[Comprehensive Wear] A good brother's life

After the Lantern Festival, it began to rain in Yangzhou, and the continuous rain did not stop until the day before the county examination.

The weather is rainy, not only humid, but also very cold.After the Lantern Festival, many people suffered from cold.Fortunately, Lin Huaiyu's body has always been relatively healthy, and he paid great attention to keeping warm on weekdays, so he didn't catch the wind and cold before taking the county examination.

However, due to the continuous rain, it is getting colder and colder this day.

Seeing that it was raining again today, Grandma Zhang couldn't help scolding God.

"Can't it be sunny for a few days? It's not too late to wait until the county test is over."

Pei Lan bowed his head and blew some hot air into his hands, "It's getting colder and colder today, how will the young master take the exam tomorrow?"

"It's a good thing you can bring charcoal fire and stove in, otherwise the young master's exam will be frozen tomorrow." In the past few days, Madam Zhang has been begging God to clear the sky, but God is deaf and did not hear her prayer.

"I heard that in the examination room, some locations are good and some are not." Perrin looked worried, "I heard that places with bad locations will not only leak wind, but also leak rain. I hope the young master can be assigned to a place tomorrow. Good seat."

"Young Master Jiren has his own destiny, and he will definitely be assigned to a place with a good seat." At this time, a gust of wind blew up, making Nanny Zhang shiver, and quickly shrank her neck, "It's raining today, it's still so cold. "

"Isn't it? Last year at this time it was sunny and very warm. I didn't expect it to rain this year." Perrin also shrank his neck and rubbed his hands vigorously.

"Close the door." Nanny Zhang just stood at the door for a while, but she was too cold to bear.

After closing the door, Nanny Zhang took Peilan and the others to pack Lin Huaiyu's things for the county exam tomorrow.In addition to the charcoal fire and the stove, we also need to prepare water and food for the young master. After all, the exam will take a whole day, and we can't come out halfway.By the way, it will be very cold tomorrow, so I have to prepare a windproof and warm cloak for the young master.

When Lin Huaiyu woke up, Nanny Zhang and the others packed up all the things they were going to take to the examination room tomorrow.

"Young master, why don't you sleep a little longer today?" It's only early in the morning, and it's still early, and Nanny Zhang feels that Lin Huaiyu can sleep a little longer. "Master, you will get up before dawn to go to the examination room tomorrow, so you should sleep a little longer today."

"Can't sleep." Maybe in modern times, he spends too much time in bed, so when he came to this world, he didn't like the feeling of lying in bed often.He wakes up every morning, and he is not used to getting up later.

Nanny Zhang asked carefully: "Master, are you nervous?"

Lin Huaiyu didn't react for a while, and asked with a little doubt: "Why are you nervous?"

"We're going to take the county exam tomorrow, are you nervous?"

Lin Huaiyu smiled lightly: "There's no need to be nervous." In modern times, from childhood to adulthood, I don't know how many times I have gone through exams, big and small.Furthermore, he has been fighting death in modern times.For him, nothing is more frightening than death.

Hearing what Lin Huaiyu said, Mammy Zhang felt relieved.

"Master, with your intelligence, you will definitely pass the exam."

"If I fail the county test, Uncle Ye will really deny me." He still has the confidence to pass the county test. "Is Daiyu awake?"

"Miss is still sleeping."

"Then let her sleep for a while." Lin Huaiyu went to the dining hall to have breakfast by himself.Lin Ruhai went to the Yamen early in the morning.

After breakfast, Lin Huaiyu went to the study, but instead of reading, he was practicing calligraphy.

Tomorrow he will take the county examination, so he plans to take a good rest today and stop reading.

After breakfast, Xiao Daiyu came to the study to find her brother, and was surprised to see her brother drawing, "Brother, why are you painting?" At this time, brother should be reading.

Lin Huaiyu knew what her sister was astonished, "I won't read books today."

When Xiao Daiyu heard this, she looked at her brother in disbelief: "Huh? Brother, what's wrong with you, you actually said you won't read a book today?"

"Relax and rest today, and you will be in good condition to take the county exam tomorrow." Since he decided to take the imperial examination last year, he has been studying and studying, and has hardly had a break.There is an exam tomorrow, so I have to relax and rest today, otherwise I will not be in a good state tomorrow.

Every exam in the county exam takes a whole day. If you don't have a good spirit, you really can't handle it.

"Brother, are you going to rest all day today?"

"That's right, I won't read books today."

"Then I'll accompany my brother." Xiao Daiyu tilted her head and said with a smile, "Brother, let's play cards later."

