Ling Yun carefully calculated in his mind that the premium was five taels of silver, plus the examination fee of five taels of silver, it was already up to ten taels of silver.
If I hadn't gone with the fat man this time and stayed at his uncle's house without the accommodation fee, I'd probably have to add a lot of expense.
In particular, the cost of the inn during the exam was several times higher than in the past, costing at least three to five taels of silver.
This is still calculated based on the lowest B-size room, if the round-trip travel expenses, etc. are added.
If you can't live in it, of course there are plenty of people living there.
Every year during the scientific examination, the inn’s accommodation rooms are never vacant, which is why the inn dares to increase prices like this.
In this way, after fifteen taels of travel, if he came here alone, whether he could participate in the government examination is another matter.
It is true to say that you should rely on friends outside.
It was right to rely on friends, but Ling Yun was a principled person, so he secretly made an account in his mind and sealed it away.
If he can't pay off the debt now, he can only pay it back in the future when he is able.
Speaking of which, it was Ling Yun's first day out after arriving in Fucheng for a few days. The first thing he did when he left home was to sign up.
After registering, Ling Yun really wanted to visit Anzhou Prefecture.
But as the prefectural exam was approaching, I thought about it and held back my thoughts until the prefectural exam was over.
After all, it would take a few days for him to finish the exam and release the results, which was enough for him to visit several times.
After thinking this way, Ling Yun took advantage of the time to go find Zhang Jinwen, so he looked at the fat man and said, "Fat man, let's go find Zhang Jinwen. I haven't seen him in the past two days, and I don't know who he is."
how is it now."
When they arrived, Fatty originally wanted Ling Yun and Zhang Jinwen to live together in his uncle's house.
After all, his uncle's yard has three entrances and three exits, so it would be okay for the three of them to live in it. Besides, the fat man's father had already made arrangements with his uncle before coming here.
Who knew that Zhang Jinwen wouldn't want to, and besides, his family also has relatives here, and he stayed at his relatives' house last time he came here, so this time is no exception.
After Zhang Jinwen explained, the fat man didn't force himself.
When Ling Yun suggested that he stay in an inn, the fat man jumped up, pointed at Ling Yun and threatened that if he left him to stay in an inn, he would go and sleep in the same bed with Ling Yun to see who could outlast the other.
Ling Yun had no choice but to agree to his proposal to stay at his uncle's house.
In fact, Fatty's family also has a second courtyard in Fucheng, but they don't live here.
The house has been idle for many years, and Fatty's father was also worried that they could not take care of him, so he thought of letting Fatty's uncle take care of it.
The two found him at the address given by Jin Wen, discussed the topic together, and did not leave until they applied.
When leaving, he comforted Zhang Jinwen. After all, it was his second time to take the government examination, and Ling Yun knew that he must be under considerable pressure in his heart.
The only thing Ling Yun can do now is to share the types of questions and ideas he has asked. As for the outcome, they don't know. Everything has to wait until the day when the results are released to finally reveal the answer.
There were two fewer prefectural exams than the county exams, and were only divided into three. This was great news, because it meant they only had to stay there for three days.
After all, nearly two months have passed since the county examination experience, but everything that happened is still vivid in my mind, as if it was just yesterday.
The examination contents of the imperial examination were nothing more than several types, namely, scripture commentaries and policy questions, poems and essays, and the meaning of classics and ink meanings.
The government examination tests are on classics, policy questions, and essays, and the corresponding contents are roughly recitation, poems, and political opinions and current affairs.
Ling Yun doesn't need to worry about the previous two games. In this life, his memory is not empty. Although it can't be said to have photographic memory, it can be said that recitation is the subject he is best at. As long as nothing unexpected happens, these two games will be enough.
It's what's in the bag.
But the last item is still a bit difficult. Essays use articles, tables, arguments, etc. that were commonly used in ancient times as carriers for candidates to compose, which is equivalent to the practical writing of later generations.
The prerequisite for writing an essay is that you can understand the topic before you can write. If you misinterpret the meaning of the question, you will naturally miss the topic, which means that you may fail this subject.
During the days when he was waiting for the exam in Anzhou Prefecture, the fat man did not forget to tell Ling Yun to drink chicken soup every day, so that he drank chicken soup until before the exam. It tasted like chewing gum and his mouth was almost watery.
He was still wondering whether the salt in Anzhou Prefecture was too expensive, so he was reluctant to give him salt.
Later, when I asked Xiaohong, he found out that it was the doctor who warned me to eat a lighter diet so that it would be easier to absorb.
Ling Yun cursed in his heart, don't shout that he saw this damn quack, otherwise he would have a hundred ways to let that person know what despair is and what it means to cry.
The master of the palace is the fat man's uncle, and his study has a collection of various books.
Ling Yun is obsessed with Fatty's Light, and has read a lot of essays written by the prefect of Anzhou Prefecture these days.
Although his master had collected some at Jingshan Academy, after all, they were things bought with money, and it was impossible for you to buy them all. It was a blessing that the fat uncle's study happened to be full of them.
As the saying goes, it is better to follow one's own preferences than to go against the grain. The more you read Anzhou Prefect's collected works, the more guaranteed you will be on the list.
Reading made time fly by quickly, and Ling Yun still had some unfinished ideas, but the government examination was coming, and he had to stop thinking about continuing to study.
The government examination is more grand. Apart from bringing people, there is no need to prepare anything else. Paper, ink, pen, inkstone, food, etc. are not required. It is said that they will be distributed in the examination room, and everything is prepared for the candidates.
Ling Yun suddenly understood why the registration fee for the prefectural examination was so expensive. It turned out that it was expensive for a reason.
But if possible, he still hopes to pay a smaller registration fee and allow candidates to bring their own things into the venue. This will greatly reduce the pressure on students from poor families like him.
But it was not his turn to worry about the affairs of the court, and he was not qualified to do so.
Because there is no need to carry anything into the venue, and the weather is now April, the clothes worn on the body are not as much as during the county examination. As a result, the candidates enter the venue extremely fast.
At a quarter past three o'clock, when the sky is still bright, the examination room opens, and candidates can already enter by this time.
Ling Yun and his group of people who vouched for each other entered the scene together, but when the clothes were searched, they were separated into different positions.
Every time I enter the examination room for inspection, it is like a later military inspection, and I am completely naked.
Some people with darker skin shyly cover their eyes when they take off their clothes, for no reason, just because when they take off their pants, a white field is exposed behind them, which is particularly conspicuous.
If it had not been at this serious time, it would definitely have caused a roar of laughter, but at this time, everyone was silent, and no one dared to be bold enough to openly challenge the imperial system.
Ling Yun couldn't help but sigh, it's a good thing that red underwear was not invented in this era, otherwise the scene where the red underwear is covered in the clothes, thinking about it, he would definitely be the most handsome boy in the whole room.