"Well... no."
"Why not?" Wang Ru felt unbalanced.
Sunanyi continued, "Look for the reason in yourself."
"Why should I look for a reason? Whose daughter are you? Why are you so disloyal?" Wang Ru was very angry. Now even her most obedient daughter was criticizing her.
"Sister, what you said makes sense." Su Nanyan also agreed.
Wang Ru yelled, "What's the point? If you don't explain it clearly today, you won't have to eat."
Su Nanyan spread his hands, "Just like now, why would my cousin leave you a message?"
Wang Ru was stunned, then sat down dejectedly, "Do I really have a bad temper? But I..."
"Listen to their nonsense."
Su Dahai glared at his son but not at his daughter, because his daughter was his little cotton-padded jacket.
"Da Lang has never said anything bad about you. He always says you have a sharp tongue but a soft heart."
"Really? I don't believe it." Wang Ru curled her lips.
"Of course it's true."
Su Dahai took out another bunch of keys from his sleeve and said, "Dalang didn't leave you a message, but he left you a key."
"What key?" Wang Ru was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
"What do you mean?"
Su Dahai put the key in his wife's hand, "Dalang said that what you wanted most was a house of your own, so he built one for you, a large courtyard with three entrances and three exits on Minfu Street..."
"this....."
Wang Ru's eyes widened, and Nan Yi and Nan Yan also stood up again, with shock that was hard to conceal in their eyes.
"Don't look at me. I only realized this this morning. Dalang is such a sensible kid." Su Dahai shook his head. "He's just repaying us for raising him."
"A courtyard with three entrances and three exits on Minfu Street must cost a lot of money. Where did he get the money?" Wang Ru had a strong sense of unreality.
Su Dahai said, "Making money is the easiest thing for Dalang. He is now seeking to become an official through the imperial examination..."
At night, Su Dahai and Wang Ru returned to their room.
Wang Ru looked at the key in her hand and said, "It feels like a dream. I now have my own house."
"Because you have a good nephew."
"Hey, I noticed something." Wang Ru pulled Su Dahai over, "Have you noticed that Nan Yi seems to treat Da Lang differently?"
“It’s a little different.”
Wang Hai sat up straight and said, "I was just about to tell you that if Nan Yi really likes Da Lang, it wouldn't be bad for the two of them to be together. At least it would keep the benefits within the family."
"you....."
Wang Ru said, "We adopted Nan Yi in the first place because we wanted her to be a child bride for Nan Yan. But Nan Yan turned out to be a blockhead, so she ended up being a bargain for Da Lang."
"Good things should be kept within the family. Even the daughter of Duke Anguo has stayed with Dalang. Who knows what kind of woman Dalang will find in the future. It's not a loss for Nan Yi to follow him."
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Jiangzhou City is the capital of Jiangzhou, the location of the provincial government, and the largest city in Jiangzhou.
The carriage moved along the road, the wheels making a creaking sound as they rolled over the stone slabs, the curtains swayed, revealing a gap from time to time, some big, some small, and along the way were rows of peach blossoms and green willows.
The warm spring sun shines on the car windows, and the greenery becomes more brilliant as we drive.
Song Chi lifted the curtain to look outside, feeling like a countryman entering the city. He couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of a state capital, it's really quite grand."
There are thirteen states in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and each state has a very large territory and is a prosperous place.
"That's nothing. Wait until you go to the capital to know what prosperity is." Luo Yurou, who was sitting opposite Song Chi, was quiet and pure. She also dressed up a little and put on a layer of light rouge, which made her even more beautiful.
Luo Yurou smiled and said, "When you go to the capital, I will take you to see the world."
"Okay, I'll go next February."
"Passing the academy exam shouldn't be a big deal to you, but do you know how difficult the provincial exam is?"
"Know."
Song Chi had already done a lot of homework.
He has now passed the county examination, the prefectural examination, and the subsequent academy examination, collectively known as the Tongsheng examination. If he passes all three examinations, he will be admitted as a scholar, thus leaving the common people class.
Scholars could meet officials without kneeling. Although they could not become officials, they could be exempted from labor service.
In terms of knowledge, being able to pass the examination to become a scholar is basically equivalent to the current master's level of classical literature, history and philosophy, and one must also be very good at calligraphy, because the examination for the young scholar is not anonymous.
This undoubtedly increases the difficulty.
However, there are many conveniences for people with good family background and strong background.
Especially the county and prefectural examinations, which were all decided by local officials. However, the imperial examinations are now in serious chaos, and some local officials dare to pass them blatantly, such as Li Sheng.
After passing the academy examination, you will come to the most difficult provincial examination, which is also the real imperial examination.
Becoming a scholar is eligible to participate in the provincial examination. Being a scholar means you are already the best in the area. However, if all the scholars in a state are gathered together to participate in the provincial examination, the difficulty can be imagined.
And it does not distinguish between previous and current graduates.
The provincial examination is still held every three years, and the accumulated number is a terrifying number.
Song Chi specifically consulted Lord Feng. In a province with a rich cultural heritage like Jiangzhou, there are eight to nine thousand or even tens of thousands of scholars taking the provincial examinations every time, but only two to three hundred are admitted.
Therefore, the provincial examination held every three years is also called the big examination year. It is the most difficult of the entire imperial examination, because the admission rate is only two or three percent, so the difficulty can be imagined.
Luo Yurou chuckled and said, "Now that you know this, how dare you say such big words?"
"I just dare."
Song Chi has the talent of photographic memory, which gives him great advantages in participating in the imperial examination, an exam-oriented education.
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