Yao Anxin thoughtfully said: "Well, my granddaughter knows."
She has been coming to Jinling for a while, and it's really time for her to go out and walk around.
What's more, it seems that the old lady is planning to settle her family here. If nothing happens, her future marriage will probably be placed here. It's time for her to build up her connections...
Yao Anling, who was sitting aside, rolled her eyes and hugged Gu Qingling's arm and said coquettishly: "Old lady, if someone invites my cousin to go out to play, can I go with him? My cousin has such a good temper, I'm afraid that she will be alone.
If she goes out and gets bullied, take me to be safer. If someone bullies her, I can come back and complain to the old lady."
Gu Qingling smiled and pinched Yao Anling's nose: "You still speak so openly when I complain. I'm not afraid that your cousin will be angry with you and say that you snitch on her every day."
"No way, cousin is the best," Yao Anling changed her spoiled target to Yao Anxin, "Don't you think so, cousin?"
Yao Anxin immediately laughed and said: "Yes, yes, how dare I be angry with you? You have finished all my small reports for a year by yourself."
In the next few days, the Yao family was very lively, with many people coming to pay New Year's greetings.
Mrs. Yao was very busy with all kinds of human relationships.
As for Mrs. Yao Er, she received a lot of new posts and wanted to discuss cooperation with her this year.
While the women were busy, Uncle Yao, Second Master Yao, Third Master Yao, and Yao Anhong were put into a separate yard by Gu Qingling and asked to do the last "devil training" before the county examination.
Gu Qingling didn't want them to suffer, but they had to go through the process of the county examination to be aware of it and prepare themselves mentally in advance.
After all, no one knows that any problems may occur in the exam room.
"No matter what happens in the examination room, we must remember that your safety is the greatest in the vastness of the world. I hope you can go in safely and come out safely."
"Although the test results are important, no matter how important they are, they are not as important as your body, you know?"
…
Gu Qingling did the final psychological work for them, asking them to focus on "just try your best" instead of "fighting with your life".
It's not like their family is so poor that they can't put the pot into the pot. Only when they pass the exam can they have something to eat, so as long as they prepare carefully and take the exam well, everything else depends on fate.
"Yes, old lady/mother, we understand."
After Gu Qingling finished speaking, he asked Mrs. Yao, Second Mrs. Yao, and Third Mrs. Yao to prepare the belongings of the four of them, ordered the accompanying boys, and led the Yao family members to send them out the door.
In February, the weather was still a little cold, and many people were still wearing thin cotton.
When they went out, it was still dark.
But even so, when they arrived at the entrance of the examination room, there was already a long queue outside.
"Such a long line?"
Mrs. Zhu Er looked at the long dragon and felt a little distressed.
Mr. Yao is strong and strong, so he will be fine if he gets cold for a while, but what about her son Hong Geer?
How old is Brother Hong? His bones have been weak since he was born. Now he has managed to take care of himself better. If...
She hesitated to speak.
Gu Qingling pretended not to notice, and asked Uncle Yao, Second Master Yao, Third Master Yao, and Yao Anhong to get out of the carriage and told them to queue up quickly so as not to delay the entrance.
If you want to take the imperial examination route, you have to endure this hardship.
If you can't even bear this pain, then give up as soon as possible and choose another path.
Gu Qingling believed that apart from the imperial examination, few men from the Yao family would be willing to do anything else. Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, they couldn't be farmers or craftsmen, so they couldn't just become the lowest businessmen, right?
Every businessman wants to climb up the ladder. Besides taking the imperial examination, what else can they do?
"Old lady, Brother Hong is not in good health, otherwise... we can wait until he is a few years older?" Mrs. Yao Er couldn't hold it back in the end, and said to Gu Qingling with some worry.
Gu Qingling glanced at her and raised her chin slightly: "Ask Brother Hong yourself and see if he is willing."
Did the old lady agree? Mrs. Yao Er was overjoyed and quickly called Yao Anhong to tell him about this.
Yao Anhong just got off the carriage and was stunned. He had no idea where his mother was singing this song. He said: "Mom, it's okay. Didn't the doctor ask for Ping'an pulse yesterday? I'm in good health now and there's no problem with the exam.
.Don't worry, I will come back safely."
He didn't think much about it, he just felt that Mrs. Yao Er was too nervous, so he comforted her, then took the exam basket and stood with his father and the others.
When Uncle Yao saw Yao Anhong coming, he led the three of them to stand behind a team.
Mrs. Yao Er looked at Yao Anhong's back, feeling a little reluctant.
Gu Qingling finally relented, stepped forward and patted her hand, saying: "You are a son taking the exam, but I have three sons, and the last one is my grandson. In terms of worries, the one who worries the most should be me. You
Don’t worry, I’ve already told you that if you can take the exam, take the exam. If you can’t take the exam, just tell the examiner. Nothing is more important than their body. Even if they want to prevent our relatives from worrying, they will not risk their own lives.
Fight, don’t worry..."
"Old lady..." Mrs. Yao Er's eyes turned red. She was a little bit surprised that the old lady insisted on forcing such a young brother Hong to take the exam, but suddenly she was no longer surprised.
Well, Brother Hong is her son, but he is also Caitaijun's only direct grandson. If something happens to him, can Old Taijun not be worried?
But the old lady still let him go.
"We'll wait here until they get in, and then we'll leave."
"good."
…
There are three county examinations, basically one test per day. Only if you pass all three tests can you pass the county examination.
But don't think that after passing the county examination, you will be a child student. At this time, you can only "count half", because there will be a prefectural examination later. Only if you pass the prefectural examination in April, you will be a child student.
Candidates arrive at the exam venue one day early before dawn, rest in the exam room for one night, and then take the exam the next day.
You will come out after the exam the next day, then rest for a day, and then enter the venue the next day.
Back and forth, there are about six days. One test is taken, and the list of each test is announced. As long as one of them fails, then there is no need to take the next test again.
Because today was the first day for everyone in the Yao family to enter the examination room, until the door of the examination room was closed, Gu Qingling and the rest of the Yao family were reluctant to leave. They sat in the tea shed and listened to the people chatting around them.
At this time, those who would leave either had family matters, or were those who had participated several times and had experience.
It was actually quite interesting to listen to them discussing what had happened in the county examinations in previous years, who had won the county case, and who had taken the exam several times but failed.
"That Mr. Liu has been taking the exam for so many years?"
"Isn't that right? His son is about to get a wife and is still taking exams. If he didn't have a very capable wife in his family, he would have died a long time ago." The man looked disdainful and complained about the people in Mr. Liu's family.
They are nothing.
The whole family relies on his wife to support him, but he actually despises his wife for being "in public" and unruly women all day long.
"You don't know that her mother-in-law is making irresponsible remarks every day, saying that her daughter-in-law is not good or bad, but no matter how bad she is, if she only sells tofu to support your family, she will be worthy of you."
Everyone was sighing.
For such a family, it is best to fail the exam. If you are going to pass the exam, where can you leave a daughter-in-law?
I'm afraid I'll have to be the poor wife who goes to court.
