Troubled Times Survival Raiders

Shen Rong had also participated in the township examination twice before, but both of them failed in Sun Shan.After experiencing the pain of bereavement, Shen Rong originally planned to give up, wanting to teach and educate people like his father, and save a dowry for his daughter.

But Shen Yue's words made him change his mind.The elder brother's family can make the third younger brother jealous, and there is hope of getting ahead, isn't it because Da Lang is a good reader?He only has one daughter, Yue Niang, even if she will marry someone else in the future, her father is just a schoolteacher, if she is tortured, how can she stand up for her daughter?

Shen Rong was determined to give it a go this time.August Qiuwei, less than four months away, Shen Rong can't wait to seize every minute and every second.He stopped working outside at first, except for visiting his father and communicating with Shen Yu every day, he stayed behind closed doors. Later, he didn't think about eating and drinking, and spent every day in front of the desk.

Seeing Shen Rong like this, Lu Shi was very worried, and even Shen Yue felt somewhat regretful.It's not that they haven't tried to persuade him, but Shen Rong felt like he had been injected with chicken blood, he didn't feel tired at all, and felt that his wife and daughter were overly worried and made a fuss.

This time it was Shen Rong who became sick from overwork and was lying in bed. He drank the medicine and refused to drop the book. Shen Yue really couldn't stand it anymore, so she came to ask Shen Yu for help.

Because Shen Yu was busy preparing for the ten-day exam, she hadn't seen Shen Rong for a while. When she heard that he had fallen ill from exhaustion, she was also taken aback. She hurriedly put down her pen and changed her clothes to see him.

"How is Second Uncle now? What did the doctor say?"

"Father has been disheartened for the past two days, his limbs are weak, and he can't sleep well at night. Mother can't bear to watch it anymore, but he refuses to invite the doctor. He dragged it until today, and passed out before calling the doctor." He managed to maintain his composure, but his voice was already trembling, and his eyes were filled with tears.

"The doctor said that my father has less blood, lack of air, and loses his heart... You need to take good care of yourself and don't overwork." She choked up when she said this, and then looked at Shen Yu, "Brother, I advise my father to make progress. Is it not a mistake?"

Shen Yu quickly analyzed the symptoms in her mind, and comforted Shen Yue in a slow voice: "Don't worry, Third Uncle is fine, as long as he nourishes his body, he will not cause any serious problems. You have done nothing wrong, don't blame yourself anymore."

Shen Yue sobbed a few times before she stopped her tears in front of the door.

Mrs. Lu was staring at the decoction in the kitchen, Shen Rong was the only one in the room.He was lying on his side on the bed with his back facing the door, but it could still be seen that he was still holding a book in his hand.As soon as Shen Yue saw it, she turned her head away and showed a sad expression.

"Second Uncle." Shen Yu walked to the bed and called.

Then Shen Rong stuffed the book into the quilt, turned his head, and said vaguely: "Yu Lang is here."

While turning her head, Shen Yu noticed that Shen Rong's face was much thinner and her lips were pale.Shen Yu had learned a little bit about green bags from her grandfather, and she could tell that it was indeed a lack of energy and blood, and she was overworked.

"I heard that my second uncle is ill, and my nephew came to visit." Shen Yu chose a safe opening.

Shen Rong forced a smile. "It's nothing to do with me, Yueniang is just making a fuss."

Shen Yue glared at her father, but didn't say anything in front of Shen Yu.

"But my nephew sees that you have indeed lost weight." Shen Yu was still humble and peaceful, as if nothing would disturb him. "Since I'm tired and sick, how can I read a book in bed to refresh myself?"

Shen Rong's heart skipped a beat, and he realized that the clumsy cover-up was really ineffective, so he smiled at his nephew and daughter ashamedly, "I read half of this volume, and I haven't finished memorizing it. I'm lying on the bed and memorizing it. in the way."

"Although my nephew has never been on stage, I have also heard from my grandfather and gentlemen that the conditions in the Gong Yuan are difficult and there is no wind protection. Those who are thinner can barely survive the three exams."

Shen Yu didn't have any dissatisfaction or worry, looking at the second uncle as tolerant as an ignorant child, every word he said made Shen Rong unable to lift his head. "Second uncle, my nephew knows that you want to make progress, but sacrificing your body is the most useless way."

Shen Rong's face twitched.

Shen Yu saw that it was still effective, so she took the last dose of strong medicine: "My nephew has shown the second uncle's article to the husband. Since the husband said that the time is right, it must be a matter of time before he wins the exam. But if the second uncle is ill If you fail the exam in three rounds, then all your efforts will be wasted."

Shen Rong had passed the provincial examination twice, so he naturally knew that Shen Yu's words were not alarmist.

"I really panicked and confused." Shen Rong wiped his sweat with a wry smile, "Yue Niang, take this book away, Daddy will rest for a while."

Shen Yue took the book away and cast a grateful glance at Shen Yu.

In order to reassure Shen Rong, Shen Yu went to school the next day and took his essay to Minglun Hall to ask Assistant Teacher Sun.

Assistant Professor Sun returned the circled and dotted article with a blue pen to Shen Yu. After hearing his question, he said without hesitation: "Your uncle's article is definitely not a good one, but it is proficient in writing, and there are one or two sentences in it. The comparison of Taoism can be regarded as a passing paper, if you meet a tolerant examiner, you can easily go to high school."

Assistant Professor Sun put his hand on the table, and thought for a while, "The township exam, the main thing is to see if the article suits the examiner's eyes. Since your family is going to Beijing, they should take the exam in Songzhou. If I remember correctly, this year Songzhou The chief examiner should be Ji Herun. This lord likes to use dictionaries, and he doesn’t like plain old prose. I have a few of his articles here, and you can show them to your uncle.”

