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With the arrival of the little rabbits and chicks, the farm gradually became lively.

There really isn't enough manpower at home.

In a dozen days or so, the sweet potato vines on the back mountain will be mature and can be transplanted and planted. Liu's father decided to use most of the land on the back mountain to grow sweet potatoes, leaving only some plots near the roadside to grow vegetables for daily consumption.

It will take a long time to plant such a large piece of mountain land.

After leaving the farm, Father Liu went to see the fertilizer in the manure pit, which was the feces and urine of people and animals, plus some rotten vegetable leaves and rotten leaves collected when reclaiming land in the back mountain.

When Liu's father opened a corner of the pit, a sour, smelly, and rotten smell hit him in the face.

"Old man, that pit is full of rotten vegetable leaves and the like that were thrown in there before. After fermenting for so many days, it's almost done. We usually add some to these two pits over here, and they can be used after another ten days of fermentation. The three pits should be ready after we finish planting in the back hill and watering them. People here don't use fertilizer much."

"I know that they only use manure as staple food. They don't make compost at all. This time I also want to promote this composting method. It's not a big deal to have so many dead branches and rotten leaves."

"That's fine. It's also a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Have you thought about how to promote it?"

"Let's talk to the village chief first and have the villagers give it a try. Then we can report it together with the village chief. It will be by the end of the year or next year. By then, our family will definitely not be as poor as it is now. If Luo Hong passes the exam to become a scholar, it will be even more convenient. Nowadays, scholars don't have to kneel when they see officials."

"Yeah, it's good to be a scholar, but it's a pity that you are not that kind of person."

"Just talk about the matter, why are you talking about me?" The old couple has been quarreling for most of their lives, and they always get along with each other in their true nature.

Mother Liu laughed, "I was just saying, and you're still angry, you stingy bastard!"

Another half month passed in busyness.

Li Yao and Wei Songbai are back.

Counting the time, they have been going to the academy in town for more than a month. They came back for one day before, and came back for one day this time. The next time they come back, they will go to the county town to take the exam.

When Wei Songbai and Li Yao came back, Luo Hong pulled them into the house. "What new news have you two got in the past half month, or what new lessons have you learned? Share them with Keyu as soon as possible."

The two of them did not hide their knowledge and took out the books to give Lin Keyu some pointers. "This article, this paragraph... here, and here... are the key points pointed out by the teachers of the college. They said that it is very likely to be tested this year. And these knowledge points are all the questions that the teachers of the college have predicted for this provincial exam. As for the Tongsheng exam, the current teachers in the county will collectively set the questions, which are roughly based on those books. I think we should not have any big problems.

Therefore, during this period of time in the academy, we mainly paid attention to the news of the prefectural examination. The prefectural examination is set by the academic officials of the prefecture, and the prefect or the governor of a prefecture sets the questions. At that time, we need to find six people to act as guarantors. Four of them are common people, and two are scholars. There are two teachers in our academy for the scholars, and the students in the academy can ask them to act as guarantors, one tael of silver per person. However, one scholar can only guarantee ten people. Collecting one tael of silver is also a big risk. If these ten people have any problems, the scholars who act as guarantors will be punished together. "

Luo Hong nodded, "It seems that we have to go to the county school to find some connections. Your school probably doesn't have enough students to fill the two scholars in your college. We must go out and find some ourselves."

"There are a few villages with scholars, which is enough, but since you are not in the academy, they dare not guarantee you. After all, they have to investigate the background of the students in the academy. They are also people who know you well."

"That's right. I'll have to ask next time I go to the city. It seems that the bookstore in the county town has this kind of business. There are scholars who can act as guarantors. The bookstore is responsible for helping to investigate the background of the person who wants to act as a guarantor. Only when he becomes a scholar can he give the bookstore a share."

"That's fine. We can also ask Wang Tongsheng. If possible, the four of us can go with him. After all, we just arrived in the village. We need to find four more villagers to act as guarantors."

"Let's go to Wan Tongsheng to discuss it this afternoon."

They talked for a while and read a book together, then Liu's father sent someone to call them for lunch.

"How is it?" Liu's father asked Luo Hong during the meal.

"Yeah, I basically understand everything. It's pretty much the same as what we learned before."

"I think you can all do it. Recently, you have been exercising every morning and reading and practicing calligraphy all day. I have confidence in you!"

"We are fine at home with Ke Yu, but we didn't know that Li Yao and Song Bai were strengthening their training in the academy. You know, the imperial examinations at that time were not only about academic knowledge, and if you were not physically strong, you would not be able to persevere in the exams."

"Yes, Wan Tongsheng also said before that every year during the exam, someone is carried out. It is definitely not possible if the person's health is too poor. However, the academy should have experience in this regard. I will remind you later."

After the beginning of the new year, Luo Hong took Lin Keyu to exercise every morning and afternoon. Sometimes Liu Hao took them to run, do exercises, and do boxing. If Liu Hao was not around, they would run for half an hour on their own and then come back to read and study.

Even on rainy days, they would do exercises in the house. Their schedules were packed. They were like students who were about to take the college entrance exam. It was just that the lighting was not good at night and they could not study too late. Otherwise, they would also be eager to study from 6 am to 11 pm.

The prefectural examination takes one day to take. Those who pass the examination are called Tongsheng. The results will be announced three or four days later. Only those who pass the Tongsheng examination can take the re-examination, which takes another three days, with one day and another three days in between. After the examination, the results will be announced one month later. Those who pass the examination are called Xiucai Gong.

From this perspective, the exam is indeed difficult, and it will be even more difficult later on.

"Let's talk about the next exam later. Let's pass this one first. If I'm really not in good health by then, I won't take the next exam. Let the kids take it."

Father Liu nodded. He also knew that the examination environment at that time was indeed very difficult. "Okay, you are old, and your arms and legs are old. It doesn't matter if you don't take the exam. We don't have too lofty ambitions, and it's enough to have a scholar's title in the county."

"Well, at first I was thinking that I must pass the exam to become a juren. I used to laugh at Fan Jin for passing the exam, but now I know how difficult it is. Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who has ideological baggage. I'll give up when it's time to give up, hahaha!"

Luo Hong also picked up a piece of meat for his grandson Luo Junning and coaxed him, "Junning, grandpa is counting on you. You must study hard. The glory of the family depends on you!"

Looking at the ignorant four-year-old kid, Lin Keyu, Li Yao and Wei Songbai all laughed. This kid was under too much pressure. He was so young but had to shoulder the lofty goal of bringing honor to his family. "Thank you, Grandpa. I want to eat more meat..."

"Okay, study hard. Grandpa will ask them to cook meat for you every day. You can make whatever you want to eat."

"Okay... I will study hard..." Awooo ate the meat in a big bite.

"Hahaha……"