Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 268 No.1

As she said that, she said to Mrs. Xie again: "Guan Shanchang said that Brother Ning is young, his hands shake easily when drinking, and it is not good for practicing calligraphy, so he is not allowed to drink."

"Mother, there are exams tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Xu Chengyuan also said.

As he said that, he turned his head and asked Du Jinning, "Are you planning to take the exam tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"

"Look at the results, I guess we still have to go."

Xu Chengyuan also knew that Du Jinning was carrying the expectations of the gentlemen in the academy, so he nodded understandingly, patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't put too much pressure on you, you are young, and it would be great if you can pass the county examination. For the first time, do your best."

"Ok, I know."

Although Mrs. Xie heard from Du Fangfei that Du Jinning did well in the academy.She thought that like Xu Chengyuan, she could rank eighth and nineth in the monthly exam.Listening to this talk now, she said in amazement: "The chief of the case?"

"That's right." Xu Chengyuan explained, "Jin Ning is the first in every monthly exam, and the gentlemen in the academy have always expected him to come back with a county and government case at the young age of 12."

Like Xie, Chen Shi and Du Fangfei were also very surprised.

Because they knew that Du Jinning was not a man, they didn't care about the results of Du Jinning's scientific examination.So they don't care about her usual monthly test scores.Every time I heard Du Jinning say that the grades were good, I felt relieved and didn't ask how many.

They were so nervous before because Du Jinning insisted on taking the scientific examination, and they hoped that Du Jinning could pass the examination in one go, and that's all.To avoid taking the exam every year like Du Yunchang.Du Jinning is a daughter, can she pass the test once, and can she pass the test again and again?What if the format of the inspection is changed in a certain year?It would be terrible if someone found out that she was a daughter.The two were so worried that they couldn't sleep, instead of worrying about Du Jinning's ranking in the exam.

Now I heard Xu Chengyuan say that Du Jinning was always the first in the monthly exam, and the masters of the academy expected her to be the first in the county exam, so he was so surprised.

"Don't worry about those false names, just pass the county examination." Chen said to Du Jinning.

"Mother-in-law has a good attitude." Xu Chengyuan praised, "That's how you should think."

What kind of mentality is good?The old lady wished she would not take the exam.Mrs. Chen complained in her heart, got up to help Mrs. Xie and Du Fangfei serve the dishes, and then told Du Jinning: "Go wash your hands and eat."

They are all from their own family. Although Du Jinning is a "male", he is Du Fangfei's younger brother. There is nothing to hide from everyone. There is no separation between men and women. They sat at the same table and had a late lunch.

Seeing that the rain had stopped, Mrs. Chen took Du Jinning to say goodbye to Xu's family, and hired a mule cart to return to Zhuangzi.

This county magistrate Liu is a capable minister, and his speed of correcting papers was faster than that of the county magistrate last year. In just three days, he corrected the first test paper.This afternoon, Du Jinning was going to look at the seedlings in the field, when he saw a mule cart coming from outside the village, going straight to her door, stopped in front of her, and then stuck out a head from the cart: "Du Jinning, hurry up!" Get in the car, the county government has released the list."

Du Jinning knew it was Guan Jiaze without even looking at this anxious look.

"How many is my name?" She asked hurriedly.

"I haven't read it yet. As soon as I heard that the rankings are going to be released, I'll hurry over and let you know." Guan Jiaze said.

Du Jinning was very speechless.

"Can't you wait for the list to come out and read it for me before you come and tell me? Don't you make me anxious?" She said, turned and walked home.

"Hey, where are you going?"

Du Jinning stopped in his tracks, turned around and gave him a white look: "I have to go back and tell my mother before I go."

As he said that, he entered the courtyard, explained to Mrs. Chen in the kitchen, and then went out, raising his feet to get into the car.

But she stepped on the edge of the cart with one foot, and the other foot was still on the ground, and then she heard the sound of a rumbling cart, and when she turned her head, another mule cart was coming.

Du Jinning simply put his feet back and calmly waited for the mule cart to come.

After a while, the car stopped behind this car, and Qi Muyuan immediately got out of the car and bowed to Du Jinning with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, No.1."

"Same joy, same joy." Du Jinning was overjoyed when he heard that, a stone fell to the ground.

Guan Jiaze got off the mule cart with a stinky face.

Seeing him like this, Qi Muyuan looked at Du Jinning wonderingly: "What's wrong with him?"

Du Jinning couldn't help being a little amused: "As soon as he heard that the list was about to be released, he hurried over and told me that he didn't even have time to read the list. Now you just told me the ranking. He made this trip for nothing, feeling depressed .”

Guan Jiaze's thoughts were punctured, and he hurriedly shouted: "Who is it? I saw that one or two of you took the case, but I am not. I am not happy."

"I'm not the case yet." Du Jinning patted him on the shoulder reassuringly, "So you still have hope to get a companion."

"Who wants your companion?" Guan Jiaze avoided Du Jinning's claws in disgust, and asked her, "Are you going to take the exam in the next two days?"

Du Jinning didn't answer, but looked at Qi Muyuan: "The one who came back from other provinces, how many were selected?"

Qi Muyuan naturally knew who Du Jinning was talking about, and he came here to report after inquiring specifically: "That person's name is Fang Shaohua, and he took second place."

Du Jinning frowned, sighed and said, "It seems that I have to continue the exam."

Guan Jiaze also understood what the two of them said at this time, and asked Qi Muyuan, "Which province did you come back from? Are the elders in the family working as officials outside?"

Qi Muyuan nodded: "He's from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. That day he followed Du Jinning to put up the top card. I heard that County Magistrate Liu also praised him a lot."

Guan Jiaze patted Du Jinning's shoulder sympathetically: "Keep working hard."

The style of writing in Jiangxi is prosperous, and the level of teaching is much better than that of their remote and poor province.That person got No. 2 in the exam, and he placed the top card with Du Jinning again. The two people's rankings are so close, and County Magistrate Liu appreciates it the same.If Du Jinning didn't take the next exam, but that guy did, and he performed better, Du Jinning's county case might be in jeopardy.So in the next few exams, Du Jinning not only had to take the exams, but also had to do better.

"Where's Liang Xiankuan?" Du Jinning asked Qi Muyuan again with concern, "Where are the other senior brothers?"

"Liang Xiankuan is third, Yan Kong failed the ranking, Li Congyang..." Qi Muyuan told the rankings of the other students who took the exam.

Hearing that Liang Xiankuan won No.3, Du Jinning was very happy for him.

Guan Jiaze said calmly: "I never thought Liang Xiankuan could do so well in the exam because something happened to his family." Even better than him.

"Maybe I was stimulated, and I want to get a good ranking for those people to see." Du Jinning sighed.

(End of this chapter)