li in.
"Go tell the painter."
Mu Yihan coughed lightly, hiding the concern in his eyes, "Tell him to paint quickly. I never finish what I start. Now that I have seen this painting, I have to keep looking at it, and... I don't like to wait too long."
Ali raised his eyes with joy.
Sure enough, he knew that the national teacher would like it!
The picture book has just finished the first chapter.
The last page is stuck at the part where the little fat girl predicted that the rich families would not be allowed to move their graves into the village, "blocking" the village's financial path.
Not to mention the national teacher, even Ali was worried and wanted to know what happened next.
But he had already agreed with Feng Jing to paint two pages a day so as not to delay his studies.
Mu Yihan tutted in dissatisfaction, "Only two pictures a day? That's too little."
"Push them more." The domineering spirit of the national teacher came up. He was anxious to see the cute baby. "If it's really not possible, give more rewards and ask the painter to draw a few more pictures!"
Ali couldn't help but shook his head.
Is the national teacher really obsessed?
If one day, I bring little Nuobao in front of him and see the "real body" with my own eyes, I really don't know how the national teacher will react.
But Ali didn't dare to do it at the moment. After all, since returning from Sanqing Temple, Mu Yihan has been in a bad mood thinking about his daughter's life and death.
Ali didn't want Nuobao to be scared by him, otherwise he would be heartbroken.
Besides, the imperial court will issue a notice for the new imperial examination in a few days. He will have to send more letters back to Beijing for this matter, so he is bound to be busy.
Speaking of the imperial examination, Mu Yihan remembered something and said, "By the way, I remember that the new imperial examination for boys that we prepared before leaving Beijing will be announced to the world soon."
"In just a few days." Ali nodded.
Mu Yihan looked thoughtful, "The newly added art test in the imperial examination happens to include painting. You can send a letter back and ask the Imperial College to..."
Feng Jinghua's comic strips were really novel, and Mu Yihan didn't know how to call them for a while.
He paused, then continued, "Let them draw this kind of story and include it in the scope of the examination."
"There are many people who are good at painting, but my Nanji needs more talented people who know how to come up with new ideas. This is the meaning of setting up small imperial examinations." Mu Yihan nodded seriously.
When Ah Li heard this, he immediately agreed happily, thinking that this might be a great opportunity for Feng Jing...
Since that day, Ah Li has become a "regular customer" of Wei's Academy.
Not only did he come every day to take away the comic strips that were newly released the day before, but he also took some snacks, pens and ink from time to time, begging Feng Jing to draw two more.
Jiang Fengjing rubbed his head in embarrassment.
After all, he still had to take care of his homework, and two was almost the limit.
And people who urged him to draw more were not just Ah Li.
The students in the academy would also rush to pass it around, and every time they read it, they would beg Feng Jing to tell them what would happen next.
Even Dean Wei was fascinated by it. He taught during the day, but hid in his bed at night to watch it with great joy. He even exempted Feng Jing from the cleaning duty so that he could paint more.
The students also gave this new painting a tricky name, "Update".
"Feng Jing wakes up at five in the morning, and when he wakes up, he wants to start a new page and paint immediately."
"In my opinion, this is "Update", isn't it the most appropriate!" In the front hall, the students joked.
Feng Jing didn't expect that he would be so popular just by painting according to his heart.
He was very happy in his heart, but he knew that the most important thing was that he had a little sweet girl, his sister, and everyone came to see her!
As for the reward given by Ali, Feng Jing secretly put it under his pillow, wanting to give his family a big surprise.
Sure enough, after another seven days, when the academy was closed again.
The child left the academy half a day earlier without saying a word, and bought a lot of things as gifts for his family. It
was the first time for Feng Jing to earn money by himself, and he counted on his fingers, fearing that he would forget something for someone.
When he got home, he put all the big and small packages on the kang, and Feng was so surprised that her mouth couldn't close.
A set of eyebrow pencil and powder, as well as three flower tube silver hairpins, belonged to his mother and sisters-in-law.
The belts, jade hooks and long boots belonged to the three brothers. As for Feng Miao and Chun Ge'er, they got a few bags of osmanthus cakes, jujube paste rolls, and a kaleidoscope with a glass shell.
The gift for Little Nuobao was a box of velvet hairpins and a small hood made of deerskin with a goose-yellow satin edge.
When the hood is put on, the hem can be draped over the shoulders. There is a string of pearl tassels sewn on the tip of the hood, which swings when walking, which is very eye-catching.
Little Nuobao loves it so much that he hugs the goose-yellow hood, puts his face upside down in the hood, and rolls around on the kang.
