Chapter 33 County Examination Registration

Qin Chi waited until the lights in the room dimmed and Song Jin went to bed to rest, then he walked in lightly and pushed the door open.

Song Jin slept on his side.

With your back to the outside.

Qin Chi lay beside her without any extra comfort.

His wife is so strong that it makes him worried, so perhaps the best thing to do is to keep quiet and not disturb her.

A night passed.

Everything in the world seems to be awakening from a deep sleep.

Smoke from cooking fires can be seen everywhere in the county town.

When Song Jin got up, there was no one beside him.

Get out of bed quickly, dress and comb your hair.

There was a basin of water on the six-legged shelf in the room, and Song Jin washed her face and brushed her teeth quickly. When she left the room, Mrs. Huang had already served breakfast in the hall, and Qin Chi just came out of the west wing.

The couple sat opposite each other.

Qin Chi saw that Song Jin looked normal, with clear and gentle eyes, and he looked at ease.

If Song Jin's eyes hadn't been slightly swollen, Qin Chi would have suspected that it was an illusion when he heard her crying last night.

Qin Chi was full, so he put down his chopsticks and asked, "Are we going to the pharmacy again today?"

"Um."

Song Jin responded.

Qin Chi said again: "Then I'll take you there."

Song Jin did not refuse.

Qin Chi’s plan is very good.

When he and Song Jin went out.

"Pray for peace!"

A man's shouting attracted the couple's attention. They looked in the direction of the sound and saw a carriage approaching.

A scholar jumped out of the car.

The scholar was dressed in a simple long gown, a Confucian hat, and had a clear face. He was about the same age as Qin Chi, but from his clothes, it could be seen that he was a scholar.

The scholar elegantly bowed to Qin Chi and said with a gentle smile: "Shanzhang Lu said that tomorrow is the deadline for registration for the county exam, and asked me to ask you to come back to the academy."

"The headmaster is thoughtful..."

Qin Chi felt helpless as this happened every year.

The scholar turned his gaze to Song Jin again, "Is this my sister-in-law?"

"It is my lady."

Qin Chi introduced, "Madam, this is my husband's classmate, Lu Yanji, Lu Xiucai."

When Song Jin met Qin Chi’s classmate for the first time, he bowed politely.

"I have met Mr. Lu."

Lu Yanji quickly bowed in return, "Mrs. Qin is too polite."

Song Jin was wearing a veil, so outsiders could not see his appearance clearly, but his demeanor alone showed that he was extraordinary, so Lu Yanji did not dare to look down on him.

Song Jin deliberately retreated behind Qin Chi.

Lu Yanji immediately congratulated Qin Chi: "Qian'an, I haven't seen you go to the academy for a long time. It turns out that you really went home to get married as the rumors said. Congratulations."

Little did he know that these words made Qin Chi's heart skip a beat.

Song Jin looked at him almost at the same time.

I remember that before sending Li back to Qinjiagou, he said he was going to the academy every day.

Did he go to do something else? Song Jin was not suspicious.

This possibility is very high.

Song Jin didn't know what Qin Chi did every day, but he hoped that he was not keeping a mistress.

Song Jin has no hope for men in this life.

So even though she knew Qin Chi would die, she still married him.

If he still has a mistress, Song Jin would probably be disgusted to death.

If the world is not difficult and fate is not in our hands, no woman can tolerate her husband having three wives and four concubines, and being fickle. Only a man with a disease would think that his wife should be generous.

The wife takes care of the housework, bears children, serves the parents-in-law, etc. Which one is easy? Even so, the man still seeks out women and brings vixens home one after another, which is like stabbing the original wife in the heart with a knife.

Therefore, the original wife who is regarded as jealous and vicious by the world is most likely forced into this state by her husband.

The li blocked Song Jin's face and also made Qin Chi miss the look in her eyes.

As for people congratulating him, Qin Chi would always respond with a few words, and then Lu Yanji talked about this year's county examination.

Qin Chi changed the subject and said, "Brother Yanji, before we go to the academy, let me take my wife to Jifang Pharmacy first."

