Ordinary happy life

Chapter 172 Tong Sheng

Lin Qin felt more and more distressed when he saw Zhang Hongan's aggrieved look. He even forgot about Zhang Dayong and took Zhang Hongan back to the inn to borrow the inn's kitchen to cook food for him.

Zhang Dayong was speechless as he watched Lin Qin and Zhang Hongan abandon him. He felt that at night, he must let Lin Qin know his presence as the leader of the family. But just thinking about it, in order to save money, Zhang Dayong only opened one room. With Zhang Hongan here, Zhang Dayong wouldn't have much space even if he had the intention. It's just that some things can't be avoided for a while.

Lin Qin suddenly felt a chill on his back while he was cooking. He always felt that something bad had happened. But after thinking about it carefully, I didn't think there was anything wrong. I shook my head and stopped thinking about continuing to work for Zhang Hongan.

Zhang Hongan went to rest after eating. His mind was indeed a little tired after working all day today.

The child test is relatively simple, so the results usually come out the next day. Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin discussed staying one more day. If Zhang Hongan passed after the results came out, they would immediately go to Fucheng to prepare for the second test a week later. . Only after you have tried in the second game can you truly be called a child.

Even though Zhang Hongan told himself to keep a calm mind, Zhang Hongan couldn't help but feel nervous when he stood outside the examination room the next day waiting for the results to come out. Upon seeing this, Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin held his hands, silently isolating and comforting him.

With the encouragement of Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin, Zhang Hongan's originally anxious heart miraculously calmed down.

When the time came, the door to the examination room was reopened, and an official came out with two pieces of red paper on which were densely written names, which were naturally those who had passed the first county examination.

The official posted the red paper on the wall next to the examination room, and all the candidates rushed over immediately. The official was obviously very experienced and moved away as soon as the test was posted, thus avoiding being squeezed by the candidates.

The crowd was too crowded, Zhang Dayong was lucky, but Lin Qin would definitely be squeezed if he followed, so Zhang Dayong asked Lin Qin to wait for them outside the crowd, while he carried Zhang Hongan on his shoulders and rushed into the crowd.

Zhang Dayong was so tall that he squeezed to the front in no time. Zhang Hongan took the time to search for his name on the red paper. Zhang Hongan searched for a while but couldn't find his name. He thought he had failed. Just when he was about to be disappointed, he found his name in the last row of the first red paper. He forgot that he was still on Zhang Dayong's shoulder and wanted to run away. stand up. Fortunately, Zhang Dayong protected him in time and prevented him from falling off his shoulder.

"Father, I passed, I passed, hahaha..." Zhang Hongan jumped happily on Zhang Dayong's shoulders.

Zhang Hongan's action just now was so dangerous. If Zhang Dayong reacted a little slower, he would fall from the top. Zhang Dayong was about to get angry when he heard Zhang Hongan say that he had passed. Zhang Dayong was stunned for a while before he realized what he was doing and pulled Zhang Hongan out of the crowd with a grin on his face.

Lin Qin was looking anxiously at this time. Seeing Zhang Dayong and Zhang Hongan returning happily, he immediately guessed that Zhang Hongan had passed the first exam, and the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.

"Dad, I passed the county examination, but my poems were not very good. I originally thought that even if I passed the examination, I would be at the bottom, but I didn't expect that I would be ranked in the middle." Zhang Hongan got off Zhang Dayong's shoulders and pulled Holding Lin Qin's hand, he chattered and shared his joy.

"We at Hong'an are the best." Lin Qin said with a smile.

Zhang Dayong was also very happy on the sidelines, but he was a man and would be more restrained and not as excited as Lin Qin.

After Lin Qin and Zhang Hongan calmed down a little, Zhang Dayong said, "The government test will be held in a week. It takes one day to ride a horse from the county seat to the city. It will take at least three days if we drive the oxcart there. Then we can find an inn to stay and get familiar with it." There is not much time left for the journey to the examination room. Brother Qin, please pack up your things and check out the room at the inn, and then wait for me at the door of the inn. I will take Hong An to find an errand boy to send a message back. We didn't do it before. We didn't know whether Hong'an could survive, so we only asked my father to help us take care of the fields for two days. Now it will take more than a week for us to go back, so naturally we have to tell our family."

Although Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin didn't go back, the Lin family They would definitely help take care of their fields, but they originally promised to return in two days but didn't go back for more than ten days. The Lin family would definitely be worried and would have to send a message back.

"Okay, let Brother An be careful at home alone. If you don't dare to live at home alone, go to the Lin family to live." Lin Qin responded.

"I know." Zhang Dayong replied.

After Lin Qin returned to the inn, he quickly packed up the clothes of the three of them, checked out of the room and paid the remaining room fee. The innkeeper knew that Zhang Hongan had passed the first exam and congratulated Lin Qin. Lin Qin was so happy that there was a smile in the corners of his eyes.

After Zhang Dayong found an errand boy and paid him to deliver a message, he took Zhang Hongan to buy some meat buns and pancakes as dry food, and then went to the gate of the county town to pull the bullock cart over. I have to say that the scalper was very worth buying. If he didn't have the ox cart, Zhang Dayong would have to find a way to find a convoy to go to Fucheng to pay, or work together with other candidates who went to Fucheng to take the exam. In short, it would cost a lot of money. Less money. With the bullock cart, although the speed is slower, there is still a lot of money left.

