In the cold and windy early morning, everything is silent, the sky is flowing with pure light, like honey liquid, the wind pulls the leaves off the treetops, rolls them up the house, and falls at the feet. Two wild cats chase each other on the roof and cross it without disturbing a single tile.
An oil lamp was lit in Wu Jin's house, and there was a rustling sound. It was Wu Jin who got up, combed her hair and put on clothes.
"Auntie," he whispered, "help me get the toothwood and bring water in."
Wu Mu nodded, walked to the door and opened it halfway.
Her withered body cast a huge black shadow under the light, spreading from her feet to the door, then folding out of the corridor, creating a gap between Mo Lingfeng and Wu Jin.
Taking the toothwood and water, she hurried back to the house and handed the soaked willow branch to Wu Jin. Wu Jin bit open the branch, rinsed his mouth and teeth carefully, washed his face, got dressed and went out.
When he opened the door, the cold autumn wind rushed towards him, picking up his wide sleeves and making a sound.
He saw Mo Lingfeng sitting in his chair, probably because he was uncomfortable, sitting very shallow, holding a tea bowl while blowing and drinking. Even so, there were still broken tea leaves on his lips, and the lantern was placed on the table.
The yellow light inside fell on her forehead and the hair on her cheeks, turning her into a fluffy peach.
Wu Jin remembered the nightmare she had two years ago and stepped forward: "Listening to the wind, thank you very much."
Mo Lingfeng put down the tea cup, wiped the broken tea leaves from his lips, stood up and said, "The Gongyuan has opened its doors. When I came, I saw the piles of reeds on both sides shining to the horizon."
Then she picked up the lantern and handed it to Yin Nan: "I'm leaving."
She came suddenly and left simply. As soon as she left, the small courtyard became busy again after a short period of silence.
When Wu's father and Wu's mother heard that a pile of reeds was lit in the Gongyuan, they stopped looking at the time and hurriedly set up a pot to cook. They called Wu Yi up again. The two brothers had finished their meal, and it was already more than half of the Yin hour.
Wu Jin carried the baggage on his back, and Wu Yi carried the examination basket, and went to the Gongyuan of Guanxi Bridge together. Before they reached the gate of the Gongyuan, they saw flames shooting into the sky. Sure enough, a high pile of reed wood was set up, illuminating the Guanxi Bridge.
's bright.
The two of them involuntarily quickened their pace, and when they arrived at the door, Wu Yi could not go in anymore, so he had to give the test basket to Wu Jin. Wu Jin carried it through the door with his straps, searched it once at Yimen, and again at Longmen.
Longmen's external supervisor took Wu Jin's floating ticket and looked at it again and again, but did not let Wu Jin in.
Wu Jin didn't know where the flaw was. Seeing that the external supervisor was hesitant, his heart suddenly dropped. A cold air rose from his heels and went straight to the sky. The energy and blood in his whole body was almost frozen in the cold wind.
Even the first two soldiers who were searching for the luggage became tense - if there was any negligence, they would also be punished together.
Fortunately, although Wu Jin was worried, he was not modest, so he cupped his hands in front of his chest, bowed deeply, and said frankly: "May I ask the examiner whether the student's ticket is dirty?"
The examiner looked at him again and saw that although his face was uneasy, he looked upright and said: "It's not defaced. It's just that the stamp says you have a white complexion, but you have a dark complexion. It's just been summer, so you must have tanned."
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He put down the float and waved to a soldier: "There are teachers from the state school who are patrolling here. Please come and identify one or two."
At this time, it happened that Magistrate Cheng led a group of outside examiners to patrol from inside to outside. Seeing Wu Jin standing there, he asked: "Wu Jin, why are you standing here?"
The supervisory examiner quickly stood up and explained the reason with his hands in hand.
"I will vouch for him." Magistrate Cheng approvingly patted the examiner with a palm like a cattail leaf fan, which almost knocked the examiner to the ground.
The examiner bared his teeth and accepted the praise. Seeing that Magistrate Cheng vouched for Wu Jin, he picked a ticket and let Wu Jin in.
