Chapter 447 Prelude to the Provincial Examination

Chapter 447 Prelude to the Provincial Examination

September 19th is the day when the results of the provincial examination are announced.

Sun Shan was woken up by Sun Bomin early in the morning. He walked out of the house and saw his classmates gathered in the yard.

Sun Shan looked at the sky. It was around 5 o'clock in the morning. Wasn't it a bit early?

Sun Bomin was even more nervous than Sun Shan. Seeing Sun Shan's carefree attitude, he said angrily, "Shanzi, why do you sleep so late? The results will be announced today. Let's go and check them out early."

Sun Shan shook his head and said, "Father, the results have been announced. If you pass, you pass. If you fail, you fail. It doesn't matter whether you read it early or late. The result will be the same."

Sun Bomin was choked by Sun Shan's words. He wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

Li Xinjun floated behind Sun Shan quietly and said grimly, "Ashan, aren't you nervous?"

As for being nervous, Sun Shan wasn't really that nervous.

I was having so much fun these days that I forgot about the announcement of the results.

I spent the whole day eating and drinking with my friends, enjoying the beautiful scenery of Guangzhou, meeting many new friends, and more importantly, I didn’t have to be tense all the time to study.

Life is so blissful when you are a second-generation rich kid.

Sun Shan shook his head again and said, "I am nervous. But being nervous won't change anything. The results are already there. Whether you are nervous or not, the result has already been determined."

Li Xinjun was annoyed by his words and decided not to talk to Sun Shan for the time being.

Hong Jian smiled and said, "Ashan said he was nervous, but I don't think he was that nervous. As for me, to be honest, I was very nervous, but I knew my own weight. Well, now I am just a guest when I go to watch the results."

Hong Jian was very self-aware. He had a very clear understanding of his own knowledge and self-perception.

Being able to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar is already a great honor for your ancestors. To go further would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Especially these days, when I have been participating in this and that activity with my friends and seeing the energetic students, I feel that as a person from the countryside, I have no way to compete.

He may finally stop at being a scholar.

After Hong Jian said this, Jiang Qian and Liu Wenhuan both felt the same way. They felt that there was a huge difference between passing the imperial examination and passing the examination for a scholar.

Difficulty is not a coefficient.

If passing the examination to become a scholar is like going to hell, then passing the examination to become a juren is like going to the eighteenth level of hell.

The two looked at each other and saw helplessness and despair in each other's eyes.

Sun Shan quickly pulled them into the living room and said with a smile, "Eating is the most important thing. You have to eat well so that you can have the strength to look at the list. There will be too many people later, and we won't be able to squeeze in without strength."

This was very true. So the relatives and friends of the scholars ate breakfast desperately, trying to make themselves strong enough to get off the list in a flash.

Gui Ge'er ate three bowls of fried rice noodles in a row and asked everyone to eat more so that they would have enough energy to squeeze with others later.

Sun Shan ate his breakfast leisurely, while his classmates ate their breakfast listlessly.

Sun Shan seemed calm and composed, but his classmates were filled with concerns.

in stark contrast.

Li Xinyun couldn't stand it anymore, so he approached Sun Shan and asked, "Ashan, you look so confident. Tell me the truth, how confident are you in taking the provincial exam this time?"

Sun Shan answered very honestly: "Fifty percent!"

I knew how to do all the questions and I did them all. I felt they were easy to do and I got the questions right.

But it felt too smooth, which made Sun Shan suspicious and unable to believe it.

In fact, Sun Shan was very nervous and felt that he would do very well in the exam, or he might just fail.

So Sun Shan told Mr. Zhou the estimate of his chances of passing the imperial examination.

Liu Wenhuan wailed, "Ashan, you've studied at Yuelu Academy for three years and you only have a 50% chance of passing. I have even less hope."

Liu Wenhuan went from studying in Zhangzhou Prefecture to Yungu Academy in Duanzhou Prefecture. He felt that he had made progress, but the actual progress was not that great.

So I am not really sure about this provincial examination.

Everyone came to take the exam, and he also came to take the exam. After all, it only takes three years, and how many three years are there in a lifetime?

If you don’t take the exam, you will definitely fail, but if you take the exam, you may still have a chance of passing, so everyone wants to give it a try.

Li Xinyun and Jiang Qian also had very little confidence. They thought the same as Liu Wenhuan that they had to take the exam, and whether they could pass it depended entirely on luck, not on their strength.

After breakfast, Sun Shan and others prepared to go to the Imperial Examination Hall to check the list.

Aunt Sun and Uncle He were also preparing to go with Sun Shan, but Sun Shan quickly stopped them, saying, "Aunt, Uncle, there are too many people there, don't go."

Aunt Sun smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if there are many people. It's not like we haven't been there before. We also went when your eldest cousin was there."

Uncle He said cheerfully, "Shanzi, we have more experience than you, so why don't we go and take a look."

Sun Shan didn't want them to go together. If they made the list, it would be fine and everyone would be happy. But if they failed, he wouldn't know whether to pretend to be strong or cry.

Sun Shan said quickly, "Aunt, uncle, you stay at the house. If I make the list and someone comes to announce the good news, won't there be no one to recruit me?"

Zhang Ziqiu has a poem titled "Announcement of Good News": "I was promoted to a high school and given a high position. The good news came with a red ribbon. I have nothing else to say before asking for a reward. Today I will drink three cups."

After the results were announced, the doorman would often lead the messenger to ring the gong to announce the good news, and there would be a long white paper with the words "the person who ranked X in the provincial examination in X category, an outstanding student on government stipend in X prefecture in Guangnan, or an additional student on government stipend".

After that, good news had to be delivered. Not only did yamen runners report the good news, but yamen runners also had to deliver it to the homes of candidates from other schools and to their relatives' homes.

The contact address Sun Shan filled in was Aunt Sun's house. If he passed the imperial examination, someone would definitely come.

In order to prevent Aunt Sun and Uncle He from going with him, Sun Shan could only bite the bullet and assume the scenario of passing the imperial examination.

Aunt Sun and Uncle He thought about it and said quickly, "Shanzi is right. If someone comes to announce the good news, we can't do without someone to entertain them. I can't rest assured if I ask a servant to entertain them. If I don't entertain those who bring good news well, people will talk about them behind my back."

Aunt Sun said to Li Xinyun and the others, "Go and check the list without worry. If anyone comes to report good news, leave it to me. I will definitely treat them well."

Li Xinyun and others hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

So Aunt Sun and Uncle He stayed in the house waiting for someone to come and report the good news.

Sun Shan breathed a long sigh of relief. In fact, if possible, Sun Shan didn't want Sun Boming to go with him, but he knew that was impossible.

Sun Bomin was more nervous than Sun Shan and wanted to know the result as soon as possible.

At this time, He Shuqiang rushed in and saw Sun Shan was still there. He shouted: "Brother Shan, great, you are still here. Hehe, luckily I am not late."

Sun Shan looked at him speechlessly: "Brother Qiang, don't you have to go to school?"

He Shuqiang has a round face, a double chin and trembling fat when he smiles. He said cheerfully: "The professor is not in the mood to teach, and they also want to see the list. Haha, I simply won't go to class and accompany you to see the list."

The provincial examination results are announced every three years. How could He Shuqiang miss such a lively scene?

What's more, this time his good friend Sun Shan will join the scene.

Of course, there were also many members of the He family who came, but He Shuqiang still liked Sun Shan more, so he chose to accompany Sun Shan.