Chapter 2695: Live in response to high levels of boredom
Perhaps many years later, ten or twenty years later, when Chigan Pingren and others who are temporarily living under the same roof may suddenly recall the time when they took the exam, different feelings may emerge in their hearts.
, or it may be relief, or regret, or regret, or it may still be complaint or even resentment.
Obviously they experienced the same thing, were in the same place, and spent the same period of time together, but what exactly determined that they would be different and have different emotions in the future?
This may be a test that determines their future destiny. From now on, they will embark on a completely different path. For Chi Gan Ping and others, they feel more nervous and slightly confused with hope.
The exam is approaching.
No one chatted for almost a whole day, they all packed their things silently, and went to bed early as soon as it got dark. Just after the ugly hour, people woke up one after another, and then more people woke up, and there was chaos.
Washed up, packed up things again, ate a simple breakfast absentmindedly, then lined up to board the carriage at the entrance of the camp and headed to the examination room.
Chi Ganping was a little worried, because the unlucky kid seemed to think that Chi Ganping took the lead for him and solved the problem, and from that moment on, he has been sticking to him.
"Brother, is the examination room big?"
"It should be big."
"Can I sit with my eldest brother then?"
"I do not know."
"There are so many people, how can we find the big brother?"
"It's okay, let's see what the examination room arrangements are."
"But I'm a little scared and nervous. What should I do?"
"hehe……"
"By the way, Brother Chigan, your last name is so strange..."
"Um...yes, yes..."
It wasn't that Chi Ganping was particularly patient, but that Chi Ganping didn't want to care about this matter, so he managed to maintain a polite yet awkward smile and responded as gently as possible.
He is middle-aged, and life has worn away a lot of his temper and edges, making him reflect the gentleness and mellowness that young people often lack, or what we call sophistication and smoothness.
Some hot-blooded young people often hate the so-called "sophistication" and "smoothness", and even think that people like Chi Ganping have no personality, are self-degenerate, just like various greasy uncles, and some people will ridicule Chi Ganping. Ordinary middle-aged people scorn the theories such as "doing more is worse than doing less", "suffering is a blessing" and other theories when going out, and ridicule such behavior as simply weakness and condoning crime...
In fact, middle-aged people also have their youth, while young people have not yet had their middle age.
The surname Chi Qianping was originally the surname of the nobles among the Xiongnu. Like most early Han people, the untouchables did not have any surnames. Most of them were called by occupation or tribe, and then slowly evolved.
The surname became based on titles such as fiefdom, title, etc.
Chi Ganping was once proud to stick to his surname because it represented the glory of his ancestors.
But now Chi Ganping seems to feel that the glory of his ancestors belongs to his ancestors. No matter how much he talks about it, it still belongs to his ancestors. If he wants to truly gain glory, it needs to be his own.
You have to get your own glory by yourself.
On the surface, it seems that Chi Ganping and others have indeed suffered a loss. She has become the so-called "Holy Mother Bitch". Not only does she spend money on the unlucky children, but she is also attached to the unlucky children because they think she is their savior...
But what about actually?
In these two days, at least Chigan Ping and others can get a relatively quiet and peaceful environment, have a good rest, and face the exam in a relatively complete mental state.
What else to do?
Ask the patrol inspector to throw the unlucky child away, or complain that the unlucky child disturbs others' rest?
Regardless of whether the inspection of the big man has the so-called spirit of serving "God" in later generations, why should the inspection listen to Chi Ganping's command? Even if the inspection is willing to listen, where can the inspection move the child?
The camp is full, who should the unlucky children crowd with?
Or does it mean that as long as everyone who is equal can live in peace, it doesn’t matter what happens to others?
So for Chi Ganping, his choice is not to say he is happy in life, but to endure humiliation and bear the burden, not to show off wantonly, but to work quietly, not to throw away after a disagreement, but to endure and stand firm. Although unlucky children are very annoying,
But the most important thing now is to do well in the exam first.
Everything else can be temporarily compromised for the sake of this important goal.
Just like all the roads in Chang'an today were compromised for the exam, there were soldiers on duty in the early morning. Before the exam started, only the candidates' carriages and horses were temporarily allowed to pass, so Chi Ganping and others quickly arrived outside the exam room, and then
Get off at a fixed location.
When they arrived at the examination room, the sky was gradually getting brighter.
"Get off the car! Move faster!"
The officials and soldiers in charge of guidance were on the side giving instructions.
The carriage has to go back again to pick up the next group of people.
Chi Qianping pinched his test bag and got out of the car. Looking at the huge crowd of people, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He wanted to compete with so many people?
Are there any masters here that I can't beat or compare to?
if……
Chi Qianping grasped the cloth bag in his hand tightly.
This cloth bag was sewn by his wife herself using the latest cloth at home after he passed the preliminary examination...
This piece of cloth was originally intended to be used to cut new clothes for the children in the New Year.
The child used to be Chi Ganping's hope for the future of their family, but now the hope is in his hands.
In the hand he used to hold the hoe and wooden shovel.