Lin Qin and Zhang Hongan, a brother and an underage boy, took the two of them and Zhang Dayong did not dare to travel at night. He would find an inn to stop and rest before it was completely dark every day, and did not start setting off until it was fully light the next day. Although the speed is a bit slow, it is safe and there is no need to worry about accidents on the road.

Because the speed was a little slower, when the three of them arrived in Fucheng, many candidates had already settled in and started studying. Because they arrived a little late, they searched for a long time but couldn't find a room. Fortunately, some candidates thought the rooms were too expensive, so there were still one or two rooms available. Even Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin thought it was expensive. It cost five taels of silver a night. If they wanted to stay for four or five days, it would cost dozens of taels.

But the inn is very close to the examination room, it only takes a quarter of an hour to get there, and the environment is relatively good and quiet, which is suitable for candidates to live. Even though he felt distressed about the money, Zhang Dayong gritted his teeth and paid the room fee so that Zhang Hongan could take the examination with peace of mind. Fortunately, I brought a one-hundred-tael banknote with me when I came out, otherwise I wouldn't have enough money.

"Things in Fucheng are really expensive. The hairpin just now costs more than 300 Wen in the town. Even in the county, it only costs 700 Wen, but here in Fucheng it costs more than one or two." After settling in, Zhang Hongan was quiet. Reading in the inn, Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin thought that it was a rare visit to Fucheng. They didn't know if they would have the opportunity to come in the future, so they wanted to go out for a walk. Originally, he wanted to buy some gifts to take back to the Lin family and Zhang Qiong'an, but it turned out that each wooden hairpin cost more than one or two, and Lin Qin was so scared that he lost all thought.

"Fucheng is the largest city here. It governs more than 20 counties. Isn't the price here high?" Zhang Dayong was already mentally prepared after seeing the room rate that was several times more expensive than the county seat.

In the end, Lin Qin was reluctant to buy gifts. He just bought some snacks unique to Fucheng for Zhang Hongan to take back and try.

Because they lived in Shangfang, the inn provided three meals a day. However, Lin Qin was worried that the inn was not clean, so he still borrowed the kitchen to cook. But unlike the county town, he could use it for free without paying any additional fees.

After Zhang Hongan calmly studied in the inn for three days, it was finally time for the government examination. Zhang Hongan took the four treasures of the study and his own identity certificate and went through a more stringent inspection before entering the place where he would stay for the next day.

Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin were anxiously waiting for Zhang Hongan at the entrance of the examination room just like they were during the county examination. I originally thought that the number of people who came to take the prefectural exam would be much less than that of the county exam, but I found that there were many more. But it is not surprising that during the county examination, there were only examinations from their county, town and village, but the government examination had candidates from more than twenty surrounding counties, which must be much more.

The assessment method of the government examination is not much different from that of the county examination, except that the content of the test paper is more profound and complex, the requirements for poetry are more stringent, and the scope is set, unlike the county examination, which is not limited at all. scope.

Zhang Hongan still spent most of his time on poetry. Although the content of the test paper was much more profound than that of the county examination, it did not stump Zhang Hongan.

The government examination took much more thought than the county examination, so Zhang Hongan fell asleep as soon as he returned to the inn and slept until noon the next day. He almost scared Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin to death, and even specially found them. Checked by doctor. Fortunately, the doctor said that Zhang Hongan was fine, he was just tired, and he would be fine if he had some rest. The two of them felt relieved.

When Zhang Hongan got up, the list had already come out. When Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin hurried to the examination room with Zhang Hongan, they saw some people happy and some sad. There were even a few gray-haired men sitting on the ground crying. The tears included the joy of finally passing the exam and the sadness of failing again.

Seeing such a scene, neither Zhang Dayong nor Lin Qin nor Zhang Hongan felt very comfortable. But they didn't care about anyone else. They wanted to know if Zhang Hongan had passed.

Zhang Dayong carried Zhang Hongan and rushed in as usual, while Lin Qin stood outside with his feet on his back and watched.

Zhang Hongan knew that with his strength, even if he could pass the exam, he would definitely not be in the front, so he didn't even look at the first red list and started looking at the last one on the second red list. More than 1,000 people were admitted to the school, but in the end only 300 people were admitted. The competition was fierce.

Zhang Hongan saw his name on the 290th place. Although he was very low, he was actually on the list. In other words, he, Zhang Hongan, was already a child worthy of the name, and he could become one as long as he passed the hospital examination. Scholar.

"Father, 290th place, hahaha, I passed." Zhang Hongan shouted ecstatically.

There were some students around who had not passed the exam who were upset at first, but someone was laughing. They looked at the source of the sound and were about to get angry. When they saw Zhang Hongan's young face, he looked young. At such a young age, they were able to pass the Tongsheng examination and officially embark on the road of scientific examination. They had better not mess with them. Who knows whether they will be admitted as a scholar and become a high official in the future.