Because there were some things at home that day, and the store was no longer so busy, Liu Si did not come to the store. Han Meier was in charge of everything in the store.
The children's test is tomorrow morning. Chen Mu has nothing to do, so he stays in the store. If he has nothing to do, he can tease a pretty girl selling steamed buns in the neighboring shop, which is quite comfortable.
Even in this world, Chen Mu still adheres to the 9-to-5 working schedule. Compared with the wealthy country squires in this world, he is too conscientious.
At noon in the afternoon, Chen Mu closed the door.
“Brother Mu, you must be hungry right now, right?”
Chen Muchai was about to go out and find a restaurant to eat when Han Meier suddenly said this from behind him.
Looking at the graceful figure standing on the steps, Chen Mu scratched his head and said sheepishly: "Look, I... almost forgot about you. Come on, there is a restaurant on the corner with good food. I will take you to eat."
Han Meier smiled at Chen Muweiwei, and then followed her.
The autumn mood is very strong here in Yelang City. Except for maples and ginkgo trees, there are no other plants in the entire city.
If pine, bamboo and plum are called the three friends of winter, ginkgo and red maple are undoubtedly the two most representative plants in autumn.
As the sun sets, a touch of autumn maple blows by, and the golden ginkgo leaves fall. Even though everything is going smoothly, in autumn, this season of loneliness, I still feel extremely desolate.
"Brother Mu, don't you like autumn?"
But just as Chen Mu was thinking about it, Han Meier, who had been silent, suddenly asked softly.
Chen Mu twisted a ginkgo leaf and smiled faintly: "Yes, if you don't like autumn, you will die. Without the vitality of spring, the vigor of summer, and the silence of winter, it is a very boring season."
Han Meier picked up a maple leaf, looked up at the fallen red maple trees, and said with a withered face: "Shouldn't people be like this in this life?"
Hearing that the answer was not what the question was asked, Chen Mu smiled: "What does this have to do with people?"
"You and I are born in the spring, in our prime of life in the summer, dying in the autumn, and finally die in the winter."
When Han Meier said this, she was like a traveler who had experienced the ups and downs of the world, handing the red maple leaf to her hand as the fallen leaves withered.
But for some reason, a twenty-year-old girl has a twilight look on her face.
"I like the red maple leaves very much, because at this time, people always feel emotional about meeting and parting. At this time, people's love is the most true."
Han Meier stopped in front of Chen Mu, and their heights were at an ambiguous angle of looking up and looking down.
In the old alley of Changjie Street, on the ground covered with yellow and red maples and apricots, Chen Mu looked at this delicate and white cheek and couldn't help but be stunned.
But soon, Han Meier took Chen Mu's hand and said word by word: "Brother Mu, my brother and I have been living outside these years. Thank you very much for giving me and my brother a support. If possible, I am willing..."
"Let's go eat quickly. We're late and others will be closing."
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Mu waved his hand and walked straight ahead.
After walking three or five steps, I finally couldn't help but let out a long breath.
Autumn is really harmful to people. At the time when she is sentimental, this girl suddenly experienced this. If she hadn't been determined, she would have almost made a mistake.
Liu Si will not say anything else, she will never let her down in this life, and she will not let go of any beautiful woman through verbal ridicule, but if she goes further, it is absolutely impossible.
It can be seen that Qi Zeguang seems to have feelings for Han Meier. Chen Mu cannot touch the woman of his friend and brother even if he dies. This is moral.
As for Han Meier, she stood alone under the maple tree, staring blankly at Chen Mu's back for a long time, but finally did not choose to follow her.
But compared to men, once a woman is in love, it is difficult to take it back. Over the years, Han Meier has seen many people of all kinds, but this is the first time she has seen someone as special as Chen Mu.
He liked this man very much. Even if he came to help in the shop, she deliberately asked Han Xiner to do it.
What you like is what you like, you get it.
Looking at the maple and apricot leaves that were still falling, Han Meier smiled to herself and then went back slowly.
After dinner, Chen Mu didn't dare to go back to the shop to sleep. After all, Han Meier usually rested in the shop. Being alone, there were always many uncertainties.
Chen Mu found a random inn and made do with it for the night.
Early the next morning, the genius dawned, and Chen Mu got up early.
There was still an hour before entering the examination room, so Chen Mu took out the book, classics and policy theory again and read through them hastily.
By the time Chen Mu arrived at the entrance of the examination room, many people had already arrived.
Some people looked nervous, while others were calm and calm. After all, for these scholars, the imperial examination was the only way to get ahead in life.
The ages of the people among them are also very different, with most of them around 20 years old, followed by some old scholars in their thirties and forties.
What's more, there are one or two old scholars in their sixties or seventies with completely white buns.
Although he is a scholar, there is a numbness in his old eyes, which can only be said to be the sorrow of the times.
I have been studying for a lifetime, and at the end of the day, I have not even passed the Tongsheng test. I am still here because of the obsession in my heart.
However, for these old people who are over 60 years old, Chen Mu hopes that they will still fail this time. People who live by their obsession will not be far away from death once their obsession is eliminated.
The process is no different from the exam in the previous life. First, the identity is verified, the ticket is checked, and then the body is searched.
Next is the step of signing a guarantee. To take the child examination, a local student from the county is required to make a guarantee. This step is the most expensive, usually about one to two taels of silver.
The imperial examination is like this. The higher you go, the more money you spend. Whether in ancient times or modern times, the chance of having a son from a poor family is no different from winning the first prize in a lottery.
Without a strong financial source as a foundation, unless you have strong opportunities, it will be difficult to get ahead.
After the chanting is over, candidates will enter the examination room one after another.
There are east and west gates in the southernmost part of the examination room, surrounded by wooden fences as boundaries. To the north of the courtyard is the main gate, which is commonly known as the dragon gate.
Each room in the examination room faces the same direction and is separated by wooden boards, just like a toilet pit. This design can effectively prevent candidates from communicating with each other and cheating.
As for the examiner, he was the magistrate of Yelang City. Although this man was Qi Zeguang's father, it was the first time Chen Mu had seen him today. He looked at him with a round belly and a fleshy face.
Come to think of it, sitting in this position is quite greedy for money.
With the sound of a gong, the first trial officially began.
The exam lasts for one day, and there is a bucket next to it. You can eat, drink, and drink in the exam room.
None of the questions were too difficult, and they were nothing more than questions from the Four Books and Five Classics, poems, poems, policies, and essays. For Chen Mu, they were naturally not difficult.
It was not until the afternoon that Chen Mu finally finished most of the questions.
The last question in the test paper is a test poem.
For Chen Mu, writing poems is something that is easy to come by, but if he uses the poems of the Poetry Immortal and Poet Saint in a children's examination, it would really be overkill.
There are three hundred Tang poems, but for Chen Mu, it can be said that one is less than one. They must be used for commercial purposes.
After all, the requirements are not high and the flat and oblique format is not messy, so it’s basically a pass.
After hastily compiling a poem, Chen Mu rang the bell and handed in the paper. Chen Mu was not surprised about the ranking, as long as he could get on the list.
Two government officials arrived, one was responsible for checking the identity of the candidates, and the other was responsible for sealing the papers and anonymizing their names.
After everything was done, Chen Mu swaggered out of the examination room with his hands behind his back.