There were people around him who were just holding cloth bags, and some who were carrying an ordinary test basket. Of course, there were also some noble-looking people who were shaking golden folding fans and letting the book boy behind him carry the test box, which looked very elegant.
.
Hey, there are really many people buying such expensive things...
"Brother, brother, why isn't the examination room open yet? There are so many people here!"
"It's not the right time." Chi Qianping said softly, "The door won't open until about nine o'clock..."
"Line up!" A civil servant came with soldiers, "Line up according to the states and counties on the sign! Which state are you from? Line up according to the states and counties! Do you understand?"
"Go and line up in your prefecture and county!" Chi Ganping said to the unlucky child, and then watched the unlucky child leave reluctantly. For some reason, he suddenly felt relaxed, like New Year's cleaning.
I felt clean and refreshed afterwards.
More and more people are waiting.
The three assistants in Chang'an had the largest number of people, but among the three assistants, Zuo Fengyi had more people than right Fufeng. The queue could not fit in one column and was divided into three rows. As for Hedong County, Chi Ganping looked around, that is
There are only a dozen people, less than one-third of You Fufeng, who has the smaller number among the three assistants.
Moreover, the people from Chang'an Sanfu all lived nearby, so they arrived even later. It was not until around Mao hour that these talents arrived one after another.
Everyone was waiting nervously.
From time to time, the shouts of civil servants and soldiers were heard to maintain order, and the weapons and armor reminded everyone that this was no joke, this was a battlefield that belonged to the civil servants.
As soon as Mao hour arrived, there was the sound of drums. After that, the door of the examination room slowly opened, and finally saw the situation in the examination room. All the candidates held their breath involuntarily, and they became more or less nervous...
No matter who it is, they will feel shocked when they see those neatly arranged desks.
"Keep the queue, and when you call that county, people from that county will come forward!" The soldiers patrolling the field yelled, "Repeat it! Only when you call that county, people from that county will come forward! Don't crowd! Keep it up!"
queue!"
Chi Ganping took a deep breath.
At the same time, ten channels were opened, and candidates began to line up for inspection and admission under the requirements of inspections and soldiers.
"Stop! Show me your ID! Verify your identity!"
The inspecting soldier stopped Chi Ganping, then took Chi Ganping's ID card, looked at it up and down, and then was stunned for a moment, "Uh... what's this surname?"
Chi Ganping repeated his name helplessly, "This is... it means snow, it means snow..."
"Oh, then let's just name it Xue and it will be over soon?" The soldier muttered, "Move forward! Open the bag and accept inspection!"
For some reason, Chi Qianping suddenly felt that he should consider changing his last name? "Xue", or something else...
He has come to take the Han exam, but he still has a Huns surname?
But before his sudden idea could take shape, Chi Qianping was distracted by other matters. Soon after, he took over the randomly arranged seat numbers, took a breath, and calmed down.
He walked into the examination room with his head held high, ready to devote himself to this examination that might determine his future destiny.
The area around Chi Ganping gradually filled up with candidates with almost the same serious and serious expressions as Chi Ganping, sitting piously and quietly, as if waiting for the arrival of new students.
The drum sounded again, the three-way urging drum was beaten, the examination room was closed, and the examination officially began.
Chi Ganping finished polishing the ink, looked at the test papers and handed them to his hands. After scanning the questions, he took a long breath and felt that they were all relatively familiar.
This calmed down his mood. He put his hands together, rubbed them together, then picked up his pen and started answering the questions...
The exam time passed very quickly, and it seemed that the exam was over in the blink of an eye.
When Chi Ganping finally walked out of the examination room, he looked up and felt as if he had been sucked dry by some kind of creature. He almost felt exhausted.
Moreover, in his memory, it seemed that the concept of three days was missing unknowingly. It was like he walked into the examination room one moment, and then walked out the next moment, and what happened in the examination room was actually unexpected at the moment.
It's a little blurry...
"Brother! Brother, how did you do in the exam?"
A familiar voice came over, and Chi Qianping couldn't help but tremble.
"I...I don't know..." Chi Qianping exhaled and looked at the unlucky child who appeared from nowhere, "What about you? How did you do in the exam?"
The unlucky child's face dropped, "I don't know either..."
"..." Chi Qianping was silent for a moment, "Let's go back to Confucius and Mencius Yipu first..."
On the way back, the unlucky boy seemed to have lost his energy and did not continue to talk about how big his brother was. At the same time, most of the other people were silent and didn't talk much.
The camp was mostly dull, with only a small number of people having fun and talking loudly about where the title came from, what it was used for, and how it was extended...
The days waiting for the release of the results are very difficult. I feel like my heart is burning. Nothing I eat tastes good, and I can't sleep. Count the days on your fingers. The days that usually fly by in vain are like an old horse with a broken leg, slowly and slowly.
The procrastination can drive people to death.
Among the Confucius and Mencius Yipu, there are also many people who want to go to Chang'an City to play, but more people quietly pack their luggage and go back to their hometown after finishing the exam, without even thinking about waiting for the results to be released.
That unfortunate kid was one of those people who went straight home...
