What kind of wife do you want to find in the future
After hearing this question, Zhu Ping'an shifted his gaze to the dark-hearted girl Li Shu, with a burning look in her eyes, and stayed there for about two or three seconds.
The long mink skirt is charming and attractive.
When Li Shu felt a little shy when being looked at by Zhu Ping'an, Zhu Ping'an looked at Li Shu, raised the corners of his lips and said jokingly:
"You don't have to be too pretty, you don't have to be too smart, you don't have to be willful or stubborn, you have to be gentle and virtuous, you have to be considerate and caring, you have to..."
With every word Zhu Ping'an said, Li Shu's charming face turned colder.
"You ask for so much, just become a monk!"
Li Shu had a gloomy face. She messed up the chess pieces on the board and got angry for no apparent reason.
Then
Zhu Pingan looked at Li Shu with curiosity. He said he was just talking nonsense. Why was this girl so emotional? !
"Ahem, I wanted to introduce my maid to you, but I didn't expect you to be so picky. Humph, you don't even look in the mirror and complain about this and that. You don't know how to appreciate a good person!"
When Li Shu noticed Zhu Ping'an's curious look, she realized that her emotions were out of control. Her face turned slightly red, but she pushed all the responsibilities onto Zhu Ping'an with a clear conscience and vented her anger naturally.
"Forget it. I can find my own wife myself. Don't bother me!" Zhu Ping'an shook his head and declined the offer.
"You are old!" The scheming girl Li Shu glared at Zhu Ping'an hard, and her expression seemed to become even worse.
This girl must have forgotten to take her medicine.
"Just three rounds, well, just consider it as I won two games. As we agreed before, I'm going to go find my two books." Zhu Ping'an stood up, said lightly, and walked towards the bookshelf.
"What do you mean by just treat it as such? That's what it is." Li Shu pouted unhappily.
Zhu Pingan just glanced at Li Shu with the same childish look as he would give a kitten playing with a ball of yarn. Then he shook his head slightly and turned to walk towards the bookshelf.
When Zhu Ping'an walked to the bookshelf, he heard the voice of a black-bellied girl losing her temper. It seemed that she was teaching a little maid a lesson. This was really a privilege of the feudal hierarchical society.
"Come here. Are you blind? Didn't you see the chess piece fall to the ground? Don't you know that this chess piece was made for me by my father out of ivory? You can't buy another one even if you sell it!"
Then came the voice of the little maid timidly apologizing, the voice was a little unfamiliar. It wasn't the little maid, it should be a little maid of a lower rank, who was almost scolded to tears by the black-bellied girl Li Shu.
"Hey, why are you crying? Did I wrong you?" the black-hearted girl said aggressively.
"No, I'm sorry, miss." The little maid was so scared that she knelt on the ground, fearing that her mistress would lose her temper again.
What a naughty little girl, just as unlovable as she was when she was a child.
Zhu Pingan curled his lips, selected a book he needed from the bookshelf, and then continued to look through it. He found six books one after another, all of which were books on eight-part essays and policy essays. Li Shu's family had a large collection of books, most of which could be said to be more than 90% of the books were about the imperial examinations. Zhu Pingan became the biggest beneficiary of the Li family's study. In many cases, Zhu Pingan was still full of gratitude to the Li family.
"Hey, Zhu Ping'an, when are you going to take the exam?"
Li Shu, who was teaching the little maid over there, saw Zhu Ping'an had chosen the book and asked with a sullen face.
"It will probably be soon. I originally wanted to wait until my brother got married before going. But after reading some of the experiences of the past, I realized that it is too late. From now on, it is a thousand miles away to the capital. I estimate that I will have to leave in a few days."
Zhu Pingan put the book on the desk, leaned over to register the book, and replied calmly.
The Enke County Examination started in early March. It is already late December, and there is only about March left, so time is running out.
Ancient times are incomparable to modern times. In ancient times, people traveled with two animals and three carts. There were boats on rivers and lakes, but now it is winter, and rivers and lakes are frozen. Boats are blocked, so people can only travel with two animals and three carts. A few days ago, Zhu Pingan asked someone to find out, but he had not found any convoys from Kaoshan Town or Huaining County to the capital. Since the snow, most of the convoys have stopped.
Probably just walking.
It was about 1,200 li from my home to the capital, and I couldn't walk the straight line, so it was probably more or less. Fortunately, building bridges and roads was considered a significant achievement of local officials. For the sake of political achievements, local officials in various places built roads, which was difficult to continue, so most officials did it. There were many roads from my home to the capital, but very few official roads; however, there were still quite a few remote paths in the wilderness and mountains.
There are several things to pay attention to when going to Beijing to take the imperial examination. First, you need to prepare dry food for your basic needs. If you carry too much weight, you will travel slower. Second, you need to be on guard against big beasts and bandits, even though it is a peaceful time now. Third, you need to find a good place to rest at sunset. As a juren going to Beijing to take the imperial examination, you should be able to stay at a post station. However, post stations are set up by the government, with three or five guest rooms and mule and horse inns. There are more of them in cities, ports, and thoroughfares, and they are rare in counties and prefectures. Therefore, when there is no post station, you have to consider staying in a private house, temple, or inn, etc.
As the saying goes, everything is good at home, but everything is difficult when you go out!
Considering the above situation, I estimate that if I can travel 30 miles a day, it will be considered good. If I can catch a carriage, I can travel about 50 miles a day. However, if there are any unexpected events on the road, it will take longer. After traveling for months, I will have to rest for a few days when I arrive in the capital, and review for a few days before the exam. I have to leave some time.
Due to the distance and various uncertainties, we had to set off for the capital early.
"So fast?" The scheming girl Li Shu seemed a little surprised.
"What's the matter? Is there something wrong?" After registering the books, Zhu Ping'an looked at Li Shu.
"No, no." Li Shu pursed her lips and her face turned slightly red.
"Zhu Ping'an, what exam are you taking? Are you going to take the imperial examination?" The chubby little maid Hua'er on the other side couldn't help but interrupt and ask. She was really curious.
"Silly girl, he took the imperial examination. Those who passed the imperial examination are called 'gongshi'. Gongshi will then take the palace examination. The first and third place in the palace examination will be awarded the title of jinshi. The first place is the top scholar, the second place is the second place, and the third place is the third place. The second place is awarded the title of jinshi, and the first place is generally called chuanlu. The third place is awarded the title of tong jinshi."
Hua'er, the chubby-faced maid, had just asked the question when the sinister girl Li Shu next to her tapped her on the forehead.
"Isn't that just taking the imperial examination and becoming the top scholar?" Hua'er, the chubby-faced maid, covered her forehead with her hands and looked at her mistress with a face full of grievance, feeling very puzzled.
"You are so stupid." The black-hearted girl rolled her eyes.
"Miss, how am I stupid?" Hua'er, a chubby-faced maid, was still puzzled. (To be continued.)