The ancient farming life of liberal arts scum

Seeing that the imperial examination was about to take place, Shen Ge didn't dare to go out anymore, and stayed at home every day to study hard.

This dynasty has only been in existence for a few decades, but now it has great plans and great governance, the politics is clear, and the whole country is quite prosperous.

The Daoning Mansion where Shen Ge is located is not considered a big imperial examination mansion, but there are quite a few people who take the exam.Shen Ge learned from Xun Feiguang that 630 people ended up together.

Qiuwei, also known as the provincial examination, takes three days, starting on the ninth day of August, and releasing them on the [-]th.

Shen Ge didn't dare to come to take the exam at first, because this Qiu Wei was too much trouble.

The past few years have been cold, and the weather in early August, even if it doesn't reach the point of snow, the wind blows through the skin in the morning and evening, and people with weak bones can't help shivering.

According to government regulations, candidates are required to wear "sewn clothes, single-layer shoes and socks" to end the stage. According to Shen Ge's previous physical condition, if he wears it like this for three days, he will definitely catch a cold and die, even if he can barely pass the exam. , nor necessarily have the blessing to enjoy the fame of the son.

In addition to the regulations on clothing, the government also has many regulations such as "Inkstones must not be too thick, pen holders must not be hollow. Cakes and water chestnuts must be cut open. Felt blankets have no lining, and leather clothes have no face." Therefore, before the exam, candidates must There is a lot of preparation.

Shen Ge was with Xun Feiguang these days, and Xun Feiguang took care of trivial matters.

Xun Feiguang was rarely a little nervous, and he took care of all the matters by himself, and Lu Zhi fell to the side to fight with him.

Shen Ge was very touched watching from the sidelines, but secretly felt sorry for his busy schedule, so he advised, "Brother Xun, you don't need to be so careful, just guess it."

Xun Feiguang refused to listen to him, he was gentle and calm, "You have to stay in the dormitory for three days, how can you do it if you don't prepare carefully. You can concentrate on warming your books, and I will do it when I come."

Shen Ge squatted at the side to clean up with him, but in fact there was nothing to clean up. The pen, ink and inkstone, plus clothes and blankets could fit in a test basket.Meals, steamed buns, etc. have to be made on the day when Qiu Wei starts, otherwise they will still have to be stored for three days when they are brought in, and they should be spoiled if they are too early.

Xun Feiguang was afraid that Shen Ge would be cold, so he prepared a thick leather coat and a fur cap for him.If you enter the dormitory and you get cold when you sleep at night, you can put your leather jacket on the felt blanket.

August [-]th came soon, and everyone in Xunjiazhuang got up before dawn.

The milk steamed buns, red and mung bean cakes, fresh meat jerky, etc. that the chef rushed to make in the morning were still hot when they were delivered. All the food was cut into the length, width and height of two fingers together, and the squares were put in a small piece, which is not to mention how conspicuous , the person who picks and searches can see clearly at a glance, and will not turn over and dirty the food.

After Shen Ge drank a small bowl of porridge, Xun Feiguang fed him two fist-sized milk buns and a piece of cake, and was so full that he almost burped before being taken into the carriage by Xun Feiguang.

"Don't worry after entering, the test questions are those you are familiar with on weekdays, there will be no problem."

"I know. Brother Xun, why do I feel that you are more nervous than me?" Shen Ge looked at his face carefully, but Xun Feiguang has always been profound, and his face never showed emotion.

Xun Feiguang grabbed Shen Ge's hand that wanted to touch his cheek, and held it to prevent him from disturbing him, "If you feel unwell, you should hand in the paper in advance. Your body is the most important thing. Don't drag your body down because of a single autumn."

"Brother Xun, don't worry, I have a measure." Shen Ge shook his hand back and smiled, "I'm not a child, don't worry about me too much, just wait until I come out."

Before the group arrived at the examination room, a white line appeared in the sky, and flaming torches were lit all over the examination room, illuminating the surroundings in orange.

Many examinees had already arrived at the scene, and they gathered together in twos and threes with their test baskets to gossip.

The adults who organized Qiu Wei also arrived, and the soldiers held torches and stood in a group, looking extremely dignified.

When the sky became brighter, someone called the candidates to stand forward. They were divided into five teams, and they began to search and release people into the dormitories.

