After lunch, Xu Jin took a habitual nap for a while, then found the books that the nerd usually read and read.

These books were left by the nerd father Xu Xiucai. They were all books related to the imperial examinations, and some were Xu Xiucai's reading notes and manuscripts. The nerd usually regards these books as his life and cherishes them very much, so he preserves them well, and he has not sold them even if he is poor and sick. Xie Wanniang obviously understood that her husband attached great importance to these books, so she pawned all her clothes and shoes, but did not dare to touch them.

Xu Jin originally planned to do some small deals first, and then buy more land after making money, and then become a comfortable small landlord of the Ming Dynasty.

But after some thought, Xu Jin felt that studying and taking the imperial examination was a better way out. As the saying goes, scholars, farmers, workers, businessmen, and scholars are generally respected and preferential. The social status of merchants is the lowest. Even if they have money, they cannot wear silk clothes. When they see a small county magistrate, they have to kneel down and kowtow.

On the other hand, scholars only need to pass the exam for scholars, but they can not kneel down when they meet the officials, exempt from taxes and labor service, and can freely communicate between the country without any road guides.

It is worth mentioning here that in order to tie the farmers firmly to the land and prevent rebellion from being connected, the people in power in the Ming Dynasty not only formulated a strict Baojia joint position system, but also formulated a road guide system.

The so-called road guide is a pass or a certificate of departure issued by the local government. Anyone who wants to go a hundred miles away from home must have a road guide, otherwise if you are caught, you will be punished according to the law.

This perverted law that seriously restricts freedom is certainly untolerant for modern people like Xu Jin, so Xu Jin felt it was necessary to take the imperial examination, and at the worst, he had to take the scholar's fame and honor, which could not only exempt taxes and corvee, but also free exchanges across the country.

The imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty were divided into four levels, namely the college examination, the provincial examination, the imperial examination and the palace examination. As long as you pass the college examination, you can become a formal student, which is commonly known as a scholar, which is equivalent to entering a junior high school in elementary school.

"It shouldn't be difficult to get a scholar, right?" Xu Jin thought to himself that he had been from a key university at least. If he failed even the ancient junior high school entrance exam, he might as well buy a piece of tofu to cover himself to death.

However... Xu Jin soon discovered that he was wrong, and he was ridiculously wrong.

The Four Books and Five Classics are must-read books for the imperial examination. Xu Jin picked up a book called "The Book of Changes" casually, but after reading only a few hundred words, he couldn't read it anymore. The obscure and difficult words really made people have no desire to read.

So Xu Jin changed the book "Mencius", but after reading the beginning, he was defeated by the "Zhihuzhe" in it.

Xu Jin threw the book down in depression, it was over. It seemed that he really couldn't even get the exam in junior high school!

There was a bang sound outside the room. Xu Jin looked through the window and saw Xiaowan, the girl who was working hard to chop firewood in the yard. The afternoon sun shone on her thin body, her face was flushed, and the little girl had a happy smile on her lips, as if she had endless energy.

Xu Jin's heart was inexplicably calm, and he smiled slightly, picked up a "The Analects of Confucius" and read it carefully. Perhaps it was easier to understand, or perhaps it was a peaceful state of mind. This time Xu Jin actually read it in, and it felt quite interesting.

The Analects of Confucius has only ten chapters in total, with a total of 11,705 words. It took Xu Jin nearly an hour to finish reading it. This is the result of carefully considering the words.

Xu Jin closed the book and silently recited what he had just read in his mind. He found that he could remember clearly and recite the Analects of Confucius word for word.

Xu Jin was both surprised and happy. Did he even have awesome memory after traveling through time, reaching the point where he could never forget everything in the legend?

Xu Jin quickly picked up a smaller "Thousand Character Text" and read it carefully, then closed the book and recalled it silently, and indeed recited it word by word.

However, at this time Xu Jin realized the real reason. He did not have the ability to remember everything he saw, but the nerd had already memorized these books and inherited the nerd's memories. However, he had not been able to fully integrate them. When he read the books carefully, it was equivalent to reviewing them to make the inherited memories clearer, and the illusion of "not forgetting everything he saw" appeared.

Xu Jin quickly picked up another copy of "Mencius" to verify his ideas, but the result was really the same.

Now Xu Jin was so happy that he seemed to have discovered a treasure, and devoted himself to discovering the memories of nerds. After reading "Mencius", he read "The Great Learning" and then "The Doctrine of the Mean"...

Time flies inadvertently, and the sky gradually becomes dark. Xie Xiaowan leans out her head outside the door. Seeing Xu Jin still studying hard, her little face can't help but smile. Her husband is so diligent in studying, the little girl is naturally very happy, but she is a little worried that her husband is too weak to bear it.

