County Government·End of February·Little Rain

On the day of the county examination, the drizzle above Linhua County was blown down in the wind, and it was so cold that it was hard to resist even if you wrapped your clothes tightly. All the students who participated in the county examination sighed secretly.

Although it is a southern territory, snow is rare, but such light rain still makes the local people who should have been used to look blue and white, and they are in a hurry, which is even worse than the snowy days.

Su Ziji, who was hurriedly walking with an oil-paper umbrella, passed by the butcher shop, saw the boss sitting at the counter when he raised his head and couldn't help but persuade him: "Brother Su, why have you lost weight again after not seeing you for a few days? Don't work so hard to study."

"No, you are weak, don't be bad for studying." A passerby said. Su Ziji is very popular nearby, and of course he is more likely to be attracted by his deceased father. Facing these neighborhoods' good intentions, Su Ziji could not without emotion, bowed his eyes and expressed his gratitude.

At this moment, both of them were wearing straw raincoats, both of whom were acquaintances, one was a wild Taoist priest, and the other was Cao Jincai, who borrowed money directly.

When Cao Jincai saw Su Ziji, he couldn't help but sneer: "Oh, isn't this our talented man from Su? Why, I'm out strolling again? It seems that I'm very sure about the county examination?"

As he said that, he looked at Su Ziji up and down, swept over Su Ziji's worn cloth shoes, disdaining and contemptuous, and even too lazy to cover up: "Yes, if the time fails, he will soon be frozen to death, which will be really insulting, haha."

"It won't bother you." Su Ziji said coldly.

Cao Jincai immediately lowered his face and warned: "Su Ziji, remember, you still have five days to pay back the debt and not pay it off when it expires. I will send you to the official position."

He said, "I really thought your dead father would leave some favors for you to support the scene. I don't want it to be empty-handed. It's right, should scholars be noble!"

"Don't worry, there will be an explanation at that time." Su Ziji laughed and swept over the wild Taoist priest who looked familiar, he even pulled the corners of his mouth, and his expression was cold and passed by.

"Diet to the point of death, still so crazy!"

Cao Jincai endured it, but still couldn't help it. He gritted his teeth and said to the wild Taoist priest: "Brother Yan has always been doing things well, why haven't he come back this time?"

"It's about to be tested in the county. You said that he is now in trouble and will definitely not win. By then, the tomb fields can be collected, right?"

If the other party’s county test is on the list, if you want to move the other party, you will have to worry a lot.

The wild Taoist priest looked at Su Ziji's back and took a long time to withdraw his gaze. He stopped talking and just frowned.

Yan Er didn't come back for two days, and Tongshan Temple was a little uneasy. Boss Zhang had already gone to find him, but he came to observe him and the results did change.

Su Ziji was originally not outstanding in terms of appearance and temperament. From the perspective of appearance, he was just a little lucky and a little broken. In other words, at most he won a scholar and had not much land. So when Kiriyama Guan said that, he agreed.

But at this time, the face changed, the incompleteness was being repaired, and a faint red air was being nurtured, which shows that this person's future has changed.

"After being hit and breaking the cemetery, why can the vitality be strong and even pierce bad luck?"

"Is it a return?"

Thinking of this, the wild Taoist priest was even more confused: "The so-called reflexive reflection is a fierce counterattack when it is about to end, but it must have a foundation. If there is not even a foundation, the oil will be exhausted, so what to do with the reflection?"

"Since I have this return, the Su family may not be that simple. No wonder Tongshanguan is willing to spend money to target me. I am implicated."

"No, I have to go and see the Su family's ancestral tomb again, and don't be trapped by Tongshan Temple."

Without mentioning the mood of the wild Taoist priest, Su Ziji arrived at the county yamen on time. The county exam was the first level of the boy exam. It was not like the juren and the Jinshi exam was the particular one. However, there were still examinations that should be found. Su Ziji raised his arm and asked the yamen runners to search and carry the inspected basket into the room.

The basket contains the four treasures of the study, because it only takes one test and does not have to bring food.

The county government of Linhua County specially made a place to build a simple scientific examination room for this county trial.

Because they imitated the imperial examination system of the previous dynasty and added and subtracted it, they fell into counties like Linhua County. There were not many students, so they did not make too complicated forms. They only set up some simple and multi-row seats in the shed for candidates to write.

When Su Ziji entered the county government office, he was led into a courtyard first. The gate of this courtyard was the north gate, which was nothing in normal times, but on the day of the county examination, this north gate was called the "dragon gate", which naturally gave a good omen. From then on, the students passed by and leaped on the dragon gate.

Behind the gantry is a courtyard. According to regulations, students who come in to take the exam must wait for the roll call here.

When Su Ziji walked here, raindrops were still hanging from the oil paper umbrella, and the ticking rain water flowed down the eaves. The ground made of bluestone was wet, and the air was filled with a wet and cold breath. It felt cool when you sucked.

He was not the first or the last one to arrive, but until the yard was full of people, it was still relatively quiet. Those who could come here to take the exam would not be rude people. Even if they were ignorant, it would be better to show their vulgar side in such places. Everyone tried to show their better side.

There are paper lanterns in the courtyard. Although it is a light rainy weather and is dim than before, it is already dawn. Standing here at Su Ziji, you can see it more clearly.

"The county exam has caught up with this kind of weather, and I don't know if it will be arranged to be in a warm examination room." Although he knew that this possibility was not great, Su Ziji couldn't help but fantasize.

At this time, a small commotion broke out. Su Ziji stood in the crowd and looked forward. He saw a middle-aged man wearing an official uniform walking out of the hall. It was the county magistrate Zhang.

The magistrate Zhang personally named it, which was a glory. If Su Ziji didn't need to look at it, he knew that most of the students around him were excited. This was also the "profit" brought to scholars by the imperial examination. Through studying in the imperial examination, you can jump into the dragon gate, achieve class changes, and change your family.

"Su Ziji."

"Students are here."

“Enter.”

"yes."

When it was Su Ziji's turn to call him, the yamen runners sang loudly in accordance with the regulations. Zeng Lingchu, who was responsible for Su Ziji, looked at Su Ziji and found that it was him, so he sang the guarantee.

After entering the venue, he would not take the exam immediately. In a rather solemn atmosphere, Su Ziji gradually became immersed in it and felt that the singing was quite charming. He only reacted when the paper was handed to his hands, bowed to the other party, walked into the imperial examination shed, pressed the seat number of the paper, and found his seat to sit down.

When he sat down, the cold wind blew around him made Su Ziji rub his hands.

"This kind of weather is really unlucky."

"However, if it weren't for the rain and snow during this period, or if there weren't even this simple shed, I'd probably sit in the open air?"

"It's really hard for the students at this time."
Chapter completed!