He made an inspection and made appointments with a few people who had decent grades but average or poor family backgrounds, and persuaded them to study while working in the county government.
Isn’t it nice to make money to support yourself while studying and also subsidize your family’s income?
It is said that people who are poor but can study are not much worse off at worst. If they are really poor and can continue to study in the county school at this time, they must be people with great perseverance. Such people
If you are more confident, you will naturally know how to choose what is better for you.
Not to mention, Bai Shan really convinced three people.
He felt refreshed instantly.
The county examination in Luojiang County will be held earlier, just as the weather here is getting warmer, and farming will be busy soon.
Zhou Lizhong entered the examination room for the first time in so many years. Not to mention, even though he had done the papers in private and in accordance with the rules of the examination room as his sister-in-law and uncle said, he was still extremely nervous when he actually sat in the examination room.
He swallowed, pressed his heart, and felt that he was too nervous, so he took out a medicine bag and put it in front of his nose and smelled it.
Inhaling a cool smell from his nose, his mind cleared. He took two deep breaths and slowly calmed down. Then he put the medicine bag aside and looked down at the paper in his hand.
The county magistrate who was invigilating the exam glanced at the students sitting below with blazing eyes. When he saw the medicine bag Zhou Lizhong had put down, he walked over, bent down, picked up the medicine bag and smelled it...
County magistrate:……
He felt refreshed and energetic. He glanced down at Zhou Lizhong and saw that he was answering questions. He didn't notice his arrival at all, so he twitched the corner of his mouth, put down his medicine bag and looked at other students.
When the exam ended at noon, Zhou Lizhong nervously turned over the paper again and made sure that he had written everything he could write, and it was quite full. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and handed in the paper respectfully.
After leaving the county government office, the classmates sitting behind him and on his left and right immediately gathered around him, grabbed him and asked, "What did you get in the examination room just now?"
Zhou Lizhong took out the medicine bag and asked, "You mean this?"
One person quickly took it over, followed Zhou Lizhong's example and smelled it, and his eyes widened immediately.
"What's wrong, what's wrong, I seem to smell a fragrance. Is this a sachet? Why not make it into a sachet? It's too cheap to sew it with only gauze."
Zhou Lizhong: "I installed it casually. My needlework is not very good and I can't make a sachet."
"Where is your wife?"
"She is in the capital," Zhou Lizhong said, "She is an imperial physician, how can she have time to come back with me for the exam?"
Everyone:......
The three of them suppressed their sadness and jealousy, and the other person hurriedly pulled the medicine bag, "I smell something..."
With just one breath, his eyes straightened.
"What's wrong, what's wrong, let me smell..."
"Qingxinxingnao, good stuff, what is this?"
"Mint," one person said, "You can tell it's mint as soon as you smell this refreshing smell."
Zhou Lizhong said: "My sister-in-law prescribed this medicine pack for me to feel refreshed and refreshed. She said that if you are nervous about the exam or feel dizzy, you can smell it."
"I'm so dizzy. Brother Zhou, do you still have this medicine bag?"
Zhou Lizhong nodded and said: "Yes, I got a lot of them when I prepared them before. If you need them, I will get you a pack later, but most of them are left at home, and there are few here."
"Fortunately, I only have to take the test for half a day in the afternoon, which is enough."
The three of them were almost crying. They couldn't help but ask Zhou Lizhong, "How was your answer this morning?"
The Zhou family has always been confident. Zhou Man grew up following him when he was a child. Zhou Lizhong was naturally also very confident. He thought about his answer carefully and felt that it was not a big problem, so he nodded and said: "I think I
The writing was good, but the handwriting was a bit ugly, so I basically answered everything I could."
At this time, the county doctor and the county magistrate were reviewing the papers. Zhou Lizhong's papers were pulled out. The doctor looked at them one by one and curled his lips.
The county magistrate saw it and asked, "What, the answer is very bad?" Then it would be difficult to go through the back door.
The doctor said disgustedly: "It's okay. The scripture here has five questions correct and two questions wrong, but the handwriting is too ugly."
In terms of right and wrong, in fact, Zhou Li was not very wrong. He obviously misremembered it because it was mentioned in both articles and the sentences were similar, so he silently made the mistake.
"But his ideas are all right." This was beyond the doctors' expectations.
The county magistrate went to see it and found that Mo Yidu was right. His eyes flashed slightly and he said with a smile: "Take a look at his strategy."
The doctor then revealed his strategy.
In fact, the requirements for the county examination are not that strict. It is said to be policy analysis, but there is not much requirement for literary talent. After all, you are just an official of the county government. If your literary talent is too strong, it will not be suitable.
There is not even a strict requirement on the length. It is said to be a policy analysis, but it is actually asking about some common sense on government affairs and citing cases to ask questions about politics.
Zhou Lizhong had no literary talent, but policy theory was still his forte.
Because his sister-in-law is an editor, his brother-in-law has served as a member of the Hanlin Academy and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his wife is an imperial doctor. She has a much deeper understanding of some government affairs than ordinary students. And at the request of his brother-in-law, he has also read them before.
Official documents, he knows how to write them, he even knows what the most pressing issues of the court are now, and his knowledge is not much worse than that of the officials in the county government.
The doctor raised his eyebrows after reading through it and handed it to the county magistrate to read.
The county magistrate was overjoyed and immediately said: "Okay! If it's passed, it can be classified as superior."
The other doctors hurriedly came over to take a look. Although they nodded slightly, they still said: "The handwriting is too bad, points should be deducted."
"I made two mistakes in the scriptures, so I shouldn't have rated him as the best one." Everyone secretly went to see the county magistrate. Although he got the answer, he still rated it as the best one. Isn't it too obvious to please him?
An old doctor stroked his beard and said seriously: "Medium is the most suitable."
County magistrate: "...His strategies are really good."
"Isn't there anyone who has better strategies than him?" The old doctor rummaged through a pile of papers and took out two papers to show to the county magistrate. "The strategies in these two papers are not inferior to his, and they even have some literary talent.
, there is nothing wrong with the scriptures and the ink meaning, and the calligraphy is more beautiful. If Zhou Li re-defines the top grade, how should these two people decide?"
"Yes, how can Zhou Lizhong be on the same level as them?"
County magistrate: "...Okay, then we'll be fine."
It's just an official, and the other party is the Zhou family, so what's wrong with turning a blind eye?
That's all, that's all, to avoid public outrage, and the Zhou family didn't say hello to him, so let's go with the real results.
Zhou Lizhong was provisionally rated as a middle grade student, but he still had a math test in the afternoon, which was also very important.
The county magistrate is also worried that he is partial to science. Who knows that he is really partial to science, but it is not partial to the theory of theory, but partial to magic!
Although Zhou Lizhong's handwriting was still Juugong, he answered all the questions correctly, including the accounts given to him. The county magistrate laughed loudly and looked at the others. This subject was rated as top grade.
But when the two sides are added together, he is still only in the middle, ranking fifth. Oh, this time the county government hired twelve officials, including government officials, dispatch officials, and prison officials.
The government officials and prison officials were ranked at the back. What everyone wanted to do most was to serve as clerks, because these were mainly the clerks and clerks in the households, prison cells, and workshops, then the government officials, and finally the prison officials.