Wear ancient times with a house

Chapter 237 The Exam Is Finally Coming

The affairs of the family were taken care of by Mrs. Shen, and Song Yun took half of the money to support the family. Apart from taking care of the children's studies and maintaining the relationship with relatives and friends, Song Nian was focusing on her own future.

So, when he came back from Zheng Hanlin's house one day, he announced with difficulty concealing his joy:

"Master said that I can give it a try next year!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Song swallowed a jujube with an "uh" before she could spit out the core.

This foreign body sensation made the old lady too late to be happy. She took a few sips from the teacup before she calmed down.

Song Zhen couldn't help being silly:
"Grandmother, you are also swallowing jujubes whole!"

Shen slapped him on the back of the forehead, not knowing whether to say that he doesn't care about his elders, or that his mouth is always faster than his brain.

However, Mrs. Song didn't have time to pay attention to her beloved second grandson being beaten, so she held her son's hand tearfully:
"Really? Then your mother, do you have a chance to be ordered?"

Song Nian was choked, what's going on, my old lady could only think of this?

It's so rare, Song Nian is finally coming to an end, he is about to turn 40, whether he can be successfully included in the editor, and get a golden job from the public, depends on this blog;

It's too miserable, when such a big event is announced, some people are swallowing jujubes, some are talking, some are beating children, and no one applauds him.

Song Yun was a considerate child, she felt that she couldn't let her father sit in such an awkward position, so she raised her hands decisively and clapped her hands "papapapa".

At this time, the person in the family who was most immersed in the good news was probably herself.

In the past seven years that Song Jun traveled through, although he knew that his father was a Juren and would take the Jinshi examination in the future, he had no real feeling.

The main reason was that Song Nian hadn't taken the exam once in the past seven years, so that Song Yun had been watching his father read and study, wondering if he couldn't pass the exam, so he didn't dare to try.

Although she fantasizes about being an official lady in the future from time to time, facing her father who hasn't been in the examination room for seven years, she almost puts her hopes on her two older brothers.

Unexpectedly, after studying with Zheng Hanlin for a few months, Song Nian was determined to end. Could this be the power of a special professor?
In fact, it was Song Yun who wronged Song Nian. It wasn't that he didn't want to take the test, it was that the situation didn't allow it.

It's very simple. To apply for a Jinshi exam, you have to go to the capital to take the exam. You just prepare to go out and rush to wait for the news after the exam. After passing the exam, you take the palace exam. very common.

Jinzhou Mansion is not too far away from the capital, and Song Nian will have to leave home for at least half a year. If he wants to get used to the environment of the capital early to prevent getting sick, it will take a few more months.

For more than half a year of wandering, what Song Nian needs to consider is:

First, although he is not a frail scholar, he does not have much self-protection skills. In addition, he will inevitably suffer from illness when going out, so he must take Mo Zhu and Uncle Li with him.

This leads to the second question, there is no adult man in the house, and the family is old and weak, women and children, what about their safety?Although there are close neighbors and relatives and friends, it is really worrying.

Third, what about the cost?He can't spend more than half of his savings for an exam with an uncertain result, can he?
Travel expenses, accommodation expenses, eating and drinking, medical treatment and medicine.When you arrive in the capital, you have to take care of it more or less, not to find connections, but to reduce the possibility of being used as cannon fodder, right?
It's all money, Song Nian calculated the account, he had to bring at least 200 taels of silver with him on this trip to ensure a smooth trip.

If he is very confident and he can hit a hit, then that's all, all these efforts are worth it.

But even if Song Nian wanted to end the game to see his ability, there was no such condition that allowed him to spend such a high price for the mock test.

But now, it's the right time, place and people, the family is rich, and there are many servants, so he doesn't need to worry about these anymore.

Moreover, Song Nian himself, after years of hard study and months of teaching by Zheng Hanlin, is now much more certain of his fate. Even if he can't make it to the first or second class, the third class is not bad.

Many people feel that the status of the top three is embarrassing. After all, "same Jinshi, like a wife", naturally has a lower status.

