Since there were only more than 300 people left in the fourth exam, the chance of encountering acquaintances was a little higher at this time.
Li Jin and Chen Xiran ran into each other with Huang Yiling as soon as they went out.
When Huang Yiling saw the two of them, she immediately came up to say hello: "Thanks to the help of A Jin and Brother Chen, I didn't miss the book by the prefect."
"polite."
Huang Yiling asked a few people which inn they stayed in. He heard that they lived in an inn 200 meters away, and said with regret: "The three of us arrived earlier and stayed at the inn diagonally opposite the county office. I wanted to find you guys to review my homework together, but later I found that there were too many candidates, and I couldn’t find anyone at all.”
Chen Xiran said: "Yes, Mr. Song said that at most they participated in the county examination at most about 100 people."
Xu Zifan took part in a county examination before and has studied it.
"There are also more people. As far as I know, the number of people who pass the county exam is about one-tenth of the number of people who take the exam. We should have fifty people pass this year."
Thanks to those young people who came to 'experience the atmosphere of the examination room', otherwise the number of passers would have to drop further.
It was getting late, and the few people didn't talk much, so they could only agree to go to the brothel for drinks after the last exam tomorrow.
But Li Jin did not agree with this.
Even though he has an easy-going personality and can quickly get along with his classmates, he has his own principles to stick to.
However, ancient brothels were different from brothels. brothels were classified into different grades. The lowest grade was naturally called a brothel, and most of the women in it sold their bodies.
The Fragrance Garden in the town is of this grade.
If it was raised a little bit, the girls in the building were divided into two groups. A few top-notch girls did not sell themselves, but if the price was high, they would naturally follow the guests.
Going further up, the talents of the brothel girls are very outstanding.
Before that, Liu Rushi, who was the leader of Qinhuai's eight masters, was as talented as a man, but unfortunately he was reduced to a brothel, and he was unkind to others, and finally died with hatred.
The brothel in the county town probably divides the girls into two categories, one is to sell one's body, and the other is to show off and not sell one's body.
Li Jin thought, no matter what, the brothel is a place for literati and writers to have fun. He has a husband and children, so naturally he doesn't plan to go in.
He can ignore the evaluation of his classmates, be it pedantic or stereotyped, Li Jin has made up his mind not to go to the brothel.
Because of this kind of place, the first time you go there, the next time someone invites you, you won't have the position to say no.
If after going in, he drank too much wine and did other things...
Li Jin thought that although he firmly believed that he would not betray the young man, he might as well eliminate these 'possibilities' one by one rather than testing his willpower again and again in the future.
For Li Jin, principle is always more important than face.
Chen Xiran and Li Jin are classmates here, and they already know him very well.
He said directly: "A Jin, don't you plan to go to the brothel tomorrow? It's the brothel in the county seat, and the girls in it are definitely more beautiful than those in Piaoxiang Garden."
Li Jin raised the corners of her lips and said, "What about the beauty of the girl? I can only pretend to be someone else. Xi Ran, I will apologize to Yiling and them tomorrow."
The balance in Chen Xiran's heart began to sway.
On the one hand, he has been longing for a brothel for a long time, but he was always under the control of his father before, and he could only get along with his mouth.
On the other hand, it was because he finally passed the county exam this time, and he was invited by a friend again.
But if Li Jin doesn't go, if the story of his stealing sex in the county gets to his father, his father will definitely ask him, 'Is this the classmate you said all went? ', at that time, he had no way of defending himself, and it was estimated that he had to be served by family law!
Chen Xiran covered his head and said, "Since A Jin doesn't plan to go, then I won't go either. My father said that he will kiss me when I pass the exam... Anyway, I don't care about waiting another year."
Li Jin patted Chen Xiran on the shoulder, even though this person always talked about going to the brothel, in fact, at most he looked melancholy in front of the brothel.
His father was a violent temper, and he was strict with Chen Xiran in this regard. Chen Xiran really didn't have the guts.
The next day, during the roll call, dozens of people were screened, and many of the remaining people also had bitterness in their eyes.
This year, they added trial and arithmetic. They didn't even know such an important thing. Yesterday, they went back all night and crammed. Today, standing here and being blown by the cold wind, they forgot everything they carried on their backs.
Whether or not you can pass the test in the end can only depend on your life.
At first, Li Jin thought that the fifth exam would be an extra question of arithmetic after the eight-part essay and the fu.
But when he saw the test questions, he was extremely surprised.
This time, the three questions are all arithmetic, and there is absolutely no gift to fish in troubled waters!
Immediately in the examination room, some people gasped frequently, and it seemed that they were about to faint.
But the exam questions were set by county officials and Confucian teachers, and no one could refute them. A grey-haired old man fainted the moment he saw the test questions.
Li Jin actually understands his mood quite a bit. He finally passed the first four exams. He thought he could pass the fifth exam, but at this juncture, he took the extra exam.
The sweat of the previous years was all in vain, and he was already old, and he didn't know if he could insist on taking the test next time...
For a moment, my mind collapsed, and I fainted directly.
The yamen quickly came down, pinched people, and poured hot soup. The old man slowly woke up, but he still gritted his teeth and insisted on finishing the exam.