Each candidate has an identity document, which records name, age, height and appearance, and the soldiers check carefully against the candidates' documents.After the match, they will also carefully check the candidates' clothes to prevent entrainment.

The soldiers searched extremely strictly.Shen Ge knew that these soldiers would get five taels of silver for every one of them found, so they went all out and would not let go of any suspiciousness.

Two of the examinees were lucky enough to have a note in the sole of their shoe or hidden in their hair, but they were picked out one by one by the soldiers and pulled aside on the spot.

Candidates in their tens of years were weeping after being caught out. Not only can they fail to take the exam, but they will also be dismissed as scholars.Although many candidates were not entrained, they still looked pale and felt sorry for them.

"Brother Xun, Manzi, I'm going in."

"Well, take the test well." Xun Feiguang urged earnestly, "If you feel unwell, come out quickly, I have everything by myself."

Manzi also nodded at him, and silently handed him the test basket.

Shen Ge smiled at the two of them, "I know. Brother Xun, you go back quickly, you are almost black and blue. You are also a barbarian, don't worry about me, your master is very powerful."

Shen Ge was quickly searched and put inside. There were rooms separated by fences, and pedestrians had to stop here.

After Shen Ge entered, he first went to a large lottery tube to draw lots, and the number room he drew would correspond to that room. A small official would write down the candidate's name and room number information on the spot.

Shen Ge got No. 38, ranking quite high, and the position is not bad.Find the number, enter the numbered room and close the door. There is a small opening under the door. During the three-day autumn period, servants and officials will deliver food, water and papers from here.

The dormitory is very small, except for the bed and seats, it is barely enough to turn around.Shen Ge put the things away first, then sat at the table and calmed down.

On the ninth day of the ninth day, the test is the meaning of the scriptures and the meaning of ink.Jingyi takes a certain paragraph or sentence of the Four Books and Five Classics as the topic, and requires candidates to write an essay to express their understanding.Mo Yi took a sentence and asked the examinee to write a note on the next sentence, the next paragraph or silently about this sentence.

As a liberal arts student in his previous life, Shen Ge had passed countless exams, big and small, and had already mastered reciting.Xun Feiguang had sorted out the contents of these exams for him, and he could memorize them easily, so he learned them very easily.

Shen Gezhi For many candidates, the difficulty is not to endorse, but to find a lot of information.If many commentaries and classics were not related, there would be nowhere to buy them if they wanted to. It is no wonder that many people failed to pass the exam for the whole life.

The exams on the tenth day of the lunar new year were poetry, prose and essays. Shen Ge practiced it very well, and he had finished writing it just as the sun was setting in the afternoon.He checked it carefully several times, and copied it again on paper.

The examiner will paste the names when marking the papers, but Qiu Wei will not make people re-copy the papers, so handwriting is also very important.

In the past few days of scientific research, the papers were required to be collected after sunset. Yesterday's scriptures and ink meanings were fine, but today's poems and essays were not finished after the sun went down. Chen Ge seemed to hear someone crying from afar.

The exam on the [-]th was policy theory, and Shen Ge soon had inspiration for this subject. If he wrote with spirit, he finished writing quickly. After checking and transcribing, it was earlier than yesterday.

He stayed in the small dormitory for three days in a row, and he didn't realize that there was a paper to be written. As soon as he finished writing and put down the pen, thoughts rushed to his heart.He packed his things and looked out frequently through the gaps in the dormitory, but he couldn't see anything except the blurred walls.

Shen Ge understood the phrase "turning one's heart like an arrow" almost immediately.

After the door of the dormitory opened, Shen Ge was the first to rush out. He almost didn't need to search, and saw the tallest and handsome Xun Feiguang standing in the front, followed by Manzi.

Shen Ge almost didn't think about it, and jumped up to Xun Feiguang with the test basket, "Brother Xun!!!"

Xun Feiguang raised his hand to catch him, but he was still motionless under such a huge momentum.He said with a smile in his voice, "Why are you so unsteady?"

Someone next to him looked over, seeing such a young talent as Shen Ge, he smiled indifferently.

Shen Ge hugged him fiercely, and then he realized that he jumped off and took a few steps back, sniffing at his collar in embarrassment, "I haven't showered in three days." Then he smiled at Manzi, "Manzi has worked hard."

Manzi took the test basket in his hand, "This is what I should do."

Shen Ge's eyebrows and eyes were curved, and he looked very beautiful in the sunset, causing those who knew him and those who didn't know him to keep looking at him.

