Wear It with Space - Chapter 29

It didn’t take long for Shen Ling to return to the house, and Zheng Huai, who had a better relationship with him, returned. At night, the other three people in their room returned one after another. Because this house in the provincial capital was smaller than the previous one in the capital city, they were packed in one room with five people this time.

Shen Ling and Zheng Huai were unwilling to squeeze on the same bed with others, so they each set up a bamboo bed under the window.

None of the five people in the room mentioned the exam that night, and they spent the night in the exam room for several days, and no one could have a good rest. So several people hurriedly spent dinner, and went to bed to rest.

The next day, when the sun was shining on Shen Ling, he woke up from his sleep to see that the time was in the middle of the day. The other four in the room were still sleeping soundly. Shen Ling tried his best to lighten the movement, but still awakened Zheng Huai, who was closest to him.

So Shen Ling invited him out for dinner.

The house they borrowed is located in an excellent location, and the street is extremely lively when they go out. Because it is the time of the college exam, I can see several scholars from all over the street from time to time. In some restaurants and tea shops, there were even a lot of children who participated in the test.

When Shen Ling walked on the street, he could hear the dialogue inside. It was nothing more than what kind of essays the academicians of the college examination liked and how the topic was.

Shen Ling was unwilling to join in the excitement. After asking Zheng Huai’s opinion, he chose a relatively cleaner restaurant. Not long after the two sat down, there was a loud noise from downstairs, and Shen Ling asked his buddy to find out that the two students who had taken the exam downstairs quarreled over a topic.

After the buddy left, Zheng Huai asked Shen Ling: “I was in the room before, and it was not easy to ask you in front of everyone. Do you think you can be sure of this hospital exam?”

Shen Ling said: “The questions of this hospital examination are a little bit off. I can’t say that I am 100% sure, but at most 60 or 70%.”

Zheng Huai sighed: “It seems that you did a good job in the exam. Like me, I only have a 30-40% chance at most.”

Seeing his expression, Shen Ling guessed that he did not get satisfactory in the exam, so he couldn’t ask him too much. After the dishes were ready, he turned the conversation away, and asked him if he would be interested in going to the bookstore after dinner.

Zheng Huai was in a bad mood and wanted to go out and relax. So the two used some food in the restaurant and walked towards the largest bookstore in the provincial capital.

Compared with the restaurants and tea shops where children gather, there are not many scholars in the bookstores, only a few. One of them, dressed in a light blue Confucian shirt, had a particularly outstanding temperament. At first glance, he was an outstanding child cultivated by a large family.

After taking a few glances, Shen Ling withdrew his gaze and concentrated on provoking the book in the bookstore. When Zheng Ming gave a lecture in the morning, he once mentioned that reading more books on the various schools of thought was also helpful for writing articles. At that time, he just mentioned it casually and didn’t ask the students to do it, but Shen Ling remembered it in his heart.

Therefore, when he came to the bookstore this time, he did not go with Zheng Huai to pick out the selected articles, but stood in front of the bookshelf where those scholars were placed. Compared with the anthology of articles, the books of these philosophers and hundreds of schools are not welcomed by children. Therefore, the shelf is not only back, but many books are also covered with a thin layer of dust.

When Shen Ling was standing in front of the bookshelf and was hesitating which books to buy, the youth with outstanding temperament also stood in front of the bookshelf. When his gaze reached Shen Ling, he nodded slightly and began to carefully select the book.

Shen Ling thought that these aristocratic families must have more experience in imperial examinations than their Zheng family, so he stepped forward and greeted him, “You also like the philosophers and hundreds of families?”

The boy was about fourteen or five years old, and his personality was slightly introverted. He only smiled when he heard that.

Shen Ling couldn’t say anything more when he saw it, but later the boy wanted to take a book that was placed on a high place. Because he was a little short, he couldn’t reach it after several times. Shen Ling couldn’t see it, so he stepped forward to help him take down the book.

When he fetched the book, he was closer to the young man. Naturally, he felt that there was nothing, but the young man took a step back. When he sent the book over, the young man smiled gratefully at him, but it was still Did not speak.

Shen Ling’s gaze swept across his book-holding hands inadvertently. The hands were well maintained, their fingers were thin and long, like ten onion fingers, not like a pair of men’s hands at all, they were clearly women’s hands. Shen Ling suddenly understood, no wonder this young man refused to speak, because once he spoke, his identity would be revealed.

Knowing the identity of this young man, Shen Ling did not have any extra words or deeds. He chose a few common books such as “Mandarin” and “Mozi” in later generations and went to checkout.

When checking out, a young man in his twenties walked into the bookstore. He glanced at the bookstore first, and when he saw that there was no one he was looking for, he asked Shen Ling who was closest to him: “This brother Taiwan, may I see a fourteen or five-year-old son wearing blue clothes.”

Shen Ling quickly understood that what he was talking about was the previous boy, and pointed back: “That little boy is in the last row.”

