Seeing that it was five or six days before the trial, the shopkeeper who came to the inn was sent to watch outside every day, waiting for Mr. Chen, who had the case last time, to come.
Who doesn’t know that the chief of the case is rare, that is, he hid the news tightly, otherwise he would have been worried that Mr. Chen would be intercepted by another inn on the way to come!
So when Zhuang Er led a mule cart and appeared slowly on the other end of the street, the guy who came to the inn had already jumped into the store and secretly searched for the shopkeeper.
"Then you might as well go and greet me!"
When the shopkeeper heard the news, his eyes lit up and his heart was happy. He hurriedly patted the guy who ran away after raising his feet, "Oh! Don't make any big moves, touch them quietly, do you understand?"
"Shopkeeper, don't worry!"
The guy is also a clever man. When he got the words, he ran out of the door and met him from afar.
"Dare you ask if Mrs. Zhuang and Mr. Chen are in the car?"
Zhuang Er car was well led by the car, looking around at the freshness of the prefectures and counties. Unexpectedly, someone came out of nowhere. He looked at the young man and woman sitting in the mule cart behind him, and smiled with flattery.
"Ah, ah?"
The man hesitated and couldn't even turn his head.
Who is this person? How do you know the girl and son-in-law?
When the guy saw his silly appearance, he knew that the other party was not a good person, and was afraid that he was just a hard-working coachman, so he stopped waiting for his answer, but rushed to Chen Ling in the car and said.
"Young Master Chen remembers the little guy who came to the inn?"
Chen Ling sat in the mule cart, condescending to the top, and was obviously wearing an ordinary plain cotton bookmaker's robe, but when he looked down, the guy shook for no reason.
"I don't remember."
He said lightly, turning his eyes to the girl on one side.
Zhuang Keqing laughed "Puchi" and said, "A Ling, this is indeed the guy who came to the inn together."
As she said that, she turned her head and her almond eyes bent slightly, "I remember, your name is A Shang, right?"
How could the guy think that this girl could still remember her name? She was immediately surprised and moved, and her words were a little more enthusiastic.
"Thanks to my little lady, I'm so honored that the shopkeeper is waiting for you. Please come with me."
As he spoke, the guy stepped forward and held the big black reins and pushed Zhuang Er aside, "Uncle, let me do this little thing."
Zhuang Er is still Mu is stunned.
What does it mean? The inn even sends a friend to welcome his niece and son-in-law?
Look at this moment, may these two young people still be famous in prefectures?
"It's Shen De, who was admitted to the juren in the village, did not pass the first case!"
Zhuang Er suddenly thought of what the village chief said when he came to the door that day, and his mother's face turned red and purple.
But he couldn't let him think about it again. The guy had already led the mule forward and walked forward. Zhuang Er shook his head and rushed over, and he couldn't find a chance to ask again.
When we arrived at the inn, the shopkeeper had already stood at the door and waited. When he saw the familiar mule cart stop, he came up directly, saying politely.
Tonglai Inn is one of the best in Nanzi County, and the shopkeeper is also a bit decent. It is probably because he received most of the scholars, and his conversations are different from those of ordinary businessmen.
When he intends to praise others, he will never feel that he can deliberately flatter others. Instead, he only feels that what he said is heartfelt.
Zhuang Er looked at the shopkeeper's tongue and glorified the lotus, praising his niece as if the Wenquxing from the sky had descended to earth, and his niece calmly took it, without any cowardice and restraint.
He knew that his niece was capable, but he never thought that he would be silent in Erli Village on weekdays, and even the son-in-law who was looked down upon by many villagers before, when he arrived here, he was still as popular as a hot commodity. .
The village chief did not lie, it was really rare for the head of the case to be!
"Miss Zhuang, Mr. Chen, I will keep my last guest room. I have not been allowed to live in this month. Now it has been cleaned up. You can go in and rest at any time."
The shopkeeper's tone seemed to be seeking credit. He glanced at him and saw Zhuang Er, who was at a loss on the side of the mule cart, and smiled and said, "This... wouldn't I help this person open a room."
He thought Zhuang Er was just an ordinary coachman and planned to arrange only ordinary rooms.
"I'm working on the shopkeeper. This is my second uncle. Please arrange a room to go to the room. The fee will be paid together when we leave."
