Wear It with Space - Chapter 28

Before Shen Ling went to the countryside to buy land, he went to Zheng Huai’s house to sit down. Zheng Huai’s family has dozens of acres of land, so naturally he is more familiar with the matter of buying land than others.

Because she has been closer to Zheng Huai recently, when Shen Ling went there, Zheng Huai’s parents were very enthusiastic. Hearing that he was going to buy land, Shen Ling’s father told him to find a tribe in Backstreet. He is now working in the county’s house and is in charge of the sale of this land.

With a relationship, things will be easier. Shen Ling sent two gifts back to the family of the tribe, and finally spent 80 taels of silver to buy more than 50 acres of fertile land. These 50 acres of fertile fields are located on the edge of the county seat, only a dozen miles away from Zheng’s house, and it seems convenient for daily photos.

When Shen Ling was about to find someone to build a Zhuangzi nearby, the county test list came down.

The students who participated in the county test in Zheng Family School were all well-known on the list. Among them, Shen Ling had the best grades and successfully returned to a case leader.

When Shen Ling saw the word Zheng Feng at the top of the list, he was relieved and finally did not live up to Zheng Ming’s expectations.

After this county test, the Zheng family’s ethics has gained some reputation in the county.

When Shen Ling went to school again, he found that there were a lot more students in the school than usual. Some of the extra students were from the Zheng family but more of them came from foreign surnames.

As soon as Shen Ling’s newly released case first appeared in the school, it immediately attracted everyone’s attention. Some came to congratulate, some flattered, and some said sour words. Shen Ling was feeling a little overwhelmed. Zheng Ming arrived, and the school fell silent immediately.

Shen Ling hurriedly sat down in her seat. Zheng Ming scanned the students below, his eyes staying on Shen Ling for a few seconds, and then he started to check his homework.

After the morning class, Zheng Ming retained some of the students who passed the county exam and asked them to write an extra ten words each day from tomorrow.

From this county test, Shen Ling discovered that Zheng Ming should have a certain understanding of the county magistrate who presided over the county test beforehand. Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental that he happened to fall into the county test subject. Therefore, as soon as Zheng Ming said to let them write ten extra words, Shen Ling immediately became concerned, probably related to the official examination held in April.

After returning from clan studies, Shen Ling began to practice calligraphy.

Nowadays, the popular style is beautiful and beautiful, and the elegant and mellow pavilion style. The old gentleman who studied the ethics before let them practice this style of pavilion and pavilion. However, the previous Zheng Feng was not the kind of person who could sit down and practice calligraphy, so Shen Ling’s writing now can only be called average.

Because she was busy studying and making essays before, Shen Ling had never had the opportunity and time to practice handwriting. Now that it’s about the future test, Shen Ling squeezes out an hour every night to practice calligraphy. In addition to the ten words that Zheng Ming confessed, Shen Ling wrote a dozen more words.

After practicing the calligraphy for more than a month, I came to the test house.

Shen Ling and the classmates went to Fucheng a few days in advance. Before leaving, Zheng Ming gave them an address and asked them to stay there for a few days. Shen Ling didn’t know until they got there, that the address was Zheng Ming’s house in Fucheng. The old housekeeper who visited the house said that this was bought when Zheng Ming’s father was alive, in order to make it easier for the children in the family to have a place to live during the exam.

After listening to the old housekeeper, one of them asked, “So, did Mr.’s father also bought a house in the provincial capital?”

Shen Ling had also thought about this issue before. If he was about to come to the provincial capital for examination, he would have a place to borrow. After being asked this question first, Shen Ling waited for the old housekeeper’s answer.

The old butler nodded under the expectant gazes of these people: “Master did buy a house in the provincial capital, but because of the long distance, it is difficult to send people to take care of it. The house has been unoccupied for a long time. If several xianggong want to go to the provincial capital for an exam in the future, I am afraid that they will have to clean up the house by themselves.”

Shen Ling heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words. It would be nice to have a place to live. As for cleaning and tidying up, it is a trivial matter.

When Zheng Ming’s father bought the house, his idea was to facilitate the examination, so it was close to the place of examination, but the house itself was not big. So in the evening, Shen Ling huddled with one of the classmates.

Although it is two people squeezing into a room, it is quite good compared to those candidates who can’t find a suitable inn from a long distance. And the old housekeepers are very good. In the few days before the exam, they not only provided them with three meals a day, but also often went out to inquire about various gossips about the house exam.

One of the most widely circulated gossip is that the prefect who presided over this examination, once studied under a master of calligraphy in the dynasty, wrote a good hand.

As for the other gossip, Shen Ling put it aside after hearing it, focusing on practicing his own style.

On the first day of the test, Shen Ling and several people arrived at the government office before dawn, just as they did during the county test. The only difference from the county test is that Shen Ling was assigned to the front seat this time.

