Jia Baoyu from the Red Chamber

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SPN Chapter [-] Yixianju

After Meng Shangshu finished speaking, he asked the officials to lead the candidates into the dormitory to start the exam, and hand in the papers before noon without delay.

Jia Baoyu has never participated in the scientific examination. This Beijing Gongyuan is the place where Yingtianfu's rural examination is held, and it is also the place where the final examination will be held. Speaking of which, Jia Baoyu will take the examination here next year. If there is a chance, the next year It was impossible to take another exam, so Jia Baoyu looked at it more carefully.

The scale of this tribute courtyard is extremely large, but it is not obvious yet. I heard that if a test shed is set up, it can accommodate more than [-] people. It’s a little bigger, but it’s still a few square meters. It can be said that it’s on top of the area of ​​some well-known universities in later generations.

This house is for a single person, and it is sorted by the thousand-character text "Heaven, Earth, Xuanhuang, Universe, Great Desolation". Jia Baoyu's house is in the name of "Yu", and there are pens and ink papers in the house. The imprint of the word "Yu". [

The ink needs to be sharpened by oneself, and Jia Baoyu has not sharpened ink by himself for some time, but this is not a big deal, although he is not used to it, there is no problem at all.

Jia Baoyu was grinding ink when he heard that the official had applied for a test question, which was the four-book question "Learn the New by Reviewing the Past". That's it, Jia Baoyu has a lot of timelines of this sentence in mind, but Jia Baoyu doesn't intend to memorize it and copy it directly, it doesn't suit Jia Baoyu's wishes, Jia Baoyu wants to write a good one by himself and read other people's evaluate.

Relying on his amazing memory, Jia Baoyu typed all the drafts in his heart, which saved some time. Jia Baoyu rubbed the ink slowly. Well, Jia Baoyu saw that it was someone who had already handed in the paper at this time, and knew that the person must have written the one he recited, otherwise he would be a genius.

But Jia Baoyu didn't think there was such a possibility. The man seemed to be 30 years old. If he was a genius, he wouldn't be at this age and he had only just taken the entrance exam.

Jia Baoyu thought about it again in his heart and confirmed that he could only think of this point before he started to write. The house is short and closed, and it is very stuffy inside in this hot weather. If you take the exam for three days in the scorching heat of June, you will definitely suffer from heat stroke. Jia Baoyu thought that he would say that his internal strength would not be invaded by cold and heat.

There are also many mosquitoes in this place. Jia Baoyu was bitten by a few red blisters on his calf after only sitting for a while. I wrote the stereotyped essay "Learn the New by Reviewing the Past" on the examination paper of the Gongyuan with a pen in lower case. When the inspection was wrong, I took the examination paper and walked out of the dormitory. Let Jia Baoyu go to the "Zhigongtang" to hand in the paper. When Jia Baoyu walked past the "Xuan" shop, he saw Li Liang was still writing, thinking that he must have never memorized it.

Jia Baoyu has known Li Liang's temperament recently. If he memorizes it, he must write it down directly and use his thinking. It is because I like to write the ones that I don't like the predecessors, so Li Liang mostly doesn't read the articles written by the predecessors. Jia Baoyu appreciates Li Liang's spirit.

Although Lin Xuan and Jia Baoyu didn't see him, he knew that he must be writing hard. Lin Xuan's temperament is to seek truth from facts, and he is embarrassed to copy other people's articles, but Jia Baoyu thought about it for a long time. It's done.

Just as Jia Baoyu was thinking about it, he saw Lin Xuan coming out from a distant number, because Jia Baoyu waited for a while, Lin Xuan arrived and Li Liang just came out, and the three of them happened to be together If there are a few joking words here, there are officials from the Gongyuan urging him to leave quickly.

The three came to the Supreme Court and presented the examination papers. Li Shouzhong smiled kindly at Jia Baoyu, and Jia Baoyu returned the gift with a smile. Meng Xiangjun didn't know Jia Baoyu at first, but he had heard of Jia Baoyu's name. This is a self-recognition, because he smiled at Jia Baoyu: "You are the one who was born with jade after Duke Rong?"

Jia Baoyu nodded and said, "The student is Baoyu."

Meng Xiangjun was quite satisfied with Jia Baoyu's performance, and after saying that he was indeed a good-looking talent, he read Jia Baoyu's crafting skills, but Meng Shangshu's 300-word crafting skills would not take much effort after reading it. After that, he nodded his head and said approvingly: "The literary theory is clear, the topics are not broken into clichés, and the handwriting is also remarkable. Both Chongzhi and Guangye can be admitted, but you are still young. When did the Four Books come from?" Started reading?"

Jia Baoyu replied: "A few years ago, I was too busy playing, so I didn't work hard, but I really started this year."

