In the next half month, Shen Yi stopped composing every day. Instead, he found some miscellaneous books and kept them at hand to read.
Because he felt that he had been too tight in the past few months and needed to relax appropriately, otherwise the effect might be counterproductive.
Finally, the time came to September 24th, the sixth year of Hongde's reign. Accompanied by Xu Fu and two maids, Shen Yi arrived at the entrance of the Qiuwei examination room before dawn and waited.
Qiu Wei's registration was completed more than half a month ago. Shen Yi only needs to bring the examination card today and verify his identity before he can go in for reference.
One of the two little maids helped Shen Yi carry the test basket and checked whether there was anything missing in it. The other stood on Shen Yi's left hand side and said something to make Shen Yi relax.
After spending half a year together, the relationship between them and Shen Yi has become very good.
Because Shen Yi treated the two little sisters very well. Not only did he treat them very well, he also maintained personal respect for the two maids and did not treat them as subordinates.
The only thing that dissatisfied these two maids was that Shen Yi respected them both too much.
These two little maids, one is one year younger than Shen Yi, the other is two years younger than Shen Yi, both are about fifteen years old, which is the age when they are in love with spring.
Although the two little girls knew in their hearts that they were different from Shen Yi in terms of status and were unlikely to become real wives, facing a young man of the same age as Shen Yi, they would certainly have some nostalgia in their hearts.
Shen Yi is sixteen years old this year. Young men of this age in Jiankang City will usually have a relationship as long as they have a maid by their side. If they get along for a long time and develop a relationship, they might be able to become a "concubine".
However, Shen Yi obviously has no such thoughts. He has been "shared" with two girls of the same age for more than four months. So far, they live in separate rooms. The two maids live in one room and he lives in a room by himself.
Seeing that it was almost time to arrive at the Qiuwei examination room, Qing'er in the carriage checked the pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the examination basket again. After making sure that there were no problems, she raised her head, glanced at Shen Yi gently, and said in a soft voice: "Master, examination There are all pens, ink, paper and inkstones in the basket, and a lot of food has been prepared for you. See if you want to eat anything, and Ping'er and I will go nearby and buy some for you."
Shen Yi shook his head and chuckled: "This is for an exam, not for enjoyment. It's just for those who stutter. Besides, you two have been preparing for the things in the exam basket for several days. I like to eat them all, so don’t do anything else.”
What I have to admit is that Shen Yi's life has become much more convenient after having these two little girls taking care of him.
The two little girls who are used to serving others can take care of all aspects of life. In addition, they both have other concerns, so they naturally take good care of Shen Yi.
At least in the past four months, with these two maids here, Shen Yi had a lot more time to study and write, and he was much more comfortable than when he lived alone.
The carriage stopped, Ping'er, who was younger, jumped out of the carriage, and then pulled Shen Yi out of the carriage. She was younger and had a more playful personality. She gently shook Shen Yi's sleeves and said: "Master, I listen. My sister said that the provincial examination is very important to the young master. If the young master succeeds in the examination, he will take my sister and me out to eat delicious food..."
Qing'er glared at Ping'er.
"You are becoming more and more ignorant. Why has the master treated you so badly in the past few months?"
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, no matter whether you pass the exam this year or not, when I finish the exam, I will take you to invite you to Yuelou for a good meal."
He turned back to look at Xu Fu who was following behind him, and said with a smile: "Xiao Xu, you will come with them as well."
Xu Fu nodded and smiled: "Young master, I really want to go to dinner, and I'm here to treat you to this meal to celebrate your high school."
After a few months, Xu Fu and others have also made a lot of money. Although Xiao Xu cannot be called a high-ranking official, he can at least be said to be at the level of a small boss. Naturally, he speaks more forcefully.
Shen Qilang smiled and nodded: "Xiao Xu is rich now, so you can invite me."
Several people were talking and walking towards the Qiuwei examination room. Before they could get close to the examination room, a middle-aged man saw Shen Yi from a distance and kept waving to Shen Yi.
"Yi'er, Yi'er!"
Shen Yi heard the voice and walked over quickly. He saw Shen Zhang, wearing thick clothes, waiting at the entrance of the Qiuwei examination room early. He also carried a cloth bag in his hand. The cloth bag was bulging, obviously. Packed with a lot of stuff.
Shen Yi also strode forward to greet him, bowed his head to Shen Zhang and said, "Dad, why are you here?"
Shen Zhang had told Shen Yi before that he would come to take the exam, but it was already late autumn, the weather was cold, and he had to get up early in the morning, so Shen Yi didn't let him come.
After Shen Yi saluted, the two maids Qing Ping and Xu Fu behind him all saluted Shen Zhang respectfully and called "Master".
Of course they have all seen it before.
In the past few months, Shen Zhang has been to Shen Yi's house several times and eaten there several times. Naturally, he has met the people around Shen Yi.
"How can there be a reason why the father will not come to take the exam when his son is taking the exam?"
Shen Zhang pointed at the shadows at the entrance of the Qiuwei examination room.
The figure smiled and said: "Look, aren't these the parents who came to take the exam?"
Hoping for their children to become successful is the portrayal of most parents, and Shen Zhang is no exception.
And this desire may be even stronger for Shen Zhang.
Because the Shen family was a medium or even large family in Jiangdu in the previous generation, when Shen Zhang was young, his family background was still good, so all four brothers in the family had the opportunity to study.
It is a pity that among the four brothers, only the eldest Shen Hui succeeded in the imperial examination and won the imperial examination. The other three were not able to fight through the thousands of troops.
In this era, the eldest son would inherit most of the family property. In addition, Shen Hui was the Juren, so most of the Shen family property was inherited by Shen Hui's line, which made Shen Zhang pay more attention to scientific research.
Failure in the examination was his biggest regret.
Fortunately, his son was very ambitious. He got second place in the government examination at a young age, passed the college examination all the way, and even got the title of scholar by ranking second in the college examination!
If Shen Yi can win the imperial examination this year, then the fourth family member of the Shen family will be considered a promising scholar.
It was not yet dark, and the Qiuwei examination room was not open yet. Shen Zhang and Shen Yi, father and son, were walking around the entrance of the examination room. When they approached the entrance of the examination room, Shen Zhang looked at the examination room from a distance, and then pulled his son's sleeve. , let out a long sigh.
"Yi'er, although Qiu Wei is very important to you and our Shen family, you must not be too impatient, let alone make it difficult for yourself. You are still young. If we don't win this year, we will wait for another three years."
Shen Yi smiled at his father and said, "What dad said is that in three years' time, my little brother will probably come to Jiankang to take the Qiuwei exam. If I fail this year, I can still pass the exam with my little brother."
"cough…"
Shen Zhang coughed.
"There's no need to wait for him. If you can win, it's better to win this year."
Shen Yi laughed, pulled Shen Zhang's sleeve, and said: "Father, don't worry, my son will definitely pass the exam this year, even if it's not for anything else, just to earn some face for you and your uncle in Jiangdu!" "