The number and content of the prefectural test are similar to those of the county test. The difference is that the questions from the prefectural test are more difficult than those from the county test. When Shen Ling was in the county exam, he was basically the batch of papers handed in in the morning. Now when he is taking the exam, three of the five tests are all handed in in the afternoon.

After finishing the last test, Shen Ling only felt hungry when she came out of the government office, and she didn’t have much energy on her body. Shen Ling had patronized answering questions before, had no appetite or mood to eat, of course, the most important thing was that he didn’t have the habit of eating in the examination room. Now that after five tests, people feel hungry as soon as they relax.

This time is already in the past, just past lunch time. Shen Ling casually found a small restaurant, found a place next to the window, and ordered a bowl of plain noodles. Because of the small number of people, the face comes quickly. Shen Ling tried his best to control the speed of eating noodles, not because he was afraid of losing his grace, but because he was afraid that the spleen and stomach could not absorb it too quickly. After eating the noodles, Shen Ling asked for another bowl of noodle soup. After drinking the soup, he felt that he had some strength, and slowly walked back to the house where he was borrowing.

Some of the classmates who took the exam together were one step ahead of him, and some were behind him. After the crowd was gathered in the evening, everyone gathered together to discuss the content of the examination. Shen Ling didn’t say much, most of them were listening. In this test, they lost their previous luck and could encounter the problems Zheng Ming had asked before. Shen Ling felt that it would be impossible for a case to come back for the first time, at best, the ranking would be higher.

After several people discussed the content of the exam, they began to discuss when to leave for the county. Someone suggested to stay a few more days and wait until the list comes down. In the end, this proposal was passed unanimously. After all, everyone wanted to know as soon as possible whether it was possible to pass it.

However, a few people felt that it was not good to always trouble the old housekeeper, so they pooled up a couple of dollars together and handed out the oldest person in their middle grade to send it to the old housekeeper.

On the third day, Shen Ling found that the attitude of the old housekeeper was better than before. Shen Ling casually asked him what flower market was nearby. He not only told him the address of the flower market in detail, but also said what the city was. The residence of a famous gardener.

Shen Ling found the home of one of the gardeners according to the address he said, bought some expensive orchids, and planned to plant them in the space later.

In the next few days, Shen Ling bought some good ingredients for Huang that were not available in the county, bought some famous desserts in Fucheng for Lanzhu, and bought a silver lock for the unborn child.

Calculating the date, there is only more than one month left before the birth of the child. I don’t know if Lan Zhu will give birth to a boy or a girl. Shen Ling was half lying on the bed thinking wildly, when he heard someone call his name outside, it turned out that the list of the official test came out.

Similar to what Shen Ling thought, he did not win the case this time, but ranked sixth.

Even so, Shen Ling was very happy. The hard work of more than half a year was not in vain, and he finally got a boy student back from the exam. If he can pass next year’s hospital examination, then his task will be basically completed.

When they returned home, Huang and Lan Zhu heard that he had passed the government examination, and they were even more happy than when he was the case leader.

After that, Shen Ling returned to the clan school to continue his studies. Zheng Ming quickly arranged these people who had passed the county examination and had to take the hospital examination next year, and asked them questions from time to time. Shen Ling sorted out these topics and articles when he was free, and gave out another booklet to Zheng Tang.

In mid-May, Lan Zhu gave birth to a boy who was more than six kilograms. Huang was so happy that he couldn’t close his mouth from ear to ear. Shen Ling looked at the baby wrapped in swaddling on the bed. There was only one feeling. How could he look so ugly?

When Lan Zhu asked him to give his son a nickname, Shen Ling blurted out: “Just call A Chou!”

So A Chou’s nickname was called. Ah Chou is no different from a normal baby. After eating and sleeping every day, he almost cries as soon as he wakes up. I have to wake up five or six times every night. Sometimes I get enough sleep during the day. At night, I pull or urinate, which makes people unable to sleep at all.

Huang felt sorry for his son, and ordered Sui’er to accompany Lan Zhu, and drove Shen Ling to sleep in the study. Since then, Shen Ling has lived in the study for more than half a year.

When A Chou was one year old, the time for the hospital examination came.

A dozen classmates from classmate Shen Ling went to the provincial capital together and lived in the house that the old butler said. The content of the college exam is similar to that of the county exam, but two less. The exams are stereotypes, essays, and theory.

Different from the county test and the government test, candidates are not allowed to bring in except for the test quotation when they enter the examination room. The examination room is responsible for providing food, water, and quilts. The quilt is for the examinee to spend the night. This is also the difference from the previous two exams. The examinee must spend the night in the examination room.

In such a closed environment, Shen Ling felt that it was really testing the psychological quality of these candidates. If it hadn’t been for him to go through countless exams back and forth in his later lives, I’m afraid he would really be fainted in such an environment.

Three days later, Shen Ling finished writing the last paper and pulled down the little bell next to him, and two of them took away his belongings.

Walking out of the examination room, Shen Ling took a long breath and finally finished the examination.