But the ancient science examination is much more difficult than the current college entrance examination. Only once every three years, only dozens of people have the opportunity to go to high school at a time, and those who fail will have to wait three years to take the scientific examination again.
However, there are many students and talents all over the country, so it is difficult to get into high school. Many students have been studying for most of their lives, but they still can't get into high school when they are old, which is a waste of life.
So you can imagine how happy students will be once they go to high school. For example, this is the case with Jin Fan. At that time, it took him half his life to be admitted to the scholar. Because his family was too poor, he had to borrow money from his father-in-law who was a butcher and take the exam in Beijing. As a result, he was insulted by his father-in-law and looked down upon by his fellow villagers.
Fortunately, Jin Fan didn't give up the exam and finally won it when he was in his fifties. As a result, Jin Fan was ecstatic when he learned that he had won the prize.
From Jin Fan's behavior, we can know how difficult it is for a scholar to take the exam, not to mention winning the top prize. It's only one in a million. How glorious it would be if you got the first place in the exam. After that, the whole family prospered and lived a prosperous life. Future generations will live up to expectations, and all generations will be more prosperous.
However, not all the descendants of the top scholar can have a successful career. For example, a descendant of the top scholar in the Qing Dynasty lived a miserable life. He lives alone in the Zhuangyuan Mansion in the mountains, and has no water and electricity, so he can only make a living by begging.
There is a scholar residence in Yinmagou Mountain, Nantun Village, west of Hulaoguan, Xishui County, Henan Province. This scholar's mansion is very shabby, and there is nothing in it. However, it can be vaguely seen that the house covers a wide area and has a very delicate structure. It is conceivable that the past must have been quite magnificent. This scholar's mansion was built by the father and son of Niu Fengshan, the top scholar of the Qing Dynasty, representing the former honor and good name of the Niu family.
In the past, the local people hardly knew the name Niu Fengshan. At a young age, he was the top martial arts scholar in high school. At that time, he was extremely beautiful. Later, Niu Fengshan's son Niu Sixuan also took part in the imperial examination, but he became a scholar because of some stains on the test paper.
But Niu Sixuan was very talented, so he was deeply loved by the emperor and Empress Dowager Cixi. In the case of loving me, loving my dog, he also attached great importance to Niu Fengshan, and was appointed as the first-class champion of martial arts and awarded the title of first-class bodyguard.
At this point, Niu Fengshan and Niu Sixuan's father and son began to make a fortune. Later, Niu Fengshan was ordered to lead the people to build a pass and was named a military commander by the emperor. Niu Sixuan has also become a calligrapher, and Niu Jia is even more beautiful. Later, Niu Fengshan and his son returned to their hometown Mingyuepo. At this time, the shabby house in my hometown was no longer suitable for them to live in, so Niu Fengshan decided to rebuild a scholar residence.
In this way, Niu Fengshan's champion mansion was built. This building covers an area of about 2400 square meters. In addition to the main courtyard, there are many side yards and rooms. All kinds of exquisite carvings are carved on the roof and doors, especially the word "imperial edict" on the door plaque, which is even more magnificent.
The whole house was built in luxury, which made the local people envy it. In fact, even rich people couldn't build such a house at that time, but Niu Fengshan was the top scholar and naturally enjoyed this honor. This shows how prosperous the Niu family was at that time.
However, after the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, the Niu family gradually fell into disrepair, especially during the land reform, which caused heavy losses. After the original huge cattle family divided their fields, they all left their ancestral homes, and the scholar's home became more and more deserted. Later, Niu Shijing was left alone in the whole scholar's mansion.
In fact, Niu Shijing is also a cultural person. If he relies on his own efforts, he can live well. But Niu Shijing didn't do it. He didn't want to give up his ancestral home, so he stayed. Now Niu Shijing is old and unable to work. He can only make a living by government subsidies and garbage collection.
A hundred years later, the Champion House became more desolate and dilapidated. There is not only no water and electricity, but also many wild animals such as snakes and insects. Most people dare not live in it.
But Niu Shijing never wanted to leave. He is used to living in his ancestral home. For him, the only thing he can do is to keep this ancestral home, and at the same time, he is also keeping the glory of his ancestors.