Chapter 104 Above the fourth grade, I am looking into the distance
Only then did Jiang Changle speak: "Brother-in-law, second brother-in-law, please don't be polite. Brother-in-law, you are tired from the exam, come here and have a rest."
Zhou Lan went over and hugged his brother-in-law: "It's okay. I'm not tired. The benefits of moving stone weights all day long come out. I'm in better shape than them."
Jiang Changle panicked: "Put it down quickly, put it down quickly, don't let anyone see it."
Zhou Lan: "It's okay. You're still young. Why don't you give me a hug? My brother-in-law is really not tired."
Jiang Changxi laughed, what a wonderful misunderstanding: "He doesn't want people to know that your brother-in-law looks like this."
Zhou Lan then remembered what happened in the morning and pursed his lips: "Just look at it. My brother-in-law is so amazing. He has caused a stir in the county within half a day."
As expected of a couple, they both say the same thing.
Jiang Changle covered his face: "Stop talking. It's embarrassing."
Jiang Changxi couldn't help but tease Chang Le: "Be more confident."
Brother Jiang's second brother-in-law, and his wife Jiang's second wife, were watching from the side as a family of three, and they got along well with each other.
Zhou Lan looked at his brother-in-law's appearance and said against his will, "I also think he's very arrogant."
What can Brother-in-law Jiang say? Just think about it yourself.
Brother-in-law, in order to coax his brother-in-law, can he be very shameless? Brother-in-law Jiang Er said to himself, I have to learn a little bit, why can my brother-in-law win the favor of his brother-in-law alone? I can't be too bad.
Chang Le is much calmer now: "It's actually good to see everyone like this."
Zhou Lan nodded numbly and said to himself, "You don't know how off guard I was when I heard the sound at the entrance of the examination room. I'm very lucky that it wasn't my brother-in-law who did it to celebrate me."
Listen again to this wave of girls singing from far away, look at my brother-in-law, and say to yourself, no matter what results I or anyone else gets in this exam, I am afraid they will not be as famous as Chang Le's reputation.
This is how he became famous in one battle. He really stole the spotlight from this class of candidates.
When I returned to my residence, it was already getting late.
Second Brother-in-law Jiang: "I'm afraid my brother-in-law is tired today, so we'll come to bother you tomorrow."
Zhou Lan: "Second brother-in-law, we are all part of the same family. Because I have to go down, I haven't been able to talk to my second brother-in-law. How could I miss such a good opportunity today?"
Chang Le was even more relaxed: "Second brother-in-law, my brother-in-law takes a test every day, so he should be used to it."
What can Brother-in-law Jiang say? No wonder he passed the exam so easily. Compared with those gloomy candidates who took the exam, the difference is huge.
Later, I studied with my brother-in-law. Although I couldn't answer the questions every day, I could do them every few days, and I was always in good condition. I guess.
Brother Jiang's second brother-in-law was an easy-going man. Seeing that his brother-in-law was fine, he stayed here. The two brothers-in-law, including his brother-in-law, talked about the questions for this county examination.
Second brother-in-law Jiang listened to his brother-in-law explaining the exam questions to his brother-in-law, and he had an idea in his mind. He was explaining the questions while he was talking about them, which showed that he had solid knowledge.
No wonder my brother-in-law is in a relaxed mood. This must be Tong Sheng who didn't run away.
Second brother-in-law Jiang: "Congratulations, brother-in-law."
They are all on their own, so Zhou Lan is not modest: "Second brother-in-law, I just stepped into the threshold and have the qualifications to go to the county school."
What can second brother-in-law Jiang say? He has lofty aspirations and is not proud of this small achievement: "What brother-in-law said is that we, brother-in-law, will continue to work hard in the future."
Jiang Changle: "You should hurry up and don't let me catch up." Otherwise, he will embarrass his sister.
Second Brother-in-law Jiang: "Actually, a disciple like my uncle can enter the official career even if he doesn't take the scientific examination."
Chang Le: "Then how can it be the same? The children of my aristocratic family are also talented and learned. How can we be afraid of the scientific examination?"
Zhou Lan teased his brother-in-law: "The second brother-in-law is saying that with such a good resource, we should give up the opportunity to those who have no other choice."
Chang Le said seriously: "My father once said that officials in the previous dynasty were recommended, favored, and military merits were inherited by aristocratic families. Scholars from poor families rarely had a way to be promoted. Only in this dynasty did we have the imperial examination to obtain talents. It also gave poor families a way out.
This one is irrelevant."
Hearing such words, the two brothers-in-law corrected their attitudes and listened to Chang Le's talk: "In this dynasty, after several decades, if you look at today, most of the fourth-rank and above, except for hereditary marquises, are from the imperial examination.
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Brother Jiang's level of contact is not that high yet. This is the first time someone has said this so straightforwardly.
Looking up at his brother-in-law, he saw that he was a child of an aristocratic family, and his appearance was different. His knowledge had reached level four or above. He had carried this thing with him since he was born.
He has never thought about this problem. His father is a county magistrate. If he can serve as magistrate in the future, it is the kindness of his ancestors.
On the contrary, Zhou Lan nodded: "Study hard and become an official through the imperial examination."
My father-in-law talked about such profound issues with such a big baby, which shows how high his expectations are for Chang Le.
Second brother-in-law Jiang: "We all need to study hard and be above the fourth grade. Ah, I need to calm down."
After all, he is also a scholar, and he can fight for it. He never thought about it before, but at least he will dare to think about it in the future.
In the past, he only envied the children of the aristocratic family, and never thought that the children of the aristocratic family also had troubles. No wonder they all had to take part in the imperial examination.
Having said that, these children from aristocratic families have a good background in studying, and the scientific examination is easier for them than bachelors from poor families.
Not to mention anything else, just tuition fees and the cost of taking exams. At least the children of aristocratic families don't have to consider it. Not to mention some other resources.
Jiang Changxi also understood that the scientific examination system was not perfect yet and was in the two-way trial stage, but it was obviously beginning to employ people based on merit.
Although it is not a familiar historical environment, the general progress of society is still similar.
Even if you are not aiming for the fourth rank or above, you should study hard. Entering the official career through the imperial examination is just like holding a certificate to get a job. We are taking the most serious path, which proves that we have the strength.
Zhou Lan raised his hand to rub his brother-in-law's head, but Chang Le dodged it: "Brother-in-law, this is a problem and needs to be corrected. If it weren't for me, I would have been annoyed a long time ago."
Zhou Lan still had itchy hands and wanted to bully him: "You're annoyed too."
Chang Le frowned and said angrily: "You knowingly committed the crime."
If his brother-in-law hadn't already been annoyed, Zhou Lan would have particularly wanted to add: "I don't want to change it yet."
Jiang Changxi: "We, Chang Le, are very particular about our hairstyle. Don't mess with it."
If you want to act like an adult's doll and care about these things, there's nothing you can do about it.
Zhou Lan could only stop with regret: "My father-in-law and Chang Le were able to talk about this." This is the difference between having a father and not having a father.
Chang Xixin said, I don’t know either. My father said these things to a baby. If he knew, he wouldn’t agree. Isn’t it counterproductive? What does Chang Le know?