I understand what you mean. Eleven Niang moved the Kang table on the ceiling by the window and sat side by side with Niu Sicheng. Although your father and I have enough food and clothing, and your brother is taking care of us, you still want to do your best.

Yes, yes. Xu Sijie nodded repeatedly and his eyes lit up. That’s what I meant.

Have you ever thought about how you can honor me and your father? Shiyi Niang said softly, looking at him with gentle eyes.

So, I wanted to take the scientific examination. Xu Sijie’s voice was low and he looked a little embarrassed. In this way, I could find a job.

Once you have errands, you will have Dai Lu. You can buy things for your mother.

If Xu Sijie studies hard and can take the exam to be a Jinshi, even if he does not become an official, he will still be a successful person in the eyes of the world. He can sit on equal footing with officials and be exempted from taxes, which is not a bad thing.

Eleven Niang smiled slightly: If you want to become an official in the imperial examination, you have to pass the Jinshi. If you want to pass the Jinshi, you must first pass the exam. The person who passes the exam must take the scholar exam. Scholars have to take three more exams. The first is called the county exam, and the second is called the county exam.

The first is called the government examination, and the third is called the college examination. There are four county examinations. The first and second examinations test one article and one poem. The third examination tests one poem and one poem. Sometimes, one test is given on one policy.

1. The fourth re-examination of Novel Lectures on Three and Four Arts. She explained the procedures in the examination room to Xu Sijie.

Xu Sijie became excited when he heard this: Mother, as long as I learn poetry, poetry and poetry well, I can pass the county examination. Yes, Eleven Niang said with a smile, building a house also starts with laying the foundation, brick by brick.

It's built up. The same is true for the scientific examination. First, you must study well for the county examination and pass it, and then study for the college examination.

Well, Xu Sijie stood up a little excitedly and walked back and forth in front of Eleven Niang. In this way, as long as I study according to the teacher's instructions, I can take the county examination.

Yes, Eleven Niang said with a smile, but it is not easy to pass the county examination.

Before she finished her words, Xu Sijie turned around and pulled Eleven Niang's sleeves: "Don't worry, mother, I will definitely suffer from the thorns of hanging on the beam."

Eleven Niang laughed.

Although he didn't know what the outcome would be, Xu Sijie was so determined at this time, so it was better not to dampen his confidence for the time being.

You should also talk to Mr. Zhao about this matter. She thought about it and warned, Mr. Zhao is a person who has participated in the scientific examination and has experience. If he knows your plan, he will be able to give you focused guidance on your homework.

, when the time comes, you will have a greater chance of taking the county examination.

The mother and son were talking here, and Brother Jin had already finished tracing the red color. He was sitting there with some boredom, flipping through a travel journal that Eleven Niang had left under the kang table, silently looking for words he could recognize.

Ah Jin came in with cherries: Sixth Young Master, what are you talking about here? Oh, brother Jin Yanyan said that he was going to Mount Putuo to offer incense alone.

Seeing that he was not in a high mood, Ah Jin also wanted to make him happy. He saw him flipping through a book and came forward and said: "About the incense offering, I heard from Mother Huang from the outer courtyard that there is a temple fair every first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year. Those little

The women from the same family would wear beautiful clothes and go to the temple together to offer incense. It was really lively. Since this man talked about his visit to the temple fair, there must be some interesting things. Mr. Six, tell me too,

What did this person say?

Brother Jin didn't know enough characters to understand what was written in the book. When he saw Ah Jin looking at him eagerly, he felt a little guilty but was unwilling to show his ignorance in front of Ah Jin:

Oh, after he finished talking about going to Mount Putuo, the dojo of Avalokitesvara, he was afraid that Ah Jin wouldn't believe it, so he quickly opened the book and pointed to the words in it: Look, it says "Mahatma Palace" above, "Mahatma Palace" above.

On the side of Namo Avalokitesvara, it says, Green Y hits the ground, which means that in the summer, he went to Mount Putuo and offered incense to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.

Not bad, not bad. When Ah Jin saw that Brother Jin could read the words in succession, he looked at Brother Jin with pride. After all, the young master followed his husband and became enlightened. He already knew what was written in such a thick book.

Brother Jin avoided her gaze uncomfortably, turned around, picked up a cherry and threw it into his mouth.

Ah Jinze stared at the book and muttered: Master, where is Mount Putuo? Why have I never heard of it? Is it further than Mount Xishan? She has been an errand in the government since she was a child, and the farthest she has been to Mount Putuo.

Brother Jin has never heard of it either.

Not necessarily. Brother Jin's mind was spinning rapidly. This man said that he went there on a donkey. If it was far, he should take a carriage or go to Tongzhou and take a boat. It can be seen that it is not very far. He guessed, maybe

It's not famous, so none of us have heard of it.

What the young master said makes sense. Ah Jin nodded seriously. I heard from Mother Du that our wife once went to Mount Huashan to offer incense, and you often followed the wife and wife out to see the world. Even you have never heard of it.

However, it can be seen that Mount Putuo is not famous.

Xu Lingyi, who came to see Eleven Niang for something, stood at the door and couldn't listen anymore.