"Oh, sorry, sorry, I'm so stupid. It's the elder of Mrs. Zhuang, so I'll make arrangements now."
After saying that, the shopkeeper raised his hand, and several friends who were waiting aside rushed up, carrying the luggage, and holding the mule, which did not give Zhuang Er a chance to take action.
Because he was busy adjusting his work and rest to prepare for the exam, Zhuang Keqing told the shopkeeper in advance not to disclose the news that they had come to take the exam, so as to save scholars and students from coming to ask for advice, which would delay time.
Zhuang Er was only stuck in his room every day, and only went to the vegetable market with his niece in the morning to buy vegetables and go back to the inn. He never visited the prefectures and counties well once.
"Uncle Second, I'm sorry for you these days. When A Ling finishes the exam, we'll go back for two days."
"Big niece, uncle is fine, niece and son-in-law will study hard."
Zhuang Keqing was quite grateful to Zhuang Er. Because he was there, he and A Ling suffered a lot of injuries along the way. He drove cars and ran errands on weekdays. He stole this simple man and didn't want them to do anything at all.
Time passed quickly. The closer the home test, the quieter the atmosphere in the inn. A few days ago, I was talking downstairs. The students who praised each other were speechless and felt a sense of depression that was about to come.
The prefecture examination is not as good as the county examination. The chief examiner is the prefect of the prefecture, that is, the prefect.
In addition to eating, candidates are not allowed to bring in everything. Even pens, ink, paper and inkstones are distributed on the spot. The third exam will take two days, and even the quilts are prepared by the government.
"A Ling, remember to check the things prepared in the examination room first when you go in. If you have any questions, you must ask them in time."
Before dawn, there were crowds of people who were sent to the exam outside the examination school.
Zhuang Er had never seen this situation before. He could only stand on one side, stretched out his arms, and helped these two small ones block the crowded abortion because of his taller figure.
Zhuang Keqing carefully reminded him and stuffed the test basket in his hand into Chen Ling's hand.
She remembered the gossip she heard outside the examination room last time. A candidate was criticized by the examiner because the pen provided by the examination room was not suitable for use, but because of face, he did not mention it and was directly criticized by the examiner.
Of course, she believed that Ah Ling was not such a stubborn scholar, but she still couldn't help but say a few words.
"Well, Keer, I understand."
Chen Ling took the exam and wanted to pinch the white cheeks of the worried girl in front of her.
But Zhuang Er was on the side, so he could only endure his emotions, suppress his fluttering fingertips, and gently stroked the soft top of the other party's hair with his hands.
"I'll come out soon."
After saying that, he walked into the examination room.
Why?
Alas? No!
Ah Ling, I asked you to take a good exam, how could you get out soon?
Chen Ling entered the examination school, so he naturally had another inspection. This time the yamen runners were even stricter than last time. Even the candidates' hair buns were disassembled to see if there were any cheat sheets inside.
The first episode was still the postscript, but compared with the first county examination, the content covered was obviously wider, and even the content of "Zuo Zhuan" and "Guliang Zhuan" appeared.
"Zuo Zhuan" and "Guliang Zhuan" are both biography in "Spring and Autumn Sutra". Although they belong to the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics, they are considered a must-read book for most students, but there are not many things that can be done if you want to read and recite them carefully. .
The examination room is densely packed, and candidates can see the candidates directly opposite and diagonally opposite them.
When Chen Ling grind the ink and picked up the pen and wrote, the few people on the other side looked at him with a ghost expression.
There is actually someone who can silently write "Zuo Zhuan" and "Gu Liang Zhuan"?
I'm afraid it's not a little messy!
Everyone has different thoughts in their hearts, some admire them and some disdain them, but they are all shocked after Shen Ling confidently handed over the paper in advance.
Looking down at the blank space on the two major questions on my test paper, I could only look dull and regret that I had not worked hard enough on weekdays.
Chen Ling was the first to leave the examination room, and the yamen runners at the door looked at him in surprise.
Why did this person come out so quickly?
He just accidentally heard two adults chatting inside, saying that he had specially selected a non-stop question this year to test whether these students worked hard on weekdays.
Isn’t it difficult to say something about the side?
But this person...
The yamen runners are still looking at Shen Ling's appearance again, but when they look up, they can only see the other party's free and easy back as they go away.