Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 182 High School Solution
What Zhou Yu said this time made An Dong's lungs explode with anger.

Just as he was about to explode, a scholar who was traveling with him stepped forward and whispered, "Brother An, calm down, it's not too late to worry about this matter after the results are released."

Having said that, An Dongsheng finally began to calm down.

He is also very clear in his heart that once the two sides conflict, it will not be good to disturb the government.

So, suppressing his anger, he snorted coldly at Zhou Yu and Luo Ji'an: "Okay, let's wait and see."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Accompany me at any time!"

After leaving the tavern, Luo Ji'an couldn't help but sighed: "I wanted to have a good drink with Brother Zhou, but in the end I encountered such trouble..."

"It's okay, there will always be some people in the world who didn't drink to their heart's content this time, next time I'll treat you to a good drink."

After going back and forth, the two became familiar with each other.

One day when the two were drinking together, Luo Ji'an subconsciously asked: "By the way, I still don't know where Brother Zhou's family lives after so long? If there is a chance, I will definitely visit the house."

"Oh, it's in the west of the city, on the side of Linhu Street. When you get there, if you ask Zhou Xiucai, many people should know my home."

"Okay... By the way, I wonder if Brother Zhou has a family?"

"Well, we got married..."

"I really envy Brother Zhou, who has a family and a house, and my younger brother is still single."

"Did you meet someone you like?"

Luo Ji'an shook his head with a wry smile: "I met one before, but unfortunately, my younger brother's family is poor, and it is difficult to support myself.

Now, she has two children..."

Hearing this, Zhou Yu comforted him, "It's okay, as long as you pass the exam, everything will be settled."

"Hey, brother Zhou, I think your family is in a good position, you don't understand how I survived..."

Rojian may have drank a little too much, and talked about his own affairs.

"When I was young, my family's conditions were not bad, and there were two acres of Susukida in my family.

My parents are also very hardworking. In their spare time, my mother grows vegetables and my father goes into the mountains to collect herbs.

They worked hard to make money in order to send me to a private school and want me to change my life of poverty.

Although I was young at that time, I also understood my father's hard work and studied hard...

However, the good times didn't last long. In my eighth year, my mother unfortunately contracted a serious illness, and my father spent all his savings in order to treat her.

However, after all, the mother was not rescued.

After my mother died, my father became depressed and his health deteriorated day by day.

However, in order to allow me to continue my studies, he sold the fields and insisted on going to the mountains to collect herbs.

One day...my father he..."

Speaking of this, Luo Ji'an's eyes turned red, thinking that he was talking about sad things.

Zhou Yu didn't speak, but just listened quietly.

"He accidentally fell down the mountain, and although he saved his life, his foot was broken and he couldn't walk.

At that time, I was about 12 years old, and I had to pick up the burden of the family.

I tried my best to cure my father, but I never thought that my filial piety would put heavy pressure on my father.

He felt that he dragged me down, made me waste my studies, and became a burden on my family...

So, one day when I was out carrying water, he unexpectedly...

When I came back from fetching water, I found that my father had rolled out of bed by himself, and the ground was covered with blood...

My father could read a few words back then, he wrote a short message on the ground stained with his own blood, asking me to study hard..."

Even though Zhou Yu had seen too many human relationships, he couldn't help being moved when he heard Luo Jian's words.

It is said that mother's love is great, but father's love is not as heavy as a mountain?

Zhou Yu couldn't help but raised his hand and patted Luo Jian's shoulder: "Don't worry, I believe you will not disappoint your parents' expectations.

Perhaps, in the near future, their souls in heaven will be proud of you, and at the same time feel gratified that their efforts are worthwhile. "

"Thank you..." Luo Ji'an raised his hand to wipe away his tears, then smiled wryly, "I'm sorry, my brother lost his composure and made Brother Zhou laugh."

"Where, this is showing the truth."

"Right……"

Logian sighed and talked about what happened next.

"After my father died, I searched the house and sold everything that could be sold, and tried my best to buy a better coffin and shroud for my father.

After that, my life was nowhere to be found, so I went to the mountain to collect firewood, exchanged for two small coins, or exchanged for a bite of food...

One day, a man nicknamed Niu Dacai in the village came to me and said that he had contributed to my education.

As soon as I heard it, I knew that guy must have conditions, because that guy is a famous iron cock, so kind for no reason?
Sure enough, he put forward a condition, let me be his door-to-door son-in-law.

How could I agree?

