Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2694 Responding to its high dryness

Maybe after many years, ten years, or twenty years, when Chi Ganping, who is temporarily living under the same roof, or suddenly recalls the time when he took the exam, different feelings may emerge in his heart , or comfort, or regret, or regret, or it may still be complaints, or even resentment.

  Obviously they experienced the same thing, were in the same place, and spent the same period of time together, but what exactly determines that they will have differences in the future and have different emotions?

  This may be an exam that determines their future destiny, and they will take a completely different path from now on. For the current Chi Qianping people, it feels more like nervousness and a little bit of hope.

  The exam is approaching.

No one chatted for almost a day, and they all packed their things silently. They went to bed early as soon as it got dark. When the ugly time passed, people woke up one after another, and then more people woke up, chaotically. After washing up, he packed up his belongings again, absentmindedly ate a simple breakfast, and then lined up and boarded the carriage at the entrance of the camp to the examination room.

   Chi Ganping was a little annoyed, because that unlucky kid seemed to think that Chi Ganping had helped him out and solved the problem, and since then, he has been sticking to him.

  『Brother Chigan, is the examination room very big? 』

  『It should be big. 』

  『Can I sit with my elder brother then? 』

"I do not know. 』

  『There are so many people, how can I find the elder brother? 』

  『It’s okay, just look at the arrangement of the examination room. 』

  『But I’m a little scared, what should I do if I’m still nervous? 』

"hehe…"

  『By the way, brother Chigan, your surname is so strange...』

  『Um...yes, yes...』

   It wasn't that Chi Ganping was particularly patient, but that Chi Ganping didn't want to haggle over this matter, so he managed to maintain a polite yet awkward smile, and responded as gently as possible.

  He is a middle-aged man, and life has worn away his temper and edges a lot, making him reflect the gentleness and mellowness that young people often lack, or it is called sophistication and mellowness.

Some hot-blooded teenagers often hate the so-called "sophisticated" and "smooth". Ordinary middle-aged people sneer at the so-called theories such as "one more thing is worse than one less thing" when going out, "a loss is a blessing" and so on, and they laugh at such behavior as weakness and connivance of crime...

  In fact, middle-aged people also have adolescence, but young people have not yet reached middle age.

   Chi Ganping's surname was originally the surname of a nobleman among the Huns. Like most of the early Han people, untouchables did not deserve any surnames. Most of them were called by occupation or tribe, and then slowly evolved into the names of fiefs, knights, etc. as surnames.

   Chi Ganping was once proud of sticking to his surname, because it represented the glory of his ancestors.

  But now Chi Ganping seems to feel that the glory of the ancestors belongs to the ancestors, no matter how much he talks, it still belongs to the ancestors. If he wants to truly gain glory, he needs to be his own.

  Your own glory must be obtained by yourself.

   On the surface, it seems that Chi Ganping and others have suffered a lot. Becoming a so-called "Mother whore", not only spending money for the unlucky child, but also being glued by the unlucky child as the savior...

   But actually?

  In the past two days, at least Chi Ganping can get a relatively quiet and peaceful environment, take a good rest, and face the exam with a relatively complete mental state.

   What else?

   Ask the patrol to throw the unlucky child away, or complain that the unlucky child disturbed others' rest?

   Regardless of whether the inspector of the big man has the so-called spirit of serving "God" in later generations, why should the inspector listen to Qianping's command? Even if the inspector is willing to listen, where can the inspector move the child?

  The camp is full, who should the unlucky child squeeze with?

   Or as long as people who are equal to each other are at peace, they can ignore what other people are like?

  So for Chi Ganping, what he chooses is not to live a happy life, but to bear the humiliation, not to make a show, but to work silently, not to leave at a disagreement, but to stand firm. Although unlucky children are annoying, the most important thing now is to pass the exam first.

   Everything else can be temporarily compromised for this important goal.

It's like all the roads in Chang'an today are made for the exam. There are soldiers on duty in the early morning. Before the exam starts, only candidates are allowed to pass by cars and horses. Get off at a fixed location.

  When they arrived at the examination room, the sky was already getting brighter.

"get off! Be quick! 』

  The officials and soldiers in charge of guidance commanded from the side.

  The carriage will go back again to pick up the next batch of people.

   Chi Ganping squeezed his test bag, got out of the car, looked at the crowd of people, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, he wants to take the test with so many people?

   Are there any masters here, the kind that I can't beat at all?

if…

   Chi Ganping grabbed the cloth bag in his hand.

  This cloth bag was sewn by his wife with the latest cloth at home after he passed the initial test...

   This piece of cloth was originally reserved for cutting new clothes for the children in the New Year.

  The child used to be the hope of Chi Ganping's family, but now the hope is in his hands.

  In the hand he used to hold the **** and wooden shovel.

There are people around who are just holding cloth bags like him, and some are carrying an ordinary exam basket. Of course, there are also some people who look like aristocrats, waving golden folding fans, and making the school boy behind him carry the exam box, which looks suave and suave. .

  噫, so many people buy such an expensive thing...

