Traveling through the starry sky just for you, I was a koi in ancient times

Although Chen Sanlang knew that taking the shortcut through the mountain road could save time, he would rather take the official road.

He didn't want to cause any trouble. Whether it was wild beasts or robbers, he was no match for them and couldn't afford to provoke them. Moreover, the mountain road was difficult to travel. Although it seemed to save time, it actually consumed his physical strength.

When I arrived at the county town, I was tired and exhausted. I couldn't study at all, let alone copy books. I felt sleepy easily when I was tired. I didn't have the energy to memorize or even remember the contents of the book, let alone remember the books.

The idea of ​​using Wenmofang to study on my own will never come true!

Now, all my focus is on scientific research! Because I need this identity to find Wang Jinyi!

Whenever he thought of Wang Jinyi, Chen Sanlang felt a sense of urgency.

I am already 13 years old. If Wang Jin is also in this world, how old is she this year? Is she 13? Or 15? Here, 13-year-old girls can discuss marriage.

This is a time that is not very friendly to women.

Women have no autonomy in marriage. In this era, most girls’ marriages at home are generally decided by their parents, and girls have no choice but to obey.

As the saying goes, "At home, you obey your father; after you marry, you obey your husband; after your husband dies, you obey your son. That's your whole life. Don't even think about having the right to speak." If Wang Jinyi was about the same age as herself, all that was waiting for her was the orders of her parents and the matchmaker's words.

Chen Sanlang stopped, his heart in torment. He pulled the kettle from behind him and took two gulps of cold water, which relieved his anxious heart a little.

Every day, Chen Sanlang would go out at dawn to chop firewood in the mountains. He would deliver the firewood to the private school of Mr. Xu before dawn and stack it up.

In order not to disturb others' rest, he left quietly and ran home to help his father weed the fields.

Only after my father went to the fields carrying the water jar would I go home to eat a meal and then rush to the county town.

In order to save every penny, he never took a donkey cart. The money from two donkey cart rides could buy half a pound of brown rice, which was the ration for himself and his father.

In order to save all expenses, Chen Sanlang has almost forgotten all the conveniences of his previous life.

Looking at the sun rising higher and higher in the sky, Chen Sanlang temporarily put aside the thought of Wang Jinyi in his heart and quickened his pace.

It was noon when they entered the city gate of Xunnan County. The gatekeeper was reading a notice aloud. Chen Sanlang squeezed into the crowd and listened to a few words. It turned out that the notice was being read out from the Education Office and the registration notice for the imperial examination.

Chen Sanlang turned around and went into the city.

When it was time to register for the provincial examination, the officials at the city gate read out the registration details, especially the various benefits that would come if one passed the exam.

Passing the examination for the title of scholar exempted one from corvée and personal land tax, and one could become a minor official and open a private school.

Thinking about these things is my motivation.

It’s not possible this year, it’s too late. I haven’t even read the classics, history, and collections of literature thoroughly, let alone apply them skillfully.

At least you have to earn all the necessary expenses before applying for the exam.

I also need to earn money to buy stationery, otherwise how can I take the exam?

Chen Sanlang shook his head, gave a bitter smile, took out a hard biscuit and ate it while walking, walking through the streets and alleys and heading straight to Wenmofang.

Every time he went from home to the county town, he would waste nearly two hours on the road. It was indeed hard on the road, but Chen Sanlang didn't feel that way. He had someone to accompany him, so that the long journey didn't seem lonely.

The clerk at Wenmofang always felt that this poor scholar with patched clothes had a smiling face every time he looked at him.

Although the two people didn't have many opportunities to meet, the scholar always seemed to have something good on his mind.

It was hard to understand, how could someone so poor be so happy? The boy just couldn't understand.

But as usual, he cleared out a desk in the corner, wiped it clean, and handed the scholar a note that the shopkeeper had given him in advance.

After reading it, Chen Sanlang understood that his boss asked him to copy a book called "The Knight-errant" today.

Chen Sanlang ate the last bit of dry biscuits in two or three bites. The waiter poured him some water on the tea table. Chen Sanlang walked over quickly and took two sips.

"Oh, I ate too fast and I choked a little!" Chen Sanlang smiled and made fun of himself to save himself.

The waiter naturally said a few polite words and asked

"Are you still copying the Analects?"

"First copy the Analects, then copy the book my boss gave me."

"It seems like I can't finish copying it today."

"I can leave later tonight and come earlier tomorrow. Let me watch "Xia Ke Xing" first, okay?"

"Okay, sir, please clean your hands first and I'll get you the book."

Chen Sanlang opened the book without any preparation and almost laughed out loud when he finished reading the opening words.

Who is copying whom? I can't tell the era or dynasty. Anyway, this opening line is a bit too familiar.

This is clearly Li Bai's chivalrous journey: kill one person every ten steps, leave no trace in a thousand miles, and leave when the task is done, hiding both your identity and your name.

After taking a look at the author, still this "star in the night sky", Chen Sanlang can now almost conclude that this person is a traveling soul just like himself.

Who is this person?

When I have the conditions, I must go and meet this "fellow countryman"

Since traveling through time, Chen Sanlang has been secretly looking for Wang Jinyi. He repeatedly thought about how far apart his home and Wang Jinyi's home were in his previous life.

In his previous life, the two families lived not far from each other. He judged that the two should be in the same county. But when he found that there were few villages with the surname Wang in the county, and he used his spare time to look for them, he realized that things were not right. There was no such person at all!

So, he decided to expand the search range from county towns to prefectural towns, and search all the county towns under the jurisdiction of Xunyang Prefecture.

If it was really as he guessed, Wang Jinyi had been betrothed to someone else by her parents, or was forcibly married to someone else, what should he do?

Chen Sanlang shook his head vigorously. No, definitely not.

My Jinyi.

Chen Sanlang silently recited Wang Jinyi's name in his heart.

If she had traveled through time like herself, Wang Jinyi would not sit still and wait for death.

Suddenly, another more terrifying scene appeared. Wang Jinyi still looked the same as in her previous life, but she was holding a child. Chen Sanlang almost couldn't stand. This was a fatal blow!

As long as Wang Jinyi still remembers the feelings between the two in their previous life, what else matters?

No matter whether she is a widow or has been betrothed, as long as she is still alive and still remembers the deep love between the two in their previous life, I will bravely take on the responsibility.

After thinking all this through, Chen Sanlang sat down without distraction and began to copy the book.

Chen Sanlang knew that his schoolwork this year was very heavy. If he wanted to take the exam during the Chinese New Year, he would need to race against time.

First of all, one must read the Four Books and the Five Classics, which are compulsory courses for scholars of this era.

The most widely circulated of the Four Books are The Analects, Mencius, The Doctrine of the Mean, and The Great Learning. They are also the introductory theories of the morality of scholars, which are probably the basis of the examination.

Chen Sanlang decided that even if he couldn't recite it backwards, he would at least be able to recite it forwards.

Wenmofang is a place that provides free study materials and has good study conditions, which is the best condition I can get at the moment.

I can also make money, and being able to use his writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone for free is a rare gift from God. I can't let this opportunity go!