This was a great help, Shen Yu thanked her repeatedly.

Assistant Professor Sun rummaged through the cabinet and said, "Don't just worry about other people. How are you preparing for the ten-year exam? If the papers can't be posted to show off your talent, I will doubt my ability to teach students."

Shen Yu raised her head, "Sir, don't worry, although Shen Yu's background is a bit weak, she has learned a lot from reality for so long."

When Shen Yu said that, he was naturally confident.

Because of his special childhood experience, his memorization has been fully tempered.Shen Yu didn't waste her talent either. She chanted scriptures and history books in her daily diary, plus the time essays commented by her husband. Day after day, she kept a lot of allusions and comparisons in her stomach. .

When Assistant Professor Sun found out a collection of essays for Shen Yu, he did not forget to warn him: "This is a clever way, you are not allowed to use it, if the essay is well written, anyone can pick it up!"

Assistant Professor Liu on the side laughed, "He is just a child who is just learning to write essays. The ten-day exam can be the same as usual. Just write the essay calmly. You are thinking about going to the rural exam now."

Assistant Professor Sun and Assistant Professor Liu began to quarrel, but Shen Yu's mind flashed, yes, if he really went to the number room of the Gongyuan, his usual composition level might not be able to be displayed, and the second uncle fell for the second time, so I was afraid this.But if, if you come a few more times, you get used to it?

There is no way to do more times in the township examination, but this time-limited composition can be imitated.

Shen Yu gave Master Ji's collection of essays to Shen Rong, Shen Rong was grateful and didn't mention it, but Shen Yu talked about her own thoughts: "Second uncle has taken care of his body, you might as well try, let grandfather write the questions first, and then lock yourself in In the room, look at the topic again. For composition, you must not use old ones, and you must write before sunset. After trying this many times, you must see the topic in the Gongyuan, and you will not panic."

Shen Rong's eyes lit up suddenly. "This is a way, why didn't I think of it! Not only must the time be limited, the topic should not be known in advance, but also the environment of the number room must be simulated!"

The more Shen Rong thought about Shen Yu's words in the past two days, the more he felt that it made sense, and worried whether his body could withstand it.So when he heard his words, he blurted out.

Shen Yu really didn't think of the trick of simulating a number room beforehand, but after hearing it, she felt it made sense.

After Shen Mu heard the proposal of his uncle and nephew, he was also full of praise, so while Shen Rong was sick and recuperating, he asked someone to build three small rooms in the southeast corner of their house, which were compared to the specifications of the No. [-] house.Anyway, his children and grandchildren will have to go through this level.

As for the question, it is easy.Shen Mu is used to speaking articles, "Four Books" and "Five Classics" are all in his heart, and whenever he comes out, it will be a topic.The small question for Shen Yu is to flip through the book, and pick out an excerpt from each page at random.

The two brothers Shen Rong and Shen Tai, together with Shen Yu as a companion, went in to answer questions every night, and came out at the time.Whether you are hungry or convenient, you must raise your hand to signal.

At the beginning, the three of them couldn't even finish writing the article, but after going through it once or twice, they got better and their thinking was hardly disturbed anymore.

With such training, Shen Yu will have more confidence in the ten-day exam.He is even used to the intercepting and answering questions given by his grandfather casually, so is he still afraid of talking about the smooth and smooth questions of the official?

On the day of the ten-day exam, Shen Yu packed his lunch as usual, put it in the basket with his pen and ink, and took the car to the Imperial College.Their corridors had been cleared out by servants long ago, and the rows of tables were tightly tied together. If one person moved, everyone had to accompany them to prevent them from making any small movements.

Before entering the door, you must search your body and check your stationery.Shen Yu and Guo Yi saw each other's bitter face one after the other, and felt a little amused in their hearts, but they didn't show it, they just said: "Yuzhi, come on."

In the ten-day exam, only one Four Books question and one Five Classics question are tested.The questions of the Four Books are compulsory, and the questions of the Five Classics are optional.Shen Yu naturally chose "Shangshu".The first sentence he saw was a sentence written by his grandfather in "The Doctrine of the Mean", his heart became more steady, he studied the ink calmly, took a pen to copy the title, and prepared to ponder the title of the book first.

In the end, he didn't use the old papers, he wrote two articles smoothly, copied them again, and got up to hand in the papers.When he got up, a row of chairs moved, and Guo Yi also looked up at him, casting a sad look.

Shen Yu couldn't help laughing, curled the corner of her mouth, and walked towards the general.

The invigilator, whose surname is Jiang, was surprised to see Shen Yu approaching.Only then did Shen Yu notice that she was the first to hand in the test.Examiner Jiang reached out for the paper, read it roughly, and asked, "What questions have you done?"

"I did the first one, but this is a new rewrite." Shen Yu answered honestly.

Jiang Daoguan raised his eyebrows and said, "Recite your previous article."

Shen Yu whispered, and first recited the broken title word by word. Seeing that Jiang Daoguan didn't respond, he also recited the inherited title.

"It's enough here." Jiang Daoguan finally interrupted him, "Let's make a Wing Chun poem."

Speaking of this, Shen Yu had to salute and apologize, "Students have been in school for a short time, and have not learned poetry yet."

Jiang Daoguan glanced at him unexpectedly, "When did you enroll?"

Shen Yu replied: "I only arrived in Beijing last year, and I will enroll in October with the grace of the Holy Spirit."

Jiang Daoguan's eyes softened, and he sighed, "Go, go back and have a good rest."

He lowered his head and drew a circle behind Shen Yu's name.