Wu Jin received the ticket and passed the dragon gate. At a glance, he saw a three-story Mingyuan Tower standing in the middle of the dormitory. There were examiners overlooking the scholars. There were fifty rooms in a row and there were huts at the end.
Like a honeycomb, neat, cramped, dusty, and densely packed.
He found the third room with the character "Xuan" on the ticket. When he saw that the dormitory had wooden walls and tiles, and there was no latrine, he knew that the examiner had assigned him a good dormitory for the sake of Magistrate Cheng.
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He put down the burden of the examination basket and fetched water to wipe the signal board. He thought that today Mo Lingfeng would remind him of the time so that he could arrive early. The examiner would not be busy when checking the floating tickets and would be willing to listen to his explanation. Later, he got Magistrate Cheng as his guarantor.
, I was lucky enough to get a good apartment, and within half a day, I met two noble people, which shows that everything is going smoothly.
He wiped the number board carefully, and his expression gradually became as solemn as the examination room - the young man worked hard, worked tirelessly, and his ambition to reach the clouds will be fully demonstrated.
After the candidates entered the hall and the Gongyuan closed the door, Kuanzhou City immediately became deserted. Countless expectations were suppressed, waiting to burst out when the results were released.
Mo Mansion was already silent, but after the trial began, it became even more lonely.
Mo Lingfeng returned all the way to Changsui Residence, fell down and fell asleep again, and when he woke up, it was already broad daylight.
After eating and drinking, she sat for a while, bored. She took a pear from the fruit plate and ate it with a click. While eating, she went to the study room. A grasshopper crawled on the bluestone floor and she stepped into the brick.
seams.
She finished eating the pears halfway, so she broke off an osmanthus branch, used the osmanthus branch as a shovel, dug a hole in the chrysanthemum bush with her butt raised, and buried the pear core in it.
There was no sun at all, and the cool wind blew on her body. She walked all the way to the study, and before she entered the door, she saw Mo Qianlan and Zhao Shiheng gathered together, chatting incessantly.
Since July, the two have been busy non-stop, plotting together every day. The level of plotting can be called a rebellion.
As soon as Mo Qianlan saw his sister, she immediately stood up, walked out of the door, bent down and touched Mo Lingfeng's hair, and led her into the study.
He asked Mo Lingfeng to sit in his chair, then turned around and told Yin Bei to go out and deliver the letter.
As soon as Yin Bei left, their conspiracy ended. Mo Qianlan let Mo Lingfeng eat rice cakes, then reached out to brush away the rice cake crumbs on her clothes. At the same time, he lowered his head to smell the fragrance on her hair, and said to Zhao Shiheng
Started today’s solution test.
Mo Lingfeng ate a piece of rice cake and drank a cup of tea from Mo Qianlan's teacup. He didn't want to listen to them reminiscing about the past, so he ran out.
She walked aimlessly towards the backyard, squinting her eyes as she walked, thoughtfully. After thinking for a moment, she went to Jiusixuan for a walk.
The big yellow dog was lying lazily outside the door. He opened his eyelids and glanced at Mo Lingfeng. He wagged his tail carelessly. Then he saw Mo Lingfeng taking out Tao Xun. Without saying a word, he stood up on his four legs and ran away with his hooves spread.
go out.
Mo Lingfeng whimpered and blew the xun for a while, then asked someone to carry a basket of tangerines to her aunts. She wanted to talk to her aunts.
Mo Qianlan has six aunts, all of whom have thick waists and large hips. They look like they are good at giving birth to children. They were all bought from poor families to support the Mo family.
However, for many years, they have not given birth to a son and a half to Mo Qianlan. It would be unforgivable to leave this in other people's homes. However, no one cares about it in Mo Mansion.
Although they live in a cold palace and are widowed, they have good food and drink, and can occasionally go out and return to their parents' homes. They are more and more like dough that has risen, white and fat. If they stand with Mo Qianlan, they will not care.
Know who is taking advantage of whom.
When they heard that Mo Lingfeng wanted to eat tangerines with them, the aunts immediately dressed up and came over to pay their respects to the little ancestor of the Mo family.