Volume 2, Chapter 116: Motivation
The recent incidents have really irritated several children. Their family just opened a small pastry shop, and Rong Chuan's relationship has caused so many troubles. Isn't it because their family has no foundation and no status?
I think it's because Rong Chuan hasn't been here these days, and he hasn't given them a big official position. Children are forgetful, so I think they've forgotten about this group a long time ago.
Except for the ignorant Rokuro, all the boys in the family are working hard to study and practice martial arts. The younger ones, Sanro, Shiro, and Wuro, used to be playful and lazy, but now they are very attentive. They don't need to supervise memorizing or practicing calligraphy.
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Even though Dalang was about to get married, he didn't give up studying. Firstly, he was the eldest brother and had to take the lead. Secondly, he also wanted to take the exam. Even if he was a boy, he could be considered a scholar.
With their hard work, the other children in the Dongzhou family are no longer as naughty as before, and they are much more diligent in learning and practicing martial arts.
As for Boss Xu, after hearing what Sun said that day, he hurried down the mountain. Worried about forgetting, he borrowed a pen and ink from Jiang Haoguang’s house and wrote it down. Jiang Haoguang’s wife also knew at that time that Boss Xu was meeting Sun on the mountain.
Then he started to use his mouth to pour dirty water on Mr. Sun.
A woman has to be divorced even if she is innocent, a man cannot hold his head high, and the seller just has a reputation of being greedy and selfish.
This shows how vicious Jiang Haoguang’s wife is.
When Boss Xu returned home, he gave the so-called recipe to the dim sum chef to try, but he still couldn't make it.
There are tricks to whipping cream and spelling candies, but you can't make them just by listening to someone talk about them. Besides, Mr. Sun has never done it herself, usually doesn't pay attention to it, and her words are sloppy, let alone trying to make them.
Boss Xu was so angry that he scolded the dim sum chef for being stupid, and scolded Sun for being cunning and not telling him the truth. Then he came back to find a way to find a solution to Jiang Xian Cheng, but he was scolded by Jiang Xian Cheng. He had offended someone, but he didn't do anything.
,idiot!
Jiang Haoguang's wife became mute inexplicably. Jiang County Cheng was very nervous these days, fearing that he would become mute when he opened his eyes, but he did not dare to mess with Dongming Ziyu and his gang again.
A month passed in a bustle, and Dongming Ziyu went to Fengcheng to take the imperial examination.
At Mrs. Qian's insistence, Dong Youliang and Dalang followed him to take care of him, running errands and taking care of his luggage, which was always good.
They went five days in advance because they were afraid that they would go too late and not be able to stay at the inn.
There are so many students from more than a dozen counties, plus those who are accompanying them for exams, that all inns will be overcrowded.
There were many students on the road, chatting and laughing, forming gangs, and making friends. There was a lively atmosphere.
This is not the first time for Dongming Ziyu and others to come to Fengcheng. Last time they came to Rongchuan for military service and stayed one night.
The inns around Gongyuan were all full, and it was hard to find an inn that took more than a quarter of an hour to walk. There were no single rooms, only Datongbu, which was quite expensive.
Dong Youliang said: "No, it's too messy and will affect your study. We'd rather go a little further than find a single room."
Dongming Ziyu was also helpless and thought to himself: If you didn't follow me, I would have gone into the space to eat, drink and rest!
But unable to withstand Mrs. Qian's motherly love, he could only let Dong Youliang and Dalang follow.
Anyway, we came here by mule cart, so it didn’t matter if we went a little further. After wandering around for another half an hour, we found a small inn. Because we had to entertain students taking exams, they kept it very clean. The upper rooms were all occupied, but fortunately there was still a small inn.
There are medium-sized single rooms.
Dongming Ziyu and others went to the room to take a look and found that the room was very small and the bed was also small, not big enough for three grown men.
Of course, they were people who had escaped famine, so it was common for them to sleep on the floor. If they were here to do business, they would live in a room to save money, but Dongming Ziyu was here to take an exam, so he couldn't get enough rest.
Dong Youliang said: "Determine another room. Dalang and I will live in one room, and fourth brother, you will live in a quiet room by yourself."
It was exactly what Dongming Ziyu wanted, but he hesitated for a moment, "The current house price is more than three times the usual price."
Dong Youliang said: "My mother gave me enough money. My mother said that I can't save money at this time."
Dongming Ziyu felt warm in his heart and said, "Okay."
So, he lived in a single room and had freedom.
Dongming Ziyu let Dong Youliang and Dalang do whatever they wanted, while he excused himself to read a book, closed the door and entered the space.
Shangguan Ruoli has already stewed chicken soup, fried some light side dishes, and baked scallion pancakes.
Dongming Ziyu looked at it and said with a smile, "I know you've prepared the meal."
As he said that, he took out a steamed bun from his sleeve.
I ate with Dong Youliang and Dalang. It was impossible not to eat at all, and I wanted to keep my stomach open for Shangguan Ruoli's cooking, so I hid a steamed bun.
Shangguan Ruoli laid out the food, brought him chopsticks, and served soup, "How is your stay? Is it convenient?"
Dongming Ziyu took a sip of the soup, squinted his eyes in contentment, and said, "I live in a room by myself. It's very convenient."
Shangguan Ruoli smiled and said: "That's great. I've prepared three meals a day. You can come in and eat at your convenience."
Except for meeting Dong Youliang and Dalang during meals, Dongming Ziyu spent the rest of the time reading, resting and practicing in the space.
Dong Youliang and Dalang went out for a walk to see what was cheap in Fengcheng and bought some for home use. Anyway, they were driving a mule cart, so they could take some back.
On this day, Dalang came back with a booklet in his hand and gave it to Dongming Ziyu like a treasure, "Fourth uncle, you see, this is the examiner's preference, question writing style, and hobbies, and the book he published is
wait."
Dongming Ziyu frowned, "Why do you think of buying this?"
Dalang saw that Dongming Ziyu didn't look very happy, and the smile on his face immediately fell, "What's wrong? Did I get into trouble? I finally got it. The scholars rushed to buy it, saying it was of great use."
Dongming Ziyu calmed down, took it and turned it over, saying: "The examiner's preferences, style, etc. are indeed of some use."
After Dalang heard this, he smiled innocently and said, "As long as it's useful."
It cost him twenty taels of personal money! After saving for more than half a year, I felt so sorry for him!
Just listen to Dongming Ziyu continue: "However, this kind of thing has been written down in a booklet, so it may not be accurate. And this kind of thing related to the future of the imperial examination, nine out of ten things that are spread are false. Do you think
I think there is a limit to how many places can be admitted, everyone is a competitor, and any real information is hidden."
He broke it open and crushed it into pieces and told Da Lang that he grew up at the bottom and had never experienced these twists and turns.
"Then...this booklet is useless?" Dalang's face turned pale. He only had two taels of silver!
Dongming Ziyu nodded and returned the booklet to him, "Don't blindly follow the trend in the future. Use your brain to analyze when you encounter similar things."
Dalang nodded, quickly took the booklet, turned around and ran out.
Chapter completed!