Two scholars rushed to take the exam
On a sunny spring day a long, long time ago, two scholars, one surnamed Li Mingwen and the other surnamed Zhang Mingwu, traveled together and went to the capital to catch the exam. Li Wen was thin and weak, but his personality was very clever and eccentric, while Zhang Wu was burly and powerful, but he was a careless and honest man. Although the two have very different personalities, they are both full of poetry and books, and they have great ambitions.
On this day, the two walked to the foot of a mountain, and saw that it was getting late, and there was no shop in front of the village, so the two discussed and decided to camp here for one night, and then rush again tomorrow morning. Li Wen was ingenious and soon set up a simple small tent out of branches and leaves, while Zhang Wu was responsible for lighting the fire and cooking.
By the fire, the two sat around, nibbling on dry food and discussing knowledge. Li Wen suddenly had a whim and wanted to test Zhang Wu's knowledge, so he asked: "Brother Zhang, do you know what the next sentence of 'when is the bright moon'?" Zhang Wu was stunned, although he usually studied diligently, but his memory was not very good, and at this moment, when Li Wen asked him this, he suddenly scratched his ears and cheeks. Seeing this, Li Wen smiled secretly in his heart, but remained silent and continued to wait for Zhang Wu's answer.
Zhang Wu thought for a long time, then suddenly slapped the door of his head and said loudly: "Oh! I remember!" The next sentence of 'When is the bright moon'...... Be...... It's 'ask the wine to Qingtian'!" When Li Wen heard this, he almost couldn't hold back his laughter, where is this right, it's just a donkey's lips and a horse's mouth. But he still held back a smile and nodded in praise: "Brother Zhang is really talented, admire and admire!"
When Zhang Wu heard this, he laughed triumphantly, but he didn't know that he had been tricked by Li Wen. The two talked and laughed, and as the night grew darker, they each lay down to rest.
Early in the morning of the second day, the two packed their bags and continued on their way. After walking for a while, Li Wen suddenly stopped, pointed to a tree on the side of the road and said, "Brother Zhang, what do you see hanging on that tree?" Zhang Wu followed Li Wen's finger and saw a worn cloth shoe hanging on the tree. He scratched his head and asked, puzzled, "How could there be a shoe hanging from the tree?"
Li Wen smiled slightly, and said mysteriously: "Brother Zhang doesn't know, hanging shoes on this tree is a custom here. It is said that as long as someone hangs his shoes on a tree, he can bless him with a smooth imperial examination and high school in one fell swoop. When Zhang Wu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, he patted his head, and said: "Oh, why didn't I think of this trick earlier! It seems that my fame this year is expected!"
After speaking, Zhang Wu took off one of his shoes and threw it at the tree. It's a pity that although he has great strength, his head is poor, and his shoes did not catch the branches, but fell into the grass next to him. Zhang Wu was unwilling, took off his other shoe and continued to throw, but he still failed to succeed. He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and kept muttering, "Why is it so difficult for this tree to hang up shoes?"
Li Wen shook his head from the sidelines, secretly amused in his heart. He walked over, jumped slightly, and hung his shoes firmly on the branches. Then he said to Zhang Wu: "Brother Zhang, it seems that you still have to learn the skill of hanging shoes from me!" When Zhang Wu heard this, his face immediately turned red with shame, he scratched his head, and smiled awkwardly: "Brother Li is really good, junior brother admires and admires!"
The two continued on the road, talking and laughing along the way, and before they knew it, they came to the capital. After the exam, both of them played well and passed the preliminary exam successfully. In the re-examination, Li Wen won the championship in one fell swoop and won the top prize in high school by virtue of his talent and wit; although Zhang Wu was not as ranked as Li Wen, he was also admitted to the Jinshi and could be regarded as realizing his wish.
On the day of the release of the list, the two went to see the list together, Li Wen was overjoyed to see his name hanging high at the top of the list, and Zhang Wu saw that his name was also on the list, although the ranking was low, it was enough to make him satisfied. The two looked at each other and smiled, their hearts full of anticipation and longing for the future.
Since then, the two scholars have become a good story in the capital. Whenever someone mentions an interesting story about their way to the exam, it will attract a burst of laughter. And those two scholars also used their own stories to tell the world: no matter what difficulties and challenges you encounter, as long as you maintain an optimistic heart, you will be able to laugh at life and live your own wonderful life.
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