The scholar failed the exam and wanted to commit suicide. An injured red carp jumped up from the river. In the second year, he was named on the scholar gold list. What is the ending?

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There was a poor scholar in Huaixin Town. Unfortunately, all his family members had passed away, leaving only the scholar. . Scholars usually read poetry and books, are full of knowledge, and want to gain fame and serve the country. However, they have been taking the exam for five consecutive years, but they have always failed in the exams and have no chance of becoming the number one scholar. Now the scholar is browsing poetry books nervously, preparing for the sixth exam in three months.

The rich man in town, Mr. Song, is just trying to persuade scholars. In this world, there is not only one way to get fame, so why not give up taking the exam and come to my house to be a teacher, and I will give you fifty taels a month. As a reward, isn't it much easier and more comfortable than obtaining fame by getting the silver medal?

Xiu Cai declined, saying, Song Yuanwai, thank you very much for your kindness, but my father warned me before his death that I must obtain honors and serve the country. I dare not disobey my father's last wish, but I just want to live up to your good intentions, Song Yuanwai. .

Seeing this, Song Yuanwai shook his sleeves and said coldly: I gave you the opportunity but didn't fight for it. You are really ignorant. After saying this, Song Yuanwai left in the carriage.

The scholar shook his head and continued to review with the book of poems. Three months later will be his chance again, and he will go all out.

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Three months later, the capital was crowded with scholars from all walks of life. There are those who are taking the exam for the first time, and there are also those who are taking the exam for the second or third time. It is rare to see a scholar like this. Others are a little nervous, but the scholar is calm and composed. He is already used to this examination scene.

In the examination room, the scholar wrote freely and confidently. He felt that this time it was more perfect than before, so he was full of confidence and seemed to predict that he would pass high school.

In fact, it was not the case. It had been more than a month since the scholar returned home after taking the exam, and the list of people rushing to take the high school entrance examination was posted by the yamen. When the scholar looked at himself, he once again fell short of the list. This year's efforts were in vain. He felt sorry for his dead father and mother. He studied so hard but still failed to pass high school. So he went to the river in anger and wanted to jump into the river to kill himself.

The scholar paced back and forth on the shore, unwilling to give in. Obviously I have put in all the efforts, why can't I go to high school? How can I be worthy of my late parents if I don't go to high school? The scholar became more and more angry and tired, so he decided to jump into the river and follow the current.

Just when the scholar was about to jump into the river, a big red carp jumped out of the river and landed on the shore. The scholar stopped and walked to the carp to see what happened.

The scholar saw that the red carp had several wounds on its body, and was about to pick up the carp and put it into the river. At this time, the red carp actually spoke: "Thank you, Master. Thank you for saving my life."

The scholar was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the carp could actually speak and asked: "Carp, carp, you It's not good to be in the water, so why come to this shore? This shore is full of dangers."

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Carp said: "I am originally from the river. I was a small fish, but I had no choice but to be caught by someone. I didn’t want to be killed, so I bit through the fishing net and escaped. Unexpectedly, the fishmonger didn’t want to let me go. He chased me all the way. I had no choice but to go upstream all the way. Just now, I had to cross the big rocks in the river to be rescued, so I kept trying and finally succeeded in crossing for the 100th time. Then I escaped by being rescued by you, the scholar, on the bank."

After hearing this, the scholar felt that when he woke up from a dream, a fish could have the spirit of perseverance, but he did not. It was really a joke.

I immediately took the fish home and kept it alive. However, he gave up the idea of ??committing suicide and worked hard to prepare for next year's exam.

The scholar was reviewing poems and books while taking care of the red carp. It was a little more fun to be with the two.

Another year later, Xiucai took the exam again and finally won the title of No. 1 in high school on the 7th gold list. For a time, he became a famous figure in Huaixin Town.

The scholar wanted to announce the good news to the carp, but found that the red carp had disappeared, leaving only a writing brush in the fish tank.

The scholar thanked God and thanked Mr. Red Carp for his advice. From now on, Xiaosheng will do his best to serve the country and be a good official loved by the people. (End of story)