Su You took Su Shi's hand and said, "Does your Fu'er still understand poetry?"

Su Shi was still immersed in "True love only believes in the beauty of Wushan Mountain, and every dream follows the demeanor of Yanmen". Hearing this, he responded: "I don't know, last time you made that backflow incense, it didn't seem like you understood the poetry in it."

Ah...wait a minute, one time I memorized Han Shu to "Du Zhou Biography", and when I memorized "Spring and Autumn" solar eclipse thirty-six and earthquake five, Fu'er frowned. Then I went to flip through the book, and it should be

Thirty-five solar eclipses, six earthquakes... Hey, it seems that Fu'er must have read a lot of poetry and books, huh?"

Su You rolled his eyes: "You idiot, how can you, the girl Yunying, have the nerve to understand the meaning of your pervert when she is not married? You really need to learn from your wife. You are a master of hiding things!"

Xintan is the last difficult place in the Three Gorges.

The reason why it is called Xintan is that a landslide thirty years ago almost blocked the river, and now only one-third of the river surface remains.

Although the water flow here is extremely dangerous, it does bring some benefits to the local people. Many people salvage ship planks here and sell them to passenger ships passing by that need to be repaired. It is also a livelihood.

After Xintan, you will reach Huangniu Mountain, the last scenic spot in the Three Gorges.

Huangniu Mountain is actually the silhouette formed by the water line of Xiling Gorge, so it has always been accompanied by boats.

There is a local proverb, "The scalpers come in the morning and the scalpers stay in the evening. Three mornings and three evenings, the scalpers remain the same."

The river gradually widened and the Three Gorges finally came to an end.

The boss of the boat deliberately stopped in front of a large oblate stone, pointed to the spring water dripping from the stone and said: "This is Toad Pei. It is said that the spring water flowing from the mouth of the frog is used to write articles, just like this spring water, the writing is endless and the rhythm is beautiful.

.”

This is possible. The three uncles and nephews carried the pottery urns and picked up several large jars happily.

Su You also wrote a serious seal: "Toad Peixian Spring is not allowed to be used except for scientific research!"

Su Xun sighed: "Mingrun, you have forgotten that the water for the scientific examination is distributed by the subordinate officials in the examination room. If you bring it in, you are cheating!"

Three little ones: "..."

After passing the Three Gorges, we arrived at Jiangling. We disembarked here and took the overland route.

The big ship will continue south, reaching Yangzhou, and then return to Bianjing through the Jiangnan Canal. It is estimated that it will be winter by the time it arrives.

Su Xun led everyone to change into a carriage and go eastward, passing through Jingzhou, Liuyang, Xiangyang, Nanyang, Tangzhou, Xuzhou, and Ruzhou, visiting scenic spots and sites along the way, and explaining the geographical situation to Su You along the way.

The scenery of Zhongzhou is naturally different. Jingzhou has countless stories of the Three Kingdoms; Xiangyang and Nanyang, everyone is vying for Mr. Wolong; Xuzhou is the former county of Xuchang in the Han and Wei Dynasties; Ruzhou porcelain kilns are famous in China...

It’s not boring to visit all the way.

The weather gradually got hotter, and in May, the Su family finally arrived in Bianjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty.

Bianjing is a much busier city than Chengdu, with a large scale and a dense flow of people.

The streets along the street are very prosperous. "In the middle of the heavy city, under the double towers, every inch of land is worth the same price as gold. It's not a place where a family of noble ancestors lives without a gap."

The Su family's first problem is to buy property.

Su Xun was not extravagant by nature, so he bought a house covering an area of ​​half an acre in the southwest corner of the inner city, near Yiqiu Gate.

In Su Shi's words, "There is a small flower garden in front of the living room, where the schoolchildren grow vegetables, which is not a good thing. Near Qiumen, there are tall locust trees and ancient willows. It is like living in a mountain, and it is quite wild."

To put it nicely, it is actually a suburb, but even so, it cost my sister-in-law a lot of money.

Don't underestimate it. Bachelor Ouyang Xiu is still struggling to rent a small house allocated by the imperial court.

The division of rooms is also simple. Su Shi lives in the east wing, Su Zhe lives in the west wing, Su Xun lives in the east room of the main hall, and Su You lives in the west room of the main hall.

The rest live in the outer courtyard.

Su You acted like a dove occupying a magpie's nest, because this baby had so many pieces.

Shi Tong wildly hinted that the Shi family had an old house in the capital, which was called a big house, and kept urging Su You to live there.

Su You was too lazy to pay attention to him and told him to go ahead. After he had finished packing, he went to visit the old lady.

