After the results of the provincial examination were released, the group had to rush to the provincial capital to take part in the academy examination.
Han Zecang originally wanted to return to Qingshan County with his classmates from the academy, but he was caught by his eldest brother and asked to go to the provincial capital to take the academy examination.
Han Zecang was stunned. He knew his own worth and knew that with his level of ability, he would never be able to pass the examination to become a scholar.
The provincial and prefectural examinations mainly tested basic knowledge, but the academy examinations were different. He was not proficient in eight-legged essays, let alone examination poems. Even the young master he originally followed had not learned these, so he naturally had no exposure to them. Asking him to take the exam would be a waste of money!
Han Zeyu was very disappointed: "You can go and feel the atmosphere of the examination room and the examination process. Next time you take the exam, you will have a better idea. This money is not wasted. I even gave you a little notebook to record it!"
Ah~ Han Zecang didn’t want to go even more. He hadn’t passed the imperial examination yet, but he was already in debt, and the creditors were very cruel.
The ferocious Han Zeyu narrowed his eyes and asked coldly, "Are you going or not?"
Han Zecang nodded hurriedly in response: "I'll go, I'll go!"
Oh my god~ his elder brother is so scary.
He decisively abandoned all his classmates and quickly rushed to the other side of Su Shien in their envious eyes. He felt safer standing with Goff.
Su Shien said that he could not help, the key point is that I am also poor! People who are short of money do not deserve to have a say.
After arriving in the provincial capital, they found that there were even more students coming here to take the exam. It was worthy of being the largest and most prosperous place in the entire state capital. It was truly bustling with traffic and people.
There was no need to think about staying in an inn, as all the good rooms were booked and the masters could not sleep in the large dormitory. Fortunately, Madam Su had made preparations and had someone rent a small courtyard in advance.
The rental period is one month so that Su Yunsong can come here and have a quiet place to prepare for the exam.
Su Shien just took advantage of the situation so that her husband and brother-in-law could also benefit from it.
The next day, Han Zeyu took Zecang and Tiezhu to the streets and strolled around the most prosperous streets in the provincial capital. Thinking that it would be bad to just stroll without buying anything, he picked out two pieces of cloth, both of which had patterns that were not available in the county.
After a day of shopping, I have only one feeling, that is, it is expensive!
If prices in the provincial capital are already this high, how much higher must prices in the capital be?
Su Shien knew that her husband was worried about money, probably because he was afraid that he would have no security after the family split up.
The Su family's financial resources are just average in the provincial capital, so he was a bit too narrow-minded before.
Su Shien thought for a moment and said mysteriously, "Brother Yu, I can actually write storybooks. Can I change the setting of your world? The bizarre scenes must be very attractive."
As soon as these words were spoken, Han Zeyu immediately looked at her husband with admiration. It turned out that talents needed to be discovered.
Books contain golden houses and beautiful women. Hug your husband and give him a kiss. You must kiss this smart and handsome head again.
Seeing his young husband happy, Su Shien finally breathed a sigh of relief. There was really not much he could do. Even if he passed the examination to become a scholar, he would not receive any salary unless he passed the examination to become a juren.
Su Shien secretly made up his mind that he could not let Yuger wait too long and he must get the title of Juren in three years.
After resting, the three of them entered the examination room again. Unlike Han Zecang who was not stressed at all, Su Shien and Su Yunsong came to take the college entrance examination with the determination to win.
It’s just that Su Yunsong has very high demands on himself and hopes to be among the best, while Su Shien just wants to pass the line.
The competition for scholar quotas is quite fierce. Taking their county as an example, Qingshan County is a larger county with about 30 quotas, and no more than 40 at most. Small counties only have a dozen or so places for admission.
The gentlemen said that only one scholar could be admitted out of every fifty candidates, and the competition was very fierce.
It is not difficult to see from the huge crowd at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall that with so many people competing for 300 places, those with poor psychological quality would faint.
Su Shien remained calm. Since he got married, facing his husband was like facing an army of thousands. The key point was that the problems of the army of thousands might not be as many as his.
Su Shien, who believes he has seen big scenes, has already mastered the skill of keeping a straight face. To outsiders, he appears to be calm and elegant.
Three steps before the exam: check the exam basket, check the food, and search the whole body.
The inspection process is different from that of the county examination and the prefectural examination. The county examination requires a head-to-toe inspection, and the prefectural examination requires you to undress and look at your clothes. Unexpectedly, the inspection of the academy examination is even more thorough, which is to make the candidates take off all their clothes and search them inside and out.
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The only thing to be thankful for is that the officers in charge of the inspection will basically not touch the candidates' bodies, because they mainly check whether there are cheat sheets and notes sewn into the lining of the clothes.
As for some brave people who are brave enough to hide the cheat sheet "inside" their bodies, it will be a great test of the inspectors' work experience.
Even if you are lucky enough to avoid the search and successfully bring the cheat sheet into the examination room, whether you will have the chance to retrieve it is up to fate. After all, even if you go to the toilet, there will be an invigilator following you.
It was Su Shien's turn to be examined. There was nothing wrong with his food and stationery. He went inside the enclosure to take off his clothes. The other candidates could not see what was going on inside, which was considered to be a respectable move for a scholar.
Su Shien couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that Yu Ge'er hadn't bothered him recently, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to bear the examination with the teeth marks and kiss marks on his face.
After all, I'm not thick-skinned enough and still need some experience.
Han Zecang, who came to gain experience, was also enlightened. The examination before the test was so rigorous, worthy of being an academy examination for selecting scholars.
There was a candidate who had poor stress tolerance. His face flushed, he had difficulty breathing, and he looked like he was about to faint before he even entered the examination room. The other candidates were scared and stayed away from him for fear of being blackmailed.
The officers in charge of the inspection were already used to this. After seeing the man's symptoms, they patiently carried out the routine persuasion for him to withdraw. However, few of those who could make it to the academy examination were willing to give up.
The police officers didn't care. This happened every year and they would be carried out after less than half a day.
There were also some candidates who tampered with their stationery and food. After being discovered, they were directly taken away by the officials for questioning.
Han Zecang didn't think he was a gentleman, so when he saw such a scene, his first thought was not fear or nervousness, but praying to Wenquxing to catch a few more people like this. Maybe if there were fewer people, he could get a chance to become a scholar!
Han Zecang sighed, knowing that he was just dreaming. He decided to study hard and try to pass the examination to become a scholar as soon as possible, otherwise his elder brother would definitely deal with him.
He always had a feeling that his eldest brother's temper became worse and worse after he got engaged, and it must be his brother-in-law's indulgence that led to the current situation.
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