Chapter 65 Middle (Part 1)
Go home on August 12th, and the ranking will be released on August 28th
Early in the morning, the sky was getting up, and his mother, Mrs. He, had already gotten up, washed up and swept the yard. Fang Xin had already gotten up at this time, and heard his mother say, "Come on, drink some porridge."
Fang Xin responded naturally and then drank porridge, but saw his mother, He, sweeping the floor in the yard. Although it was normal, he was already anxious and his hands were trembling.
Fang Xin couldn't bear this and said immediately: "Mom, I'll go and have a look."
"Okay, bring some money." Mother He said. In fact, she was already very satisfied with her son. Recently, her son's academic progress was greatly improved, and she also thought about it. Although she knew that it might not be possible to pass the scholar exam once, she still had some expectations.
If you give your son money, even if you win, you have to give him some wedding money. Or if you meet someone who is in the same place, you can drink a few cups. How can you have no money on him?
Fang Xin smiled and took the five-spot money, but without saying much, he went out.
But he didn't look at the list. In fact, there was something good about it. If he got it, he would naturally win. The School Council specially sent a congratulatory note, a set of blue shirts and headscarves, and even a land deed that had been prepared long ago.
Poor scholars? Actually, are scholars really poor? For example, the government will give them land, ranging from fifteen to five acres. From near Jiangfu, one acre of fertile land is equal to ten taels of silver, and fifteen acres of 15 taels of silver. Even if you don’t plant it yourself, you can still collect the annual rent and have food and clothing for the whole family. Unless it is a waste, you will never be in a miserable state.
Not to mention, adding the name of an official can be considered a ninth-rank official, and he can also be considered an official.
Fang Xin didn't care and walked to the street. It was the monthly temple fair. The street in front of the Chenghuang Temple in the city was filled with small stalls, and many people also went up to trade, which was a crowd of people who could do business.
Fang Xin walked inside with him. These people took out all the things, including lampstands, copper ladles, pots, bottles, bowls, wooden chairs, tables, old clothes and quilts. Of course, most people don’t know them, so they can also buy some good things inside.
Fang Xin had almost zero understanding of this aspect, and it was extremely difficult to ask him to take out good things from it. However, Fang Xin didn't care. He just watched it casually. He bought something that happened, which cost only a few cents or more.
If it was Li Rui, he would not be willing to buy it. After all, no one knows whether it was worth it. However, Fang Xin and Li Rui are different. They don’t care about this little money. Even if they buy it wrong, they just smile.
If it weren't for fearing the dominant class of this world and being rich and honored, this was also the lesson that last time gave him one-sidedly - on a mere territory like the Dark Earl, there would be powerful superiors like the Dark Earl. This world is so big, how can you know how many powerful people there are in the world?
It is really a stupid thing to be arrogant on someone else's territory.
But even so, it is a casual thing to use a little bit, so naturally there is no need to be stingy.
After buying a few items, he wanted to walk. Suddenly, Yu Ruyi moved, Fang Xin was shocked. As Yu Ruyi opened more and more stars, the things he saw were less and less. There was no information at all. It felt strange to have this feeling at this time.
Looking for the source, it was a home-cooked stall taken out by an ordinary woman and selling some old things.
I took one by one and found it meaningless, but finally saw a piece of broken jade. I immediately realized that it was this thing. It was a bit strange. I took it to look at it and found that it was a jade seal, but a small part of it was missing.
Since ancient times, the seal has been made of copper as daily silver and silver as the seal of lower-level officials. Gold seals are used for all seventh ranks or above, but jade seals are only qualified for the Duke and Marquis. I immediately thought: "I don't know what seal this is, it's fine if it is complete."
He said immediately: "How much does this thing cost?"
The woman looked at it and found that it was the young man in coarse cloth clothes, and said, "You can give it ten cents."
Fang Xin knew that although it was broken jade, his texture was far from the number, so he said, "Then let's just have ten-months, how did you come from this thing?"
As he said that, he didn't even pay back the offer, took it off, wrapped it up, put it in his arms.
The woman looked a little wink. Seeing this situation, she felt that she was selling it cheaply. She said immediately: "My man was taking a bath by the river and touched it. Oh, what is this?"
Fang Xin said, "I don't know either, but I just like it."
He gave Shiwen and left. After standing up, he saw the woman's unwilling expression, and he was not interested in continuing to go shopping. He wanted to go back, but at this time, someone shouted: "Li Rui, just have some wine with me."
Fang Xin was a little surprised. After looking at it, he was a scholar in his thirties, but he was named Bai Liu. He had a good relationship with Li Rui. It can even be said that he taught Li Rui a lot of studies for free before, but he has not won a scholar until now, and he has taken the exam four times in a row.
