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

As soon as the good news was posted, the entire Yuanlu County was in an uproar.

Normally there was no one to be seen, but suddenly a lot of people appeared. Citizens stood in groups under the notice board, pulling the yamen runners to ask questions.

Who told them they can't read? If they could read, who would ask the ferocious yamen runners?

Crowd member A asked curiously, "Whose names are on it? How come I don't recognize any of them?"

Onlooker B rolled his eyes at him and said, "It's strange that you know it, because you can't read at all."

It's terrible to be uneducated. I really don't want to stand with such people.

After secretly complaining about spectator A, spectator B pulled over a man in a long gown and asked, "Hey brother, I can tell you're a scholar. Can you help me see who's on top?"

In fact, bystander B is also illiterate, but he doesn't say it.

C, the onlooker in the long gown, was the unlucky scholar who failed the exam and broke his hands and feet.

Today is a day off, so I have nothing to do, so I go to a teahouse to have some tea and watch a play.

I hadn’t even had any tea and the show hadn’t started when I heard someone shouting from outside: The results are out, the results are out.

Upon hearing this, C, who was once a "character in the play", immediately ran out in a hurry.

Although I missed the college entrance examination, some of my classmates took the exam, and I would like to know who passed and who failed.

Crowd member C followed the crowd and used all his strength to squeeze to the front of the notice board.

Just when I wanted to see who was from high school, I was asked by onlookers B.

He glanced at it and was suddenly shocked. His eyes widened and he said in surprise, "What! That Wang Jiaxing actually ranked fifth? Are you sure?"

Oh my god, is the fifth-place candidate really Wang Jiaxing? If I hadn't seen the list with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it.

Ding, a bystander nearby, asked, "Wang Jiaxing? Which one? He got fifth place. That's just average, no need to be so surprised. He wasn't first."

When these words were spoken, Scholar C, who was just eating melons, was so angry that he vomited blood.

He said such lightly that he looked down on the fifth place. I don’t know who gave this uncle the courage.

Scholar C, who was just eating melons, immediately retorted, "Uncle, this is the fifth place in Chenzhou Prefecture, not the fifth place in Yuanlu County. Isn't this amazing? How else can it be amazing?"

Ding Zheng, a bystander, was about to retort.

Wu, a bystander, spoke first: "This Wang Jiaxing, is his surname Wang? Is he from County Magistrate Wang's family?"

The surname "Wang" is a big surname in Yuanlu, and it is also a "domineering" surname. Everyone knows that the wealthy family in Yuanlu is the Wang family.

When they heard that the scholar named Wang had passed the imperial examination, the onlookers immediately thought of County Magistrate Wang.

Scholar C, who was eating melons, looked at Crowd E, who was eating melons, with appreciation.

It's obvious that this old man cares about everything in Yuanlu and is very sensitive to things.

Very good, very good, this is what a qualified spectator should be like.

The melon-eating scholar nodded and said, "It's the Wang family. Hey, the Wang family is really good at studying, and another child has been admitted to high school."

The melon-eating scholar recalled that Wang Jiaxing was only ranked in the middle in the prefectural examination, but this time in the more difficult academy examination he did not fall behind but advanced.

Wow~~~~This is incredible.

I also remembered that when I was preparing for the exam, Wang Jiaxing disappeared for a long time, and I heard from my classmates that he lived in the inner courtyard of the county government office.

Only the county magistrate lives in this inner courtyard, which means that Wang Jiaxing lives in the house of County Magistrate Sun.

I also heard from my classmates that the Wang family used a large sum of money to bribe County Magistrate Sun, asking the county magistrate, who was a successful candidate in the imperial examinations, to teach him carefully.

Thinking of this, Scholar C, who was eating melons, suddenly realized.

No wonder Wang Jiaxing, who is of average ability, ranks so high this time. It must be due to the painstaking guidance of Magistrate Sun.

Emma, ​​he is indeed the Magistrate Sun, who is a professional graduate with real evidence.

With just a few months of instruction, an ordinary student can have a promising future.

Emma, ​​I really want to receive personal teaching from Magistrate Sun.

Scholar C, who was just watching the show, was racking his brains to get close to Sun Shan while helping the crowd to look at the list.

After reading the list, everyone knew that eight candidates made it to the college entrance examination.

Crowd Eater A said in surprise, "Isn't that Widow Li's son? He's on the list this time?"

A few months ago, Widow Li was still worried about not having enough money to send her son to Chenzhou Prefecture to take the college entrance examination. Unexpectedly, a few months later, Widow Li's son actually passed the high school entrance examination.

The world is changing too fast, and he doesn't even wait for his people?

Yuanlu is a small place, and everyone in the village knows each other. Even if you don’t know each other, you’ve heard of them.

Crowd member B heard that Widow Li's son was in high school.

He couldn't help but sigh, "Yesterday I saw Widow Li's son chopping wood outside the city, and I didn't expect him to become a scholar today. Oh my god, he doesn't have to chop wood anymore."

Widow Li's son was one of the few students who returned to Yuanlu with Sun Dali.

Because my family was poor, I stayed in Chenzhou Prefecture to wait for my results. Although accommodation was free, I had to pay for food and drink myself, which was a small amount.

The bulk of the money is for the escort team, and it will cost several taels of silver to get home.

Widow Li's son thought about it and decided that he would rather miss the "Hairpin Flower Banquet" than have his widowed mother embroider day and night at home.

Anyway, if you go to high school, someone will notify you.

Scholar C, who was just eating melons, also knew Widow Li's son. He used to make fun of him for wanting to study despite being poor and dreaming of getting into high school.

Now Datou’s dream has come true and the poor scholar has been admitted to high school. Thinking of this, he feels bad.

He looked at his left leg and then at his right hand. His condition had not yet fully recovered, and Scholar C, who was eating melons, felt very regretful.

If I could take part in the college entrance examination this time, I might become a scholar.

Scholar C, who was eating watermelons, couldn't help but daydream.

Onlooker D pulled melon-eating scholar C aside and asked, "Hey young man, how many high schools were there last time? Is this time less than last time, or more?"

The people like to compare the new magistrate and the old magistrate, and they don’t know which one is more powerful.

Anyway, for now, the two county magistrates are pretty much the same, and their lives haven't changed much.

Scholar C, who was just eating melons, actually knew the answer to this question. He said with a smile, "Last time, there were also 8 candidates who made the list. This time, there are also 8 candidates who made the list. Hahaha, the number of candidates who made the list twice is exactly the same."

Crowd member Wu couldn't help but be surprised: "What? They're exactly the same? Not a single change? This is too much of a coincidence."

Suddenly, someone from the crowd interjected, "It's exactly the same, what's so strange about it? Magistrate Sun is still demanding the same grain tax as his predecessor. Humph, nothing has changed at all."

He cursed secretly in his heart: All crows are black. County Magistrate Sun and the previous county magistrate, no, the previous predecessor, and the previous predecessor are exactly the same. They are all black-hearted and made him hand over so much grain.

After these words were spoken, everyone was speechless.

Because it’s so true.

I just handed in the summer grain, and I feel so sad.

Sacks of grain came into the house, and in the blink of an eye, sacks of grain left the house.

Whenever I think of this, the hearts of the onlookers ache.

At the same time, he scolded Sun Shan severely.