Chapter 230 When will you try
What kind of wife do you want to find in the future?
After hearing this question, Zhu Pingan turned his attention to the sinister girl Li Shu with burning eyes, and stayed there for about two or three seconds.
The lips are red and the teeth are white, looking forward to the brilliance; the mink fur dress is charming and charming.
When Li Shu was looking a little shy when Zhu Pingan looked at her, Zhu Pingan looked at Li Shu, raised the corners of his lips and said in a playful tone:
"You don't need to be too beautiful, you don't need to be too smart, you don't need to be unruly and willful, and you don't need to be messy, you need to be gentle and virtuous, and you need to be considerate and caring."
Every time Zhu Pingan said something, Li Shu's charming face I have to be a bit colder.
“There are so many demands, just be a monk!”
With a dark face, Li Shu made a mess of the chess pieces on the chessboard, inexplicably. Lost his temper.
Then
Zhu Ping'an looked at Li Shu with curious eyes, saying that he was talking nonsense, why is this girl so excited? !
“Ahem, cough, cough, I wanted to introduce my, um, maid, to you, but I didn’t expect that you couldn’t choose well. Humph, you didn’t even look in the mirror yourself, and you thought this was too much for that. Well, you don’t know a good heart!”
Li Shu noticed Zhu Pingan's curious eyes and realized that she had lost control of her emotions. Her face turned slightly red, but she confidently placed all the responsibilities on Zhu Pingan and vented her anger naturally.
"Save it, I will find my own daughter-in-law myself, so you don't have to worry about it anymore!" Zhu Pingan shook his head and thanked her.
“You are so old!” Li Shu, a sinister girl, glared hard at Zhu Pingan, her face seemed to get even worse.
This girl must have forgotten to take her medicine.
"Three games just now, eh. Just think that I won two games, as we agreed before. I'm going to find my two books." Zhu Pingan stood up and said lightly . Then he walked towards the bookshelf.
"Just take it as it is, that's what it is." Li Shu pouted unhappily.
Zhu Ping'an just glanced at Li Shu with a childish look like he was looking at a kitten pulling a ball of wool, then shook his head slightly and turned around and walked towards the bookshelf.
When Zhu Pingan walked to the bookshelf, he heard the voice of the scheming girl losing her temper. She seemed to be lecturing a certain little maid. It was really a privilege of a feudal hierarchical society.
"Come here, are you blind? Didn't you see that the chess piece fell to the ground? Didn't you know that my father made this chess piece for me out of ivory? You can't even buy one if I sell it!"
Then there was the timid and apologetic voice of the little maid Nuonuo. The voice was a bit unfamiliar. It was not the little maid Baozi, but a lower-level maid. She was almost made to cry by the sinister girl Li Shu.
"Hey, why are you crying? Did I wrong you?" The sinister girl was aggressive.
"No, I'm sorry, miss." The little maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground. I'm afraid that my lady will lose her temper again.
What a naughty little girl, as unlovable as she was when she was a child.
Zhu Pingan curled his lips, selected a book he needed from the bookshelf, and then continued to browse. I found six books one after another, all of which were about stereotypes and policy theory. The Li Shu family has a large collection of books, most of which can be said to be more than 90% on imperial examinations. Zhu Pingan became the biggest beneficiary of the Li family study. In many cases, Zhu Ping'an was still full of gratitude to the Li family.
"Hey, Zhu Pingan, when are you going to try it out?"
Li Shu is teaching the little maid a lesson over there. Seeing that Zhu Pingan had chosen a book, he asked with a sullen face.
"It's almost there. I originally thought of waiting for my brother to get married before going there, but after reading some previous opinions, it's too late. From now on, it's a thousand miles away from the capital. It's estimated that it will take a few days. It’s time to get going.”
Zhu Pingan put the book on the desk, leaned over and registered the books, and replied calmly.
The Enke Township Examination started in early March, and now it’s more than December. There is only about March left, and there is not much time.
In ancient times, there were no cars, no buses, no trains, and no airplanes or ships. To travel long distances, you need to test the power of manpower and animal power. You can either walk, ride an ox or at least a donkey, or ride a horse-drawn carriage. Of course, you can also make an ancient boat. , but now it is the cold winter season, and the rivers and lakes to the north are all frozen, so the only options are walking, riding horses and riding cars. Two days ago, Zhu Pingan asked someone to inquire, but he had not found out about the convoy going from Kaoshan Town or Huaining County to the capital. Since the snow, most of the convoys have stopped.
You can probably only walk.
The distance from my home to the capital is about 1,200 miles, and it cannot be a straight line distance, so it is only a little more. It would take a long time to walk to the capital on my own two legs. I would have to leave soon, otherwise I would not be able to catch up with the exam.
Although roads and bridges were built in ancient times, there were still too few compared to modern times. The roads in some places were very bumpy and difficult to walk, which was no different from having no roads at all. In addition, there were quite a few There are no roads in the place, it is a wilderness, you can only explore it with your own feet, otherwise you have to take a long detour.
It’s a long walk from Xiahe Village to Beijing, and there are many things to pay attention to along the way. The first is to be on guard against robbers. Although these are peaceful times, it is not ruled out that there are some young people with ulterior motives. The second is to be especially wary of wild beasts when traveling in the wild. There are wolves and tigers in this era. If you are not careful, It becomes food in their mouths. The third is a place to rest. You can’t go far on foot. You have to find a good place to rest at night. Towns are okay, and you may be able to use your status as a juren to get to the inn, but there are no inns in villages and small towns, so you have to go on your own. When you are looking for a place to stay, you may stay in a private house, a temple, an inn, or sleep in the wilderness. There are many places that you need to pay attention to.
This is what people often say, a thousand days are good at home, but everything is difficult when going out.
Considering the above situation, I estimate that I can travel 30 miles a day, which is considered good. If I catch a carriage, I can travel about 50 miles a day. However, if there are any unexpected things on the road, it will take a long time. . After traveling for months, I have to rest for a few days when I get to the capital, and I have to review for a few days before the exam. I have to set aside time.
Due to the distance and various uncertainties, we had to leave for the capital earlier.
“So fast?” The sinister girl Li Shu seemed a little surprised.
"What, is something wrong?" Zhu Ping'an looked at Li Shu after registering the books.
"No, no." Li Shu flattened her mouth and her face was slightly red.
"Zhu Ping'an, what are you going to take the exam for? Are you taking the No. 1 exam?" Hua'er, the little maid of Baozi on the other side, couldn't help but interjected and asked. She was really curious.
"Stupid girl, he took the examination. After passing the examination, he is called a "Gongshi". The Gongshi will then take the palace examination. The top three in the palace examination will be awarded as Jinshi. The first place will be the top scholar. , the second place is the second place, the third place is the third flower; the second place is given as a Jinshi, and the first place is called Chuanlu; the third place is given as a Jinshi birthplace." (End of this chapter)