He was sitting in a small hotel and asked for a few peanuts, a plate of side dishes, and a few taels of thick wine to drink.
From my original memory, this person is very talented, but unfortunately, he is different scholars many times. If he doesn’t become a scholar, he will not have a status and will not have a chance.
Fang Xin went up and touched it, but said, "Come on the chicken nuggets, large portions, and the dried fish dishes, and then a corner of the bar!"
"Oh, it turns out that I went to the Shen Mansion's house to do things, so it's different. I'm not polite." Bai Liu said with a smile: "You are just called Yijiu? You may not be able to drink until the time of the announcement."
"I have a shallow wine, so I can only drink this much." At this time, Fang Xin was still wearing a coarse cloth Confucian robe. It was just here that the two of them sat down and began to drink and eat with relish. At this time, half of the chicken was cut up, which was delicious, and the dried fish tasted a little. Fang Xin was very displeased.
Fang Xin naturally didn't take these things seriously, but Bai Liu moved and asked again: "How many cents do you do in the Shen family?"
Fang Xin said, "It's not about doing things in the Shen family. If so, I won't have the job of taking this scholar. But I will always have three coins of silver in the past month."
He took thirty stagnant per month, and then he took one tenth as an example.
"Sanguan, it's not bad. The city's clerk is just like that." Bai Liu breathed a sigh of relief and said sadly: "If I have this job, I will be satisfied."
"How can this be done? If you really become a subordinate, you will be unable to get into the exam."
"Oh, I'm not afraid of being unlucky. I started taking the exam for scholars at the age of fourteen. I've already taken the exam for four times. I haven't won yet. After I've won it, I'll just make a job as a ninth-rank official. If I don't, I'll just make an job. Although studying is good, it's hard to be invincible!" Bai Liu said, and took a sip of wine.
If you become a scholar, the government will give you land. Every year to the end of the year, you can also go to the government to get some meat. Each person will have about ten kilograms of meat, which is nothing more than good or bad meat. In this way, even if you study for ten or twenty years, you will not be able to lose rice at home. However, if you don’t become a scholar, you will naturally have no plans. How can you support a person who does nothing for a long time in a difficult family?
Fang Xinran was silent and didn't speak. He ate chicken and peanuts by himself, and didn't touch the dried fish. Bai Liu liked it very much. He took the dried fish and tasted it carefully with the wine. He said, "It seems that you are not nervous at all."
"I'm young after all. If I don't win this time, I'll have a next time!" Fang Xin said.
"Although that's the case, your mother can't wait much. My mother has been hoping that I can become a scholar ten years ago. She has been waiting for ten years, but she hasn't waited. Now it seems that she can't wait for a few years." Bai Liu seemed to be drunk and whispered in a low voice.
At this moment, there was a sound of gongs in the distance, and many people started to clamor, and their hands were shook.
"The ranking is open, the ranking is open!" Sure enough, such a voice came out. In this era, everyone is paying attention to this kind of news, even if there is no relationship, so the news spread throughout the city.
Bai Liu seemed to be about to stand up, but he stood halfway and sat down heavily, and seemed to be afraid to look. Ten years of exams have accumulated too much pressure on him, and his mouth is trembling a little.
Fang Xin looked at it and thought, if it weren't for his arrival, Li Rui and Bai Liu would be a pair of brothers and brothers who could only sit opposite each other here, a plate of peanuts and a bowl of thick wine. I think Li Rui might not win a scholar within ten years!
At this moment, the group of people took the red paper for the announcement and ran towards the students' accommodation location, while the students were waiting at a loss, or welcomed and listened to the judgment of fate.
After more than ten minutes, the people who got the ball were naturally happy and gave bounties. No one would be stingy at this time. There were many people who didn't get the ball, some people who were calm, some people who were on the spot, some people who didn't say a word, and some people who fainted and became sick.
At this moment, Bai Liu's body trembled more and more, causing the table to shake. Fang Xin saw that it was three people holding red papers for the announcement of the good news, and there were almost no students living here, namely Li Rui and Bai Liu's home. Bai Liu's eyes were staring at the direction of the three people on the road. When he approached Bai Liu's home, his family members heard the sound early and leaned against the door.
The white-haired old mother of the Bai family, and her wife who was in her twenties but was like a thirty-year-old woman, were all staring at the person coming.
When the person who reported the good news had no stop, Bai Liu's whole body was shocked and he could hardly sit still.
"Brother Bai, what's wrong?"
"It doesn't matter, I'm going to your house. It seems that you've been hit. Alas, it's all your life!" Bai Liu gritted his teeth, muttered with a pale face, and saw that he was still parked there, he smiled bitterly: "It doesn't matter, you go, go back quickly!"
Chapter completed!