But Song Nian really didn't mind, for their family's background, the same Jinshi also belonged to the ancestral grave, and the rest, let the two sons continue to work hard.

As long as he is admitted to the establishment, can be a small leader, can live comfortably, and does not participate in the ups and downs of big shots, that's enough.

So as soon as Zheng Hanlin mentioned that his level could end, Song Nian agreed.

As a court that has only been established for a hundred years, the Wei Dynasty is still on the rise, not so decadent, and willing to do something from top to bottom.

The ethos of the court is also reflected in the selection of talents during the scientific examination. At least in the spring of next year, the examiner's preference is likely to be practical.

This is the gossip that Zheng Hanlin got from his friends in Beijing. Although the appointment of the examiner has not yet been confirmed, it is almost inseparable. He is a very capable man of action.

After Zheng Hanlin got the news, he keenly realized that such an examiner was Song Nian's best opportunity in recent years, and it would be a pity if he missed it.

During the period of studying with Zheng Hanlin, Song Nian actually didn't learn much knowledge. In Zheng Hanlin's words, Song Nian's foundation is very solid.

What Zheng Hanlin taught him was more about solving problems, thinking about problems from a more macro and higher position, rather than working behind closed doors like many literati who study hard.

With this kind of thinking, as long as you get started, you will make rapid progress.

Coincidentally, this is the case for Song Nian. His talent is definitely not amazing, but his personality is relatively transparent, he is not dead-brained, and he can listen to what he says.

As soon as Zheng Hanlin spoke, he quickly changed his thinking, and changed his writing style according to Zheng Hanlin's prompt.

Song Nian's writing style has changed in just a few months, from the rhetorical rhetoric on paper with little work experience, to more practical writing.

In fact, this style is in line with Song Nian's veins, and it's no wonder that he has improved so fast.

As an enlightened literati who is more willing to ask for face than face, does not feel that business is bad, and does not think that agriculture and industry are inferior, he is really not very happy to write colorful articles.

However, writing like this belongs to the type of neither top nor bottom. Although it is not good, it is not easy to be picked too much, and it is a safe card.

Song Nian's goal is to be on the list, so he always plays it safe.

Now that he was told that it was safer to write concise, clear and practical articles, he decisively changed his style. Zheng Hanlin, who had prepared a whole lot of words to persuade Song Nian, almost dropped his jaw in shock.

He has been in the Imperial Academy all his life, and most of the contacts he has come into contact with are those who "don't mention what they do as officials, and are absolutely confident in their talents".

He knows too well the nobility of literati.

You can say that he is not doing a good job, but you can never say that his writing style needs to be changed to suit the preferences of his boss.

After all, officials who are so accommodating go to other places to work within a few years in the Imperial Academy, and most of the remaining ones are the type who are not willing to cater to their superiors.

As a result, Song Nian didn't say he felt insulted, and chose to change without stuttering.

Although Zheng Hanlin knew that he had taken in an apprentice who could bend and stretch, he still felt a little funny at this moment.

He doesn't know if such an apprentice can become a high official, but as long as he is not too unlucky, it is not difficult to get into an official position safely and steadily.

Therefore, the master and apprentice hit it off immediately, and decided to take the exam next year, and make a final assault this summer.

At this time, the Song family, under Song Yun's applause, although the others didn't know why, they still felt that clapping like this seemed to set off the atmosphere, and they also followed suit.

It wasn't until they were exhausted that Mrs. Song and Mrs. Shen began to inquire about the details with concern. They wanted to ask Zheng Hanlin what he said, and also wanted to know when Song Nian was going to leave, and whether he should prepare his luggage now.

The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law were ready to go to the Wang family and the Li family to find out what Wang Pu took when he went to the capital.

Song Nian comforted his mother and wife, dumbfounded, and then asked what he thought was a more important question:

"Leave these things aside for the time being, I was just thinking, how about I bring Ce Geer with me?
He is not young anymore, and going out to see more is also good for learning.Let him go on a study tour, don't worry.Now that I have this opportunity, how about I take him there? "

(End of this chapter)