After lunch, Xu Jin habitually took a nap and then found the books that nerds usually read and looked through them.

These books were all left by the nerdy father Xu Xiucai, and they were all books related to the imperial examination, and some were Xu Xiucai's reading notes and manuscripts. The nerds usually take these books very seriously, so they keep them very well, and they don't sell them even when they are poor and sick. Xie Wanniang obviously also understood that her father-in-law attached great importance to these books, so she pawned all her clothes and shoes at the beginning, and she didn't dare to touch these books.

Xu Jin's original plan was to do some small sales first, and then buy more fields after making money, and then become a comfortable small landlord in the Ming Dynasty.

But after some pondering, Xu Jin felt that it seemed that studying and taking the imperial examination was a better way out. As the so-called scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants, scholars are generally respected and treated preferentially, but the social status of merchants is the lowest, even if they have money, they cannot wear clothes made of silk, and they have to kneel and kowtow when they see a small county official.

On the other hand, scholars, as long as they pass the examination, they can see officials without kneeling, be exempt from taxes and forced labor, and can travel freely throughout the country without road guidance.

It is worth mentioning here that in order to tie the peasants firmly to the land and prevent series rebellion, the Ming Dynasty authorities not only formulated a strict system of protecting armor and sitting, but also formulated a system of road guidance.

The so-called road guide is a pass or a certificate of leaving the hometown issued by the local government, but anyone who wants to go to a place 100 miles away from home must have a road guide, otherwise he will be punished according to the law if he is caught.

This kind of perverted laws and regulations that seriously restrict freedom cannot, of course, be intolerable to modern people like Xu Jin, so Xu Jin felt that it was necessary to participate in the imperial examination, and at the worst of all, he had to take the test to show off his talent and fame, which could not only exempt him from taxes and forced labor, but also allow him to travel freely throughout the country.

The imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty was divided into four levels, namely the Yuan Examination, the Township Examination, the Hui Examination and the Palace Examination. As long as you pass the college examination, you can become a full-fledged student, which is commonly known as Xiucai, which is equivalent to being admitted to junior high school in elementary school.

"It shouldn't be difficult to take a show exam, right?" Xu Jin secretly thought in his heart, he came out of a key university, and if he couldn't even pass the ancient junior high school exam, he would just buy a piece of tofu to cover himself.

However...... Xu Jin soon found out that he was wrong, and he was wrong.

The Four Books and Five Classics are must-read books for the imperial examination, Xu Jin picked up a copy of "Zhou Yi" casually, but he couldn't read it after only reading a few hundred words, and the obscure text really made people not have the slightest desire to read.

So Xu Jin changed the book of "Mencius" again, but he only read the beginning, and was defeated by the "Zhihu also" in it.

Xu Jin threw down the book depressedly, it's over, it seems that he really can't even pass the junior high school exam!

There was a banging sound outside the house, Xu Jin looked through the window and saw Xiaowan's girl chopping wood in the yard. The afternoon sun shone on her thin body, her face was flushed, and the little girl had a happy smile on the corner of her mouth, as if she had endless energy.

Xu Jin's heart was inexplicably calm, he smiled slightly, picked up a copy of "The Analects" and read it carefully, maybe the "Analects" was more simple and easy to understand, or maybe it was a peaceful mood, this time Xu Jin actually looked into it, and felt that it was quite tasteful.

There are only ten articles in the Analects, with a total of 11,705 words, and it took Xu Jin nearly an hour to read them, which is the result of careful consideration of the words.

Xu Jin closed the book and silently recited what he had just read in his heart, only to find that he could clearly remember and recite the Analects from the beginning word for word.

Xu Jin was both surprised and delighted, could it be that even his memory became awesome after crossing over, reaching the point where he would never forget it?

Xu Jin hurriedly picked up a smaller copy of "Thousand Character Text" and read it carefully, then closed the book and recited it silently, and sure enough, he memorized it word for word.

But at this time, Xu Jin realized the real reason, he didn't have the ability to memorize, but the nerd had memorized these books well, and he inherited the memory of the nerd, but he hadn't been able to fully integrate it, and when he read the books carefully, it was equivalent to reviewing it again, making the inherited memory clearer, so there was an illusion of "never forgetting".

Xu Jin hurriedly picked up another copy of "Mencius" to verify his thoughts, and the result was really like this.

At this time, Xu Jin was shuang, as if he had discovered a treasure, and devoted himself to discovering the memories of nerds, and after reading "Mencius", he read "University", and then "The Mean......

Time passed inadvertently, and the sky gradually darkened. Xie Xiaowan probed her brain outside the door, and saw that Xu Jin was still studying hard, and her little face couldn't help but show a sweet smile, Xianggong studied so diligently, the little girl was naturally very happy, but she was a little worried that Xianggong's body was too weak to bear.

Xie Xiaowan silently peeked for a while, then tiptoed out, took a torch from the kitchen, lit it, and inserted it into the crack of the wall in the room to illuminate it.

The family is so poor that they don't even have a penny, so they naturally can't afford to light an oil lamp, this torch is made by Xie Xiaowan by collecting pine resin, the smoke is very big, and the smell is very bad.

