Chapter 49 County Examination

Song Jin turned around and closed the door.

Then walk towards Qin Chi through the corridor.

Qin Chi's eyes darkened instantly, but the corners of his lips slowly curled up.

"Have you had breakfast, sir?"

Song Jin came and stood in front of Qin Chi, and asked with concern.

Qin Chi asked back: "What about you?"

Song Jin was in such a hurry to come back that he actually forgot to eat something.

Qin Chi called Mrs. Huang over and said, "Bring the food warmed in the kitchen to the table."

Then, Qin Chi naturally took Song Jin's hand and walked into the hall.

Song Jin felt inexplicably nervous, so he asked, "The county exam will begin tomorrow, how are you preparing, sir?"

"I have already asked a student from this county to act as a guarantor."

This dynasty has regulations that students taking exams must first register and then ask the county's students to act as guarantors, with the five people taking the exam together forming a bond.

Qin Chi’s registered residence is a farmer, so his identity is not a problem.

Song Jin gave Qin Chi the lucky bag with the amulet in it, and said, "I wish you can soar up to 90,000 miles with the wind one day."

"Thank you, ma'am."

Qin Chi took the lucky bag with a smile and put it into his sleeve pocket.

Let’s finish breakfast together.

Qin Chi went out and visited Tachuan Academy.

When he came back, he was carrying an exam basket with the four treasures of the study in it, and went to the west wing to review his lessons.

In fact, Qin Chi was not nervous about the county examination.

According to the teacher, as long as you memorize the Four Books and Five Classics and understand the scriptures, it is not difficult to pass the county examination. But you still have to go through five levels and kill six generals, and thousands of troops have to cross a single-plank bridge.

Qin Chi has been reviewing his lessons very seriously during this period.

But now his mind was not on the book. Instead, he was listening attentively to the noise coming from outside.

Song Jin and Huang Pozi are trying to make some food that can last for a long time.

It was prepared for Qin Chi to eat in the examination room.

Song Jin thought about it and prepared some wormwood to repel mosquitoes. Then he was worried that Qin Chi would catch a cold, so he put a few slices of ginger and pills.

Later, I was worried that he would enter the examination room too early and would not be able to see clearly in the dark, so I prepared candles, tinder, etc.

the next day.

Song Jinyin got up at 1 p.m.

It was still dark outside, but Mrs. Huang was already busy in the kitchen, and Old Li's mule cart was waiting outside.

Lanterns were being used for lighting.

Song Jin wants to personally send Qin Chi to the examination room.

Qin Chi saw the pile of things Song Jin had prepared. He reluctantly took only the pancakes and water, and put them in the examination basket along with the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

"My dear, the county exam consists of five sessions. Today is only the first one. It will only take one day. You can submit your papers in advance. You don't need to prepare too much."

"Ah? Is that so?"

Song Jin had no experience with this.

In her previous life, she married Qin Mingsong, who was already a scholar, and she had never been prepared.

Go out by car with a lantern.

The lights outside the examination hall were on, there were soldiers guarding outside, and yamen runners were maintaining order.

There were already dozens of people queuing at the entrance of the examination room.

The accompanying relatives, entourage, etc. stood aside and waited.

Qin Chi asked Song Jin to go back first and not to bother accompanying him here.

Song Jin smiled and shook his head, "Everyone is here, how can I go back? Husband, go and line up, I'll stay here with you."

Song Jin was still wearing her veil. Even though Qin Chi couldn't see her face clearly, he still felt something strange in his heart.

He nodded at her, then quickly walked over with his exam basket to line up.

Song Jin stood outside the examination room.

Until Qin Chi passed the inspection and entered the examination room, he turned back and waved at her, signaling her to go home.

Only then did Song Jin get on Old Li's mule cart and go back.

Along the way, Old Li praised Qin Chi in various ways, such as how talented he was, how valuable his character was, and so on.

After so long, Song Jin had already noticed something unusual about his neighbor next door.

Mrs. Huang and Old Li would occasionally be very respectful to Qin Chi.

The county examination was just a stepping stone to becoming a scholar through the imperial examination.

If one wants to become a scholar, one must not only pass the county examination, but also the prefectural examination and the academy examination.

Qin Chi sat alone in the small examination room, the strange feeling in his heart still lingered. His mind was filled with his wife, and the scene before he entered the examination room, when he turned around and saw her waving at him not far away.

Originally, Qin Chi had no plans to take the imperial examination.

Isn't this a family? The sister-in-law plotted that they would exchange marriages.

Isn't it just that he is regarded as dead, while his uncle has a bright future?

He is a dying sickly man in the eyes of others, but he has to fight for his wife, right?

This reason seems ridiculous, but it is true.

Qin Chi took out the four treasures of the study from the examination basket one by one, placed them on the examination table, poured some clean water onto the inkstone, and began to make preparations before the examination, such as grinding ink.

Wait until all students have entered.

Officials such as the county magistrate, county magistrate and instructor first burned incense to Confucius. After three bows, the instructor read out the examination rules.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Finally, it was the county magistrate who announced the start of the examination.

Not long after, the test papers were handed out.

The examination paper tests the students' ability to recite the Four Books and Five Classics, and consists of twelve questions.

The silent meaning is the interpretation.

In short, it was to explain the meaning of the sentences in the test questions, a total of ten questions. The sentences were generally from the Four Books and Five Classics. Qin Chi took a quick look and found that half of them were from "The Doctrine of the Mean" and "The Great Learning".

The last step is to write a poem on the theme of "Huangshan Mountain".

These are not difficult for Qin Chi.

After the ink was ground, he slowly picked up his pen and began to answer.

Qin Chi was not very prominent among the candidates.

But his calm temperament made the officials passing by look at him again and again.

You have to know that there is no candidate who is not nervous.

He is really too calm!

When the county magistrate was on his inspection, he couldn't help but take a few more glances at Qin Chi, then left with a strange look in his eyes.

The exam is one day.

Qin Chi finished the test paper in less than an hour.

After checking again and again, no errors or omissions were found.

Qin Chi didn't want to be high-profile, so he sat in the examination room quietly until noon. Feeling hungry, he took out some water and a pancake to eat.

Wait until I see that several students have handed in their papers early.

Qin Chi finished the last bite of pancake.

Only then did he slowly hand in his paper.

Walk out of the examination room carrying the examination basket.

There were some parents and followers waiting outside, and Qin Chi did not see his wife among them.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't disappointed.

But it was he who asked her to go home first.

"Sir."

Old Li sent Song Jin back and then hurried back to wait.

It's not that there are no carriages.

It's Qin Chi who doesn't want to be high-profile.

Old Li took the exam basket, and Qin Chi lifted his skirt and got into the car.

"Is my wife at home?" Qin Chi couldn't help but ask.

Old Li replied: "It should be there."

"Okay then, let's go."

When the others saw Qin Chi coming out so quickly, they were all envious. Although he was not the first to hand in his paper, he was one of the students who came out early, so his knowledge must be good.

Someone among them recognized Qin Chi.

"I know him. He's a student of Tachwan Academy. He's quite famous in the academy." An attendant whispered.

Someone nearby was interested, "How is he famous? I've never seen him before."

"He is the headmaster of Tachuan Academy. I heard that he was urged to leave every year, but he always refused. I don't know why he came this year."

"He is not too old, it is not too late to end it now."

"That's right. I didn't go on stage before, maybe because I was young..."