"Xie Xie Si Guo Guo! Nuobao likes it so much, this is my most beautiful hat!" The little guy's giggling voice came through the deerskin.
Feng was afraid that she would damage the material, so she held her chubby back and said, "Come on, come on, stop being a cocoon. Bring it here and let me put it on for you to see."
After saying that, Feng looked at the boxes of gouache and was surprised again, "Old Fourth, how did you buy so many? Is this all the money you earned from painting?"
Jiang Fengjing reached into his arms and took out a small purse, "Mom, I only spent a little. The rest is here. I'll give it to you for safekeeping."
Feng opened the bag curiously and almost jumped up.
Although the purse weighed only ten taels, it was filled with gold, and the glittering gold was dazzling Feng's eyes!
Little Nuobao half-covered his hood, leaned over to stretch his neck to take a look, then hugged Fengjing's thigh and acted coquettishly.
"Si Guoguo is so awesome, Nuobao will follow you from now on~" Little Nuobao's chubby face was shaking with laughter.
Jiang Fengjing hugged his sister, and the joy in his eyes was about to overflow.
Jiang Fengnian put on the jade pendant and said happily, "Mom, didn't I tell you that the things our fourth child painted are very valuable? You didn't believe it, but now that you see the gold, you should believe it."
Feng secretly pinched her arm, knowing that she was not dreaming, so she grinned and hurried to put the purse away.
Li Qiqiao and Sun Chunxue touched the flower tube silver hairpin, and both praised Fengjing for his good taste. The style he bought was the most fashionable at the moment.
Seeing the whole family satisfied, Jiang Fengjing was so happy that he and Fengmiao made faces.
Xiao Nuobao put on her deerskin hood, looked at herself in the bronze mirror for a while, and then jumped out of the house to show off outside.
The villagers saw that she was wrapped like a dumpling, with her little face half hidden in the hat, revealing her soft little mouth, and they all wanted to hug her.
Everyone gathered at the door of the Jiang family and chatted for a while.
At this time, Zhang Xiucai dragged his lame leg and ran all the way from the village entrance.
"Have you heard about it?" he shouted. "There's a notice in our city saying that the court is holding a minor imperial examination, specially prepared for children under ten years old. This time, not only will the academic performance be the main test, but there will also be two arts tests, civil and military, which can be used to add points to the main test."
"The martial arts test includes spear, sword, and archery, and the literary test includes piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and music. Just choose one that you are good at and take it together with your regular studies."
"If you pass the big list, you can enter the Imperial College to study, and you won't have to worry about your future from then on." Zhang Xiucai was a scholar, and he got excited when he mentioned these things.
The villagers were very curious and surrounded him.
They wanted to ask about this "minor imperial examination" in detail.
Feng thought it was related to Feng Jing, so she picked up little Nuobao and came to listen.
Yang Tianmei opened her eyes wide and asked first, "I've only heard of the boy's exam before, how come there is another small exam now? What does it mean? Can our children also take the exam?"
Zhang Xiucai had just entered the city to buy some pens, ink and paper when he saw the notice.
He explained, "In the past, the Boy's Examination was supervised by the Ministry of Rites, but because the six ministries arrested many people a while ago, the Boy's Examination was implicated and has been discontinued for a long time. Therefore, the small imperial examinations were ordered by the Imperial College to replace the Boy's Examination."
Feng nodded suddenly, "So, the two are similar, but the new examination has added literary and martial arts examinations?"
Mr. Zhang rubbed his hands happily, "I'm sure you can understand, Sister-in-law Jiang, that's what it is. The key is that the Boy's Examination is for students recommended by large academies, but the small imperial examinations are different. They directly bypass the academies. As long as we are a boy from Nanji, we can apply for the exam. First we have to pass the provincial examination, then the metropolitan examination, and then we will have a chance when we pass the final examination!" As soon as these
words came out, the villagers all became hopeful.
"Looking at it this way, shouldn't all the children in our village have a chance to try?"
"Once we are lucky enough to pass the exam, our lives will be good and we won't have to work as peasants anymore!" "
This small imperial examination is fairer than before. The imperial teacher is really wise to supervise the country. The imperial teacher is so wise!"
Everyone was so excited that their faces were blushing. Little Nuobao's eyes were even brighter. She stretched out her little hand and clapped vigorously!
As early as when the boy's exam was cancelled, she saw that her fourth brother would have a good academic performance this year.
Now it seems that it is true, it is in this "small imperial examination"!
Feng's heart moved, and she hurried into the house with her daughter, "Your fourth brother doesn't know yet, go tell him, he will definitely be very happy!"
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