Chapter 134 The Last Wish of an Ancient Farmer 13
The autumn examination was held in Linyuan Prefecture. The senior students went there a month and a half ago and they rented a small courtyard.
It took more than half a month to travel from Feng'an County to Linyuan Prefecture. Lin's mother gave him a bag of silver and waved goodbye to him.
Lin Jing left Linjia Village in a ox cart, and Chang'an and the others calculated the time and waited for him at the city gate.
After they left, Lin Cuilan, who had married the beggar, also asked the beggar brother, "Ali, when are we going back to the capital?"
The beggar thought that this woman was deceived and he definitely couldn't tell her the truth now. The prince just happened to leave Feng'an City and gave him a generous reward of two hundred taels of silver.
The yard they live in now is rented, and the rent is about to expire. It would be better to cancel the lease and take the woman to live somewhere far away from Feng'an City. Then he would tell her the truth. She would be far away from her parents' home and have no one to rely on. She would not be able to run away even if she wanted to.
All I can say is that the beggar was too naive. Even if Lin Cuilan knew the truth, it’s not certain whether he would still be alive.
Chang'an no longer paid attention to the affairs of Beggar Brother and Lin Cuilan. After arriving in the city, they moved into the courtyard rented by the senior student. The courtyard was square as soon as they entered, with a pomegranate tree planted in the middle. It was far away from the downtown area and was a good place to live.
Lin Jing did not go out to the restaurant to discuss academic matters with those students. Instead, he just lay down at home. He was very confident that he would become the top scorer in the imperial examination.
I took Chang'an out to play in my senior year. Students from all over the country who were taking the imperial examinations flocked to Linyuan Prefecture, and it was especially lively here before the end of the exams.
The beautiful girl was walking around the street with a very cute little girl, looking around here and there, which was very eye-catching.
A student from Fushan Academy recognized them and saw that person walking out of the crowd, "Miss Ruyue, Master, what a coincidence, you are also in the city?"
It’s a very down-to-earth way of greeting, and you can tell at first glance that he’s a casual teenager.
Changan and Dasi: ??? Who is this? I don’t know.
"I am Wu Ziyu, a student from Fushan Academy," he said, looking particularly shy as a senior.
Changan: Oh no, I’m really moved!
He seemed to have found someone to confide in, and said in distress: "I don't want to take the imperial examination. I want to travel the world and do good deeds, but my father won't let me."
"Your name means you will have no freedom in this life." His father told him that he had no freedom when he was born.
The senior year is not good at comforting people and will just poke at their sore spots.
She felt that this lack of freedom and sense of boundaries was so great. They didn't know each other, so why should she stand on the street and listen to him talk about his depressed mood?
Holding Chang'an's hand and leaving quickly, Wu Ziyu felt very regretful when looking at the beautiful woman's departing back. He still wanted to get closer to Miss Ruyue, but she didn't seem to be happy about it.
Changan looked back and thought, is this a fool? How did he make it to the provincial examination?
This is unbelievable, unbelievable. There are inside stories about the imperial examination. I wonder if her family’s eldest son is not good at this.
This little episode on the street was not worth mentioning. The whole family spent a few days lying down, and soon the day of the exam arrived.
Chang'an was like a parent sending his child to an exam, and he followed Lin Jing happily to the entrance of the examination room. Before Lin Jing went in, he squatted down to help Chang'an tidy up her clothes, and touched her chubby little face. Only when he saw Gu Laoliu following behind him did he feel at ease to go in.
The people who came to take the exam were a little surprised. Some people even brought their children to take the exam. Is there no one at home to help take care of them? Is it unsafe to leave the children outside?
Some people began to worry about Lin Jing. What would happen if the child was taken away by someone?
This year's candidates are very cute, and even the official who is maintaining order outside the examination room is very cute. He said to Chang'an, "Why don't you go to the teahouse in front and reserve a seat to wait?"
Changan looked up at the uncle in front of him who seemed a little nervous, "Can't we wait here?"
"Yes, you can, if you are not afraid of the sun or tiredness, but you may have to wait a long time."
They had never sent anyone to take an exam before and had no experience. They didn't know they had to book a private room in the teahouse. They didn't expect there would be so many people taking exams. Not to mention the private rooms, even the seats in the lobby were taken.
"That's okay," Chang'an took out a small stool that was folded several times from her small bag, and then took out a small umbrella.
The uncle was stunned and wanted to open her bag to see how such a small bag could hold these two things.
Chang'an, with her father's courage, used the space right under other people's noses. She didn't treat others as fools and still concealed it.
She found a seat by the side, opened a small stool, and inserted a small umbrella on the stool. This was something that the senior student came up with using his imagination. The stool became a small chair, which can provide shade and serve as a backrest.
After sitting down, she took out a bunch of grapes from her small bag, shook her little feet, ate the grapes and waited for Lin Jing.
Uncle officer: Sorry to bother you, goodbye!
"The three exams take a total of nine days, one every three days, and the candidates will not be able to come out until three days later."
Changan: ...I haven’t taken the exam, so I don’t understand it and I haven’t looked it up specifically. I thought it was the same as the college entrance exam.
Now that you're here, why not wait a little longer to take in the occasion? Aren't there a group of people sitting over at the teahouse?
Why didn't Lin Jing say anything? Could it be that he had forgotten it himself?
Fortunately, the uncle told her. Chang'an thought the uncle was very nice. She took out another bunch of grapes from her small bag, ran over and handed it to him, "Uncle, please have some."
"No, no, I'm on duty."
Does that mean it can be done after the next shift? Changan gave him a look that showed he understood.
He took out another piece of paper and wrapped the grapes in it. "Then you can eat them after your shift."
Uncle: Is this what he meant?
When the crystal clear grapes were handed to him, the fruity aroma rushed into his nose. Finally, he couldn't resist the temptation and took the grapes. After he got off duty, he shared them with his colleagues who had been on duty with him today. Everyone ate them and no one had to be stingy.
After eating a bunch of grapes, Chang'an began to doze off as the wind gently blew on her. She leaned back and fell asleep. She was not afraid of being carried away by someone because she believed in her own fighting strength.
Just after she fell asleep, the senior student came forward from a distance. When the uncle saw someone trying to steal a child, he walked over quickly with a gloomy face.
The big knife at his waist was pulled out halfway, "What are you going to do?"
"Sir, I am this child's mother. She is asleep and I want to hold her in my arms so I can sleep more comfortably."
Gu Laoliu who was standing behind Changan: ???
He swung his palm out and knocked the senior to the ground.
When the police officer saw the woman suddenly pounce in front of him, he stepped back three meters vigilantly and said, "You, you, you'd better not blackmail me."
The senior quietly stood up, forgetting that his old master was still there. ???????????
Gu Laoliu stepped forward and wanted to take Chang'an back, but as soon as he got closer, Chang'an opened one eye, and when he saw it was his silly father, he slept more peacefully.
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Chang'an was unable to wait at the door for Lin Jing to finish the exam, and she was taken home by her father.
Three days later, Lin Jing came out of the examination room and did not see Chang'an. He guessed that they had probably given up on him halfway, compared to other candidates who came out with pale faces or fainted as soon as they came out.
He was in extremely good spirits, his eyes were bright, and he ran home at a brisk pace.