Lin Renping's life at Zhuangzi was not comfortable at all. All the people who were serving him were transferred, and he had to go to the fields in person every day. If he didn't go to the fields, he would have nothing to eat.
Not only him, but also his aunt. But her aunt is a little more relaxed than him, she only needs to weave.
His father was so cruel to him. He just took a wrong step and didn't give him even the slightest chance. Even if other children in the family did something wrong, they would still give them a chance to correct themselves. It must be because of their aunt and sister.
Maybe it was because he kept blowing wind in his father's ears, which made him, the eldest son of a concubine, become a thorn in his father's side.
His aunt was muttering over there, "When your county exam results come out this time, your father will know that he was wrong. That girl Lin Shuangyu, how could she do better than my son?"
Women are not as good as men these days. Moreover, his son was initiated by Lin Zhixian himself at the age of four, and has been taught by Master Juren since then. How could he lose to Lin Shuangyu?
Lin Renping recalled the county examination questions - the questions were more difficult than he imagined, and there were many questions. When the time was up, he barely finished it. Not only him, he also heard many people complaining when he left the examination room.
He said that this time it was much more difficult than previous years, and they even finished it.
Thinking of this, Lin Renping's uneasy heart calmed down a little. Compared with those people, at least he had finished writing all the questions. Although he couldn't finish in the top twenty, he might be able to pass the county examination if he was lucky.
It's all because he was affected during this period, and he didn't put much thought into studying. Otherwise, he should review quickly now, after all, he has to take the government examination in April. If he passes the government examination, then he can become a child student and be able to attend the academy.
Try and become a scholar again.
He waited and waited, and finally the servants from the Lin family came to announce the good news.
The servant's face was beaming with joy. Seeing this, Lin Renping's aunt Ma thought her son had passed. She even pretended to say, "Did the master ask you to come and take our mother and son back home?"
She looked at the servants with some disgust. It was the housekeeper who was supposed to take them back. How could he just send a servant to run errands?
The servant smiled and said, "The master asked me to come over to announce the good news."
Ma's eyes lit up with joy, "Did Ren Ping do well in the county examination?"
Lin Renping also looked at the other party expectantly.
The servant's voice was loud, "No, it's the eldest lady of our house who came third in the county exam this time! The master was so happy that he ordered the whole house to pay an extra month's monthly payment. The eldest lady's yard was even given three more
Month's silver reward." His tone was full of envy, the eldest lady is the hot spot right now.
Ma seemed to have been punched in the face, and everyone was dumbfounded, "You said Lin Shuangyu came in third place? What about Ren Ping?"
The servant looked at Lin Renping, who had a stiff look on his face, and said, "It seems that I have passed more than 180 exams. The master said that at the young master's level, at least he will have to study for another three years before he can be successful."
"Impossible! How could Ren Ping do so poorly on the test? Did the master give her high marks on purpose?"
The master is too partial!
The servant was immediately dissatisfied and decided to complain to the county magistrate when he returned. How could anyone slander the county magistrate like this? He snorted coldly, "Every paper is anonymity, and all the papers that passed the county examination were sent to Prince Rong.
Over there, Prince Rong has personally reviewed it. If there is any problem with the score on the paper, Prince Rong will call it back. Do you know who Prince Rong is?"
"Prince Rong is the youngest person in the Xia Dynasty who has been awarded the title of Sanyuan. It is unlikely that such a talented person will be born in a hundred years."
Ma's neck seemed to be strangled and she couldn't utter a word. Lin Shuangyu did so well in the exam, the county magistrate will definitely think more highly of him in the future. And she and her son will definitely be given up. In the future, mother and son will have to stay alone
Is she suffering in this Zhuangzi? Her life is not even as good as other aunts in the house. The other aunts are all well-off and well-served. Isn't it said that raising children to protect them in old age? Why is she being dragged into this by her son instead? Ma
The more I thought about it, the sadder it became, and I wanted to burst into tears.
Lin Renping was so stimulated that his eyes turned red, and he murmured: "Impossible! How is this possible!"
As if grasping a life-saving straw, he gritted his teeth and said: "It must be her father who leaked the problem to her!"
"How could father do this?"
The servant got angry and said, "Young master, you don't have this ability yourself, so you think that the eldest lady doesn't have it either. You are not even willing to accept the facts, and would rather slander the eldest lady and the master."
"Let me tell you, the questions for this county examination were written by His Majesty the Emperor himself. I did not see the test papers before you did."
"If you don't do well in the exam, it means your level is not good enough."
After he said this, he turned around and got on the carriage. He still had to go back and report to the master about Zhuangzi's situation.
Lin Renping was so stimulated that his blood surged.
Seeing him like this, Mr. Ma couldn't help cursing, "Look at how useless you are! All these years of reading have been in vain. Even your sister can't pass the exam."
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When the results of the county examination come out, it can be said that some people are worried and some are happy.
The most eye-catching person in Guangning County is Qi Juan, the head of the county case. Qi Juan’s parents died young, and she has lived with her uncle’s family since she was a child. Her uncle is also a loyal family, and he even sent Qi Juan to study and settled a marriage for Qi Juan.
It was a marriage. It was just that the Hai family to whom she was engaged wanted Qi Juan to come over as soon as possible to take care of the housework, or to work in the textile factory.
Qi Juan still wanted to continue studying, and finally the two families canceled their marriage.
The eldest uncle and aunt of the Qi family were often said by outsiders that he failed to take good care of his niece and let her have her own way, thus all the good marriages were invalidated.
This time, Qi Juan became the head of the county case, and the Qi family was extremely happy.
The eldest aunt of the Qi family, Mrs. Wang, said quickly: "Your ex-fiancé has also ended up this time. He is barely hanging on by his tail. He did not do as well as you in the exam. Everyone said that Juaner, you will definitely become a scholar."
Huh, at that time, the Hai family was not thinking that if Juan'er's grades were good, she could join a textile factory to make money to supplement the family's income. So they couldn't wait for Juan'er to join the family as soon as possible.
Her Juan'er is better at studying than her brother from the Hai family, so why should she sacrifice herself for the Hai family? Now everyone praises the Qi family for their intelligence and has always supported Juan'er's education. They are all afterthoughts.
Qi Juan pursed her lips and smiled, "I was just lucky enough to get the first place in the exam this time, but it won't be the same next time."
Wang said confidently: "Luck is also a kind of strength." She said with a smile: "In the next two months, you study hard and forget about other things."
If a scholar comes out of the Qi family, or even a scholar...it will be like smoke rising from the ancestral graves. When the news first came, the head of the family happily took his niece to burn incense for the ancestors. Mrs. Wang thought that after her niece became a scholar,
If you have time, give some advice to some of the girls at home. If not, there will be another scholar.
At this time, a familiar voice came from outside the house.
"Sister Juan, I'm here to say hello."
When Wang heard the voice, her face immediately dropped - the person who came over was none other than Haishan Yuantama, whom Qi Juan had previously been engaged to.