Seeing this, Xun Feiguang stretched out his arms to embrace him, blocking most of the eyes of others, while pulling Chen Ge to the carriage, he said flatly: "No problem, I don't dislike you."

There is a food box in the carriage, which contains the soup that has been boiled for several hours.The soup is slightly hot, just right for the mouth.Shen Ge drank most of it in one gulp, feeling extremely comfortable, and couldn't help sighing.

Shen Ge smiled at Xun Feiguang after drinking, and Xun Feiguang patted him on the back, "If you are sleepy, go to sleep, I will call you later."

"Not sleepy, not sleepy." Shen Ge slept well in the dormitory, and now that he just finished the exam and is excited, he doesn't even feel sleepy at all.

Shen Ge muttered to Xun Feiguang, "I wrote all the test questions in my daily life. I wrote them very smoothly and very fast. If there is no accident, I should be able to pass the exam."

"Well, you'll know when the Guibang comes out."

Qiuwei releases the list roughly from September [-]th to [-]th, which is when the osmanthus seeds are fragrant, so the red list of Qiuwei is also called Guibang.

Although Shen Ge was not sleepy, he was exhausted after all. After going back to take a good bath and eat some food, his eyelids started to twitch.

Xun Feiguang urged him to go to sleep quickly, and Shen Ge sat next to Xun Feiguang, reluctant to part with it.

Ever since Shen Ge understood his intentions, he always felt like sticking to Xun Feiguang.I haven't seen Xun Feiguang for three days now, Shen Ge can't get enough of Xun Feiguang no matter what, so naturally he is reluctant to go to sleep.

Xun Feiguang didn't know what was going on in his mind. Seeing that his head was still struggling, he didn't bother to talk about him, so he just leaned over and hugged Shen Ge with his strong arms, and sent him to the room to sleep.

The people of Xunjiazhuang have long been used to seeing this scene, and they don't even wink extra.

On the other hand, Shen Ge himself, inexplicably ashamed and proud, buried himself in Xun Feiguang's arms without looking up.

On the second day, Shen Ge slept until mid-sun before getting up.After washing and drinking the porridge leisurely, the guards under Shaoxin came and said that the master invited him to the main hall.

Shen Ge thought there was something wrong and hurried over, but unexpectedly there was an old man with white beard and hair sitting in the hall.

Xun Feiguang said: "Dr. Li came back from the capital and happened to pass by here. Come here and let Dr. Li see if he is feeling better."

The old man smiled kindly at Shen Ge, his drooping eyelids were full of kindness.

Shen Ge has been taking millennium ginseng pills for the past few months, and feels that his health has improved a lot.The weather turned cold during these days, but his feet were able to keep warm all day long. From this, it can be seen that his vitality has recovered to seven or eighty-eight.

Dr. Li was specially invited by Xun Feiguang, Shen Ge didn't dare to neglect, he quickly stretched out his wrist obediently, and put it on the wrist pillow that Dr. Li took out.

Dr. Li checked his pulse, looked at his tongue, and asked, "Are you taking pills to invigorate Qi these days?"

"Yes, the ginseng pill made by Mr. Xu."

"Boy from the Xu family, he is good at making medicine, and this little brother has regained a lot of his lost health." The old man's voice was a little hoarse, "You can eat this ball as long as you can, try to eat it for a year or two, take care of yourself." keep."

Shen Ge nodded again and again, causing Dr. Li to smile, revealing a mouthful of neat white teeth.

Dr. Li looks older than Mr. Xu, but his aging is not obvious. Shen Ge guessed from his "Xu family boy" that this old doctor is at least in his 80s and close to 90 years old.But he still looks very handsome, even though he is old, he is still a refined and handsome old man.

Dr. Li said to Xun Feiguang: "With the Xu family boy here, I won't prescribe any prescriptions for you. You just follow the previous prescriptions and take care of it. The sexual intercourse in the past two years has been more appropriate, and young people should not be greedy for pleasure."

Xun Feiguang nodded calmly.

Shen Ge looked at the floor with a blushing face, and complained in his heart, why did every doctor start talking about sex as soon as he opened his mouth?Does he look like he's having sex? !The boyfriend has not yet caught up!

Dr. Li also looked familiar with Xun Feiguang, and the two drank tea and chatted leisurely.

