Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 288 Talking Hearts
Qi Bokun also knew this. He was just joking with Yuan Xiuzhu casually just now, so he didn't want to mention it at this time, so he diverted the topic and talked about other topics.

Du Jinning didn't know that someone remembered her and wanted to catch her as his grandson-in-law.Now that the fruit trees have been taken care of, she doesn't need to worry about the tea before the rain. She concentrates on running between home and the academy, preparing for the government examination.

After ten days, it was time to go to Fucheng for the exam.

Lishui County is about sixty or seventy miles away from Fucheng. According to modern highway kilometers, it is only an hour's drive. At that time, people could not sit on the cart, but had to get out of the cart to push the cart; going downhill was not safe, and the carts of this era did not have brakes. When going down a steep slope, the driver had to unload the cart from the horse or mule. Pull and walk slowly to prevent the car from rolling down with people and livestock under the impact of inertia.

These are nothing, but if it rains, the road will be too muddy to walk, and the car will get stuck in the mud, and you have to push the car in the rain.

Therefore, it takes a whole day to go from Lishui County to Fucheng when it is not rainy; if it is raining, one will have to stay in an inn halfway.

There are seven people from Boyue Academy who are going to take the government examination. For the sake of safety on the road, everyone made an appointment to go together.Worried about the delay on the road, everyone did not dare to rush on the first day of the government test, but planned to arrive at Fucheng three or four days in advance.

Liang Xiankuan found Du Jinning and asked her, "Where do you plan to live when you arrive in Fucheng? Our family has a yard in Fucheng, not far from Fuxue. Would you like to live with me?"

"no, I'm fine."

Du Jinning is special, how could he dare to live in someone else's house?Not to mention the inconvenience that Liang Xiankuan might live in the same yard with her; if he said that there are not enough rooms and he wants to live in the same room with her, or wants to have a long talk on a whim, how can she find an excuse to refuse?

"Didn't I open a teahouse and a bookstore in Fucheng? Shopkeeper Yao knew that I was going to take the government examination, and he had already arranged a place for me. It was in the small courtyard behind the bookstore closest to Fuxue. If it's quiet, I can just live there." She said.

Liang Xiankuan was very surprised: "You still opened teahouses and bookstores in Fucheng?"

"Yes, you don't know?" Du Jinning asked.

Liang Xiankuan shook his head.

"I opened it together with Qi Muyuan." Du Jinning explained, "It's not because of the relationship between "Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Dragon Babu". Go to Fucheng. After all, there are many people in Fucheng, and there are also many rich people, so business is easier to do than Lishui County."

"You have a good business mind." Liang Xiankuan admired, looked at Du Jinning, and asked tentatively, "Do you have any plans to go to the capital to do this business? There are more people in the capital, and the rich are not us." This poor country is comparable. If you have this plan, I can set up teahouses and books with you and Qi Muyuan. If Guan Jiaze is interested, you can also ask him to join. You don’t have to worry about my relationship with him, as long as I If you are willing to give in to him, he will not stop you."

Du Jinning was very moved by what he said.

No matter what she does in the future, she needs to accumulate enough wealth before then.Buying land, buying a house, opening a shop and doing business, which one does not cost money?Now I have the opportunity to have contacts and backers, making money is easier; when I resume women's clothing in the future, it will definitely be difficult to make money again.

"Let me think about this matter." She didn't agree.

Liang Xiankuan said with a smile: "No rush, it's not too late for you to think about it after the government has tried it."

The time for the government examination is April [-]th of the lunar calendar, and everyone plans to set off on April [-]th.

While packing up Du Jinning's things, Mrs. Chen wanted to dissuade her again: "Our family is getting better and better now. Don't talk about your teahouse and bookstore, just talk about this tea garden. When the output increases next year, one year You can earn a lot of money. We bought dozens of acres of land and set up a house in the city. Isn’t it a good life? When you are old, we will find a way to find you a place far away. My husband’s family will give you all the money you earn as a dowry, and our mother and son will be happy in this life. Why are you so reluctant to take part in this laborious imperial examination? It’s not like you don’t know what your own situation is!”

After talking about it, she threw her clothes on the bed and sat down angrily: "No, I won't let you go if you say anything."

Du Jinning said: "Mother, if I don't go, how can we explain to the head of the mountain? The head of the mountain and Mr. Yuan have high hopes on me, how can I just say no and not go?"

"It's not easy to handle? Just say you're sick." Chen said.

"They will definitely send a doctor to see me. Wouldn't it be wrong to see it this way?" Du Jinning smiled wryly, "The woman's pulse is different from the man's. If the doctor treats me, will he not know that I am a woman?"

When Chen heard this, she jumped up from the bed in fright: "What did you say? He knows?"

"Yes, I knew it at the time, but he probably took pity on us and didn't reveal my identity." Du Jinning sighed.

"Then you still dare to take the scientific examination? Are you afraid that he will report you in the yamen?" Chen suddenly became anxious, "No, no, no matter what I say, I won't let you take the examination."

"Well, if Mo Langzhong was still alive, I wouldn't have thought of going out to take part in the scientific examination." Du Jinning sighed, "Not long after we moved out of Dalin Village, Mo Langzhong stumbled and fell to the cliff and died when he was going to see a doctor in the deep mountains. gone."

"Ah?" Mrs. Chen was taken aback, and couldn't speak at all, "W-how did this happen? This, is this true?"

Du Jinning nodded: "Zhang Hongwen told me. I didn't have much money at the time, so I asked Zhang Hongwen to bring two taels of silver to his family. During the Chinese New Year last year, I took another ten taels of silver and asked Zhang Lizheng to give it to him. His family did not ask him to say my name, but only said that it was given to me by a patient who had been favored by Mo Langzhong before."

Chen sat down on the edge of the bed in a daze, and after a while he let out a long sigh: "The world is impermanent."

"That's not the case." Du Jinning also sat down on the edge of the bed, and sincerely comforted his mother, "Mother, I won't do anything I'm not sure about. I've asked Guan Jiaze about the rules of the government and hospital exams." It's far away from Qi Mu, they said it's the same as the county exam. Anyway, I will adapt accordingly, if I find that the inspection is too strict, I will just pretend to be sick and quit the exam."

(End of this chapter)