Cross the ancient times with golden fingers to farm and raise cubs

Chapter 45 Preparing for the County Exam
When Grandma Wu and Grandma Li heard that there was still such a good thing, they immediately promised that they could do it, so Shen Qi let go of it completely in the next few days, and just went to see it from time to time. Take the two together to get familiar with the road and understand the process by the way.

Then, Shen Qi and Yu Xiaoxiao signed a new contract with the purchasing manager of the restaurant, and settled the account every six months, and kept the account at other times.

After finishing all this, Shen Qi pushed the work out.

On the third day, Shen Ye also finished the job of copying books that he had received before, and sent them to the book shop in the town at the same time. Incidentally, he said that he would not take on the job of copying books for the next three or four months.

The shopkeeper of the bookstore asked the reason, and Shen Ye also clearly informed his plan, so the shopkeeper of the bookshop didn't say anything more.

As for why Yu Xiaoxiao is so idle, it is because Yu Xiaoxiao has already decided that she will only weave ten pieces of cloth a month, and will keep at this amount for a long time to come.

This time, Yu Xiaoxiao did what she said, and began to enjoy life and slow down the pace of life.

Just when she was free, Yu Xiaoxiao took the two children to buy medium-sized pens, inks, papers and inkstones for their exams.

Then it was at home, making clothes for the two children.

By the way, I went to Aunt Li's house and asked Uncle Li to weave two good-looking and durable baskets for the two children, the one with a lid, for the two children to hold pens, ink, paper, inkstone and food during the exam.

The rest of the time is spent weaving and weaving, going out and wandering around the village, chatting with people, gossip, and talking about recent major events in the village,

Time flies, and it is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Yu Xiaoxiao handed the prepared two scholar's uniforms to the two children, and explained: "Tomorrow I'm going to visit Yuan Xiucai, and I'll ask someone to be your guarantor. You should remember to wear these clothes."

The two children picked it up obediently and put it back in the house.

Yu Xiaoxiao sent the two children there, took advantage of the last time to read books and exchange knowledge, and urged: "You two go to exchange and exchange by yourself, and ask someone to be a guarantee tomorrow. If they want to test your knowledge, I’m afraid that you are not prepared, so go quickly, so you don’t lose face, you know?”

Both children knew it was possible, so they obediently followed suit.

Yu Xiaoxiao thought about which visiting gifts to prepare, prepared some eggs, and another piece of pork. Tomorrow, she was going to the town to sell a catty of pastries, and she was preparing a jar of wine. It would not be ugly to make up four things.

Just do it!

After getting the visit ceremony ready, Yu Xiaoxiao took out all the new clothes she had made for herself, picked and picked again and again, and picked out a set of tops and undershirts made of pure cotton inside, and linen lining and undershirts on the outside. Pleated skirt.

They are all made of gray cloth, without coloring, showing a yellowish-brown color, and some simple cloud patterns are embroidered on it for decoration, because it is a solid color, it looks simple and atmospheric.

It's just that this color will make Yu Xiaoxiao look more old-fashioned and more calm.

The school uniforms of the two children are made of pure cotton, not pure white, but beige. Clothes of this color will not make people feel that they are wearing white, which is unlucky.

The next day, Yu Xiaoxiao took the two children with the visiting gift and the money they had prepared and set off to Yuan Xiucai's house.

Originally in the town, Yu Xiaoxiao planned to ask someone, but was stopped by Shen Ye, he said: "Mother, I know where Yuan Xiucai's house is, I will take you there."

So, Yu Xiaoxiao first went to buy a catty of pastries, and then she and Shen Qi followed their eldest son Shen Ye to Yuan Xiucai's house.

Turning and turning all the way, through a deep alley, I came to a somewhat dirty street.

The houses on both sides here are small and crowded together, Yu Xiaoxiao feels that living here is better than living in the countryside, people tend to become gloomy after staying in such a small house for a long time.

Yu Xiaoxiao was a little skeptical, did Yuan Xiucai really live in this kind of place?

There are still many beggars in the alley just now.

Is it really safe to live here?
But no matter how confused Yu Xiaoxiao was, Shen Ye still led the way ahead and walked for a long time before stopping.

It stopped in one place, in front of the gate of a small courtyard, Shen Ye stepped forward and knocked on the door, and it took a long time before there was a sound from inside.

After a while, the door opened.

The person who came to open the door was a middle-aged man who was well-groomed. His cheeks were sunken. It was obvious that he had not had enough to eat for a long time, but the bookishness on his body was still obvious.

Yu Xiaoxiao guessed that this person might be the person the three of them were going to visit today——Yuan Xiucai.

"Please come in, the humble house is simple, I hope the three of you don't dislike it."

After saying that, get out of the way, and these three people please come in.

After entering the yard, the middle-aged man greeted the three of them to sit down. After entering the house, he took a child and came out with three bowls of water.

They handed them to Yu Xiaoxiao and the three of them respectively, and Yu Xiaoxiao and the three of them stood up to accept the thanks, and then sat down again amidst the greetings of the middle-aged man.

The child didn't leave either, but stood quietly behind the middle-aged man, looking at Yu Xiaoxiao and the others curiously.

The middle-aged man also sat down on his own, and then he said: "I guess you are here to ask me to be your guarantor? My surname is Yuan, so you can call me Yuan Xiucai."

Yu Xiaoxiao nodded and smiled and got up and said: "Yes, Yuan Xiucai, I am here this time to ask you to be a guarantor for my two sons so that they are eligible to take the county examination.

This is a visiting gift, I hope you will accept it. "

Yuan Xiucai didn't get up to pick it up, but just smiled and said, "Don't worry about the visit ceremony. I have a rule. If you want me to be a guarantor, you can, but I have to take an academic test first. After that, I will do this." Guarantor, if not, I will definitely not be the guarantor."

Yu Xiaoxiao nodded to express her understanding: "Okay, then please trouble me to test my two children's knowledge."

Seeing Yu Xiaoxiao being so reasonable, Yuan Xiucai was somewhat satisfied with the smile on his face, and stretched out his hand to signal Yu Xiaoxiao to sit down, and then transferred the matter to Shen Ye and Shen Qi.

He said gently: "Are you ready?"

Both children nodded, indicating that they were ready.

So next, Yu Xiaoxiao saw that Yuan Xiucai started the examination from poetry and fu, asked many questions, and then asked the two children about their understanding of the "Four Books" and "Five Classics", and finally asked the two children to recite it again "Sacred Enlightenment".

What Yu Xiaoxiao listened to was a half-knowledge, but Yu Xiaoxiao could tell that the two children answered very easily, and they seemed to be stable.

Sure enough, the next moment I heard Yuan Xiucai's satisfied laughter: "Hahahaha... very good, I will be your guarantor."

It became.

Smiles appeared on the faces of the two children, and this trip was not in vain.

Yu Xiaoxiao hurriedly got up with a smile, put the six taels of silver that she had prepared in advance into the visiting gift basket, and handed it to Yuan Xiucai with respectful hands: "Then I will trouble Yuan Xiucai."

(End of this chapter)