The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

Sun Shan was immersed in the joy of receiving the letter from home. He worked with great energy and was in a particularly good mood.

Whenever he has free time, he crosses his legs and leisurely admires the self-portrait of the fat girl.

She kept shouting: "My Xiaoxiao is so cute, with a round head, round eyes, round body, round legs, white and chubby, like a little fairy. She is worthy of being my good girl, she is so beautiful."

The little fat girl in Sun Shan's eyes

The afterglow of joy has not yet faded, and it is already mid-September.

Mr. Zhang, the lawyer, came running in, limping and saying anxiously, "Master, there's good news from the college entrance examination. The results are in."

Sun Shan was looking down at a document. When he heard this, he immediately looked up, jumped off his chair, and strode towards Master Zhang.

He asked anxiously, "Are the results out? Let me see them quickly."

Master Zhang handed over the victory report and said, "Someone just arrived from the post station. Haha, Master, look, how many people from Yuanlu County have passed the high school entrance examination this time?"

As soon as the postman from Chenzhou Prefecture stepped into the government office, he was captured by Mr. Zhang, who took the initiative and immediately went to find Sun Shan with the victory report.

This was good news from the master's first year in office, and Master Zhang seemed particularly excited.

The master donated the examination papers, was responsible for security, and provided accommodation and meals, all so that the candidates from Yuanlu could get good results.

Their requirements are not very high, as long as the number of students is more than that of the previous high school, but of course they cannot be the last.

I heard from Gui Ge'er that Huangyang County always got zero points in the imperial examinations in the past. Later, the master broke through the siege and finally made a breakthrough for Huangyang County.

After that, he had good luck and passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi.

Huangyang County, which was originally at the bottom of education, suddenly reached an unprecedented height in its imperial examinations because Sun Shan became the first Jinshi in Zhangzhou Prefecture.

So far, it has not been surpassed.

Gui Ge'er also said that the county magistrate of Huangyang County was promoted because of his master's success in the imperial examination and was finally able to leave the remote mountain area.

Gui Ge'er gritted his teeth when talking about this matter, and Master Zhang knew that there must be a secret that could not be told.

Just when I was about to take a peek, Gui Ge'er ran away.

Now that he had received the good news, Master Zhang suddenly remembered the matter and thought that when he got off duty, he must coax the secret out of him.

Sun Shan opened the victory report and examined it carefully.

The first case in the court came from Chenzhou Prefecture, and he couldn't help but feel disappointed.

How I wish I were from Yuanlu County, so that my education would be, if not the best, at least quite good.

Looking down, the first, second and third places are all from other places, which means that no one from Yuanlu County made it into the top three.

Sun Shan was even more disappointed.

He sighed and said, "Ah, the candidates from Yuanlu are really not good. The top three are all from other counties."

After hearing this, Master Zhang's mouth twitched and he secretly glanced at Sun Shan.

I wonder if the master has had hysterics from drinking too much soup recently, and he actually dares to dream that students from Yuanlu can make it into the top three?

Don’t you even look at the rankings of previous candidates? Let alone the top three, it would be a blessing to be able to enter the top ten.

The young master of the Wang family who was preparing for the exam in the capital also ranked eleventh in the college examination, which was one of the few in Yuanlu.

Oh, I'll have to ask Nanny Wang to stop making soup every few days, otherwise the master will get drunk.

Sun Shan continued to read, pointing at the report in surprise. He pulled Master Zhang over and said in shock, "Master Zhang, am I seeing things right? Wang Jiaxing is ranked fifth! How could this be? He actually scored so high? This report isn't fake, is it?"

Sun Shan couldn't believe that Wang Jiaxing had actually made it into the top five. With his level of knowledge, it shouldn't have happened. How could he be that amazing?

In the previous provincial examination, he was ranked in the middle, but this time he jumped into the top five, which is a huge improvement. Could the examiner have made a mistake?

Or maybe the person who copied the victory report did not make any mistakes?

Sun Shan and Wang Jiaxing had been together for a long time, and although he didn't know him very well, he also knew very well that with his grades, it was impossible for him to be in the top five.

Sun Shan would rather suspect that there was something wrong with his eyes than believe that Wang Jiaxing could get fifth place.

Master Zhang looked again and again in the direction of Sun Shan's finger.

He said with absolute certainty, "Master, it is indeed Wang Tongsheng. There is no one with the same name and surname in Yuanlu who is taking the college entrance examination this time, so this "Wang Jiaxing" must be Wang Jiaxing, there is no mistake."

Not only Sun Shan was suspicious, but Master Zhang was also suspicious.

Master Zhang was also aware of Wang Jiaxing's knowledge, but he thought it was just average.

It was just luck that I was able to get into high school this time. I definitely couldn't have scored so high in the exam.

What's the problem here? Is Wang Jiaxing just pretending to be knowledgeable?

Sun Shan and Master Zhang fell into deep thought, wondering what was going on. Even if they made further progress, it wouldn't be that much.

Finally, Sun Shan sighed and said, "It seems that the overall level of the candidates from Chenzhou Prefecture is just average. This is a tall person among short people. Even someone like Wang Jiaxing can make the top five. The other candidates are even worse."

Sun Shan seriously suspected that the level of students in Chenzhou Prefecture was too poor, so he highlighted Wang Jiaxing.

He would never believe that Wang Jiaxing was a rare talent and that was why he scored so high in the exam.

Master Zhang asked doubtfully, "Master, could it be that Aunt Wang has contributed so much to Wang Tongsheng's advancement in the rankings?"

The top five are tested not only on their knowledge but also on their background.

You will only rank high if you are truly gifted and so impressive that others cannot ignore you.

Haha, the imperial examination also has unspoken rules, and examiners will also give face to all parties.

Among students with the same grades, students from well-off families will definitely be ranked ahead.

It's not for any reason, it's just to give the other person face, so that when we meet again in the future, I will still be grateful for the favor.

Sun Shan shook his head and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Even if Aunt Wang is very powerful, Wang Jiaxing, who has no strength of his own, can't be ranked in the top five just for the sake of face."

Giving face also requires strength. Sun Shan knows Wang Jiaxing's level very well.

Even if I take care of everything, it won't be that easy.

Finally, Sun Shan thought that the most unlikely possibility was still that the level of the candidates this year was too poor.

That's why Wang Jiaxing took advantage of the opportunity and rode on the rocket, jumping so high.

Master Zhang couldn't help but sigh, "Wang Tongsheng is really lucky. He ranked in the top five in the exam. He can even go to Chenzhou Prefecture School. If his family makes a little more effort, maybe they can find him a good academy."

With good grades and connections, it is much easier to find a good college.

Wang Jiaxing's path to the imperial examination was also quite smooth.

After Sun Shan and Master Zhang lamented Wang Jiaxing's terrible luck, they continued reading.

Seeing that they were from Yuanlu, they were delighted.

After counting, there were 8 candidates from high school.

Compared with the previous session, it is neither more nor less, and is on par.

Master Zhang was stunned, not knowing what to say. He had put in so much effort, but it felt like it was all in vain, with no progress at all.

Sun Shan was speechless, feeling that whether he did it or not would not affect the outcome.

Helplessly said: "Fortunately, I didn't regress!"

This is the only way to comfort myself.