However, with the torch lighting, the room was bright, and Xu Jin was too involved in reading, so he didn't notice the change.

When Xu Jin closed "Zhou Yi", it was already past seven o'clock in the evening (after seven o'clock in the evening), and then Xu Jin suddenly realized that the sky was completely dark, and he had read the book for five or six hours in a row, which was really unbelievable.

However, these five or six hours were absolutely worth the money, and after careful excavation, Xu Jin found that the nerds not only memorized the Mengxue (literacy) books such as "Three Character Classics", "Hundred Family Names" and "Thousand Character Texts", but even the Four Books and Five Classics were almost memorized, and only the most difficult "Zhou Yi" was not memorized.

However, perhaps there is no clever teacher to teach, although the nerd memorizes the book, his understanding of the content is extremely superficial, or even not at all, and he just memorizes it.

Of course, the stupid method of the nerd who flies first has helped Xu Jin a lot, you must know that Xu Jin has more than 50 years of rich experience in his previous life, and his comprehension ability is not comparable to that of a fourteen-year-old nerd at all, what a nerd can't read, Xu Jin can basically understand, and what a nerd can't understand, Xu Jin can understand most.

Therefore, Xu Jin now has the knowledge reserve, and what he lacks is the experience and skills of participating in the imperial examination, but for Xu Jin, who used to be the master of the examination, the last thing he is afraid of is the exam.

Xu Jin rubbed his numb feet from the cold, looked up, but saw a torch stuck in the crack of the wall, and the pine resin made a soft crackling sound when it burned.

"Xiaowan!" Xu Jin shouted, and Xie Xiaowan immediately flashed out of the door, and said happily: "Xianggong, you have finished reading!" ”

Xu Jin noticed that Xie Xiaowan's body was covered with grass clippings, and he was still holding half of a straw sandal that had not yet been braided.

"You little girl, why don't you go into the room to make it, it's dark outside, be careful to break your eyes!" Xu Jin reproached as he tiptoed on his boots.

"People are afraid of disturbing Xianggong's reading, besides, it's so easy to spoil your eyes...... Be careful, I'll help you! Xie Xiaowan brushed the grass clippings off her body and quickly ran over to support Xu Jin.

Xu Jin said no, but because of his sedentary lifestyle, his feet were not smooth, and he really couldn't stand steadily, and he was just recovering from a serious illness, and he felt uncomfortable all over his body.

Xie Xiaowan helped Xu Jin to the edge of the bed and sat down, and then skillfully massaged her legs and feet. Xu Jin was secretly depressed, this body was too weak, and there was no way to go on like this, so he had to supplement nutrition and strengthen exercise.

Xie Xiaowan's massage was very comfortable, but she could feel that her hands were very cold through her clothes, and the back of her hands was covered with frost cracks, and some of them were even oozing blood.

Xu Jin felt distressed for no reason, grabbed Xie Wan's hand and brought it to his mouth and took a few breaths of hot air, frowned and asked, "Does it hurt?" ”

Xie Xiaowan shook her head shyly: "Xianggong, Xiaowan doesn't hurt, Xiaowan is used to it!" ”

Xu Jin sighed secretly, she was really a cute little girl, and suddenly her face changed slightly: "Xiaowan, why are your clothes so thin?" ”

Xu Jin inadvertently touched Xie Xiaowan's sleeve and found that there was only one layer, and then touched his shoulder, and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Xie Xiaowan was wearing a wide skirt, and on the surface, she thought she was wearing it very thick, but after touching it, she realized that it was not the case at all, and it was estimated that she was only wearing close-fitting clothes, and the skirt was actually very thin and not warm at all.

The Ming Dynasty was just in the period of the Xiaoice River, although the Huguang area was southern, it was still extremely cold in winter, and snow at the end of the year was also common, and it was the kind of clammy cold that penetrated the muscles, Xu Jin wore cotton clothes and cotton pants and felt cold to shiver, not to mention Xie Xiaowan, who was dressed so thinly.

Xie Xiaowan smiled and said: "The thick clothes for the winter at home are all taken away, but don't worry, Xiaowan has been fishing in Poyang Lake since she was a child, and her foundation is good, not afraid of the cold!" ”

Xu Jin only felt that his nose was sour, his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't help but put the thin Xie Xiaowanlou into his arms.

Xie Xiaowan snuggled in Xu Jin's arms, a little dizzy, her little heart was beating wildly, since she married into the Xu family, the nerd had never even touched Xie Xiaowan's hand, let alone such an intimate act.

"Xiaowan, Xianggong is useless, you haven't enjoyed a day since you got married, and you have been suffering with Xianggong!" Xu Jin rubbed Xie Xiaowan's face lightly, and said regretfully.

Xie Xiaowan was so shy that the roots of her neck were red, and she said hurriedly: "Don't say it, Xianggong, we are husband and wife, shouldn't we share weal and sorrow and support each other?" Let's work hard, and the days will get better and better. ”

If you put it aside in modern times, these words can be said by a girl who is twelve or thirteen years old, and I am afraid that she will not be able to say it at the age of twenty, which shows that sensible and mature are not the standard of age.