Meng Shangshu thought for a while and said: "Since this is the case, there are some foundations that are not enough. You can keep up with the courses of Guangyetang, but it is not good for the foundation. It is so good like Chongzhitang."

Jia Baoyu had no objection to these, so he nodded in agreement. Meng Shangshu looked at Lin Xuan and Li Liang's crafts again, but they said they were in Chongzhitang after a rough look, and there was no reason to ask their opinions. .

Jia Baoyu was also very happy to see two acquaintances entering the monastery hall, and the three of them went out together.

After Jia Baoyu left, Meng Shangshu said to Li Shouzhong who was beside him: "Jia Baoyu is only twelve years old, but he has already mastered a lot of arts, so after three to five years, he may have a place in the provincial and general examinations. "

Li Shouzhong nodded and said: "What Master Shangshu said is that I thought Jia Baoyu should be a mediocre beginner, but I didn't expect him to be a little genius. He is very good in such a family."

While the two were talking, a man came over. The man was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and his appearance was extremely handsome. He was not far behind Jia Baoyu, but his face was much more feminine. Li Shouzhong didn't feel anything yet, but Meng Shangshu's expression changed when he saw the man. [

He also looked at the man's file very carefully, but in the end he didn't express his opinion, he just said that he could enter Chongzhi Hall and that's it. The man had some dissatisfaction on his face but he didn't express it, he just let out a cold snort and left.

Meng Xiangjun's complexion also changed slightly, but he was not angry but regretful. Li Shouzhong saw some tricks and thought it was the failure of Meng Xiangjun's family, so he said: "Master Shangshu needs to think more, this young man It is very easy to change, and if you don’t make progress now, it doesn’t mean you won’t make progress all the time.”

Meng Xiangjun sighed at first, then nodded and said, "I just hope it gets better and better!"

The three of Jia Baoyu naturally didn't know what happened after they left. When the three of them left the tribute courtyard, there were already 30 to [-] people who came out, all of them were carried by carts and horses, listening to those sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys shouting loudly Those who go to this courtyard or which courtyard are all those places of fireworks, Jia Baoyu is a little envious, but this body is impossible to go to. Although he can do anything, Jia Baoyu is not willing to waste the first time on those prostitutes.

At this time, it was almost noon, and the three of them figured it out that it would be good to have a meal together if they couldn't go to the brothel like others, so they got on the carriage and went straight to Yixianju.

This Yixianju is one of the few restaurants in the capital that are as famous as Juxianlou, but the dishes are not as good as Juxianlou, but it is also popular every day, because Yixianju and some Qing people in the capital There is a cooperative relationship, and in a few days there will be celebrities performing here, which is similar to those in later generations who let celebrities perform on stage to attract some people.

However, the time of the performance is not fixed, so that it saves others from coming over during the performance, so the minds of those managers are still very good.

Several other top restaurants do not have this kind of arrangement. This is not to say that they have no creativity or dare not copy other people’s ideas, but that their big signs are different and their characteristics are also different. some of its own characteristics.

It happened to be noon when the three of them arrived at Yixianju. At this time, the guests had gradually come in. The second floor here is different from Juxian Building. They are seated at will, but each seat is more expensive. The private rooms on the third floor are more expensive. Jia Baoyu likes the close seats on the second floor, but Jia Baoyu doesn't like the third floor, so the three of them chose a close seat and sat down.

As soon as the three of them sat down on one side, the waiter on the other side quickly served tea, asked the three of them what to order, and mentioned their signature dish. Jia Baoyu only ordered a sauced duck, which fatty ones did Li Liang like? Therefore, I ordered Dongpo pork, and Lin Xuan ordered a very light stir-fry, so I added a few side dishes and it was done.

When it was time to order wine, Jia Baoyu saw the Great Wall wine on the wine list. Jia Baoyu saw the wine and asked the waiter, "What is this?"

After hearing this, Xiaoer said: "At this time, the wine brewed by a newly built winery in the capital tastes the same as that of the people from the big food countries in the past. I heard that it can beautify the skin and not easy to get drunk. Quite a lot."

Jia Baoyu was surprised when he heard this. It was only a short period of more than ten days. Did he actually achieve this level? Whether it was Yang Fan or Wu Yu who did it, Jia Baoyu thought that he had underestimated them.

Jia Baoyu asked the price, and it turned out to be one tael of silver per bottle. Jia Baoyu knew the cost, and each bottle was only a piece of one hundred Wen. Thirty bottles, but it's just being added every day.

Jia Baoyu didn't ask about the purchase price of this hotel. If he wanted to ask others, he wouldn't say it. After asking so many questions, Jia Baoyu naturally wanted a bottle, which was considered to be taking care of his own business. Li Liang also knew about wine. , so it is also very interesting.