This is all nonsense.

Why do you have the same tone as those ignorant women in Shijingge Lane?

He frowned slightly and coughed lightly.

People in the study immediately heard the movement.

daddy

Marquis

One ran over happily, and the other bent his knees and saluted. Why are you here? Brother Jin took Xu Lingyi's hand into the study room and pointed to the Sichuan brocade on the wall. It looks like it was a birthday gift from the fourth brother to my mother.

Very nice. Xu Lingyi glanced at it and asked perfunctorily: "What did you give me? Your mother? Why did your mother leave you here alone? Didn't you say that she would have to paint red in the afternoon?"

I gave my mother an ivory ball fan. Jin Gexiao was a little proud. She liked it and put it next to the pillow. Then I ran to show my father the red drawing. I had already finished the red drawing. He hugged me affectionately.

In Xu Lingyi's arms, mother and fifth brother were talking next door.

When Xu Lingyi saw the neatly drawn words, he slightly nodded his head: "Did you memorize the book you asked me to memorize?"

I've memorized it a long time ago. Brother Jin said, shaking his head and reciting the content to Xu Lingyi.

Very fluent.

Xu Lingyi tried a few sentences.

He answered clearly and made a lot of comments.

It can be seen that it is easy for him to master the things Mr. Zhao taught him.

Now that the homework is done, why don't you go out and play? Xu Lingyi took A Jinfeng's tea and took a sip with satisfaction.

Mom said, "Don't let me run away." Brother Jin was a little depressed, but Mom was talking to Fifth Brother. I want to wait until they finish talking and report to Mom. After saying that, I became happy again, Dad, let me tell you that I

My dog ​​is about to give birth to puppies. When the puppies are ready, I will give one to the third cousin of the Yu family, one to Ji Ting, and one to Mrs. Gan.

Xu Lingyi looked at his son's face that lit up when he talked about his favorite things, and thought of the way he was holding his head just now.

Ever since Eleven Niang gave Brother Jin a hard lesson, Brother Jin has become very obedient, his temper has improved a lot, he has become more sensible, he is no longer as domineering as before, and he is a little less giving in.

He admired the spirit.

The gentle features of Xu Sijie's girl appeared in his mind. Brother Jin, he picked up his son, do you want to go horse riding with your father?

Brother Jin's eyes lit up, but he immediately showed some hesitation.

Daddy, out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Ajin, who was standing upright, and whispered into Xu Lingyi's ear, I don't want to go horseback riding now. Can you tell me where Mount Putuo is?

Xu Lingyi was stunned.

Then he burst into laughter.

Okay, as he walked out with brother Jin in his arms, he told Ah Jin and others that you don't have to follow. If my wife asks, please let me and the sixth young master be in the study.

Xu Lingyi took out a rosewood box from the warm cabinet behind the study, carefully opened the Kyushu map hidden in the box and spread it on the large yellow pear wood desk.

If you don’t see it, the thick black lines on it are rivers, the shallower thin lines are walking, the sharp ones are mountains, the cloud-like ones are lakes, and the ones like fish scales are regrets. Look, there are a group of small islands on the coast.

, Mount Putuo is one of them. Together with Mount Wutai, Mount Emei and Mount Jiuhua, it is also known as the four holy places of Zen Buddhism. As he said this, he pointed out several other mountains to Brother Jin. Mount Putuo is in Zhoushan, Xijiang River, and he pointed to Lizhoushan.

There is a small dot not far away, that is Yu Hang. When he said this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly with his own opinion. Your grandfather’s home is here. Your mother grew up here. She didn’t go to Beijing until she was thirteen years old.

Brother Jin looked at it and was speechless: It's so small. It was drawn based on one to five thousand. Xu Lingyi smiled and pointed with his fingers: this is Yanjing, this is Yuhang. But it takes more than a month to walk from Yanjing to Yuhang.

Brother Jin became excited: Daddy, Daddy, where is Tongzhou? You can find it yourself. Xu Lingyi smiled and said, didn't I just tell you how to recognize the map?

Brother Jin was lying on the big desk looking for it.

In this era, maps were treasures that could not be bought even with money. Moreover, the map in Xu Lingyi's hand was used for military purposes. It was more accurate and clearly marked than the original map. He had always liked it. When he left office, he pretended to

Because they didn't know what to do and didn't hand it over, the lieutenants naturally pretended to be deaf and mute. The officials of the Ministry of War did not dare to say anything in front of Xu Lingyi. They muttered in front of the lieutenants, and no one paid attention to the matter, so Xu Lingyi let it go.

I have always kept this map in my study.

Dad, soon, Brother Jin pointed at one of the small dots, Tongzhou

Xu Lingyi was a little surprised.

It only takes two days from Tongzhou to Yanjing. Brother Jin was a little proud, so he looked for it near Yanjing and left.

Yes, yes Xu Lingyi was very relieved.

Brother Jin was pointing on the map and humming: It takes more than a month to go to Yuhang. There are so many places to go from Yuhang to Zhoushan. From Yanjing to Putuo, shouldn't it take more than two months?

Not everyone can understand maps.
Chapter completed!