Next, he directed Zhang Zao and Zhang Qi to plow the yard and sow vegetable seeds.

Su Xiaomei has carefully maintained the little goldfish fry along the way, and now she has arranged it under the eaves of her house for easy care.

Nearby is the embassy district. Su You sent Mount Qidilong to see if there were any good horses. Then there was another traffic problem.

There are a lot of things that need to be sorted and put away, first the kitchen, then the study.

It took the Su family three full days to arrange the items shipped this time.

Just after cleaning up, Fang Zheng came to the door. Knowing that there were two Jinshi masters living here, he looked very respectful. When he found out that Su You was here to take the Qiu Wei exam, he even said auspicious words: "I recommended this place to the old officials back then.

The house has great feng shui, what do you think? We are brothers in the same high school! Next year, the junior official will definitely be on the gold list."

Su You smiled and said: "Then I'll take my father-in-law's good advice, little sister, give me five hundred dollars and let me drink some wine to help me get tired. I'll never bother you again in the future."

San Su doesn't quite understand this kind of interaction between people in the market, but his younger sister Zhang Zao and Zhang Qi have long been experienced in the market, and Su You has learned how to deal with people. In the past few days, she has been interacting with the surrounding streets.

The neighbors have become familiar with each other.

Fang Zheng accepted it with a smile, and then said: "If the junior official is going to take the Qiu Wei exam and needs to rent a room for the exam, I can help you a little."

Su You turned around and looked at Su Xun: "Cousin, is there still this matter?"

Su Xun came over quickly: "Thank you, husband, we will go tomorrow. No, no, no, please take us there now."

Fang Zheng then raised his hand and said, "I wonder where the junior official is going to take the exam?"

This is also very particular. There are several places for examinations in the Song Dynasty. All counties in the state should select scholars and take the examination in the Gongyuan of the state.

Along the way, there were lay scholars, officials, civil and military officials, and married women, etc., who took the examination at the Zhuan Sigong Courtyard.

The third-year students went to Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites to take the exam.

The prime minister, attendants, nephews and nephews of the civil and military officials of the court, etc., took the ultimatum examination in the Imperial Academy.

The admission percentages for examinations vary from place to place, so the so-called fairness of the imperial examinations is only relative.

Su You could actually go to either the Rites Gongyuan or the Transfer Sigongyuan, because he was eligible for both.

However, he has deep roots in Zhuanshi Gong Academy and has interacted with several bosses before and after him. Of course he wants to take the exam at Zhuanshi Gong Academy.

The advantage of going to Beijing to take the exam is too obvious. The emperor is listening to the sky at his feet. Scholars from all over the country have some connections, and many people come to Beijing to take the exam, so this creates many problems.

Later, in view of this situation, the imperial court had no choice but to open its door. Scholars from other places could come to Beijing for reference if they did not occupy the local quota. The only prerequisite was that they must be recommended by two ministers of the imperial court.

For example, last time Su Shi and Su Che followed this path.

Su You had no choice but to hand over Fang Zheng: "Well, let me ask you to wait a few more days. After we visit the senior officials in the capital to confirm whether we are in the Ministry of Rites or the Department of Transportation, then we can make a decision, okay? But this house

, it must be rented.”

He gave Fang Zheng another hundred yuan as hard-earned money and sent him out of the hospital. When he came back, he heard Su Xun say: "Why have I known him for so long and never mentioned such good things to me?"

Su You said: "Every time they come to your door, do you offer any money or gifts?"

Su Xun was dumbfounded: "He came to the door, but he didn't ask for money... It's such a good thing, if I say it, can I not give it to him?"

Su You was speechless: "Forget it, I will handle this kind of thing later. By the way, cousin, why is renting a house so important?"

Su Xun said: "Of course it is important! If you have a house nearby the examination room, it will be easier to prepare. You can go to the examination room when you go out, and you don't need to get up early to rush. If you sleep a little more, you will be more energetic."

Su Shi looked at his father with a look of resentment: "Mingrun is very lucky! When we went to take the exam, we lived in a bathhouse and a temple. It is of course good to be able to rent an inner city residence close to the exam venue!"

Su Che seemed to have lingering fears about that experience: "It's just that the house price is a bit high...Hey! Anyway, Mingrun, you are not short of money!"

Su You asked: "How much do you get?"

Su Shi said: "It's hard to find a house. From now until the end of the exam, you will need twenty or thirty dollars."

If this price were put in Meishan, it would be enough to buy a first-class mansion with 30 acres of terraced fields!
Chapter completed!