After the twelfth lunar month, everything was desolate. The world was gray, and only the holly trees added some green to the Jia residence.
Jia Huan hurried to the county school. Today was the day of the monthly examination. After the examination, they could have a holiday. After all, the weather was freezing, and it was no longer suitable for everyone to gather together to study. The overseers and other teachers in the county school also had to prepare for the new year.
When Jia Huan arrived at the county school, he found that the atmosphere inside was very relaxed. Jiao Shouzhen was also happy in her seat. It seemed that she was also waiting for the holidays to end.
However, there were a few people who were not idle and had already started grinding ink. This was a habit formed in the examination hall. Grind the ink well before the examination questions were given, which could effectively save time. Jia Huan did the same, so after entering, he also began to grind ink.
Seeing Jia Huan enter, Jiao Shouzhen smiled at Jia Huan and continued to daydream. Jiao Shouzhen seemed to be of another type. She would only grind ink when she discovered the test questions. Grind the ink while thinking was another way.
Finally, Teacher Meng came in. Looking at the students in the room, Teacher Meng coughed a few times and said,"This is the last monthly exam of the year. Sages, don't slack off!"
Although he said that, the corners of his eyes could not hide his joy. It was great to be able to rest in this freezing weather.
Everyone cheered up. This was the last monthly exam before the new year, and no one wanted to do too badly.
Soon, Overseer Meng announced the exam questions. No one can resist a king who practices benevolent government.
This title came from the first chapter of Mencius Gongsun Chou. It meant that by practicing benevolent government and treating the people well, one could win the hearts of the people.
This question wasn't difficult. He just needed to spread it out.
At that moment, Jia Huan pulled himself together and dipped the Weasel Brush in the already thick ink. One by one, the clear and beautiful small characters appeared on the paper.
Soon, the article was finished. Jia Huan blew at the ink that had not yet dried. He looked around and realized that he was indeed a fast writer. Most of the people had only written half of it.
After waiting for a while, Jia Huan saw that the ink had dried up and went forward to hand in the paper.
"Sir, I have finished my work. Please review it.”Overseer Meng was taking a nap when he vaguely saw a student hand in his paper. He immediately rubbed his face to wake himself up. Only then did he see that the person who had come was Jia Huan.
"You're indeed the head of the case, Jiecai, Jiecai!" Overseer Meng smiled.”
Then, he saw that Jia Huan's handwriting was also very good, and his mood became even happier.
After reading it carefully, he found that the explanation was profound. It was indeed worthy of being written by someone who could get the first place.
Jia Huan, who had finished writing his essay, sat in his seat, feeling very bored. He had made an appointment with Jiao Shouzhen to have a small gathering after the exam. Now, he was waiting for Jiao Shouzhen to finish.
The waiting time was very boring. Jia Huan had nothing to do, so he wrote another eight-part essay. The title was the same: No one can resist a king who practices benevolent government.
Jia Huan thought as he wrote the article. He seemed to have been deeply poisoned. In his previous life, he had scoffed at this kind of eight-part essay. How could he have thought that he would take the initiative to practice writing? It seemed that the "Law of Fragrance" would never be outdated.
Slowly, everyone began to hand in their papers. After handing in their papers, some people began to talk in low voices. Overseer Meng did not stop them. It was almost the new year, so it was fine to let these juniors be impudent for a while.
Finally, Jiao Shouzhen also handed in her paper. When she returned to her seat, there were only two or three people who had yet to hand in their papers.
Jia Huan quickly wrote and finally finished it with the last person.
Bai Chuan looked at Jia Huan writing and drawing in his seat. He didn't know what he was doing. In this monthly exam, he felt that it was impossible for a person like Jia Huan, who was born into a silkpants family, to have real talent, even though Jia Huan was the first to hand in the paper.
On the other side, Jia Huan and the last student who handed in their paper went forward again.
"What do you mean, Jia Sheng?" Overseer Meng asked in surprise.”
Jia Huan handed over the paper and said,"I don't know why, but I suddenly wrote another essay in my seat. Please take a look at it together."”
Overseer Meng was a little moved. To be able to write two essays in the same amount of time would have a huge advantage in the provincial examination venue. There was no other special reason, but to fight for time. Back then, when he was in the provincial examination, he had to think hard every time he entered the examination. He had to take the examination seven times before he was lucky enough to pass.
He took Jia Huan's second test paper, which was equally wonderful. What made him admire the most was that Jia Huan's handwriting was neat and tidy, not sloppy because he was in a hurry.
Jia Huan's move stunned all the students. However, Bai Chuan was naturally not convinced." Sir, although Student Jia is a super fast hand, you still have to look at the quality of the article. If it was just to make up the numbers, then even if he wrote twenty, it would just be a waste of ink.”
Jia Huan's voice drifted over from the side."Student Bai is right. Whether or not they are just making up the numbers, I will have to ask Teacher to judge.”
"As classmates, you should encourage each other, but don't act on impulse," said Instructor Meng with a smile. I've read both of Jia Sheng's articles. They're both excellent works.”
Jia Huan cupped his hands and said," Teacher, I really don't deserve your praise. It's all because some people's articles are unbearable that I'm exposed."”
This sentence was simply a slap in the face. Bai Chuan snorted coldly and stood up. He did not bid farewell to the crowd and walked out of the classroom.
Jia Huan sighed behind him,"He has no magnanimity at all.”
Overseer Meng couldn't help but smile and said,""Sages, don't slack off when you return! Wait until the end of the year, if the article is not good enough, be careful to be demoted!”
Starting from the Ming Dynasty, students enjoyed extremely high privileges. They could be exempted from corvee, exempt from taxes on twenty acres of land, and could see officials without kneeling. Once they committed a crime, they could only be dealt with by the martial grandmaster first. As long as they still had the academic achievements of the students, the parents could not deal with them. This was actually equivalent to having a death exemption medal.
However, the students were also divided into levels. The first level was the food staff, which was Jia Huan's level. He could receive grain and silver every month. The second class is called the expansion of students, there is no food to receive; The third class was called the attached student member, which was at the end of the student class, but also enjoyed the status of a student member.
The so-called demotion meant that those who did not pass the exam could sit back and rest. County schools and government schools would hold monthly and seasonal examinations, which were divided into six grades according to their results. Only the top three grades could maintain their position. If they reached the fifth and sixth grades, they would have to wait for the overseer to beat them. The grandmaster might even personally come and strip those who did not want to improve their academic achievements.
Currently, Jiao Shouzhen and Bai Chuan were second-class students.
Therefore, Bai Chuan had the confidence to look down on Jia Huan. However, he did not expect Jia Huan to have real talent.
After forcing Bai Chuan away, Jia Huan happily went to drink with Jiao Shouzhen. It had been a long time since the brothers had met, so they naturally had a lot to talk about.
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