Chapter 28 There is someone waiting for Brother Xiao
It's winter.
The weather is getting colder.
Every morning when Xiao Mo woke up, he could see a thin layer of frost on the branches outside.
During this period of time, Xiao Mo has been reading every day.
I read from day to night, and after a nap, I get up and continue reading.
Xiao Mo felt that he had never worked so hard in the college entrance examination in his previous life.
As for the expenses of daily life and writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.
Xiao Mo had saved some silver before, which was barely enough.
The village chief would also deliver some meals every day, saving Xiao Mo time and money in cooking.
This morning, Xiao Mo woke up early and felt that today was much colder than before.
Get dressed and go out to wash up.
As soon as he opened the door, Xiao Mo saw that the outside was covered with snow. The heavy snow like goose feathers slowly fell from the sky. The cold wind blew, and Xiao Mo couldn't help shivering.
"Brother Xiao, I'm here to bring you food."
A little girl's voice was heard outside the courtyard.
The little girl was chubby and ran over with a lunch box in her arms.
"Xiaoying, thank you."
Xiao Mo took the food box and touched her head.
The little girl who delivered the food was the village chief’s second daughter, Wang Ying.
Originally, the village chief wanted his eldest daughter Wang Yan to deliver food to Xiao Mo.
But four years later, Wang Yan grew from a nine-year-old girl into a young girl in her prime, and her figure gradually grew.
In order to avoid suspicion, Aunt Chen asked three-year-old Wang Ying to come and deliver the meal.
Anyway, everyone in the village knows each other, and the two families are not far away from each other, so there will be no danger.
However, three years ago, when Xiao Mo learned that Aunt Chen was pregnant again, he was still quite surprised. The village chief is really still in good health.
Xiao Mo took a bun and handed it to Wang Ying. The chubby Wang Ying was not polite and took the big bun from her big brother. The two of them sat on the stone and ate it bite by bite.
"Brother Xiao, I noticed that when you eat, you always look at that mountain. Is there anything on that mountain?" Wang Ying raised her round head and asked curiously.
"On that mountain..." Xiao Mo raised his head and looked at the Cangshan Mountain covered with thick white snow in the distance. "There is someone waiting for Brother Xiao."
"Sister, please eat some more."
"Xiaoqing, I can't eat anymore."
"Eat another one!"
"I've eaten a lot of mice."
"Eat some more, sister."
“I really can’t eat anymore.”
In the cave, Xiaoqing brought two dead mice to her sister.
The two snakes were one white and one green, with round bellies, and they both looked fatter.
Ordinary snakes have already started hibernation.
However, when the snakes awaken their spiritual intelligence and embark on the path of cultivation, the hibernation period will be shortened. The higher the realm, the shorter the hibernation.
But even so, Xiaoqing started to feel sleepy three days ago.
But Xiaoqing was worried about her sister and was refusing to sleep.
"Xiaoqing, go to sleep quickly. I'm really fine." Seeing her sister Snake Head getting sleepy little by little, Xiaobai persuaded her.
Xiaoqing shook her head vigorously: "But sister, how can I not worry about you? No snake sheds its skin in winter."
At this moment, the clear vertical pupils, as white as snow, were like being covered with frosted glass, and the edges of the white scales on the abdomen were curled up like cracks on a dry riverbed.
Fine cracks appear on the scales at the tip of the snout, resembling cracked pottery. The transparent mucus secreted covers the entire body, giving it an oily, waxy sheen.
"It's okay, my sister is a snake that can transform, unlike ordinary snakes."
"But sister."
"It's nothing to worry about. Go to bed quickly, or your sister will be angry." Xiaobai pretended to be angry.
"I don't."
"Bang~"
When Xiaoqing was stubborn and refused to sleep, Xiaobai secretly rolled up a stone with his tail, and then hit his sister from behind when she was not paying attention.
Xiaoqing's eyes rolled around and she fell down with a plop.
"See you in the spring, Xiaoqing."
Xiaobai touched Xiaoqing's head with the tip of his tail, then he lay down beside his sister with his head facing outside the cave.
"What is he doing now?"
“He should still be studying.”
Looking at the heavy snow outside the cave, Xiaobai's thoughts gradually drifted away and he began to feel sleepy.
"I haven't seen him for a long time."
"Will he forget me?"
Xiaobai curled up into a ball.
"After shedding my skin, can I grow up?"
"That should be possible, right?"
"What kind of expression will he have when he sees me when I grow up?"
"Can I be as tall as him?"
As she became more and more sleepy, the little white snake's last thought was like a kite with a broken string. She completely lost consciousness and fell into a dream.
Inside the cave, two snakes were huddled together.
The heavy snow outside the cave was blowing through the mountains and forests.
After an unknown amount of time, the wind and snow became weaker and weaker.
Until the weather clears up.
Early spring.
On this day, Xiao Mo was going to Qingshan County to take the exam.
The country where Xiao Mo is located is called Qi.
The child examination in Xiaomoqi State was different from that in ancient China.
The Tongshi exam in Qi State was held every year, with three rounds of exams in a month, but all three rounds were held in one place.
This is also done to reduce the burden on candidates, as they do not need to run back and forth between the county and the state capital.
If you pass the first two rounds of exams, you will be a Tongsheng.
Those who pass all three rounds of examinations are called scholars.
If you fail the examination to become a scholar, you can continue to take the examination next year without having to take the first two rounds.
Passing the examination to become a scholar means having a certain status.
Scholars in Qi State did not have to kneel before officials, were exempt from corvee labor and torture, could open private schools and write documents for others, but they could not be exempted from land tax.
Moreover, because there were more and more scholars in Qi State, jobs such as private schools and document writing were also very popular.
In the state of Qi today, there are many poor scholars, such as the village chief.
"Village chief, I'm leaving." At the village gate, Xiao Mo said goodbye to the village chief and his family.
"Take this for your travel expenses." The village chief walked forward and handed a bundle to Xiao Mo.
Aunt Chen snorted and turned her head, but didn't say anything.
The village chief ignored his wife and told Xiao Mo, "Try hard for the exam. Don't be too stressed. With your talent, you should be able to pass. Wait for your good news."
"Yes." Xiao Mo bowed to the village chief's family, turned around and walked away.
This year's children's exam will be held in Qingshan County. Fortunately, it is not far from Shiqiao Village, just a day's journey away.
Xiao Mo had a good sleep after arriving in Qingshan County.
Two days later, Xiao Mo took the exam.
There is no age limit for the children's exam.
There were children of eight or nine years old, as well as elderly people in their fifties or sixties.
These old men have taken the exam for so many years, but are still just "tongsheng".
The competition for the Tongshi examination alone was so fierce, not to mention the subsequent provincial and metropolitan examinations.
One of the tasks in Baishishu is to "serve as an official in the court". This is really not easy.
"Could it be that I will never be able to become an official even if I take the exam for my entire life?"
Xiao Mo thought to himself.
(End of this chapter)
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