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

My family was so poor that I didn’t even have a penny, so I couldn’t afford to light the oil lamp. This torch was made by Xie Xiaowan himself by collecting pine resin. The smoke was very strong and the smell was very bad.

However, with the torch lighting, the room became brighter. Xu Jin was too devoted to studying and did not notice any changes.

When Xu Jin closed the "Book of Changes" and it was already past You hour (after 7 o'clock in the evening), Xu Jin suddenly realized that the sky was completely dark, and he had read the book for five or six hours in a row. It was really unbelievable.

However, the five or six hours spent absolutely great value. After careful exploration, Xu Jin discovered that the nerd not only recited the basic (literacy) books such as "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names" and "Thousand Character Classic", but also recited almost the Four Books and Five Classics, but only the most difficult "Book of Changes" did not memorize.

However, perhaps there is no wise teacher and professor. Although the nerd memorized the book, his understanding of the content is extremely shallow, and he even doesn't understand it at all. He just recites it in a hurry.

Of course, the stupid method of a nerd, a stupid bird flying first, helped Xu Jin a lot. You should know that Xu Jin had more than 50 years of experience in his previous life. His understanding ability was not comparable to a 14-year-old nerd. If a nerd cannot understand, Xu Jin can basically understand it, but if a nerd cannot understand it, Xu Jin can understand it most of it.

Therefore, Xu Jin now has a reserve of knowledge, but what he lacks is the experience and skills to take the imperial examination. However, for Xu Jin, who was once a test master, the most feared thing is the exam. As long as he can get a few test papers for the imperial examinations over the years, he is quite confident in the scholars who passed the exam.

Xu Jin shook his feet, which were numb and numb, looked up and looked around, but saw a torch inserted into the crack of the wall, and the rosin burned with a light sound.

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

Xu Jin noticed that Xie Xiaowan was covered with straw scraps and was holding half of the straw sandals that had not been weaved. It turned out that she was sitting behind the wall of the door just now, using the leaking fire to weave straw sandals.

"You little girl, why don't you enter the room to weave it? The light outside is dim and you're careful to break your eyes!" Xu Jin blamed him while tiptoing on his boots.

"I'm afraid of disturbing my husband's reading. Besides, my eyes will be broken so easily... Be careful, I'll help you!" Xie Xiaowan cleaned the grass chips on her body and ran over to support Xu Jin quickly.

Xu Jin said no, but because he sat for a long time, his feet were not qi and blood, and he couldn't stand steadily. In addition, he had just recovered from a serious illness and felt uncomfortable all over his bones.

Xie Xiaowan helped Xu Jin to the bed and sat down, and then massaged his legs and feet skillfully. Xu Jin was secretly depressed. His body was too weak, so it was not a solution to continue like this. He had to supplement nutrition and strengthen exercise.

Xie Xiaowan had a comfortable massage, but she could feel her hands were very cold through her clothes, and the back of her hands was covered with frost cracks, and some even had bloodshots.

Xu Jin felt distressed for no reason, grabbed Xie Wan's hand and leaned over her mouth and sniffed a few breaths of heat, frowned and asked, "Does it hurt?"

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

Xu Jin sighed inwardly. He was such a lovely little girl. Suddenly, his 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. When he touched his shoulders, he immediately realized something was wrong.

Xie Xiaowan was wearing a wide ru's skirt. She looked like she was wearing thick clothes on the surface, but after touching her, she realized that this was not the case at all. She probably only wore close-fitting clothes inside, and the ru's skirt was actually very thin and not warm at all.

The Ming Dynasty happened to be in the Little Ice Age. Although Huguang area is south, it is still extremely cold in winter. It is common for snow at the end of the year. It is also a bit wet and cold. Xu Jin felt so cold that he shivered in cotton coats and trousers, not to mention Xie Xiaowan, who was dressed so thinly.

Xie Xiaowan smiled and said, "I took out all the thick clothes for winter at home, but don't worry, my husband, Xiaowan has been fishing in Poyang Lake since she was a child, and she has a good foundation and is not afraid of the cold!"

Xu Jin felt his nose sore, and his throat seemed to be blocked by something. 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 around, and she married into the Xu family. The nerd never touched Xie Xiaowan's hand before, let alone such an intimate act.

"Xiaowan, my husband is useless. You have never enjoyed it for a day when you get married. I'm just accompanying you to suffer and suffer!" Xu Jin gently rubbed Xie Xiaowan's face and said with regret.

Xie Xiaowan was so shy that her neck was red. He heard this and said anxiously: "Don't say it quickly. We are husband and wife. Shouldn't we share the joys and sorrows and support each other? Let's work hard and our lives will get better and better in the future."
Chapter completed!