Niu Dacai's daughter... It doesn't matter if I don't mention it, given the conditions of Niu Dacai's family, she is not married at the age of 20, so it is conceivable.

Don't ask me to be the door-to-door son-in-law, even if I get married, I won't be able to agree.

Besides, I was only twelve or thirteen years old at the time.

Later, the private school teacher who taught me before took the initiative to come to me and asked me to go to the private school to continue my studies and just do some chores on weekdays. He said it was a pity to waste my studies like this.

In this way, I went to a private school again and successfully passed the children's examination when I was 16 years old.

Not long after, Mr. Private School was taken by his daughter to take care of him because of his old age.

My life was once again in trouble. On weekdays, I helped people write letters, give names, etc., and barely made ends meet after being hungry and full...

One day, I suddenly found a plant of ginseng on the table at home. I wondered, who put it here?
Because I am not sure about the source of ginseng, I can only put it away for now.

That night, I had a dream. In the dream, a woman said that she kept ginseng at home and asked me to sell it and study hard.

Originally, I didn't pay attention to this dream, I thought it was just the effect of my subconscious mind.

Although I also want to sell some money so that I don't have to worry about living and can concentrate on studying, I must never make up my mind about property of unknown origin.

Unexpectedly, this dream appeared twice again, and it was quite real.

So, I was heartbroken, and took the ginseng plant to two pharmacies in the town to inquire about the price, and finally exchanged it for three taels of silver...

With these three taels of silver, I studied hard behind closed doors for more than half a year, and finally passed the government examination and won the title of scholar.

On the night when I was selected as a scholar, I dreamed of that woman. She happily congratulated me and asked me to continue studying hard. She also said that she left two ginseng plants for me.

When I woke up, I ran out according to what she said, and sure enough, there were really two ginseng plants on the table, and they were obviously better than the last one.

I hesitated again and again, and finally took it to the county seat for 12 taels of silver.

I haven't told anyone about this miracle, because even I feel a little incredible.

Sometimes I wonder, could that woman be my mother?
It was she who changed her appearance and gave me a dream..."

"No, it shouldn't be your mother." Zhou Yu shook his head.

This kind of thing may be very strange and weird to ordinary people, but to him... what's so strange?

Perhaps, that woman is a female ghost, or a goblin, and for some reason, such as love, gratitude, etc., she intends to help Luo Ji'an tide over the difficulties.

"What the hell is going on then?"

"It's hard to say, after all, I don't know her identity. But I can be sure that this woman exists in reality, but it is inconvenient to meet you for some reasons.

For sending you ginseng twice in a row, I think she may be living in the mountains.

But you don't need to think about it now, maybe after you pass the Juren exam, you will meet her in your dream, and you may even find out the truth of the matter. "

"Well, this matter has been bothering me. I asked her in my dream, but she didn't say it."

"She gave you ginseng to exchange for money. The original intention was that she didn't want you to waste your studies. If you pass the exam, then you have lived up to her kindness. I think she might meet you when the time comes."

"Hope it..."

Logian nodded.

Then, he seemed a little surprised and said, "Why doesn't Brother Zhou look surprised at all? Originally, I thought Brother Zhou wouldn't believe it, so I just listened to it as a strange story."

Zhou Yu smiled and said: "Because I have met and know some people who have similar experiences to you, so I am not surprised when I am used to it."

"Oh?" Luo Ji'an cheered up, and couldn't help but said: "I wonder if Brother Zhou can talk about it?"

"Well, then I'll tell you a story about painting a wall, which I personally experienced..."

So, Zhou Yu talked about the adventures of that year.

Of course, some details are omitted.

After hearing Zhou Yu's experience, Luo Ji'an couldn't help being surprised: "I didn't expect Brother Zhou to have such an adventure. Before, I always thought that ghosts and gods were folklore, but now it seems that it is not always true."

"Actually, Brother Luo, this world is far more exciting than you imagined, and of course, it is also much more dangerous.

People talk about ghosts, and talk about demons, but in fact, no matter whether it is ghosts or demons, just like people, there is a distinction between good and evil..."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Yu began to brainwash Luo Jian.

The reason why he approached Luo Ji'an was mainly due to the character and talent of the other party, and he planned to draw him into his camp. After the imperial examination was over, he would start to promote Confucianism.

After all, this matter cannot be accomplished by him alone.

Finally, all the candidates waited until the day when the rankings were released.

The release of the list in the township examination coincides with the time when the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, so it is also called "Gui Bang", and "Gui" is also a homophony of "gui".