The old man can't sit for long, so after drinking two cups of tea, Dr. Li left.Xun Feiguang personally sent him out, and Dr. Li's two servants were waiting outside, and when they saw someone, they hurried over to help him.

Shen Ge asked in a low voice: "Brother Xun, have you seen Dr. Li yourself?"

Dr. Li has sharp ears and eyes, and raised his voice to say, "Don't worry, little brother, your Master Xun is in good health, much better than you. You are now taking ginseng pills, move more, and restore your body as soon as possible. Youth is bitter." Short."

Dr. Li's last sentence was very meaningful, and he still laughed after he finished speaking.

Shen Ge knew he was being teased, so he had no choice but to bow to him.

Today is August [-]th, and in two days it will be August [-]th.

"Brother Xun, what are you going to do on August [-]th? Watch the moon and eat mooncakes?"

"Well, what do you want to do?"

Shen Ge just wanted to find out about Xun Feiguang's plan, and when he really asked, Shen Ge didn't know what to reply, so he could only giggle.Seeing this, Xun Feiguang rubbed his hair and didn't speak.

The rankings were only released in mid-September, and all of them were very anxious for the exams. Of course, it was impossible to wait until the red list was displayed in Daoning Mansion before copying it to all counties. Therefore, anyone who felt that they had hope lived in Daoning Mansion. Waiting for the red list to come out before returning home.

Shen Ge has a group of classmates here, he wanted to be alone with Xun Feiguang on August [-]th, so on August [-]th he invited a group of classmates to drink and have a banquet.

Shen Ge still has some money on hand, he is not a swindler, he booked a table in a good restaurant before inviting his classmates, and then he issued invitations.

Now that the results have not yet come out, no matter how well the exam is, everyone is still in a good mood. When they heard that Shen Ge wanted to treat someone, they all packed up and came.

Shen Ge's classmates refer to Master Wu's students, Xiao Siyuan, Lu Haoying, Qian Yushu, Li Weishan, Zhou Yinghe, plus Shen Ge, there are exactly six students, which can fill a table.

A few people had scavenged almost all the oil and water in their stomachs. Seeing that the table was full of good food and dishes, they were not polite, so they sat down and began to sieve wine and vegetables.

Everyone tacitly did not mention the situation in the examination room, just chatting casually in a relaxed manner.

Qian Yushu talked, and then talked about Xiao Siyuan's fiancée, "After the exam this time, Brother Xiao should go back and marry Miss Qiu'er?"

Xiao Siyuan offered him a toast with a smile on his face, "Brother Qian's auspicious words."

Xiao Siyuan has always done a good job in his studies, he himself thinks that this time, most of the candidates will have his share, even if he does not have a share, he will marry Wu Qiu in October.The two of them are not too young, and the Xiao family wants to have a grandson, and the day has long been optimistic.

Lu Haoying said: "Brother Xiao should respect all of us with this cup, and congratulate Brother Xiao for fulfilling his long-cherished wish."

Xiao Siyuan raised his glass boldly and drank it, and the bottom of the glass lit up when he finished drinking, "We are all happy together, everyone will be named on the gold list together!"

After Xiao Siyuan finished speaking, the atmosphere became heated up instantly.

Everyone looked at Shen Ge, "When will Brother Shen get married? Do you want your brothers to be matchmakers for you?"

Shen Ge also offered a toast to everyone, and said with a smile: "Thank you brothers for your kindness, my younger brother also has someone he loves, and once the list is released, if my younger brother is on the list, I will go to propose marriage."

"Hey! When did it happen, brother Shen, which family is the girl you like? Why have you never heard of it?"

"Isn't it hard to say that it's not confirmed yet?" Shen Ge respected them, "Don't tell me, brothers. If I don't win the election, I'm afraid it's not easy to propose a marriage. I'm really afraid that I won't be good enough for him."

Lu Haoying asked with concern: "You are such a young talent, even if you fail this time, is it possible that you will not win next time? Which girl has such high qualifications?"

Shen Ge hurriedly explained, "It's not that he has high qualifications, it's just that I have no father or mother, and the family has little money in the fields. If I don't have any fame, I'm afraid I'll offend him if I come here to propose marriage so rashly."

Xiao Siyuan was still worried at first, but after hearing Shen Ge's words, his heart relaxed a little.That Mr. Xun is not someone who can be proposed for marriage, Shen Ge should be talking about someone else.

