Although there are five county examinations, each one does not last overnight, so candidates can rest at home for a few days in between.
Most of them are in good condition.
But Yao Zhenfu is different. He hasn't been eating or sleeping well during this period and has lost a lot of weight.
This county exam is his last chance!
His father said that if he failed to pass the county exam, he would either have to row a boat or work in the fields.
He would never go boating no matter what. He would definitely go boating in the county town, where he would meet his former classmates. It would be too embarrassing for him if his former classmates saw that he had become a boatman!
As for working in the fields... he didn't want to.
Not to mention anything else, he didn't even want to touch those "fertilizers" and felt sick just by looking at them.
Yao Zhenfu came out of the examination room with dull eyes and walked forward in a daze.
Yao Chengong saw his son at a glance, squeezed over and said, "Afu, Dad is here."
Yao Zhenfu turned his head and looked at Yao Chengong.
Yao Chengong asked, "Afu, how did you do on the test?"
When Yao Zhenfu heard Yao Yugong ask this, he suddenly became angry: "You only want to ask me if I did well in the exam! The county exam is not only about knowledge, but also about connections! Look at Li Qingzhi, he has a good relationship with County Magistrate Gou, so those yamen runners are polite to him, and County Magistrate Gou especially values him..."
Yao Zhenfu spoke angrily for a long time, putting all the blame on others.
Yao Chengong remained silent.
Yao Zhenfu started complaining again, blaming Yao Chengong for not being able to help him find connections.
Jin Moli also came to pick up Yao Zhenfu. After listening to what Yao Zhenfu said, she became more and more angry.
She is now inferior to Jin Xiaoye in every aspect, so she is counting on Yao Zhenfu to win face for her in the county exam. But seeing Yao Zhenfu's appearance...
Jin Moli had been married to Yao Zhenfu for many years, so she knew him a little. She realized something at this time: "Did you not do well in the exam?"
Yao Zhenfu said: "If my family had money that would allow me to use connections..."
Yao Yugong looked guilty when he heard this, but Jin Moli said, "This is just a county exam. You need connections to take the county exam. Can you pass the prefectural exam?"
"Why not? I was given a hall title in the first round, but was not promoted later. It must be because Li Qingzhi secretly made some moves. He doesn't like me, so he might have said something to County Magistrate Gou!" Yao Zhenfu said, and he began to believe it himself: "Didn't the Golden Willow Tree have to build a new wharf because Li Qingzhi said something bad about me to County Magistrate Gou?"
Yao Chengong and Jin Moli were both skeptical when they heard this.
Yao Zhenfu started talking again, saying that County Magistrate Gou was unfair.
He was not the only one who felt that County Magistrate Gou was unfair. Fang Zijian was also dissatisfied with the fact that Li Qingzhi was always mentioned by his hall name.
In addition, there were also scholars from Hong Hui who participated in the county examination. These people learned some things about Li Qingzhi from Hong Hui and even read Li Qingzhi's manuscripts.
Li Qingzhi's handwriting is so ugly and he hasn't even had a few days of education, so why is he always given a nickname
These people didn't like County Magistrate Gou in the first place, and now they gathered together to chat, saying bad things about County Magistrate Gou all day long. The more they talked, the more they felt that County Magistrate Gou was not a good person.
County Magistrate Gou, who was framed by others, has been very busy recently.