Hanjianglou is going to take an exam in the county seat, so Dong Nuan naturally has to accompany him.
Although Hanjianglou is worried and doesn't want to bother Dong Nuan, how could Dong Nuan not be there at such a critical moment?
This year’s county examination will consist of four tests.
There are four sessions, each session takes one day. Although they are not consecutive, the first session is the main session. If you don’t pass the exam in the first session, you will have no chance in the rest.
In the previous dynasty, if you passed the first test, you would be eligible for the government examination. Whether or not you take the next three tests depends entirely on the candidate.
However, Dayue attaches great importance to literati, and has strict requirements for students' initial examination. There are four county examinations, and you need to be on the list in all four before you can pass and obtain the qualifications for the government examination.
Although the final ranking is still based on the ranking of the first game, the next three games are all required exams.
Of course, when it comes to the government examination, this requirement will be much lowered. Just like in the previous dynasty, if you pass the first main examination, you will be qualified for the college examination.
Hanjianglou's mutual partners and guarantees were all his classmates in the private school and his master. Everyone had to go to the county town to take the exam. If they felt that they had a good relationship, they would get married to each other, and then the master would confirm for them.
The process was relatively smooth. After all, it was just a test for students, the competition was relatively small, and they were relatively friendly to each other.
The four exams are not consecutive. After each exam, there is a waiting time of three to four days. This is waiting for the exam results to come out to determine whether they are qualified to take the subsequent exams.
Lin Lin finally got through it, and it actually took nearly a month to take the exam.
Hanjianglou means that he will stay in the county town during the county examination and will not come back for the time being, so as not to have to worry about it.
They now study on their own.
The county examination is already approaching, so it's definitely not possible to just cram into it.
This is why Hanjiang Tower is not willing to follow Dong Nuan.
Due to the county examination, it is not easy to rent the inns and courtyards in the county. Hanjiang Tower doesn't matter to me. I can just share it with my classmates and squeeze in.
But he didn't want to wrong Dong Nuan.
However, Dong Nuan didn't need to worry about this, because Dong Nuan had already greeted Gou Qingyun.
If she needed it, she would stay temporarily at the magistrate's house. Of course, her stay would not be in vain.
Dong Nuan gave the other party a beautiful revolving lantern as a gift.
Dong Nuan knew that the other party wanted to send a birthday gift to a friend who was far away in the capital, so the revolving lantern had already sent it out when he came to town.
Gou Qingyun was very happy, and then Dong Nuan mentioned the matter of renting a place, and the other party agreed.
Dong Nuan didn't live in the county town all the time. If she really lived there for a month, Dong Nuan would just rent the yard. Even if it was more expensive, she wouldn't be able to afford it.
She only came here on the days when Hanjiang Tower was taking exams, and at most she came one day in advance.
At other times, she still needs to stay in the town and take care of the business in the shop. Although she has to look after the shop in winter and spring, she still needs to get started with the goods.
However, Dong Nuan now doesn't need to go to school, teach disciples, or be busy with other things. She does have a lot of time, which can be used for carving or doing other things.
She tried her best to demonstrate various handicrafts to Dong Wu.
"Mom, don't worry, this is like this, go this way." Now Dong Wu can make many kinds of knots, and she is learning to make wool felt.
This thing actually depends on creativity and takes quite a lot of effort.
But if you have money on hand, you can easily produce a finished product by just making small pieces.
Dong Wu studied very seriously. When she heard Dong Nuan gave her instructions, she nodded quickly. Every time she made a move, she was very careful. She wanted to ask Dong Nuan all the time: "Is this right?"
"Is that so?"
"Does it look good to do tricks like this?"
"Is it okay to use this color here?"
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In the past, Mrs. Wu knew nothing about color matching, but the warmth of winter slowly guided her.
"Well, yes, if grandma thinks it's good, you can give it a try. When I go to the county town, if you encounter something you don't understand, you can ask grandpa." Dong Nuan guided softly, and the work in her hands was not slow at all.
When Mrs. Dongwu heard this, she nodded quickly.
The reason why Dong Nuan believed in Dong Sanchun's vision was because he had gained a lot of training during the more than a year he had been looking after stores in the town. He would just stare at the streets and look at the noble men and women of various houses.
The dressing combinations of ladies, as well as various styles and so on.
After seeing it too much, I have developed my own aesthetic, so I now have my own ideas about color matching in winter, spring and spring.
Dong Nuan feels that now that he has opened a cloth shop, he can match people with good clothing colors.
Unfortunately, there are two cloth shops in the town, and their business is pretty good, so Dongnuan doesn't want to compete with them.
The store I have now is pretty good.
Dong Nuan explained everything at home before driving his donkey cart to the county seat.
The town is not too close to the county seat, but if you are driving a donkey cart without a load, the speed is quite impressive.
Dong Nuan set out after dinner in the morning and arrived in the town before noon.
Hanjianglou had already followed his classmates there, rented a yard, and prepared for the exam.
After the winter warmed up, I went to see him first.
After Hanjiang Tower determined the location, he sent a letter back to Dong Nuan, so Dong Nuan knew which street and alley he lived in.
Knowing that Hanjianglou was currently focused on preparing for the exam, Dongnuan didn't prepare anything complicated, just some food, and he also brought some to the classmates who lived with him.
"Are you tired? Is it cold or not? I'm a little underdressed." Seeing Dong Nuan coming, Hanjianglou didn't have any thoughts to warm up his books. The first time he saw Dong Nuan, he first settled the donkey cart and then carefully
made some inquiries.
"It's not cold, I brought some food in the car, my mother's craftsmanship, and some from the snack shop." Dong Nuan gestured to the things she had brought.
My classmates in Hanjiang Tower have seen Dong Nuan before, but now that he has come over, he doesn’t make fun of her.
As the exam was approaching, the students were very nervous. They nodded politely, followed the etiquette of not seeing anyone who is not polite, did not stay too long, and quickly returned to their rooms.
The person who rented a small courtyard with Hanjianglou was a classmate of his, but in the courtyard next door, they were also a classmate of theirs. The relationship between them was quite harmonious, so they usually studied books and liked to get together and discuss.
Ichiban.
It's almost noon now, and everyone is getting ready to go back to their houses for dinner.
The person who lived in the same hospital as Hanjiang Tower was a young man in his early twenties, who looked quite frail. The person who came with him to take the exam was his wife, a woman who looked a little dark and thin.
The woman was quite capable, washing and rinsing, going back and forth, and never had a moment of free time.
Because we rent a small courtyard with three rooms, Hanjianglou and the other party each live in a room, and there is a main room for cooking in the middle, so the space is separated, which is quite convenient for everyone.
Dong Nuan took a brief look at the environment and thought it was okay, so she motioned to Hanjiang Tower to eat first.
If the winter warmth doesn't come, Hanjianglou will cook by himself. He is good at cooking and has strong hands-on skills, so he doesn't need anyone else to take care of him.
Even if Dong Nuan really comes to accompany the exam, he is not willing to let Dong Nuan take action.
When he heard Dong Nuan say this, he nodded hurriedly, and then went to the donkey cart to get something.