"Having a carriage is very convenient."

Lu Yanji offered to help.

Qin Chi motioned to Song Jin to get on the carriage.

Then Song Jin and Qin Chi got into the carriage. In order to avoid suspicion, Lu Yanji sat outside with the coachman.

Seeing that Qin Chi still had no intention of taking the county exam, Lu Yanji advised him earnestly: "Qian, you have studied hard for ten years, but you can't stand wasting time year after year."

"Think about why we need to learn how to govern a country and keep it safe. It is to care about the people and keep the country safe."

"I don't seek a bright future, I just want to make the most of what I have learned in my life. Maybe a hundred years later, I can leave my name in history..."

Scholars love a good reputation.

What I want most is to have my virtue known throughout the ages, my achievements remembered by the world, and my name recorded in history.

Every year when registration for the county examination came, Lu Shanzhang, the head of the Tachuan Academy, would go to persuade Qin Chi to quit.

But Qin Chi refused again and again.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Qin Chi's knowledge far exceeds that of his peers.

As far as Lu Yanji knew, Qin Chi had received instruction and guidance from at least three great Confucian scholars in the past ten years. As long as he took the opportunity, not only would he be able to get into the top three easily, but he would also be able to pass the imperial examination.

It's a pity that Qin Chi is not interested in the imperial examination.

"The last time you went to study the craftsmanship of craftsmen, you really pissed off Lu Shanchang. If you weren't fiddling with the four treasures of the study, it would have been considered an elegant thing to tell others about. This matter is not so simple..."

As Lu Yanji was speaking, the carriage moved forward.

Every word he said was to persuade Qin Chi.

Obviously he came with a mission.

"Madam Qin, please persuade him not to bury his talent and knowledge. It is such a pity."

Lu Yanji couldn't convince Qin Chi, so he had to turn to Song Jin.

Unexpectedly, Song Jin said, "I will listen to my husband."

“Puff…”

Lu Yanji was so anxious that he jumped up and down, which made Qin Chi couldn't help laughing.

Song Jin looked at Qin Chi thoughtfully.

The carriage arrived at the pharmacy.

Song Jin got off the car.

Qin Chi waited until Song Jin entered the shop before lowering the curtains. Lu Yanji immediately got into the carriage and said, "Qian, we've been brothers for several years, but you didn't invite me to your wedding. That's not very nice..."

The carriage left.

…

As soon as Song Jin stepped into Jifang Pharmacy, he noticed that the atmosphere was not right.

There were two groups of people confronting each other inside.

But he hasn't lost his mind yet.

One side is Jin Ling and others.

On the other side were the owner of Huairen Pharmacy and seven or eight servants.

The person at Huairen Pharmacy said fiercely, "This shop is closed today. If you want to see a doctor or buy medicine, go somewhere else."

"What happened?"

Song Jin asked coldly.

Jin Ling and others came over.

Zhou Wei pushed Huairen's men away, and stood in front of Song Jin with Xing Lun, while the others protected Song Jin in the middle.

Jin Ling said angrily:

"Boss, Huairen Pharmacy brought people in early in the morning and insisted that our Jifang Pharmacy had schemed and robbed their herbal farmers. They said we broke the rules of the industry and they wanted to seek justice and make us compensate for the losses."

At first, Song Jin thought that Huairen Pharmacy had discovered that Xing Lun had plotted against them twice.

The result is a herbal farmer? Huairen is still here, and Xing Lun and others haven't started to rob it yet.

Song Jin looked at Xing Lun.

Xing Lun shook his head.

"Boss, we didn't break the rules. Huairen Pharmacy pretended to be one of our people and robbed the old medicine man of hundreds of kilograms of leopard camphor. We have been too busy recently and haven't spared any manpower to settle the score with them. I didn't expect him to be the first to complain!"

"How can this be possible!"

Zhou Wei was furious and looked like he was going to rush up and beat the shopkeeper Huairen to death.

The shopkeeper Huairen was so frightened that he took a few steps back and asked the pharmacy servant to stand in front of him.

(End of this chapter)