  『Big Brother, Big Brother, why isn’t the examination room open yet? There are so many people here! 』

  『The time is not up. Chi Ganping said softly, "The door will not be opened until Maoshi..."

"queue! ’A clerk came with soldiers, ‘According to the states and counties on the sign, line up! Which state are you from? Line up by state! Do you understand? 』

  『Look for your state and county to line up! Chi Ganping said to the unlucky child, and then watched the unlucky child reluctantly leave. For some reason, he suddenly felt a burst of relief, as if he felt clean and refreshed after the New Year's cleaning.

  There are more and more people waiting.

  Changan Sanfu has the largest number of people, but Zuo Fengyi has more people than You Fufeng among the three assistants. The queue can't stand in one row, and it is divided into three rows. As for Hedong County, Chi Ganping looked around, and found that there were only a dozen of them, less than a third of You Fufeng, who had a smaller number among the three assistants.

  Besides, the people from Chang'an Sanfu lived near the left, so they came later, and they arrived one after another until Mao was approaching.

  Everyone waited nervously.

   From time to time, civil officials and soldiers shouted to maintain order, and the weapons and armor reminded everyone that this is not a place for joking, this is a battlefield for literati.

As soon as   mao time arrived, there was the sound of drums. Afterwards, the door of the examination room slowly opened, and finally saw the situation in the examination room.

  No matter who it is, when they see those neatly arranged tables and cases, they will feel shocked.

  『Stay in line, call the people from that county and county to step forward! ’ shouted the soldiers patrolling the field, ‘Repeat! Call that county, only the people from that county can come forward! Don't be crowded! Stay in the queue! 』

   Chi Ganping took a deep breath.

  At the same time, ten passages were open, and candidates began to line up for inspection and admission under the requirements of inspections and soldiers.

  『Stop! Show your ID! Verify your integrity! 』

   The soldiers who received the inspection stopped Chi Ganping, then took Chi Ganping's identity certificate, looked it up and down, and then froze for a moment, "Uh...what's this surname?" 』

   Chi Ganping repeated his name helplessly, "This is... it means snow, it means snow..."

  『Oh, so the surname is Xue and it will be over soon? The soldier muttered, "Go forward!" The mouth of the cloth bag is opened, accept inspection! 』

   I don't know why, Chi Ganping suddenly felt that he could consider changing his surname? Surnamed "Snow", or something else...

  He has come to take the exam for the Han people, but he still uses the surname of a Hun?

But before his sudden idea took shape, Chi Qianping was disturbed by other matters, and soon after, he took the randomly arranged seat number plate, took a breath, calmed down, He walked into the examination room with his head held high, ready to devote himself to this exam that might determine his future destiny.

   Around Chi Ganping, gradually filled with candidates with almost the same serious and earnest expressions as Chi Ganping, sitting devoutly and quietly, as if waiting for the arrival of new students.

  The drum sounded again, and the three links urged the drum to beat, the examination room was closed, and the examination officially began.

   Chi Ganping finished grinding the ink, watched the exam papers in his hands, and after scanning the questions, let out a long breath, he was quite familiar with them.

  This calmed his mood. He put his hands together, rubbed them together, then picked up the pen and started to answer the questions...

  The exam time passed quickly, and it seemed that the exam was over in a blink of an eye.

   When Chi Ganping finally walked out of the examination room, he looked up and felt as if he had been sucked dry by some kind of creature, almost feeling exhausted.

And in his memory, it seems that the concept of three days is missing unknowingly, just like he walked into the examination room one moment, and then he walked out the next moment, and what happened in the examination room, in the moment unexpectedly It's getting blurry...

  『Brother! Brother, how did you do in the exam? 』

   A familiar voice came over, and Chi Ganping couldn't help shivering.

  『I...I don’t know...』 Chi Ganping let out a breath, looked at the unlucky boy who came out of nowhere, and said, "What about you? How are you doing? 』

  The unlucky child had a slumped face, "I don't know..."

  『…』 Chi Ganping was silent for a while, “Let’s go, let’s go back to Confucius and Mencius’ shop first…”

   On the way back, the unlucky child seemed to have no spirit, and he didn't continue to grow up and grow up. At the same time, most of the other people were silent and didn't talk much.

  In the camp, most of them are dull, and only a small number of people are playing around, and then loudly talking about where this topic comes from, what classics it is used for, and how it is extended...

  The days of waiting for the release of the rankings are very difficult. I feel like my heart is burning, I don’t like eating anything, and I can’t sleep. Count the days on your fingers, the days that usually pass by like a horse, are like an old horse with a broken leg, slowing down and dragging people to death.

  In Confucius and Mencius Yipu, there are also many people who want to go to Chang'an City to play, but more people silently packed their bags and went back to their hometown after the exam, and they didn't even have the idea of ​​waiting for the announcement.

   That hapless kid was one of those who went straight home...

I don't know if it's because the unlucky child felt that he really had no hope, or because he thought that Chi Qianping was a fake big brother after all, and the parents at home were the real parents, or it was some other reason, anyway, the leaving of the unlucky child made Chi Ganping On the contrary, Ping felt a little cleaner, and felt that he could live in Confucius and Mencius Yipu.