Hearing what Shen Ge said, all the students couldn't help laughing and teasing him.Shen Ge accepted them one by one, and was given a lot of wine.

Shen Ge is still young and not used to drinking, and the wine in the restaurant is much stronger than the village wine. Unknowingly, Chen Ge drank a lot, and he almost couldn't stand up straight when he was drunk.

Lu Haoying and the others were older, and they knew it well, so they didn't drink too much.

Seeing Shen Ge's appearance, Lu Haoying asked Xiao Siyuan worriedly, "Where does Brother Shen live now? Shall I hire a donkey cart to take him back?"

Xiao Siyuan knew where Shen Ge lived, and instinctively he didn't want Lu Haoying and the others to know about Shen Ge and Xun Feiguang, so he said, "Brother Lu, you go back first, Brother Shen and I are here to sober up, if he returns later If he doesn’t wake up, I’ll send him back and take care of him by the way.”

"You really don't need our help?"

"Where is it useful?" Xiao Siyuan smiled and waved his hands to refuse, "Look at Brother Shen's thin appearance, I can do it by myself, don't worry about it."

Although the rest of the people were not drunk, they also drank a little too much, feeling dizzy and uncomfortable, so they left one after another after hearing the words.

Xiao Siyuan waited for them to leave for a long time before he set up Shen Ge and went outside. He wanted to sit with Shen Ge in the lobby first, and let the waiter hire a donkey cart, and then send him back.

However, as soon as he arrived at the lobby, a tall and handsome man had already come out. Seeing Shen Ge's appearance, he frowned slightly, then helped Chen Ge up on the chair, nodded to Xiao Siyuan, and walked out.

Shen Ge recognized Xun Feiguang almost instinctively, and he fell into Xun Feiguang's arms automatically and consciously, without struggling at all.

Xiao Siyuan watched Xun Feiguang pick him up, but didn't say a word.It's not that Xiao Siyuan didn't want to say it, but that Xun Feiguang was extremely majestic in front of everyone except Shen Ge. Xiao Siyuan looked at him, but didn't dare to speak.

Xun Feiguang's attendants hurriedly opened the curtain of the carriage, Xun Feiguang took Shen Ge in, the carriage started to rattle, and disappeared from Xiao Siyuan's eyes after a while.

Deep in Xiao Siyuan's heart, a sense of worry rose for no reason.

Shen Ge was very obedient when he was drunk, he didn't make noise or vomit, but just stared at Xun Feiguang with drunken eyes, there was still a faint smile floating on his red face.

Xun Feiguang looked at him for a long time, and couldn't help but reach out and tap the tip of his nose.

Shen Ge stretched out his weakly drunk hand, and slowly embraced Xun Feiguang's, "Brother Xun..."

"Ok?"

"Brother Xun, I have a secret."

"and also?"

"Just one, I will tell you after the ranking is released."

Xun Feiguang was about to question him, but Shen Ge buried his head in his arms and didn't speak anymore.Shen Ge pounced on Xun Feiguang's abdomen with less than one breath, which made his waist tense, and he didn't bother to ask.

Although Shen Ge was drunk, he behaved very well after drinking, so Xun Feiguang didn't punish him.

When Shen Ge woke up the next day, his head didn't hurt, and he asked Luzhi to know that Xun Feiguang patiently fed him hangover soup yesterday before letting him sleep.After hearing this, Shen Ge hugged the quilt and smirked on the bed for a long time.

After exercising in the morning, Xun Feiguang personally came to Shen Ge's room to look for him. Seeing that he was still dressing slowly, he said, "Hurry up, I'll take you to a banquet?"

Shen Ge's eyes lit up, he hurriedly put on his shoes, ran up to him and asked, "Where are you going to eat? How many people?"

"Go to Xianju Tower, just you and me."

Shen Ge nodded hurriedly, "Brother Xun, wait for me for a while, I'll wash up and we can set off."

Xun Feiguang looked at his back, and said slowly: "Wait for you to burn the incense, if you don't finish it, we will eat at home."

"Hey, don't, don't, don't!" Shen Ge didn't care about talking anymore, like a cat washing his face, he wiped his face with water, adjusted his clothes, and said vaguely: "It's almost there!"

Enticed by Xun Feiguang's words, Chen Ge's speed was much faster than usual, and he finished washing in less than a stick of incense.

Tomorrow will continue~