Chapter 27 Government Examination
Chapter 27 Government Examination
They spent two days in the city, visiting the beautiful scenery. They had already seen almost all the beautiful scenery here, and even attended a book club.
Gu Yao didn't plan to attend a book club, after all, there were too many people, and most of them were too arrogant, and would even set some small traps for those of them who came from small places.
Their family background is very, very small, and she is even just a villager from Gujia Village. In the eyes of others, she is just an ant. So in order to get a good rank in the provincial examination, Gu Yao has told Master Li that she does not plan to go again and plans to study hard in the house.
She also planned to hone her poetry writing ability. After all, her poems were too mechanical and lacked any spirituality, which gave her a headache just thinking about them.
She has been wandering around the bookstores in the city these past two days, wanting to buy some books on celebrity deeds and see how others write about them.
By the way, Master Li had scolded her many times for her poems.
Unfortunately, although her poetry has improved, it is still not as good as that of her classmates.
Gu Yao has given up now. She has learned what she should learn anyway. As long as she can get a ranking, she will not force anything else.
Master Li looked at her and said in a speechless voice: "You, you should know that in the capital, people have to write poems, even to interact with officials. Those poor officials who don't have money to give gifts can write a poem. As long as you write well, others will naturally praise you. How are you going to interact with those officials in the future if you can't write like this?"
Gu Yao smiled bitterly after hearing this: "Master, I have studied this for many years, but I don't have any talent. It seems that I am really inferior to others in this area."
She had no choice. After all, she had only read modern poems in her previous life. Although she also liked reading ancient poems, she just couldn't learn them. So sometimes talent can also be frustrating.
Master Li sighed when he saw her like this: "Take my poetry book and read it. I hope it can help you. However, with your basic skills, you can still pass the exam even if your poems are not good. You still can't be careless. Don't go out these few days and study hard at home."
Master Li is very optimistic about Gu Yao, so he doesn't want her to return to her previous state.
Gu Yao bowed and saluted: "Yes, Master, I know, and I don't plan to leave anymore."
Master Li was very pleased to see that she was so obedient. He gave her some more pointers and let her leave.
The day of the scientific expedition was approaching and everyone was very excited, especially Wang Yang, who had come to see her many times.
Gu Yao smiled and said, "Sister Wang, please be quiet. We are about to go to the examination room. You should save your energy, otherwise you will suffer if you continue."
Wang Yang was embarrassed: "I was just too nervous. Although I passed the county exam, I was afraid that I would not pass the re-examination. After all, it is not very difficult. Some women were stuck in the clothing area and could not pass it.
Gu Yao advised: "Don't worry, Sister Wang. With your ability, there is no way you can't pass it. In fact, it is better to let nature take its course. After all, letting nature take its course can sometimes have different results."
Listening to Gu Yao's comfort, Wang Yang slowly relaxed. He took a deep breath and followed the group into the examination room.
The questions in the provincial examination were naturally a bit more difficult, but fortunately Master Li had done a lot of questions for them beforehand, and even took them to the county town to buy a lot of books for them to review.
Gu Yao had never stopped practicing many questions, so she was very confident when she saw these questions. She must get a ranking in this provincial examination, even if it was not high.
For these farm girls, as long as they have a good reputation, it will bring some benefits to their family.
No wonder my classmates act like crazy every time they take an exam.
Gu Yao was very confident when answering the questions. When it came to answering the questions, she would forget everything else and almost forgot the time.
When I came to my senses, I realized that it was time to hand in the paper. I looked at my paper and found it was very neat and clean, without any problems, so I felt relieved.
And this time her number was pretty good, not too bad.
She is growing up now and getting better and better, so she is not tired, just a little smelly.
Although she didn't get a nickname, she had been in the prefectural examination for so many days, and some people had eaten shit, and of course the smell would spread. He felt that she must take a shower after returning, otherwise she would not be able to bear it.
A few days later, when they came out of the examination room, they all looked as if they had been seriously ill. Even Gu Yao, who was in good health, could not bear it.
Mother Gu was very distressed and brought the doctor she had hired earlier to see Gu Yao.
The doctor felt her pulse and said, "Young lady, you are exhausted. After all, you have been in the examination room for so many days and are under great pressure. That's why you are like this. Fortunately, you haven't caught a cold. Let me prescribe some medicine for you and you will be fine.
After hearing this, Gu's mother hurriedly said, "Thank you, doctor. Thank you very much. Please prescribe some medicine for my daughter, no matter how expensive it is. She has suffered a lot."
Now Gu Yao looked miserable and her face was dark yellow. She woke up after sleeping for a day and a night. After waking up, her mother quickly asked her to take medicine to make her feel a little better.
Gu Yao was a little scared of the suffering she was going to suffer this time, but luckily she had good physical fitness.
However, I still need to exercise more in the future. It would be great if I could learn some martial arts. But I was thinking that if I passed the examination and became a scholar, the county school would probably also teach riding and archery. In this way, wouldn't I be able to learn an extra skill?
"Luckily, you didn't have any serious problems, but Madam Wang and the others suffered a lot. Fortunately, the doctor came in time, otherwise their colds would have become more and more serious."
Thinking of the miserable things she had seen in the past few days, she felt scared and even wanted to tell her aunt not to take the exam, or just pass the exam to become a student.
She didn't want to talk about vanity. Her family had changed into an official family, and now she just hoped that her daughter would live a good life.
Seeing the tenderness in Gu's mother's eyes, Gu Yao knew her worry: "Mom, don't worry, you don't know my health yet. You see, even though the condition is so serious, I don't have a cold, which means that my health is very good and I can continue to take the exam. Besides, I also want to pass the exam to become a scholar, so that mom won't have to do corvée service in the future, so don't worry."
As long as there is a scholar, even if he is not among the top few, one person in the family can be exempted from military service. As long as the family has not divided up, even the twenty acres of land at home can be exempted from tax, so it is absolutely necessary to take the exam to become a scholar.
Mother Gu knew her daughter's goal and sighed inwardly: "When you pass the examination to become a student, I will buy you a servant who can serve you well."
Gu Yao agreed, "But if I pass the exam and our family has more money, we can buy a small house in the county town, and you can live with me in the county town. I heard that if you pass the exam, you will have the opportunity to study in the county school."
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