"Okay, when I finish the painting, we will play cards." There are really too few ancient entertainments, so Lin Huaiyu made modern playing cards. When he is free or bored, he will play Doudizhu with his sister and father. Or run fast.

What Lin Huaiyu painted was Yangzhou, which was shrouded in rain and mist during this period, like a fairyland on earth.

In recent years, Lin Huaiyu's painting skills have become better and better, and his paintings have become more and more famous.Before, Jia Lian told Jia's mother that Lin Huaiyu was a famous talent in Yangzhou, mainly because of his superb painting skills.He's only in his teens, but his paintings are like a master's.

A few years ago, when he sold paintings in the capital, he sold them for a few taels of silver, but now the cheapest of his paintings cost a few hundred taels of silver, and the most expensive paintings cost thousands of taels of silver.

Xiao Daiyu has been watching her brother's painting from the sidelines, and when her brother finished painting, she couldn't help exclaiming: "My brother's painting is getting better and better."

"Thank you sister for your compliment." Lin Huaiyu put down the pen, looked at the painting just now, and found that the painting was not bad, "Today is normal." After finishing speaking, he asked Liu Jinu to put away the painting later. "Come on, let's play cards."

Lin Huaiyu, Xiao Daiyu, and Xiangling played Doudizhu.Xiao Daiyu and Xiangling are no match for him, but he keeps putting water on them, otherwise the two of them will lose miserably.

Two years ago, Lin Huaiyu told her Xiangling's life experience and let her make her own choice.If she wanted to leave the Lin family and go to her grandparents' house, they would not stop her. Instead, they would give her a lot of money so that she could live better in the grandparents' house in the future.

Xiangling thought about it seriously for three days, and finally decided not to go to her grandfather's house.She was abducted since she was a child, and she has no impression of her family for a long time.Her biological father is crazy, and her biological mother has long since passed away. What's the point of her going to her grandfather's house? She might as well stay in the Lin family to take care of Miss.

Lin Huaiyu was not surprised to see that Xiangling decided to stay in the Lin family.These years, although Xiangling was Xiao Daiyu's maid, Xiao Daiyu didn't treat her as a servant.As a servant girl, she had a better life than many young ladies in the mansion.

At noon, Lin Ruhai came back from the yamen to have lunch with his son and daughter.In the morning, he had to go to the Yamen very early, so he basically didn't have time to have breakfast with the two children, so he would definitely eat lunch and dinner with Lin Huaiyu and the others.

Lin Ruhai was relieved when she learned that her son was going to relax all day today.He was really worried that his son would study as hard as before today.The day before the exam, what is most needed is not to read books, but to have a good rest, so that you will have a good spirit for the exam the next day.

After lunch, Lin Huaiyu took a nap.After waking up from a nap, I design jewelry with my sister.

Xiao Daiyu is very talented in designing jewelry. After returning from the capital, Lin Ruhai opened a jewelry shop for her, which only sold her designs.

In recent years, the jewelry designed by Xiao Daiyu has become more and more famous in Yangzhou.Whether it's ladies or ordinary people, they are all very nice.

According to Lin Huaiyu's suggestion, the jewelry she designs can be divided into three levels: high-end, mid-range, and resistance.In this way, guests can buy jewelry according to their own conditions.

In the evening, when Lin Ruhai came back, the family of three sat together for dinner and talked about what they did today.

After dinner, Lin Ruhai told Lin Huaiyu again about some things about the Tianxian County Examination, and personally checked the luggage that Lin Huaiyu would bring into the examination room tomorrow.

After confirming again and again that it was correct, Lin Ruhai told Lin Huaiyu to go to bed early, after all, he would wake up at Yinshi tomorrow.

At the beginning of Yinshi, Lin Huaiyu was woken up on time, and after a brief wash, she went to the dining hall to have breakfast.

Today is the day for him to take the county examination, and it is also the day for him to take the imperial examination on the first day. The Lin family attaches great importance to it.

Lin Ruhai and Xiao Daiyu also got up early and had breakfast with Lin Huaiyu.

"Father, you really don't need to get up early to accompany me, I'm not a child."

"Brother, today is the day for you to take the imperial examination. Daddy and I must accompany you, and we will send you to the examination later."

"It's still raining outside, so just stay at home." Lin Huaiyu didn't want her younger sister to catch a cold because of him.

"Brother, it's not raining too much outside, I will dress very warmly, so you can let me and daddy see you off together." Xiao Daiyu looked at Lin Huaiyu pitifully, "Brother, I want to send you to the exam."

"Okay, then you stay in the carriage and are not allowed to get off."

"it is good."

After breakfast, Lin Ruhai checked Lin Huaiyu's luggage himself, and made sure that he did not miss any important things, so he was completely relieved.