The young man said thank you, and then quickly walked towards the last row.

After Shen Ling settled the bill and paid the money, he went to find Zheng Huai, but Zheng Huai had no books to buy, so the two quickly went to the bookstore.

In the next few days, everyone rested while waiting for the results of the hospital examination.

Shen Ling went out almost every day, sometimes with Zheng Huai, sometimes alone. The products of the provincial capitals are more abundant than those of the prefectures, and he usually buys those small accessories that are of high quality and low price. When the stall owners saw him a big man, they only picked hairpin earrings and other things. They thought he was a gift to the lady at home, so they tried their best to sell their own things. Shen Ling mostly laughed but didn’t say anything, but only picked for himself. The pleasing buy.

When I go out shopping every day, I feel that time flies quickly. When Shen Ling woke up this morning, she was about to go out when she was dressed, Zheng Huai said in a casual way, “Why are you going out today?”

After he said this, Shen Ling knew that today is the day of the list. There was a little more anxiety in his heart suddenly, and he could not help taking a long breath.

Zheng Huai was the one who had taken the test once. He advised both himself and Shen Ling, “Don’t worry, even if you fail today, we will take the test again next year.”

It didn’t take long for the two to say this, and the person who went out to inquire about the news came back, and more than a dozen people gathered around him to ask about the status of the list.

The man took a breath and said, “Half of us are on the list.” After saying this, he read out several names in turn, among which were Shen Ling and Zheng Huai.

Now Zheng Huai was not calm anymore, and asked hurriedly: “Are you serious, I was hit?”

The man was not named on the list this time, and he didn’t have a good temper, “What am I lie to you? You are ranked below Zheng Feng, one is twenty-third and the other is twenty-fourth.”

Zheng Huai knew that he was in a low mood and didn’t care about him. He turned around and said to Shen Ling: “It’s hit, we are both hit.”

Shen Ling smiled and said, “Yeah, I finally did not live up to Mr.’s teaching.” He decided that he must give Zheng Ming a big gift when he returns.

Just when he was happy, a long-lost voice rang in his mind.

System 25: “The host has completed this primary mission and earned one hundred points. It takes five hundred points to upgrade the space to level three, and the remaining points of the host are 190 points, so it is temporarily impossible to upgrade.”

Shen Ling couldn’t help but slander, isn’t this the same as not saying it!

After he recovered, Zheng Huai and the others had already begun to discuss something to celebrate. Those classmates who failed the rankings were listless, and it seemed that they didn’t plan to go out with them.

After leaving the house, a few people chose the nearest restaurant. In addition to ordering a few dishes, they also got a pot of wine. Because everyone was in a good mood, one pot of wine was quickly drunk, and then they ordered a second pot.

Shen Ling slowly calmed down after the initial joy. When everyone was talking about it, what he thought in his heart was that he didn’t know what kind of benefits he would have after becoming a talent. Earlier when he went to the county office to find the tribe to buy land, he heard from the tribe that it seemed that after becoming a talented person, he could reduce or exempt part of the taxes under his name.

Because he hadn’t successfully entered school at the time, the people of that tribe didn’t say it in detail. It seems that he should ask about it carefully when he returns.

Because it was pretending to be the matter in his heart, Shen Ling was very calm when attending the banquet held by Xuezheng the next day, and wanted to go home as soon as possible.

Compared with other people’s triumphant or delighted or proud expressions, his calm expression was particularly prominent, and he quickly caught Liang Xuezheng’s eyes. Liang Xuezheng has rarely seen such a student who is not arrogant or impatient, and who is not frightened. He has been in the examination room for a long time, knowing that the more stable students can go further in the examination room. In addition, Shen Ling’s life is graceful and graceful, which makes people feel a little more fond of him for no reason.

So at the end of the banquet, Liang Xuezheng kept him here, first asking who he studied from, then about some of his family situation, and finally asking him if he was ever married.

Shen Ling said frankly: “The student married two years ago, and his son is already one year old.”

Liang Xuezheng sighed with regret, “I thought you were never married at a young age, and wanted to betroth a righteous daughter adopted by your old wife to you, but you didn’t know that you were married. That’s it.” Liang Xuezheng couldn’t be disappointed. Befriended him, but the love for talent did not diminish a little, and he told him a lot about the imperial examinations.

Shen Ling took the opportunity to ask him some questions, Liang Xuezheng answered them one by one, and finally said something like he was optimistic about him, before letting him go.

After Shen Ling returned to the house, everyone asked him what Xuezheng had left him behind, and whether he wanted to receive him. Naturally, Shen Ling wouldn’t say that Liang Xuezheng wanted to get married with him, so he passed away sloppyly.

When a group of people walk back, naturally they are not as rushed as they came. When Shen Ling got home, the family had already received the official news, and everyone’s faces were full of smiles.

After Huang’s coldness and warmth, he sent Shen Ling back to the room to wash and rest.