Two hundred and seventy-six chapters in the Xiucai
But this is a completely different test that he participated in as an ancient person.
Because he had learned the ancient sayings since he was a child, he did not feel that they were too awkward. Instead, after getting used to them, they became so refined that he felt that this was probably the ancients' resentment of the slowness of calligraphy writing.
And he has the advantage of later generations' cultural interpretation of predecessors, which makes him always a little higher than people of this era in the topic and conception of his articles.
His teacher never worried about his articles.
Fortunately, the poems, lyrics, and poems that follow account for less than 20% of the score, otherwise he would most likely be held back by his poems and fall into the mediocre category.
This was a simple test paper in Mai Fan's eyes, but it took him a whole day.
The first or two auditions for this scholar have passed, and the rest is an excruciating waiting period.
The Xue family has been extremely impetuous these days. The whole family, except Mai Fan, has fallen into an inexplicable anxiety.
Even Xue Baochai, who was only eight years old, gave up on learning to be a housekeeper from her mother.
Every day I would hold a poetry collection and stare at my brother who was studying hard in a daze.
"Brother, are you not worried at all?"
Mai Fan looked at his jade-white sister and smiled: "I'm worried. As long as you take the exam, how can you not worry about your results?"
"However, I have already left the examination room, so what's the use of worrying now?"
"It's better to seize the time, read up on the new knowledge, and prepare for the next exam."
"Sister, you must remember that if you are really worried, you will study hard on weekdays."
"When it came time to take the exam, I really tried my best."
"If you still fail the test, it means that your learning method may be deviated. If you change the teacher, change the way of answering questions, or change the font, you can correct it in time."
"After all, you can take the imperial examination twice in three years."
"It's not a one-and-done deal."
"But if you didn't work harder from the beginning, what's the use of worrying to death now?"
"Relax and wait for the news to come."
Speaking of this, Mai Fan couldn't help but glance at his sister again, couldn't help it, touched the top of her sister's hair, which was only combed into two buns, and warned: "You said you are too young to worry.
There are really a lot of things going on.”
"In our family, we have a father at the top and a family behind us. What's worse, my brother, who is three or four years older than you, is standing in front of you."
"As a girl, you just want to be pampered by your father and brothers."
"In today's world, the only time you can relax is to be a girl."
"You're just here in our house. Isn't it good for you to be a little lady who doesn't worry about anything?"
"There are really things that you can't figure out and obstacles that you can't overcome. Just remember that you still have a biological brother who will support you in the future."
Just these few words made Xue Baochai burst into tears.
She didn't know why, but she always felt that such a good life was like an illusion like the moon in a flower well, and she was afraid that when she woke up, it was just a dream.
But now, Xue Baochai couldn't help but rub her brother's hand. This warm and solid feeling made her feel at ease.
"I understand, brother, I believe you."
Xue Baochai showed a bright smile just now when he saw Mai Fan's book boy changing his demeanor of being a servant of the family and rushing into Mai Fan's yard like a gust of wind.
Fortunately, he still remembered his last decency and did not dare to break into Mai Fan's study easily. He just shouted to Mai Fan with a little excitement and eagerness outside: "Master! I'm hit!"
"Master! We won! We won! Second place! Such a ranking can qualify you to enter the county school for further study, and you can directly obtain the title of junior student."
"Our young master will not only no longer have to pay public grain in the future, but the yamen will also have to distribute grain and rice to our young master."
Mai Fan's show off made Xue Baochai laugh out loud.
What kind of family was theirs? Why did they ever worry about rice, flour, grain and oil?
But I really didn’t expect that my brother, who was only eleven to twelve years old, had already earned the reputation of being a scholar.
That brother just said that he would support this girl like her... Thinking of this, Xue Baochai felt at ease inexplicably.
It doesn't seem to be impossible.
When Mai Fan got the news from the book boy, naturally the whole courtyard got a reward.
The head of the Xue family, Xue Jue, who got the news one step ahead of Mai Fan, found a reason to celebrate. He ordered his own housekeeper and the person in charge outside to light the firecrackers.
There was also a concierge outside who did nothing but handed out large sums of money at the door to those who came to watch the excitement.
After all, Xue Jue is a royal businessman. Even if he gives out money, he doesn't smell like a nouveau riche.
He didn't let people scatter the big money on the ground. Instead, when he saw someone who had never taken the money, he stuffed a palm-sized red envelope into the other person's hand.
There was no more or no less in this red envelope. Only six coins were put in it. It was for the good fortune of good luck and good luck in the six-sixth year. It was to pray for the children of his Xue family, and all he wanted was for the good health of his children.
, the family is happy and happy.
This time, the status between people is much more equal.
Those who took the money lived not far from Xue Mansion. The people who lived in the surrounding area were not in difficulty.
Now that I have gained this respect, I will naturally spread my good words to others without risking my life.
I also heard in gossip that the young master of the Xue family had quickly acquired the title of scholar at a young age. I was even more envious and did not forget to praise him.
In just one afternoon, the news that Mr. Xue Pan of the Xue family had become a scholar at a young age spread throughout Jinling City.
This made those who were on good terms with the Xue family or those who were in the forefront couldn't help but be secretly surprised.
It is true that the young master of the Xue family does not usually appear in front of outsiders.
But this appearance shocked everyone's attention.
Let's not talk about the age of being a scholar, just that he can achieve the second place in his subject in the southern imperial examination, which has a prosperous literary style. This is something that even those scholars with generations of background may not be able to guarantee.
Why did a businessman's child get such a ranking?
What is the appearance of the young man named Xue Pan?
All of a sudden, Xue Pan became a child in the eyes of other people, and many people wanted to see what was so special about him.