Chi Qianping's original plan was to go back directly, but after thinking twice, he temporarily stayed in the Kongmeng Yipu. On the one hand, it was because the accommodation in the Kongmeng Yipu was free before the list was released, but the food cost more. It's just money, the money he brought with him is enough, on the other hand, going home is also a torment, and it is inevitable that this person will come to ask, or that person will come to snoop or something, so it is even more uncomfortable.

  Of course, if that unlucky child still lives together, maybe he can't stay.

  At first, Chi Ganping felt anxious and suffered from insomnia, but soon, Chi Ganping found a job for himself. Does he want to change his surname?

  As for the so-called phrase "if you don't change your name, don't change your surname when you sit down", it actually didn't appear in drama and novel literature until after the Yuan Dynasty...

   Note that it appears in opera literature and novels, not in upper-class aristocratic families.

  In the feudal dynasties, for certain things, changing the name is like drinking water. Changing the name and surname is really not a big deal, and it will not be cited as a taboo.

   Otherwise, in Bangzi or Wozi, it would not be popular to change the surname of the surname, and those sons-in-law who changed the surname would even feel that they have successfully promoted their ranks, which is very honorable.

   Chi Ganping didn't want to marry a certain surname, after all, he had been married for many years, but it was just because he felt that it seemed a little inconvenient right now.

When he was at home, it didn't matter what his name was. A cat, a dog, Sanlang Shisanlang were all right, and in the counties and townships, most people called him home row, and most people would call him Sanlang when they met. So he didn't feel anything at all.

  But after he came out of Hedong, he began to find that his name was a bit troublesome. Leaving aside other things, almost everyone he met would hesitate for a while, then look at the name, then look at him, and then confirm...

  Some people think it is a good thing to attract attention, but Chi Qianping doesn't like to attract too much attention, so every time he encounters this matter, he feels a little embarrassed and uncomfortable.

   Or the surname "Xue", anyway, "Chigan" in the Hun language also means snow, or snowing.

   Chi Ganping pondered, is there any Han Chinese with the surname Xue?

It seems to have?

   Chi Ganping thought about this, and it could be regarded as resolving the anxiety in his heart, killing time, and finally came the day of the announcement.

   Chi Ganping originally wanted to watch the announcement by himself, but he hesitated for a while, got up several times and wanted to do something, and then sat down again...

  The more you pay attention to this matter, the more you worry about gains and losses.

Before the list was released, Chi Ganping was looking forward to the release of the list, but when the day came when the list was released, he felt that if he went to watch the list on the spot, he would know the ranking immediately. Waiting here seems to be able to prolong the life and death of the exam for a little while...

  The sky was getting darker, and Chi Ganping was looking at the scroll with a little restlessness, but after reading it for a long time, he couldn't read a single word. Finally, he gritted his teeth and stood up, and when he was about to go to the city to read the rankings, Chi Qianping heard some movement outside the camp, and after a while, candidates from the camp rushed to him, opening his mouth and saying "Congratulations" !

   Chi Ganping's heart moved, and blood couldn't help rushing to his face. He couldn't speak for a while, and felt dizzy, as if he was hit directly on the head by this "Congratulations"!

  More and more people gathered here, with similar smiles on their faces, but not necessarily the same color in their eyes.

  『I told you a long time ago, brother can win! 』

"Congratulations! Congratulations! Brother Gan! Congrats on high school! 』

  『Brother Chigan really has the style of a general, calm and moderate! 』

  『Congratulations, brother! 』

  『If you are rich, don’t forget each other! 』

  『That’s right, in the future, I’ll wait for my brothers and sisters to support me one or two, and it’s not a loss to have such a friendship now! 』

  『Brother Tai looks like a generous person at first glance, and he is sure to make a fortune after thinking about it! 』

"congratulations…"

   Chi Ganping smiled, and responded humbly. He was actually a little flustered, but on the surface he looked about the same as usual. Just when he didn't know how to respond, someone came to report that another person in the camp had been elected. Immediately, the people around Chi Ganping went forward one after another, and congratulatory voices were heard endlessly.

   The surrounding noises subsided, and Chi Ganping felt a little dizzy.

It wasn't until the other selected person came to him that Chi Ganping calmed down a little, and then inexplicably felt that that person was kind, like a strange friend. Although it was the first time we met, there was an extra tacit understanding feel.

  『My younger brother is a member of Longkang. His surname is Huan, his name is Hao, and his style name is Zihao. Dare I ask you about his name, Gao? 』

   Chi Ganping opened his mouth and suddenly wanted to say his name, but suddenly changed his mouth and said: "My surname is Xue...my name is Ping, my character is Chunzhi, I live in Fenyin..."

  『Xue? But "Xue Shaqing"? ’Huan Hao nodded, ‘Fenyin Xue’s, my brother remembers that. Brother Xue, please take care of me from now on...』

   Chi Ganping was stunned for a moment, then immediately acquiesced, and returned the gift to Huan Hao.

   Fenyin Xue family, well, it seems to sound good too.

  (end of this chapter)