I don’t know whether it’s because the unlucky child feels that he really has no hope, or because he feels that the eldest brother Chi Ganping is a fake elder brother after all, and the parents at home are the real parents, or for some other reason. Anyway, the unlucky child’s departure makes Chi Ganping
Now that I have recovered, I feel a little cleaner, and I feel that I can live in Confucius and Mencius Yipu.
Chi Ganping's original plan was to go back directly, but after much thought, he still stayed in the Confucius and Mencius Yipu temporarily. On the one hand, the accommodation fee in the Confucius and Mencius Yipu was free before the results were released, but the food cost more.
It's just money, and the money he brought with him is enough. On the other hand, going home is also painful, and when you go home, this person will inevitably come to inquire, or that person will come to inquire, which can't be said to be even more uncomfortable.
Of course, if that unlucky kid still lives together, there's no way he won't be able to keep her.
At first, Chi Ganping would be anxious and insomnia, but soon, Chi Ganping found something for himself. Should he change his last name?
As for the so-called saying "If you don't change your name, you won't change your surname", it actually didn't appear in opera literature until after the Yuan Dynasty...
Note that it appears in opera literature, not in upper-class gentry families.
But in the feudal dynasty, changing a name for certain things is like drinking water. Changing a name or surname is really not a big deal, and it will not be tabooed by others.
Otherwise, it would not be popular among Bangzi or Japanese people to change their surnames. Those who changed their surnames would even feel that they had successfully been promoted to a higher level, which was a great honor.
The reason for scolding Qianping was not to adopt a certain surname, after all, he had been married for many years, but just because he felt that it was a little inconvenient at the moment.
When he was at home, it didn't matter what he was called. A cat, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, a dog, or a dog.
So he didn't feel anything at all.
But after walking out of Hedong, he began to find that his name was a bit troublesome. Putting aside everything else, almost everyone he met would hesitate, then look at the name, then look at him, and then confirm...
Some people think that attracting attention is a good thing, but Chi Ganping doesn't like to attract too much attention, so he feels a little embarrassed and uncomfortable every time he encounters this kind of thing.
Why don't you have a surname of "Xue"? Anyway, "Chigan" in the Xiongnu language also means snow, or snow.
Chi Ganping wondered, are there any Han people named Xue?
It seems to have?
Chi Qianping thought about this to relieve his anxiety and kill time, and then finally came the day when the results were released.
Chi Qianping originally wanted to watch the announcement of the results by himself, but he hesitated in his heart. He stood up several times to go, then sat down again...
The more you take this matter seriously, the more you worry about gains and losses.
Before the rankings were released, Chi Ganping was looking forward to them, but when the day came, he felt that if he went to see the rankings on site, he would know the rankings immediately. It was a matter of life and death, and he felt uneasy in his heart.
Waiting here seems to be able to slightly extend the life and death of the exam for a while...
The sky was getting dark, and Chi Ganping was flipping through the book uneasily. After reading for a long time, he couldn't read a single word. Finally, he gritted his teeth and stood up, and when he was about to go to the city to read the list, Chi Ganping stopped.
He heard some movement outside the camp. After a while, a candidate from the camp rushed to him and opened his mouth to say "congratulations"!
Chi Qianping's heart moved, blood rushed to his face, and he was speechless for a moment. He felt dizzy, as if he had been hit directly on the head by this "congratulations"!
More and more people gathered together, with similar smiles on their faces, but not necessarily the same color flashing in their eyes.
"I told you a long time ago, Xiongtai can win!"
"Congratulations! Congratulations! Brother Chi! Congratulations on graduating from high school!"
"Brother Chigan really has the air of a general, calm and measured!"
"Congratulations brother!"
"Don't forget each other if you are rich or noble!"
"That's right, in the future we will all be waiting for my brother to support me. It's no wonder we have the friendship we have now!"
"Brother, at first glance, he seems to be a generous and generous person. I think he will definitely become a successful person!"
"congratulations……"
Chi Ganping smiled and responded with um um ah ah ah. He was actually a little flustered, but on the surface he looked almost the same as usual. Just when he didn't know how to deal with it, someone else came to report that it was someone from the camp.
Another person was selected, and the people surrounding Chi Ganping immediately went forward one after another, and the sounds of congratulations could not be heard.
The noise around him calmed down, and Chi Ganping felt a little dizzy.
It wasn't until another selected person came around that Chi Ganping calmed down a little. Then inexplicably, he felt that that person was a little kind, like a strange friend. Although it was the first time he met, there was an extra tacit understanding.
feel.
"My younger brother is from Longkang. His surname is Huan, his given name is Hao, and his given name is Zihao. May I ask my brother's surname?"
Chi Qianping suddenly opened his mouth to say his name, and suddenly changed his mouth and said: "My surname is Xue... My first name is Ping, my courtesy name is Chunzhi, I live in Fenyin..."
"Xue? But "Xue Sha Qing Xue"?" Huan Hao nodded, "Fenyin Xue family, I remember it. Brother Xue, please take care of me in the future..."
Chi Ganping was stunned for a moment, then acquiesced and returned the favor to Huan Hao.