Before going out, Zhang Nanny found a big cloak for Lin Huaiyu.This cloak is made of crane feathers. It is very delicate and beautiful, but it is also very warm.

Nanny Zhang also prepared a Tang Pozi for Lin Huaiyu and asked him to hold it in his hand.When waiting for the exam, Mrs. Tang is cold, you can boil some hot water and refill it, so that your hands will not be frozen during the exam.

"Okay, I'm leaving."

Nanny Zhang and the others shouted in unison: "May the young master pass the exam!"

"Thank you, thank you for your good words."

Lin Ruhai took Xiao Daiyu to send Lin Huaiyu to the examination room.The examination room is not very far from Lin's house, and it only takes half an hour to go there by carriage.

When they arrived at the examination room, the gate of the examination room was full of cars and people.

Suddenly the sky was beautiful and the rain stopped.

When Lin Huaiyu and the others went out, it was still raining lightly. When they reached the gate of the examination room, the rain suddenly stopped.

"Father, sister, you go back first."

"Brother, we will pick you up again tonight."

"it is good."

Lin Ruhai reached out and patted Lin Huaiyu's shoulder, and said in a gentle voice, "Just take the normal exam, don't be nervous."

"Father, I'm not nervous." His mood was unprecedentedly calm.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "That's good."

"Father, I'm going."

"Go."

Lin Huaiyu jumped out of the carriage and went to line up at the door.

Lin Ruhai didn't get off the carriage. The guards at the entrance of the examination room knew him. If he appeared, it would cause commotion.

After sitting in the carriage and watching for a while, Lin Ruhai took her daughter and left.

Lin Huaiyu, wearing a cloak hat and holding Mrs. Tang in her hand, lined up quietly.

Although the rain stopped, the weather was still very cold.A gust of wind blows from time to time, making people shiver with cold.

Lin Huaiyu looked at the people around him and found that they were all older than him, but there were no middle-aged or elderly people, and they were basically young people in their teens or 20s.

For scholars, the county test is the best test.If you can't even pass the county test, then you don't have to take the subsequent test.

He also found that most of the candidates in this examination room had good family conditions, as could be seen from the cotton-padded jackets they wore.Only a few candidates were in poor conditions, wearing patched padded jackets, shivering in the cold wind.

In ancient times, reading was a very expensive thing, whether it was books, pens, inks, paper and inkstones, or bundles of repairs, they were not cheap.It is difficult for ordinary families to afford their children to study, and if they do, the family will be poor.

If the conditions of the family are a little better, they can provide for their children to study and take the children's examination, but the rural examination is very difficult.The examination room for the rural examination is in the Gongyuan, which is generally in the state capital.For example, the Gongyuan in Jiangnan is in Jinling, which means that all candidates from Jiangnan must go to Jinling to take the provincial examination.

Traveling far away to participate in the rural examination requires a lot of expenses such as travel expenses, board and lodging expenses, and ordinary people cannot afford it at home.In modern times, there are students who can't afford college.In ancient times, there were also people who had no money and could not take the exam.

At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and there were two red lanterns hanging at the gate of the examination room, which were not very bright.The dim atmosphere and the cold weather made many candidates feel more depressed and tense.

The examinee standing next to Lin Huaiyu looked seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a half-worn padded jacket, with his head down, trembling all over, and tremblingly said: "Buddha bless me to pass the exam! Bodhisattva bless! God bless ..."

Lin Huaiyu listened carefully, and found that the brother next door worshiped all the gods and Buddhas in the sky, even the land god.

At the beginning of Mao, the gate of the examination room opened, and the guards let the candidates enter the compound in order.

Walking into the compound, it suddenly becomes much brighter.Lin Huaiyu found that the courtyard was full of guards, and these guards were either holding wooden warehouses or wearing swords.All of them had solemn expressions, and their whole bodies exuded a cold aura.

Candidates have never seen this battle before, some timid people saw these guards with knives and wooden warehouses, their legs were weak and they trembled.

Soon, they began to check the items carried by the candidates one by one.

In order to prevent candidates from cheating by carrying cheat sheets, the guards will let candidates take off their clothes first.Although it's not enough to take off all|no|un|hanging, it's tough to leave only one underpants, especially in cold weather.

Lin Huaiyu thought it was no wonder that candidates who took the imperial examination would get sick every year, just like now, if they were not in good health, they would definitely suffer from frostbite.

After a while, it was Lin Huaiyu's turn.

Lin Huaiyu took off her clothes very quickly and asked the guards to search her body.After confirming that there was no problem, the guards let him pass.