Whether you can pass the test will be another topic, but if you give up the test, you will regret it for the rest of your life.
After Li Jin copied the questions, he drafted the calculation. He knew the process of arithmetic by heart, but in ancient times, there were basically no formulas for answering arithmetic problems, and they were all described by language.
Li Jin confirmed that the answer was correct, and had to rethink the organizational language before transcribing the answer sheet.
Mathematics is his forte after all, and Li Jin stopped writing before the soup was hot at noon.
After the inspection tour to collect the papers, seeing that it was still early, he simply let him rest in the empty room next to him. It is impossible to release people in advance. Except for those who abandoned the exam, everyone else has to 'release' together after the exam is over.
The magistrate sat at the front to handle the case, and out of the corner of the eye, he glanced at Li Jin, and admired his temperament and appearance.
In addition, Li Jin handed in the papers ahead of time, and the examination paper was full and neatly written in his hand, and the county magistrate couldn't help but take a few more glances at the young man.
When it got dark again, Li Jin followed the crowd out.
Chen Xiran has never been short of food since he was a child, but these days he can only eat steamed buns in hot soup at noon, and he can't go to the toilet. In addition, Li Jin directly said that he would not go to the brothel, Chen Xiran also gave up the idea of pleasure at this moment, and just wanted to go back to the inn to take a hot bath and dispel the cold.
At the entrance of the county government office, Huang Yiling was beaming.
"Thank you so much for A Jin and Brother Chen's book! The first question this time is completely a distortion of the content in the book. Although I didn't calculate the third question, I don't think the test will be too bad this time."
When he said 'it won't be too bad', he probably meant that he could pass the county test.
Li Jin said, "Congratulations."
Huang Yiling pulled him to answer the first question again, and when he heard that Li Jin had the same result as his, the whole person was even more happy.
But five of them got five answers to the second question...
In the end, Xu Zifan said, "Yi Ling, don't be so eager to answer the question. You said before that you were going to the brothel. If you don't go, it will be too late."
Li Jin and Chen Xiran declined their invitation to go to the brothel together on the grounds that they were too tired after the exam.
Several people parted at the gate of the county government office, and made an appointment to go to a wine shop for drinks tomorrow.
This time, Li Jin agreed. After all, it was a collective activity, and it would be unreasonable for him not to participate at all.
In the early morning of the second day, when Li Jin woke up, he could still hear Chen Xiran whispering inside.
He went out to exercise after washing up. This time, he didn't wear cotton clothes, only rough cloth bunts.
After all, you have to run, and if you wear it too thick, you will sweat.
Li Jin usually wears a cotton-padded coat made of coarse cloth at home, and only covers a long coat over it.
However, candidates are only allowed to wear a thin cotton-padded coat during the exam, so Li Jin will wear the cotton-padded coat with cotton on the outside and coarse cloth on the inside.
The county government office without the candidates was a little deserted. Li Jin ran around the inner city, and the whole person was running hot.
When he ran back, he felt that he saw a big man who was slightly impressed.
The man seemed to have noticed Li Jin's gaze, and turned his head to look over. Li Jin even caught a hint of admiration from the other's eyes.
After all, the other party was still friendly, and Li Jin also nodded at him as a greeting.
After returning to the inn, Li Jin couldn't remember when he saw this big man.
But he said that the man stumbled and entered directly through the back door of the county government.
The county magistrate had already got up to correct the examination papers, and he was also correcting with two masters.
The man's name is Wu Fang, and he is a clerk of the county government. He was sent to investigate the reputation of students in various towns and towns some time ago, and he is also privately checking every student who is recommended by scholars.
For fear of being recognized, the county magistrate did not let him help with the inspection tour.
Wu Fang was very optimistic about the student named Li Jin. The idyllic poem wrote the scene when his parents were working.
He still remembered that when he was a child, his parents told him to help him more, and the more he practiced, the stronger he would be in the field work in the future.
I just didn't expect that, after gaining strength, he was recruited by the county government and became a government servant.
Therefore, Wu Fang had a little impression of Li Jin.
He didn't expect that he was actually recognized by Li Jin, but the county test had passed, so saying hello was not a violation.
Looking at the other party's bunts made of coarse cloth, he clearly did not shy away from his peasant family background, but because of the clear and bookish look on his face, he dared not look down on him.
Wu Fang rated this person even higher.
He has seen too many people forgetting their ancestors, and when they have a little fame, they will abandon their wives.
Wu Fang thought so, and told the master in charge of the matter, so the master added the sentence 'be well-behaved, do not cling to wealthy families, and do not shy away from peasant family background' under the comment to Li Jin.
If Li Jin was here, he would find that there were only ten people in the master's records.
And these ten people are all outstanding students from Shili Baxiang. If their answering level is similar, the one with the highest reputation will naturally be chosen as the leader of the desk.
And once he becomes the head of the county examination, it is very likely that the head of the next hospital examination will fall on this person.
The prefect is also very happy to spread the story of 'Little Sanyuan' in the province under his jurisdiction.
This is also part of the achievement.
And Li Jin himself, without the slightest knowledge, was already the candidate for the lead.