Also known as the second list, it corresponds to the first list of the examination.

The No.1 provincial examination is called Jieyuan. For example, Zhou Yu had a famous talent Tang Bohu in his previous life, who was the No.1 rural examination, so many people also call it Tang Jieyuan.

No.2 in the provincial examination is called Yayuan, the third, fourth and fifth are called Jingkui, and No.6 is called Yakui.

Although it is just a title, it is not like the number one scholar, second place, and Tanhua in the palace examination can directly become an official.

However, once you know Yuan, Yayuan and the like, you will become famous enough to become a celebrity.

A group of candidates rushed in early, anxiously waiting for the release of the results.

Zhou Yu's mentality is quite peaceful, because he knows that he will definitely pass the exam.

Of course, even if there is a [-]/[-] chance of failing the ranking, it's nothing to him, the big deal is to come back next time, anyway, he has a lot of time.

"I'm coming……"

After waiting for a while, people from the government finally rushed over and started posting the list.

The people standing in front almost immediately glanced at the top of the list... the top of the list, that is, the top six in the provincial examination.

No. 1...

"Brother Zhou, look quickly, No.1, you passed the No.1 exam!"

Rojian shouted excitedly, as if he had passed the No.1 exam.

Sure enough, No.1 was Zhou Yu, who was Xie Yuan from the Jiangnan examination area of ​​the township examination.

"Congratulations, Brother Zhou!"

"Congratulations Zhou Jieyuan!"

For a while, people who knew him or didn't know him congratulated him one after another.

"Happy together!"

Zhou Yu smiled and cupped his hands in all directions.

He was not surprised by this result.After all, how many years had he been studying?Counting the time in the space, I am afraid that there are two or three hundred years.

Soon, Logian found his name.

To his surprise, he also came to the top of the list and got No.6 in the exam, that is, Yakui.

"Great, great, great..."

Excited, Luo Ji'an couldn't help crying, and said three times that was great.

He was relatively restrained. There was a widely circulated story in Zhou Yu's previous life. There was a scholar named Fan Jin who failed many times, and finally passed the exam. After receiving the good news, he went crazy due to excitement.

Zhou Yu knew Luo Ji'an's life experience, knew the pressure he was carrying and the relief at this moment, so he couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder, and then cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, brother Luo, to high school!"

"Happy together!"

Logian bowed his hand in return.

At this time, Zhou Yu was quite relieved in his heart. Luo Ji'an got No. 6 in the test, which showed that his vision was still very accurate and he saw the right person.

On the other hand, An Dongsheng looked devastated... because he searched all over the directory, but his name was not on it.

From childhood to adulthood, he grew up in the praise of others, so he has always been very proud of himself, thinking that he is unparalleled in talent.

How do you know that you failed the ranking?
In fact, how did he know that those who praised him were just complimenting him?Just kissing his ass?
It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was flattering, it made him lose himself, thinking that he was really great.

What makes him most uncomfortable is that the two "poor" scholars he ridiculed before are actually a high school Jieyuan and a high school Yakui.

How does this make him feel bad?
From time to time, there was a sound of "Congratulations, Congratulations" and "Congratulations, Congratulations".

However, after all, there are only a very small number of people who can make the list. Although there are more than 200 people admitted, there are as many as thousands of candidates, and most of them fail the list.

Therefore, lamentations and even wailing can also be heard at the scene.

All living beings have all kinds of appearances.

Jiangnan has always been regarded as a place where talented people gather, and if he can win No. 1 in Jiangnan, Zhou Yu will naturally become the person who attracts the most attention.

The next day, the government held a celebration banquet for all the new recruits.

This is a custom that has been passed down for a long time, and it is called: Lu Ming Banquet.

At the banquet, Jiangnan political and academic officials and officials from the Gusu government attended the banquet together to celebrate with the crowd.

During the banquet, drums will be played, music will be played, and deer singing poems will be chanted together:

"Yo Yo Luming, the apple of the wild food, I have a guest, playing the lute and the sheng.

Blowing the sheng drum spring, bearing the basket is the general.People who are kind to me, show me to go around.

Yo Yo Lu Ming, eat wild Artemisia.I have a guest, Deyin Kong Zhao.

Seeing that the people are not sympathetic, the gentleman is effective.I have purpose wine, guest-style Yan Yiao.

Yo Yo Lu Ming, eat wild Qin.I have guests, drums and drums.

The drums and zithers are harmonious and exquisite.I have a decree for wine, with the heart of a Yanle guest..."

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(End of this chapter)